Day 9 of clearing the border
Adrian's sliding knee trick was of course doomed to failure, and instead earned him a brutal beating with a sandbag.
For a moment there was weightlessness, and the first thing I felt wasn't pain, but an indescribable sense of sluggishness.
Then he slammed it down heavily.
No problem, it turns out he was thrown out by the Arkham Knights.
Adrian: ...
In this life, you can't call it playing a game if you don't get stabbed by NPCs. But it really hurts. Adrian covered his cheek and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.
The red stains on the floor represent his bleeding heart.
How could he treat players like this? He has no feelings, he's so cruel.
Progress bar +1 +1
Arkham Knight's favorability is 0, trust is 0, and suspicion is 90.
All that effort went wrong, only to find the progress bar had regressed. It was worse than dealing with a stranger; at least an Arkham Knight wouldn't have a 90% suspicion level with a stranger, since the maximum suspicion level is 100.
Is he attracting the Arkham Knights' attention in a rather unconventional way?
However, from a player's perspective, Adrian has developed a certain appreciation for Arkham Knights.
If the Arkham Knight were to be fooled into accepting him, he would think the Arkham Knight was foolish and lacked common sense, not the kind of leader who could lead him to victory, and he needed victory.
Of course, it would be a sign of poor judgment not to accept him.
In the darkness of the night, the blue armor, illuminated by the moonlight, was crystal clear, cold and hard, leaving no gaps and making it seem impervious to blades and spears.
Having experienced the brutal beatings inflicted by the Arkham Knights, Adrian knew that their armor was indeed impervious to blades and spears.
The icy blue armor sent a shiver down Adrian's spine. He was almost mesmerized by the deep blue of the armor's skin. In that instant, the pain seemed to leave his body, and his soul soared into the sky.
[WARNING: Host's health is too low. Please stay away from the danger zone.]
Stay away from danger? Are you kidding me?
Adrian first passed the system notification. The Arkham Knights were elusive, and he had to wait for dozens or even hundreds of Arkham Knights before he finally encountered one.
Is the system letting Arkham Knight go this time meant to keep him in a loop of getting beaten up? Or is it going to make him try dozens or hundreds of times before finally finding Arkham Knight?
Staying away from Arkham Knights now would be a huge loss. Whether from a time or other perspective, sticking with Arkham Knights right now offers the best value for money and makes it the easiest way to join their ranks.
I haven't met Batman and don't know much about him, but his no-kill policy makes Adrian grit his teeth. How can you repay kindness with evil? In short, Adrian feels extremely uncomfortable.
He doesn't want another person to control him in the game.
Joker, right? Who would not only be a good person but also have their underlings cuckolded?! He doesn't have that kind of strange fetish.
Adrian muttered to himself, "If the Arkham Knights don't want me, I won't choose the other two weirdos either."
The Arkham Knight under his helmet noticed the stranger's dazed expression, frowned, and scoffed, wondering if some of them were either incredibly audacious or cowardly.
He was cowardly enough to run to Gotham and even join the fighting, but he was also daring enough to surrender quickly when threatened, even joining the side that threatened his life.
He's not good at being violent or ruthless, and he's even less likely to be unyielding to the death. He wouldn't choose his underlings either.
It's cumbersome and useless.
The Arkham Knights' assessment concluded that...
Adrian had no idea what the Arkham knight standing before him was thinking. All he wanted was for the Arkham knight, who was stepping on his back, to remove his noble foot, which was both painful and heavy.
What left Adrian speechless was that the system page was frantically pushing warnings as if it were infected with a virus. Didn't he know to stay away from the source of danger?
[Archived]
Thugs!!
Adrian, who had been trampled underfoot for who knows how many times, was powerless to protest. After numerous trials, he had become quite experienced in how to survive under the feet of the Arkham Knights.
But deep down...
The thug, Blue Knight, lifted up the person who was cursing him in his heart and threw him to the side of the road. The feeling of being suspended in the air for a second or two was unforgettable.
This is……
He got dumped again!!
Does he like this pose that much? Adrian, who rolled into the ditch, was furious again.
After lying in the ditch for a while, Adrian silently composed himself and confirmed that the Knights of Arkham were utterly devoid of chivalry and completely untrustworthy.
