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He shouted, "I did it all by myself, it has nothing to do with His Excellency Falcone!"

After saying that, he quickly pulled a miniature revolver from his shirt pocket and put the muzzle in his mouth before anyone could react.

"Oh!"

The bullet pierced the back of Rob's head, and blood and brain matter splattered onto the faces of a young couple behind him, leaving them covered in sticky residue.

Amid the couple's screams, the judge immediately struck the gavel and, expressionless, began to pronounce the verdict: "The court hearing is adjourned. Rob has committed suicide out of guilt. Court is now closed!"

It was only then that Harvey realized that even the judge had been bribed by Falcone!

He angrily exclaimed, "Your Honor, this is against procedure! And where did Rob get the pistol?!"

The judge, who was about to get up and leave, turned back and said dismissively, "I've already said it, the trial is over, and now all the evidence needs to be sealed up."

The way things unfolded was unexpected by everyone, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

As Depp and Selena left the jury box, Harvey was still arguing with the judge, only to be met with ridicule.

"Falcone really has connections everywhere," Selena said, somewhat disappointed.

Depp was more optimistic: "At least Rob is out of the picture, and maybe the Gotham Police Department can have a fresh start."

Because he knew that in the days to come, Gotham's traditional gangs would be no match for those supervillains.

Selena nodded noncommittally: "Perhaps you are right, and that prosecutor named Harvey is indeed a trustworthy person."

In the evening, Depp, who had spent half the day shopping with Selena, drove his pickup truck home.

"Going shopping is more tiring than running fifty kilometers!"

As Depp approached his doorstep, he was talking to himself when he noticed Wellen standing solemnly in front of the antique shop.

Not far from him, dozens of men dressed in black suits and carrying guns had completely surrounded the antique shop.

The leader was a bald man in a neat suit, holding an extremely sharp dagger, his wrists covered with countless knife marks.

[Victor Zasz]

Upon seeing the name, Depp immediately understood; it seemed he was now working for Falcone.

After Rob's incident, Falcone was naturally furious, and his target was these freaks who had taken up residence in Gotham.

While the most prominent Batman, Falcone, is beyond his reach, the lizardman waiter at the small antique shop on the island is not going to escape his clutches.

Similar situations are playing out across Gotham.

Countless abnormal beings like Wellen, whether pitiful or despicable, are being baptized by Falcone's wrath.

When seemingly irrefutable evidence fails to defeat Falcone, his counterattack will come swiftly.

Depp and Selena never expected that their actions would accelerate Falcone's hunt for Gotham City's freaks.

With one hand braced against the shop door, Wellen shouted, "With me here, none of you will ever set foot in this antique shop!"

He didn't know that these guys were actually targeting him; he thought they were just a group of robbers.

Regardless of who it is, he will defend the shop to the death, even if the green scales on his body are not enough to withstand the bullets.

Depp slowly stepped out of the car, crossed his arms and pointed at the crowd in front of him, his eyes filled with a blank white light.

The next moment, a sudden downpour began around the antique shop without warning.

Chapter 36 Archmage Depp

When Wellen saw that the torrential rain was only falling on the heads of the gangsters in front of him, he was overjoyed: "The boss is back!"

The torrential rain pouring down only over Zas and his group truly baffled the people of Falcone.

However, Zas deftly twirled his dagger and tucked it into his sleeve. He then took out a small square box from his pocket, took out a small bar of soap from the box, and began to wash his face.

He was still asleep when he received the order, and now he can take advantage of the rain to wash his face.

Zas felt that since his side had a large number of people and a huge advantage in firepower, the other side wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

So, it's not too late to start after I've washed my face.

Upon witnessing this scene, Depp remarked that Zarzs truly lived up to his reputation as a notorious psychopathic killer in DC. Putting aside his killing techniques, this guy was genuinely a psychopath!

"I would like to call you Gotham's Little Makka Pakka."

Depp raised his hands slightly, and a small, round dark cloud immediately condensed in the sky.

The next second, Depp forcefully swung his raised hands downwards, and the surging energy in the dark clouds poured down with a thunderous roar. A bolt of lightning as thick as a child's arm struck straight at Makaba... no, it struck straight at Victorzas, who was washing his face!

Under the thunderous baptism, Zas, his face covered in soap suds, collapsed in disbelief, the soap in his hand being squeezed to the feet of Wellen.

The tiny tuft of downy hair that had just grown on his head was also reduced to ashes along with its roots by the lightning.

And because of the rain, the electricity carried by the lightning was amplified by the rainwater and transmitted to everyone surrounding the antique shop.

The moment Zas fell, the dozens of assassins convulsed as if electrocuted, then collapsed to the ground one after another.

Upon seeing this, Gou Dan'er, who was standing on the windowsill, retracted the small blue tentacle that had just extended from his mouth.

Wellen, who expected to face a fierce battle, watched helplessly as the group of armed men fell to the ground, his heart filled with admiration for Depp.

