Tải xuống ứng dụng
37.26% The Average DC Experience (COMPLETED) / Chapter 120: Villains Unite #120

Chương 120: Villains Unite #120

Gotham

Outside Gotham's General Hospital

"In a shocking turn of events, Gotham's newest vigilante, Wraith, claims to have uncovered a government agency exploiting convicts..." The live reporter said, keeping the microphone close to her mouth as she stared into the camera.

"In an incident that transpired in a secret underground basement, right below Gotham's general hospital, the vigilante was forced to fight several convicted villains while investigating the recent disappearances in Gotham."

"The finer details are still unclear, but the vigilante claims the agency, Task Force X, is enslaving convicts via explosive chips planted in their heads." The reporter went on, unmindful of the rain pouring over her head as she reported the incident with increasing zeal.

"He further claims, and I quote; Amanda Waller, the agency's director, is forcing the convicts, including those with mental illnesses, to do the government's dirty work and carry out multiple high-profile assassinations, end quote."

"We remain unsure to the truth of the allegation as we were not allowed entry into the alleged secret basement... hopefully, captain Tiegel of the GCPD can shed some light on the matter." The reporter continued as the camera turned to the side, showing Deborah Tiegel standing beside her.

"I'm afraid I can't give any definitive answers as the investigation is still going..." Deborah said, stopping halfway as she turned to her subordinates, instructing them to keep the civilians away.

"However, I can confirm the secret basement's existence, even though it doesn't exist officially, based on our records," the detective added as she turned back to the reporter, and everyone understood the meaning behind her words.

"I can also confirm the presence of multiple convicts who were missing, including those that Wraith, Super Girl, and Nightwing apprehended recently," Deborah went on, then proceeded to name every convict they found inside.

"We also apprehended multiple people who didn't exist in public records, but as I've said, the investigation is still going, and transporting the dangerous criminals into confinement takes precedent for now..." Deborah concluded, shaking her head.

"Is there anything else you'd like to add, captain Tiegel?" The reporter said, nodding in satisfaction at Deborah's reply, already expecting her career to rocket up thanks to this interview.

"Whether Warith's allegations towards Amanda Waller are correct or a simple misunderstanding, it's clear that someone is behind this incident, and we, the GCPD, will do everything in our power to find them, whoever they may be to put them where they belong..."

"Behind bars..." the detective concluded as she turned to leave and immediately started barking orders at her subordinates before taking two steps even.

"And there you have it, folks. The captain of the 52nd precinct and the first to arrive at the scene has spoken..." the reporter said as she watched Deborah leave, then turned to the camera.

"We will now return to my colleagues in the studio until further news come to surface, so stay tuned until then..."

...

Gotham

The Batcave

Batman's expression darkened as he watched the report's conclusion and turned towards the Batmobile. "We need to sort this out, quick," the caped crusader said, and his two proteges shared a look before following along.

"Alfred, contact Barbra and get her on the case too. We need her computer expertise," Batman concluded, waiting for Nightwing and Robin to get inside the Batmobile before speeding away.

"A butler's work never ends, it seems..." Alfred muttered to no one in particular, sighing as he obliged Batman's request.

...

Gotham

The Iceberg Lounge

"Amanda Waller, huh...? Now I finally have a name..." The Penguin muttered to himself, maliciously chuckling as he shut off the television in his office.

He didn't need to be a criminal mastermind to realize Amanda Waller was the one pulling on his strings after watching the report and connecting the dots.

"You really are my lucky star..." he added, broadly smiling as an image of the vigilante who'd been making his problems disappear one by one flashed in his mind.

Now he only had to sit back and watch Gray discredit Waller so that any dirt she had on the mob boss would be null as no one would take her word for it.

He'd wait until she was behind her bars, where he'd arrange for the task force director to 'tragically' take her own life in shame or something along those lines.

The Penguin would, of course, intervene and support the vigilante, financially or in any way necessary if it came to it. However, he had a hunch that any interference on his part won't be needed.

The mob boss didn't know the source of such a hunch, but he always trusted his instinct. It got him this far, after all. What he did know, however, is that he'll owe Wraith a favor for his service, whether it was intentional or not.

