radicalducati Chapter 401 The Justice League's Target—Batman
Chapter 401 The Justice League's Target—Batman
Chapter 401 The Justice League's Target—Batman
With Steelbone's intervention, the heroes present quickly learned of the creature that triggered the alarm.
Doomsday—one of the most powerful biological weapons in the entire DC universe, with multiple versions of its origin.
Sometimes he was a failed weapon created by Kryptonian scientists, sometimes he was created by General Zod using the genes of the most powerful creatures on Krypton, and sometimes he might even be a monster created by Leyte using General Zod's corpse.
But regardless of the version, Doomsday's power is undeniable.
With strength surpassing Superman's and reaction speed fast enough to catch the Flash in high-speed motion, and the ability to regenerate even with only one cell remaining—but Doomsday's greatest ability lies in his ability to evolve during battle.
He will continuously evolve abilities to counter his opponents based on their strengths and weaknesses during battle, and he will resurrect after being killed. Moreover, Doomsday is like a Saint Seiya character; the same move cannot kill him a second time.
Rune felt something.
He vaguely remembered that when Deadpool first appeared, he asked about his age, and at the time he implied that he would defeat a powerful creature whose name contained "doom" when he was eighteen.
And since Doomsday is also called Doomsday, Rune really coveted his abilities.
Even a weakened version of the Saint Seiya abilities would be enough for Rune.
"Leave it to me." *2
Rune had barely uttered those words when he discovered that there was another person who also wanted to deal with Doomsday.
Superman smiled and nodded at Rune. "See, although there were many misunderstandings when we first met, at least we both share a pursuit of justice, don't we?"
Rune neither confirmed nor denied this statement.
His sense of justice might be a little too "evil" for Superman.
Other Justice League members also viewed Rune differently because of this. Hunting down evil people doesn't necessarily make someone a righteous person, but someone who is willing to step forward at crucial moments is at least not a bad person.
"The location is Metropolis," Cyborg said. "By the way, you know that monster's abilities, right?"
Rune nodded.
Doomsday defeated all Justice League members except Superman in his first appearance, but this was somewhat unfair to the Justice League. In Rune's opinion, the best counter to such pure warriors is a mage—these brainless warriors are most afraid of being banished or sealed by mages.
"Do you need any help?" Barry asked, still hoping to get revenge for what happened last time!
Rune shook his head. "No need, none of you need to come."
The others wanted to speak, but Batman coughed, and the other heroes fell silent.
"Thank you very much for what you've done. We'll prepare backup for you in advance and find a supervillain from another world for you," Batman said in his deep, hoarse voice, then watched Rune leave.
Clark watched the sorcerer walk into the portal with a serious expression, his mind filled with confusion. But he trusted Batman completely, so he didn't voice his doubts.
But just because Superman is willing to believe Batman doesn't mean that others are willing to believe him.
"Hey, I don't understand, that's Doomsday!" Green Lantern Hal was the first to question Batman's actions. "You're sending that sorcerer to his death!"
Go to your death? Batman's mind conjured up the image of Rune swatting Hal away like a fly.
Who knows who will die!
"I think he might be able to handle it—"
It was Zatanna who defended Batman. While Zatanna might not be as good as Constantine at judging the value of magical artifacts, she was far more qualified to assess the power of the sorcerer himself.
She was no longer the little girl who needed her father to lull her to sleep. Zatanna had become the most powerful mage of the new generation, but when she faced Rune—or rather, just one of Rune's arms—she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Often, even the trouble Constantine caused paled in comparison to that boy's power. That profound dark magic reminded her of the Third Princess, but he was far more powerful.
Constantine, smoking a silk cigarette, didn't get involved in the argument; he knew what Batman was thinking.
Is Doomsday powerful?
Yes, he is incredibly powerful, but this powerful being is not without weaknesses. For example, Doomsday has no brain, and his evolutionary abilities are only effective against substances harmful to him.
These two points alone are enough for Batman to come up with plenty of countermeasures, and Constantine would even bet that Batman knows who left Doomsday, but he doesn't care.
Batman wanted to use Doomsday to test the mettle of this otherworldly sorcerer.
But Constantine had inexplicable confidence in Rune, believing that even Doomsday might not be able to test all the abilities of this powerful otherworldly mage.
Constantine squinted as he smoked, his mood surprisingly peaceful.
This will bring about tremendous changes to the magical world—could it be that the other side deliberately showcased those new magical systems?
The Hall of Justice was in an uproar. The argument had shifted from why a child who looked like he had just come of age was to fight Doomsday to why Batman was unwilling to trust the other Justice League members.
Barry tried to play peacemaker. Although he was a scientist, he didn't have much of an idea about leading a team, and he felt that listening to Batman was always the right thing to do.
Haven't you noticed that in many previous major events, it was Batman who turned the tide and won?
Aquaman's eyes were lifeless, and his soul seemed to have drifted away somewhere.
He was just a fisherman's son, fishing, working out, and drinking. Before becoming Aquaman, he did these things every day, but he was content.
After becoming a member of the Justice League, his daily routine consisted of following Batman's orders, fighting villains, working out, and drinking. Arthur had gotten used to obeying Batman, and he found this dark-skinned guy who refused to show his face reliable.
Just as Arthur would listen to Mera when they returned to the sea, he felt that Mera was also reliable in handling state affairs.
But Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are not so easily fooled.
Wonder Woman is an Amazonian princess and heir to the throne, and she has an extremely strong personality. However, Diana is not the kind of person who is obsessed with power itself; she was even willing to give up the position of God of War.
Her real dissatisfaction with Batman stemmed from the fact that he always kept everything a secret, even deceiving his own people.
Hal Green Lantern's dissatisfaction with Batman was more straightforward.
In terms of personality, he is almost the opposite of Batman. He likes to be unrestrained and craves freedom. He rarely makes plans when fighting and is good at quick thinking and acting on the intuition of a pilot.
He felt that he could have done better without Batman's direction!
Cyborg occasionally chimed in to Hal and Diana, hurling insults at Batman. In just a few minutes, the Hall of Justice descended into chaos. It was as if Batman, not Rune, had been the one attacking the Justice League.
But Batman remained silent, ignoring the accusations from others.
An explanation? If you really had to explain it, would you still be willing to carry out the mission?
Besides, Bruce is already used to not explaining his plans, and look at Gordon, isn't he used to it too? You guys aren't used to it because you haven't experienced enough.
"Enough! Rune has already clashed with Doomsday!" Clark shouted.