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

I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

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I am the Warden of Arkham Asylum, the highest-rated in its history.

Li Wei stated: "I just want everyone who comes here to feel at home."

"Welcome to Arkham Asylum for advanced studies, welcome home."

Arkham Final Exam: What enters an alley on six legs and leaves on two?

Chapter 1: Arkham Asylum

Gotham City, Arkham Asylum, top-floor Warden's office.

The night wind rustled the gothic windows, and a persistent, gloomy smog hung in the distant sky.

From outside, the occasional shrieks of patients could be heard, like the mournful cries of night owls.

Li Wei's eyes gradually focused.

He surveyed his surroundings, a hint of confusion in his gaze.

A small office. The old-fashioned decor and the cracks on the walls suggested the room had been here for a long time.

The next second, a flood of memories, not his own, surged into his mind.

Li Wei, Warden of Gotham's Arkham Asylum.

Superior: Dr. Hugo.

Parents deceased.

Gotham, Arkham Asylum, Dr. Hugo...

These familiar words piqued Li Wei's interest.

Interesting...

It seems I've transmigrated into the DC universe!

This world is much more exciting than my original Earth!

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

[League of Heroes Mall System is activating...]

The next second, a blue light screen bloomed before Li Wei's eyes.

[Activation successful!

Newbie Bonus: Khada Jhin Trial Card (24h)

Newbie Bonus: Khada Jhin's obsession, stage a grand performance and make Khada Jhin's name echo throughout Gotham.

Quest Reward: Khada Jhin Permanent Hero Template]

Li Wei's spirits lifted, and he immediately examined the panel before him.

After careful inspection, Li Wei gradually understood how the system worked.

In the Mall System, he could purchase templates for all the heroes from the League of Heroes.

These could be granted to a designated person, and Li Wei himself would retain all the hero's abilities.

The person who fused with the hero template would remain absolutely loyal to Li Wei!

As for the currency...

Souls!

The cheapest hero template cost only 450 souls. As for the expensive ones, he couldn't even bear to look.

There were also hero templates like Aurelion Sol, Zoe, Kayle, and Morgana, which were locked due to insufficient conditions.

Khada Jhin (Trial Card Remaining Time): 24h

Li Wei had initially been indifferent to his position as Warden of Arkham Asylum, as he was just a puppet.

But his thoughts had now changed.

The system's functionality clearly leaned towards building a faction.

Li Wei conceived a bold idea.

He would create his own League of Heroes in Gotham!

As everyone knows, Arkham Asylum is the talent market for all of Gotham City, and even the DC universe.

Villains who haven't studied at Arkham don't dare to call themselves villains!

This place was a natural pool of hero material!

He was curious what marvelous reactions would occur if The Joker met The Demon Jester, or if Firefly met Brand.

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Earth would face a greater catastrophe in the future, one that would engulf all of humanity.

Darkseid's invasion of Earth!

He would arrive with the Mother Box to destroy Earth.

At that time, except for Superman, who is a Kryptonian, no one else, including Batman, will be able to do anything about him.

Rather than placing his hope on others to be saved, Li Wei preferred to control his own power.

Therefore, he had to completely control Arkham Asylum, not just be a puppet warden!

At that time, the League of Heroes will tell all forces coveting Earth whose territory it is!

And now, the first obstacle blocking Li Wei's path is Dr. Hugo himself.

With the goal set, Li Wei began to formulate a detailed plan.

Dr. Hugo is just an ordinary person. With the experience card of Khada Jhin, killing Dr. Hugo is not difficult.

The difficult part is how to maximize the benefits.

Because Li Wei had just transmigrated, he had no usable subordinates and his soul reserve was zero.

The Khada Jhin experience card only lasts for 24 hours, and he must "snowball" as much as possible within this time.

And he also has to complete Khada Jhin's mission—a grand performance.

Who is Khada Jhin?

A madman who considers himself an artist and views killing as art!

His so-called grand performance is nothing more than killing!

This is forcing himself to become a murderer!

However, Li Wei felt no psychological burden at all.

Let alone the fact that in all of Gotham, killing anyone other than Bruce Wayne would not be considered innocent.

Even if they were innocent, so what?

Adults only care about benefits, not right or wrong.

Li Wei himself is not a good person. To him, anyone who blocks his path is an enemy!

Synthesizing all the intelligence he currently possessed, Li Wei finally formulated a complete plan.

"Well, in that case, I'll go find Dr. Hugo for a good chat first..." Li Wei muttered to himself.

Li Wei pushed open the office door.

The walls of the corridor were painted a ghastly green, making the already old building appear even more bizarre and absurd.

The wall lamps cast flickering light, making one feel as if they were in some medieval castle.

"They really are just using this place as a cover for Indian Hill Hospital."

Li Wei couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the pervasive signs of disrepair everywhere.

Once he takes over, he'll have to do a major renovation!

Even the Dragon Realm's enlightenment wasn't this dilapidated!

As for the faint moans coming from downstairs, Li Wei completely ignored them.

Those were the existing "patients" of this asylum. His memory clearly told him that those "patients" were merely test subjects captured by Dr. Hugo.

Whether they were truly sick or not, who knew?

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

The room sign read "Storage Room."

Pushing open the door, the room held a universe within!

A silver-white metal door stood in the room.

Li Wei pressed a button, and the metal door opened, revealing an elevator inside!

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 beast organs into super weapons. It was located beneath Arkham Asylum, and its director was his "superior," Dr. Hugo.

He, the warden, was merely a scapegoat just in case.

Li Wei stepped into the elevator and pressed the floor button, then began to examine the elevator.

As expected of Wayne Enterprises, it was filled with a sense of technology. Even during operation, the elevator was almost completely silent, forming a stark contrast with the dilapidated Arkham Asylum outside.

This elevator was the only one that appeared in Li Wei's memory, and it was the one Dr. Hugo had strictly forbidden him from entering.

When Li Wei noticed the surveillance camera in the upper right corner of the elevator, he paused for a moment, but then leisurely waved at the camera, as if greeting it.

The security personnel sitting in the monitoring room at that moment suddenly stood up, staring at the smiling Li Wei on the screen in disbelief.

They naturally knew about this puppet warden.

But how did this guy get down here in the elevator?

Didn't Dr. Hugo explicitly forbid him from entering Indian Hill Hospital?

Damn it!

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

Cold sweat instantly beaded on the security guard's forehead.

He definitely didn't want to become one of the test subjects!

Even so, they didn't have the authority to deal with Li Wei.

It was best to notify Dr. Hugo as soon as possible!

"Dr. Hugo, Li Wei has come down from the elevator..."

Meanwhile, inside the elevator, Li Wei was ready.

He knew that what awaited him was his first battle in the DC Universe.

"Use Khada Jhin experience card."

As Li Wei's thought moved, his figure began to gradually change.

His body twisted, becoming thin and elongated.

His clothes also transformed from a white coat into an exaggerated costume in both style and color.

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

"My inspiration... is surging!"

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