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章節 4199: Chapter 3304: Bloodbath in New City (16)

Holding equipment and weapons, Nightwing rushed into the cave with a sudden brake, using his gun-holding arm to block the person behind him, instinctively sensing something was wrong.

This kind of insane laughter had not echoed over Gotham for a long time, so much so that people had forgotten the danger it brought.

But Nightwing would never forget.

In this cosmos, Dick Grayson wasn't the first Robin, Jason Todd was, and Nightwing knew this; he had even inquired Batman about his predecessor's whereabouts.

Batman did not explain much, but later through indirect inquiries, Nightwing learned that Batman's first assistant Robin had been killed by the Joker.

Since then, the Joker was not just a nightmare for Batman alone, but also for Nightwing; he knew that if he wanted to stand with Batman, he would inevitably have to confront this terrifying madman.

But he never thought that day would come so soon.

He watched helplessly as the skin on the female figure in front of him rapidly healed, leaving behind mottled scars, and her hair grew out, only it was a vivid green.

Within a flash, Nightwing saw a shadow whisk past him from the side, and his companion behind him shouted.

"Watch out! He's coming!"

Zzzila—

The sudden braking left a charred trace on the ground by the tire, Bruce was shaken and his forehead hit the glass, swelling up instantly; as he was about to ask the pale knight why he braked, he saw him bend over in pain.

"What's wrong?!" Bruce quickly reached out to help him but was pushed away by the pale knight, who took a deep breath and then said, "What did Shiller give me to eat? Why can't I feel the effect of the medicine anymore?"

"He mixed some special stuff into your medicine... oh my God, that means you only took half of the medicine!"

The pale knight began to constantly exhale, as if he wanted to laugh but couldn't, his lungs became like a bellows, constantly pumping out air.

Bruce hurriedly took out a medicine bottle from the drawer in front of the car, wanting to give it to the pale knight, but the pale knight lay there for a while and then raised his head somewhat blankly.

"Quick, your medicine..."

The pale knight slightly shook his head, saying, "Something's wrong, it's strange, he... he seems to have become weak..."

"Who?"

"The Joker." The pale knight took a deep breath and said, "When there is no suppression by the medicine, he would always fight me for control of the body, but this time it was so short, he's becoming weaker and weaker."

The tone of the pale knight revealed confusion, but Bruce seemed to think of something; he had previously seen Shiller carrying a syringe filled with blood-red liquid coming out from the room where the Joker was locked up, could that stuff be the Joker's blood?

Bruce gently patted the pale knight's shoulder, then said, "You're not feeling well, let me drive."

The pale knight indeed felt weak, he and Bruce switched places, Bruce started the car, driving through the valley.

As he reached the valley, the ominous premonition grew stronger, he said to the pale knight, "The Joker inside you doesn't weaken for no reason, if there has to be a reason, it's probably because a new Joker has been born."

The pale knight looked at him in shock.

Bruce got out of the car, slammed the door, walked over to the pale knight's side, and said through the window, "You can't leave now, because if you see the new Joker, the Joker inside you might use all his strength to seize control of your body and then kill the new Joker, which would cause great harm to you."

Bruce added in his mind, "The key point is that the Joker inside you might not be able to defeat the new Joker, and the damage caused by the drug to the body is shared."

"No way." I must find out what's going on, the pale knight said, "This is very important."

Bruce still wanted to persuade him, but at that moment an engine roar sounded behind, and a pitch-black car drove over.

The other party obviously recognized them, the Batmobile slowly stopped next to the car Bruce was driving, Batman rolled down the window.

Bruce immediately realized this was a good opportunity, he turned to Batman and said, "The Joker inside the pale knight is weakening because a new Joker has been born, we suspect it is Maria, are you here for this?"

Batman paused for a moment, then said, "I received a distress message from Nightwing, he said he saw the Joker, I thought it was you."

"I'm afraid it's worse than that." Bruce said, "Someone created a new Joker because the Joker inside the pale knight was unwilling to cooperate, and this one is stronger than the one inside the pale knight."

