Gotham descends into anarchy, day three. From the very beginning of the national carnival, after the excitement of turning over and being the owner, Gotham has also become depressed, Gotham in the daytime, there is hardly a person to see on the street, a cool breeze blows, and the newspapers that blow up are scattered in the wind on the street, with the trains that run from the Gotham City Traffic Track from time to time, but there is a bit of the color of the apocalyptic city.

Occasionally, a few pedestrians went out into the street, also scanning the surroundings with a vigilant gaze, and in their tight clothes, they didn't know what kind of murder weapon was hidden, ready to shoot at someone they felt would hurt themselves. This is Gotham now, and in the beginning, everyone was happy because they could finally vent their anger over the years.

Those who always don't have to look at themselves squarely, those who always oppress themselves in their work and life, have a reason to take revenge, Bane, gives them an excuse to take revenge, so that they have nothing to fear. But Gotham is so big, no matter how crazy these Gotham citizens are, they can only go crazy in Gotham, and when they divide up the so-called Uptown property, things are back to square one.

It's the 21st century, and it's not the kind of city that supports its people, and when the property in Uptown is redistributed, the citizens of Gotham City will have to face a new problem, how to sustain their lives. Many short-sighted people don't notice this, but there is no shortage of smart people who have noticed this, Gotham is now cut off from the main traffic by poison ivy with murderous vines.

Those Gotham bigwigs also guard several entrances and exits of Gotham, and with their abilities, they can naturally contact the outside world and obtain enough living resources for their power activities. But for most of the citizens of Gotham, an isolated Gotham City, an unproductive Gotham City, also means that those of them who live at the bottom have lost their source of livelihood.

Everything they had snatched from Uptown had only been temporarily preserved in their hands, and as time went on, everything they had taken from Uptown had just changed their way and changed their owners. What Bane painted for them was just a big pie, a big pie that they couldn't eat or touch, they were still the same group of exploited people, still the people above ate the meat, and the people in the middle ate them, and they could only be exploited.

It's just that compared to before, the police, who could have been the last line of defense to maintain order, will not appear on the streets of Gotham. They were defined by Bane as minions of the so-called powerful, and were condemned as complicit. These police officers, who were supposed to be the last keepers of order in Gotham, are now cowering at home, protecting their families with guns in their hands, ignoring those matters and waiting for the government to provide rescue.

Slowly, the citizens of Gotham understand that from the very beginning, when they responded to Bane's request to do these things that they had dared not do, turning Gotham into an anarchic city, they had planted the roots of their own demise. Now Gotham, which has become the city of Bane and his accomplices, has not changed, they are still the exploited class.

The only thing that has changed is that there is only darkness left in the city, the dark knight is gone, the police will not come forward, they are destined to be unredeemable. In that case, then what's there to be afraid of, let's die together!

For some reason, when the thought, when the thought arose among the citizens of Gotham, it began to spread like a plague. As this idea spreads, Gotham, which had fallen silent due to anarchy, began to go crazy on the third day, with people resting during the day and all sorts of madness-free destruction at night.

The target is no longer the families of the powerful and wealthy, but the whole of Gotham, all the people who live in the city, have become targets for each other. Today you kill me, tomorrow I kill you, without any foreshadowing, just pull out a gun and shoot, whether the other party used to be your friend or neighbor, it is an object to watch out for, in this state of Gotham, there are fires everywhere, the constant gunshots, the constant lighting of the fire, the city is reflected as a hell of reality.

Thomas Elliott, on the other hand, with his men, looked at Gotham from the top floor, and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the city at this time. This is the scene he wants to see, this is the Gotham he wants.

"See, this is the beginning, do you think Batman can still be as strong as he was when he saw that the city was going to destroy itself, and he couldn't do anything. Everything he insisted on, what he believed, betrayed him, so is there still a need for him to persist and believe? Look, the end of Batman is here. ”

Dissad could only remain silent about Thomas Elliott's statement at this time, because he could not refute everything Thomas Elliott said at this moment. At the same time, he was also curious, why did the Kamen Rider who was targeted by Steppenwolf not make a move until now, just calculated like this, and after being kicked out, he didn't do anything? Sleepless is too fragile.

Also suspicious of this is Dick, who has been fighting fires with a bunch of children with Deathstroke since Gotham fell into anarchy. People are saved, and the fire is going to be extinguished, but looking at the citizens of Gotham who are going to self-destruction like madmen at this time, they don't know what to do, what can they do, they can easily prevent an armed conflict from happening, they have the ability.

