Chapter 031: Sudden Assault

The Merciless Warmonger, also known as the Unmerciful Iron Fist.

He is a member of the Dark Knights from the Dark Multiverse of DC.

And these so-called Dark Knights, there are seven in total, all Batmen from parallel worlds—that is, Bruce Wayne!

For instance, the Dawnbreaker, the Devastator, and the Batman Who Laughs, whom Wang Bo just mentioned, are all members of the Dark Knights.

Apart from the Batman Who Laughs, who relies on his own brain, the other six dark Batmen each have their own unique superpowers, and their combat abilities even surpass those of many superheroes.

There are six more like me who are this awesome.

Every member of the Dark Knights can play this meme.

And these seven people, united, could even conquer a multiverse.

The Dark Knights are just that awesome.

Wang Bo told each of these stories of the corrupted Batmen to the Bruce Wayne before him.

"Now do you understand how terrifying you are when you go dark?" Wang Bo said calmly, looking at Bruce Wayne, whose expression was dark and uncertain.

It took Bruce Wayne a long moment to suppress the shock and dread in his heart. He turned his head to look at Wang Bo. "So, you're afraid of me turning dark."

"Afraid? Why would I be afraid of you?" Wang Bo said calmly. "Even if you turn dark, so what? I'll just pack up and leave the DC universe. You can't chase after me, can you?"

Bruce Wayne: ...

“The reason I’m telling you about the Dark Knights and the corrupted Batman today is to show you the danger of your own corruption. If you don’t want to destroy the world or kill the people you love most, don’t lose faith in humanity, and above all, don’t become the darkness.”

Wang Bo looked seriously at Bruce Wayne. "Remember, you are merely walking in the darkness; you are not the darkness itself. Don't get that mixed up, Bruce Wayne!"

Bruce Wayne was silent; to be honest, just now he had indeed felt a sense of disappointment toward Gotham City, resenting those who were supposed to uphold the law for being so easily corrupted by money, and resenting Gotham City's hopelessness.

But now, after hearing Wang Bo's words, Bruce Wayne immediately became vigilant.

He repeatedly reminded himself, never to fall into depravity.

He did not want to kill his wife, kill his son, destroy the world.

So he pretended to be at ease and said, "Even if I wanted to turn dark, it would be impossible to achieve that. This world has no Green Lantern, let alone Aquaman and Superman. Nor is there Ares."

"Yes, aside from us outsiders, there are indeed no superpowered individuals in this world—but there is the Joker."

Wang Bo looked at Bruce Wayne's stiff face and couldn't help feeling a bit pleased.

"So, you'd better mind your own business and never turn yourself into the Batman Who Laughs. You know, among the seven fallen Batmen, the Batman Who Laughs can be said to be the easiest to deal with, but also the hardest to deal with among the dark Batmen."

The Joker's madness and Batman's abilities merged into one.

This is simply a disaster.

"I will remember this." Bruce Wayne had made up his mind when he returned to Gotham City: he would fight criminals, but he would never kill them.

Now, he was certain of this again.

Under no circumstances must the clown be killed.

Because he didn't want to become the Laughing Bat.

"Alright, let's head back. In a couple of days, the trial will begin, and the remaining matters should be resolved." Wang Bo patted his shoulder and said calmly.

“No problem.” Bruce Wayne nodded.

……

After a series of thorough preparations, the day of the trial finally arrived.

That morning, the police found Wang Bo, who was staying at the hotel, and took him to court.

Wang Bo did not resist.

He was already prepared. Once in court, he only needed to keep smiling and say nothing at all. The lawyer and psychiatric experts that Bruce Wayne had found for him were more than enough to make him out to be insane.

At that time, the court would declare Wang Bo innocent.

Then, he would need to stay in the asylum for a few days, and after the storm had passed, Wang Bo could return to Metropolis and live his good life.

Although to others, this was simply fooling the public.

But then, this is Gotham City.

The hopeless Gotham City.

Law and justice have long been disgraced in this city; even the impartial judges have been bought off. How can they be expected to uphold the fairness of the law?

It's nothing but a pipe dream.

After Wang Bo got into the car, he was surprised to find that the driver was none other than James Gordon, the last conscience of the Gotham City Police Department.

"We meet again, Officer Gordon."

Gordon did not give Wang Bo a friendly look. Wang Bo's words at the police station earlier had made him suffer from ostracism these past few days. Although such treatment had happened before, it had been especially severe lately.

Many people looked at him as if he were a class enemy.

This made Gordon very uncomfortable, so he credited all of this to Wang Bo, even suspecting that Wang Bo might have deliberately said those words at the police station.

The reason was simple: he was taking revenge on himself.

So it would be strange if Gordon could put on a good face for Wang Bo. He said coldly, “Today is the day of your trial, Mr. Adam. I will be watching you. I believe that after today, you will definitely miss the life of these past few days, because after today, you will never have freedom again.”

Wang Bo raised an eyebrow and said, "You're quite complacent, Officer Gordon. Did Miss Rachel Dawes give you that courage?"

"It's not Miss Rachel who gives me courage, but the evidence in her hands," Gordon said righteously. "This time, there's no way you'll escape. I'll personally send you to prison."

"That's not necessarily true!" Wang Bo said with a light laugh.

Gordon snorted coldly, unwilling to waste words with Wang Bo, skillfully started the police car, stepped on the accelerator, and took Wang Bo to the court.

Wang Bo closed his eyes, leaned against the soft back of the police car, and let out a comfortable groan.

Before arriving at the courthouse, he planned to rest a little.

BANG!!!

A dozen minutes later, a violent explosion woke Wang Bo, who had been resting with his eyes closed. He snapped his eyes open and saw the escort police car ahead being blown into the air.

The sudden explosion shocked the entire street.

No one knew what had happened at this moment. While everyone was stunned, a black sedan suddenly caught up from behind.

The car window opened, and an RPG poked out from inside, aimed at the police car Wang Bo was riding in.

James Gordon's face instantly turned pale, drained of all color.

The next second, the missile was launched.

Whoosh!

The merciless missile did not hit the police car head-on, but struck the ground beside it. However, the blast wave from the explosion, like a tidal wave, sent the entire police car flying.

The police car carrying Wang Bo tumbled through the air several times before landing with a thud, roof-down, skidding more than ten meters across the ground, leaving a trail of blinding sparks, and crashing into one car after another.