The Death Knell

A normal Batman, or the previous Batman, would definitely reject the Joker's proposal immediately. Although he hopes to inflict fear on criminals by hurting them, skinning is something Batman will not do.

Because skinning means changing the paint, if you don't play it well it will destroy the beauty of the figure.

But Zorn is the better Batman. When the Joker said this, he almost laughed out loud for a brief moment.

After all, the Joker is an old friend. Although Batman will not admit how special he is to him, if you recall carefully, it was the Joker who gave him things every time, such as bombs, laughing gas, and interesting gums.

He didn't seem to have given anything in return, not counting his fists.

So if you really give him a 'leather coat', it might be a good choice. Although the clown's favorite color is violet, and the skin color of these Nordic warriors is whitish sky blue, which is not so suitable, but occasionally wear different colors. It's not bad to wear.

Even Batman himself has several uniforms with different colors, such as light gray, solid black, gun gray, bright black, etc.

However, the idea of ​​skinning people alive only crossed his mind for a moment and was put aside, because Zuo En knew very well that this was still a test by the clown. After the madman made this suggestion, he was staring at him with wide eyes. Look at his face!

Once Zorn shows a different personality from Bruce, the Joker may not immediately fall out. Although there may be some agreement between him and Deathstroke, the Joker has never been a rule-abiding person.

Now he is willing to fulfill the agreement because he finds it interesting.

"..."

So Zuo En's response was to turn down the corners of his mouth and not respond to the clown's suggestion at all.

This choice also achieved its purpose. The Joker is too used to being ignored by Batman, so although Batman is now wearing a purple uniform, the Joker no longer has that feeling of doubt. He feels that there seems to be no difference between Zorn and Bruce, and even I suspect that the so-called Zon personality is just a bat joke.

"Oh, my poor bat, you really don't understand aesthetics." He rubbed his hands and smiled evilly like a philistine businessman: "I dare say that if the death knell was here, he would definitely take it. I want to start a company with their skins, natural blue leather, I can even imagine how those rich ladies are crazy about it, rich people are so fucking damned, oh, of course, except for you, because I know your secret identity, hehe!"

"..." Batman still didn't speak. He raised his hand to block the bullets fired in the alley with his arm armor, threw the batarang casually, and cut off a black man's gun-holding hand from his wrist, without even saying a word. Take another look at the man who fell to the ground and screamed, he was so indifferent.

The more silent Batman became, the more energetic the Joker became. His eyes opened wide and his smile became brighter. He walked around from the left side of the bat to the right side, reaching out and stabbing his waist:

"Hey, Bat, do you want to guess a riddle? If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your acquiescence. Listen to me, everything in the city is up for sale, whether it's people or things, even confessions in churches. You need to pay, so guess what is the most expensive thing in the city? Hehe!"

It seems that the new riddle he thought of is very interesting, or he feels that he is very interesting. The clown is overjoyed.

"...Things from outside the city."

Batman gave the answer coldly. He didn't even pause, as if he didn't need to think.

This is a riddle with the answer right on the riddle, more like a brainteaser. Only the simple answers have the contrast, and this is where the fun lies.

The most expensive things are things that no one has, and things that do not exist within the scope of cognition.

For example, if no one has ever seen a donkey, then if a donkey enters the city, it is a priceless treasure.

Things are rare and valuable, and people are always seeking to surpass their original selves, thereby exploring unknown areas and paying a price that was previously unimaginable.

The price may be feelings, courage, or life.

The current situation of Earth 40K will indeed make the clown come up with this riddle-like joke, because people have been driven crazy by the hope of the future under the control of the death knell. The clown is using the riddle to satirize the blindness of these people, because in his view Come on, people who are like trash will still be trash even if they enter space.

But that doesn't matter, Deathstroke's plan is interesting enough. People show chaos, blindness, and madness in the drastic changes, and these will make the clown laugh nonstop.

"Oh, oh, ah ha ha ha ha ha!" The Joker began to applaud. He leaned on Batman's body and walked against him like a boneless parasite, shaking his head crazily.

He knows, he knows Batman will understand! Only he can understand!

The laughter passed through the vast night and spread far away on the chaotic streets. A burning car passed by the two of them and hit a telegraph pole not far away. The driver's head was like a rotten watermelon. Exploding made the clown laugh even more happily.

But spoilers always appear when others are happiest, and white mist appears in the night.

Originally, a group of black people were transporting an electrical appliance store, holding a TV in their hands. But when the fog spread around them, these people instantly turned into ice withers, and the skin under the ice shell gradually turned into light blue.

"Ahem! Our scheduled actors have arrived." The clown pouted dissatisfiedly. He tilted his head and looked at a black figure in the mist. This person was striding towards the two of them, and his heavy footsteps sounded like It was like thunder: "Just kill him, Bat, and the game between us can begin. I'm a little excited now. It's still the same time, but not the same city, but the smell hasn't changed, suck!"

He deliberately made a slurping sound, and seemed not to pay attention to the enemies who appeared.

Now all he thinks about is the game with Batman, an outsider, just die.

It was a super strong man four meters tall with shoulders over two meters wide. After he walked out of the pale mist, his eyes that exuded azure light turned to Batman, and then his big stiff blue face turned to Batman. He showed a cruel smile.

"Ah, I've found you, rebellious prey, and I'll hang your head on the fireplace!"

He issued a declaration of battle, and the heavy armor on his body suddenly lit up, as if he had worn a blue glacier on his body. Even though a number of warriors who had previously been chasing bats died, it was only insignificant. It's just a vanguard force, frozen Nordic warriors, he can have as many as he wants.

But after hearing his declaration that he wanted to kill Batman, the Joker's face suddenly elongated. He had decided that no matter what Batman said, he, the Prince of Crime, wanted this man's skin!