Batman's First Kiss

Chen Tao realized he probably had to put an end to this stalemate.

It was not only because time was running out. The longer this dragged on, the greater the risk became. More importantly, when it came to absolute strength, he truly lacked the ability to suppress Bat-Mite.

Delaying things would not increase his odds of victory. Instead, it would only get Bat-Mite more and more carried away, until he completely lost himself in the fun and who knew what kind of trouble he would cause in the end.

Since that was the case, then rather than continue like this, he might as well...

Chen Tao turned his head and met the blinking eyes of his Diana.

A tremendous awkwardness spread between the two of them. By now, Chen Tao and Diana had stopped running, while Bat-Mite had casually created a barrier that blocked the brides outside.

They kept pounding on the glasslike cover with all their might. Each of them looked like a wronged husband desperately trying to stop his heroine from meeting some blond-haired bastard. But our friends—the villainous brides—were acting according to the patterns Bat-Mite had set. They had no control over themselves. They were actors Bat-Mite had temporarily plucked from the Over-Time Stream.

Most of them—Doomsday, or Poison Ivy from some timeline—had nothing to do with either Batman or Wonder Woman. Their desperation was fake. Their being cuckolded was fake. It was all role-play, a plot Bat-Mite had made up for the sake of the story.

But The Merciless, our friend, you...

"Damn it!" The Merciless suddenly swung his blade into the transparent barrier Bat-Mite had created. The next instant, it bounced high into the air as though it had struck a rubber tire.

A moment later, his figure flickered. He seemed to intend to leave