Chapter 259 The Meaning of Life (Happy Birthday to Me! 5000 Words Chapter)
"Come on, do it. What are you hesitating about?" Black Manta heard Batman's voice. Things shouldn't be like this. He made a lot of preparations and sacrificed a lot to kill Aquaman. "Kill him, Arthur Curry, your enemy." Black Manta's hand was stuffed with Aquaman Arthur's trident. He looked at the enemy in front of him. He closed his eyes and lost consciousness, like a silent statue or a dead pig to be slaughtered. He carefully used the trident to cut a small cut on Aquaman's arm and watched the bright red blood flow out of it. It was real, not Clayface. "Well, what happened..." The pain in his arm woke up Aquaman Arthur. He opened his eyes and was about to speak, and then the next second, Chen Tao grabbed Superboy Connor, who had not yet reacted, and hit him again. Aquaman fainted again gorgeously. "Enough!" Superboy Connor, who has been used as a one-legged bronze man until now, covered his forehead: "Too much, my forehead hurts, and his skull is so hard."
But Black Manta still suspected that Batman was lying to him, so he opened his palm again, and the diving suit armor sprayed a little water, which sprinkled on the face of Aquaman Arthur.
Stimulated by the cold sea water, Aquaman opened his eyes again: "What's going on, my brain..."
Connor learned his lesson this time, he wanted to run, but his reaction was still slow.
Bang!
Superboy Connor also fainted with Aquaman.
Black Manta finally believed that what was in front of him was Aquaman, not another scam of Batman.
"I came to give Aquaman to you sincerely." Chen Tao said: "Try it, I know you have been waiting for this opportunity all your life."
"I don't understand why you do this." Black Manta stared at him. His eyes stayed on Superboy who was covering his forehead next to him.
He said, "You are a superhero."
"I am a super villain." Chen Tao said.
He turned his head and looked at Black Jack and a large group of leaders of the N.E.M.O organization, as well as several soldiers operating instruments, who were staring at them not far away.
"I will prove it to you right now."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Black Jack, the second-in-command of the N.E.M.O organization, saw Batman pick up an Atlantean... water energy gun directly from the pile of weapons he had just dumped on the ground?
As a villain in an evil organization, Black Jack had planned several actions to pretend to be an Atlantean to attack the government and let the other party take the blame. She knew this Atlantean weapon, a firearm that converts water into laser shooting.
Then she saw Batman holding the gun in his hand and slapping it crazily:
"Uh... Uh? How should this thing be used?"
With a whoosh, the misfired laser bullet immediately melted a small piece of the already broken building debris next to it.
Black Jack:!
She saw Batman raise the water gun he had learned how to use, then grinned from ear to ear, and said confidently:
"You kill Aquaman, and then I can fake it as an accident."
"?" A question mark popped up in Black Jack's head.
Then she met Batman's red eyes, which were exactly the same as the red eyes that she had unforgettable when she met Black Manta last time:
"My people won't speak, and the only ones who might leak the secret are these witnesses. Just kill them all, and everyone who knows you killed Aquaman will die, isn't that an accident?"
"??? What?"
The crowd suddenly made an uproar, but before the noise spread, they saw Batman seemed to turn into drifting black mist in an instant, and rushed over in an instant.
So the question that hadn't been asked yet suddenly turned into a howling of ghosts and wolves:
"Ah ... Black Jack numbly watched as the exit farthest from Batman was opened. The crowd howled and tried to rush out, but they were soon forced back by Batman, so they could only collapse to the ground. Only she could still stand.
——And this disturbed Batman.
Black Jack suffocated as he watched the inhuman, fiery eyes turn to him.
She felt as if there was an illusory flame burning from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
"Oh...?"
The hot flames like the sun licked her forehead, as if they were about to burn her to death, and then...
"Enough." Black Manta said.
He turned sideways, blocking Batman's gaze towards Black Jack.
Like a pool of icy cold seawater pouring on his forehead, Black Jack's body, which was originally as stiff as a corpse, suddenly relaxed. She sat on the ground, trembling all over, breathing heavily, and couldn't tell whether it was because of the flame-like fear Batman gave her, or the deep-sea-like fear Black Manta gave her.
But the only thing that can be confirmed is that in the current situation, Black Manta makes people feel much safer than Batman.
She looked at Black Manta's latissimus dorsi muscles that were outlined like a tide under the diving suit armor from behind.
The Black Manta that once frightened her so much now gave her an unprecedented sense of security.
She clamped her legs together, and her eyes changed.
"Do it." Chen Tao said.
