Raid

Night fell quickly, and Damian drove the two women to the Batcave.

"Wow..."

The moment they entered, both of them couldn't help gasping in amazement.

"OMG! Even God probably wouldn't believe that one day I'd enter Batman's secret base and become a guest here," Ivy said with a sigh.

"Exactly. It's unbelievable that the base was hidden beneath Wayne Manor all along!" Firefly was equally astonished.

Over there, Batgirl, being a woman herself, was the first to walk over.

"Hello, I'm Stephanie. Of course, you can also call me Batgirl."

The two hurriedly shook Stephanie's hand.

"Hello, I'm Ivy Pepper. You can also call me Poison Ivy."

"Bridget or Firefly, whatever you prefer."

"Great. Welcome to the Batcave. With you two here, it finally doesn't feel so overwhelmingly male."

Afterward, the two women got acquainted with everyone, and they also demonstrated their abilities. Breathing fire was nothing special; it wasn't exactly a rare superpower.

Or rather, anyone present could do it with an oxygen tank on their back.

But controlling plants was different. They had never even heard of such an ability.

"Ivy, to what extent can you control plants now?"

Ivy shook her head. "I don't know either. What I do most often is mutate them into aggressive plants. I haven't tried much else."

Stephanie continued, "Then can you use plants to gather intelligence?"

"I don't know. I've never done that before."

"Maybe you can give it a try. Powers are developed step by step. Perhaps you'll get the chance soon."

Suddenly, Bruce's phone rang. It was Lucius, the head of logistics stationed at Wayne Tower.

"Bruce, I pulled surveillance footage from all across Gotham and obtained the travel records from the past three days for everyone using the airport, train stations, and even the subway."

"After analyzing everyone entering and leaving the city, I found five hundred people with suspicious identities."

"Their identification records show that they came from different regions across the country, yet they all arrived in Gotham yesterday. These people clearly have no connection to one another, but their final destination is the same."

Bruce quickly asked, "Where?"

"Ace Chemical Factory!"

"Thanks, Lucius. Notify me immediately if anything happens."

After hanging up, Bruce looked at the others. "Prepare to move. The target is Ace Chemical Factory. Everyone, be careful. Our enemies are no ordinary opponents."

The Bat Family moved quickly. Within minutes, they had all changed into their suits, grabbed their weapons, and headed straight for the chemical factory.

More than ten minutes later, two Batmobiles stopped not far from the chemical factory.

Just then, Bruce's phone rang again. He thought it was Alfred or Lucius, but when he checked, he found that it was Commissioner Gordon.

After the call connected, Gordon sounded extremely urgent.

"Bruce, bad news. The criminals you caught this morning were taken!"

Bruce frowned. "What? Who did it? Why are you only telling me now?"

Gordon's voice was full of apology. "I investigated the scene. It was probably the League of Assassins. You know Arkham Asylum is temporarily unusable, so those villains were originally going to be transferred to Star City for temporary detention."

"The escort personnel, timing, and route were strictly confidential. Aside from me and several senior police commissioners, no one knew. Every officer on the escort detail was killed. I suspect there's a mole inside the department."

After a moment of silence, Bruce said grimly, "We can investigate the mole later. Bring every officer to Ace Chemical Factory now. The League of Assassins and the Foot Clan are here."

Trouble came one after another. Even Batman felt a pounding headache at this point. The pressure on him was growing heavier and heavier.

"What's wrong? Did you get more bad news?"

Bruce had no choice but to explain what had happened and voice his own suspicions.

"Those people were probably taken at noon. If the League of Assassins did it, then they must be with Ra's al Ghul now. They may be inside this chemical factory. We have even more enemies now."

Nightwing smiled and comforted him. "So what? We have friends too, don't we?"

Stephanie crouched down and scratched at the ground. "This place has been abandoned for years and is already overgrown with weeds. It's perfect terrain for Ivy to fight in. Come on, try controlling the plants to eavesdrop and gather information."

Jude was also very interested. "Give it a try, Ivy. I specially formulated that genetic drug for you. Your abilities are far from fully developed."

"This... all right. As you wish."

As she spoke, Ivy closed her eyes and focused, trying to pour her thoughts into the plants and replace their nerves.

"Children, tell me who's inside the chemical factory."

Soon, scene after scene appeared in her mind, and the expression on Ivy's face turned to shock.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, but her brows were already tightly furrowed.

Jude patted her shoulder. "What's wrong? Did you see something terrifying?"

Ivy's face was full of confusion. "I saw a lot of ninjas, but that isn't the most important thing. I also found many beasts. There were even dinosaurs among them. God, weren't those prehistoric animals extinct long ago?"

The moment she said that, everyone was stunned. Dinosaurs? What the hell was that supposed to be? Was this a joke?

Jude, however, pulled out a bottle and took a huge gulp. "No need to be surprised. Don't forget the Foot Clan's Mutagen. Honestly, I'm starting to regret getting involved in this."

"All right, enough nonsense. Prepare to attack. Our objective is to destroy the spray device and capture Shredder and Ra's al Ghul."

Ace Chemical Factory looked calm and ordinary, but numerous ninjas had already been lying in ambush in the shadows.

Shredder narrowed his eyes toward the entrance. "Are you sure Batman will come?"

Ra's al Ghul still had his hands clasped behind his back, looking as though he saw through everything. "Of course. I know him. He will definitely come."

"Good. I'll make him taste the fear of failure!"

Ra's al Ghul snorted. "He may fail, but he will never fear anything, because he has always been the one who brings fear to others. That is also how he intimidates this city."

"Is that so? Then I'll shatter it with my own hands!"

Ra's al Ghul glanced at Shredder and said nothing more. At that moment, the gates of Ace Chemical Factory were smashed open with a thunderous crash, and two Batmobiles roared in side by side with flames blasting from their rear ends.

A sharp gleam flashed in Shredder's eyes. "They're here. Kill them!"

Inside the previously silent and empty chemical factory, more than a hundred ninjas suddenly emerged from every corner, hurling darts, arrows, grappling hooks, and explosives at the Batmobiles.

Quite a few ninjas even charged straight at the cars without fear of death.

"Run them over!" Damian roared excitedly.

Bruce had no time to worry about anything else. Both Batmobiles accelerated at once, instantly surpassing two hundred kilometers per hour. The tremendous impact sent the ninjas blocking their path flying into the air.

"I see them! It's Shredder and Ra's al Ghul!" Nightwing shouted, pointing into the distance.

"Then drive straight through! Capture the leaders first!"

Flames burst even harder from the Batmobiles as they charged directly toward their targets.

Just then, a sudden change occurred. A Tyrannosaurus Rex six or seven meters tall suddenly ran onto the road ahead, its massive body instantly filling the entire lane.

"What the hell!"