16. The second brawl off the field
Gao Tianzun is also a cosmic elder, and the secrets that Cyber can discover step by step, he can naturally discover them, but unfortunately, the time of discovery seems to be a little late.
"Bang"
The angry Elder of the Universe slammed his fists on the gambling table in front of him, and the surging power that made the stars tremble formed a shaking curtain behind him, and he looked at Barbatos, who was sitting opposite, and he shouted:
"Shameless! You actually use the rules of the creation of the world to cheat, you are simply a shame for gamblers!"
Collector Tanlia Tivan also looked at the others with a gloomy face:
"Friends, are you just watching, aren't you going to say something about this blatant cheating?"
Barbatos did not panic in the face of Gao Tianzun's anger, and under the hood that shrouded his body, he let out a series of relaxed laughs, and he whispered:
"No one stipulates that the creation of the world cannot bury some clues, my dear Gao Tianzun, you see, I didn't show this secret generously at all, in fact, I buried it very deeply, but by chance, in the process of the development of the world, it was dug out by mortals little by little..."
His voice was filled with a smug emotion:
"You see, after the creation of the world was completed, I did not promote and obstruct the development of the world at all according to the rules of the gambling game, all this is not my fault, it is just an accident, as for you saying that I cheat, it does not exist, friend. ”
His bone-like fingers rested on the table, and he tapped the tabletop:
"Ahem, you can do the same, you didn't... But that doesn't stop me from being "clever," is it?"
"You see, it's unreasonable, but it's very reasonable, isn't it? We all want to win, just like you secretly gave the Black Lantern Ring to Cyber Hawk, and if you had to break the rules, you started first, and I just made a small counterattack. ”
Of course, such rhetoric is not enough to calm the anger of the other participants, even if Barbatos is a master of the dark multiverse, in the face of the existence of so many multiverses, he also cannot, and does not dare to cover the sky with one hand, so after quibbling, he whispered:
"Don't worry, I'm not so shameless that I will end up in person, it will only summon a consciousness projection, strength... So-so just over the boundaries of the multiverse, in fact, as long as Cyber Hawk is lucky enough to find some artifacts or something, it's not impossible to win..."
"But you just removed the Infinity Stones from this timeline!"
Tanlia Tivan screamed and scolded: "You have already guessed how things are going, no! You have been planning for a long time! You are clearly cheating! This is not a gamble! This is clearly a scam!"
"Hey!"
"Boom"
A huge dark force erupted from behind Barbatos, and he stared coldly at the angry Brother Gao Tianzun in front of him, and he said in a deep voice:
"Can I dismiss it as a slander? You have to understand that people like you and me, every word has weight!"
"If you think I'm doing something wrong, why don't you point it out when the creation of the world is finished? The rules have been set, and the game must continue!
The Dark Lord snorted: "This is a contest of wisdom, obviously, the wisdom of the famous High Heavenly Venerable is nothing more than that..."
"You!"
Enraged by the taunt, the collector rolled up his sleeves and was about to flip the table for a big fight, but was stopped by the High Celestial, who looked at Barbatos with a grim gaze, and the gamblers who were silent, apparently bought in advance, the cosmic elder with strange white hair was surprisingly not overwhelmed by anger.
He took a deep breath and looked at Cyber in the gambling world who was preparing something, and he gritted his teeth:
"I'm planted this time, Barbatos, but the game will go on... And, I ask ... Double!"
"Triple the bet!"
"Wow"
This move caused an uproar in the entire enclosed space, this time the bet was clear to everyone, if Barbatos wins, one percent of the real universe will be swallowed up by the dark multiverse, not counting the other messy bets, and now Gao Tianzun asks for a triple bet, which means that once Barbatos wins...
Even with the basic bet, a total of four percent of the real universe will fall into darkness and diversity, although Gao Tianzun will definitely cede all the barren lifeless marginal areas, those universes that belong to his authority, but even so, it will make the balance between darkness and the present world faintly shake.
If one doesn't get it right, their little gamble will immediately attract the attention of the court of life, and the price... It is very likely that everyone who is present will be thrown into the court of life, which is terrifying.
"I abstain!"
"I also abstain!"
“aaaagh!”
...
In just a few seconds, more than 30 gamblers who participated in the gambling game have abstained, the gambling game is fun, but the loss of immortal life is a bit undrawable, abstaining is a heavy loss, which means that their bets will be drawn to the final reward, which can be called a loss, but now the situation is already very bad, in this case, to be a quiet bystander, it is obviously a very pleasant choice.
Only the two Gao Tianzun brothers and Barbatos did not abstain, and this gambling match completely became a bet between the three people, which can be called the largest gamble in the multiverse for tens of thousands of years.
And in the face of Gao Tianzun's strength, Barbatos snorted:
"It seems that you have a lot of faith in your warriors... But don't think I'll be scared away, it's just the existence of a single universe, I'll follow!"
"Triple the bet!"
The gambling game restarted, the atmosphere in the entire enclosed space became strangely very active, these powerful people looked at the two sides sitting on both sides of the table, they had some strange pleasure, this time no matter who wins or loses, there is always someone who will be unlucky, is there anything more happy in this world than watching others be unlucky?
