I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

He hadn't harmed any of these police officers from start to finish.

Funnily enough, the only injuries the officers sustained were likely from stray bullets fired by the mob members during their barrage.

With the "tacit understanding" between both sides, the number of Maroni Family members dwindled. By the time they were close to Li Wei's floor, only four survivors armed with firearms remained.

This scene was being broadcast live to all corners of Gotham via television cameras.

Apart from the Maroni Family members, everyone watching on TV couldn't help but feel tense.

It had to be said, Khada Jhin's performance was truly spectacular, garnering a legion of loyal fans in such a short time!

Under the watchful eyes of her fans, and amidst the gritted teeth of the Maroni Family members.

The four gang members finally reached the area below Li Wei's floor.

Li Wei calmly put away the exaggerated sniper rifle in his hand and stood at the edge of the rooftop.

All the viewers' hearts leaped into their throats.

Could it be that Khada Jhin was going to surrender or escape?

While it was undeniable that Khada Jhin possessed superb sniping skills, facing the onslaught of four enemies at close range, the fans couldn't fathom any way to win. The only conceivable outcome was for Khada Jhin to be riddled with bullets or reduced to a bloody mess.

Yet, Li Wei's face showed no trace of panic; everything was proceeding according to his plan.

Even these four "escaped fish" were intentionally let through by him.

This performance required a perfect conclusion to wrap things up.

Before the four gang members could storm into the building, Li Wei reached to his waist, a purple grenade appearing in his hand. He then casually tossed it downwards.

"Dancing Hand Grenade."

The purple grenade fell from the rooftop, its trajectory intensely tracked by the camera lenses.

Under everyone's gaze, a bizarre scene unfolded. The grenade, like an autonomous missile, flew towards one of the mob members, seemingly defying gravity.

"Boom!"

After an explosion, only a beautiful flower of flesh and blood remained on the ground.

That wasn't all!

Following the explosion, the grenade bizarrely shot out from the smoke and dust, flying towards another mob member.

"Boom!"

Then it flew towards another mob member.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

After four consecutive explosions, the remaining four mob members also vanished completely, leaving behind four flowers of flesh and blood at the building's entrance.

A mere step's distance, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

At this moment, everyone who witnessed this scene had their minds filled with question marks.

What kind of damned grenade was this?

If there had been a fifth person, would this damned grenade have continued to explode?

Alas, Li Wei wouldn't be so kind as to provide them with answers.

The performance was over.

At this moment, a line of text appeared before him.

[Khada Jhin's Obsession (Completed): Stage a grand performance to make Khada Jhin's name resound throughout Gotham.]

[Reward (Issued): Khada Jhin permanent Hero Template.]

The mission was complete, and the reward was obtained.

Since his objective for coming here today had been achieved, there was no point in him staying any longer.

Li Wei put away the handgun in his hand and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly heard a shout.

"Khada Jhin!"

It was Gordon's voice!

Li Wei's footsteps paused. After a moment of thought, he stopped and turned back to the edge of the rooftop, looking down.

"Sheriff Gordon, are you looking for me?" Li Wei's voice was deep and hoarse.

Noticing the conversation between Li Wei and Gordon, everyone present instinctively held their breath, their attention fully focused on the two of them.

The television cameras also locked onto their interaction.

"Khada Jhin, you've killed so many people," Gordon said, glancing around at the corpses littering the ground and the injured scattered across the plaza, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Their lives couldn't bear meaning, but death can!"

"I never harmed anyone; the performance was merely suffocating."

Although Li Wei's voice was quiet, it resonated powerfully in the ears of others!

Jerome cowered in the corner of the plaza, lucky to have escaped the recent chaos unharmed.

Hearing Li Wei's philosophical words, his eyes lit up, as if he understood something, but also as if he hadn't fully grasped it.

Gordon stared intently at Li Wei on the rooftop, his eyes blazing with fury.

A madman!

Though he couldn't see the face behind the mask, Gordon knew this was a madman!

From his words, Gordon sensed a profound indifference towards life.

An indifference... as if the other person had simply eaten lunch!

Although this was his first time facing a madman, he knew that if such a madman continued to exist, he would inevitably cause greater chaos!

He had tried to draw the pistol from his waist and shoot Li Wei several times, but he couldn't find a suitable angle to guarantee a fatal shot.

At this moment, Li Wei seemed to see through Gordon's thoughts.

