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But then I thought about it again, weren't Crocodile Boy and Mudface in a similar situation?

Perhaps, Depp is just a mutated human who is many times stronger than them.

Unlike Bruce, Lucius already knew that these things were no match for Depp, but he still exclaimed in amazement after the firelight had died down.

"Holy crap! How can his thing be so big?!"

Meanwhile, the vibranium ring on Depp's hand had absorbed enough energy, and this energy now urgently needed to be converted into kinetic energy and released.

Depp twisted his wrists and defined waist, and said, "Bruce, I'm going to start now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Depp rushed towards Bruce at lightning speed and swiftly launched a cannon punch at Bruce with the hand bearing the ring.

Using the amplification provided by his armor, Bruce immediately took two steps back, narrowly avoiding Depp's powerful punch.

He smiled and said, "It seems my skills are still a bit better."

Depp nodded and said, "Maybe."

The next moment, all the kinetic energy accumulated in the ring, which had turned almost entirely purple, poured out instantly.

The shockwave, condensed by Depp into a fist-sized object, blasted Bruce into the wall behind him, and continued to strike!

Fifteen seconds later, Bruce slid down the wall after all the kinetic energy in the ring had been used up.

He slumped to the ground, somewhat questioning the meaning of life.

Depp walked over and patted Bruce on the shoulder, saying, "Dude, pull yourself together. At least get me some clothes first before you start being emo."

That night, Bruce in the Batcave opened the folder titled "Special Response Plan for Leonard Depp" again.

He angrily deleted the line about carpet bombing with missiles and rewrote a shorter sentence.

"I suggest we just use nuclear weapons!"

On a highway in Chicago, a fleet of identical black sedans are heading towards a certain destination.

They moved in unison, maintaining a safe distance between each vehicle.

In the back seat of the second black sedan, Oswald was casually trimming his nails.

He's very busy; he's been incredibly busy ever since he became mayor.

But no matter how busy you are, there are some things you have to do yourself.

For example, come to Chicago and settle accounts with those idiots from the Viti Mafia family.

At the Viti family's base, the patriarch Viti, who was in charge, had already received a message from the outpost.

A group of unidentified individuals were approaching in a convoy of cars.

The license plates indicated that they were all from Gotham.

Without a second thought, Mr. Vitti guessed that the convoy belonged to the Penguins of Gotham.

“Harry, get all the members in Chicago to headquarters. It’s those Penguin Gang guys. They’re here for revenge.”

Upon hearing this, the eldest son, Harry, immediately picked up the phone and began contacting members scattered across various locations.

Upon seeing this, the second son, Hailey, immediately slipped away under the pretext of going out to gather the members.

He knew that his sister and the family's elite had all perished in Gotham.

The current Vitty family is no match for the Penguin Gang.

So rather than staying here to die, I might as well slip away first.

As soon as Haley stepped out of the stronghold, he saw Oswald in the car parked outside, giving him a friendly smile and pointing a gun at him.

The next second, muzzle flash erupted, and half of Haley's head was blown to pieces.

The gunshots caught the attention of the Neviti family at their stronghold, but it was too late.

A group of thugs in suits wearing penguin headgear emerged from a line of black cars, each carrying a rocket launcher and aiming it at the Viti family's headquarters building.

As the Viti family members frantically grabbed their weapons, preparing to rush out and fight the Penguin Gang to the death, countless rockets, trailing brilliant plumes of flame, hurtled towards the Viti family building.

Chapter 127 Brother, What Kind of Hero Are You? [Condensed into 2000 words, please subscribe!]

Moments later, the smoke from the explosion at the Vitty family's hideout could be seen throughout Chicago. By the time the Chicago Police Department arrived, Oswald and the Penguins had already embarked on their journey back to Gotham.

On the way back, Oswald had completely put the incident out of his mind and was carefully reviewing the messages from Gotham residents on the mayor's hotline.

Two weeks later, the Penguin Gang took over the territory that was originally the Viti family's territory, and made all the local gangs that dared to provoke them pay a heavy price.

Now, the Penguin Gang's jurisdiction extends beyond Gotham to include Chicago.

Of course, they don't yet have the same sunshine and positive energy in Chicago as they do in Gotham.

However, once he has completely absorbed or eliminated the rest of Chicago's gangs, Oswald will immediately begin his plan to transform Chicago.

During this period, several new characters were added to Underworld: Gotham City.

There's Penguin Man in a white-fronted, black-backed suit, and Mr. J, a strange man with green hair and a purple suit.

This brought cheers from the people of Gotham, but it also made Gotham's criminals and villains suffer greatly.