"Now, let's see how you fare against the entire government breathing down your neck..."

...

Gotham

Gotham City's Park

"Now he's gone and done it..." Benjamin said, chuckling as he stopped the video about the incident in Gotham's General Hospital and turned to Richard with a hard-to-read expression.

"This is no laughing matter, Ben. It's not like Gray to act so rashly..." Richard said, clearly displeased at his old friend's antics as he paced anxiously with a frown on his face.

"The kid is cautious, sure. But I already told you he'd still snap if someone pushes the right buttons..." Benjamin said, shaking his head with a sigh. "By the looks of it, he must have seen or heard something or someone that did just that," he concluded.

"The kid probably thought he had his anger under control, but he still has a long way to go..." Benjamin went on. "Heck, it even shows in our spars. He's always on edge and quick to anger and make mistakes whenever I try to push him..." he added with a helpless shrug.

"The kid's been angry for so long that he doesn't even realize it anymore, and it became the norm..." Benjamin explained, gesturing to the side in exasperation.

"Still, he's even quicker to recover and salvage the situation before I can take advantage of his mistakes..." he continued, smiling as the numerous times he thought he had Gray in a spar after the latter made a mistake, only for him to recover quickly.

"By the looks of things, he's doing fine fixing his fuck up," Benjamin concluded as he approached Richard and put a hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

"You're right... but let's find him, just in case. He might need our help," Richard replied, nodding at his old friend as he started walking, prompting the latter to follow suit.

...

Gotham

East End

Inside an abandoned construction site

"I thought Ivy said Wraith wasn't willing to help..." Anarky blankly said, cautiously eying the three 'people' he shared the room with, clearly on guard as he crossed his arms.

"People change their minds, kid. Get over it already," said a mechanical voice from a monitor attached to a small robot, showing The Calculator's face.

"Either way. It makes things easier for us, and now we don't have to recruit any nut jobs like The Joker..." The Riddler said, grinning as he twirled his iconic green question mark staff.

"Are you sure you can call anyone a nut job? Have you looked in a mirror lately?" Mothman mockingly said, scoffing at The Riddler's words as if they were the most ludicrous thing he's ever heard.

"Coming from the evil Batman wannabe? Now that's rich..." The Riddler immediately quipped back at Moth Man, who never bothered to hide his desire to become the Anti-Batman, even using similar tactics and gadgets, albeit moth themed.

Mothman seemed ready to keep arguing. However, he had to swallow his words as a green vine grew out of the ground, blossoming into a beautiful, giant flower.

The flower opened, and Poison Ivy walked out, leisurely smiling as she surveyed the room. "Gentlemen," Ivy greeted, nodding at the four villains gathered before her.

"As you all know by now... the situation changed, and our plan must change with it," Ivy said. Everyone nodded, including Mothman and The Riddler, forgoing their conflict temporarily.

"Wraith has taken the fight to Waller, and we only need stand back and watch them tear each other apart, however..." the botanist added, trailing at the end of her sentence.

"I don't need to tell you what fates we'll suffer if Amanda wins the fight..." she continued, her tone severe as she alternated her gaze between the four villains.

"We won't interfere unless necessary, but we must make sure Wraith doesn't lose..." she remarked. "If Wallers wins this fight, she'll remain a thorn in our sides and might even stop working in the shadows and go public if she won over the public opinion.

"None of us want that..."

...

Want more chapters? Then consider subscribing to my patrēon. You can read ahead for as little as $1 and it helps me a lot!

-> (patrēon..com / wicked132)

You can also always come and say hi on my discord server

-> (disc ord..gg / sEtqmRs5y7)- or hit me up at - Wicked132#5511 - and I'll add you myself)


Chương 121: Interview #121

Gotham's General Hospital

"Well, here goes nothing..." I muttered to myself as I exited the hospital, and the news-hungry journalists immediately swamped me, almost causing me to go blind with their camera flashes.

Everything was going as planned so far. I personally contacted editors from the Gotham Gazette and Daily planet news agencies, and they were quick to respond, immediately swarming the hospital after I sent them some shallow information about the situation.

