Free Web NovelChapter 815: Chapter 770: The Mystery of Origins
"Bang!"
Not far behind Bruce and the other two, a manhole cover shot up into the sky, and Su Ming flew directly out of the underground, floating above the muddy ground in a standard mage pose.
Behind him were Damian and Wally, tangled and wrapped in strangulation, and Mili bundled up like a spring roll in the magic floating cloak.
The black and yellow armor shimmered coldly under the moonlight, and the tentacle monster behind him added to his terrifying aura. After a hint of red light, his calm gaze fell upon the remaining three.
"I’m wrong! I’ll change! I..."
Bruce and Crush turned around and assumed their battle stances, but Fatty continued kicking his legs and whining on the ground, showing no intention of fighting, still wailing. freewebnøvel.coɱ
However, the small eyes behind his fingers would occasionally peek at Su Ming’s reaction, as if observing the effect of his strategy.
"Stop, stop, that’s enough." Su Ming released Damian and the others, indicating they were free, and spoke to Fatty irritably in Chinese: "Wailing again? Stop, cry one more time and I’ll kill your whole family."
"Oh."
Blue Fatty quickly got up, patted the muddy water off his backside, and flashed a silly, honest smile.
Due to his stupid-looking face and clumsy demeanor, he intentionally misleads others’ judgments with his appearance, which is also a form of self-protection.
He knew this disguise had no effect on smart people like Deathstroke and Batman, but he had to smile.
’Deathstroke probably already knows my family is long gone; this cold joke is indeed chilly.’ He thought to himself, but it’s still better to smile at Deathstroke’s cold joke.
Even though smiling makes him look particularly foolish, what else can he do? ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Wally immediately rolled up Damian and Mili and disappeared, hiding behind their teammates. He swallowed nervously and quietly asked Damian.
"So, have we surrendered and been accepted?"
Damian glanced at him; Black Wally is only good at dance machines, isn’t it obvious in this situation? If Deathstroke wasn’t joking, they would have been long dead.
Since it’s a joke and a game, Billy pulled the game console’s power plug; there’s no question of surrendering now.
Damian pushed past Crush in front of him, trudged through the mud toward Deathstroke, looked up at the floating figure, and his brain worked quickly.
The opponent had already displayed absolute strength but hadn’t harmed them, indicating he likely had something to discuss.
"...Deathstroke, what brings you here?"
Su Ming continued to float, his black cloak fluttering in the moonlight, and the red light on his mask focused on Damian’s face, scrutinizing his expression.
It’s odd; Damian seemed very familiar with Deathstroke, and his attitude wasn’t repellent. Though cold, he treated Batman the same way...
For the Bat Clan, this was just a normal inquiry, but using such a tone with Deathstroke was indeed out of place.
Even Batman wouldn’t be so calm upon meeting Deathstroke; the same goes for Nightwing and Tim.
"Deathstroke! What did you do now!"
This should be the reaction, regardless of whether Deathstroke did anything; encountering him should stir doubts that he’s up to something bad... Even Su Ming, as an otherworldly counterpart to Old Deathstroke, should be suspect.
This family’s skeptical nature kept them alive; even with Su Ming having saved Earth several times, Batman still doubted him. The Lantern ring’s issue was temporarily set aside by Bat, yet surely he was scheming something behind the scenes once more.
Are ten Lantern rings powerful? Actually, each universe has its Lantern Group, so it’s merely a Single-Cosmic Level power.
In the Multiverse, it’s only slightly above average, far inferior to X Metal.
Especially under the Five-dimensional Power’s world rewrite scenario, X Metal remained, while only a single piece of invisible light from the ten Lantern rings was left.
To deal with a Lantern ring possessor, Su Ming also had ways, and surely crafty minds like Batman and Luthor, or lunatics like Joker and Mad Laugh, wouldn’t struggle with the same issues.
Not to mention the Cosmic Divine Level big shots in the Multiverse.
Outside of DC’s Multiverse, Lantern rings become difficult-to-use gemstones for energy and amplification, which further illustrates their limited strength.
In currently known universes, only personal intellect and martial arts, supplemented by X Metal as a top-tier tool, are universally applicable powers.
Thoughts rapidly crossed his mind, seeking traces from every angle, but this happened faster than a blink, and Su Ming smiled; he understood why Damian wasn’t afraid of Deathstroke.
In the comics, Su Ming had seen the reason, originating in "Deathstroke: Rebirth V4," where Damian believed he was Deathstroke’s son.
If so, he considered Earth-0’s Old Deathstroke his dad, then Su Ming, to some extent, was family to him.
Just like the Female Hunter from Earth-2 calls Earth-0’s Batman "Uncle Bruce," Damian felt no significant fear toward Su Ming; rather, might even hope to use Su Ming’s information to explore the truth of his own heritage.
This matter wasn’t complex, it’s Damian’s mom who’s to blame, with no one else knowing.
Talia wanted to build a new family with Main World’s Deathstroke, so the kid had to follow her! Bruce didn’t care about the child one way or another.
But Damian idolized Batman; ordinary means wouldn’t separate Da Mi from Bruce, so Talia resorted to a clever trick.
