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"We can't let others know about what's going on between us, otherwise it will affect my career as a celebrity."

"Did you do something to me? Why can't I think about you after we left?"

"So, what is our relationship now?"

Listening to Xuexi's questions one after another, Connors lowered his head and said:

"Don't talk, keep eating."

When he saw Xuexi peeking out from the rooftop, he knew he couldn't escape this time, so he had no choice but to go upstairs and drink first.

As the eastern sky gradually turned a pale white, the two, having eaten and drunk their fill, sat down on the chairs made by Connors from "the green of all things" and remained motionless.

"You're the one who caused the ice in the stadium during the day, aren't you?" Connors asked.

He was asking a question he already knew the answer to. The stadium was inexplicably covered in ice during the day. In Gotham, besides Mr. Freeze, Sheryl was the most suspicious person with that ability.

It is now almost certain that Xuexi is a Marvel character, and "Ice Moon Flower Snow" is her hero title, which is obviously related to ice and snow.

More importantly, during their fierce battle just now, Xuexi displayed a level of ice and fire that he had never experienced before...

"Yes, it's me." Xuexi, who hadn't eaten anything, looked like a naive and innocent girl, and readily admitted it when Connors asked her.

"What brings you to Gotham?" Connors asked instinctively.

"Holding a concert, what else can we do? But the security situation in Gotham doesn't seem to be very good. All sorts of things have happened since the concert started just one day ago."

Xuexi recalled the Poison Ivy woman she had encountered during the day, who had rendered her defenseless, and a lingering fear flashed through her mind. She didn't take the Penguin and his gang's gunfire to heart.

"You're wrong," Connors corrected. "Actually, the security here is quite good. There's a local saying: 'Gotham is a city of honest people, and Arkham is a city of talented people.'"

The naive and innocent Xuexi was completely taken aback by his antics.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I have a request, I wonder if you can grant it?" Connors said.

"What request?"

"Let me live off your wife."

Xuexi's eyes lit up:

"Fine! Being a kept man is great, so tell me, what do you want to do?"

As she spoke, she had already half-closed her eyes.

Gotham doesn't have the word "gold digger," she must have misinterpreted it as something R-rated... Connors covered Sheryl's mouth with his hand and said seriously:

I need to borrow your car.

Harley Quinn's stolen car was hoisted into the air by Cindy Moon, the "Spider Silk," leaving her with no choice but to abandon it.

These past few days, Connors has either been traveling with Cindy, flying with her, or walking on his own two legs.

Gotham is so big, it would be ages before he gets to Wayne Manor!

……

Bruce Wayne staggered out from the edge of Gotham Forest and sat in his Batmobile.

"Cough...cough cough!"

He coughed violently, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and his whole body felt weak and powerless. It took him a long time to recover. He continued coughing as he drove towards Wayne Manor.

According to Alfred, Poison Ivy arrived in Gotham City and then took Harley Quinn back to the forest.

Batman didn't want to delay any longer about finding Poison Ivy to find out if Connors's abilities were related to her, so he drove the Batmobile directly here.

However, while Poison Ivy was usually aloof, she was willing to say a few words to her old rival Batman. This time, for some unknown reason, she chose to refuse to see him.

Not only did it turn Batman away, but when he tried to force his way in, it released a large number of poisonous spores, making him extremely weak.

"If this approach with Ivy isn't working, I need to think of another way..."

Batman hadn't driven far when he already had a plan in mind.

The Batmobile could not possibly enter through the main gate of Wayne Manor, as that would be tantamount to announcing to Gotham City that "Batman is Wayne."

The entrance is located in a lake a few kilometers away from Wayne Manor. This area belongs to the Wayne Corporation, and a large area around it is private and has been equipped with electronic barriers to ensure that no one can detect the entrance.

But today, Batman, while coughing, noticed an alarm notification coming from the entrance of the car.

Even though he was sick, the naturally cautious Batman had no intention of taking any risks and immediately prepared to head to another entrance located in the mountains.

He is in poor health and must return to the bat cave for treatment as soon as possible.

But before he could start his car again, the Batmobile was thrown into the air by a violent explosion.

"Cough cough..." He started coughing again, unable to control the Batmobile that was tumbling in mid-air, and let it crash heavily to the ground.

Then the sound of the bracket being installed rang out, and Bruce Wayne saw a portable window breaker, made from a modified impact pile, placed on the outside of the Batmobile. The car windows then began to receive wave after wave of impacts.

boom!

"cough……"

boom!

"Damn it, the button is malfunctioning..."

boom!

Bruce Wayne, inside the Batmobile, forced himself to calm down, took out a tranquilizer and injected it into his arm. He tried the Batmobile again, and after finding that it had completely stalled, he took a deep breath.

Sitting idly by and waiting for death is not in his nature. Even though he is not in good physical condition, he still chose to take the initiative to fight back.

pat!

Above the Batmobile, a hidden exit was quickly opened, and Batman stepped out of the car and onto the roof.

At this moment, he finally realized who had attacked him.

Several chemical tubes extended from his back to the back of his head, and his extremely developed muscles were almost deformed. Just standing there, he was like a mountain of flesh, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Wearing a black-rimmed white mask, with bloodshot eyes, he was none other than Batman's old adversary, Bane!

Batman had barely regained his footing when Bane's punch came hurtling towards him with a whoosh.

The powerful blow was something even a Batman in good physical condition couldn't withstand head-on, let alone now; he could only dodge it.

But halfway through his retreat, he started feeling unwell again and couldn't help coughing.

One punch, two punches, three punches!

Batman didn't dodge a single one of Bane's attacks, taking three punches head-on, but his physical weakness reached its lowest point ever.

Bane, seemingly intent on killing Batman, grabbed him by the leg with one hand and the neck with the other, lifted him up and slammed him to the ground while simultaneously raising his right knee.

Click!

Bane broke Batman's spine.

……

The roar of engines filled the hotel's underground parking garage as a muscle car, headlights flashing, sped towards Wayne Manor.

After paying the price for being a kept man, Connors finally sped off in his car, followed by a long line of police cars blaring their sirens.

His driving skills weren't great, but with some masterful tricks, he managed to shake off the police cars without much difficulty and finally arrived at Wayne Manor.

But as soon as he got out of the car, his spider senses detected something was wrong; a major battle was taking place a few miles away.

When he rushed over, he saw Bane lifting Batman up, looking as if he was about to break Batman in two.

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