Batman.
A crucial character that cannot be avoided in the DC Universe.
Like Superman, he is a pillar of DC, supporting the existence of the entire DC Universe, and it is no exaggeration to say that precisely because he and Superman are still alive, the DC Universe can exist here.
But in reality, Kevin didn't really want to meet Batman.
Don't look at him as just an ordinary person, an ordinary person without any superpowers, but he is more threatening than any metahuman Kevin has ever seen.
His plans are endless, one linked to the next, and with preparation, he can even kill Superman for you to see!
Never challenge Batman to a fight; this is a consensus among almost all DC fans.
If possible, Kevin didn't even want Batman to know he had ever been to this world.
Otherwise, God knows what kind of plan this guy will use against him when he comes back next time.
After all, this is a ruthless character who even writes down his plans to deal with himself clearly.
But there was no other way; to confirm if this world was as he thought, Kevin needed Batman's help.
And coming to the DC Universe and not seeing Batman, not checking in at Wayne Manor, would be somewhat regrettable.
As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but complain again about the location the skill tree had teleported him to.
If it weren't for being in the deep sea, the items he brought wouldn't have turned into a pile of scrap metal due to the water pressure.
If they hadn't turned into a pile of scrap metal, Kevin could have handled everything himself with just the hacker device given by Rocket, and he wouldn't have needed to ask Batman for help.
In short, after more than a day of traveling.
Kevin brought Mera to Gotham and found Batman's home, Wayne Manor.
On a side note, after arriving in Gotham City, Kevin discovered that the public security here was surprisingly good!
After a little inquiry, Kevin learned that Gotham in this world was reportedly rated as the city with the best public security for ten consecutive years.
This made Kevin briefly think he had come to the wrong world.
Gotham? Best public security?
Even the Joker wouldn't make such a joke, would he?
However, the fact is that Gotham's public security is indeed very good, so good that it makes one want to settle down here permanently.
Actually, by this point, Kevin had basically determined what kind of world this was.
But… Kevin still wanted to confirm one last time.
So, he and Mera were now standing in front of Wayne Manor.
"I didn't know… land dwellers'… nobles, like to live in this type of building…"
Mera, who had followed Kevin to Wayne Manor, pointed at the 'ancient manor' in front of them, which was indistinguishable from a horror movie set, and said with a strange expression.
"No, it's just that no one has taken care of it for a long time."
Looking at the building covered in vines and exuding an eerie aura, Kevin also sighed.
By now, Kevin could confirm that this was the Flashpoint World from the movie Flashpoint, and Bruce Wayne in this world was already in complete retirement.
He didn't care about the corporation, let alone the manor; he hadn't even hired anyone to clean it up.
This meant that in this world, Alfred, the Butler, should have passed away, otherwise, he, who always valued elegance, would not have allowed his young master to live so slovenly.
Kevin stood in front of the manor, hesitating, and Mera asked, seeing his expression:
"Then should we still go in?"
"Of course."
Kevin answered decisively.
Anyway, it's still the same saying… since we're already here.
Upon entering the manor, Kevin first used Deep Sea Senses to survey the area.
After Deep Sea Senses was upgraded to level four, it could also perform long-distance sensing on land, which, to some extent, was similar to Daredevil's super senses.
It was even more detailed than that.
Under Deep Sea Senses, Kevin found Bruce Wayne without much effort.
He was lying on the sofa drinking and watching TV, completely unaware that someone had already entered outside.
Gotham had become peaceful, and the villains who once opposed Batman had almost all been killed by this Batman one by one. The current Bruce Wayne was no longer Batman, and he had lost his former vigilance, thus not discovering Kevin entering the manor.
But he was still Batman, after all. Although he didn't realize Kevin's arrival at first, when Kevin pushed open the ancient manor's door, the sound of the door opening made Bruce suddenly lift his head.
In Kevin's perception, Bruce's ears twitched, and he looked at the door with a solemn expression.
Then he immediately put down the wine bottle and, with light, silent movements, was about to find a place to hide.
Seeing this, Kevin immediately spoke:
"Bruce Wayne, no need to hide, I can see you."
"!"
Bruce, who was about to move, stiffened. He turned his head and looked around.
Kevin continued:
"Don't look, there are no surveillance devices. I saw you with a superpower. How about it? Even like this, are you still planning to hide?"
As Kevin's words fell, Bruce's mouth twitched, and the beard on his face also twitched with his movements.
But he really didn't intend to hide anymore. He turned around and plopped down on the sofa, picking up the wine bottle from the table again, drinking by himself as if giving up.
Kevin raised an eyebrow and led Mera through the outer corridor to the main hall where Bruce was.
As soon as he pushed open the door and saw Bruce inside, Kevin heard the man on the sofa say:
"I don't know who you are or why you've come to me, but I'm certain you've got the wrong person. I can't help you with anything."
"…"
Entering the room, Kevin looked at the Old Bat with white hair and a full beard inside and couldn't help but fall silent.
