Chapter 4954

Threats, naked threats. But coincidentally, Brainiac is very susceptible to this kind of threat. Mutants with electromagnetic abilities are his nemesis. Any stray electromagnetic wave in the universe cannot escape their eyes. Hiding anywhere is not a foolproof strategy.

Moreover, Brainiac very much wants to develop in the neighboring world. Provoking this family, he fears he might be hunted to the ends of the earth, let alone promoting his business.

"Lorna." Brainiac shouted in Polaris's mind, "I have to inform you of something. Arkham Knight might be in trouble."

Polaris, who had been somewhat drowsy, instantly became alert. She mentally demanded: "What happened? How is Jason?!?!"

"I don't know," Brainiac said, "Charles asked me to tell you that Arkham Knight's terminal very likely fell into someone else's hands. His own fate is unknown."

Polaris instantly widened her eyes. The hands fixed to the wall clenched into fists at once. Meanwhile, Bruce, who had already fallen asleep opposite, seemed to have been awakened by something. He opened his eyes and felt a storm brewing within the chamber.

"Wait," Bruce shouted, "Stay calm, lady!"

"I have to leave here." Polaris's voice was cold as a blizzard, "I must leave now. No one can stop me!"

In a dim chamber, faint electrical light began to flicker. Bruce widened his eyes. Wasn't the mutant ability supposed to be gene-bound? How could it be used in the mental world too?

But actually, Polaris and Magneto's mutant abilities are nearly identical. Polaris usually prefers to use electromagnetic abilities because she enjoys the audiovisual spectacle of electromagnetic bursts, which looks lively. Meanwhile, those silent magnetic fields and fundamental force manipulation, though more powerful, are rather dull. Not liking to use them doesn't mean she can't.

And since magnetism is a fundamental force of the universe, it can be said to be very comprehensive. Magnetic fields are all-encompassing. Human brainwaves fall within their scope. So Magneto could also be considered a psychic. Otherwise, how could he have built a brainwave amplifier?

And Polaris, whose abilities are very similar to his, normally doesn't use this aspect, purely because there's little use for it. Magneto uses magnetic force, Professor X uses psychic abilities. Even if the sky fell, there'd be no need for Polaris to combine the two into a technique.

But once in dire peril, Polaris's instinct will awaken this ability. Brainwaves begin to expand infinitely. A surging psychic storm continually sweeps through this confined space. The fleshy chamber constituting the restraint is torn apart in an instant.

Bruce fell from the ground, shocked, staring at Polaris floating in midair, shouting: "Stop! Quickly stop!!"

It's not that he doesn't want to use Polaris's ability to escape; the problem is, if this continues to sweep, the impact will surely spread to the real world. Their bodies are not far apart. It's very likely his mental form hasn't returned before his body is torn apart by Polaris.

Fortunately, Bruce's mental form also gained a certain freedom. He immediately began to sense the situation here. Then he heard a very regular heartbeat. He remembered that before entering, he saw a giant heart, suffered a psychic attack, and was trapped here.

He realized this might be his hearing recovering. As long as he follows the heartbeat, he can return to his body. But his speed probably won't exceed Polaris's. The body's destruction is almost inevitable.

Or, he still has another option: "Professor Xavier!!!"

Almost instantly, Bruce's apparition appeared in Charles's mental world. The psychic storm caused by Polaris losing control tore open a rift in the psychic prison. And with just this leakage, Charles could instantly locate them.

"Send my mental form back to my body." Bruce said, "I need to get out before that lady tears me apart."

Charles didn't say more. After a fraction of a second of dizziness, Bruce found himself back in his body. The next second, he directly activated the Holy Light Shield.

"Zila—" A terrifying electromagnetic storm swept over. The entire world began to tremble.

At this moment, the Robins in the sewers also seemed to feel something, requiring no keen perception, because now the entire sewer walls are trembling.

Pamela was the first to realize something. She stepped back two steps and shouted: "Run!!!!"

"Zila—Boom!!!!!!"

The entire Eastern District collapsed.

This is not an exaggeration. The entire Eastern District sewer, like meat thrown into a meat grinder, was all ground into minced meat. And lacking structural support, the already not-thick ground could not possibly support the buildings above. The entire Eastern District's ground began to sink. In the end, an entire area was dozens of meters lower than other areas, completely fallen into a sinkhole.

The Robins still managed to escape, thanks to Pamela. She had previously used the sewers, letting overgrown vines carry her swiftly. At the critical moment, Pamela also used vines to wrap them and forcibly pull them out.

Everyone stood beside this enormous sinkhole, stunned. Nightwing swallowed and said: "Does Batman still have a chance of survival?"

"I think you should ask, besides Batman, do any other living things have a chance of survival?" Damian rubbed his forehead and said.

