msmithbooks Chapter 165, Section 62: The Mad Clawed Bat
Chapter 165, Section 62: The Mad Clawed Bat
Chapter 165, Section 62: The Mad Clawed Bat (Two chapters combined; the next chapter may be subject to review)
William was shocked.
He never expected that someone would dare to insert amber gold compound into their body without even understanding what it was.
In fact, the best time to implant amber gold composite is between 7 and 8 years old; the older the child is, the more obvious the body's rejection will be.
Of course, the feeling of rejection is not the most fatal thing.
The first injection of the amber gold compound is often accompanied by intense dizziness, and "that stuff" has the most pronounced effect on a person's sanity. William vividly remembers lying in bed for three whole days after his amber gold injection, almost driven insane by hallucinations.
Qin Wei dared to implant it in the most crude and barbaric way right in front of him; he was practically courting death.
Bang!!!!!
Before William could finish his little scheme, a heavy punch landed on his face.
He was sent flying with a thud, half his head embedded in the basement wall. Just as he tried to pull his head out, a pair of large hands pressed him back in. Under the terrifying force, even the hardest bones in the human body, reinforced by amber gold, let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.
Click! Click!
Amidst the crisp cracking of bones, William gripped Qin Wei's wrists tightly with both hands. He believed that if he loosened his grip even slightly,
The skull will be crushed without mercy.
His wrists were trembling, and his wide eyes were filled with unbelievable fear.
"Why...why weren't you affected?!"
Unaffected? Of course Qin Wei was affected; otherwise, given his style, William's head would have been snapped long ago.
Blood was constantly seeping from Qin Wei's eyes, and his mind was in complete chaos.
His sanity was being tested by a terrifying hallucination. He felt as if he had fallen into the enormous stomach of some unknown monster, and the basement walls had turned into writhing, dark green stomach walls, constantly secreting highly acidic gastric juices.
The display case in the corner was melted, and the puppet "Scarface" was biting at his calf, drawing blood. The scene of the black mask tearing off its skin replayed in his mind, only this time the face under the mask was no longer Roman Siennis, but himself.
When Qin Wei removed his black mask, his wet face was covered with holes of varying sizes, like the gaping lips of an infant. Dark, wriggling tentacles, like pus from squeezed wounds, slowly emerged from these holes.
He had almost forgotten William, forgotten why he had come to the basement, and the only thing keeping him rational was his fighting instinct.
Someone broke into my house, and I have to kick him out.
As William watched his head being crushed, he leaned against the wall and kicked Qin Wei in the stomach with both legs in mid-air.
One kick!
Two feet!
Three legs!
After more than ten kicks, he finally opened a sliver of space. Taking advantage of this moment of respite, he flicked out his hidden sword and slashed down at Qin Wei's arm.
Qin Wei raised his hand to block his opponent's wrist, while simultaneously delivering a short, swift punch straight to William's chest. The dull thud echoed through the basement, the force of the blow even overturning bottles and jars on the table. In just a few seconds...
The two exchanged blows and countered each other's moves for more than a dozen rounds.
After a brief period of panic, William gradually got used to Qin Wei's speed and strength, but precisely because of this, his shock and confusion deepened.
He could see that Qin Wei was experiencing even more severe side effects than he had back then, and had even reached the edge of a precipice, where a further step would lead to a mental breakdown.
"My God! This guy not only retained his sanity, but also had the strength to fight back? How did he do that?!" William muttered to himself. Facing the fierce uppercut, he dodged it, simultaneously using butterfly steps to retreat to the door.
William came up with a wicked plan: since he couldn't take them down in a short time, why not take them to see the moon over Gotham?
See that terrifying eyeball hanging in mid-air.
Thinking of this, he kicked the door open and went out, and as expected, Qin Wei followed closely behind.
William leaped off the wall like an antelope, then tumbled and crashed through the Senate gates.
It's no wonder he was in such a hurry; after all, he had just stood up when Qin Wei rushed towards him.
Dodging to the side and kicking Qin Wei in the back, William used the momentum to climb onto the wall. After inserting his hidden blade into the gap between the bricks under the lime, he turned and leaped onto the roof of the building across the street.
