Next, three people successfully entered the finals: Batman and two Shillers. This means someone will definitely get a bye. The three of them still drew lots in the same way.
As expected, Arrogant got the bye. It seems like, among the three unlucky ones, Arrogant was relatively lucky, while the other two were purely unlucky bears who made it to the finals stage without relying on a bit of luck.
Although Greed anticipated it, he was still a little angry. How could you be so unlucky?
Just thinking about having to fight Arkham Batman, controlled by the real Batman, gave him a headache.
Little did he know that Batman was having a headache too. They even estimated the outcome. Arkham Batman said, "It seems our journey in the finals ends here."
"That's right. If we drew Arrogant, whose skills are unknown, there might be a chance, but Gray Mist really counters us, and our odds of winning aren't great. If it weren't for experiencing the spiritual pollution brought by the Outer Gods again to find a coping method, we could have just quit."
The two arrived at the dueling field, and Gray Mist was almost dead with anxiety, muttering all the time: "What to do, what to do, what to do..."
"Since it's come to this, let's play some music." said Greed.
Although Gray Mist was very nervous, he still picked a lighthearted tune. Actually, Gray Mist would always play music in Greed's head, especially during psychological healing, which could quickly help Greed enter a focused state. Occasionally, it was to cause trouble, but usually, it didn't work.
But this time, playing music seemed more like cheering himself up. Gray Mist couldn't help but sigh: "I've made it; I'm fighting Batman now."
And over on Batman's side, he was also sighing: "If it weren't for this duel, I'd never have thought I'd be fighting an Outer God someday."
Indeed, in most cases, Outer Gods are synonymous with mystery and inaccessibility, and most Outer Gods indeed are like this. But Gray Mist and Nya truly belong to the odd ones, giving people a chance for close contact.
And when the match officially started, to everyone's surprise, including Gray Mist's, Batman was completely at a disadvantage.
Because firstly, the grappling hook couldn't be used. Gray Mist was just a mist; the grappling hook couldn't catch anything. Even if you threw props at him, it was useless, even if it was spicy corn. Gray Mist had munched on several in the stands earlier; you throw them over, and he just takes them all.
Secondly, the vaulting counter couldn't be used. Arkham Batman has a famous counter-move: jumping over the opponent's head, which is necessary for subsequent combos. If you can't jump over, you can't connect the string of combos afterward.
So the question is, where is Gray Mist's head?
You can't jump over the head of a bunch of mist; even if you forcibly judged a head, there's no pivot to flip over. Previously, he flipped over Superman's head using Superman's arm. Gray Mist has no arms, so there's nowhere to leverage, and he can't utilize the counter to stun the opponent.
Lastly, the Batmobile was useless. He couldn't drive the car to hit a mist, just went through it, and because the Batmobile isn't an official prop, there was no forceful attack judgment, so it couldn't be hit at all.
Though Gray Mist's large size judgment meant combos wouldn't interrupt, he had the "Factor Infiltration" skill. Once your normal attack is locked, every hit you make causes you to lose health. Arkham Batman is also a high-frequency attack type, but his health isn't as thick as Gray Mist's, so after a long fight, he ends up losing more health than the opponent.
So, Gray Mist just followed suit, starting to charge his ultimate. No matter how hard you hit, up to three ultimate moves would be enough to take someone down; if that doesn't work, he could sprinkle in some minor skills.
Therefore, this battle was almost without suspense. After three ultimate moves, Arkham Batman turned into a beam of white light and left the arena directly.
Gray Mist could hardly believe it. He said, "Did I do that? Did I beat two Batmen???"
"Yes, congratulations." said Greed, "Luckily, they focused on enhancing Arkham Batman's skills. If it were Primary Universe Batman, it wouldn't have been so easy to win."
"True, the compulsory judgment looks strong, but without triggering conditions, it's useless. I guess I was being clever."
"Alright, now it's time for the main event." said Greed, rolling up his sleeves, "I want to see what skill Arrogant has come up with."
"Next is the most exciting fi—fi—fi—final!" shouted the Transcendent, holding the microphone, "The contestants who have persisted until now must be extremely powerful! The spectators watching up to this point are also one in a million! Next, let's enter the final showdown to see who will be the ultimate champion of this 'Hero Strike' dueling tournament!!!"
At this moment, Bruce was helping Selina back. Selina was one of those who had thrown up quite a bit. Earlier, she had spicy corn and ice cream, and it was nothing, but then Gray Mist's skill almost had her throwing her stomach up.
Bruce was also criticizing the organizers, but there was nothing he could do. He held Selina, patting her back gently, completely ignoring the competition.
He initially wanted to leave, but Selina insisted on staying; she had to see it through to the end. Bruce could only calm her down while coaxing her.
When Greed and Arrogant met on the dueling field, they both felt a bit speechless. Mainly because neither of them expected to last this long. Those previous ridiculously strong opponents were really unlucky; why didn't they eliminate each other?