LRAB Chapter 291 Living Planet
Chapter 291 Living Planet
Chapter 291 Living Planet
Batman uses the green lantern to project a giant bat, which, with each collision with Ultron 30K, constantly changes its form to be more suitable for hand-to-hand combat, evolving from animal limbs to four limbs, and even manifesting a skull-like shape on its body.
The green light projection is the manifestation of one's own will. Batman is simply projecting what's in his heart according to his instincts, but Joey, standing next to him, is breaking out in a cold sweat.
Because the enormous bat-like figure Batman is currently projecting looks exactly like an "old friend."
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Barbatos, the bat god.
Just as every Spider-Man's origin story begins with being bitten by a spider, every Batman's origin story begins in Crime Alley.
But if you delve deeper, Batman's origins are just as complex as Spider-Man's.
Barbatos somehow managed to embed his existence into the distant ancient history before Batman even appeared, so much so that his figure would occasionally flash through every Batman's nightmare.
Joey just hoped that Batman's actions wouldn't trigger a chain reaction and pull the real Batman over. Last time, he was only able to force the Batman to retreat by sheer luck, and this time, if they faced each other head-on, he was afraid that things would be very bad.
While lost in thought, Joey realized that he was not currently in Barbatos's service area when he was almost slapped by Ultron. Only then did he feel a little relieved.
The more you compare, the more you realize that Barbatos, who could alter reality and traverse the universe with a mere gesture and whose battle had nearly taken him away, suddenly seemed much more pleasing to the eye than Ultron, who was covered in various deadly weapons and dangerous superpowers and had a hideous appearance.
Unlike Superman, who still had extra energy to spare during the battle, Batman, who was holding up a giant projection and fighting Ultron 30k to a standstill, was already on edge, burning with all his willpower.
The Green Lantern Ring is also a burden for Batman, whose willpower far surpasses that of ordinary people. Such a ring requires boundless imagination, which Batman does not possess. He prefers to be methodical and meticulously plan every step of the way.
The materialized projection of the Bat God collided with Ultron 30k's body, but it was difficult to cause any decent damage. Iron will is not always effective, especially when the opponent's body is made of a mixture of Uru steel and vibranium.
All Batman can do is restrict Ultron's movements and create opportunities for Superman, who has enough destructive power, to attack.
However, Joey not only had to attack Ultron 30k's main body, but also had to deal with the constant harassment from a massive number of Ultron drones. These drones had various forms and functions, including superpowers such as fire, ice, teleportation, energy absorption, rebound, and magnetism. This ragtag army made Joey feel extremely troubled.
After clearing out a large swarm of drones that lacked defensive capabilities with a heat vision system, Joey felt as if he were selecting a strategy for Ultron to fight the enemy.
The capabilities of the drones they killed would not be available in subsequent engagements, but the number of similar drones surviving these engagements was increasing dramatically.
Two minutes ago, eliminating these robots was a breeze, but now it's a bit more difficult.
"call!"
When the efficiency of thermal vision was no longer what it used to be, Joey changed his approach and used Freeze Breathing directly. Absolute cold froze all the robots hovering in the sky.
During their descent, these robots began switching modes, using flame forms to escape.
Joey was feeling a bit exhausted. This Ultron 30k was unexpectedly difficult to deal with. The enemy's minions were all mechanic-driven monsters, and they had various forms with different phases. He felt like he was teaming up with Batman to take on a raid boss in an online multiplayer game, and it was a challenge at the beginner level. Only this Batman could be considered a second-time player with rich experience, so he could keep up with Joey's pace in this high-pressure dungeon.
"then!"
At a crucial moment, Kara joined the fray, throwing a hastily printed blade toward Joey with supersonic speed.
The blade crackled with purple arcs of electricity, instantly piercing through all the drones in its flight path. The speed of this military blade was so fast that only a Kryptonian with the nerves to react could react to it.
By the time Joey, who was lost in thought, realized what Kara had thrown at him, the blade had already reached his face!
"Ouch! Couldn't you have been more careful!"
In his frantic attempt to grasp the knife, Joey even managed to cut his hand on the sharp blade, the wound feeling slightly numb and painful, like he'd been electrocuted.
Nearly blowing Joey's head off with a knife didn't make Kara feel any remorse. Instead, she seized the opportunity to criticize Joey's lack of discipline:
"Can't you just focus for a second?"
Hearing those familiar words, Joey figured Kara was somewhat vindictive: "Is this never going to end?"
Despite the argument, Joey, having caught the blade, swung it with one hand, tearing the drone that lunged at him to shreds like paper by the purple lightning emanating from the blade.
He suddenly felt like he had gone from an extremely difficult team dungeon back to a mindless hack-and-slash mode.
"Your partner is about to give up."
Kara positioned herself between Joey and the swarm of drones so he could spare a hand to look after Batman, who was nearly blown apart by Ultron's 30k elbow: "I'll deal with these drones, you take care of that big robot!"
Having finally escaped from a bunch of small monsters, Joey rushed to Batman's aid. His willpower, carried by a mortal body, had been fighting against Ultron 30k for so long without being defeated, which could be considered somewhat "human-like".
After scanning with his super vision, Joey lunged straight at Ultron 30k's enormous ant-shaped head. With extreme speed and kinetic energy, plus the Kryptonian blade clearing the way, a flash of purple electricity, and Ultron 30k's head fell to the ground.
Ultron's mechanical head smashed the continent beneath its feet into pieces with a deafening roar, but this did not mean the battle was over.
Do you even know what distributed computing is?
After uttering these words, Ultron 30k's giant head, like its previously dismembered arms, split into even more swarms of war drones.
With the drones being deployed again, the pressure on Kara's side increased dramatically. Batman wasn't having an easy time either, since he was just an ordinary human being and couldn't withstand such constant strain.
"At this rate, even with the most optimistic estimate, it will take us more than ten hours to completely eliminate it!"
Already feeling the strain, Batman silently assessed his stamina and estimated, "Before that, I'll probably be exhausted four or five times over!"
"You guys are being a bit too optimistic."
Having lost even more parts, Ultron's size shrank once more, and a new head grew back: "In my opinion, you still haven't found your place."
Ultron 30k's eyes emitted a red light, sweeping across the entire sky in an instant. Joey and Kara, who were illuminated by the light, immediately felt their bodies sink.
"You are just experimental subjects for my next evolution."
As the experiment drew to a close, Ultron 30k achieved the result he desired: "Ah, just as I thought."
Soon, the yellow sunlight in the sky began to dim. Zhang Parker, who was most sensitive to the surrounding environment, looked up and found that the sun, which was originally the size of a washbasin, had shrunk to the size of a star, and the surrounding air was becoming increasingly cold.
His spider-sense trembled along with the earth; the source of the crisis was no longer Ultron 30K standing on the earth, but all the land beneath his feet!
"What gave you this misconception—that this machine is the real me?"
The entire atmosphere of the planet was illuminated by red sunlight. Ultron 30K's body was connected to the metal ground, and he used his mind to drive the planet beneath his feet to shift its stars and move away from the third orbit.
He is a robot, that's true, but who says a robot has to be humanoid?
The current Ultron 30k is a living planet with a metallic core and an outer layer of earth and a psychic field used for shielding and disguise.