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Chapter 426: Attack vs. Attack! (Please subscribe, read, vote, and comment)
Damian stood in the corridor on the second floor of Wayne Manor and looked out. He saw the manor landscape covered in darkness and the forest in the distance.

"With Alfred gone, no one cares about what's going on in the manor anymore!"

The boy thought so, but soon realized something was wrong.

When did I start to pay attention to such boring things? It seems that I have been led astray by the people in this manor.

Damian used self-deprecation to hide his inner anxiety as he waited for Martin to show up.

This closed-door meeting lasted until the evening. Barbara was called into the Batcave three hours ago to record the meeting, along with Martin, and has not come out until now.

In the past, Damian could not wait to place a bug in the Batcave to eavesdrop on the meeting between Martin and the others.

But after going to Washington with Martin today, Damian suddenly felt that this kind of thing was meaningless.

Even if he heard the content of the meeting, it would be meaningless.

What you eavesdrop on cannot be made public, nor can it be used to gain any benefits for yourself.

No matter what the future holds, at least for now he is not willing to return to the Assassin's League.

Thinking of this, Damian took out the plan he had compiled to deal with the Assassin's League, wanting to improve some details, and then let Martin take a look at it.

"This is a good plan. It not only takes into account all the details of the attack, but also prepares contingency plans and ways to deal with the aftermath. It seems that I didn't bring you here for nothing today."

Martin's voice came from behind him, startling Damian.

He quickly turned around, holding the tablet tightly in both hands, and was unwilling to show Martin this "incomplete" plan.

"Is your meeting over?"

Martin was still as energetic as ever, and the several hours of meeting seemed to have no effect on him.

But Barbara was a little absent-minded. Physical fatigue was secondary. The key was that she couldn't concentrate, as if she had been shocked by something.

"You will see the results of the meeting soon, but today we have only one mission and that is to deal with the Assassin's League."

Martin praised Damian's plan: "The best thing about your plan is that you didn't act like a lone hero, nor did you overestimate your own strength. Tonight's action will be carried out according to your plan, so go and prepare."

Damian was ecstatic and couldn't believe that Martin actually praised him.

But after calming down, he said, "I want to mobilize the Gotham police to surround the Assassin's League. Barbara should coordinate this matter."

Damian was worried that Barbara wouldn't be able to complete the task in her current condition.

Martin smiled and said, "Leave this to me. You don't need to think too much about it. Just get ready!"

Of course Damian had no choice but to accept it and hurried to the Batcave to choose his equipment.

Martin took Barbara to the window, opened it, and a cool breeze blew in. Barbara shuddered and came back to her senses.

"Is what we're talking about so scary? Even the famous Batwoman is scared."

"I'm not scared, it's just that your plan is too broad and involves too many records, and I can't wrap my mind around it."

Of course, Barbara couldn't say in front of Martin that she was scared.

She closed the window, the cold wind disappeared, and her body warmed up a little. Then she complained to Martin, "I just think your plan is too risky. Using the fact that Apokolips' informant on Earth is dug out to cover up the Alliance's transfer of assets in the United States, if you are not careful, you may face the dangerous situation of being attacked from both the Apokolips' informant and the government."

"If this really happened, it would prove that there are people in the US government who are cooperating with Apocalypse. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to cooperate tacitly."

Martin knew that Barbara was just making excuses. After all, she was an American, and it was difficult for her to make a decisive break with the country where she grew up.

But what Martin said was not false. It would be strange if there was no cooperation between the U.S. government and the Apocalypse informant.

If it weren't for that international gang's arms trafficking business, how could the weapons be so popular and not divided up yet?

"I understand your dilemma. It is not an easy thing to make such a judgment. Before you figure it out, you can continue to investigate the clues of the informant from Apocalypse Star and ignore the relocation for now."

The best medicine in the world, Barbara's problems always come to a conclusion as time goes by.

"It seems that this is the only way."

Barbara shook her head, threw away all the complicated thoughts, and then contacted Gordon to ask the police to prepare for the next action against the League of Assassins.

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Talia is planning a raid on the Gotham Police Department to recover the confiscated weapons.

She is not a stubborn person, at least not when it comes to fighting.

She knew very well that no matter how skilled the assassins of the League of Assassins were, they could not break through the heavy firepower of the Gotham Police Department with only bows and swords.

In order to suppress Gotham's gangs, the Gotham Police Department is equipped with a large amount of heavy firepower, especially the Wayne Group's specially made armored vehicles and various firepower.

With excellent equipment and the well-tested Gotham police, even if a group of ordinary superhumans came to Gotham, they would be beaten to a pulp.

Talia is certainly not a reckless person, and although the SWAT team around Gordon has excellent tactical skills, they are too small in number to defend all key areas of Gotham.

"I don't know what's holding the Justice League back, but since they haven't shown up, we can't let go of this opportunity to take the weapons back."

Talia has not forgotten the mysterious man who broke into the base as a member of the Assassin's League, but she knows that it is unwise to waste time on a mysterious man.

As long as the Assassin's League can seize that batch of arms, it will have room to advance or retreat.

