Chapter 134 The Essence of Blake
In a separate room in the Bat Family's underground base in Metropolis, Alfred was busy making a video call.
"What? Continue to be Robin... Master Tim, with all due respect, I'm afraid I have to tell you that there is no Bat Family business in Gotham that requires your participation... Haven't you seen the news?"
While talking to Tim, Alfred took a moment to look at the surveillance camera next to him.
The surveillance camera showed the combat training area of this underground base.
The Clayface was wearing a Robin uniform, lifting dumbbells with a grunt, and then jumped to the side to do horizontal bar hanging leg raises.
——I really don't know why a big lump of mud needs to exercise abdominal muscles.
But he is the Clayface, and a conscientious actor will train everything that Robin should train.
Alfred saw that the other party started to train his gluteus maximus.
He leaned down while shouting something like "I am the Robin with the most plump buttocks", and then...
Hmm...
Then his buttocks grew bigger like balloons, and spread out like butterfly wings behind him, and then he began to clamp ten spring arm bars at the same time.
As he trained, abdominal muscles immediately emerged from his buttocks.
The ventriloquist stood beside him in a maid outfit, holding snacks in his hands.
This was the one Harley wore before (this maid outfit appeared in Chapter 102) Later she didn't wear it, so the ventriloquist...
Alfred shook his head, stopped paying attention to the surveillance, turned around and continued to perfunctorily deal with the third generation Robin Tim Drake:
"Master Bruce almost ended the crime in Gotham alone... What, you said that was Superman? Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Tim on the other side of the screen looked insulted at his IQ.
Alfred calmed him down:
"Even if I disobeyed Master Bruce's order and gave you access to the Batcave, so what? You won't have a job to do. So just go to school. Haven't you been studying peacefully for three months? Children should be like children, and stop thinking about fighting crime all day long."
"Have you finished the test? Did you get an A+ on the test? Have you prepared for tomorrow's class? How can you sleep at your age?"
"Oh... I've finished everything."
Alfred was immediately refuted by the other party, so the witty old butler said:
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
This time it was the turn of the third generation Robin on the other side of the screen to be speechless.
He choked for a while, and then couldn't help but said anxiously:
"You promised me that after the Gotham crime ban was lifted in three months, if there was a need, you would let me return to Robin's job!"
"If there was a need." Alfred emphasized: "Obviously, not now."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Tim on the other side of the screen went crazy for a while, and then started to Please, and Alfred watched the other party perform quietly.
"I just don't understand. Harley Quinn has been spending money like water in the biggest nightclub in Metropolis for three months, dancing until her calves cramp every day. Killer Croc, who is still on parole, has become a director in the film and television city with money. Deadshot has settled down in Metropolis and has a new girlfriend. Why can everyone go to Metropolis, but I can't??" Alfred glanced at the surveillance camera next to him. There is also Clayface who wears Robin uniform and turns into you every day to do justice in the city, and the new maid of the Bat Family, ventriloquist Arnold - since the other party picked up the maid costume that Harley Quinn threw away, his self-positioning has changed. In short, it's no longer a dog. Oh, and Poison Ivy, who does experiments every day. She even moved to the top floor of the office building invested by Wayne to do experiments. There are glass windows there, which is almost the same as the open air. Through photosynthesis, Poison Ivy can directly save time for eating. Lucius is busy dissecting half of Doomsday's body. Everyone has been very busy these days. "Alfred, are you listening to me?"
Alfred immediately began to make plans:
"As for you, you have a bright future as Robin..."
"Young people, you need more..."
"In half a year, I'll let you..."
"Go to school? Isn't going to school Robin's job?"
"Don't be too ambitious..."
Alfred spent a lot of time talking and finally hung up Tim's phone.
The old butler wiped the cold sweat from his head.
Generally speaking, disobeying Batman's orders is basically a traditional skill of successive generations of Robin. Tim was able to go to school in Gotham for so long, in addition to being the most obedient Robin in history, Alfred's ability to make plans was also indispensable.
Of course, there is also the fact that Superman single-handedly destroyed the entire Gotham crime incident.
The Clayface was still working on his gluteus maximus.
Alfred turned his head and saw that the access control showed that his Bruce was back. He immediately pressed the button on the keyboard to open the door for the other party.
A few minutes later.
"What was the result of the negotiation with Blake, Master Bruce?"
Alfred placed the tray in his hand on the table next to Chen Tao, which still contained Alfred's secret chicken sandwich.
Chen Tao picked it up and took a bite.
Alfred's heart trembled, and the familiar frown appeared on Bruce's forehead again.
"Very bad." Chen Tao put the chicken sandwich on the table.
He crossed his hands, his eyes deep: "I made a small mistake in my previous judgment of Blake."
"Tell me more about it?"
Alfred said.
"I have known that Blake is a villain for a long time, but unfortunately, I don't know why he is a villain."
He turned to look at Alfred: "I bet he has no intention of abiding by the restrictions that Amanda has set for him."
Chen Tao couldn't help but recall his previous conversation with Blake.
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"We have a basis for cooperation, Batman."
Blake stood on the round roof and looked into the distance.
A tile was taken off by his telekinesis, flying in front of him, as naughty as a clever fish.
"Famine in distant places, ruthless wars, natural disasters, man-made disasters, gambling, human trafficking, drug trade, flesh trade, robbers and murderers, government lackeys, despicable cheaters, these evils have been flooding our history since the beginning of human history, and they still exist today."