But they can't stop a person who wants to kill himself from taking his own life, and when these Gotham citizens can't see any hope of living, they only need to pull the trigger lightly, and a bullet can take away their fragile lives, and no matter how powerful they are, they can't stop a person from dying.

As soon as the hot gaze swept over and melted the gun of a citizen behind him who was about to kill himself, Jonathan Jr. rushed in front of the guy and pushed the guy aside. Because he just saw this guy trying to burn his wife and daughter to death, and then swallowed a gun and killed himself.

"Hey! Do you know what you're doing! Bastard! For this guy's approach, little Jonathan couldn't help but roar, he couldn't imagine that someone would bring his wife and daughter together to say that he was going to die, angry, his eyes condensed the hot eyes looked at this family of three, wanting to know an answer from their mouths.

"I know what I'm doing! But what can be done about it, you look at these people, they're crazy! The father who was prevented from committing suicide by little Jonathan faced little Jonathan's questioning, and also let go, and asked directly there: "This city is no longer saved, what can you do if you can save it for a while, food, life security, none of you can give us, saving us, it's just a slow death, can't you carry the building, go to solve those guys, go!"

What about the strongest man in the world, where is he, isn't he the god of the world, why can't he hear or see what happened in Gotham! Even Superman has abandoned us, so what's the point of us trying to live, don't tell me that you are still counting on Batman at this time, he is just a mortal! And the people who live here are all demons! ”

The crazy father confronted little Jonathan like this, throwing the main question to him, and beside him, the citizens who had been rescued also looked at little Jonathan with their eyes. They are not stupid, the rescue during this time, just the combat power shown by little Jonathan, also linked them to Superman in Metropolis, but what is the use, even Superman did not appear in Gotham, what can this kid do alone.

The blazing hot gaze in little Jonathan's eyes slowly disappeared, looking at the father who almost chose to give up on himself at the moment, little Jonathan didn't know how to answer him. He looked at his hands and began to doubt the strength of his body, yes, he inherited his father's Kryptonian genes, and he has human blood, and he is the second Kryptonian son born from normal mating after Superman.

He should have the power to save the world, but now, why is he so repulsive to this force, he doesn't even have the courage to find Bane, to settle accounts with these guys who made a mess of Gotham, just here, doing a cycle of rescue operations with no results.

And at this time, as the leader of this rescue team, Dick also came over. Looking at this father who was in despair, he didn't say a word, just raised his fist and imprinted it directly on the guy's face, knocking the guy to the ground. This abrupt move also stunned everyone, and Dick just stood there, looking at his father, who was beaten by his own punch, and said indifferently.

"Don't blame everything on Batman, or Superman, yes, maybe you're right, Gotham is hell right now. We're just dying people in this hell, doing something hopeless, but that doesn't mean you have to give up on yourself, and at the same time give up your family's lives, and if you do, that's what they want to see, and the reason why Batman has been saving this city is because he has always believed that this city is worth saving.

He's sacrificed enough, why do you have to give everything to Batman, to Superman! If you give up on yourself, then even if Batman or Superman comes to save you, next time, we will all lose, we will be hell, and maybe worse. ”

"But you tell me what we should do, you teach me. I don't want my wife and daughter to suffer like this, but now it's like this, there will be no food, there will be no guarantee of quality of life, sooner or later we will become like them, you are superheroes, you can leave at any time, but what about us, we live here! ”

In the face of Dick's accusations, the father knelt there, praying for Dick, hoping for an answer. It was only for this father's kneeling that Dick flashed to the side and did not accept his kneeling.

"I can't give you an answer right now, you can only find the answer yourself, either choose to fight back, fight back against these guys who have taken our lives, or just wait for rescue, and at the same time tell your wife and daughter that everything will be fine."

"Nothing is going to be okay." The father retorted to Dick's reassurance.

"Then go for it yourself! I don't know what that Faiz is going to do, but I'll do my best to save the city! ”

The sonorous and powerful voice made these Gotham citizens who had been rescued by Dick raise their heads and look at the superhero named Nightwing. They don't know why the superhero still believes in hope, and still believes that Gotham will be saved, but sometimes, a person full of hope standing there will unconsciously raise hope from the heart, thus condensing into a ball.

In the distance, Ke Wen watched all this silently, and at the same time showed a knowing smile, worthy of being his partner. Even though I lost my memory with myself, I knew a lot about chivalry.

"Oh, you've said everything, I don't have to play, it's time to start my operation."

sighed with emotion, Ke Wen turned around and was about to leave, but he saw an uninvited guest behind him, a clown!

Dressed in a purple suit and with a red-lipped smile under miserable white makeup, he just leaned against the wall and looked at himself.

