Chapter 108 Chapter 108 [VIP]
For the Joker, he has already discovered Robin's whereabouts, so Batman has undoubtedly sneaked in and may be dealing with the men he sent to take the hostages to other small rooms. This is the usual opening line of their games. After all, there is a ribbon salute before the surprise box is opened.
Some of his men have never returned since they left, but the bombs in the hall have been installed and are in various locations. It takes some effort to defuse them because the bombs are of various types, not only the common chemical, electronic, and mechanical types, but also many bombs with more sophisticated and unique detonation methods. This is the surprise the Joker wants to give the world.
For example, a hostage was made to hold a mercury bomb assembled on site with both hands, and another hostage was hung directly by the window in the hall, and he could not struggle or move because he was connected to a bomb nearby that could be triggered by a slight vibration.
The Joker used a lot of his stockpile of bombs for this terrorist attack. Tonight will definitely be a spectacular fireworks show. He knows too much about this little gadget, so he deliberately recruited talents and trained this bomb unit to be his good helper.
They wore clown masks and said nothing during the process. After placing the bomb, they went straight to the rear, exchanged equipment and clothing with the Joker Gang members who had been waiting there, and then were dispersed and blended into the crowd. They did not have any special memorable points on them, so even if they were arrested after the plan failed, they would not be identifiable.
The gunfire in the distant warehouse area gradually subsided. It seemed that Robin had hidden himself again. Batman had just subdued a group of Joker gang members in the archive room in the corner of the first floor of the building, and had the hostages hide and stay quiet. He had just walked out the door when he received a call from Gordon. He agreed to the request and heard Gordon's angry voice in the headset: "You guessed it!"
"I sent people to investigate, and the Coast Guard personnel have been replaced!" After sending a signal, the police officers fled in a panic. One of them was even wounded by a bullet. Fortunately, they contacted the hospital and was already in the ambulance for emergency treatment.
Gordon was furious that for such a big problem, the Coast Guard didn't even send out any distress or warning messages and were easily subdued and replaced. And one of his police officers was injured before they even officially launched an attack on the vicious Joker Gang, and the wound was in a vital organ. Even if they were rescued and could stay in the police system, they would never be able to be on the front line again.
Batman listened to him in silence, then said in a deep voice, "The battle plan you formulated."
Gordon: "...Tell me the internal situation." They don't even know the situation in the port, how can they make a plan?
Whenever the GCPD members on the periphery move, the helicopters flying in the sky will immediately know the movement of their dispatched personnel, and then fly over and shoot directly. If all their people are dead, why would they save the hostages? The plan is useless!
But he did apply for air superiority weapons, which were being quietly delivered. However, this also required time and timing. Otherwise, some damned news media would see that 'GCPD and Coast Guard were fighting in a critical moment, abandoning terrorists and hostages', and those articles would fly all over the place, causing them more trouble. It would be great.
Gordon asked for some information, but Batman hung up the phone directly. Since there was no battle plan, it meant that he needed to create the opportunity. He also paid attention to air supremacy and saw the location sent by Oracle. Air control weapons were being transported over, and several helicopters owned by GCPD were also flying over.
Preparations outside were almost in place. Batman jumped out of the window and ran at high speed outside the building with the help of his grappling hook gun, changing positions to avoid the sight of the surrounding Joker gang members. He climbed in through a window near the hall and confirmed that there was no one in the room. The door was half-closed, so he reached out and quickly placed a monitor on the door, then turned on the screen on his arm armor to see the situation in the hall.
Batman did not choose to invade from a high place because the Joker had already prepared for this. Someone was always watching above his head, and he also heard the Joker's orders conveyed by the leader of the Joker Gang. They placed a bomb in the hall, but there were many hostages there, and it was bound to be a difficult and laborious task to save everyone.
Suddenly, a gun-wielding member of the Joker Gang changed his position, revealing a time bomb with numbers jumping rapidly on it.
