aircannonsinc Chapter 148, Section 45: A Terrifying Thought
Chapter 148, Section 45: A Terrifying Thought
Chapter 148, Section 45: A Terrifying Thought
Mary struggled free from her restraints, using her feet to push off the wall and climb onto the roof.
Her self-healing ability was suppressed by liquid nitrogen. She knew that the situation was hopeless. There was also a mysterious person lurking in the shadows who could break a hidden blade with a single dart. If she dragged it out any longer, she would surely die.
Since Qin Wei dared to show himself, it meant he had made ample preparations, so how could he easily let his opponent escape?
Mary had just climbed onto the roof when she bumped into an iron fence. Oswald poked his head out and, with a cold smile, sprayed liquid nitrogen at her.
Startled, Mary fell from the roof, bounced off the wall, and landed in the corner of a garbage heap.
As soon as she got up, a dark shadow flashed past her eyes. She instinctively drew her dagger, but instead, liquid nitrogen came flying at her! In an instant, her right arm was also frozen. With Qin Wei's powerful strike, the frozen limb instantly exploded into a shower of blood and gore.
Mary was filled with despair, but her survival instinct still drove her to run away.
Then an extremely cruel scene unfolded.
The woman with the missing arm ran through the dark alley, sobbing. The masked villain behind her was chasing after her, his breath radiating cold air. Before long, the woman's ankle was completely frozen and stuck to the ground, where it was torn off by the momentum of her forward movement.
The villain showed no intention of letting her go, spraying her knee repeatedly before stomping on it heavily.
With a sharp crack, the woman struggled in the snow, dragging her only remaining crippled leg, like a snake being pulled from its burrow in the winter night.
A hoarse sob echoed through the alley.
Because of the amber gold, Claw felt no pain; her tears were entirely out of fear.
When faced with the ruthless, decisive, and well-prepared Qin Wei, the helplessness and fear that Li Zhao felt when a mammal was bitten in the throat by a predator at the top of the food chain was completely unleashed.
She wanted to scream, but her hoarse throat couldn't utter a sound. She could only watch helplessly as the shadowy figure in the backlight slowly approached her.
"Tell me, do dead people have nightmares?"
After reciting the brief execution order, Qin Wei pressed the ejector button.
When Talia saw Qin Wei dragging an ice sculpture out of the corner, her heart finally settled down.
If she initially scoffed at Lei Xiaogu's high praise for this man, she is now beginning to accept her father's views.
This man possesses an extraordinary mind and exceptional action skills, which more than make up for his lack of physical prowess.
Talia's curiosity about Qin Wei grew stronger, and she also began to worry about his future.
You've messed with the Court of Owls. Let me see how you escape death when faced with the talons of a raptor descending from the sky.
She tucked the hidden weapon back into her waistband, leaped off the roof, and her figure disappeared into the depths of the howling wind and snow.
Meanwhile, Oswald also struggled to climb down from the roof. The first thing he did was check on Dick and Jason's injuries, and thankfully, neither of them was seriously hurt.
The fact that they were able to withstand the double amber gold claws for so long without relying on liquid nitrogen is a testament to their progress over the past six months.
"Wouldn't it be safer to break it?"
Directing the bodyguards to carry the wounded into the car, the little penguin pointed to the ice sculpture at Qin Wei's feet and asked.
"I don't want to kill her. Could you keep an eye on her for now? I'll unfreeze her after tonight's business is done. Maybe we can pry something out of her," Qin Wei replied naively, unaware that Mary was a mute.
As for the remaining two clawed bodies, Qin Wei did not forget to retrieve them.
Self-healing is a precious ability, and he had wanted to get one ever since he met Deathstroke.
Unfortunately, I couldn't beat them.
Now that he finally had research materials, Qin Wei planned to start with the amber gold of the claws and gradually uncover the secret of self-healing.
Of course, all of that is a matter for later. Right now, he has to go back to find Gordon. He borrowed the liquid nitrogen injector specifically from him, and he has to return it as soon as he's done using it. Otherwise, once the other end is used up, the bomb disposal work may come to a standstill.
According to the latest intelligence analysis, the number of buses that have exploded has reached eight. The fact that buses are still exploding despite the fact that the corrupt police chief has been apprehended and the gang and Gordon are working together to rescue him means that there are still powerful figures operating in the shadows.
Qin Wei vaguely sensed something was amiss. There were four parties involved in this game: the corrupt police and the owl were the destruction group hoping for the bomb to explode, while he and the gang were the rescue group. Although they seemed to be divided into two camps, the goals of the different groups were completely different.
What exactly does the Joker want? Does he really just want to create chaos in Gotham and stand on a skyscraper laughing out loud at the smoke?
Qin Wei believes the possibility is very low.
The Joker's target has always been the dark history of Gotham's political figures that Maroney possesses, and now this leaked information has turned into a plague that spreads throughout the city.
The root of it all stems from that bank robbery.
Qin Wei robbed Maroney's bank a day before the Joker, thinking he had gotten the better deal, but it turned out that the operation was already part of Maroney's plan.
The truth is that the Joker simply doesn't have the ability to rob a bank. Even if he could get past the fingerprint and hacking hurdles, he certainly wouldn't escape Deathstroke's pursuit.
What led Qin Wei into the clown's trap was that prophetic comic book.
Thinking of this, Qin Wei, sitting in the passenger seat, took a deep breath, startling Oswald, who was driving.
"What's wrong? Why are you so easily startled?"
"I think I fell into a mental trap, but I've figured it out now."
Qin Wei touched his chin and chuckled deeply.
He had always viewed comics as either a transmigrator's ability or a gift from the system, which made sense, since that's how the plots in novels and TV dramas were written. But now, upon closer reflection, he realized that aside from initially helping him avoid the casino massacre, the comics had been luring him into a trap ever since.
He meets Dick, encounters Jason, assembles a group to rob a bank, and finally, after a difficult battle against Deathstroke's attack, he hands over the spoils of victory to the Joker.
However, after eliminating all the impossibilities, Qin Wei arrived at two conclusions.
Either the existence of the comic book is because the Joker is rigging the vote, or the Joker also has a comic book.
Although it was hard to believe, it was the most reasonable explanation Qin Wei could think of.
"Mr. Wei, are you listening?"
The hacker's voice came through the earpiece.
"Based on technical decryption, I have located the Joker's position, right here—"
"It's fake, he wasn't there at all."
"How did you know? I haven't even said where!"
"If I'm not mistaken, every step we've taken is part of his plan. Now, if we want to disrupt his plan, we have to do the opposite. To be honest, I don't know how much of a chance we have, or how far along his plan is, but hopefully it's not too late."
Qin Wei glanced at the sharp claws frozen into ice sculptures on the back seat of the car.
The clown is used to hiding his intentions very well. Qin Wei guessed that the other party had deliberately provoked the war between him and the owl, and might be playing a much bigger game behind the scenes.
Now Qin Wei has to help Gordon deal with the bomb bus problem first, and then gather manpower.
He already has a preliminary plan.