Otherwise, with their mortal bodies, no matter what actions they take, the only result is that they will be hunted down.

After Talia retreated to a safe point, she asked her men to change the communication method and notify the members of the Assassin's League to gather at the new location. At the same time, she sent people to monitor the movements of the Gotham Police Department.

News coming in from all sides indicates that the Gotham Police Department is searching for the League of Assassins, but to no avail.

"People living in big cities are so weak. We don't have to worry about our tracks being exposed."

Talia made a confident judgment and immediately began to mobilize all the forces at hand, preparing to attack the Gotham Police Department's warehouse, take back the arms and then retreat.

As for the mission that brought them here in the first place, Talia had long thrown it out of the window.

For her, the most important thing is to keep these elite assassins who are loyal to her, and everything else is just a passing cloud.

"Talia, stop whatever actions you are planning immediately."

Just before Talia took action, she suddenly received a call from Lars.

The young lady couldn't help but lament in her heart that she was still under the control of others after all!
Even though she was dissatisfied with her father, she had to ask her men to stop and wait for new orders.

"Father, our arsenal in Gotham has been raided by a mysterious man and that little traitor Damian. Now we must get these weapons back before we can continue with our plan."

"What about Bruno Mannheim, who is imprisoned in Blackgate Prison?"

Lars had no reaction when he heard about the loss, other than being concerned about the mission he had sent his daughter there for in the first place.

"The Gotham police are guarding very strictly, which is why I have to go and get the ammunition first. Without sufficient firepower, we can't blow open the high walls of Blackgate Prison."

Talia lied, she didn't care about the mission at all.

"Bruno has confessed. The Justice League has obtained his private account book and moved his child. The Assassin's League has actually been exposed. The reason why Gotham is at peace is because the Justice League wants to find more clues from us."

Lars' tone was a little heavy, and he couldn't help but reveal an air of aging.

Talia was surprised, but she quickly found a reason for herself: it must be a problem with the screen.

"Then I will retreat immediately and make sure to bring back all of Gotham's assassins!"

In front of her father, Talia's IQ rose rapidly. She did not order the cancellation of the plan, but instead put all her strength into it.

Since Bruno has confessed, the Justice League must be watching him. If he retreats now, he will be caught in one fell swoop. On the contrary, attacking can confuse the enemy and buy more time.

"You did well!"

Lars listened to his daughter's arrangements and gave rare praise.

"Father, I still don't understand why you want to cooperate with Apocalypse. We won't benefit from this at all."

Talia was surprised, but she also asked her own questions.

Even if she didn't know about the Three Palace Demons, she knew what a proud man her father, the Demon Chief, was. Why would he obey the orders of a group of aliens?

"I am not working with Apocalypse, but to preserve the power of mankind."

When talking about this matter, Lars's aura of aging was swept away, and he said seriously: "The network channel is not safe. When you come back, I will tell you everything."

"Talia can only discuss this issue with her father in prison!"

Martin put down his headphones and joked. From software to hardware, everything in Gotham's network was a product of the Wayne Group. It would be easier for Bruce to plant a backdoor in the network than to turn his hand.

"I didn't expect Lars to be so cautious. We are almost there, and we will know who is hiding behind this!"

Barbara moved her ten fingers across the keyboard, trying to find Lars's location.

However, the other party's communication signal, after multiple encryptions and jumping more than a dozen times among servers in several countries around the world, disappeared in the vast ocean of the Internet world.

"The person who planned all this can't hide behind forever. He will show up sooner or later."

Martin comforted Barbara but did not interrupt her work.

Barbara's anxiety is not because of Apokolips' collaborators, but because of the Justice League's relocation plan.

"You should go find Bruce now. You can find the person behind the scenes faster if you are with him."

Barbara nodded vigorously, quickly began to pack her things, and prepared to leave immediately.

Martin did not interfere with him, but left the disguised van and found Gordon who was mobilizing the police.

Damian stood aside in the form of Robin, just watching quietly and not saying anything.

"You all know the results of Barbara's wiretapping. The Assassin's League wants to use an offensive approach to divert, so we don't have to play a trick with them."

Martin walked up to Gordon and Damian and gave the order directly: "All police officers, set out immediately. Use the fastest speed and the most violent attack to defeat the offensive of the Assassin's League. Damian, follow me to capture the bandit leader."

Gordon stood at attention silently, saluted Martin, then boarded the armored vehicle and led the team away.

"Are you ready?"

Martin looked at Damian, and he certainly wasn't asking about the equipment.

"Master, don't worry! Even if I stay in the Assassin's League, sooner or later I will have a duel with my mother or even my grandfather. Only in this way can I prove that I have come of age."

Damian, who is still a junior high school student, took a deep breath and stabilized himself under Martin's gaze.

"I'm not a pervert like your grandfather, who would let his son draw a knife against his mother."

Martin shook his head and said, "Although your mother is not a good person either, I will not let you face such a moral dilemma. You only need to deal with other ordinary assassins."

Damian was speechless, not knowing whether his master did it on purpose or was just used to mocking others.

