The Crisis of the Dark Dimension
General Bart couldn't believe that he had actually gained his freedom and regained his Demon Body under such circumstances. General Bart had initially thought it was certain death, but now it seemed he had a new chance of survival?
However, before General Bart General Bart could even express his satisfaction, a terrifying life-or-death crisis gripped his heart. General Bart only had time to glance back before being struck by the Ki Blast...
Moreover, the instant he was struck by the Ki Blast, General Bart suddenly realized something: his connection with the dark Inter-dimensional Space seemed to have been severed!
"Boom!" But everything happened too fast. Even with General Bart's strength, he was unable to react at all. His body was blasted apart by the Ki Blast on the spot!
"Gurgle!" Seeing the terrifying explosive force in the sky, Morbius's eyes flashed with fear, then became somewhat excited, because it seemed that General Bart was really dead!
"Is it over?" Tony Stark asked Robet in a low voice, looking at him hesitantly.
"It's over." Robet. He had deliberately shown it to Tony Stark and Morbius to intimidate Morbius and let Morbius know that sealing him or killing him was an easy task, so he hoped Morbius would behave himself!
After witnessing General Bart's experience, Morbius should no longer harbor any disloyal thoughts. Even if he did, he probably wouldn't dare to show it. Afterwards, having Tony Stark keep an eye on things should solve the problem.
Just as General Bart was completely blasted to death by the Ki Blast, somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, Tarak, who resembled Madame Gao, suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the sky in disbelief, saying, "What happened? Why did General Bart suddenly die? How could anyone kill him? Why didn't the Dark Dimension protect him in time?"
One question after another came from Tarak's mouth, but no one could give Tarak an answer, and Tarak had no way of knowing what General Bart had gone through.
However, a sense of crisis suddenly welled up in Tarak's heart. As she devoured more and more Demon, Tarak had already seen the hope of breaking free from her Mask form and forming Demon Body. But now, General Bart's death made Tarak wary once again.
"What on earth is going on? It's so different from what I remember, and why are there so many more powerful beings? Is it because a dimensional rift has appeared on Earth Dimension?" Tarak finally came to her senses after a long while, her eyes flashing with contemplation and coldness. "However, whatever the reason, anyone who dares to kill a general of my Shadowkhan will pay the price! No matter who you are..."
"WTF?!" On the other side, inside the Batcave, General Ika suddenly opened his eyes. Unlike the incredulous Tarak, General Ika's expression was filled with deep terror.
After all, General Ika's strength is no match for Tarak's. In his mind, he is immortal. Even though he has now fallen into Batman's hands, he is not panicked because as long as he can endure long enough, he will be able to regain his freedom after Batman dies.
Having served as the host of both Batman and the Joker, General Ika knew that the problem wasn't with Earth itself, at least not with monsters as he had initially thought. The real problem lay with only a very small number of people...
When General Ika figured these things out, he felt that he was probably just too unlucky to have encountered two monsters in succession. Of all the Mask, he was probably the only one who was so unlucky.
At this moment, upon learning of General Bart's complete death, General Ika realized that there were comrades even more unfortunate than himself. Their deaths not only proved that he was not immortal, but also that Earth was far too dangerous...
"What should we do? What should we do!" General Ika was terrified. He didn't want to stay on Earth for another second, but entering Earth Dimension was not an easy thing, and settling down in Earth Dimension long-term was even more difficult. Back then, the Dark Dimension had to go through a lot of maneuvering and pay a considerable price to allow the Shadowkhan to enter Earth Dimension.
Once you've settled in Earth Dimension for a long time, leaving isn't so easy, especially since General Ika is currently in a sealed state. Even having Batman as a host isn't helpful, especially since he can't control Batman as a host...
"Master, that Mask seems to have gone mad..." General Ika's unusual behavior did not escape the eyes of the Butler Alfred. After all, General Ika is now Batman's most frequently used supernatural artifact, and its surveillance is of a very high priority.
Butler Alfred didn't want Batman to accidentally fall into the hands of this Mask one day, so as soon as he noticed the Mask's abnormality, Butler Alfred immediately reported it to Batman.
"Gone mad?" Batman's voice held a hint of surprise. Although he thought General Ika might not be particularly intelligent, going mad was something Batman hadn't expected.
"Could it be because of the Joker?" Out of fear of the Joker, the first thought that flashed through Batman's mind was whether there were any remaining Joker tricks on the Ika Mask.
It's not that Batman has paranoia, but rather that Batman believes the Joker is truly capable of such a thing, especially since the Joker's previous madness had exceeded Batman's comprehension, seemingly reaching a new level of insanity. That's why Batman immediately thought of the Joker.
Moreover, when the Joker went crazy last time, he said he was going to cause trouble in Gotham, but so far there has been no movement. None of the methods Batman prepared have been used. Batman, who is unaware that the Joker has now been overturned and controlled by Mephisto, can hardly not suspect that the Joker is brewing a bigger conspiracy!
Thinking of this, Batman quickly arrived at the Batcave, his gaze falling on the deranged General Ika. A hint of hesitation flickered in his eyes, because General Ika's current state of madness seemed different from what he had expected; at least, General Ika's power did not show any signs of going berserk.
"What's going on with you?" Batman, not wanting to waste words with General Ika, held the Mask in his hand and asked in a deep voice.
