The daytime in Gotham is bad enough, and the robbery and theft in broad daylight makes it hard to like this place.

But compared to Gotham under the night, everything that happens during the day is just like an appetizer for a crime feast, and it is not worth more attention at all.

However, compared with the insecure night in the past, Gotham City's citizens have not been so afraid of the darkness in the past year.

Because in this dark night that originally belonged to the criminals, they also had their own helpers, or protectors.

I don’t know when a legend about Batman began to spread in this city. Just like those bizarre urban legends, full of exaggeration and thriller.

The protagonist of this legend is a man dressed as a black bat and a righteous man in the dark city. It is said that he will break any criminals he encounters without any emotion and throw them into the prison of the police station.

It is said that he comes and goes invisibly, like a ghost in the dark, but this ghost will not hurt ordinary people, he will only target those damn criminals.

Every night, bats are soaring across the sky, and those criminals will be frightened when they see him appear. Although anyone with a brain knows that no matter how powerful Batman is, he will never appear in every corner of the city at the same time.

He can also catch 10 people in one night, but there are 990 other criminals who can carry out their own business safely.

But the problem is that no one wants to be one of those 10 people, so among the 1,000 criminals, everyone will be afraid of the arrival of the night.

That's what Batman is about.

Under that exaggerated battle uniform, there was a wise soul. He knew that he could not end evil by relying on himself, so he turned himself into an incarnation of fear.

He will think twice before deterring the criminals and letting them do bad things.

He wants to turn himself into a symbol.

However, there is something worse in this legend. Not everyone likes that there is a big bat flying back and forth in their city.

The reason is very simple.

In Gotham, the difference between civilians and criminals is actually not that obvious.

"Bang"

On the dock under the dark night, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, a gangster who was rushing to the ground was kicked off the steel bracket. He fell to the ground, possibly breaking several bones. The pain and fear made him scream. This scream made the gangsters who were trading in the dock warehouse immediately alert.

Of course, there were also a few cowards who turned around and ran away.

They knew that a fearful hunting bat had already set their sights on them.

"He's there!"

"Shoot! Kill him!"

As a shadow passed by the light, the vigilant thugs immediately screamed loudly. The next moment, the harsh gunshots rang out in the darkness, like a lit light of fire, illuminating the night of the pier.

But their marksmanship is too poor, or they have not found the target at all.

Blindly shooting in fear can do nothing but expose their position and their inner weakness.

In the darkness of the container, a hidden man in a black war suit, like a cat, quietly approached the thugs full of fear from behind. In the next moment, he rushed out of the darkness like a black panther hunting, and a fierce punch hit the back of a thug, making him fall to the ground.

"Bang"

The lights in this area are almost extinguished at the same time.

Accompanied by a few screams full of fear, the sound of the knocked person smashing on the ground.

It was like a hunt in the darkness. The prey were defeated by this sudden attack and the last trace of confidence in their hearts. They howled and ran away, trying to escape their miserable fate.

But can't

One after another, the thugs were knocked down to the ground, with flying knives, electric shocks, and fists. After a few minutes, the noisy pier returned to peace.

And the predator hidden in the darkness, the voluntary policeman wearing a black suit and a cloak, also turned around and left quietly after completing a battle.

But in the corner where he didn't notice, a thug who could still move grabbed a pistol from the ground with a hideous face, pointed it at him and pulled the trigger.

"Bang"

The sound of the bullet made the bat-like man turn his head subconsciously. He was not worried that the bullet would kill him.

His suit is made of high-tech materials, and at this distance, pistols and bullets cannot penetrate the armor.

However, just as the man with a pointed-eared bat helmet turned around, he saw a strange scene. The flying bullet was hovering less than 3 inches behind him.

The bullet carrying huge kinetic energy is still spinning rapidly, but it is like being blocked by an invisible wall and cannot move forward at all.

And the attacker was also struggling in fear, lifted into the air by invisible force, and his neck was twisted abnormally. Perhaps in the next moment, his neck would be broken by the force.

"No! Stop!"

The bat-like man stretched out his hand and shouted:

"Don't kill"

"Click"

With a crisp sound, before he finished speaking, the thug's neck was twisted into a strange 90 degrees. In his horrified eyes, the signs of life quickly dissipated at this moment.

"Bang"

The body holding a gun hit the ground, and at the same time, Batman also saw the man sitting on the edge of the container, like watching a good show.

He was wearing a very retro dress.

The blue, tuxedo-like appearance, with black gloves in his hand, breeches and boots, and the cuffs of the dress, and white lace decorations made him look like he had walked out of the 18th century.

On his face, a half-covered face armor shining with a light blue light blocked his face.

"Batman?"

Sitting on the container, Merlin, with her legs raised, looked at the figure in the darkness below, and inexplicably felt that this guy was a little familiar.

In the voice changed by Carol's breathing mask, he said:

"I have something to ask you."

"Who are you?"

Facing this guy who suddenly appeared, Batman was very alert. His left hand was hanging beside him and his right hand held the flying claw gun at his waist. He was ready to leave here at any time. The guy dressed like an old ghost in front of him was a strong enemy. Without being sure, Batman would not rush forward to fight him recklessly.

That's not his fighting style.

"I'm a person who chases the truth."

