novelhk Chapter 380 The Riddler, Get Out of Gotham City! Oh, he's already dead.
Chapter 380 The Riddler, Get Out of Gotham City! Oh, he's already dead.
Chapter 380 The Riddler, Get Out of Gotham City! Oh, he's already dead.
The Joker gang members and Vicky were quickly asked to return to the shelter. Not all members of the crime syndicate were dead, and as ordinary people, they were vulnerable to retaliation.
As for the clown, Harley Quinn, and Rune—
They are about to do something important.
"Although I knew long ago that I would eventually have to go to Arkham Asylum, I never imagined that I would be the one going in to save people," Rune said, somewhat speechlessly.
Harley Quinn blinked her huge eyes. "Why?"
"Idiot!" the clown chuckled, tapping Harley Quinn on the forehead. "Because in other universes, the bad guys are the ones who end up in Arkham Asylum!"
Rune nodded. The thought that the people he was going to save were supervillain counterparts like the Penguin and Mr. Freeze made him feel a little amused. He really wanted to wait until his own universe's Bruce grew up to become Batman and went through many hardships, then pick a few of these people to be his assistants.
I really look forward to seeing Wayne's expression.
Harley Quinn, after being hit, pretended to be injured and lay on the ground, saying, "Ouch! I need a kiss to get up—"
The two were showing off their affection, completely disregarding Rune's feelings. Rune could only increase his flying speed, and soon they arrived at Arkham Asylum.
It was raining as usual in Gotham City, and the weather was as cold as ever. The raindrops pattered against the towering, high-voltage towers of Arkham.
Night Owl isn't some hero with a no-kill policy, so those who survive his attacks are generally useful to him.
For example, the Penguin is quite good at managing money and has a wide range of sourcing channels. The Penguin in the main universe can even handle nuclear bombs, but most of the time he still chooses to run his own restaurant, and he does it very well.
The reason Mr. Freeze survived was because of his technology.
Rune guessed that Mr. Freeze was probably Night Owl's backup plan for dealing with Johnny Quick. This Batman counterpart probably also had a plan to deal with the crime syndicate, but his motives might not be so pure.
Other villains like Deathstroke, Poison Ivy, and Scarecrow all had their own value and therefore weren't killed, but some people weren't so lucky.
Two-faced people, riddle-makers, and those who are taciturn—people who are worthless, or even more valuable dead than alive—are all executed by the Night Owl.
"Although the Riddler of this universe was a decent fellow, his death didn't sadden me at all," the clown quipped. "He was incredibly stubborn and loved to play with his own ridiculous puzzles, so in the end, he was hanged by the Night Owl."
Good riddance!
Rune cheered inwardly, but his face remained expressionless. He would maintain a facade of respect for a hero who dared to resist the tyranny of a supervillain.
"I heard his last riddle was this: What goes in with six legs and comes out with two?" Harley Quinn laughed as she recounted these hilarious rumors. "What? If he really wanted to mock Night Owl, he should have changed six legs to eight. Bruce died in that one too!"
"That does sound like a stupid joke." Rune nodded. Night Owl didn't mind killing his parents, but the death of his cousin Bruce pained him quite a bit.
He looked down at the mental institution, which, though called a mental institution, was more like a fortress. Robots, energy barriers, motion-sensing turrets, pressure plates, and laser nets, among other things, and most importantly, the grid was monitoring the place.
Rune couldn't believe that ordinary people could have escaped from this fortress before.
That's right, the ones who escaped were none other than the Jester and Harley Quinn.
"Shall we begin now?"
The clown grinned broadly. "Of course! Look at this magnificent sanatorium! It's just too quiet. It's time to play some music!"
Harley nodded, clearly quite excited about her "triumphant return." "Look at these machines! Night Owl is so thoughtful, afraid the guests will check out early!"
"Leave the machine guards and energy barriers here to me," Rune said softly.
"Alright, it's up to you now!" the clown laughed.
Rune instantly arrived at the entrance of Arkham Asylum. Previously, there were a few humans guarding the asylum, but after the Joker and Harley Quinn escaped, all the guards were replaced by robots.
Several robots detected Rune's presence, immediately turned to look at the mage, and began executing the expulsion procedure: "Stranger detected—"
Before the robots could finish speaking, Rune waved his hand.
puff!
The robots were instantly reduced to ashes by the terrible dark magic and washed away by the rain. Rune also took a look at the so-called energy barrier.
In Rune's eyes, the energy source of this barrier was simple: it relied on the city's power generation system and had a backup power source to prevent power outages.
If someone were to attempt a prison break, they would not only need to sever the power system's connection to the barrier, but also have to wait an unknown amount of time before they could gain entry.
This does not include the robotic guards on the perimeter.
But to Rune, it was merely an energy barrier, not worth his careful attention. He simply stretched out his hand and released a pure burst of dark magic.
The dark magic, imbued with powerful corrosive abilities and amplified by the Devouring Magic, covered the entire energy barrier like a persistent leech.
The barrier, capable of unleashing high-intensity energy capable of instantly vaporizing a tank, was utterly powerless against these strange dark magics. All the energy it released was instantly devoured by the runes' dark magic.
This new type of devouring magic, based on the Dark Strange Devouring Magic, is Rune's masterpiece. As the creator, releasing this magic has almost become an instinct for Rune.
As a large amount of electricity was absorbed by the dark magic, the barrier itself began to flicker violently.
Beep beep beep—
The overloaded, ear-piercing shriek triggered the alarm system inside Arkham Asylum. Crimson lights began to flash wildly inside the fortress, even staining the surrounding rainwater a blood-red color. The energy barrier cracked like glass being hammered repeatedly; even the Joker and Harley Quinn could see visible cracks appearing on its luminous blue surface, which were spreading rapidly.
Soon, the entire power generation capacity of Gotham City was completely drained, and most areas of Gotham City were instantly plunged into darkness. Fortunately, places like hospitals had their own independent power supply facilities, so the disaster did not affect ordinary people.
However, a few seconds later, the energy barrier's backup power was also exhausted, and then the entire luminous blue barrier shattered, turning into countless energy points like fireflies.
"So beautiful!" Harley exclaimed.
The clown grabbed Harley's hand and started running. "Let's go! We still have so many people to save!"