At this moment, Robert sensed a powerful dark force approaching him, and more crucially, he recognized the owner of this force.
Batman!
"Is this his superpower?" Robert murmured with some hesitation in his heart, but soon recognized the familiar aura, "Hmm? No! This aura, it's similar to that mutated old lady, and also somewhat similar to the Shadow Corps. Did he steal the power of the Shadow Corps? Or was this all his plan? Is he a lunatic?"
Robert recalled what Clark had mentioned about Gotham having many mentally ill individuals, which made him somewhat hesitant.
"Whoosh!" Just as Robert was pondering, a dark figure appeared in front of the shadow demon, and before Robert could react, it slapped the shadow demon.
"Puff!" The shadow demon, as if backlashed, exploded with dark power that then burst forth and returned to Batman...
Robert: ??? What the heck?! Was my kill stolen?!
Robert was dumbfounded. He recognized Batman's aura, so he didn't attack immediately, wanting to see what Batman planned to do.
But Robert never expected Batman, who suddenly displayed extraordinary power, was actually there to steal his kill... Was this person a lunatic?!
"What are you doing? You..." As Robert was about to say something to Batman wearing the Icarus mask, he saw Batman suddenly rush towards him, swinging a fist at Robert's head.
"Hmm? Definitely a lunatic!" Anger flashed in Robert's eyes as he dodged Batman's punch and counterattacked, punching Batman's abdomen from below. However, Batman reacted quickly, blocking Robert's punch while the swing that missed turned into a chop aimed at Robert's neck!
"Boom!" The next moment, Batman's hand chop collided with Robert's arm. Batman unleashed a powerful dark force, stronger than the shadow demon's, putting great pressure on Robert.
But Robert, under the state of Berserker Fist, wouldn't back down due to power. Robert stood firm against Batman's force, and with a surprised look from Batman, headbutted Batman's mask, pushing him back!
Then Robert leaped forward, having forgiven Batman for killing the shadow demon, as the Batman in front of him was stronger than the shadow demon, with better combat skills!
"Although I don't know why he was hesitating before and now he's gone berserk, his combat skills are definitely top-notch!" Robert thought, engaging in a fierce battle with Batman. Although his strength and speed were suppressed, with Berserker Fist and the continuously rising combat power of Giant Ape Fury, Robert showed no signs of defeat.
Moreover, Batman's combat skills were indeed top-tier, but Robert's skills were even better!
Compared to others, Batman's combat skills were slightly better than Ms. Gough's, slightly weaker than Diana's, but still terrifying. After all, Robert noticed that Batman's power came from the mask on his face...
Meaning, Batman was controlling a power that wasn't his own without any hindrance, as if these powers were originally his!
What Robert didn't know was that at this moment, within the Icarus mask, the consciousness of General Icarus was trembling. Initially, General Icarus thought encountering Joker was an accident, and there shouldn't be many monsters like Joker in this world.
But when Batman put on the mask, General Icarus realized he was wrong, terribly wrong!
At the moment Batman wore the mask, General Icarus was excited on the surface, thinking he could finally escape Joker and ecstatic about regaining control of his powers...
But his ecstasy quickly turned to shock. He thought Batman, like Joker's previous host, would release the evil within, gradually corrupting his kindness and conscience, and his mind would be completely consumed, turning into a cold, merciless, evil devil. But Batman just paused, and General Icarus felt a familiar terrifying sensation!
General Icarus saw that the darkness and evil hidden within Batman were no less than Joker's, and Batman, using his mask as a medium, directly communicated with the dark dimension behind the mask, gaining control of the dark power, ignoring the rising dark and evil consciousness, and even murmured, "It's not as corrupt as I imagined!"
Yes, Batman felt that the corruptive evil power granted by the Icarus mask was not enough, at least not to the extent that it would cause him to lose control, which left General Icarus devastated, even leading him to shut down...
General Icarus wanted to ask: Are all humans like this? Is Earth this dangerous? How did I not know before?
But in the end, General Icarus didn't dare to speak up, because he sensed that, compared to the talkative Joker, Batman was more like a silent figure in the darkness. If he rashly broke Batman's silence, it probably wouldn't end well...
"Ah! This is so interesting, such powerful destructive force. So, having the mask allows for such destruction? It's even more terrifying than this guy's battle with the shadow demon!" As Robert and Batman engaged in a fierce battle, Joker, observing everything from the shadows, excitedly shouted.
"If I had known about this destructive power, I would have helped renovate Arkham Asylum earlier. The sewers were always blocked, and the patients complained a lot..."
"But where did Batman find this assistant with such impressive combat skills? If I were using dark power to fight this guy, maybe I would lose even faster. After all, my combat skills aren't worse than Batman's in the short term, but I know too few combat techniques, and my experience isn't as rich!"
Joker said this without showing any worry. Instead, he glanced at another screen and continued to mutter.
"I wonder, Batman, have you lost control yet? I feel like you haven't. You have enough darkness, but it seems you lack evil. And your face is completely covered by the mask, so I can't see your expression! It's a pity I can't contact Icarus now, otherwise, I could ask..."
