Chapter 2181: Battle of Two Cities! (Twenty-Three)
Chapter 2155 Battle of Two Cities! (Twenty-three)
"What the hell is going on?!"
The Penguin started to roar again. He looked at the huge city outside the window in disbelief. He couldn't understand why his city was so troubled. He had just dealt with the merged New York, and a new Gotham came.
Gordon sighed. He felt a little numb. As the saying goes, too much debt is not a worry, too many lice are not itchy. The two cities have been merged, so what's the need for another one?
But the Penguin obviously couldn't accept such a result, because if the city above his head fell, wouldn't his position as mayor be unstable again?
"Go check what's going on." The Penguin shouted at Gordon: "Make sure it doesn't fall! Go!"
Gordon had no choice but to drag Bullock away from the banquet early. After returning to the police station, he mobilized people and gathered in the central square, looking up at the behemoth.
The Gotham police obviously had no ability to touch the huge city above, but the Penguin was so nervous that he actually got an airship and asked his people to go up with the police to negotiate with the other side.
Gordon had to go even if he didn't want to, because he knew that his reckless new partner had exposed his dangerous purpose too quickly. If he didn't fulfill the Penguin's wish, the Penguin would attack Bullock next.
Helplessly, Gordon had to obey, but he refused to take more people on the airship. In the end, only Gordon, Bullock and Emperor Penguin, the Penguin's subordinate, boarded the airship.
What they didn't know was that the crazy people in Arkham Asylum were scratching their heads. They also saw the scene of the accident encountered by Robin and others. They could only complain that these young guys were too reckless and dared to rush down without taking good exploration and defense measures, which made them have no fun to watch.
But even though they complained, they knew that if it was Batman in the plane, he would not be shot down, but they would definitely be beaten. Now that Robin and the others could not be counted on, at least they could work hard and think of a way to get down safely.
They discussed using the laboratories of the Wayne and Kane families where super criminal scientists worked to build a simple aircraft, or letting super criminals like Batman who had the ability to fly go down first to explore the way, and then let wizards with magical abilities open a portal to send them down.
But these plans either stopped at mutual distrust or stopped at finding a suitable landing point. At this moment, a strange airship slowly rose and floated next to the sky island.
This was really a pillow when you are sleepy. The lunatics in Arkham Asylum decided not to wait on the spot. Anyway, there was an Arkham Asylum on the ground, so everyone attacked collectively and directly changed homes.
But before setting off, they still have to figure out one thing, that is, whether this is Batman's trap. After all, the convenient conditions appear too coincidental. It would be bad if the Batman on the ground wanted to catch them all.
Harley made a phone call to her younger self. Harley on the other side seemed to be in some bad situation and said hurriedly in the violent noise.
"The city is in chaos, but we didn't find Batman. We suspect that he may not be there at all!!"
"Airship? What airship? I don't know, I didn't see it. If you want to come down, come down quickly, but don't come to Brooklyn... Oh! Shit!"
The phone was hung up, Harley shrugged, gave others a reassuring look, and the lunatics of Arkham Asylum set off in a mighty manner.
When Gordon and his team were using telescopes to observe the situation in the city, they saw two smoke bombs being thrown onto the airship. He quickly shouted, "Beware of the attack, hide! Hide quickly!"
Unfortunately, the smoke bombs were not filled with ordinary smoke ammunition, but Scarecrow's fear gas. The moment the smoke spread, the three people on the airship were hit.
The last scene they saw before they lost consciousness was the bat lights lit up in this huge floating city under a full moon.
"A mental patient escaped from Arkham Asylum, repeat! Major crisis warning! A mental patient escaped from Arkham Asylum..."
The lunatics who successfully captured the reconnaissance airship descended at the fastest speed, quickly flew over the sky of the huge city, and found the building on the northern island under the cover of night - this was their familiar home, and also their first base in this new city, Arkham Asylum.
The airship landed in the grass at the edge of the island. They did not rush to attack Arkham Asylum, but sent people to explore first. The impatient Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, who had an advantage in fighting in the wilderness, climbed over the wall of Arkham Asylum under the cover of night.