"Joker?! Why, are you planning to attack me at the beginning, I can't be a W now, you can't kill me, I can't kill you. ”

"No one can kill me, except Batboy, but then again, do you know where Batboy is?"

Regarding Kewen's question, the clown just spread his hands there and asked rhetorically, he didn't have a trace of neuroticism, but Kewen couldn't adapt to it. After all, in film and television animation works, the clown is a guy who uses madness to cover up reason, and now there is no madness, only rational clowns are left, for some reason, it makes Ke Wen feel more dangerous. Especially when he asked himself if he knew Batman's whereabouts, it made Curvin even more curious.

Because he has been looking for Batman's whereabouts during this time, but after the map of the regional library was banned by Dr. Manhattan, it is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack to find Batman in the city of Gotham, but in his counterattack plan, Batman is an indispensable part, but this word came out of the Joker's mouth, and it didn't feel right no matter how it sounded.

"Batman? What do you mean, clown! ”

"It's nothing, I just don't think this game is a little bit fun, so I need to make this game a little more replayable, so I'll come and share information with you. As for how I found you, don't forget, knights and knights are attracted to each other, especially now, and Joker, right, hahahaha! ”

"So, whatever you want to say, just say it, Joker."

"Thomas Elliott Manor, that's all, goodbye~"

Simply saying a place name, the clown melted into the darkness again and disappeared from Kewen's field of vision. And Ke Wen, because of the clown's words, some things that he hadn't figured out before were also connected in his mind at this moment. Previously, the anomaly of the xenocellular blast calculations, and the anomaly that appeared at the same time as Silent and Thomas Elliott seemed to be connected by a thread.

"So that's the case, but I'm on the tip of the horns, but there are some things I still haven't figured out, forget it, if you don't understand, you don't understand, at least for now, I have nothing to be afraid of, let's get Batman first."

Although there were still some doubts in his heart, Curvin also understood the priority of the matter, and after a sigh of emotion, he disappeared into the street and galloped towards Thomas Elliott's manor, while they were still enjoying the beauty of Gotham.

In Thomas Elliott's underground manor, Batman, who was severed by Bane's severed back, was hanging there, and his whole consciousness was in a state of groginess. And the TV above the cell is also there to broadcast the situation of Gotham at the moment, 360 degrees without dead ends, showing the destruction of Gotham citizens in Gotham City, turning the Gotham that he once maintained and improved into its original appearance, or even worse.

And in his heart, he kept thinking about the truth that the clown told him about his family before, and the Wayne family, which he was proud of, was not his own from the beginning. From his own ancestors to him, he is nothing more than the descendant of a thief, the descendant of a plagiarist, if this is the case, then did his parents really kill for the city of Gotham, or was there something else to hide?

The questions that swirled around his head, combined with the constant voices coming from the TV, left Batman in a state of self-doubt. He became Batman with the sole purpose of making Gotham better, although in a bad way, but when he was there, even if it was just that bat searchlight flickering in the night sky, it was enough to deter Xiaoxiao, but now, no one cared if Batman appeared or not.

Everyone is going crazy and sliding into the abyss with the city he loves, he fails, and if he wants to save Gotham, the only way is to control all the citizens of Gotham with fear. And the best way to make the citizens of Gotham scared is to kill! When this undesirable thought appeared in Batman's mind, he began to linger, and he began to think about what kind of killing could make the citizens of the city feel fearful, and at this moment, an inappropriate voice sounded.

"Yo, what are you thinking about there alone~"

It was a very sneering sound, but it also pulled Batman out of this wrong thinking in time, and then, I saw Curvin lying on the ground with one hand on his head. just lay there on his side, greeted Batman, and by the way, took out his mobile phone and took a picture of Batman's down-and-out appearance at this time. It's rare to see Batman's autistic appearance, he used to be beaten by a bunch of bigwigs, but now DC's father is autistic, and if he doesn't shoot it, he always feels sorry for his current villain.

“Faiz？ Why are you here. When he saw Kewen appear in the underground cell, Batman was also stunned, he had not found out the doubts of the blue lightning before, and he encountered this situation, coupled with Kewen's non-resistance when he fought with him before, Batman still didn't understand the reason why Kewen appeared here.

"Why am I here? That's not for you, I was beaten by you before, and I was calculated by others, I'm very careful, I don't retaliate back, I can't sleep well. ”

In response to Batman's words, Kewen got up from the ground, walked in front of Batman, looked at the protruding spine behind Batman, and shook his head there. Unexpectedly, Batman did not escape the fate of Broken Back in the end, and was forced to achieve the achievement of Broken Back Maniac by Bane, and just now, when he came over, he also felt that something was wrong with Batman, and the previous Batman would have the confidence of Zhizhu in his hands.

