Chapter 6: Bloodthirsty
As one of the most willpowering superheroes in the DC world, it is difficult to shake Batman's will.
However, Red knows a thing.
Even though he is indestructible as Batman, he has a weakness as Bruce Wayne.
Or rather, reverse scales.
"Shut up, I don't know what you're talking about."
Batman's voice was hoarse and gloomy, and he exuded a chilling aura of fear all over his body.
However, Red, whose blood vessels were occupied by the blood of anger, was not affected by other emotions, and he looked up at Batman directly, grinning with an unpredictable smile.
"I'll say it again - Thomas and Martha, who died tragically at the hands of the wicked, would be ashamed of you, the last child of the Wayne family, if you were to see that instead of helping them get revenge, you would indulge in a game of cat and mouse with these vicious fellows like Gotham."
Bang!
With a deafening loud bang, in the next instant, Batman's fist, wrapped in yellow fear energy, had already hit Red's cheek and knocked it away.
"I'm telling you to shut up...... You don't know anything at all. ”
Batman's judgment was right, Red really didn't know anything, and he basically only knew the name of Batman's parents, but that didn't prevent him from using it as a weapon to provoke Batman.
"Hahahahaha...... Ahem. ”
Red spat out his broken teeth, but his blood-soaked mouth was still laughing.
"No, I do, Bruce. If it weren't Mr. and Mrs. Wayne who died in Crime Alley, but you, Thomas Wayne would have bloodied the whole of Gotham with extreme violence, and Martha Wayne might have collapsed and maybe become another clown - uh! ”
Batman didn't let Red finish his sentence, he quickly grabbed Red's neck and slammed him to the ground.
"These are all speculations! I don't know where you got the information from, but now you're quieting me. ”
Although Batman's voice was still as calm and composed as ever, it couldn't fool Red, because he could already feel the energy boost fluctuations coming from the Lantern Ring-
The Red Light Ring can turn anger into energy, and anger here refers not only to the bearer, but also to others around them.
It's clear that Batman's heart is nowhere near as calm as he appears to be.
Batman seems to be trying to knock him unconscious by pressing the carotid sinuses on both sides of Red's neck, which is a very effective practical technique for ordinary people - except for Red, whose blood has long been replaced by red light energy, and his brain will not go down due to the low blood pressure.
"Did I lie to yourself to know, Bruce, I heard you don't need a lasso of truth to discern a lie...... Or are you refusing to admit this fact? ”
In a sense, Red wasn't lying. Because what he said was in a special parallel universe story, and it was indeed another story development that had already been released.
Batman, who is a master detective and a master interrogator, is naturally proficient in psychology and polygraph techniques, so after he and Red made eye contact for a few seconds, his breathing soon became a little disordered.
"But it can't be...... How could you possibly understand them......"
Batman's will was shaken - only for a moment.
The death of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne in Crime Alley was a turning point in Bruce Wayne's life, the source of all his fear and anger, and the Achilles heel that was most buried in his spirit.
Red didn't miss this opportunity, although his hands and feet were shackled, and Batman had the Yellow Lantern Ring's automatic energy shield on his body, he had a more direct way of attacking.
"Bloodthirsty!"
Rumble!
Red compressed all the blood qi in his body, or the red light energy, to the lamp ring as much as possible, and then instantly turned into a blood-colored ring and burst out towards the surroundings!
"Uh-ah!!!hhh
Batman let out a low roar of pain, and after being swept by the blood-colored aura, he immediately let go of the hand that was holding Red's neck and took a few steps back, and in the next second, the cross cut on his chest that had just been cut open instantly, bursting out a large cloud of bright red blood mist.
[Warning, the energy of the lamp ring is seriously low, less than 5%.] 】
Ignoring the constant alerts that the red light ring kept raising in his mind, Red forcefully broke the chain of the yellow light structure on his hand and slowly stood up.
Bloodlust is one of Red's signature skills as a berserker, which increases his ability to sense blood by consuming a large amount of his own blood, and can also inflict bleeding on nearby enemies. Charging will increase the effect of this skill, at the cost of depleting a large amount of your own HP - now it will consume red light energy.
And Red had almost no reservations just now, and he did not hesitate to exhaust almost all the red light energy equivalent to his own life force. Because this is the only way to ignore the real damage caused to Batman by ignoring the yellow light energy shield, and there is only one chance, and if you fail, Batman will not work again if he is on guard.
As it turned out, he did the right thing.
"Uh...... Ahem...... It's not over yet. I feel your anger...... But that's why...... I'm going to stop you from going wrong......"
Although the amount of bleeding was extremely large, obviously exceeding the limit of normal human blood loss, Batman still gritted his teeth and stood on top of the pool of blood, glaring at Red with a weak but determined gaze.
"You're going to die, Batman, you don't have to do that for Black Mask."
Red's current situation is not optimistic, and his energy has bottomed out, and he doesn't even have the strength to condense the bleeding blade for the time being, so he can only clench his fists and let the remaining red light energy condense in his right hand wearing the lamp ring.
The yellow light shield on Batman's body also disappeared automatically, and he concentrated all the yellow light energy on his left fist wearing a light ring like Red.
"I ...... Not for the Black Mask...... It's for you...... Black Mask is an unforgivable criminal...... But if you kill him...... If you break the bottom line, you will be just as ...... as him."
"If I kill a criminal, then I become a criminal? But it won't work for me, because I'm going to kill dozens of damn scum today......"
With a cheerful smile on his face, Red pumped his fist at Batman, his eyes filled with anger, madness and indulgence - but not a hint of confusion.
"Even if I become a criminal, I'll make a lot of money, okay?"
Bang!
Batman also punched at the same time, fist after fist, yellow and red light, fear energy and anger energy collided violently, and a powerful shockwave spread around, as if the entire building was shaking violently.
And the outcome has been decided at this moment.
Gala –
The red light ring on Red's hand made a strange noise.
Syllable!!
But in the next second, Batman's yellow light ring burst into pieces in an instant.
"For ...... What ......"
"You know why, Batman - you've been resisting yourself using the power of fear, so you've weakened the Ring...... But I'm different from you. ”
Red breathed a sigh of relief, he glanced at the lamp ring in his hand, and a less noticeable crack appeared on it.
But Batman's situation is much worse - with the amount of blood he has lost, he has already stepped into the ghost gate with half a foot without a light ring.
"I've long since accepted my angry self."
"I am the embodiment of anger."