The Death Knell

Alfred was stunned for a moment and shook his head. He couldn't control the lady's super-powered friend anymore.

But despite his doubtful expression, he was actually very happy. After all, he had seen countless people wearing tights in Gotham, but except for Bliss, all of them were antisocial lunatics.

Those people are like weeds, emerging from the darkness of Gotham in a steady stream. Everyone has novel ideas, and they want to destroy Gotham or destroy Bliss.

There was one person among them who wanted to make friends with Bliss, but that person was the fighting mad among madmen.

But the man who appeared a month ago not only had a strong sense of justice, but was also cheerful and very friendly. Just by looking at him, you can feel that he is sincere and not a bad person.

Afu felt that maybe Bliss had found a companion. This person's performance this month could even be said to be more like a hero than a young lady.

But when he appeared, he also brought bad news. It was said that their world was in danger, and terrible forces were approaching step by step.

Bliss finally believed this fact, because she saw the changes in the world with her own eyes, and there were always clues indicating that something was coming. They have been busy for a month to prevent the destruction of the world. Alfred is okay, he only has to stay on this island to cook.

Bliss has traveled all over the world, but seems to have gained nothing.

"The calories that bananas can provide are really limited. I feel like I might lose my hair."

The cloaked man ate all the prepared bananas in one go, but despite this, he still felt that his body was hollowed out.

"We'll eat it when we get back to Vayne's mansion. I remember there should be some things at home?"

Bliss took off her mask and wiped her sweat. Even though she was within the Speed ​​Force on the road and didn't actually need to consider wind resistance, she still felt that her face was covered with fine spray from sea water.

Alfred immediately rejected her idea, took off his apron, and adjusted his tuxedo, even though his outfit was very inappropriate for the beach.

"Just to be clear, Miss, if there is any food left in the house, it was left over from when we left nearly a month ago."

"I'm very confident in the refrigerator at home." Bliss put on her mask again and regained her Batgirl aura.

"It is very unhealthy to eat food that has been refrigerated for a month, Miss." Alfred said dutifully, he turned off the stove and began to pack up the things in the observatory.

"But that's turkey. I originally planned to have a turkey sandwich for breakfast the next day." Bliss finally remembered what was in her refrigerator. She had been near Gotham an hour ago, and the weather there was not like here. So good, just grab something to eat.

Afu did not flinch at all. He carefully closed the door of the observation point and locked the nuclear weapon with the radiation symbol inside. He stood upright with his hands behind his back and refused in a tone full of ancient European models.

"I think even if it's Phoenix, you can't eat it anymore. Maybe we can stop by a supermarket and do some shopping."

"Huh... let's go on, now I don't know how much time we have." Bliss finally gave up the idea of ​​eating turkey, but now is obviously not a good time for shopping.

The cloaked man stepped in, waving his hand as if to attract their attention: "Ahem, I wonder if anyone here has noticed that I am actually very good at rushing on time?"

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Five minutes later, they returned to Vayne's mansion.

More than four minutes of it were spent by Ah Fu on shopping.

As soon as she returned to the city, Bliss discovered that there was a major power outage in Gotham. Even she had no way to deal with this kind of thing, because no one knew where the line problem was, and there was no way it could be repaired in this weather.

The water in the city has reached to the knees, and the heavy rain has no intention of stopping. Fortunately, they are in the realm of bullet time, and they can completely avoid the raindrops.

No supermarket or convenience store would be open in this weather. Bliss opened the door lock of a store very directly, took what she needed, and left double the amount of U.S. dollars on the cashier.

Returning to the mansion at this time, the mansion has its own power supply system, which comes from the geothermal power generation device underground in the Batcave. The house welcomed back its owner, and every room in the mansion was brightly lit.

Afu went to the kitchen to prepare food. Bliss put the helmet in hand and leaned lazily on the sofa in the living room. She watched the flames twisting in the fireplace and relaxed her body. She also took the good wine collected at home. came out to entertain the cloaked man.

The two of them had met at Vayne Mansion before, and this was the first time that the cloaked man came to Bliss's house as a guest.

"Actually, you don't need to wear a big cloak at all. No one in this world will know you."

Of course the cloaked man knew this. He actually just wanted to experience the feeling of doing things in a black uniform, which felt full of Bat style.

"Then am I considered a member of the Bat-family now? In this world, I can have a bat codename! Lightning Bat, Bat Quick, etc..."

"..." Bliss stared at him expressionlessly.

"Okay, just talking." He shrugged in disappointment, and with a sway, the tightly wrapped cloak disappeared in an instant. What appeared in front of her was a very young and shy man who was probably only in his twenties. man.

His dark brown hair hung in curls on his head. His skin was fair, his body did not look strong, and he had a shy smile on his face, like a big boy. He was wearing a red and white short-sleeved T-shirt with 'STAR lab' printed on it, and ordinary jeans, except that his feet were bare.

"Well, I found your guest slippers in the same place in our world...but I think it's more polite to say, can I wear them?"

The corners of Bliss's mouth moved, she nodded and made a 'hmm' sound.

As soon as the lightning flashed, Barry sat next to her, wearing dark satin slippers, holding up the wine glass and preparing to toast with her.

"Thank you, the fabric is very comfortable."

Bliss was a little numb. Fortunately, the person in front of her was not a threat for the time being, and he didn't show any crazy tendencies. Otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to deal with such a person with abilities.

But Bliss didn't say anything, she just smiled and clinked glasses with him.

"You can also use the bathroom in the guest room on the second floor. How you get along with that Batman in your world can be the same in my place."

"Actually... I don't have many opportunities to go to Wayne Mansion, and most of the time, it's underground. Do you understand what I'm saying, right?"

Barry scratched his hair and took a sip of wine, but was shaken by the spicy taste. As a scientist, he always felt that strong alcohol was more harmful to the brain than the Speed ​​Force.

Of course Bliss knows what's under her home, and presumably the other Batman does the same: "Then are you interested in visiting my base and comparing it with yours to see which one is better?"

While the two were drinking and chatting, Ah Fu opened the door and came in.

"I'm sorry, miss, but I'm afraid a thief visited our house during the month we were away from home."

"Oh? Didn't the alarm equipment at home work?" This is the first time Bliss has had someone break into her door. Is this how it feels to have your home stolen? I felt sour and a little angry.

"There was no response from the security equipment at home. I suspect it was the military EMP. They were all burned down." Ah Fu nodded, still maintaining an elegant demeanor.

Bliss touched her neck, as if thinking about something: "What about our losses?"

"I have checked all the rooms. So far, we have lost a roast turkey, a total of about two kilograms of carrots, potatoes, and lettuce, and about 200 grams of various condiments, including the Southeast Asian nutmeg you like to add to your coffee. ." Ah Fu didn't need to take notes. He knew everything in the mansion by heart. At this time, he even said: "Oh, we are missing a big pot, a long spoon, five plates and Matching tableware.”

Barry used to be a forensic scientist in the police department, and what he did most was running and identifying crime scenes. But when he heard this list of missing items, a question mark seemed to appear on his head.

"Sounds like someone organized a camp at your house? Do you sponsor the Gotham Scouts? Robin?"

"We don't have any Boy Scouts here..."

Bliss understood something, narrowed her eyes, and put on the most classic Bat expression - doubt.