amaotonovel Chapter 169 Batman: It's too late, organism!
Chapter 169 Batman: It's too late, organism!
Chapter 169 Batman: It's too late, organism!
"A certain type of psychotropic drug."
The moment someone pulled out the drug, Brainiac's scanning program had already scanned it thoroughly.
Although he couldn't fully analyze the specific effects of the drug because he didn't have the actual product and the time was too short, he immediately felt his ability to control Batman's henchmen was decreasing—decreasing considerably, but not enough to shake his control over them.
Batman probably did have a backup plan to deal with Brainiac's mental abilities, but he clearly misjudged Brainiac's power.
But something else caught Brainiac's attention even more than this obvious thing.
Just now, when the first person took out a small pink pill and tried to swallow it, Brainiac launched an attack using his mechanical tentacles.
The speed of these metal tentacles' attacks should have left Superman struggling to defend himself.
The ordinary human on Earth named Black Manta, who was attacked by him, even if he briefly regained control of his body and with the help of his high-tech armor, even if he successfully blocked the attack of his mechanical tentacles, he definitely did not have time to swallow the medicine at the same time.
In that instant, someone shielded him, not only blocking Brainiac's attack on Black Manta, but also his subsequent wide-ranging attack on everyone.
That's why these guys were able to calmly swallow the potion in front of Brainiac.
Chen Tao teleported back to his original spot, and the navy blue full-coverage mask from the high-speed bullet disappeared from his face.
He deactivated his high-speed bullet transformation, and Earth's gravity gently tossed him to the ground—landing him in a superhero-like kneeling position.
His feet exploded into swirling black sand before they even touched the ground, casting a deep shadow behind him.
"Don't even think about it, Brainiac."
Chen Tao slowly stood up, then slowly raised his head: "You think I wouldn't have expected this—"
But his words came to an abrupt halt, and the next second he met Brainiac's fervent gaze.
To be precise, it's "artificial fanaticism".
"amazing."
Brainiac exclaimed sincerely, "That's amazing! I can hardly believe it!"
He stopped attacking and instead floated up to a high place with his hands behind his back.
Countless miniature cities shone brightly at that moment, illuminating the entire spaceship like a magnificent starry sky:
Chen Tao was certain that the humanism emulated in Brainiac's words had never been so rich as it was at this moment.
"For so many years, I have ruled over all things in the world. Every new planet strengthens my power. It took me a whole Earth year to absorb the first planet."
Brainiac stretched out a hand and made a grasping motion in the air. Countless miniature cities reassembled in front of his palm and then dispersed again.
"The next four planets, six months. The next twenty, six weeks."
He spread his arms, and the miniature cities spun like roulette wheels under his manipulation.
"I'm about to faint."
Deadshot whispered, "Can I shoot him now?"
Chen Tao closed his eyes and sensed for a while. He traversed countless spaces and felt Bane inserting several metal connecting wires into the Joker's head, while the Ventriloquist was adjusting the equipment.
These metal connecting wires are products derived from the fusion of the nanobots of the Broken Bat with the metal mechanical parts of the Batmobile.
By connecting the Joker's brain to the computer, and then connecting it to the brain of the zombie Black, the ultimate goal can be achieved...
It's a perfect device. The only drawback is that the Broken Bat's nanobots cannot be fully integrated; they can only serve as external aids, like an external exoskeleton armor.
Otherwise, with the help of nanobots, there would be no need for the miraculous healer Bane to go through the trouble of removing the Joker's skull and then inserting wires into it; the nanobots could simply drill through the skull and connect.
"Let Brainiac finish speaking first," Chen Tao shook his head at Death Shooter.
Although this amount of time is insignificant, he wouldn't object if Brainiac was willing to waste time with idle chatter.
"Aside from the initial naivety when absorbing memories, I quickly became able to absorb the wisdom of an entire galaxy within hours. Countless pieces of knowledge, contradictory yet coexisting, fascinated me. I would collect worlds, retain their core knowledge to enhance my wisdom, and then discard the dregs."
