A red flying sword!
Weapons, while not as effective as directly strengthening physical attributes, were still something Bai Ye had to acknowledge with two words—awesome!
Red quality, regardless of what it was, was most likely a good thing. It was just that the appearance of "Eternal Suppression of the Southern Wasteland" was a bit strange, a giant stone that resembled a sword...
However, as long as it could be used, it was fine. And judging by the literal effects, "Eternal Suppression of the Southern Wasteland" had no direct attack capabilities. But each of its effects was extremely overbearing.
The only drawback might be "Brandishing the Saber and Mounting the Horse," not because the effect was problematic, but because...
The prerequisite for triggering the effect of reducing the power of any offensive skill by 50% and increasing the effectiveness of defensive skills by 150% was...
Having defensive skills!
Bai Ye pondered for a moment and realized he didn't seem to have any defensive skills, which was rather awkward.
But even disregarding this effect, "Eternal Suppression of the Southern Wasteland" was still very strong. And since a red gacha had appeared, Bai Ye figured he might not need to specially spend a God's Stone Shard to draw a golden gacha.
After all, with "Eternal Suppression of the Southern Wasteland" and the "Poison-Poison Fruit," having two red gachas by his side, Bai Ye felt that it should be enough to handle most situations for now.
"Well done!"
Thinking of this, Bai Ye couldn't help but pat Fatty's shoulder, deciding to save the last chance for the gacha for emergencies. God's Stone Shards were something that should be saved whenever possible.
After drawing the gacha, the next thing to do was to wait!
Bai Ye glanced at the wall clock and murmured, "It should be starting soon, right?"
...
City of Crime, Bureau of Investigation!
In a dark room, the Joker sat alone on a chair, his hands cuffed. His face, painted with greasepaint, appeared somewhat eerie and sinister under the dim light. 138 Reading Network.
Suddenly, the Joker seemed to realize something, turned his head to look at the camera on the side, and grinned.
Director Gordon couldn't help but frown, looking at the Joker's calm demeanor. He had a bad feeling about this; this was not the attitude a captured criminal should have.
But the Joker had already been apprehended, so what could possibly go wrong?
That detention cell was specially designed, with reinforced walls. Inside, besides steel bars, it was also lined with metal plates. Forget firearms; even a rocket launcher might not be able to blast it open. And the detention cell door was a safe door of the same specification as a bank vault—bulletproof, corrosion-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and freeze-resistant, making it almost impossible to open by brute force.
Director Gordon thought this to himself, trying to calm down and tell himself that nothing would happen, that the Joker definitely couldn't escape.
But at that moment...
A hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind Director Gordon.
"Let me in!"
In an instant, the agents standing around Director Gordon were startled, drawing their guns and aiming them behind Director Gordon. Then they relaxed, as the man who suddenly appeared was Batman.
Director Gordon couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"
Batman pointed at the surveillance screen and said, "Find him, and let me in."
Director Gordon heard the urgency in Batman's voice and couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
"Rachel and Harvey are missing. It must be him!" Batman showed some anxiety, suddenly grabbed Director Gordon's uniform, and shouted, "Let me go in and question him, or it'll be too late!"
Director Gordon reached out to stop the agents who were about to step forward and said, "Calm down, calm down!"
Batman took a deep breath and said, "If we delay any longer, it will be too late. Let me go in and question him."
Director Gordon nodded, then said, "Open the door."
Batman said, "Turn off the cameras."
"This is against regulations..." Director Gordon hesitated, but then nodded and said, "Turn off the cameras."
Soon, Batman entered the detention cell.
The Joker looked up, smiled, and waved, "Hi!"
The next instant, Batman's fist landed on the Joker's face, knocking him to the ground. Then he grabbed the Joker and slammed him hard onto the table.
Batman grabbed the Joker's collar and roared, "If you want to kill me, then come at me!"
"Kill you? Haha, no, no, no..." The Joker laughed exaggeratedly, "Why would I want to kill you? If I kill you, what will I do? Continue extorting those gangsters? Or play with those street thugs? No, I don't want that. You are the one who makes me more complete!"
Batman roared, "You're just trash who kills for money!"
"You think so?" The Joker laughed, "Don't be like those people, don't say the same things as them. In their eyes, you are also a monster, just like me. Now, it's only because they need you. When they don't need you anymore, they will try their best to avoid you. Their morals, their principles, are all rotten jokes. You know, we are not monsters, we are just superior..."
Batman showed impatience, grabbed the Joker's clothes, and lifted him up, saying, "Don't give me this nonsense. Tell me, where are Rachel and Harvey!"
"If you want to play this game, you have to follow the rules..."
*Bang!*
Batman threw a punch without hesitation.
"One of two, you can only choose to save one..."
*Pow!*
Batman's fist was still the response to the Joker.
"Are you going to save your little girlfriend, or support your ally in fighting crime? Hahaha, look at you now, so angry..."
*Bang!*
Batman raised his fist and swung again. Blood flowed from the corner of the Joker's mouth.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you, but you have to make a choice," the Joker said. "He's at 25052 Main Street, and your little girlfriend is on Elm Street."
*Bang!*
Batman knocked the Joker to the ground again with a punch, then quickly walked out of the detention cell.
Director Gordon, waiting at the door, followed Batman and asked, "Which one are you going to save?"
Batman said as he walked, "Rachel!"
"I'll go save Harvey," Director Gordon called to the other agents, "Go, go, go, everyone grab your gear and follow me."
...
Bai Ye stood by the window, looking in the direction of the Bureau of Investigation.
Soon, the silence of the night was broken by the piercing sound of sirens. Shortly after, Batman rode out of the Bureau of Investigation on his Batpod, followed by a large contingent of police cars, all speeding off in different directions.
"It's finally starting."
Bai Ye smirked, then stepped away from the window and patted Fatty's shoulder.
Bai Ye asked, "What's your name?"
Fatty blinked in surprise and said, "Diak."
"Okay, Diak, nice to meet you." Bai Ye smiled and said, "I wish you a pleasant life."
After speaking, Bai Ye walked to the door, elegantly bowed to Fatty, and then closed the door, as if he had never appeared.
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