Gotham's League of Heroes: Arkham's Finest
Chapter 1

Arkham Asylum

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I Create League of Heroes in Gotham. Author: A Bottle of Sprite

As the highest-rated director in Arkham Asylum's history.

Li Wei said, "I only hoped everyone who came here would feel at home."

Welcome to Arkham Asylum for further study. Welcome home.

Arkham graduation exam: What goes into an alley on six legs and comes out on two?

Arkham Asylum

Gotham City, Arkham Asylum, director's office on the top floor.

The night wind rattled the Gothic windows, while the distant sky remained shrouded in an enduring, gloomy haze.

Every so often, the patients' strange cries drifted in from outside, like the shrill wails of an owl.

Li Wei's eyes slowly focused.

As he surveyed his surroundings, confusion filled his gaze.

It was a cramped office. From the aged decor and cracks in the walls, it was clear that this room had been around for quite some time.

The next second, a flood of memories that did not belong to him surged into his mind.

Li Wei, director of Arkham Asylum in Gotham City.

His superior was Dr. Hugo.

Both parents deceased.

Gotham, Arkham Asylum, Dr. Hugo...

Those familiar terms piqued Li Wei's interest.

Interesting...

It seemed he had transmigrated into the DC Universe!

This world was far more exciting than the Earth he had come from!

The Joker, Batman, Superman... they all seemed like interesting people...

League of Heroes Mall System activating... Activation successful! Beginner benefit: Khada Jhin Trial Card (24h) Beginner benefit: Khada Jhin's Obsession. Put on a grand performance and make Khada Jhin's name resound throughout Gotham. Mission reward: Khada Jhin Permanent Hero Template

Li Wei's spirits rose, and he immediately began studying the panel before him carefully.

After examining it in detail, Li Wei gradually understood how the system worked.

Within the mall system, he could purchase Hero Templates for every hero in League of Heroes.

He could bestow one upon any person he designated, while Li Wei himself would retain all of that hero's abilities.

Anyone who fused with a Hero Template would remain absolutely loyal to Li Wei!

As for the currency...

Souls!

The cheapest Hero Template only required 450 souls. As for the expensive ones, he could barely bring himself to look at their prices.

There were also Hero Templates such as Aurelion Sol, Zoe, Kayle, and Morgana that could not be unlocked because the necessary conditions had not been met.

Khada Jhin (Trial Card Remaining Time): 24h

Li Wei originally did not care about his position as director of Arkham Asylum at all. He was merely a puppet director, after all.

But now, his thoughts had changed.

The system's functions clearly leaned more toward building a faction.

A bold idea emerged in Li Wei's mind.

He would create a League of Heroes that belonged to him in Gotham!

As everyone knew, Arkham Asylum was the talent market of all Gotham City—and even the entire DC Universe.

Any villain who had not come to Arkham for further study would be too embarrassed to call himself a villain!

This place was practically a natural pool of hero material!

He was curious what kind of marvelous reaction would occur if The Joker encountered The Demon Jester, or if Firefly encountered Brand.

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Earth would face an even greater catastrophe in the future—one that would sweep across all humanity.

Darkseid would invade Earth!

He would bring the Mother Box and destroy the planet.

At that time, aside from Superman, a Kryptonian, no one—not even Batman—would be able to do anything against him.

Rather than place his hopes on others and wait to be saved, Li Wei preferred to control power himself.

Therefore, he had to take complete control of Arkham Asylum instead of merely serving as a puppet director!

When the time came, the League of Heroes would tell every force coveting Earth whose territory this was!

And the first obstacle standing in Li Wei's way was Dr. Hugo.

With his objective set, Li Wei began formulating a detailed plan.

Dr. Hugo was merely an ordinary man. With Khada Jhin's Trial Card, killing Dr. Hugo would not be difficult.

The difficult part was maximizing the benefits.

Li Wei had only just transmigrated here. Not only did he have no useful subordinates, but his soul reserves were also at zero.

