American comics: The off-the-charts random transformation

Alfred thought to himself that he had been in Gotham for so many years, what strange things hadn't he seen?

He had never seen anything like it before!

A strange creature suddenly transformed into a small boy in the red light, who looked about twelve or thirteen years old. Is this... plausible?

"Ouch—this concrete floor is so hard!"

The fall was so natural, it didn't seem like someone with mysterious powers at all.

Alfred: "..."

"Are you alright, sir?"

"It's alright! It's alright!" Tian Xiaoban patted his bottom, stood up, flashed a sunny smile at the monitor, and asked, "Mr. Butler, I'm looking for Batman! Is he here?"

Alfred: "..."

He felt he had been silent more times today than in previous years.

Could it be that the master's identity has been exposed? That shouldn't be the case! How did this child know?

Alfred, in the calm tone characteristic of a butler, firmly denied it: "No, young sir, this is Wayne Manor. There is only Mr. Bruce Wayne here, not Batman."

The tone was clearly cold and aloof, directed at Tian Xiaoban, the uninvited child.

However, Tian Xiaoban came here to curry favor with someone powerful, and she's incredibly shameless.

"Oh, it's alright, butler, I can wait for Mr. Bruce to return."

"Um, can I go in first? I'm really hungry... I need to eat. Transforming takes a lot of energy, and I haven't eaten for two days."

Tian Xiaoban's long string of words left the old man somewhat at a loss for words.

This kid clearly already knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman.

As a dedicated butler, Alfred decided to use more formal language to refuse the little guy's unreasonable request:

"I'm sorry, young sir, Wayne Manor does not receive guests. If you wish to see Mr. Wayne, you can make an appointment at Wayne Enterprises."

This was a clear rejection, but Tian Xiaoban suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He remembered the origin of the name and quickly exclaimed:

"Hey! Wait, wait, butler, I remember now! Zatana, the magician Zatana! The daughter of the great magician Gwani John Zatana! She's coming!?"

"Oh? You know the magician Zatana too? I can get you an autograph if you need it."

"No! That's not the point! The point is, when Gotham was in chaos, you brought in Zatanna! Could this incident be related to magic?!"

Tian Xiaoban thought to herself: In the DC universe, anything involving magic is no small matter. The impact and reach of magic is at least equivalent to affecting a city; if a magical event is significant, it might even reboot the universe. This time, no matter what, she'll stay for now.

"..."

Alfred was once again silenced by Tian Xiaoban's words. Knowing about magic meant this child had transcended the realm of ordinary people.

Perhaps Tian Xiaoban is like those magicians in plays who can turn back time; she may appear young on the outside, but inside her body lives an old monster who has lived for countless years.

Click~

creak-

The gates of Wayne Manor suddenly opened, the metal doors slowly slid inwards, and Alfred's voice came from the doorbell.

"Come in, young sir. I think we should talk about what you know."

Tian Xiaoban's lips curled into a smile. Success! Free meal ticket secured!

…………

At this moment, the Batplane was spraying fear gas throughout the city, in small amounts and multiple times, and Batman was afraid that he might have used too much of the gas.

Before administering the drug, Batman told the GCPD officers to wear gas masks!

The antidote was a modified version of Fear Gas. (The Scarecrow developed Fear Gas to witness people's fear. Therefore, Fear Gas wasn't very lethal; those who died were mostly people with heart conditions who developed heart problems from the fright. Batman's modified formula eliminated the aftereffects of Fear Gas. However, the negative effects of fear after inhalation didn't disappear.)

After the terrifying gas was sprayed, most people recovered from the suffocating laughter, but new situations arose.

The intense emotional turmoil caused them to faint from fear. Ordinary citizens collapsed on the ground.

Some citizens with heart conditions suffered heart attacks after being instilled with fear, collapsing to the ground in pain and clutching their chests.

GCPD officers quickly searched the patients' bodies for heart medication. Having the medication would make things much easier; one bottle could save several lives.

Furthermore, having heart disease is considered a "disease of the wealthy" in Gotham City. (Only the rich have the security and don't lead very exciting lives, which is why they get heart disease.)

This is Gotham, after all. The ordinary citizens living here must have strong hearts. If they didn't have strong hearts, they would have died long ago in this sinful city.

Think about the talented people at Arkham Asylum, their persistent desire to leave the hospital every now and then to cause trouble.

The various thrilling programs they create are designed to send those with heart conditions to their deaths first. (Eliminating those with heart problems leaves only those with strong hearts.)

"Fuck, is this your method?!"

Gordon was furious; he hadn't expected Batman's method to be so simple and brutal.

From Gordon's personal perspective, Batman is undoubtedly a hero.

Faced with the choice between suffocation and a heart attack, Batman chose the heart attack, betting that the citizens with heart conditions would carry their medication with them! He bet that they would have extra medication and could temporarily control the situation.

However, from the perspective of the GCPD director, Batman accomplished a feat that Scarecrow could only dream of but never achieve, instilling a sense of dread in everyone in Gotham.

