manynovel Chapter 26 Slaughter in the Swamp
Chapter 26 Slaughter in the Swamp
Chapter 26 Slaughter in the Swamp
"The plan to save Mother Earth will begin here."
The Botanist's hand was still tapping on the map, but the next moment, both he and Poison Ivy froze.
"Pamela?"
Poison Ivy's face was grim: "I sensed it."
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Night has fallen.
The Massacre Swamp is located on the outskirts of Gotham and is the largest swampy area in the Gotham suburbs.
This is the second largest body dumping site in all of Gotham, after Gotham Pier.
For over 200 years since Gotham was founded, countless corpses have been thrown into this swamp, turning into blobs of disgusting, viscous matter that blends in with the filthy, dark green swamp water and the winding, twisting tree roots.
The suicide squad and Chen Tao were wading through the edge of the swamp, passing through clumps of low reeds and cattails, relying on twisted trees and slippery moss to guide them.
"Oh, this thing is going to devour me alive!"
A swarm of mosquitoes and other flying insects swarmed around Harley Quinn's head, turning her pale face ashen.
Robin took out a bottle of potion and sprayed it around him. Instantly, all the small flying insects around him fell straight into the water.
This immediately caught Harley Quinn's attention.
"Oh, thank goodness, could I use some?"
Tim replied, "This is concentrated sulfuric acid, a super dehydrating agent."
"You dare put something so terrifying in your bag?"
Harley complained:
"Couldn't you have brought a bug spray into this damn swamp?"
"Um……"
"What use are you, huh?"
Three bugs spun around on Harley's head, like she was riding a happy carousel.
Tim said, "You might need to take some vitamin B."
(Note: A lack of vitamin B can easily lead to irritability and anger; Tim is indirectly criticizing Harley here.)
"Never mind all that!"
Harley Quinn snapped, "Your gear looks like something a Boy Scout would wear!"
She threw down those words and strode forward, slapping her head repeatedly as she went. Unfortunately, she didn't hit a single bug, but instead let out a howl.
Robin quickly walked to Chen Tao's side, and the two of them walked side by side, silently watching Harley Quinn walking ahead.
"Batman, I've always had a question. How did you find Harley Quinn?"
Of course, she found it by reading comics. Harley Quinn has a house in Brooklyn, New York, and she's still paying off the mortgage. She used her connections with the Wayne family to find the most extravagantly decorated house in Brooklyn, then compared it with the homeowner, checked the flow of funds, and then found out who was paying the salary to that account. That's how she found the "Super Baby" restaurant.
But he couldn't just say that to the young detective. Judging from Tim's expression, this question seemed to have been on his mind for a long time, and he had a kind of painful feeling of "Why can my idol do it so easily, but I can't do it, I don't understand it, and I don't even know what kind of operation it is?!"
So Chen Tao could only answer him, "Because I'm Batman!"
"..."
“Alright,” Tim sighed, “we’re not going to talk about how you found Harley Quinn. I just want to talk about her, Batman. I hope you’ll reconsider.”
Robin said in a low voice, "Harley Quinn is defined as a maverick, and based on what I know of her, she is very likely to support Poison Ivy's plan at the last minute."
"She might find Ivy's reasoning less absurd, or the winds might have shifted today, or it might be because it's Thursday—any of these things could make Harley Quinn change her mind."
Chen Tao remained silent.
"Okay, I get it, I get it—because I'm Batman."
Tim was completely stunned. He waved his hand, muttered curses, and walked away, not wanting to walk with Chen Tao.
"..."
This is, of course, from the comics. Harley Quinn has always been a staunch opponent of Poison Ivy's overly crazy plans, just as Poison Ivy has always opposed Harley Quinn's excessive obsession with the Joker.
In a sense, these two women are fighting against the worst and darkest aspects of each other's personalities, targeting each other's most serious character weaknesses, which is a kind of mutual redemption.
Therefore, Harley Quinn would never stand idly by if she knew what dangerous things Poison Ivy was planning to do.
But he couldn't explain to Tim the reasons behind his judgment, so he could only brush it off by saying it was because he was Batman.
"Welding Dog Guy, are you sure you don't need any other extra weapons?"
Ms. Vic said from behind.
Among the people selected for this mission, whether it was Count Dizziness, Deadshot, or Batman, they were all old friends she had dealt with before. The only one she had never seen before was this strange guy who called himself the Dog Welder.
"Batman gave us some weird gadgets, didn't he? Laughton?"
The Death Shooter, who was singled out by him, gave a curt "hmm."
Ms. Vic continued:
"The Freeze Grenade, supposedly made from Mr. Freeze's technology, is a fear-inducing smoke bomb; one breath of it will make you collapse to the ground in terror."
"Ultrasonic rocket launchers, surge effect guns, and this: ionized radiation bombs..."
Count Dizziness remained expressionless: "These things are meaningless."
"whispering sound……"
Deathshooter snorted but didn't say anything more.
He knew his opponent; Count Vertigo was a pseudo-superhuman who had an electronic device implanted in his right temple to disrupt his opponents' balance. For him, his battles were about using that little thing in his head to interfere with others, and he had the utmost contempt for firearms.
Death Shooter didn't want to argue with Count Dizziness. If Death Shooter had a sniper rifle, he was confident he could blow Count Dizziness's head off like fireworks from kilometers away, but this was the perfect distance for Count Dizziness to activate his ability, and he wasn't stupid.
Ms. Vic ignored the bickering between the two men and continued speaking to the dog-wielder, "I said, you..."
"Ms. Vic."
The dog welder finally spoke. The dog in his left hand, acting as his mouth, began to speak brazenly: "Could we keep some distance? I have something to tell you."
"I appreciate your desire to understand me, and I really want you to understand me, but I can't. Because I have something wrong with my head."
He said very seriously, "I have a very serious mental problem, so... unless you can always remember the fact that I am a pervert when you are with me in the future, you'd better stay away from me."
However, these words clearly did not frighten Ms. Vick. Just as she was about to say something, Harley Quinn spoke up.
"I think we're almost there. As far as I know, I can bet you—Poison Ivy will definitely turn the bushes and some trees into monsters to act as watchdogs, just like in Mr. Green Goblin when he's cheating."
Harley Quinn said:
"I'm not kidding, once she turned my cane and lollipop into a three-headed snake while the lollipop was still in my mouth! I haven't eaten a lollipop since then."
Then she suddenly stopped:
"I'm pretty sure Xiao Hong is here."
(End of this chapter)