novelsmap Chapter 427 Releasing the 'Machine Soul'
Chapter 427 Releasing the 'Machine Soul'
Chapter 427 Releasing the 'Machine Soul'
Batman wasn't the only one whose crimes were exposed.
Batman, who quietly put away the N metal tarot card, could only be thankful that Superman had already figured things out before he threw a punch at him.
After realizing that Superman wasn't completely out of his mind, Batman calmed down a bit and tentatively asked, "Is there anything I can do?"
"You just need to do what you're supposed to do!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Joey, bracing himself for a bit of bloodshed, didn't even turn around, shrugging his hand dismissively: "Like maintaining this damn green light barrier! Stop being so clever!"
To be honest, now that I think about it carefully, Batman believes that Superman could have easily given up that punch and handed the card to him instead.
That means the other party is indeed quite angry about this.
When Superman said "Stop being so clever," did he actually want to be smarter or not?
Batman believed the hidden meaning in the other person's words was the former.
This is when this N-metal card will come into play.
After Reed reintroduced the theory of cosmic energy, the discussion among several brilliant minds became increasingly heated.
This scene, where everyone participates, may seem lively, but it's the illiterate Captain America, Black Widow, Sandman, and the others who were forcibly kidnapped by Joey who suffer the most.
They had no idea what had happened.
"What are they talking about?" Luke Cage, who spent his life on the streets before and after becoming a superhero, asked. "Is there anything we can do to help?"
"Don't look at me." Sandman, who had been grabbed because he looked familiar, was also bewildered. After being arrested by Superman for his first bank robbery, he chose to live under an assumed name: "I'm just a sand carrier at a construction site!"
"We are in the midst of a biological crisis, and they are looking for a solution."
Having calmly observed the entire process, Captain America made a professional judgment and noticed something that others had missed: "Batman is missing."
Batman didn't disappear; he just wandered around the other rooms on this floor.
And he also had the tarot cards that Superman had given him with that punch earlier.
So what is the purpose of this tarot card made of N metal?
This involves the special properties of nitrogen metal itself.
Although it is unknown what kind of power could have allowed Superman to remelt and reshape the N metal, which was originally a pile of irregular fragments, into the shape of a tarot card, this did not prevent Batman from using it to perform the original function of the N metal.
When used properly, N-metal, as the ninth metal, can grant users many abilities, including but not limited to a robust physique like Hercules, immortality, anti-gravity, and clairvoyance, among others.
What Batman needs to utilize at this moment is one of the major abilities of N metal, which can be explained in two words: "magic breaking".
N-metals naturally counteract all things that shouldn't exist in the material universe, such as magic.
These are ghosts and energy entities that are invisible and intangible to ordinary mortals, but those who possess N metal can come into contact with them and interfere with them.
All possible magical methods that Doctor Doom could have implemented would be ineffective against the already formed N metal.
Unfortunately, in order to maintain the authenticity of his disguise, Tony did not set up any magical barriers.
Only within Jarvis's core remained a final double lock, a combination of magic and computer science.
Just like after his memory was erased last time, Batman easily made his way into the server room and touched the Jarvis kernel, which he had accessed before.
The moment the intelligent butler Jarvis reloaded the system and booted up, Tony, who was in the next room studying the virus with everyone, suddenly changed his expression.
Damn Batman, even at a time like this, he's still looking for trouble!
Tony quickly composed himself and stood up calmly, preparing to deal with the bat that was trying to expose all his secrets.
But before he could fully lift his buttocks off the chair, Dr. Banner pressed him back down: "Tony, what do you think?"
What is the plan for Reed to break through Superman's defenses and collect blood samples?
What do I think?
Doctor Doom, hidden under Tony's skin, had already seen it once, and he didn't want to see it again at all!
But he still has to maintain his image; he can't just ignore everything and flip the table to kill that damn bat!
So Tony could only take the tablet from Dr. Banner and make a convenient excuse to leave: "I'm going to the bathroom to check!"
Tony's sudden departure was witnessed by Joey, who was surrounded by a group of top-notch research teams.
Batman's efficiency is always terrifying. He had just reached the final step when Tony found an excuse to leave. What a coincidence!
It's now completely confirmed that Tony himself also has problems.
Joey has finally figured it out: what Batman and Iron Man told him before was very likely true.
Batman truly did erase everyone's memories while he was unconscious.
And "Tony" is definitely no longer the real Tony, just as Batman said.
One reason is that Tony hadn't kept his promise to Joey, attempting to expose Batman's affairs to everyone.
Of course, this isn't a major point of suspicion. As a wild and unrestrained genius, Tony was used to being arrogant and domineering. He didn't hold grudges overnight, so it was understandable that he might ruin things when he got angry.
This raises another question: how could such a carefree and unassuming Tony possibly escape Batman's trap?
Of course, although Joey eventually improved his thinking efficiency and figured out these two points in a very long time, his idea of punching Batman was also real, and giving him N-metal was more like a side effect.
Even though they were on the verge of infighting because of Batman's crazy behavior, Joey still chose to let the always unconventional Batman take a gamble.
It's best to address internal problems first, and then deal with external issues later.
Compared to Batman's human-like act of erasing everyone's memories, Doctor Doom's resurrection is definitely more unacceptable.
That's why Joey gave Batman the last piece of N metal with anti-magic properties that he had in his pocket.
Joey is usually strong and can throw bricks, and unlike Batman, he's not a theoretical second-playthrough player, so he knows very little about how to use N-metal.
He himself couldn't imagine how this metallic mineral, originally from Senagon, could help Batman uncover the true nature of Doctor Doom.
But Batman did it.
After using the N metal card to remove the magical lock on Jarvis's core, the remaining computer lock was no match for Batman's unparalleled infiltration skills.
With a snap, the last chain binding Tony, who was stored inside the AI Jarvis, was released. Batman, clutching the N metal card, made a move that left even Joey speechless—
He reached out and grabbed outwards, actually pulling out a phantom image directly from the server in the computer room.
Of course, that wasn't some kind of "machine spirit," but rather Tony Stark in a spirit form.
Joey wasn't surprised by the identity of the soul, but rather by the fact that N metal had this ability, allowing Batman, who was essentially a mortal, to extract souls with his bare hands!
Meanwhile, Tony Stark, who is actually Doctor Doom, arrived at the scene. He asked, "What did you do?"
Two Tonys, one real and one virtual, stand facing each other.
Thank you for watching.
Batman performed a magic trick, retrieving the playing card-sized piece of N-metal from his wrist and blocking Doctor Doom's path: "See, things are getting much more interesting now."