Creating the League of Heroes in Gotham

It was indeed the Gotham Beast slaughtering members of the Maroni Family.

To be precise, it was the Gotham Beast and two other individuals Gordon and Harvey had never seen before, who were slaughtering the Maroni Family.

One was short, like a ten-year-old child, but when one's gaze shifted to his face, it was clearly an adult's face, disturbingly grotesque!

He continuously threw all sorts of bombs from his hands. Any bomb thrown into the crowd would result in screams of agony. ...

Perhaps this group of notorious gangsters in Gotham were thinking of their mothers for the first time since they became adults.

The other was a bald man, carrying a transparent canister of unknown material on his back. Green liquid within the canister continuously vaporized from the top of the canister and floated out.

As for why the transparent canister was of unknown material...

One could tell from the fact that bullets still left no damage when fired at it; this thing must be more durable than bulletproof glass.

The green gas floating out of the canister began to descend, and as it spread on the ground with the bald man, black marks started appearing on the cement ground, and these black marks began to corrode at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And the Gotham Beast was a familiar acquaintance to Gordon and Harvey.

Although this was the first time Gordon and Harvey had seen him in person...

The brutal way the Gotham Beast killed made Harvey involuntarily shrink his neck.

It wasn't fear, it was just a bit chilling.

His method of killing was truly savage! He directly tore people's heads off!

A truly fitting name, and an absolutely accurate nickname!

The Maroni gangsters, who had just forced Gordon and Harvey to hide and not dare to show their heads, were now under the siege of these three. It wasn't that they were completely defenseless, but they were certainly just waiting to die.

The bombs in Ian's hands were like the Grim Reaper, continuously harvesting the lives of the Maroni Family members.

Among the three, he was the only one making his debut after obtaining the Hero Template.

Yet, the casualties he caused were the greatest.

Although these gangsters were armed with all sorts of heavy firepower, their bodies were still flesh and blood.

In the face of the various bombs thrown by Ian, they were no match, even less than a minion in Summoner's Rift!

They shattered at a touch!

This wasn't a figure of speech, but a statement of fact.

As long as they were hit by a bomb, there would be scattered limbs and torn bodies everywhere!

But facing such a scene, Ian's eyes grew brighter and brighter!

Now he somewhat understood a sentence from Jigs' memories – the bigger the bomb, the better, the more fuses, the better!

"Come on, let's blow them up!" Ian's eyes grew increasingly fervent, and the frequency with which he threw bombs increased. "Art is explosion!"

Fear spread rapidly among the gangster members.

They had tried to resist, their various heavy weapons attempting to directly attack the shorty who was throwing bombs everywhere from a distance.

But unfortunately, they couldn't.

Setting aside why the shorty threw bombs at his own feet and could use the blast force of the explosion to quickly reposition himself unharmed.

Just the ferocious Gotham Beast and the bald man spreading poison gas among the crowd were enough to prevent them from breaking through.

Almost all the bullets were blocked by the two of them.

Warwick, needless to say, as long as there was blood, he could continuously recover from his injuries.

Heavy firepower? How heavy was it? It was very light.

And Dr. Hugo, although he didn't have Warwick's ability to "siphon blood" in secret, don't forget, he was the one who researched the blood-sucking potion!

Rage Potion: Enhances attack power and bloodlust, lasts for 30 minutes.

Bloodlust: When dealing damage to a target, 15% of the actual damage dealt is converted into one's own health.

After downing a bottle of the potion, Dr. Hugo's injuries also began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Despair. What else could these gangsters, who had once brought despair to others, do but despair!

Under the siege of the three, the demoralized Maroni gangster members were being cleared out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, there wasn't a single Maroni Family member left on the entire street who was still intact.

They were either torn to shreds by Warwick, blown to pieces by bombs, or their bodies turned black and shriveled into an unknown mass.

Now, on the entire street, besides Warwick, Ian, and Dr. Hugo, there were only Gordon and Harvey standing behind the wall.

"Gulp..."

Gordon and Harvey couldn't help but swallow as they looked at the bloody battlefield strewn across the street.

Watching such a scene afterward and witnessing it firsthand were two completely different concepts.

By this time, it was too late for the two of them to hide back behind the wall.

Because the Gotham Beast had already turned its blood-red eyes towards them, and the gazes of the other two also fell upon them...

Chapter 57: Minimal Casualties

Gordon and Harvey both swallowed involuntarily as they noticed the three monsters' gazes fixed on them.

To them, they were indeed monsters.

All their human war wisdom was rendered useless before them.

This kind of power, which defied all scientific explanation, and their strange appearances—no matter what, Gordon couldn't associate them with normal people.

"Hey, good evening," Harvey said with a forced laugh, breaking the silence. But he gripped his pistol tighter, his finger returning to the trigger.

Beside him, Gordon, though silent, had his muscles tensed, his hand also reaching for his firearm.

It wasn't that the two were overly cautious; they had just witnessed a massacre firsthand, with no chance of winning!

