"What's going on in Metropolis right now? I noticed that violent crime here doesn't seem to be as frequent as in Gotham, but the evil atmosphere hanging over the entire city is just as bad."
Zuo Si looked at the scenery on the artificial beach in the distance with interest and asked in an uncertain tone.
Since this artificial island is entirely made up of luxury villas built for the rich, the beach is basically filled with sexy bikini girls or young men with bare upper bodies showing off their muscular bodies.
The people they serve include wealthy people ranging from those in their thirties to those in their sixties and seventies.
If the latter takes a fancy to someone, he only needs to wave his hand, and the former will immediately come up to him with a flattering smile like a servant.
Moreover, you can see many guys patrolling around wearing black suits and with bulges around their waists, probably carrying guns.
However, they are not bodyguards, but managers of bikini girls and bodybuilders.
If anyone tries to escape or fails to provide service properly, they will be taken away for "interview" the next second.
When they are sent back, their eyes are basically filled with fear and despair. They can only completely give up their self-esteem and personality and become special "commodities" put on the shelves.
Yes, their position here is not human beings, but commodities and toys for rich people to choose.
There are even many teenagers or even children who specialize in satisfying certain perverted desires.
It's easy to tell that this business involves crimes such as kidnapping, abduction and illegal human trafficking.
And the one who runs it cannot be a formal company, but an organization with mafia or gang characteristics.
As Bruce Wayne mentioned, since Superman disappeared, all the monsters and demons that were previously suppressed and dared not move in the entire metropolis have emerged.
Driven by the profit-seeking nature of capitalism, laws, morals, and bottom lines are all bullshit. The only thing that matters is seizing new tracks, quickly accumulating wealth, and becoming a superior person.
Since most of the "legal" money-making businesses are basically monopolized by big capital and big conglomerates that have already occupied the dominant ecological niche, latecomers can only open the Criminal Law to find some alternative ways.
The fact that business like forcing minors to engage in prostitution can be carried out in broad daylight and the police patrolling not far away completely turn a blind eye to it shows how bad the public security and rule of law situation is in this city right now.
The law enforcement system, in particular, has been almost infiltrated like a sieve by criminals.
It is estimated that most of the good policemen with conscience are either dragged into corruption, framed by colleagues who accept bribes and sent to prison, or simply killed secretly.
All those who stayed behind chose to go along with the crowd without exception.
Facts have proven that only low-level criminals would choose to compete with law enforcement agencies, deliberately using threats, intimidation, kidnapping and other means to appear powerful.
The truly first-class and well-organized criminals are those who corrupt law enforcement agencies directly from the root, making them their good helpers, rather than having the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads that may fall at any time.
You have to know that once the administrative and judicial systems of a region are completely corrupt, there is basically no way to restore them to normal except to use the army to carry out a large-scale purge.
Gotham is a living example.
“Violent crime? Hahahaha!
The godfathers of Metropolis are not the peasants in Gotham who have worked their way up from the lowest levels of the slums.
Some of them are retired sheriffs with insatiable greed, while others are dirty politicians who failed in elections.
These people look down upon the petty tricks of occupying land and collecting protection fees. From the very beginning, they have been targeting entertainment venues such as casinos and nightclubs, as well as various taboos that are not permitted by law.
Relying on the network of relationships they had established in the past and acting as white gloves for those bigwigs, they easily built up a huge industry that might have taken several years or even more than ten years to develop in Gotham.
It has even made great strides into areas such as real estate, film and television entertainment, the Internet, and news media.
So the biggest difference between the crimes in Metropolis and Gotham is that the crimes here are usually more covert and elegant.
They don't rush into a store with baseball bats and smash everything, sending the owner and clerk to the hospital, or pull out a gun and put it to someone's head to declare who owns the block.
That's something only Gotham gangsters would do.
Just the opposite!
Criminal organizations in the metropolis would directly choose to call the police and then let those policemen who accept bribes to help them solve the problems.
So here you won’t see Gotham-style robberies and gang fights, nor will you see gang leaders parading around the city with their minions.
All you see is a bunch of well-dressed scoundrels taking advantage of a thoroughly corrupt judicial system."
