"Play the game for more than you can afford to lose...only then will you learn the game."
— Winston Churchill
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When the Phantom Thief asked him a question, Batman fell silent.
He didn't say another word but held the syringe in his hand and aimed the forearm guard at it.
After that, Batman's forearm guard sent out a green beam of light that went over the syringe.
Seeing Batman's actions, the Phantom Thief raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you doubt me that much, Batman?"
"Yes, I don't trust any criminals."
Batman replied expressionlessly.
"Are you sure? Do you have that great doubt about Ms. Selina Kyle too?"
The Phantom Thief smirked and hinted at something.
"What are you trying to say?"
Batman's hand froze for a moment, then he turned to the Phantom Thief with a cold expression.
"Okay, okay, I surrender. Say whatever you want."
The Phantom Thief waved his hand repeatedly.
"The analysis is complete, and no harmful substances have been detected. It has shown outstanding performance in simulated experiments with serum."
At this moment, the analysis results for the Reverse-Man-Bat Inhibitor came up on the virtual screen of Batman's arm guard.
The voice report sounded in the ears of Batman's bat helmet and was only heard by Batman.
Batman's eyes kept moving as he looked at the information on the screen, and he became more and more surprised.
'From all the data, the antidote provided by Phantom Thief is even better than the one I developed earlier!'
He cast a meaningful glance at the Phantom Thief.
It seemed that Phantom Thief possessed top-notch knowledge in biology and had strong scientific research abilities.
There was even a possibility that Phantom Thief had an advanced biochemical laboratory and a research team hidden behind him.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how the Phantom Thief came up with this antidote.
After Kirk Langstrom used one tube of the Man-Bat Serum, there were only two original samples left.
The Phantom Thief took one, while the other was with Batman.
To develop an antidote, a sample of the Man-Bat serum is necessary, and except for Kirk himself, only the Phantom Thief Kid and Batman have access to the Man-Bat Serum.
There is no way that anyone else could have created the antidote.
The antidote that Batman made with the Batcomputer and Wayne Enterprises' cutting-edge biochemical technology worked less effectively than the one that the Phantom Thief made!
If this antidote is only the result of the Phantom Thief's work, then at least in this field, he can definitely be considered a world-class scientific talent.
Batman couldn't recall how many times the Phantom Thief had impressed him. This guy was like an endless pit, and no one knew what he would pull out of his sleeve next.
If the Phantom Thief knew what Batman was thinking at this moment, he would burst into laughter.
Where did he get his advanced biochemical laboratory and world-class scientific abilities?
Well, maybe he will consider buying some similar knowledge in the system.
But for now, the Phantom Thief hadn't considered going in the direction of becoming a scientist.
The antidote to the Man-Bat Serum was actually bought from the system as the "Reverse-Man-Bat Inhibitor."
The system immediately absorbed the Man-Bat Serum he had taken, and this item—worth five hundred amazement points—then appeared.
Back then, he actually didn't have enough amazement points to pay for the item because he was poor.
It wasn't until the generous Mr. Bruce Wayne announced in Gotham that he was preparing a huge stage for Phantom Thief at the Gotham City Stadium that he suddenly became rich and didn't even know how to spend it all.
Honestly, Phantom Thief felt grateful to Bruce Wayne deep down.
After confirming that the Reverse-Man-Bat Inhibitor was safe, Batman plunged the syringe into the tied Man-Bat's body.
He injected all the liquid into Man-Bat's body at once.
After more than ten seconds, the Man-Bat's body started convulsing wildly, and he kept uttering painful screams.
The massive body rapidly shrank before their eyes, with the fur, wings on the back, and sharp fangs all disappearing.
Soon, the Man-Bat turned into a normal-looking man.
However, the moment they saw the man's face, both Batman and the Phantom Thief's pupils shrank.
Because the person before them was not Kirk Langstrom, they knew!
It was a completely unfamiliar man!
"How is this possible?"
Batman's face instantly became serious. He thought of a very frightening possibility.
If this wasn't Kirk as the Man-Bat, it meant that the Man-Bat Serum had been leaked!
This shouldn't have been possible since Phantom Thief and Batman were the only ones in possession of the Man-Bat Serum samples, and Batman had copied and sent to Starlabs the study data for the Man-Bat Serum.
In fact, only Phantom Thief, Batman, Starlabs, and Kirk Langstrom himself could have replicated the Man-Bat Serum.
Phantom Thief and Batman couldn't possibly be responsible for this, and there had never been a theft at Starlabs.
As for Kirk, he was imprisoned in the Arkham Asylum and didn't have the conditions to remake the Man-Bat Serum.
However, the reality is that there is indeed a "Man-Bat" appearing in front of the Phantom Thief and Batman.
Batman swiftly lifted the naked man from the ground, pinching the back of his neck, and demanded, "Who are you? Where did you get the Man-Bat Serum? If you don't want a few more ribs broken, you better speak up!"
The man was still a little confused about transforming from Man-Bat to a normal person, but Batman's threats woke him up.
He shivered, and his mind became clear this time.
"Bat... Bat..."
The man mumbled to himself, and his eyes filled with terror.
"What did you say? What happened with the bats?"
Batman furrowed his brow.
"Man-Bat! They're everywhere! Everyone... everyone has turned into monsters!"
He grabbed Batman's arm tightly and yelled like he was crazy, as if he were remembering something horrifying.
"I... I turned into a monster too... Don't... don't go to the East End! No... wait! Not the East End; it's Gotham! It is definitely spread... It's already starting to spread! Get out of Gotham! Leave Gotham quickly!"
After saying this, the man suddenly passed out.
"Did you understand what he was trying to say just now?"
The Phantom Thief walked over with a serious look on his face.
"It's not just one person turning into a Man-Bat."
Batman said it in a deep voice.
He stood up and gazed toward the East End streets, which were only a few hundred meters away from Robinson Park.
"Don't go to the East End... What on earth has happened in the East End?"
"No matter what it is, it definitely isn't something good."
The Phantom Thief remarked solemnly.
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