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Chapter 56 Galloping on Horseback

The thrill of galloping on horseback is something almost every man who yearns for the battlefield dreams of.

Since the black smoke doesn't need to be whipped, it will accelerate or decelerate as needed, just like Connors, and Connors only needs to hold the reins tight.

If Connors wished, he wouldn't even need to hold the reins, because the black smoke would protect him from airborne objects, flying insects, wind, and rain.

Despite the many benefits of black smoke, Connors still chose to ride the horse, only this time the horse was black smoke, and the object of his whipping was Harley Quinn.

Harley Quinn, who had never even tried this in a car with Connors, couldn't stand the excitement. She cheered loudly all the way, and her red and blue twin ponytails bounced non-stop.

Connors thought it was a bit like that twin ponytail bouncy swaying video from Chinese short videos.

However, these days it's not just twin tails that are being shaken.

"Little Pa, Ivy said she can handle it herself. The forest is her territory, and even the little bats couldn't do anything to her!"

As they approached Gotham Forest, Harley Quinn turned around, leaned against Connors, and spoke in a clear, melodious voice.

Harley Quinn hadn't originally planned to come to Gotham Forest, but after learning that Connors had a new mount,

She followed along just for fun.

"Catwoman" Selena was exhausted from the journey and had fallen into a deep sleep in her apartment on the nineteenth floor, while magician Zatanna set off for the hospital to save lives.

"I'm not here to help her, I'm just here to watch the show," Connors replied.

He's not a nanny; he can't possibly go out of his way to help everyone he's met. Otherwise, given his philanthropic nature, he'd probably be constantly running around rescuing women for a year or two.

Then why bother eating melons?

The black smoke from the horse's hooves stopped at the edge of Gotham Forest. Connors dismounted and let the smoke dissipate, then took Harley Quinn and headed straight for the depths of the forest.

With the green of all things, Connors only needs to observe where the plants are moving to find the location of "Poison Ivy" Ivy and the zombie Grandi.

The thrilling battle I had imagined did not occur. Instead, the ground was littered with broken branches and vines, and scattered petals lay on the ground, seemingly trampled under Grandi's feet.

The tree trunks lay haphazardly, their shapes twisted, and the whole scene looked somewhat eerie in the rainy night.

It looks like a fierce battle.

Connors mentally assessed the battle, but when he saw "Poison Ivy" Ivy, he changed his mind.

Poison Ivy remained as elegant as ever, her mature and sophisticated aura undiminished, and she didn't even have a single scratch on her body.

The zombie Solomon Grandi, on the other hand, was in a much worse state, his limbs bound by vines and suspended in the air, his grayish-white skin riddled with cracks.

Flowers sprouted from the cracks, making the ugly, enormous zombie monster look eerie and terrifying.

"Ivy~ I didn't know you were this strong?" Harley Quinn skipped past the zombie, picked a flower blooming on Grandi, and said to "Poison Ivy".

"No, although he doesn't seem to be able to resist much, this is actually the fourth time I've tied him up. The first three times he broke free using brute force, the vines couldn't hold him at all."

Poison Ivy shielded Harley Quinn behind her, nodded her delicate chin at Connors, and then refocused her gaze on Grandy.

"Then why isn't he moving?" Harley Quinn peeked her head out from behind Ivy.

"He must be tired," Connors said, standing next to Grandi and looking at the zombie.

The "Athena's Vision" allowed him to see that Grandi was fast asleep.

"Connors, I don't plan to leave the forest for a while," Ivy said. "This monster can't die, and its self-healing ability is extremely strong. I can torture it for a while and let it know the price of destroying the forest."

Although she was smiling as she said this, her tone was quite cold, clearly indicating that Grandi's intrusion into the forest had greatly displeased her.

"Too late, missed the juicy gossip"—Connors was indifferent to the whereabouts of the zombie Grandi, nodding before glancing at the system subconsciously.

[Today's Gossip: The Monster in the Nursery Rhyme]

Although the battle between "Poison Ivy" Ivy and Zombie Grandi has long ended, the gossip system has faithfully recorded it.

Connors pondered for two seconds, guessing that Grandi's awakening was indeed related to him, and the system automatically attributed the damage caused to him.

"Let's go back to sleep," Connors said to Harley Quinn, who was hiding behind Poison Ivy.

"Ivy must be so lonely here all by herself, just like I was abandoned by the Joker and left alone in the chemistry pit—" Harley Quinn whispered. "I want to stay here and keep her company."

"You two are probably taking advantage of my absence to make tofu." Connors didn't stop Harley Quinn. He chatted casually with Ivy for a few minutes, and seeing that Ivy wanted to get down to business, he quickly said goodbye to the two of them.

As Connors rode his black smoke car from the edge of Gotham Forest, ready to test his speed limits, a Batmobile with its headlights on sped up and stopped in front of him.

The master arrived late, after everyone had finished eating the Connors melon.

"Let's go back. That monster has been subdued by Poison Ivy. It won't be out for at least ten days or two weeks," Connors said to Lord Wayne, who was emerging from the Batmobile.

"Did you see that monster?" Batman asked.

"Yes, I'll tell you the details later. I need to go back to sleep now." Connors waved to Batman, whistled to summon black smoke, and then climbed on top of him.

Seeing Connors' relaxed demeanor, Batman, who had just finished the Kryptonian war, also breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to return to Wayne Manor to review the data and analyze the monster's abilities.

On the way here, Batman had already received news from his butler Alfred that this monster was incredibly destructive. Since there were no immediate problems, he could start making some preparations.

Before Batman could even get back into the car, Connors summoned black smoke, and Wayne's eyes lit up as he withdrew his seat from the Batmobile.

Are you selling this horse?

"No sale." Connors shook his head decisively. Now that he couldn't fly, a vehicle that wouldn't be lost was too important to him.

Moreover, the growth potential of black smoke makes its future full of infinite possibilities.

Mr. Wayne was visibly disappointed, but he still reminded Connors of something:

"You need to come to Metropolis with me tomorrow to talk to that Superman. Barry will be going too."

Connors smelled the melon:

"You're not going to go and fight him, are you?"

Batman shook his head:

"Hundreds of people lost their lives in yesterday's battle, but if we don't fight that alien, the casualties could rise exponentially. I want to gather some information beforehand, which is why I need you to come along."

"What a pity," Connors said regretfully. "I thought you were going to challenge him to a fight."

"Why did I challenge him to a duel?" Lord Wayne asked, puzzled. "If he hadn't been holding Zod back, and if you hadn't thrown that spaceship into the sun, half the world's population would probably have been in danger."

"It's people from all over the world," Connors corrected. "Fine, let's go. I happen to have something I want to investigate."

The battle between Superman and Zod lasted from day to night, a considerable period of time, but apart from those present at the time, not a single person from Marvel showed up.

Connors suspected that this was not a world where the two sides had merged at all, but rather that individual characters had transmigrated here for some reason.

Otherwise, some things just don't make sense.

This also explains why "Spider-Silk" didn't look for Spider-Man Peter Parker, but instead found herself on the second day after she gained "Spider-Sense".