I became light in American comics

"They just obediently went back and promised never to come back?"

"Yes, more or less."

Shen You glanced at Kalana's seemingly incredulous expression, shrugged, and said, "It's not that complicated. They're quite easy to talk to. And I'm sure even if they were given the chance, they probably wouldn't want to come to the solar system again."

Kara imagined the stunned expressions on the aliens' faces after witnessing Shen You's earth-shattering, unscientific combat power. She imagined them all rushing to escape the solar system, with even their own fathers being left behind without looking back.

If it were her, she might also be traumatized and never come back again.

Might makes right. As the saying goes, caliber equals justice. When you point a cannon at the other side's head during negotiations, everyone becomes reasonable, no matter who it is.

"Ha, that's great, problem solved." Maxima seized the opportunity to happily approach Shen You. "How about we celebrate together tonight? Just the two of us?"

Shen You subtly took two steps to the side, skillfully dodging her lunge, and said, "Did you forget something?"

"Huh?" Maxima tilted her head, pretending to think hard, but her expression only became more and more blank, as if she really couldn't remember anything.

Shen You reminded him, "The machine hunters have been dealt with, and their alliance has collapsed, but that only solved problems on my side. Your planet is still in the midst of a coup, you've even had your throne stolen, and we don't even know what's happening to your father. Are you sure you don't want to go back and check on him?"

Maxima opened her mouth, stunned for two seconds.

Then he slapped his forehead.

"I...I completely forgot about it."

Shen You x Kara: "."

How could you forget all of this?

Recalling the animated series *Superman TAS*, where Queen Maxima was usurped from the throne, the usurper accused her of being obsessed with men and neglecting her own affairs and the people. In that light, the accusation wasn't entirely without merit.

So Maxima was reluctant to leave, but in the end she had no choice but to go.

"Oh right, take this with you." Shen You suddenly interrupted her before she left.

Maxima's eyes lit up, and she turned around in surprise: "You're so formal. No need for gifts. What's this?"

She took the piece of paper Shen You handed her, her face blank.

Upon opening it, I was shocked to see that the items were clearly listed, such as accommodation fees, food expenses, damaged walls, and broken handles.

Maxima: "."

Maxima went.

Given her fighting prowess, she'd likely be in a strong position to fight back. In Almeric, Princess Almeric is practically a superhuman; even the entire royal guard combined couldn't defeat her. As for whether she can reclaim the throne, that's another matter entirely, since all she's good at is fighting.

But in any case, that was already an internal matter of their civilization, and according to the conventions of the Land of Light, it had nothing to do with Shen You anymore.

Besides, he has other problems to deal with now.

Based on what Cobblestone gave last time, it seems the International Gang is about to make a move in Gotham. Furthermore, Shen You noticed from the eye he previously planted within the Sky Eye that the Sky Eye Society seems to have also deployed personnel to Gotham; it's unclear if there's any connection between them.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. High-tech weapons from outer space are brazenly appearing in the hands of criminals on the street. Although Sky Eye is rather outdated, it is still an alien defense agency, which is roughly equivalent to Earth's defense force.

This situation is now almost as close as aliens running naked down the street at 3 a.m. If they're so blind they can't even see this, then they might as well just dig a hole and bury them.

Once upon a time, the Showa Earth Defense Force was capable of destroying stars with missiles and launching stunts into the sky, even creating an infamous scene where they arrogantly declared, "These country bumpkins from outer space probably don't even know we exist on Earth." In contrast, the defense force that accompanied Shen You was practically made of paper, with a zero-to-five record in external battles, only managing to annoy the Justice League.

Therefore, the Justice League in the comics is always fighting against all sorts of gods and monsters, and when they get home they still have to deal with stupid teammates. Compared to this, even Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to have a bit of the "good teammates" vibe.

That evening, Director Gordon brought some new intelligence.

"The Metropolitan International Group has made another move."

Gordon used the Bat-Lights as a medium to perform his signature move, the Great Summoning Technique, to bring "Batman" over, and got straight to the point.

“My detective Montoya brought a report earlier that a secret ferry belonging to the International Gang had been discovered in Gotham Harbor. Quite a few people have come to Gotham, and we have contacted the Metropolitan Police Department to verify their identities. Among them are several high-ranking members of the International Gang.”

“Penguin has severed ties with the International Gang,” Shen You, in his Batman form, said in a deep voice. “The intelligence is quite reliable.”

“But it seems the international gang hasn’t given up on its operations in Gotham.” Gordon lit a cigarette. “It looks like whatever they want in Gotham, they haven’t gotten it yet. And they’re very determined.”

However, we've found a suspected hideout in Gotham. If you're interested, you can check it out; you might find something.

Shen You flipped through a couple of pages of documents and suddenly noticed that the chubby Detective Harvey Block next to him was occasionally turning around to look in his direction.

One moment he turns his head away as if looking elsewhere, and the next he suddenly turns back, so fast it's as if he's about to shake his head off.

When he saw that Batman was still in the same spot, he pretended to turn back as if nothing had happened, but a few seconds later he suddenly turned back again.

Shen You: "."

What does this mean? Is it "Red Light, Red Light"?

You really want to see how Batman disappears into thin air every time, right?

Shen You thought to himself that he couldn't let people down.

So, in one of the moments Harvey turned his head away...

