In the underground prison, the immobile Batman watched here, watching the enemy Bane, who had defeated him, and began to bewitch the citizens of Gotham with just a few documents. But the biggest problem is here, for Bane's kind of bewitchment, he doesn't have any way to break the trick, and before that, he could have too many ways to solve this problem.

Because at that time, he was Gotham's biggest fear, and when he appeared in front of people, no matter who it was, he would be scared of himself. But as he joined the Justice League and saved the world many times, this fear began to dissipate, coupled with the later Batman-authorized comic - the publication of "Gotham: The Mystery of the Heroes", the spiritual culture construction carried out in Gotham, this way that he thought was the least likely to save Gotham, but it had a different effect in Gotham.

The multi-perspective comic book looks at the changes in Gotham City in the past forty years from a bystander's perspective, and this novel way allows the citizens of Gotham to gradually understand why there is a reason why Batman appears, Batman's identity is still a mystery, but the reason for Batman's appearance is no longer what people speculate. This change is good, and the citizens of Gotham are starting to think a little bit about it, if it is pushed so slowly, maybe, maybe one day, Gotham will win her own salvation.

At that time, Batman can no longer appear, but all this, under the truth of Bane's documents, has become vulnerable under the attack of this unknown virus. The life-and-death crisis, combined with this diary record from my late friend Thomas Elliott, was enough to destroy the spiritual culture that had been built up so hard during this time, or even worse, if I had not seen the light, I could have endured the darkness.

This sentence is perfect for the citizens of Gotham at this time, and for Batman, who is trapped in an underground prison and unable to move.

In front of the city hall building, Bain's speech continued. As he said, although he escaped from the Assassin League, what he learned in the League of Assassins did not fall behind. Needless to say, the killing skills are even more handy in how to resonate with the hearts of the people in the speeches used to subvert a regime, and for the citizens of Gotham, who were already angry at this time, under the instigation of his own words, Bane also understands better what is in their hearts.

Throwing the so-called document in his hand into the sky, the paper fell in the air like a falling flower, floating among the citizens of Gotham, and no citizen of Gotham picked it up. Because at this time, they will no longer pursue the authenticity of these documents, they just want to know what to do next.

"This is the truth, this is the truth that you have invested so much money, but you are just giving these powerful people to make supermodels and buy sports cars, this is the truth that you can only stand here and make a silent protest, but there is no response. But the question is, can you accept such a truth? ”

"No!"

The citizens of Gotham roared in anger, and the Bane forces, who had taken control, spread the speech to all corners of Gotham City, to the homes of those who had stayed at home and were not participating in the demonstration, so that they could see it. The same roar came from the streets of Gotham, and they were furious, angry at the truth that Bane had shown them.

"Are you willing to let these high-ranking guys continue to control Gotham City, play with your cognition, and trick you like fools!"

"No!"

A loud roar resounded through the streets of Gotham City, and the anger of these virus-tormented citizens was pushed to the top by Bane's constant questioning. They are a group of people living in the fallen city of Gotham, and each of them is actually a hidden criminal in some way, as Batman knows from his underground cell.

On the TV, Bain's team has professional photographers to capture the close-ups of these Gotham citizens as they respond to Bane, and the red eyes and excited expressions all show what they are looking forward to. And Batman knows that this is for Bane to show himself, or Bane's gang to show him, they want to let themselves know how fragile Gotham City, which they have been guarding for so many years, is.

All it takes is a conspiracy that is not particularly well planned, a day that makes these Gotham citizens feel bad, and a speech is enough to waste more than ten years of his efforts. This is also the reason why the first thing he did after becoming Batman was to install cameras in all corners of Gotham, because only in this way can he monitor every citizen in Gotham City, know when they become criminals, and have first-hand information about them.

Originally, he had already begun to prepare to abolish this plan, because he saw another path to change Gotham, but he didn't expect that everything would become a dream bubble under these pages of diary. When the camera swept over the close-up of the faces of these Gotham citizens, Batman also understood one thing, those so-called efforts to save Gotham were never successful in the first place, Gotham, never worth saving!

