I, V, Gotham Legend

After boarding the Batfly, Batman broke through the blizzard and headed non-stop towards Bane's base in Gotham.

On the way, Alfu apologized to Batman for his harsh words through remote voice, but Batman said he didn't care, with an unremarkable mood.

The journey to sneak into Bane's base was unexpectedly smooth. Bane's base was in an abandoned building in the factory area, and there were not many troops left to guard it, which made Batman uneasy.

If there are only a handful of mercenaries left here, where is the bulk of the rest of the army?

After knocking out the last standing Bane's men, Batman stroked his chin and thought.

He went deeper into the base and saw many containers filled with green liquid along the way.

I remember that Bane used this thing to strengthen himself, and even some of his subordinates used this thing - it seemed to be called T-1 compound.

This place, which should be considered an important one as the armory, was not guarded by many people, and Batman felt increasingly uneasy.

Until he walked through the warehouse and into what looked like an office.

There are pictures of Batman all over the place, and it seems that Bane has been collecting intelligence about him since he came to Gotham.

He looked at the room and his mood became worse and worse.

Until he saw a monitor, which was still turned off, but there was a recorder in front of the monitor.

Batman clicked on the recorder.

"You've already lost."

He could tell it was his voice, the one Batman had spoken when he defeated Bane on the terrace. It looked like it had been recorded.

Did Bane come back here? It seems he survived, so why did he leave the recorder here?

Batman suddenly realized something.

He clicked on the monitor.

"Zi..."

After a while of screen flickering, a familiar person appeared on the screen.

"You don't have time." This is the scene of Bruce Wayne being interviewed by Vicki Vale earlier. Playboy unilaterally rejected Vicki's questioning.

Cold sweat soaked Batman's back. His voice was processed when he was in action, but that didn't mean that someone like Bane couldn't tell the difference.

Batman's identity is revealed! Alfred is in danger!

The man angrily smashed the monitor to the ground, shattering the glass screen.

Batman finally understood why he was able to sneak into Bane's base so easily. He fell into a trap. Bane must be on his way to Wayne Manor at this time.

Go back quickly!

Using gel explosives to spray the entire office, Batman detonated the explosives while running out of the base.

"bomm!"

The sound of gel exploding and destroying evidence could be heard behind him, and Batman kept pressing his comm device, trying to get in touch with Alfred.

But the signal in this basement was completely blocked, and he couldn't make any calls.

In a panic, he ran out of the Bane base like flying.

Fortunately, the moment Batman left Bane's base, he got through to Alfu on the phone.

"Alfred, get out of there quickly. Bane has discovered my identity. Wayne Manor is no longer safe."

Batman spoke as fast as pouring beans.

"Don't worry, Master Bruce, this matter is of great importance..." the old butler comforted him, his voice seemed a little relieved.

"Stay in the Batcave for now, I'll be back soon," Batman arranged.

The Batcave is still safe, and Bane probably won't be able to find it for a while.

Just then, the Gotham Police Department channel suddenly rang.

Batman had already cracked the Gotham Police Department's radio to get a grasp of the crime situation in Gotham. Even so, his most important family was about to be in danger, and he shouldn't bother with these little things anymore.

But what is communicated in the channel is obviously not a trivial matter.

"Repeat, the prisoners are wearing jet devices and moving in the air, and they are holding flamethrowers. There are multiple hostages on the Pioneer Bridge."

"Which officer is in charge of the Gotham Vanguard Bridge?"

"It's Sheriff Jim Gordon."

It sounds like this costume belongs to Firefly, who is one of the assassins hired by the Joker but apparently doesn't know that the Joker is in prison.

The thing he feared most happened.

Firefly took a large number of hostages in an attempt to lure Batman to him, and the arsonist's madness was world-famous.

Batman is faced with a trolley problem.

Bane is now on his way to Wayne Manor, and Alfred's safety is at stake.

Firefly has kidnapped a large group of hostages, and the fundamental reason why these hostages are in danger is Batman himself.

The pressure almost overwhelmed Batman, but he still made up his mind.

"Alfred, you stay in the Batcave. It's safe there. I'm going to arrest Firefly first."

NO40. Firefly

"Are you really going to do this? Even after getting that new information?" Alfred's voice was shaking with worry.

"They are in danger! Because of me!" Batman answered concisely, he spread his glider and flew towards the Pioneer Bridge.

Flying vehicles are too large and can easily alert the enemy.

Just before a new round of verbal battle began, another call came into Batman's channel, interrupting their argument.

Is it V?

Batman answered the phone.

"Hello? You finally answered the phone?" Valerie's cool voice came.

"……What's up."

The heavy snow had subsided a lot, and Batman was gliding smoothly in the air.

"I wanted to ask for my wages, but I'm in a little trouble now." Valerie complained and made a long story short. "Because I suddenly wanted to take the light rail home, I was forced to become a hostage of Firefly."

Batman was a little surprised, he knew Valerie's skills well enough to know that she would not be kidnapped by terrorists.

"Anyway...you're coming over? Do you need help, boss?" Valerie revealed her true intentions.

"..." Batman was silent for a moment, he seemed to understand.

"This is between me and the Fireflies." He rejected Valerie's proposal.

"But boss, the situation on the Gotham Bridge is very bad right now. The men hired by Firefly are placing bombs and want to blow up the entire bridge! I heard they were talking in more than one place. With my help, we can make things more efficient!" Valerie advised earnestly.

