Cages, chains—Batman had no idea how long he had been kept here.
But he could clearly sense that The Batman Who Laughs had left the cell.
"Tch."
He gently spat a scrap of cloth from between his teeth. He had bitten it off The Batman Who Laughs during his capture.
Batman was always Batman. He always had a plan.
"My good little dogs!"
Batman spoke in an imitation of The Batman Who Laughs's voice.
Learning to speak like The Batman Who Laughs was not difficult. He only had to imagine himself as a Batman who had gone insane.
His unusual behavior immediately drew the suspicion of the Robin Hounds guarding the cell outside.
The twisted little monsters cocked their heads, seemingly puzzled. Was the person inside the cell their master?
They took a deep breath and discovered that he indeed carried The Batman Who Laughs's scent.
"What, you don't recognize your master anymore? Let me down, now!" Batman continued berating the Robins.
The little monsters immediately obediently ran over to Batman, tearing apart the chains with their many hands and releasing him from the cross.
A wave of weakness nearly made Batman collapse to the ground. He clenched the scrap of cloth tightly in his hand.
Though exhausted in both body and mind, and desperate to sleep.
Batman knew that after escaping, he had something even more important to do.
Luthor Manor.
"This document is unacceptable!"
In the manor hall, Lionel disdainfully tossed aside the folder in his hand and looked toward Lex, who was fiddling with some technological equipment nearby.
At that moment, Lex was assembling a massive green powered armor suit. An octagonal crystal was embedded in its chest.
This was the crystal Lex had excavated from a statue within the pyramid. It contained immense energy and destructive