Chapter 99 Chapter 99 This is Miaomiao, which I will need later...

Li Hua's ideas are always wild and imaginative, sometimes even weird, but it has to be admitted that in terms of results, the success rate of his strategies is very high, and sometimes he can even exceed the goals.

So when Li Hua mentioned that he might have an idea to save the people, Benjamin immediately raised his head and asked, "What plan?"

"Hush—hush! It's just possible, possible."

Li Hua covered Benjamin's mouth and spoke in a low voice into his ear.

"Jason and Tim Bruce are both working hard over there to find clues. I just have a rough idea of ​​what might be going on. We can't delay them, understand?"

Benjamin raised his hand and gave a thumbs-up to show he heard. Li Hua then withdrew his hand and used his shield to cover the coin in a spherical barrier. "Conjure up the Ice Ghost."

Benjamin did as he was told, confused. This time, after transforming, he didn't shout "Ice Ghost." Instead, he folded his dark blue wings into a cloak and wrapped it around himself. "And now?"

Li Hua pointed at the Batmobile and said, "Smell that and tell me what you think."

The Ice Ghost's crystal-like emerald green compound eyes looked at Li Hua dimly: "Are you serious?"

Li Hua pushed the Ice Ghost towards the Batmobile: "Hurry up."

Ice Ghost resigned himself to sniffing the Batmobile... or perhaps it was "sniffing," as Ice Ghost had no nose, so Benjamin could only try to perform the entire action as subtly as possible. "It doesn't taste like anything, just metallic. If anything, it doesn't smell as good as that bird-beak wand you have."

No. 666 was speechless when he mentioned this: "You really have good taste. Li Hua's wand is made of specially selected metal. The magic sensor is quick and responsive."

Of course, as of now, the physical strength is very good.

Li Hua withdrew his shield, put away his eagle-beak staff, and handed over the silver coin. "Then smell this coin. Can you tell the difference?"

"Can you lend me your communicator?"

The Ice Ghost frowned, grasped the spare communicator that Li Hua took out from the tactical belt on his waist in his palm, turned invisible and flew into the invisible sky of the Bat Cave.

Benjamin understood what Li Hua wanted to do.

Li Hua wants to use the Nakfuji people's perception of metal to find the metal used to make this coin, and then find clues about the Court of Owls.

As someone who once chased pregnant Nakfuji people all over Gotham, Li Hua knew that this race must have the ability to accurately locate metals from a long distance.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the Ice Ghost, which clearly does not have X-ray vision, can still accurately lock onto the abandoned container and the molten iron in the iron foundry from such a long distance, and then fly away so fast that it almost turns Li Hua, who had just learned to ride a flying stick and was afraid of heights, into a dog.

So when Li Hua saw the Batmobile and Benjamin, he would think of the Ice Ghost who was about to give birth, and he would remember the painful experience when he was taking care of the father (woman) who was about to be vomited by being flown by a kite. This reminded him of the Ice Ghost's ability to accurately locate metal.

Benjamin had transformed into a superbeast before, using his sense of smell to track scents, so he felt completely at ease doing this. He took the coin and the communicator, flew low over the densely packed buildings of Gotham City, facing the rising sun, and mentally apologized to the children.

Sorry kids, mommy has to pick you up late today.

Li Hua's guess was correct. The coin engraved with an owl pattern did "smell" a strange smell to the ice ghost that fed on metal, a smell that no other metal had.

I don’t know if it’s because the continuous transformation within 24 hours consumed a lot of physical energy and I didn’t eat breakfast, but the desire for food made the Ice Ghost’s sense of smell more acute. In short, after a few circles, Benjamin successfully found the area with the strongest smell.

The light of the Omnitrix mark on his chest began to flash and emit a warning sound. The transformation time was about to end. Benjamin looked around and found that Wayne Building was the nearest safe place for him to rest.

So he rushed to the top of Wayne Building as fast as he could and successfully threw himself onto the helipad on the top of Wayne Building before the transformation was completed.

After turning back into a human, Benjamin's eyes went dark due to excessive physical exhaustion. However, since he had a lot of experience with this situation during the Ice Ghost pregnancy incident, he did not choose to force himself to get up. Instead, he did nothing and continued to lie down and wait for the dizziness to pass.

After his strength recovered a little, Benjamin slowly lowered his hand that was holding the communicator, switched the communicator to the channel Jason had taught him, and said in a weak voice:

"I might have found a clue to the Court of Owls. There's a lot of that special metal called owl coins underground near Wayne Tower... Me? I'm on the helipad on the rooftop of Wayne Tower. Can anyone help me order takeout? And remember to add a slushie. I think I might have low blood sugar..."

Benjamin saw on the Internet that people in Central City sometimes use "Flash speed" to describe fast speed, and now he thinks that the adjective "Batman speed" can also be used in Gotham City.

He didn't think he'd squinted for long, about five minutes, when the ground beneath him began to shake violently. Before he could pull himself up, Batman, in full armor, had already pulled him up and stuffed something sweet into his mouth.

"Glucose tablets can relieve hypoglycemia."

Jason and Li Hua, both in their battle suits, arrived a moment later. However, Batman didn't release his grip on Benjamin's arm until he was sure Benjamin looked better and could sit or even stand on his own. "Where did you smell that metallic smell?"

