Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Yotsuya Miko looked out the window. Everyone outside, whether neighbors or passersby, seemed different than usual. They didn't know why, but it was as if a dark cloud, a huge cloud covering the entire sky, was looming over everyone's hearts.

"Everyone's going to turn into headless crows flying around aimlessly." Yotsuya Miko clenched the crystal in her hand. She had gained confidence and a safe source of security, so she was not afraid of anything.

But that would be too selfish.

If such a powerful thing is only used to protect oneself, what will happen to Granny Saegusa and Mr. Rom?

Miko Yotsuya will never forget that before she met everyone in the chat group, although they still couldn't give her a warm sense of security, the exorcists she encountered were all selfless and fearless in helping her, and she had no way to repay them.

The whole world is gradually becoming chaotic, and there's this... strange atmosphere.

Although she knew nothing, she at least understood that this strange atmosphere was something that even if Granny Sanzhi and the others risked their lives, they could not resist even a fraction of it.

Yotsuya Miko's hand holding the crystal loosened and tightened repeatedly.

[Best Actor]: "If I give the crystal to someone else, Uncle Casa, would you be willing to give me a second one?"

[Pro-war faction]: "I really want to give it to them, but I'm afraid that's not possible."

The little girl couldn't hide her thoughts; even across different worlds, Kasa could see right through her.

Yotsuya Miko wanted to distribute the crystals and then obtain new ones from him, ideally so that everyone would have one, and then no one would have to fear the evil spirits.

She is a kind girl who thinks of others. Although her behavior may seem a bit demanding, her intentions are good and there is nothing wrong with it.

The problem lies with him.

Although Ultraman's power is great, he must not interfere too much in the process of the planet's native inhabitants. He can give Yotsuya Miko a protective charm, but he must not overstep his bounds and take over everything, thus allowing the people there to completely ignore the threat of the evil spirit.

Unless the humans on Yotsuya Miko's side have already done everything in their power.

Clearly, this is only the prelude to going all out; the bottom has not yet been reached.

Perhaps the people on Yotsuya Miko's side have some hidden cards, and they can ultimately resolve this crisis on their own? Once they overcome it on their own, they will most likely be able to advance their technology tree and research technologies related to spirits, which is also an opportunity.

Ultraman cannot deprive someone of this before the result is known.

Even Seven, who dotes on humans the most, adheres to this most basic principle.

[Pro-war faction]: "Are you still planning to send the crystals away? See you later?"

[Actor]: "Yes, I'll send it!"

If a person is determined to sacrifice herself for others, she should not only do so when she has a way out.

Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath. Regardless of whether Uncle Casa was willing to let her make excessive demands, she had already made her decision.

"See your son?" The mother looked at her daughter with suspicion and suddenly got up to make a phone call.

"I have something to take care of, Mom!"

Miko Yotsuya ran out of the living room, making sure her unsuspecting mother and brother couldn't hear her, and dialed Mr. Rom's number. It took about ten seconds for him to answer; his voice sounded very tired: "Hello?"

"Mr. Rom!"

"Oh, it's Miko... You must have called specifically for something, right? But if it's not urgent, could you please hold on for a few more days? I really can't get away from here." She not only looked haggard, but also carried a subtle sense of helplessness and confusion.

“No!” Yotsuya Miko interrupted, “I have something to give you!”

"Things?" Rom was taken aback.

“Yes!” Miko Yotsuya’s voice was strong and full of positive energy, which inspired Rom on the other end of the phone. “I’ve obtained something really amazing. I think it might be helpful for what you’re going to do next. I hope you can come and pick it up right away.”

"Something powerful?" Rom was a little skeptical. "How powerful?"

"It was incredibly powerful; it completely eradicated all the evil spirits from my house and all the surrounding streets in an instant." Yotsuya Miko said succinctly. She knew it sounded unbelievable; if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, no one would believe that such a thing existed in the world.

