The Death Knell

"This place...is different from the last time I came here."

In Gotham City in the main universe, Raven standing on the roof of Wayne Tower said this to Donna.

Yes, there are many places that are the same as before, such as the gunshots ringing out in the middle of the night, the acid rain falling almost every day, and the bat lanterns lighting up on the clouds.

But there are just a few subtle differences that make this city extremely different from before.

That's the curfew.

Gotham used to be a bustling city, and whenever night fell, fun and lively shows would be staged everywhere.

As long as you have money, you can go to Black Mask's nightclub or Penguin's Iceberg Restaurant to enjoy top-notch services in the world. Food, drink, and fun are all beyond the imagination of ordinary people's brains.

If you don’t have money, it doesn’t matter, you can go and make money in the dark.

Former US President Jefferson once said: 'If an apple from the neighbor's tree falls into my yard, it is mine.' The people of Gotham are probably the ones who admire Jefferson the most in the United States. They have implemented this famous saying into all aspects of life. .

What should I do if the 'apple' doesn't fall from the 'tree'? Just hit the 'tree' in the soft underbelly or bridge of the nose.

In short, in this city, if Batman didn't cause trouble, the rich and powerful people would have lived a happy life. They may have thought about how much better life would be without Batman.

Now their wish has come true.

However, there are probably more people who regret it. Today's Gotham is no longer even prosperous. The city is dark and silent, almost like a ghost town.

Donna touched her arm. The rain here made her skin itchy, but what was more itchy was her brain. She had no idea why Gotham was like this: "I just heard that things have changed a lot here. .....I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

The raven's little face was hidden in the shadow under the cloak. She stretched out her hand to catch a few drops of rainwater, put it under her nose and smelled it. Then she wrapped the cloak tighter: "Oh, let's go. Clinic."

This was the main purpose of the two people coming to Gotham, to see Dick, whose soul had been replaced, and Garth, the Sea Storm, who had fallen to the sea from outer space.

It was not a regular hospital, because it might be discovered by the enemy, so Wolf Spider asked people on the road to find an 'angel in black' to treat and take care of the two patients.

This so-called angel is not a code name, but a collective name for a class of people, mainly referring to doctors who provide private medical services to "vibrant social groups".

Whether they have a medical license is another matter, but these people are absolutely qualified as military doctors.

Why do these doctors exist? Naturally, it’s because Gotham has a huge market in this area. There are always people who have been shot or affected by explosions, but it is not so 'convenient' to go to a regular hospital.

Otherwise, it would be better to die if you leave the hospital and go directly to prison.

At this time, if you only need some property, you can find the angels in black to provide help. Not only will they save the lives of the injured as much as possible, but they will also try their best to ensure that the injured still have fighting ability after recovery and can still go out on the streets. make money.

For example, if a person has two broken arms, they will be amputated in a regular hospital, which will make the injured person useless for the rest of his life.

The black doctors will provide more humane services, such as removing bones and installing two heavy machine guns into the skin and flesh of the arms. Wouldn't this allow them to continue to live in the future?

It doesn't matter if you don't have the money to afford a machine gun. A machete or an iron hook can also be installed. In short, as long as the wounded still want to live, they have a way to keep people alive in Gotham.

Generally speaking, the lives of black doctors are still guaranteed. Except for a few lunatics such as clowns, most bosses will not kill doctors. After all, if their reputation is ruined, no one will come to see the doctor in the future. .

But it's not completely worry-free. There are always some stupid people who don't know the seriousness of the situation or people who come from out of town and take advantage of the situation because they don't have money to pay for the consultation.

Doctors generally don't want to cause trouble. One more thing is worse than one less thing, so here in Gotham, most of the Black Angels only accept clients introduced by acquaintances.

Some of these doctors are villains who only care about money, but there are also super virgins who save no matter who they are. Ironically, they are all doing the same thing, which is to treat anyone who is sent to them.

Many Black Angels have returned from areas where warlords are fighting in Africa or South America, because they found that the frequency of death there is not as high as in Gotham. If they want to save more people, there is another battlefield more like Gotham. The place?

Now Nightwing and the others were placed in such a secret little clinic. If Donna remembered the address correctly, it was in an abandoned drainage pipe near the seaside.

The raven stretched back and opened the portal, which would allow them to reach the seaside faster.

The two of them seemed to arrive at the target location in a flash. The night here was very cold, and the cold wind blew from the sea, like the drowned souls blowing on them.