"But if you haven't lost control, why haven't those shadow warriors disappeared? They're still massacring in Gotham. Can you really bear to kill? Hmm? It seems like no one has died, though... Hahahaha!"
Joker said this and suddenly discovered something, laughing crazily with heavy sarcasm, as if mocking Batman for still adhering to his ridiculous principles.
"You dare not kill! You actually dare not kill!" After a while, Joker's laughter stopped, followed by thick anger, even starting to violently smash things in the surveillance room, "Why? The darkness of the mask isn't enough to make you completely lose control, are you worried that killing someone will cause you to lose control? Can't you recognize yourself and truly come into my arms?!!"
"Huff! Huff! Huff!" After a while, Joker, somewhat exhausted, stopped and left the surveillance room, entering another identical surveillance room to continue watching the battle between Robert and Batman.
"So, you, who are not prepared to kill, how do you plan to end this battle? Just defeat him? It doesn't seem easy, does it? After all, this guy seems eager for battle, you seem to have excited him!" Joker watched the battle between Batman and Robert, suddenly laughing again, as if he had already seen Batman falter. It seemed not only his plan was thwarted by Robert, but Batman's plan was likewise.
Joker had guessed Batman's intentions. As Gotham's guardian, Batman naturally did not want extraterrestrial powers to enter Gotham, but having to bring Robert over this time, Batman had made some preparations.
However, after putting on the Icarus mask, Batman thought he could pretend to be controlled by dark powers, not immediately retracting the shadow warriors, and then fight Robert to further understand Robert's strength to find countermeasures in the future while lowering Joker's guard and using the shadow warriors to locate Joker!
At this moment, Joker was waiting for a good show. As for the shadow warriors trying to find him? What a joke, having had the Icarus mask for so long, did Joker not know its capabilities?
From the moment Batman called Robert for backup, Joker gave up on directly confronting Batman. He needed to find another way to breach Batman's defenses, making him truly lose control and fall into darkness...
This Batman, who controls dark powers, is not what Joker considers truly losing control and falling into darkness!
"Boom!" In the battlefield, Robert and Batman clashed fists again, the terrifying dark power colliding with the concentrated energy, causing the ground beneath them to collapse, leaving a dark pit where nothing could be seen...
Batman drifted backward, the mouth behind the mask slightly open, unsure of how to speak.
When Batman first came to fight Robert, he could sense that his dark power gave him an advantage in speed and strength over Robert. At the start of the battle, Batman felt he was suppressing Robert.
But every time Batman attacked, he never truly pushed Robert back. Although he didn't understand why, he eventually accepted that Robert seemed to have an unbeatable ability and kept it in mind.
What Batman found somewhat unacceptable was that despite being weaker in speed and strength, Robert's combat skills and experience surpassed his own...
Even during the battle, Batman felt the gap in combat skills between himself and Robert, like when he first learned various combat techniques from his teacher. No matter how much he learned, the teacher was always a bit better...
But Batman knew Robert's background too well, except for not knowing Robert was a Saiyan from another planet. He had collected Robert's growth trajectory.
In Batman's view, Robert should have awakened his superpowers at fifteen, but in just two years, how did Robert acquire such terrifying combat skills? Combat skills require not only talent but also continuous accumulation through battles to break through...
As various thoughts flashed through Batman's mind, Robert, who was simpler in his thinking during the battle, had one pure goal: to defeat Batman, this formidable opponent!
After all, Robert was a bit away from defeating the shadow demon, and the shadow demon's lack of strength didn't satisfy Robert, but fortunately, although Batman stole his kill, he also gave Robert a thrilling battle...
"Ha!" Robert shouted, launching a powerful ki wave at Batman, who had just landed. Batman's gaze sharpened, releasing a dark beam from his hands.
After obtaining the Icarus mask, Batman's mastery over dark powers wasn't limited to enhancing his physical qualities. He also commanded the dark energy as if it were part of him.
But Batman was reluctant to use this dark energy, as his battle with Robert had already devastated the outskirts of Gotham. Another energy collision would further damage the outskirts of Gotham!
Moreover, Batman keenly sensed that the energy released by Robert had pure destructive power, but his dark power did more than that. Dark power would also erode the surrounding environment. Even if Batman managed to restore the outskirts of Gotham, returning the ecology to its original state would require waiting for the dark power to completely dissipate...
Earth: Superheroes! What have you all been protecting?!!
"Boom!" But facing Robert's ki wave at this moment, Batman had to use dark energy to block it. The collision of the two powerful forces exploded, destroying everything around, leaving another wound on the Earth.
At the moment the explosion finished, Robert dashed, drawing an arc in midair, charging directly towards Batman.
Batman, meanwhile, slowly sank into the ground and disappeared, just like the shadow warriors. Joker, observing from the shadows, narrowed his eyes. He looked around, ensuring the shadow warriors wouldn't discover this place.
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