Volume 2 Honoring Robin Chapter 46: Last Hit, You Must Learn How to Last Hit
The departure of Mr. Sandstorm, who had strong enough control capabilities to calm the chaos in Arkham Asylum in an instant, seemed to be the clarion call for the Bat-Family to truly begin their counterattack.
Especially when Batman rushed to the roof and entangled with Lei Xiaogu, the Scarlet Knight who rushed to attack Batman was blocked by the young master who fell from the sky.
The super villains who had originally agreed to stand on their side also turned against them under the leadership of "Kite Man" disguised as Batman. The Assassins, who had withdrawn too many forces to enter Gotham City to destroy and create chaos, suddenly fell from being strong in numbers to being "useless".
Ms. Talia, the on-site commander, felt her cheeks twitching.
She didn't understand what happened in the past few minutes. She didn't know that she had been regarded as a traitor by a dangerous guy and hated.
But the sudden turn of events made this cunning woman realize the danger immediately.
After realizing that Mr. Sandstorm had left and would not be able to return, this decisive and ambitious woman gritted her teeth and led a team of elite warriors to rush to the launch pad, which had not yet prepared the launch procedure.
She had to shoot out the missile-like thing that had been erected before the Bat Family destroyed everything.
Anyway, Gotham City is right in front of us.
A launch at this distance would prevent missiles fired at other parts of America from entering their intended orbit, but it would be absolutely enough to destroy Gotham and surrounding cities.
This is certainly not a personal grudge!
Talia is not as obsessed with pursuing absolute justice as her father, who has lived for more than 800 years.
Her idea is very simple.
Since the Assassin's League has decided to cooperate with the Star Society, regardless of whether the "Advent" plan can spread to the world, at least this operation must be completed in the area they are responsible for.
In this way, no matter how that terrifyingly huge organization is held accountable or dealt with afterwards, the relationship between themselves and their alliance will not change.
Moreover, with Batman showing up and it seems that the entire Justice League has been mobilized, even if you want to run, you have to run with a plan. The consequences of rushing out like a headless fly will definitely not be good.
After all, could they escape faster than the Flash could catch them?
He had to come up with something that would keep the Justice League busy, so that he could have a chance to retreat back into the shadows.
"boom"
Killer Moth, who rushed up from downstairs, howled and sprayed the wildfire in his hand, but the psychopathic arsonist was shot down by Talia from a distance.
The grim cloaked lady waved her hand, and the silent warriors rushed forward to clear a path for her.
In front of them is a one-on-one duel between the King of Assassins and Batman, in the rear area is a powerful collision between the Scarlet Knight and Nightwing, and overhead is the swarm bombing of the Kite Man, making the way forward very difficult.
But Talia eventually made it to the launch pad.
She quickly typed a line of instructions, and when she inserted the firing key, two gunshots were heard.
The black-clad warriors guarding Talia used their unique arm armor to eject small shields to protect the commander, but the bullets petrified them the moment they hit.
"Damian is in the Batcave! If you fire it, it means your son is dead."
Mason's voice came from low in the sky along with the whistling sound of a kite.
There was also the sound of medicine bottles breaking in mid-air, large amounts of paralyzing potion were spilled, and flying bombs fell from all directions, and the flames of the explosions plunged the area into chaos.
The young man rolled over and landed in front of Talia.
He pulled out the modified blaster cannon and fired three bullets in a row to force the assassin lady back, while Catwoman, who was stalking behind her in an invisibility cloak, didn't want to say anything.
The moment Mason attracted Talia's attention, Sujie's Eagle flashed a cold light and stabbed at the back of Damian's "biological mother".
But as the daughter of the King of Assassins and an excellent assassin commander, Talia is not an easy person to deal with. She is extremely sensitive to murderous intent and danger.
When she sensed movement behind her, the pretty lady instantly threw out a smoke bomb and used a rather cool tactical roll to cover herself and move to a safe area.
When she stood up, she had already drawn the straight-blade knife from her back, and the invisibility cloak did not give her much face this time, or it could be said that the vicious power in the cloak was looking forward to seeing the fight between the two women.
So after Catwoman's first assassination attempt failed, Selina was "pushed" out of the hiding of the invisibility cloak.
At this moment, the two women who were closely related to Batman met eyes in this chaotic killing field. Talia took off her torn cloak, but the moment she raised her hand to shoot, the pistol was knocked away by the whip swung by Catwoman.
There was no nonsense between two equally beautiful, cold and sassy women.
As if they sensed that the other was their lifelong "enemy", they approached each other under Mason's strange gaze and then drew their swords to fight each other.
The young man shrank his neck at the sight of such ruthlessness.
He turned around and looked at the launch pad that had been activated by Talia. Although the launch command had not yet been issued, the insertion of the key had already started the classic fifteen-minute countdown.
