Bruce Wayne is the proud disciple of the Demon Head, but he does not fully know all the secrets of Lars Al Goul.

At least the Demon Head did not tell Bruce about the Assassin Brotherhood, but now it seems that excellent people will always be noticed, no matter where he is.

Although Lars Al Goul passed on his assassin identity to Merlin before his death, now, another disciple has received the call from the Assassin Brotherhood earlier than Merlin.

Yes, Merlin did not forget about these assassins, but he could not find any clues related to the Assassin Brotherhood. He could only passively wait for the call of that organization.

But for some reason, Merlin hasn't waited for them.

“It’s a ceremony, Bruce.”

Merlin flipped the insignia in his hand and said to Bruce in front of him:

"They must have noticed you a long time ago. They have been observing you until they have confirmed that you are capable and qualified to enter the fraternity. What is it in that letter?"

“No useful information.”

Bruce shook his head and said:

"There is only one address, a church on the outskirts of Rome."

"You should go."

Merlin thought for a moment and said to Bruce:

"You should go there no matter whether you want to join them or not."

"I'm also hesitating, after all, I don't know what this organization represents."

Bruce leaned against the chair and said to Merlin:

"You seem to know something?"

"I don't know much."

Merlin stretched out his left hand, and as his fingers moved, a silver blade popped out from his cuff. He looked at his sleeve sword and said to Bruce:

"I just know that they are assassins, real assassins."

"It is different from the assassins, who have fallen into the secular world. They follow the rules and goals set since 400 BC. They vow to fight for the freedom of mankind. Anyone or organization trying to confine free will is their enemy."

"They are real ghosts, and in our history, they have never really existed."

Merlin looked at Bruce and he whispered:

"But the blood shed from the noble people of ancient Persia, such as Xerxes, Alexander the Great, Qin Shihuang, Caesar, Genghis Khan, several tsars, and the modern Hitler, representing the cause they were doing in the dark."

"To be honest, I'm not sure whether their behavior is good or bad, but I think that if an organization can exist for so long, their members must be people of faith. You may not need to be friends with them, but you certainly don't want to gain a group of enemies with firm beliefs."

Bruce's eyes narrowed, and after a few seconds he said to Merlin:

"If these things weren't what you said, then I would suspect that this is a nonsense story. But why did they choose me?"

"Because of what you do, and the rules you stick to, my blues."

Merlin said:

"If I were one of them, I would recruit you. No one would be more suitable for the Assassin Brotherhood style than you."

"Well, then it seems I really need to go to Rome."

Bruce nodded, and he looked at Merlin again, and he said:

"You seem to be very interested in those assassins, don't you go with me?"

"The trial is single, Bruce."

Merlin returned the badge in his hand to Bruce, he said:

"That was a sacred and solemn moment. If you don't want to irritate them, it's better to just go there alone. Besides, in theory, I'm already a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, Lars Al Goul gave me his identity before he died."

"I'm also waiting for their call. I really want to know how much amazing knowledge I can learn from an assassin organization that has been passed down for thousands of years."

"Maybe the next time I meet, Bruce."

Merlin said:

"You will have your own sneak sword. To be honest, this thing is very useful."

“It’s not for me.”

Bruce glanced at the sharp blade popping up on Merlin's cuffs, and he shook his head:

"This kind of weapon that must be killed with one blow is not in line with my values."

"Not killing does not mean you can't use it to poke a few holes in the criminal."

Merlin shrugged, and he said:

"Just start with a little more precisely, it can save you a lot of trouble."

"I still remember what you told me, Merlin."

Bruce put down his wine glass and said to Merlin:

"There is a line there that cannot be seen, but it is real, and once we go over it, we can never look back. I don't use weapons because I set some rules and regulations for myself, it's not like that, Merlin."

He turned his head and looked out the window at night, and he whispered:

"I'm just afraid of falling myself."

"Become the kind of person I hate the most."

When Merlin heard Bruce's words, he did not respond immediately. After more than ten seconds, he smiled and said to Bruce:

"You teach me a lesson with my words, you really have it, Bruce."

"I'm not teaching you a lesson, Merlin."

Bruce shook his head:

"I just don't want to see you get lost. The power you have is dozens of times that of mine. It will inevitably be more difficult for you to resist the temptation brought by violence than me. Compared to you, I am just an ordinary person with a little ideal."

"No, Bruce."

Merlin took a sip of wine and said:

"We are all ordinary people. Power causes people to fall, so we need to maintain our weakness."

"Okay, I've finished talking about the heavy things, let's talk about something relaxed. Are you going to renew your relationship with Talia? You have also seen it. She has become more or less normal now. Maybe you should marry her home. Didn't Ah Fu always hope to see the day you got married?"

“It’s all over.”

Bruce chuckled:

"I am not suitable for her. Her body lives with a soul that is stronger than most men. What I expect from her is a completely different future. Don't worry about my affairs. I want to get married at any time. But why are you alone? The lady seemed to have a good impression of you just now, so don't you have any ideas?"