Khada Jhin's Trial Card only lasted twenty-four hours. Within those twenty-four hours, he had to build up his "snowball" as much as possible.

He also had to complete Khada Jhin's mission—a grand performance.

What kind of person was Khada Jhin?

A madman who called himself an artist and regarded killing as art!

His so-called grand performance was nothing more than slaughter!

This was forcing him to become a homicidal maniac!

Yet Li Wei did not feel the slightest psychological burden.

Leaving aside the fact that, in all of Gotham, anyone other than Bruce Wayne could hardly be considered innocent if killed.

And even if they were innocent, so what?

Adults only cared about profit, not right or wrong.

Li Wei himself was not a good person. To him, anyone who stood in his way was an enemy!

After considering all the information currently available, Li Wei finally devised a complete plan.

"Hmm, in that case, I'll go have a nice chat with Dr. Hugo first..." Li Wei muttered to himself.

Li Wei pushed open the office door.

The corridor walls had been painted a sickly green, making the already aged building seem even more eerie and absurd.

The lamps on the walls cast flickering light, making it feel as though one had stepped into some medieval castle.

"So they really only used this place as a cover for Indian Hill Hospital."

Looking at the pervasive signs of disrepair, Li Wei could not help sighing.

Once he took over this place, he would definitely give it a major renovation!

Even enlightenment at Dragon Field could not have happened in a Dragon Field this rundown!

As for the faint, intermittent wails drifting up from below, Li Wei ignored them completely.

Those were the asylum's current "patients." His memories told him very clearly that they were merely test subjects captured by Dr. Hugo.

Whether they were actually ill or not, who could say?

Li Wei walked all the way to a room at the end of the corridor.

A sign reading Storage Room hung on its door.

Yet when he pushed it open, there was more to the room than met the eye!

A silver-white metal door stood inside.

Li Wei pressed a button, and the metal door opened to reveal an elevator within!

This was the only passage from Arkham Asylum to the underground Indian Hill Hospital.

Indian Hill Hospital was a secret research project under Wayne Enterprises, dedicated to combining human and animal organs to create superweapons. It was located beneath Arkham Asylum, and its director was none other than his "superior," Dr. Hugo.

As the asylum director, Li Wei was merely a disposable scapegoat in case anything went wrong.

Li Wei entered the elevator. After pressing the button for the floor, he began inspecting it.

As expected of a Wayne Enterprises product, it was filled with technological sophistication. Even while moving, the elevator was almost completely silent, forming a stark contrast with the dilapidated Arkham Asylum outside.

In Li Wei's memories, this elevator had appeared only once—when Dr. Hugo had strictly forbidden him from entering this place.

When Li Wei noticed the surveillance camera in the upper-right corner of the elevator, he paused. Then he casually waved at it with a smile, considering that a greeting.

At that moment, the security guard in the monitoring room abruptly rose to his feet, staring in disbelief at the smiling Li Wei on the screen.

Naturally, they knew about that puppet director.

But why was that guy taking the elevator down here?

Had Dr. Hugo not repeatedly forbidden him from entering Indian Hill Hospital?

Damn it!

Thinking of the consequences of angering Dr. Hugo...

Cold sweat instantly seeped from the guard's forehead.

He did not want to become one of the test subjects!

Even so, they had no authority to deal with Li Wei.

They had better notify Dr. Hugo as quickly as possible!

"Dr. Hugo, Li Wei came down in the elevator..."

Meanwhile, Li Wei, inside the elevator, had also made his preparations.

He knew that what awaited him next would be his first battle in the DC Universe.

"Use Khada Jhin's Trial Card."

With a thought from Li Wei, his body gradually began to change.

His figure twisted, becoming thin and elongated.

The clothes on his body also gradually transformed from a white lab coat into a theatrical costume equally flamboyant in style and color.

At the same time, a chilling mask covered his face.

"My inspiration... is flowing!"

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