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Chapter 221 The Final Bloom

Ivy's gift?

Depp glanced at Selena's expression, then took the box and carefully opened it.

The moment the box was opened, a dazzling burst of light erupted from within.

Depp's pupils contracted slightly. Inside this three-centimeter square box was a flower bud that had been shrunk countless times before it finally bloomed.

Although it was not fully in full bloom at this moment, it still let out dazzling rays of light through the gaps between the petals.

Even Bruce couldn't help but be amazed by its beauty.

Selena gazed longingly at the shimmering flower bud in the box and said, "She's so beautiful..."

But Depp, completely oblivious to the situation, simply slammed the box shut.

There's no way around it, this thing is too dangerous!

Its power is so great that it could instantly turn nearly half of Gotham City to ashes.

If not handled properly, it could explode on the spot, and no one present but the perpetrator would survive.

Depp remembered Ivy saying that she had finished creating the final miniature version of the bloom, and that its power would be half that of the version Depp had seen before.

But Depp could never have imagined that the final bloom would be compressed to such a small size by Ivy.

Bruce, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered.

The final bloom?

what is that?

What is the name of this flower bud?

Why did Ivy send Depp a flower like that?

Could it be that that crocodile kid Wellen really has a green head, just like his scales?

Selena glared at Depp, saying, "Hmph! I don't know why Ivy sent you a flower bud at this time, but that's not the point right now. I'll ask you why after this is all over!"

Depp affectionately rubbed Selena's cheek and said gently, "Don't worry, darling, you'll find out soon enough."

Bruce watched the two people showing affection in front of him, then flipped over and jumped down from the mecha.

Seeing this, Depp asked, "Bruce, where are you going?"

Bruce looked up and said:

"Where to go? I need to figure out how to get through this crisis! After all, I only have a pitiful twenty-four... twenty-three hours and fifty-three minutes left!"

"Damn it, this is a problem of the century!"

Seeing this, Depp laughed and said, "Don't worry, Bruce. I think I can help you catch a Homelander clone and interrogate it. You just need to tell me what you want to know."

Bruce was taken aback and said, "You just said that you couldn't capture them outside the protective barrier for interrogation?"

Depp held up the small box containing the final bloom and said with a smile, "Now...it's different."

Upon seeing this, Bruce's curiosity intensified.

The three returned to the ground, and the crowd immediately surrounded them.

Not far away, Gordon and Harvey also arrived late and joined the rebel ranks.

Bruce pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know why you've become so confident, but it's a good thing. So far, you haven't failed at anything you promised to do."

Depp smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for the compliment, Batman."

Bruce looked up at the Homelander clones in the sky, who were still relentlessly attacking Gotham, and said, "I think we need to at least know why these guys came to Gotham, which faction they belong to, and... whether they have any fatal weaknesses."

Depp nodded and said, "Is that all?"

Bruce said, "Yes, I think that's all for now. As for the rest... if possible, I'd like to bring back as complete and fresh a body as possible from these guys so I can analyze and study it."

Depp said, "No problem, then... everyone, just wait for me to come back."

After saying that, Depp gently kissed Selena's forehead, then controlled the wind to lift himself up and head straight for the top layer of the protective barrier.

Flying to the top of the shield, Depp made a face at the Homelander clones that were relentlessly attacking it.

This infuriated the Homelander clones.

After all, this was the first time they had encountered such a strange protective device; even with thousands of clones attacking simultaneously, it had no effect.

"Here's something good for you, sons of the motherland!"

After saying that, Depp forcefully threw the box containing the final bloom out of the protective shield.

On the ground, everyone had a super telescope given to them by Bruce, and they were watching with concern what Depp was doing in the sky.

After Depp threw the box, Selena immediately asked in confusion, "Honey, you threw out a box with Ivy buds... What's he trying to do?"

Bruce also witnessed this scene. He thought for a moment, then turned to Ivy and said, "That thing... is actually some kind of special weapon, right?"

Ivy nodded and said, "That's right, it's my latest invention."

"How does its power compare to an intercontinental ballistic missile?" Bruce asked.

Ivy licked her lips lightly and said mysteriously, "Intercontinental ballistic missile, what is that? But you'll soon find out the power of that flower."

Because the final bloom is different from weapons such as missiles, it is just a flower, so as Depp thought, it was not intercepted by the protective shield.

The small box was flung out like a bullet, which caused the Homelander clones around it to quickly swarm around.

One by one, like curious children, they chased after the small box containing the final bloom, eager to know what was inside.

