nyslfriends Chapter 161 I really didn't mean to beat you up like this
Chapter 161 I really didn't mean to beat you up like this
Chapter 161 I really didn't mean to beat you up like this
Passing through the door, Chen Tao, Killer Crocodile, and the cat totem spirit named "Socks" by Chen Tao appeared on a blood-red ocean.
Killer Crocodile watched as bones coalesced beneath its feet, eventually forming a small, round boat that carried them into the distance.
Killer Croc turned to look at the cat.
At this moment, the totem spirit called Socks, which had returned to the Crimson Realm, was no longer the frail little kitten, but had transformed into a majestic...
A giant cat.
"I didn't know you could enter and leave the Crimson Realm so easily. I originally thought that once your totems left the Crimson Realm, they could never return." Killer Croc heard Batman ask, "And I originally thought you should be able to lead us through the Life Network and directly to the center of the Crimson Realm."
Killer Crocodile rolled his eyes at the giant cat, then crouched down at the bow of the Bone Ship. Immediately afterward, several humanoid skeletons materialized from the bone deck beside them.
The skeletons crafted bone oars in their hands and diligently began to propel the boat. Instantly, the bone boat sped forward at a speed exceeding that of a normal fighter jet. Strangely, the Killer Croc felt no effect from acceleration or wind pressure, its movements as smooth as blood flowing through its veins.
"You are the totem of the Crimson Totem Council of All Beings, yet you can't even use spatial teleportation in your own home and have to resort to the most rudimentary method?"
The cat-shaped totem spirit nicknamed "Socks" still didn't want to talk to Batman. Then, the next second, Batman slapped him on the back, causing him to slip and nearly fall off the boat.
"Speak up, are you mute?"
"Enough!" the sock retorted impatiently, "I'm just a totem spirit, not the king of life!"
"Completely mastering the power of the Crimson of All Beings is something only the King of Life can do, and the current King of Life is still in the womb of Buddy Baker's wife."
"Besides, the red of all living beings hasn't been corrupted to such a weak state by the black of decay yet, so I'm not so weak that I can't even go home."
"So we still have to cross the Red Sea and traverse the Desert of Flesh and Blood to reach the center?"
Socks glanced at him involuntarily. He was astonished by the other's knowledge of the Crimson of All Beings; he knew even more than the human-faced bat! Could a low-grade human-bat serum really achieve such an effect?
But he held back and didn't continue talking to Batman. His brothers in the Totem Council were already in position, ready to face Batman, their formidable foe, and he knew he shouldn't waste any more words to prevent leaking information and causing Batman to become aware of the situation prematurely.
Chen Tao chatted with him for a while, but found that he was unwilling to say much, so he could only shrug and go back to sit down at the stern.
The Bone Boat sailed for a while in the red ocean when the Killer Croc suddenly cried out, "What's that?"
In the middle of the red ocean, tiny islands made of flesh and blood floated up and down, but upon closer inspection, they were not fresh bodies at all, but rotting flesh, emitting a foul stench, constantly oozing pus and blood, and swarming with flies.
Chen Tao looked at the socks, and seeing that he didn't speak, he replied:
"That is a pocket of the island of decay, a small pocket of the land of corruption. More and more pockets like that are constantly sprouting, eroding the red of all living beings."
Socks glanced at him sideways.
You know that too?
He rolled his eyes again, not wanting to talk to Batman.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Tao approached the edge of the Bone Ship while speaking, then quietly reached out his hand, and countless tiny nanobots flew out from his palm and plunged into the Red Sea and the Corrupted Island.
Then he continued, "That's why the King of Life is so important; his mission is to drive these things back and maintain balance. The Red of All Beings cannot be ignored or allowed to spread."
Socks grew increasingly angry, and he suddenly turned around: "And you, you almost killed the King of Life!"
Batman seemed startled and jumped up, while Killer Croc looked at him strangely.
He witnessed Batman's subtle actions throughout, and even Batman's seemingly startled reaction was merely an exaggerated attempt to attract Batman's attention and prevent him from realizing what he had thrown into the Red Sea.
He heard the other person arrogantly say, "I was just trying to scare you..."
"Putting aside the facts, aren't you completely without fault?"
Socks got even angrier after hearing this.
