Chapter 138 A riddle, a mask, a devil
When Harleen saw Qin Su and Gordon appearing, she was even more surprised than when she saw the two clowns: "How did you find this place?"
When Batman didn't show up, Harleen was ready to fight alone, and the sudden appearance of the two policemen really surprised her. Harleen didn't doubt Qin Su's combat effectiveness and Gordon's willpower, but what can I say, they The two don't have that intelligence.
Qin Su saw the meaning of Harlin's words, and he did not feel angry: "The most common method used by the police is to interrogate the captured criminals and then follow the clues."
It was very difficult to die in front of Qin Su. The criminal clown failed to commit suicide. The bullet did not even exit the barrel of the gun, but Qin Su absorbed all the kinetic energy with static force.
After that, the criminal clown looked at Qin Su with a strange look, and before Qin Su could speak, he revealed the location of the joker.
When Qin Su asked this question, the criminal clown replied with a straight face: "You are an important supporting role."
Qin Su understood what the clown meant, which meant that he was part of the plan, and if he rushed over, he would probably be tricked.
But Qin Su couldn't let it go. Without Batman present, no one in the Bat Family could fight the Joker. Barbara, who had just recovered from a serious illness, Damian, who was still immature, or Jack, who was one step away from turning into a clown. Sen, that is to say, Butler Man has some fighting ability.
The emergence of Qin Su reversed the situation in Gotham, but it also slowed down the growth of the new generation of heroes, so that no one could take the lead at the critical moment.
That's why Qin Su changed his true identity and brought Gotham's dueling hero Gordon with him. No matter what happened, he could still exchange them for one.
"I'll get you out first." Qin Su carried Ha Lin out through the window.
"What's the situation inside?" Looking in from the window.
Qin Su looked at the two clowns who had already reached the kitchen: "The battle is fierce. I can't tell who has the upper hand because I can't tell who is who. In short, both of them are clowns. Should I use lethal force? Director." ”
Qin Su was a little ready to take action, but in the presence of his superiors, he still had to ask for permission before taking action.
Gordon vetoed as expected: "Catch the clown alive, Qin Su, and send the clown to the dock. Harvey will help us complete the remaining tasks."
Qin Su pretended to be holding a Glock in his right hand, and his left hand was already pressed on the Omnitrix: "As a friendly reminder, Director, the clown was released through formal channels and legal documents.
Clown TMD was discharged from the hospital. Hugo Strange’s name was signed on the discharge receipt. The reason for discharge was: The condition has improved and it is recommended to go home for treatment! ”
As soon as these words came out, Gordon's face became very ugly: "I just said that Arkham should strengthen supervision."
The bottom of the garbage bag is open. It is useless no matter how much garbage is picked up, as it will leak as much as it is filled.
When Qin Su and Gordon were discussing how to deal with the clown, the two clowns had already finished the second round with the kitchen knives and forks. Each of them had one hand nailed to the table by the other with a fork, and both sides looked completely confused. Changed, and fought even more vigorously.
The laugher grabbed a bottle of ketchup and squirted it into the fighter's face. The fighter showed no sign of weakness. He also grabbed the mayonnaise and ejaculated on the laugher's face. Both of them were out of sight. He immediately knocked on the table and took off his gloves with one hand. , revealing the powerful electric shock device hidden in the palm of his hand, and grabbing at the opponent at the same time.
The result was that both of them were electrocuted into cokes and spit out black smoke together.
"You faker, don't imitate me!" The joker became angry. He regarded himself as a real clown and could tolerate other clowns with different styles in his eyes, but could not tolerate another one of himself.
The fighter coughed twice: "Ahem, I have never imitated you. No one will learn from a scumbag."
Qin Su stuck out half of his head from the kitchen door: "Have you finished the fight? Who is the winner?"
"Me!" Xiaoke immediately raised his hand.
"Him." The fighter pointed at the laugher.
Qin Su immediately turned his gun on Xiaoke, who immediately looked like a criminal. He lowered his face and said depressedly: "I should have thought of it. It seems I messed up again."
Even if the joker behaves like a harmless person, even if the two clowns just performed a good comedy for him, Qin Su still does not relax his vigilance. He always holds a static energy ball at his fingertips. Always ready to launch.
Countless painful cases told Qin Su that there is no "absolute safety" when facing the clown, especially in the clown's territory. The clown and Batman are the same type of people. They like to plan, so they sympathize with each other.
"Be honest with me, your accomplice has been knocked down by me." Qin Su used his mind power to control the handcuffs and put them on Xiao Ke's hands.
"Accomplice? Are you talking about the mind pirate? He is my backup plan." Xiaoke actually did not expect the mind pirate to be of use.
