After opening Arkham Asylum, Bruce did not choose to get in the car, but changed into a long-lost bat costume and returned to the dark night of Gotham.

Walking along the Arkham Asylum will lead you to the edge of the East End, and along the edge all the way to the south, you will reach the territory of the Capuchins, which can be said to be the sub-center of the East End, and it is a new and active area in addition to Living Hell and Green Street.

The water on the main road has basically been drained, but there are still puddles in the alleys near the main streets, and when you step on them, your boots can make a high splash.

Gotham's roads are actually not enough to carry so many overweight trucks, so many places have been crushed beyond recognition, and some truck drivers are looking for alleys to take shortcuts, and the road surface here is of worse quality and there is more water.

The children of Curly Tail, all sent back to their territory, no one bothered them, Jason was sent to the hospital, but maybe now he has also been discharged, standing on the wall of the alley, Batman's gaze is aimless, he wants to see an acquaintance, but Jason does not appear in his gaze.

He knew that he couldn't just enter the Capuch's territory, rush into their base, and go to Jason, because he wasn't a kid now, he didn't belong here, and breaking the rules here would only bring more disaster to the kids.

A little further east from Curly Tail is Green Street, where the East End gangsters made their fortunes and was once home to the wealthiest of the most prominent gangster families.

But that was a long time ago, and now all the houses here are very old and sparsely populated, and the doorkeepers at the end of the street are bored, and they haven't seen a flattering guest for a long time.

Batman walked over the terrace above them, followed the neon lights, and came all the way to the area around Living Hell, which was bustling with activity, and from a long distance, you could see the iconic building of the Living Place, which was the entire residential building that was integrated into one.

The entire area of the Living Hell is a whole building, and they are interconnected and crisscrossed, like a separate world.

Standing at the foot of the steel giant, Batman could see figures coming and going through the various narrow corridors.

He was sure that he saw a smile on the faces of the residents here, but it made him feel particularly ridiculous, the living conditions here were not good at all, the average living area per capita was less than ten square meters, and the passage through it was relatively narrow due to the structural limitations, and in some places he even bent down to pass.

But the people here seem to feel very happy, even proud, why is that?

Maybe it's because they're better off and happier than anyone else here, Batman thought.

Batman feels that this is very unfair, because, since birth, people here have never seen a wider world, they don't know what a truly happy life should look like, the happiness brought by being less than the top is false, and they have too many unmet needs.

But Batman knew that the first phase of the renovation of Living Hell had hollowed out almost all of the working capital of the Wayne Group at that time, and it can be said that this spectacular building had his blood flowing in its body. ….

It stands to reason that he should feel very proud that he has saved so many people, improved their lives, and made them feel happy, and he should feel that his compassion has been satisfied.

After all, he has given so much, he didn't have to do this, these people died here, rotted here, and it had nothing to do with him, and now, he saved them, they won't be grateful, they won't even remember, maybe they will scold him when they see the newspaper.

Batman's intellect was telling him that there was no point in him doing all this, but an emotion sprung up in his heart, and in this moment, he suddenly understood what Clark had said to him.

"Because I'm stronger than them, smarter, and able to fly, they think of me as a god, but I don't like that very much, because gods aren't strong, smart, and can fly."

"If a man can save all people and give them the happiness they want, then he can be called God,

I can't do that, so I don't want anyone to call me God."

"Or rather, I'm scared of it, and if they expect this from me and I can't, they'll be disappointed, and I'll be ashamed."

Batman didn't know if Clark realized that he could actually save all humans when he said this, but now, when he read it, he knew that he had the ability.

So why didn't he do it right away?

What is the emotion that is rising in his heart now?

What was the kind of thought that prevented him from giving Schiller an affirmative answer directly?

Maybe it's human nature, Batman thought, maybe it's the most instinctive self-protection of being a human being. This emotion tells him that he doesn't want to lose the luxurious Wayne Manor, the Batcave with all kinds of high-tech equipment, and the Wayne Group that can provide him with a steady stream of funds......

Is it worth exchanging these for the small happiness of everyone who has nothing to do with him?

While thinking about these questions, Batman felt that he was like being crucified, and when one wedge after another was driven into his body, hypocrisy, selfishness, and greedy humanity flowed out with blood.

In the process of walking through the East End, Batman feels that he has embarked on a pilgrimage road, some negative emotions in his heart are worn away by the wind and sand, and more light shines through the cracks in the heart wall.

Continuing south from Living Hell, he was approaching Gotham Cathedral, and in a slum neighborhood close from here, Batman stopped outside, he remembered, he had been here before.

He followed the trail of his parents' killers, came to an attic, and met the dying Louis, who had an empty salt shaker in his hand, and there was nothing in it.

Batman climbed the building again, jumping from the roof to the balcony of the attic, and when he looked through the window, there was no one in there, only a mess of clutter.

This was not surprising, as Louis's health was on the verge of collapse at the time, and he could not have spent three years in this place, and after his death, it did not seem to be rented out again, but turned into a storage room. ….

There was a loud noise downstairs, it seemed that a drunkard had smashed a flower pot, the owner of the house was scolding him, and there were screams of children at the lower levels, as if someone was scolding him for stealing.