When Adrian climbed out of the ditch, he could no longer see the Arkham Knight; all that remained for him was an empty space and the ever-growing sound of sirens.
Wow, that's accurate?
The police came just like that.
Adrian, triggered by the siren, reflexively crawled back into the ditch. He was lucky; the cat was playing with the mouse and he was still fearless. Maybe the Arkham Knight was lurking in the shadows, watching him make a fool of himself.
Adrian hurled the most vicious and sarcastic insults at the neurotic Arkham Knight.
Is the Arkham Knight still here?
One day, when Adrian was questioning the Arkham Knight as usual, the knight's wandering eyes had already given Adrian the answer.
How beautiful it is for the skinny, dejected cat to angrily curse the uncivilized humans.
Given the egregious behavior of the former Arkham Knights' Red Hood, someone has been punished by having to clean the house for a month.
Now Adrian can only hide in a ditch to avoid the limelight, and he has to comfort himself that his plan has been a success in disguise.
He wasn't knocked unconscious, nor would he wake up from his coma to face endless interrogation by the GCPD. Because he spoke too truthfully, he was treated like a madman and imprisoned in Blackgate Prison, forced to join another faction, and died in various ways in a short period of time.
This seems like a good idea.
Good news! Once Adrian returned to the city, he was preoccupied with finding out where the Arkham Knights were, and ended up getting into all sorts of trouble and getting beaten up.
It's like a stubborn plaster that's hard to remove once it's applied.
He also became a ghost for the Arkham Knights.
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The stubborn species' influence continues to grow, with explosive art appearing from time to time in different alleys, attracting various species of bat vigilantes in a short period of time—big and small, strong and thin, male and female.
He just couldn't find the Arkham Knight he wanted.
Adrian looked gloomy. His life had no connection with anyone else. How could he make a good impression, how could he get revenge, and how could he win the game?
The brown-haired, blue-eyed dancer shoved aside the drunken, burly man and laughed, "Get out of here! If you try to dine and dash again, I'll show you whether your head is harder or my methods are harder."
“Boss Lily, today’s bill is on Boss Lawns’s head. I’m not the kind of person who forces people to pay their bills,” the bald drunkard retorted with a laugh.
"Tch, Launes actually took you in?" Liz rolled her eyes in realization. "He must have been short of people lately, so he took you in too."
"It's my skill that I was recruited. Back in the day, I worked under Black Mask, and I was a top general back then..."
"He's the kind of general who's a major threat, isn't he? He's just bragging and he's not afraid of people coming after him..." People who knew about the bald, burly man's past heroic deeds laughed.
...
As Adrian was lost in thought, a specially made blue cocktail was pushed in front of him. "What's wrong, Liz?"
Not long ago, the proprietress was joking with someone, but now she rests her chin on her hand and leans against the bar, chuckling softly, her bright red lips curving into a smile.
"Still asking about some knight? You should know that there are some people you can't know."
Her fair and plump arms were so delicate that a single poke would leave a hole. "Then tell me, I really want to know where he is. To build a career with the Perfect Boss is my lifelong pursuit, and I can't sleep if I can't achieve it."
“Get out of here, or I’ll break your dog paws,” Liz pushed away the fingers that were messing with her arm. “I can’t do what you’re asking for. If you want something else, let’s break up as soon as possible. It’s none of my business if you die someday.”
“But I have nothing else to do right now except this,” Adrian said, shifting his arm to his face.
Liz stared at Adrian for a few seconds. "Nothing to talk about?"
"There's nothing to discuss."
"Then let's not talk about it. Think about it again."
Liz pushed the cocktail forward; she wouldn't tell him the whereabouts of the Arkham Knights, not even if she did, even though Adrian had helped Elena and her at the time.
There are some things that are her bottom line.
"Elena's coming soon. Talk to her and see if you can get anything out of her." What does a little kid like you know?
Alice said insincerely, "Enjoy this wonderful evening."
After saying that, she ignored Adrian and rejoined the lively crowd to continue her dance, while also giving a warning to some unemployed people who wanted to skip the ticket.
Adrian withdrew his gaze. She was clever. It seemed that finding traces of the Arkham Knights through Liz was not an option. So what about Elena?
She's not an honest girl; perhaps we can find a breakthrough with her.
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