The Careless Dick

Watching the surveillance footage, the four men cleanly and efficiently dealt with dozens of Talons.

"If I hadn't come today, you would have been exposed." The old man's voice was filled with dissatisfaction and disappointment.

"Sir, please spare us. We promise we'll change and it won't happen again."

All the owls knelt down, their voices trembling as they begged for mercy.

"Not only has the location been exposed, but the weaknesses of the Talons have also been revealed. After all these years, you haven't learned to improve."

The old man looked at his descendants on the ground, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, but in the end, he still felt a little soft-hearted.

"Sigh! Get up, all of you! Invading Robin, defeated Talons, exposed Court of Owls, I'll take care of it all. Just watch out next time!"

The old man waved his hand helplessly.

"Yes, thank you, sir."

"There will absolutely not be a next time."

"My lord, we will prepare a banquet afterward, and we hope you will grace us with your presence."

The owls breathed a sigh of relief; they hadn't expected the previously aggressive adults to soften so easily. How lucky they were!

Their voices were filled with flattery and delight, as if the fear they had just felt had never existed.

The old man shook his head. The older he got, the more easily he softened. In the past, he would have done it himself.

On the other side of the room.

"Haha, they can't see us at all, this is hilarious!"

Harley Quinn stood atop a tall, Talons, joyfully leaping and spinning among the Talons.

"Harley, be careful, don't fall."

Pamela cried out in concern.

"Little Red, I'm really amazing, you see?"

Harley did a split between the two Talons, perfectly supporting her body on the two footholds, with a smug smile on her face.

"Kino, it seems the Court of Owls isn't all useless. They're using this method to compensate for the Talons' shortcomings," Venom said.

"They're not useless, just arrogant, so arrogant that they think no one can defeat them even if their Talons are flawed."

"So, did you get the list?"

"Partly, I suppose. Although this old man is a high-ranking member, we don't know his identity as the leader of the Owl Parliament, but we do know the location of the headquarters and some of the higher-ups."

Kino slowly withdrew his mental energy from the old man's mind, a joyful smile appearing on his face.

"Furthermore, the Quintessence Metal have also been found."

Amber Gold, Dionysus Factor, promethium, Nth Metal, Bat Gold.

The most amazing of the five metals is Nth Metal).

It enhances the physical abilities of those who come into contact with it, such as strength and speed, and can even grant them the Flight Ability; it can also accelerate wound healing, improve the body's resilience, and even give those who come into contact with it the ability to resist extreme temperatures and elemental damage.

The richest organization on Earth right now is the Owl Parliament. It's a metal that normal people can't even see, and all five of them are related to the Court of Owls.

Finally, they used a scheme to infect Bruce Wayne.

"What do you plan to do with the Owl Parliament? Will you incorporate them into your ranks as before?"

Upon hearing this, Kino looked at the flock of owls still surrounding the old man and shook his head.

"While there are some intelligent individuals, most are too arrogant, lacking the obedience of the League of Assassins and the loyalty of Hydra."

Besides, they already have owners, and I can't defeat them for now. If I take them in, I'll have to retrain them. So, I'll kill them.

After saying that, Kino noticed the strange looks in Venom and Pamela's eyes.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Venom stepped forward and grabbed Kino's left arm.

"It just feels like the little boy who used to vomit if someone was killed has grown up."

Pamela hugged Kino's right arm.

"Honey, that's so powerful. I've never seen this side of you before."

Harley, perched atop the Talons, rolled her eyes and jumped over.

"Haha, Little Kiki, I want to play too!"

"Little Kiki?"

On the other side, Dick men finished off all the Talons, which greatly boosted their confidence.

"It seems the Court of Owls isn't all that impressive after all."

Jason said, pursing his lips.

"Don't let your guard down, keep moving forward."

Dick reminded him.

The group nodded and continued deeper into the maze.

Before long, they arrived at a vast space where a pure white owl statue was spouting water, splashing everywhere.

Dick looked around; there was no way out.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind him, and Dick instinctively held his short stick behind him.

With a muffled thud, a tremendous force struck, and Dick's body instantly passed over the crowd, flying towards the fountain like a cannonball.

Thump--

It fell into the pool and within a few breaths, it turned the water red.

Nightwing!

Everyone gasped in surprise.

Everyone looked behind them, and four tall, sharp Talons appeared silently.

They held shields in one hand and spiked clubs in the other, stood nearly 2 meters tall, and wore heavy mechanical armor that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen in the dim light.

One of them, wielding a blood-dripping spiked Talons, slowly approached, each step heavy and powerful, as if it could make the ground tremble slightly.

"Catch the intruder."

His voice was deep and hoarse.

"Red Robin, go check on Nightwing, I'll handle them."

"Clear."

Without further ado, Tim tossed the remaining liquid Liquid Nitrogen Bomb at Talons and ran toward the fountain.

Liquid nitrogen exploded beneath the Talons' feet, instantly lowering the surrounding temperature. The Talons' armor emitted a blazing light, melting the frost on their bodies, before they charged towards Jason and Oliver.

The speed was completely disproportionate to its enormous size.

"Destroy their armor first," Jason shouted.

Faced with incoming bullets and arrows, the Talons simply used their large, round shields to block them.

The two Talons raised their spiked clubs and brought them down with force.

Bang! Bang!

It smashed two round craters, and the ground trembled slightly.

Tim and Oliver quickly dodged.

The remaining two ignored Jason and Oliver and rushed straight towards the fountain.

"Who allowed you to go past?"

Jason roared and threw a sticky grenade at one of them.

Don't underestimate me.

Oliver changed his arrow, drew the bowstring taut, and shot at another one.

Boom! Boom!

Two explosions engulfed the two Talons, and flames instantly erupted.

Before Jason and Oliver could even rejoice, the flames on the two Talons went out, as if they had never burned at all.

The four Talons moved swiftly, surrounding Jason and Oliver in the blink of an eye.

Tim saw Dick being pulled out of the pool, his back riddled with deep holes, a horrifying sight, with parts of his spine and internal organs visible.

"His spine is broken!"

Tim was shocked; this kind of injury was practically a death sentence.

He took out the Healing Potion and quickly injected it. At this moment, Tim could only trust his cousin.

The medicine took effect quickly, and the muscles at the wound site began to move and heal.

Tim breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then turned around and saw Jason and Oliver being surrounded, so he immediately ran over to help.

(DC Barbatos is a character from DC Comics. The following is an introduction to him:)

Character Origin and Background

- Birth: In the beginning of the universe, the World Forger created Barbatos to destroy unstable universes. However, Barbatos later killed the World Forger, leaving the unstable universes intact and forming the Dark Multiverse he became its ruler.

- Connection with Batman: After noticing Batman, Barbatos attempted to turn him into a portal to the positive matter universe. His followers tried to infect Batman with five metals from the Dark Multiverse, and ultimately Batman was transformed into an entrance, allowing Barbatos to lead the Dark Knights into the positive matter universe.

Character Abilities

- Cosmic Domination Ability: As the ruler of the Dark Multiverse, Barbatos has absolute control over the Dark Multiverse can manipulate its power.

- Infection and Weakening Abilities: Can use the power of the Dark Universe to infect others, causing enemies to fall into hallucinations, or severely weaken their combat capabilities.

- Mind Stone and Reality Modification: Possesses powerful Mind Stone abilities, enabling them to read others' thoughts and control their minds.

It can also alter reality, distort the laws of physics, and create or destroy matter.

- Immortality and other abilities: Possibly possessing an immortal life, in addition to abilities such as flight and summoning dark armies.