Chapter 004: The Guard

But in this world, Bruce Wayne had not yet returned, had not yet become Batman.

And Arkham Asylum was merely a psychiatric hospital. Those notorious villains had not yet been incarcerated in this infamous institution.

However, Wang Bo remembered that in this world, the director and psychiatrist of Arkham Asylum was a man named Jonathan Crane.

This was not a passerby, but one of Batman's archenemies.

Scarecrow!

Wang Bo remembered that for a period of time he was very interested in superheroes and had once looked up a lot of information about superheroes and supervillains.

Among them was the Scarecrow, who could be considered one of Batman's archenemies—though not as obsessed with Batman as the Joker—but still a notorious villain.

So Wang Bo had some understanding of him.

Wang Bo remembered that this Klein had often been bullied by classmates since his school days. Because he was tall and thin, with slender arms and legs, and seemed frail when beaten, they gave him a nickname... Scarecrow!

The extremely vengeful Klein swore that one day he would make everyone fear and dread him, the "Scarecrow"!

So he began to study human psychology, researching the emotion of "fear." He vowed to understand its mysteries, overcome his own weaknesses, and make everyone fear him.

His talent, combined with the research driven by his vengefulness, earned him a very high reputation in academia, and he was later hired as a professor of psychology at Gotham University.

By then he was already a successful academic, but he was obsessed with his hatred and privately conducted unorthodox teaching and illegal human experiments, which were eventually discovered by the school authorities and led to his dismissal.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Crane later used the drugs he had invented to carry out his revenge. Disguising himself as a scarecrow, he attempted to control the university's administrators so that his research could continue.

But in the end, he was stopped by Batman.

But this was the experience of a scarecrow from another world.

After all, in a multiverse like the DC world, there are even a multitude of Batmen and Supermen, let alone the Scarecrow.

In the world of Batman's Dark Knight trilogy, the Scarecrow has not yet been disgraced, after all, at this point in time, even Batman has not yet been born.

In this world, the Scarecrow is not a psychology professor at Gotham University.

Instead, he transformed himself into the director and chief physician of Arkham Asylum.

He colluded with Carmine Falcone, using his profession to help Carmine's men evade justice.

Even more interestingly, the Scarecrow of this world is a subordinate of the Ninja Master.

After recalling this, Wang Bo immediately understood why Carmine had come to this place—clearly, the two were about to strike some shady deal again.

After Wang Bo entered Arkham Asylum, he heard Leonardo's voice.

"Adam, Rose, you two stay here. Don't let anyone in."

Wang Bo and the other bald man stopped in their tracks at the same time.

The bald man nodded and said, "Leave it to me."

Leonardo nodded and continued forward with the remaining people.

Every so often, he would leave two men behind, setting up layers of guards here, not allowing anyone to approach Carmine Falcone.

Wang Bo and the bald man named Ross were the first line of defense, the two of them guarding the gate of Arkham Asylum to prevent any accidents.

In Wang Bo's eyes, Ross was a typical big Western man, with well-developed muscles all over his body, clearly a strength-type player. Wang Bo had no doubt that this guy could break a person's bones with one punch.

But that was all.

This guy was at most a heavyweight boxer, but Wang Bo was a non-human-level competitor.

If the two of them came into conflict, Wang Bo was confident he could knock him out with one punch.

But now, Wang Bo naturally wouldn't do that, after all, the two of them were considered colleagues.

If he made a move, it would undoubtedly be an open rebellion against the Falcone family, and then the Falcone family would spare no effort to hunt him down. Wang Bo also did not want to live a life of being hunted every day.

Ross was not a talkative person. After being ordered to stay behind, he did not exchange a single word with Wang Bo from beginning to end. He stood silently inside the main entrance of the asylum, his hands hanging naturally at his sides, looking very relaxed.

But Wang Bo knew that once the big man detected any sign of trouble, he would erupt and attack.

Time ticked by, minute by minute.

Wang Bo checked the time; half an hour had already passed, and Carmine Falcone still hadn't come out. It seemed this negotiation would take a while.

Just as Wang Bo was growing bored, the gate of Arkham Asylum suddenly swung open.

A woman in a pure white battle suit walked over.

When Wang Bo saw this woman, his eyes went wide.

The pure white battle suit, with its spider-web patterns, was worn under a dress and a hat, creating a look that was both cool and captivating. The dress itself had a design that carried a hint of coquettish charm.

To be honest, this outfit was all too familiar.

Wang Bo almost let out a scream.

Holy shit, Spider-Gwen!

That's right, this was definitely a female version of Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen from a parallel world.

But this is DC, not Marvel, so there's no way Spider-Gwen could be here. That means there's only one possibility for her appearance here... she's a dimension traveler.

Just like Lara Croft, Spider-Gwen had definitely stumbled into this universe by accident.

Wang Bo hadn't expected to meet a transmigrator so soon; he remembered that in the previous world, it had been the same—not long after he entered that world, Lara Croft had appeared before him on her own.

This time was no different; she had only stepped out the door when Spider-Gwen came to her of her own accord.

My luck is just too good—this luck really is unmatched.

What puzzled Wang Bo, however, was what Spider-Gwen was doing in this place. Why had she come to Arkham Asylum.

Rose saw the woman in the white spider suit appear and immediately stepped forward to block her.

"Strangers are not welcome here. Leave immediately."

Spider-Gwen was not intimidated, nor did she turn to leave; instead, she asked, "Carmine Falcone is here, isn't he?"

Roston became alert. "Who are you?"

"Looks like I guessed right." Spider-Gwen laughed and asked, "Can you take me to see him?"

Ross's right hand suddenly shot out, smashing toward Gwen's head.

This punch came so suddenly, it was impossible to guard against.

His patience had worn thin. Since the other party was unwilling to leave, he had no choice but to quickly subdue them. This punch was delivered without any restraint, with absolutely full force; he even believed he could easily blow their head off.

But in the next second, Ross's face suddenly turned pale.

Because his fist was blocked.