Batman speaks directly to the unique criminal ecology of Metropolis.
If Gotham's criminal ecology model is compared to a primitive industrial assembly line that still uses manual labor, then the criminal ecology of the metropolis is a typical example of an advanced assembly line that has completed industrial upgrading and entered information-based and automated production, highlighting "professionalism" from beginning to end.
A situation like in Gotham, where a gang boss or his capable subordinates work part-time to run and manage restaurants, nightclubs, or pubs, will never happen in Metropolis.
Because the highly educated godfathers here prefer to hire a professional as a manager and ensure that no one will be associated with crime in the places they run.
Most of the time, the only illegal business these legal establishments engage in is money laundering.
"oh?
No wonder Bruce Wayne left Metropolis to you, preferring to rule Gotham himself.
It turns out that fighting crime here is extremely difficult from hell.
At least that's the case for someone who would rather go through the judicial process to be convicted.
Looks like there will be some fun to come once Superman is resurrected.
I am very curious whether he will throw away his original moral burden and go on a killing spree after being provoked, or leave the city sadly and return to the countryside to become a farmer.
If it's the latter, it's really boring."
Zuo Si's tone clearly implied that he was looking forward to watching the fun and not worrying about any more trouble.
The Bat Demon spread his hands nonchalantly and said, "It doesn't matter what happens.
Anyway, with Superman's character and the education he received since childhood, even if he really went crazy, he would never destroy this city or even the entire earth.
Because he had personally destroyed General Zod, who was trying to revive the Kryptonian civilization, and had long since become a homeless orphan.
The earth is his final home.
But it's interesting to think that he might become a tyrant who rules the earth by sheer force.
I believe that by that time, Bruce Wayne’s reaction will be very, very interesting.
Because he was the one who planned to kill this god on earth, and then he personally resurrected him."
"Haha, you're right. I believe the scene will be quite exciting. Well, let's stop chatting here. I won't disturb you from enjoying life. Remember to find Victor Stone quickly and inject the sparkling oil into his body."
After saying that, Zuo Si stood up and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
"Don't worry, that guy can't escape my control."
The bat demon grinned in a creepy smile and glanced at the New Phyrexian creation hiding not far away.
As the Batman from another timeline, with his intelligence and the power he gained after becoming the only form of Archdemon, it was a piece of cake for him to deal with Cyborg who had just gained his powers.
Not to mention the existence of something like Shuoyou, which has a natural ability to restrain all mechanical bodies.
Soon, the bat demon woke up the unconscious female model and asked her to continue serving him. After he felt comfortable, he went into the house to take a shower.
Until night fell, he finally changed into a pure black high-tech bat suit and took off into the air, using the cover of the night sky to enter this dense steel jungle.
Knowing that Cyborg's brain had been transformed into a super quantum computer by the Mother Box, and that it was synchronized with the vast Internet on the entire earth 24 hours a day, receiving and processing massive amounts of i-information, the Batman did not choose to use the Internet to search for the other party's location.
Because he was very sure that this guy would find him before he found Cyborg's location.
Once Cyborg begins to realize that someone is hunting him, he will begin to use ubiquitous cameras and even a large number of military and civilian satellites overhead to monitor all suspicious targets around him.
It will be difficult to catch it then.
Fortunately, Cyborg's biggest limitation is that all of his abilities come from technology.
This meant that he knew nothing about magic and had no resistance at all.
With the help of various prophetic magics, especially by locating the Mother Box, the Bat Demon quickly discovered Cyborg's trace.
To be precise, this confused young man was wearing a hoodie covering half of his modified mechanical face, walking alone on the street where it was drizzling.
When encountering poor people or people in need, they will use the super quantum computer in their brains to break through limitations and directly deposit amounts ranging from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand dollars into their accounts.
For him now, this is as easy as eating and drinking.
Not only can banks and the entire financial system be tampered with at will!
If he wanted, he could even instantly launch all the nuclear missiles that are on combat readiness duty in all the nuclear powers on earth, and directly grow mushrooms in major cities and major industrial bases around the world.
In addition, it can intercept and forge communications, allowing one military power to declare war on another.
