"Regarding the fear gas, I've found that its essence is actually a kind of brain wave radiation. This radiation has an extremely peculiar frequency and wavelength. What's most peculiar is that one of the peaks can be detected by ordinary human telecommunication equipment."
Batman's brow furrowed slightly, then he said: "In other words, we can track this signal to the most fear gas concentrated area."
"Exactly, Batman, but this signal is extremely unstable and widely distributed. If you hope to utilize the power of satellites, I'm certain your antenna's transmission power is not enough."
"I will adjust them, and once I'm done, you activate the monitoring device and tell me the results."
"Yes, I'm going to stay in the Batcave until you bring me good news. Goodbye, Batman."
Peter hung up the phone and walked upstairs with Poison Ivy. The lights in the towering flight of stairs in Wayne Tower gradually lit up upwards until they reached the very top.
Poison Ivy looked around, then said, "This is the Gotham Weather Control Center, what are you planning to do?"
Peter searched around, passed through an electrical room, arrived at the device control center, then crossed the lobby to a door.
He took out his Bat Computer, dismantled the electronic lock control device of the door and began to hack into it. About ten minutes later, the door was opened.
What came into view was a huge spherical device with a continuous whirlpool surging inside, appearing to be some kind of water purification equipment.
Poison Ivy had never been to this place before, she slowly walked in, looking at the device and said, "Sometimes I really don't know whether Batman is a savior or a demon who will destroy the world, this thing looks capable of devastating the entire Gotham City."
"That's a bit modest." Peter apparently knew better, he said: "It's more like the entire New Jersey State. What's inside is not water, but a special type of particle flow that can adjust the composition of air to control weather."
"Once the particle flow becomes disorderly and causes an explosion, New Jersey State will face a tremendous tsunami, resulting in the death of tens of millions of people."
"And now you're planning to start this machine."
"More than that, I hope you can add the well-prepared plant toxin to it."
Poison Ivy was thoroughly stunned, she stared at Peter and said: "Are you actually Clayface?... You know this will drive Batman insane, I don't want to die with you!"
"I said, well-prepared plant toxin, the one you can control, couldn't you?" Peter initiated no sign of retreating, he looked at Poison Ivy and said: "Increase the anesthetic component in it, ensure it's harmless to the human body, and I'll be responsible for managing the dosage."
"You plan to anesthetize all the Gothamites?!!"
"Except for Batman, I've given him a gas mask."
Poison Ivy sternly looked at Peter and said: "How did you trick Batman to recruit you as his assistant?"
"Don't ask so many questions, this is the only viable solution at present." Peter turned to look at the weather controller and said: "Scarecrow is planning to let the fear gas spread across the city within 24 hours to destroy Gotham City, so we have to move faster than him."
"As long as there are no hostages, the time limit for this game is not 24 hours anymore, and if they're unprepared, the sky will be clear in half an hour."
Poison Ivy shook her head and backed away two steps saying: "I'm not going to do this with you, you're a madman, you..."
Whish!
Several shiny threads of spider silk grazed past her ears, stirring up her fluttering hair. Reflected in the pupils of Poison Ivy, which were enlarged by fear, was the figure of Peter reaching out his hand.
"I'm ready to be honest." Barbara's voice echoed in the bell tower room, placing her hands on her lap, she said in a low voice: "I can't keep this from James forever. It's not fair to him."
"But not now." Robin stepped forward and said, "We are facing an unprecedented challenge, and you know this could cause friction between Director Gordon and Batman."
"You're wrong, this is the best opportunity. Neither of them is the kind to ignore the bigger picture. Under duress, they will temporarily work together. No matter how large the conflicts after, they will be easier to reconcile."
"You're oversimplifying things." Robin sighed and said, "Do you think you're the only one with a tragedy? Gordon's sorrow and disappointment would deal another blow to Batman."
"But I must do this."
The howling wind couldn't penetrate the well-insulated glass of the Batmobile, turning this space into the quietest place in the world. However, peace did not always imply goodness.
Batman looked in the rear-view mirror and saw the Joker's face, the Joker smiled at him again and said, "Another victim, huh? Another young, naive, inexperienced kid. How many more are you going to sacrifice, Batman?"
Screech ——
Batman slammed on the brakes, the Batmobile stopped at the first place in need of antenna adjustment. He opened the door and turned to look at the Joker in the rear-view mirror and said: "You are just my illusion, you are the most miserable."
Having said that, he stepped towards the production studio.
Just as Batman adjusted the first antenna, the device on his arm brace vibrated, it showed that someone violently broke into the entrance of the Wayne Tower Weather Control Center.
Batman pressed a button on his arm, found no signs of entry in the Batcave, then he turned to the sites that the Bell Tower and the Sky-eye system could monitor, no anomalies were found.
Did Scarecrow do this?
No, the chemistry professor did not have the hacking skills to infiltrate the security system of Wayne Tower, even Barbara might not be able to pull it off.
Scarecrow had other helpers, Batman's mood became even heavier. He wasn't sure if Scarecrow's helper could operate the Gotham Weather Control Device.
Logically, they shouldn't be able to, the device is very complex, it is not something that would explode by pressing a button, even the number of scientists in Gotham who could understand the parameters could be counted on one hand, other than Batman, no one else could.
Batman lightly touched the gas mask on his face. It was altered from the bat suit, he hoped it would work, at least to a certain extent to reduce the frequency of the illusions, as he needed to be highly focused to turn the tide before dawn.
Suddenly, a faint breeze traveled through the gap in the window of the production studio, Batman caught a distinct scent.
He put down what was in his hand and stood up, looking outside the window, as the rain outside grew heavier.
The wind howled, thunder and lightning flashed, the unstoppable thick darkness covered figures dropping one after another.
In the bright windows nearby, on the further streets, until the distant horizon - Gothamites fell non-stop, like wheat stalks collapsing in a storm, driftwood breaking in the waves.
Batman felt helpless, at this moment, he even felt fear.
Then, an overpowering anger rose from within him, he feared no rules super criminals could come up with, because he was Batman.
But if he respected the rules while the super criminals did not, then the end of the super criminals would be upon them.
The Joker appeared again in the reflection on the window glass, but Batman didn't care anymore.
He dashed into the rainy night.
Suddenly, the noise of a helicopter came from afar, Batman looked up, and saw a Federal Bureau of Investigation logo on the side of an armed helicopter, it had just flown over the bridge of Gotham City.