"Oh my God! Mr. J"

In a tree outside of Arkham Asylum, Dr. Halle Queezel, who was placed there by Poison Ivy, saw the Joker's execution by Mason through a telescope.

The corners of her mouth twitched.

On the one hand, the nightmare in her heart is finally over.

She finally didn't have to worry about being hurt by Zhou Ke'er.

But on the other hand, a strange sense of loss rose in Dr. Halle's heart.

It's like losing a possibility forever in life.

This strange emotion caused a relaxed and regretful smile to appear on Dr. Halle's face, which slowly expanded into a weird grin.

"Whatever, the old life is over, and my life has entered a new stage."

Harley Quezel moved her body to take off the tattered doctor's robe and throw it away, she thought for a moment and said:

"Why don't you change your name to celebrate the new students?"

Then she saw a black-clad warrior who had escaped from Arkham with his stomach covered, and Harley was startled and grabbed the baseball bat that Poison Ivy had left for her to defend herself from.

She licked her lips.

Staring at the fleeing samurai, the strange urge that had been suppressed by the palliative agent rose in his heart again.

"Why don't you call it Harley Quinn? As for the Empress, that sounds great. ”

Thinking so, she screamed and jumped from the branches of the tree, swinging her baseball bat at the samurai who looked up like a predatory cat.

bang

Like the muffled sound of a bullet shattering a skull.

Blood splattered.

——

Arkham Asylum is still burning.

It is unknown which genius set the old building on fire in the chaos, and the battle between the Bat House and the Assassin Alliance left them with no time to extinguish the flames.

The entire part of the building on the ground has been burned into a dazzling torch in the night.

But the battle is not over.

On the roof of the only safe building, the final fierce battle continued.

Batman vs Batcub, Catwoman vs Talia.

It's almost like two fateful showdowns, with two spectators hiding to the side.

"Don't move, look at you've all been beaten into shit."

Mason took off his deformed and twisted helmet and waved a bat tranquilizer and stabbed it around Grayson's neck, trying to calm the agitated creature a bit.

"Go and separate them!"

Nightwing didn't care about his injuries.

He grabbed Mason's hand and trembled as he pointed at Batman and Scarlet Knight, who were fighting to the death.

The old man obviously felt very guilty about Jason Todd, so he was a little restrained in the fight, but on the other hand, the furious Scarlet Knight double-wielded two pistols and used a rather cool "gun fighting technique", which was almost fatal.

Perhaps the second-generation Robin was still lacking in the face of Batman, but the penance of being trained by the King of Assassins himself for a year and a half in the League of Assassins has made up for his shortcomings.

He also has the advantage of completely breaking the bottom line of the bat family, and no longer uses death as his shackles to limit his destructive power.

"Mason! Separate them! Please. ”

Nightwing prayed.

But Mason didn't even look over there.

He took out his first aid kit and bandaged Dick Grayson in this miserable mess, his movements as precise and perfect as ever.

He said:

"I've already taken care of the most troublesome part for them, and the next thing is the communication between the guilty father and the rebellious child, and I still say that.

We'd better not get involved.

Bruce will take care of it all.

He's missed twice and it's time for him to learn a lesson. ”

The bat tranquilizer is taking effect, and Nightwing feels a wave of vertigo hit her.

He leaned against the wall and watched Mason bandage the scars on his body, and in the last moments before he fell asleep, he whispered to Mason:

"Thank you, without your shot, this is destined to end in a difficult way tonight. But you will be."

"It's okay, Grayson."

Mason reassured softly:

"Don't feel sorry for me, I never wanted to be part of your twisted family, it was too heavy a life for me.

I want to have a more relaxed life.

Go to sleep.

Don't waste that pill I gave you.

When you wake up, you'll be stronger enough to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. Oh yes, I've got good news for you. ”

"Huh?"

The sleepy Nightwing looked up at Mason.

The latter said with a smile on his face:

"You've got another little brother you need to take care of, dear mother bird, trust me, that guy is going to give you more headaches than Jason, get ready."

“？”

Nightwing fell into a coma with intense doubts, and Mason dragged him to safety, then stood up and moved his body, grabbing the reloaded Crit Cannon and aiming backwards.

"Bang"

Spin bullets shoot from the muzzle, and Lv4's shooting skills make Mason's accuracy even more deadly.

In the distance, Talia screamed and stabbed Selena's blade deflected and sparked, and Catwoman seized the opportunity to stab the vicious Assassin lady in the waist.