Batman of the Flashpoint World had aged; he might have lost his former ambition. What existed here now was just an old man who drank every day and waited for death.
Perhaps he really couldn't help Kevin much.
And Kevin had actually already achieved his goal. Seeing the Old Bat, he completely confirmed that this was the Flashpoint of the movie universe, and also a parallel world of the movie universe.
Given that, the trident would still be in its original location, and he and Mera could turn around and leave for the Trench to search for the trident.
But looking at the Old Bat, Kevin was not as anxious as before.
Anyway, he still had a lot of time in this world. Since he had finally met Batman, he had to talk to him.
Kevin walked over and sat down in front of the Old Bat, picked up the wine on the table, looked at it, and then, very familiarly, poured himself a glass before saying:
"That's not necessarily true. You might actually be able to help me, at least… you can provide me with a boat."
"Alright, kid."
Bruce was a bit speechless seeing Kevin's familiar demeanor. He sat up straight and said seriously to Kevin:
"Do you think, facing one… two strangers who have broken into my house, I would unconditionally give you a boat? Do you think I'm doing charity?"
"Bruce Wayne certainly isn't that warm-hearted, but Batman might be, right? Batman."
"...Who are you?"
Hearing Kevin reveal his identity, Bruce didn't deny it; instead, he began to inquire about Kevin's origins.
Kevin smiled slightly: "That's exactly what I'm about to tell you."
...
A dozen minutes later.
"You're saying you're… Atlanteans, and because your king wants to lead the undersea people to conquer the land, you want to stop this, which is why you want my help to send you to some… Trench territory, to find the legendary trident?"
After a bit of effort to sort out what Kevin had said, Bruce's face was full of disdain:
"That's a good story, but unfortunately… I don't believe it."
"The princess of Xebel Kingdom is standing right next to you now…"
"No, no, no, I'm not saying I don't believe in Atlantis; I don't believe you. Your reason for coming to me is not that at all."
Bruce said confidently.
Bruce was old, but not foolish; he could naturally distinguish between the truth and falsehood in Kevin's words.
What Kevin said about Atlantis, and the possibility of Atlantis's king waging war on the land, these things might be true.
But the truthfulness of Kevin saying he came to Bruce for help was questionable.
After all, according to them, Atlantis's underwater technology was not low; if they really wanted to go to the Trench, they had plenty of ways to get there.
There was no need to come to the land to find Bruce at all.
"Alright…" Seeing that his lie couldn't fool Bruce, Kevin decided to be more sincere: "I'll be honest with you, I just came to see you, a living Batman. I had to come and see you."
"…"
Bruce was completely stunned this time.
He could tell that Kevin's words were true, but because of that, he understood Kevin's purpose even less.
He went through all that trouble to come to the land just to see a living Batman?
When did his Batman fan base expand to the bottom of the ocean??
Just as Batman frowned in thought, Kevin's voice came again:
"And… I want to use your hacking system to find some things, after all, a hacking system that can casually hack into the White House is not common in this world."
"What do you want to find?"
"All records of unidentified flying objects that have flown from extraterrestrial space into the surface in the past thirty years… no, the past fifty years. I'm looking for an… alien."
Kevin said seriously.
Finding the trident was Kevin's main quest, but Kevin felt it was better to do some side quests that could earn skill points if possible.
The act of 'kidnapping' Mera from the sea earned Kevin several skill points.
This was enough to prove that Kevin would also gain skill points by influencing the plot in the Flashpoint World.
Given this, Kevin was not in a hurry to find the trident.
He planned to do as he did in the previous dungeon world: interact more with the plot characters and extract some skill points from them.
Since he had gone through all this trouble to come, Kevin couldn't afford to lose out.
After all, the Flashpoint World was unstable. When Flash reverses the timeline later, God knows if the Flashpoint World will still exist.
If Kevin couldn't return to the Flashpoint DC Universe, or even couldn't return to the DC Universe at all, wouldn't he suffer a huge loss if he hadn't gained any skill points?
And to change the plot, besides not being able to touch Flash's mother, nothing else is more important than saving Supergirl and preventing Zod's arrival.
The first thing Kevin needed to do now was to find out Supergirl's location. After getting the trident, he would rescue Supergirl beforehand, then return to the sea to see if there were any skill points to be gained.
Finally, he would return to the land, wait for Zod to arrive, and with Supergirl, Mera, and the two Flashes who would appear later, kill General Zod here.
The plan was perfect.
Only this first step required Batman's help.
Kevin stated his purpose, and Bruce and Kevin stared at each other for a long time.
Finally, he leaned back into his seat, picked up his wine bottle again, and poured himself a glass.
"Do whatever you want, just don't destroy my home."
He seemed to no longer stop Kevin from doing anything, even though he had no idea who Kevin was.
Kevin smiled slightly in response:
"I won't, I'm just looking for some things."
He really was just looking for some things, after all, Kevin didn't want to provoke DC's favorite son.
God knows what the will of the DC Universe would do to Kevin after he provoked Batman.