American comic book: After mastering resurrection, I became incredibly popular.

A brief flash of blue ion light streaked through the darkness, followed by an ice-blue beam that shot towards the dome, briefly illuminating the entire hall.

In the fraction of a second that the beam of light flashed, what came into Wang Baixi's view was a scene that made his scalp crawl.

At least eight claws had emerged from the ventilation ducts above, and one of them even swooped down like a ghost, leaping onto Mr. Freeze's wife's cryogenic chamber.

"Nora!"

Mr. Freeze's tone no longer carried any indifference or contempt, but only utter grief.

He raised his gun and fired, the icy blue beam sweeping across the entire compartment and even reaching the hallway.

The two claws blocking his way were struck head-on by the beam of light, instantly turning into two ice sculptures in a forward-charging, assassinating posture, before falling to the ground from mid-air.

"Calm down, Mr. Freeze!" Wang Baixi shouted hurriedly.

Don't be angry, anger diminishes a person's wisdom.

Mr. Freeze responded with another freezing beam, this time attempting to freeze off the legs of a third claw that was trying to flank him from the side.

However, there were simply too many claws. Two more claws had already leaped to the sides of the two, one of which swung its knife straight at Mr. Freeze's right hand, which was holding a gun.

Inside the cubicle, a fierce battle ensued.

As Mr. Freeze dodged the blade, the freeze gun was also kicked by the opponent and flew out of his hand into a dark corner.

"Oh no," Mr. Freeze cursed under his breath.

In the darkness, Wang Baixi took a step to the left, blocking Mr. Freeze's path, and at the same time extended his right hand, aiming at the claw that was pouncing on Mr. Freeze.

[Soul's Lament activated!]

[Skill experience points +10!]

Current Mana: 44.5/45

A dark purple psionic energy blast shot straight from Wang Baixi's fingertips, striking the claw precisely.

Claw's pupils contracted sharply beneath the owl mask, and his entire body, which had been airborne, froze for a moment before crashing heavily to the ground.

[Hit target, experience points +10!]

Current experience points: 1280/2400

"Go find your freeze gun! I'll hold them off for you!"

Mr. Freeze gritted his teeth, turned, and lunged at his own freeze gun. Another claw tried to intercept him, but Wang Baixi's second Soul Elegy had already caught up.

[Soul's Lament activated!]

[Skill experience points +10!]

Current Mana: 44/45

[Hit target, experience points +10!]

Current experience points: 1290/2400

Claw was frozen in place by the psionic shock, and Mr. Freeze took the opportunity to bend down, pick up the freeze gun on the ground, and turn around to unleash a beam of freezing light, freezing Claw, along with his knife, solid.

Then two more claws pounced on Wang Baixi from the left and right sides at the same time, but his hand speed was faster than theirs.

[Soul's Lament activated! Remaining Mana: 43/45]

[Hit target, experience points +20!]

Current experience points: 1310/2400

The two psionic shocks struck the target almost simultaneously, and the two claws slammed together on the ground, but they immediately got up and turned to defend themselves with their knives.

On the other side, Wang Baixi's [Soul Elegy] was also upgraded.

However, unlike before, this time only the maximum duration of dizziness has been increased by 1 second.

"Nora!" Mr. Freeze finally reached Nora's cryo-chamber. He shielded the glass dome of the cryo-chamber with his body and raised his cryo-gun to fire at the claws that were pouring in from the vents.

More claws joined the battle. Instead of charging blindly, they began to circle around the two men, trapping them and preparing to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

"Mr. Freeze, cover me!" Wang Baixi blocked out the "good news" in his ears, leaned against Nora's cryo-chamber, dodged all the darts, and formed a formation to cover each other with Mr. Freeze.

He knew he would definitely level up again today, but only if he could survive.

After thinking it over, he channeled the magical power within his body into his fingers.

[Soul's Elegy activated!] *7

In a very short time, he unleashed seven Soul Elegies in succession.

Dark purple beams of light shot out like a shower of flowers from a celestial maiden towards every claw that tried to approach. Almost simultaneously, the claws present froze, and their attack formation collapsed instantly.

[Hit target, experience points +70!]

[Skill experience points +70!]

[Remaining Mana: 39.5/45]

Next up is Mr. Freeze's performance.

He pulled the trigger, and the icy blue beam of light transformed into several arcs in the darkness, freezing the claws that were frozen in place into ice sculptures one by one.

Mr. Freeze's freezing gun was a natural counter to these claws, but he was still somewhat afraid.

"Damn it, how did they still find this place?"

"I knew you couldn't escape unscathed," Wang Baixi said with a hint of sarcasm.

He then counted: they had just faced eleven claws in total, and after the fierce battle, his experience bar was now [1700/2400].

That's not enough...

His obsessive-compulsive disorder flared up.

"Mr. Freeze..."

