American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 257 Can this be saved? (Update)

At Poison Ivy's house, in the morning, after a night of fighting, Harley, who was gritting her teeth in pain when she walked, limped to turn on the TV and sat in her seat.

I tuned to Gotham News, where a blonde anchor was passionately reporting last night's big news:
"Last night, our heroic Dark Knight, Batman, once again successfully thwarted the notorious Clown King's evil plans to blow up a school and hospital."

The scene switches to the exterior of a school and hospital, with the camera panning across the cheering citizens.

Harley let out a sad sob at this, but she couldn't look away, and Poison Ivy reached out and took Harley's hand to comfort her.

Xiao Xian, who was standing by, was not surprised at all when he saw Poison Ivy holding Harley's hand. Last night, it started out as a two-person battle, but later it turned into a game of Landlord, where the players took turns being the landlord.

However, there is one difference. When Xiao Xian was the landlord, the two peasants worked together but were still beaten to a pulp. When the other two were the landlords, although the two peasants were not united and would fight against each other, the landlord was still defeated and could only beg for mercy.

"However, during this thrilling confrontation, the Joker accidentally fell into a pool of chemicals."

A huge bubbling pool of potion appeared on the screen, and the next second it switched to a disfigured clown wearing a mental patient's costume with an obviously dull look in his eyes.

“It is reported that this accident not only severely destroyed the Joker’s appearance, but also caused immeasurable damage to his spirit. At present, the Joker has been sent to Arkham Mental Hospital for treatment and supervision.”

"No! No! This is not real!" Harley screamed, grabbing the beer bottle at hand and smashing it at the TV. The bottle shattered on the screen, beer and glass fragments splashed everywhere, but the TV was still playing tenaciously, and the screen quality was very good.

"Many people believe that this may mean that the long-standing rivalry between Batman and the Joker has finally come to an end." The anchor's voice continued, "However, there are reports that some members of the Joker Gang have threatened to inherit the Joker's mantle and become the new Prince of Crime. Whether peace in Gotham has really arrived remains to be seen."

Harley collapsed to the ground, crying loudly. "Pudding. My Pudding. How could they do this to you?" She sobbed, tears mixed with the cheap eyeliner, leaving black marks on her pale face.

"Oh, Harley, dear," Poison Ivy squatted down and hugged Harley in her arms. Harley immediately hugged Poison Ivy tightly, buried her face in her shoulder and sobbed.

".They hurt Pudding. They locked him up," Harley sobbed.

Poison Ivy gently stroked Harley's back, with a hint of helplessness and pity in her voice: "Harley, you know that clown is not worth it. He is a lunatic who even blew up schools and hospitals. Why don't you live happily here with us in the future?"

Harry raised his head suddenly, with a flash of anger in his eyes: "You don't understand! Pudding needs me! I have to save him!"

"The Joker has had his brain removed by Bruce, so it's useless for you to rescue him." Xiao Xian then said, "The Joker you love is just a super villain created by Wayne Company, a virtual existence played by Arthur."

"No! You're talking nonsense!" Harry shook his head and said, "From the first moment I saw Pudding, I knew he was the one for me."

"You are a psychologist after all, can't you diagnose yourself? Besides, speaking of Mr. Right, you think Poison Ivy probably feels the same way, right?"

Xiao Xian looked at Harley whose makeup was smudged with tears and said, the Joker and Poison Ivy are both Harley Quinn's official partners, so the will of the world should have an influence on them.

Harley was stunned when she heard that. She looked up at Poison Ivy, who was looking at her with gentle and affectionate eyes. Although she was a little reluctant to admit it, Harley did feel the same way when she looked at Poison Ivy as when she looked at the Joker. "No, maybe there is something wrong with my love for Pudding. I am also deeply in love with Poison Ivy, but I can't just watch little Pudding being locked up in Arkham Asylum by Bruce like a defeated exhibit. I must avenge him!"

Harley felt a little embarrassed by Poison Ivy's affectionate gaze, but she still insisted.

Xiao Xian waved his hand, projected the projection of Arkham in the air, and enlarged the Joker's room.

"In fact, it may not be a bad thing for the Joker to be locked up there. Arkham is a good place for enlightenment."

The clown in the projection was lying in a wheelchair, with a bloodstained bandage above his head, and he looked like a demented person.

At this time, the wall above the room was still dripping, and the turbid water drops happened to fall on the bandage, which made Harry feel distressed.

"Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was fate. The Joker, whose brain lobe was removed by Bruce, could only suffer from dementia for the rest of his life. But by chance, the underground room where the Joker was imprisoned had a leak, and the leaked water was not ordinary water, but groundwater with a very high content of Dionysus factor."

Xiao Xian pointed at the projection and said, this world is so unreasonable, ordinary people die and that's it, but the characters in the plot, especially heavyweight super villains like the Joker, can recover by chance even if their brains are cut out.

The same goes for Batman. It is easy for Xiao Xian to make him lose face, whether it is sterilizing him or breaking his spine. But if he really wants to kill Batman, that would be troublesome.

Because to make Batman lose, you only need to deal with Batman, but to kill Batman, that would be against the world. As the saying goes, when luck comes, the world will be united, and when luck is gone, heroes are not free. Even if you are as strong as the Lord of Dimensions, it is easy to fall if you go against the will of the world.

Harley frowned and said, "Dionysus Factor? What is that? Can it help Pudding recover?"

Xiao Xian explained: "Dionysus factor is a mysterious substance. All you need to know is that it can cure the clown."

"Great, then let Pudding stay there for now until he is cured!" Harley nodded. "But I can't let Bruce Wayne go like this. He actually dared to turn my little Pudding into this. I must make him pay the price."

"So why didn't you kill him with one blow?" Xiao Xian complained at the side, "If you had killed Bruce with one blow, wouldn't all these things have happened later?"

"I didn't know what was going to happen next," Harry said with some self-blame.

"It's okay. I just happen to be collecting some corrupted power from Bruce. Do you want to come and assist me and take revenge on Bruce?"

Xiao Xian invited with a smile, saying that to deal with Batman, the number one in DC, it would be better to get some super villains to help, so that he could lose less points. It just so happened that Harley Quinn was destined to deal with Batman.

"No problem! I'm in!" Harry said immediately without any hesitation.

"I'll come and help too!" Poison Ivy said quickly. She didn't hate Batman that much, she just wanted to help Harley.

(End of this chapter)