Chapter 250: The Legacy of the Joker
Tick-tock.
In the dark cave, a drop of water dripped from the stalactites on the ceiling.
A mouse sniffed with its nose and crawled across the wet ground. It had planned to continue to find something to eat in this deserted cave as usual, but at this moment, the strange sound from a stone door in the center of the cave made it hesitate.
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz...
The stone door trembled in the darkness, and a crimson magic circle spread out from the bottom of the stone door, illuminating the surrounding ground bit by bit.
"Hehehehe..."
"Hahahahaha..."
"Squeak, squeak!"
The ethereal and distant low laughter came from all directions of the cave, making people creepy.
The mouse was frightened and froze. It desperately flapped its short legs to escape, but it just fell on the ground with its four legs up.
The low humming sound continued to ring, and after a long time, it finally stopped, and the crimson magic circle disappeared into thin air.
"Squeak?" The mouse trembled and climbed up from the ground.
Squeak!
The door opened.
"Squeak!"
Chen Tao stepped out of the portal formed by magic and stepped on the ground with both feet.
It was originally dark here, without any light source, but just when Chen Tao took the second step, the electric light hidden in this cave suddenly lit up, revealing the decoration in the cave.
Various colorful and meaningless circus props were neatly placed in a corner of the space in front of him, and occupying a larger space was a computer with a huge display screen like the Bat Computer in Chen Tao's Bat Cave... Uh, Chen Tao didn't know how to describe it, a clown computer?
Completely opposite to the appearance of the Bat Computer full of metallic colors and surrealist bat style, every button of the computer in front of him was painted in colorful colors, and some key buttons were even embossed with clown faces, and even the display screen was decorated with some strong acid corsages and flying knives.
Not far away, various weapons were displayed. The clown's classic explosive hammer, pumpkin bomb, Chen Tao even saw some strange things that he couldn't describe.
A round dart with a clown's smiling face? What should it be called? A clown dart?
The one displayed in the middle was a blood-stained Harley Quinn uniform, which looked no different from the one Harley Quinn had worn.
But if you look closely, you can tell that it is the opposite of Harley's uniform.
There was a line of words written in marker on the uniform. Chen Tao guessed that the reason why the person who wrote this line of words did not use blood was because the owner of this uniform was beaten so much that he bled too much, soaking the clothes.
He whispered the words in his heart:
"What you did is useless, Joker, the Night Owl will find you, and your end will be 10,000 times more miserable than your woman!"
Squeak!
With a muffled sound, Chen Tao turned his head and saw that in a puff of smoke, a metal cabin suddenly lifted up from the ground and opened.
Inside was a long-rotten corpse without any clothes.
Zizi... Zizizi...
He turned his head and saw the clown computer next to him running automatically. After a while, a clown's face appeared on the screen.
His face was pale, not like a living person, with red lips and purple hair. He was wearing the most common yellow and green costume in the circus.
In the camera, he smiled before speaking. The smile from ear to ear seemed to be welded on his face, but it did not make people feel very scary or distorted. Instead, it was like a very sad person forcing a smile.
Chen Tao realized who he was. He had synchronized with this person countless times, and this was the first time he saw the other person in reality, even if it was a video left behind.
"As you can see, no matter who you are, introduce yourself first. I am Jackie."
The clown-like man said:
"But if you have been to my earth, you may be more familiar with my other name..."
"Clown Man."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the side. Chen Tao looked over along his finger. The skeleton was still lying there quietly, gnawed by maggots.
"You should have seen the life support capsule popping out from the side. If my clone successfully withstands my memory infusion, it means that I have been reborn in a body. Then, unknown visitor, you can turn off this video and have a good chat with my clone." He paused, then continued: "But if my plan fails..." (Note: Batman in the main world also has a similar plan, which is to infuse Batman's memory into his clone when he dies unexpectedly, so that the name of Batman will never disappear. But the result is also failure, because no clone can withstand Batman's memory.) "If my clone cannot withstand my memory, then I'm sorry, unknown visitor, I have to trouble you to listen carefully." Chen Tao touched his chin. He has read about the Joker in the comics. The Joker comes from the parallel universe Earth 3. This world is a universe where good and evil are reversed. The sun rises in the west and sets in the east. The poles of the world are filled with frozen bodies of refugees, all of whom are those who tried to escape from the domination of the crime syndicate.
The Crime Syndicate, which consists of Superman (countering Superman), Night Owl (countering Batman), Queen Superman (Wonder Woman), Johnny Quick (Flash), Power Ring (Green Lantern), Deathstorm (Firestorm), and Aquaman (Aquaman), rules this universe, while the villains of the main universe are all good guys in this parallel universe. For example, Captain Cold and Mirror Master have no superpowers on Earth 3, but they are honest policemen, and they are killed by the evil version of the Flash [Johnny Quick]...
Obviously, the facts have proved that the evil version of the Justice League can kill people easily, and the heroes who are villains in the main universe are completely chopped off. After years of bloody killings and brutal repression, the good guys are almost killed.
The bad guys are rampant, and the villains are in power. The Joker is almost the only surviving superhero in their universe.
