The agent frowned, perhaps Dream Power Doctor Strange was not quite acclimated to the Central Universe, his grasp over the Dream Dimension was not comprehensive, allowing the Incubus to exploit a gap.
However, it seemed that not every dream could allow the Incubus to output Dream Power to the real world; his own dream might be special, allowing him to break through via this dream.
"So it is," said Arkham Batman. The others turned to look at him, the agent thought for a second, recalling something as well.
"In Constantine's dream, Doctor Strange didn't appear," Jack said, "Though that dream needed a magician the most, he never showed up. That's when you tricked him away, right?"
"Yes, precisely because that dream needed him the most, with a little trickery, he rushed over there, and then fell headlong into a trap, still stuck to this moment. What a fool!"
The agent looked at Arkham Batman; he knew that if Batman had sensed something in advance, he would have prepared for it.
"Opening the portal still requires some strength, you should feel honored." With that, the Incubus extended a hand towards them, an eerie green light engulfed them. Erik immediately resisted, but his strength was greatly suppressed—the Incubus seemed to possess supreme authority in the Dream Dimension.
At this moment, a magical glow suddenly shone from Arkham Batman's chest, he waved his hand, pulling Charles and Erik over, enveloping the group under magical brilliance, the power of the Dream Dimension seemed unable to shake them.
"You know magic?!" The Incubus said incredulously, "How is this possible! In your psychic battlefield, I didn't detect..."
"Before I came, I hypnotized myself," Arkham Batman said, "If I want to hide a secret, no one can learn it through Mind Reading Technique. Professor X can't, and neither can you."
The agent sighed in relief, indeed Arkham Batman had a plan. He must have prepared before entering the Dream Dimension, hypnotizing himself to forget about knowing magic, so even in the psychic battlefield, no one could discover his magical ability by probing his memories.
And Arkham Batman's magic ability wasn't weak, not necessarily matching the Supreme Magician, but still a force to be reckoned with. This led to the Incubus's misjudgment.
He thought he had dealt with Dream Power Doctor Strange, and Charles was already severely injured, his ability weakened, Constantine was using inappropriate religious elements, so there was nothing to threaten his magical power, not expecting Arkham Batman to also be a strong magician.
"What happens if Dream Power is sent out?" Arkham Batman asked while resisting the Incubus's attack.
"The Dream Dimension will descend upon the main dimension, dreams and reality will blur. And with a high level of authority in the Dream Dimension, the Incubus could use this authority to control the real world."
Knowing this, Arkham Batman hesitated no more. He threw a few glittering gemstones at the Incubus, which were newly compressed magic bombs he had crafted, their power astonishing.
When the first one exploded, even the Incubus was blasted away. He roared in anger, about to retaliate, but seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, unable to execute the move.
"It should be Dream Power Doctor Strange resisting," Jack said, "The Incubus is not as strong as he claims, Dream Power Doctor Strange can shake his authority. We just need to hold out until Doctor Strange breaks free..."
Before he could finish, Shiller appeared again. This bunch seemed completely unaffected by the Incubus's control, attacking whoever they caught sight of, not distinguishing friend from foe, yet they could still hit the Incubus. The Incubus cursed out loud.
"Damn Phantoms, I'm the master of the Dream Dimension, you should listen to me! You... you can't hit me! I've never seen Phantoms as crazy as you! Get out!"
In response, a giant blade light slashed through.
The stalemate commenced, neither side backing down, intending to exhaust the other to death. In principle, Arkham Batman and the outsiders couldn't outlast the Incubus, but the Incubus was also wary of Dream Power Doctor Strange breaking free, constantly splitting focus to suppress him, everyone had to spare capacity to deal with Shiller.
To aid Dream Power Doctor Strange's escape, Arkham Batman relentlessly launched magic attack after magic attack at the Incubus. They fought fiercely until reaching the door. Arkham Batman flung another handful of gemstone bombs, the Incubus, seeing the blast coming his way, quickly dodged to the side, just as two bombs fell onto the door.
With a boom, the door exploded, both were taken aback.
The Incubus was overjoyed, he needed an explosive force to help open the door, but Dream Power Doctor Strange clung to him, making him wary of using too much power. Unexpectedly, this elusive young lad had such potent bombs, capable of blasting open a channel between dimensions, which would indeed be a great help to him.
Arkham Batman was also aware of the trouble, yet he was more concerned over the door, after blowing open a massive gap, all the Shillers ran out!
"Which dimension is outside?" Arkham Batman asked.