You should know that digital time bombs usually appear in movies and TV shows. Real criminals will not be kind enough to provide convenience to the police, unless they are novice criminals or criminals with histrionic personality. The Joker will always reveal his countdown openly. If you don't deal with it in time, the hostages will all be blown to pieces.
The Joker is good at creating psychological pressure on people and never gets tired of it. He never gets tired of seeing people's fear and anxiety. You know, human nature always reveals its ugliest side when death approaches.
However, the number jumped too fast, even the members of the Joker Gang moved out of the explosion range, but they held guns in their hands and forced the hostages to stay where they were and not move. When a middle-aged man with a big belly ran out and tried to escape from the hall, he was shot directly. The man fell to the ground with a thud, and bright red blood gradually flowed out from under him, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more desperate.
Seeing them killing innocent hostages, Batman's mouth corners turned down, and he seemed to have no emotion change, but his hands were clenched. He was of course angry, but he still analyzed the current situation calmly, then changed his position and tried to find out the situation in the entire hall. There were more than two or three bombs in it, and it seemed that the detonation methods were different.
Of course Batman knew that the Joker was forcing him to take action. It didn't matter if he didn't show up to rescue the hostages, just let them all blow into fireworks. The Joker didn't care about the hostages, and would even be happy to see him stand idly by. In this way, "Batman" would no longer be the nightmare of Gotham criminals, but just a selfish coward who chose to protect himself in the face of danger.
The Joker knew he was coming, and if he didn't take action, it would be equivalent to the Joker striking a blow to the fear deterrent that Batman had established for himself, and Gotham would only fall completely into the vortex of crime under his hands.
Therefore, even though he knew it was a trap, Batman stared at the decreasing numbers on the timer and took action. When he set out, he carried an electromagnetic pulse bomb with him to destroy electronic equipment. The only building in the port that was still lit went dark in an instant, and the hall suddenly fell into panic.
In the darkness, Batman ran towards the most dangerous bombs, cast a grappling hook to take away the mercury bomb held by the hostage, and also cut the bomb connected to the hostage hanging by the window on the other side with a bat dart. He used all his strength and threw the two bombs out of the window as quickly as possible.
But the bomb exploded too quickly. He was the flesh-and-blood defense line between the bomb, the wall, the window and the hostages in the hall. When the explosion occurred, he was directly blown away. He only had time to pull the cloak behind him to block his face. But amid the burning pain, he still felt that some parts of his body were punctured and scratched by shrapnel and glass.
Before the flying figure landed on the ground, the sound of gunfire was heard amidst the noise all around. Batman had already made preparations. He stretched out his hand from outside his cloak and threw out several stun grenades.
The Joker Gang members had no time to react and quickly dodged, thinking it was a high-lethal weapon. However, the stun grenade made a loud noise and strong bright light at the moment of explosion. The loud noise could cause temporary hearing loss and dizziness, and the strong light could cause temporary blindness. They fell down together with the hostages.
Batman stood among the fallen crowd. He closed his eyes when the stun bomb exploded, and his helmet had a soundproofing function. At this time, due to the night vision function on the helmet, his vision was not affected. He first raised his hand and fired tranquilizer bullets at all the people holding guns and wearing clown masks to ensure that they lost their ability to move and could no longer pose a threat, and then began to deal with the time bomb.
The first thing to be dismantled is the chemical bomb because its explosion time is the most uncontrollable, and the electronic one will be destroyed by the explosion of the electromagnetic pulse bomb. The mechanical one also needs to be dismantled manually, but it is relatively simple and can be done quickly.
While he was busy defusing the bomb, one of the fallen hostages moved. The effect of the stun grenade is to deter the enemy, temporarily making people unable to move and resist, but it will not cause permanent physical damage. It is very suitable for use in hostage situations. Sometimes it can knock people unconscious, but those who are a little further away and have stronger physical conditions can recover their perception faster.
It's normal for some hostages to gradually regain consciousness, but what's abnormal is...
