I Become Deathstroke

Chapter 806: Chapter 762: Fake Dad

On the pitch-black street, the figures of Batman and Robin merged together, and the shadow grew deeper.

Da Mi didn’t feel there was anything wrong. This was how he usually interacted with his father, this cold and calm tone was all too familiar.

He shifted his gaze to Wonder Woman beside him, but noticed she was nervously turning her head to look at the moon. A glint flashed under Damian’s mask, his eyes squinted; it seemed he had discovered something.

Earth sinking, three in the morning, Iceberg Restaurant, only two people....

Connecting the clues, he understood.

After figuring it out, the young Damian internally sighed. Though he knew his dad’s view on love was similar to the Bat’s, attacking Justice League teammates had a huge impact.

Especially since the target was the Queen of Paradise Island, backed by the Olympian Pantheon, and even New Gods from Creation Star were secretly infatuated with Diana. Had Dad considered the consequences?

But Damian shrugged, thinking he must’ve been foolish. Would Batman overlook the consequences? He must see things far beyond what Damian does.

In just a brief moment, the young boy’s mind raced through numerous thoughts, but, just like his father, he remained expressionless.

"Let’s trace the clues."

"Speak."

Su Ming coldly uttered a word.

Batman’s speech truly embodies the Royal Guard style, saying just half of any good sentence, transforming all interrogative sentences into affirmative ones, and often descending into silence.

This is the key to mimicking Batman’s speaking style.

"A new criminal has appeared in Gotham, code-named ’Other’."

Damian honestly shared his intel, then looked away arrogantly but peeked at Batman from the corner of his eye, waiting to see if Dad would reveal any information.

"Nothing to do with the Penguin, you all head back to New York." Su Ming said casually, turning to indicate Diana to leave with him.

"Wait, can you...give us some tips?" Damian grabbed his arm, avoiding the spikes on the forearm.

The Teen Titans heard this, and apart from Red Arrow, they all looked at Su Ming with pleading eyes, like a bunch of little animals without food.

Participating in matters of world survival is off-limits, but can they try handling neighborhood-level threats?

"...."

Su Ming slowly turned his head, giving Damian a cold look filled with ’fatherly love,’ with the corners of his mouth turned down.

The Teen Titans flinched. Why did they feel killing intent from Batman?

But Da Mi didn’t let go, still looking at him with firm eyes and a cold expression; this was his way of pleading with his father.

"’Other’ is a type of ancient Dark Creature, how to handle it, I’ve taught you." Su Ming said icily, exuding a dominant aura.

Damian let go, contemplatively touching his chin with a matured gesture.

Batman indeed taught him that when dealing with ancient creatures, they are often difficult to reside within Gotham City.

Gotham is different from other cities; each area is basically occupied by gangs. If monsters reside in the city, the first to discover the enemy wouldn’t be the police, but the gangs.

The victim was discovered tonight, the body was torn into small pieces by great force. The residence is quite close to the southern suburb, within the Penguin’s domain, so they planned to beat up Penguin for some intel.

But now, things made sense. This ferocious hunting method was appearing for the first time, meaning the monster wasn’t ready to enter a strange city.

But what is an ancient Dark Creature? Werewolves? Vampires? Or some underground species?

Fortunately, with a rough direction established, Damian was inclined to carry out the next steps on his own; Dad was no longer useful.

Damian turned to leave, pulling up his hood, intending to return to the darkness.

"Bring Gotham’s people back."

Su Ming added one more sentence, then without pause, pulled Diana along towards the restaurant.

The current Teen Titans’ base is located in New York Brooklyn, not far from Harley’s property, in an abandoned nursing home named Mercy Hall.

That four-story old building appears dilapidated on the outside, but Damian used his pocket money to renovate the interior luxuriously. As a primarily young-centered team, he also purchased all market-available home game consoles for the team, with various snacks, comics, and toys readily available.

Over the years, Damian’s pocket money amounted to a little over a billion, and his mother Talia also allocated some funds from the Assassin Alliance, ensuring their son could grow up healthily, enjoying good food and drink while beating others.

However, to prove himself, Damian secretly ventured into a darker path, developing an exceedingly robust dungeon under Mercy Hall.

The last time Batman caught Joker, he didn’t send him to Arkham, but imprisoned him underground in his Bat Cave, which Damian learned from. He too wanted to play the game of digging pits and keeping people captive.

Since the metal event, the Justice League has been busy with a series of tasks that made people exhausted.

This also provided the Teen Titans opportunities; they’ve dealt with some formerly renowned villains, including ’Crowbar,’ ’Vanity,’ and other minor Gotham street crooks, alongside powerful enemies of Superman or Female Heroes like ’Atomic Skull,’ all caught.

These individuals had their abilities restricted, languishing in sunless dungeons, undergoing torment. Occasionally, Damian would release them, engage in close combat, and beat them black and blue.

