Chapter 101 Chapter 101 It’s true, it’s all true
"How did you find me?"
Dick asked after the warm hug that made his eyes red.
"The Court of Owls set a trap in Gotham that would catch the Ice Wraith. Did you fall for it?"
Jason: "You mean the trap that was so blind we wouldn't recognize it? In a sense, we were trapped. If it weren't for it, we wouldn't have found you."
Here we need to introduce the alien monsters, namely the Primov people from the planet Viskxia.
This intelligent species is an amorphous viscous liquid substance. They are unable to move in most gravity environments, including the gravity of the earth. To compensate for this defect, the Omnitrix's alien life form has a suspended anti-gravity device on its head.
That's the suspended cone mechanism. Without enough equipment, they'd just be a pool of slowly wriggling...slime.
Jason: "Aliens don't have a fixed form, and they can also change their body density, so they can slip through even a gap as small as a hair."
Batman found the place closest to the amber gold trap, and Li Hua carefully pried open a very thin crack with the [Earth] card.
Benjamin will pick up the staff and become the Slime Magic Boy after the Kryptonian Magic Boy. He will use the BUFF to increase his physical strength, then transform into an alien monster and follow the direction of Li Hua's attack. Carrying some "small parts", he will corrode the surroundings at a speed smoother than a hot knife cutting butter, silently melting a hole large enough for a human to pass through.
Omnitrix can switch forms while in transformation, but it consumes a lot of energy.
But Benjamin is now a magic boy with BUFF blessing, he is not afraid at all, he switched to Xiaobobo, sent out sound waves to the thin building in front of him, and followed the sound waves that bounced back to roughly determine the facilities and personnel distribution inside, and found the main control room with the help of the bat-type vigilante.
Then there was another round of digging in a different direction. Soon, green alien monsters seeped out from the floor of the main control room, melting the communicators and weapons on the enemies present, and then dragged their disarming claws into the void below. The experienced and enraged Batman and Red Hood ensured that they had absolutely no ability to resist.
In order to have a "friendly conversation".
That claw has been sleeping for decades. He is considered old among the retired and "scrapped" claws, and every time he is deployed, the number of times he is used is reduced.
But his experience was very useful at this time, so he didn't go to the front line this time, but sat in the main control room. His last two awakenings were even more unlucky. The first time he woke up, he was instantly offline, and this time he woke up and was instantly disarmed and dragged underground to be beaten.
Of course, thanks to Li Hua's [Quiet] card, people outside had no idea what was happening inside, and the main control room was under Robin's full control.
"White Mask" thought the trap hadn't worked, but that was just his opinion.
What happened next was very simple. After a "friendly" conversation, the two kidnapped claws gave Li Hua and his team the information they needed.
Then everyone learned that the Court of Owls had set up this trap in order to seek revenge on the Ice Ghost who had almost taken away the Court of Owls' Ember Gold and the jar a month ago.
It should be difficult to torture a guy who can't die and is not afraid of death, and in fact it is.
From the perspective of the Court of Owls, the questions these people ask are really strange.
Batman asked why they kidnapped Dick Grayson. This question can be answered because the Court of Owls was deliberately provoking. Claw answered as the leader said in his public speech, "It was to make the Ice Wraith pay the price."
The following questions, "When did the feud with the Ice Ghost begin, and why did it happen?" are the standard answers given by leaders during speeches, just like what White Mask said to Dick.
Then the others fell into the same silence that Dick had when he learned that the Ice Ghost had transformed into the Owl Robber.
Then, it was easy to infer that the claws' weakness was low temperature from the fact that the Ice Ghost, which was harmless to humans and only wanted to take care of its fetus a month ago, was able to kill the Owl Court indiscriminately, as well as the Ice Ghost's attack effects.
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning, just like questioning and interrogation, everything will be easy as long as you start.
After their scalps were dissolved by concentrated acid and injected with a controlled amount of fear toxin, their claws, which were not dead but could feel pain and fear, pressed against their half-bald scalps, admitted that their speculation was correct. Due to the characteristics of hibernation, they would move slowly or even be forced to hibernate when the temperature is below zero.
He also explained a series of basic questions such as what electrum is and the nature of claws.
When answering, Claw was actually quite puzzled. If they didn't even know such a basic question, why would they attack the Court of Owls and why would they go to such great lengths to steal the Ember Gold?
But he didn't dare say it. What he learned from working for many years was not to ask questions to the person who decides his life or death.
Jason: "At what temperature will you force hibernation?"
Claw: "How would I know if I'm already offline?"
“…”
Ah this.
Jason couldn't help but sigh, "The working environment is terrible, and you're being held in physical confinement. And they're keeping all sorts of secrets from you. With all these inhumane treatments, how did the Court of Owls get you to willingly work for them?"
The Assassin's League is a terrifying assassin organization that even pays its members a salary!
To make people work hard, there must be some combination of treatment and salary, and it sounds like Owl Claw Warrior has neither of those qualities.
Old Claw raised his burned eyelids. Perhaps because his age was approaching the point of being scrapped, he felt his end was near, or perhaps he had been holding it in for too long. He sighed heavily, as if he wanted to vomit out his lungs. "If every Claw was incredibly loyal, would there be such a standard?"
Batman: "Where's Dick Grayson?"
"I don't know. We have no right to know the management's plans." Old Claw panted and looked at Batman. "Bruce Wayne, why do you have to save him? He's just an orphan in a circus that no one cares about."
Li Hua's heart skipped a beat, thinking this day had finally arrived. It made sense that the Court of Owls had known Batman's identity by using Dick's ordinary identity to capture Nightwing.