The decaying island in front of him was an eyesore, and Batman behind him was infuriating. He squatted on the bow of the ship in a huff, not moving an inch.
Killer Croc looked back at Batman, who had returned to the stern of the boat and remained silent.
"Batman?"
"uh-huh?"
Killer Crocodile said in a low voice:
"Don't think I don't know, you've definitely prepared something, haven't you? Just like you did with us before."
Batman seemed deaf, showing no reaction whatsoever to what he said.
Seeing Batman's noncommittal and cold expression, Killer Croc swallowed hard and continued:
"Don't think I don't know who you are. We've been friends for over 10 years. Remember when I used to work for Two-Face? That time, Harvey (Two-Face's real name) thought he'd found a secluded spot to kill you, so he set up a whole bunch of machine guns and traps there, huh?"
He said, "As a result, after you ran over there and counted down three times in front of him, his carefully prepared lair was blown to smithereens in the bomb explosion."
"Afterwards, he blamed everything on me, claiming I had leaked the secret. Do you remember what you told us back then?"
"You fucking planted bombs in every building in Gotham that could be used as a trap, just so you could create chaos and escape if there was a battle there someday. That's insidious, man."
(Note: This is something Batman did in the original comics.)
"So afterwards, nobody dared to fight you in high-rises or other unfamiliar places. So come on, man, don't think I don't know you were well-prepared. So, tell me, what are we going to do this time?"
Killer Croc whispered, "Give me a heads-up: wipe out the Crimson Legion? Force them to give us more power?"
He said:
"Or should we crush the Totem Council, seize the position, and sit in it ourselves?"
He kept using "man" and "***" interchangeably, speaking like a rapper. Chen Tao was already starting to regret bringing this incessantly chattering idiot into the Red World.
How could he remember that Killer Croc's character was a taciturn, strong thug, a beast whose animalistic nature outweighed its human nature, instead of a gossipy "big" mouth?
What has Hollywood done to Killer Croc?
"No, we came to the Crimson Realm with friendly intentions. We've come with good intentions to request their help." Chen Tao warned Killer Croc, "Don't do anything that would surprise our allies."
Killer Croc wore a look of disgust on his face. If he wasn't mistaken, just a few minutes ago Batman was throwing some incomprehensible contingency plan into the sea.
He adopted a serious expression:
"This world will only become a better place if you force it, bat."
?
Chen Tao glanced at him sideways. That line sounds familiar...did you steal my line?
"Where did you hear that from?"
"What?" Killer Croc tried to play dumb.
Then he met Batman's disapproving gaze.
"I'm giving you a chance to rephrase your words."
The killer crocodile immediately cowered. He raised his hands:
"Okay, okay, this line was Poison Ivy's original creation. I'm just borrowing it, just borrowing it."
Chen Tao was speechless. This damn famous saying had actually changed hands three times.
Then his face darkened. No, he's a time traveler—that's a famous saying from Si Shou.
Then he thought again, no, that's not right. How can something like Batman's be called plagiarism? It's third-hand!
Chen Tao nodded with a clear conscience.
The crocodile was still questioning its existence: "Why was I discovered so easily? Don't I seem like the kind of person who would say such profound things?"
Chen Tao was too lazy to explain to him about this plagiarism incident involving the original work, and continued:
"In short, the Crimson of All Beings and we are both on the side of justice. We are here hoping that the Crimson of All Beings will provide us with assistance. As long as we speak to them politely, they will definitely be willing to help us generously. So you must be polite."
"I understand, I understand." Killer Crocodile nodded repeatedly.
"If they are not generous, we help them to be generous; if they are not decent, we make them decent."
"..."
Chen Tao initially wanted to correct him, but he quickly gave up.
"You're right."
The socks next to them felt a chill run down their spines.
They landed on the Blood Desert, and the socks were used to create chariots of bones. They trekked across a red land.
Chen Tao released nanorobots several more times.
He did not see the warriors of the Crimson World, who were the guardians of the Crimson World. They were generally orcs with the heads of various animals and bird wings on their backs.
They were supposed to be stationed in various places of the Red River, ready to resist the invasion of foreign enemies at any time, but at this moment, Chen Tao did not see them at all.
His eyes were downcast.
What does this tell us?
This indicates that the Totem Council is gathering its forces.
Who are we going to deal with?
