The wall was smashed to pieces.
But Batman was unharmed.
Besides his formidable physique and mastery of various combat and martial arts, Batman's prowess also lay in his equipment.
The Batmobile, like a tank, was a given. Batman's Batsuit was no ordinary garment either, a product of cutting-edge technology researched and developed by Wayne Enterprises, expending vast human and material resources. It boasted not only terrifying defensive capabilities but also extreme resilience.
Its heat resistance, at the very least, was absolutely top-tier. The close-range explosion had hardly caused Batman any significant damage.
So...
It was time for poison.
Drip, drip!
Bai Ye spread his hands, and a purple venom quickly appeared on the surface of his skin, dripping continuously.
Then...
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye grunted, then lunged forward, unleashing a punch.
The purple venom coalesced, forming a dragon shape, and lunged at Batman with bared fangs and claws.
Batman moved with incredible speed, dodging to the side. The Poison Dragon then slammed into the wall, scattering venom in all directions.
Batman's arm was splattered by the venom, which hissed and emitted wisps of white smoke.
Then...
Bai Ye was astonished!
Batman was also astonished!
Bai Ye was surprised that his venom had caused corrosive damage to Batman's suit, but it had only affected the surface, failing to pierce through or reach Batman himself.
Batman, on the other hand, was surprised that Bai Ye possessed more than one mutant ability, and that the corrosive venom's potency far exceeded his imagination. While he was wearing only the basic model of his suit, it was crafted from a special alloy material that was resistant to high temperatures, cold, and corrosion, yet it had been corroded in an instant.
Both were stunned for half a second, neither acting immediately. Then...
Bai Ye, slightly faster, recovered first and blew forward.
"Poison Cloud!"
Large clouds of purple smoke were expelled from Bai Ye's mouth, spreading outwards. They then surged forward, and he delivered a punch towards Batman.
Immediately...
Bang!
Batman raised his hand, caught Bai Ye's punch, then yanked Bai Ye's uniform, lifting him up and smashing him into a nearby counter.
With a dull thud, the counter's glass shattered. Bai Ye grimaced, inwardly cursing.
Where was the promised sensory deprivation?
However, glancing at Batman's cowl, Bai Ye could pretty much guess the reason: that thing was most likely poison-proof!
"I hate you tech-wizards the most!"
Seeing Batman raise his fist, Bai Ye swiftly flipped over, landing off the counter. With his fingers forming claws, he swept forward.
As Bai Ye's fingers swept through the air, flames erupted, and then...
"Flame Burst!"
Bai Ye grunted, and the flames swirling in the air immediately exploded!
Rumble!
Accompanied by the explosion, a searing ball of fire burst forth.
Batman was once again pushed back by the blast wave. As the surrounding flames subsided, Batman looked up to see Bai Ye raising his fist again, the purple venom coalescing once more.
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye swiftly unleashed a punch.
A large amount of venom condensed again, quickly reforming into a dragon shape and lunging forward.
The corrosion resistance of the Batsuit was beyond Bai Ye's expectation. However, corrosion resistance meant it was not easily corroded, not that corrosion was useless.
If one punch didn't work, then two, and if two didn't work, then three...
Until Batman's Batsuit was corroded away!
On the other side, Batman quickly vaulted over the collapsed counter and ducked behind a glass wall.
The Poison Dragon struck the glass wall and shattered instantly.
However, even though it didn't hit directly, the scattered corrosive venom landed all around, leaving Batman with nowhere to step.
Bai Ye grinned, spreading his hands again.
"Poison Dragon!"
The third punch was thrown, and the purple venom coalesced once more, advancing towards Batman's position.
When the Poison Dragon shattered, the venom had completely dispersed around, and although Batman wasn't directly hit, he could no longer move freely without risking contact with the venom.
At this moment...
Batman suddenly pulled out a black handgun. However, he didn't aim at Bai Ye but rather at the side.
In the next instant, a grappling hook was fired, shattering the glass and latching onto a lamppost by the roadside. As the rope tightened, Batman was pulled away.
Bai Ye saw a black blur flash before his eyes, and Batman had already zipped past him. Grabbing the lamppost, he leaped up onto its top.
Bai Ye stepped over the shattered iron gate and reached the shop entrance, looking up to meet Batman's gaze.
After a moment, Batman fired his grappling hook again, aiming at a building on the side. After securing it to the rooftop, he swiftly disappeared as the rope retracted.
He's running?
Bai Ye grinned and then laughed heartily.
To make the Dark Knight of the City of Sin retreat like this was quite satisfying.
However, Bai Ye knew this was not the end, merely the beginning.
Batman would not give up so easily. His current retreat was simply a calculation of the situation, realizing that apprehending Bai Ye would not be an easy task. Therefore, Batman needed to rethink his strategy. As for whether retreating was shameful, Batman wouldn't consider it. After all, one of Batman's abilities was being a master tactician, so for him, retreat was just another tactic.
And being targeted by Batman was definitely going to be a troublesome affair.
At the same time, Bai Ye also knew that Batman was not the only one after him.
Based on his experience in the City of Sin in his previous life, Bai Ye knew that chosen individuals of the Order faction could check Sin Points through a luminescent screen.
Of course, not all chosen individuals of the Sin faction were searchable. It was only when their Sin Points exceeded 500 and they ranked in the top ten that they would appear to the chosen individuals of the Order faction.
This meant...
That many chosen individuals would also be targeting Bai Ye. After all, Sin Points exceeding five hundred...
This meant that if they could kill Bai Ye, they would receive a substantial amount of Order Points!
"So, I need to speed things up!" Bai Ye looked at his Sin Points and murmured, "I need to fill up my Sin Points as quickly as possible and then start the mission."
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