To some extent, although Earth 3 is not the Dark Multiverse, it is darker than some of the Dark Multiverse. Here, we specifically criticize the Dark Multiverse Flashpoint, a typical case of negative and positive. The story of Flashpoint was already hellish enough, but it was changed to the Dark Multiverse. The two hells were superimposed together, the Flash died suddenly, and the Reverse Flash directly changed his career to become a superhero, and suddenly became dead in the world of the living. Is this also worthy of being called the Dark Multiverse? Before the New 52 reboot, the Joker had the righteous version of Luthor as a teammate, but after the reboot, he became a lone warrior. "I guess you are most likely from another universe." The Joker on the screen said: "When Faust and Circe were still alive, they helped me build this magic portal and opened up this different dimension space where you are now as my last hiding fortress." Faust and the witch Circe were the villains of Zatanna and Wonder Woman, the anti-speech magic users in the main universe, respectively, but they became superheroes in Earth 3, but it is obvious that they also died at the hands of the Crime Syndicate. Chen Tao could not help but mourn. Unlike Superman in the main universe who is not good at dealing with magic, Superman has extremely high magic resistance, which basically defeats these mages.
"Let's make it short." Chen Tao heard the Joker on the screen say: "I found that the Crime Syndicate is plotting to go to another new universe. If the magic of the two mages who have been sacrificed is not wrong, unknown visitor, you are probably from the universe targeted by the Crime Syndicate."
"The Crime Syndicate has secretly sent Alfred Pennyworth to your universe to prepare for their invasion.
Visitor, no matter what kind of person [Alfred in your universe] is, how kind he is, but [Alfred in our universe] is definitely a real scumbag. He is loyal to the Night Owl of the Crime Syndicate, nicknamed..."
"Outsider." x2
Chen Tao silently recited in his heart along with the voice of the Joker.
Another new crisis, terrible.
He has read the comics. Isn't this the prelude to the big event "Evil Forever"?
But he doesn't need to worry about these now. If Darkseid destroys the earth directly, what should he worry about the invasion of the evil version of the Justice League in the parallel universe?
He listened to the Joker continue.
"Listen to me, visitor. When you see this video, I'm dead. Nite Owl killed my lover Harley Quinn, and the Joker Gang almost collapsed. Everything is over.
Although I can hide in this different dimension in front of me and be a turtle forever, I won't do that. Gotham needs me, and those who are oppressed by the crime syndicate also need me...
I... I can't escape.
I decided to murder Nite Owl's assistant "Eagle Claw" Dick Grayson as my last resort. This is a risky action, and I may not come back.
But in death Before, I still left three legacies for you, they may be able to help your world fight against the Crime Syndicate. "
"The first legacies is detailed information about the Crime Syndicate. I put it in a USB drive and plugged it into the computer. I also reserved a paper version in the third drawer on the left hand side. "
Chen Tao took them out. Although he may have a more thorough understanding of the Crime Syndicate than the Joker after reading the comics, he still carefully put away the information. He always felt that the information was heavy, as if it was soaked in blood.
The Joker on the screen continued: "The second and third legacies are actually the same thing. They are the formula of the chemical that turned me into the Joker. You can find it in the second drawer on the left. "
Chen Tao was immediately refreshed.
He walked quickly to the side of the drawer, opened it and took out the things. Behind him, the voice of the Joker was still ringing.
"Although this chemical agent will change a person's appearance, it can give me extraordinary physical strength and agility, as well as a weak self-healing ability. Most importantly, it will not affect your sense of justice."
Joker said: "In the years of dealing with the Crime Syndicate, I have seen too many enhancement methods with hidden dangers. Some methods seem to be very effective, but the sequelae are bigger than each other. Only the chemical agent that transformed me at the beginning can basically be said to have no side effects."
"Based on this chemical agent that transformed me, I developed some by-products, which I named "enhanced laughing gas". I injected my Joker members and successfully gave them physical fitness that was weaker than mine, but far beyond that of ordinary people.
What's more, the drug of enhanced laughing gas can make me and the members of the clown gang have some weak telepathy, and even interfere with their actions to a certain extent. This byproduct is my second legacy. "
"And the third legacy is a bit interesting. I named it "Justice Venom". The effect is also very simple, that is, it makes the people who are hit laugh non-stop and begin to reflect on their mistakes from the bottom of their hearts.
Haha, isn't this a real venom for the bastards of the Crime Syndicate who are full of evil and never think they are wrong? The only drawback is that this effect cannot last too long, not even more than an hour, but it is still deadly enough. "
Chen Tao listened to the clown man talking, and suddenly said: "In order to prepare for emergencies, I also left some finished products in the clown cave. In the first drawer on the left, you can try it first. "
Chen Tao opened the drawer, and several different kinds of potions appeared in his eyes. Almost at the same time, the voice of Alfred Protocol rang in his ears.
[Dear Batman No. 52, you have found "a clown"...]
[Error, error, correcting the description.]
[You have found "Joker's Laughing Potion". As the only known laugher without any evil in the multiverse, Joker's Laughing Potion is the only weapon that is harmless to Batman and can fight against the Laughing Bat!]
Chen Tao closed his eyes and looked at a large row of silver-white handwriting, which repeatedly jumped on his retina.
[Do you want to load the Joker of the parallel universe Earth 3?]
Chen Tao took a deep breath.
This is why he came.
[Load now]
[Loading... Alfred Protocol The proposal is in effect...】
Chen Tao stared at the potions in the drawer. Unlike the confusion when he loaded the Batmobile and Batdragon before, this time he stared at the finished products in the drawer that were pre-made by the Joker.
He saw the intangible power rolling up the potions, making them jump happily as if they were alive. Several bottles shattered in the air. Several different potions made by the Joker were mixed together, from the most original compound that created the Joker, to the righteous venom and enhanced laughing gas.
All the things were mixed together, arranged and combined directly, like moths to a flame, and merged into Chen Tao's body!
Then, the laughter rang out again in the clown cave:
"Hehehe...hahahahahaha, hehehehehe ah hahahahahahahahaha!"
"Hahahahaha!!!!"