In short, in this era when all human beings rely on technology for survival, the damage that Cyborg can cause is no less than that of Superman, who is a god on earth, and he also has the power to destroy human civilization.
This is also why his father Silas Stone chose to conceal it from the government without hesitation after discovering that his son had been transformed by the Mother Box.
He knew very well how those selfish politicians, the military and the capitalists behind them would react when they learned that there was such a huge threat to their rule and interests.
After all, Cyborg is not a Superman who can withstand a nuclear bomb without dying.
So Cyborg is now confused about his life and future.
On the one hand, he possesses such powerful strength that he can almost end human civilization single-handedly. The wealth that others dream of pursuing is nothing more than a string of meaningless numbers in his eyes, and he can have as much as he wants.
On the other hand, he is a poor guy who cannot stand the light and can only hide in the darkness and live his life in anonymity.
Even when helping others, he had to cover his face, for fear that others would see his electronic eye that flashed a terrifying red light and his semi-mechanized body.
As Cyborg was wandering aimlessly, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
"You feel confused and helpless about your life and future, don't you?"
moment!
Cyborg stopped and turned sharply to look at the back of the deserted alley, only to see a giant humanoid bat standing on the fire escape stairs a few steps away.
As someone who can always get a lot of information from the Internet, he certainly couldn't help but know Batman, who guards Gotham City at night, and immediately couldn't help asking, "This is not Gotham, why are you here?"
"It's simple. I'm looking for you, Victor Stone."
The bat demon leaped down from a great height, looking like an old senior who was about to have a chat with the young people.
Given Batman Bruce Wayne's fairly good reputation, Cyborg obviously didn't take too much precautions, and just continued to ask doubtfully: "Looking for me? Why? Do you think I'm a threat in this horrible look? Or do you plan to kill me like you killed Superman?"
"No, neither. I just want to confirm your condition and the secret of the box. After all, terrible danger is about to come, and the entire earth and mankind need your strength."
As he spoke, the bat demon slowly moved forward and raised his hand as if to pat the other person's shoulder.
But just when the distance between the two was within one meter, he suddenly raised his hand without warning and grabbed the new Phyrexian creation that was falling from above his head, and then inserted it directly into the steel skeleton's chest that was shining red.
Bang! Sizzle!
As the metal shattered and the energy and lightning overflowed from the inside, Cyborg fell to his knees with a thud, raised his head to reveal his half-human, half-mechanical face, which was filled with shock and disbelief.
He simply couldn't believe that the famous Batman would actually attack him, and in such a despicable way.
But this is clearly how little he knows about Bruce Wayne.
The master always pays attention to the results rather than the process.
When he fights against all kinds of lunatics, psychopaths and criminals in Gotham City, he doesn't care what means he uses, as long as he can catch them and put them in jail in the end.
"W-why? Why are you doing this?"
After a brief moment of unconsciousness, Cyborg finally couldn't help but ask harshly.
"Why? Hahahaha! You are so naive and cute. Sorry, I am not the Batman you know, but the Bat-Devil who has unleashed the beast of fear in my heart."
As he spoke, the Bat Demon took off his helmet and revealed his true form as a devil.
At this moment, he no longer needs to hide his identity.
Because from the moment the new Phyrexian creation carrying the sparkling oil was stuffed into the opponent's core, Cyborg had lost all ability to resist.
His core is being corroded and melted by the oil.
It won't be long before he becomes a member of New Phyrexia, loyal to the Overlord of the Oil.
"What? This... How is this possible!?"
After realizing that he had recognized the wrong person, Cyborg was instantly filled with infinite regret.
At such a young age, he realized for the first time the wickedness of human nature and how the power he was so proud of was simply vulnerable in the face of true evil.
But unfortunately it was too late.
As the core that was glowing red was completely covered by the sticky oil, the small New Phyrexian creation had begun to transform into a complex mechanical and electronic structure, extending at an extremely fast speed along the spine and limbs to every corner, even the most important brain.
In just a few seconds, the gushing oil completely submerged it.
At this point, Victor Stone disappeared completely, leaving only the New Phyrexian creation that had been transformed from head to toe by the Shining Oil.