Compared to Batman and Police Commissioner James Gordon, these criminals and villains are more afraid of the kind-hearted Penguin and the jovial Mr. J.

In the eyes of these criminals, Penguin Man, though sometimes clumsy, is like a probationary hero who hasn't fully settled into his role yet.

But if you really let your guard down when facing him, you will definitely suffer a terrible fate!

That's right, this Penguin with many strange gadgets doesn't have a no-kill policy like Batman; he judges the criminals he encounters according to his own standards.

If he feels your sins are unforgivable, then this day every year will be the anniversary of your death.

As for Mr. J...

Most of Gotham's criminals don't even want to mention this name; it represents endless terror and torment, yet you're laughing happily until death.

This is a name that the entire city of Gotham keeps silent about, and many parents would even say to their naughty children, "If you keep doing this, I'll have Mr. J kidnap you tonight!"

But no one knows that Batman, Gordon, Penguin, and Mr. J are all, in some mysterious way, centered around a certain unscrupulous antique shop dealer.

Given Oswald's good performance during this period, Depp decided to introduce him to Bruce, giving him the opportunity to participate in the Justice League's operations.

As for Joseph, Depp also talked to him about it.

But Joseph said he still prefers to act alone because he's afraid the Joker might hurt others if he goes berserk.

At 10 p.m., Bruce arrived at the antique shop dressed in his Batman suit.

After a polite knock, Depp let him in.

Upon entering the antique shop, Bruce immediately removed the bat-head mask with pointed ears and the bat suit.

"Phew~ It's definitely more comfortable without this thing," Bruce said.

Depp poured him a cup of tea and said, "Gotham, what you're saying is a bit...contradictory to your persona."

"Come on," Bruce said, blowing away the foam on his tea. "Every time I run into you, my persona crumbles."

“I’m not taking the blame for this!” Depp retorted. “I just made you a little more like a normal person.”

Bruce took a sip of his tea and said, "Do you really think Oswald is up to the task of working in the League?"

To be honest, Bruce's opinion of Oswald has changed drastically, but he couldn't help asking.

He had witnessed Oswald acting as Penguin on several nighttime occasions, and it was simply... indescribable.

"To be honest, I think this guy is not even as good as eight-year-old Robin."

“I don’t know either,” Depp said. “But I think we should at least give him a chance to try.”

Just then, a scream suddenly came from outside!

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Hearing the screams, Depp sighed, flicked his fingers, and the antique shop door was immediately blown open by a gust of wind.

As the door was blown open, a figure in black and white, gripping a rope, swung towards the antique shop's front desk.

Bruce immediately stood up to avoid it, while Depp shook his finger again.

A gust of wind blew by, and Oswald, dressed in a Penguin costume, was fixed five centimeters away from the antique shop's front desk.

Oswald loosened the ropes, and Depp then used the gust of wind to blow the antique shop door shut.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Depp,” Oswald said somewhat embarrassedly, “I must say, manipulating ropes and such is indeed very difficult.”

Depp comforted him, saying, "You've done a great job, Oswald."

Then, Depp pointed to Bruce sitting next to him and said, "This is the person I'm introducing to you today. I hope you two can become partners in the future."

Oswald looked in the direction Depp was pointing, and Bruce nodded at him while holding a teacup.

“Wait, I really want to meet you!” Oswald stood up excitedly and said, “You are... Mr. Bruce Wayne of the Wayne Corporation, right?”

Bruce raised his glass in greeting: "Hello, Mr. Mayor."

"It really was you!"

Upon hearing this, Oswald immediately felt that his relationship with Bruce had become closer, after all, they were both members of the four great families.

He walked up to Bruce, put his arm around his shoulder, and asked, "Hey bro, what kind of hero are you?"

Bruce did not answer, but instead pushed away Oswald's hand that was on his shoulder with some disdain.

He picked up the bat headgear from the table, put it on, and then turned to look at Oswald.

"Oops, sorry to bother you!"

Oswald gasped in shock upon seeing this.

He never imagined that the famous Dark Knight Batman was actually Bruce Wayne, the chairman of the famous Wayne Enterprises.

Okay, they are all very famous.

But Oswald still took a step back. He knew Batman's reputation; he was a formidable opponent whom he could never match.

So he dropped his flippant attitude and became more reserved.

He turned to Depp and said, "Um, Mr. Depp, do you mean I'll be working with Batman from now on?"

“Not later, but now, tonight.” Depp saw the excitement in Oswald’s eyes and said, “However, you’re just an intern right now. Whether you can stay with Batman depends on your performance.”