The Dawn Trail in the World of American Comics

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Before we come up with a perfect solution, I have to ask you to rest in a safe place for a few days.
Relax.
I won ’t hurt you.
No matter what you think, I think we ’re friends. ”

”What if I say no? ”

The cat-o ’-nine-tails in Catwoman ’s hand hung on the ground.
She crouched down like a pouncing black cat, her eyes squinting under the ruby goggles as she mockingly asked:

”Will you send your monsters to eat me? Like how you used them to turn this prison into hell. ”

”Blackgate Prison was already a hell of filth and corruption, Selina.
I just restored it to its proper state.
My only regret about what happened here tonight is that I came a little late. ”

Mason lifted the Penguin umbrella slowly and said softly:

”Batman thinks everyone deserves a second chance, but I prefer to cut the Gordian knot. ”

”Nonsense! ”

Catwoman swung her whip at Mason, and the young man also pulled the umbrella handle, twisting the cranial disruptor he had personally installed into the umbrella into attack mode.

The invisible electromagnetic waves were obviously faster than the flying whip.

Before the cat-o ’-nine-tails hit Mason, Catwoman felt dizzy and nauseous, stumbling back to the railing on the second floor.

Mason grabbed the whip that had lost its target and yanked it hard, pulling the long whip out of Catwoman ’s hand.

Seeing the umbrella, which continued to emit strange power, approaching, Catwoman gritted her teeth and pulled out Sujie ’s sword, flipping the blade to stab the young man.

The dazzling sword light scattered, but Mason, who had covered his eyes in advance, was not disturbed.
He also sprinkled a small bottle of dark green novice paralytic potion hidden in his hand.The liquid splashed onto Catwoman ’s body, causing her limbs to go numb.
She rolled her eyes and collapsed on the ground, gagging.

Indeed, even the most beautiful women would lose their charm when making such movements.

”After this thing is activated, it will burn out any nearby electronic devices.
So, the things I just said cannot be heard by the Bat family. ”

The young man approached and whispered, ”I really had no ill intentions. ”

”Mason, this is not right! ”

Catwoman struggled and said, ”You killed a criminal, which means you also became a criminal! The total number of criminals has not changed! It ’s meaningless. ”

”Well said.
But I have to remind you, Selina, I just killed 347 criminals. ”

Mason walked over to the almost fainting Catwoman, opened the suitcase, activated the invisible extension spell, and lifted her up.

He first put her feet into the open suitcase and said to Catwoman, who was still struggling, ”Don ’t go to the basement of that apartment! Don ’t wander around either.
I have Miss McGee, Yaya, and Maomao there.
You can move around on the second and top floors, where there is still some water and food.
Rest for a while, Selina.
We need to have a good talk after I finish here. ”

”Are you going to put me in this suitcase? ”

Selina was very uncomfortable, and Catwoman gritted her teeth and said, ”Are you crazy, or am I crazy? ”

”Fortunately, we are both normal.
I think you have wasted most of your nine lives, so please remember my advice if you don ’t want to become a zombie beauty. ”

Mason smiled gently.

The moment he let go with both hands, the Catwoman in his arms screamed, and the whole person spun like falling into a cliff and fell into the open suitcase below.

Her elongated scream was still echoing.

But the lid of the suitcase closed automatically the next moment, and after shaking in place, everything became quiet.

”Click. ”

The lock of the suitcase closed, and Mason carried it in his hand.

The young man straightened his clothes, turned off the jammer of the penguin umbrella, adjusted his shoulders, put on the invisibility cloak again, went downstairs, and soon arrived near the cage where Commissioner Gordon and several police officers were hiding.

A group of zombies were still wandering here, and the Penguin boss was among them.

Mason took out his gun and shot a few of them, luring them into another area and locking the gate before appearing in front of the paralyzed Commissioner Gordon and police officers.

”I locked them up.
Luckily, those guys are stupid enough. ”

Mason reappeared, wiped the dirt off his face, opened the cage for the police officers, and said to them, ”Those monsters are gone, I don ’t know where they went or if they ’ll come back.
But we must take the risk and leave now! Gordon, can you walk? ”

”I can. ”

The almost hopeless Commissioner was now full of joy.

He glanced at the rifle with no bullets in his hand and threw the burning stick aside before taking the gun Mason threw him and loading it with a click.The young man helped carry the two injured people and confirmed that they were not bitten by zombies before leading the group towards the collapsed exit caused by Kite Man ’s explosion.

Along the way, zombies tried to attack them, but with Mason and Gordon ’s good marksmanship, the group eventually arrived safely at the collapsed exit.

The scene here was like a hellish landscape.

The Penguin ’s men who came later to rescue their boss unfortunately encountered wandering zombies here, and their fate was already obvious.

From the terrible bloodstains and remnants on the ground, the power that Oswald had built for more than ten years was destined to disappear after tonight.

”Oh my god, the exit is collapsed, we can ’t get out. ”

A police officer saw the collapsed entrance wall in front of him and despairingly crouched down, while others also looked bitter.

To make matters worse, there were still zombies growling behind them.

But Gordon didn ’t stop.

He searched for useful things nearby to lead his brothers out of the desperate situation.
Mason had just wanted to help but heard a familiar engine roar from outside.

Gordon, who was more familiar with it, shouted directly, ”It ’s the Batmobile outside! Quick, get out of the way, Batman is here! ”

Everyone ’s spirits were lifted.

Ten seconds later, with a loud noise that shook the earth, the exit of the collapsed prison main building exploded as if it had been hit by a tank high-explosive shell.

The cool and domineering Batmobile rushed in, smashing through the obstructing stones, and the surviving police officers felt very safe and cheered.

The Batplane also cruised in the night sky outside and shone high-power lights into the opening.
In the glare, the cockpit of the Batmobile slid open, and a familiar figure stood up from inside.

Mason glanced over there.

In the strong light, he could only see a silhouette draped in a cape, but he was certain that it was not Nightwing, the substitute for Batman.

It was Bruce Wayne!

The real Batman had a unique aura that could never be faked, as if no matter what the situation, his appearance meant that no crisis was a big deal.

The Dark Knight had returned.

Just like countless times before.

When this city needed him, he never missed it.

But Mason quietly stepped back when the man approached.
He could no longer face his once favorite superhero with the same openness.

After releasing the zombie beast with his own hands and turning Blackgate Prison into hell, Mason knew that he could never stand with Batman.

But he didn ’t regret today ’s choice.

Today ’s events gave him safety and were beneficial to Gotham as a whole.

He respected the man in front of him but did not necessarily have to blindly follow him.
He could learn from Batman without becoming a poor imitation of Bruce Wayne.

He could rely on himself to find his own way in this new life and world.
Perhaps he would not be praised, but just like the horror story that happened tonight, it was destined to be circulated in Gotham for many years.

He didn ’t have to kneel to anyone, nor did he have to flatter anyone.Although there may be a risk of being discovered and personally caught by Batman and sent to Arkham Asylum, Mason must admit that he prefers the feeling of being in control now, rather than following in the footsteps of a well-behaved bat pup…

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With this finally firm idea in mind, Mason looked up and showed a polite smile when Batman ’s gaze fell on him.

He wiped the blood off his face and took the initiative to say:

”You ’re late this time, Batman. ”