Then they discovered that the security force of this hospital could not be said to be non-existent, but it was pitifully weak. The only light on within the entire hospital wall was the security booth at the door, and the security guard was still sleeping soundly.
Well, it seems that the Batman of this city is really not here. Thinking of this, they still carefully touched in. After all, no matter who it is, looking back in the dark hospital corridor and seeing a grinning clown face can be called a ghost story.
Because they had lived in Arkham Hospital, they knew how important the patients around them were. If they disturbed their artistic creation process, even if they would not be turned into the next artwork, they would not be able to escape without bleeding.
The thin vines carefully entered the door. After confirming that the lobby was empty, the two slipped in along the wall, walked up the stairs, and pushed open the doors of the wards and offices.
They checked one room after another, and the more they checked, the more confused they were. Just like the nurses who swept the building, after checking the six floors, they had only one thought in their minds, where are the people?
Did they come to the wrong place? Why is Arkham Asylum so deserted at night? No one is dissecting, no one is laughing wildly, no doctor is holding a scalpel, and no nurse is carrying iron shackles.
Where are all the night entertainment activities they are accustomed to?
You have to know that this world does not revolve entirely around Batman. The lunatics thrown into Arkham Asylum by him would also entertain themselves when Batman was not here, playing battle royale, doing some artistic creation, doing flammable and explosive evil experiments, etc., which are all commonplace.
They had been in for almost an hour, and they didn't hear any movement. When they checked the ward, no one said a word. Could the lunatics in this universe have died with Batman?
But no matter how confused they were, they had to go out. They had been delayed here for too long, and the group of people outside couldn't wait any longer.
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy had to return to the place where the airship was parked. They told the lunatics about their doubts. These mentally ill people, who were usually more mental than each other, were also a little confused. In the end, they decided to practice and see for themselves.
This was not a sneak attack like a thief. They rushed into the hospital directly, tied up the few doctors and nurses and threw them in a ward, and began a comprehensive search.
After searching for almost two hours, everyone returned to the center of the lobby. They all came to the same conclusion - this is just an ordinary mental hospital. There are no evil super criminals, no crazy people with fangs and claws, and more importantly, no one has seen Batman.
Letting go of the collar of a nurse who was scared to death, Penguin said gloomily: "What the hell? How is it possible that he has never seen Batman?"
Scarecrow also looked incredulous. He had poisoned the other party with fear gas. In this case, the other party should know everything and there is no possibility of deception.
But even so, they couldn't ask the situation of this universe Batman from one person. Did Batman have anticipated it and changed everyone's memory?
Did they really encounter the worst situation? The Batman of this universe is a tyrant. He did not follow the law to put all the crazy people in the mental hospital, but executed them directly? Or just let them go to jail?
"It's a big trouble." Mr. Freeze pinched his brows and said, "I shouldn't have come down with you. The Kane family has promised me to help me get my professorship back."
"Stop talking about this, find Batman quickly!!"
The most angry among these lunatics is Hugo. As a psychiatrist, he knows that lunatics can't disappear out of thin air, especially these heavyweights in Arkham Asylum, who can almost be said to be incurable.
To make these people disappear, either give them death or lock them up. There is no possibility of cure at all, so if the asylum is empty, it is definitely not Batman who saved them, but more likely Batman killed them.
Needless to say, how terrible a Batman who kills people is, and everyone's heart sank.
Harley pushed her non-existent glasses and said in a deep voice: "Harley's call showed that there was a war going on in the city, but Batman did not show up. This is the biggest anomaly. Batman will never allow anyone to mess around in his city."
"We have to find him." Mad Hatter also echoed: "Only by finding Batman can we figure out what is going on in this city and where we are in this universe?"
Finally, everyone's eyes were focused on the Joker's face again. The Joker's expression at this time was surprisingly blank. He looked around with such a look and then said: "No, this is not Gotham, Batman is not here."
Others didn't understand what the Joker meant. The Joker suddenly became irritable, stomped his feet hard, bit his fingers and said: "There is no Batman! Do you understand?! I only see chaos and nothingness! He is not here!"
Suddenly, the Joker calmed down. He took out a pistol from his pocket and walked out of the room. Harley shouted at him: "What are you going to do?!"
"Find the Joker here and ask him where Batman is."