Blake pointed to Superman who was still giving a speech below: "'You will suffer the consequences if you do evil next time' Do you really think that this method can eradicate evil?"
Blake said:
"I grew up in evil. I know what evil looks like."
"I know what you did in Gotham, and I like it very much. It would be better if you didn't send all those dirty upper-class people to jail. But it doesn't matter."
Seeing Batman silent, Blake abruptly changed the subject.
He put his hands in his pockets and looked into the distance.
He said: "I still remember when I awakened my superpowers. You know, the common problem of adolescence, headaches, the feeling that my body was fighting against me."
He smiled.
"But after that incident, my sister Vera was almost thrown in front of a running train and killed."
Blake made a booming gesture on his head:
"Boom! Goodbye, headache. Hello, superpower."
The tile that was controlled by telekinesis and kept flying in front of him was torn into pieces by telekinesis in an instant.
"At that moment, I felt a certain calling." He raised his hands: "A sense of responsibility, a clear destiny:"
"You are born to eradicate the evil that has never disappeared in mankind for tens of millions of years!"
He floated up and flew, circling around Batman who stood there silently.
"The world is broken, Batman. Human beings are incapable of eradicating their own sins. They are ignorant, superstitious, cowardly and weak. And this is why we exist. We are born to lead mankind and create a better world." Then he finally heard Batman's voice: "You mean we should rule them?" Black flew over his head: "To be precise, it's not rule, I prefer to call it purification." He said: "Just like cutting off rotten meat, you know? Cut off those dirty and diseased ones, leaving only the normal ones." He opened his hands: "Reshape the world according to our wishes!" "You are ruling." Then he heard Batman say: "If an act looks like ruling and is also ruling, then he is." Black stared at him. "Okay."
He finally said: "This is indeed ruling. But, Batman."
"I'm sorry to brag like this, but I have to say that for ordinary people, the power of us superpowers is no different from that of gods. The strong always rule the weak, and only the born weak will think this is cruel."
"We can do much more than the government can do. We can completely eradicate evil, destroy the villains, and let those cowardly governments see what we can do."
"No more bickering, no more ridiculous democratic voting, no more ridiculous three-court trial, lawyers acquitted, only the pure good live and the evil die! Justice is upheld and evil is purified!"
"This is our God-given ability, and it is our God-given power, God-given duty. The day I woke up, I realized that we were born to accomplish something with such power. We were born to complete the unfinished work of Jesus! "
"You put yourself above mortals, Blake, what do you think you are?"
"Come on, Batman. Think about it, Brainiac, and the Superman you are allied with. Humans need guidance, but they can never entrust their fate to aliens. We must protect our planet from the gods of those alien planets. And if we want to protect our planet from a god, then we must transform into..."
Then he saw Batman staring at him: "No one is a god."
Another look.
"And, I hope you realize that the famous quote you just quoted comes from Hitler."
Blake shook his head. He sighed.
"I am not a fascist. I am just pursuing justice."
Batman didn't speak. Blake flew off the roof and stepped into the void:
"It seems that the conversation has come to an end. We don't agree on anything and may be on different paths. But before we end the conversation, I still want to ask-"
"What is your superpower?"
Batman didn't speak.
"Don't get me wrong, it's just that the abilities you showed before were very mixed, and I really didn't fully understand them."
"Are you a vampire or something? You can turn your body into fine sand, and then..."
Batman didn't speak for a long time, and Blake finally realized that something was wrong.
He used his psychic ability to scan the other person up and down.
Except for the lump of iron in his head, he is just an ordinary person with relatively well-developed muscles.
"But...but you fought with Kryptonians before..." Blake's brain was a little confused: "You didn't...you completely rely on Kryptonite?" He suddenly realized: "You let Superman do justice in Gotham on your behalf, so that Batman can be so fast!" "So, you are just an ordinary person wearing a bat cosplay costume?!" "No, I still have money." Then Blake heard Batman's muffled voice: "I have money." Then Blake saw the other party snap his fingers, and a sci-fi style invisible bat plane appeared from the void not far away from him. Blake watched the other party board this plane that looked very expensive, and then flew away. He was left standing stupidly in the air. …
“So, this is the result.” Chen Tao exhaled:
“Blake’s thoughts are more dangerous than we thought. An online angry young man, a human racist, and a new-age little fascist has mastered superpowers that can fight against nuclear bombs.
We should be prepared to deal with him—it’s really troublesome.”
He operated the Batcomputer, and countless news headlines appeared on the computer.
"Now Black and his Ultra League kill criminals like chickens, and have gathered a large group of supporters." Chen Tao whispered, "We need to take a long-term view to deal with them." He turned to Alfred and asked, "By the way, there is another thing. Are you still tracking Bane?" "Yes, Master Bruce." Alfred answered him, "But we have found nothing. We have never found his whereabouts. Our old rival disappeared directly in the crowd after leaving Gotham with several Arkham villains he rescued. The Red Hood, who you asked me to pay special attention to, also disappeared. Bane must have made a big move, but I don't know what it is." ... ... ... ... ... Let's switch the perspective to the other side. Bane sat in a tavern, surrounded by all kinds of villains. He squinted his eyes and watched a debate in the center of the tavern.