deltrittennovels Chapter 591 The Laughing Bat's First Encounter with Queen Hecate
Chapter 591 The Laughing Bat's First Encounter with Queen Hecate
Chapter 591 The Laughing Bat's First Encounter with Queen Hecate
puff!
Queen Hecate ripped open Superman's chest with a single claw, and warm blood gushed out—nothing could be more wonderful.
Beside Queen Hecate, the superheroes lay dead, scattered about.
She turned around, her eyes glowing with a captivating red light that seemed to be about to bleed.
"Greetings, Barbatos, hmm?"
Her gaze swept over the numerous corpses floating in mid-air: "I haven't seen Barbatos here... that so-called Dark Multiverse Dragon you claim to be, although I have indeed sensed its presence..."
She said, "Tell me your true purpose, darling, otherwise I'll always be a little suspicious. You've given me such a wonderful surprise, what kind of return do you want from me?"
"Oh, my Queen, you have truly saddened me. I had thought that with our relationship, there could still be at least a little bit of trust, even if it was just a tiny bit."
Then Queen Hecate looked at the monster before her who called himself the Bat of Laughter and said, "Whatever I said, I ultimately gave you the entire Justice League. That's undeniable, isn't it? Doesn't that prove my sincerity?"
This is also why Queen Hecate hasn't attacked the Batman Who Laughs yet; she truly killed the Justice League, and the corpse before her couldn't be faked.
Another piece of evidence is the power that is constantly flowing back into Queen Hecate's body at this moment... which is completely different from the illusory power she had when she killed the Olympian gods...
The power was so real and tangible that it filled her body completely, like a cream puff about to overflow.
Empress Hecate's scarlet eyes were practically melting with pleasure.
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A small amount of dark matter energy flowed out from Empress Hecate's body, but before it could fully form on the lunar surface, Empress Hecate licked it back—although she didn't actually lick it, but rather swallowed it back into her body.
In short, the female beast had completely consumed all the energy, swallowing it all, and it was absolutely impossible for her to vomit it out.
These energies will soon merge with her original power, then be completely absorbed and become a part of her, just like the Dark Knights who accepted Barbatos' power.
"Fine, I'll give you one more chance to speak before I tear you to pieces," Queen Hecate said. "I know you're probably thinking of using those members of the Dark Justice League as bargaining chips, but don't even think about it."
The wicked enchantress extended the slender fingers of Diana, the Wonder Woman body she controlled, and gently shook them towards Chen Tao, then said:
"This is just one chance to speak. If you say the wrong thing, you'll be dead. Then I'll dig myself up and find those rats from the Dark Justice League. Don't, don't think you have any leverage to threaten me."
Chen Tao maintained the same smile as the laughing bat on his face, silently calculating in his mind.
As expected, for Queen Hecate, absorbing energy was the most important thing. Therefore, as long as she absorbed enough energy, she would not spend time and effort to slowly use magic to figure out that those lying on the ground were just mud-faced corpses in disguise, nor would she verify and find out that the energy she was absorbing did not come from those corpses either.
But this does not mean that Empress Hecate is taking it lightly. Even under such circumstances, she is still baring her teeth and claws at Chen Tao, trying to seize control of their relationship.
So-called power derives from the power to deprive others of what they own. Giving does not bring power; the threat of performance-based pay cuts may actually motivate people to work harder than a leader's act of giving a raise. And that is precisely what power is.
When Queen Hecate discovered that only the entire Justice League was hidden in this alternate dimension on the moon, while the Dark Justice League had vanished without a trace, her first and foremost concern was that Chen Tao was threatening to hide the Dark Justice League forever.
This guy, who calls himself the Bat of Laughter, is taking away something that Queen Hecate already considers hers for the taking, and all of this infuriates her.
Therefore, she must respond by demonstrating that the other party's bargaining chips are invalid in order to blackmail them and regain the initiative, all of which is within the Bat Who Laughs's plan.
Chen Tao induced the other party to waste all their attention on this, and he successfully used this trick to make Queen Hecate ignore the truth.
Next, further dismantle the other party's rational thinking, distort their views, speed up the pace, and throw several problems at them that need to be solved, making it impossible for them to calm down and think about whether there is anything wrong with their actions.
"I never intended to threaten you, Your Majesty. In fact, it's you who have always distrusted me. Your servants have been wandering around outside, and I suspect this isn't entirely out of loyalty between master and servant," Chen Tao said. "Don't you plan to let him out for a stroll?"
Queen Hecate fell silent, because Chen Tao was right; she had indeed left a backup plan outside.
The god of fear from Olympus has now pledged allegiance to Empress Hecate. Empress Hecate has a fixed teleportation spell on him; once he discovers that the moon and that alternate dimension don't hold what she desires, with the god of fear outside the moon as her backup, she can magically escape the trap in an instant. Whatever this self-proclaimed Bat of the Laughing tries to do to him, the end result will be futile—like trying to catch the moon's reflection in a well.
Of course, Queen Hecate is not like Diana Prince, who suddenly appears and tells her a long story, and then takes her to meet a dangerous and powerful person she has never met before. Does she really think Queen Hecate is a fool and will just go there like that?
But now the situation has changed in ways that Queen Hecate had not anticipated. The introduction of powerful figures was a ruse, but the deaths of all members of the Justice League were real. This makes it difficult for Hecate to make a judgment, and she cannot figure out what the Batman Who Laughs is really up to.
But she eventually summoned her servant, the God of Terror, a monster with pointed ears that looked like a brown-skinned goblin.
She dismissed the God of Fear in front of Chen Tao, then turned to him and said, "Look what I'm thinking... you're manipulating me again. You're using the outcome of our conversation, along with the location of the Dark Justice League's meeting place, as leverage to manipulate me."
