"Hmm?" On one side, the Joker was vigilantly watching his surroundings to prevent the appearance of the dark shadow warriors, while on the other side, Robert, who had rushed towards Batman's location, frowned. He released various senses, carefully searching every inch of space, looking for Batman.
Soon, Robert's eyes suddenly brightened, and he stepped on the already collapsed ground. A burst of energy condensed around Robert's legs, and at that moment, two dark claws reached for Robert's legs, only to be crushed by his foot...
With a "boom!" sound, and not just the two dark claws, but the ground itself was completely crushed by Robert, and the original shadow instantly vanished without a trace, with Batman nowhere to be seen.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Seeing this scene, the Joker suddenly burst into laughter. He guessed Batman's intention, which was to drag Robert into the same kind of dark space that had trapped him before. As for what Batman wanted to do in the dark space, the Joker wasn't sure, but what delighted him was that Batman's plan was thwarted by Robert.
Even from Robert's expression, the Joker could read Robert's thoughts: "Why hide? Come out and continue the fight!"
"Little bat, all your preparations, training yourself, are for dealing with potential crises. But this guy seems to purely want to find strong opponents to fight. I wonder, how will you deal with him?" the Joker muttered, somewhat expectantly looking at the scene before him.
To be honest, the Joker wanted to see Batman being pummeled to the ground by Robert even more. Although the Joker, having lost his dark power, could no longer judge the strength levels between Robert and Batman, he could deduce that Batman was no longer keen on a direct fight...
At this moment, Batman was in a dark space, his expression carrying a hint of helplessness. Although the buildings around him and even the mountains, rivers, and the earth had been destroyed, Batman felt that the Joker could still monitor this side. He wouldn't miss the chance to witness his own transformation.
Therefore, Batman wanted to bring Robert into this dark space. If he could persuade Robert to stop fighting and go after the Joker first, that would be good. Even if he couldn't persuade him, he could trap Robert and then concentrate on finding the Joker's location.
Originally, Batman thought that after mastering the dark power, finding the Joker wouldn't be too difficult, given the characteristics of the dark shadow warriors he had figured out.
But as the fight went on for so long without the dark shadow warriors finding the Joker, Batman guessed that the Joker must have some means to avoid the dark shadow warriors, especially since the Icarus mask had always been in the Joker's hands...
Now, Batman's plan seemed to have all failed. When he first encountered Robert in Gotham, Batman thought Robert was a reckless guy. Now, Batman was even more certain that Robert was a brute who knew only battle!
Batman even doubted his profile results on Robert before, but now it seems, not only was there no issue with the profile, but it was also quite accurate!
"Let's just lay it all out. I've basically probed his strength. It seems he has the ability to grow stronger during battle, which is quite troublesome. I'll need to be cautious about that in the future!" Batman sighed helplessly in the dark, eventually having to change his plan.
At least, the plan to understand Robert's strength was somewhat successful. At least now, Batman knew much more about Robert's strength than before he arrived in Gotham...
And now, the most critical thing was to find the Joker and end this long drama in Gotham!
"Disappeared? Interesting, is this another way to hide?" Robert's gaze flickered slightly. He felt Batman was nearby, but couldn't find him, different from the demon he had encountered before that could hide its form.
"If the body's perception can't find him, can the soul's power do it?" Robert suddenly thought of something. A burst of soul will rose up, and Robert's soul power was also released. Then, Robert's eyes brightened, and he whispered, "Found you!"
With a "zapping" sound, Robert's soul power burst forth, directly piercing the surrounding dark aura and finding Batman hiding within.
Batman: ???
When Batman heard Robert's excited voice, he looked puzzled for a moment. The expression on his face under the Icarus mask changed more noticeably because General Icarus knew how difficult it was to discover and break into this dark space from the outside...
"It seems not only the Joker and this Batman are freaks, but this world has too many of them!" A thought flashed through General Icarus's mind, his expression suddenly becoming despondent. "When did Earth become so dangerous? When was the last time I awoke? Have I been asleep for so long?"
General Icarus's question remained unanswered, as Robert had already rushed towards Batman in the dark space again, his expression filled with intense excitement, leaving Batman somewhat speechless...
If only Batman had known how unreliable Robert was, always eager for battle, he wouldn't have sought him out. However, Batman seemed to forget that he had sought Robert out precisely because Robert loved to fight and was easily lured over, and this battle was initiated by him...
With a "boom!" sound, the next moment, Robert's fist collided with Batman's, and Batman's figure retreated into the darkness, while the dark power that Robert had torn through also healed itself. This place became a dark space, no different from the environment Batman was in before, where everything was engulfed in darkness, invisible and imperceptible!
"But it seems the same, he's brought here after all!" A thought flashed through Batman's mind, hiding in the darkness without coming out, prepared to have a serious talk with Robert.
Unfortunately, Robert could now lock onto his position. Batman could hide his body and his aura in the darkness, but he couldn't completely hide his soul and consciousness.
And Robert had locked onto Batman through this, in this battle, Robert's greatest gain was not a thrilling fight, but further development of his soul power!
