Chapter 6: Reverberation Corridor

　　Ti tried to escape, but failed.

　　Jeppard did not remove his mask because they had saved him. When he traveled around Gotham, he knew that Batman and Robin were heroes of the city, but that did not mean he agreed to their involvement in Beloberg's affairs.

　　Player: We can’t let Batman know that we know his true identity. One apple a day, keep Gotham away from me!

　　Tim was temporarily imprisoned in an abandoned house in the Iron Guard restricted area. Jeppard only locked him up temporarily and did not even take away anything from him. He even considerately left a geomtric lamp before leaving.

　　"I have to find a way to escape," Tim thought about the shackles on his hands and the bright window, "otherwise it will be over when daybreak comes."

　　The adopted son of a Gotham tycoon disappears, and at the same time, there is a jailed thief in the Iron Guard restricted area. Being fired by Batman is secondary, but his identity is exposed, which is really bad. For God's sake, the first two Robins would definitely not make such a mistake.

　　Earlier, the other side.

　　Luca pinched Batman's shoulder and walked out of the fight club and came to an empty alley: "Tell me the truth, who are you?"

　　"I'm really just a wanderer. I just wanted to watch a boxing match." Match Malone was still being stubborn because Luca's reason for exposing him was not reliable. Who can say that wanderers don't have dreams?

　　To be honest, although this guy was very suspicious, he did not do anything out of line. Luca half-believingly released his mechanical arm and said, "Dihuo will keep an eye on you, kid. Now follow me to the gathering area of ​​​​the wanderers and see if Master Swarro recognizes you."

　　"Boss Swarovski doesn't have time to care about us minions. He only cares about Clara." Batman was not scared by Luca's words. He took the opportunity to say Clara's name to dispel the doubts of this member of the Underworld.

　　"It would be great if you were half as worry-free as Clara." Luca really put his doubts to rest a little. An outsider would not know Clara's name.

　　Player: He has tried so hard to pass this speech, let him succeed.

　　The mechanical settlement is filled with countless tents. It is obvious that this is a gathering place for vagrants. People who have become vagrants resell the garbage they pick up here. This is a place where humans and machines coexist. There are many robots running around to manage order. Once you pick up any special core components, you will really make a fortune.

　　Luca left after sending this suspicious guy to the mechanical settlement. He believed that the robots here could keep an eye on this guy. Most importantly, with the presence of Boss Svaro guarding the place, no one dared to act rashly in front of him.

　　Matchstick Malone was also very happy. It was much easier to trick the wanderer and the robot than to trick Luca. With the Winter City coins he had specially exchanged for and the fine wine hidden in his belt, he soon got the information he wanted to know.

　　"Hic, clown?" The sleepy tramp burped: "I think I've heard of such a name. Let me think..."

　　The scruffy homeless man rubbed his back and said, "I remember now. That was big news. A few days ago, a man tried to break into Boss Swarovski's territory and actually stole something. Brother, look at these robots. Boss Swarovski is still tracking him down."

　　The Joker had indeed been here and caused some trouble. It was unknown how the Underfire had done it, and the news seemed to have only spread among the Rangers. Batman, who had a new understanding of the Underfire's control over the lower levels, made this analysis.

　　It is difficult for a strange wanderer to gain their trust, so he has to change his identity.

　　Batman quietly picked up some discarded mechanical parts, installed them on his right arm after rough processing, and took out a red wig from his universal tape, and disguised himself as Luca.

　　"Cough, cough." He adjusted the voice changer to keep the tone consistent with Luca's.

　　Player: How did he do that? Forget about the wig, Batman has everything in his belt, but how did he do that with the mechanical arm?

　　System: Don’t ask too much about Batman.

　　After witnessing the operation of DC's biological father, the players did not dare to take action against Joe. With his tacit consent, others gave the green light to the disguised Luca, allowing him to walk to Clara unimpeded.

　　"Ah, it's Brother Luca." The barefoot white-haired girl looked at Batman in surprise.

　　"Are you here to visit Clara?" asked the girl in red. She was holding some mechanical parts and repairing a scrapped robot.

　　"Hello, Clara. I'm here to find out some information. Have you found out the whereabouts of that thief recently?" Batman's disguise was very perfect. Although he really wanted to ask Clara if she was cold, he held back. Perhaps the residents of Beloberg had their own way to keep warm.

　　Clara nodded obediently: "The guy who called himself the Clown has never appeared in the lower area again. He must have gone to the upper area. Mr. Schwarro told me that he stole the content related to the Pillar of Creation."

　　"Is that the giant tin man in the upper area?"

　　"You know this too, Brother Luca. Did Mr. Sambo tell you?"

　　"No, Boss Oleg told me." Batman answered cautiously based on Seele's attitude towards Sambo and his analysis of Luca's own personality.