Although these Homelander clones have different personalities, they each inherited some of the worst aspects of Homelander.

But at the same time, they also inherited the Homelander's fairly sharp mind. These guys are not idiots; their IQ is even higher than that of most ordinary people.

The Homelander clones quickly discovered that the shield would isolate all attacks from both inside and outside.

So when Depp threw out the small box, they weren't on guard at all.

After all, if this thing were some kind of specially designed heavy-duty weapon, it would have been intercepted by the protective shield long ago.

Besides, as long as they aren't hit by a nuclear bomb in a single battle, these Homelander clones are confident they can withstand it.

"Is this guy giving up? He's attacking us like a homeless person, throwing bottles at us?"

These are the most genuine thoughts of the Homeland clones at present.

Soon, due to the speed, the box opened automatically, revealing its magnificent final bloom.

At this moment, even the ruthless and bloodthirsty Homelander clone was captivated by this beautiful flower bud.

But a clone is a clone, and it will always have flaws you can't even imagine.

For example, right now, a clone who was squeezed at the very front saw the final moment of the bloom and his face began to contort.

This guy has a very peculiar disease; he becomes instantly enraged whenever he sees any flower.

A few seconds later, the guy finally couldn't take it anymore.

Crimson light gathered in his eyes, and a burst of heat rays shot out towards the final bloom, but it did not burn the final bloom to ashes.

Even Depp was stunned when he saw the heat rays shooting towards the final burst.

"I haven't even controlled this thing to explode yet! How can you guys be so impatient?"

The next second, the final blooming bud, after being attacked by the heat rays, began to slowly rotate.

Soon, the dazzling petals unfolded one by one, revealing their ultimate form to the many people of the motherland.

The one who suddenly attacked and finally blossomed had long been torn to pieces by the other clones.

These Homelander clones gazed at the fully blooming flowers before them, their eyes filled with rapture.

But as the last petal opened, the final bloom could no longer withstand the terrifying power it contained.

When the different substances contained in the leaves and the flower stamens came into full contact, it immediately caused a huge explosion.

Rumble!!!

A massive burst of flames and energy erupted from the center, cascading outwards in all directions.

The enormous energy instantly heated the surrounding temperature to thousands of degrees Celsius, and it continued to spread outwards at an extremely rapid speed.

Those Homelander clones, who were completely absorbed in the experience, were struck by this enormous energy before they could even figure out what was happening.

Their skin and flesh dissolved at an extremely rapid rate under the attack of the shockwave and ultra-high temperature, and soon even their bones were gone.

When the shockwave and raging flames reached the protective shield, Depp clearly felt unprecedented fluctuations and tremors on the pale blue shield.

Soon, the shockwave and flames bounced back again under the protection of the shield.

Detonating in mid-air produces greater power and a larger destructive range compared to a ground-impact explosion.

The final burst just now was undoubtedly an explosion in mid-air.

The shockwave and flames from the explosion stretched for tens of kilometers, clearly exceeding the magnitude Ivy had previously mentioned.

"This thing... it's really powerful!" Depp said, looking at the swirling flames overhead.

On the ground, Bruce stared blankly at the final explosion and the giant mushroom cloud.

He turned to look at Ivy, his face filled with shock.

"This is... dried from that flower?" Bruce asked. "Maybe I'm not fully awake yet, and this is all a hallucination, right?"

Ivy replied, “I’m sorry, Mr. Batman, you are perfectly lucid. This is all true. Sometimes you really should have more respect for plants; they are not cute little creatures to be slaughtered.”

Selena immediately understood why Depp had suddenly closed the box.

"My darling must have been afraid I'd get hurt, that's why he did that to protect me. He really is the best man in the world!"

Upon seeing this, the Joker immediately shrank back and said, "Poison Ivy, don't tell me you kept this thing at home?"

Ivy turned her head, put her finger to her lips as if thinking, and then said, "There are probably only five at home, um, I took them all out today and put them on my person. As for the research institute... there are three older versions, but they're not as powerful as these."

As soon as Ivy finished speaking, everyone around him, except for Wayne, automatically stepped back dozens of meters.

Bruce, for example, even used his grappling hook to climb up to the mech control room, intending to go back to the Batcave to hide for a while.

The Joker, standing dozens of meters away, yelled at the top of his lungs, "Are you crazy? Wearing something this powerful all the time! I even think you're a bigger threat to Gotham than those freaks in the sky!"

Ivy looked at the clown with disdain and retorted, "What, are you scared?"