"Help! Mason! ”

Selena, who was suppressed a little miserably, screamed.

"Here we are."

The young man answered, and then stared at the retreating Talia to unleash his new talent.

Eye of Death, activated!

The world in front of him almost "paused" at this moment, like the effect of the legendary "smashing Varudo", and Mason could feel his energy draining rapidly.

He seized the fleeting opportunity.

Resting his muzzle on Talia and the Scarlet Knight, he swept his gaze over several important places, pulling the trigger several times, and emptying all the bullets in the nest.

In the next moment, the effect of "Smashing Varudo" disappeared, and perception returned to the normal flow rate of time.

"Bang Bang"

Five bullets flew out of the muzzle of the gun almost simultaneously and were fired at the two people in front of them.

Talia's katana in his left hand, the dart in his right hand, the magic accessories hanging from his chest, and the pistol in Scarlet Knight's hands were all knocked out at the same time.

Just in an instant, the two people who were still trapped in the beast were "disarmed" by Mason.

"Whew!"

The young man felt that these shots had almost drained his energy, so he was sleepy and yawned several times with his gun propped up on the spot, and poured a refreshing potion to recover.

But the two on the other side were miserable.

Talia, who lost her weapons and protection, was stabbed three times by the bright-eyed Catwoman, and her proud black hair was maliciously "shaved" by Catwoman's sister, who has always had short hair.

And Jason, who lost his two guns, could only be forced to fight the old man with his fists.

But how could Batman, who has won the "Gotham Boxing Championship" countless times, lose to this Robin who was trained by his own hands in the field he is good at?

But ten tricks!

Enraged and frenzied, the Scarlet Knight was knocked to the ground by the old man with an almost identical assassination technique of the League of Assassins.

When a man and a woman were knocked down at the same time, their eyes also intertwined.

In the next moment, Talia threw a special smoke bomb at the ground, and the Scarlet Knight roared and pushed the old man away and threw himself at Talia's side.

They tumbled together and fell from the roof of the building, then disappeared into the flames of the ground.

"Your son is mine! Prostitute. Child! ”

The victorious Catwoman shouted from the rooftop:

"Talia! You stay away from my husband and son in the future! If you dare to stretch out your claws again, the old lady will cut it for you! ”

There is no sound echoing in the fire below, in response to Catwoman's outrageous "declaration of victory". But she stood on the edge of the building and shook a few times, feeling dizzy, clutching the wound she had been stabbed twice by Talia and fell downward.

A dark shadow pounced and pulled Selena back from the brink of falling.

In the familiar and warm embrace, the "treacherous" Catwoman showed a fleeting smile, and then enjoyed the bursting sense of security given by her lover with peace of mind.

And the old man with Catwoman in his arms stood silently on the top of the building.

He looked at the flames burning below, as if searching for Jason Todd.

After a few seconds, he looked back at the center of the roof, already surrounded by flames, where the flaming corpse of a clown dressed in colorful clothes was lying in a pool of blood.

Even the best surgeon in the world can't stitch it up.

Batman's mood at this time is difficult to fathom.

But he didn't know what was going on in his mind when Mason fired the fatal bullet.

He knew what would happen when the Joker died, but instead of stopping the bullet, he pounced on Jason and pulled Grayson out of the danger zone.

maybe

Maybe this is also the answer to that question in my heart.

"It's all over."

Selena, in her arms, stroked the crack in the armor at the old man's heart, and she whispered:

"Don't think about it, it's all over, they'll come back, just like they used to come back to you, you're not a bad father."

The old man shook his head and did not answer.

Everything that happened in the past was like a throwing knife inserted into a target.

Just because you remove the knife doesn't mean you can treat it as if it didn't happen, because the rift in the target will always be there.

"Can we leave?"

Mason's voice came from behind.

He got up with the unconscious Nightwing on his feet, and Da Shao's body was covered with bandages and looked as miserable as a patient dragged out of the ICU.

Batman looked at Mason with a complicated look in his eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, he was about to speak, but a huge explosion came from afar, and the sky-high flames that burst into the night of Gotham City in the distance immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

And against the backdrop of the fire, one painted green and made a big one with black paint in the center? The one-man hot air balloon swayed and fell from the night sky that was about to dawn.

In the green hot air balloon basket, a guy in a green suit, holding a cane, and wearing a top hat is spreading his hands and posing like a "superstar".

It is worth mentioning that this guy's suit, hat and even shirt and forehead are embellished with black "? No.

