## Chapter 32: The Ace in the Hole
2023-03-31
**Chapter 32: The Ace in the Hole**
The invisible Batplane, model: Heavy Duty Tuxedo.
This is the bomber variant of the Tuxedo-style Batplane. While it loses the ability to transform into a battle car, it significantly increases its payload and energy weapon capacity.
Alfred was currently sitting in the cockpit of the Batplane, staring blankly at a photo.
Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne were standing on the lawn of Robinson Park with their young Bruce. Little Bruce was excitedly lying on the grass, his parents squatting beside him, smiles in their eyes. Alfred was standing in the distance.
He still remembered that day when young Bruce excitedly called out to him, asking him to bring him delicious chocolate pie and the sandwiches in the basket…
“Beep beep beep…Batman calling Penny One.”
(Note: Penny One is Alfred’s code name in the Bat-family communication channel. His daughter is Penny Two.)
“Received, Batman.”
The sound of communication interrupted Alfred’s memories. He straightened up and pulled the microphone towards his mouth: “Is there anything I can do for you, sir?”
“Are the M77 napalm bombs, the potent herbicide, and the cluster bombs ready?”
Alfred felt a slight trance as he heard this familiar question.
“Penny One?”
Alfred steadied himself.
“They’re ready, Master. Ready at any time.”
He said softly.
“As soon as you give the order, I can immediately pour them all on the ground.”
“…”
“Alfred~ Alfred~ are the delicious chocolate pie and chicken sandwiches ready?”
“Oh, they’re all ready, Master! You can eat them anytime. As soon as dear little – Bruce gives the order, I can immediately get you hot and delicious snacks!”
“Wow, that’s great! Thanks, Alfred!”
“Yeah, very good. Thanks, Alfred –”
Alfred heard Bruce on the other side sigh slightly: “I don’t want the worst-case scenario to happen, but we have to be prepared to deal with it at any time. You’ve been working hard.”
“It’s nothing, Batman.”
“It’s nothing, little Bruce.”
“I’m willing to always… await your orders.” x2
Alfred looked at the red launch button. No matter what happens when he presses this button, he thought, it would be better than Bruce coming back to the Batcave covered in blood.
On the frontline below the plane.
Chen Tao’s face was grim.
That’s it?
He went through all the trouble of finding Harley Quinn, banking on her ability to get Poison Ivy to change her mind.
Based on normal circumstances, Poison Ivy’s control over plants is nearly equal to Plant Master’s. Coupled with his group of mercenaries, a sneak attack should have been enough to deal with them.
Unexpectedly, Poison Ivy’s mastery over plants was beyond Chen Tao’s imagination. She completely suppressed the enemy, but she was too reckless, going straight into the enemy’s face and getting punched out!
Harley Quinn ran to the unconscious Poison Ivy, carrying her from the ground.
Unlike Plant Master, even with the Greenification, Poison Ivy’s body, like most DC universe mages, is still just a physically slightly stronger human.
When they don’t cast spells or use their powers, they are vulnerable. Once, Joker threw her into a water tank while Zatanna was casting a spell, nearly drowning the most powerful ironical spellcaster in history. This is the state of DC mages.
Chen Tao ran to Poison Ivy’s side: “Ivy, are you alright?”
Chen Tao admitted that in a moment, deep down, he had fantasized about the so-called Alfred Protocol being activated, and then, through Poison Ivy, he would be told that he had matched a ridiculously badass parallel universe version of Batman, ready to help him consume Crisis Energy.
He would only need to click, and then, like a magical girl transforming, he could punch through everything in front of him, no longer having to turn his head and run with his legs turned into wheels.
But unfortunately, fantasy is just fantasy. The Alfred Protocol didn’t react in the slightest to the unconscious Poison Ivy.
“Pamela, you are so stupid…”
While Plant Master was still talking nonsense to Poison Ivy lying on the ground, Tim leaned forward and quietly asked Chen Tao: “Batman… should I call the Ventriloquist?”
“No.”
Chen Tao said in a low voice, “The situation hasn’t reached its worst yet, it’s not necessary to use them.”
He lowered his voice and said to Robin, “Quick, get ready, put protective suits on everyone.”
The super-potent herbicide is deadly to both humans and plants, so if Chen Tao didn’t want to kill his own people, he had to –
“What about you? Batman, who’s going to deal with Plant Master…”
“I’ll handle it.”
“Then you won’t have time to put on a protective suit -”
“I’ll help you.” Cheshire Cat pressed down on her samurai sword. The freeze grenades at her waist were almost depleted.
Welding Dog Hero quietly moved to Chen Tao’s side. His limbs were twisted like a pretzel, but he wasn’t dead yet. He could still move.
Deathstroke looked at him with a strange expression. This look really didn’t look like a human.
Harley Quinn held Poison Ivy: “Does anyone have water? We need to get little Red some water!”
“If you have protective suits, get them out quickly. We really can’t hold on much longer.”
The Vertigo Count didn’t want to have anything to do with Chen Tao at all. Nothing in this world was more precious than his own life.
He rushed to Robin’s side: “Hurry, hurry, get the protective suits out!”
“Do you think I don’t exist?” Jason Wood’s voice came over, “Do you think those dark and dirty schemes of yours will work in the face of the great Greenification?”
Chen Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
“Don’t worry about me, Tim, get them all fitted first.”
Silvery particles danced around him. Everything was quiet, even the dust in the air seemed to slow down, falling gently from the air.
Chen Tao raised his eyes, his icy vertical pupils met the Plant Master’s dark golden, inhuman eyes.
“Roar!”
The giant green dinosaur let out a ferocious roar, suddenly pouncing forward, its fangs and teeth gaping, creating invisible resonance in the air!
Boom!
As Plant Master raised his arms, layers upon layers of giant plants rolled back again.
Chen Tao’s rear erupted in flames. The liquid nitrogen jet fired from his tail, launching him high into the air, smashing headfirst into the giant tree that had sprung up from the ground!
Then he was knocked back like a whole dinosaur, tumbling over in the ground, dazed and confused.
“Those people…”
Plant Master shifted his attention to Deathstroke and the others who were desperately trying to put on their protective suits.
“What are you trying to do? Could it be…”
Then the next second, he heard Chen Tao’s frantic yell: “Penny One!”
“Activate it!”
(End of Chapter)
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