Chapter 212: I've Arrived in Gotham, Batman, Where Are You?

"What are you thinking about?" Diana lay beside Robert, looking at him with a thoughtful and tired expression, smilingly asking.

After a hearty battle, Diana temporarily forgot about Robert's prolonged absence and instead focused on Robert's accidentally revealed tail during their fight...

Under Diana's excellent control, neither Robert's shoes nor his phone were damaged. However, for some reason, his pants were torn to shreds, exposing his tail, which even collided with Diana a few times...

"Oh, I was wondering how much strength you used..." Robert turned his head to look at Diana seriously, "If I unleash greater strength, could I defeat you?"

"Thinking about defeating me already?" Diana smiled sweetly and then teasingly asked, "You haven't even grown taller yet, what's the hurry?"

"Growing taller and defeating you are two different things, how can they be the same?" Robert eagerly looked at Diana, "If I can defeat you in advance, it doesn't matter whether I grow taller or not..."

"It does matter..." Diana rarely avoided Robert's gaze and changed the subject, "Alright, let's get some food. Rest well tomorrow; you still have to go help, right? Don't delay!"

"Right, I wonder if Batman can hold on. After all, I don't even know what his superpower is. But from what I sense, Batman seems pretty weak, not much stronger than an ordinary person..." Robert nodded, thinking of Batman, and couldn't help but murmur.

"Batman?" Diana looked curiously at Robert, "Not much stronger than an ordinary person? How does he become a superhero then? And how do you know him?"

"He seemed to be rescuing someone when I was looking for spells..." Robert recounted his encounter with Batman. Diana nodded, understanding, but didn't take Batman too seriously.

After all, Batman's fame was limited to Gotham and a small area in America, unlike Superman and Iron Man, who were famous worldwide. Diana saw Batman as just another local superhero in America.

Such local superheroes, though not many, exist all around the world, and Diana wasn't too concerned. However, she quickly thought of something and said to Robert, "Right, that Superman who has been making headlines recently is in America. If you meet him, don't rashly rush up to fight him like you did with me!"

"Ah?" Robert was stunned by Diana's words, then a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"What 'ah'?" Diana glared at Robert, "I haven't met Superman, but I've seen some of his records. His strength may not be below mine. People call him a god among men, and it's not entirely wrong. After all, such strength, even if not on the level of Zeus, should at least reach the level of a major god..."

"A major god? That means, even if the Holy Master was in his prime, he could defeat him... Wait, does that mean you can also defeat the Holy Master in his prime?" Robert felt that Clark's strength should be greater than Diana's, but since Diana confidently placed them on the same level, it meant she could also handle the Holy Master at his peak, while he could only bully the Holy Master with sealed powers...

"Sometimes, whether you can defeat someone can only be known after fighting. As you said, the Holy Master has an immortal body, making him troublesome to deal with. Maybe in the end, I would be the one to lose?" Diana stood up, pulling Robert up gently.

"Anyway, when you meet Superman, don't recklessly charge at him. If there's really a conflict, you can contact me, and I'll come to help you!"

"Uh... okay!" Robert suppressed a smile, not revealing his relationship with Superman. He planned to surprise Diana by bringing her home after defeating her.

Clark: I think it'd be more of a shock than a surprise!

After this battle, it wasn't Robert who went hunting but Diana who took the initiative to catch some animals and handed them to Robert to prepare. After eating their fill, the two went home satisfied and went to sleep.

Before this battle, Robert promised not to fight until exhaustion, but in the end, he couldn't help but go all out and had a good fight with Diana.

Luckily, he hadn't told Batman he would come the next day, otherwise, Robert might not have been able to return to his peak condition the next day.

Thus, Robert and Diana rested for two days without another major battle. There were still plenty of demons near Paris, and although Robert had killed a bunch previously, it seemed the number of demons was endless, more so than the regenerating shadow troops...

In these two days, Robert helped Diana kill a few demons and then was sent away by her. After all, Diana, like Robert, didn't like having her monsters stolen.

Especially since Robert was leaving, Diana could only use these lesser demons for practice. If the demons were wiped out by Robert again, Diana would have to wait for the next batch of smuggled demons.

Thus, Robert set off on his return journey, meanwhile calling on Clark to navigate for him since Gotham was closer to his route home...