After all, even the most powerful exorcists are only at that level, aren't they?

"Are you kidding me?" Rom's voice suddenly rose to a crack, becoming urgent, and it became very noisy on his end, as if the conversation had been overheard by others on the other end.

Yotsuya Miko gently shook her head: "As soon as you come over, you'll know whether it's true or not."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll be right there, just wait for me!" Rom stammered, so anxious that he didn't even have time to hang up the phone, and all the hurried noises on the other end could be heard.

Even adults have moments of being flustered and overwhelmed.

Yotsuya Miko found it somewhat amusing in a positive light. She took out her precious crystal and looked at it for a while.

The amulet, which I've only had for a day, is about to be handed over by me personally.

But she doesn't regret it, never.

In the chat group, Hibiki Yuta was almost in tears, and immediately started typing and sending messages.

[Coward]: "I'm so touched! Yotsuya-kun, you can deliver it without worry. Before things settle down on your end, I'll lend you the portion that the uncle gave me for protection. Anyway, I don't think there will be any problems on my end, so it doesn't matter to me!"

[Actor]: "Hey? Are you really okay? Don't push yourself. You were clearly terrified just now."

[Coward]: "It's okay. Anyway, I'm going to become a man that Takara can rely on. I'll start by overcoming my immaturity and scaring myself. Yotsuya, just think of it as helping me get rid of my dependence on Uncle Kasa."

[Best Actor]: "I'll give you and Rikka some support!"

Looking at the group chat messages, Hachiman Hikigaya scratched his head and clicked his tongue.

He wanted to do the same, but hesitated and ultimately fell behind Yuta.

"What is he? He's even less courageous and less kind-hearted than him. He's just a substitute. Hachiman Hikigaya, the useless guy who drags everyone down in the chat group. Sigh."

Even so, he wanted to be someone that Uncle Kassadin and Uncle Luther could recognize!

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "I'll lend you mine too!"

Chapter 55 Batman: Gotham (choking up), what happened?

Meanwhile, someone had already made perfect invisibility, took the crystal gift, and ran away.

Far from Wayne's house, in a secluded underground location on the outskirts of Gotham City, in the third bat cave of a cunning rabbit with three burrows.

To eliminate all danger, Bruce had already sent Alfred away and was staying in a special room filled with various activated suppression devices.

Although Kassa said the energy intensity of the crystals they were given would be very low, it was hard to say exactly how low. They needed to be on guard. With the suppression of these various instruments, even if the crystals exploded as soon as they were taken out of the red envelope, it would at least not affect the entire Gotham. At most, it would just collapse the Batcave.

As for Bruce himself?

He was, of course, fully prepared, wearing a specially made protective suit that weighed nearly a ton. This kind of thing made it impossible to move while wearing it, so it couldn't be used for fighting, but it was perfect for dealing with frontal explosions.

Bruce had guessed that the Joker would one day use this trump card—a situation that forced him to choose the trolley option and face a violent explosion—but he never expected it to be used here. He didn't feel fortunate; he just felt that he still had too few cards in his hand.

"Hoo, come on, let me see, Kassapa!"

Click the red envelope, swish!

For a rare moment, Bruce felt his heart leap into his throat, his nerves on edge. But as the alarm clock struck midnight, everything returned to normal, except for a translucent, bright blue crystal in his hand. No explosion occurred.

"……?not good!"

Bruce's eyes suddenly widened. Before he could even relax his guard, the crystal suddenly burst into a huge light, so bright that it shot out of the bat cave.

The light soared into the sky so brilliantly that even though he was right there, he could still conjure up a picture in his mind: the whole of Gotham looked up and saw the secret of this place!

boom!

Bruce immediately threw the crystal in his hand as far as possible, and at the same time, he leaped and hid behind the alloy door that had been designed from the beginning, using this as an extra layer of protection to face the impending explosion and impact.

But he miscalculated.