There are statistics on how many corpses are discharged into the sea from Gotham's sewers every year, and there are tens of thousands of them every year. There are always people who want to get rich who come here and get eaten alive by the steel and concrete jungle.

"Hell..."

In the rain, Donna looked at a big sign on the beach in a daze, where the Coastal Highway passes through Gotham. At this time, under the light of the huge billboard, she saw a terrifying figure printed on the gorgeous background.

It's a photo of Bain. Not only that, this scary strong man is wearing a wrestling mask in the photo, but he is wearing a black suit, which looks nondescript. He poses as if to invite you in, and there is a line of words written in big red letters next to him. :

"Mayor Bane and all law enforcement personnel welcome you to Gotham, the last place of order in troubled times!"

Raven opened her mouth. She also saw the billboard. She simply couldn't understand what was happening here.

"It's crazy."

She gave this evaluation. In her opinion, a villain like Bain could never be a mayor.

But she also knows that the prerequisite for human beings to maintain their sanity is to ensure their own safety in advance. Now that the Year of the Villain is coming, a strong man like Bain will naturally have a way to win people's hearts.

In addition, there are many familiar figures behind Bane in the photo, such as the Riddler, Mad Hatter, Calendar Man and other Gotham villains. They are all wearing police badges and police hats at this time, and they have transformed into The police seemed to be grinning at everyone who looked at the billboard.

Donna sighed and tugged on the hooded cloak of the same style as Diana: "I know Batman is a bit dark and crazy, but I didn't expect his father to be crazier than him."

The raven was silent and just turned to look at the bat lights in the clouds in the city center.

Donna rubbed her face and thought for a moment: "Bane became the mayor, and the villains became law enforcers. We have to go and see what happened to the old Batman. The young Batman handed over the city to him. But he implemented a darker order and hid it from the Justice League."

"Your words sound like a tongue twister." Raven complained.

Donna rolled her eyes. She didn't want to, but how could she tell the difference between father and son Batman? They are a family, which is different from the Batmans in other parallel universes.

"If you think about it carefully, it seems that the Bat Family has not contacted us for a long time...Have Barbara, Kate, and Cassian contacted you?"

Raven tugged at her cloak, her face expressionless. The rain turned the color of her cloak into a deep purple like blood: "No."

Because of Dick, the members of the Titans have a good relationship with the Bat-Family. I'm afraid something has happened if they haven't been in contact for a long time.

But it shouldn’t be? Gotham now has a Batman...

"Let's call the Justice League... No, wait a minute. The Flash and the others are already busy enough. Let us Titans investigate what's going on here." Donna reached out to touch her phone, but stopped halfway and rolled her eyes. He turned around, changed his decision temporarily, and spoke to the raven in an inciting tone.

Diana asked the two of them to stay on Paradise Island for unknown reasons, which frustrated Donna to death. Even Steel Armor and Beast Boy went to support the Teen Titans, but the two of them were grounded?

She has always wanted to find someone to fight with, and now Gotham looks like she can show off her skills.

Raven still looks like a girl with no emotions, as if nothing can make her mood swing: "Whatever."

Donna smiled happily, knowing that Raven was the best, and although she seemed expressionless most of the time, she was actually quite enthusiastic.

"Come on, let's go near the police station first. Batman should appear when the bat light turns on. Let's take a peek to see what's going on."

The Amazon Princess drew her sword and shield. She was quite smart and did not go directly to Wayne Mansion. Instead, she planned to learn more about the situation secretly.

If it was really the old Batman who was crazy, and she was definitely no match for him, but he was Batman, then she would choose to notify the other Batmans and ask them to send a representative to solve the problem.

Raven didn't object. Her days in the past few days were actually quite boring. Paradise Island didn't even have a game console. As a mage, she couldn't go hunting like the Amazon female warriors, right?

A fist-to-knuckle fight with a monster in the jungle? That game wasn't her style.

So even though the small clinic was not far from the two of them, Raven still opened the portal to Shinan again. They would go to a place closer to the police station to observe, at least to see how those villains enforced the law. .

But a few minutes later, they discovered that the law enforcement of these villains was simply crazy. Now the world was in chaos, and Bane took the opportunity to implement his own laws in Gotham, and the old Batman indulged him. This set of laws, both Childish and strict.

On the rooftop of a residential building, two small heads were exposed at the edge. They were looking at the street below, where something was happening.