Chapter 462: The Prize is a Parent Exchange Voucher

” grandfather! “

Damian’s eyes grew hot. He looked at Darian, who was wrapped in vines, and then at the remaining three super-criminals, knowing that staying behind would only drag him down with them as well.

He gritted his teeth and immediately turned to run.

” grandfather, wait for me, I will definitely rescue you! “

Seeing that Damian wanted to escape, Two-Face and Mad Hatter stopped watching ants and strode forward to chase him.

However, Darian acted as if he were making a final struggle, picking up the Golden Desert Eagle and firing wildly. Bullets flew everywhere, scaring Two-Face and Mad Hatter into quickly shrinking back.

Poison Ivy hurriedly controlled the vines to wrap around Darian’s arms, preventing him from continuing to shoot.

She glanced at Damian, who had long since vanished without a trace, and shook her head: ” Forget it, if that brat runs, let him run. Anyway, the most important one has already been caught. “

Poison Ivy waved her hand, controlling the vines to send Darian in front of her.

She reached out, her fingertips gently brushing across Darian’s cheek: ” Do not make meaningless struggles; obediently become my slave and pledge allegiance to me. “

” Ptui! “

Darian spat a mouthful of water onto Mad Hatter’s face, glaring at Poison Ivy with an expression of unyielding defiance: ” Even if you get my body, you will never get my soul! “

Poison Ivy: “… “

Crazy, what would I want your soul for?

Poison Ivy couldn’t be bothered to talk nonsense. With one hand, she pinched Darian’s chin and engaged in negative-distance transmission of high-concentration toxins to Darian.

Darian immediately struggled violently, but he was tightly bound by the vines with no room to resist at all. He could only let out a few unwilling whimpers in his throat, while a tear of humiliation slowly slid down the corner of his eye.

Boom!!

A loud crash suddenly came from overhead.

The ceiling of the abandoned factory was blown open into a large hole. A black figure wrapped in dust and rubble descended from the sky, simultaneously tossing out several batarangs, their cold light aiming straight at the super-criminals standing in the area.

” Batman! “

Two-Face and Mad Hatter exclaimed simultaneously.

But after all, they were old opponents who had fought against Bruce for many years. Their reactions were extremely fast, and they each rolled to the side, barely dodging the batarangs.

Poison Ivy’s position happened to be right behind Darian, so she wasn’t affected.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Bruce stood steadily in place.

At this moment, he looked somewhat disheveled. The bat suit was covered in various scars—some from burns, some from corrosion, some from knife cuts—clearly having suffered quite a bit along the way.

As the world’s greatest detective, Bruce quickly found the clues left behind by the Riddler, cracked puzzles all the way, experienced various traps and ambushes, broke through numerous difficulties, and finally found this place.

I have to admit, Bruce is really awesome.

Spending less than a night and actually doing so many things, he is simply like a Superman.

Bruce’s gaze quickly swept over the sprawling super-criminals on the ground, finally fixing on Darian, who was hog-tied by vines and facing away from him.

What is going on here?

He frowned slightly. Before he could sort out the situation before him, he saw Poison Ivy step out from behind Darian, glaring at him fiercely with her eyes.

” Batman, you perverted, lecherous bastard, we meet again at last. “

Bruce: “? “

Poison Ivy crossed her arms and sneered: ” I haven’t settled accounts with you for tricking me into kissing you last time by relying on your strong willpower; this time I’ve finally waited for my chance. “

Bruce understood instantly upon hearing this.

This was the trouble Darian caused last time when he stole his bat suit and went around fighting crime disguised as him.

Thinking of this, Bruce’s face stiffened.

No wonder his reputation had become increasingly outrageous during that period, with all kinds of inexplicable rumors circulating everywhere in Gotham—it turned out the chief culprit was this bastard Darian.

But Bruce had always disdained explaining such matters.

He said in a deep voice: ” Poison Ivy, let him go quickly. “

” Too late. “

Poison Ivy smiled triumphantly: ” This Gotham Gun God is now my man. “

Bruce didn’t react too strongly.

With his understanding of Darian, how could this guy possibly be controlled by Poison Ivy?

But the next moment, he saw Darian being let down and slowly turning around, his eyes glowing with an eerie green light, and the smile on his face gradually becoming perverted.

” Heh heh heh heh heh! “

Bruce: “… “

He suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Poison Ivy reached out and pointed at Bruce, ordering Darian: ” Take this guy down for me! “

” Okay. “

Darian nodded, decisively raising the muzzle of his gun and pulling the trigger at Bruce.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The three gunshots practically blended into one, and bullets wreathed in fire shot toward Bruce.

