A red flying sword!
Weapons, while not as impactful on strength as directly enhancing physical attributes, still warranted two words from Bai Ye: awesome!
A red quality, regardless of what it was, was likely a good thing. The appearance of the Everlasting Suppression of the Southern Wilderness was a bit peculiar, a giant stone resembling a sword...
However, as long as it could be used, it was fine. And judging purely by its literal effects, the Everlasting Suppression of the Southern Wilderness had no direct attack capabilities, but each of its effects was incredibly potent.
The only drawback might be the "Drawing the Saber and Standing Proud" ability. It wasn't that the effect itself was problematic, but rather...
The condition for triggering the 50% reduction in the power of any offensive means and the 150% enhancement of defensive means was...
Having defensive means!
Bai Ye pondered for a moment and realized he didn't seem to possess any defensive abilities, which made things rather awkward.
But even disregarding this effect, the Everlasting Suppression of the Southern Wilderness was still very strong. And since a red gacha had appeared, Bai Ye figured he might not need to spend a Divine Stone Shard to draw a golden gacha.
After all, with the Everlasting Suppression of the Southern Wilderness and the Poison-Poison Fruit, having two red gachas by his side, Bai Ye felt he should be sufficiently equipped to handle most situations for now.
"Well done!"
With that thought, Bai Ye couldn't help but pat Fatty on the shoulder, deciding to save the last chance for future needs. Divine Stone Shards were best conserved whenever possible.
After drawing the gacha, the next task was to wait!
Bai Ye glanced at the wall clock and murmured, "It should be starting soon, right?"
...
City of Sin, Investigation Bureau!
In a dark room, the Joker sat alone on a chair, his hands cuffed. The greasepaint on his face, illuminated by the dim light, appeared somewhat eerie and sinister.
Suddenly, the Joker seemed to sense something. He turned his head towards the camera on the side and grinned.
Director Gordon frowned, looking at the Joker's calm demeanor. He had a bad feeling about this; this was not the attitude of a criminal who had just been arrested.
But the Joker was already locked up, so what could possibly go wrong?
That detention cell was specially made, with reinforced walls. Inside, besides steel bars, metal plates were embedded. Forget firearms; even a rocket launcher might not be able to blast it open. The cell door was of the same specification as a bank vault door—bulletproof, corrosion-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and cold-resistant, making it almost impossible to open by force.
Director Gordon thought this, calming himself and telling himself that everything would be fine, that the Joker definitely couldn't escape.
However, at that moment...
A hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind Director Gordon.
"Let me in!"
In an instant, the agents surrounding Director Gordon were startled, drawing their guns and aiming them behind him. Then, they relaxed, realizing the sudden appearance was Batman.
Director Gordon asked, "Why are you here?"
Batman pointed at the surveillance screen and said, "Find him, let me in."
Director Gordon heard the urgency in Batman's voice and asked, "What happened?"
"Rachel and Harvey are missing. It must be him!" Batman showed a hint of anxiety. He suddenly grabbed Director Gordon's clothes and shouted, "Let me in to question him, or it'll be too late!"
Director Gordon reached out to stop the agents from moving forward, saying, "Calm down, calm down!"
Batman took a deep breath and said, "If we delay any longer, it will be too late. Let me in to question him."
Director Gordon nodded, then said, "Open the door."
Batman said, "Turn off the cameras."
"That's against regulations..." Director Gordon hesitated for a moment, but then nodded, "Turn off the cameras."
Soon, Batman entered the detention cell.
The Joker looked up, smiled, and waved, "Hi!"
The next instant, Batman's fist landed on the Joker's face, knocking him to the ground. He then grabbed the Joker and slammed him hard against the table.
Batman yanked the Joker's collar and roared, "If you want to kill me, then come at me!"
"Kill you? Haha, no, no, no..." The Joker laughed exaggeratedly. "Why would I want to kill you? If I kill you, what will I do? Keep extorting those gangsters? Or play with those street thugs? No, I don't want that. You make me more complete!"
Batman roared, "You're just a piece of trash who kills for money!"
"Is that what you think?" the Joker smiled. "Don't be like those people, saying the same things. In their eyes, you're also a monster, just like me. Now, it's only because they need you. When they don't need you anymore, they'll try their best to avoid you. Their morals, their principles, they're all rotten jokes. You know, we're not monsters, we're just superior..."
Batman showed impatience, grabbed the Joker's clothes, and lifted him up, saying, "Don't give me this nonsense. Tell me, where are Rachel and Harvey!"
"If you want to play this game, you have to follow the rules..."
*Thump!*
Batman threw a punch without hesitation.
"Choose one of two, you can only save one..."
*Bang!*
The Joker's response was still Batman's fist.
"Are you going to save your little girlfriend, or support your ally in fighting crime? Hahaha, look at you now, so angry..."
*Bang!*
Batman raised his fist and swung again. Blood trickled from the Joker's lips.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you, but you have to make a choice," the Joker said. "He's on 25052nd Street, and your little girlfriend is on Ecks Street."
*Bang!*
Batman punched the Joker to the ground again, then quickly walked out of the detention cell.
Director Gordon, waiting at the door, followed Batman and asked, "Which one are you going to save?"
Batman said as he walked, "Rachel!"
"I'll go save Harvey," Director Gordon called out to other agents. "Go, go, go, grab your gear and come with me."
...
Bai Ye stood by the window, looking in the direction of the Investigation Bureau.
Soon, the silence of the night was broken by the piercing wail of sirens. Shortly after, Batman, riding his Bat-cycle, burst out of the Investigation Bureau, followed by a large contingent of police cars roaring out, heading in different directions.
"It's finally started."
Bai Ye curled his lips, then moved away from the window and patted Fatty on the shoulder.
Bai Ye said, "What's your name?"
Fatty blinked in surprise and said, "Diak."
"Okay, Diak, it's nice to meet you," Bai Ye said with a smile. "I wish you a pleasant life."
After speaking, Bai Ye walked towards the door, elegantly bowed to Fatty, and then closed the door, as if he had never appeared.
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