novelhk Chapter 399 Batman's Second Job - Thief
Chapter 399 Batman's Second Job - Thief
Chapter 399 Batman's Second Job - Thief
The Lasso of Truth was forged by Vulcan using the golden belt of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and is generally considered an unbreakable weapon. However, this is not always the case.
The user cannot deny the truth itself, and the bound person cannot be a lie or a fallacy. As long as either of these conditions is met, the lasso of truth will be destroyed directly.
However, what's most important to Wonder Woman right now is its ability to force those bound to tell the truth.
But what Wonder Woman didn't know was that the Lasso of Truth wasn't invincible to a mage of Rune's caliber. After coming into contact with the item, Rune had roughly deciphered some of its principles.
Don't forget, Rune himself is also a powerful alchemist. However, if possible, he hopes to study under the God of Fire.
Hephaestus in the DC Universe is a member of the Olympian gods and an important character in Wonder Woman's storyline. He is similar to the god of fire in mythology.
She is ugly, solitary, and sensitive, and is willing to take in men abandoned by the Amazons. She is also an extremely skilled craftsman.
Wonder Woman's bracelets, boots, Lasso of Truth, and other magical artifacts all originated from him. Although Rune can instantly analyze the principles of the Lasso of Truth, if he were to replicate it one-to-one, Rune would be completely stumped.
"What a magnificent artifact," Rune exclaimed. As a fellow craftsman, he could see the exquisite and beautiful carvings on it. Vulcan truly lived up to his reputation as DC's top arms dealer.
Although the shipment volume is small, every item is of high quality.
Wonder Woman didn't answer Rune's question. She had seen many smooth-talking guys like Rune who always tried to provoke her emotions with words, but she preferred to cut them down first.
Wonder Woman doesn't have a no-kill principle. Like most ordinary people, she doesn't quite understand the no-kill principle of people like Batman and Superman.
In her mind, every enemy must be killed, so she probably killed more people on the battlefield of World War II than all the residents of most small American towns combined.
However, Wonder Woman is, after all, a superhero, and she's willing to give someone a chance to redeem themselves. So, after binding Rune with the Lasso of Truth, she didn't rush in to attack, but instead asked him a question.
Why are you hunting down the outsider and his friends?
Rune casually swatted Hal and his weapon away. He wasn't the greatest Green Lantern yet; he had many flaws, being arrogant and rebellious—but he also possessed a strong will and a deep love for his friends.
This prompted Hal to keep moving forward, trying to attack Rune with all sorts of objects that humans could imagine, but it was all in vain.
Indeed, after his will was transformed by the Green Lantern Ring, it became more lethal than ordinary firearms, but Rune had long since passed the stage where he could be harmed by firearms. Even if he stood here motionless for a whole day, Hal would not be able to break through Rune's defenses.
Cyborg's attacks were like tickling Rune, but he actually possessed the power to harm Rune—a sonic boom portal. If Cyborg could gamble on that one in a thousand chance of sending Rune to Apokolips, Darkseid would be able to fight Rune.
Zatanna also tried to restrain Rune, but Rune was even more effective at countering mages. The foundation of his strength lay in magic itself; many years ago, he was already able to defeat the Fate Mage.
The dead man certainly wanted to help. He was an arrogant bastard before he died, but after death he really wanted to abandon evil and do good. However, his attack ability was really limited.
He is essentially a ghost. When facing an enemy, the dead will enter the other person's body and possess them, manipulating them to attack their companions or fight themselves.
In addition, the dead can possess teammates, enhancing their physical abilities, or manipulating immobile teammates to go to the hospital for treatment.
That's right, that's all the Dead Man's combat capabilities. Direct combat isn't his forte; he mainly serves as a scout, infiltrator, and provides control abilities, making him a support hero. And against someone like Rune, he's powerless to stop him.
Superman was completely helpless against the chlorine gauntlets on Rune's hands.
Therefore, even when surrounded by so many people, Rune was still able to calmly answer Wonder Woman's question: "Because they are a bunch of evil beasts."
His words clearly surprised the others.
"Wait, you mean the outsiders and those guys who ran away are the ones who are the real outsiders—"
"Villains? Bad guys?" Rune added to Hal, "That's right, just like you think, you've all been tricked by outsiders."
Rune still has the Lasso of Truth, so no one will doubt the accuracy of his words.
"Uh, okay, so you're a good person after all." Aquaman was a little embarrassed. "I won't attack you anymore. In exchange, could you help me break free from this magical bondage?"
Superman stood next to Aquaman, his face showing apology. He was also unable to break the giant hand that was trapping Aquaman. It wasn't that it was unbreakable, but rather that the giant hand, made of clay, regenerated at an incredibly fast rate.
Rune gestured towards Wonder Woman with his chin, "Shouldn't you let me go first?"
Realizing her mistake, Wonder Woman decisively withdrew her Lasso of Truth. "We are very sorry, we all thought you were the bad guy. To make up for our mistake, we are willing to help you search for the other person."
That sounds nice, but even if Rune himself doesn't care about this and just goes back to Earth-3, does that mean the Justice League can just ignore it?
Rune rolled his eyes, feeling that this was something Batman would say.
No, maybe that's what Batman made Diana say.
"Alright, I'll thank you then." Rune said, as tentacles sprouted from the shadows behind him, pulling out the long-missing Batman. "Also, I don't need this gift."
In a corner where almost no one noticed, Batman had already lurked behind Rune.
Batman gripped the batarang in his backhand and then swung it.
Snapped.
Embarrassingly, the batarang made a strange sound when it made contact with the tentacles, and the tentacles themselves were not broken off.
Zatanna immediately stepped forward, gave Rune a forced smile, and then used magic to release Batman.
Many people only see Batman's superb martial arts skills and invincible stealth ability, but they overlook his other powerful skill—theft.
This may not sound like something a hero would do, but it actually works very well.
Hal Jordan, arguably the greatest Green Lantern in history, had his Green Lantern ring stolen by Batman multiple times, and on several occasions these incidents occurred while Hal was conscious and the two were face to face.
At the time, Hal questioned whether Batman was just a mortal. Then Batman not only keenly sensed the source of Hal's power, but also stole Hal's ring.
After Hal lost the ring and became an ordinary person, Batman sarcastically remarked, "Now you're just an ordinary person too."
The reason he came behind Rune was clearly to steal the brass knuckles from Rune's hand.