Batman heard the sound of the pistol safety being pulled up among the noisy sounds. Fortunately, the bombs had been dealt with, and he was just waiting for them to act. So when the man sat up and raised his hand to try to pull the trigger, he reacted quickly, swung his hand and threw a bat dart, knocking the gun away.
However, a group of hostages stopped pretending and either took out guns or knives, grabbing the real hostages next to them as threats, while Batman was entangled by the Joker gang members who rushed towards him. Even though they had experienced stun bombs and their movements were weak and tired, it would take time to knock them down one by one.
By the time he knocked down the gangster who tried to get close, the others had already grabbed the hostages and retreated a distance, while more than a dozen members of the Joker Gang who had gathered at the back of the building and were waiting for orders came out, all approaching with guns.
"Hey! Stay away from us, Batman! They might die."
There was a gangster holding a knife, who pointed the knife at the hostage's neck and pressed hard, cutting the skin and causing bleeding. If it had gone deeper, it would have cut the trachea. The others also looked cold and cruel, and were definitely desperate criminals who had committed crimes.
Even now that their faces have been exposed, not to mention that Batman's helmet has night vision capabilities, even the hostages' testimony afterwards can help identify them, so they will be even more desperate.
The Joker had already made a backup plan here. Batman took a step closer to them, and the Joker gang members who came later instantly tightened their grip on their guns. The desperadoes became even more emotional, "Don't move, or I'll kill him!"
Batman: "Release the hostages. What do you want?"
On the other side, when Robin was exploring the warehouse, it suddenly exploded and blew him away, exposing his body and attracting nearby Joker Gang members. He was initially forced to fight with others, and after finally getting away, he climbed into the ventilation duct and hid.
Robin's arm was cut during the battle. After escaping the encirclement, he used wound healing gel to treat it. The bleeding has now stopped, and the wound is wrapped and closed by the gel, with only a little white at the edge.
And because the Joker's gang was large in number and powerful, he was hit by several bullets on the back and legs. Although they were blocked by bulletproof armor, he knew the strength of the equipment made for him by Batman, so he dared to take the risk of being shot in exchange for the possibility of escape. But if he felt the bullet-proof parts a little, he would know that those places would be black and purple with bruises, and internal injuries were certain.
And getting shot really hurts.
He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, crawling in the ventilation duct. Since he disappeared, there was frequent transfer of personnel in the warehouse area in order to find and capture him, which gave him the opportunity to try to find more hostages.
Robin had no doubt about Batman's judgment, but he did not find any hostages in his rough first search. It could only be that he had overlooked something, so he calmed down and searched again. He found a group of Joker gang members guarding the freezer. They had no personnel to transfer, which meant that their only task was to guard.
It seemed that the hostages were found, but Robin shuddered instead. What was the temperature in the freezer?
Even if the power supply has been cut off, the freezing area usually has a backup power supply, which means that cold air is still being released continuously and the temperature is maintained below zero. If hostages are thrown in, they will freeze to death if the guards outside do not deliberately adjust the temperature.
Robin felt that the Joker's gang was full of demons and had no empathy. Of course he was angry, but anger was useless. He needed to think calmly about tactics. At this time, he could not rely on Batman. They were not in the same place, and Batman was busy with his own affairs and could not be distracted. If he could take care of this place, B would have sent a message to ask long ago.
Their enemy this time is the Joker. He will definitely use tricks to hold Batman back. Now they can only rely on him.
Robin took a deep breath. He did not attack the guards immediately. Instead, he went out of the warehouse and looked around. Sure enough, he found another team of Joker Gang members waiting in a corner at the back of the warehouse. If he waited until he rescued the hostages, he would probably run into them immediately.
But there were ten of them, all fully armed. Robin had recognized that the guns in their hands were the ones used by the Coast Guard. He also happened to receive a communication from Batman, saying that the Coast Guard had been replaced and asking him to be careful in his actions.
