American comic Gotham, the sheriff of Arkham

On a cruise ship far away from the Gotham dock, Talia, wearing a black travel outfit, stood beside the ship's side, looking at the Gotham City gradually disappearing into the distance with an unwilling look in her eyes.

She put on makeup, and her rough skin and wrinkles made her look like a sixty-year-old lady, especially her half-gray dyed hair, which made her look even older.

"Madam, it's windy at night, please go back to the cabin." A sailor in a sailor shirt was packing up the ropes and tying them at the back of the cabin. He saw Talia and gave her advice.

The Telangikan is a medium-sized cruise ship that travels along the coast and stops at coastal cities.

"Okay, thank you." Talia smiled and walked along the side of the ship towards the second class cabin, just like the old lady in the past.

Behind the cruise ship, a speedboat was speeding up to catch up, leaving a trail of white waves behind it.

Ding, a hook flew up from under the boat, hooked the side of the boat, and the rope behind was pulled tight.

After cleaning up the debris, the sailor looked at the hook that suddenly appeared and glanced under the side of the boat with some confusion. A black shadow climbed up from the rope as nimbly and agilely as a monkey.

In the dark night, with the sound of the sea and the wind, on the cruise ship far away from the land, cold sweat immediately broke out on the sailors' backs.

Before he could turn around and call for help, the escaping dark figure on the rope had already rushed up and stepped on the side of the boat as if it were flat ground, in almost the blink of an eye.

The sailor's strong body slammed heavily into the wall, and before he could struggle, a black combat boot kicked him in the face.

Watching the sailor fall asleep, Naegi, who was dressed in black and almost blended into the night, lifted his hood and pulled the rope on the hook hard.

Another dark figure climbed up from below. As soon as Otis, wearing a gas mask on his face, came up, he raised his hand and blew a low-pitched whistle.

In just a few seconds, more than a dozen rats crawled over.

Otis pulled up his waterproof leather jacket, and the big light brown rat Bastian jumped down and touched whiskers with several other rats, searching for each other's scents.

"Here! Second class, room 139!" Otis said, looking up, as several rats led the way along the wall.

Miao Mu took out a dagger from his pocket, said nothing, but walked forward with a cold and murderous look on his face.

The second class cabin was a multi-person cabin with four people and two people in different accommodations. Where Talia was was a two-person room.

Although she was traveling in makeup, Talia would not treat herself badly, and it was easy to make mistakes in crowded places.

Two people are just right and can be used as hostages at critical moments.

Talia sat on the bed, leaning against the warm desk lamp, reading a book about philosophy and dreams in her hand. Her indifferent expression was like that of an old woman who had lived half her life and experienced many vicissitudes of life.

The young female doctor sitting opposite Talia was so impressed by her appearance that she even wanted to draw a sketch of her.

But Talia declined. She didn't want to have too much relationship with her hostage. Useless feelings would only make people weak and unable to make decisive decisions.

Knock, knock, knock! Someone knocked on the cabin door.

Talia looked at the book without moving her eyes, but her ears moved, her breathing became lighter, and she listened patiently to the sounds outside.

"Who is it?" The female doctor on the bed opposite put down the several psychology cases in her hands and asked outside: "Who is outside?"

"Excuse me, is Talia in there?"

Naegi, who was standing outside the door, did not hide anything and said directly, "Please ask her to open the door!"

Talia was leaning on the bed, with veins bulging on the hand holding the book and her teeth clenched together.

He still caught up with me...

The female doctor sitting on the bed across from her was a little confused, "Talia? No? Did you go to the wrong door?"

"……what's your name?"

Miao Mu picked up the dagger in his hand. The blade was pitch black, and even the sharp edge was hidden in the black.

This was the weapon used by the first assassin who killed him.

He was the unlucky guy who was fed a sip of immortality wine by Miaomu, bit the poison, and struggled to break free for more than an hour before dying in pain.

"I...?" The female doctor inside pointed at herself. She also felt something was wrong and looked at Talia.

Talia had already put the book down, made a hushing gesture, and gave her a reassuring look.

The female doctor strengthened her conviction and shouted outside: "My name is Harleen Francis Quinzel! Who are you?"

There was no sound outside, as if someone had left.

Talia took out a piece of wrapped black cloth from her backpack and took out two sharp-bladed daggers from it.

