With a swish, Zuo Ci tore off the Mage Robe he had always used to conceal his identity, though it had never really concealed a damn thing.
Bane's eyes widened uncontrollably. He could not believe what he was seeing.
"That makes no sense! How the hell did you fit yourself into those clothes?"
In the biting wind, the formerly scrawny Zuo Ci had instantly transformed into a hulking man almost as big as Bane.
He wore Santa Claus's red outfit, his powerful muscles radiating a terrifying menace. The hood that concealed his face had turned blood-red along with his clothes, with only a tuft of white beard protruding from its dark depths.
"Come on, Bane! Say hello to good old Santa!"
[Product name: Santa Claus bloodline Product price: US$3 million (permanent) Product effect: Upon acquiring the Santa Claus bloodline, you will gain superhuman strength. (Not that Superman.) Note: Who says Santa Claus can't have blazing-hot biceps?]
This was the second-most expensive product Zuo Ci had redeemed so far. It came from "SANDA," a manga by Paru Itagaki, daughter of Keisuke Itagaki, the freest manga artist on earth.
With this bloodline, he could instantly transform into Santa Claus and send his combat power soaring simply by wearing red clothes-even clothes stained red with blood.
It was not just a matter of growing bigger and stronger. The improvement covered every aspect of his abilities. It also granted him plenty of special powers, such as seeing through lies and extending razor-sharp sled runners from beneath his feet.
Reverting was very simple, too. He only had to eat Puchi Candy from the same manga.
After his earlier fight with Deathstroke, Zuo Ci had realized that relying on items alone was not enough to handle these supervillains, even with physical abilities on Batman's