A Sudden Heave, and He Pulled Over a Hal

Black Death Emperor always felt that his voice sounded a little strange.

Although describing the voice of a dead creature as strange was somewhat ridiculous in itself, that was indeed the case. After taking over Black Death Knight William's body, Black Death Emperor's voice was no longer the terrifying, low, hoarse sound it had once been. Instead, it had become slightly younger, resembling the voice of a young man... though it still had that distinctive breathy quality of the dead.

This ordinary change in his voice was presumably because William Hand had only recently died. Creatures that had just died often ended up like this, with some flesh and skin still remaining.

"Why does your voice sound different?" The Batman Who Laughs stopped what he was doing and looked at Black Death Emperor warily.

He was still smiling.

Black Death Emperor did not think there was anything worth hiding. He directly told The Batman Who Laughs that he had replaced his body.

"This new body allows me to project more power into the material universe, and with greater strength."

As he spoke, The Batman Who Laughs scrutinized him for a while.

"So that's how it is... You should have told me before doing it. The change in your voice genuinely startled me, dear friend."

The Batman Who Laughs said nothing more. He knew Black Death Emperor had already finished what he was doing, and saying anything now would only make the other party feel annoyed. In that case, it was better to say nothing.

Black Death Emperor's actions had not actually harmed The Batman Who Laughs's plan. They were merely a minor variable within the plan's parameters. The Batman Who Laughs was even too lazy to say "next time," because he knew very well that the two of them would