"Calm down, Bruce," Pale Rider said. "Since things have come to this, we have to make the choice most beneficial to us. I suggest we protect Greed. The supplies and equipment in his laboratory are the most useful things we can find in this village. It is also a perfect shelter. With it, we can hold out against Joker."
"No," Greed said. "Old Siltec isn't dead. He is only hiding. As long as you find him, you can still get into the laboratory. But Batman absolutely has to be present if we are going to deal with Joker."
That single sentence muddied the situation that had just begun to clear up. Pale Rider had no choice but to ask, "Where is Old Siltec?"
"To be honest, I don't know either. But I think Joker has already gone looking for him." Greed's tone rose and fell. "As long as he catches Old Siltec, he will have the means to contend with us."
"But it won't be that easy." He added, "When I designed the story, I knew someone would set their sights on him, so I left a few little surprises. If he dares go there, he will definitely suffer badly."
Pale Rider froze, then cautiously said, "Mrs. Siltec?"
"Yes. Do you remember that strange incident at the college graduation prom I mentioned? That was a supernatural entity Old Siltec captured. It is on his wife now. Once it is triggered, Joker will definitely die."
Pale Rider felt a chill run down his back. Greed had probably calculated this long ago. When he heard the story of the Siltec family, he naturally thought that Old Siltec was still the one in charge of the family. As long as they found him, they might obtain resources even more abundant than those of