The main reason is that she has already knocked down these thugs, defused the bomb and rescued a group of hostages. She has done a lot of superhero work, but she doesn't want to be a hero. If she doesn't get some money from Batman, she will always feel at a loss.

"..." Although Batman did not want to rely on hiring helpers, the situation was obviously different now. Every moment Firefly delayed, Alfred would be in greater danger.

Special matters must be handled in special ways. Batman breaks his promise again: "Okay, I'll hire you."

On the other end of the phone, Valerie cheered: "Including the Royal Hotel incident, that's two hundred million dollars! Boss, I'll make sure everything is clear for you!"

Even if his concept of money was vague, Batman knew that he was being treated as an injustice, but V's optimistic personality made him relax a little.

Besides, it’s only 200 million.

Although he could leave the matters at the Pioneer Bridge entirely to Valerie, Batman still rushed there. After all, the Fireflies were declaring war on him, and if he wanted to become a fear engraved in the hearts of criminals, he must defeat them head-on.

The blizzard no longer obscured his view, and the blurry silhouette of Gotham Bridge appeared in Batman's sight.

He could see flames burning on the bridge.

A blurry figure was flying around like a fly on the Pioneer Bridge with a jet pack, and from time to time he used the flamethrower in his hand to release dragon-like flames to burn the bridge.

According to the radio channel, Sheriff Gordon is now on the sea beside the bridge, nervously discussing countermeasures with the police officers.

If Firefly sees the police, he will probably detonate the bomb immediately. He should tell Gordon to leave everything to me.

Batman thought so as he pressed the operating system on his arm and turned on the automatic piloting of the Batplane.

The aircraft flew over the bridge, successfully attracting the attention of the fireflies that were setting fires.

"The target has appeared, guys, pay attention, this is a big order worth 20 million US dollars!" After Firefly announced to his subordinates, he immediately drove the jet pack and flew towards the Batplane.

After successfully luring away the fireflies, Batman rushed to the beach guardhouse at the bottom of the bridge...

……

After receiving Batman's reply, Valerie felt relieved.

Looking at the train that had been wrapped in iron sheets and fitted tightly together, she pulled out the data cable from the console.

Although he didn't know how to operate the console, as long as he connected himself to the system, he could operate the machine like a hacker, which was something that even someone with an IQ of only five could do.

Not long ago, another group of thugs from Firefly entered the platform, carrying with them a powerful bomb.

After easily dealing with these people, Valerie also dismantled the bomb. From the current perspective, this place should be temporarily safe.

"It will take some time for the client to arrive. What should I do first?" Valerie was thinking about whether to rescue other hostages, defuse other bombs, or go directly to find Firefly.

But soon she didn't have to choose, as she saw fireflies flying outside the station through the window.

"..." Adhering to the principle of proximity, Valerie immediately ran towards the direction of the fireflies.

……

Firefly's jetpack obviously couldn't catch up to the plane, and he quickly lost it.

"Damn it, Batman, he must have sneaked into the bridge!" Firefly was so angry that he almost dropped what he was holding. Fortunately, he was still calm and did not throw away his favorite flamethrower.

"Everyone, cheer up! He must be right next to you!" Firefly shouted into the microphone in his hand, and then flew upwards. He wanted to burn something to vent his anger.

At this moment, a bullet pierced through the jet pack that looked like the wings of a firefly fly, and a hole was directly made in one corner.

He turned around in horror and saw the familiar blue-haired woman.

"The client probably doesn't want you to die, but as long as you're still alive, it doesn't matter if you lose some time, right?" Valerie thought while holding the rifle in her hand.

Firefly circled in the sky for several times before he stabilized his body. He glared at Valerie through his mask that looked like compound eyes.

"Burning Angel, do you want to rob your fellow criminals? Batman is already my prey!" Firefly accused angrily.

Valerie could understand that this guy thought she was coming to steal his bounty.

"My name is V, don't give me such an embarrassing nickname." As she said that, Valerie dropped her rifle and took out a golden ruthless woman.

The Firefly had the advantage of mobility, and now that he had been discovered, the low-level rifle was no longer suitable.

"Burn!" Seeing that Valerie had no intention of stopping, the firefly immediately swooped towards her.

The flamethrower in his hand roared, spraying out a large amount of flames like a dragon's breath.

Valerie stared at the Firefly rushing towards her, but she put away her pistol and ejected the Mantis knife from her forearm.

She certainly didn't intend to engage in close combat, and just before the Firefly was about to rush in front of her, Valerie knocked the mantis blades on her arms together.

A circle of blue electric arcs spread out from Valerie as the center, and electromagnetic waves spread along Firefly's fireproof clothing, flooding the jet pack behind him.

The backpack failed instantly, and the firefly fell from mid-air into the flames at his feet that he had sprayed himself.

The prosthetic skill of the Electric Mantis Blade can act as an EMP effect, and the battle between Valerie and Firefly can be said to be decided in an instant.

"Woo! Hahahaha! It's burning!" The firefly bathed in flames and laughed crazily.

Even with fireproof clothing, lying directly in the flames is not easy, but the fireflies seem to enjoy the feeling of being burned.

Of course Valerie couldn't let him die like this, this was an important KPI.

NO41. Poisoning