Fearing that Qin Wei might not be able to keep up, he even turned around and glanced back.
He proved to have greatly underestimated his opponent's tolerance for illusions.
Qin Wei fired his grappling hook and flipped onto the roof almost simultaneously with William. In William's eyes, a bloody intestine with octopus-like tentacles that he had fired hooked onto a huge piece of flesh that was writhing and breathing.
His sanity crumbled, and he gradually began to accept this absurd, illusory world, as if Gotham had always been like this ever since he arrived.
But this also freed him from doubt and internal strife, allowing him to concentrate on dealing with the enemy at hand.
Although Qin Wei couldn't remember why he was chasing William, his intuition told him that he absolutely couldn't let him go.
Just as Qin Wei raised his fist to strike the rotting, pus-filled William in his eyes, he suddenly froze in place as if he had been frozen in place.
William's plan succeeded, and Qin Wei finally made eye contact with the giant eyeball above his head.
There's no way to miss such a big eyeball.
William wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and he raised his hidden sword to stab Qin Wei's collarbone.
To kill Qin Wei, he first needs to dig out the amber gold hidden there.
With a soft "plop," blood splattered.
Something flew out of Qin Wei's body. It was small and sturdy. It landed on the tiles and rolled down the sloping roof into the darkness.
The sound of the blade cutting into flesh was melodious and captivating; William was almost mesmerized by it.
The sword pierced right through Qin Wei's shoulder. He had aimed very accurately, and based on the sound he had just heard, he was certain that he had pierced Amber Gold out of his opponent's body.
William couldn't understand why he felt a little pain in his right rib area.
He looked down and saw that his opponent had inserted his entire left hand into his abdomen.
After searching for a while, Qin Wei pulled out his hand, holding a blood-stained amber gold piece between two fingers.
"You seem eager to kill me, but I know where you're hiding your amber gold. Is it really appropriate to approach so rashly?"
Qin Wei's face was hidden in the shadows, but judging from his voice, he definitely had the sinister smile that only comes when a wicked scheme succeeds.
William had no time to think about why the other party had regained his senses. He only knew that he had lost Amber Gold and the boost to speed and strength, but even so, his self-healing ability was still working on his body.
But the opponent is different; without Amber Gold, he is just an ordinary person!
The advantage lies with me!
William drew his hidden blade, the two blades, one visible and one concealed, crossed and aimed at Qin Wei's chest.
puff!
The familiar feel, the familiar sound, and the scalding blood from his heart splashed all over William's face.
But this familiar feeling brought not comfort and pleasure, but collapse.
Qin Wei remained standing there unharmed, a disgusting smile on his face.
"Why—?"
"Poor guy, are you sure I tucked an amber gold coin into your shoulder, and not a bullet or something?" Qin Wei laughed even more wildly, telling himself in front of the enemy where he hid his life-saving weapon.
This is not like him at all.
Before he died, William wanted to know more, such as Qin Wei's real name, why he suddenly regained his senses, and where the amber gold was hidden.
But the cautious Qin Wei didn't even want to give him time to answer his questions.
"Smile, my friend! Why the serious look? Is it just because we're about to be blown to bits?!"
Grabbing William by the throat, Qin Wei laughed wildly as he pulled the pin on the last grenade tucked into his waistband.
He forgot how he dragged himself back to the basement; all that remained in his memory was exhaustion.
Thanks to the double protection of the bulletproof vest and the amber gold, the explosion did not cause him any obvious external injuries, except for his hands, which were exposed and blasted to pieces.
However, this level of injury is nothing to worry about and will heal within minutes.
While cleaning up "Williams all over the floor," Qin Wei clearly felt the hallucination fading away, and the buildings in the East District gradually returned to their original appearance in his eyes.
Besides replacing the moon, Qin Wei was certain that the eyeball in the sky was staring at him, and that his return to rationality was largely due to it.
When Qin Wei met its gaze, in that brief moment, it felt as if an entire century had passed.
He saw many images, but they vanished from his mind like a dream in his sleep. The only one that left a deep impression on him was a city scarred under a red sky, with a man in a green bat-like suit reaching out his hand to him.