A surge of electricity crackled across Batman's body, and a burst of lightning erupted.

Like a whirlwind piercing through space, the Dark Knight vanished from the rooftop in a blur.

This time, Harvey turned around for less than a second before abruptly turning back again. When the fat detective turned around, his eyes widened in shock as he saw that Batman, who had been standing there just a moment ago, had vanished without a trace.

He rubbed his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.

"This...how is this possible?"

He ran forward, looked around, and confirmed that the other person had vanished from the rooftop in less than a second.

He turned his head and looked at Gordon in shock: "Did you see that?"

Gordon, who was engrossed in flipping through documents, looked up when he heard this: "Hmm? What's up?"

“He’s gone, just like that, suddenly!” Harvey gestured with his thick fingers. “I just turned my head for a second, really just that, and suddenly he was gone!”

"Oh."

Gordon's expression seemed to say, "What's so strange about that?" before he lowered his head and continued flipping through the case files.

“But that’s impossible! How did they do that?” Harvey continued to ask.

Gordon thought for a moment.

"Probably because he's Batman."

Harvey: "."

Chapter 227 This Time It Will Be Different

Shen You didn't know why, but there seemed to be an unusually large number of abandoned venues in Gotham City.

Abandoned circuses, abandoned amusement parks, derelict warehouses, steel mills, factories, and the like. Besides providing Gotham's ever-growing urban legends with more and more supernatural material, these places are also the most favored five-star hotels for all sorts of assassins, madmen, aliens, dark wizards, and more.

Sometimes Shen You even absurdly thought that if he were to have nothing better to do one day and rip off the roofs of all those messy, abandoned buildings in Gotham, would he find that these wrecked things actually had an occupancy rate of 100%?

Today, Shen You has arrived at an abandoned swimming pool.

The vast, silent stadium resembles a forgotten ancient temple. Whatever glory it once possessed has faded, and the former hustle and bustle is now nothing but silence. Under Gotham's ever-present darkness, it stands like a weary beast, each broken brick seemingly telling a forgotten story.

According to Gordon's intelligence, members of the International Gang from Metropolis are hiding here.

Let's try it the Batman way first. An abandoned venue that serves as a temporary foothold is obviously not as heavily guarded as the Iceberg Casino. Shen You casually found a skylight and entered the top-floor cubicle.

A quick glance down through the partition revealed a considerable number of people inside the venue. A group of international gangsters were having a meeting around a round table.

Just as Shen You was trying to hear what they were saying, he heard a noise behind him.

The sound of someone pushing off the ground, followed by a lunge. Someone was attacking from behind.

His thoughts accelerated automatically, time and space seemed to stand still, and only faint arcs of electricity pierced and flowed between the fixed dust particles. Shen You slowly turned around and glanced at the attacker who was frozen in mid-air behind him.

It turned out to be a woman.

A rare 36D figure—but it's probably because of the black tight leather outfit that makes it look so impressive; the uniform even has a strange, visceral feel to it.

Wearing a cat-ear mask, black knee-high boots, and a whip reminiscent of a queen's .AVI painting at her waist, she's so recognizable that even a random passerby would recognize her.

Selena Kyle, codenamed Catwoman, is Batman's official love interest, or rather, the character closest to being his official love interest.

The main reason is a seismic event in the American comic book industry a few years ago, where a certain brilliant screenwriter arranged a landmark event involving countless publications: the wedding of Batman and Catwoman.

The couple had successfully built up their romance and atmosphere, and after overcoming numerous obstacles, the wedding issue finally arrived. The fans of the "Bat Cat" fandom excitedly bought the long-awaited issue, expecting to finally see their happy ending. However, upon opening it, they discovered the bride had run away, the wedding was off, and the audience was stunned. The screenwriter had seemingly lost their own mother overnight due to carelessness.

Only then did everyone realize that all that grand and elaborate wedding preparations were just for this final, hot bowl of shit.

Of course, marriage is still out of the question at this stage; Batman and Catwoman have probably only known each other for a few months at most.

Shen You glanced at the catwoman who was suspended in mid-air in front of him, frozen in time, thought for a moment, and then moved aside to make room for her.

Time began to flow again.

The target in front of Catwoman vanished in a single frame, and her attempt to ram someone with the ball failed, resulting in a head-on collision with her chest.

Fortunately, she had enough fat to cushion the fall, so she should be alright.

"What's going on?"

Catwoman rubbed her nose and got up, looking at "Batman" with some confusion.

Was he this fast before?

But Shen You only moved slightly to the side, which wasn't very noticeable. She was momentarily surprised and unsure whether she was seeing things.

"What are you doing here?" Shen You asked.

The catwoman chuckled: "What else could a girl be doing out in the middle of the night? Of course, she's looking for fun!"

As she spoke, she leaned against him again.

Shen You deftly stepped aside, leaving the catwoman with empty space again.

She looked at him reproachfully: "You've changed, Bat. You weren't like this in my bedroom that night."

Shen You pondered.

Hmm, so it's gotten this far. It seems Batman is moving faster than he anticipated.

But it's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse.

Since the bizarre milestone of her running away from her wedding, Catwoman has lost most of her popularity as the official couple.

"This is an official business," Shen You asked sternly. "This is the International Gang's base. What are they plotting in Gotham? Are you with them too?"