The Death Knell

Seeing a pile of snow-white flesh tumbling in oil in the middle of the night always gives people a strange feeling, but this does not exist in Batman's understanding.

After letting the monster slip, he immediately took out a small metal tube from his belt, pressed the bat button on it, and reversed it back and forth to mix the two colors of liquid inside. Then he approached the struggling monster and poured the mixed liquid on its body.

No one knew what this liquid was, but it quickly reacted chemically with the air. Just a little bit of liquid caused the entire monster to fall into flames.

A familiar aroma of roasted chicken hit his face, although according to theory, the proportion of human genes in this monster's body should be larger.

But without self-awareness, one is not a human being.

The windbreaker put away his switchblade. He straightened up and patted his clothes. The firelight illuminated his clothes, and there were some inconspicuous stains on the windbreaker.

"What's next?" he asked Batman.

"I still have something to do, you go home."

Batman replied, tonight is destined to be a long night. With the level of the trench coat fighter, it is very dangerous when facing certain villains.

Unfortunately, the remaining members of the Bat Family have gone somewhere unknown and cannot be contacted at all.

"Go home? You must be kidding." The windbreaker spread his hands to let Batman see his defeat: "I'm not dressed like this for fun, I'm here to protect Gotham."

"The situation here is beyond your ability." Batman replied forcefully. He took out a rope and tied Eggman up. Alfred would use the Batplane to send the person to Arkham.

The fighter sniffed, his mask with @_ @wrinkled: "Then let me follow you. Having multiple helpers shouldn't be a bad thing, right?"

Batman looked at him quietly, as if he wanted to see through him, and shook his head after a moment.

"No, I don't need to."

After saying that, he walked towards the edge of the rooftop and planned to fly away.

"Hey! Wait, Batman, if I have something you need here, will you take me with you?" The man in the trench coat took out a notebook from his arms, spread it out and held it up, with many strange symbols densely written on it. .

Batman stopped: "..."

The man in the trench coat turned over the paper with his brown leather-gloved fingers and made a swishing sound: "You must not know where the fugitives are, right? I have my intelligence channels. I at least know the people who escaped from Arkham. Clues for dozens of people.”

"Give me the notes." Batman directly stretched out his hand. Notes are useful, but people are useless, and neither can be trusted.

The windbreaker threw the note over, but he pointed at his head: "It's useless. The recording password I used was invented exclusively by me. You don't have time to crack it now. I am the only one who knows it in this world."

Batman took a look at the notebook, and it was indeed like this. The symbols in the notebook looked like Pac-Man. They were all arc-shaped hieroglyphs. They couldn't be deciphered in a short time, and there were no comparison objects.

"Why are you following me?"

The fighter took the book and turned the pages with his head lowered: "Is this a Batman-style joke? Man, who among the superheroes in Gotham wouldn't want to act with Batman? A member of the Justice League and a first-line superhero, Can you understand the mood of our fifth-line heroes?"

There may be mental problems, which is Batman's new definition of the trench coat man.

It’s not like Batman has never seen a fifth-tier superhero. There are always some newcomers in Gotham, taking on tasks such as catching thieves, helping people find cats and dogs, and mowing lawns.

Yes, the Lightning family in Midtown likes to do this kind of thing, help the lonely elderly or disabled people mow their lawns, clean up, make a sumptuous lunch, etc...

Anyway, with the Speed ​​Force, these tasks don't take any time at all, and that's a good thing.

But in Gotham...the risk of doing so is high. You might be walking on an old man's lawn one second and eating a shotgun the next. Next, the old man will skillfully search for your belongings and then throw the body into the sewer.

It’s not that old people become crazy, it’s that crazy people become old.

So generally speaking, among the current low-level Super Miles who are still alive, the quality of Gotham's Super Heroes in all aspects is better than those elsewhere. At least they have a full understanding of darkness.

What the trenchcoat fighter just said was not the truth at all.

.............................

There is a questionnaire activity with prizes in the Hall of Justice. After answering the questions, you will receive a hero T-shirt.

One of the questions was: "If you became a superhero and joined the Justice League community, who would you choose to be your partner?"

The statistics afterwards were not as expected. 33% of people chose Superman, followed in order by Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Girl...

Batman's ranking is only in the middle, and many people find it difficult to accept his style of acting. Maybe some people understand Batman, but not many are willing to partner with him.

Because Batman's partners or followers are often kidnapped by madmen. If their lives are not tough enough, very few can survive from those madmen.

The survey results show that people want their teammates to have powerful superpowers, at least not ordinary people like Batman who sometimes have problems protecting themselves.

And if the levels of superpowers are similar, and beauty is preferred, humans will still be the visual animals they used to be.

The dark style is definitely a negative for a partner. Even the cute raven is not ranked high because she is often taciturn, her choice of magic is either tentacles or black smoke, and she has killed many people.

