civilwarnovels Chapter 2371 Psychic Assault (26)
Chapter 2371 Psychic Assault (26)
Chapter 2371 Psychic Assault (Twenty-Six)
Under the physical attack of the two Batmen, Constantine quickly woke up, but just like the male versions of her in other universes, he was not much better after waking up. Most of his recovered sanity was used to stare at the male and female Batman and engage in some aesthetic appreciation for purely artistic purposes.
It wasn't until Batwoman slammed the table hard that Constantine woke up. She wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and said, "I'm sorry, but your uniform is really...unisex."
"Let's get down to business." Batwoman's murderous intent was almost overflowing from her eyes.
"Oh, Dr. Soship, right? I've heard some rumors about him, but don't really expect him to be just an ordinary doctor. There is no one who is easy to deal with in the Academy of All Souls."
"What on earth is that place?"
"To put it simply, it is the highest academy in the world of mysticism. According to the common understanding, it is probably equivalent to the honorary academy in the best universities. It does not recruit ordinary students. Basically, only scholars who have been famous for a long time and are really good can join it."
"So what exactly does this mysterious Dr. Soship have?"
"I don't know the details. I don't get along with those pure theoretical people. You know, I'm a wild person." Constantine shrugged, lowered his head to light a cigarette, took a puff of smoke, and said with some emotion: "I haven't been back to the UK for a long time. I don't know what the situation is there now, but it's probably about to end like this universe."
The two Batmen looked at each other, and Batwoman was about to raise her fist again, but Batman stopped her and called the bartender who was hiding behind the counter out and said, "Give her a tequila, it's my treat."
"Hey, handsome guy, you want to bribe me so soon." Constantine leaned towards Batman, smiled widely and said, "Don't be so anxious, we can talk about it in the evening."
Batwoman was about to roll her eyes when Constantine leaned towards her again and said, "I mean together."
The next second her head was pressed on the bar table, and Batwoman said word by word: "Let's talk about business!"
Constantine rubbed his neck, shook his aching shoulders, picked up the cigarette, took a puff and said, "Okay, I know you must be looking for him for something important, but that place is a bit weird, and ordinary people can't get in."
"What's weird?"
"To put it simply, it's a crack in time and space. The building of the All Souls Academy you see is located in the present, but every room inside is in a different era. This is to prevent those precious research materials from being destroyed in a disaster in a certain era."
"So how do we find Dr. Sohip?"
"Normally, if ordinary magicians want to enter All Souls College to search for information, we need to send a letter first. Once permission is granted, along with the reply, you will hear the midnight bell of All Souls College, which has not rung since 1963."
"At this time, when you came to what is now All Souls College in Oxford, you would see the lights on in the room of the person who invited you, enter the door, walk up the stairs, push open the door and you would enter the room you wanted to enter."
"Do you have any friends who can invite us?"
Constantine shook his head and said, "You can only enter the room of the person who invited you. The other rooms will be hidden in the fragments of history and cannot be touched."
"You said you were an ordinary magician, but you are obviously not that ordinary." Batman said.
"Good judgment." Constantine snapped his fingers and said, "Looking at your situation, it's definitely too late to go in through the formal channels. After all, with the efficiency of the British, you won't get a reply for ten days or half a month."
"Do you have any other ideas?" Batwoman moved closer to Constantine, her hand placed next to her seat. It was obvious that Batwoman was good at certain ways of persuasion based on personal feelings.
"Of course, we can sneak through Limbo, but you'd better make sure you have something serious to do. Although most of the people in the All Souls Academy are pure theorists, I can't guarantee that there are no capable fighters. If a fight breaks out, I won't help you."
The two Batmen looked at each other again, and finally decided to adopt Constantine's method. After all, if the mysterious pollution problem was not resolved, Atlantis would make a comeback sooner or later, and sea and land wars would eventually break out.
Constantine opened a portal, and the three of them first came to the border of hell, also known as the Soul Book. The two Batmen saw that Constantine first set up a portal, and then drew a lot of runes, making the portal turn into a mysterious golden color.
"Hold each other tightly in a moment. No matter what you see, don't let go. It's all just an illusion in time. Don't believe anything you see until your feet touch the ground."
The two Batmen nodded cautiously. The moment the three of them stepped into the portal, countless historical fragments flashed before Batman's eyes. Ancient orators gave speeches on boulders, Roman warriors fought off wild beasts with shields, ravens with blood-red eyes flew across the sky, countless spaceships, lasers, turrets, and a thick darkness.
When they woke up again, they found themselves in a room. Constantine had no idea where he had gone, but a man in a long black trench coat was taking a nap on a lounge chair by the fireplace.
It seems that this is Dr. Soship, Batman thought. He is younger than he imagined and does not seem to have much connection with the occult. He thought he would see an old man with a white beard and a wizard's hat.
Batwoman gave Batman a look, meaning whether we should wake him up. Batman first touched the weapon on his waist, then coughed heavily.
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't wake up at all, so Batman and Batwoman had to walk in front of him. It was not until the firelight of the fireplace was completely covered by their shadows that the man on the recliner moved.
