dmims Chapter 809: Finding an Old Bat, the Alfred Protocol Continues
Chapter 809: Finding an Old Bat, the Alfred Protocol Continues
Chapter 809 Finding an Old Bat, the Alfred Agreement Gone Wrong Again
"The first Genie is completely finished."
Chen Tao was filled with mysteries, but his brain was still spinning. He was thinking so fast that he could feel the gears in his brain rattling incessantly.
"Hero Day." He mentally issued the command to Hero Day via telepathic connection: "Get ready. We've found an excuse. When Superman Supreme helps us repair the main universe's timeline and then tries to use the remaining energy from the Cosmic Tuning Fork to restart the world, we'll absorb that energy and tell Superman Supreme that a little bit of the energy was taken away by Lantern Rider E.J., and we were just a little bit short."
Chen Tao's strategy when facing the Supreme Superman is simply to stall. The Supreme Superman is too strong; engaging in direct conflict with him would be tantamount to suicide.
Chen Tao knew that the multiverse fusion would soon erupt, and what he needed to do was simple: direct this event toward the main universe, then disrupt the Supreme Little Superman's plan and lure them into continuing their fight.
He was good at dealing with these things, Chen Tao thought to himself.
He'll definitely pull off a lucky break, and in the end...
Chen Tao's thoughts jumped to a different point. What about the old bat from the main universe?
He had just been captured alive by the legendary Lantern Man #1, and Chen Tao's attention was entirely focused on him. As a result, the Batman from the main universe somehow managed to slip away.
"They slipped away pretty quickly," Chen Tao thought, immediately using his mental energy to scan the entire Earth. This was a future point in the main universe's timeline, but even so, Earth still existed. The old bat from the main universe was just a mortal; even if he had run away beforehand, where could he have gone?
Chen Tao first needs to bring the other party back, and then...
Where are they?
Chen Tao was completely dumbfounded. Such a large, non-superpowered, mortal bat from the main universe had simply vanished from this timeline. Wasn't this like seeing a ghost?
But Chen Tao soon had no time to care where the old bat from the main universe had gone.
At that moment, the voice of the Alfred Agreement suddenly rang in his ears.
[Warning, warning, Batman #52, you are in danger!]
Chen Tao frowned.
He hadn't heard the Alfred Protocol for a long time. For a long time, he had never relied on this strange and inexplicable protocol, but rather on his own wisdom and thinking to deal with his enemies.
Nevertheless, he had already gained a considerable understanding of this set of protocols, and even knew what the template for the Alfred Protocol response was in most cases.
But the reaction to the Alfred Agreement still made him frown.
Danger?
Where is the danger?
Chen Tao turned his head and looked around blankly.
Superman's eyes were still glowing red as he stared blankly at the pile of dust that Genie I had turned into.
"Supreme Superman can't be the source of danger," Chen Tao thought.
He was actually prepared to ensure that Superman Supreme would fail, and he would stand with Superman Supreme until then.
If he's not the Supreme Superman, then where does the danger come from?
[Warning, warning, Batman #52, you are falling into death... You are falling into eternal silence. Warning, escape immediately! Warning!]
Chen Tao: ? ? ?
[Warning, warning, number 52. Respected Batman—]
You are dead.
Chen Tao, who was alive and well, stood there with a question mark floating above his forehead.
[The Alfred Protocol is about to leave the body and search for Batman, number 53. Searching for Batman... Error, cannot select, Batman number 53 does not exist. The maximum number for the new 52 is 52, not 53!]
[Attempting to resurrect Batman #52...]
[Resurrection Error]
In an instant, a bunch of silver-white text indicating whether the resurrection was successful or failed popped up on Chen Tao's retina, but soon these texts disappeared quickly and finally returned to silence.
Welcome back to the Alfred Protocol, Batman #52, who was previously deceased.
You are dead.
Chen Tao frowned. He knew perfectly well that thinking about this was pointless, so he focused his mind, trying to erase the silvery-white words from his retina as before, and then get back on track.
He didn't have time to continue studying the Alfred Protocol, which was acting up again. It had gone erratic several times before, each time giving out a bunch of nonsensical information like a riddle, but to no avail.
Now all he needs to do is continue with his plan. Come on, think about how to talk to Superman...
Ok?
Chen Tao blinked.
【Dear Batman #52, your current danger level is: C】
[Anchored item discovered: the ashes of the first Lantern Man]
[Looking for synchronization...]
Error, unable to synchronize
Batman not found
[Under review...]
[Load?]
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"very good."
The Time Master wiped the sweat from his brow and stood up from a jumble of messy machinery. After a long period of repairs, he finally managed to reinstall the time-jump device onto the Foolish Owl's spaceship.
Why do I say "again"? Because he hastily installed it before, and then it stalled after driving for a short time.
Damn! It's finally reinstalled.
Good heavens! Heaven knows how many problems he solved. So many that even the best engineers would be moved to tears. These were two completely incompatible technologies, but the Time Master painstakingly connected them by hand-crafting chips.
This is no less difficult than manually building a computer on a deserted island, then transplanting mobile phone parts onto a flesh and blood bio-armor ship, and then getting them started!
Even the Time Master himself admired his own intelligence.
Great, he fixed it. They can finally leave this time-space segment without leaving a trace.
Under his great leadership as the Time Master, his team did not have any significant impact on this timeline. They stole the Foolish Owl's ship, which didn't count, since the Foolish Owl had many spares anyway, and he didn't take away the Foolish Owl's most important asset.
Everything is under control.
The Time Master was extremely satisfied. Dragging his tired body and covered in sweat, he crawled out from the various messy machines and jumped to the ground.
When he first seized the spaceship, he tried to forcibly install the jump device and then jump, which is why he accidentally fell into this future point in time on the main universe timeline.