It's fine from a distance if it doesn't matter to you, but if you're a partner, this dark style will drive you crazy.

By the way, the one with the lowest votes in the current statistical results is Green Arrow. No one is willing to partner with him, or they have forgotten who he is.

Oliver only got three votes, and Batman suspected that these were the 'family votes' of Emiko, Shia, and Dinah...

Batman doesn't care about these things. They are all tricks created by Ron. They say they want to bring the people closer to the Justice League, and making a 'companion hypothesis' can give people hope and a sense of identity. If someone accidentally awakens superpowers, they will May choose to join the community.

Although the government and Zheng are in the same trench most of the time, don't forget that the Sky Eye Society is the direct force under the control of the country. Amanda Waller is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and that woman has been busy recruiting new people.

In addition to the Suicide Squad, there are also Black Orchid, Golden Pioneer, Kronos, Dale Gunn, Darwin, Dr. Light, Dr. Perrier, Etta Katie, Major Nicholson and others in the Sky Eye Society.

During the invasion of the Omega Titans, it was also the 'Psychic Commando' of the Sky Eye Society who hacked Brainiac's brain.

Compared with the loose structure of Zhenglian, Tianyan will obviously receive better treatment. Because it is a military system, those with superpowers will be given a school-level military rank immediately after joining. The government will provide you with a house, a car, money, all life support, helicopter transportation when you go out to do errands, and countless top soldiers as your subordinates.

If you are a pauper, you will still be a pauper after joining Zhenglian. Batman will not support others. At most, he will give you some subsidies in the canteen.

But if a pauper joins the Sky Eye Society, as long as he obeys orders and is noticed by the government for his superpowers, he will be able to make a comeback, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation will be fully covered by the state, which is almost like winning a million-dollar lottery.

There are bonuses for completing tasks, and there are bonuses for killing enemies. The most important thing is that the government will provide insurance, and your future pension will be guaranteed.

It is precisely because of this that Batman is not optimistic about Ron's idealistic plan. Compared with the real living conditions, Zhenglian is really not that attractive to the outside world.

Being a superhero gives you a good reputation, but you can't use it for food and clothing. Everyone has to live.

It's not that Batman doesn't have money. He can outdo Tianyanhui in terms of treatment, and he can buy villas and cars for everyone in the Zhenglian Community.

But what does that mean? Are you deliberately making things difficult for government organizations? Hindering the development of the country's military? Do you want to be independent or do you want to go to heaven?

Batman has no intention of starting a civil war with the US government, so just keep the status quo.

People who have justice in mind and pursue ideals rather than material things should join Zhenglian. For living conditions and enjoying the taste of rights, people go to the Sky Eye Society.

In the final analysis, the two families joined forces to prevent people with super powers from joining the villain organization.

There are various villain organizations such as the Assassin's League, Gila Monster, Skeleton Gang, Royal Flush, etc. Some of them have good conditions and are always recruiting people.

Especially the Gila Lizard Society, which appeared out of nowhere, and in just one year, it became a villain spy organization comparable to the Sky Eye Society, with seemingly endless financial resources. They can double the benefits that the Sky Eye Society can give you, and the extra rewards are directly settled in gold and diamonds, which is very lavish.

Fortunately, they are both spy agencies, and their direct enemies are the Sky Eye Society and the U.S. government. The Justice League has never been harassed by them. If they hadn't been engaged in terrorist activities recently, the Justice League wouldn't even notice them.

Their members wear green uniforms and have goggles on their helmets that resemble the eyes of cold-blooded animals. Their technology is very advanced in all aspects. Spies who fail their mission or whose identity is exposed will commit suicide fanatically, shouting "hail basilisk" in German before they die! It means long live the Gila monster.

Batman always has a vague feeling that there are many spies from the Gila Monster in the Sky Eye Society, and the current government has also been infiltrated. This group of people may be a hidden danger left over from World War II...

There's no evidence, just intuition, Batman's intuition.

.............................

The identity of the trenchcoat fighter in front of him is a mystery. Batman doubts the opponent's identity, and the opponent obviously cannot trust Batman.

But the information in his hand is currently what Batman needs, and he doesn't have much time to waste. So he turned around and walked towards the edge of the rooftop and said in a low voice: "Lead the way."

The windbreaker's steps were obviously much brisker. He also walked to the edge of the rooftop and flipped through his notebook: "Ah, with your joining, I can deal with more bad guys. Why don't we start with those who disagree with me?" start?"

"Dissenters..." Batman looked at the fighter.

"Well, you firmly adhere to the principle of no-kill, and I adhere to the principle of "killing or not, it doesn't matter," and there is a team in Gotham City that adheres to the principle of "killing"..." The windbreaker shrugged. He drew circles on his notebook with his fingers and looked at Batman pointedly.

Batman knows what he's talking about, a team of anti-heroes imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.