Chapter 1 "It Stinks..."

"It really stinks…" Gu Xiaoling had been in the dark sewer for over ten minutes, but the realistic stench still made her frown.

At that moment, she had already attached a flashlight to her submachine gun and was walking forward with the gun in hand.

"Lù nóng zhà ‘jǐng’ yún cháo hè. Cháng rì wéi xiāo yī ‘jú’ qí (Heavy dew startles cranes in their cloud nests. Long days are whiled away with chess)." She murmured to herself, "Hiding one word each from two poems to hint at meeting at the police station… truly worthy of the captain, such a clever way to pass information. Even if it's said in front of the broadcast cameras, the NPCs in the script won't understand, only we players can…" Thinking this, her expression changed slightly, "Wait… can Xiao Tan handle it?"

The more Xiaoling thought about it, the more uncertain she felt, but she then thought, "Well… but Brother Jue must have considered this, he wouldn't leave Xiao Tan alone, he must have figured out a solution." Thinking of this, she felt much more at ease. Even if Xiao Tan's literary skills were unreliable, Brother Jue's strategic skills were very reliable.

Tap tap tap tap…

Suddenly, rapid footsteps sounded from the corner ahead, interrupting Xiaoling's thoughts.

At the same time, several sources of light lit up from that side.

"Pursuers?" Xiaoling thought, "They must have seen my light too… It's too late to turn off the flashlight now, it will only affect my vision…" She raised her gun, aiming directly at the other side, "No choice, let's fight…"

But seconds later, the footsteps stopped, right at the corner, without coming out.

"Poison Ivy," a man's voice sounded, "Is that you?"

His voice was not loud, but it could travel far enough in the open sewer. It sounded… like he was speaking in a questioning tone.

"We mean no harm." The next second, a woman's voice sounded, "We want to help you."

"Who are you?" Xiaoling's vigilance did not disappear, on the contrary, she became more alert.

"My name is Joey," the man replied, "Joey Collins."

"I'm Maya," the woman continued, "We are Gotham's resistance, we are here to help you."

Xiaoling pondered for a few seconds and replied, "Come out, let me see what you look like."

"Okay, but we hope you don't shoot," Joey said.

"No wonder they didn't come out, they know I have a gun…" Hearing the other party's words, Xiaoling instantly reacted. Her gaze immediately shifted to the side, and two seconds later, in an inconspicuous corner high up… she found a camera probe.

Bang—

Xiaoling continued to hold the submachine gun in one hand, while the other hand took out a pistol from the holster on her waist with incredible speed, and shot it with a flick of her wrist.

The bullet accurately hit the probe, causing a burst of fire.

"Oh, my God! What did she do?" Another man's voice came from the corner.

No one had time to answer him, because…

"Don't move!" The moment Xiaoling said this, she had already rushed nearly ten meters and appeared in front of those people.

The people hiding around the corner were all horrified. One second they were marveling at the disappearance of the surveillance footage, the next second the other party had silently arrived.

"Everyone drop your weapons." Xiaoling threatened, holding up the submachine gun, "I'll only count to two, one…"

"Hey! Hey! Don't do that!" Joey said loudly, "We don't have any weapons!" He raised his hands, his left hand was indeed empty, and his right hand was holding something like a gameboy, "This is what I use to watch the surveillance footage."

Behind Joey, there were only two people in total, one was Maya who had just spoken, and the other was a man slightly shorter than him. None of the three had guns in their hands, just flashlights.

"Listen, lady, we know you're not some 'revived Poison Ivy'." Maya said, "Please be rational, you are not the person in your memories… the_Bruce and his henchmen erased your original memories and implanted many crazy, terrible things in your head."

"Oh?" Xiaoling was slightly startled, and thought, "So this is the setting…"

"I know I'm not Poison Ivy." Xiaoling replied immediately, "I'm also very rational, so… I don't trust you."

"See, I told you this was a bad idea." The short man standing at the back said, "Let's go, Joey, before she attracts the pursuers…"

"Darrel, have some patience." Joey waved his hand, interrupting Darrel's words, then turned to Xiaoling and said, "Listen… lady…" He looked around, "The sewer is our resistance's base, we've installed a lot of probes here to escape the_Bruce's pursuit. If we wanted to kill you, wouldn't it be better to turn off the flashlights and ambush you with guns in the dark?"

Xiaoling observed the other party calmly. Joey's eyes looked sincere, Maya's eyes showed concern, and Darrel looked a little annoyed and worried, and occasionally looked back.

It seemed that these three were not lying.