Black Manta was holding the shaft of Aquaman's trident with mixed feelings. Batman had already helped him to lift up the unconscious Aquaman Arthur and leaned him against the chair next to him, and then pointed the tip at Aquaman Arthur's throat.
Just a slight push... a slight force, not much more than the force required to pull the trigger.
His diving suit armor can provide him with extraordinary strength, and the trident in his hand is an Atlantis artifact that can easily pierce Aquaman's tough skin.
However...
For some reason, he... he couldn't do it.
He heard Batman's voice: "Why don't you do it?"
Chen Tao watched the other party's movements intently to ensure that if Black Manta really wanted to do it, he would be fast enough to stop him and save Aquaman Arthur's life - but for now, Black Manta's reaction was the same as he thought.
Then... you can add a little more explosive material.
His voice became cold.
"Come on - kill him, what's the problem? Hurry up! Don't you even have the courage to kill him?"
Black Manta panted violently. He looked angry.
"Do you think I don't dare? I want to kill Arthur Curry all my life!"
Anger. Black Manta couldn't tell where this anger came from, but he was angry after all.
He clenched the trident of Aquaman, pushed it forward, and pressed it against the neck of the unconscious Arthur, and then his hands shook uncontrollably.
He could even feel the pulse of Aquaman's breathing through the trident, and feel the beating of his heart through Aquaman's skin that was as tough as steel.
After making this move, Black Manta froze there, and Chen Tao didn't urge him, he just watched from the side with his arms folded.
Black Jack mustered up the courage and stood up behind Black Manta. Some kind of emotion beyond the relationship between superiors and subordinates drove her to burst out with courage beyond a third-rate villain:
"Black Manta, you need me to help you..." But she was pushed back by Black Manta just halfway through her words.
"Shut up!"
"Who are you?" Batman's voice also sounded in his ears at the right time:
"What is the meaning of your life? The only thing you think about is revenge. You only live for revenge, and you will have nothing if you kill him."
"Enough, stop talking!" Black Manta's voice trembled a little, but he didn't realize it at all.
"Aquaman Arthur has his own life. He has a purpose to live for, a career to fight for all his life. What about you? What do you have? All you think about is killing."
"Asshole..."
"What do you want to use to kill him? Aquaman's trident? Bombs, bullets? Pierce his heart with a blade? Or cut his throat, quickly, or slowly torture him?"
"How do you think you should end him so that you will feel a little satisfied!? Come on, do it, I have brought him to you."
Black Manta still did not take action, Chen Tao said slowly.
"Maybe I'm wrong. You won't be left with nothing after killing him. You will spend the rest of your life in disappointment, and you will never get any satisfaction from him."
"You blame Aquaman Arthur, Stephen Shen, Atlantis, and anyone except yourself."
"You live aimlessly, Black Manta. You never realized how vulnerable your position is."
"Ah ... He pushed Black Jack away, raised his palm towards Arthur, and poured a puddle of water directly on his forehead, waking him up. Then Black Manta pounced on him directly, and with the strange power of the diving suit armor, he fought with him.
He even bit Arthur, the Sea King, on the nose.
You know, without the blessing of the diving suit armor, he couldn't bite the other person's body without superpowers, but he did it, and his teeth didn't stop bleeding.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Arthur, who had just woken up, was suppressed for a while, and was ridden by Black Manta. Black Manta swung his fists and beat Arthur like a drum.
Chen Tao just stood by and watched them fight: "You wake up, Arthur! The matter has been very successful. We have successfully found the lair of the mastermind behind the scenes, that is Black Manta."
"Murderer!" Black Manta roared, and he punched Aquaman Arthur in the face with all his strength.
"Ah, Arthur. You take the beating first, I don't care, I tell you..."
"Batman, you..."
Chen Tao ignored their beatings.
Black Manta is like this, or most superheroes and their enemies are in this state.
He wants to kill Aquaman, but he doesn't want to kill him completely. He is in a state of wanting to kill but not wanting to kill at all. In summary, it is Schrodinger's desire to kill. There is no explanation. Those who understand will understand. It is such a twisted state.
"...Atlantis now...I just tied you up...This is Black Manta...The hairy man is heading towards Atlantis...What? Oh, there's one more thing I didn't tell you, there's also the chemical waste monster...What is he? A small problem, at most he can poison the sea and kill all of Atlantis..."
As Aquaman Arthur listened, his eyes turned red.
He punched Black Manta and sent him flying: "My people!!!"
But then he was thrown to the ground by Black Manta, and the two entered a ground fight, which was much more interesting than a boxing match like an octagonal cage.
