Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

Facts have proved that everyone's premonition was normal. Arkham Asylum was blown up by unknown forces, and all the criminals inside escaped.

After a brief hibernation, the Scarecrow took the lead in attacking.

"I only used five ounces of my new poison gas for this demonstration. Tomorrow, I will let you all understand that today is just a child's play." The scarecrow on the TV said gloomily.

Just now, he released the latest poison gas in a restaurant, causing more than a dozen diners in the restaurant and the waiters in the restaurant to kill each other.

"I will release my poisonous gas all over the city, so stay tuned, hahahaha."

Looking at the scarecrow talking nonsense on the phone screen, Lucas looked solemn.

The scarecrow's fear gas can make people see the things they fear most in their hearts, causing them to be so frightened that they lose the ability to move.

Although it is better than the deadly laughing gas and the maddening clown virus, for ordinary people, it is still a terrifying thing that will leave a lifelong shadow, not to mention that this is the latest enhanced version created by Scarecrow.

"I knew it! If these lunatics haven't done anything for so long, something will happen again!"

"I don't want to inhale the scarecrow's fear gas..."

"Look at what happened to these people. It's really better to run away."

"Yeah, he also said he would release poison gas throughout the city!"

"Day by day, can Gotham get better?"

"Where's Batman?"

"It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Let's go to other cities to avoid it."

"Fortunately, I have relatives in the metropolis."

……

As Scarecrow's declaration ended, the entire Gotham was in chaos, and countless people got on the bus leaving Gotham.

School is out and Lucas returns to Wayne Manor.

"Master Easton." Alfred breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lucas was uninjured. He said worriedly, "The situation outside is very unsafe now. You'd better not go out."

"Well, okay." Lucas looked at the TV, which showed images of Gotham citizens leaving Gotham in panic.

The threat of the scarecrow is very effective. Gotham's permanent population originally numbered 6.3 million, but there are not that many today. The only ones left on the streets are those who have benefited from riots, criminals and scum. , more because there aren't enough good people left to stop them.

Even if the Bat Family came together, they could not maintain order in the entire city. In just twenty-four hours, Gotham was out of control.

Bruce put on the Bat suit immediately. On the rooftop of the Gotham Police Station, the bright Bat lights were turned on. He landed lightly behind Gordon, who was actually talking.

"...I'm relieved that you retreated smoothly." He turned around, saw Batman, and said, "Sorry, I have to die, be safe Barbara."

After hanging up the phone, Gordon shook hands with Batman, "It's so reassuring to see you arrived in time."

"How was the retreat going?"

"The last bus left Gotham an hour ago. I'm just glad my daughter is out. Now let's get down to business," Gordon said.

"Any news on Scarecrow?" Batman asked.

"We are tracking an unknown military vehicle heading to Chinatown. This is the only clue we got tonight, but it was also lost. There are not many police left in the city for evacuation work." Gordon sighed.

"You made the right choice. Talent is the city's most valuable asset." Batman nodded, "If you have more clues, ask your police officers not to take action and leave everything to me."

Gordon walked to the edge of the rooftop and looked down at the chaos in the city, "Do you really think Scarecrow would be crazy enough to release chemical weapons into Gotham City?"

"I won't let that happen, Jim," Batman said firmly, placing a communicator in Gordon's hand, "just in case."

The mansion was empty. Except for Alfred, he was the only one. Lucas sighed boredly and looked at the rain pattering outside the window. It was not a good weather tonight. Dark clouds covered the night sky, and there was no comfort. Temperature, only the splashing of icy raindrops and strong winds.

Everyone is busy, and he is the only one being protected.

Perhaps because of his past experiences, Lucas has always been protected by Bruce, but even after being implanted with kryptonite, his physical skills are still impeccable. After all, they are killing skills learned from life and death fights. .

"Master Easton, if you feel tired, you can take a nap first." Alfred suggested.

Lucas nodded obediently, stood up, took one last look at the dark rainy night, and said softly, "I hope this will end soon."

The small earphones in his ears gave off a faint light.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?"

"No problem, I heard you clearly." Lucas asked, "How is the situation outside?"

"Not very good." Tim, who had already put on the Red Robin uniform, had a serious expression. The rain fell on his mask, then flowed along the smooth material to the lower half of his cheeks, and then dripped down his chin.

"This time it appears that Scarecrow is going to release his new poisonous gas in Gotham. In fact, there are a lot of super villains involved behind the scenes, including Penguin, Two-Face, Riddler... and even the Joker."

"Joker..." Lucas pursed his lips, "Can I really not repent of him?"

"No!" Tim said quickly, "I really don't want you to be driven crazy by the clown's inner world!"

"I'm not willing to just watch him get away with it."

"Ah, we're all the same on that one," Tim said in agreement.

At this moment, a little noise suddenly came from the communication channel between the two.

"Zizzi... sizzling... sizzling..."

"Huh?" Lucas took off his headphones in confusion. Gadgets produced by Wayne Group always work well, and this has never happened before. What's wrong?

At this moment, a voice mixed with electronic music sounded, and it was unclear whether the other party was a man or a woman.

"I like what you just said."

"Who are you?!" Tim suddenly said warily.

"Oh, it doesn't matter who I am, what's important is that I know who you are? Tim Drake, Red Robin, Lucas Easton, one of the founders of the Phantom Thieves."

The stranger casually identified the two of them.

"You..." Lucas frowned.

"See Gotham today? Crime, chaos, this is the real Gotham."

