"Then."
Chen Tao's black eyes shifted beneath his mask, sweeping over both sides as they closed in on him in unspoken coordination.
Then he sighed.
"From a historical perspective, everyone here is my senior..."
He slowly extended a hand. Some people on the villains' side recognized the movement as a prelude to an attack and stirred uneasily, but Magician Davis raised a hand and slightly suppressed the crowd's agitation.
Then everyone saw Chen Tao remove his mask.
"Holy shit, Batman is Bruce Wayne?"
Someone on the heroes' side cried out. The person beside him: ?
Amid the chaos of "What, Batman is Bruce Wayne?" and "What, you didn't know Batman was Bruce Wayne?", everyone clearly heard Batman Dragon speak:
"But for some unsolvable reason, I have to kill some of you, so... please."
"Ultimate Star told us that we can only return to our own timelines by killing you. You see, we'd be delighted to try."
Chen Tao heard someone from the villainous group say this.
He nodded.
"Then I'll have fewer reservations as well." He spoke with impeccable courtesy, his elegant diction making it sound as though he were not standing on a battlefield moments away from collapse, but at a lavish party, holding a champagne glass and gallantly kissing a lady's hand.
"Wait, wait, this may be a misunderstanding." Someone among the heroes tried to persuade the others. "It hasn't come to the point of fighting outright. Weren't we here to stop Davis from taking the time traveler's energy...?"
"He killed Atom Smasher, Radiant Knight, and the others. What's there to misunderstand? This is no longer superhero behavior—"
"Damn it, although I'm not very familiar with this guy in front of us, I took part in the battle against Supreme Superboy before. If you ask me..."
The superhero