Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics

Chapter 5926: Chapter 4946: There Is No Batman Here (33)_2

"This has seriously disrupted the players’ gaming experience." Lilith appeared somewhat worried, "Visitors from other universes will definitely feel that Brainiac’s game system isn’t worth much..."

"That’s where you’re wrong," the agent said, "That’s absolutely not what they’re thinking right now."

"It’s over! It’s over! It’s over! It’s over!" A wail echoed from the teleportation portal hall, "We’ve messed up!!!"

"Don’t panic." Another voice said, "Even if it got disconnected, we can log back in later, it doesn’t mean we broke it."

"That’s right, aren’t the people of this universe also involved?" Another voice said, "Let’s find them first and ask what’s going on."

A few figures had just stepped out the door when they stopped. The street was flooded with water, several trees snapped, looking like a disaster had just happened. Nightwing took a sharp breath: This might really be a catastrophe.

If Brainiac were to crash at this moment...

"It can’t be." Red Hood frowned, "It’s just a game system malfunction, he’s a super artificial intelligence, there’s no way the whole thing would..."

Just as he was saying this, a flash of lightning streaked across, and Barry walked out saying, "Tim sent me to get you, let’s go."

No matter which universe’s The Flash it was, Robins basically trusted unconditionally. However, the Robins from the Prime Universe remember that this universe’s The Flash’s Divine Speed isn’t very suitable for carrying people, but even so, he still came over, indicating that something was a bit urgent.

They arrived at Viscount Manor in the real world, and found the Robins here were even more anxious than they were. But it wasn’t Gotham’s situation or Brainiac’s problem that was worrying them.

"The Professor and the others seem to still be in the game." Tim forcefully ruffled his hair, "The agent, Bishop, Arrogant, they’re all still online in the game!"

"What??!!"

"Also Charles and Lilith," Ted added, "Both of them are missing too, and Brainiac can’t be reached either."

Now that’s trouble. Red Robin plopped onto the sofa: "How could they possibly be trapped by the game system?"

"Professor Shearer can return to the High Tower," Harley remained relatively calm, "Professor Xavier isn’t someone a game system can trap, and Lilith’s prophecy ability didn’t foresee this situation, which means it’s not too dangerous."

"Doctor Manhattan," Tim’s face darkened. The Prime Universe Robins couldn’t help but glance at him; his tone was much like Batman’s. "It can only be him."

"The key is how did he interfere with Brainiac?" Pamela said, "This probably isn’t the first time he’s done this. Wasn’t he involved in Cobblepot’s incident before as well? How does he do it?"

"Doctor Manhattan is very powerful," Harley recalled, "And Batmen are cautious of him, aren’t they? It’s normal that Brainiac isn’t his match. But you’re right, for him to affect our universe, there must be an anchor point. What exactly is it?"

Tim was silent for less than a second, suddenly raised his eyes: "Ice."

"That 200 tons of ice," Tim suddenly said.

Numerous clues swirled in his mind, suddenly pierced by a sharp thought. All the clues were strung together, making Tim realize that Doctor Manhattan may not have used much superpower to execute this trick, which was precisely his cleverness.

"Gotham’s water pollution isn’t that simple," Tim looked at them, "Brainiac was determined to investigate, even forcing people like Director Gordon and Professor Shearer out of the universe, it wouldn’t really just be because of water pollution."

"It does sound a little fishy when you say it like that," Pamela folded her arms, "Professor Shearer being such a dangerous element is expected, but Brainiac knows very well that someone like Director Gordon could never murder innocents. Even if he really did add something to the lake, it must be because the other party deserved it. Since there’s no evidence, just turn a blind eye to it, why make such a fuss?"

"Brainiac might not be doing it on purpose, but his stern attitude and thorough investigation make those involved in that incident think he’s going after the lake monster, but maybe he’s not. What he really wants to investigate might indeed be water source pollution, and the source of the water pollution might not even be Jonathan Crane."

"But Jonathan himself admitted it," Dick said, "He must have confessed to using chemical means to harm Brainiac, that’s why he went to jail."

"Just because Jonathan did it, doesn’t mean someone else didn’t," Tim’s thoughts were very clear, "If you ask Jonathan who he’s harmed, he’ll say he did it to everyone. Because he did in fact use chemicals to attack everyone indiscriminately, he’s been adding poison to Gotham’s water for so many years, who hasn’t been harmed by him?"

The others were somewhat speechless because it really was like that. Jonathan is the kind of person who never shies away from taking the blame, he just wants to prove he’s the greatest Super Villain in the world. If you ask him if he’s done anything wrong, he’ll say he did, and then proudly go to jail.

And the truth is, he indeed did it. He might have put a thousand toxins into Gotham’s underground water system, and one of them just happened to corrode Brainiac’s machinery.

So when Brainiac or someone else asked him, he’d say it was him. But whether it was really his chemicals that were effective and whether he was the ultimate culprit, even he didn’t know. He just thought it couldn’t be anyone else but him.

"Did you just say there’s something wrong with the ice?" Harley caught the key point.

"That 200 tons of ice was transported from Professor Fries’ laboratory to Cobblepot’s underground warehouse, the whole process was full of oddities," Tim emphasized, "Why ice? Why transport it? Why can’t Cobblepot know?"

"Isn’t it to make Cobblepot doubt himself?"

"Cobblepot’s potential impact on Brainiac is quite limited, targeting him, in the long run, might have some effect, but Brainiac’s game is about to go online soon, this long-term plan isn’t applicable."

Tim lightly tapped the table with his fingertips: "Unless, in this plan, there’s some aspect that can directly harm Brainiac. Those ice blocks seem to be insignificant props, but in fact, might play a crucial role."

"There’s another detail that can support what I’m saying," Tim said, "Ogway, under Doctor Manhattan’s control, chose to avoid the Joker when transporting the ice, why is that?"

Harley showed an understanding expression: "If the ice itself isn’t an issue, then it doesn’t matter who transports it. In fact, Jack could even serve as the best witness for Cobblepot’s mental issues, because the two of them know each other. Jack might go ask Cobblepot, which could deepen Cobblepot’s self-doubt, there’s no need to deliberately bypass Jack."

"But if the ice is problematic, then the Joker must be kept out of the matter, otherwise it could very likely be discovered."

"Exactly, Jack isn’t to be trifled with, the Joker has a notorious reputation across the whole Multiverse, Doctor Manhattan wouldn’t dare let something suspicious pass right under his nose."