After speaking, Bruce pulled out the pale knight from the car without caring whether Batman wanted to or not, then pushed him next to the Batmobile and said, "You need to watch him, don't let the two Jokers fight, otherwise the whole city will be destroyed."

"Where are you going?" The pale knight looked at Bruce and asked.

"Haven't you understood yet?" Bruce said with a hint of helplessness, sitting in the driver's seat, then saying, "This Joker wasn't naturally evolved, but artificially created, this means that something more terrifying than the Joker is currently moving freely within the city, what do you think I'm going to do?"

Batman obviously hesitated, he felt Bruce was talking nonsense, how could the Joker be artificially created? But the scene described by Nightwing did indeed look like the Joker revival, and the pale knight was standing here fine, which made him have to believe what Bruce said.

The door of the Batmobile opened, Batman looked at the pale knight and said, "Get in, after I leave, I will lock the car, even if the Joker takes over your body, he won't be able to leave this car."

Bruce threw the medicine to the pale knight through the window, then said, "Now is not the time to consider side effects, try to delay a bit longer."

After finishing, he turned the car around and drove off, the pale knight watched his departing figure, appearing somewhat powerless.

He had already guessed who the person Bruce mentioned who created the Joker was, which gave him the feeling for the first time that he was leading a wolf into his house.

Shiller did weaken the Joker, but don't worry about how just yet.

Bruce drove towards the city, calculating in his mind that though the pale knight was not the Joker, nor was he Batman, Greed resembled the Joker, and certainly could not be Batman either, as he himself was no longer Batman.

So now in this city, there was only one Batman, the one he had just seen, and according to the principle of Batman corresponding to Joker, it means there can only be one Joker in the city.

This is the rationale behind Shiller weakening the Joker inside the pale knight; Maria was pushed into a chemical pool by Harry and suffered severe injuries, and then was injected with Joker's blood by Shiller.

This meant that she met the two primary conditions of the Joker—falling into the chemical pool and possessing the Dionysus Factor, and she had even garnered a great deal of Batman's attention.

The pale knight had been taking medication to suppress the Joker within him, while Maria, recently, had been Batman's main enemy, completely replacing the ecological niche of the Joker.

Thus, Maria met all three conditions—falling into the chemical pool, infesting the Joker virus, and under Batman's watch.

She was rightfully transformed into the new Joker.

And since there could only be one Joker, once she became the new Joker, the Joker within the pale knight would gradually disappear.

Bruce had to admit that this was an effective method, because if there was destined to be a Joker, as long as it wasn't the pale knight, they would preserve a good person and not create an additional villain.

But is this a method a person could think of? Is it something a person could do?

However, Bruce knew he was the least qualified to criticize Shiller, as he had also done such a thing.

At the intersection, Bruce slightly slowed down the car, wondering where Shiller would be, at Arkham Insane Asylum, or at Wayne Manor?

Actually, neither. Shiller was now in the laboratory of Mr. Freeze, Victor Fries.

Taking advantage of the gap when Maria was transforming into the Joker, he had rescued Victor. The Victor in this cosmos seemed much more affected by life's hardships than the arrogant one; it looked like he wasn't having a good time.

Shiller poured a cup of hot coffee for Victor and said, "That's basically the situation, I need assistance to deal with that cunning thief. As long as you help me, your lab will receive long-term funding."

Victor was packing up his things on the side and said, "You should know that I'm not like those madmen at Arkham Asylum, I am a normal person, I don't want to use anything I created to attack anyone."

"That's exactly why I came to you, if I wanted to kill that thief, I would have gone to Bane. I hope to control him, not harm him."

"I won't give you the cryogenic weapon."

Shiller sincerely said, "Even if you did give it to me, I wouldn't use it, I'm terrible with guns, so I hope you can bring your equipment and accompany me on a trip."

"Also, I think guns are a bit too aggressive, if there were something like an Ice Trap, that would be even better."

