Chapter 88 Chapter 88 [VIP]
Deathstroke waved his hands, not immediately attacking the giant. As for that child? She looked like she hadn't received any training and her physique was weak. It was just unclear how she was getting along with a giant zombie like Solomon Grundy.
Megan actually didn't notice them and was still looking elsewhere. This was the Upper East Side. Robin and Deathstroke had run here during their pursuit, and her activities at night were still limited to the Upper East Side. Even though Killer Croc had once taken her through every street and alley, she didn't remember it carefully and was still curious about the places they had passed by.
But the big zombie under her noticed her and growled at Deathstroke because he felt threatened, so she looked over.
The mercenary raised his hand and greeted her: "Good night, child, you are a new face, this is the first time I see you." Deathstroke cast a scrutinizing gaze over her. He indeed had not received any news about when a child who associated with "weirdos" appeared in Gotham. Even if she did not have any outstanding abilities, her identity and experience should be a little different, right?
Deathstroke boasts that he knows the city of Gotham, as well as the vigilantes and mentally ill criminals in it, but now a child who can play with Grandy suddenly appears in front of him. They are just friends, that's fine, but everyone else in Gotham is friends with her, doesn't he want to do something through her?
After all, the big zombie has no brain, and the little self-awareness he has can't be considered high IQ, but his fighting power is really outstanding, more than enough to be a killer. It's just that he is an intuitive monster, so he can't be controlled by others.
But when he has a friend he cares about, he also has a weakness that can be exploited. There are no "good" criminals in Gotham, and they will never let go of such an opportunity.
Deathstroke was keenly aware of the problem, but he suppressed the thought and was not in a hurry. "It seems you didn't hear what I said, so I'll say it again." His tone seemed casual, but he had already pointed the blade backward and adjusted his body's center of gravity, which was a posture that allowed him to launch an attack at any time.
"I ask, Robin doesn't want to be my assistant, so what about you?" He waited calmly for the little girl's response, but he didn't expect that Robin would react the fastest.
Robin was squatting on the balcony of someone else's house high up, while Deathstroke, Grundy and the little girl were all on the street.
Megan didn't understand the current situation yet. She just tilted her head and looked at Deathstroke, reluctant to respond. Then she slowly went to find where Robin was. Before she found anyone, Deathstroke took only one step towards her when she noticed the sound of breaking air from above.
Robin flew down with the grappling gun, but even faster than him was the dart thrown out of his hand. Deathstroke was already alert, and he suddenly jumped up and did a backflip to avoid the attack. While his body was still in the air, he pulled out the gun at an extremely fast speed, and even shot several darts off target without aiming. After the almost continuous gunfire, the metal object fell to the ground with a clanging sound.
Just when Deathstroke was about to fall back to the ground, a rope with a hook wrapped around it. It was Robin. He even used the principle of leverage, swinging the rope on the street lamp before throwing it over to wrap around Deathstroke's feet, and when he exerted force, he directly threw him out.
Deathstroke slashed the rope with his knife, steadied himself, and put the gun back into his waist. This little trick didn't affect him at all, but the distance between him and Megan widened. He didn't care and asked curiously, "Why, are you friends with her too?"
He discovered their little secrets, Robin, the monster and an innocent little girl, plus he was a mercenary here, there were many characters appearing, which made him feel funny for some reason, so Deathstroke also laughed.
He looked at the short man, Robin, who was only as tall as his waist, but tried to stand in front of the little girl, pretending to be a protector. He said in a timid tone, "Get out of the way! Deathstroke!"
Deathstroke said: "The battle with you is just an appetizer, Robin. If you want to challenge me, you should come back in a few years. Now I want to fight this old friend." He looked at Grandy.
"By the way, let me meet your friend? Maybe we can hit it off?"
He expressed his intention to fight Grandy, and the zombie monster undoubtedly received it. He was easily provoked and furious, but today was different, because his vulnerable friend was right next to him. He first put Megan down from himself, and then rushed towards Deathstroke like a cannon.
The huge monster did not need any fighting skills. While running, he no longer suppressed his own strength. Every step he took would crack and collapse the stone slabs and even the concrete layer under his feet. After his death, he became a warrior of the swamp, possessing a powerful immortal body. There were only a few beings that could break through his absolute defense, and his strength could directly compete with Superman.
Grandi roared angrily and recognized him, "-Death Knell!" His roar was extremely muffled, like the sudden rumbling of thunder in a stormy weather. If it was not deliberately controlled, it could even cause direct harm to people.
Facing his attack, Deathstroke was already prepared. When Grandy leaped into the air and punched him, he also rushed forward and tried to attack with the special knife in his hand. However, when the knife came into contact with the zombie's fist, it only resisted for a moment before being destroyed.
The broken blade passed through the right side of Deathstroke's helmet, but he dodged it by turning his head slightly. He was not prepared to confront Grandy head-on. You know, even if Grandy is a zombie, it doesn't mean that he has slow reactions and is an easy opponent to deal with.
But if we meet, how can we not have a good fight?
Deathstroke's attention was never distracted again, and Robin saw that he was completely immersed in the battle. He jumped over and found Megan who was still under the road sign. She had been in a daze since she came here and was questioned by the weirdo, but she almost couldn't take her eyes off the battle between Robin and Deathstroke, and Grundy and Deathstroke.
Now that Deathstroke was being harassed by Grundy and couldn't pay attention to the two of them, Robin's sense of urgency faded. He asked Megan, "What are you watching? What do you think?"