He lamented: "I thought Batman would be on duty tonight, but I didn't expect it would be you and Gordon. Okay, it's better than nothing."
Qin Su had an ominous premonition. He picked up Xiaoke's collar and asked, "Backup plan, what is the plan you are executing now?"
The joker chuckled and replied: "A classic clown joke. Are you curious why I answer every question? Because we don't have much time left."
Even from the perspective of the audience, Qin Su still couldn't guess what the clown was thinking, so he chose to ask for help on the field.
Just by hearing the laugher's laughter, the fighter knew what he was thinking: "Clown poison, he tried to put clown poison on Harleen in the bar, and he did not hesitate to poison everyone together. Generally speaking, only in the bar I only do this when there is a lot left.”
After the fighter mentioned this, Qin Su also thought of the missing chemical waste: "He does have a lot."
"If it were me, I would turn the remaining clown toxin into one or several bombs to prepare a surprise for Night Owl."
Qin Su spoke faster: "Where would you hide the bomb?"
The laugher and the fighter said together: "Of course it's under your feet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Su felt the soles of his feet feel hot.
Boom!
The roof was completely torn off by the bomb, and a green mushroom cloud rose up, dramatically taking on the shape of a skull.
And it's a three-eyed skull.
The horrific explosion blew up Gordon and Harleen who were squatting at the door. Even the police car parked in the yard was overturned and rolled onto the road.
Gordon's body has passed its prime, but he adopted the most correct way to avoid it, so that his injury was not serious, and he had more important problems to worry about than the explosion.
Seeing the green smoke lingering over the house, Gordon dragged his injured leg to the police car, grabbed the walkie-talkie and started calling for support: "The clown detonated a biological and chemical weapon, and sent the decontamination team over... I know the police department does not have this department. , you go to the army and call someone over!”
This is not the first time that Gotham has faced a biological threat. Scarecrow has spread poison gas throughout the city more than once, so a special army is stationed in Gotham to deal with such situations.
If Gotham had the death penalty, Scarecrow would have been shot a thousand and eight hundred times. Qin Su has always been worried about not being able to find a chance to kill Scarecrow last time. Unfortunately, Scarecrow seemed to have fallen into despair and was imprisoned in Arkham and never came out. , Qin Su couldn't do it directly.
Gordon skillfully dug out a set of protective clothing from the trunk of the police car and put it on before walking towards the ruins where only the broken walls remained.
"Qin Su, are you okay?" Gordon held the gun sideways and moved forward little by little.
A figure vaguely appeared in the green smoke that had not yet dispersed. Gordon decisively raised his gun and aimed: "Is that you, Qin Su."
"It's not Qin Su, it's me." The clown's voice came from the shadow. He dispersed the smoke, "Ahem, no matter how many times I smell it, this poisonous gas still smells bad."
Gordon looked at a clown's face sticking out of the fog, and his heart skipped a beat. He almost pulled the trigger, but finally managed to calm down.
"Are you our... clown?" he asked cautiously.
The fighter wiped the dust from his face: "If you're talking about being with Harvey Bane and the others, that's me."
"Okay," Gordon changed his hand to hold the gun, reached out to grab the fighter, and pulled him up from the ground, "please understand that it has taken me so long. Close contact with the clown always requires more psychological support. Construction.”
The fighter was not angry: "I understand how you feel, because I feel the same."
Looking at Gordon's unshaven face, the fighter also felt awkward. Should he say that he had grilled Gordon on a skewer not long ago?
"Where's Qin Su, have you seen him?" Gordon looked around.
"He's with the clown." The scene just now appeared in front of the fighter's eyes.
The moment the explosion occurred, Qin Su hit the fighter with the static force that had been condensed in advance. The stopping time was the most solid protection. At the same time, Qin Su used his telekinesis to wrap himself and the clown.
The power of his mind moved according to his heart. Qin Su's reaction was slow and the power of his mind did not completely wrap around him and the clown. The thrust generated by the explosion sent the two of them dozens of meters behind the house. The distance of dozens of meters was not suitable for Qin Su's physique. It's nothing, the problem is that the concentrated poisonous gas leaked in through the gap in the mental shield.
Although Qin Su filled up the gap later, the gas had already dispersed internally, and Qin Su probably inhaled a little bit, which also led to his current end.
"Ahem, I dare say this is the most powerful smoke. I'm afraid only Bane's venom can be as famous as it."
The pupil of one of Qin Su's eyes turned a permeating fluorescent green, saliva was secreted in his mouth unconsciously, and saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth.
"How does it feel to look at the world from a different perspective?" Xiaoke said with a wide smile.