"I genuinely and sincerely want to cooperate with you."
He sighed and spoke to the cat totem "Socks" one last time.
They finally arrived before a palace of flesh and blood.
As expected, Chen Tao saw the palace gates open, and the four totem spirits had been waiting for a long time.
One of them looked like a rhinoceros with a curved horn; another had a face full of antlers; another looked like a lion; and the last had a monkey's face covered with turtle-like scales.
Following closely behind was a vast army of guardians emerging from the shadows: crocodiles, dog heads, pit bull heads, tiger heads, lion heads...
Armed with weapons and clad in armor, they flapped their wings and landed one by one in front of Chen Tao.
Without a word, the cat totem "Socks" turned and ran to his companions, and the army immediately surrounded Batman and Killer Croc.
"Bat, if you have any tricks up your sleeve, you'd better use them quickly," the crocodile said. "The situation isn't looking good right now."
He tried to make a connection with a crocodile-headed Red Guardian, but the other man simply slid his broadsword across the ground with a clang.
"I just want a green dinosaur."
Chen Tao sighed and told them.
"impossible."
The one with the rhinoceros head totem spoke first:
"You mortal. You have completely angered the Crimson of All Beings. You have no idea what you are facing, nor do you understand how important we are."
He said, "The red of all beings is an important part of the whole world, and we are the guardians of this world. Compared to us, you are not even worth a hair."
"Dinosaurs are creatures that have long been extinct in the long river of time. If you were to create one in reality, it would only cause chaos among all living beings and errors in history and biology. Such a request is absolutely impossible to fulfill."
"Do you know what your most foolish act was? After the Crimson of All Beings rejected your unreasonable demands, instead of backing down, you dared to threaten the balance of the entire world with the safety of the King of Life! This has already committed a capital offense!"
"For the proper functioning of the Crimson of All Beings, and for the balance of all things in the world, we have no choice but to allow you to come to the Crimson of All Beings, and then imprison you here..."
"We'll make you die here." But the antler totem interrupted the rhinoceros totem: "How dare you desecrate the red of all living beings! Your sin deserves death!"
"A mere low-level spokesperson dares to negotiate with us."
His malice was practically dripping.
"Only death can wash away such blasphemy!"
The rhinoceros totem wanted to say something, but out of consideration for his companion, he kept quiet.
The antler totem beckons:
"Warriors of the Crimson Realm, strike! Defeat this arrogant fool!"
The cat totem "Socks" frowned:
"Forehead……"
boom!
But before Socks could speak, they suddenly saw a huge crack open in the ground next to their palace, from which countless machines sprang out as if they were free.
Gears, metal, all sorts of electrical appliances, and long guns and short cannons... they parasitized the fleshy earth as if they were alive.
"What's going on?"
The antler totem screamed loudly, and countless robots poured out of the hole like a tide, as if an island of decay had opened directly in the center of the red world.
Many of the Crimson Warriors were caught off guard and were quickly knocked to the ground. Some even developed mechanical parts on their bodies, becoming weakened versions of Steel Bones. They roared in pain as they endured the suffering, feeling the mechanical parts writhing and growing on their bodies, turning them into true cyborgs.
"That's impossible!"
The antler totem swung its staff violently, smashing a leaping mechanical scorpion into a pancake: "Even the control of the decaying black cannot control the guardians of the red of all beings... No, they seem to have merged, merged together... But how is this possible? What have you done? What do you want to do?"
Chen Tao sighed heavily.
He still wore a sincere smile on his face, a very kind smile:
"I want a green dinosaur."
He was still smiling, but narrowed his eyes: "However, it's probably more than that now."
In that instant, a mere second, the antler totem saw the smile that had been lingering on the other's lips vanish without a trace.
A chill ran down his spine. He heard the other person say:
"What a pity...why did you have to force me?"
The jet-black bat flapped its night wings, and its scarlet pupils revealed the vertical pupils of a wild beast.
Bat-like fangs emerged from his mouth, followed by his head transforming into a green dinosaur. Invisible nanobots swirled around his body, and the gigantic, half-mechanical, half-bat dinosaur soared into the air, slamming the antler totem to the ground, then unleashing punch after punch:
"Do you even know what it means to suffer the torment of flesh and blood, and to ascend to mechanical immortality?"
(End of this chapter)