A second ago.

With Hugo Stevich's "Protocol No. 11", the top floor of the Tower of Miracles was detonated, giving no chance or room for reaction. Roy, Barbra, and Kassandra were in the center of the room on the top floor at the moment of the explosion, bearing the brunt.

A second later, now.

Although I didn't know exactly what was going on, I couldn't help but close my eyes under the influence of the loud noise and bright flames, and then my whole body felt like the world was spinning, as if someone had pulled the soul out of the body and galloped into the wind.

When they reopened their eyes, they were all at the bottom of the Tower of Miracles, and the explosion was far out of reach on the top floor.

"What's the matter," Barbara asked, confused, and shut her mouth. Because she looked around and saw the boy behind them with his hands on his knees, panting.

"God, I didn't think I could catch up," Pulse said greedily inhaling cold air into his lungs, laboriously.

Roy patted him on the back and said, "Thanks, Pulse." You just saved us all. ”

"Hey, you're welcome, feel free to do so." Bart waved his hand, "What time is it?" ”

"Half past one in the morning." Roy said, "What? ”

Bart yawned and stretched.

"I have to go back, or I'll have to sleep again tomorrow in class, although I sleep every day."

"Things are pretty much the same here, so you can go back to Midtown first." Roy said, "Thank you today, I'll contact you next time you have something." ”

"Okay, okay!"

After Bart made a gesture, his figure flashed like thunder, and there was only a high-speed afterimage of electric lightning, and he had already fled a few streets away.

Roy connected to the team's channel and asked, "Report what's going on there?" ”

"We'll take care of it here." Nightwing said, "By the way, Batwoman is really good. ”

Red Hood replied, "It's almost done, but I'm just warming up." ”

"Me too," said Red Robin, turning the tone around, "but you didn't say when you asked me for help, this annoying boy would follow. ”

Damian's voice rang out in the channel: "Drake, you have the face to say this oil bottle?" ”

"Damian was also invited by me, and he has great potential, perhaps no worse than any of you. I need to use whatever resources I have at my disposal for this operation. Roy said, "Thank you all so much for your help, tonight's success is all due to you."

"This morning, to be exact." Nightwing's voice rang out, "It's technically past midnight now, it's morning. ”

Roy ignored his complaints and continued, "Then you can go back to Gotham when the mission is complete." I have enough evidence in my hands to close Arkham City in two days. Once again, thank you to all of you. Above, the Winged Knight is finished. ”

With that, he hung up the communication and turned his head to the two girls.

It was the first time he had had the opportunity to explain to them since he had joined the League of Assassins to play Infernal Affairs.

Roy was confident that he hadn't made any confident choices, and he believed that what he was doing was the most sensible, correct, and should be understood. But somehow, he just couldn't look into Barbara's bright eyes.

After taking a deep breath, he spoke, "I'm sorry, Xiaoba. ”

Barbara listened quietly, barely swaying on her expression.

Roy has always been able to see through a lot of things, and reading a person through every muscle in his face, through every small area of his eyeball, is his forte. But now, facing Barbara, he felt that the images captured by his eyes were completely incapable of being translated into valuable information for his brain to feed back to his brain - he couldn't guess what Barbara was thinking.

"Well, as I said before, I killed Victor Zas, and I don't expect you to forgive me for some of my choices. But I just made some of the necessary choices. Subconsciously, I've always tried to be someone you're happy with because I care about you. But if that costs your life, it's pointless. So"

Roy got stuck at this point and brewed for a long time.

"I'm sorry I lied to you."

He didn't say any more, but waited quietly, feeling like a student who had violated discipline in class and was waiting to be counted out by the teacher.

And in an unexpected move, Barbara didn't say a word, and punched him firmly in the face. Roy fell to the ground in a flash, and even a shallow trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Kassandra let out a low exclamation, almost stopping it.

Unexpectedly, Barbara smiled brightly.

"Who told you to sneak up on me in the City of Miracles," she bent over and held out a hand to Roy, "and now we're even." ”

Roy was stunned, then smiled with relief and stood up grabbing her outstretched hand.

Then completely defenseless, Barbara hugged him tightly, pressed her soft face to his ear, and whispered, "Welcome back." ”

A black shadow unfurls its cloak and falls from the sky. Almost silently, Batman glides over several people and lands.

After glancing at them, Batman said to Roy, "I heard that you were brainwashed and forced by Lei Xiaogu to take his place?" ”

"Yes, I made him think so." "But you've taught me how to build my spirit into a fortress. ”

"Yes, I did, but I didn't expect you to master it in such a short time."

Roy shrugged: "Then I think you can only say that you underestimate me." ”

"You're too bold this time." Batman said, shaking his head. "You may be able to hold on for only two days, but if they brainwash you for a longer period of time, the results may be different. In addition, Lei Xiaogu will never tolerate someone betraying him, not even the lowest pawn, not to mention that he originally had high hopes for you. He will stop at nothing to find you, and he will do whatever it takes to harm you with everything you care about. ”

"Like someone told me recently," Roy glanced at Barbara, "there's always a way." I'll figure it out. ”

"I hope so." Batman said, "But as far as Stewich goes, it's good. There's one last thing to know tonight. I've already asked Lei Xiaogu for a blood sample, and I've just sent it to the frozen people, and now the antidote to the poison should be almost complete. Now I'm going to go to the Freeze Man to get the antidote, and then I'll give the Joker one. ”

Barbara pouted.

"That's the right thing to do." Batman noticed her displeasure and said, "Whatever he's done, I can't die without help." ”

"Of course, I understand." "Like you keep saying, that's what makes us different from him," she said. (To be continued.) )