9. A new force that is not willing to be lonely

Gotham is a peculiar city, half vibrant, half decaying, and in the more than thirty years since the founding of the first Black Crime Empire, it has never really been peaceful.

At present, the most peaceful places in Gotham are the increasingly large Gotham Docks and the most prosperous business district of Ridnalok Island, and the rapid economic development of these two places has quickly replaced the original Central District as the real center of the city, and the position of the forces controlling these two places has naturally risen.

Yes, I'm talking about the Devils.

Founded 5 years ago, this special organization that was almost destroyed by the Gangster Federation finally returned to Gotham, with a will for revenge and the iron and fire that burned everything, and swept across Gotham in a domineering style that was completely different from the previous gangsters.

If they wanted, they could unify the dark world of Gotham for more than half a month, but they didn't, they only spent half a night pulling the penguin man Oswald Chesterfield Copote, who was about to ascend to the throne of the Dark Emperor, from his throne, and brutally threw him on the ground and beat him half to death.

In the second bloody night, the Devils cut off one-third of the Penguin's rising power, crisply, and cruelly, and the body bags of the dead guys that night were stuffed into almost all the morgues in Gotham, and for that period of time, just this name made all the people in Gotham terrified, but just when everyone thought they were going to annex Gotham, they weirdly retreated.

It's like a tiger that has retreated into its nest, living on its own territory, as if everything in the outside world has nothing to do with them, neither expanding nor participating, leaving those little rookies to fight to the death for a few scraps.

Everyone knows that as long as the legendary "Red Devil" of the Devil Gang changes his mind, the entire Gotham gang combined will not be able to stop the Devil Gang from coming to Gotham.

But what can they do? What else can they do but pray to God?

However, among ordinary people, there are always some people who are not willing to be lonely, especially some guys from outside, after entering Gotham, they are eager to show their prestige, expand their territory, and lay down a big territory.

This is human nature, there is nothing to laugh at, gangsters have no dreams, what is the difference between them and salted fish, the only mistake is probably that they are short-sighted and choose the wrong opponent.

"Boom"

A flame lit up in the dark sewers, followed by more and more flames, more and more bright, this is not a trick, if you look closely, you will see that this is actually a large underground construction site built in Gotham's sprawling urban water recycling system.

They seem to be building a towering bracket, but it's not some kind of elaborate design, and it smells of shoddy workmanship.

It is said that this is the site of the Gotham City Hall's renovation of the city's sewers, and the busy people here appear to be ragged civilians who have been recruited from various slums to work under overseers, who are also their foremen, who are very generous but rarely see their supervisors appear.

"Tread, step, step"

In another tunnel, not far from the noisy construction site, it was pitch black, and a light footstep sounded from far and near, this was a slender figure, she seemed to have some kind of special training, she could move quickly in the dark, and the obstacles and traps could not stop her, so after 15 minutes, she easily entered the deepest part of this dark tunnel.

"Bang"

She pushed open the door in front of her, and the next moment, a cold pistol was pressed against her forehead, and then a giant-like creature slowly emerged from the darkness, he was carrying a special, black breathing apparatus, which made his every breath like a giant beast swallowing water, and also made his voice hoarse and dangerous.

"What are you doing here?"

The beast man glanced at the little man in front of him, he snorted, withdrew his pistol, turned his head and walked into the darkness, and began to go about his own business, as a dim light was turned on, and the face of the person who came was finally illuminated, it was a woman in a special costume.

She was dressed like an ancient ninja from Toei, wearing a purple and black visor, a dragon claw emblem with sharp claws pointing upwards on her chest, two straight-edged knives behind her back, and a cloak that concealed her figure.

Faced with the fierce guy's question, the ninja lady looked a little angry, and she deliberately said in a disguised hoarse voice,

"The Hand is going to do something to the Devil Gang, don't you shadow warriors care?"

"Why should we care?"

The man was assembling some kind of metal device in the dark, and his answer was a little hazy because of the peculiar sound, "It's just a loose alliance, and the Hand is not arrogant for a day or two, and who else can stop what their elders decide?"

"Bane! Don't shift the point! They're fighting in the name of the Toei Ninja Federation! They're planting it!"

This inaction completely disappointed the ninja lady, and she accentuated her tone, "I didn't come here from New York to hear you talk about such useless things... The base of the Shadow Warrior is in Star City, and you and the Hand are plotting something in Gotham, I don't know the specifics, and I don't want to know!

Her eyes became cold,

"The Shadow Legion should watch out for each other, that's an old tradition, but I don't want you to drag us down with this tradition, the Foot Gang won't be part of your plots, and we have no intention of being hostile to a powerful force because of our stupid allies. ”

These words made the beast-like Bane stop what he was doing, and he turned his head sharply, his violent eyes filled with disbelief, and after a moment, his teasing voice sounded in the darkness,

"The foot gang that used to be Megatron has now become a coward, Tangjing girl, I'm very curious, you came here and said this to me, does your adoptive father know?"

He leaned back in his chair and spread his hands, "I'm sure that the wise Lord Schrader would not allow his Foot Gang to be so weak, so do you need me to contact Lord Schrader to confirm if your warning to us is valid?"

"Pretending!"

The female ninja named Karai made a disdainful voice, and her figure disappeared into the darkness like a shadow, "Father-sama is still in Dongying, and the Foot Gang in New York is ruled by me! Don't force your old allies to draw a line with you!"