Unless the opponent could also keep their soul consciousness silent, Robert felt that anyone he locked onto would have a hard time hiding from him again!
Battle, indeed, is the best way to improve!
With a "swoosh!" sound, just as Batman was about to speak, Robert's figure had already disappeared from its original location, and Batman suddenly felt a sense of crisis, instinctively dodging to the side. He saw Robert holding a ball of Qi, smashing it where he had just been.
"Boom!"
The next moment, an astonishing explosion sounded in the dark space, but the explosion did not damage the dark space. The dark space remained as it was, as if it was too sturdy to be destroyed by physical energy...
"Eh? This place is interesting!" A hint of surprise flashed in Robert's eyes, followed by an even more excited expression. In a normal Earth environment, even when Robert faced powerful enemies and released terrifying Kamehameha waves, he would slightly control the explosion's power and spread to avoid causing too much damage to Earth.
But in this place, Robert felt he could fight without restraint! What a great place indeed!
"Wait! Listen to me first, I wasn't controlled, I was pretending..." Batman dodged out of the way of Robert's attack and, seeing an even more excited Robert, hurriedly shouted.
"Whether you were controlled or not, what does it matter to me? Let's fight first and talk later!" Robert wasn't concerned about whether Batman was truly controlled or not, because he didn't have much interest in such matters. Since Batman wasn't controlled, then they might as well continue the fight. After all, they had just had a thrilling battle, and now they could have an even more exhilarating one!
With a "sizzle" sound, a green flame surged around Robert, activating the Giant Ape Power: Rage to its limit, while Robert's battle technique: Berserk Fist turned his fighting spirit into a tangible force. In a dark space where no other light sources should appear, several forces emerged, continuously consuming the surrounding dark power.
It was only because Batman's mask was constantly drawing power from the dark dimension that this piece of dark space could still be maintained, let alone continue to endure the onslaught of Robert's power.
"Not this, can't you just listen to me first?" Batman, seeing Robert's momentum even stronger than before, prepared to say something with a bit of helplessness, but Robert's figure had once again vanished from the spot, not wasting words before the fight was over!
With a "boom!" sound, the next moment, Batman's fist, feeling somewhat resigned, collided with Robert's, and the entire dark space slightly trembled but remained undamaged.
"Enough! I'll suppress you first then!" Batman gritted his teeth, mumbling somewhat discontentedly, as his dark power also erupted out, clashing with Robert once again.
Batman felt that if there were any more enemies, it would be best to let Robert deal with them alone because such a person was really not suitable to be a teammate. Batman didn't think Robert would consider the presence of his own teammates during a battle. Probably in Robert's excited state of fighting, nothing would remain but the most basic rationality...
Robert and Batman fought their second great battle in this dark space. Robert let loose, unleashing countless Qi waves recklessly, while the Prince's battle technique constantly bombarded the dark space, forcing Batman to collide with the same dark energy.
Meanwhile, in the normal world of Earth, Clark's expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the outskirts of Gotham City...
"Robert? How did he disappear?!" Before dealing with that demon, Clark had clearly seen Robert and Batman in a fierce battle. Concerning Batman, this so-called superhero who suddenly attacked Robert, Clark was somewhat displeased, especially knowing about Batman's so-called contingency plans.
But seeing Robert enjoying the battle so much, Clark didn't bother to intervene. He was too lazy to care whether Batman had lost control or turned dark, as it seemed Robert should be able to handle this state of Batman...
However, Clark never expected that in the few minutes it took to chase and kill a demon, Robert and Batman had both disappeared, causing Clark's expression to suddenly change as he vanished from the spot.
"Boom!" The next moment, Clark appeared in the outskirts of Gotham, his powerful aura enveloping every corner of the area. Robert had disappeared three times before, twice due to being blocked by mysterious forces, so the moment Clark appeared, he immediately released his full aura, showing his strength to make those hiding in the dark wary of him.
Clark's terrifying aura became tangible, causing everything around to tremble constantly. Hidden in the distance, the Joker's surveillance equipment exploded at this moment because Clark's aura targeted everything in the area, living or non-living.
"My surveillance footage!" the Joker screamed in the control room. He had lost the intelligence on the battle after Robert and Batman entered the dark space, and now he couldn't see anything anymore, clueless about how the battle between Robert and Batman would develop. It felt as though ants were crawling all over him...
"Superman? Why is he here? Is it because the battle between the two was too terrifying, destroying everything nearby? And how did he find my surveillance equipment?" the Joker hurried to several new control rooms, finding none of the surveillance equipment had survived, which made him somewhat displeased, marking Superman as someone to be resented.
Moreover, the Joker, who had lost his supernatural abilities, couldn't tell from the surveillance equipment how Superman managed to destroy his monitoring devices. Even if his high-tech surveillance equipment could slow down the footage by a thousand times, it still couldn't clarify this matter...
"Nothing? Still can't find him! Where did Robert go?" At this time, Clark in the outskirts of Gotham frowned deeply. His psychic power began scanning everything around, his fists involuntarily clenching...
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