## Chapter 38: Tuber
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Tap.
Bane’s mask fell to the ground.
The black and white mask, even though broken, was still firmly attached to Bane’s head –
In this moment, it fell off.
And Bane’s self… fell into darkness with it.
【Warning! Warning! Anchor item detected:】
【Bane’s mask】
【Description: This is the mask that fell from Bane’s face after he experienced a siege by 20,000 soldiers, Joker’s venom infection, and the corruption of Black Zero. Along with this mask, Bane’s pure pride also fell into the mud and was tainted. You may be able to use it to summon a Batman from a parallel universe.】
Chen Tao almost forgot about the Alfred Protocol.
【But, will the existence summoned by a tainted object possess a pure and flawless identity?】
【”No! Damn it, this is… the laughing gas controlled by that clown called Joker? Hahahaha, that’s hilarious, how is that possible?
I, Bane, will never be poisoned by such a low-level toxin… hahaha! I am the super warrior, Bane! Roar roar roar roar roar—”】
【Warning! Warning! Batman #52 is too far away from the anchor item, please hold it immediately!】
Chen Tao’s eyes focused on the mask at Bane’s feet. He took a breath and then turned to Robin and whispered a few words.
The power of Black Zero was spreading through the forest. The trees wrinkled and rotted, a tree next to Harley Quinn turned into a pile of stinking rotten wood right in front of her eyes.
The squirrels and other small animals on the tree escaped in a panic, their small heads unable to understand why they suddenly suffered this misfortune.
Just as Harley Quinn wanted to reach out to save these small animals, Deadshot fired a shot without hesitation, blowing one of them up.
“Hey – you’re—”
“Look closely—”
Harley turned her head and saw the squirrel that was originally cute and innocent let out a leaky scream. The animal looked up, maggots crawled on its face full of holes, and insect limbs with mucus were drawn out from its body and then stretched out. This made it look like a large spider, and then the little monster jumped up and rushed towards Harley Quinn—
Bang!
Deadshot fired another shot, then took a few steps forward, pulled out a flamethrower from behind and ignited it.
Seeing the squirrel screaming and writhing on the ground in the fire, he took a step back and said, “I’ve never seen anything so bizarre in my life.”
Poison Ivy didn’t hesitate, she raised her hand, and vines grew from the ground, climbing onto Harley Quinn’s body, forming a vine armor.
“Harley, be careful.” Poison Ivy gritted her teeth.
“Don’t touch those things. Your vines have the power of the Green, it can protect you for a while.”
Deadshot said beside him, “Why don’t you make one for me too?”
Poison Ivy ignored him.
“Woo woo woo, Red, thanks!”
Harley Quinn hugged Poison Ivy: “You’re the best!”
“So why can’t you make one for me too, I’m afraid of death too.”
“Go away.”
The two women said to him together.
The vibrant green was quickly wilting under the power of Black Zero, the large zombie Solomon Grundy looked at the black spreading to his feet, his gray and ugly big face wrinkled, showing a disgusting look:
“Grundy hates these things!”
Chen Tao whispered to Poison Ivy: “How much power of the Green can you still condense?”
Poison Ivy glanced at the Plant Master.
Just now, the Plant Master, who had fallen to the ground, was only temporarily unable to resist because his body was corroded by the herbicide solution, so she, the other successor of the Green, needed to bind him with vines.
And now, his face looked like he was about to turn into wood, like a 100-year-old old man about to die, his originally sturdy body and the thick green leaves on his cheeks all turned into withered gray-black.
This was Batman’s doing, Chen Tao felt a little embarrassed, but this feeling was immediately thrown out of his mind.
Poison Ivy loosened the vine that was blocking the Plant Master, Jason Wood’s mouth: “Jason, we need your help!”
Chen Tao asked: “Where are the tubers on Swamp Thing?”
“I… feel the power…”
Zombie Bane grinned, even under the corruption of Black Zero, Joker’s venom was still taking effect: “Ha! Ha! Ha… heh heh…”
“What’s going on?”
Another voice sounded from the body of Zombie Bane: “We are the Three Hunters, how could a toxin made by mere mortals…”
“Enough, don’t be a disgrace, the power of Black Zero hasn’t fully mastered this body, he’s still partially alive, protected by the Red – no time to explain, prepare to face the enemy!”
Bang!
The gray-white big zombie’s fist hit Zombie Bane’s face hard, causing his head to fly up, but Zombie Bane didn’t show any sign of pain, he let out a happy laugh, then gave Solomon Grundy a hug.
“Fool, prepare to welcome the power of Black Zero…”
“???”
“Solomon Grundy is a large zombie that is neither alive nor dead, the power of Black Zero is useless against him.” Chen Tao whispered to Poison Ivy: “But we can’t rely on this mindless guy to help us defeat the enemy.”
“I know, I know, I’m looking for it, don’t rush me!”
At this time, the Plant Master was lying flat on the ground, Poison Ivy used the power of the Green to cut open his plant body, Killer Croc helped, constantly searching in the Plant Master’s belly.
Of course, they found nothing.
Poison Ivy was a little anxious, she stood up, walked in front of the Plant Master, and grabbed his face.
“Damn it, Jason! Do you know how serious the situation is? Black Zero is already in front of us, and you’re still fighting with me?”
“Is this it?” Killer Croc suddenly yelled, he stretched out his hand, holding a lump of hard green matter in his hand, with a layer of sticky green on the surface.
Poison Ivy turned around: “That’s the residue left after Jason absorbed all the nutrients from the food he ate.”
She turned back to the Plant Master: “Think carefully, no matter how we fight among ourselves, we are all part of the Green!”
“You are morally blackmailing me.” The Plant Master let out a low growl: “Traitor!”
“Ugh!” Killer Croc stood there dumbfounded for a while, then almost vomited.
He endured the disgust and didn’t throw the Plant Master’s thing aside, but stuffed it back into the Plant Master’s body.
I won’t take such a breath!
“Jason! We are friends, we…”
“Enough, look!” Chen Tao interrupted Poison Ivy.
He exerted force, turning the Plant Master’s head towards the battlefield where Solomon Grundy and Zombie Bane were fighting each other, Deadshot and Cheshire Cat were desperately firing at Zombie Bane: “Once Black Zero wins, we’re all going to die!”
“And before I die, I’ll definitely throw you to that monster first!”
The Plant Master was silent for a while…
Then he vomited two tubers.
(End of Chapter)
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