But without a helmet, Black Manta soon became no match for Aquaman, who was gradually recovering.
Without the protection of a helmet, Black Manta's fragile body appeared directly within Aquaman's attack range. He only needed to knock his head against the opponent to make Black Manta dizzy, without having to worry about the laser shooting from his helmet at close range as before.
He quickly pushed Black Manta to the ground, then picked him up and threw him against the wall: "What did you do to my Atlantis?"
Seeing Aquaman's anxious look, Black Manta finally showed satisfaction on his face, like a leaf falling in the air finally found its direction of flight.
Aquaman took back his trident, and he didn't bother to argue with Batman about the other party forcing him out of Atlantis: "Stop the hairy man and the chemical waste, Black Manta, hurry up."
But his anxiety and anger only brought Black Manta a more satisfied look.
"I can't do it." He said, "They were provided to me by a guy called the Outsider and his organization, the Secret Society of Super Villains. They are not under my control. They also sent a man named Atrocitus to supervise me. That guy is a real magician." Black Manta said, "The order for the two monsters has been issued, and everything is ready. Get ready for the destruction of Atlantis." "You lunatic." "That's right." Black Manta grabbed the tip of Aquaman's trident and pointed it at his neck: "I did all this. Come on, do it!" "Do you think I don't dare?!" Arthur pushed him against the wall next to him with the tip of the trident. "No!" Black Jack wanted to pounce, but was pushed away by Black Manta. "Are you going to kill him? Aquaman?" Chen Tao asked from the side: "I can make it look like an accident, such as killing all the witnesses." The scared N.E.M.O high-level leaders next to them: Still coming? "Go ahead, kill me, Arthur Curry!" Black Manta also roared: "Kill--"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Aquaman also roared, but after they roared for a long time, Aquaman finally did not kill him.
He finally calmed down, still holding the trident against Black Manta's neck, and then slowly spoke.
"Your father is not innocent, Black Manta. The gods know that you are not either. You are all treasure hunters and illegal mercenaries who kill and rob at sea. But killing your father is the biggest mistake I have ever made."
"It's too late to repent now." Black Manta said.
"I'm not repenting, actions speak for themselves." Aquaman Arthur said, "That incident revealed to me the serious consequences, it taught me to take responsibility and control myself. The boy who killed your father was not ready to become Aquaman, but if he hadn't shouldered that burden... there would be no Aquaman now!" Black Manta narrowed his eyes: "You seem very proud." "No, Black Manta, frankly. That mistake made me grow into Aquaman, but this endless wish will not have any results." "Nothing, is there any result? I'm going to destroy your dream soon, bastard. I want you to become the bridge between the two worlds. "I will humiliate you in front of everyone, and then let you witness the destruction of Atlantis!" The veins on Black Manta's neck bulged: "Batman told me everything I did to you, and you will know what I did-" "The surviving Atlanteans will blame you, and the land people will regard you as a tyrant, and they will always be afraid of you." "You are very calm, right? You are an idiot, no one can leave safely from such a feud as ours!" "So now..." "Kill me! ! ! ! " Aquaman Arthur lowered his face. Half of his face was hidden in the shadow. "If you really want to do it. Seriously. "Chen Tao said: "Please believe me, I have the ability to help you clean up. The decision is up to you, Arthur. "
Only this time, Chen Tao really meant it.
He had no intention of protecting Black Manta. Whatever the reason, everything he did for Atlantis was true.
Black Manta definitely had a reason to die, and Chen Tao would not be surprised if Aquaman Arthur decided to end this entanglement forever.
"Kill me." Black Manta repeated, "Our hatred can only end with the death of one party and the destruction of everything he represents."
"Kill me!"
"I refuse." Aquaman Arthur said, "I will never make the same mistake again. I will never become a murderer. This is my choice."
He nodded apologetically to Batman, then turned to face Black Manta.
"I am going to save my Atlantis, save my people, and practice the cause I have been fighting for all my life."
He said.
"And you only deserve to rot in prison."
He tore off Black Manta's armor, then knocked him out in Black Manta's cursed eyes.
"I respect your choice, and I have already prepared for the problem of Atlantis." Chen Tao spoke, shrugged, and walked to Arthur's side.
He fumbled around Black Manta and found a golden ball.
"You should be familiar with this thing, Arthur. The golden ball is one of the six pieces of the Death King's set. It has the ability to teleport over long distances. I found it when I was monitoring Black Manta before. This thing can quickly get us back to the scene of Atlantis."
He said: "And I also made preparations before coming to find Black Manta."