American comics: Random transformations

"Okay! I understand, Infinite Boss. It's just eating, right? I'll take care of it. If worst comes to worst, I'll take it to the moon to eat!"

Kowalski saluted earnestly, its data module already filled with a plethora of cat-raising strategies.

"Alright, Kowalski, take us back to Gotham. I need to find Batman and get some things."

Suddenly, Tian Xiaoban had a flash of inspiration. He stopped Kowalski.

"Maybe not. Kowalski, can you hack into Batman's computer? Pull out his recent activities."

"I'll try... Connecting... Failed. Trying again... Connection successful. The protection is quite high, almost comparable to the Department of Defense, but it can't stump me."

On the metal table in the information hall, Kowalski displayed the information from Batman's computer, prioritizing the latest plan update logs:

[Kryptonian Invasion Countermeasures]

[Anti-Shapeshifting Magic]

[Gene Contamination Isolation Plan]

[Insulated Power Armor Project]

[Energy Lockdown Device]

[Sleeping Pill Plan]...

A series of plans were laid out before Tian Xiaoban, making him increasingly speechless.

"From A to Z, the plans are all filled up. Is this guy really that free?"

"Boss, the [Insulated Power Armor Project] and [Energy Lockdown Device] within this are also classified military projects in my database.

However, they haven't been able to create them due to material limitations. But coincidentally, we can!

I have collected a lot of special metals on this island using metal-excavating robots, enough to build these two things. Do you need me to make them?"

"Alright then, you handle it. But one thing, you must remember, Kowalski. There are some things we may not use, but we can't not have!"

"Understood!"

Just as the AI Penguin was about to dive into research and manufacturing, Tian Xiaoban asked again:

"By the way, what is Batman doing now?"

Kowalski simply adjusted the data.

The information desktop expanded, automatically connecting to Alfred, who was watching a live broadcast of Batman's battle. The footage seemed to be coming from the power armor he was wearing.

Batman was seen rushing into the crowd. His power armor gave him unparalleled strength and speed. As he charged through, hundreds of obstacles were sent flying.

He was rushing so quickly, it was likely that something very dangerous was about to happen.

Before long, Batman seemed to have entered a maze, needing to solve strange riddles to obtain the key to enter the next room.

"Is Batman sick in the head? Wouldn't it be better to just use the power armor!

This door, two punches would blow it up... Why bother solving riddles? It's just a waste of time!!"

Tian Xiaoban bluntly complained.

"Boss... look at this."

Kowalski pulled up several more videos.

They seemed to be internal footage taken from cameras inside a large factory.

The familiar Gotham one-on-one king, Jim Gordon, was elaborately tied up and hung over a stone crusher. Between the ropes and steel cables was a strange device, constantly counting down.

"The timing device on Commissioner Gordon's body, in addition to its countdown function, is also linked to the doors in those mazes. Each time Batman solves a riddle and opens a door, he extends the countdown by five minutes."

"...Isn't this just forcing Batman to play a game? Could it be the Joker? Only he would be so bored and have nothing better to do!"

"No. It's..."

The video flashed rapidly, and a smirking face appeared on the screen. He was wearing a flashy green suit covered in question marks, and he also wore a green hat with a question mark drawn on it.

"It's the Riddler, Boss."

"Oh, a Gotham celebrity. His most famous joke is 'Riddler, get out of Gotham.'

That's right, only he and the Joker would be so free to play small games with Batman."

"Xiaoban, are we going to save him?" Garfield jumped onto the table, tilting his head to ask.

"You want to save him?"

"After all, we ate a meal at his house. It would be good to help him with a favor."

"Alright, might as well, since we're idle anyway! Kowalski, take off, we're going over!"

"Yes, Boss!"

The Candy Spaceship ejected several donut thrusters, hovering and taking off after ignition.

However, it got stuck halfway, something restricting it from flying out.

*Slap!*

Tian Xiaoban patted his forehead, almost forgetting the seal he had set. Forcing his way out was definitely impossible. It was like a super-large fishing trap, easy for fish to enter, but impossible to leave once they were fat.

However, he also left a back door.

He clapped his hands together, communicating with magic, and chanted the reverse-speaking spell: "Send-Transfer" (Teleport).

He teleported the entire spaceship out of the sealed area.

"Damn, the consumption is quite high! Looks like the seal I designed is pretty powerful! Unless you have special abilities, or know teleportation magic, you can only eat sweets inside forever."

His mental strength largely depleted, Tian Xiaoban sat in his chair, panting.

"Kowalski, let's go help Batman."

"No problem, Boss!"

...........

"I can make your eyes water, resurrect the dead, form in just a moment, yet last a lifetime. Who am I?"

Batman glanced at it and wrote the answer on it: Memory.

Immediately afterwards, after writing the correct answer, a box popped open on the answering device, and another key appeared.

"How long do you intend to play your boring tricks?"

Batman asked the answering device.

"I'll never get tired of this, Batman, hee hee hee!"