"Just fly straight from here. When you reach the city that looks darker than others, that's Gotham." Clark navigated for Robert and reminded, "You've been away for two days. I suggest you inform Kara. Also, be careful in Gotham. That place has a weird atmosphere, with many mentally unstable individuals..."

Previously, Clark hadn't paid much attention to Gotham when mentioning sending Robert to Arkham Asylum. But recently, Clark had kept an eye on Gotham and discovered many mentally unstable individuals there.

Including Batman, who contacted Robert. By day, he's Bruce Wayne, CEO of Wayne Enterprises, just like Tony Stark, head of his own corporation.

And Gotham seemed oblivious to how Batman could afford all his high-tech gadgets – the Batmobile, Batplane, Batdrone, etc., aren't cheap...

Of course, if Batman was just a wealthy man obsessed with being a superhero like Tony Stark, that would be one thing. But Clark saw Batman's contingency plans for Superman and Robert...

Clark didn't mean to spy on Batman, but because Batman and his butler Alfred kept calling out Superman and Robert's names, Clark got curious.

If possible, Clark wouldn't want Robert to go help in Gotham, as it seemed like a thankless task Robert wouldn't enjoy...

"Mentally unstable? Wade?" Robert, recalling Deadpool's behavior, wondered how he was doing. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Wade recover his appearance; it was that the spell had been destroyed, and Robert's acquired abilities might not be able to help Wade recover.

Robert wouldn't admit he didn't even try to find Wade, as he was somewhat avoidant of him.

"Uh, there are several similar individuals here, but this time, you'll probably encounter only one or two. So, make it quick!" Clark also thought of Wade's behavior and momentarily couldn't decide who was crazier, Wade or Gotham's lunatics.

"One or two..." Robert's lips twitched slightly. If not for the potential powerful demon in Gotham City and the controller of the shadow troops, he really wouldn't want to go, as he didn't want to inadvertently gain two more "sons."

But soon, Robert snapped back to reality, contacted Kara, and informed her of a new opponent. He said he'd prepare something big for Peter Parker and the others upon his return, telling Kara to get them ready.

"What does 'something big' mean? Are we facing even more powerful demons? Like the one my family encountered before?" Johnny Storm shivered at Kara's relayed message. Honestly, he was still frightened by that level of demon, as his family was still rebuilding, haunted by the experience.

That night, some neighbors died, but others survived. Some were not at home; some were knocked unconscious on the spot and avoided the demon attracted by Johnny Storm...

Because of this experience, Johnny Storm took his encounters with lesser demons very seriously, not hesitating to eliminate them. But the thought of facing even more formidable demons made him apprehensive, likely due to some lingering trauma.

"It's probably not that. If it were more powerful demons, Robert would either handle it himself or let me take care of it. After all, your abilities are still lacking..." Kara bluntly put them down, especially targeting Susan Storm and Lana.

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Robert thinks we can handle more powerful demons together?" Lana pouted, provocatively looking at Kara, "And since you oppose, what do you think Robert plans to do with us?"

"I..." Kara didn't know Robert's plans, but that didn't stop her from maintaining her authority, as she was the coach for Susan Storm and the group in Robert's absence. "Regardless of Robert's plans for your training upon his return, you all need extra practice tonight. Each of you must solve at least two demons alone to pass!" Kara glared at Lana, trying to maintain a stern face.

"Ugh!" Lana muttered under her breath but didn't outright refute Kara's words, as the small team was indeed under Kara's command.

With Kara increasing the task load for Susan Storm and the others, Robert, after notifying Kara, arrived in Gotham City. He hovered above Gotham, waiting for Batman to find him.

After all, Batman had said he would know once Robert arrived, and Robert was curious how Batman would manage...

But after waiting a long time, Batman still hadn't appeared. Robert scratched his head, thinking of Clark's words about many mentally unstable individuals in Gotham, including Batman. "Guess I'll just call..." Robert took out his phone and dialed the number Batman had used before. The call connected quickly, "Batman, I've arrived in Gotham. Where are you? You haven't found me yet, have you not realized I'm here?"

"..." Batman, after picking up the phone, signaled his butler Alfred and said, "I'm on my way."

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