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After saying that, Depp went upstairs and found Bruce having dinner.

Bruce was sitting at the dining table, with the French windows open and a gentle breeze blowing through the curtains, caressing his face. The scene was quiet and pleasant.

Bruce took a sip of mushroom soup and asked, "What brings you here today?"

Bruce during the day is completely different from Batman at night. He is neither bitter nor hateful, but always positive and optimistic, always showing the elegance and composure of a top billionaire.

But Depp knew that, in a sense, the elegant and composed playboy Bruce Wayne during the day was more like a disguise for the man in front of him, while the Batman who came out at night was the real him.

Depp sat down next to Bruce and said, "I think you might have been targeted by the Joker."

Upon hearing this, Bruce's expression instantly turned serious. He put down his spoon and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because the Joker is not a criminal in the ordinary sense; he never commits crimes for money or status, but for fun."

"And in Gotham, for him, no one is more interesting than Batman."

Bruce was not alarmed by this. Instead, he said with interest, "I was just worried about not being able to find that guy. If he comes to me on his own initiative, that would be perfect."

As Gotham's Dark Knight, Bruce had absolute confidence in himself, especially knowing that the other party would take the initiative to come to him.

Depp rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Right, right, you're Gotham's Dark Knight, you never fight unprepared, and you've never lost a duel, right?"

“That’s right!” Bruce said confidently. “If he dares to come, I will personally send him to Arkham.”

Bruce pointed at Depp with a fork stuck with a piece of meat and said, "Besides, you're here with me this time."

Bruce's trust in Depp has, in some ways, surpassed that in Alfred.

Depp blushed slightly, wondering if the guy in front of him was really the Dark Knight Batman.

Or perhaps I've changed a lot about it during this period.

“Well then, we’ll just wait here!” Depp said.

"Your breakfast is here, Mr. Depp."

Alfred placed a tray containing two breakfasts in front of Depp: "This is a new dish I created by combining the recipes you showed last time. You can't find it anywhere else."

Upon hearing this, Depp took a bite and immediately exclaimed, "It's absolutely delicious!"

Alfred smiled and said, "Then, would you like another one?"

Depp exclaimed excitedly, "Really?"

"of course."

While the group was having breakfast, on the top of a large, leafy tree not far from Wayne Manor...

The Joker, with his signature smile, sat on a branch of a large tree, intently observing everything happening within Wayne Manor through binoculars.

He quickly deciphered the conversation between Depp and the others using lip reading.

"Ah Fu, give me one too!"

"Make it extra spicy and numbing!"

The clown grinned and muttered to himself as he cocked his sniper rifle and aimed the scope at the group of people in Wayne Manor.

"Batman...you're really confident. Who gave you the courage to say something like that?"

“Mr. Depp, please move to the left a little; you’re blocking the little bat’s head.”

"Left, not right! Can't you tell left from right?"

"Sigh!" the Joker sighed. "Since Mr. Depp is always standing in front of the little bat, then I guess you'll have to take a bullet first, Alfred."

"I'm really sorry I couldn't have the breakfast you made."

The clown spoke sadly, pointed the sniper rifle scope at Alfred, and then pulled the trigger.

"Oh!"

The loud gunshot startled everyone, but Bruce and Alfred were essentially ordinary people, and caught off guard, they had no chance to dodge the bullets coming from the shadows.

But... Depp can!

The moment he heard the sound, he immediately activated his super brain mode, and everything around him became incredibly slow in Depp's eyes.

Sensing the movement of the air behind him, Depp immediately pinpointed the location of the bullet.

This is an alternative way of using wind control capabilities, developed by Depp.

The nano ring quickly began to decompose, transforming into a vibranium protective layer in Depp's palm.

Depp then grabbed the bullet that had just pierced the white curtain in his hand.

After the vibranium protective layer absorbed the bullet's kinetic energy, it transformed back into the ring on the ring finger.

All of these operations were completed in an instant.

So in the eyes of Bruce, Alfred, and even the Joker.

It was just a gunshot, and then Depp grabbed backward with lightning speed.

Then... he opened his palm, and a .308 Winchester sniper rifle bullet with a deformed bullet tip fell to the ground with a clatter.