Merlin jumped out of the container lightly, standing about 15 meters away from Batman, staring at the man covered in a long cloak, he said:

"On July 16 last year, at 1 o'clock in the evening, what happened in the building northeast of Reednai Island?"

"I know."

Batman said in a low voice:

"But I won't tell you."

"You can't help it!"

Merlin's figure flashed and appeared in front of Batman almost instantly. The power seed from the demon Anthony has a rapid force, which can allow Merlin to move at a speed close to the speed of sound.

In the eyes of ordinary people, that is simply a speed that cannot be captured.

But Merlin's hand stretched out to grab the empty

The moment he advanced, something tightly held in Batman's hand fell on the ground, and the white, thick smoke rushed up almost instantly, covering everything around him.

Batman himself, with the force of the flying claw gun of the Dow clan, dodged Merlin's hand that was about to hold his neck without any delay. While flying backwards, three black devices like small balls were thrown at Merlin's feet. In the white smoke, the three small balls activated at the same time, and the strong shock wave bursting from three directions pressed Merlin's body and took a step back.

This gave Batman time to leave.

He did not waste a second, and he wandered back and forth in the city like a flexible monkey with a flying claw gun. After just a few minutes, he disappeared into this dark neighborhood.

But did he really get rid of him?

"Woooooo"

Just as Batman stopped at the top of a tall building and was about to take a breath, a sharp and unpleasant hissing, a black raven fell from the sky. As he approached Batman, Merlin's figure flipped out from the body of the raven, pressed Batman's shoulder, and then threw him hard at his feet with a neat back.

"You're several times faster than you were a few years ago."

Merlin rode on Batman and pressed him to the ground. A smile flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"But it's still a little bit worse"

"open!"

Batman punched Merlin, and Merlin's figure quickly turned into fog at this moment and reappeared a few meters away. However, this time, he did not attack Batman again.

In such a close contact, Dark Perception had already told him the identity of the guy in front of him.

"Swish"

The half-covered face armor on Merlin's face was retracted at this moment. He reached out and took off his glasses, revealing the dark red embers' eyes. He spread his hands and said to Batman who had climbed up from the ground in front of him:

“Long time no see”

"Bruce."

"you"

Batman was stunned at this moment when he saw the familiar face in the darkness. After a moment, he reached out and took off his helmet.

As the night wind blew the long cloak, he shook his hair, a smile appeared on his cold face, and then said to Merlin:

"Long time no see, Merlin."

"You should contact me in advance, I mean, it might be better to appear in another way."

More than ten minutes later, in the suburbs of Gotham, in the palace-like Wayne Manor, Bruce, who had changed clothes, wiped himself with trauma potion and said to Merlin, who was sitting in front of him:

"Instead of dressing up like a villain, just intervening in my work so recklessly."

"If I knew it was you, I would definitely order a meal in advance and then send you an invitation."

Merlin waved his hand, and he turned his head to look at the pointed-eared helmet that looked like a bat on the table, and he said:

"But who knows that after my friend has not seen each other for several years, he actually dressed himself up as a night creature. Well, I have to say that his very vivid outfit, suddenly appeared with murderous aura in the darkness, is indeed enough to make those criminals frightened."

He looked at Bruce's painful face, and he shook his head, pulled out his wand, and threw a healing spell on Bruce, he said:

"So, are you a voluntary policeman now?"

"I still remember that when you were separated, you told me that you were going to find a way to save the city, but now it seems that you chose the hardest one. Listen to me, Bruce, fighting alone can't solve the problem."

“But at least solve those who cause problems.”

Bruce looked at the dark red wand in Merlin's hand with a little surprise. He felt the pain on his back quickly dissipated in a burst of soreness. He raised his head, moved his shoulders, and said to Merlin:

"You shouldn't have killed that person and killed him can't solve the problem."

"I know."

Merlin shrugged:

"But you have to understand, Bruce, my job is to be continuous order, and in some previous experiences, I learned a lot, I mean, many times, the best choice is to eradicate the roots, and it can reduce a lot of trouble."

"Your job?"

Bruce looked at Merlin and asked:

"Alfred told me what happened to you in '92, but since then, he tried to collect your information and suffered a lot of obstacles, just like someone wiped out all your traces so I'm curious, Merlin, what exactly do you do?"

"Agent."

Merlin took out his ID from his pocket and placed it in front of Bruce:

"I am now a 'big figure' in the Land Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Bureau, and I am the highest commander of the Supernatural Affairs Defense Observation and Logistics Department."

"Oh, SHIELD."

Bruce looked at the badge and nodded in understanding:

"I've heard of some things about you, and if you work there, I can understand it. Your behavior has always been very um and rough."

"Yes, but this time I came to Gotham has nothing to do with S.H.E.L.D.."

Merlin said frankly to his friends:

"Some of my family have suffered misfortunes, so, like I just said, I'm here for the truth, and you can help me, Bruce. I know you were there that night, and I need you to tell me all the past, why the Batman came to Gotham, and the agents involved in the situation, including that Amanda Waller."

"I need to know everything!"

Faced with Merlin's request, Bruce nodded, put on a pajama and said:

"Afu prepared a midnight snack for us. You go to the restaurant and wait for a while. I'll take a shower, and then we'll talk while eating."

“Okay.”

Merlin also stood up and smiled at Bruce:
Chapter completed!