"Batman, what exactly are we doing right now?"
On the timeline formed by the convergence of three split timelines.
Somewhere in the future.
Hero Day punched the rotting corpse that lunged at them nearby into pieces... If this had been a corpse driven purely by magical power, he might have managed without so much trouble. But on this split timeline, the future had already collapsed to an absurd degree.
"Quiet. I just adjusted the future on this timeline and created some disturbances. That will help prevent Supreme Superboy from tracking us."
Chen Tao had transformed into a dragon-shaped creature. Batlike wings sprouted from his back and flapped, while his face had taken on a faintly draconic appearance, carrying Joker-Man's characteristic pallor.
A wound nearly ran from his right shoulder to his left waist. It was a gift from Supreme Superboy.
Tch. A parting gift from an old friend who had traveled with me all this way. It really hurts.
Chen Tao shook his head slightly. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could almost still hear Supreme Superboy's furious roar.
After Chen Tao refused Supreme Superboy, he had not immediately turned hostile and struck to kill.
He had apparently still wanted to persuade Chen Tao, going to great lengths to do so. But in the end, it had all been futile.
And he could not bypass Chen Tao. The Barbatos under Chen Tao's control was a crucial part of Supreme Superboy's plan.
So all he could do was roar...
Roar in despair, just as Supreme Superboy had done countless times throughout history.
Hero Day had just turned around when another monster, a combination of a mechanical spider and a rotting corpse, leaped up and bit at his head.
"Why can't we use the authority of The Black or Metal Spirit to