Chapter 109 The End of the Show

“Religion begins with faith, science begins with doubt.” Feng Bujue's speech continued, “That masked psychopath uses religious means to enslave you, but what he relies on… is science.” He waved his arm, and the submachine gun in his left hand pointed to Dr. Clipper beside him, “Doctor, could you come over here?”

“My pleasure.” Clipper shrugged and responded. He stubbed out his cigarette and walked slowly to Feng Bujue's side, appearing in the camera.

“Let me introduce to you…” Feng Bujue chuckled, “Hehe… this is King Gotham's most important subordinate, the magician who allows the_Bruce to remain forever young—Dr. Clipper.”

Clipper didn't speak, just calmly looked at the camera. To the civilians, this old, bald man with strange glasses was basically a stranger. Although he sometimes appeared behind the_Bruce with Gordon, he had never publicly said a word.

“Your god is already 91 years old this year. He became the_Bruce at the age of sixty…” Feng Bujue continued, “And this Dr. Clipper is even older than the_Bruce.” As someone who had seen the original comic script, Brother Jue was well aware of this information, “It is he who, with his superb scientific attainments, has created a god. Over the years, Dr. Clipper has been constantly replacing that bat bastard's blood, skin, and when necessary… even entire organs.”

“You know a lot more than I thought…” Clipper finally couldn't help but speak.

Hearing this, Feng Bujue turned his ferocious face and smiled at the doctor, but did not respond.

“Every year, this Dr. Clipper makes four or five sacrificial offerings in the laboratory in advance, in order to invest in this ritual of slaughter.” Brother Jue quickly turned his head and said to the live broadcast screen, “Look at my face…” He pointed the muzzle of the gun at his face, “The production process is actually not complicated… First, burn my skin, then bleach it a little, then use a laser scalpel to cut out a grinning smile, hehe… haha…” He laughed maniacally for a while, “Of course, the most important step is to push a chip along my nose into my brain. That chip contains the memories that the Joker needs to know, and will distort my personality, making my words and deeds like a complete madman.”

Brother Jue paused and then said, “The super criminals you've seen in the past… Two-Face, Ra’s al Ghul, Riddler, Penguin, Scarecrow… were all made using similar techniques.” His voice gradually rose, “The Bat is playing with you, he spreads false fear, making you submit to his power. Gotham is sick… you are also sick… terminally ill!”

“Little Pudding…” Ruoyu still used that reluctant tone to call Brother Jue, “Pay attention to the time.”

Her reminder was for a reason. At this moment, the_Bruce and the Robin Squad had completely abandoned the pursuit of Two-Face and Poison Ivy, and were rushing towards the Bat Castle. In their players' own communication channel, Xiao Ling and Xiao Tan had already shouted about this twice.

“Don't worry, darling.” Brother Jue turned his head and responded, he seemed quite willing to say these lines, looking like he had taken advantage of it.

“Citizens of Gotham!” Feng Bujue then faced the camera again, using the most煽动 (shāndòng - inflammatory) posture he could show, “Tonight, I, and my companions, will give you a chance, a real chance…” He paused for a second, “Do you want to be gods? Do you want to replace the_Bruce? Hahaha…” Another burst of laughter, “Let me set a new rule… From now on, I, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, will stand on your side, weaken the Bat's military power as much as possible, and strive for a relatively fair competitive environment for you, hehe… and you only need to kill the liar the_Bruce, and you can replace him…” He finally added with a grin, “…You can use any means.”

Silence fell upon Gotham.

At this moment, the originally noisy streets became incomparably quiet.

And this silence did not last long, a restless atmosphere spread from the crowd. Even the most steadfast Bat believers were shaken at this moment.

“Hahaha… hahahaha… hahahahaha…” Feng Bujue ended his speech with a signature Joker-esque maniacal laugh. He freed two fingers, hooked the headset off his head and threw it aside, and turned away from the camera.

“Doctor, you have to come with us.” Ruoyu turned the muzzle of her gun, pointing at Clipper.

“Heh… I guessed it would be like this.” Clipper smiled, “No need to point a gun at me, I can go with you. But… I can't guarantee we'll get out of here alive.” He gestured with his eyes towards the only exit in the room, “I bet, at this moment, behind that door, a large group of armed guards has gathered… ah…”

Before he could finish speaking, Brother Jue grabbed him with one hand and carried him on his shoulder.

On the other side, Ruoyu put away her double guns, took out Feng Sheng, and suddenly struck the wall on the side of the command center…

【Name: Tianmen Sibu Zhan (Heaven's Gate Four-Step Slash)】

【Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered】

【Skill Category: Combat】

【Effect: Take four steps forward and release four intersecting sword energies】

【Consumption: Stamina 500】

【Learning Conditions: Combat Specialization A, Spiritual Arts Specialization C】

【Note: A martial art derived from the first formation in the Taoist Forty-Nine Formations—the "Tianmen Zhen (Heaven's Gate Formation)." There are twelve forms in total, and if used in conjunction with the Tianmen Zhenfa (Heaven's Gate Formation), it will be invincible.】

First step, vertical sword upward; second step, horizontal sword left slash; third step, twisting sword downward chop; fourth step, swinging blade right turn.

After four steps, the thick wall of Bat Castle was actually chopped open with four cracks by the sword energy, presenting a rather neat tic-tac-toe shape.

Ruoyu retracted her sword, directly stepped forward and delivered a side kick, shattering the rectangular wall surface in the center of the sword marks.

“Well done! Darling.” Feng Bujue laughed. As he spoke, he carried Dr. Clipper on his shoulder and leaped out of the exit in one stride.

Ruoyu sighed helplessly, but she still quickly followed, jumping out of the outer wall of the castle with Brother Jue.

Almost in the same second that Ruoyu jumped out, the door of the room opened. A large group of armed guards rushed in in a flurry, shouting loudly "Don't move".

Unfortunately, they were one step late…

“He… they jumped out from there!” An employee in the room pointed to the hole in the wall and shouted.

“I know.” the_Bruce's low voice sounded. He followed behind the large group of guards. Since the lens on his right eye had a thermal induction function, he had already seen Brother Jue and Ruoyu's escape route in the corridor.

“Cut off the video signal.” Bruce immediately gave the order calmly.

The employee who survived Brother Jue's muzzle stayed for a few seconds after hearing this, and then realized that this was his responsibility. “Yes, sir!” He quickly responded, scrambling up from the ground and returning to the operating table to stop the live broadcast.

The large screens throughout the city suddenly fell into a state of darkness. This time… they couldn't play the propaganda video hosted by Gordon anymore. That kind of religious brainwashing speech was meaningless at this time.

“How long are you going to lie down…” the_Bruce saw that the live broadcast had stopped, walked to Gordon, grabbed his collar and lifted him up.

Gordon was lifted up, instantly awakened, in a panic, the grenade in his hand accidentally slipped out.

Pa—

the_Bruce instantly grabbed the grenade firmly: “Have you slept enough?”

“Wh… what?” Gordon was still a little confused.

“Hoo…” the_Bruce breathed a sigh of relief, released the other party, and directly ordered, “Assemble all troops and prepare to suppress the rioters in the city.”

“Uh…” Gordon was stunned for a second, “Yes!” He answered almost out of instinct, until the word “yes” was uttered, he slightly recovered, bent down to pick up the headset on the ground, and then opened the communication channel and shouted, “All units, pay attention, the highest emergency plan is now activated! All Robin troops in Gotham, immediately assemble at Bat Castle! This is not a drill, repeat… this is not a drill!”