American comics: What kind of evil intentions could Batman have?

Chapter 1085 The Bat Clubhouse! Batman's Grim Reaper

Chapter 1085 The Bat Clubhouse! Batman's Grim Reaper

Long ago, Death promised Chen Tao a position she could give him: a Grim Reaper who would manage all the Batmen. Later, she extended this opportunity to Death, who was in charge of the Dark Multiverse.

But Chen Tao refused.

Death warned him that this was a one-time offer, and it would only take effect if she made the offer in a time-shifting current reality.

If Chen Tao rejects this offer this time, he will not have a second chance.

But neither Chen Tao nor Death ever imagined that one day, a powerful Outer God like Dr. Manhattan would forcefully destroy reality bit by bit from the downstream of the Hypertime Stream.

Just as Batman Dragon predicted, they are entangled here, while Doctor Manhattan is undisturbed, destroying the DC multiverse inch by inch.

When time begins to reverse, the reality of the DC multiverse is constantly being destroyed, which means that the past that was originally preserved in the time-travel history has once again become the reality of the DC multiverse.

Reality continues to collapse downstream from the super-time flow, gradually approaching, and death makes that promise to Chen Tao, that point in time.

So at this very moment—

"OK."

Chen Tao nodded and said, "Let me become the Grim Reaper of the Dark Multiverse. I could have controlled everything—"

"No, Dr. Manhattan has consumed a little bit."

His words were interrupted by death; she pointed at Chen Tao and said, "You're too greedy."

Then she paused and sighed. As the embodiment of the rules of the DC multiverse, the supreme deity, Death Girl had already seen what Batman Dragon was thinking.

She predicted what Batman Dragon would do in the future. This feeling wasn't about peeking into a future that hadn't even taken shape yet, but rather like when you see someone who has never eaten chili peppers pick up a chili pepper and stuff it into their mouth, you can almost predict the "future" in which they jump up from the spiciness.

The gothic girl wrinkled her little nose, looking very dissatisfied: "I hereby declare that you are the Grim Reaper of all Batmen. All Batmen will come to see you on their deathbed, regardless of whether they are Bruce Wayne or whether they have renounced the Batman title."

Humph.

Death isn't that stupid.

If Batman's Grim Reaper leaves the DC multiverse, then at most, all Batmen in the multiverse will no longer have a Grim Reaper responsible for them. This isn't a huge problem; it's just a matter of Batman.

But if Batman Dragon were given a death god from the Dark Multiverse, and he left the DC Multiverse, wouldn't the entire Dark Multiverse be without death? Wouldn't that cause chaos?

The lesser gods of death usually have their own lesser death domain, such as the White Bone Garden of the Crimson of All Beings and the death domain of the Black Death Emperor.

If Batman Dragon also became Batman's Grim Reaper, then he might have an alternate dimension specifically for those dead Batmen to enter. This alternate dimension could be called "The Dead Batman's Room" or "The Joker's Anus," whatever the name.

However you look at it, this alternate dimension won't be too large or too complex. Even if Chen Tao goes on strike and leaves, Death can still work overtime as usual, personally receiving every dead Batman. It won't lead to a situation where all Batmen are immortal, nor will it have any side effects on the DC multiverse.

Okay, there might be side effects. After all, having an additional secondary death space means that Death won't directly contact every Batman who's about to die like before, which will slow down Death's reaction.

Perhaps future Batmen might do something outrageous like surviving a physical crossing of the atmosphere, but they are Batmen, so this is just a minor issue.

However, if Batman Dragon is given the position of Death in the Dark Multiverse, it will spontaneously generate a secondary space of death for all beings in the Dark Multiverse. If Batman Dragon goes on strike, Death will have to go through this secondary space of death to receive beings from the Dark Multiverse. Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

"Why?"

Frustrated, Death heard Batman Dragon's innocent voice and became somewhat angry.

"Alright, you've already achieved your goal, haven't you? Now, get out of my Curved Dimension!"

With a snap, a portal opened in space, and Chen Tao, who was sitting cross-legged, was kicked away from the idyllic Death Coil Dimension by the furious Death Girl. He quickly found himself in a different space that resembled an endless starry sky.

He sensed the aura of death in the space without any instruction, and he immediately realized what it was.

This is a realm created by the DC multiverse to celebrate the birth of a new god of the realm of death; it is silent and yet so wondrous.

The rules of the DC multiverse continued to function perfectly even at this critical moment, as if the crisis threatening the entire world had never occurred.

In this critical moment, what lies before us is like a new bud sprouting from withered wood, a power born from death. The DC multiverse, amidst the crisis of cosmic destruction, calls for a greater, brighter, and more boundless future—that infinite dawn—

The DC multiverse is growing weaker, yet its vitality is flourishing. On Earth-15, Perpetua is resurrected, and Doctor Manhattan destroys the hypertime stream.

All of this was transformed into nourishment for the DC multiverse, breaking down and rebuilding itself to become even more vibrant.

Before this, Chen Tao had never come into contact with any divine authority in the realm of death. He had used the Black Death Emperor many times and had successfully manipulated the Corrupted Black, but now his feelings were different from all of the past.

Life and death coexisted in his mind, singing along with his thoughts. Chen Tao reached out and began to shape this world of death.

He divided the world into many layers, capturing every important moment and every painful one for Batman. He understood it all instinctively, as if countless Batmen were acting within him simultaneously: the Broken Bat, the Batmobile, the Bat Dragon, Bat-Leniak, the Rapid Fireball, the Dark Father—

Crime setting, League of Shadows, Batcave, Arkham Asylum, Justice League Watchtower —

Scene after scene took shape under his hands, and when Chen Tao came to his senses, he had already created a complete bat paradise in his own realm of death.

This paradise will appear in every near-death experience Batman experiences, breathing with him until he crosses the edge of death, raises his head in the cold seawater, and breathes another breath of fresh air.

It's less that Chen Tao created this world of death, and more that Batman created it.

Chen Tao's first thought was to summon the Laughing Bat, so that it could have some fun and experience the new Bat Wonderland he had created.

The feeling was so urgent, like how the Joker couldn't wait for Batman to come and play in the amusement park he created during a deadly joke.

But Chen Tao did not find the Laughing Bat.

This guy really did fake his death.

But Chen Tao knew.

He knows.

Oh, dear Bat of Laughter.

He'll eventually come here to visit.

Because you all know, all it takes is one beautiful day —

Anyone can become Batman.