Bruce’s pupils shrank sharply. He immediately raised his cape to block in front of him, and the bullets hitting the special fabric were all intercepted.

He shouted loudly: ” Darian, stop acting, I know you aren’t controlled! “

Poison Ivy laughed upon hearing this: ” Batman, what nonsense are you dreaming about? He completely obeys my commands. You surely don’t really think everyone is like you, able to withstand my toxins? “

Bruce: “… “

Idiot, the one who withstood your toxins last time was this very guy, and you don’t even know you’ve been fooled.

Darian did not speak.

He had now turned dark; he was a puppet devoid of emotion, and all his actions were manipulated single-handedly by Poison Ivy, having nothing to do with him personally.

Carrying this firm sense of belief, Darian raised the Golden Desert Eagle once again.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—!

Darian’s marksmanship was extremely accurate, and his landing points were tricky; every single bullet shot toward Bruce’s blind spots.

Bruce was forced to constantly change direction, shuttling between the pillars and old machinery of the abandoned factory, using cover to block the bullets.

While dodging, he whipped out two batarangs, attempting to knock the gun out of Darian’s hand.

Darian stood in the distance without moving, just casually firing two shots that accurately hit the batarangs in mid-air, knocking them down.

” So impressive. “

Watching the two exchange blows, several super-criminals couldn’t help but exclaim.

This marksmanship was completely no worse than Deadshot’s.

Seizing the extremely brief interval after Darian fired, Bruce quickly pulled out his grappling gun and shot a grapple hook directly into the ground beneath Darian’s feet.

Just when everyone thought he had missed his shot, they saw Bruce use the grappling gun to entangle a rusty, heavy machine nearby.

As Bruce pulled the trigger, the cable abruptly contracted, and the entire machine smashed fiercely toward Darian.

Darian snorted coldly, leaped up on the spot, and kicked the side of the machine.

That piece of iron weighing dozens of kilograms was directly kicked flying by him, drawing a beautiful arc in the air and landing squarely on Two-Face, who was watching the show nearby.

Two-Face let out a miserable scream and passed out on the spot.

However, Bruce pulled out another grappling gun from his utility belt and repeated the old trick, smashing another machine toward Darian.

Remembering Two-Face’s miserable state just now, Mad Hatter hurriedly raised his hand.

” Wait… “

Before he finished speaking, Darian delivered another side kick, sending the entire machine flying horizontally.

Boom!

With a muffled thud, Mad Hatter and Two-Face lay side by side, dropping their heads and going straight to sleep.

Poison Ivy: “… “

Wasn’t he fighting Batman?

How come in the blink of an eye, all her teammates were gone?

Poison Ivy questioned Darian: ” What are you doing? I told you to deal with Batman, not the others! “

” No, no way, I am number one on the Gotham Kill Leaderboard, I cannot do this. “

Darian’s expression struggled, as if he had recovered a trace of sanity.

Shit!

Is this lousy ranking really that important!?

Poison Ivy cursed and muttered. Seeing that Darian’s willpower was still resisting, she reached out, grabbed the back of Darian’s head, leaned in, and renewed another wave of high-concentration toxins.

She raised her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth and asked, panting: ” Is it okay now? “

Darian nodded: ” It’s okay. Now I have completely forgotten about being number one on the Gotham Kill Leaderboard. “

” Great! Hurry up and go kill Batman for me! “

” Uh, forgetting is forgetting, but killing people like this… “

Pop!

” Naturally, there is no problem. “

Darian waved a hand grandly, stepped forward, and said coldly to Bruce: ” Batman, do you plan to lie down yourself, or should I strip off your clothes before you lie down? “

Bruce: “… “

He understood; this guy Darian was deliberately finding an excuse to beat him up.

Bruce felt very mentally exhausted.

High-IQ enemies are not scary, and powerful enemies are not scary; dork teammates are the scariest.

Bruce said helplessly: ” If I lie down, can you wake up? “

He knew he couldn’t beat Darian and there was no need to put up meaningless resistance. Moreover, with Darian’s nasty personality, the more he resisted, the more excited the other party would be.

” Do you think begging for mercy like this will make me let you off? “

Darian sneered: ” Let me tell you, even if you are willing to cooperate with me by striking a few poses and taking dozens of photos, I will still show you no mercy. “

Are you setting conditions here?

The veins on Bruce’s forehead twitched, and he gritted his teeth and nodded: ” No problem! “

Seeing that they actually started chatting in the back, Poison Ivy couldn’t help urging: ” What are you doing? Hurry up and attack! Don’t talk nonsense with him! “

Darian turned around, the green light in his eyes had completely vanished, and his face was righteous and awe-inspiring: ” I, the dignified Crime Buster, are irreconcilable with evil. With just these little tricks of yours, you can never shake my firm willpower! “

Poison Ivy: “? “

Bullshit, just now you clearly looked completely subverted.