"I was born in Crime Alley, do you think I don't know the real Gotham?" Lucas narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Crime Alley..." He was silent for a moment, and then said hoarsely, "It doesn't matter, I blew up Arkham Asylum and released those lunatics."

"What did you do?! What on earth do you want to do?!" Tim couldn't help but screamed.

"Don't be anxious, little birdie. If you want to know my purpose, just find me." The stranger sneered and mocked, "Only if you can find me, Arkham Knight will give you."

As soon as his words fell, they ended abruptly, just as suddenly as he came.

The communication channel between the two fell into dead silence, and they could only hear each other's breathing.

It was Lucas who spoke first, "About this Arkham Knight..."

"Wait a minute," Tim interrupted.

He controlled his handheld computer and tracked the guy who called himself Arkham Knight who had just invaded their channel.

"This signal... the North Pole? Damn it! This guy is playing tricks on me!" Tim said through gritted teeth, feeling a little discouraged. "He must be someone who knows us very well..."

Otherwise, it would not be so easy to invade the encrypted communication channel.

"Do you know someone who knows us very well..." Lucas murmured, "You mean... someone from within us?"

"I actually thought of Jason when I heard that voice." Tim sighed.

"Jason? Second brother?" Lucas blinked. He had indeed never seen Jason in this world.

"Ha, you are the only one who would call him that."

"Huh? Is Jason's popularity so bad at home?"

This is the first time Lucas knows about this.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. With Damian's character, no one expects him to call him brother. As for me, I don't really care, but..." Tim smiled bitterly, "Jason might find it disgusting. .”

"Why……"

"Well...Actually, Jason died at the hands of the Joker once before. It was Lazaruschi of the League of Assassins who snatched him back from the hands of death. During that time, Batman was very depressed and struck very hard. I...I I like Batman and Robin, so I couldn't accept seeing Batman like that. He needed a Robin, so I offered myself to him."

"So, this is how you became Robin, but why does Jason hate you?" Lucas didn't understand.

"When he returned to Gotham, he kidnapped me immediately." Tim said helplessly. "He called me an impostor. He was still wearing Robin's uniform at the time. I think he should be aware of my existence. I’m very dissatisfied.”

"It sounds like it's been a long time coming."

"Indeed, but it can only be said that everything is fine."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to have this past."

"Don't worry, since you want to live in this home, you have to know some things." Tim said.

"In short, Jason kidnapped me, not just because I took his place as Robin. It should be said that this was just a small reason. His main purpose was to attract Bruce's attention and then kill the Joker."

"It looks like he didn't make it."

After all, the Joker was still staying in Arkham Asylum. After the Arkham Asylum was detonated, a large number of prisoners escaped. The Joker was naturally one of the people on the list. Now he doesn't know where he is.

"Of course he didn't succeed. Bruce was very unhappy with him and even wanted to imprison him directly in Arkham."

"...I didn't expect this." Lucas said complicatedly.

"Ha, in your opinion, he doesn't seem like someone who would do this."

"Um...do you want to hear the truth?"

"what?"

"For me, as long as it doesn't look like the Laughing Bat, that's fine."

"...Then your requirements are indeed a bit low."

Speaking of which, it reminded Tim of himself becoming a second-generation clown. That was really bad. No matter what he became, he didn't want to be like that.

"Let's put this aside, do you think Arkham Knight is Jason?"

"Honestly, I'm not sure."

"Ok?"

"Jason is only interested in the Joker at most. Blasting up Arkham Asylum and releasing all the super villains will do him no good. What's more, you have no conflict with him." Tim shook his head, "I don't think so. For the purpose of what he did."

"Well……"

Lucas did not comment on Tim's judgment. After all, he didn't know anything about the second brother he had never met.

"In that case, what else do you suspect?" Lucas asked.

"Hmm...just for blowing up Arkham Asylum, I can't think of more candidates." Tim said with a slight annoyance.

If it was a villain, he could name a bunch of them without hesitation, but the person who was familiar with the Bat family and blew up Arkham... couldn't be Catwoman, right? Tim had once been Catwoman's apprentice, and he didn't think Catwoman would do such a thing. Although Selina liked to cause a little trouble for Bruce, it would be unreasonable to release all the criminals in Arkham. Like something she would do.

"He also knows your identity. Is it possible that he is someone related to you?" Tim asked.

"Me? I founded the Phantom Thieves in New York. It's impossible for my friends to blow up Arkham." Lucas said.

"That's it...it seems that just speculating here is of no use anymore. We have to start investigating." Tim sighed.

"If Arkham Knight planned all of today's events, you should be able to gain something from asking those criminals who escaped." Lucas said.

"You and I want to get together." Tim raised his lips.

Originally, he was going to deal with the escaped criminals, and now he could find out the whereabouts and identity of the Arkham Knight from them.

Lucas opened his mouth, "I..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I want to move with you," he said.

"Huh?" Tim opened his eyes and said subconsciously, "But this is dangerous."

"I know." Lucas said, and then he repeated it again, "I know this is dangerous, but I can't hide behind you. You and I both know that there will be more severe challenges in the future. In comparison , the current situation is like an appetizer."

"Lucas..." Tim pursed his lips.

In fact, they have been avoiding talking about this matter because they don't want Lucas, who has gone through so much, to bear everything. Bruce feels that since his other self has become a villain, he must deal with the Laughing Bat himself.

But... what if Lucas himself doesn't want this.

"I know." Tim took a deep breath, "Let's do it together."