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Chapter 164: Phantom Kid Has Arrived
February 12, 2022
in Phantom Kid in the World of American Comics
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“Ahem, in that case, then please send me there, our time is a bit tight now…”
Mathison took two steps back. If it wasn’t for him opening the distance between him and Pamela, a scene that no one wants to see might have happened.
Pamela pouted, but she didn’t take any further action. After all, she can still set her priorities.
Pamela clapped her hands, then pressed her palms together.
Immediately, the ground shook.
The ground was pierced by tree roots, forming a large hole of two meters in diameter.
Next, these roots became a roller coaster-like structure under Pamela’s control.
It was the first time for Mathison to sit on such a thing. Instantly, a branch wrapped around his waist, which worked like a seat belt.
Pamela sat in behind Mathison, and with a snap of her fingers, the roller coaster composed of tree roots started to advance quickly.
How many seconds does it take to reach 100 kilometers per hour?
Well, top notch sport cars should take about two seconds, but Mathison learned that the car that he is currently on doesn’t need even a second.
The roots were at their top speed from the moment they took off.
Even better, it’s also free of those rattling engines.
“Is that okay?”
Pamela asked.
“What do you mean?”
Mathison asked with a puzzled expression.
“The commotion just now will attract a lot of people’s attention. Bane will soon know that there are ‘outsiders’ coming in.”
Pamela said calmly.
“Aren’t you worried that he will directly detonate the nuclear bomb?”
“Hmph, Bane won’t detonate any nuclear bomb.”
Mathison sneered.
“The nuclear bomb will definitely detonate, but it won’t be detonated by Bane remotely.”
He was very confident of what he was saying.
“Even if Bane’s remote control could really detonate the fusion reactor, he wouldn’t do it.”
He then told Pamela that weaponizing a fusion reactor would take a lot of time to be achieved.
It must be said that Bruce really invested a lot of effort in order to prevent the energy project he was researching from turning a weapon project.
He not only achieved controllable thermonuclear fusion but also reached a ridiculous level of control.
Generally speaking, after converting a nuclear energy reactor into a nuclear bomb, it can directly reach the point of immediate use.
But Bruce has set up countless safety measures on his own reactor, frantically suppressing the magnitude of the fusion reaction to ensure that it cannot become a large-scale nuclear weapon.
As for how he did it…
Well, it doesn’t matter because he’s Batman.
Unfortunately, no matter how Bruce suppressed it, the fusion energy itself is so huge, and weaponizing it is inevitable.
In particular, Dr. Pavel is an expert specializing in nuclear physics, and it was not too difficult for him to transform nuclear energy into a nuclear bomb.
However, Bruce’s efforts are not completely ineffective, at least the speed of transformation has been slowed down countless times.
All in order for Gotham to be able to survive for several months.
“In other words, Bane’s purpose from the very beginning was to kill everyone in Gotham!”
After hearing Mathison’s narrative, Pamela couldn’t keep her mouth close in shock.
“But why did he do this?”
“Who knows, I only know that the League of Shadows has been working to eliminate evil in the world since its inception, and their way to eliminate it is to destroy cities with a high crime rate.”
He was telling the truth. Mathison couldn’t really understand the logic of the founder and successors of the League of Shadows.
“And since this is the case, we don’t need to keep a low profile. Even if we rush directly into Gotham, Bane will not be able to detonate the nuclear bomb.”
Pamela muttered, so their secret infiltration operation was actually pointless.
“No,” Mathison shook his head, “our actions still need to be kept secret.”
“It’s just that the goal of our secrecy are different now.”
“What do you mean?”
Pamela wondered.
“We know that the bomb is timed and not controlled by Bane manually, but the government doesn’t know that. Even if we release the information, no one will believe us.”
Mathison sneered.
“If our attempt to enter Gotham were to come to the attention of the Department of Defense or the NSA, they would not hesitate to use military force to kill us.”
“There is no doubt about the determination of the US government, they can often do well in this regard.”
“This…”
Pamela wanted to say something but was speechless.
Had she seen any less of the corrupt nature of the government?
Daggett recklessly persecuted her family, not only because he was rich and powerful, the police, lawyers, judges, everyone gave a lot of money for the truth to be buried forever.
No one dared to speak for Pamela.
“I am sorry to remind you of your past.”
Mathison noticed Pamela’s reaction and immediately apologized.
“I’m fine.”
Pamela forced a smile, her body sank slightly, and her head rested on Mathison’s shoulder.
She remained silent all the way.
On the other hand, the big hole in the ground Pamela created by manipulating plants quickly attracted the attention of the League of Shadows.
“Boss, we found a strange pothole a few blocks away…”
At the Knightsdome Arena, after listening to one of his men’s report, Bane immediately set off to the target location.
Alongside the Riddler, there were Selina and Hannibal.
“It still happened, as you expected.”
Around the pothole, the Riddler smiled weirdly and told Bane.
Bane didn’t answer.
“Suddenly there was a faint vibration, and then, the ground cracked into a bottomless pit. There were huge plants inside it…”
Hannibal said slowly after observing the environment.
“With this at hand, I think we can confirm the identity of this person; they are the mysterious person who helped Phantom Kid escape at the Stark Expo three months ago.”
“Phantom Kid?”
This name was very unfamiliar to the Riddler.
“Is he the thief who was going to steal the nuclear bomb? Like you?”
In the latter sentence, the Riddler asked Selina.
“No, he is completely different from me.”
Selina looked at the scene in front of her in confusion.
Phantom Kid…
She didn’t know what kind of attitude she should have towards this junior who took her prey first and even sent her to prison later on.
Hatred; revenge; jealousy?
Or must she admire his miraculous means?
In any case, what Selina can be sure of is that Phantom Kid issued a teaser letter to steal the nuclear bomb, and is really acting up for it.
Even if he fails in the end, Phantom Kid’s myth will live on forever.
However, will Phantom Kid really fail?
“I heard that Phantom Kid always sends a teaser letters before stealing anything, and the teaser letter is also written in riddles, right?”
The Riddler had a playful expression on his face.
“I really want to know if he can solve mine, hahahahaha…”