"What? No, of course not, my dear Queen. Regardless of what our conversation goes like, I will tell you the location of the Dark Justice League's meeting place, and then you can catch them like fish in a jar."
Empress Hecate heard the laughing bat before her say, "And you ask me what my purpose is? If I say no, Your Majesty, I would be lying."
He bowed to Queen Hecate with a mixture of rationality and madness: "Yes, of course, I do have a purpose, and it is by no means trivial."
He said:
"Your Majesty, you should have heard me describe Barbatos to you before, the ruler of the Dark Multiverse, the Dragon of the Dark Multiverse, and he is my master. But you see, I am a vicious subordinate, am I? Ambitious and powerful."
"The power of Barbatos, the dragon of the Dark Multiverse, was also usurped. If Barbatos could usurp it, why can't I?"
"I need your help. We need to form the Dark Multiverse Resistance to secretly help that Batman Dragon fight against Barbatos, and then we'll profit from it."
"With your power combined with my wisdom, our minds united, we are invincible..."
Queen Hecate listened with a mocking tone to the Batman Who Laughs's boasting. It turned out that the other party was nothing more than an overconfident bug. Although Queen Hecate had never seen Barbatos in person, in the Dark Multiverse, since that Batman Dragon with immense power embarked on a grand journey across countless Dark Multiverses, most of the powerful beings in the Dark Multiverse had already sensed the changes that were taking place outside the universe.
Especially that Batman Dragon, who indiscriminately spread Barbatos's information to everyone, so Queen Hecate knew about Barbatos. In her eyes, the Batman Who Laughs trying to do something to Barbatos was simply a fool, utterly stupid.
If it weren't for the need to extract information about the members of the Dark Justice League from them, Queen Hecate would have killed them long ago to avoid attracting Barbatos's attention.
"As long as I absorb the power of enough heroes, not just from this Dark Multiverse but from others, as long as there are enough heroes, I can increase my power without limit. One day, even that so-called Barbatos will have to bow down before me..."
As she thought this, she readily agreed to Chen Tao's request: "Sure, sure, I'll join your Dark Multiverse Resistance. But before that, you must strengthen my power. Tell me, where are the members of the Dark Justice League?"
"You have to do one thing for me first before I can tell you all this information." But to Queen Hecate's surprise, the Laughing Bat refused.
"Our relationship is equal. In order to form an alliance with you, I have already given you the entire Justice League for you to devour. Now you want the Dark Justice League, but that comes at a different price."
"What do you want me to do?" Queen Hecate asked decisively.
"When I need your help to fight a formidable enemy that may come. Whoever he is, you will definitely come in handy."
Queen Hecate didn't mind that when Batman told her she would come in handy, his tone was as if he were addressing a vessel.
For Hecate, whoever comes, as long as they are not much stronger than her, will become a source of experience for her to increase her power. She is a sorceress who becomes stronger by killing.
As for Chen Tao, no matter who comes, as long as Hecate exists, his plan can continue to run.
For him, this was the prerequisite for "everything being in the plan".
If the victims queuing up are all acquaintances, then what difference does it make who is the real victim in the end?
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The Lantern of Horror, wreathed in flames, finally appeared on the outskirts of Queen Hecate's world.
The real Bat of Laughter hovered beside him.
He was forced to come here in his true form because Lantern Horror insisted, otherwise he would never have helped the other party. And several fake businesses made of stone or illusions constructed using dark matter energy could not possibly fool Lantern Horror.
The Batman Who Laughs loathes this feeling of being forced onto the stage; as a behind-the-scenes manipulator who isn't fully prepared, it all makes him feel insecure. Although the Batman Who Laughs is prepared to protect his life, a shadow of unease still flickers in his heart.
He did a lot for Batman Dragon, preparing a great gift for him, but he was also worried that Batman Dragon was also thinking about how to deal with him.
They are both a combination of the Joker and Batman, which is why the Batman Who Laughs can never figure out what the other is thinking.
The Bat Who Laughs, on the other hand, is accustomed to taking control of the overall situation. The most skillful commander directs the enemy, and the Bat Who Laughs excels at this.
He knew what the Lantern Horror was thinking. He knew the other man had ill intentions, but he was only pretending.
All of this was as clear to the Batman Who Laughs as the fine lines on the palm of his hand.
But only Batman, only that Bruce.
He now sports the appearance of Batman Dragon, and the script he holds in his hand depicts a cool and collected Batman who has found a kindred spirit in the Dark Multiverse. Therefore, he warmly invites this person to join him in recruiting other companions and working together to protect the prosperity of the Dark Multiverse.
But the aloof Batman Dragon is unaware that the companion he has invited is actually a terrifying demon king who has slaughtered countless universes.
This terrifying demon king, however, decided to play along, planning to pretend to be a friend of Batman Dragon in order to find more universes for him to destroy.
The script was performed very successfully; the Lantern Horror completely believed that he was the one who was the most deceptive.
But in reality, they were both equally cunning. One was using someone else's identity to swindle and deceive, while the other pretended to be kind and waited for an opportunity to commit a bloody crime. Both of them had their own ulterior motives, and they came here together.
However, for the Batman Who Laughs, it's already great enough that Lantern Horror has made it this far.
Not far away, the Laughing Bat saw Queen Hecate waiting there.
Hmm, the Wonder Woman of this universe... someone he once considered recruiting. Why is Batman Dragon being tracked in this universe?
We've found this place, which means Batman Dragon himself is here, he...
The laughing bat suddenly widened its eyes.
Wait, what's next to her? Another version of herself?
(End of this chapter)