Unfortunately, Damian’s endeavor to prove himself, in Su Ming’s view, was just a spoiled kid causing mischief.

Gotham villains are just Batman’s action figures, Damian can play with them as he pleases. Batman is too busy to care now, but when he has time, the kid will definitely get a bat belt stir-fry as punishment.

But since Da Mi recognizes Su Ming as his father now, he feels he should be a kind father.

Just remind Damian to secretly return the figures, and maybe Batman will act like nothing happened.

That’s just how kind Su Ming is.

Watching his dad and Wonder Woman walk shoulder to shoulder towards the Iceberg Restaurant, expertly picking the lock to get in, and disappearing into the darkness.

Damian stood there in silence for a long time, not because he was disappointed, but because he was happy. He tried hard not to laugh out loud, as that would ruin his dark image.

His dad knew he captured those bad guys and just said to bring them back. Does that mean he’s acknowledged his abilities?

Awesome!

Black Wally leaned in, his yellow uniform very conspicuous at night. He whispered in Damian’s ear: "Is your dad planning to get you a stepmom? But seriously, dude, Wonder Woman is both beautiful and strong, and..."

Damian coldly stared at him until Wally lowered his head and shut up. Then Robin shot his grappling hook to fly up to the building by the street.

Today was a good start. Most people don’t know how much pressure it is to be Batman’s son. Everyone talks about Robin as ’Batman’s son.’ But he wants people to say ’That’s Robin’s father’ when they mention Batman in the future.

Even though the hope is slim, you have to try to know. He’s only 13, there’s plenty of time.

And so, Da Mi, full of motivation, led his little team further and further away.

.........................

Diana sat elegantly on the luxurious seat, looking complicatedly at Deathstroke, as the two were enjoying Penguin Man’s enthusiastic hospitality.

Although after the flood, ingredients were hard to find, it all depended on who was doing it.

As one of the old local bullies in Gotham, Penguin Man had enough skill to acquire top-grade food in the middle of the night and cook it using the most appropriate means.

Whether he was willing or not, Su Ming couldn’t care less. He just hinted that after the flood, the utility pole in front of the Gotham Police Station looked a bit empty....

So now, as he greeted the two, Penguin’s comical smile looked genuinely sincere, as if Batman were his great benefactor.

No choice, last time just one Batman made him submit. Now, with Wonder Woman, does he think he’s Darkseid?

’I’m just an ordinary guy in Gotham, working hard to make a small business. Is it necessary to deal with me using these two....’

Penguin felt sorrowful inside but forced a smile on his face, standing by the table like a waiter, but he frequently looked up at a 45-degree angle at the ceiling to stop his tears from falling.

Su Ming picked up a glass of red wine and swirled it gently, sniffing it under his nose.

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"Yes, yes, hahahaha...." Penguin’s round body made it hard for him to bow, but he nodded vigorously and turned to make a beeline like he was granted amnesty.

Diana looked at the lavish dishes on the table, then at Penguin running off like a student on summer break, unsure what to say.

"Today, you’ve ruined Batman’s reputation," she whispered, but half of the lamb chop on her plate was already gone.

Su Ming peeled a lobster indifferently and replied, "You don’t know the Bat, he doesn’t care about reputation at all, so how could it be ruined?"

Besides, they ate for free based on Batman’s deterrence, not the good name of superhero deeds.

Diana helplessly wiped her mouth, her hair beautifully draped over her shoulders: "But what about Damian?"

"I’m doing it for his good. What he’s after, ’other kinds’, are hybrid vampires and werewolves, at least thousands of years old, not something kids can handle, so I pointed him in a different direction."

Su Ming gave a relaxed smile, which looked quite chilling on Batman’s face.

"Could you... change your face back? This is too awkward." Diana glanced around, with no Penguin’s men around, the hall was left with just the two of them.

"Just a moment." After the flood, Penguin’s security cameras here must have all been destroyed, so it’s fine as long as Su Ming threw his cloak to watch the door.

As the cloak floated at the door and no movement was around, Strangulation turned into a black suit, revealing Su Ming’s original face.

"That’s much better." Diana nodded slowly, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear, and took a bite of her food. "Is Damian really not in danger?"

The Amazon etiquette is different from normal nobility; they usually talk while eating.

"Crush, as the daughter of Violent Wolf, is a very powerful warrior. Her father’s powers are notoriously troublesome even to the Justice League. Giant Spirit, though weaker in attack, is likely the warlock with the most unique support magic today. And Meihui acts as the team’s insurance, stopping mistakes when Damian makes them."

"Hmm..."

"Besides, how can you be a superhero with no risk at all? Wasn’t your first fight with a scorpion-tailed lion quite dangerous when you were a kid?"

Su Ming again dug into a piece of turkey, not sure why, but free food tastes better.

Diana lowered her head, cutting the meat on her plate: "I found hunting scorpion-tailed lions pretty easy, just a few slices and it’s dead."

"....."