"Your definition of aggressiveness is truly unusual," Victor remarked, clearly wavering, "Just for that, are you willing to give me 200,000 dollars? That's a lot of money."

"I told you, it's not just this amount of money. If the effect is good enough, I'm confident I can persuade Batman to fund your lab long-term."

"I won't work for him," Victor shook his head, appearing very lucid, "Batman is one of those people who will go insane with anxiety if the weapon isn't completely controllable by him, I don't want to handle his madness."

"Then let the city government fund it, how about the pale knight pays?"

"You think I don't know the city's situation? The pale knight means well, but he doesn't have money."

"Then where do you think I got 200,000 dollars to give you?"

Victor glanced at Shiller and said, "You look like someone who has never lacked money."

"You're very observant, so are you willing to make the deal?"

Victor took a deep breath and said, "I do need some money to upgrade the security of my lab, I don't want to be kidnapped again."

"Then, I'm willing to contact GTO to provide you continuous long-term security services, funded by the city government."

"GTO is about to change owners, can you convince the new boss?"

"I won't ask how an ordinary physicist knows so much, but if you are willing, I can make it happen."

Victor hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, but I won't personally go to Wayne Manor, I don't want to offend Batman. I'll give you a small cryogenic device, you just need to place it on the thief's inevitable route to ensure it can control him."

"Won't hurt anyone?"

"It won't, and it can at least immobilize him for two days, making sure he can't move but can speak."

"Very good, we have a deal. Is there a free gift?"

"What free gift do you want?"

"How about that?" Shiller pointed towards something in the corner of the lab.

"That?" Victor turned his head, noticed what Shiller was pointing at, and saw it was a high-power ultraviolet flashlight.


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章節 4200: Chapter 305 Bloody New City (17)

Bruce still drove to Wayne Manor.

Now, the Pale Knight was not at Arkham Asylum, and there was no meaning for Shiller to go there; Bruce's instincts told him that Shiller's ultimate goal was Wayne Manor.

As expected, as soon as Bruce arrived at the entrance of Wayne Manor, he saw Shiller standing there.

As soon as he got out of the car, Shiller approached and said, "You've come at the right time. It's your turn to shine."

"What?"

"There's a computer over there. Hack into Wayne Manor's defense system and shut it down for at least 6 hours."

Bruce turned his head and saw a generator and a complete desktop computer setup, obviously dismantled from a municipal building.

"Have you been waiting here specifically for me?" Bruce asked as he looked at him.

Shiller nodded and said, "I've been waiting for half a day."

"What if I say I won't do it?"

Shiller then pulled something from behind him, aimed it at Bruce, and pressed a switch, instantly a beam of ultraviolet light hit Bruce's skin, causing it to start sizzling.

"Ow!! Ah!! Put it down! Hurry, turn it off!" Bruce cowered and ran, nearly dancing on the spot.

When Shiller turned off the ultraviolet flashlight, Bruce grimaced, touching the burnt parts of his skin, and glared angrily at Shiller.

The more Bruce stepped back, the angrier he got. Opening his mouth, his fangs revealed, he took a step forward, only to hear a click.

He looked down to find that he had stepped on a small blue disk and was instantly frozen into a block of ice.

"Now, you explain, I operate. If we can't crack the defense system, you stand here until dawn."

Bruce glared at Shiller, cursing him silently with his eyes.

Bruce never thought he'd underestimate Shiller, but he did underestimate Greed. Where did he get an ice-making device? He isn't friends with the cosmos' Victor!

But a man in an ice block has to bow his head, although he doesn't feel uncomfortable now, his mouth is open, and lately, there have been many reporters camping at Wayne Manor's entrance, and it would be troublesome if they saw his fangs.

He suddenly realized, all this was a plot by Shiller, he was just trying to infuriate him, to make him open his mouth.

Bruce had no choice but to do as Shiller said.

He initially thought Shiller's manipulation would be clumsy, and even if he told him how, he might not succeed in hacking the defense system, but soon he realized he was overthinking; that gray Symbiont seemed quite skilled at it too.

