American comics: Starting in Arkham, a system-based Batman

Chapter 35 Use Your Invincible Bat Wisdom

That's what they say, but once he actually got into Arkham, Jung Eun didn't know what to do.

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

Witnessing firsthand the destruction of buildings and the engulfing flames is completely different from what you see in games or videos.

The leaning building could collapse at any moment, with splinters falling from the ceiling, threatening to crumble completely at any time.

The steel bars and electrical wires buried in the wall are exposed, and sparks occasionally fly out.

The air was filled with choking smoke, and my eyes would feel a burning pain after being open for a short time, and my vision was also affected, making it difficult to see clearly.

Zheng En obtained a lot through the system: bamboo dragonflies that allowed him to fly in and out at will, magical glasses that could erase his own characteristics, telescopes that could see through things, and all sorts of skills that he would never have dared to imagine before.

But self-preservation and saving others are two different things.

Zheng En's physical body is only at the level of an ordinary person, not an invulnerable body of steel, nor does he have any professional equipment prepared in advance.

Once inside the building, he seemed no different from the others, except that he was going against the current and using his abilities to save people.

Logically speaking, search and rescue is not an easy task; without accurate information, it is difficult to find the trapped personnel.

But Klein didn't know how many bombs he had planted in the hospital. With so many people affected, you could just walk in and see people in need of help.

One of the caregivers had his legs pinned down and was unable to move.

He was supposed to be among the first to run away, but he was unlucky; while running, his leg was crushed by a falling ceiling, and he could only watch helplessly as one person after another ran away from him.

He cried out for help, but no one was willing to stop.

Even if you grab a passerby's ankle, you'll only get kicked and beaten.

By the end, almost everyone inside had escaped. The smoke grew thicker, and the fire gradually spread towards him.

His heart was slowly being gnawed away by despair until a figure appeared from the direction of the entrance, running towards him.

Without saying anything, the other person clearly grabbed the edge of the ceiling with both hands and lifted it upwards.

Soon, his leg regained its freedom. Even though it was injured and not very flexible, it was enough for him to run out of the building.

Without saying much, Zheng En covered the bamboo dragonfly on the ceiling with his hand. Seeing that the caregiver was out of trouble, he put the bamboo dragonfly back into his space and continued running inside.

The caregiver was trapped on the edge of the building, which he could see as soon as he entered. Getting him out wouldn't be difficult; all he had to do was lift the ceiling.

The ceiling panel was very heavy, and the caregiver couldn't get it out by herself. It would take about four or five people working together to lift it.

At this point, Arkham obviously wouldn't have many kind-hearted people.

Zheng En couldn't move the ceiling panel, but he had a clever mind and remembered the ingenious use of the bamboo dragonfly.

—[This is a futuristic gadget originating from a cat-shaped robot, but it seems to have been modified by someone, and its use is no longer limited to humans. Perhaps you could try placing it somewhere else?]

This is an effect that the original bamboo dragonfly did not have.

The bamboo dragonfly is a prop controlled by brainwaves. Zheng En tried to attach the connector to a corner of the ceiling, and that edge gradually rose according to Zheng En's thoughts.

Jung Eun breathed a sigh of relief after successfully rescuing one person; at least he wouldn't be stuck in a helpless situation after barging in.

"What should I do next? Old bat, use your invincible bat wisdom to think of a solution!"

What about bat intelligence? Superman has a super brain, right?

Mentor Batman had no idea where Zheng En got all these strange nicknames from, but Zheng En was right, he really did have a way.

A panel-like screen unfolded in front of Zheng En, displaying a detailed map.

In the picture, the green figure moves forward as Jung Eun runs. Further into the map, there is an exclamation mark, and below the exclamation mark is a red figure whose face is covered by smoke and who has fainted.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Following the directions on the map, Zheng En successfully found the woman who had collapsed unconscious.

With a bamboo dragonfly on her head and her arms around the woman's shoulders, Jung Eun successfully moved the woman out of the building.

The bottom right corner of the screen displays a 3D map showing the health status of people trapped on each floor.

Following the instructions on the screen, Zheng En quickly evacuated everyone inside.

When the fifteenth person was rescued, the wailing horn gradually became clearer, and soon grew louder as it approached.

The first to arrive were fire trucks and ambulances, with firefighters in orange uniforms outside holding water hoses and spraying water on the areas where the fire was raging.

The wounded were placed in a safe area and received first aid, with medical staff providing basic first aid and stopping the bleeding.

With so many injured people, ambulances were prioritized for the most seriously injured, while others who were not in life-threatening condition had to wait.

Soon after, police cars and reporters from the newspaper who had come to cover the story arrived at the scene.

As soon as the uniformed police officers got out of the car, they set up a cordon to keep unauthorized personnel out.

Gordon looked at them and couldn't help but wonder what role the cordon was playing in the current situation.

Was it to prevent outsiders from tampering with the crime scene, or to make it easier for them to destroy evidence?

Zheng En's words aroused his suspicion, and he immediately had someone keep an eye on Arkham.

Even though he was just a detective with no power or manpower, there's always a way to overcome difficulties, and people living in Gotham are generally good at using their brains.

It's impossible to specifically send people to observe Arkham, but it's much simpler to just pay people in the area to keep an eye on Arkham's movements.

Gordon did not come to Arkham on orders from the police department.

As soon as he received the call from his informant, he got out of bed and dressed. Barbara woke up sleepily and told him to be careful.

Gordon's home was located in the far suburbs of Gotham, on the edge of Triangle Hill, so he should have arrived later than everyone else.

But in reality, he arrived faster than anyone else and saw everything clearly.

People were carrying the wounded out, either onto the lawn or in open spaces.

Gordon didn't know the other party's identity, but as long as he found the injured person who had been left outside, he would tacitly move the injured person to the front door.

He only stopped working when the fire trucks and ambulances arrived. In his spare time, he would often check his phone for incoming calls.

The police arrived slower than he expected, and the call he was waiting for from the police never came through.

No one informed him of what had happened in Arkham, even though he was in charge of the previous Arkham bombing.

The people who got out of the police car were the ones on duty today.

Gordon could almost picture the excuse that Chief Rob would give.

"You're off duty, why don't you get some rest? There are plenty of officers on duty in the GCPD."

Some of them were corrupt police officers who colluded with him.