Is this world's Batman also no longer safe? Is the magical mature man Batman live broadcast room going to be released in this world as well?
Batman: "Dick is not an orphan, he is my child."
Old Claw: "You just adopted him. You can definitely adopt other, more children."
Batman: "Affinity isn't always linked by blood."
“…”
Old Claw looked at Batman quietly. After a few minutes, his lips moved and he uttered a very soft word: "...I won't die."
Batman: "What?"
"That lucky circus boy won't die. He's the Gray Son, and the Court wants him. Some of those who woke up with me were sent to Blüdhaven." After saying this, Old Claw completely lost his strength. "That's all I can say. Give me a quick death."
It is better to die here than to be thrown into the pure white maze and fight a life-and-death battle with newcomers to please those "adults", and finally be thrown away like garbage.
Although most circus orphans don't have a good home, superheroes will at least give them a grave, or at least let them die quickly.
No one expected Claw's proactive confession.
This guy was really stubborn at first. They didn't understand why he suddenly took the initiative to provide clues at this time, and instinctively suspected that there was something fishy going on.
"Aren't claws immortal?" Li Hua squatted on the top floor of the pit and looked inside.
The man, looking at the claws of a middle-aged man, sneered, "That has its limits. If I were truly immortal, how could we possibly use them? I'm old, and of no use to the court. Even if I go back, they won't use electrum to repair my body. They'll just get rid of me. At least in your hands, I can choose an easy death."
"I think that green slime is pretty good. It can control the acidity and alkalinity, right? Otherwise, it doesn't explain why my weapon dissolved instantly at the beginning, but I'm still fine. This is it. It's quick and easy, and it saves you from having to deal with the corpses."
He is in so much pain, he has been in pain all his life. It would be great if he could die in less pain.
Everyone fell silent.
This Claw looks only slightly older than Bruce under the Batman mask, probably less than 45 years old, but he says he is old.
Add to that what he said about the treatment…one can imagine where the claws older than him have gone.
Jason cursed under his breath, "Damn it."
If he had known that the Court of Owls was so anti-human, he should not have mentioned the League of Assassins before. Although the League of Assassins did not do good things either, it could actually be considered democratic compared to the Court of Owls.
The Court of Owls isn't short of money! Can't they even afford to pay the salaries and pensions of the death squads?
Li Hua squatted at the top of the pit and looked at Benjamin, who had returned to the control room and was standing in the blind spot of the claw captive when the shapeshifter was almost finished transforming. "What do you think?"
Benjamin's face was horribly gloomy, and it was obvious that he was now furious. "The Court of Owls must be destroyed."
"They will. This organization shouldn't exist," Batman said. "Now is the time to strike back."
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"Then the Ice Ghost froze the Claw and its facilities. The old man went to the Gotham Police Department's evidence area to retrieve Mr. Freeze's equipment. The others continued to investigate the Court of Owls. Finally, Oracle and Robin, following our inquiries about the Court of Owls, investigated the Blüdhaven matter. Along the way, they discovered the recently purchased Blüdhaven land in the name of one of them."
The magical boy Red Hood and Dick carefully placed the human-shaped ice blocks on the ground, while telling Dick about their experience of looking for people.
"After finding this place, in order to prevent those guys from desperately trying to kill you, after the Alien Monster melted an exit, we split into three groups. The Alien Monster will follow the ventilation duct to search for and rescue you, Robin and the Hood will take over the main control room, and Batman and the Magic Boy will harvest the goods."
"You know what happened next." The magical boy Red Hood pointed with his toes at the Claw Ice Block that had just been knocked down as Benjamin entered the room. "This one can be moved, but do you want to rest for a while? You must have used up a lot of energy."
Benjamin: "It's not that exaggerated. Besides, I can't let the magic boy, a wounded man with a weak hand, carry the load alone."
"Actually, I think it's okay. I don't have to move them with my hands." Li Hua walked in and gently kicked the ice block with his foot. The ice block slid out a distance. "Speaking of which, hasn't Batman and White Mask's 'friendly conversation' ended yet?"
"I'm trying to get a lot of information." Robin, his hands frost-covered, came over. "I used a freezing gun to keep the temperature in the temporary cold storage below zero. Don't catch a cold when you go over there later. What are you guys talking about?"
"I'm asking how you found me. It must have taken a lot of effort. Thank you for your hard work." Dick rubbed his red, frozen hands and said, "The life form of the alien monster is really amazing. It can dissolve metal so quickly, but when I touch it, there is no damage at all."
Red Hood said, "The data says they can freely adjust the acidity and alkalinity of their bodies. They can be deadly enough to dissolve alloys instantly, or harmless enough to put carbon-based species in their mouths to taste the saltiness."
Dick had already seen the first message in actual combat. The scene of the alien instantly dissolving the alloy could have been put in a horror movie, and the second message...
Dick and Robin couldn't resist their desire to explore the truth, and they both turned their eyes to Benjamin.
So is Benjamin's alien form salty or bland?
Even the domino mask couldn't hide the curiosity in Dick and Tim's eyes, so Li Hua answered, "Ben's alien form tastes like kiwi."
Dick: ?
Tim: ?
The question of taste was answered, and new questions followed, such as...
How did Li Hua know?
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Author's Note: Aliens actually have a flavor! I was shocked when I checked Wikipedia yesterday! The art director and lead creative/showrunner (the same person) said not only do Aliens have a flavor, but each color has a different flavor! In the main world, Benjamin turns green, and Aliens smell like kiwi!
My view of the alien monster before I knew it: Hydrochloric acid slime
After knowing it: It’s a big jumping ball of kiwi flavored jelly!
【Catch the bug three times】
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