louisehourcade Chapter 75 Bat City
Chapter 75 Bat City
Chapter 75 Bat City
In short, it was nothing short of a massacre.
As time passed, the once invincible Claw Assassins were utterly defeated by the combined forces of the entire Gotham Kingdom.
When the Frozen One, riding the icy wave, unleashed his last burst of cold air on the battlefield, it was all over... The battle gradually subsided.
The razor-sharp assassins lay scattered on the ground, most of them torn in half like pieces of paper, abandoned on the ground like a pile of broken toy dolls.
The Scarecrow tried to sneak away, but as soon as he turned around, he bumped into Batman's chest. He heard the other man say expressionlessly:
"Nuclear weapons, Klein."
Click!
Bane snapped the neck of the last claw he could find, and the Joker slowly walked to his side.
Bain did not continue his attack, but instead looked at Chen Tao with a mocking gaze.
"What?"
Chen Tao grabbed the scarecrow by the neck: "Don't play dumb, Klein. You know, you stole nuclear weapons from Copperfield."
"Huh—nuclear weapons? What are you talking about?" the scarecrow replied. "I know nothing about that!"
Then, a look of sudden realization dawned on his eyes, just like the riddle-maker's: "Oh, I see... I see, no wonder you went to so much trouble to come here... Hahahaha!"
He started laughing hysterically, while the clown watched from the side biting his lip.
The penguin next to him felt a buzzing in his head.
"You...you..." He ran up to the scarecrow, stood on tiptoe, and grabbed the outside of its shirt.
"Don't joke with me, Klein! You really didn't steal my nuclear bomb, did you?"
He realized a terrible truth.
There are only a handful of people with the motive and ability to steal the nuclear bomb. If the bomb wasn't taken away by the Scarecrow, then it means...
He remembered that the arms deal with Bain was tonight. It just so happened to be tonight—an infuriating coincidence.
He then thought of how he had contacted Scarecrow a few days ago to hand over the reins of Mayor Carlo, but the other party kept delaying, and the date was set by the other party, which happened to be tonight.
And the penguin's subordinates should be handing over the goods around this time as well. If the timing is so precise, then it means...
Penguin's phone rang, and he answered it with a grim expression:
The other end of the phone was filled with noise, gunshots, and explosions. The Penguin heard his men yelling:
"Damn it, boss! They double-crossed us, took the weapons and don't want to pay!"
Penguin felt a surge of anger rise from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
He figured it out. In other words, not only did Bane steal his nuclear bomb, but he also used the Emperor Penguin to trick him out of a bunch of things and a piece of advice as if nothing had happened. And today, he was ripped off with a huge amount of weapons and equipment!
Is the wool being plucked from a single sheep?
"That's right, I was the one who stole that nuclear bomb."
Chen Tao put down the scarecrow.
Bain revealed the truth: "Where should we begin?"
He turned to look at Lincoln March, the man in the white owl mask who was still stubbornly refusing to hang up, even though the numerous corpses lying haphazardly on his computer screen were clearly visible.
The man in the white owl mask met the other's gaze: "Foolish, Bane. You'll regret this someday."
The other man sat upright in the gutter, like a king reigning supreme in a garbage dump. But what Bane said next made it impossible for him to maintain that composure any longer.
"Gotham's most expensive private residential area, valued at $58 million, with the top three floors belonging to the famous Palos Hotel. The head of the Palos family... Joseph and his wife Malia also live there."
The man in the white owl mask who had been hiding behind the screen finally stood up.
"How did you know my address and identity? I've never... How dare you..."
It was the same old stuff, over and over again. Chen Tao was sick of hearing it.
Bain remained silent.
He just stared at Lincoln March, at the silhouette projected by his arm armor, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.
That's the look you give a dead person.
Then he gently blew a breath.
call!
"Disgraceful traitor! You will surely..."
Boom!
The loud explosion and flashes of light instantly engulfed the video feed on the other side.
Bain casually placed his fingers on the earpiece: "The cavemen...you guys got them sorted out?"
The voice came through his earpiece: "Completely dead, absolutely no problem, Bane."
Bain shrugged.
"Impressive," Chen Tao commented. "It was all part of your plan, wasn't it, Bain?"
"The Court of Owls provided you with Amber Gold for free, and perhaps even a considerable amount of funding? And you turned around and killed their key figures... You had planned this all along."
I suspect it's not just that. You might also have a list of the real identities of the other court members, right? And you're about to go and take them all out, one by one.
No matter how many times he watched it, Chen Tao couldn't help but be amazed by Bain's leveraged plan that seemed to work out of thin air.
"Oh... Penguin was even more unlucky. Not only did you steal from him, but you also double-crossed him. Scarecrow worked for you for free first, and then became your scapegoat to lure me into fighting him to the death."
"And you, calmly concealed the nuclear bomb, now that the Court of Owls and Scarecrow are gone, you can take it out at any time to threaten the entire city, even the entire country, threaten me, and thus completely conquer Gotham..."
Chen Tao said, "Everything is going according to your plan. At this point, you must feel that most things are under your control, right?"
Bain was somewhat stiff.
In that instant, he frantically reviewed his plan in his mind, checking for any oversights. He calculated everything Batman should know. What had he missed?
"You've calculated everything I can control, Bane. You were even trying to hack into the Batplane just now to figure out what Robin and I were talking about, weren't you?"
"but……"
"The more cunning a person is, the more often they will find themselves in unexpected predicaments. The more complex the plan, and the more sophisticated the instrument, the more likely it is to be blocked by an unexpected pebble..."
Chen Tao said, "All you need is someone unexpected..."
"Splash!"
"Why didn't you ever consider that you were simultaneously sending your men out to double-cross Penguin's agents, murdering court members according to the list, thus gradually weakening the force guarding that nuclear bomb?"
"What makes you think I'll do nothing while you're carrying out your plan?"
Lincoln March silently lowered his arm and walked to Chen Tao's side.
Bain stared intently at him.
An unexpected presence, a person without any warning, he is clearly a member of the Court of Owls, how did he get involved with Batman?
"Is it possible that I let you plan all this so that I could find the place where you stored your nuclear weapons at this time?"
Bain's phone rang.
"...Enemies have suddenly stormed in; their target is that thing you entrusted to us to protect..."
"It can't be stolen, that's—" Bain said immediately.
"This thing has already been stolen..."
"Damn it!" Bane roared, "How could you possibly not stop me with your strength? I clearly left behind quite a few men..."
"It's Claws, Bane. Claws of the Court of Owls, and they even used your Titan Venom! They're all muscle! We simply can't stop them!"
"So, the most important thing is, Bane..." Chen Tao said, "This is Batman's city."
He said in a low voice, "This is Batman's home turf."
Finally finished writing. So sleepy.
(End of this chapter)