Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 236 Gotham Ghost
According to reports from the Gotham newspaper, the being known as the Gotham Ghost has reappeared in Gotham and committed a tragedy.

Three male bodies were found in a gutter and the police were called. When the police arrived, they only saw three headless bodies casually thrown into a garbage dump in the back alley.

"Gotham Ghost?" Rocket Raccoon held the newspaper and read the news word by word with a very gloomy expression on his face.

"It is said that this is not the first time he has killed someone. Because the people who died at his hands were headless and his methods of committing crimes were very strange, the Gotham Police Department called that guy the 'Headless Knight'." Su Ze replied.

"Weird." Rocket Raccoon raised his head. "Chop off the head if you want, how is it so weird?"

Su Ze shrugged. "That thing left no trace at all, just like a ghost. To this day, no one knows how he killed people, and no one has noticed his existence. Apart from finding the bodies he killed, there are no clues."

"What is the identity of the deceased?" asked Rocket Raccoon.

"Two students and a convenience store clerk, none of them have any gang backgrounds. And although the two students both graduated from Gotham University, they don't know each other. These three people have no intersections and don't have any enemies. The police speculate that the Dullahan is most likely killing randomly. We can only say that these three people are unlucky."

"Oh, I don't believe in luck."

"I don't believe it either, so I think this matter is a bit weird."

Su Ze looked at the rocket and continued.

"On the way back, I went to the Gotham Police Department. I wanted to look at the case file, but the case record was blank. I only found the forensic examination report on the previous victims. The forensic doctor recorded the previous victims except for the three new victims.

From the first time the Headless Horseman killed someone until now, there have been a total of thirty-seven deaths, including these three, a total of forty. The victims had no connection with each other, and there were both men and women. There was no pattern at all, so it is understandable that the Gotham Police Department judged it to be a random killing. "

"So many people died, and the Justice League didn't take any action?" Rocket Raccoon frowned and couldn't help asking.

"I haven't found any records of the Justice League's missions, nor have I seen any related information. The last time a group of superheroes gathered in Gotham City, it seemed to be to deal with you know, Superman." Su Ze replied.

"What about Batwoman? This is her territory." Rocket Raccoon asked again.

"That's the problem." Su Ze sighed. "There's no action, no reaction. Not only the Justice League, but Batwoman is also blind and indifferent to the case right under her nose."

"This is the first time I've heard of this." Rocket Raccoon muttered, then looked at Suze deeply. "Things seem to be getting weirder and weirder."

"Who says it isn't?"

Suze threw the newspaper aside, then took out a few boxes of pizza from the bag, handed one to Rocket Raccoon, and opened another one himself.

Putting the plastic bag on his hand, Su Ze picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, then continued speaking.

"There is currently no hero investigating this matter. The same is true for the Gotham Police Department. They are more like collecting corpses. After the forensic examination, there was no follow-up. Even a special case team was not established, and there is not a single word in the file."

After taking the pizza handed over by Suze, Rocket Raccoon put the newspaper aside. After reading the news for so long, he was already starving.

Rocket Raccoon put a slice of sausage from the pizza into his mouth, licked his teeth, and suddenly thought of something. "Do you think this headless ghost is related to the young masters that Alfred mentioned?"

"It's very likely. Since Nightwing has turned into that horrible state, I think the other Robins will not have a good ending either."

"That's not what I meant." Rocket Raccoon said seriously. "Remember Arkham Asylum? There are a lot of crazy people locked up there, and they are also equipped with corresponding medical staff, but did you notice that they know nothing about Arkham's underground?"

Hearing this, Su Ze stopped chewing and remained silent for a moment before continuing to chew and swallowing.

Rocket Raccoon continued, "The police are focusing all their attention on the big hole you blasted, but don't forget that the elevator we took last night is still there. If they want to check, they can easily find our route by following the footprints."

"But we lay on the lawn for so long, but not a single detective went to investigate the Arkham underground building. They could easily have determined that we had been there before escaping the prison." Su Ze followed Rocket Raccoon's words.

