An electromagnetic pulse invisible to the naked eye spread outward from Batman, like a ring of invisible ripples pulled straight. It swept through the entire apartment in a fraction of a second.
Fine ripples spread across the silver-gray Nanotech Armor Yongye wore. Its flowing silver particles froze all at once, like insects trapped in amber. Even the faint glow of the section repairing itself at the edge went out.
He looked down at the armor. From shoulder plates to bracers, every part had locked in place, turning him into a faded metal statue.
Batman stood two steps away. His breathing was a shade quicker than before, but his voice remained cold and controlled.
"It's an ultra-powerful electromagnetic pulse."
"It covers a ten-meter radius, enough to disable any electromagnetic system."
"Your Nanotech Armor is more impressive than I expected. It kept its drive system running under a ferromagnetic field a hundred times stronger than normal. I have to admit, this technology is far beyond Stark's."
"But there's no such thing as an invincible person. Or invincible equipment."
He stepped forward, the sole of his dark-gray boot making a faint sound against the floor.
"You lost. Where are the photos? Hand them over!"
"This isn't some prank you can play around with! Those photos will destroy Gotham!"
Yongye kept his head down, maintaining his my armor's dead and I'm finished pose. His shoulders drooped slightly, as though he had given up resisting altogether.
But the Chakra he had secretly released had already seeped through the gaps in the floor and walls. Like an invisible layer of mercury, it followed the airflow to Batman's body, slipped through the seams in his armor and beneath the leather, then silently entered his meridians.
Batman closed in again, his fist raised high.
Yongye suddenly lifted his