After putting down her arms and standing still, Harley finally saw Catwoman lying dead on the ground.
It was truly because the rain had half-submerged her, and with her dressed all in black, it was really hard to distinguish her at night.
Harley pursed her lips, shrugged her shoulders, and looked away. Her relationship with Selena was good, but it was just that—merely good.
That's just the fact, Harley's personality is naturally friendly, and she gets along well with women, whether it's Xiaodai and Xiaozha from the Justice League, or villains like Cheetah or Queen Bee, she can always chat with them.
Although Catwoman, Harley, and Ivy were collectively known as the Gotham Phantom, the three had gone out drinking and shopping together, the truth is, apart from her dear friend Ivy, Harley wouldn't be sad if any of the mentioned women died.
The days have already been quite tight, so why not smile more? Why feel sad about other people's matters?
Hehehe...
Moreover, right in front was the Joker, who had been hiding all along, and this time, she finally caught him.
The Humiliation Squad and Titan Squad surrounded all sides, and Ivy's vines blocked the way; the Joker would have a hard time escaping.
Harley couldn't wait to hear the music Joker would play.
The last time they met was before she was sent to the Suicide Squad, she used Batman's strength to corner him, and in the end, she secretly intercepted him, threw the Joker into a big pot, added celery, marshmallows, chocolate, and orange-flavored spirits among other ingredients.
But it proved to be a misstep trying to stew the Joker in mushroom soup.
The pot was too deep, and too many ingredients were added, the Joker added a grenade to the soup and escaped injured.
Harley was captured by the arriving Batman, sent to Arkham, where she later met the fat black lady and was forced into labor.
In the Celestial Eye Association prison, Harley, with the help of the enlightened Death Shooter, understood what it meant for one rat dropping to spoil the whole soup, and she admired the Eastern sages who uttered this phrase.
From then on, she fell in love with reading, which can be considered a good thing, right?
The Joker shook his head, rubbed the sewage off his face with his sleeve, and once again confirmed that Harley in front of him wasn't a hallucination. He himself sometimes had hallucinations, he was always pretty high.
Seeing that not only Harley had arrived, but also surrounded by the Humiliation Squad and Titan Squad, he shook his head helplessly.
"Harley, oh Harley, you nasty woman ruining my plans again! Scoundrel!"
Everything was going so smoothly, just a bit more, Batman would kill him, just a little bit more!
Why did Harley appear?! Wasn't she supposed to be in prison, treated as a tool by the fat lady of the Celestial Eye Association?!
Damn it! What went wrong?!
Actually, he saw Harley earlier, but his mind was all on the Bat. It's only now that he's facing this issue...
He should have thought about it more than half an hour earlier, but at the time he was focused on digging a hole for Batman, his brain inadvertently blocked out Harley.
Ending up pit-falling himself now.
Joker walked back and forth in the rain, cursing all sorts while holding his head. He didn't just curse Harley, once he figured it out, he fiercely cursed himself too.
Because his sharp tongue was like honey, among all the minors present, with the exception of Bone Breaker, their eyes widened in awe to see he could curse himself like this. Truly, Joker was dark!
Black Wally instantly teleported behind Damian, whispered, "Gotham is just too dark, I feel a bit sick, can I take a leave?"
Before Damian could answer, Bone Breaker disdainfully snorted from her nose: "This is just the beginning? And you call yourself a guy, go home and drink milk."
Wally immediately retorted, "You want to drink but have nothing to drink. Oh, by the way, you don't even know who your mother is."
"You're courting death!" Bone Breaker directly threw a punch, but she clearly had no experience dealing with a Speedster, while Wally kept circling around her, spewing trash talk, making her constantly fight with the air.
Damian took a deep breath, the team name Titan Squad is really toxic, whoever inherits this name, their team becomes brainless.
The Joker and Harley are still confronting each other, yet our own people start fighting first, what's that about? His young heart suddenly felt really tired, knowing more troublesome things were ahead.
Batman was in very bad shape, not only seriously injured, his mental state was absolutely abnormal.
Since Damian first met Batman, he had never seen this man so dazed and bewildered.
These are emotions that should never appear on Batman.
Maybe Bruce Wayne can have all kinds of emotions, but Batman shouldn't; he is Gotham's totem, a symbol, should not and cannot have emotions.
These are conclusions Damian made from his own observations, yet he has received the full suite of training from the Assassin Alliance, along with true teachings from his grandfather and mother, he believes he wouldn't get it wrong.
If an assassin can't even read expressions, then he's unqualified.
He ignored the teammates still clowning around and walked straight to Batman's side, laboriously prying the gun from his hand, then tried harder to sling Batman on his small shoulders.
Critical moments still rely on Fatty; Billy Wu put down the paper-cut wife he had, rolled over to help, rainwater flowed over his high-tech armor, gleaming smoothly.
Fatty's strength eased a lot of pressure off Damian, but as the two dragged Batman along, Batman kept turning to watch the body soaked in rainwater.
Barbara sighed, intending to help Batman retrieve the corpse, though her relationship with Selena was quite ordinary, having exchanged very few words over the years. Nonetheless, her kind heart couldn't bear to see someone she knew lying dead in the street.
