Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"So, is the bat monster that has been attacking humans continuously in Gotham recently really Kurt Langstone?"

Even though he had been mentally prepared for it, Robin still felt a little unimaginable after hearing the confirmation from Francine.

A single serum can turn normal people into monsters, which is quite explosive even in Gotham.

At present, the more typical mutants in Gotham are Poison Ivy, Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Solomon Grundy. If we also count the evil leader of the League of Assassins, Lars Al Ghul ( Lei Xiaogu) is also a benchmark figure.

The above people all have a common feature, that is, their physical variation is an extremely rare event, which is difficult to replicate artificially. Among them, the mutation of Mr. Freeze is negative, except that it must survive in a low-temperature environment. special abilities.

Lars Al Ghul's extraordinary physique can be copied, just take a bath in the Lazarus Pool, but the Lazarus Pool is basically monopolized by him, and the entire Assassin's League also has a monopoly on it. Only two or three top people are qualified to take a dip before death, and others can't even think about it.

But Kurt Langstone's serum is different. It was a product he spent many years carefully developing. He must have confirmed that the efficacy was stable enough before he dared to use it on himself.

After all, he was just deaf, not a limb. There was no company urging him to make a finished product. If there was no money, he could just change his career. It was not that extreme of urgency.

In other words, the birth of the bat monster is very likely to be a stable event, or at least a high-probability event!

Considering the worst case scenario, the 'Bat Monster' may be able to be mass-produced!

This is a very scary possibility.

"Although I am locked up here and have lost contact with the outside world, I know that my husband must have done terrible things outside, otherwise you would not come here, but I just want to say..."

At this point, Francine had some hesitation on her face, but she finally continued.

"My husband... he's not a monster! He's just a little... not very clear right now."

"Over the past week, Cote attacked six people, killing two, seriously injuring three and leaving one with minor injuries."

Batman said expressionlessly.

"I'm not excusing Kurt, I just want you to know that it was not his intention to do those things."

Francine sighed.

"About a week ago, Kurt finally produced the serum. I advised him to use it with caution, but he was confident that there would be no problems and injected the serum directly."

She began to tell Batman and Robin how the 'Bat Monster' was born.

"At first, the effect of the serum was normal. His deafness was indeed cured. He could hear my voice for the first time since we got married. However, just when we thought everything was going to be fine, Kurt's body suddenly developed a serious problem. discomfort."

"He turned into... a huge human-shaped bat. Perhaps due to the influence of bat DNA, his physical characteristics and habits began to approach bats. He liked darkness, hung upside down from the ceiling, and had an uncontrollable bloodthirst. instinct."

Francine said with a sad look on her face.

"Sometimes he will be very sober, and sometimes he will fall into unprovoked mania, destroying things uncontrollably. There is not even a piece of furniture here because all of them were smashed by Kurt. When he was manic, he called himself 'Man-Bat'."

"Man-Bat? Sounds like the opposite of Batman."

Robin muttered the name a few times and couldn't help but look at Batman and said.

"Kurt put me in this cage to prevent him from hurting me when he loses control."

Francine continued.

"So that's it. He is constantly struggling between human nature and animal nature. No wonder there are so many claw marks left in the woods of Robinson Park. It should be Kurt venting his mania. Maybe he was caught in a manic state. The first attack occurred when someone bumped into him.”

Robin rubbed his chin and thought.

"Because he has already killed people, the animal nature in Kurt's heart overwhelms his humanity, making it increasingly difficult for him to control himself. He even began to actively attack humans, and the attacks became more and more frequent."

Batman said abruptly: "Mrs. Langstone, do you know where your husband's serum is? Is there any relevant research information here?"

"No, there is nothing left here. Everything has been moved to his laboratory. The laboratory is located..."

thump! thump!

Just after Francine told her the location of the laboratory, a sound like flapping wings suddenly came from outside the house.

"No, Kurt is back!"

Francine's expression changed, and she subconsciously said anxiously to Batman and Robin: "You guys leave quickly, otherwise it will be very dangerous later..."

Before she finished speaking, she stopped herself because she remembered that the two people in front of her didn't seem to be a good person.

"Don't worry, if your husband goes crazy, we will restrain him. Don't forget that we are Gotham's dynamic duo."

Robin patted his chest and smiled confidently.

"Robin!"

At this time, Batman shouted in a low voice.

Robin immediately changed his face and followed Batman out of the house.

Halfway through, a huge black shadow with wings walked in, holding a bag of things in his hand.

"Francine, I brought dinner back. It's your favorite cheese pizza. Uh... I originally wanted to pay, but you know I'm not in a good position to go into the store and place an order... Why did the door get hit?" broken?"

Snapped!

The pizza fell to the floor.

"Why are you in my house?"

Kurt Langstone looked at the two uninvited guests at home and suddenly said in shock and anger.

Chapter 126 The violent man-bat

"Relax, Kurt, we don't mean you any harm, we just want to talk to you."