And at the moment when everyone's eyes were on the gambling world, Barbatos suddenly whispered:
"Gao Tianzun, old friend, when you created the world, I don't know if you carefully examined the cosmic furnace... I made that thing myself, too..."
"Bang"
Gao Tianzun didn't speak, but the half of the table in front of him that was completely wiped out was enough to explain his mood at this time.
"Cyber, Cyber... Lao Tzu gambled his life on you, if you win this time, I will give you whatever you want, don't let me down!!"
Not to mention what happened in such a distant place outside the boundary, let's just say that in this timeline world, after a whole day and a night of searching, in the lonely fortress of Antarctica, Superman Clark finally found Bruce Wayne who stayed here.
The latter was crazily studying a shabby journal and trying to find some clues in it.
"Don't bother me! Clarke, I've got to the real point!"
"Our previous hostility towards the Overlord was not normal, there was some kind of thought that affected our judgment, only in this inaccessible and full of energy, can we really eliminate the influence of those strange emotions! Trust me! I'll find the answer!"
And Superman faced Bruce Wayne in this state, he had some regrets, but in the end he said in a deep voice:
"No, Bruce, you have to go back to New York with me now, the real focus is not on the Overlords, not on those damn dark bats, not on the order of this world, the real focus is..."
"It's me!"
Batman looked up and interrupted Superman's description, and he whispered, "It's the terrible fate that has been saddled on the Wayne family, and I know this... Having found the notes of Carter Hall and my ancestors, I know this better than anyone. ”
He took off his bat armor, and a trace of pain and struggle flashed across his somewhat tired face:
"I should have realized, dark bats, I should have realized the first time I saw them..."
"Clark, I know you've been chasing the question of why I, as a mortal, can fight alongside aliens like you, demigods like Diana, heroes with speedy powers like Barry, and lantern heroes like Howl who have been chosen by the Ring of Lights, and I don't lose to you every time, and I'm thinking about it. ”
"I used to think that it was because I had a strong will and careful thinking, but it wasn't until 2 days ago that I found out that it wasn't..."
Batman raised his head, and a trace of sadness flashed on his resolute face:
"I'm not as determined as I think I am, I'm not as powerful as I think I'm going to be, I'm no different from ordinary people, the only thing that drives me, the only thing that pushes me to be one of you, to be a member of the Justice League, to save the world... It's because Barbatos needs me to do that!"
"It's him! it's him who is in charge of my fate, he's in charge of the fate of the Wayne family, he needs me, Batman, a member of the greatest justice group in the world, to be the key to open his seal at some point, all my efforts, all my persistence, all my sacrifices, not for justice, not for order, just for the waiting of an evil god..."
"That's all!"
"Huh"
The notebook in his hand was tossed aside by him, and he grabbed his hair with both hands, almost in despair:
"Barbatos made me, he made Batman, everything about me was born because of that, and if it weren't for that evil god, I'm nothing... I'm not going to have anything to do with you, oh my God! My whole life is a joke!"
"Bang"
A loud slap in Bruce's face, sucking him out of his chair, Superman Clark had never been so angry, and he didn't show such a gaffe, he stepped forward, grabbed Batman's clothes fiercely, pulled him up from the ground, he looked at the face that was beaten and his head was bleeding, he shouted:
"Bruce Wayne, listen to me!"
"I, Barry, Howl, Cyborg, Arthur, we didn't recognize you because you were blessed by an evil god, the Justice League didn't see you as one of them because of your differences, and the world didn't see you as a savior because of some hellish Barbatos! Diana didn't love you because you were a hero! Listen to me!"
"We recognize you as our friend simply because your name is Bruce Wayne, and it was you who inspired us, you came up with the methods, you saved the world, not some hellish Barbatos!"
"Nothing makes you, Bruce... Everything you have now is something you have earned so hard for yourself, your glory, your identity, you deserve it after you shed your blood, and only you can shape yourself!"
"It's you! who you are! Not Barbatos... We can't choose what mission to be born with, just like me, before I was born, my father wanted me to be a god among men, he wanted me to turn the earth into a second Krypton..."
Clark looked at Bruce, and he said sincerely:
"But my friend, what kind of person to become, what kind of path to take... It's a choice for us. ”
"To hell with Barbatos, let's join hands and do the same as before... Let's take it down!"
This sincere outpouring of words brightened the light of hope in the eyes of Bruce Wayne, who was almost crushed by his true mission, he is Batman, an eternal legend, although occasionally overwhelmed by darkness, but in the end, he will still go on the right path.
"Yes, we're teaming up... it!"
"Hiss... Hiss, can you hear me? Bruce, Clark... We've found Cybor, he's badly wounded, and he's brought back news that matters everything, come back!"
"Huh"
The figures of Batman and Superman quickly disappeared into this ice and snow world, after they disappeared, outside the space, a black figure in a trench coat slowly walked out, he walked silently on the ice, he bent down, picked up the diary of Hawkman Carter Hall, which Bruce had thrown away, he looked up at the empty sky, he smiled and shook his head.
"Ah, Bruce... Look at you, it seems that in every world, you are a steel bat that can never be defeated... It's good, it's good..."
"Let's see you on the final battlefield!"