The world in Qin Su's eyes glowed with a psychedelic green color, and various people appeared in front of him, most of them villains. All of them had smiles on their faces, as if they were welcoming Qin Su to join them.
"I want to say that this scene is quite rare. A group of enemies that I killed opened their arms to me and welcomed me into the big family." Qin Su smiled fondly.
The cells in his body are changing rapidly. Once more than 60% of the cells contaminated by the clown virus are taken up, Qin Su will not think about changing back.
The laugher clapped and applauded: "The criminal chose Jason, the clown chose Harleen, and I chose you.
Detective, you are shaking Batman's status in Gotham. Before long, the citizens may think that Batman is just an urban legend, or even worse, they will forget about him, and no one will entertain me anymore. .
So I came up with an idea. I hinted the criminal to steal the chemical waste liquid, drove the clown to use Harleen to attract you, and reached an agreement with Amanda Waller...
The last gift of this carnival party is you, the policeman. Without you, Batman will have another "Knight's Return"! ”
Bang.
Qin Su punched the clown on the nose, making his nose turn red, just like the red nose that every clown must have.
"Are you done?"
Qin Su squeezed the horse charm with his hand, and the clown poison was quickly fading away from his body: "Now I understand, the clown released by Hugo Strange is you, and he wants you to kill Harleen, right.
For this reason, you have prepared an explosion that is enough to kill the "fake" you dislike and Harleen who Hugo asked to be killed. It can also turn me into the toy that you and Batman will fight over next. What a good one. Three arrows and three eagles, but did you expect the current situation? ”
Once a person's nasal cavity is clogged, the reaction speed becomes slow. It took the clown a while to recover. He rubbed his red nose, blood dripping from his hand and hitting the withered lawn,
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"Honestly, I expected all of this." The clown put away his hands with the classic smile that has never changed for thousands of years.
"You have used your healing ability many times. How could I just use bombs to kill you? You will never be able to cure your heart disease because I am still a clown."
Qin Su's brain buzzed. He heard a rustling sound coming from the grass behind him, and someone was approaching.
"You're scared."
"You are angry."
"You are sad."
The mind pirate was lame on one leg, but his smooth, mirror-like mask did not fall off. At this moment, this pale golden mask reflected strange colors under the moonlight.
"But no matter which emotion you are in, you want to laugh."
Qin Su still held the horse charm in his hand, but the horse charm did not glow. The poison in his body had been dissipated, and the poison in his mind was hopeless.
Qin Su knew that the noises made by the mind pirates, including the footsteps on the grass and the moonlight falling in the sky, were all props used by the mind pirates to hypnotize and implant suggestions.
Pervasive and impossible to guard against.
"The gift is finished," the Joker wiped away his nosebleed, "When can I give it to Batman?"
"I think you have no chance."
Before the clown had time to think, the Changhong Sword had pierced his entire heart, and the highest concentration of the clown virus leaked out. It was inhaled into Qin Su's lungs and driven away by the horse charm.
The real clown died in Qin Su's hands, but Qin Su was not happy at all.
He looked at the trembling mind pirate.
"You're scared, you're scared, you're scared!" The psychic pirate kept giving Qin Su psychic hints, while also giving himself more courage.
"Your hints have no effect," Qin Su's eyes dimmed, "This is what makes me most desperate."
Qin Su knows that ventriloquists are immune to psychic pirates, because ventriloquists themselves suffer from schizophrenia, and the dominant spiritual subject's self-recognition is not a human being, but a doll named "Scarface". The ventriloquist will Wearing the doll on his hand, he controls the doll's every move, and the doll controls his every move.
Everyone knows that Ventriloquist is Scarface's puppet. Even Batman never attacks him when fighting him. He will stop after knocking Scarface down.
The ventriloquist is immune to sperm control because he is schizophrenic, and a puppet cannot have two masters.
What about Qin Su?
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"Huh huh huh~"
With wet blood on her face, Harley was tied up in a straitjacket and sent to her cell, the same one where Harley was held before.
"Another old acquaintance has been imprisoned... You're not her, right." The Riddler clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Harley with a bewildered smile.
Harley couldn't move this time. Someone was talking to her to relieve her boredom, but when she saw it was the Riddler, she immediately lost interest: "Go away, don't bother me, I want to relive the feeling of killing Hugo, tsk , the pleasure of revenge is not that good either, it’s dry.”
"Are you bored? Harley, I can tell you a riddle." The Riddler paced back and forth in the ward, "As long as you answer me a question first.
Did you [return] the tiger to him? ”
Harley looked at him in surprise: "What are you talking about?"
The Riddler stared closely at her neck and breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that she has returned it, so I can start telling riddles.
