Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

In the large iron cage, Francine Langstone looked haggard, with no obvious injuries on her body. She had been sitting on the ground in a daze.

When Batman broke through the door and came in, Francine was frightened by the strong noise.

She quickly got up from the ground, grabbed the two iron bars of the cage and looked towards the door, with a hint of compassion in her fearful expression.

And when she saw Batman and Robin clearly, her face suddenly seemed to be relieved.

"Are you okay, Mrs. Longstone?"

Robin asked with concern, looking at Francine who was locked in the cage.

He stepped forward and skillfully picked the lock of the cage.

"Thank you."

Francine was grateful and stepped out of the cage.

"Where is your husband, Kurt Langstone? Did he lock you up?"

At this time, Batman came over and asked.

"...You guys are here to catch Kurt, right? Yes, he must be very conspicuous in his current state."

Francine asked after a moment of silence.

Her words almost made Kurt's identity clear.

"So, is the bat monster that has been attacking humans continuously in Gotham recently really Kurt Langstone?"

Even though he had been mentally prepared for it, Robin still felt a little unimaginable after hearing the confirmation from Francine.

A single serum can turn normal people into monsters, which is quite explosive even in Gotham.

At present, the more typical mutants in Gotham are Poison Ivy, Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Solomon Grundy. If we also count the evil leader of the League of Assassins, Lars Al Ghul ( Lei Xiaogu) is also a benchmark figure.

The above people all have a common feature, that is, their physical variation is an extremely rare event, which is difficult to replicate artificially. Among them, the mutation of Mr. Freeze is negative, except that it must survive in a low-temperature environment. special abilities.

Lars Al Ghul's extraordinary physique can be copied, just take a bath in the Lazarus Pool, but the Lazarus Pool is basically monopolized by him, and the entire Assassin's League also has a monopoly on it. Only two or three top people are qualified to take a dip before death, and others can't even think about it.

But Kurt Langstone's serum is different. It was a product he spent many years carefully developing. He must have confirmed that the efficacy was stable enough before he dared to use it on himself.

After all, he was just deaf, not a limb. There was no company urging him to make a finished product. If there was no money, he could just change his career. It was not that extreme of urgency.

In other words, the birth of the bat monster is very likely to be a stable event, or at least a high-probability event!

Considering the worst case scenario, the 'Bat Monster' may be able to be mass-produced!

This is a very scary possibility.

"Although I am locked up here and have lost contact with the outside world, I know that my husband must have done terrible things outside, otherwise you would not come here, but I just want to say..."

At this point, Francine had some hesitation on her face, but she finally continued.

"My husband... he's not a monster! He's just a little... not very clear right now."

"Over the past week, Cote attacked six people, killing two, seriously injuring three and leaving one with minor injuries."

Batman said expressionlessly.

"I'm not excusing Kurt, I just want you to know that it was not his intention to do those things."

Francine sighed.

"About a week ago, Kurt finally produced the serum. I advised him to use it with caution, but he was confident that there would be no problems and injected the serum directly."

She began to tell Batman and Robin how the 'Bat Monster' was born.

"At first, the effect of the serum was normal. His deafness was indeed cured. He could hear my voice for the first time since we got married. However, just when we thought everything was going to be fine, Kurt's body suddenly developed a serious problem. discomfort."

"He turned into... a huge human-shaped bat. Perhaps due to the influence of bat DNA, his physical characteristics and habits began to approach bats. He liked darkness, hung upside down from the ceiling, and had an uncontrollable bloodthirst. instinct."

Francine said with a sad look on her face.

"Sometimes he will be very sober, and sometimes he will fall into unprovoked mania, destroying things uncontrollably. There is not even a piece of furniture here because all of them were smashed by Kurt. When he was manic, he called himself 'Man-Bat'."

"Man-Bat? Sounds like the opposite of Batman."

Robin muttered the name a few times and couldn't help but look at Batman and said.

"Kurt put me in this cage to prevent him from hurting me when he loses control."

Francine continued.

"So that's it. He is constantly struggling between human nature and animal nature. No wonder there are so many claw marks left in the woods of Robinson Park. It should be Kurt venting his mania. Maybe he was caught in a manic state. The first attack occurred when someone bumped into him.”

Robin rubbed his chin and thought.

"Because he has already killed people, the animal nature in Kurt's heart overwhelms his humanity, making it increasingly difficult for him to control himself. He even began to actively attack humans, and the attacks became more and more frequent."

Batman said abruptly: "Mrs. Langstone, do you know where your husband's serum is? Is there any relevant research information here?"

"No, there is nothing left here. Everything has been moved to his laboratory. The laboratory is located..."

thump! thump!

Just after Francine told her the location of the laboratory, a sound like flapping wings suddenly came from outside the house.

"No, Kurt is back!"

Francine's expression changed, and she subconsciously said anxiously to Batman and Robin: "You guys leave quickly, otherwise it will be very dangerous later..."

Before she finished speaking, she stopped herself because she remembered that the two people in front of her didn't seem to be a good person.

"Don't worry, if your husband goes crazy, we will restrain him. Don't forget that we are Gotham's dynamic duo."

Robin patted his chest and smiled confidently.

"Robin!"

At this time, Batman shouted in a low voice.

Robin immediately changed his face and followed Batman out of the house.

Halfway through, a huge black shadow with wings walked in, holding a bag of things in his hand.

"Francine, I brought dinner back. It's your favorite cheese pizza. Uh... I originally wanted to pay, but you know I'm not in a good position to go into the store and place an order... Why did the door get hit?" broken?"

Snapped!

The pizza fell to the floor.

"Why are you in my house?"

Kurt Langstone looked at the two uninvited guests at home and suddenly said in shock and anger.