If the Scarecrow were here, he might even kowtow to Batman.

"Gordon, take care of them! The mastermind behind this hasn't come out yet. I need to go to Arkham!" Batman said before hanging up.

Gordon's anger towards Batman has shifted back to the mastermind behind this case.

"That damn clown!!!"

Chapter 15 When Bragging Doesn't Require a Draft

"Wow! Wow! No wonder it's food for the rich, it tastes amazing! Damn, this is the first time I've ever eaten a cream cake, it even made me cry!"

After finishing the cake, Tian Xiaoban stuffed his mouth full of buttered bread again, swallowing it after only a few chews.

Because he ate so fast, he also gulped down several mouthfuls of milk.

After eating the food, Tian Xiaoban felt a surge of energy.

It wasn't that he was full, but rather that he found himself getting hungrier the more he ate; his body needed a lot of food to optimize his genes.

This high-energy food allows Tian Xiaoban to complete gene optimization more quickly.

He stuffed several more mouthfuls of bread into his mouth. After relieving some of his hunger, Tian Xiaoban knew he couldn't keep the owner of this place waiting too long, so he said, "Phew, I'm finally alive again, Mr. Butler. Ask me whatever you want!"

Alfred looked at the little guy, who looked like a reincarnated starving ghost, and was utterly speechless.

Based on his many years of experience as a butler, this little guy has never received proper dining education.

He asked patiently, "Can you tell me your name? And what you know?"

Tian Xiaoban swallowed another large bite of bread, paused for a moment, and said, "My name is Tian Xiaoban, and I'm an orphan. You can check my identity information at the Gotham Orphanage; the records should be quite complete."

"?"

These words made Alfred realize that this little guy's identity might not be the high-level mage he had previously thought of.

Alfred then asked, "So, how do you know about magic? I could tell from your tone earlier that you knew magic existed in this world! And you even mentioned Miss Zatana's identity as a mage."

Tian Xiaoban didn't hide anything and answered directly, "Yes, I know."

I know this world has magic, and I know there are other parallel worlds besides this one. And I can say with 1000% certainty that Bruce Wayne is Batman!

I know all the secrets of the world that I need to know.

Alfred thought the child was bragging, smiled awkwardly, and then continued to ask, "But you... you're just a child, how do you know all this? And so much at that?"

While it's possible that Tian Xiaoban was exaggerating, Alfred was still curious about the source of Tian Xiaoban's information.

Tian Xiaoban ignored Alfred's question and instead shook her left hand.

"see this!"

A sci-fi style watch; in Alfred's cynical eyes, Gotham doesn't have watches of this style.

The Omnitrix's circular display has turned green again, indicating that the watch has finished charging. (Five minutes of charging for an hour of use. An alien watch, that's awesome!)

Alfred's pupils contracted. That symbol! He recognized it all too well! Was the mysterious organization that Lord Wayne had been investigating for months finally about to reveal itself?

Alfred, who was prone to overthinking, believed that the secret information Tian Xiaoban knew might have been provided by this mysterious organization. So, he secretly turned on the recording pen in his clothes.

Seeing Alfred's stunned expression, Tian Xiaoban took another bite of the cream bread, chewing it heartily while waiting for Alfred to come to his senses.

Well, Alfred had been a secret agent before, so his acting skills were top-notch. He pretended not to understand and asked with curiosity, "What is this?"

"Hmph!" Tian Xiaoban put down the cake, looked up at the ceiling at a haughty 45-degree angle, pointed to the watch on her left wrist with her right hand, and began to solemnly introduce Omnitrix in a deep, epic tone:

"This thing is incredibly powerful! It's called Omnitrix, and it's a level 20 alien technology product."

Its purpose is to store the genes of all intelligent life in the universe.

It's a multiverse-level biological gene pool! You could also call it an Ark of Life!

Even if, in the next second, all life in the universe were to become extinct due to unforeseen circumstances, with this, with this ark of life, I could bring extinct creatures back to life in the universe.

It could be said that whoever possesses it bears the responsibility of being the savior of the world!

Greatness needs no words (embracing the world)!

Looking at Alfred's bewildered expression, Tian Xiaoban realized that he might have exaggerated too much, to the point that Alfred couldn't accept it.

Fearing the other party wouldn't believe her, Tian Xiaoban simplified her language and said:

"Well, to put it simply, it's a super-powered device that allows me to transform into other creatures at will."

Alfred composed himself, his bewildered expression vanishing.

"Indeed...it's incredible."

So those monsters that appeared in Gotham before, were they created by you using this device?"

"Yeah, pretty cool, right? Hehehe." Tian Xiaoban laughed smugly.

Alfred is not stupid; on the contrary, he is very capable. Batman's judgment habits were learned from him.

He clearly sensed that Tian Xiaoban might not be as powerful as he claimed! If he could really become super powerful with that little thing, then even if he was a child, he should have been famous in Gotham by now!

"Hmm, that's cool. But young sir, logically speaking, with something this powerful, why do you... seem to be doing so poorly?"