Mason first carefully checked the technological level of the entire launch platform amidst the hail of bullets, and then confirmed that he could not crack it with normal means, so he turned his attention to the launch pad not far away.
The explosive erected on it was not huge, just the normal size of a small cruise missile.
"Charles, cover me!"
Mason got out his toolbox.
He gestured to the sky to signal the kite man to help him keep an eye on the surroundings, then he fired the grappling gun on the launch button and sent himself up there.
"I could just throw you in my suitcase, but I'm guessing you have a self-destruct device."
Mason complained and put his hand on the special missile in front of him. A prompt label popped up quickly to verify his bad guess:
Titan-type biological missiles
Quality: Epic Engineering/Alchemical Creation, Excellent Craftsmanship
Weapon Utility:
This type of missile is a military technology product affiliated with the "Emperor Project". It is designed and manufactured to carry out deadly biological and chemical attacks on ancient Titans in their dormancy. Its characteristics are that it does not emphasize destructive power but is specially designed to carry different types of biological virus warheads and is designed with a super-diffusive internal structure.
Currently loaded with virus warheads: 7.
This type of missile has entered the launch program, and forced movement will result in the activation of the 3-minute self-destruction program.
Producer: Imperial Organization Military Technology Research Laboratory
Item Description: This technology from another world makes bomb disposal skills useless to it. Fortunately, the almighty engineering is enough to cope with this challenge.
Move your hands, tell yourself not to be nervous, now pick up your engineering wrench and start saving the world!
warn:
The biological virus warhead currently installed inside the missile is [2149 Universe Special Biological Extract (Source Zombie Virus)], which is extremely dangerous!
Please do not attempt to research before your Alchemy skill reaches Lv7 and your First Aid skill reaches Lv7.
Mason frowned at the prompts of two consecutive information tags. He glanced at the watch recording the countdown for the launch. There were still thirteen minutes left.
He had to remove the missile's self-destruct mechanism and then detach it from the launch pad before this thing could fire.
Although he didn't understand the difference between this "2149 Universe Special Extract·Origin Zombie Virus" and ordinary zombie viruses, if the character card warned him so seriously that this thing was extremely dangerous, then Mason would have to be extremely vigilant.
Just as Mason began to defuse the bomb and Kite Man was protecting his boss to save the world, on the highest point of the completely chaotic rooftop of Arkham Asylum, Batman was fighting a one-on-one life-and-death battle with his "mentor".
Although Mr. Sandstorm had already extended an invitation to Lei Xiaogu, the King of Assassins, the B-level personnel who were deceived obviously had no intention of leaving with their new team members.
Although the King of Assassins felt a little regretful about this, he was not very disappointed.
After all, he has lived for more than eight hundred years. The long life of nearly nine centuries is enough for him to face all the impermanence in life with a calmer attitude.
Just like now.
He and the most outstanding disciple in his life stood in a narrow area where even a cat would fall if it ran. Batman attacked fiercely with all his strength, while the King of Assassins, holding a gloomy black sword, seemed to be unhurried.
Although every attack would be resolved, it was no longer as easy as the previous confrontations.
This made the King of Assassins' slightly narrowed eyes filled with amazement.
It's been over fifteen years since Batman left the League of Assassins, but he's still growing.
He did not waste his potential just because he returned to his hometown and wasted time fighting a group of freaks in strange costumes.
In fact, in the eyes of the King of Assassins, it took his disciple less than twenty years to surpass his eight centuries of practical experience.
Lei Xiaogu swung the black sword to block Batman's another terrifying attack and pushed him away as the sword deflected. The old man rolled flexibly in the air to relieve the force on his arms, and landed steadily on the eaves a few meters away.
"If this potential can be used in the right way..."
The King of Assassins sighed regretfully.
In that old man's voice full of wisdom and experience he said:
"My invitation to you still stands, Bruce, as long as you are willing to take over my legacy, I can die with a smile on my face now, you know I am too tired.
We don’t have to fight to the death in this crazy place.”
"You're destroying the world!"
The master said with disgust:
"Before today, I thought the Assassin's League was just an organization that went astray under the leadership of an overly radical ideology. But after today, you will be just a group of hopeless lunatics in my eyes."
"We are destroying the world? No, we are trying to prolong its existence."
Lei Xiaogu shook his head and raised the ancient sword in his hand and pointed it at his best disciple.
His eyes, which had been narrowed all the time, opened at this moment, and his tiger-like beard was shaking. Against the backdrop of the raised collar of his green robe, he looked like a roaring tiger.
"Bruce Wayne! Batman, I know exactly what the Justice League has been doing for more than a year! Just after Doctor Fate warned you..."
The Assassin King's tone turned cold.
He said:
"You and your self-proclaimed righteous companions take turns monitoring the vast stars in the watchtower base outside the planet's orbit. I believe you are the group of people on this planet who understand the current situation best.