This left Bruce somewhat puzzled; since Gray Mist could hack, why specifically seek him out?

But he quickly realized again, Greed always acts without taking responsibility, always needing someone else to take the fall, so he can forever stand on a moral high ground, looking down on everyone.

When Batman asks who cracked his defense system, Shiller could easily pin the blame on him. Compared to a stranger from nowhere, Batman would more likely believe another universe's counterpart could easily breach the defense system.

Bruce gritted his teeth within the ice, but he soon realized he got angry a bit too early.

The defense system was breached, and Shiller swaggered into Wayne Manor, fetched a cart from a storeroom, placed Bruce on it, and pushed him up to the second floor of Wayne Manor, entering the room just above the back door.

Shiller tied Bruce to the outside of the balcony above the back door and then set up a ridiculously simple tripwire trap, before moving to a kitchen island near the front door window where everything could be seen.

By now, it was dark, and warm light emanated from inside the manor, standing outside the gates of Wayne Manor one could clearly see a man busily working in front of a window.

The cunning Invader realized this route was blocked, so taking advantage of the night's cover, she moved to the garden's side door, nimbly leapt onto the wall, and then rolled onto the ground.

She tiptoed to the back door, Bruce immediately called out to warn her, "Don't come over! There's a trap!"

The petite figure was startled by the sudden voice, and instinctively jumped in the opposite direction from where the voice came.

"Ah!"

One foot stepped right onto a rope.

Bang!

A massive block of ice fell from the balcony, hitting her perfectly, and pinning her immovably to the ground.

Shiller pushed open the back door and walked out.

"Hello, madam, I've been waiting for you."

Dressed in a black stealth suit, Catwoman stretched her arms and lay on the ground, struggling to free herself, but the heavy object on her was too much, especially right on her waist, preventing her from exerting any strength. After straining for a while, she sighed and gave up.

At that moment, she felt the weight lifted off her, and a hand reached out to her. Catwoman no longer cared about the intention; she hurried to her feet.

Catwoman patted the dirt off her body, stared at Shiller with wide eyes, and then said, "Who are you? What are you doing inside Wayne Manor? I thought I'd meet that rich guy."

"And have a beautiful encounter with him?"

"Stop joking," Catwoman waved her hand, "I'm trapped this time, but where did you find such a talking ornament?"

"This is no ornament," Shiller said with a smile.

Catwoman then turned her head to carefully examine the object that had crashed onto her, and then she realized that it was indeed not the human-shaped sculpture she imagined, but a real person, except seemingly frozen in a block of ice.

"Good heavens!" Catwoman looked carefully at his face and said: "Isn't this Bruce Wayne? Did you kidnap him?"

Shiller shook his head, just opened the back door, and then said: "This is not a good place for talking, please come in, madam."

Catwoman looked at the ice block with a puzzled face, but still followed step by step into the manor.

Bruce thought Shiller would carry him inside, but Shiller suddenly closed the door with a bang.

It turns out saying this was not a good place was because I am here, and Bruce began to gnash his teeth again.

After closing the door, Shiller invited Catwoman to sit on the sofa and said, "I know someone paid you to come here and steal something, how much did he give you?"

"I cannot reveal information about my employer." Catwoman shook her head.

"Okay, but I know he gave me two million for the same purpose."

"How much?!" Catwoman jumped right off the sofa, saying: "Two million?!! He only gave me fifty thousand damn it!!!!"

"It seems a middleman has made a lot from you." Shiller handed her a cup of hot coffee, then said: "I can offer you double that price, and then you can take what you want."

"How do you know what I want?"

"I told you, my purpose here is the same as yours, only I arrived earlier and successfully took control of Bruce Wayne, neutralizing the biggest threat."

Catwoman looked troubled and said, "If that's the case, then it's normal for you to be offered a higher price, after all, the risk levels of theft and kidnapping are different."

Shiller walked back to the island platform, and Catwoman couldn't help but follow his movements, she saw a wine bottle on the island platform's surface, looking like some kind of red wine, with some capsules scattered beside it.