I also contacted Deborah, and though skeptical, she owed me too much to gloss over my words, so she obliged and was the first to show up at the scene.

Amanda Waller might have more recourses, people, and connections all over the country, but there was little she could do about the current situation now that I've blown it out of proportion.

Gotham was an ecosystem on its own and had a unique set of rules that governed over every aspect, whether it be politics, organized crime, and everything in between.

Amanda Waller as an outsider had a limited influence here and wouldn't be able to twist the situation to her advantage. Meanwhile, I had a police captain on my side and dirt on everyone that mattered in this city, and I wasn't afraid to use it to my advantage.

I had the home field advantage, and it wouldn't be difficult for me to win over the public opinion thanks to my Computers skill. The internet was one convenient tool for propaganda if you knew your way around it.

In any case, I had other plans to win over public opinion, but why tell when I can show?

The reporters immediately began barraging me with questions while keeping their distance. I surveyed the area, located the ones from the agencies I called, and gestured for them to come closer.

"I still have work to do, so please make your question brief and to the point," I said, gesturing to the side as I looked at the female reporter who quickly approached me.

"When you contacted the daily planet, you said you stumbled upon the secret basement while investigating a missing persons case... would you care to elaborate?" the reporter asked, moving the microphone closer to me.

"It's no secret that multiple villains have gone missing in the past couple of days, including those already in confinement," I replied, nodding at the reporter.

"I decided to investigate the matter. Eventually, my investigations led me here..." I added, trailing off to indicate the end of my reply as I waited for the reporter's next question.

"Investigating missing criminals? Wouldn't you say there are more worthwhile endeavors to spend your time on as a vigilante?" The reporter asked, raising an eyebrow, to which I could only smile.

'This woman...' I mused, holding back a chuckle at the questions that may have sounded disrespectful and needlessly aggressive to most people. I was not most people and understood the reporter's intention.

She was giving me a chance to overrule such doubts and nib them in the bud before they even formed, likely her way of thanking me for giving her such an opportunity to improve her career prospects.

And if my reply and the reason I gave for my action weren't compelling or reasonable enough, she'd still be one of the few journalists who managed to embarrass a vigilante on live television. It was a win-win situation for her.

"Maybe there were better things to do with my time, but those people, though they've made wrong choices..." I said, trailing off as I gestured towards Deadshot and the other villains in chains and cuffs, accompanied to police cars by officers.

"Are still people with rights, and make no mistake here, they are the victim here, and as such more than worthy of my time," I added as I watched the police officers load the villains into the police cars and drive away.

"No one deserves to be enslaved, especially not in such a way. Such acts go against every principle our civilized and free society stands for and must not be tolerated under any circumstances." I concluded, crossing my arms and going quiet as I waited for her next question, satisfied with my answer.

"Well said. However, you must be certain of your words to accuse a distinguished political like Mrs. Waller of orchestrating this Suicide Squad of villains as you call it," the reporter questioningly said.

"I'm more than sure of my words, and I intend to stand by them to the very end. I have solid proof of Waller's involvement in this matter," I replied, nodding my head.

"I will not be sharing any as of now as that would give her time to maneuver and twist the truth, but you can be sure I'll be taking it to court when the time comes," I added, shrugging my shoulders.

"But you realize that as a masked vigilante, your words and the evidence you present might not hold much credibility in the court of law?" the reporter asked, genuinely confused at my words.

"I understand. However, it won't be Wraith, the masked vigilante, that will go to the court," I said, smiling as I reached for my riot headgear with my hands.

"It will be Grayson Whitlock, a seventeen-year-old kid born and raised in Gotham," I concluded, maintaining my smile as I turned to the camera and instantly felt a weight falling off my shoulders.

...

Gray's hideout

"You little demon..." I sighed as I threw myself on the new couch, too tired to even care about Soot tearing it apart with his claws while looking me in the eye as if to assert his dominance.

Though tired, I was in a noticeably good mood. My improvised plan went smoothly, flaunting the precious principles of freedom, equality, and justice that people loved dearly, creating bots that filled social media with posts riling up the people.