With the blade in her hand, Talia no longer pretended. The terrifying murderous aura on her body, along with the cold light of the blade, frightened the female doctor Harlin so much that she knelt down on the bed.

But there was still no sound outside, and Talia did not move, just staring at the cabin door.

Time passed by minute by minute, five minutes, ten minutes.

No matter how good her patience was, it was gone at this moment. Talia stood up, walked quietly to the window and looked outside.

There was nothing, not even behind the door, which made Talia's heart instantly confused. What was more terrifying than encountering the enemy was that you didn't know where the enemy was hiding!

That means you really don’t even know where you died!

The cabin door was pushed open by Talia. The moment the door opened, Talia swung her knife and killed, with the hidden arrow on her wrist aimed at any place where Naegi might be hiding in this corridor.

but none……

The only place is...

Talia turned her head to look over the side of the ship, where waves were rolling below.

Even at night, the cruise ship is moving at a constant speed, and here...

"Squeak" dozens of mice ran through the corridor.

Talia turned around instantly and swung the dagger in her hand, cutting a mouse in half. This scene made Talia's face gloomy. It was the guy who controlled the mouse again!

"Want to leave? Isn't Gotham good? Miss Talia."

Naegi's voice came from the side of the ship behind him.

Talia didn't hesitate at all. She stabbed out with her two swords like bull horns the moment she turned around.

Miaomu, who was well prepared, squatted on the side of the boat, stretched out his hands, instantly controlled Talia's left and right hands holding the knife, and kicked out, kicking Talia hard in the stomach.

This move made Talia groan, but Naegi's next move made her scream.

After Naegi kicked Talia, he not only did not retract his foot, but fell backwards in a one-legged stance.

Below was the surging sea. Talia wanted to struggle, but the foot that Naegi kicked on her stomach became the best fulcrum, and she was thrown directly down.

With a dull thud, the imagined scene of falling into the sea did not happen. Instead, the two of them fell into the cabin of the speedboat.

The cabin of this speedboat is prepared for transporting cargo.

It is called "big plane" along the coast and is specially used for smuggling. It is equipped with six high-speed motors at the back and can travel at high speed. When there is no ballast cargo, it can fly directly over the sea surface.

It was also Miaomu who used his police connections to borrow it from the police station near Dixon Wharf. The Chinatown food there can be sold at low prices, and it's not just about the craftsmanship.

The two people who fell in the cabin of the speedboat had not yet gotten up, so Otis, who was in charge of driving the boat, accelerated the speedboat.

Like a surfboard flying on the waves, the speedboat rode the wind and waves, causing the cabin to shake.

As soon as Talia stood up, Naegi grabbed her arm and slammed her against the side of the boat. Talia struggled to raise her elbow and hit Naegi in the stomach, but the thick bulletproof vest cushioned the impact.

"I'll give you the knife again, and we're even now!"

Naegi pulled out the dagger he carried with him and, without any hesitation, stabbed it into Talia's right abdomen.

The sharp blade was like stabbing into tofu, without any hindrance. Talia gritted her teeth, her eyes turned red from the pain, and the adrenaline burst out to break free from Naegi's control.

"Huff, huff..." Talia covered the wound on her abdomen, stood beside the boat, and took two deep breaths.

He raised his hand instantly and shot the arrow hidden under his clothes at Miaomu. The arrow, with a faint glow, flew through the air.

Miaomu dodged the arrow by turning sideways, but his arm was still grazed by the arrow and became numb instantly. It was highly poisonous!

"This knife is a gift from me to you, ladies first!"

Miaomu grasped the dagger and stabbed it into Talia's chest, then threw her off the speedboat. The speedboat was traveling at high speed and flew out in an instant, close to the sea surface.

Talia's body rubbed against the sea surface twice like a skipping stone, was hit by a wave, and was swept away by the waves in an instant.

"Pah..." Miaomu spat, took out the wine jug, poured a mouthful into his mouth, swallowed it, took out the pistol he carried with him, pointed it at the poisoned arm, and pulled the trigger.

Three gunshots rang out in succession, leaving six holes in his arm. The penetrating wounds were so severe that the dripping blood turned black.

Miao Mu pressed the wine jug against the wound and fell down. The severe pain made him grit his teeth and roar in anger.

After pouring a pot of wine, Naegi sat down in the cabin, panting. They were already far out to sea away from Gotham City.

"Otis! Let's go back!" Miaomu shouted with his head raised.