Batman leaves the building and walks down the alley, all the way to Gotham Cathedral, but he meets a person he didn't expect on a side street, Konstantin.

Today, Konstantin seemed much more sober, he was holding a cigar in his mouth, he was looking down for something, he was stunned when he saw Batman, he looked up and down and said, "Are you okay?" Originally, I wanted to go to the manor to see you, but unfortunately, your butler wouldn't let me in."

"What are you looking for?" Batman asked.

"Recently, I moved, but the truck driver who helped me move was driving a stinky car, it was too bumpy, and the materials I used to make the magic circle were gone, so I was looking around......" Konstantin put his hands in the pockets of his trench coat, turned left and right, and searched carefully against the ground.

"Materials? What's that?" Batman asked again.

"Well, I'm not sure you know, you still don't know." Konstantin stomped his feet, as if trying to divert the subject, and said, "What are you doing here? I remember, you seem to have been injured before, why don't you go to the hospital to recuperate?"

Batman was silent for a moment, then looked at Constantine and asked, "Do you think I can save Gotham?"

Konstantin was stunned for a moment, he first rolled his eyes, looked at the sky, and then said, "...... I guess I can."

"I want to hear the truth." Batman is exceptionally concise and straightforward.

Konstantin sighed, stepped forward, put his arm around Batman's shoulders and said, "Bruce, you don't need to put so much pressure on yourself, really, this city doesn't need to be saved and can't be saved."

"Why?" Batman asked.

"That's it...... You see, the people here are actually not bad, I think. You may have seen too little than this

There are a lot of places in the misery, and the slums in London may be worse than here, so don't worry too much."

Batman turned his head to stare at Konstantin, he knew that he was not telling the truth, Konstantin was oppressed by his eyes, and after a while, he let go of his hand, rubbed his hands, stomped his feet and said:

"Well, kid, you've always been so sharp, and if you had to know, all I can say is that you can't save the city, but it's not because you're not strong enough, it's for some more mysterious reason."

"I know, you don't believe in fate, but fate is real, and someone may be able to decide the fate of this city, and he doesn't like it, so he treats it as a garbage can."

"Look, the world is so big, you don't have to paint the trash can into a house, there must be a trash can in a house, don't you?"

Konstantin spoke a little inverted, with some occult vocabulary mixed in, but Batman understood, saying, "Gotham isn't just human-made, is it?"

Konstantin sighed deeply again and said, "There are some things that I can't say too clearly, there are many people staring at me, I can say this to you, just because you are my friend, I can only tell you, Batman, don't do useless work." ….

Batman walked past Konstantin, who tried to chase him, but couldn't, and could only watch his figure disappear at the end of the alley.

Batman's pace is getting faster and faster, as if he is chasing something, his steps are getting heavier, but also more determined.

The sound of boots on the steps, with a dull, deafening thunder, Batman stepped up the steps of Gotham Cathedral and into the wide chapel, but waiting under the icon was not the priest, but Schiller.

Batman slowed down and slowly walked across from Schiller, who saw the halo above Schiller's head, but was not surprised by it, Schiller flipped through the Bible on the pulpit and prayed in a low voice.

Then he asked, "Batman, did you make your choice?"

"I'll save this place." Batman took a deep breath and said, "No matter what the cost, no matter how much it will be sacrificed, no matter whether people will remember me or not, I don't care, because I am the night."

"Of course I'll save this place, whoever arranges Gotham's predetermined destiny, arranges my fate, and makes tragedies that could never happen happen again and again, I will let him know that it is powerful, because I am revenge."

"I'm going to save this place in the end, with all the resources I can get, with all my intelligence and talent, with everything I've learned from everyone, to win this war, and I'm going to win this war, because I'm Batman."

When his words fell, the moonlight, which had been through the top window of the church to clothe the crucifixed Jesus, also fell on him.

And Schiller was still praying in a low voice:

"Dear Father, I will repent of my arrogance, for I have not heard the gospel, I have not seen the miracles of your incarnation, and I have not believed or believed in you......

"And now thou hast chosen me, and hast sent thy beloved Son, to suffer in the afterlife, to be crucified, to corrode his skin, to strip his countenance, to shed his blood, and to die of his bones......

Batman lowered his head because he saw that the wound on his body was emitting a faint light.

Schiller's muffled prayer echoed through the cathedral, and as he spoke faster and faster, the light grew stronger and stronger, until it became a ring of light, which lit up behind Batman and retracted into his body.

"Everyone who believes in you on earth will follow you in heaven, and we have heard of the Lord, and when he died, he was raised again, and all his afflictions were made for our sins."

"In the time of his loss, that we might know that he is...... The Lord Jesus who is ever."

After the prayer, Schiller looked at Batman and smiled, saying:

"From God to man, and from man back to God...... Jesus is ever."

Batman sensed that he wasn't gaining extra power, but something was different, and finally, he heard

Schiller's murmur echoed in the church, with a murderous intent he had never heard before:

"Laughing bat, come on...... Jesus will bless you, Amen."

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