No matter what you face, you won't panic, but the breath revealed by Batman just now carries a kind of danger that gives him goosebumps. If he hadn't spoken out in time to pull Batman out of this state, God knows what would have happened later.

"So, you're here to taunt me now, then you've succeeded, Faiz." For Kewen's ridicule, Batman, who broke away from that dangerous thought, was also there to respond, now he couldn't move, the questions surrounding his mind, and what happened in Gotham, also made him have no mind to guess the purpose of Kewen's coming, he just wanted Kewen to leave now.

"No need to taunt you, I'm just here to tell you something."

"About what?"

For Batman's question, Kewen just made such a move, and a Batman authorized comic "Gotham: The Mystery of the Shadows" with the title page burned appeared in Kewen's hand, and was placed in front of Batman at will, and with a breeze blowing, the comic was also turning the page there, reflecting in Batman's eyes. And Ke Wen is also there to tell a story about this comic.

"I think you should be clear about the source of this comic, Dick Grayson, which is that Nightwing licensed it in your name when you ran out of Earth, and then founded this comic by the consortium B Comics. There is only one role, which is to let the citizens of Gotham know why the city is like this and why you appeared, of course, there is no serialization about the origin of the birth of Batman, but this comic book is still quite popular in Gotham, at least before. ”

"So what, it turns out that the comics are just for entertainment, and now Gotham, who cares about the reasons for the fall of Gotham described in the comics, they just want to drag the city to die together." Batman also said with a little pessimism that his current mentality was no longer right.

For Batman's state, Ke Wen also understands, isn't it just autistic, he has come over. nodded in front of Batman, and then continued: "Maybe you're right, they have lost faith in themselves and think that they don't deserve to be redeemed, even Batman, it's just blocking them on the edge of the cliff, but the owner of this comic doesn't think so." ”

"Master?!"

"Yes, a little boy, he rescued this comic that was supposed to be fuel, and he held it in his arms like a treasure, looking up at the night sky, as if praying for some figure to appear. He didn't understand why overnight, the city he lived in had changed, and the people around him had become so strange, but he firmly believed that someone would change all this, and that person was not me, not Nightwing, not Superman, but the dark knight of the city, Batman! ”

"Me?"

"Otherwise, it's still me! Perhaps, for many people, you are the fear of Gotham, the shadow that hangs over the hearts of the citizens of Gotham, but for this boy, you are hoping that because of your presence, he can wait for his parents to come home at night, instead of suddenly coming to two police officers to inform him of some bad news, because of your presence, he realizes that the city he lives in is not so bad.

Admittedly, I admit that you are having a terrible time now, you see, you have a herniated disc in your lumbar spine. Saying that, Kewen took advantage of Batman's inattention, and directly pushed the protruding piece of Batman's spine, and with a crisp sound, the protruding vertebrae were pressed back, and Batman just let out a scream and fell off the ground, but his lower limbs also felt it.

And Curvin, just standing in front of Batman, opened the cell door and looked at him.

"Maybe Gotham is degenerate and has fallen to the bottom, but it also means that this will be the beginning of the rise. And what they need is a banner, a dark knight, a last hope in their hearts, of course, that's a bit high, to put it simply, you have to at least respond to the boy's expectations, as long as you stand up, this city, who can stop you? Now, the door is open, and it's up to you if you can't get out. ”

After that, Ke Wen also turned around in a dashing manner, preparing to leave. And Batman looked at this familiar and unfamiliar figure, and also asked his own question, "You guy, who is sacred!" ”

"Me? It's just a villain who wants to be a hero because of his interest.,If you really want to say it.,A passing Kamen Rider is enough.,The name doesn't need you to remember.,Finally, I ask you a question.,Why did we fall.,Bruce? ”

Lying on the ground, Batman also subconsciously replied: "So that we can learn how to stand up..." Father?! ”

When he came back to his senses, Kewen had long since disappeared, leaving only the open cell door and a passage that led to nowhere. And at this moment, Batman also understands what he needs to do now, he became Batman, never for fame, the citizens of Gotham are afraid of him, love him, his only purpose is to save his city, and his own city is crying now! How can he be autistic here, he is Batman, a Batman who will never fail!

With this conviction, Batman began to move, moving towards the cell door that was opened by Curvin. Regaining consciousness, Batman mobilized his limbs with his supernatural willpower and moved towards the prison door, cheering himself on there.

"Don't stop, don't stop! Just go to that place, that place, I'm Batman! ”