NOVEL WEB Chapter 221: Chapter 221: It's the World's Fault!
Whitebeard: Is this Thomas Wayne was also killed with his son?
Thomas Wayne: Accurately, it was our family of three that was in danger. I'm sure I'm dead, but not sure if my wife and son are still alive.
Lucas: Your wife died with you, but your son survived.
Thomas Wayne: What will he be like in the future?
Lucas: In the future, he has a darker heart and doesn't trust anyone. He disguised himself as a playboy, but a group of psychological perverts found out his true identity and provoked him every now and then.
Thomas Wayne lost his composure for a moment, and without saying a word, issued the DC World Pass to Lucas.
Lucas: Very well, I'll take you to see your son right now.
Thomas Wayne: Please! please change my son's fate.
[DC WORLD, GOTHAM CITY]
Lucas's body appeared on a secluded street, and Thomas Wayne in the chat group immediately recognized the place, saying it was where he was killed.
"Meow~"
A cat's meow caught Lucas's attention, and a beautiful cat stood in the corner, staring at Lucas with interest.
[CHAT GROUP]
Lo Pei: Oh! I sensed the breath of magic. This cat has magic on it.
Thomas Wayne: No way? I know there are many magical existences in my world, but there is such a thing as magic in a mere cat?
Lancelot: I also sensed the magic in this cat. This cat is not what it seems!
Lucas: Of course, it's not, because this cat is a divine being from Egypt.
Howard Stark: Egypt? no wonder! In that place, the cat is regarded as the incarnation of God.
[OUTSIDE WORLD]
Lucas stretched out his hand, and an invisible attraction erupted. The cat pounced towards Lucas with claws extended, screaming in panic, and was caught by Lucas in his hand.
"Don't cry!"
Lucas put two more hands on the cat, and finally made its fur smooth. The cat made a comfortable purr.
But as soon as Lucas stopped, the cat immediately ran out without hesitation, using its four claws to escape quickly.
"Run? You can't run!"
Lucas smiled. When he was holding the cat, he left a Flying Thunder God mark on the cat's fur, which would allow him to teleport to it instantly.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Lucas used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move his body, and instantly appeared next to the cat. There he saw a sexy woman in a sleek skintight leather catsuit , holding the cat in her arms to comfort it.
[CHAT GROUP]
Howard Stark: Damn it! This woman is so sexy. How can she dress like this at night? She looks like a female thief.
Lucas: She is a female thief who specializes in stealing treasures.
Howard Stark: No way? With her looks and figure, wouldn't it be easier to find a rich sugar daddy?
Liu Xing: Not all women are willing to sell their looks. There are many beautiful and powerful women.
Irisviel von Einzbern: What's wrong with relying on strength?
Lucas: Very good! Except for breaking the law, everything else is perfect.
Lo Pei: ...
Thomas Wayne: Since she's a female thief, the authorities should arrest her! It's not appropriate to let a criminal keep a magical creature like the cat.
Lucas: Isn't it okay? Look at her appearance and figure, it's not safe to send her to prison. Or I'll make a sacrifice and leave her a vacant seat in my basement.
Thomas Wayne: That's really quite generous of you, Group Leader.
Lucas: No sacrifice too great—everything is for the harmony and stability of Gotham City.
[OUTSIDE WORLD]
Catwoman looked at Lucas vigilantly, and the cat meowed twice to communicate with her. Catwoman instantly realized the danger Lucas posed, and turned around to run away without a word.
"Just want to run? Come back to me!"
Lucas smiled and waved his hand. The invisible attraction pulled both the cat and Catwoman toward him.
"I'm robbing the rich to help the poor!"
Catwoman said confidently, "I only steal from the bad guys in Gotham City. They used their own despicable methods to obtain wealth from the citizens. I just took back their dirty money."
Whitebeard: smiling Rob the rich to help the poor? It's interesting. The old man appreciates this cat girl.
Lucas said with disdain: "Rob the rich to help the poor?"
Catwoman nodded and said: "Yes! There is a big problem in Gotham City. The rich can reasonably and legally rob the poor of everything, but the poor cannot retaliate against the rich within the scope of the law. If that's how it is, then I don't care what's legal or not."