Meghan touched the end of her ponytail and replied: "That's amazing."
She couldn't help but raise her arm to take a look, but she didn't have the strength to do so. Seeing that she was not scared, Robin felt relieved. "He is a bad guy, you know? Don't talk to him next time you meet him, and while he is busy now, hurry up-"
Robin squatted down with his back to her, and Megan lay on top of him skillfully. When she looked down, she saw that Robin had some injuries on his arm, but he said nothing and never mentioned it at all. He carried Megan on his back and used his grappling gun to lead them away from the battlefield, which was already noisy and could not be ignored. If they didn't leave, more people would be attracted.
And when he was taking Megan away, he suddenly received an emergency call from Batman on the other side: "Robin, what happened..."
In the Upper East Side, the noise made by Deathstroke and Grundy became louder and louder, and even their figures were captured by the camera. Robin sped with Megan. He was used to avoiding cameras, and after receiving training from Batman, he was particularly good at this.
He carries a locator with him, so Batman can see him far away from the battlefield, but he still drives the Batmobile to rush over. If Robin encounters one of the sides, or is affected by their fighting and seriously injured, then he must get there in time.
Even though it was Robin who disobeyed orders at the beginning and went after Deathstroke on his own, he... as his mentor, father and partner, had an obligation to ensure that he would not be hurt or face the most painful ending. This was his unshirkable responsibility, and beyond these rationalities...
No doubt he was worried about him, Batman made the Batmobile speed up again, "Robin! Stay safe, wait for me!"
Batman's voice was low and hoarse, sounding as serious as ever, but the concern in it was unreserved. Since it came from the headset, only Robin could hear it. His running footsteps paused slightly, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face. He said cheerfully and lively: "I'm fine! B!"
Batman has Robin's location, and now he sends his own location over, so Robin can also see his location. As the distance is getting closer, Robin sees Killer Croc while running, and he runs directly to stop him.
Robin landed in front of Killer Croc. He plucked Megan off his body with his backhand, lifted her up by her armpit, and handed her to Killer Croc, saying anxiously, "Deathstroke and Grundy are fighting over there. Batman will be here soon. You guys..."
Before he could finish his words, Killer Croc took Megan and carried her into the alley beside the street, leaving only a word, "Thanks, kid."
Robin couldn't help but tilt his head and saw Megan sitting on Killer Croc's arm. She came back to her senses and waved to him, obviously saying goodbye. Robin also waved and gave her a comforting smile in return.
He paused here for a moment, then continued to shuttle between the buildings in Gotham until he met the Batmobile.
Batman quickly got out of the car and walked up to him, glancing around him not too discreetly. He saw some scars on Robin's exposed skin, with blood oozing out, but no serious injuries. His child was still alive and kicking. "Hi! B."
He pursed his lips and did not scold Robin immediately, but said: "I am worried about you."
Robin was a little guilty at first, and was stunned for a moment when he heard Batman's words, but he reacted quickly and jumped up to prove that he was really fine, "Okay, B, you don't know that time..." He began to tell his story, from seeing a figure that looked like Deathstroke, to his fight with Deathstroke, and finally a big guy got involved, which allowed him to escape.
Both of them got into the Batmobile. Robin fastened his seat belt and watched the Batmobile start up and drive towards the place where Deathstroke and Grundy were fighting. The scenery outside the car window quickly moved backwards, and the neon lights at night were dragged out long tails.
The car has an automatic driving function that can analyze the driving environment and automatically avoid obstacles. Robin sprays wound healing spray on himself and asks Batman to help him with places he cannot reach.
Most of these superficial injuries were sustained during the pursuit. He has a variety of small props, so doesn't Deathstroke have them? It's just that Deathstroke's props are too lethal, so when playing hide-and-seek with Robin, he can only use less dangerous ones. Otherwise, Batman will only see a Robin who is too injured to get up.
Besides that, he was hit by Deathstroke's long stick. Many parts of his body were bruised and purple when he lifted his uniform. They were already hot and swollen. Batman reached out and pinched his shoulder where he was hit by the stick. The expression on Robin's face immediately twisted, "I thought you didn't want to lose me as your partner. I accept the extra training!"
Batman paused the movement of his hand that was squeezing his shoulder, but he still did not retract it and continued to massage him. Although it was extremely painful, this was necessary to do so if he wanted this kind of injury to heal faster.
He waited until Robin had almost finished telling the story before speaking, "Robin, you were too aggressive today." His eyes were full of disapproval as he looked at Robin.
...Robin really couldn't refute it. After arriving at the location, he followed Batman out of the car. Deathstroke and Grundy were no longer there. Only traces of their battle were left: the bumpy ground, broken lampposts, cracked walls, rows of bullet holes on the ground, and the bus sign that was pulled up abruptly. All of these showed how dangerous their battle was.
Batman held a camera in his hand and took some pictures of the details so that he could do a detailed analysis when he returned. Combined with the pictures taken by the camera, it was enough for him to get the approximate physical data of the two dangerous men who were fighting, to ensure that they did not suddenly become stronger or weaker, or whether their fighting style had changed. Sometimes important information is hidden in these details.
Robin also followed him to help, and at this time he was very obedient to orders and did not show any rebelliousness at all.
The author has something to say:
I finally wrote about Batman's disapproving look (happy)
Then Megan goes home (to the Joker): Dad, there's a weird guy who wants Robin and me to be his children.
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