The Joker, who was sitting on the side, feeling Batman's mood change at this time, also stepped forward, and the reason why he cooperated with Thomas Elliott was nothing more than that he put forward a condition that he could not refuse: he could crush Batman's body and mind, and he would be happy to let himself complete the next steps. And now, as Batman lies there, watching the citizens of Gotham, whom he worked so hard to save, begin to walk down the path of self-destruction under the temptation of Bane, the spiritual pillar in Batman's heart begins to gradually crumble.

The Joker was delighted, the Batman who sacrificed himself to maintain Gotham's justice was now on the verge of a mental breakdown, no, not yet, this is just the beginning, if he can defeat Batman in this way, he has already succeeded. So, the Joker stood up, made a pounce, and jumped in front of Batman, at this time Batman had his hands tied, and his lower limbs could not move, so he could only half-kneel there, passively watching all this.

"That's right, that's it! Batboy, that's what it feels like, it's this expression. Although you are still wearing a mask, I can imagine what your expression looks like under the mask, surprise, helplessness, self-doubt, hahaha, what a wonderful expression, you have let the city down, you have failed the city, and what I can say is that this is just the beginning, hahahaha! ”

As he spoke, the clown stood up and danced to himself, as if he were the one who was in charge of it all. Only Batman remains, and he watches the live broadcast of the TV set, completely unconcerned about the Joker's humiliation of himself.

In the live broadcast on the TV, Bane's speech also reached the last step, "Yes, we should not let these powerful people control everything about us, you are the real masters of this city, I am only here to help you and return Gotham to her people." ”

"So, what can we do, we're infected with the virus now, even if we have Gotham, we're going to die, besides, do you think the government will sit idly by like this, and the Justice League, those self-righteous superheroes."

At this time, discordant voices came out of the crowd, raising the bar with reason. This also calmed down the originally enthusiastic Gotham citizens, yes, there are superheroes in this world, even if there are no superheroes, the country can't sit idly by and let her fall into anarchy, and as soon as the army comes out, everything Bain depicted at this time has come to naught.

"Very well, sir, you are the first to think of this, and it proves that your mind, oppressed by the Gotham magnates, is beginning to know how to think. Since I dare to stand here, it means that I am ready for everything, first of all, let's solve the so-called virus. ”

With a wave of his hand, the photographers on the team projected an image in the void of a train departing from Gotham's landmark, Wayne Enterprises, and began to travel along the tracks. At the same time, as the train moved along the tracks, bursts of fog were released from the train, and at the same time, underground water pipes under the tracks in the city also sprayed water mist, mixing with the fog.

"That's the solution to the virus, and I'm sorry that my team didn't come up with an antidote, but the inhibition drug was made. With the Wayne Group's tracks in Gotham, and the Wayne Group's Cloud Jet, the train will be free when it completes the tracks that fill Gotham's city. In the same way, if the military wants to intervene, then they must be prepared for us to release the virus and infect the whole country and the world~"

Bane's statement also made the citizens of Gotham roar with excitement. Yes, it's okay to suppress it, as long as it is suppressed, it doesn't affect their lives, so that they can do what they want in Gotham, and at the same time have the capital to negotiate with the government, the big deal is to die together, you don't feel good, don't think about it, such a live broadcast also appeared in the Pentagon of the military at the same time, the White House in the political circles, and the threats in the words can be heard by several military leaders and presidents.

Inside the White House, the president watched Bain's live broadcast and asked his aides, "Which of you can contact Superman." ”

The staff looked at each other, and Amanda Waller, as the leader of the Tianyan Society who served the president, also said there: "The last place where Superman appeared was on Fiji Island, but there was no sighting information after that, and based on this situation, it is obvious that Superman was also entangled, Mr. President." ”

"And what about the rest of the Justice League."

"In the same situation, they all seem to have no time to worry about anything else, including the Watchtower, but the weird thing is that we don't know what is pestering the Justice League."

"So, then we can't do anything?"

"As it stands, Mr. President, we can send troops to blockade Gotham, but it's better not to act too irritating to these guys."

"I see, let's contact the military."

This is the end of the conversation in the White House, and on Gotham's side, Bane is still talking about the conditions that make these Gotham citizens happy.

