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It was a figure wearing a gray tactical uniform and an owl mask.

Sharp claws.

"It really is an owl," Wang Baixi sighed.

Based on the information we already know, it seems that the Joker's setup was meticulously planned and not just randomly placed. If someone were to discover his plan and try to disrupt it, they would likely encounter remnants of the court, the mentally challenged crocodile-man, and perhaps even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the sewers.

Claw drew a short blade from his waist, seemingly unaware that the man before him was the target the court had been hunting for. Wang Baixi immediately pulled out the owl mask that Captain Harry had left behind before his death and put it on his face.

"One of our own."

Claw paused for a moment.

“I am also a member of the court.”

When the other party saw Wang Baixi using such an unprofessional method to fasten the mask onto his chin, this highly trained elite assassin realized that he had been tricked.

His short blade was aimed straight at Wang Baixi's throat.

Wang Baixi dodged the first blow by sidestepping, then pulled a freeze grenade from his waist and slammed it into Claw's chest.

The ice crystals exploded, illuminating the entire pipe with a blue-white light. Claw's body was frozen into a distorted sculpture, its short blade still raised in mid-air, a drop of condensed water clinging to its tip.

"It's done."

Wang Baixi clapped his hands, and the group of Penguin Gang members behind him looked at the ice sculpture in front of them, and then at the unused grenade in Wang Baixi's hand, and fell into silence.

Mr. Freeze and Batman again. This guy surnamed Wang is no ordinary person.

They were suddenly very glad that they hadn't continued to resist the penguins.

"Keep going, gentlemen."

They no longer had any desire to fight and threw themselves into the bomb disposal work.

After removing several more blasting sites, the group finally walked along the pipes into a huge manifold.

This manifold is one of the key nodes of the underground pipe network in the old town. The dome is three stories high, and the cement walls are covered with calcium deposits that have accumulated over the years.

On the other side of the junction room, several familiar figures had been waiting for a long time.

Batman and Nightwing emerged from the west-side pipe, with Killer Croc following behind Batman, its wet tail leaving a trail of water on the ground.

“You guys are faster than I expected.” Wang Baixi stepped forward: “Wait, this is…”

“He’s our navigator,” Batman said briefly.

The killer crocodile, panting heavily, revealed its gaping maw to Wang Baixi. "I... I remember you!"

Wang Baixi gave an awkward smile. He seemed to be a little smarter than before, but he was still as dull as a child.

At the same time, Nightwing's gaze passed over Wang Baixi and landed in the shadows behind him.

"Your Majesty, where is the clown?"

"Mr Freeze has taken him to a safe place, completely frozen, safer than a mammoth in a museum."

Nightwing nodded slightly, without saying a word.

Wang Baixi hesitated for two seconds before saying to Ye Yi, "Ye Yi, there's something I need to tell you."

"Ok?"

"Commander Harry is dead, just two hours ago."

Nightwing's expression underwent a change that was hard to describe. Rather than sadness, it was as if he had briefly stopped thinking.

How did he get there?

“He was kidnapped by the Penguin and the Joker, just like me, even earlier. Before he died, he asked me to tell you that he was sorry.” Wang Baixi shoved the owl mask into Nightwing’s hand. “I found this in his clothes.”

Nightwing looked down at the mask in his palm, his voice becoming very soft, "I didn't expect him to be involved as well, nor did I expect the court to have more secrets than we thought."

"Yes, I also encountered Claw on the way here. But I've frozen him."

When Killer Croc, who had been standing there in a daze, heard the word "claws," his desire for revenge suddenly ignited, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Wang Baixi with surprise.

Wang Baixi felt a chill run down his spine from its gaze and quickly turned his face away. As he turned his head, his peripheral vision caught sight of the control panel in the center of the junction room.

There was an old portable video recorder there, with a videotape wrapped several times with transparent tape underneath it.

"Look at this."

Batman walked over, picked up the video camera, weighed it in his hand, and pressed play.

Accompanied by a sharp static noise, the screen lit up.

"I want to play a game with you, Batman."

These lines look so familiar!

Wang Baixi's face darkened. "There's something about 'Saw' too?"

