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Chapter 504 Dick, Go Save the Traitor!
Chapter 504 Dick, Go Save the Traitor!
It's true that Rune likes the Joker. In the DC universe, the Joker is probably the villain with the most fans. He subverts everything, mocks authority, does many things that ordinary people wouldn't dare to do, and he also represents the dark thoughts that flash through the minds of many people when they are disappointed with the world.
Almost everyone, regardless of their background, will come to like this chaotic guy at some point.
However, liking the Joker and wanting to see him die are not actually contradictory.
A green gas rose from the Joker's corpse, a physical manifestation of the prophecy that the one who kills the Joker will eventually become the Joker.
The Joker's body contains a large amount of highly pure Joker poison gas. If the person who kills him is not on guard, they can easily inhale it at the last moment. This moment of relaxation often gives birth to another Joker.
That's how the Batman Who Laughs was born. Another Bruce, after killing the Joker, completely let his guard down and was then corrupted by that green, evil gas, turning into that monster who only wanted to win.
However, on a spiritual level, killing the Joker himself can also lead to the perpetrator's moral and spiritual decline, ultimately causing him to be assimilated by the Joker.
The person who killed the Joker had already accepted his core belief: in critical moments, violence and chaos are the only answers, and anyone who attempts to kill the Joker has already been corrupted by the monster's logic in the process of trying to destroy it.
Moreover, in parallel universes, the Joker has succeeded many times, such as the dictator Superman in the Injustice universe, and the Batman Who Laughs in the Dark Multiverse, which has already been mentioned.
That's why Rune introduced the clown, because only he wouldn't be morally corrupted. The clown is also chaotic and has no principle of not killing, but he uses jokes to expose the absurdity of the rule and chaos to break the imposed iron order. Behind his chaos lies a clear purpose of justice.
Perhaps this also shows that chaos itself has no inherent good or evil.
Harley walked over at this moment and looked at the clown gas in front of Rune. The thick fog was eventually transformed into a dark green bee by a polymorph spell, and it landed on Rune's shoulder along with Titan Venom and Fear Venom.
But this clown gas will not be researched; it is too dangerous. It will only become Rune's spoils, forever bound by the magic of Transfiguration. Perhaps at some point, it will be used, but Rune hopes that moment will never come.
"Is it all over?" Harley moved closer to Rune, her face showing obvious disappointment. She felt that she hadn't done anything wrong, and yet everything was over.
Although it was a tragic drama, but—
But this was only a short clip, with no prior information or background, and who knows when the next episode will be released? The viewing experience was terrible!
Rune glanced at Harley. "Pretty much, but there's still some finishing touches. I know what you're thinking. If you want to keep following Batman's tragic life, you can always stay here."
Earth-3 is undergoing militarization, and Rune felt that these two were not suited for the military at all. Their greatest value should be to lighten Batman's burden in the main universe.
What's even better is that they were originally part of Gotham, so Batman couldn't very well kick them out.
With that, Rune waved his hand, and the bat family members who had been tied up for a long time were finally freed. They thanked Rune, but they had mixed feelings about the Joker's death.
"Thank you—uh, may I ask who you are—" The other person was wearing a black and blue uniform with a large blue bird on his chest, and only an eye patch on his face, which could not completely cover his handsome face.
"My name is Rune." Rune introduced himself and reached out to shake Dick's hand, but at that moment Harley moved closer to both of them and looked at Dick with a suspicious look.
"Your voice, and this face—they look so familiar!" Harley exclaimed, her gaze so sharp that Dick felt a little awkward.
The clown turned around and immediately burst into laughter. He recognized the other man. "Silly boy, we dismembered the other one! You've already forgotten?"
Rune's smile faltered. Wasn't it inappropriate to talk about dismemberment in front of people? Look at Nightwing's face; he'd turned quite pale with fright.
"Don't worry, Harley and that buffoon over there are actually good people. They come from a world where good and evil are reversed," Rune explained to the other Bat-family members who had gathered around, eyeing him menacingly. "Look, the buffoon even helped you take care of a madman!"
"But I don't think it's a good thing." Dick finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a little creepy to know that one of him had been killed by those two mental patients, he was willing to turn a blind eye, considering that Rune had just used magic to ease the tension between Batman and Jason.
But the Joker's death is not something that can be easily dismissed.
To be honest, Dick had thought about killing the Joker countless times. His ex-girlfriend Barbara was forced to stay in a wheelchair because of the Joker.
But the Joker is Batman's property; strictly speaking, the entire city of Gotham belongs to Batman. The Joker's death would certainly displease Bruce.
However, Rune said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Batman won't blame me or the Joker. Guess why he didn't save the Joker before leaving, but went straight to settle scores with Rashomon?"
"You don't think Batman has forgotten about this, do you? No! He certainly hasn't forgotten, but the Joker's actions towards Jason really angered that dark guy, so he just left the Joker here."
At this point, Rune smiled. "Oh, I was being offensive. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Batman forgot the Joker here, and when he returned, he found him dead. I simply made this choice for all the people of Gotham. Do you think I did the right thing?"
Dick blinked, somewhat speechless.
This doesn't seem to violate Batman's own creed; the Joker might not necessarily die here, he's just been left behind.
It's important to know that Batman is extremely strict with himself; even refusing to help someone in distress would violate the principles he sets for himself. But at this moment, the Joker is like a cat in a box to Batman, existing in a superposition of being dead and alive!
Furthermore, if Rashomon is left unattended, even if the Flash successfully destroys the missile, the old man will find other ways to destroy Gotham, so Rashomon's priority is definitely not low.
All things considered, Batman essentially created a bug for himself.
"But is it really okay for you to stay here?" Rune questioned.
"Wh--what do you mean?" Dick was a little confused when asked this question, while Rune slapped his forehead.
"Why don't you think about who can send messages to all of you, who can cut off the Batnetwork, and who, like Jason, has been abused by the Joker, making them so easily persuaded by him?"
Rune watched as Dick's expression grew increasingly terrified, and finally added, "If you don't want to see the news the next day that the Gotham Sheriff's daughter committed suicide—"
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"You'd better go find her now."