"If you're afraid of the military getting involved, then we'll just draw a line of demarcation with them."

As soon as the words fell, a loud rumbling sound sounded over Gotham, and through Bane's live broadcast screen, it can be seen that several bridges used to connect the outside world in Gotham are entangled by huge plants rising from the sea, turning into a wall, isolating all the transportation arteries connecting Gotham from the outside world, and in the close-up given by the camera, Poison Ivy and Hallie stand at the top, looking at Gotham.

Poison Ivy and Harley, who were originally beaten into mental illness and criminals in the hearts of the citizens of Gotham, are now enjoying the cheers from the citizens of Gotham like heroes. And Bane, too, was there to tell the last paragraph of his speech.

"Now, freedom belongs to Gotham, it's yours, go ahead, disarm the police, they're just tools to be manipulated by the powerful, grab their weapons, go to the Wayne Syndicate, go to the guys who used to stand in front of the TV and lash out at the city, go get what belongs to you!"

YEAH！！！

After Bane solves all the worries that need to be considered, in the live broadcast screen, it can be seen that these Gotham citizens, who seem to have received some kind of permission, rushed forward as soon as possible, drowning out the police who maintained order at the beginning, and they snatched everything from these policemen like crazy people. And the citizens who didn't grab it in the back also began to rush in groups in the direction of Gotham Uptown.

It's the so-called high society, the city with the most companies, and they, as Bane told them, go there and get back what belongs to them. This crazy live broadcast ended with the madness of the citizens of Gotham, but the whole country saw the crazy scene of Gotham, and the people of the whole city were like beasts that had taken off their human skin and disguise, doing what they had always wanted to do but did not dare to do.

Everyone saw it, including Batman, including Curwen, who was on the floor opposite the city hall building, watching Bane bewitching these citizens with indifferent eyes. Because he knows that it is useless for him to go out now, you will not find a single evidence to refute Bane's view, and these Gotham citizens only believe the truth of what they see now, and if God wants it to perish, it must first make it crazy.

Bane did it, Silence did, and the Xenomorphic Monotonic Windwind did, turning Gotham into a borderland, a paradise for them. They were using this to destroy Batman's mind, and he was sure that Batman was being forced to accept these messages in all aspects, which were enough to destroy his beliefs.

"Is this what you want, but this time, it won't be the rise of the Dark Knight, you have seen the darkness of the human heart, and next, it is time for you to see the light of the human heart."

Looking at Gotham, which began to enter anarchy, Curvin also left through the window, and the next thing he had to do was to find out Batman, and at the same time, let this chaos that affected the entire Gotham come to an end. And this day is destined to be a dark day in Gotham, and during the day, this speech by Bane to return freedom to the citizens of Gotham is just fermenting, and these citizens of Gotham, who have obtained some kind of permission, just give up the demonstration.

Back at home, contacting their friends and family, after Bane assured him that the inhibiting drugs released throughout the city worked on him, they also began their own madness, as Bane said, they are the masters of Gotham, and only they can define these properties that belong to Gotham City and redistribute them.

From night onwards, groups of Gotham citizens rushed to Uptown, or wandered the neighborhoods. Gather with the families they have labeled as powerful and vampire, break down their doors in the most frantic manner, take everything that belongs to them in their panicked expressions, and even worse, try to do something beastly, which is what they want, the night, and turn them into a beast completely.

And for the intrusion of these uninvited guests, these violated families, communities, will not sit idly by, this is no longer a family business, but a riot, an unorganized, undisciplined, simply sabotage for the sake of destruction, they organize a counterattack, defend their homes with guns and knives, and these Gotham citizens, too, after being attacked, they should have retreated like warriors who are not afraid of death, and launched a charge against these people.

The constant sound of gunshots, crying, and shouting became the main theme of Gotham. Originally, in such an environment, the police were the last line of defense to maintain order in Gotham, but now the police in Gotham have long been disarmed, and they have been deprived of their status as police by the citizens, and the only thing they can do is to stay at home, protect their families with the only weapons left, and unite together.