"Earth is too dangerous. If I stay, I'm afraid I'll die too..." Even with Batman holding him, General Ika felt no warmth or security. His voice trembled as he spoke, clearly indicating that General Bart's death had a profound impact on General Ika's mind, even more so than being Mask by the Joker and Batman.
"Too dangerous? What happened on Earth? Or rather, did you predict some danger was about to occur on Earth?" A glint flashed in Batman's eyes as he looked at General Ika in his hand and asked in a deep voice.
"General Bart is dead. I don't know who killed him. If they can kill him, they can kill me too. Maybe they're specifically targeting our Dark Dimension. Otherwise, there's no reason why they could kill us when we have the power of the Dark Dimension ..." General Ika's voice was still trembling, but his logic was gradually becoming clearer.
"General Bart? Didn't you say before that you couldn't contact your companions?" Batman asked, his eyes narrowed and his voice unfriendly.
"I truly can't contact my companions, otherwise, why would I be here screaming like this?" General Ika slowly calmed down, his voice tinged with self-mockery. "We have no means of communication, especially now that we've been sealed away in this ghastly state..."
"However, our origins come from the same place. Just like when I was Penance Stare Judgment last time, although I was constantly being harmed by the Penance Stare, the Dark Dimension behind me was also constantly protecting my consciousness..."
"This time, someone successfully severed General Bart's connection with the Dark Inter-dimensional Space and killed General Bart, causing quite a stir throughout the Dark Dimension. That's how I came to know about this..."
"Sever the connection with the Dark Inter-dimensional Space?" Batman frowned. He knew what that meant. If someone could truly sever the connection between the Mask and the Dark Inter-dimensional Space, it would not only instantly weaken the power of Mask like General Ika, but also prevent Mask hosts like himself from accessing the power of the Dark Dimension!
"Yes, I don't know whether General Bart was killed with a host or without one..." General Ika glanced at Batman and said, "However, it doesn't matter. Even a freak like you will become an ordinary person after the connection is severed..."
"Looks like we need to come up with a new contingency plan!" A thought flashed through Batman's mind, and he began to make calculations.
General Ika is now one of Batman's most readily available supernatural artifacts, and if possible, Batman naturally doesn't want anything to happen to General Ika.
But Batman knows nothing about the enemy General Ika mentioned and is unable to respond effectively. Batman is a formidable fighter, capable of fighting well-prepared battles, but only if he has sufficient knowledge of his enemy. Otherwise, even knowing the enemy is powerful, Batman may find himself helpless...
"You stay here quietly. If anything seems amiss, call out immediately, and I'll come to your aid!" Batman, regaining his composure, looked at General Ika and said in a deep voice, "But, before you're in danger, don't make any unnecessary noise, understand?!"
"I... I understand!" After regaining his senses, General Ika realized that although the powerful figure who killed General Bart was terrifying, at least he wasn't in front of him right now. Batman, on the other hand, could pose a real threat to him and could even use Dark Power to torture and restrict him, so it was better to continue to back down!
Moreover, judging from Batman's words, he would find a way to help him if danger were to truly strike. With Batman's promise, General Ika felt much more at ease, and this dignified dark Demon was actually filled with gratitude towards Batman...
On the other side, Robet, who had dealt with General Bart, probably didn't expect that he had almost lured Tarak out. Unfortunately, Tarak was too cautious and didn't follow the trail left by General Bart to Robet's side.
"Are you planning to continue researching the Mecha, or this Vampire?" Robet had returned to Tony Stark's house and was enjoying a large meal when he asked Tony Stark.
"Let's see how he is first. I already have a preliminary idea for the Mecha, so I don't need you to demonstrate it for now..." Tony Stark shook his head, glanced at Morbius, and said, "Besides, the Vampire problem is more serious. Even if he talks a good game and says he doesn't drink blood indiscriminately, he does have that kind of fetish. I don't want him to suddenly lose control and bite me one day!"
"No... no, if that really happens, I'd rather bite myself than bite you..." Morbius glanced at Robet somewhat sheepishly, afraid that Robet would misunderstand and think he was going to bite Tony Stark and kill him, so he explained in a flustered manner.
"Hmm? Does biting yourself really work?" Tony Stark asked Morbius with some curiosity after hearing Morbius words. "If it really works, and biting yourself can suck out your own blood, wouldn't you be able to achieve perpetual motion within your body?"
"Uh..." Upon hearing Tony Stark's words, Morbius's expression stiffened slightly. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer Tony Stark, because Morbius had never done or thought about such a thing before.
Ever since discovering that he had been transformed into Vampire and that there was no way to turn himself back, Morbius had given up on the path of science, let alone exploring the various illogical aspects of his own existence.
"You have absolutely no spirit of exploration. Let's experiment with it later; we'll have to do experiments eventually anyway..." Tony Stark shook his head, looking at Morbius with some anticipation, and said, "Although I haven't done much research in the field of biology, I can learn this kind of knowledge in no time at all..."
"You don't actually have a degree in biology, do you?" Morbius had initially trusted Tony Stark quite a bit, but upon hearing that Tony Stark didn't have any research in this area, Morbius suddenly became somewhat distrustful of him. He looked at Tony Stark hesitantly and asked.
"Don't worry, learning is easier for me than dealing with that Mask!" Tony Stark Robet his chest confidently. What a joke! Could there be anything that could stump him, Tony Stark? He's the smartest man on Earth! No! The smartest human being!