Chapter 353: Birds of Prey? The *real* Suicide Squad?! (First update, please subscribe!)
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Ambrosia Factor (Joker)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Ambrosia Factor (Harley Quinn)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Martial Arts Master (Batman)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Super Soldier Serum (Black Knight Batman)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Cryokinesis (Killer Frost)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Toxin Immunity (Poison Ivy)"
The explosion just now had dragged everyone into the fray, and the notification sounds for the dropped rewards rang out one after another in Su Quan's mind.
Yes, Su Quan was here too!
After Harley Quinn learned of the Joker's location from Barbara Gordon, she had returned to find Su Quan first. Su Quan had lent her the Bat-cycle and, while he was at it, gifted her a Wakandan vibranium spear.
In the movie, Harley Quinn had started using the javelin belonging to the Suicide Squad member 'Javelin' (Gunter Braun) after he died, and she had achieved quite impressive results with it.
Su Quan had originally thought this 'Killing Joke' incident would be a clash between the two Batmen and the Joker and Harley Quinn. He hadn't expected a wild card to jump in halfway through; Amanda Waller had actually brought the Suicide Squad to stick her nose in.
If you don't have the ability to flip the table, don't go sticking your nose into every situation!
Su Quan hadn't even gone looking for her yet, and she had actually taken the initiative to come over and poach Barbara Gordon, whom he had his eye on. Truly, if you don't court death, you won't die!
Although Su Quan hadn't had much contact with Barbara Gordon, the bond between her and Harley Quinn was very strong. If he hadn't been interested in Barbara Gordon, why would he have had Harley Quinn specifically bring a computer over?
Was it just so Barbara Gordon could see the photos on the computer?
He had originally thought that since Belle Reve Penitentiary had the Suicide Squad, he could put together a Birds of Prey team at Arkham Asylum, or rather, a *real* Suicide Squad.
After all, one could infinitely farm the Ambrosia Factor; a team that couldn't die performing suicide missions—that's what you call a Suicide Squad, right? Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad was a pure waste of resources!
In the comics, it was Barbara Gordon who formed the Birds of Prey, while in the movie, it was Harley Quinn. Now, they could be combined into one. Su Quan was quite looking forward to this *real* Suicide Squad, the Birds of Prey.
Especially since having Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad compete against his own team should be very interesting!
Now that Amanda Waller had poached Barbara Gordon, then he would just change the way he played!
After Batman carried the unconscious James Gordon away, the Black Knight Batman, who had been hiding in the shadows, also quietly left.
Originally, the two of them had planned for one to save James Gordon and the other to capture the Joker, but upon arriving, they discovered that Amanda Waller's people were also here, so they changed their plan.
Batman appeared alone, while the Black Knight Batman remained hidden in the shadows just in case.
Come to think of it, Batman is Batman; even though the Suicide Squad had been keeping a close eye on the circus tent, and Bronze Tiger and Black Spider were also nearby, yet somehow, no one had discovered when Batman arrived or when he snuck into the circus tent!
Barbara Gordon hadn't discovered him either, but she knew Batman would definitely come, which is why she had the Suicide Squad waiting!
Likewise, the Joker in the tent also knew Batman would come, so when Batman threw James Gordon out of the tent, he had very decisively activated the bomb he had prepared!
The Joker's decisiveness caught Batman somewhat off guard; there was no small talk, no exchange, not at all like his usual style.
Most importantly, when Batman turned to jump out, he noticed that the Joker's eyes weren't as chaotic and insane as they usually were; instead, they possessed an extreme calmness!
Batman and the Black Knight Batman rendezvoused at the Batwing not far away. The Black Knight Batman told Batman that this matter might be related to Su Quan; he had recognized that the Bat-cycle Harley Quinn was riding was the one of his that had been snatched by Su Quan.
"I understand. Commissioner Gordon is in your hands." Batman handed James Gordon over to the Black Knight Batman and turned back to the abandoned amusement park.
But when he returned, he discovered that everyone was gone!
Whether it was Harley Quinn or Amanda Waller's people, they were all gone!
It had been no more than a few minutes, yet they had evacuated so quickly? And there didn't seem to be any traces of a fight or struggle at the scene, which left Batman very puzzled.
After checking the scene again and coming up empty-handed, Batman turned and left.
Barbara Gordon and Amanda Waller at the hospital were equally puzzled!
The Suicide Squad's communications had suddenly cut out; whether it was the communication channels or the remote bomb chip buttons, everything had failed, with no response whatsoever...
The satellite footage hadn't discovered any useful clues either; the only useful image was that everyone at the explosion site had suddenly disappeared in an instant.
As for how they disappeared?
Where did they go?
Only three words could answer: Don't know!
Where did they go?
They hadn't gone anywhere; they were still right where they were. Even when Batman returned just now, they had been there the whole time, and they had seen every move Batman made clearly.
But—Batman couldn't see them!
"This, what on earth is going on? Why are we clearly here, yet Batman acts as if he can't see us, and we can't touch him either."
Captain Boomerang said his guess with a trembling voice: "We—could we already be dead?"
Black Spider shook his head and said: "Impossible. I don't feel anything abnormal with my body. Oh, except for that bump from earlier; it's still hurting."
"I support Black Spider's statement; we aren't dead! If we were dead and had become ghosts or spirits, where are our bodies? There are no bodies here, and Batman didn't find our bodies either."
Killer Frost's logical analysis made everyone subconsciously nod in agreement.
She turned her head to look at Poison Ivy. In the squad, only she and Poison Ivy could be considered to possess special abilities. Poison Ivy's ability to control plants could be even more effective in the current situation.
Poison Ivy understood what she meant and shook her head, saying: "I've already tried. There are no plants here. I suspect that for some reason, we are in a kind of overlapping space that is neither here nor there!"
"We are here, but we are also not here!"
Bronze Tiger frowned and said: "What does that mean?"
"It means that we and Batman are in the same place but in different spaces. We can see him but can't touch him, and he can't see us or hear our voices, but we are in the same place!"
As Poison Ivy's voice fell, the sound of gentle clapping rang out abruptly.
Everyone subconsciously looked left and right, then suddenly realized something and, with a hunch, looked up at the sky.
In mid-air, a person was sitting cross-legged in a bizarre fashion, smiling as he gently clapped his hands.
End of Chapter