Everything is messed up, and in this messed up Gotham, those villains who have taken refuge in, or are controlled by Thomas Elliott, the real silence, the other half of the alien W, and the alien monomer blast, have also become the biggest winners. With territory, gunfire, and numbers, they began to expand in Gotham, and the methods that they once dared not use because of Batman were also used here.

Of course, in this dark night of disorder, there are still people trying to save Gotham. In Uptown, a family is being dragged out of their home by angry Gotham citizens, and a family of three is thrown onto the road and drenched in gasoline.

"Nope! Spare my daughter! She's only 11 years old! The father, who was protecting his wife and daughter, was there praying as he watched the torch-wielding, masked-wearing citizens of Gotham.

"Oh, you should thank me, sir, if your daughter survives, her fate will only be worse."

Wearing a clown mask and a vague voice, the Gotham citizen lit the lighter, looked at the successful person who was begging for him, and directly kicked it over, and at the same time, with a random flick, the burning firer crossed the air and fell towards the family of three.

It's just that the imaginary ignition didn't happen, because there was a hand that caught the falling lighter. Dressed in a blue uniform, with a flying eagle on his chest, wearing an eye patch, and his expression was extremely angry, and the family of three who was still behind him just now was also swallowed by the darkness and disappeared in front of these crazy Gotham citizens.

"I hate the masks you wear, and I hate what you're doing, so get out of here while I can control my anger!"

Dick, who was rescued by Death Knell and left from the bat cave with a group of younger siblings, was also standing here at this time, looking at these Gotham citizens wearing clown masks, and said in a cold voice. Obviously, once as a member of the Bat family, they deterred Gotham criminals, and now they no longer have all kinds of powerful and unexpected props, only learning from Batman, and they have experienced many battles.

In the same way, these Gotham citizens, who feel that they have become the masters of Gotham, have lost their reverence for the greatest fear that was once rooted in their hearts.

"It's Nightwing!"

"That's the raven, damn it, where's Robin!"

"Where's that weird boy!"

"Batman?! He's back!! ”

"Shut up! The Joker is still there, Batman is dead! ”

Deceiving themselves with such words, these Gotham citizens, who had long lost their minds, also rushed towards Dick, who saved people.

"Good, you guys chose the one I wanted to see."

In the face of the large number of Gotham citizens, Dick did not retreat, but simply carried the short stick behind his back, he was afraid that if he could not control it, he would knock them on the head with the stick because of the mask they were wearing. Then, a sneer erupted, and soon the neighborhood was filled with the sound of broken bones, the wails of pain, and then everything was calm.

This kind of thing happens in all corners of Gotham, and Dick and his party, who were rescued by Knell before, are also doing their best to rescue these innocent people, including little Jonathan, the son of Superman, Wonder Girl, who also has demigod blood, and Raven, the daughter of the demon god, even if they are not numerically advantageous, but at least they can still fight fires everywhere and save those innocent people who should have been attacked from these Gotham citizens.

Again, the price they paid was the hostility of the citizens of Gotham, and perhaps before that, they were the guardians of order in Gotham, the heroes who allowed them to sleep peacefully at night. But now, in the eyes of these Gotham citizens, they are just a group of uninvited guests, pointing fingers at their own homes, telling themselves what to do and what not to do, and why, they are the masters of Gotham, and the reason why they have not been able to sleep peacefully before is not because of these successful people!

This anger, this reason, pushes them to keep attacking Dick and them, and they are constantly resorting to all kinds of inferior means. And they are facing not only the citizens of Gotham, but also the old rivals such as the Penguins, the Black Mask, and the Two-Faces, who are also the promoters of this Gotham riot.

A residential building in Gotham's Diamond District, with the help of raven's magic, Dick also moved here after dealing with a group of Gotham citizens. Coming out of the darkness, Dick saw that the residential building had already been filled with people, these were the innocent citizens they rescued that day, or the innocent citizens who were implicated, including the family of three he had just saved, who were also comforting the children after experiencing the initial panic.

