Chapter 26 : Bat Cave
Who do I think I am? Good question, really, and I'll answer like this: I've seen too much to be Robin, but I'm still too optimistic to be Batman. I'm Nightwing. I'm Officer Dick Grayson. I'm Barbara's boyfriend, Bruce Wayne's adopted son, and the last living member of the Amazing Flying Graysons. I'm happy.
— Dick Grayson
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In Gotham, within a Western-style building, a dozen men and women in formal dresses and white masks gathered. In front of them was an electronic screen displaying the intense battle between the Jude trio and the Talons.
"As you can see, the three Talons still failed."
The tragic scene of dozens of deaths did not cause the slightest fluctuation in their hearts. As members of the Court of Owls and rulers of Gotham's dark order, they had long lost their sensitivity.
An old man sitting in a wheelchair spoke slowly, "Take the Talons away, and don't worry about the others."
A man asked, "Do you want to freeze it, sir?"
"No, destroy it!"
"Isn't it a pity to just destroy it like this? They still have some value."
"The loser cannot bear the name of the Talon, let alone that we have more."
"Okay, do we continue to hunt those three?"
"Go on, but focus on Batman. Those guys in Arkham are going to fight him. This is a good opportunity to eradicate the Bat-family."
Outskirts of Gotham, in Bruce Wayne's house.
"It's an emergency, the Two-Face, Clayface, Mad Hatter, Killer Croc—all these guys appeared together." In the holographic image, Batgirl reported anxiously.
Bruce frowned upon hearing that, and Damian slammed a punch on the table: "These guys picked the perfect time."
"Stop complaining, Batgirl summon the family members; I will be there soon."
The holographic image was turned off. Bruce said, "You can hide here first; the court should not be able to find it for the time being. I will be back soon."
Jude couldn't help but spit out, "Soon? Are you sure? They didn't act alone this time; they made it clear that they were working together to find Trouble."
"Huh, that's why I called the Bat-family, just to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate them all."
"I am ambitious, but I am not optimistic."
Damian put on his headgear again and walked up to Jude, making a coaxing hook. "You can go with us."
"Why, I just went through a big battle, and I just need a lot of rest."
"Don't make any excuses. If you hadn't broken into Arkham, the Riddler would not have been released. It is even less likely that he would destroy the entire command center and cause all the villains to escape. Now it is time to make up for what you did."
Jude spread his hands: "It seems to make sense, but I also have a request."
"Tell me."
"I need Bruce to train and help me improve my fighting skills, and it is best to provide some rare materials, I have a lot of interesting things in my mind waiting to be made."
Bruce walked to the door and said, "I may not have time for sparring, but if you need anything, you can contact Lucius later, and he will provide it."
"Awesome, Batman is best."
Jude said that he got up and went out. Seeing the women wanting to leave, he immediately shook his head: "Ivy is still not awake, and it's useless if you go. Firefly, you stay and take care of her. I always think it's not safe here."
Outside the door, a helicopter rose slowly, carrying all three with Jude and flying into the distance.
Jude said, "Are we going to the Bat Cave?"
"No,first you need to wear a blindfold."
Jude chuckled and said, "It's not necessary; at least now we are in the cooperation period, and the Bat Cave is under Wayne Manor, isn't it? I know a lot of things."
Damian reluctantly put down the blindfold.
"Little guy, let's fly for a while.While tell me about the situation."
Damian said angrily, "I said, Don't call me a little guy; call me Robin or my name."
"Okay, little guy."
*Creak*, a clenched fist sounded, but considering that he was on the plane, the sound quickly disappeared.
"Since you broke into Arkham, Gotham has been in chaos. Those villains attacked everywhere, robbed, murdered, and stole territory. We have been working on this for the past two weeks; otherwise, we would have found you a long time ago, even if penguin was sheltering you."
Jude shrugged helplessly. "Talking about the villans; who did you catch?"
"Many like Kite Man, Mister Zsasz, Professor Pyg, Doctor Phosphorus, etc., in short, most of them have been arrested."
"Well, even though I want to compliment you, why are they all the second-line villains, and the most famous ones haven't been caught?"
"Asshole, do you think it's easy? You can try it yourself this time."
The helicopter stopped at Wayne Manor, and Alfred, the butler, was already waiting there. He was quite surprised to see the stranger Jude, but since he was brought by the young master, he didn't say anything.
Given Jude's knowledge of himself, Bruce simply stopped hiding and took him directly to the Bat Cave, a cave hidden under Wayne Manor, which is also the base camp of the Bat-family.
"Good guy, you deserve to be on the list of the world's richest people. It must have taken a lot of money to build this place." Jude exclaimed as he walked.
An unfamiliar voice appeared, and it immediately attracted the attention of other people present.
"It's so lively; let me see who are they. Batgirl, we just met. An adult man in a red and green uniform. If I guessed it right, you should be a red Robin, right? Black from Batman uniform, needless to say, you are Nightwing, there are just a few of you? What about the Raptors? I mean Oracle, Black Canary, Katana, Huntress, and others."
Jude crackled past the members of the bat family one by one, and NightWing couldn't help but frown.
"Bruce, who is this guy?"
"This is Jude Herbert and he is also the one who caused the turmoil, but now that he is willing to help, you will get to know him."
"I don't think this is necessary for the time being."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense; tell me about those guys."
Batgirl pointed to the electronic screen and said, "Just half an hour ago, the two-face and the Mad Hatter led people into the Gotham Bank and did not escape after the robbery. Instead, they controlled hundreds of hostages and called for you to go."
"Then the Ventriloquist and the Scarecrow took control of the Green Tree Hotel and are confronting the police."
"Then there are Clay faces and killer croc. They attacked Ruby Cosmetics Company and kidnapped hundreds of employees. Sheriff Gordon has already taken those people over."
Bruce stared at the big screen dignifiedly. Today's events were very strange. In the first half of the month, the villains were acting alone. There hasn't been a large-scale group dispatch like today. Is there a conspiracy in it?
Red Robin said, "Bruce, I know what you are thinking; I'm 100% sure these guys must have premeditated, but now is not the time to think about it; let's save the people first."
Bruce nodded. "That's right, let's save the people first
Robin and I... No, Mr. Herbert and I are going to Ruby Cosmetics Company; Nightwing and Damian will go to Gotham Bank; Red Robin and Batgirl will go to the Green Tree Hotel. Alfred, you stay and let us know if you have anything."
"Okay, Master."
"Then, let's go!"
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