The Deathstroke of the Marvel Universe
Chapter 1540

Between Battles

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"So, Luthor might have an inhalable antidote for The Batman Who Laughs Virus?"

Su Ming confirmed it with Barry again. According to reports from Man-Bat and Khalid, Luthor had appeared at Justice League Dark headquarters and turned those lunatics back to normal.

The Flash wolfed down fries with his front teeth like a squirrel, making chattering noises. He shrugged. "Probably, but I think Luthor was simply using everyone as test subjects. It also shows he wasn't confident in his own antidote."

Deathstroke draped an arm over Barry's shoulder and rubbed his head. "That's right, but you're missing another layer. Don't focus all your attention on Luthor. Think about why The Batman Who Laughs attacked Justice League Dark."

"Uh, I don't know."

When it came to magic, Barry was completely lost. He had no idea what was inside Justice League Dark headquarters. He only knew there was a Dragon Bone ornament there.

"The Batman Who Laughs's goal was probably the same as mine. He wanted to use magic to accomplish something, except I got there first." Su Ming reached for another fry, and the two of them crunched away together. "But he didn't need to launch such a high-profile attack. He only needed to control one hero, go in through the proper channels, and borrow it, didn't he?"

"Mm, that makes sense." Barry felt Deathstroke was right again.

"So let's make an assumption. Somehow, he learned that Circe was going to Justice League Dark to steal Eclipso. He also learned about the relationship between Luthor and Circe, so he controlled a group of second- and third-rate heroes and sent them to Circe and Luthor for them to see."

Su Ming hooked an arm around Barry and slowly walked with him, speaking in hushed tones. Meanwhile, Diana in the crowd kept her

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