As the women of the team, Barbra, Helena, Riven, Wonder Girl Kassandra and Deathknell's daughter are responsible for comforting these people's emotions. Fortunately, they also understood their current situation, and did not make any noise, for fear of luring those already crazy Gotham citizens over and experiencing a nightmare again, and the current Gotham has long been different from the one they knew.

Standing in front of the window, looking at the death knell who checked the situation with a telescope, and little Jonathan, who teamed up with Damian to save people, also came back just in time, after settling in the family. This teenager, who has experienced something that ordinary people have never experienced in his life since he was born, also walked in front of Dick, and all this that happened in Gotham was much more exciting for little Jonathan, the son of Superman, than in the Injustice universe.

In the unrighteous universe, he just had the wisdom to think independently, and all he saw was what kind of impact his powerful father would have on the world once he fell. And in Gotham, what he sees now is the lower limit that humanity is constantly breaking through.

"My father didn't come, didn't something happen, Dick." Little Jonathan stood there and asked Dick because he was so confused that he could easily lift a building or make those crazy Gotham citizens retreat with a hot gaze, but he couldn't persuade them to let go, they wouldn't listen to him at all, they would only restrain him with their weapons and even self-harm.

Originally, I thought that the Justice League and the Young Titans would have someone to respond to Dick's request for help, but a day and a night passed, and Gotham was still only them, which made little Jonathan feel as if he had been abandoned. And for him, this abandonment will give him a sense of loss, a misunderstanding, whether even others feel that Gotham is a city not worth saving.

"Don't think that far, Jonathan, it's not the worst yet, there's a lot more we can do." Touching little Jonathan's head, Dick was also there to comfort him, in fact, he didn't know what to do to turn the situation around, but he couldn't show his powerlessness in front of the children.

"But what should we do?"

Little Jonathan's rhetorical question made Dick stunned and didn't know how to answer. In the same way, Damian's younger siblings looked at Dick for an answer. At the same time, Dick was looking at the rest of the people, and they also wanted to know what it would take to get out of this nightmare. Looking at the eyes of these people looking at him, Dick was also confused, he didn't know how to answer little Jonathan's question, and Death Knell, obviously, would not show him the way.

"Yo, it looks like you're very distressed~"

A familiar voice came from the door, and everyone followed the sound to see that in the night, Ke Wen was leaning against the door in the shape of a different Faiz, and the crimson photon blood vessels on his body exuded a warm red. And Dick and the others, who still couldn't remember Kewen at this time, only had one word after seeing Kewen appear: "Faiz!" ”

"It's down there~"

"What are you doing here!"

Bent down and bow to his old acquaintances, and when he heard his partner asking him, Ke Wen was not annoyed, but walked up to Dick with a shaky step, patted the dust on his uniform, and then came to him and whispered: "I'm here to negotiate conditions with you~"

On the other side, in the underground prison of Elliott Manor, Batman woke up from a groggy state and watched the live broadcast that was still on the wall at this time, 24 hours without interruption. shows Batman Gotham at this time from an all-round perspective. The streets were in shambles, with shops on both sides of the street either closed or vandalized, and every now and then a car burst out of the corner with a fire and crashed into the side of the street, causing an explosion and a fire.

And the citizens of Gotham, who thought they were free, wore various masks and reveled around the fire as if they were attending a bonfire. The beast-like howl tormented Batman's nerves.

"No, it shouldn't be like this!"

Rolling over and falling out of bed, enduring the pain, Batman crawls towards the door, and he is going to stop this. But alas, the Joker, standing right next to him, lifted his foot and stepped on Batman's hand, making it impossible for him to move on.

"Tut-tut, Batboy, it's not time yet, don't be in a hurry."

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I just understand your mood now, Gotham is your family, your family made her, your parents changed her, and you want to continue to protect her and save her. But have you ever thought that Gotham was not born because of you? ”

The astonishing words made Batman stunned there, looking up at the clown who was smiling at him, he didn't understand the situation. At this time, the clown became so strange in his eyes, so strange that he seemed to know him for the first time, but that kind of palpitation, but he couldn't deceive himself, and the person in front of him was the clown.

"What the hell are you trying to tell me?"

"I told you, Batboy, this is a trial from the past, not just about Arkham, but about you, your family, your honorable Wayne family."