"Let's go!"

Martin turned over and rode on Hoofshadow, and Damian jumped on after him.

Hoof Shadow leaped up, carrying the master and disciple up into the cloudy sky of Gotham, heading straight for Talia's location.

The Assassin's League does not trust information technology very much, but leaders like Talia have to use the Internet to communicate for the sake of efficiency.

Even though the League of Assassins hired a large number of hackers to encrypt their network, those hackers combined are not as smart as Bruce alone.

So their position is actually always under surveillance.

If Talia and her men hid in a safe house, they could still block the signal by physical means, but the moment she ordered a large-scale attack and took to the streets, the assassins' whereabouts would be exposed.

Martin flew over the tallest Wayne Building on his hoof shadow and heard the sound of gunfire.

The police communication system also heard the voices of captains reporting encounters with the enemy.

Although the Assassin's League could not get heavy firepower, Gotham was not short of light weapons. After looting gun stores in several districts, they at least gathered ammunition for automatic rifles and a batch of grenades.

Although these things seem powerless in front of the Gotham police's armored vehicles and recoilless guns, the assassins' own combat qualities are not bad either.

As a result, the two sides fell into a stalemate.

Gordon kept adjusting his tactics, trying to force the scattered assassins into one place, and then rely on heavy firepower such as armed helicopters, armored vehicles, and artillery to kill all the assassins at once.

The local gangsters who had wanted to take advantage of the situation were frightened when they saw the police mobilizing so much heavy firepower at once.

Faced with such a scene, only a madman like the Joker would not fear death and confront the police under gunfire.

But those gangsters weren't clowns, so they backed off.

"found it!"

Martin did not interfere with Gordon's command. The old director was more familiar with the situation in Gotham than himself. All he could do was find Talia and kill this leader.

The members of the Assassin's League may have a strong will to fight, but without a brain to command them, they are just a bunch of guerrillas.

Damian did not answer. His mouth was dry and he gripped the long sword harder and harder, until his knuckles turned white from being pressed against the bones.

Even though the weather in Gotham was very bad, Martin could still notice the boy behind him.

But instead of comforting the other person, he ordered Hoof Shadow to rush quickly towards the vehicle that Talia used as disguise.

After Taliyah received the news that several groups of troops were ambushed, her hands and feet turned cold uncontrollably.

Even though she gave the order to assault the residential area, disperse and then regroup to break out, she had a bad feeling deep down.

The total number of members of the Assassin's League who infiltrated Gotham was 500, but the total number of reliable people in Gotham who participated in the battle was more than 1,200.

Compared to the millions of citizens of Gotham, twelve hundred people were too few to do anything, and even simply blocking the roads was difficult.

But using these old policemen who have been fighting those anti-human lunatics in Gotham for nearly ten years to annihilate the League of Assassins is definitely enough.

Talia soon realized this, and she felt despair in her heart, telling herself that it was impossible to fulfill her promise to her father.

The only thing she could do now was to escape through the alternative passage with the remaining people.

As for the assassins who have been entangled by the police, only the Demon Chief can protect them.

"Activate the backup plan, we escape through the tunnel."

As Talia gave the order, a shadow rushed down from the sky.

The heavily armored vehicle in the middle of the convoy was smashed into a discus, and the people inside were crushed into a meat paste. The road cracked, and the vehicles in front and behind were forced to slam on the brakes.

"Get out!"

Talia's eyebrows twitched as she watched this scene.

She was glad that she had set up the insurance, otherwise she would be the one being crushed into a pulp.

"Damian, you go in front and I go in the back."

As soon as Martin landed, he took out his automatic rifle and fired a whole magazine of bullets at the car in front of him.

The bullets also pierced the bulletproof glass and shot the driver into a sieve, leaving him lying in a pool of blood. The person who was reversing lost control and crashed into the wall.

Damian took a quick glance and knew that the person sitting in the car was his mother.

But he quickly turned his head, raised his hand and threw out three smoke bombs, blocking the entire street and hiding the assassins running out of the first two cars.

Then, he threw out several bird-shaped darts, which hit cars or streets. The darts emitted harsh sound waves, which stopped the assassin's charge.

Then Damian rushed out with his sword drawn and fought with him.

The car at the back stopped immediately, and five or six assassins rushed out of it, attacking Martin frantically and rushing towards the vehicle that lost control and crashed into the wall.

"Xilulu!"

The shadow of a hoof flashed in front of Martin and blocked all the bullets for him.

Martin changed the bullets and rushed out from behind the hoof shadow, firing several shots on the way, killing an assassin who pulled Talia out of the car and forcing the others to retreat.

Talia was not a pretty face either. She simply pulled the grenade off the dead body and threw it at Martin.

A flash of hoof shadows once again blocked the impact of the explosion for Martin.

Martin tilted his head and saw Talia rushing towards him viciously with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other.

The woman was as fierce as a wolf and a tiger, and she yelled loudly, "Since you want me to stay so much, let's die here together! Damn bastards, I, Talia, will never surrender to you."

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