"This is the last warning from the Foot Gang!"

The darkness returned to silence, and Bane's eyes showed a tyrannical and bloodthirsty light, but this guy was not as simple as it seemed, and after a moment, he snorted and seemed to be in a happy mood to start his own business again.

Will the Shadow Warriors forget their hatred?

No... They just put aside their hatred and wait for the right opportunity to come, like a hibernating snake, biting the opponent's most vulnerable place, and the taste of revenge is naturally the longer it can be fragrant.

On the other side, a very well-dressed young girl walks through the busiest neighborhood of Gotham, carrying a large stack of shopping items, seemingly distracted, but she doesn't seem to be in a good mood.

Clarice and Emma go to Professor Hawkins for class, and Naughty goes to the Port Authority to learn how to handle daily affairs, so the evil girls who used to stay together are now finally separated, and Catherine, who is alone, feels lonely, so she runs out to buy a lot of things.

But this time, instead of bringing her happiness, shopping came to her mind with an emptiness that she had never felt before, and after realizing that everyone around her had their own lives, Catherine finally had the same thoughts as a young girl at her age.

What is she going to do? What is her purpose in life?

The little princess of the Devil Gang thought so intently that she sat on a chair on the side of the street for nearly 20 minutes, making the members of the Devil's Gang who were hiding on the side to protect her a little confused, the little princess who had always jumped out had such a quiet moment?

"Going to lay down the whole Gotham?"

Catherine scratched her head, then pouted disdainfully, "It's so unchallenging, but Cyber won't let me go to New York..."

Just as her little brain was speeding through some strange plan, a pebble suddenly fell into her hand, and woke Catherine up, and she looked left and right, and did not find where the stone in her hand came from, but there was a small note tied to it.

She unfolded it, and there was only one very simple sentence in it,

"You've been the target of some conspiracy, be careful!"

At the bottom was a pointed upward dragon paw print, a sudden warning that did not frighten Catherine, on the contrary, there was a look of eagerness on her face.

Cut, Miss Ben has had enough of this boring life!

So, she waved happily to the protectors who were hiding in the crowd in the distance, and a moment later a luxurious car pulled up beside her, and Catherine whistled, pulled the door and sat in.

"Dorothy, let's go home!"

After seeing Catherine's luxury car leave Ridney Island, in the café on the second floor of the street, Miss Karai, who had changed into a purple and black intertwined dress, sat by the window and drank coffee, and opposite him was a very formally dressed man, who looked to be in his thirties.

Compared with Miss Tang Jing's calmness, this man's face was a little tangled,

"Miss, is this really good? You reveal the intentions of the Hand to her, and once the matter is revealed, we and the Hand will go to war in an instant, and in the absence of Lord Schredder, we will be at a disadvantage. ”

"Because we're inferior, shouldn't we find an ally that's strong enough?"

Miss Karai brought the coffee to her lips and took a sip gently, her eyes slightly closed, her fingers drawing circles on the table,

"The old covenant is no longer able to provide favorable support for the Foot Gang, the Hand is ambitious, and the Shadow Warriors are planning some earth-shattering conspiracy, staying with such a tiger wolf, our fate is not destined to be too good, my father is addicted to the power of evil spirits, so I must find a new way out for the Foot Gang. ”

Her pretty eyes sparkled,

"The Devil's Gang is very suitable, powerful, but content with the status quo, and there is not much power in New York, once the alliance is completed, we will instantly build a blockade belt from Gotham to New York, and at that time, all the cities near this blockade will fall into the hands of the Foot Gang!

"But..."

There was also a hint of yearning on the man's face, but he quickly asked another question, "But if you want to form an alliance, shouldn't you go directly to the leader of the Devil's Gang?

"Hehe..."

There was a hidden deep fear in Tang Jing's eyes, and she whispered, "You and I have both seen the way the devil lord behaves with our own eyes, and the best result we get from rushing to the door is to be expelled, people like him will not succumb to any threat, but Catherine Anne Hawke is different, this little princess has a detached personality, always has a big grin in doing things, and most importantly..."

She took a deep breath, and a trace of the most sincere smile appeared on her face,

"She's fiercely loyal to her friends, isn't she, and if we become her friends and secretly exert influence over the Devil's Gang through her, we can easily reach our goal. ”

"The intrigue of the Hand will be a stepping stone for us... And most importantly, even if we don't break this conspiracy, Mr. Hattori, please tell me, looking at the situation in New York through your eyes, do you think we and the Hand will really be able to make peace?"

The man's expression changed for a moment, he thought for a few minutes, and finally sighed,

"Miss is a visionary, I'm still far from it, you're right, the Hand has been eyeing the Foot Gangs since before they landed, and their elders seem to have been thinking about annexing us a long time ago. ”

"In extraordinary moments, we still have to do extraordinary measures, so what do you need us to do?"

Miss Tang Jing waved her hand,

"No, I'll be enough, you take the rest of us back to New York, maintain the status quo, and don't confront the Hand until I come back!"

A hint of disgust appeared on her face,

"Those madmen use the power of the Shadow Beast unscrupulously, which is beyond their control, and they will eventually be completely engulfed by the darkness, and, Hattori, don't let my father know about this matter for the time being, his personality is too impatient, and I fear that he will conflict with Cyber Hawke. ”

"After all, there is no room for two hegemons in one force. ”