American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

Bruce put his helmet back on expressionlessly, obscuring the face that evoked complex emotions in Jason.

"Shut up, Shuen. And Jason, don't smoke in this methane-filled basement unless you want to send us all to heaven."

"Tch, old-fashioned."

Jason spat the smoke onto the ground and stomped on it hard.

Bruce walked toward the Batmobile and pressed a hidden rune button on the side of the vehicle.

The side of the vehicle flipped open, revealing a neatly arranged weapons rack.

While most of the equipment is specifically designed for magical creatures, the grappling hook guns and batarangs are universal.

"Take it."

Bruce picked up a reinforced grappling hook gun and threw it to Jason.

"The winch motor on this gun has been modified to withstand a pulling force of two tons. I think you'll find it useful."

Jason instinctively raised his hand to catch it, and the familiar weight made his fingers tremble slightly.

He skillfully twirled the gun and tucked the grappling hook gun into his belt.

"Hmph, at least you have some conscience. But these runes are a bit strange, aren't they?"

He pointed to the faintly glowing pink rune on the gun; it was Zatana's wicked sense of humor.

"I didn't come empty-handed either."

The sunflower on Xiu En's shoulder swayed, and a few fruits emitting a faint blue light rolled down from behind the flower head and fell into Jason's palm.

"These are cat's eye berries."

"Eat it. It will allow you to see clearly in the dark and also resist nerve gas, lasting at least ten minutes, with the effects lasting for about three days. Share some with your men too, so they don't die too quickly and become a burden."

Jason looked at the few fruits in his hand that looked like eyeballs.

"Thanks, Plant Girl. It seems you've learned how to cooperate with others in this world."

Without hesitation, he swallowed one, his pupils contracting into vertical cat-eye shapes, shimmering eerily in the dim light.

"Alright, that's enough small talk."

Bruce's voice, transmitted through a voice changer, transformed once again into the fearsome Batman.

He drew a red line on the tactical map.

"It's obvious that Bain's men are looking for us! That means his base will be relatively sparsely populated."

"Shuen, you and Ivy are in charge of the feint attack from the front. Use your light and Ivy's plants to make as much noise as possible. I want Bain to think we're going to storm the main gate."

"Got it! It's just being a target, I'm good at that."

Hugh seemed completely unfazed by this suicidal mission.

"Jason, you take your men and infiltrate through the sewers. Now that you've dug a route to the kitchen, break down their defenses from the inside. If you can shut off the valves of the Venom atomizer, Bane's army will be half-defeated."

Bruce pointed to the huge ventilation duct sign.

"As for me, I'll go find Bain. Some scores must be settled face to face."

Jason put on the red helmet, and his voice became deep and dangerous again.

"Don't die, old...Batman. If you die before me, I'll tear this car apart and sell it for scrap."

"Then you'll be disappointed."

Bruce turned and got into the Batmobile. The Batmobile's magical engine roared, and the blue exhaust flames instantly illuminated the entire underground tunnel.

Xiu En scrambled onto the passenger seat, using both hands and feet, and casually shoved the venom canister under the seat.

"Let's go! For Catwoman! For the gold! And for Jason's awkward fatherly love!"

"Shut up!"

"Damn it, why is everyone telling me to shut up!"

With Jason's roar and the rumble of the Batmobile, this oddly assembled team sped into the darkness of Gotham.

The night sky in Gotham City, another world, is usually filled with gloom and the cold light of searchlights, but tonight, a golden sun rises over City Hall Square.

With the roar of the Batmobile's engine, a blinding figure was ejected from the roof.

Pamela Ivy's thick vines entwined the streetlights and statues around the square, creating an aerial playground for the luminous object.

"Good evening, Gotham scum! Your emperor... no, your sun has returned!"

Xiu En gripped a bright green vine, using its momentum to swing back and forth in the air.

At that moment, the light emanating from him was released without reservation; the golden radiance not only illuminated every floor tile but also stung the retinas of everyone who looked up at him.

He was like a mischievous god, forcibly tearing a hole in the night.

The Bain soldiers below were instantly thrown into chaos.

Having long relied on Venom and night vision goggles, they were completely defenseless against this sudden high-lumen attack.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Damn it, what the hell is that? Has a flashbang come to life?"

Bullets rained down into the air, but due to the interference of the bright light, most of them missed their target and hit the surrounding buildings, sending up a spray of gravel.

Xiu En leaped nimbly among the vines, each landing accompanied by an even brighter flash, as if deliberately teasing the aimers.

"A little to the left! Hey, you big guy with the rocket launcher, did you learn your aim from the Stormtroopers?"

While laughing and mocking, Xiu En pulled out a can of stolen venom from his pocket and threw it at the group of soldiers trying to set up heavy machine guns like a bowling ball.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the sun in the sky, in the shadows on the ground, the black Batmobile, like a silent beast, bared its fangs.

Bruce calmly operated the fire control system, precisely disabling the anti-aircraft fire points in the square with rubber bullets and sonic cannons.

"Shuen, keep moving. There's a sniper at three o'clock."

Batman's voice came through the headset, as calm as if he were directing a rehearsal.

"Roger that, boss! I'll go deliver some warmth to them right away!"

Xiu En suddenly pulled on the vine, and his whole body rushed towards the tower at the three o'clock position like a meteor. Under the horrified gaze of the sniper, he turned himself into a human flashbang and fired at the sniper's face.

"Don't forget about me!"

The sunflower on Xiu's shoulder roared angrily.

Ivy's mental energy spread along the vines to the underground roots. The shrubs that were originally used for decoration in the square suddenly grew wildly, and the thorny brambles lashed at the soldiers who tried to approach the Batmobile like whips.

Even those burly men enhanced by venom appeared clumsy and helpless in the face of nature's power, either tripping over vines or being bound like dumplings by thorny branches.

"For Serena's sake! Tear down all these ugly statues!"

With Ivy's roar, the huge statue of Bane at the entrance of the city hall was lifted up by the roots beneath it and collapsed with a crash, raising a cloud of dust.

Xiu En swung back into the air, looking down at the chaotic square below, feeling great.

He even had the leisure to strike a pose in mid-air like Spider-Man, although the pose seemed somewhat incongruous with the sacred golden light emanating from him.

"It seems like things are going well with Jason; this place is practically a shooting range."

However, just as he was preparing for his next round of taunts, the city hall doors suddenly opened slowly. A suffocating green mist poured out from the crack in the door, and accompanied by heavy footsteps, a figure twice the size of an ordinary enhanced soldier stepped out.

The figure had glowing green tubes stuck all over its back, and the ground trembled with every step it took.