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"Black mist!"

"Black marshmallows!"

"I don't know, I want to go home!"

Among these unreliable answers, a clear voice stood out.

"There seem to be many...people floating in the air within that black mist!"

"What...are those guys trying to do?"

Joseph said, "They are invaders who want to destroy our city, and I think... we absolutely cannot allow it."

Joseph's words resonated with all the patients at Arkham Asylum, and they immediately became agitated.

In short, in Gotham City, we can do whatever we want and wreak havoc.

But not others!

Immediately, this group of criminals and madmen formed a force and stormed out of Arkham, determined to defend the city that had driven them mad.

At the Depp Botanical Research Institute, after evacuating the company's employees, Wayne and Ivy left the institute hand in hand, ready to support Depp and fight the invaders to the death.

At the Depp Cryogenics and Life Sciences Institute, Victor had his colleagues move his wife's cryogenic chamber away, while he dressed neatly and headed straight for the Black Cloud Center.

A black and white cat is running hard on the road in the town of Smallville.

Its direction is Gotham.

In the sky, Depp was thinking about how to escape.

The guy holding the head of Homelander clone #2 pointed at Depp and asked clones #1 and #3 beside him:

"Is this the guy who killed Number Two?"

Upon hearing this, Number 3 paused to think, then said, "I'm not sure either, but after we came out of the portal, this guy was the only one here."

Depp only realized what was happening after hearing this.

It turns out that the Homelander clone that only had half a head left was the one that was killed by its own heat rays during the wave exchange just now.

At the same time, all the Homelander clones who had overheard the conversation immediately turned to look at Depp.

This scene made Depp break out in a cold sweat.

Bruce's voice came through the system communication device.

"Depp, are you ready for battle?"

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately retorted angrily, "Didn't I tell you to run? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Two seconds later, Bruce's voice came again: "Look down."

Depp looked down and was shocked to find Bruce, Selena, Oswald, Joseph's family in their Joker form, and the guys from Arkham Asylum all beneath him.

And not far away, Wellen, Ivy, Victor, and others were also rushing towards this side.

Bruce continued, "This is our city, and we will do everything in our power to protect it! And you should have more faith in us."

Selena then sent a message saying, "I'm not going to wait at home like an ordinary woman for my husband to return from the battlefield."

Oswald said, "Penguin Man is all about facing challenges head-on, let alone fighting alongside Mr. Depp!"

The Joker twirled the playing cards between his fingers, then put his arm around Harley's waist and said, "Let's go all out!"

Wellen and Ivy said in unison, "We will never abandon our boss!"

Victor raised his cryo-gun and aimed it at the Homelander clone in the sky.

"I'll freeze them all into ice blocks!"

As Depp listened to everyone's words, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

Yes, how could I give up so easily?

If we don't deal with these Homelander clones here, what good will it do to escape to Metropolis?

These guys might destroy the entire Earth.

Depp's eyes gradually hardened, and he sent a message to the others saying, "When the battle begins, everyone be careful. These guys are very tough!"

Across from Depp, Homelander clones number one, three, and four had already silently surrounded him.

After all, Depp is the kind of guy who can instantly kill his teammates in a one-on-one situation, so even they wouldn't dare to make a move rashly.

Upon seeing this, Depp's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"The three of you... dare to surround me?"

"I'm sorry, it's the three of you who are surrounded by me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a white heat beam shot out from Depp's eyes, forming a circle around him.

Then the heat ray encirclement suddenly contracted, and the three Homelander clones were instantly cut in half.

The battle... has officially begun!

Chapter 219 Heart of Gotham

The instantaneous annihilation of the three Homelander clones immediately drove all the clones into a berserk frenzy.

These guys are from the same family and are like brothers, with a subtle, almost imperceptible connection between them.

So, when Depp killed the three Homelander clones around him...

The remaining Homelander clones all felt a pang of sadness, as well as overwhelming rage.

They all looked at Depp in the center of the black fog, their eyes blazing with crimson light.

