Chapter 44: Damn
In the hall littered with corpses, two figures were fighting to the death.
"I'm not telling you to spare, to forgive, or to forgive Richard Sapa, he deserves to die, but you don't deserve blood on your hands, young man."
Batman dodged an axe slash and rolled sideways behind Leon with the Brazilian Wardance Capoeira's leaping move, punching him in the wrist and slapping the armor-piercing knife to the ground while Leon was in pain.
If Leon's muscle contraction and stretching strength, limb control, dynamic static vision, and even strength are all 10 points, then Batman's data are at least 15 points or more.
In order to keep up with the pace of fighting with the other party, Li Ang had to frantically run the "Human Immortal Refining Technique", and the muscles and bones around his body made an overwhelming dull sound, and even a faint layer of blood appeared on the surface skin of his limbs - this is a sign that the capillaries are ruptured.
In Leon's spiritual vision, the abundant blood condensed on Batman's body was like a torch in the dark night, just looking at it directly, his eyes seemed to burn in pain.
And Batman's fighting skills are not inferior to Li Ang, in traditional terms, it is a collection of hundreds of schools, integrating many martial arts, including but not limited to ancient martial arts Muay Thai, modern boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Israeli martial arts, wrestling, taekwondo, karate and even Wing Chun, Tai Chi, all kinds of moves are at your fingertips when fighting, as elusive as antelope hanging horns, unpredictable, and extremely concise and efficient, always forcing Li Ang to face the dilemma of exchanging injuries for injuries.
The most annoying thing is that Batman's equipment is too much ahead of Leon, his helmet is made of synthetic graphite and bulletproof fiber plating, the armor is made of Kevlar material, and the joints are also wrapped in titanium alloy protectors, which can resist most cold weapon attacks, and secondly, his belt is filled with a lot of small bits and pieces, what electrified boomerangs, hook claws, hook guns, and hypnotic gas, forcing Leon to move left and right without embarrassment.
Leon barely managed to hold on to his crossbow until now, and he managed to dodge Batman's coldly thrown shuttle darts, leaning against the corner of the wall and pretending to be calm and gasping for his strength.
"Honestly, I don't hate you, Mr. Batman, though you've always stood in my way."
Li Ang straightened his face and asked, "Any long-term fixed pattern of behavior has a clear purpose, and if a mortal wants to temper himself to be as strong as you, he needs to be intelligent and sharp, he needs to be rock-solid willpower, and he needs to pay countless sweats. I am truly in awe of the fact that you wear a mask and a cloak and punish evil and promote good in Gotham without expecting anything in return. β
Gotham is one of the most crime cities in the United States, where it has been shrouded in dark cumulus clouds for many years, and old mud houses and modern high-rise buildings stand side by side.
"But, obviously, you're not good enough."
Leon pointed to Richard who was lying aside, and said with a smile: "You want to maintain the dignity of the law in a way other than the law, you want the citizens of Gotham to believe in the existence of justice, and you want this society to be no longer so dark, so you still let scum like Richard live, ignoring the graves they have accumulated behind them along the way, the accumulated bones in the wilderness, and the dirty crimes they have committed..."
"Bringing down a gang requires a lot of evidence, enough steely evidence to silence even the bribed judge." Batman shouted in a deep voice: "If the crime is not cut off from the source, more criminals will emerge after killing one Richard!" Gotham has never had a shortage of pickled dregs willing to indulge in the gray area. β
"Then kill them all," Leon said indifferently: "Financial fraudsters cut out their tongues, thieves break one arm, robbers break two arms, drug makers cut off their legs, murderers pay for their lives, pimps castrate them, and forcibly kill women with a thousand knives and crush bones and ashes, and I can't do it three years later, Gotham won't be able to leave no stone unturned, and never close the house at night." β
His tone was light-hearted and pleasant, as if he were talking to Batman about the good weather today, and there was no deep and terrifying coldness in his words.
"What?! Are you crazy? β
Even the Dark Knight was taken aback, his fists clenched, his eyes filled with disbelief in shock.
"In my opinion, the meaning of the law is to protect those honest people who abide by the social order and keep to themselves, not to protect criminals." Leon sat on the warm chest of a corpseβhis weight squeezed out the remaining blood from the corpse and gushed out from his shoulders.
Richard's state was extremely miserable, his face had been completely taken over by bruises, and the ghosts had hurt him so badly that he was paralyzed and unable to move, while his wife and children were holding him and sobbing quietly.
"When a criminal tries to deprive him of good things, he is already disqualified from being called a human being, and I would rather give my little compassion to the weak who need help than to the scum of society with blood on their lips."
Leon raised his chin at the three members of Richard's family and said, "Hey, Batman, you said that this scene is really black humorous, a fat pig like Mr. Sapa can still accept the hugs of his wife and children before he dies, miserable and pitiful, as if I am the villain who does all kinds of evil." β
Batman silently glanced at the mess, eager to say, "Aren't you?" β
After all, the Dark Knight still resisted the desire to question, he clenched his fists, stared into Leon's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I used to be as angry as you, like a volcano of rage that suppresses molten lava, but I know that once you step out of the line of taking away the lives of others, the bottom line of your conscience will cease to exist like a candle in the wind. β
The vast thunderbolt sliced through the sky, illuminating the two men in the ruined hall.
β.... You've been stalling for time to regain your strength, and so have I. β
Batman stood silently, his cloak already stained with scarlet from the pool of blood under his feet, "In front of me, you can't kill anymore, I'll take Richard to the police station and let him have a fair trial in court." β
Leon stood up, contemptuously crushed the corpse under his feet with his rain boots, and asked indifferently: "I'm sorry, I don't care what kind of begging and pleading eyes the innocent women and children in front of Richard will look at me, I don't care if you, his mother, or the protector of this city in the dark night."
He exhaled a long dragon-like white breath, and his muscles and bones crackled like popping beans.
"He's damned."