Wellen also felt a pang of anxiety. His boss had taken them all down with a mere flick of his wrist; his strength was terrifying... and he felt so weak. He mentally encouraged himself.

"Wayne, you still need to work harder to become stronger!"

Unbeknownst to Wellen, as his mindset shifted, the atavistic genes within him became more active.

However, launching an attack of such scale and intensity also took a tremendous toll on Depp.

After all, he was just a rookie who had only acquired mutant abilities three months ago.

At this moment, Depp, pale-faced, leaned against a telephone pole, looking like a young man suffering from kidney deficiency due to excessive indulgence.

Fortunately, the system existed, and Depp took out the bottle of concentrated life essence that he had treasured for a long time but had never dared to try from the system space.

After opening the lid and taking a small sip, Depp immediately felt a warm current flow down his esophagus, then transform into nutrients in his stomach, quickly nourishing and restoring his physical and mental strength.

"Getting excited!"

Just two seconds later, Depp looked up with a flushed face and put the small bottle away again: "Thank goodness, it doesn't smell like heather."

"The boss is awesome!" Wellen, standing at the shop entrance, gave him a thumbs up and said, "What are we going to do with these guys?"

Depp noticed that the nail on Wellen's raised thumb seemed to have become sharper and more cloudy than before.

But Wellen was right; he really didn't know where to put those convulsing guys at the door.

Just then, the phone rang. Depp answered immediately, and James Gordon said with concern:

“I received a call from the police saying that dozens of armed robbers have surrounded your store.”

Depp said calmly, "That's right, there were indeed people with guns surrounding my shop, and the leader was a bald man covered in knife scars."

The bald man covered in knife scars... Gordon recalled the various files he had read and felt a chill run down his spine. He said, "That man must be Victor Zasz, a serial killer!"

Gordon knew Depp was a formidable fighter, but he still didn't believe that Depp, unarmed, would be a match for Victor Zassar, who was wielding a knife.

So he specifically reminded Depp, "Depp, don't make any rash moves. The other side has a numerical advantage and firepower, and Zas is also an extremely troublesome guy. I'm on my way to you, so your priority should be saving your own life!"

Depp was touched by Gordon's concerned words.

Unexpectedly, this beacon of justice from the Gotham Police Department is also a very kind-hearted man.

Depp said, "Actually... it suddenly started raining heavily outside my store, along with thunder. And those guys were really unlucky, so they've all been struck by lightning and are now lying in front of my store."

"What?" Gordon was momentarily stunned.

"I mean, when you come, you'd better take these guys who were stunned by lightning with you and put them all in Blackgate Prison!"

To be honest, Gordon arrived at just the right time. Depp didn't know how to deal with Zaz and his gang before, but now Gordon can take them all away in one car.

"Are you sure this is really just a natural disaster?" Gordon looked incredulously at the stunned Falcone men and the rain around them.

Depp threw the gangster he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground and said, "What else? You don't think I can control the weather, do you?"

"Okay, that does sound a bit unrealistic."

Gordon handcuffed the guys one by one and, together with his colleagues, shoved them into the support van that had arrived.

"Be careful during this time, brother. I don't think Falcone will let this go. Contact me anytime if anything happens."

“I hope Falcone won’t care too much about a nobody like me,” Depp said.

Gordon left with the police, and Depp and Wellen returned to the shop.

However, the oddballs and freaks around Gotham don't have the same talent and good fortune as Depp and Wayne.

The Falcone family's relentless gunfire resulted in heavy casualties, and the Gotham Police Department's manpower was simply insufficient to stop the attack.

For a time, everyone in the city, whether criminals or ordinary people, was filled with fear, wondering if they would be Falcone's next target.

That evening, three more bounty lists were released on the black market, with Falcone adding even more to the bounty list.

Batman: Five million dollars, dead or alive.

Catwoman: Three million dollars, dead or alive.

Mechanical Face: One million dollars, capture alive.

Clearly, before his death, Rob told Falcone that the mysterious man was Catwoman and a man wearing an iron mask.

Inside the antique shop, Depp looked at the bounty information Selena had sent and immediately became somewhat angry.

"No way, they're so expensive whether they live or die, but capturing me alive costs a million dollars, huh? Who do you think you are!"

"Besides, what kind of ridiculous nickname is 'Mechanical Face'? Just call him Gotham Iron Man, okay?!"

But despite the complaints, Falcone's frantic revenge has clearly put everyone in an extremely dangerous situation.

After thinking for a moment, Depp sent a message to Selena: "Perhaps we should talk to Falcone in person."

Inside Wayne Manor, Bruce, observing the chaos in Gotham that night, stood up and said to Alfred, "Get my vehicles and equipment ready. I think it's time for me to strike again."

Chapter 37 Falcone's Brainstorming

Before the second mechanical glove was finished, Depp made some minor modifications to the finished glove during the day.

The current robotic gloves are much thicker than the original robotic arms of the Mark 5.