"Okay, I'll trust you for now." Xiaoling raised the muzzle of her gun, "So… tell me what I need to know." She acted very experienced, trying to extract information.

"First, you have to get rid of the tracking chip," Joey replied.

"Tracking chip?" Xiaoling asked doubtfully, "On me?"

"In your brain." Joey replied, "That chip also contains the relevant memories of 'Poison Ivy' and can make your personality very violent."

Hearing this, Xiaoling suddenly realized why Feng Bujue would take the initiative to get electrocuted.

Taking this as evidence, it seemed that the identity of these three as members of the resistance was basically confirmed.

In fact, if Brother Jue was here, he would be able to confirm this immediately. Because Joey and Maya are the male and female protagonists in the original comic.

In the original plot, the resistance leader Joey Collins (Joker's descendant) was transformed into the Joker, and the other four members of the resistance were transformed into the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face and Ra's al Ghul. Their appearances were forcibly transformed into the appearances of those super villains (for example, the Penguin, the cigarette holder in his mouth was glued to his mouth, and he maintained that shape until he died), their original memories were erased, and replaced by a chip with tracking function and containing the personality of a super villain.

And right now, the script that the Four of the Inferno Frontline are experiencing is actually set one year before the original comic. At that time, these people in the resistance had not been caught by the_Bruce. This year, the villains were just four civilians.

"Well… as a player, I am naturally immune to the influence of personality and memory." Xiaoling thought to herself after hearing this, "But the tracking function of the chip should still be there… that is to say, as long as I return to the surface, I will soon be captured by the cameras again."

"What method are you going to use?" Xiaoling continued to ask, "It's not brain surgery, is it?"

"No need." Maya said, stepping forward a few steps, and took out something that looked like a mobile phone from her pocket, "Just carry this device with you. Although it can't restore your original memory, it can at least block the tracking signal emitted by the chip."

Xiaoling cautiously reached for the item, and only when she saw the item description did she breathe a sigh of relief.

【Name: Signal Blocker】

【Type: Plot Related】

【Quality: Normal】

【Function: Blocks the signal of the brain tracking chip】

【Can it be brought out of this script: No】

【Note: The radius of action is two meters, and it is still effective after being put into the bag.】

Having obtained this item, the identity of the other party can almost be 100% determined.

"Thank you." After Xiaoling took the device, she put it directly into her bag.

"Oh, God, what did they do to your body?" Maya looked at Xiaoling with wide eyes.

In her eyes, Xiaoling's appearance was naturally that of Poison Ivy. Her entire body was green, and she was wearing a green and black tight-fitting suit, the style of which was like a backless leotard. What was shocking was… the surface of Poison Ivy's body was also covered with many plant leaf-like substances, and those green leaves were embedded in her body curves like scales.

The scene of Xiaoling putting the item into her bag, in the eyes of the resistance members, was like directly stuffing something into a cluster of scales on her waist, and Maya's goosebumps rose.

"I don't know…" Xiaoling's attitude was noncommittal, "Okay, now the tracking signal has been cut off, what's next?"

"We plan to rescue the others." Joey looked at Xiaoling and said, "You…" He paused, "I don't know how you did it just now, your marksmanship is really amazing, are you willing to help?"

…………

At the same time, Gotham, the Bay Area.

Xiao Tan, who was playing Two-Face, had gradually been forced into a desperate situation. He was so busy running for his life that he had no time to stop the aircraft and do anything else, so he was still tied to the disc, scurrying around.

He was being chased in circles in the area with towering buildings and intricate streets, and thousands of thugs were throwing all sorts of things at him.

At this time, Gordon's face appeared on the live screen: "Two-Face will always be defeated… beaten… destroyed…" He began a sermon with a serious face, "He is defeated by his own inner demons…"

Accompanied by his speech, a bat plane appeared in the night sky.

This time, it was undoubtedly the real the_Bruce who appeared.

"He is an incorrigible villain." Gordon said, "You who are faithful to your beliefs are the true servants of the bat, and he is not! He is unfaithful… even when facing his own inner demons."

While he was speaking, Xiao Tan's aircraft suddenly lost control…

"What's going on!" Xiao Tan was shocked, he found that the aircraft under his feet was taken over by someone else, and began to flip sideways uncontrollably.

"When the coin flips, his power will weaken…" Gordon's words continued, "To be honest, his power derived from hatred is really amazing. But that power will never last! His inner demons are the reason for his fall, because he does not understand the power of faith!"

At this point, Xiao Tan's aircraft broke through the height limit and soared into the sky upside down.

It was like… a tossed coin.