The next moment, thousands of heat rays shot towards Depp simultaneously.

However, Depp had anticipated this and immediately flew away from his original position the moment the Homelander clones moved.

Thousands of red heat rays collided at Depp's location, instantly causing a massive explosion and flames.

A huge ball of fire exploded in the air, sending waves of heat that burned the skin of the people on the ground.

The Gotham rebels, who were poised to attack, seemed to have received the signal to attack and immediately launched an attack on the creatures in the sky.

Prior to this, Bruce distributed a wearable flight suit that could be launched into the air and a matching helmet to everyone involved in defending Gotham.

Dozens of people soared into the sky, rushing towards the Homelander clones in the air.

But soon, these people realized just how powerful and terrifying those cloaked figures in the sky were.

With each red heat ray that swept across, someone would fall from the sky.

Some Homelander clones who prefer close combat will approach their enemies at incredible speeds and then deliver a powerful punch, blowing their opponents' heads off.

The aircraft used by Wellen was a super-large flying machine painted in green.

As he charged forward, a bald Homelander clone flew at an extremely high speed and quickly caught up with Wellen, flying parallel to him.

Wellen turned his head and saw the guy grinning smugly through his helmet.

Wellen was slightly taken aback, then threw a punch.

Seeing this, Bald Patriot also threw a punch without showing any weakness.

The two powerful fists collided, producing a thunderous sound.

Bald Homelander and Wellen were both thrown back by the impact. They regained their footing in mid-air, staring intently at each other, their fighting spirit surging.

Wellen clenched his fist, and streaks of blood dripped down from the gaps between the scales.

But he showed no fear; instead, a red light, unseen for a long time, shone in his eyes.

This is a sign of Wellen's excitement, a testament to his fighting spirit and physical abilities gradually reaching their peak.

On the other side, the bald Homelander was clearly also a melee fanatic, his eyes filled with excitement.

Seeing this, Wellen stretched out his finger and pointed to the ground.

The intention is clearly to tell the other side, "If you're so capable, let's go to the ground and have a proper fight."

Bald Homelander immediately understood and, without saying a word, dove down to the ground.

With a loud bang, dust billowed up from the ground, and Bald Homelander stood at the center of the dust cloud.

A few dozen meters away from him, Wellen carefully controlled the aircraft to slowly descend.

He unfastened the aircraft and helmet, tossed them to the ground, revealing his incredibly muscular chest and mouthful of fangs.

The dark green scales on his body opened and closed rhythmically, as if trying to adapt to the increasingly firm and powerful muscles that Wellen was developing due to his excitement.

"Your superpower is turning into a little lizard?!" Bald Homelander immediately mocked. "That's really funny. I think... you should stay in an incubator!"

As soon as Bald Patriot finished speaking, a huge green afterimage suddenly appeared behind him.

On the afterimage, two crimson lights floated in mid-air like threads.

At the other end was where Weren had been standing. The crimson light quickly dissipated, and Weren then punched the bald Homelander in the back of the head.

Bald Homelander tilted his head slightly to the side, narrowly dodging Wellen's punch.

But the next second, the scales on Wellen's arm suddenly burst open.

Wellen then pulled his arm back, and the sharp scales left several bloody lines on the bald Homelander's cheek.

This scene shocked both sides in the battle.

On one hand, Bald Homelander was surprised by how hard the lizard monster's scales were, and they cut his cheek.

Although the wound wasn't deep, it brought him a long-lost feeling of pain.

After all, in the world of The Boys, the only things that can break through one's defenses besides nuclear bombs are heat rays.

And now, this little-known lizardman has managed to break through my defenses using only his scales.

I'm so angry!

On the other hand, Wellen was surprised that his sharp scales had only managed to leave a shallow wound on his opponent.

Not to mention, in just a moment, those wounds began to heal at an extremely fast speed.

It's important to know that Wellen's scales have undergone several evolutions. According to Depp's tests, their hardness is almost comparable to vibranium and adamantium, giving them the ability to cut through iron like mud.