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A large amount of venom was injected into Bane's brain, causing him to forget the pain for a moment.

The venom also greatly accelerated Bane's physical recovery, and he struggled to stand up again.

Clearly, his broken left leg is healing rapidly.

Bain quickly surveyed his surroundings, searching for the best way to escape.

He quickly locked the window behind him.

"I'll be back, you better watch out while you sleep!"

After saying that, Bain jumped out of the window and sped away.

As Bane ran, he looked back and saw that Depp was following him and trying to stop him. He was overjoyed.

"It seems that although this guy is physically strong, he is not as fast as me."

Depp watched Bane leave without stopping him, but instead concealed himself, intending to secretly follow behind him.

After the invisible Depp followed Bane out the door, Selena, wearing a dark red nightgown, leaned against the door, looking coquettishly in the direction Depp had left.

"You scoundrel! You just got home and you're already running off. Wait till you get back, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Bain sped along and then disappeared into the sewers.

During this time, the exceptionally intelligent Bane had already memorized the map of Gotham City.

This also includes Gotham City's underground system.

Bain knew every underground river and every sewer route like the back of his hand.

After several twists and turns in the sewers, including deliberately taking a few detours, Bane finally arrived at the lair of the zombies and others.

When Bain returned, he saw roast meat and fried chicken on the table, as well as bottles of champagne.

The zombies had already prepared a victory celebration, just waiting for their boss to return and open the champagne.

Upon seeing Bane return, the caveman immediately took out a firework tube and aimed it at Bane.

With a gentle turn, it gave Bane a colorful, dazzling splatter with a loud bang.

"Congratulations, boss, on taking down Batman and Birdman! Time to pop the champagne!"

The caveman chuckled foolishly, completely oblivious to the increasingly grim expression on Bane's face.

The zombies nearby quickly noticed that Bane's expression was off and immediately stopped the birdman from opening the champagne.

"Boss, how did this operation go?"

The zombie asked cautiously.

Bain said, his face darkening, "We failed. That guy's physical abilities are even more terrifying than I imagined. If it weren't for his speed..."

Before Bain could finish speaking, his expression suddenly turned extremely ugly, as if he had seen something terrifying.

The zombie looked back and saw a strange man sitting at his own victory celebration table, eating barbecue and drinking champagne.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Depp wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and said, "The meat is a bit overcooked, but the champagne is alright. You guys keep chatting, and when you're done, I'll take you to Arkham Asylum."

"Depp?"

The zombie suddenly remembered who the man was.

The boss's target: Batman!

Bane stepped forward, shielding the zombies and the others behind him, and said, "Batman, don't push your luck. Besides, are you sure Arkham can hold me?"

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately used the Speed ​​Force to appear behind Bane: "That's right. So you mean you want me to just kill you?"

Bane chuckled upon hearing this: "Don't try to fool me, Batman. I know you have a vow not to kill."

Depp nodded in agreement, saying, "That's true. Batman does indeed have a vow not to kill."

He paused slightly, then continued, "But who told you... I'm Batman?"

"what!"

Bane exclaimed in surprise, "You're really not Batman?"

"Nonsense! If I were Batman, I would have been crippled by that knee strike of yours!"

Depp said speechlessly.

"If you're not Batman, why do you insist on arresting me?"

Bain asked.

After witnessing Depp's almost teleporting speed, Bane fully realized the gap in strength between himself and Depp.

Therefore, he has absolutely no intention of resisting at all.

"Because I'm friends with Batman, and you want to kill him."

Depp put on the sling ring and used the Cryptolack's scarlet chains to bind Bane and the others.

No matter how hard Bane struggled, he couldn't break free of the chains formed by the magical power.

This supernatural magic once again shocked Bane.

Resigned to his fate, Bain said nothing more, but countless questions lingered in his mind.

Who exactly is Johnny Depp?

Who exactly is Batman?

And Gotham... what the hell kind of place is it?!

While in prison, Bane had never encountered an enemy worthy of his full strength.

Now Gotham itself is facing setbacks everywhere, especially this night, which almost shattered all the confidence it had built up.

I'm speechless!

After tying up Bane, Depp didn't rush to kill him or send him to Arkham Asylum.

Depp would like to bring this guy, who is both extremely strong and intelligent, to his side if possible.

Anyway, villains like the Joker, Oswald, Two-Face, and Mr. Freeze, who should have become supervillains, have all been recruited and brought onto the right path by him.

It doesn't seem impossible to have another Bain.

Depp closed his eyes and recalled some memories of the plot involving Bane.

He then took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and prepared to have a conversation.

Enough talk, let's get started!

Brainwashing!

Depp crouched down in front of Bane and asked, "Why are you so obsessed with destroying Batman?"

Depp naturally knew the answer.

Bane's obsession with destroying Batman stems from the fact that bats were his greatest fear as a child.

As he grew up, Bain overcame his fear, but bats remained a recurring nightmare in his dreams every night.

In my dream, a gigantic bat, as big as a skyscraper, always looked down at me.

This is also why Bane became increasingly irritable and bloodthirsty.

Depp then decided to start from there, guiding Bane down a path completely different from the one in the comics.

Faced with Depp's question, Bain was not prepared to answer, so he simply stared into Depp's eyes without saying a word.

Depp looked somewhat helpless; it seemed that Bane's psychological defenses were not so easy to break down.

Since that's the case, Depp decided to explain the reason himself.

"Is it because of that giant bat monster that appears in your dreams every day? You feel that it represents Batman, so you feel that you have to kill Batman."

Upon hearing this, Bain was immediately startled. How did this guy know about his affairs?

Could it be that he has mind-reading abilities?

Having witnessed Depp's various abilities, Bane even wondered if mind-reading might actually exist.

"Although I don't know how you know all this, don't think that this alone will make me submit to you."

Depp continued, "I have no interest in making you submit, but you might want to think about whether the bat in your dream really did anything to hurt you?"

Bain laughed and said, "Are you an idiot? That was just a dream! How could bats in a dream possibly hurt me!"

Depp nodded and said:

"Hmm, that's right. You know it was just a dream? So you traveled all the way to Gotham because of something in the dream, trying every possible way to kill Batman. Are you out of your mind?"

"And your brothers, you brought them here to their deaths just because of a dream, are you an animal?"

Bain: "......."

What he said made such a good point that I couldn't refute it.

Depp's words left Bane completely bewildered.

All that I did made me feel like a clown.

"But... but that must be a dream with some kind of meaning! Just like when I was in a coma as a child, I saw my future self. He told me that I would eventually become a king, and fear was something I had to overcome."

Bain was clearly getting impatient, and this time he took the initiative to talk to Depp about his own affairs.

Depp then asked, "Do you think killing Batman is overcoming your fear?"

“Isn’t that right?” Bain retorted.

Depp said, "Of course not, you're just running away. The best way to conquer fear is to confront it, or even... become it!"

"To confront...to become him? You mean..."

Bain asked, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Depp took out a batarang and said, "Yes, in my opinion, the bat in your dream is not your enemy, but a sign of your future ally, or even your future self."

Bane wavered slightly, but still retorted, "Are you kidding me? You mean you want me to become Batman too?"

"As expected of the intelligent Bane, you understand what I mean without me having to say anything more."

Depp ignored Bane's apparent opposition and continued with the next phase of his verbal therapy.