Lucas nodded and said, "You have some truth in what you said. Then let me ask you one thing—what do you call robbing the rich to help the poor? Whose poor are you helping?"
Catwoman said confidently: "I am poor!"
Whitebeard: speechlessly This girl is really talented. The old man was really wrong.
Golden Lion Shiki: Don't act surprised! Aren't you the same as her?
Fire Fist Ace: I don't think so. My pops use the treasure to help his hometown.
Pirate King Roger: It's almost the same! It's all about robbing others for yourself—this is being a pirate! It's being a hero to share the stolen things with others.
Just as Lucas was about to capture Catwoman and put her in the basement, a roar of flames rang out, and several darts were fired from a distance.
A layer of invisible repulsive force spread on Lucas's body, and the incoming darts bounced off. Then a Batman with thin metal wings appeared in front of Lucas.
"Let go of that lady!"
Batman looked at Lucas with a cold expression, and spoke in a very suppressed voice, feeling a little annoyed in his heart.
In Gotham City, who doesn't know that this city is protected by Batman? Anyone causing such a disturbance must be thrown into Arkham Asylum.
Lucas said to Batman with a look of contempt: "It's said that bats don't have very good eyes, which seems to be true. Don't you see that this lady is a thief?"
Batman was stunned and said to Lucas, "You want to be a hero in Gotham City?"
Lucas laughed: "Is that not allowed?"
Batman nodded: "Of course it's allowed! But in order to ensure that you are not a fraud, I need to verify your identity."
Lucas sneered: "I am above board. You're the one wearing a mask. I think you need to verify your identity more."
Batman didn't speak, made a move to subdue Lucas, and then was suppressed by Lucas without any suspense.
Lucas smiled and reached for Batman's mask: "Come on! Let me see what Batman, the superhero who guards Gotham City, looks like!"
The mask was removed, revealing Bruce Wayne's face.
Lucas exclaimed with an exaggerated look: "Isn't this Gotham's famous playboy and trust fund baby Bruce Wayne? How surprising."
[CHAT GROUP]
Thomas Wayne: Bruce is so old? Also, what's the matter with him now?
Lucas: After seeing his parents killed with his own eyes, he was deeply traumatized and determined to fight crime in his own way. He studied fighting techniques all over the world, and with the help of a butler and a series of technological tools, became a superhero without superpowers in the DC universe.
Howard Stark: How do I feel that this person is in a similar situation to Tony?
Lucas: There are indeed some similarities! They both rely on technological weapons to defeat enemies without having their own superpowers; they are both billionaires who are playboys and superheroes; in their respective hero teams, they are both strategic minds.
Lucas added: They are both responsible for the box office and can save the existence of their own franchises with solo movies.
Thomas Wayne: So he disguised himself as a playboy in order to hide his superhero status? You should have made that clear earlier! I thought he disguised himself as a playboy for some other reason!
Lucas: His disguise can only deceive the ignorant citizens. All the powerful villains in Gotham City know his true identity. Even those supervillains cooperate with him and help eliminate those who discover his true identity.
Thomas Wayne: No way? Bruce is a superhero, why would those supervillains help him?
Lucas: Maybe because Batman is charismatic, or because Batman always helps them, or maybe because they see Batman as the same kind of person.
Thomas Wayne: Wait! I can understand you saying that Bruce is charismatic, but what do you mean by saying that Bruce helps the supervillains and is seen by them as the same kind of person?
Lucas: Well... When I say Bruce helps the supervillains, I don't mean helping them under normal conditions, but just showing up when they do bad things, stopping them, and sending them to a mental hospital.
Thomas Wayne: How does this help them?
Lucas: Bruce sticks to his moral code and never kills criminals. That is to say, after killing and setting fires, those supervillains are at most beaten by Bruce and then sent to a mental hospital for recuperation. But the security measures at that mental hospital are terrible; they can easily escape from it.
Thomas Wayne: ...
Howard Stark: So, Bruce Wayne is an enabler? He disguised himself as a superhero but was actually covering for the supervillains?
Lucas: He shouldn't think so, but those supervillains will definitely think so based on reality. It's not his fault either—it's the world's fault.
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