Batman immediately comforted Kurt.

"Talk? I have nothing to talk to you about, Batman!"

Kurt said in a cold tone.

"Get out of my house now!"

"No, Kurt, you can't go on like this. Maybe they can help you..."

At this time, Francine stepped forward and persuaded Kurt.

"Francine? Why did you get out of the cage? Get in quickly! Otherwise it will be very dangerous! I, I don't know when I will lose control of myself."

Seeing Francine, Kurt immediately said anxiously.

"No! I can hide in the cage without getting hurt, but what about others?"

Francine shook her head firmly.

"What did you say?"

Kurt's expression changed.

"You killed someone! Even if it wasn't your intention, you can't let it go, Kurt!"

Francine covered her face and sobbed, choking and saying: "You were once a kind person, Kurt, but now how many people have been hurt because of you? How many people have fallen into endless fear because of you?"

"This was a mistake, it shouldn't be like this! Kurt, you have to face your mistakes."

"So you already know. Batman told you."

Kurt said with a complex expression.

"Kurt, I can help you develop an antidote for the human-bat serum to return you to normal. You should not give up your identity as a human."

Batman extended his hand to Francine in a gesture of kindness.

"I need a serum sample and as detailed research information as possible. We can go to your laboratory now..."

Before he finished speaking, he was forcibly interrupted by Kurt.

"You want the results of my research? Is this your real purpose?"

Kurt's face suddenly twisted, and a strong sense of violence surged crazily from his heart.

It was as if there was a sound that was constantly looping in his ears.

You killed someone and you can't go back. You will definitely spend the rest of your life in prison. Is this what you want? Your talents should not be wasted in a dark prison...

Batman cheated on Francine, why would he help you? He is obviously jealous of the power you have at this time. Recall your experience, that feeling of freedom...

You have transcended humans, you are different from them, they are afraid of you, they are afraid of you, they are jealous of you, they want to kill you...

Kill them, kill them, kill them...

"Robin, be careful! Something's not right about Kurt."

Seeing Kurt muttering in a daze after suddenly asking a question, Batman immediately became alert and reminded Robin.

"Yeah, I noticed that too."

Robin said seriously.

"It started again. Every time before he went into a mania, he would whisper like this inexplicably, as if he was talking to someone."

Francine said with some fear in her eyes.

"Mrs. Langstone, it is safer for you to return to the cage now."

Robin suggested to Francine.

"We might have some conflicts with your husband later."

Francine opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't speak. Instead, she followed Robin's advice and silently returned to the cage.

She knew she couldn't be of much help, not to Batman and Robin, or to Kurt.

"...You don't understand at all, I never need any help."

Without warning, Kurt spoke slowly.

"The serum made up for my shortcomings and gave me strength. My physical fitness now surpasses that of all humans. I can fly freely in the sky, but you, Batman, can't even fly."

"I have lived for decades, and I have never felt as happy physically and mentally as I do now. The serum allows me to see through everything in the world. I am already a species above humans."

"I will never give the serum to anyone!"

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Robin found that the fur on Kurt's body seemed to be thicker and closer to the physiological characteristics of a bat.

"Control yourself, Kurt! These are not your real thoughts. It was the serum that made you think what you think now!"

Batman faced Kurt and shouted sharply, raising his hands at the same time and getting closer to Kurt little by little.

Robin noticed Batman's actions, immediately understood, and approached Kurt from the other side.

"Think about Francine, think about yourself! What is it that you really want deep down!"

Hearing this, Kurt was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Batman and Robin suddenly jumped up and threw several batarangs at Kurt.

Kurt immediately came to his senses and blocked the batarang with his wings.

However, the sharp batarangs scratched several wounds on Kurt's wings.

"what!"

In pain, Kurt couldn't help but scream.

After throwing out the batarang, Batman quickly rushed toward Kurt. At some point, a syringe-like object appeared in his hand, filled with some kind of liquid.

Batman flashed in front of Kurt and inserted the syringe into Kurt's body at lightning speed.

In the blink of an eye, the liquid in the syringe was injected into Kurt's body.

"What is that? What did you do to me?"

After being injected with an unknown liquid, Kurt suddenly felt dizzy in his head, which completely plunged him into a rage.

With red eyes, he spread his wings outwards, and the strong force forced the approaching Batman back on the spot.

Kurt didn't brag before. After transforming into a man-bat, his power far exceeded the limit that humans could achieve. Even Batman could only be repelled by this power.

thump! thump!

Kurt, no, it should be the wings behind the man-bat that swayed, floating in mid-air, and flew staggeringly outside.

"Batman!"

Robin shouted worriedly as Batman was knocked back.

I saw an angry look on his face, he took out the hook gun from his waist and chased him out of the house.

Watching the human bat flying up and down in the sky, without saying a word, he launched a hook line towards a nearby building and chased after the human bat.