"I'm pretty sure we're just trash," Live Wire said.
She turned to Chen Tao and whispered, "Brainiac's spaceship is powered by pure energy, not electricity. This means I can't wreak havoc like I did in Las Vegas—okay, I know it's inappropriate to draw a criminal analogy."
"But I can still convert that energy into electricity and then absorb it."
"You can convert energy into electricity?! Aren't you just able to absorb electricity?"
Red-Haired Girl leaned closer and said in surprise, "You and I were in bed... cough, we were together for so long, how come I never knew about this?"
The live power cord rolled its eyes, then said sarcastically:
"Hehehe, my lightning bolt, your skin is so white, oh, my little lightning, your skin is so smooth."
The sleek, bright blue-haired girl, nicknamed "Living Electric Wire," spoke in a voice like a lark:
"Quick, give me a shock inside, let me experience that tingling, numb feeling."
Red Hood slapped his forehead: "Stop talking, please."
Chen Tao glanced sideways at the red-hooded man.
What?! The M attribute exploded!
He gave the live wire a look, and it understood immediately. Once the battle began, she would start doing what she did best: frantically sucking air from Brainiac's spaceship.
Brainiac was still rambling on.
"Knowledge is power, Batman. Your race values expensive metals to symbolize your status, but I value knowledge. Unlike your metal trinkets, knowledge is more valuable when it is scarce."
"After such a long period of time, my spine can now process and analyze information from more than 7 x 10^57 races, while my Kru brain is 70 times more capable of doing so."
"Brainiac's rambling is endless. Why are our reinforcements so late?" Deathstroke whispered to Chen Tao. "Where are Superman and Wonder Woman? Why haven't their two main fighting forces arrived yet? You're not just bringing us here to deal with Brainiac, are you?"
"You told us before that Brainiac's ship's defensive shield was the biggest obstacle. If Killer Croc and his so-called Red of All Beings couldn't open a door directly inside Brainiac's ship, then we would probably have to face a tough battle to breach the fortress. But now it turns out that Brainiac simply cannot withstand the space jump opened by Red of All Beings."
"Our combat teams should be able to arrive quickly, so where are they?"
Then he heard Batman's reply:
"Brainiac kidnaps the world's best scientists and massacres civilians to keep Superman and Wonder Woman occupied."
He said in a low voice, "We can't abandon those civilians. Brainiac just doesn't want Superman and Wonder Woman, the two strongest fighters, to interfere in this battlefield at the spaceship."
He said, "We have to rely on ourselves...for now."
"Fuck!" Deathstroke muttered under his breath.
"But the problem is that I reached that level five centuries ago. I haven't made any progress in the last five centuries."
Brainiac stared silently at his hands.
"It's all repetitive knowledge, different paths leading to the same destination, all variations on the same theme. I once thought I had explored the upper limit of conventional science. Unless I take a suicidal risk to jump into the quantum realm, or self-destructively attack Apokolips or even Oa to seize their technology, it is impossible to achieve any major breakthroughs or progress in the existing system."
"I have spent three centuries exploring all the unknown territories. I have visited every sector of the universe that I have not yet set foot in, only to find a pile of useless junk and the Green Lantern Corps' siege."
"I came to Earth to retrieve the Kryptonians, General Zod, his men, and Kal'el."
He turned around and slowly descended.
"But you, Batman, I never expected to encounter such a pleasant surprise."
"How did that hood on your head just appear? It wasn't from the quantum realm, it wasn't from nanobots, you just inexplicably gained the physical attributes of a Kryptonian, absolutely true, no exaggeration. How did you do that?"
"The laws of conservation of energy and conservation of mass are broken at the same instant, as if... something suddenly appeared on you."
"I'm so happy, Batman! To me, you've accomplished a great mission by giving yourself to me!"