She forged several DNA test reports, put them on the dark web, and spread a tiny rumor through Assassin Alliance’s death warriors globally, indeed baiting the case-loving Tim.
He hacked the dark web via the Justice League’s mainframe, discovered those reports, and was instantly alarmed.
’Oh my, Damian is actually...!’ Tim thought of keeping it secret, considering everyone was fine currently, but in life’s final moment, he decided to tell Damian the truth.
Talia knew Mr. Oz planned to capture Tim alive, which aligned with her previous plan, but Tim didn’t know; he wrongly assumed he was dying.
So Damian was conflicted after taking over the information.
You say verify the DNA again? Sorry, Batman would never hand over his DNA sample to anyone! Not even to the Justice League! Can’t be trusted!
He tests it himself? Or let Alfred test it? Sorry, Damian doesn’t trust the conclusions they’ve handled.
"You are my son, no need for proof."
"I need evidence, but you can’t provide it to me."
"This matter ends here!"
The two had a falling out.
So Da Mi went to find Old Deathstroke. After paying money, Deathstroke cheerfully cut a piece of meat from his arm, letting him test it at will. Selling a piece of flesh for a million US dollars — making money is easy these days!
The inspection report indicated a mismatch.
But Damian started to suspect that Batman had tampered with the testing process, deliberately preventing him and Deathstroke from recognizing each other as father and son, rendering this new report untrustworthy.
The old three reports were not only the conclusions of the world’s three most famous laboratories but also Tim’s last words before he died, speaking with his life. That’s much more credible than the claims of both Batman and Deathstroke themselves!
As a person is about to die, their words are kind, moreover, Tim was the Robin most loyal to Batman. The only message he left before he died was about Damian’s lineage.
And according to Talia, Damian is her and Deathstroke’s son. Batman... was just the poor guy taking the blame back then, because he was wealthy and could provide Damian with a good material foundation.
So Damian went to pester Old Deathstroke again. Even if the latter went out on a mission, he would follow.
"I’m really not your father!"
"You’re deliberately hiding something."
"Keep talking nonsense, and I’ll kill you!"
"We are indeed very similar, because I think the same way!"
Old Deathstroke naturally did not kill Damian. Without money, he wouldn’t kill a highly valuable target. So, Damian felt that Deathstroke was hard on the outside but soft on the inside. His attitude towards himself was unexpectedly the same as towards Deathstroke’s known children.
Definitely suspicious!
Then, the whole issue turned into a mess.
Doubt is like something released from Pandora’s Box, once it takes root in the heart, it is hard to erase.
Now, even if Talia changes her tune, Damian would doubt if Batman used violence to coerce her.
A lie detector? Sorry, that thing is a toy for well-trained martial artists. Damian himself could make the needle draw pentagrams continuously. Even stronger martial artists could make it play music.
To let Damian travel through time to see for himself? He would suspect if Barry used Divine Speed to help Batman play tricks.
Going to Black Paradise, the Netherworld, to find grandpa Leixiao Gu? No, maybe Batman made some deal with the Black Death Emperor.
Now Batman is beyond words. Previously, he suspected others with great delight. Today he faces the consequences. Under Damian’s imaginative suspicion, he simply can’t prove Damian is biologically his.
Please prove that you are you, that your father is your father, and write out the solution steps...
You think this is physics? Chemistry? Mathematics? Wrong! This is a philosophical question! There are no solution steps!
The question is wrong, the respondent is wrong too, but the question must be answered.
Hence, no matter how Batman answers, it’s not the correct answer.
In the end, even Batman started to doubt whether Damian was actually his son...?
Were the ones who died in Crime Alley really his parents? Bruce has no memory before the age of three. He can’t prove those two were his biological parents.
And Alfred, instead, seems more like his father... Otherwise, why would he care for him for decades? Just because of loyalty or friendship?
Can’t think about it, thinking about it will drive you insane.
And now, even if he goes for a DNA test himself, he can’t believe the results, because they might be conclusions arrived after some manipulation by Deathstroke or Talia. They could do that.
Likewise, on the matter of lineage, Damian doesn’t trust anyone; he only believes in his own judgment.
As a result, the whole matter has become irreversible. This is a top-level strategy of exploiting human nature.
And strictly speaking, Talia wasn’t lying. After all, if she marries Old Deathstroke, Da Mi would be Deathstroke’s stepson. A stepson is also a son, albeit with the timing of calling him dad a bit earlier.
The most ridiculous thing is that even if Su Ming explains the entire story to Damian now, Damian still wouldn’t believe it. Instead, he would suspect Batman used money to bribe this Otherworldly Deathstroke to falsify evidence....
That’s human nature—people only believe what they want to believe, and doubt has always coexisted with trust.
The more important a person is to you, the more you trust them, but just a hint of evidence showing you trusted wrongly will unleash all previously concealed suspicions. They were always there.
The more faith you had before, the more doubt you have now.
Darkness deeply roots itself in everyone’s heart, and it can erupt at any time. Even the closest of people may suddenly turn against each other.
This unsolvable problem makes it naturally impossible for Su Ming to bother proving it to Damian; on the contrary, now is when the lineage-doubting Damian is at his most fearful and helpless.
And this can be utilized....