Despite all that, there were still people speaking up against me, which was understandable as many of those people have suffered greatly at the hands of super villains and were more than happy to see them enslaved and sent to their deaths.

Either way, making everyone agree with me is impossible, so I didn't bother. However, making them have doubts and second thoughts was very much possible, and that's what I achieved by unmasking myself.

Though surprised by my young age, the reporter kept the questions coming after a brief silence, like why I go out of my way to fight crime despite being so young.

I immediately narrated a bullshit backstory about how the trauma from my first encounter with Firefly and the helplessness I felt drove me to put on a mask and go out there, risking my life. How I met him again and spared his life was the main selling point for my propaganda.

If a 17-year-old kid can forgive and spare the life of the villains who traumatized him enough to become a vigilante, then why can't a bunch of adults do the same?

Many people will still speak against me, but I've already given a positive example to follow, so, even more will show up to defend my case, which was all I needed.

I didn't need everyone to be on my side: only the majority of those willing to speak up and drown the voices of others. That's social media propaganda 101 for you.

'It's been a while since I checked on the system... might as well...' I mused as I brought up my system's interface to see what new notifications have accumulated over time.

[+2 levels to the Brawling skill]

[Brawling (level 49)]

[+3 levels to the Crime skill]

[Crime (level 44)]

[+3 levels to the Acrobatics skill]

[Acrobatics (level 30)]

[+5 levels to the Computers skill]

[Computers (level 45)]

[+2 levels to the Gun Mastery skill]

[Gun Mastery (level 27)]

[+3 levels to the Medieval Weapons Mastery Skill]

[Medieval Weapons Mastery (14)]

[+8 levels to the Mechanics skill]

[Mechanics (level 44)]

[+7 levels to the Scholar class]

[Scholar (level MAX)]

[+21 stat points]

[+8 accumulated class levels]

[You have reached the maximum level for your current class. Would you like to select a new one now?]

'My skill levels are looking a bit more decent right now, the important ones at least...' I mused as I browsed my available classes, which were only Archetype-specific ones, other than the Linguist.

Technically, I was ready to take my next Mad Scientist class, but I wouldn't be able to do much with it since I'll be busy dealing with Waller in the coming days.

'Might as well...' I shrugged as I selected the only remaining common class.

[You have gained a new class: Linguist]

[You have gained the skill: Language]

[Language (1): If you want hablar Español, sound good ordering at a French restaurant, or read the Old Church Latin edition of the Necronomicon, you need to learn a few languages. This skill covers any language other than one's native tongue]

[+8 levels to the Linguist class]

[+24 stat points]

...

Want more chapters? Then consider subscribing to my patrēon. You can read ahead for as little as $1 and it helps me a lot!

-> (patrēon..com / wicked132)

You can also always come and say hi on my discord server

-> (disc ord..gg / sEtqmRs5y7)- or hit me up at - Wicked132#5511 - and I'll add you myself)


Load failed, please RETRY

Tình trạng nguồn điện hàng tuần

Đặt mua hàng loạt

Mục lục

Cài đặt hiển thị

Nền

Phông

Kích thước

Việc quản lý bình luận chương

Viết đánh giá Trạng thái đọc: C120
Không đăng được. Vui lòng thử lại
  • Chất lượng bài viết
  • Tính ổn định của các bản cập nhật
  • Phát triển câu chuyện
  • Thiết kế nhân vật
  • Bối cảnh thế giới

Tổng điểm 0.0

Đánh giá được đăng thành công! Đọc thêm đánh giá
Bình chọn với Đá sức mạnh
Rank 200+ Bảng xếp hạng PS
Stone 4 Power Stone
Báo cáo nội dung không phù hợp
lỗi Mẹo

Báo cáo hành động bất lương

Chú thích đoạn văn

Đăng nhập

tip bình luận đoạn văn

Tính năng bình luận đoạn văn hiện đã có trên Web! Di chuyển chuột qua bất kỳ đoạn nào và nhấp vào biểu tượng để thêm nhận xét của bạn.

Ngoài ra, bạn luôn có thể tắt / bật nó trong Cài đặt.

ĐÃ NHẬN ĐƯỢC