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He couldn't understand how the man before him knew the most crucial secret of Claw.

The coins made from amber gold infused with Dionysus's essence are the reason why the Claw Warriors are able to live forever.

These coins were embedded in the teeth of the Claw Warriors. Over the years, the Dionysian factor and amber gold contained within the coins gradually seeped into the bodies of the Claw Warriors, endowing them with extraordinary abilities and near-immortality.

This is how the Claw Warriors are made—a method that requires time to mature.

Seeing the silent William Cobb, Depp ignored him, since he couldn't escape anyway.

Depp helped the still-shaken Dick to his feet and gave him a quick check-up.

Depp smiled at Dick and said, "Luckily, he only broke two ribs and suffered some minor internal organ damage."

"Lucky? I broke two bones, Daddy Depp!" Dick protester said.

Depp gave the kid a flick on the forehead and said, "Don't you dare act on your own again, understand? Don't think I don't know you were eavesdropping in the stairwell that day!"

"I know, I know!"

Then, Dick asked in confusion, "Since Daddy Depp knew I was eavesdropping there that day, why didn't he call me out on it?"

Upon hearing this, Depp said in a deep voice, "Because I think you deserve to know the truth. You are more mature than other kids, and I think you should know what you should do."

Upon hearing this, Dick lowered his head in shame and said softly, "Well... I may have disappointed you. I was indeed too reckless. If you hadn't arrived in time, I might have been killed by my great-grandfather."

As he spoke, Dick suddenly remembered something and said urgently again, "Oh, right, he said he kidnapped my father and turned him into claws..."

Depp ruffled Dick's hair and said, "Don't worry, your father will be fine, I'm sure."

"Huh?" Dick asked in surprise, "Really? Daddy Depp, how can you be so sure!"

Chapter 184 The Labyrinth

Upon hearing Dick's question, Depp said, "The reason is simple: a Claw Warrior capable of carrying out missions requires a long period of training and years of infiltration by Amber Gold Coins to finally take shape."

"So... I guess that Brother John is still in the training and brainwashing stage, and he probably can't be considered a real Claw Warrior yet."

"As long as we get John out before the Owl Court trains him into Claws, he'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, Dick breathed a long sigh of relief, and the resentment in his heart finally dissipated completely.

He said, "Daddy Depp, when are we going to rescue my father?"

Depp ruffled Dick's messy hair and said, "Go back to sleep and be a good boy. Maybe John will come to see you tomorrow morning."

Dick nodded emphatically and said, "I think I can sleep in the Batcave; it's safer here than Wayne Manor."

Depp agreed, "No problem. Go take a shower now, then find a room to sleep in. Your father and great-grandfather still have something to say."

"Okay, I'll be going now, Daddy Depp."

After watching Dick go to take a shower, Depp turned to look at William Cobb, whose broken wrist had already begun to scab over.

It must be said that the self-healing speed of these clawed creatures is truly astonishing.

William Cobb looked at Depp, assuming that Depp, like the bat, wanted to interrogate him about the Court of Owls.

"I really don't know where the Court of Owls is! That stinky bat has asked me a hundred times already, you're not going to ask me a hundred more times, are you?"

Depp asked in confusion, "Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't ask you."

William Cobb looked at him with disapproval.

"Stop pretending. You probably want to talk to me about something else and then interrogate me little by little, right? Batman used this trick before, but it didn't work because I really didn't know."

Depp rolled his eyes at the other person and said, "Ah, I know you don't know, but it doesn't matter at all, because I already know roughly where their hideout is."

William Cobb looked incredulous upon hearing this, and then Depp threw him back into the freezer like trash.

As for his two hands, Depp simply threw them into the trash can.

After doing all this, Depp didn't rush to the Court of Owls' lair to destroy them one by one.

Instead, he planned to first fulfill what he had previously told Catherine.

He wanted to first find the families of those members of the Court of Owls and teach them a lesson in blood.

With that in mind, Depp sent a message to Alfred.

"Afu, can you help me find out the member information of these families? I need information on all members, the more detailed the better."

Alfred watched Bruce's retreating figure as he donned his gear and prepared to leave, and sighed helplessly.