They couldn't even defeat the Maroni Family, who were being slaughtered, let alone the three individuals who could slaughter the Maroni Family.

Gordon's mood was heavier than Harvey's.

Although he had never seen or heard of the short man who threw bombs or the bald man who released poison gas before, he knew the Gotham Beast!

He was even certain the Gotham Beast must have come from Arkham Asylum, even without evidence...

From this, he could deduce that the short man and the bald man who suddenly appeared must also be from Arkham Asylum!

Given how often he caused trouble for Arkham Asylum, these three monsters from Arkham Asylum would definitely not let him go.

Even...

Gordon's heart sank.

These three monsters might have come specifically for him!

After all, he had visited Arkham Asylum not too long ago.

And the Maroni Family had just unfortunately appeared in their path.

Thinking this, Gordon's finger on the trigger twitched.

Perhaps... striking first was the only way to have a sliver of a chance at survival?

Meanwhile, the three opposite Gordon were having a different conversation.

"Dr. Hugo," Warwick whispered in a voice only the three could hear, "are those two opposite Gordon and Harvey? What a coincidence, they're here too. Should we take them out as well?"

Ian didn't speak, but he looked at Dr. Hugo with anticipation.

Clearly, the unlucky Maroni Family members from earlier hadn't satisfied him; he hadn't had enough of blowing things up!

Dr. Hugo silently rolled his eyes at his two colleagues, who seemed eager to stir up trouble.

"Don't forget, the Warden told us not to cause too much casualties, just to make a big scene. We can't just kill everyone we see. And..." Dr. Hugo paused, then let out a scoff. "I'm sure the Warden wouldn't agree to you two killing them. Otherwise, considering how often they come looking for trouble, they probably would have died in that alley long ago."

Dr. Hugo was the first to personally experience Kadajin's abilities.

He naturally understood Li Wei's power even better.

If it weren't for Li Wei's deliberate actions, it was hard to explain how these two ordinary police officers were still alive.

"Mhm, Dr. Hugo, you're smart. You're right. We'll listen to you then," Warwick shrugged, ignoring Ian's disappointed expression, and settled on the final course of action.

If Li Wei's orders were excluded—Li Wei's orders came first.

He himself didn't particularly want to kill Gordon and Harvey, although it was precisely these two police officers who had gone to the hotel rooftop back then, causing him to jump off the building.

Gotham was truly magical and perplexing.

After the three had made their decision, they completely ignored Gordon and Harvey and turned to leave in another direction.

Gordon and Harvey: ??????

We're standing right here!

You're ignoring us like this, it's making us very awkward!

Gordon watched the backs of the three as they left. His hand, which had been on the trigger, relaxed, then went back, then relaxed again...

After repeating this several times, Gordon still didn't raise his gun.

Although his sense of responsibility and justice urged him to do so, and he wasn't afraid of death.

But he had to consider his partner, Harvey. It was he who had insisted on dragging Harvey out tonight to stop the crime...

Gordon's facial expression was incredibly complex, his expression changing so rapidly that no one could guess what he was thinking.

This continued until the three figures completely disappeared into the distant darkness.

"Hoo..." Gordon finally exhaled the pent-up tension in his chest. His gaze drifted, somewhat lost, towards his partner. "Harvey, what do you think they were doing here? Could they have been here to save us?"

Harvey turned to look at Gordon and spread his hands.

"Maybe. That explanation makes sense too. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why they let us go."

Although they didn't know how the other party knew they were there, no one doubted the abilities of those monsters.

"But I caused trouble for Arkham Asylum not too long ago..." Gordon's gaze became even more bewildered. "Aren't we supposed to be enemies? Yet they did what our police department should have done, and they even saved us."

Compared to the bewildered Gordon, Harvey was much more composed.

"I don't know either, but at least we survived," Harvey said, patting Gordon's shoulder. "Man, you can take your time figuring out what you can't understand, but I think we need to get out of here first. Gotham isn't safe tonight; it's a full-blown war..."

Harvey's words brought Gordon back to his senses. He temporarily put his concerns about Arkham Asylum aside, straightened his clothes, and then the two quickly left the scene.

Regardless, they needed to head back to the police station to resupply their ammunition.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Warwick, Ian, and Dr. Hugo finally found their next target thanks to Warwick's keen sense of smell.

Two gangs were engaged in a firefight.

The Maroni Family and the Falcone Family, each with a squad.

Because the Maroni Family had the advantage of acting first, they had completely gained the upper hand. The Falcone Family members were now cornered inside a restaurant, forced to use it as cover while exchanging fire with the Maroni Family.

However, it was clear that under the Maroni Family's firepower, which vastly outnumbered the Falcone Family's, those inside the restaurant wouldn't hold out much longer. Annihilation was only a matter of time.

"Awooo..."

When the werewolf figure appeared on the battlefield with a chilling howl, despair filled the hearts of both sides.

The Gotham Beast.

Whether the rumors circulating in the underworld about Arkham Asylum and the Gotham Beast were true or not.