About three to five minutes later, Cyborg, who had been in a shutdown state, opened his eyes again and slowly stood up from the ground.
"It's over so soon?"
The bat demon showed a surprised expression.
He thought it would take at least ten minutes or even dozens of minutes.
"Of course! What do you think of the sparkling oil that the great father of New Phyrexia has innovated and integrated after several times? What's more, this guy is just a creation affected by the Mother Box, not the Mother Box itself."
Along with a familiar voice, the blue demon judge Jinji Tasha appeared out of thin air through the passage connected by the cave tree, walked straight to Steel Bone, inserted his sickle-like sharp fingers into it, and exchanged information with the help of the sparkling oil.
After a few seconds, he smiled with satisfaction and exclaimed, "As expected of a creation of the Mother Box, it should be a subatomic decomposition and reorganization in principle, which is similar to the effect of Shuoyou. I am now looking forward to what interesting things will be born when Shuoyou and the Mother Box are combined."
"So... my mission is accomplished?"
The Bat Demon asked in an uncertain tone.
"Of course. You did a great job, and I will be responsible for reporting to the master."
Jinjitasha gave an affirmative answer without hesitation, and ordered Cyborg directly: "What you have to do next is to wait for Batman Bruce Wayne to come and join the Justice League he has formed. Remember, don't reveal any information about New Phyrexia and Shock Oil to him."
"clear!"
After the transformation, Cyborg nodded vigorously, then turned around without looking back and disappeared into the night.
The bat demon also put on a helmet and flew into the air with the help of the armor, then left silently like a bat with its wings spread.
After the two of them had walked away, Jinji Taxia asked without even turning back, "How much do you think the Mother Box can help our plan?"
“I think it might be the key we’ve been looking for.
Once the Mother Box is obtained and the fusion is completed, the entire New Phyrexia will step into another completely different level.
By then, not only the great father of New Phyrexia, but also we ourselves will become completely immortal, and no matter how many times we are killed or destroyed, we can be resurrected infinitely. "
As he spoke, two flames suddenly ignited out of the darkness, and then Vashtor gradually left the shadows and walked under the dim light.
It is not difficult to hear from the conversation between the two that they are carrying out a secret plan that is unknown to the public, and the key to this plan is to obtain the Mother Box from Apocalypse.
"In that case, let us begin to act. Although the great father of New Phyrexia has not asked us to intervene, it does not mean that we cannot take some necessary measures to ensure that the Mother Box will eventually fall into our hands."
While saying this, Jinjitasha's eyes were shining with excitement and anticipation.
…
At the same time, far away on the Paradise Island heavily protected by powerful magical forces, the Amazon warriors were fighting a bloody battle with the newly arrived Steppenwolf.
As a member of the New Gods of Apokolips, although he behaved like a clown in front of Superman who was resurrected and strengthened by the Mother Box, this only shows that the latter is too strong, not that the former is too weak.
In fact, not only does he possess super strength, super speed, super reaction, super endurance and terrifying physiological functions of the New Gods like Superman and Wonder Woman, he even has the attribute of eternal immortality, but he also led the demon-like army to conquer countless planets and parallel universes for Darkseid.
Yes, Steppenwolf is immortal.
Even if he is killed, he can be resurrected on Apocalypse.
At this moment, Steppenwolf swept through all the Amazon female warriors on Paradise Island with a crushing posture and killed them easily.
It turns out that in the face of powerful individual forces that exceed the limit, numbers have no meaning at all.