Do you know what is the most dangerous time? That’s when the danger is locked in a cage. You don’t know whether it is a real danger, but you relax your vigilance because of it..."
The Riddler laughed as he talked. He fooled Batman, Qin Su, and everyone. They thought he was the devil, but in fact he was just possessed.
He was possessed by a sheep charm, and now, he finally got his body back.
……
Qin Su walked towards the psychic pirate step by step. He restrained the pirate with his mind and looked down at the mask, which... looked like a mirror.
In the cold moonlight, Qin Su saw himself clearly in the mirror. His slender cheeks, long curved horns, and tightly closed eyes looked like a devil. No, this was a devil.
The eyes of the dragon head in the mirror lit up red, instantly giving people a feeling of being alive. He stared at Qin Su.
"You finally found me, my Saint."
Qin Su was silent for a moment: "When did it start?"
"The night your mother separated from you," the Holy Lord looked at him with gentle eyes, "I felt the magic of the rabbit spell and found you, a child with both good and evil blood."
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Qin Su frowned: "I released the Three Palaces at that time, so the flow of time should not affect me."
The image of the Holy Lord became clearer and clearer: "Silly boy, time travel cannot change history, because time travel is a part of history. This is the lesson I learned from revising the history books."
"How many times have you woken up so far?"
"There are only a handful of them. I am outside most of the time, so the people of the same kind in that different space didn't notice me." The Holy Lord was referring to the Three Palaces.
"Outside? So, is the sheep always on my body?" Qin Su lowered his head, and with the appearance of the Holy Lord, he finally saw the pendant hanging on his chest.
Sheep represents the devil in the West.
"My only interference with you is to prevent you from noticing the Sheep Charm."
The Holy Lord's dragon head poked out from the mask and faced Qin Su, while Qin Su's face appeared on the surface of the mask.
"From this moment on, you will become a combination of righteousness and blackness. No matter which one is stronger or weaker, it will not affect you. You...I am the balance."
The balance of yin and yang is the tiger, while the dragon is the holy master.
Qin Su's eyes lit up red, he opened his hands, and eleven and a half talismans rose into the sky.
"The last half is still missing."
The Holy Master muttered in a low voice, and with a move of his left hand, a strong wind blew up in an instant, and Harleen was "sucked" to his open left hand.
This series of changes did not make Harin panic, but made her regain her composure. She saw half of the Yang Tiger Talisman behind Qin Su, and her eyes widened: "I see, was she the one who asked you to come to me... ”
The Holy Lord said calmly: "Give me back the talisman."
"[yet]?"
Harleen chewed on the words, she sighed, and took out the Yinhu Talisman from her chest: "Even if it is what I owe you, I will pay it off at once."
Harlin raised her right hand and took the initiative to reach out to the Yang Hu behind Qin Su. The Tiger Talisman instantly united Yin and Yang.
The tiger talisman merged into one, and the chicken talisman's thought power could no longer lock Harleen. Nothing could stop Harleen and Harley from becoming one. It was for this reason that Harlem held on to the half of the tiger talisman. , she never let go from the beginning to the end.
This makes Harleen the middle of a tug-of-war between the two sides of the Tiger Talisman, which ends with Harley being pulled out of Arkham and the two of them bumping into each other, only to land alone.
The Holy Lord didn't understand why Harleen wanted to bother with it, but since the twelve talismans were already in place, he had no intention of pursuing it any further.
He didn't notice that the moment the two people merged into one, the tiger talisman was also pulled apart for a moment, and then bonded instantly.
Leaving Harley Quinn behind, the Holy Lord ascended to the sky, his vision penetrated to another distant place, and he took out the life seed.
"We must... gather all our strength."
With a flash of green light, the Holy Lord disappeared into the sky.
After the storm subsided, Gordon came with a group of police officers. He saw Harley Quinn lying unconscious on the grass on her side, and saw the faint smiling face on the clown's body.
"What's the situation now, where is Qin Su?"
(Yes, what is the situation now? I also want to know the answer to this question.)
Qin Su passed through Gordon's body several times, convinced that he could not touch anyone now.
(The last memory is that the Holy Lord replaced me in the mirror, but for some reason, I was not trapped in it, but separated from myself.)
Qin Su looked at Harley Quinn thoughtfully. At that time, apart from the Holy Lord and him, Harleen was the only living person. Could it be that she helped him?
(No, it’s useless to worry about this now. The Holy Lord teleported to the secret realm of the forest, and must have gone to find Mana Fei and Groudon. He is preparing for war, absorbing the original power to meet the Anti-Monitor!)
The storm overnight has just stopped, and a storm will sweep across the world again. This time, no one will be exempted. (End of chapter)