"Hmm?" Mr. Freeze gasped for breath, raising his gun to temporarily seal the ventilation opening in the cubicle.

"You must have more than just that many customers, right?"

……

On the other side, the Owl Court.

“Looks like I’ve come at the wrong time,” Tim said, staring intently at Dick’s face. “Dick, you’ve already chosen your side?”

“You’ve come at just the right time, Tim. Share this joyous moment with me!” Dick spread his hands to appear nonchalant. “The court told me everything: my origins, my family, my mission. You know what? The moment I learned the truth, I felt an unprecedented sense of relief.”

"easy?"

"Yes, it's liberating. Because I no longer need to live in Batman's shadow, no longer need to be Batman's good assistant, good student, and good son. I can finally be myself again. I am the Son of Grey!"

Behind him, the tallest claw stepped forward and stood next to Dick, his deep voice coming from beneath the owl mask.

"Great Child of Grey, let us work together to eliminate Robin!"

"Go!"

Dick naturally spread his arms, and the claws rushed toward Tim at top speed.

“Dick, how could you do this to Bruce?” Tim angrily pulled out his short stick. “He adopted you, he trusted you, he treated you like his own son!”

"Timothy, of course I am grateful to him, so I am glad that we do not have to fight each other."

"No matter what evidence they show you, no matter who that damn William Cobb is, you are still Dick Grayson. You are Nightwing, not some courtroom grey son! Wake up!"

Tim fought and retreated, but as soon as he finished speaking, Dick suddenly appeared behind him.

His movements were faster than any of the claws present.

In the span of a single breath, he pinned him against the wall with one hand, while simultaneously reaching out with his right hand to gently grab Tim's waist.

"Freeze grenades? You seem to have gotten some gadgets from Mr. Freeze. Tim, you've become more despicable while I was away."

Before Tim could react, he had taken all the Freeze Grenades.

Damn it, they were all taught by the same master, and I can't break their moves!

“Child of Grey, this kid is nothing to be afraid of!” a claw said seizing the opportunity.

Dick grinned maliciously, grabbed a short knife, and swung it twice at Tim's head and neck, but Tim dodged it by turning his head.

But the next strike was incredibly fast: before Tim could even react, Dick spun around and struck the speaking claw.

Before anyone could react, Dick threw five grenades behind him at once, sending them hurtling into the depths of the maze like a rain of lasers. The rock walls on both sides of the corridor were covered in ice, and the four claws were frozen solid before they could even scream.

"Dick?"

Dick put the knife away and patted Tim, who was still in a daze. "Tim, they've been researching a psychotropic drug and they want to use it to control me."

“But Bruce did similar resistance training for me before, you know, because of Scarecrow.” He turned around, glanced at the claws frozen in the ice, then at the owl-shaped emblem on his chest, and disgustedly smeared it with his sleeve. “Sorry to have worried you.”

"You lied to them for two whole days?" Tim rubbed his wrist, which Dick had pinched so hard.

“How could I survive if I didn’t lie to them? Besides, they’ve been lying to me for twenty years, two days is too lenient for them.” Dick said, finally revealing a genuine Nightwing smile. “Speaking of which, the Court of Owls is just a bunch of superstitious prophetic fools, and I quickly gained their approval.”

"is it?"

"Of course, otherwise how could you have only encountered so few Claws? The rest of the Claws were sent out on missions at my instigation, and the rest are die-hards who are completely loyal to the court. I thought it would take some time to find a chance to get out, but I didn't expect you to find this place."

"Mission? What mission?" Tim asked, puzzled.

“Didn’t I say I’d demolish every single brick of the Wayne family’s house?” Dick said through gritted teeth. “But don’t worry, they’ve been tricked: the places Claw went to are indeed related to the Wayne family’s house, but they won’t affect ordinary citizens.”

"What do you mean?"

"Did you know that Bruce secretly funded Mr. Freeze and built him a sanctuary? He hoped that Mr. Freeze could study cryogenics and find a way to save his wife. He even built a nest for Killer Croc in the sewers, a place where its bestial nature could be controlled by sound waves... In short, they went to all sorts of remote and out-of-the-way places."

Tim was initially bewildered, but then slowly realized, "I didn't expect Bruce to be hoping they could turn over a new leaf."

"That's just the kind of person he is."

“Yeah,” Tim couldn’t help but laugh, “but if he saw Gotham now, he’d be in a real bind.”

"Anyway, it's best if he gets back to 'work' as soon as possible. By the way, how did you guys manage to get your hands on Mr. Freeze's treasure?" Dick asked with a smile.

"Um...it's a long story, Dick. Let's go out first. A new friend you haven't seen before is waiting for us at the water outlet."

After saying that, he led Dick to where Cassandra was.

"A new partner? He got you guys a freeze grenade? It can't be Catwoman, can it?" Dick's eyes were full of suspicion.