American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Another night. The tavern was still lit with dim yellow light. Falk stood behind the bar, his eyes occasionally glancing at a newly added sign.

Since that beggar was taken care of, Falk sprayed some air freshener, and the tavern gradually gained more customers.

Since the last cooperation talk with that mysterious person, Falk's bar had an extra uniquely shaped telephone and some strange wanted posters.

The wanted posters used simple lines to outline the appearances of men, with monetary amounts listed below.

They felt somewhat similar to the comprehensive wanted posters issued by the police, but with a touch of absurdity.

Many of the old regulars thought these were just decorations. After curiously looking at them for a few glances, they ignored them and continued to immerse themselves in the taste of fine wine.

However, a small number of observant people keenly noticed that these wanted posters were somewhat unusual.

After all, this was the chaotic Gotham City. It lacked everything except desperate people who would go crazy for money.

The tavern had only been open for less than two hours when the first impatient person appeared.

A table of five or six strangers, all burly men, had been drinking beer in the corner, occasionally looking at the wanted posters on the sign.

Suddenly, a man wearing a plaid shirt and dirty jeans strode to the bar, his eyes as big as copper bells, staring intently at Falk, and whispered, "Boss, what exactly do the wanted posters you put on the sign mean?"

Falk didn't even raise his eyelids and continued to wipe the glasses in his hand.

Years of habit had gradually evolved beyond the scope of work and entered the realm of the spirit. As long as he had a white towel in his hand, Falk would always be particularly calm.

"The literal meaning. Do you have any ideas?"

The burly man said, "Do you mean that anyone can take on these tasks? Are you sure the employer will pay?"

"No one will guarantee you anything, kid. This is Gotham City. Compared to risk, poverty is more terrifying!"

"Okay, you have a point. I know one of the guys on the wanted posters. If I bring his body over, can I get the full reward?"

Hearing this, Falk finally stopped his movements, took a deep look at the big man, and nodded slightly, "Opportunity always favors the prepared, wouldn't you say?"

Falk didn't answer directly, but the burly man revealed a satisfied smile. He turned around and said a few words to his companions in a low voice. Excitement appeared on the faces of several men. They quickly finished the beer in their bottles, got up, and walked out quickly!

Listening to the receding engine sounds, Falk sighed softly, "It seems tonight is destined to be a night of slaughter!"

Actually, Qi Shan himself wasn't very clear about who was on these wanted posters. He simply had Alice collect Gotham City's criminal records from the past three years.

And he targeted those perverted killers and psychologically twisted people.

Gotham City's biggest surplus was these bastards. Even including Batman, there wasn't a single normal person.

As far as Qi Shan was concerned, it would be best if they all died out.

The bounty would only be paid after the task was completed. As for how many desperate people would die innocently in the middle, it was none of Qi Shan's business. Anyway, the deaths of such people wouldn't have any impact on ordinary people.

Qi Shan didn't want to waste his energy on these small characters. Tonight, Dark Baron also had an important task.

Philosopher Hugo was a mad scientist. He could turn patients with all kinds of ailments into simple-minded monsters who only knew how to obey orders and kill crazily.

It was for this reason that he was kicked out of the laboratory. In order to continue perfecting his experiments, Philosopher Hugo didn't hesitate to borrow huge sums of usurious loans from the gang.

And using the time difference, he quickly transformed a batch of monsters. When the gang sent people to collect the debt, he released the monsters for a massacre, almost wiping out the creditors.

It was precisely because of this that he was noticed by the Court of Owls, and through clever means, he was absorbed into it.

The Court of Owls possessed immense power in Gotham City. On the surface, they were inconspicuous, but they could easily manipulate any position. Philosopher Hugo was thus placed in Arkham Asylum as the director, continuing his research while acting on the orders of the Court.

Tonight, Hugo was in a good mood. He had played some tricks again, screening the newly sent patients and selecting two unfortunate souls who no one cared about, preparing to send them to the transformation room tonight to undergo new transformation surgery!

At this time, he had completely forgotten about the order to kill the Wayne couple, his mind completely focused on the experiment.

Outside, it was quiet. A streak of bright silver metallic liquid was advancing rapidly in the grass. It stretched itself into a slender strip, slithering through the grass like a small snake, entering Arkham Asylum's ventilation opening directly through the network.

While crawling forward, it devoured the metal surface, and its body had changed from a single line to a quadrilateral, moving forward along the ventilation duct, devouring more than half of the aluminum steel plate of the vent.

There was no visible change from the outside, but the thickness of the aluminum steel plate had disappeared by half.

After playing the role of Dark Baron once, Gao Ning had developed a considerable interest in this identity. However, tonight's destination was somewhat special. Arkham Asylum was inconspicuous before the Batman era. It was precisely for this reason that the Court of Owls used it as a place to hide filth.

But even if it was inconspicuous, there were a few too many people here. If they were all killed, it would easily cause a sensation. Anyway, Qi Shan's purpose was just one person, so he simply let the liquid metal take action.

This thing was ever-changing and could be controlled remotely. As long as it followed the metal passage to find Hugo, entered his body in some form, and disintegrated his mobility, the rest would naturally be handled by Qi Shan!