If there's any change in Depp, it's that the ring on his ring finger seems to have started to glow purple.

"My goodness!"

The clown on the tree branch covered his mouth in surprise, exclaiming with an exaggerated expression, "Is this Mr. Depp's power? Truly unmatched!"

"It seems... I need to find a way to get Mr. Depp away so I can play with the little bat properly."

Chapter 107 Absolute Defense from Depp

The Joker's sudden attack startled both Bruce and Alfred.

But their exceptional tactical awareness allowed them to react immediately, rushing towards the sofa that could serve as cover.

Bruce pulled out a hidden compartment from the side of the sofa, took out a special bulletproof vest, and threw it to Alfred and Depp.

He then donned a combat suit specially made for him by Lucas for home use.

"Activate the manor's defense system!" Alfred said, wearing a bulletproof vest. "Thank you very much, Mr. Depp. I owe you my life."

As soon as Alfred finished speaking, countless buzzing sounds immediately filled the area around Wayne Manor.

Accompanied by a sound like a swarm of bees dancing, hundreds of drones took to the air from every corner of the manor and began using infrared scanning to conduct a carpet search for the enemy's whereabouts.

"Damn, how can their family be so rich!"

Seeing this scene, the clown cursed loudly, then changed the subject and said with a grin, "But no matter how much money you have, you only have one life, just like everyone else."

He threw away his heavy sniper rifle, climbed to the top of the tree like a monkey, and with his toes touching the topmost branch, took out two decks of cards from his pocket.

Then the clown's hands flew out, shooting out playing cards and shooting down the surrounding drones one by one.

"One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, one million!"

Using his specially made grappling hook, the clown darted up and down the trees and walls surrounding the manor, gradually approaching the ancient castle in the center of Wayne Manor.

Amidst the hail of bullets, occasionally one or two bullets would hit the clown.

However, due to the principle of non-killing, the drones are equipped with rubber bullets instead of metal bullets.

Although the blows would still cause the Joker pain and even fractures, these non-fatal injuries were completely insignificant to him, and even excited him more.

"Wuhu~"

The clown hooked himself onto a treetop with a grappling hook, swung himself into the air, and shouted, "Hahaha, so much fun! So exciting! It's addictive!"

He felt he had made the right decision to come!

Playing with little bats is definitely more fun than playing with those idiots!

The three people standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window watched the clown jumping around the manor, occasionally letting out strange laughter and screams, and fell silent for a moment.

This guy... can't be judged by common sense at all!

Bruce finally began to confront his future nemesis.

"I must say, this is an extremely dangerous guy, and we absolutely cannot let him get away with it!" Bruce said solemnly.

Alfred agreed, “Yes, this guy is unlike any of our previous enemies, or rather... they're not even on the same level.”

After saying that, Alfred opened the window and set up the anti-materiel sniper rifle in his hand.

"Young master has sworn not to kill, but I haven't."

"For the Wayne family!"

Having finished speaking, Alfred, having aimed, pulled the trigger.

The bullet, carrying immense kinetic energy, burst from the barrel, but the clown dodged the fatal blow with an uncanny movement.

Only the sleeve of his purple suit was ripped off by a sniper bullet.

"This outfit of mine is a limited edition, you have to pay me back!"

The clown shouted and sped up as he approached Wayne Castle.

Bruce wasn't idle either; he took a silver dart from the yellow pouch on his combat belt and threw it at the Joker.

The dart was much slower than a bullet, and the clown laughed as he dodged it.

But the next second, a spark in the middle of the dart rapidly enlarged.

boom!

Flames erupted, and the smoke from the explosion enveloped the clown.

The grappling hook was thrown out of the smoke and landed precisely on the roof of the castle.

The clown swung out of the smoke, gripping the grappling hook, completely oblivious to the burns and flames on his body.

He charged at Bruce with a sneer, yelling in a sarcastic tone, "Little Bat, you fucking bastard!"

As he drew closer to Bruce and Alfred, an excited expression spread across the Joker's face.

Bruce was also on high alert, his whole body tense.

Alfred stood up, raised his anti-materiel sniper rifle, and aimed it at the Joker who was right in front of him.

Then, they saw Depp, who hadn't been moving at all, take a step forward and close the window.