　　The player who was planning to reveal the news about Sambo said: "I see, then Sister Bronya should also know about it. Mr. Swarovski is worried that she won't be able to protect the secret of the star core."

　　The star core... Another key piece of information: "So, the star core is inside that giant tin man?"

　　“Shh—” Clara put her index finger in the middle of her mouth. This action looked particularly cute when she did it. “Keep your voice down, Brother Luca. Not many people know about this news yet. You can’t spread it.”

　　"Don't worry, Clara, I won't say anything nonsense." Batman smiled heartily.

　　At the same time, Robin pried open the chains that bound him. He took the opportunity when the guards were changing shifts and quickly rushed out of the window.

　　Good news, the Silvermane Guards did not notice his escape.

　　Bad news, he's lost.

　　Robin was looking for an exit with a spare earth marrow lamp. He seemed to have come to an abandoned corridor, which was full of humanoid monsters covered with ice and snow. Fortunately, the effect of the drug that gave him immunity to wind and snow had not yet worn off.

　　"Hiss, what exactly is this place? It looks like it's been abandoned for at least 20 years." Tim looked around. The slight dilapidated appearance could not hide the former prosperity of this place. He tried to make his footsteps as light as possible, leaving only the crunching sound of the snow being stepped on.

　　"Mother..." a voice sounded like a ghost.

　　Robin suddenly became alert and quickly rushed into a nearby shelter like a vigilant cat.

　　"Mother, where is this place?" The voice came again, and this time Tim heard it clearly. It was the voice of the Great Guardian Bronya.

　　What was she doing here so late at night? Did she mean the previous Great Guardian, Cocolia?

　　"Bronya, my daughter, don't panic." Another older female voice came.

　　Tim poked his head out stealthily. Could it be that the former Great Guardian was still alive? What kind of secret was hidden in this?

　　He turned off the earth lamp and crawled carefully in the direction where the sound came from.

　　"This was once the ancient battlefield where Alyssa Rand led the Silver Mane Guards to fight against the wind and snow. Now it is just an abandoned corridor that echoes with the echoes of the old world."

　　Tim finally saw the figures in front of him who were talking - they were actually two phantoms!

　　Why are there two phantoms here? Does the Great Guardian know about this? Why are their figures recorded? Is it related to the energy of the Rift? In other words, these two phantoms are repeating what happened before?

　　No wonder the Silver Mane Guards wanted to block this place. Tim waited for a while and found that the shadow began to repeat what he had said before. He realized that if he wanted to know more information, he had to move forward. Between continuing to commit suicide and quitting while he was ahead, he chose to take pictures and record - if he didn't go back, he would really be fired.

　　The player who controls everything feels powerless, as if he has been sneezing for a long time but in the end nothing comes out.

　　"He's already come all the way here, and he's not continuing to look down, so why did he come out before?" The frantic player was furious and helpless, but he still let Robin slip back to the administrative district in anger.

　　System: "Host, is it possible that the attack power of the monster you set is too high, and Robin, an ordinary person, has no way of defeating it?"

　　"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."

　　Tim ran along with the camera, just like he had long ago when he tracked Batman and Robin in Gotham at night. Excitement surged in his veins because the door to the truth was within his reach.

　　Batman could never imagine what I discovered! He thought excitedly, his heart pounding with the desire to surpass his predecessor and gain recognition.

　　As all Bat-types would do, he climbed up the outer wall to the window of the Goethe Hotel and, as expected, saw Batman standing inside the house.

　　"B, I found a clue!" Tim said happily. He climbed into the house through the window and took out the camera to show Batman as he walked.

　　"what have you found?"

　　"It's something you would never imagine." Tim told Batman all the clues he had found.

　　"…So we need to go to that corridor again. I'm sure there are more clues there. I'm not sure how long the energy of the Rift will affect us. We need to do it as soon as possible…"

　　"Robin." Batman interrupted Tim: "You will return to Gotham at dawn."

　　Tim was stunned, blushing on his cheeks: "Why? Just because I didn't listen to you and stayed here? It's because I wanted to prove to you that I'm useful, and I'm not a Robin you were forced to choose!"

　　"I never had such an idea, Robin, just obey orders." But Batman just answered him like this.

　　Batman and Robin had a big fight and they parted on bad terms. Tim angrily locked himself in the room.

　　The next morning, our poor model worker Mr. Sambo was carrying a bag of contraband and preparing to meet the two capitalist masters.

　　Player: This is a weapon that I worked on all night long that has special attack capabilities against the Void Soldiers of the Rift. Batman, you'd better know what it is.

　　"System, where are they?"

　　System: "According to the itinerary, Pella will take them to visit the Upper City today. They should have reached the Eternal Winter Monument... Wait, where are they going?"

　　"What's up with my DC dad again? Is it easy for me to rehearse such a drama for him?" The player was horrified and quickly switched the view back to Pella.