The expected explosion did not occur; everything was calm except for the towering beam of light emitted by the crystal.

However, the beam of light began to shrink rapidly after only a few seconds and then disappeared without a trace. If it weren't for the fact that the beam of light was so memorable, it would have been as if nothing had happened.

"Beep beep beep beep!!"

The various instruments that had been beeping wildly suddenly fell silent, signifying the end of the emergency.

But Bruce didn't blindly trust these potentially unreliable electronic devices. Instead, he waited for a while before quietly slipping out from behind the alloy door with a large alloy shield in front of him. He took one step forward and three steps back, tentatively approaching the crystal he had thrown far away.

Only after confirming that it was truly safe did they agree to pick up the crystal through the gloves of the protective suit.

"What is this?!" Bruce's pupils contracted, and his brows furrowed tightly.

The crystal has lost its brilliance—this is only superficial; it has turned colorless gray, losing its outward blue hue.

But looking beyond the surface, it's quite obvious that all the energy stored in this crystal was completely released in those few seconds of light beams that caused no damage to the surroundings.

How is this going?

If it was meant to ambush him, it shouldn't be like this; his suppression equipment isn't that powerful.

But if this wasn't a plot against him, then what about the result that Yotsuya Miko received?

Bruce pondered for a moment, then put away the crystal, downloaded the various relevant data detected by the surrounding instruments, and then summoned the Batmobile to begin the aerial evacuation.

After moving a certain distance away, with a loud bang, all the instruments in Bat Cave No. 3 were activated by timed self-destruction, and the interior collapsed. Although everything looked normal from the outside, not a single useful remnant was left.

"I need to find some time these next few days to look for a new bat cave to build."

Bruce was still pondering when Alfred's sarcastic message came through: "Sir, this is even more impressive than Bane's plan to release a nuclear bomb a few days ago. The whole of Gotham saw the beam of light you emitted, and now everyone is speculating whether aliens have invaded."

“Maybe it really is an alien.” Bruce replied without a sense of humor, and said mercilessly, “Release all the dirt on Oswald, the hottest star right now, and the mayor immediately, and make it a hot topic.”

“Oswald is in Arkham Asylum, sir.”

"Do as I say."

“Yes,” Alfred sighed and shook his head. “Poor thing, fatso.”

While saying this, his hands didn't stop. He gleefully released all the dirt on these people immediately. It was online, and newspapers reported and published it in real life. This information quickly became a hot topic, gradually overshadowing public opinion and attention about the pillar of light.

Bruce piloted the Batplane back to his Batcave No. 1 and logged in to compare the collected data.

“Kasa wasn’t lying. This crystal is indeed weaker. When it was first taken out of the red envelope, it contained enough energy to destroy an area of ​​several thousand meters in an instant, but now there’s not a single bit of energy left.”

"Why did it erupt just now?... Yotsuya Miko said that her crystal automatically emits light when it encounters evil spirits, so—could it be?!"

Bruce's face turned ashen. Could it be that the crystal, surrounded by the spirits of his parents' deaths, had performed a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife?

No, that's unlikely. Yotsuya Miko also said that the crystal purified her father, but didn't perform any rituals to help him pass on to the afterlife.

If there really were the spirits of my parents behind me, they wouldn't be evil spirits trying to harm me, and they wouldn't be able to trigger the exorcism process. Moreover, the fact that the crystal didn't explode just now proves that Kasa didn't do anything here at least.

"That……?"

Bruce pondered for a long time. This was his old profession. Before Bane appeared, Batman's job was more about detective work than combat. Most of the time, he would be a detective for a long time, find the answer, and then send the mastermind to Arkham Asylum in just two minutes.

Bruce pondered for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and contacted Alfred, saying, "Check Gotham City's temperature and sunshine levels, and also look at the citizens' physical and mental health rates, and compare them with before."

Chapter 56 Barbatos, I'll be waiting for you on Gotham Street!