Benjamin swallowed a glucose tablet, stood on the edge of the rooftop, and pointed to a place on the street. "It's down there, underground, but not very deep."

Batman: "If not very deep, how deep is it?"

Benjamin: "Uh... I'm not sure. I didn't have enough time to transform, so I couldn't dive down. I can fly down and take a look after the Omnitrix buffering is over."

Batman: "No, that's too risky. You've transformed too many times in 24 hours and you're exhausted now. There might be a trap down there. Can Ice Wraith turn someone intangible?"

Benjamin shook his head. “No, we’ve tried that before.”

Li Hua: "I could use a [ground] tile to directly make a hole there, but then the people below would definitely notice it."

"Your mana isn't enough, is it? If you open a hole and alert the enemy, how are you going to protect yourself when you can't use your right hand?"

Jason opened the visor of his helmet and stuffed an energy bar into his mouth. He gave one to Benjamin and Li Hua respectively. He had grabbed one from the Batcave before leaving.

"What a familiar scene. One of you lacks physical strength, and the other lacks magical power. I really miss it. The last time this happened was when I was helping me prepare for pregnancy and choosing a delivery room."

Li Hua and Benjamin both recalled how their tight schedules had nearly emptied their schedules.

Li Hua: “I don’t really miss it.”

Benjamin: "...The one who is pregnant is the Ice Ghost." Don't mix them up!

Jason: "It doesn't matter. In the end, the kids will call you mom anyway."

"Leave the rest to me. You stay here to recuperate, keep in touch, and don't act on your own."

Batman strode towards the Batplane without giving anyone a chance to object. The pitch-black plane was as dazzling as a drop of ink in the daylight.

Li Hua felt very powerless.

Why do I always fail at the critical moment? Why is my mana never enough? Why did I become a burden at the critical moment even though there was nothing wrong with my body?

Why am I so... weak?

[There are always times in life when you feel powerless, especially when you are just a newbie.]

No. 666's telepathic voice rang out, and this was one of the few times when this bad-tempered intelligent system's tone could be considered "gentle".

You are already pretty good. You don't rely too much on strength gained from external forces, and you are not proud or complacent. You just need time to grow.

[Besides, this matter ultimately has nothing to do with you...you personally. It's because the other party has taken hostages and is hiding them that you are tied up.]

Li Hua and Benjamin, who could hear this spiritual frequency, both lowered their heads, mechanically chewed on the energy bars, and said nothing.

They all understood what No. 666 said, but when they actually encountered this situation, they still could not accept their own uselessness.

Silence stretched on for an unknown amount of time before Jason, holding the communicator to his ear, said, "Batman used sonic waves to detect the terrain around that plot of land and discovered a cavity underneath. However, there's no significant mineral reaction. It's basically confirmed there's a trap. He's searching for an entrance to sneak in."

"……Um"

Li Hua and Benjamin were unusually silent, and Jason could guess that they were depressed about something.

People in their line of work tend to have a somewhat overly high sense of morality, and Jason has also experienced this feeling of powerlessness.

It's just that Jason has been a volunteer police officer for more than twice as long as Li Hua and Benjamin combined, and has encountered more helpless bad things like this, so he has a better attitude in this regard.

So I said it a long time ago, everyone in this team is new except me.

Jason thought so and connected to the Batfighter's public relations communication.

"Batman, I have a plan that might be useful."

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"It seems you've been abandoned by your companions, child." White Mask stood in front of the restrained Dick. "Even though the Court of Owls offered an invitation, they still refused to rescue you. Is this the organization you're loyal to?"

In the morning, Owl's informant saw that the black-blue moth ghost had discovered the amber gold trap they set near Wayne Building, but did not enter the trap or even land on the ground.

In order to set the trap and also to ensure that their newly returned nest was positioned to welcome the free meal, the Court of Owls gave away all the amber gold they could, which was a huge effort.

What is more deceptive than the prey not showing up is the prey showing up next to the trap, testing it but refusing to fall into it.

Almost a day passed, and the stronghold that served as a trap showed no sign of being breached, and no one knew where the Ice Ghost had gone.

The blood had dried at the corner of Dick's mouth, but he was still smiling. "That just proves they're smarter than you, man."

If possible, he didn't want Benjamin to get involved, at least not in the form of an ice ghost.

While the Ice Ghost's abilities are incredibly difficult for enemies, its weakness is also quite simple: weak electricity. This is incredibly easy to deal with. If you can strike before the Ice Ghost turns intangible, you don't even need high voltage electricity; a taser can take it down.

Once its weakness is known, the Ice Ghost will become a target of public attack.

"They're smarter than you." The White Mask's tone turned cold. "At least they know how to assess the situation. Unlike you, you can't even protect yourself and yet you provoke the one who controls your life and death."

“Pah.”

The two claws brought by the white mask felt a vibration above their heads, as if water was dripping on their heads.

They subconsciously raised their hands to touch it, and felt a cool touch that was not like a drop of water. When they put their hands down and rubbed their fingertips, they found a drop of yellow-green transparent viscous liquid stretching on their fingertips.

What is this?

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