Main Universe Batman's first reaction was that Owlman had blown something up again. But his sharp hearing and judgment told him that this explosion sounded different from Owlman's usual explosions.
Before he could react, a familiar figure was blasted away, flying straight off the upper level of the corridor bridge. Main Universe Batman turned to look and found that it was Owlman.
He slowly turned back. When he saw the figure rising from the smoke and dust of the explosion in the square, radiating chilling killing intent, he involuntarily swallowed.
Arkham Batman was covered in blood, his body riddled with wounds cut by explosion fragments, yet he rose as though nothing had happened, still holding a glittering gemstone in his hand.
"Oh my God!!!" Wanda was the first to notice the disturbance. She hurriedly flew over, rushed to Arkham Batman's side, and said, "What happened? How did you get hurt?!"
As she used Scarlet Power to heal Arkham Batman, the other professors gradually arrived as well. The Hippopotamus Goddess, who had come from another direction, found Owlman, who had been knocked unconscious by the blast again.
"I don't know what happened," Arkham Batman said. "We had a small disagreement and exchanged a few words. Then he reached out toward me, but for some reason, he suddenly looked like he was in pain, and then there was an explosion..."
The professors looked at one another, their expressions grim. They all knew about the explosion in the magic forest. Though the official explanation had been that the magical elements in the forest had gone berserk, everyone knew those Batmen had been behind it.
Owlman had been the most seriously injured at the time, so they had assumed he was the victim. But now it seemed that was not the case—the explosion had