"Yes."

Rocket Raccoon nodded.

"It's like they've been subconsciously overlooked. Except for the patients locked up in Arkham Asylum, no one knows there are five prison floors under Arkham." "But no one would believe the words of a madman, and there is indeed a kind of energy that has modified their cognition, making them turn a blind eye to Arkham's underground elevators, just like Wayne Manor and the Batcave."

"Do you think the 'Headless Horseman' is also related to this?" Su Ze asked.

"At least it's a direction for investigation. Don't forget, Nightwing is on the fifth underground floor, and no one knows of his existence. Now the Dullahan has killed so many people, but the Justice League is indifferent. The most important thing is those ordinary people."

Rocket Raccoon pondered and looked at Suze.

"Tell me, if a strange being killed forty people in New York in our universe, what would happen?"

"The people will blow the roof off the mayor of New York City," Suze replied.

Rocket Raccoon also snapped his fingers. "That's right, this is the normal development, but look here, not only the police and heroes, but even ordinary people ignored this matter, don't you think it's a bit strange?"

late at night.

Dark clouds hung over Gotham City, giving people an indescribable feeling of oppression.

Su Ze tightened the collar of the invisible cloak on his body and walked quickly through the alleys of Gotham.

After discussing with Rocket, Su Ze felt more and more the weirdness of this universe.

Rocket was right, there were no normal people in this universe anymore. At first he just thought that something had changed Superman's mind, turning him into an evil villain who did all kinds of evil. But now, as the clues were gradually revealed, more and more mysteries emerged.

I originally thought that the Mind Gem was relatively weak among the Infinity Gems, and even if it was transformed into the power of the Chaos Mind, it would not be that strong. I didn't expect the situation to be so serious, even bigger than the chaos created by the power of time and space.

Fortunately, the guy who holds the power of the mind has not noticed me yet, and this is enough time for me to turn passivity into initiative.

While being careful not to leave any traces, Su Ze quickly entered a dark alley.

The narrow passage was filled with a disgusting stench. The cold walls on both sides were a little damp, and the dirty corners were filled with garbage.

The light from the street lamps outside the alley penetrated in with difficulty. The pale light was unable to illuminate the alley at all. Instead, it added a sense of horror to the place. The ground was full of sewage and there were even a few rats foraging for food.

Walking into the alley, Su Ze could feel the stone pavement under his feet becoming sticky and slippery, but fortunately, after experiencing so many things, he had become accustomed to this environment.

A gust of cold wind blew by, bringing a slight chill. There seemed to be some other sounds mixed in the wind, but Su Ze had no intention of paying attention to them at the moment.

Just like the universe where Rocket and his friends live has DC comics, this universe also has Marvel comics. He must uncover the mystery here before those guys realize Rocket's true identity.

As we continued forward, we saw scratches appearing on the wall. Those shocking marks were obviously left by someone in extreme fear.

Further ahead, there were messy footprints on the ground, as well as traces of dragging and a trail of blood mixed with sewage, and the blood spread all the way into the depths of the darkness.

The bloody smell in the air became stronger and stronger, causing Su Ze to frown slightly.

At the end of the alley, a pool of blood accumulated on the ground. Not only here, but the surrounding walls were also splashed with blood, making it look like a slaughterhouse.

And this place was none other than the location where the bodies of the three victims killed by the Headless Horseman were found.

Looking at the messy crime scene, Su Ze narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although we already know that everyone here has been affected by the power of the mind, it is still a bit too outrageous that such a large pool of blood has been left here and no one has noticed it.

However, when he thought about the fact that this matter had been reported in the newspaper but there was still no follow-up, Su Ze just sighed and shook his head.

This is a good thing, because no one is paying attention to the situation here, so the crime scene is not damaged too much.

If we can find some clues about the headless knight here, maybe we can find his whereabouts.
(End of this chapter)