American Comics Gotham: The Sheriff of Arkham
Chapter 333

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A team of mercenaries got off a speedboat at the harbor and brutally hijacked a cargo van by the roadside.

They drove the van away.

This was already the third team of mercenaries.

Batman emerged from a dark, damp back alley, turned on a faucet beside him, and rinsed the blood from his fists. Behind him lay a pile of unconscious mercenaries.

"Alfred, give me the next team's location."

Batman shook his arm and raised the pressure setting on the exoskeletal armor around it once more.

His punches would become even more destructive.

Breaking through a wall with a casual punch would not be a problem. He just needed to get more supplies from the temporary base.

"This city is pretty interesting. It even has a bat."

A soft laugh came from above.

Batman did not even need to think. He reacted almost on instinct.

He lunged forward, rolled tactically, and used his cape to conceal himself. Only after making sure he was hidden in the darkness did he turn to look.

Swish, swish, swish...

Three agile figures leaped down from the building. They varied in size, but under the hanging lamp by the wall—

He could make out a woman, a huge man, and a slender man.

Batman held his breath, erased his presence, and used the black of his cape to hide beside the wall.

"Hiss, he didn't leave?" the woman said.

Batman took out the recorder he carried and recorded her voice. A voiceprint comparison would identify her.

"Is this his hunting ground?"

The slender man walked into the dark, damp alley and looked at the mercenaries who had been beaten unconscious.

"No, this is our hunting ground!"

The massive man could not hide his grin. "This is the first time we've worked together, right, brothers?"

"If

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