When he saw this guy, even the always indifferent Bat Master let out a painful and helpless sigh, and the catwoman in his arms was even more hateful and wanted to smash the bastard's head with one shot.

"Bell, bell, bell! Congratulations, great Bat Family, for once again accomplishing the near-impossible in the midst of a terrible crisis!

You saved Gotham!

You saved Arkham!

You even saved me! ”

The guy stood in the basket of the hot air balloon, brandished his cane and shouted in a spirited tone:

"But to bring this perfect story tonight to a perfect end, I, the long-awaited villain Riddler! Appearing as the last terrifying character you must defeat!

Uh, is it Zhou Keer in the pool of blood over there?

Great!

Who killed that nasty bastard so neatly?

I'm going to reward him with a little green flower! ”

"Oh my God."

Mason reached out to cover his face, and he complained in a low voice:

"Can I shoot him in the head? I'm not going to miss, really! All it takes is one shot. ”

"Whoosh"

Batman reacts faster than Mason.

A black batrang flew like a bullet out of the chamber, piercing the Riddler's hot air balloon with precision, causing the creature to scream and crash into the sea of fire below.

But soon, he staggered back to his original position with the support of a strange jetpack.

He shouted:

"You can't do that! It's not in order! Listen, this is a riddle, I have carefully prepared it, and you must complete it before dawn!

I know what you're going to say.

But sorry, you guys have to play this game. Because when the League of Assassins was fighting you, I had already found time to plant seventeen bombs in seventeen places in Gotham City!

The explosion you just saw is a reminder from me.

Don't worry.

The explosion only destroyed the empty Gotham Police Station, but the bomb to be detonated next will not be so simple.

My dear Batman.

Ready to listen to my carefully prepared riddles? ”

Faced with this malicious invitation, Catwoman yawned and took the old man's hand as she walked up the stairs and said:

"Let him go, let this guy continue to entertain himself, we're all tired, we should go back and rest."

"Hey! I planted a bomb! Not kidding! ”

Seeing that Catwoman was dismissive of herself, and Batman actually turned away with Catwoman, the Riddler suddenly couldn't hold back.

He shouted:

"That's a very, very dangerous bomb, each one can blow up a building! In the chaos of Gotham right now, once I detonate those bombs, it will be a horrific carnage in an instant!

Batman!

Didn't you understand my threats?

Or have you become a cold-blooded bastard with no regard for human life? ”

"Come on, Nygma!"

Catwoman looked back and pursed her lips disdainfully in response:

"You're the Riddler."

"So what?"

The Riddler sensed Catwoman's contempt, and the comedian, who appeared like a comedy star, hovered in the air and stared at him, asked:

"I'm the Riddler, and then what? What do you want to say? Catwoman! ”

"You're a Riddler, so you can't do any! You'll try your best to come up with something scary every time, but you'll take the initiative to hide the clues in your damn boring riddles and tell Batman!

But he's the best detective in the world.

He'll solve your damn riddles in half a minute, so you can't do any shit! ”

Selena replied directly, which immediately angered the Riddler.

The fancy guy waved his cane and shouted:

"Shut up! You little wildcat in captivity by Batman! You don't understand the value of the word 'Riddler'! I'm the top villain of Gotham!

I'm one of Batman's most formidable enemies!

In the last Villains Forum's 'The Big Villains Most Feared by the Citizens of Gotham' list, I was only one spot below the Joker! Every time I show up, the whole Gotham is terrified of me!

Millions of people will be scared by my riddles!

That's enough!

I don't want to discuss this with you, a second-rate villain like you won't understand.

In a word!

Batman, for the sake of those seventeen bombs, you must solve my riddle before dawn! Ready to listen to my appetizer puzzles now?

Ahem!

Listen up!

What is it that walks into the dark alley on six legs and comes out on two legs? ”

There was a dead silence on the rooftop.

Only the sound of the surrounding flames reverberating in the night, Catwoman's expression became strange, and she stole a sneak glance at Batman, who exuded a chill all over his body.

Mason next to him was also taken aback.

Feed!

Was it such an exciting puzzle in the first place?

You're really looking for death, Mr. Riddler.

The old man's hand held by Catwoman was trembling slightly, perhaps because the previous battle had consumed too much energy, or maybe it was the long night tonight that had exhausted him.

He called the young man's name.

"Mason."

"Huh?"

"Do it!"

"Bang"

(End of chapter)