At this moment, how could Poison Ivy not realize that she had been played with again.

And it was the exact same routine!

Poison Ivy’s chest heaved violently, so angry she felt her mammary glands were about to hyperplasticize. Pointing at Darian and Batman, she cursed loudly: ” Not a single man among you is any good! You’re all liars! “

Bruce: “… “

What does this have to do with me?

Without Darian making trouble on the side, Bruce didn’t take much effort to subdue Poison Ivy, tying her up along with the other super-criminals.

Having done this, Bruce turned to look at Darian and asked: ” Where is Damian? “

Darian was stunned for a moment, his expression somewhat startled: ” Huh? He went to find you for reinforcements, didn’t you see him? “

” No. “

Bruce’s expression changed, feeling that things were deeply wrong, and he immediately tracked in the direction Damian had left.

Very quickly, they found a dropped long saber on the ground—it was precisely Damian’s.

Next to it lay two playing cards, respectively the Big clown and the Small clown.

Darian muttered: ” Whose ID card original and photocopy dropped here? “

Bruce stared at those two cards and clenched his fists: ” It was done by clown, he captured Damian. “

Darian said in surprise: ” What did clown capture Damian for? “

” He knows Damian is related to me. “

Bruce’s heart sank.

He knew clown was a madman who never asked about consequences when doing things. With Damian falling into the other party’s hands, things looked ominous for him.

Although he and Damian had only known each other for a day, blood is thicker than water after all, and he still cared quite a bit about his biological son Damian.

Bruce forcibly suppressed his churning emotions, maintaining his sanity while carefully inspecting the two playing cards.

Soon, he discovered something strange.

The pattern on the back of the cards had a slightly lighter color than the surroundings at a certain inconspicuous spot, piecing together vaguely into the letter W.

Bruce’s pupils shrank: ” This is the Wayne family symbol… Oh no! “

He immediately pressed the summoning button on his bracer. An engine roar came from the street corner, and the batmobile drove up to him automatically, its doors opening upward.

Bruce flipped into the driver’s seat, and seeing this, Darian also climbed into the passenger seat.

” What is it? “

” clown has very likely discovered my identity, his target is Wayne Manor! “

Bruce gritted his teeth, stomped the accelerator to the floor, and the batmobile sped wildly all the way toward Wayne Manor.

Sure enough, when they arrived at Wayne Manor, they saw that the iron gate on the outer perimeter of the manor had been deformed and stood wide open, clearly showing someone had broken in.

” Alfred! “

Bruce’s expression was extremely ugly, and he immediately jumped out of the car, striding into the main house.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, beams of light suddenly lit up, all shining on him, instantly making him the brightest guy on the scene.

” Hahaha! Look who’s back? “

A huge screen descended from above and lit up. The image first showed a dazzling scarlet, and immediately afterwards, a laugh so sharp it made one’s scalp tingle came from the screen.

The voice had been electronically processed, carrying obvious current static, but Bruce could recognize that crazy streak in the laughter with his eyes closed.

” clown! “

Bruce looked up, stared at the screen, and asked angrily: ” What on earth do you want to do? “

” What do I want to do? “

clown’s maniacal voice came from the screen: ” Well asked, Batman, I’ve thought about this question for a long time. To be honest, I’m a bit tired of those boring little games between us, so I’ve made a major decision: I plan to retire. “

Bruce didn’t speak.

clown’s words were just to be listened to; whoever believed them would be screwed for life.

clown continued: ” But before retiring, I want to play one last game with you. For this game, I’ve made plenty of preparations. “

” Oh right, should I call you Batman now, or should I call you… Bruce Wayne? “

Bruce’s heart tightened.

The thing he worried about most had happened after all.

Unexpectedly, despite hiding so well, his true identity was discovered in the end.

Then he heard clown say: ” I must say, your identity was really easy to find. I grabbed a random person on the street and asked who in Gotham could casually burn hundreds of millions, and the answer was practically screaming out. “

Bruce: “… “

clown’s voice suddenly became gentle and eerie: ” Oh, my poor little Bruce, who had no mom and dad since childhood, and grew up choosing to become Gotham’s Dark Knight to avenge evil and protect Gotham’s peace—what a touching inspirational story. “

” Therefore, to reward your contributions over the years, I have specially set up a clearance reward for this game. “

” Why don’t you guess what this prize is? “

” Guess what! It’s a parent exchange voucher, aren’t you tempted? “

” Hahahahaha hahaha——!! “