更何况他也不是一个人来的，身后还跟随着漫天飞舞不断杀戮亚马逊女战士的类魔。
才没过一会儿功夫，他就拿到了被保管在这里的那个母盒。
“哼！简直轻而易举！看来这次任务比想象中还要轻松。”
荒原狼扫过周围那些扔就在类魔攻击下负隅顽抗的亚马逊人，脸上浮现出轻蔑的笑容。
尽管他很想留下来把这些女人全部赶尽杀绝，享受对方那无谓的挣扎与临死前发出的痛苦惨叫，但考虑到还有两个母盒需要回收，所以犹豫再三还是选择了任务优先。
没有任何迟疑，他直接通过传送将回收的第一个母盒送到了自己事先准备好的基地中。
当盒子被放进一个巨大的黑色方尖碑后，立刻便释放出惊人的能量改变周围物质，随后一颗病态扭曲并闪烁着红色火光的巨树便拔地而起。
“两个！还差两个母盒就能合二为一，而我也能再次向达克赛德证明自己的价值。”荒原狼轰低沉的声音喃喃自语道。
“你为什么如此执着于回到达克赛德的身边呢？ 要知道他原本可是你的敌人。
是他暗算自己的哥哥德拉克斯抢走了欧米伽效应，随后又指使狄萨德毒死了自己的母亲赫格拉。
而你只是这场家族政治的受害者。
而且你已经为他做了那么多的事情，却并没有得到哪怕一丁点的回报。
如果换成我是你，早就开始暗中谋划着干掉他取而代之了。
毕竟天启星的传统不就是胜者为王吗？”
伴随着充满暗示、挑唆的话语，左思以大魔鬼的姿态从天而降，稳稳的落在距离对方仅有一步之遥的地方。
那骇人的威势与压迫感简直令人窒息。
尽管周围的类魔生物发现有外敌入侵，立刻就想要俯冲下来发动攻击，结果还没等靠近就被无形的力场直接捏碎，如同雨点般纷纷坠落。
“你就是那个解决了毁灭日的魔神——索斯？”
荒原狼的瞳孔骤然放大，显然认出了对方。
虽然左思从来没有在这个宇宙展现过自己的大魔鬼形态，但是那种极度邪恶的气息是绝对不可能认错的。
从他的反应不难分辨出，天启星早就在地球上有了数不清的探子。
莱克斯·卢瑟只是其中之一，还有许多隐藏在水面之下没有冒出头的家伙。
“没错，我就是索斯。
怎么样，有没有兴趣跟着我干？
我保证达克赛德能给你的，我也一样能给你，而且给的更多。
不仅如此，我还可以帮助你脱离这个宇宙的限制，穿越黑暗虚空去领略更加广阔多元宇宙。
而你需要做的仅仅只是跪下来向我宣誓效忠。”
左思伸出宛如龙爪一样强壮有力的右手，两只异样的瞳孔中透露出无尽的威严。
“我……我想我需要点时间来考虑。”
荒原狼微微低下头不敢与那双眼睛对视。
他无疑感受到了站在自己面前的人肯定拥有与达克赛德同等甚至更强的力量，绝对不是自己能够招惹得起的。
只不过他不理解，对方究竟是从哪冒出来的？ 为何自己之前从来没有听说过，也没有在其他时间线或平行宇宙遇到过？ 正常来说像这种水平的魔神绝不可能局限于一个宇宙，而是可以同时对无数个平行宇宙造成影响。
“我可以给你时间考虑。不过最好别太久，至少在收集到三个母盒打开通往天启星的隧道之前给我一个答复。”
说罢，左思抬起手轻轻拍了拍荒原狼的肩膀，随后便扇动翅膀腾空而起，在天空中化作一个黑点消失不见。
“该死！这里的地球上怎么会突然冒出从未见过的魔神？肯定是什么地方出了问题。”
荒原狼目送对方离开后忍不住抡起拳头狠狠敲了一下旁边的墙壁低声咒骂。
毫无疑问，左思的突然现身让他感到压力倍增，收集母盒的难度也高了不知道多少倍。
因为他不确定当自己收集到最后一刻母盒的时候，这位魔神会不会突然现身加以干扰，甚至是干脆直接武力抢夺。
至于下跪效忠这个选项他压根就没考虑过。
理由很简单！ 荒原狼的根在天启星，就算被杀死也是在那里重新复活，因此他绝不可能背叛统治天启星的达克赛德去投靠其他人。
如果看过他的履历就会发现，这家伙从始至终都是谁成为天启星的统治者就效忠于谁。
当初赫格拉是天启星的统治者，当她命令荒原狼去暗杀自己的儿子达克赛德，荒原狼毫不犹豫的就去做了，虽然最终结果是失败并且还在事后遭到流放。
