In Marvel: The Beloved of Heroic Heroines
Chapter 31

Defeat Punishment Is Here

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"Harley Quinn, you actually came right to me!"

Black Mask's men immediately surrounded the three of them, making Kara sense that something was wrong.

But Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Pamela, looked extremely relaxed.

Harley Quinn weighed the baseball bat in her hand and said, "Black Mask, you were the one who provoked me first. We had no grudge against each other!"

"No grudge?"

Black Mask snorted coldly. "Back when Joker was protecting you, did you forget about blowing up my warehouse?"

"You may have forgotten, but I haven't!"

Hearing that, Harley Quinn's eyes darted around. Of course she had not forgotten.

"Really? You're so petty! Hahaha!"

She burst into laughter, as though mocking Black Mask.

That only made Black Mask laugh in anger. "Since you came right to me, I'll make sure to torture you properly. And I'll have some fun too, see what skills a crazy woman like you really has!"

"Fuck you! My skills are great, but you don't get a turn!"

Harley Quinn spat at him.

For now, only Li Ang got to enjoy them.

"You don't think these two women can save you, do you?"

Black Mask looked at Poison Ivy and Kara.

He knew Poison Ivy, but he was not afraid of her.

"Women are all toys!"

"Capture them!"

With strength in numbers, Black Mask naturally was not worried. He directly ordered his underlings to attack.

There was nothing to talk about. They only needed to capture all of them.

He had even figured out what to do next.

He would turn them into his women, then use the opportunity to expand his territory!

He knew exactly how powerful Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn were.

Joker had practically treated Harley Quinn as a fighter, and that was precisely why she had achieved so much.

There was even less need to mention Poison Ivy. She had subordinates of her own.

If he could absorb them into his forces, he would become Gotham's biggest crime boss in one stroke!

Then Falcone and Penguin would all be under his feet!

Therefore, these thugs did not use firearms. Instead, they charged in with melee weapons.

That was exactly why Harley Quinn was not afraid.

She exchanged a glance with Poison Ivy, then said to Kara, "Stay behind me. Be careful."

Then she gripped her baseball bat and rolled across the ground.

"Home run!"

She leaped into the air, and the baseball bat in her hand knocked a thug straight to the ground.

But the other thugs all surged forward.

Poison Ivy, Pamela, protected Kara. Plants surrounded them, restraining the thugs one after another.

Then Poison Ivy blew a kiss with a soft pop.

Her lips could secrete hallucinogenic gas containing "mental toxins." It could spread through kisses and the air, allowing her to control others.

Only those with strong willpower could avoid being controlled.

That was why Harley Quinn had told Li Ang not to kiss her.

Harley was worried that Poison Ivy would steal Li Ang away.

After all, the two of them were close friends with the same tastes.

Harley Quinn was certain that Li Ang could charm Poison Ivy, Pamela.

Quite a few of Black Mask's underlings were instantly controlled. They turned around and fought alongside Harley Quinn, pushing back toward Black Mask.

That was why they were not afraid of Black Mask.

If they could control his men whenever they wanted, how could he possibly fight them?

Kara frowned deeply, feeling uncomfortable inside.

It was her first time facing something like this at such close range.

But she was not afraid. Instead, she thought about it.

If it were Spider-Man, he would have knocked them all down by himself.

By now, Harley Quinn had gone wild.

The baseball bat in her hands whistled with fierce force. It looked somewhat mismatched with her, far too large for her frame.

But that did not affect her in the slightest.

Ordinary people were naturally no match for Harley Quinn, so she quickly fought her way to Black Mask.

Black Mask grew furious.

"You bitch, I'm going to fuck you senseless!"

Black Mask personally made his move.

Moreover, his black mask possessed a degree of mind-control ability, immediately causing everyone else to scatter.

His underlings looked dazed and no longer took part in the fight.

Only the two of them were left facing off.

Poison Ivy, Pamela, said, "Something's wrong. I can't control them anymore."

"Let's go."

Kara spoke up then.

"No. We have to defeat him."

However, Poison Ivy remained resolute. "Trust Harley."

In her eyes, Harley Quinn had already been enhanced, so she naturally was no longer within the realm of ordinary people.

But unfortunately, neither was Black Mask.

Black Mask suddenly pulled out a gun.

Bang!

He pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Fortunately, Harley Quinn reacted quickly and immediately raised her baseball bat.

She barely blocked the shot, but the baseball bat shattered at once.

And in that brief hesitation, Black Mask had already rushed in front of her.

Though he had not undergone enhancement, Black Mask had kept training his body to take revenge on Bruce Wayne, and he also possessed fighting skills.

As for Harley Quinn, she had never received systematic training. She relied entirely on her superior physical abilities.

Dealing with ordinary underlings was naturally easy.

But against an expert, things could easily go wrong.

Now she could only fight Black Mask barehanded, and she almost instantly fell into a disadvantage.

"Ah!"

Black Mask showed no mercy even toward women. He drove his knee into Harley Quinn's abdomen, nearly knocking her down, then grabbed her directly.

He seized Harley Quinn by the throat and said, "I'll torture all of you properly."

"Pah!"

Although Harley Quinn had been caught, she still spat a mouthful of blood onto his mask.

Then Black Mask threw her aside.

In an instant, the Harley Quinn Poison Ivy had placed her faith in was defeated.

Poison Ivy completely panicked.

If this continued, there would be punishment for defeat!

But unfortunately, Poison Ivy herself could not fight in close combat. She relied on plants.

She immediately controlled the vines she carried with her.

The vines instantly swelled, but Black Mask had come prepared and shot them apart with a single bullet.

"Damn it! You dared hurt my babies!"

As an obsessive plant lover, Poison Ivy immediately became furious.

Then Black Mask issued his threat. "If you dare resist again, I'll burn every plant in Gotham."

"You wouldn't!"

That struck right at Poison Ivy's weak spot, leaving her too afraid to move again.

In all of Gotham, Poison Ivy was the easiest person to threaten.

Because plants were all she cared about. Nothing else mattered to her.

That was precisely why threatening her with plants was almost guaranteed to work.

It was also why Poison Ivy was always being "threatened."

In Penguin's words, her weakness was simply too obvious.

Kara never expected the "two great fighters" to be defeated just like that.

Was this what Gotham's "villains" were like?

How were they worse than the ones in the Spider-Man comics?

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