“How much longer until I see Gordon? If you don't give me an exact number, I'm not playing this game anymore!”

「There are still five riddles left… Don't be so impatient, Commissioner Gordon is doing just fine. As long as you keep answering, he'll be safe. Otherwise, he'll become a pile of minced meat, hahahaha.」

Batman walked to the door next to him, turned the knob, and entered the next room.

… … … …

Commissioner Gordon was in a bad way, hanging upside down, causing his head to be filled with blood.

Looking up, he could see the terrifying rock crusher below. Falling into it would definitely mean death.

“Edward Nygma! Let me down, let's fight one-on-one!”

“Edward Nygma!!!”

His roar grew weaker and weaker. Cerebral congestion was not pleasant.

Suddenly, a voice came from the device on his leg.

「Gordon, don't be so nervous. You should know that Batman is coming to save you! He only needs to pass three more levels to see you!」

Sizzle—sizzle—

「This damn broken machine. It's okay, it's okay, it's just that my microphone is a bit old. Back to the main topic.

Gordon, what's tied to your leg is a big secret about Gotham. I think Batman will never guess it! Hahahaha…」

“You're a lunatic, come out, let's fight one-on-one!”

Ignoring Gordon's clamor, the Riddler hung up the communication.

No one expected that Batman's phone would ring at this moment.

He pressed a button on the gauntlet computer, and the internal communication under the mask was connected.

［Sir, Master Bruce said that he has helped you block the signal. You don't need to solve those damn riddles anymore. Just go find the Riddler! He's in the surveillance room on the third floor.］

“I know.”

Batman pressed a few buttons on his arm. Blue light began to emerge from the power armor.

Immediately after, he broke through the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He smashed through three doors in a row, directly reaching the hall.

The Riddler's voice came from the loudspeaker:

「Oh, damn it! How can you break the rules of the game! Since you don't abide by the game, then Gordon can only say goodbye!」

The Riddler frantically pressed the button, but the device on Gordon's leg just wouldn't trigger.

“Is Gordon alright!”

Batman turned off the switch of the rock crusher and was about to save Gordon when a gunshot came from behind.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Riddler, as if gone mad, rushed over with a gun.

Two shots hit Batman, but it was useless. With the power armor on, the lethality was equal to zero, but Gordon was miserable, shot in the leg.

“Hiss—”

“Gordon!”

Batman rushed forward in anger and slammed down hard on the Riddler's hand.

Crack, the bone broke.

Another punch, and there was another cracking sound.

Tian Xiaoban, who had just arrived, saw Batman beating the Riddler, with extremely cruel methods.

Chapter 73 Changing Owners, Penguin's Negotiation

“Uh… Garfield, let's go save people. Let's pretend we didn't see anything here! You guys continue, continue.”

Oh my god, this is too brutal!

Batman's moves all targeted the bones, and the sound of the bones cracking was unbelievably crisp. After such a set of attacks, the Riddler was sure to be crippled for life.

But, thinking about the Riddler's crazy actions, Tian Xiaoban said that he deserved it. This kind of trash who doesn't speak human language and doesn't do human things should have his head twisted off.

It's just that the Riddler only provoked Batman. If it were someone else, he would have been stuffed into some oil drum, filled with cement, and sunk into the sea long ago.

“Heh, I got it!” After Garfield responded, he ran towards the target.

Ignoring Batman, who was furiously beating the Riddler, seeing his powerful punching movements, it would probably take a while to finish, the two of them ran towards the rock crusher.

Gordon's thigh, which had been shot, was gushing blood, flowing down his trouser leg to his forehead, half of his head was stained red with blood.

Before Garfield jumped, his whole body was surrounded by qi. After jumping, he shot out like a rocket, and slammed a paw down on the machine connected to the steel cable in mid-air.

Bang!

The machine was directly blown up by him. Under the traction of the huge force of that strike, Gordon flew upwards in the air.

As he was falling down, Tian Xiaoban stepped on the ground and jumped up. He quickly leaped over the rock crusher.

Catching Commissioner Gordon, who was about to fall, he landed safely. He casually pinched and easily broke the rope tying Gordon.

“The quality of this rope is really poor.”

Gordon's brain was still dizzy. He wanted to say something, but his tongue wouldn't listen, and the words he spoke were also slurred.

Tian Xiaoban smiled. This was probably the first time he had actually saved someone. He gently patted Commissioner Gordon's cheek, indicating for him to look over:

“Hehe, Commissioner Gordon, I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry. I'll take you to the hospital! Your thigh is still bleeding profusely, it's very serious!”

Before Gordon could react, Tian Xiaoban carried Gordon on his back and shouted at Batman: “We'll send him to the hospital first, you guys have fun!”

Then he said to Garfield: “Garfield, transform, Wind Chasing Horse!”

At the same time, a voice from the soul level reached Garfield's brain: 'Listen to me, don't be reckless.'

A flash of white light, and the purple, handsome Wind Chasing Horse raised its hooves, indicating to get in the car, no, to get on the horse quickly.