后来达克赛德成为天启星的统治者，荒原狼又立刻向其宣誓效忠并且不惜一切代价的证明自己，为其征服了无数的星球和平行宇宙。
所以可以理解为荒原狼就是一条凶猛的猎犬，谁成为天启星的统治者他就效忠于谁。
尽管左思的招揽也相当具有吸引力，但除非走投无路，不然的话他是绝对不会考虑的。
就这样，在纠结了半天之后，荒原狼决定先把第二个母盒拿到手再说。
为此他直接把麾下的类魔一股脑全部派了出去，丝毫没有注意到自己的一举一动全部都在左思的注视下。
“主人，您确定荒原狼最后会向您屈服吗？”
戴维安站在空气稀薄的高空向下俯视，用不是很确定的语气问了一句。
左思笑着点了下头：“会的，因为他已经没有其他的选择余地了。当收集母盒失败，在达克赛德眼中他就失去了价值，除了投靠我之外没有其他的出路。如果返回天启星，等待他的将会是比死亡更恐怖的惩罚。”
“原来如此！”戴维安浮现出若有所思的神情，紧跟着又问：“您会用烁油完化荒原狼吗？还是说会把他制作成为随从卡牌？”
“不，都不是，我对他另有安排。对了，小安妮和麦尔那边怎么样了？他们没闹出什么大麻烦吧？”
左思突然想起被自己扔在哥谭市的儿子和女儿。
戴维安摇了摇头回答道：“没有，他们相处的还算不错。
由于麦尔的性格相对比较冷淡且对什么都不是很在意，所以对于小安妮的玩笑、恶作剧也不会有太大的反应。
就好像两人各干各的互不干扰。
至于哥谭市的那些黑帮、犯罪分子、疯子和神经病，现在已经成为了他们的玩具。
尤其是拥有庞大黑色产业的企鹅人，眼下估计已经快要被逼疯了吧。”
说到这，戴维安突然停顿了一下，脸上浮现出对这位黑道大亨的无限同情。
换做是他遇到小安妮这种打又打不过、惹又惹不起的魔星，估计早就原地爆炸疯掉了。
“哦？我的宝贝女儿都干了些什么？”
左思眼睛里透露出一丝强烈的好奇。
据他所知，企鹅人可是哥谭市的励志典范，真正意义上从最底层一点一点历经腥风血雨爬上来的大佬。
虽然既没有什么超能力，在一众超级反派中也排不上号，就连危险性也不高，起码不会毫无理由的随便杀人，但是其意志力却是最顽强的。
甚至可以称得上是百折不挠。
无论失败多少次都能东山再起。
就这种心气和手段，放在哪个行业都必然能走向成功。
左思很难想象企鹅人会被活生生的逼疯。
“嘿嘿，解释起来有点麻烦，您还是自己看吧。”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，戴维安直接释放法术凭空制造了一个可以窥探到远方的幻象。
瞬间！
左思就明白了企鹅人为什么会发疯。
因为他的宝贝女儿把这个患有残疾的家伙真的变成了一个人形企鹅，而且还是在众目睽睽之下……
“嘻嘻！来，转个圈。”
小安妮手里拎着一条鱼在身材肥胖爱笑的企鹅人眼前晃了晃。
要知道她此刻所在的地方可是企鹅人的老巢——冰山会所，周围全都是他手下的小弟和亲信，以及来自哥谭市的政界、商界名流，其中赫然有以花花公子身份现身的布鲁斯·韦恩。
这只老蝙蝠眼下脸上正挂着赤裸裸毫不掩饰的笑容，一杯接一杯在新换的日抛型女友陪伴下喝酒。
因为他知道，小安妮这么一折腾，企鹅人好不容易建立起来的威望跟号召力就算是彻底完蛋了。
以后整个哥谭市的黑道不会再有任何家族和帮派尊敬企鹅人，辛苦组建的庞大犯罪帝国也将分崩离析。
如果想要挽回威望，这家伙需要重新开始打拼，用鲜血与死亡来赢得尊敬。
要是换成以前的哥谭市，企鹅人说不定还能有点机会。
But now, even if those gangster godfathers agree, Batman Bruce Wayne will definitely not agree.
So the Penguin is finished.