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Bird or Shooting Star?

At this moment, the Joker appeared on the screen. He sat in a folding chair, legs crossed, with his ever-present smile on his face.

"Batman, if you've seen this tape, congratulations, you've succeeded."

The clown leaned back in his chair and zoomed out, revealing a swaying black flag behind him.

"You must think you're very smart, right? You found the location of the detonation point and disarmed all the explosives. To be honest, I'm a little unhappy."

He held up one finger and shook it in front of the camera.

"But you've forgotten one thing: you're always only looking at the sewers, but you've forgotten to look at the sea."

The scene shifts, focusing on a vast expanse of sea—the deck of a large cargo ship. The deck has been completely altered.

Ordinary people might not be able to tell, but Batman saw through its origins at a glance.

It was a radioactive dispersal device converted from a port crane. Several heavy lead-sealed containers were fixed on the steel frame, and the surfaces of the containers were sprayed with radiation markings.

The scene cuts back to the Joker.

"You know what that is, Batman. It's a big gift I've prepared for Gotham, and I reckon it'll arrive soon."

"But I'm sorry, you're currently in the deepest underground junction room in Gotham. Your signal can't get out. Even if you grew wings, you couldn't fly from the bottom of the pipes to the harbor to intercept my surprise, since it's not in the sky!"

"But don't worry, you have plenty of time to slowly crawl out. When you finally emerge from the ground, I believe the ravaged Gotham will leave you with unforgettable memories."

"Now, let's save the world. Save..."

The clown leaned close to the camera, practically pressing his entire eye socket against the screen.

"You're here to save Gotham."

The image freezes on the last frame of his pale face.

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

Then, the screen went dark again.

"What exactly is that thing?" Wang Baixi frowned, asking a question with unusual seriousness.

“It’s a weapon of mass destruction,” Batman replied.

Everyone stared wide-eyed.

Wow, the Joker actually has this thing!

“Emperor Penguin, why don’t we stay underground for now?” one of the henchmen immediately said. “This place should be safe from nuclear weapons.”

Wang Baixi sighed, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his suggestion.

At that moment, Killer Croc suddenly stepped forward and said to everyone, "I have a way."

Everyone present was amazed, thinking: You have a plan too?

“I’m not sure I can explain it clearly, but I remember there’s an older, deeper pipe.” Killer Croc pointed to the lowest point of the wall in the manifold. “If we just blow this up, you can flow directly to the harbor’s drainage outlet.”

Batman looked at the wall and quickly made a judgment: "This wall is at least two feet thick. We need to use a directional explosive."

The penguin henchman was taken aback for a moment, then asked nervously, "Where are we going to get the explosives now?"

"Idiot," Wang Baixi slapped his forehead, "How many explosives did we just dismantle? Why don't we just put them back together?!"

The men suddenly realized what was happening and quickly sprang into action.

……

"boom!"

Just two minutes later, the large wall was blown to pieces, and a pipe five or six meters away from this floor was exposed in front of them, showing them the "scar" that was as tall as a person from the explosion.

"Wang, Nightwing, come with me," Batman commanded in a deep voice.

Wang Baixi glanced at Killer Crocodile and the group of gruff-faced henchmen, and said, "You guys go back right now!"

"Um... how about we stay in the sewer for a while?"

You're still afraid of dying, aren't you?

The killer crocodile roared, "Claws! I want claws!"

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around, little crocodile. I'll arrange the Frozen Claw for you," Wang Baixi said impatiently, while calling over a henchman, "You hurry up and take Killer Crocodile to find that claw."

The man turned ashen-faced and trembled uncontrollably. "Emperor Penguin, I..."

"king!"

Batman urged Wang Baixi on again and was the first to crawl into the narrow and deeper drainage pipe.

“I heard you,” Wang Baixi replied immediately, patting the henchman on the shoulder. “I’m doing this for your own good. You don’t want this big crocodile next to you to suddenly go berserk and eat you up, do you?”

"..."

After saying that, he sneered twice, forgot about Killer Crocodile and the others, and crawled into the drainage pipe with Nightwing.

As soon as he went inside, he regretted it.