Villain's Relic (Part 1)

Along the long tunnel, Zhang Ye and Pietro walked towards the Batcave.

This route was told to Zhang Ye by Old Bruce Wayne. There are many routes into the Batcave from Wayne Manor, far more than just the abandoned manhole cover in the backyard that Barry Allen remembered. In fact, there was a secret passage inside Wayne Castle.

The reason Old Bruce Wayne didn't tell Barry Allen about this route was to see if they were truly the war comrades from another timeline that they claimed to be.

And from the surveillance footage, the two Barry Allens arrived at the entrance to his Batcave with ease, obviously very familiar with his Batcave, which made Old Bruce Wayne lower his guard slightly.

Although he didn't know what he was like in another universe, Old Bruce Wayne believed that since the other him could confidently tell this young man the entrance to the Batcave, then this guy was definitely trustworthy.

As for Zhang Ye and Pietro, this mysterious duo, Old Bruce Wayne decided to trust them for now. General Zod's arrival had plunged the whole world into crisis, and no matter what these two people's purpose was, the world was already in dire straits.

Holding the key that Old Bruce Wayne had given them, Zhang Ye was also extremely excited. Although it wasn't the Batman in his prime, this was still a real meeting with a superhero from another universe.

This place was much better than Pietro's universe. Although there wasn't a large group of superheroes and the Justice League couldn't be formed, it was still better than the Avengers being wiped out and the X-Men either going crazy or falling into darkness.

In any case, in this universe, Zhang Ye had truly seen the glory of superheroes.

"Zhang, I've been wanting to ask, who are those people? Why do you seem to know them so well? What is Batman? Are they the superheroes you're talking about?" Pietro asked curiously.

"They are indeed superheroes. As for why I know them so well, you'll get used to it after traveling through a few more universes. And Batman is the title of that old white-bearded man when he was young. He's not an ordinary person, after all, he's the guy who declared war on the entire city's evil with his own strength."

Zhang Ye smiled. He was in a good mood at the moment. Just thinking about being able to choose those interesting equipment later, Zhang Ye didn't show it too much on his face, but he was still very excited in his heart.

"Declared war on the entire city's evil!? That's so terrifying? He, he just looks like an old man." Pietro couldn't believe it. From his perspective, Old Bruce Wayne was just an ordinary old man.

Pietro even felt that even if he didn't use super speed and Old Bruce Wayne gave him one hand, he still couldn't beat him.

"Don't underestimate him. Don't look at him now that he's old, but the combat experience in his bones hasn't become unfamiliar. If you give him time to prepare, even if you don't lose an arm, he has a way to kill you." Zhang Ye shook his head with a smile. Don't schedule a fight with Batman, it's not just a meme.

"Really? Is it really as outrageous as you say?" Pietro was a bit sarcastic, he almost wrote disbelief on his face.

To this, Zhang Ye just smiled and didn't respond. A momentary argument was meaningless. However, when he had time, he could have a good chat with Pietro about how many speedsters in the DC Universe died tragically.

The two moved forward quickly and finally stopped at a gate at the deepest part of the tunnel. It was a gate marked with a bat symbol, and below the bat was a slot, which seemed to be a keyhole.

"This is it." Zhang Ye quickly inserted the key in his hand and rubbed his hands excitedly.

With the roar of steel friction, the door slowly opened, revealing the room inside. After the door was fully opened, the chandeliers inside automatically lit up, and all the items in the entire room were presented in front of the two.

"Wow—" Pietro opened his mouth wide. Although he looked down on Batman a bit, he was still a bit amazed by the trophies in front of him. "It's like President X's secret room. Zhang, is this Batman also a dictator like President X?"

"What do you think?"

Pietro recalled the harmless drunk old man just now, and then laughed. "How is that possible? He doesn't have President X's terrifying abilities. But, Zhang, is there really anything here that can help you improve your combat power? Aren't these just things that ordinary people use?"

"Pietro, you have to be in awe. You have to know that every item here, every object, their owners have left a strong mark on the history of Gotham City. Don't underestimate them."

Zhang Ye said seriously, and then his eyes swept over every object placed on the display cabinet, as if he was comparing it with the memories in his mind.

Although there were no other superheroes in this world, Batman and most of his enemies were still retained. From the fully arranged showroom, it could be seen that Batman in this world had eliminated most of the Gotham villains.

Zhang Ye stopped and went, and the displayed objects constantly awakened Zhang Ye's long-sealed memories.

"This is Black Mask's mask, rumored to be carved by Roman from his father's coffin, and Killer Moth's suit! It's a pity that this guy is too weak, and the suit is useless. And Professor Pyg's pig mask, another madman who likes to experiment and kill..."

"...What is this, a calendar? Could it be Calendar Man? My God, is this Deadshot's mask? It's quite handsome... Why is there a Musketeer's outfit here? There's also a flamethrower here, it should be Firefly's, right? Oh, and Mad Hatter's hat, it's hard to imagine Batman actually doing it."

Putting down the hat, Zhang Ye turned his attention to the other side. A golden cane was placed on a shelf in a display cabinet. A question mark could be clearly seen on the cane.

"Zhang, look, there's a whip here, isn't it very suitable for me?"

Zhang Ye turned his head when he heard the sound, but saw Pietro playing with a black whip. From the fact that the whip didn't reflect light under the light, the material of this whip was obviously not ordinary.

But now was not the time to worry about the material of the whip. Zhang Ye pointed to the surveillance camera and said to Pietro. "Pietro, for your safety, I advise you to put this whip back where it was."

"Uh, oh." Pietro smiled awkwardly, and then immediately put the whip back. He wasn't afraid of Bruce Wayne on the other side of the surveillance, he was just listening to Zhang Ye.

"I said, Zhang, have you found it yet?"

"Almost, almost." Zhang Ye responded casually, and then he suddenly saw a very delicate umbrella from the corner of his eye. Turning his head to look, Zhang Ye smiled slightly.

"Aha, found one of them!"

(I'll update another chapter later as compensation for my late update today)