He was still thinking of a solution. The main problem was that even if ten people could deal with two or three of them, the others would still have the opportunity to shoot, which would expose his whereabouts. Moreover, it would be a bad idea for him to be near the warehouse where the hostages were, which would also bring danger to the hostages. He had long recognized the evil of these criminals and would never underestimate their cruelty.
Then he can only deal with the people at the door of the freezer first, but he must do it quietly and not let them shoot or make any noise. Otherwise, after he deals with them and before he can place the hostages, other Joker Gang members will swarm in. This will not solve any problems at all and will only put them in danger again.
Just as Robin was about to return to the freezer, he heard an explosion coming from the building, and the lights in the entire building suddenly went out. He knew it was the sound of an electromagnetic pulse bomb, but he didn't have it in his hand.
At the same time, a strong light burst out from the building, followed by several explosions. It seemed that Batman had already taken action. The surrounding members of the Joker Gang also received orders and came to the warehouse where the hostages were held. However, this gave Robin an opportunity. He squatted on the bracket on the roof of the warehouse, looking down at the Joker Gang members gradually gathering and dispersing in various places, but no one went to open the freezer.
He waited until everyone around him came over before throwing several smoke bombs downwards. Thick fog rose quickly, and the smoke was highly irritating. They were not equipped with gas masks and could not filter their breathing. Inhaling the smoke would cause nausea, coughing, headache, chest tightness and other symptoms, and it would irritate the eyes and make it impossible to see.
The Joker Gang members who entered the warehouse could not see where the enemy was, and random shooting would only hit their own people. The smoke stimulated their senses, and they just wanted to escape from the enclosed place and go outdoors, so they all stumbled towards the door.
Robin squatted on the ceiling support at the gate. The smoke bombs he threw out could avoid infrared rays. It happened that the Donomi mask he wore was small but had some functions of the bat helmet, which could accurately identify people in the smoke. Anyone who ran slowly was shot with a tranquilizer bomb by him, and no one was allowed to escape. However, he had to replenish the smoke bombs from time to time, and the consumption of tranquilizer bombs was too high.
The limited number of anesthetic bullets had been used up, and Robin jumped down to knock out the few people left, then tied them up while holding his breath. However, he could not stuff rags into their mouths to prevent them from waking up and shouting, because they were still inhaling smoke, and even in coma they were coughing and sneezing. If their mouths were blocked, they could easily choke on something in their trachea and suffocate to death.
After dealing with them, Robin went to open the freezer. He felt cold as soon as he entered. Then he looked down and saw the hostages huddled together by the door. They looked like they were frozen unconscious. They had to be moved out of the freezer immediately, but where should they be taken?
If you want to talk about solutions, there are actually some...
Inside the building, Batman was still confronting the Joker gang members, "Release the hostages, what do you want?"
However, this only caused the person on the other side to sneer, but the hand holding the knife did not relax at all, "What do we want? Money? What's the use of that thing? It's just that the Joker said that we can capture Batman today. He will definitely fall into this trap."
"We have admired your name for too long! Want to save the hostages? Sure, put your weapon on the ground and throw it over here." He grinned arrogantly, but his eyes were fixed on Batman, not believing that he would do it and wanting to kill the hostages at any time.
Batman just wanted to calm him down, so he did as he was told and slowly raised his hands to indicate that he had no weapons in his hands and could not pose a threat. Then he slowly reached for the grappling gun, tranquilizer gun, and smoke bomb stuffed in his belt. He slowly squatted down, placed these things on the ground, and pushed them over, then continued to raise his hands.
He squatted on the ground, his weapons removed, and tried to calm the clown gang members who were pointing guns at him. However, they still did not give up. Several desperate criminals who had captured the hostages took them away, and a small leader came out and said to him, "Mr. J doesn't believe you will surrender. We can promise not to kill them, but you-"
"Batman, you're Mr. J's biggest concern, so we need to make sure you're truly incapacitated."
As he spoke these questioning words, the small leader walked towards him directly, but if Batman resisted, the people who left would immediately kill the hostage.