Qin Wei couldn't quite remember his choice—whether he responded or ignored the other party. He dared not think about it any further; reason told him that it was best not to delve too deeply into some things.
This world holds too many secrets, yet he is currently struggling even to deal with one of the claws of the Court of Owls.
Although the eyeball in the sky forced some unpleasant memories into his mind, it at least restored his reason.
After cleaning up the pieces of the body scattered on the floor, Qin Wei dragged his exhausted body back to the basement.
He first poured all the "Williams" into the freezer, then sat on the only remaining intact chair and took a few breaths.
After feeling that he had recovered enough, he reached for the scissors on the table.
Yes, he wanted to dig out the amber gold. Dick had told him that it was highly addictive and difficult to quit once you got hooked.
He didn't want to become a pawn of the Court of Owls.
Of course, there is an even more important point: after the amber gold was implanted, he clearly felt that his personality had changed to some extent.
For example, the things he said to William when he pulled the pin on the grenade.
That wasn't his tone at all; if you had to say it sounded like someone else...
Maybe it's the clown.
Qin Wei pressed his jaw and felt a hard object. Compared to his collarbone, this area was in a blind spot for the enemy, making a direct attack difficult. More importantly, even if Qin Wei's head were severed, Amber Gold's self-healing ability would ensure the head's survival.
But just as he was about to use the tip of the knife to cut open the flesh, his hand began to tremble.
His instincts were resisting this action.
The addiction to amber gold progressed faster than he had anticipated.
He went back upstairs, found his spare phone, charged it, and called Selena.
"Hey, can you come over here? I need your help with something small."
When Selena rushed to the Senate with her small medicine box, Qin Wei had already bound his right hand with an iron chain.
"How's Harvey?"
Qin Wei immediately inquired about the Knight of Light upon meeting her, which displeased Selena.
This was the second time the two had met in six months. The situation on the bus was critical and there was no time for pleasantries, but now that things had calmed down, she felt that the other party should take some time to explain.
Seeing Qin Wei's haggard appearance, the girl couldn't bear to blame him.
"He's fine. Because of some of my negligence, the Joker slipped into the ward. But for some reason, he doesn't seem to have done anything to Harvey."
"Really? Then I'll go check it out later." Although Selena said that, Qin Wei was still a little worried.
"But you, you're always concerned about others, don't you care about your own health at all?"
The girl reached out and touched the man's stubble chin, her fingertips gently brushing away the bloodstains on his face. To her surprise, despite such a large amount of bleeding, Qin Wei had no wounds on his face.
"What's going on?"
"That's why I asked you to come here."
After a brief explanation of the cause and effect, Selena blinked in confusion.
Both the amber gold and the self-healing ability are somewhat beyond the capabilities of a thief active in Gotham.
"Then I'll get started, please bear with me."
"bring it on!"
Qin Wei, shirtless, tore at a non-existent collar, looking as if he were ready to die, which made Selena laugh.
"Don't joke around, I can't guarantee I'll be able to hit the mark."
After heating the tip of the knife on an alcohol stove and spraying it with alcohol, Selena used the lancet to slowly cut open Qin Wei's skin. But the amber gold was still working; the wound healed as soon as she made the cut.
"this--
"Don't feel sorry for me, just stick your fingers in and hold it up."
Who cares about you?
Selena narrowed her eyes, thinking of Qin Wei's scumbag behavior of leaving without saying goodbye, and she no longer held back.
After tearing open the skin and flesh, she indeed found a glittering square object in the crevice of the tendon. She quickly picked it out with a scalpel, and Qin Wei, who had regained his sense of pain, gasped in pain.
"Don't look down, it'll be done soon!"
The rest of the work was much simpler: stop the bleeding, apply medicine, and bandage the wound. She suffered quite a few injuries when she debuted as Catwoman two years ago.
This medical skill was acquired through tuition fees.
"All done! I need to head back to the hospital now. Do you want to come back with me or wait a bit longer?"
After cleaning the equipment and putting away the first-aid kit, Selena was about to leave when she noticed Qin Wei staring intently at her.
"Is there anything else?"
"I'm so sorry, I really apologize for leaving without saying goodbye six months ago."
Qin Wei stood up, his sincere gaze seemingly piercing through Selena's soul.