"What!"

Seeing that Batman was so uncooperative with himself, the Joker also kicked Batman directly in the face, directly kicked him over, and made his protruding spine come into close contact with the ground, so that this kind of heart-piercing pain forced Batman to concentrate on himself.

"Now, it's time for Uncle Jock's bedtime story~"

[At the beginning of the 18th century, before Gotham was founded, there was a down-and-out nobleman who was left here, a desperate nobleman, and his surname was Wayne. At that time, in the land of Gotham, it was a small town, a town that was mired in strife for various reasons, and a priest rescued this down-and-out nobleman, and through the help of this priest, this nobleman gained a firm foothold in the town, and with his own ability, knowledge and the assistance of the priest, he became the mayor of the town.

Everything is good, the nobles have regained their status, and with the help of the resources they have integrated in the town, they continue to expand the town. And, he successfully avenged the nobles who had harmed him with several allies, brought the wealth back to the town, and settled here to establish a city, which is Gotham. 】

The Joker tells a story that only the four families of Gotham know, which is the origin of Gotham. Although Batman is surprised that the Joker knows the story, he is more curious about the priest in the story, a character who did not appear in the version told by his parents as a child.

"I know, you must be wondering how a priest could have come out. Look, Batboy, that's why I said you've been living in lies, your so-called family glory, the real cause of your parents' deaths, it's all lies, you've just grown up in lies, and you're just immersed in it. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say! Clown! ”

"Don't worry, Uncle Jock's story is only halfway through~"

[Gotham was established, as the four major families that established Gotham were also led by the Wayne family, this down-and-out aristocrat should have been the first mayor, and the priest who had been helping him was the deputy mayor, which should have been the case. But Mr. Wayne trusted the priest too much, and how could he not trust the man who had helped him become a mayor since he was down? So, when the priest invited Mr. Wayne to the family dinner and let him come alone, he gladly agreed.

The priest then killed Mr. Wayne and used the family sword that Mr. Wayne had given him to the priest to cut off his head and cut off his face and put it on his face, replacing everything he had. Just like that, Batboy~]

As he spoke, the Joker ripped off his face again in front of Batman, revealing his horrific gums and red facial muscles. But soon, the dough that was violently torn off by the clown was repaired and grew, turning the clown into a clown.

And on the ground, watching all this, Batman, who listened to this story, looked at the Joker with incredible eyes for the first time, this story, the origin of the family that he was proud of, turned out to be a conspiracy in the end?! And looking at the Joker's horrific approach, a terrible guess was also born from Batman's mind, making him look at the Joker and not know how to speak.

"Ahh You still use this night to take a good look at your Gotham again, watching how she self-destructs under your false cover, and I can't help but think of how you look at Gotham self-destructing, haha, hahahaha! ”

With such crazy laughter, the Joker left the cell, leaving Batman alone, lying helplessly on the ground, looking at the Gotham burning in the dark, he swore to protect the city with everything he had, but now, he lost the reason to protect everything.

He could only lie there and watch the live TV footage of a newsstand burning in flames, and the citizens of Gotham gathered around him threw what could be burned into the fire, raising the temperature of the flames.

Most of the things that the citizens of Gotham used as fuel were books, papers, and one of the burning books flew out of the rising air current.

It was a comic book called Gotham: The Mystery of the Shadows, and the comic book that had sparked a craze in Gotham and made Gotham citizens re-examine Batman and their city was being engulfed in flames.

Just like Batman at this moment, the spiritual pillar that he holds on to in his heart is gradually crumbling with this burning city. Batman closed his eyes, he didn't want to see anything about Gotham anymore, but what he didn't know was that just as he closed his eyes and felt hopeless that he couldn't protect Gotham, a childish hand reached out in the live TV footage.

Use a wet towel to extinguish the comic book that burned off the title page, then pick up the book. With a curiosity, fear, and hopeful eyes, he hid the comic book in his arms, looking at these familiar and strange people in the streets, and the children looked up at the night sky, trying to see something they had not seen in a long time in the dark night.

"Will you come back?"

The child looked at the night sky and muttered.