The curtain rose. With the collapse of the Court of Owls, three forces faced off from a distance over the giant's corpse.
First was the Bat Family led by Qin Wei, backed by the top-tier combatant, the "Revenge Demon," Chato Santana.
They had numbers and clearly defined roles, but their weakness was their uneven fighting strength. Apart from Chato, even V-Bat and Owlman, their two second-tier fighters, fell somewhat short under the current circumstances.
Next was Joker Joseph's side. His trump card was Bane, who had already entered a frenzied state. His advantage was how little he wanted: Joseph Cole's head was filled with nothing but ways to make trouble for V, a goal he could practically achieve with a flick of his finger.
Last was Thomas Elliot. His immediate objective was to use Qin Wei to eliminate the Court of Owls; his fundamental objective was to establish an organization entirely under his own control.
As things stood, the Bat Family was out in the open, while the other forces remained in the shadows.
The earthy smell in the air after the rain mingled with the scent of conspiracy.
Qin Wei had caught that scent too. After assigning Tim his task, he immediately sought out Lucius and asked about progress on modifying the exoskeleton armor.
"Master Wayne, I've only just entered your data into the computer. Modifications and testing both take a long time, and it's only been a few hours."
"But Bane won't give me that much time!"
Qin Wei sighed. The "Bane backbreaker" was like a thorn in his heart. Ever since he learned Joker had gotten involved with Bane, the dread of having his back broken had refused to leave him.
Of course, forcibly reviving himself with Electrum was another option, but he had absolutely no desire