"Why did he fall asleep again?" Strange looked at Schiller who was leaning on the sofa with some confusion, and said, "It's as if he was the one who performed the operation for 50 hours in a row."
"Don't worry about him." Nick glanced at Schiller and said, "Now that the blueprint of the monitor has been determined, think about how to send him in. Before the specific situation of those dangerous personalities is fully determined, you'd better not go too deep into it. Those mutants should do something to help."
The two Batmen waited for a while before the man on the recliner finally woke up completely. He was stunned again when he saw the two figures.
"Hello, Dr. Soship, we mean no harm."
“That’s not very convincing,” Sohip replied.
The two Batmen were speechless. After all, if anyone woke up and saw two weirdos in tights standing in his living room watching him sleep, it would be hard to believe that they had no ill intentions.
"What happened today?" Sosip muttered as he stood up and slowly walked to his desk and said, "Has anything big happened recently? Why is there no sign on the star map?"
"Doctor... Doctor! We are here to investigate something." Batman said, "Do you know who Barbatos is?"
Without waiting for Sosip to reply, Batwoman looked at Batman first. She actually knew that this weird male Batman from another universe was hiding something from her, but she didn't expect him to be able to say such a specific name. It seemed that he knew much more than she thought.
"Are you here to investigate Barbatos?" Sosip didn't look surprised. He had obviously heard of the name before. He said, "That's a bit strange. This name doesn't usually appear alone."
He had come to the right place, Batman thought, because there were indeed several other mysterious figures involved in his investigation.
"Can you tell me about them?"
"Many people think I have the truth and the answers," Sosip said. "That's not always the case. I can only point the way for you. The real answers need to be explored by you."
Batman doesn't care about the mysterious way these occultists talk. He grasps the key and says, "Where is the way?"
"Earth." Sosip put his hands on the table and said, "The fact that you can find this place means that you have investigated these things. Then, in the information you have obtained from your investigation, you may have discovered that whether it is the gods who claim to represent the rules of the universe, the advanced and brutal aliens, or the indescribable magical things in the universe, all of them have a unique interest in the Earth."
Both Batmans frowned. They had obviously paid attention to some situations in the universe, especially the Batman in the main universe who had experienced the invasion of Apokolips before. He originally thought that Darkseid came for the equation in his hand, but later he discovered that Darkseid was concerned about the earth.
But whether from the perspective of astronomical science or the lantern group, the Earth is located in a very remote location, and there are no very precious resources in the entire solar system, so it is very abnormal for these strange alien creatures to be interested in the Earth.
Batman suddenly understood what Sosip meant. If the problem was with the earth itself, then the planet under their feet was not as simple as they understood. Batman knew very little about the earth, at least on the mystical level.
"That's what we're here for." Batwoman stood up, walked around and said, "Is there anything you can tell us?"
"In fact, I think you can check it yourself, but instead of coming here, go back to the normal timeline and go to the library of Oxford University. There should be what you want there."
In the end, the two Batmen didn't get more from Dr. Soship. Batman already had some ideas in his mind, so he and Batwoman came to the closed Oxford University Library late at night.
Because the history of the United States is so short, the historical books that the two can access in Gotham are either reproduced versions or transcribed versions, and even a large part of them are fabricated by modern people based on their own speculations about history. So if we have to rate each of Batman's decathlons, history may be his weak point.
Even so, it does not mean that Batman is not suitable for studying history. His extraordinary memory and outstanding concentration make him still have unparalleled talent in this regard.
The two Batmen quickly found the ones they wanted in the vast sea of historical books and began to study them attentively. Batwoman said as she searched through the thick tome: "Do you really think we can find the answers in these histories? Do you think ancient humans didn't realize that we were doomed to destruction?"
"Not only did they realize it, they may have even tried to save us, but failed." Batman also lowered his head to read a book and said, "And you are too pessimistic. This may be a disaster, but it does not mean that we are doomed to destruction."
Batwoman looked up at him, the male Batman's temperament was inherently harder and more serious, deeper than hers, but Batwoman saw a hope in him, he was more alive than she let on.
"I know you lost important people, twice," Batman said, "but you overestimated your ability to bear it and thought that losing more would not be a big deal. It is far from the truth. You will regret it only at that moment."
Batwoman pursed her lips and said nothing. She said, "You only lost once?"
"So far it has, and I got them back."
Batwoman's eyes widened, but Batman remained calm as ever and said, "Or rather, they chose to return to me."
"You mean Thomas and Martha..."
"I know you're thinking that maybe you'll have a chance to see them again, but believe me, your expectations may be too good to be true."
"for example?"
Batman looked up at Batwoman, as if he was getting to know her again, looking her up and down and said, "If you must go, don't wear this outfit. It will make Thomas furious, and some of his words may make you feel his disrespect for your ex-boyfriend."
Batwoman opened her mouth, but she looked down at her clothes and said in confusion, "What's wrong with my clothes?"
Batwoman's uniform is similar to Batman's, although it is very tight, it is tight and a little too tight.
"It's nothing at first." Batman wrote down the key points in the book with a pen. After a pause, he said, "But if you suddenly have a very troublesome brother, it will be a big problem."
(End of this chapter)