But people dread comparison, compare Selena to Talia, and Barbara chooses the former, she really hopes Catwoman and Bat stay together.
Anyway, it's definitely not the Joker!
Seeing Barbara move, Charise pouted and signaled Bone Breaker to give her a hand.
'Even though it's just the body of a thief, if Barbara wants to move it, let her. Hmph, considering someone in the Bat Clan died today, I'll refrain from persuading her to see the light for now.' That's what Charise thought.
Next time we meet, we're still enemies.
The living and the dead were carried away, but neither the Joker nor Harley seemed to care. Instead, for every curse word from the Joker, Harley nodded with a smile as if she took everything he said to heart.
But her little hand kept tightening and loosening on the hammer's handle.
"Why can't you understand, Harley Quinn? I'm helping Batman! Only I can help him!" The Joker foamed at the mouth, bouncing around and splashing water everywhere.
Harley tilted her head and picked her ear with her pinky, flicking the water away carelessly: "Huh? When I was useful, you called me Little Pudding and Sweetie, and now that the world has changed, you call me a dumb b****? Well, today I'm going to make you understand not to underestimate a woman, especially a crazy woman! Hahahahaha...."
"Idiot! You're completely clueless! If Batman doesn't kill me, who's going to take on the Laughing Bat?! You?!"
Harley took the hammer off her shoulder, weighing it in her hand: "We've got a new Deathstroke, who cares about the Laughing Bat? Haha, that's not my problem! Oh, by the way, it's been a while since you saw Dorothy, right? She's looking forward to greeting your pretty face, hehe....."
Watching Harley charge at him with the big hammer, the Joker spat on the ground, covering his head.
"That's the problem, our tastes in literature are completely different, we were never on the same side...." he muttered, pulling out a dagger and a grenade.
But amidst the sound of rain and laughter, Harley somehow heard his mumbling and shouted maniacally: "That's right! Little Harley is no longer that Kansas girl!"
...........
"Another ordinary day, huh."
Arthur was soaking in the water, looking up at Deathstroke and Green Arrow being dragged along by Diana, staring at the distant dark horizon where sporadic explosions flashed in the city, only to be extinguished by the heavy rain.
Today's Gotham is still the same old place, even though the Earth was just flooded. It seems to have little impact on the gangs.
After leaving the palace, Deathstroke returned to his Zorro persona, saying he's going to trick the Laughing Bat, but Arthur instinctively felt it wouldn't be that simple.
However, he just patted his head, giving up on thinking.
Whatever Deathstroke wants to do, let him do it. He's not a member of the Justice League, so obviously there's no need to inform others of any plan.
Su Ming nodded at this, his voice still clear amidst the crashing waves: "Looks like it, we passed through Gotham earlier, and the city felt like it was celebrating a festival."
"Celebrating a festival? I know this, it's an Eastern holiday, right?"
Arthur's hair floated on the sea surface like seaweed, his face showing delight. It was worth reading so many Chinese books to finally understand Su Ming's topic.
"Exactly, I just don't want to celebrate with all the crazies in this city."
Su Ming smiled and shook his head. In reality, he didn't like moving with large groups. When over a dozen people travel together, it's hard to stay hidden, and if the Laughing Bat catches their scent, he'd definitely run off.
And Arthur is just a tool. Once he summons the tsunami, he'll be sent back to Poseidonis...
Su Ming's squad has two warriors and a magic archer, why need a tank? If he needed a tank, he wouldn't look for Mars People, at least they have some psychic skills.
The worst off is Superman, held back by Luthor and his nemesis Brainiac.
Even the Laughing Bat surely has something to counter Superman. Su Ming suspected Laughing Bat already got some Green Kryptonite in the Main World.
"How about coming to Poseidonis for the festival next year? I'll try to get some more fish for you." Arthur said innocently, not suspecting a thing.
But after speaking, he noticed Diana looking at him with hollow eyes, making him feel uneasy.
Strange, did I say something wrong? Doesn't seem like it, I never heard Diana being a fish protectionist....
He scratched his head, deciding not to look at Diana anymore, pretending nothing happened.
Even though he's always lived on land, society recently got weirder. Animal protectionists, plant protectionists, everything needs protection.
Arthur felt people might survive only by sunbathing or eating humans since everything else is protected, except humans themselves.
Seeing him lower his head and swim away, Diana withdrew her gaze. She already knew Deathstroke liked Chinese culture, so for an important festival like this, it must be held on Paradise Island.
Su Ming was still looking at the distant, dark city. Gotham lay on the coastline like a giant beast, contemplating his next move.
Forcing the Laughing Bat to surface was just the beginning. They needed to round them all up, which required careful planning. No idea how the Joker and Batman were doing, but there's no time to check the satellite map. The flood can't drown them, so let it be.
First, notify Cindy to stand by, need to shake off the Justice League burdens....
Nameless disappeared after returning to Earth, no idea what he went to do....
The Justice League relocated to a backup base in Metropolis, and now they're holding a review meeting....
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he lowered his head, saying: "Do it, Arthur, the wave needs to be big and fast, not giving Laughing Bat any reaction time."
Arthur raised another platinum, ornate trident, patting his chest in the water, indicating it's all on him.