But faced with the truth, you chose to hide it.
Maybe it's out of kindness.
Perhaps it was intended that when faced with unstoppable despair, the people of this world would be able to welcome the end of their last day in sheltered ignorance.
But you ignore the fact that not everyone is willing to live with their eyes blindfolded.
My disciple.
I, too, have lifted the veil from the future, and I have seen the same cruel sight that you see.
You made your choice.
Me too!
You may scoff at my approach.
But I think deep down you know that you and I are no different, we are both working towards the same goal, we just choose different methods!"
The master did not refute Lei Xiaogu's statement.
He simply lowered his arms, and when he rushed forward again, the sharp shark-tooth combat knife popped out from his arm armor, bringing out a sharp sound in the night.
"Well, you have murderous intentions..."
Lei Xiaogu laughed heartily, waving his black sword forward and fighting with his disciples.
He said:
"That's it! Put aside order and chaos, good and evil, right and wrong, Bruce, this is just a game of two paths and two methods.
If one of us can make it to the end, there will be no loser in this fight!
You must remember this, my disciple .
If I die, you have to continue to lead the Assassin's League forward. It's not a matter of whether you are willing or not, but you also know that you have to do so!
That moment is almost here..."
"And you and your desperadoes are still wasting the little time we have!"
The master finally spoke, with intense anger.
He used the shark-tooth combat knife on his left arm to block his mentor's black sword, and before the latter could break free, he clenched his five fingers and punched the assassin king on the chin from bottom to top.
The fierce Rising Dragon Fist attack sent the 800-year-old man flying upwards, and the old man turned around and hit him hard, but he rolled in the air and stopped at the very edge of the eaves in an almost impossible move.
He wiped the blood from his mouth and looked at Batman.
He said:
"Your strength has increased! It has surpassed the range of normal people. It is obvious that you have used some kind of self-enhancement item. It seems that under pressure, you have begun to break your own rules!
Very good, Bruce.
That's it!
Only by making good use of everything can you lead everyone to the end.
Forget Jason Todd.
Forget the Scarlet Knight, he will never replace you!"
As he spoke, the old man who had lost his weapon lowered his body, and when the master rushed over, just like Damian Wayne's action when he attacked Mason in the Batcave, his fingers were put together like swords, and at the same time that Batman's fist hit his heart, the powerful fingers also pierced the master's heart.
A low explosion sent the Assassin King flying towards the burning floor below Arkham Asylum.
The master fell to his knees, holding his heart in his hands. Even the battle suit made of special titanium alloy could not withstand the fatal blow of the assassin king's killing skills that he had practiced for more than 800 years.
Layer upon layer of cracks burst out at the heart, making the master feel as if the gate of hell had opened before his eyes at that moment.
But his punch was fierce enough to make Lei Xiaogu drop his weapon and be smashed towards the burning Arkham below.
However, the King of Assassins also took this opportunity to escape from the fierce entanglement of his master.
He felt his heart beating slower and slower, and his vitality was draining away from this body that had gone back and forth between life and death countless times.
As he fell into the sea of fire, he threw his flying claws to the other side of the chaotic land, pulling his body quickly to the launch pad. The kite man wanted to stop the old guy but was knocked to the ground by the latter with three punches and two kicks.
Lei Xiaogu spit out blood, twisted the key on the launch pad, and pressed the launch button.
Gotham, this corrupt city must be destroyed!
Only this way!
Only the Batman you admire can break free from his shackles and devote himself to a truly great cause.
However, several seconds passed and nothing happened!
The King of Assassins looked up in surprise, and saw a young man in a gray battle suit taking out some quite sophisticated modules from the missile on the launcher. He then put the silver missile into his magic bag as if by magic.
"Whoosh"
"boom"
The black flying knife and the bullet shot towards each other almost at the same time. Mason fell from the air with a flash of blood on his chest, and Lei Xiaogu's heart was overwhelmed when he threw the last attack and he could no longer dodge.
A blinding flash of blood burst out from the Assassin King's forehead, causing him to kneel on the ground with his eyes wide open, embracing death once again.
His body turned into flying ashes like a decayed object in the bleak night. In just a moment, only an ancient robe and a fallen bullet were left.
The kite man screamed and lay on the roof, shooting out a grappling hook, pulling Mason in the air before his head hit the ground and exploded. The young man, whose heart was pierced by a flying knife, was now grabbing a test tube of unicorn blood and drinking it recklessly.
Complete a long-range headshot execution of an abnormal humanoid creature, the Cold-Blooded Gunman trait takes effect, and the shooting skill proficiency increases by X80, currently at Lv4.
Unlock the mysterious talent [Eye of Death]
Mason felt the unicorn blood healing him and pulling him back from the brink of death. He looked at the dissipating ashes and the falling black sword beside him and said softly:
"Not bad, not bad."
