Fear Gas poured out from the ventilation ducts. The ones who reacted most strongly were not Batman, but the lunatics who had come out of the wards.
The moment they came into contact with the Fear Gas, their expressions turned crazed. Even Carmendish, who had fallen to the ground, charged at him with bloodshot eyes and wrapped his arms around Batman's leg.
The others were no exception. In an instant, they rushed toward him, clawing and snarling as they tried to tear Batman apart.
Even their bodies began to twist. Amid the pounding of their hearts, their black-and-white striped hospital uniforms ripped apart, revealing bodies with bulging veins and swollen muscles.
Batman had no time to worry about that. He kicked Carmendish away and knocked down a lunatic with a backhanded punch.
But he had clearly underestimated just how crazed these lunatics were. Punches that would normally put down street thugs in one blow only forced them back a few steps, even knocking some of them to the floor.
Yet they immediately climbed back up and lunged at him like zombies, opening their mouths to bite Batman. Batman did not indulge him, simply offering up his metal bracer.
With a crunch, the lunatic's teeth were smeared with blood. Batman kicked him away, seized another lunatic in a joint lock, twisted his arm behind his back, and kicked him to the ground.
Batman pulled out a transforming pair of handcuffs from his Utility Belt. The finger-sized metal box instantly unfolded into handcuffs, locking the lunatic's left wrist to his right ankle.
The man fell to the ground, unable even to crawl. This effective method immediately made things much easier for Batman, and his punches became even heavier as he targeted their weak points.
However, while Batman brawled with the lunatics—
Hugo