Back in the house, Alfred saw the message Depp had sent him.

He immediately replied: Okay, Mr. Depp, I'll send it to you as soon as I've checked.

Depp replied: I knew you were the most reliable person, Alfred.

While waiting for Alfred to check the information, Depp arrived at the door of his first target's house.

This is the gate to the Bowles family villa.

This family, with a long history in Gotham, controls the most luxurious hotel in Gotham, the Bowles Hotel.

At the same time, this family is also the highest-ranking authority in Gotham's Court of Owls.

For nearly a century, the innermost seat on that owl-shaped courtroom table has been occupied by members of the Bowles family.

Depp slipped into the villa silently, like a ghost.

Combining super speed with master-level stealth, Depp's stealthy operations were difficult even for the gods of Asgard to detect, let alone ordinary mortals.

Depp remained hidden in the shadows, examining one by one the Bowles family members, some sleeping and some awake, in the extremely luxurious villa.

Depp doesn't intend to personally kill too many people, but he wants to use his own methods to make the current Court of Owls self-destruct.

After checking them one by one, Depp finally found his target for this trip.

Joseph Powers

Key skill: Business acumen.

Favorability rating: Strangers.

Maria Bowles

Key competency: Leadership.

Favorability rating: Strangers.

That's right, these two are the couple who would later inherit the leadership of the Court of Owls.

Their hands will be stained with blood, and right now, they clearly don't realize that they are about to face punishment before they have even reached the top.

At this moment, Joseph, who was nearly sixty years old, was still exerting his remaining energy in bed.

Maria, clearly, was enjoying it too.

It has to be said that these two old things are in pretty good shape.

Depp seemed to transform into a shadow, drifting into the room with the wind.

As the elderly couple enjoyed their time together, Depp's eyes focused on the condensation of crimson heat rays.

hum~

After a brief, rapid firing sound, Joseph and Maria collapsed.

Depp then threw the coin he had pried out of William Cobb's back tooth into the middle of Bowers' forehead, where Bowers lay dying on his back.

Furthermore, Depp used their still-warm blood to write a few lines on the wall.

The Bowles family is unworthy to rule the Court of Owls! The Court of Owls has declared the Bowles family guilty!

[Death penalty, to be carried out immediately!]

After doing all this, Depp once again fell into the shadows and quietly withdrew.

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The Wayne Trust was founded by Bruce's great-great-grandfather, Alan Wayne.

Since 1891, the Wayne Trust has built dozens of office buildings in Gotham.

Bruce's ancestor, who suffered from an extreme fear of owls and mental illness, was undoubtedly also very superstitious.

Therefore, almost every Wayne Trust building does not have thirteen floors.

However, Bruce knew that the missing thirteenth floor in these buildings had not disappeared, but had been hidden!

Bruce strolled into a Wayne Trust building, and when he reached the twelfth floor, he left the stairwell.

Activating the power amplification function on his suit, Bruce punched a hole in the ceiling and crawled inside.

Following the route through the ceiling, Bruce finally found the hidden thirteenth floor.

This is a place he once visited.

After his parents were shot and killed, Bruce couldn't accept that the perpetrator was just an insignificant robber.

He could not accept that the guy had killed his parents on a whim during a robbery.

He had initially searched for information about the Court of Owls and eventually found this place.

Just when young Bruce thought he was close to the truth, he burst through the door and was shocked to find that there was nothing there, just an empty room.

He was locked up here for several days and almost starved to death on this damned thirteenth floor.

He was only rescued after Alfred led his men to him.

After that, he firmly believed that the Court of Owls was nothing more than an unrealistic urban legend.

It wasn't until these guys turned their attention to him that Bruce believed they really existed again.

This time, Bruce's gaze sharpened as he looked at the familiar door to the room.

Bruce kicked the door open, and the scene before him stunned him.

The room, which I remembered as empty, is now filled with all sorts of bizarre things.

A tattered bed leaned against the wall, and an oversized owl coin hung on the wall. Several daggers were stuck in the floor.

On the other side of the wall, chains used for interrogation and wing-like restraints were suspended from the ceiling.

On the outermost wall, there hangs a battle suit worn by Claw.