He was easily destroyed by a cute girl who looked completely harmless.
Such a dramatic scene, no one would believe it unless they saw it with their own eyes.
But in order to survive and not become even more miserable, the penguin man didn't dare to disobey any orders given by little Annie. He could only drag the fat penguin's body around in a circle like a dog obeying its master's orders, then opened his mouth to catch the smelly raw fish thrown to him and swallowed it while suppressing his nausea.
The next second...
The entire place burst into laughter. Many of his men or other gang leaders who were originally afraid of him even clapped their hands vigorously, or even took out banknotes and threw them into the center of the venue in a humiliating way.
Anger! Hatred!
Sad and angry!
pain!
despair!
In just a few seconds, the Penguin experienced social death from all aspects, from physical to psychological.
"Beautiful lady, if you don't mind, could you tell me your name? I can guarantee that today's performance is the most exciting one in Gotham City in the past 20 to 30 years, bar none."
A polite middle-aged man in a suit took two steps forward, put one hand on his chest and bowed.
Although he looks like a man from high society, he is actually the godfather of one of Gotham City's most influential gangs.
Seeing that the Penguin was about to fall, he immediately couldn't wait to stand up and make friends with the girl in front of him who possessed unknown supernatural powers, and wanted to swallow the fattest piece of meat, the Iceberg Club.
"Really? Why didn't the Joker come? It's a shame to have such a big party without his iconic laugh."
Little Annie made a face that said I was very disappointed.
When the gangster godfather heard the word "Joker", he immediately shuddered uncontrollably as if he was stimulated, and his eyes revealed intense fear.
Because there is no gang in the entire Gotham City who is not afraid of this complete lunatic.
After all, the Joker is not interested in money or power, and cannot be bought by any conditions.
He is only interested in spreading chaos, fear and despair, and every action he takes has extremely serious and horrific consequences.
The most important thing is that anyone who is interested in clowns is usually a complete lunatic or psychopath.
For example, the Riddler, who also has a mental disorder, and Harley Quinn, who was extremely obsessed with the Joker before but later became his complete enemy.
Therefore, in the eyes of the gangster godfather, little Annie has basically been equated with a mentally ill lunatic, and also with extreme danger.
If possible, he hoped that the bat that hovered over Gotham City every night would come quickly and take people directly to Arkham Asylum.
Just when he felt a little sweaty, a signature maniacal laugh suddenly echoed in the lobby of the Iceberg Club.
"Hahahahaha! Hahahaha! Great! That's great! I can't remember how long it has been since I saw such a funny scene."
Then, a man in a purple suit, with slicked-back hair and clown makeup walked in from the door.
Behind him followed a group of people wearing clown makeup and holding baseball bats, knives and other melee weapons.
It goes without saying that the true uncrowned king of Gotham City, the Joker, has arrived.
Bruce Wayne, who was standing on the second floor drinking, changed his expression slightly, and subconsciously wanted to shake off his female companion and sneak out of the bathroom to change clothes.
You know, ever since the Joker escaped from Arkham, he has been looking for him, intending to capture this extremely dangerous madman.
But unfortunately, the Joker is one of the very few opponents in the world who can match him in intelligence, or even often has the upper hand.
So as long as the other party is determined not to be caught, even Batman has no good solution.
Now that the Joker has appeared in public, it is naturally the perfect time to capture him. Once we miss it, it will be difficult to find him.
"Are you the Joker?"
Little Annie looked curiously at this man whose actions, manners, and thoughts exuded disorder and chaos.
"Yes! It's absolutely true! I am very honored to be remembered by a being like you. You know, this is the first time I have seen someone who can exude a pure chaotic aura from his soul like me."
As he said this, the clown saluted with a very exaggerated but elegant gesture.
"What do you think chaos is?"
Little Annie was obviously interested and threw the Penguin toy she had just acquired aside.
The Joker opens his arms as if to hug something and loudly replies: “I think chaos is like a dog chasing.
It itself actually hasn't thought about why it is chasing.
But once you catch up, many unpredictable things will happen.
And it is this unpredictability that is the nature and essence of chaos.
It is also the most anticipated and interesting part.
what you think?
Hahahahaha…"