"Could this not be Batman's backup plan?" Red Robin said doubtfully, "But how did he do it? What blew this place up?"

"It wasn't blown up." Red Hood's eyes were sharp, and even while running away he didn't forget to look back, "I saw electromagnetic flickering light. It should be Polaris."

"But how did she suddenly come out?" Red Robin clicked his tongue, "If she's that powerful, how did she get caught in the first place?"

Tim glanced at Charles. He realized it might be Professor X who did something. But he doesn't think Professor X would really use coercive means to control his students. Tim quickly thought of Arkham Knight. It seems the Lansheler family is a lineage of love-brains.

Tim summoned the King of Seagulls. Several people rode the seagull, skimmed over the sinkhole, and soon saw the figure with pointed ears climbing up from the edge of the sinkhole.

Batman was indeed unharmed, Damian shouted: "Batman! Batman! We're here!"

Bruce turned his head, and at the moment he saw the King of Seagulls, he truly felt like dying. Does Batman's skin really have a curse? How come he just escaped the tiger's den only to enter the wolf's lair? This damned seabird, neither early nor late, had to come now to take advantage of the fire?!

Bruce really almost drew the Holy Light Sword. Fortunately, Damian stretched his head from the seagull's back. Bruce gritted his teeth and held back, thus avoiding exposure.

He immediately adjusted back to Batman's frequency. He reached out, the grappling hook seized the seagull's foot. He flipped and jumped onto the back of the King of Seagulls.

To say or not to say, Brainiac knows how to make games. Trying to ride this broken bird in reality is difficult. Not to mention how strictly Brainiac enforces animal protection laws, just those birdwatchers could scold you to death. Being able to ride it in the game is truly satisfying.

Bruce lightly inhaled. To maintain Batman's persona, he dare not take a big breath. He now is both pretending and cursing himself in his heart for pretending to death.

"Look for Polaris," he said, "she should have calmed down by now."

Without Batman saying so, everyone had already begun searching for Polaris's silhouette in the sky. The electromagnetic storm on the ground was continuous, but there was no true center. After more than ten minutes, when the ground situation slightly calmed, people finally saw the green-haired figure in the southern area.

Before her floated a figure wrapped in electromagnetic force, that was Arkham Knight. The helmet was missing, the armor on his body was somewhat tattered. But obviously not destroyed by electromagnetic force. He had already been injured beforehand.

Polaris's face was cold, her body constantly surrounded by an uncontainable electromagnetic storm. The King of Seagulls dared not descend. Tim poked his head out and shouted: "Lady! Are you alright?"

Polaris took a deep breath. "He's gone."

"What?"

"Jason's mental form is gone," Polaris said in an icy tone, "those cultists took him away. Where will they be?"

"You first calm down," Tim advised. Seeing Polaris unmoved, he turned his head, glanced, and gave Red Hood a look.

Red Hood pointed at himself with his finger, meaning "Me?". Tim gave him another look: "Cut the crap."

Red Hood sighed and said: "Lorna, we want to help you. During this time, we've also gathered quite a few clues. Maybe we can help you find Arkham Knight."

The electromagnetic storm slowly dissipated, the King of Seagulls landed. Everyone hurriedly ran over there. Polaris had already placed Arkham Knight's body down.

"This is a birthing ritual," Red Robin said, "this ritual should still need a sacrificial offering for what they want to be born. Perhaps Arkham Knight was captured by them to serve as the sacrificial offering."

"But the entire Eastern District was destroyed," Pamela said, "no matter what they want to give birth to, it's impossible to succeed now."

Everyone also knows that the heart in the central machinery room of the water purifier certainly played an important role. It's just that place is not only the source of pollution, but also the origin of the storm. The out-of-control Polaris completely tore that place apart. Let alone the heart, everything there turned into molecules and dissipated.

No matter how many monsters and cultists hide in this underground, they should have been directly torn apart. That magic circle probably doesn't exist either. Where will Arkham Knight's mental form go?

At this moment, Harley suddenly froze. "Did Brainiac not broadcast the news that the Eastern District's final boss was killed?"

Everyone suddenly realized. "Joker!"

Then they looked at Arkham Knight's expression, which was somewhat complicated. This guy is perhaps too unlucky. How does he get caught by the Joker wherever he goes?

When Polaris realized Arkham Knight might have been taken by the Joker again, her entire being once again turned into a violent electromagnetic storm. Pamela, by dragging and pulling, managed to get everyone out of the storm's center.

Nightwing let out a long sigh. "Do ordinary people in the other world live in such an environment? Isn't that a bit too strong?"

Bruce almost lost his composure again. How dare you talk about the other world—why don't you take a look at Metropolis?