American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 510 Switching Jobs from the Bat Family

Chapter 510 Switching Jobs from the Bat Family

The old man relaxed all his muscles, completely abandoning any defensive or retaliatory posture, and leaned against the pillar without any defense, giving Batman a twisted smile mixed with blood and foam.

"That's it," Lei Xiaogu's voice was slightly hoarse, a smile still lingering on his lips. "Come on, Bruce. Use your most powerful blow to end my life, and end this debate."

Batman stopped a step away from Rashomon. Rainwater trickled down the edges of his helmet, forming a small puddle.

Bruce's fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force, and the muscles beneath his shattered arm armor bulged and bulged. Lei Xiaogu had no intention of resisting; as long as he threw this punch, he could kill this bastard who had used Jason.

But he didn't move.

"You are my most perfect creation, Bruce, my ideal successor." He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his expression complex, with disappointment dominating.

If Batman really killed himself, then Rashomon would actually be relieved.

If it weren't for his ideals, Lei Xiaogu would have given up on living long ago. If Bruce really killed him, he would naturally become the successor of the League of Assassins.

Ironically, the reason Lei Xiaogu first noticed this boy was because of his daughter, Talia, who had fallen in love with this man. Lei Xiaogu loved his daughter, so he put on a stern face and personally met with the man.

He then discovered that Bruce was an even better leader than himself. Lei Xiaogu initially wanted to make things difficult for him, but he couldn't help but pass on all his knowledge to this man who had attracted his daughter.

Talia was certainly excellent; she was an excellent assassin, an excellent woman, and even an excellent scholar, but she was by no means an excellent leader.

In reality, she doesn't even qualify.

Talia only wanted to prove herself worthy of being called Lei Xiaogu's daughter; she wanted to inherit the Assassin's Guild and accomplish great things, but she lacked a strong will and lofty ideals.

These two things are precisely the only things a person can rely on when they are feeling lost.

The old man gave Batman one last, deep look, let out a barely audible sigh, a mixture of disappointment and a kind of anticipated mockery, and then leaned back abruptly.

Lei Xiaogu's body seemed to have lost all weight, and he floated lightly over the edge of the platform, falling towards the abyss-like city below.

Batman lunged forward to the edge of the platform and looked down, only to see the falling figure caught by a highly elastic net on the ground. Then, the old man disappeared into the rainy night of Gotham.

Lei Xiao had long anticipated Jason's defeat. Having personally coached the former Robin, he was well aware of Jason's skill level. Jason's only possible chance of winning lay in his identity, however—

Bruce might be soft-hearted, but would Batman be?

Batman watched as Lei Xiaogu disappeared down the street, but he didn't move.

The rain in Gotham fell coldly and endlessly, pounding on his shoulders, on the stone wings of the dripping beast beside him, and on this numb city.

He was enjoying his own peace and quiet when a teasing voice came from behind him, "Did I disturb your conversation between master and disciple?"

Batman took a deep breath and turned to look at the person who had appeared. Who else could it be but Rune? He didn't dwell on the sorcerer's motives for changing clothes, and simply dragged his weary body forward, asking, "Nothing, what do you need me for?"

"There's someone here who wants to do a part-time job, you know, she's not really keen on seeing you right now." Rune didn't mince words and directly stated the reason he had contacted him.

Without Rune needing to explain, Batman knew who it was. He was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Treat her well, I owe her so much."

"You really didn't mean to spy on anything?" Rune stepped forward and patted Batman on the shoulder. "The Flash seems to go to Earth-3 quite often. Do you have anything to explain?"

Batman glanced at Rune.

Why did we send the Flash to Earth-3 to investigate? Don't you understand? The entire Earth is militarized, and superpowers are so widely available—

So the question is, who is the hypothetical enemy of this army?

He opened his mouth, but only managed to utter one sentence: "Because I am Batman," which made Rune laugh.

"Alright, I know you're worried I'm an ambitious man who wants to conquer all the multiverses—" Rune sat on the edge of the GG card, completely unconcerned about the water stains on it. "I also know that now, no matter how I explain it to you, it's useless."

"But I still want to say that I don't really like doing this," Rune looked up at the sky, where the gloomy rain clouds held Gotham's unique Bat-Lantern. "I like you guys, you, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash—well, except for Green Lantern."

His movie was absolutely terrible.

"As a child, I really wanted to be one of you, to uphold justice and help others —"

Batman asked softly, "Then why not do it now?"

In fact, Bruce subconsciously trusted Rune to some extent; his actions were worthy of the hero's trust, which is why Batman was willing to entrust Barbara to Rune.

"Because of what I've been through, Bruce." Rune looked at Batman. "Because as I grew up, I saw your pain, your helplessness, and your sacrifices. You've all been through so much, especially you, Batman."

Rune sighed. "What you've been through is simply horrific. If other heroes usually suffer physical torture, you've also endured terrible mental torment. To make matters worse, your family relationships aren't great either."

Bruce remained silent.

Batman prefers Rune to those teenagers who claim they want to join the Justice League and maintain universal peace just because they have superpowers.

"Look at this, a classic family problem, Bruce. You really need to work on your family relationships." Rune patted Batman on the shoulder.

Now, Batman doesn't like Rune anymore.

"Oh? You expect someone who's never had parents to quickly learn how to handle family relationships?" Batman's eyes narrowed. "You're funny, really."

Rune didn't expect Batman to say that; he thought Batman would say something like, "Get out of my Gotham City/Don't interfere in my life."

But he quickly responded, "You can learn from Bruce, for example—Superman would be a good choice."

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