"You were trying to kill me just now, weren't you? But you'll eventually understand that art is immortal..." Li Wei chuckled and shook his head.

Hearing Li Wei's words, Gordon's back instantly broke out in goosebumps, crawling from his back all the way to his scalp.

He inexplicably felt that this sentence would lead to some major trouble!

Just then, a man suddenly rushed out from among the police officers behind Gordon.

Unlike the other officers, this man was not burly but wore gold-rimmed glasses and exuded an air of scholarly refinement.

It was Edward Nygma!

"Khada Jhin, what's the answer to the riddle you left? What walks on six legs into an alley and comes out on two legs!" Edward shouted at Li Wei.

He had been plagued by this question since the incident yesterday. Edward, confident in his superior intellect, was stumped by a riddle, which had made him almost unable to sleep.

Li Wei: ...

Now it was Li Wei's turn to fall silent.

This dark joke was just a casual bit of mischief on his part, and he hadn't expected anyone to take it so seriously!

How should he explain it...

Yet, Li Wei's silence succeeded in piquing the curiosity of everyone who witnessed the scene.

"Don't you have the answer either?" Edward shouted.

"Do you really want to know?" Li Wei awkwardly touched his nose, but his mask blocked the gesture.

"Of course!"

"The answer is... Bruce Wayne and his parents."

As soon as Li Wei said this, there was an instant silence.

But after a brief silence, an uncontrollable laugh erupted, and then the entire plaza exploded into thunderous laughter as if out of control.

The recent shooting of the Waynes had been all the talk, and everyone in Gotham had heard about it.

The Riddler and Gordon froze in place.

The Riddler was taken aback by how... dark the answer was.

Gordon's forehead veins bulged.

Even with the Waynes dead and only Bruce Wayne left, Wayne Enterprises remained an undeniable behemoth.

Wayne Enterprises had a hand in almost every industry in Gotham City.

Khada Jhin was practically poking a tiger's eye and then asking for tiger balm to wipe it away.

Was his next target Wayne Enterprises?

In that instant, Gordon's mind raced.

Gordon was lost in thought, but Li Wei had no intention of wasting any more time here.

He lightly waved at Gordon and the camera below. Then, amidst gasps of alarm, he leaped off the rooftop in another direction and disappeared.

He had not only completed Khada Jhin's mission.

After eliminating those gang members, Li Wei had finally collected enough Soul Essence!

Now it was finally time for the harvest, and he could purchase Alchemist Singed's Hero Template!

Chapter 12: Alchemist Singed

When Gordon saw Li Wei disappear from his sight, he immediately realized something was wrong.

He quickly led the police officers behind him into the building and rushed upstairs.

But it was too late.

Li Wei had already descended to the ground using a pre-set zipline and, in a secluded spot, transformed back into his original appearance.

Now, even if Gordon stood face-to-face with him, he wouldn't be able to recognize him!

Li Wei smiled as he watched Gordon frantically searching the plaza and buildings like a headless chicken, then turned and melted back into the crowd, his deeds hidden and his name unknown.

Li Wei was gone, but the impact he made was far from over.

First, there was the impact on Gotham's citizens. After the madness of this night, although the citizens of Gotham remained docile, certain vague notions were inevitably planted in their hearts.

Or rather, some wicked thoughts that had always existed deep within their hearts were brought to the surface. Perhaps, at a suitable time in the future, these wicked thoughts would erupt all at once.

Secondly, there was the sea of flesh and flowers Li Wei left behind in the plaza, spanning almost the entire area!

Although this sea of flowers possessed a unique beauty, due to its composition, it clearly could not remain for long.

The task of cleaning up the scene naturally fell to the unfortunate Gotham City Police Department.

Sheriff Gordon could only lead the officers present in a miserable effort to clean up the mess.

Finally...

there was the hellish joke Li Wei had told.

As an event that had alarmed all of Gotham, Bruce Wayne, though he had not personally come to the scene, had been watching the grand "performance" through the live television broadcast from Wayne Manor.

At this time, Bruce Wayne had recently lost his parents and was not yet the future Batman.

He was merely a rich young man with a little bit of money.

Naturally, he couldn't transform into Batman to punish evil. Watching the tragic scene on the live broadcast, his eyes were filled with confusion. He had no idea what he should do.

Especially when the figure in the jester costume told that hellish joke, Bruce Wayne's eyes instantly turned red, and blood rushed to his head.

Half of it was anger, and half was sorrow.