So Batman looked up at him as he approached, and took out something familiar from his pocket. His pupils behind the helmet dilated slightly, and the little boss sprayed the spray directly at him, and didn't throw the bottle away until all the gas in the spray was released. At this time, Batman was already supporting himself on the ground with one hand.
His whole body was shaking uncontrollably, as if he was in some kind of hallucination. The person next to him asked, "What is that?"
The small boss shrugged, carrying Batman on his back. He was clearly not surprised by his reaction. He walked back to the team, looked at the man who asked the question, and laughed sarcastically. "Don't question Mr. J's decision, kid. This is just one time I'm kindly reminding you."
"That's fear gas."
As to why the Joker had Scarecrow's fear gas in his hand, no one asked this question. They were all mentally ill criminals in the same asylum, so it was normal for them to exchange skills occasionally, not to mention that the Joker and Scarecrow often cooperated with each other. Many members of the Joker Gang had seen that proud and complacent man.
They thought that the biggest threat had been subdued. Batman was in a mental struggle, muttering something occasionally, and was completely controlled by the poison of fear. You know, it is impossible to pretend to be like this, because extreme fear has many effects, and no one can control every reaction of his own to the slightest detail.
They were the only ones in the hall now. The hostages were still lying on the ground dazed from the stun bombs, and the Joker Gang members who were guarding here at the beginning were all knocked down by tranquilizer bombs.
The desperate criminals hired by the Joker took the hostages away and went directly to the port blockade. They wanted to negotiate with the police themselves, and the bargaining chips were the hostages in their hands. Later, the Joker gang members sent people to see the hostages who were taken away by their people at the beginning. As a result, the accomplices in each room were drugged and thrown to the ground, and the hostages might have been secretly placed somewhere.
They didn't care about the hostages who had escaped. After returning to the hall, they suddenly heard a series of explosions upstairs.
Robin settled the hostages he rescued and rushed to the port building, where he saw the message Batman sent him, so he decided to make some big noise. He dodged the helicopter and sprayed gel bombs everywhere, causing them to explode one after another.
As for the fact that the building will become dilapidated and its value will plummet, it can only be said that it is fortunate that it was him who blew it up. If it was left to the Joker, the foundation would probably be blown up. Therefore, he has no burden and attracts attention for Batman.
Batman also seized the opportunity and threw a smoke bomb directly. He stood up without stumbling and quickly knocked down the Joker gang members around him. He replenished each of them with a tranquilizer bullet. He had no time to take care of the hostages on the ground and rushed to the location sent by Robin upstairs. While moving quickly, he quickly sent a message to Gordon.
The negotiation experts and the Joker negotiated in a disjointed manner, mainly because the Joker did not cooperate much. Of course, they did not miss the previous actions at the port and tried to use this to control the Joker, but the other party did not respond at all. Suddenly, they received a message from Batman saying that several people had walked out with hostages, and they happened to see that group of people coming.
Gordon and the police officers were ready. As long as Batman said that they could act and now was the best time, he would dare to give the order. However, he waited until those people came with the hostages, and the people hiding in the corner threw out stun grenades, and took this opportunity to pour out anesthetic bullets directly.
As for the fake Coast Guard on the helicopter? Even if they noticed the changes here, Gordon's helicopter had already arrived and was driving over aggressively.
On the ground, Gordon got in the police car and rushed forward without paying attention to the cordon. The convoy of police cars behind him followed without hesitation and split into two groups. One group was led by Gordon to the port building, and the other group was led by Montoya to the warehouse area.
There were also real coast guards who were rescued on the sea and surrounded them.
The oil tanker with the greatest hidden danger was handed over to the Angel of Death and Batwoman. They undoubtedly found bombs on the ship and in the oil storage warehouse, dismantled them, and by the way, eliminated a group of Joker gang members, and controlled them not to send messages to the Joker, pretending to be normal.
The author has something to say:
This chapter is two-in-one! The chapter I owe is now solved (nod)
Mei Xiaobao will be released in the next chapter.
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