"well"

Merlin picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass of wine, which seemed to be waived by wine.

He said to Bruce:

"I liked a woman, she left."

"Not long ago, another woman also left. Sadly, after she left, I realized that I actually like her very much."

"My relationship is a mess. Bruce Hill is a good woman. I don't want to involve her. I would rather fight with the ancient evil god now than think about these things anymore. Please don't put pressure on me."

"Be gentle, don't slap in the face!"

Just after Merlin and his good friend finished the drink, a scream suddenly came from the other side of the suite.

Merlin and Bruce turned around and saw Demian being pressed to the ground by two girls and pounding him. He seemed to annoy Riven and Lorna, but Riven seemed to have helped him heal his throat, which made the kid finally speak.

"What are these two?"

Bruce looked at Lorna and Riven and said to Merlin:

"Your child?"

"My sister."

Merlin said amused and crying:

"Where did you tell I have a baby?"

"Who knows this?"

Bruce whispered:

"After we separated, we haven't contacted each other for several years. Maybe you get into debts. Their age also looks very consistent with my judgment, okay, I'm not kidding."

Bruce put down his wine glass, looked at the watch on his wrist and said to Merlin:

"I'll take Damian away first. He'll have to go to school tomorrow."

"You go first."

Merlin waved:

"I still have something to talk to Talia."

More than ten minutes later, Talia took Hill back to the room. Hill had changed into a set of clothes and a red long dress that perfectly outlined Hill's figure. The broken diamonds embellished on the skirt emitted a blurry halo under the light, making Hill look extremely stunning.

"Yeah, a good taste."

Merlin's eyes stayed on Hill for a moment, and he said to Talia:

"You will never let me down in this regard, Talia."

"yes."

Talia nodded, and she said:

"I still remember your preferences, Merlin, I prepared another set of clothes for Hill, but unfortunately she doesn't want to wear them, otherwise she will definitely touch your lonely heart."

After Talia said this ambiguous words, Melin immediately felt Riven's gaze falling on him. Melin coughed lightly and said seriously:

"Don't be so ambiguous! Talia, there is a child here, but nothing happened between us."

"Yes, it's quite a pity."

Talia stood by the table with her arms in her arms, and she said:

"We had many opportunities, but unfortunately we were all given up by you."

Seeing Talia's more and more outrageous talk, even Hill's gaze became strange, Merlin quickly changed the subject and said:

"I have something to tell you."

"Oh, it turns out that I'm here to do the job, not to have fun."

Talia nodded, and she said with regret:

"That's a pity. I'm going to invite you to stay here tonight. Look, Bruce and I have completely separated. Maybe I should give myself another lover."

"Talia!"

Merlin's tone became quiet.

Talia shrugged, with a weird smile on her face, she said:

"Okay OK, you're really the same as before, you can't make a joke."

She sat on the chair, took out a slender lady cigarette, lit it, and looked at Merlin in a noble-like posture, and said:

"Tell me, what's the trouble?"

“Those mutants.”

Merlin said:

"Last week, on the list you gave me, many mutants disappeared mysteriously. Do you know about this?"

"Yeah, I know."

Talia let out a breath of smoke, she said:

"In fact, after the first person disappeared, I knew about it. I sent someone to monitor the remaining targets, and I discovered something unusual."

"So, do you know who took them away?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Is it another mutant? Or another force?"

"None are!"

Talia reached out and touched the black box on the table again, and a video was projected into the air.

The picture looked like it was taken by a pinhole camera. It was in a very messy room. In the camera, you can see a guy with yellow hair and a squirting dressed in a scattered manner. He seemed to be planning to escape.

"This is a radical mutant, nicknamed 'River Poison', and his ability is to produce biological toxins with different effects according to his own will."

Talia introduced:

“In the past decade, he has committed many crimes with this ability, resulting in more than 50 deaths or disappearances. He is a real bad guy and a member of the list we give you.”

Merlin nodded, he pushed his glasses and looked at the picture in front of him.

The scene was not long, only a few minutes later. After the mutant packed and bowed, he seemed to be planning to set a fire to burn his house, but the moment he took out the lighter, his movements suddenly became dull.

Merlin could see clearly that the guy seemed to have been fucked, his expression became dull. The burning lighter in his hand even burned his hand, but he still didn't respond.

Until more than ten seconds later, the guy suddenly threw down the lighter in his hand, walked straight towards the door, twisted the door lock, and didn't care about the ignited house behind him, and just walked away stiffly.

Talia reached out to turn off the video and opened another video. It was the process of another mutant disappearing, almost exactly the same as the disappearance of this miraculous poison.

"Did you see it?"

Talia said to Merlin:

"No one kidnapped them, nor did anyone threaten them. They left by themselves. Almost every missing guy left by himself and then disappeared. But obviously, their condition was not normal."

“Someone controls their mind.”

Merlin looked at the frozen picture and said:

"Remote manipulation, no evidence was left on the scene, and it was not even clear whether it was the power of technology or the ability of mutants."
Chapter completed!