The man was pouring something out of the capsules, then pouring the red wine into the capsules.

Thinking of what she was meant to steal, Catwoman began to believe what Shiller had said, she took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and said: "I want two hundred thousand, I will leave Gotham to lay low after this job, it won't work if the money isn't enough."

"No problem, but you must deliver this item directly to your employer's hands, don't go through any middlemen."

"That's impossible." Catwoman shook her head and said: "I'm not afraid to let you know, Old Gun is a professional middleman, his clients are all big shots, he won't betray his clients, and he definitely won't let me meet them."

"That's your problem." Shiller said: "My minimal requirement is you watch him hand over the item to the employer, otherwise I won't pay."

Just as Catwoman was about to speak, Shiller added: "I'll give you three hundred thousand, figure out the rest for yourself."

This price clearly broke through Catwoman's psychological defenses, although she's a jewelry thief and many jewels are very expensive, those are auction prices, the stolen jewels without certificates are not high in price on the black market, three hundred thousand is no small sum, enough for her to live lavishly in Hawaii for half a year.

Catwoman hesitantly bit her lip, then said: "Alright, I agree, but I need half as a deposit, I need the money to buy some information as well."

"I can给你十万先给你十万先给你十万元咪咪咪}}],

"I can give you a hundred thousand upfront, but don't think about taking the money and running, my money is not that easy to take."

"Of course, you even dare to kidnap Bruce Wayne, I won't do anything stupid." Catwoman said.

Shiller picked up the capsules he had just prepared and handed them to Catwoman, then said: "Give me your account, the money will be transferred immediately."

Catwoman didn't even know how she left Wayne Manor, the payment was made so crisply—that was a hundred thousand dollars.

This also made her feel like she had gotten involved in something serious, her sharp feline instincts telling her she had gotten in over her head,

but thinking about the two hundred thousand dollars that would be transferred soon, no issue seemed too big.

Catwoman took a deep breath, took out her phone, dialed a number, then said: "The job's done, meet at our usual place, cash for goods, you better not think of playing me, or you'll find out what I'm capable of."

After hanging up the phone, she dialed another number, took another deep breath and said: "Boots, I need you to keep an eye on someone for me, I'll give you ten thousand."

"It's not me being generous, aren't you going to ask who it is?... No, not very dangerous, but it might cause you trouble, I need you to watch Old Gun, the next two days he goes out, you tell me."

"Fifteen thousand tops, I'm not making much on this one, don't even think about doing anything yourself, your tracking skills are not up to snuff, careful or he might blow your head off."

After hanging up the phone, Catwoman's expression turned cold, she drove the stolen car, turned into a dark alley, and knocked on the only lit window.

The window opened a crack, a wrinkled old face flashed by, Catwoman handed over the wrapped capsules, the receiver inspected them, then said: "Seems like it got wet? Are you sure there's no problem?"

"How would I know?!" Catwoman said impatiently: "This is all I found! Hurry up and pay up!"

"That won't do, if the goods are in bad condition, the client will deduct from the payment."

"Well, find someone else who can get into Wayne Manor if you can, don't think I don't know how much you've skimmed, if you dare deduct from my payment, don't blame me for not being nice!"

The receiver was silent for a while, apparently negotiating with someone, then a box was handed out, Catwoman immediately opened to check it, confirmed that it was fifty thousand yuan, picked up the box, and got in the car.

As she drove away from the street, she saw a few figures stealthily walking past, their eyes lingering on that window just now.

Catwoman secured the money, drove off the street, but didn't go too far, she knew if Old Gun had eaten enough, he wouldn't wait until the next day to deliver the goods.

Sure enough, as it neared midnight, her phone rang, a man's gloomy voice came through.

"Old Gun is out, he drove off, took the alleyway, the license plate number is…"

Catwoman immediately drove to follow, being very careful, focusing all her attention, but what she didn't notice was that another car was tailing her.

In the car, Shiller gripped the steering wheel, the residual glow from the headlights leaving a golden shimmer on his glasses.


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