Chen Tao had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Why had Brainiac been wasting so much time talking to him? If it was about controlling Deathstroke and Black Manta, Brainiac wouldn't have needed that much time at all.
"That's right, Batman." His thought had barely formed when he heard Brainiac's reply:
"Superman, Wonder Woman. Do you think I'd be content with just controlling your current minions?"
His voice gradually grew louder, a blend of soft, resonant tones and high-pitched growls, almost pushing the contradictions to their extreme. It evoked a sense of unconventional, irrational, and inhuman fear, creating a kind of uncanny valley-like sense of dread.
Um—but Chen Tao knew that Brainiac didn't need to do that at all. He deliberately changed his voice to that way just to scare him. It was an old trick that Batman used before. Once you see through it, it won't scare you at all.
Even Brainiac, with his level 12 intelligence, pales in comparison to Batman in his ability to instill immense fear in others.
The first thing that shone in the Electric Girl's eyes was a red light, a sign that she was being controlled by Brainiac.
Next up is Red Hood, whose eyes, hidden behind a mask, are an indistinct color. But they must be turning red as well.
Then came Deathstroke. His eyes, too, were hidden under a hood.
Then there's Black Manta. His eyes are basically giant fly eyes on his helmet.
Then came the bombshell.
His eyes didn't turn red at all. The muscular giant looked at the group of people who had walked up to Brainiac with a somewhat bewildered expression, and scratched his head.
Then it ran over to Brainiac with a quacking sound.
"?"
Brainiac finally realized something was wrong.
"What's going on?" he shouted. "I can clearly read your memories, I can..."
His mind instantly connected to Red Hood's head. This guy was called Jason Todd, liked smooth, white clothes, hated the Joker and Batman, and also...
No, that's not right!
Brainiac found something unusual in Jason Todd's mind. Was it a mental shield? Oh no, it seemed to be some kind of earth creature attached to him, providing him with physical resistance to mental attacks.
breakthrough.
Once inside, it seemed to contain Blake's mental energy, as well as the residual defensive energy left by that pink pill.
Not powerful, yet still breaking through.
Brainiac easily broke through them. These things were no match for him; he utterly destroyed their defenses.
He had been careless and hadn't realized that Batman had already tampered with the minds of his henchmen. Batman had used a pink pill to make him believe that he had cracked the enemy's scheme. Some real but superficial memories had deceived him, making him mistakenly believe that he had deeply controlled the minds of the enemy's henchmen, thus preventing him from fully controlling them for the time being.
But now he has discovered the problem and successfully overcome it.
His gaze shifted to Black Manta and Deathstroke and the others.
Their situations were similar, so he immediately used his mental power to penetrate their brains. He was fully capable of deciphering the minds of several people at the same time.
He will be able to soon...
"ah!!!!"
Brainiac suddenly let out a scream, clutching his head. Countless bouncing circus characters raced wildly inside his head, and then he saw the red-hooded figure in front of him, laughing maniacally: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha!"
"this……"
Brainiac clutched his head, then saw Black Manta burst into maniacal laughter, followed by a series of electric wires: "Fuck you, Batman is hilarious! You never told me the Joker's mind would... would pass through my head—fuck!!! Hahahaha, I'm going to absorb that energy, hahahaha, I can't take it anymore!"
"Hahaha, hahaha!" Brainiac burst out laughing, then suddenly turned his head as he laughed: "It's you!"
Drooling from the corner of his mouth, he clutched his head, staring intently at Batman: "How did you do that? You…"
What surprised him most was not the clown-like thoughts that were being transmitted into his mind at that moment.
Instead, he sensed that, in that instant, an energy that he had no control over erupted from his spaceship, briefly stripping him of control over the entire vessel.
His entire mental state began to be suppressed into the green-skinned Krug organic body he was now controlling, like sardines being stuffed into a can.
Then he heard Batman's voice:
"It's too late, organism."
"You have nowhere to run."
Brainiac's eyes widened.
I am the ultimate AI!
(End of this chapter)