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Clark raised his arm, which had long since recovered.
His eyes were filled with confusion.
“I remember, it was Ian and Kara who helped you that time.” Bruce didn’t need to look through his files, after all, it had only happened a few days ago.
As long as it doesn't exceed twenty years.
All the details of the events that he could find out afterward were in his mind.
He did not temporarily remove it.
"Well, I guess you could say they were together?" Clark's tone suddenly became uncertain, as if he were recalling the scene of Ian holding the Kara, ready to duel with an evil creature.
Bruce didn't press further, but simply gave Clark a deep look before pulling up a satellite video.
"Clark, we need to be open and honest."
talking.
He played the satellite video. In the video, Madison was running down the street with Ian, and then Ian stopped and appeared to be praying with his eyes closed.
"Wow~"
The video abruptly cut off.
It displayed a snowflake pattern.
"This……"
Clark realized that the scene shown in the video might be the only demon-related event he hadn't noticed after Ian left earlier that day.
"what happened?"
He looked at the all-knowing external brain.
“My satellite turned to ashes in an instant; that wasn’t the power of you Kryptonians.” Bruce’s voice was deep as he switched the computer screen to another view.
That was footage taken by another satellite.
It captured images of the satellite used to photograph Ian. In the single frame, the satellite photographing Ian is clearly seen being instantly destroyed by some invisible force.
There was no collapse process.
The satellite became nothing more than dust in space.
"What do you mean? What are you trying to say?" Clark's pupils contracted slightly. He knew how high the frame rate of Bruce's video was, but it still couldn't capture the process of the satellite's destruction.
This is truly unbelievable.
“Of course, I hope you can be more honest with me, about that baby from back then, now Ian Kent.” Bruce stood up, facing Clark, who was slightly taller than him.
Their eyes met.
The lights in the bat cave cast long shadows between them.
"What is he?"
After a slight pause.
Bruce asked the question without any hesitation.
"Are you sure he was found inside the spaceship, and not during some evil magical ritual?" The fact that Bruce asked this question already proved that he didn't believe Ian was also brought by the spaceship.
In fact.
This is indeed a lie.
Clark's expression became complicated.
"This is something I cannot tell you."
He spoke in a deep voice, his imposing manner weakening somewhat.
"why?"
Bruce then pressed on with his questions.
Clark opened his mouth.
In the end, he just shook his head.
“This is a secret that cannot be mentioned... and I also need to protect my child.” Clark’s voice suddenly became ethereal, as if it came from a very distant place.
"secret?"
Bruce's eyes narrowed slightly.
"You know I'll find out the truth, right?"
He spoke in a deep voice.
"You can try, but I think you'll experience failure again."
Clark was so confident that he didn't even bother asking Bruce for advice anymore. He simply turned around and left, his figure disappearing swiftly into the Batcave.
And watching Superman's departing figure.
Bruce looked away after a long while.
He turned and walked deeper into the bat cave, where the cold light reflected off the metal walls, casting eerie blue shadows. Finally, the man stopped in front of a huge, sealed pod.
The mechanical sound of unlocking was exceptionally clear in the silence.
The hatch slid open, revealing a transparent container kept at a constant temperature inside—a canister of flowing golden energy, like imprisoned lightning, restlessly pulsating within the glass.
They are the Speed Force!
"I need to see that day."
Bruce weighed the pros and cons, speaking softly. Just then, in what should have been an underground laboratory, a pale bolt of lightning suddenly struck the bottle in Bruce's hand.
The container was fried into powder.
The Speed Force escaped completely.
Startled and uncertain, Bruce took several steps back, his entire body now covered in super alloy armor. He looked at the spot he had left behind, where a line of words burning with holy flames was left on the scorched ground.
"This is a warning."
The handwriting is clear.
The edges even shimmered with a faint light that seemed otherworldly.
The pupils contracted violently.
Batman read the words on the ground in a deep, husky voice.
It's really late today. I'll try to finish writing 15,000 words by 9 PM tomorrow.
Chapter 98 Angels Descend, Iron-Headed Bats
Inside the bat cave.
The cold light of hundreds of screens flickered, and the hum of machinery echoed between the rock walls. The sudden clap of thunder in the underground base certainly startled Bruce Wayne.
The words burning with holy flames were reflected in Bruce's violently shaking pupils, but after a few seconds of his body briefly reacting and tensing up, he calmed down.
"Kacha~Kacha~"
Bruce removed his armor at his own discretion, scattering it across the ground. He straightened his collar, rolled up his sleeves, and walked towards another sealed chamber.
As identity verification unlocks, the sealed capsule slowly opens—inside still lies a Speed Force gleaming with gold. Batman, who never gives up easily, has activated his spare Speed Force.
He didn't have super speed, but he did have peak human physical abilities. However, even though he immediately used his body to protect the Speed Force and ran towards a certain instrument inside the bat cave.
"Boom!"
However, this behavior clearly failed to stop a particular kind of attention.
As if something had completely locked onto him, another thunderclap appeared out of nowhere, and at this moment, the entire Batcave's defense system went into overdrive.
The energy barrier created visible blue ripples in the air, even slightly distorting the air due to static electricity. Yet, the thunderbolt still broke through all of Bruce's activated defenses and struck him directly. All the defenses were torn apart like paper, and the shockwave knocked Bruce to the ground.
His back slammed heavily against the control panel.
"Bang~"
The container was, of course, blasted into dust again, and the Speed Force stored within escaped entirely, dissipating into tiny golden specks in the air.
"Hmm~"
Struck by the white lightning, even Bruce himself felt a soul-piercing pain, far exceeding any physical injury, causing him, who usually had an extremely high pain tolerance, to let out a muffled groan. He moved his fingers, which had been numb from the electric shock, and looked at the ground with a hoarse but firm voice.
"This will only fuel my curiosity."
Bruce saw the familiar handwriting reflected in his eyes.
[Second Warning]
The words, still burning with the remnants of holy flame, remained on the ground, their edges gleaming with an eerie, holy white light, extremely conspicuous. Bruce showed no further surprise at this.
He simply stood up to check his body, which was in pain but completely unharmed—the third, the fourth, transported by drone, and transported by mechanical pangolin from the ground.
The backup Speed Force, the backup Speed Force's backup... Bruce attempted to transport five or six Speed Forces to his machine, which allowed him to view the past using the Speed Force, in various ways.
however.
Without exception.
Thunder always appears immediately, destroying the Speed Force even when it is no longer in his sight or even in the vicinity of his body—and when Bruce returns to the Batcave.
All he saw were broken containers scattered on the ground.
Even though Bruce didn't take any further action this time, he still saw white lightning appear out of thin air, carrying unparalleled power and shock. Instantly, the entire Batcave was illuminated as bright as day, followed by a deafening roar that echoed through the cave, as if it would collapse the entire cavern.
Three machines capable of using the Speed Force were instantly reduced to scrap metal by this thunderous attack. Thick smoke billowed out, and a pungent, burnt smell filled the air.
This is the final warning!!
On the ground, the holy flames burned.
The white flames emitted a warm, non-glaring light.
It seemed to possess the power to purify everything.
at first.