He's fixed things now, so it's time to call his comrades, the Golden Vanguard.
He said he was going to investigate the situation along this timeline and then collect some supplies.
Although the Time Master had no idea that there might be a market selling supplies in this timeline filled with ruins and yellow sand, he still sent him there.
He understood Golden Vanguard's personality; even if you tried to stop him, it wouldn't make a difference. More importantly, although Golden Vanguard was a bit of a goofball, he at least had some sense of propriety. On this point, Golden Vanguard was still trustworthy.
The Time Master appreciated this about the other person, and another reason was that he also needed some supplies.
Some things are worn out, and he needs Golden Vanguard to bring him some minerals and metals. He only needs to smelt these things to turn them into some necessary parts.
"Golden Vanguard, where are you?"
He stepped out of the spaceship but didn't see the Golden Vanguard, so he pressed the earpiece on his ear.
"Are you back yet?"
He checked the time: "We agreed that you should be back within two hours."
"Yes, I'm back."
A voice sounded behind the Time Master, startling him so much that he almost pulled out the energy gun from his waist.
Turning his head, he saw the Golden Vanguard standing there in a... somewhat strange posture, like a primary school student who had made a mistake.
Time Master: ? ? ?
He already had a bad feeling.
"Let me guess," he said. "Which survivor base in this timeline did you accidentally kill off the local tyrant while upholding justice?"
"God, I never kill anyone."
"Golden Vanguard said."
"You'd better not," said the Time Master. "I've told you many times that indiscriminate killing will have historical consequences..."
"Alright, alright, let's stop talking about it now," said Golden Vanguard. "But I did make a small mistake."
"Alright, enough talk, just get to the point."
"You promise you won't get angry?"
The Time Master was amused by the other party's childlike tone. In fact, he had been quite satisfied with this teammate over this period of time.
So he didn't bother with any more words and went along with it, saying, "It's nothing, I promise I won't be angry. So, what did you do this time?"
When he saw the Golden Vanguard, he had already guessed that it was very likely that the Golden Vanguard had indeed punished evil and promoted good in that settlement, and had rescued the weak people he was protecting from that settlement.
This matter is troublesome, but it's alright.
The Time Master had experience dealing with similar matters. He simply needed to send that unfortunate weakling to a point in the timeline where he could live out his days in peace without significantly impacting history, alter his memories, and then castrate him to prevent the historical lineage from being disrupted again…
And then it's all set.
This will take a little time, but who can blame us when the Golden Vanguard caught us?
Golden Vanguard remained silent.
The Time Master was getting impatient.
"Okay, let me guess, did you find some unfortunate guy on the street and rescue him? Don't worry, it's nothing serious. A superhero can't just ignore someone in need. How could I get angry over something like this?"
Upon hearing the Time Master's words, Golden Vanguard's eyes lit up.
"Really?"
He asked.
"Yes, that's right, so now hurry up and remove the invisibility your stupid, idiotic assistant put on that poor guy and get him on the ship."
The Time Master said, "I've fixed the jump device. Let's see what era we should find a home for this poor guy. I suggest sending him directly to 1438 in the main universe's timeline, when the Black Death was raging. I built a small town at the foot of the Himalayas that no one knows about, a place where he can live out his days in solitude, for..."
As the Time Master spoke, he walked towards the Golden Vanguard, and then the next second...
He froze on the spot.
Because the Golden Vanguard has deactivated its invisibility.
He finally saw who the unlucky guy who had been rescued by the Golden Vanguard really was.
The Time Master is about to turn to stone.
He recognized who the other person was, and this person held such an important position in the multiverse.
"Batman..." the Time Master groaned.
He took two quick steps forward and saw the unfortunate man who had been placed on the ground by the Golden Vanguard. He confirmed the man's identity again. His bat armor, soaked in blood, was shattered, and he was unconscious, but the bleeding had stopped.
The Time Master felt a sudden dizziness.
He reached out, trying to remove the mask from the main universe's Batman, and the next second he was electrocuted, convulsing on the spot before collapsing to the ground.
Damn it, he forgot that Batman had left a trick on his mask to prevent him from removing it while unconscious, even Dr. Hugo, who caught him back then, couldn't pull the mask off.
He was convulsing as he got up from the ground. That's what he was thinking, but even without seeing his face, he was already certain.
It's not Batman from a parallel universe.
A small 3D projection screen lit up from his arm armor, and the Time Master stared at the instrument's reaction with a deathly pale face.
This is Batman from the main universe.
"I used the bullet-shaped medical emergency to save Batman. He was caught in the aftermath of the battle, and a steel bar pierced his spleen. Then the collapsing concrete building crushed his spine."
Golden Vanguard said, "It's alright. The life support pod on our spaceship will get him back to normal soon. I've simply kept his injuries in a sling, so he definitely won't die now."
What's with that damn self-satisfaction you're giving me?!
The Time Master clutched his head in despair: "You shouldn't have gotten involved in this. It's not my fault. I shouldn't have let you go out to buy materials for me. I should have foreseen all of this. I'm damned! Another bunch of trouble has befallen me. Ha, I brought this on myself!"
He shouted loudly:
"*** you, Golden Vanguard, *** you. You brought Batman back from the main universe timeline... God, you changed history—"
"Historically, the main universe's Batman definitely did not die in this incident. History tells us that Bruce Wayne died of natural causes!"
Golden Vanguard argued, "But he's now near death from the aftermath of the battle... This doesn't make sense in history, we must save him!"
He said, "You're a veteran of time travel and history, you should understand what I mean. We're caught in a historical loop... To achieve the historical outcome I envision—Bruce Wayne's peaceful death—we should be in the present today."
He said:
"Save the life of Bruce Wayne, the Batman of the main universe!"
(End of this chapter)