Chapter 146: Taking Gotham Hostage

Winter has arrived. It has been snowing since the beginning of the month.

A thin layer of snow has covered the ground in New York. If the snowfall continues to remain at the current level, there will basically be no real snow accumulation.

In the past three months, Maggieson and Charlie have visited museums in New York and surrounding cities.

They have eliminated a lot of false information.

Gradually, they have also discovered some patterns in the database of supernatural items. A lot of information itself is smokescreen to confuse outsiders.

After all, the possibility that members of the organization were intercepted by the police cannot be ruled out.

If the police or SHIELD get the information, at least they can't quickly identify the authenticity of the information.

However, forged information is forged after all. Even if it is put together with a bunch of myths, people can always find something wrong.

So starting from the second month, Maggieson and Charlie have basically figured out the pattern of the Rising Tide Organization writing information.

Judge by past experience.

The treasures currently available in New York are roughly as follows:

A-level or above Hope Blue Diamond, also known as the most famous "Heart of the Ocean", the legendary cursed stone.

Currently stored in a research institute under AIM Corporation in New York City.

B-level Pink Lion Diamond, no special ability, but more precious than other diamonds.

Currently stored in the New York City Museum, protected as the treasure of the museum.

The only remaining ones are the space gems of unknown level.

Of course, there are also those messy dangerous items of SHIELD that even they themselves don't know where they are.

Just when Maggieson was about to relax and choose one of the Hope Blue Diamond and the Pink Lion Diamond to send a notice.

A shocking news spread all over the world.

Gotham City - held hostage!

More than a dozen hours ago, Blackgate Prison and Arkham Asylum were attacked by a terrorist who called himself Bane.

These two major talent concentrations were breached in a very short time, and countless criminals were released by Bane.

Of course, Bane was not so stubborn as to release everyone in Arkham Asylum. Just thinking about that scene makes people shudder.

He just selectively released several powerful and principled super criminals.

For example, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Scarecrow, Riddler, Black Mask, etc.

They were not under Bane's command. Some went back to gather their original subordinates, and some disappeared.

As for the Joker in the deepest level, Bane not only had no intention of releasing him, but even strengthened the level of supervision...

At the same time, the gangs under the Penguin caused riots in the city. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.

The city of Gotham was engulfed in war and gunpowder in an instant.

This is not over yet. After Bane liberated all the prisoners, he also released a heavy bomb.

He blew up several bridges connecting Gotham City to other cities, making Gotham an isolated city from then on!

Then, he led a large force to occupy Wayne Building and then robbed the fusion reactor that Wayne Enterprises was researching.

Then, under the transformation of Dr. Leonid Pavel, the fusion reactor became a nuclear bomb that was about to explode.

Pavel was a nuclear physicist who had proposed the theory of weaponizing fusion energy a long time ago. A few years ago, it was reported that he died in a plane accident. Unexpectedly, he was kidnapped by Bane.

Once the nuclear bomb exploded, millions of people in Gotham would have no choice but to die.

Bane issued a statement to Washington that the US military must not reinforce Gotham. If he found a helicopter trying to fly over Gotham or a Gotham citizen leaving the city, he would immediately detonate the nuclear bomb.

The White House immediately ordered the withdrawal of the support troops, leaving only the army to guard across several broken bridges to prevent the brave Gotham people from trying to escape.

If necessary, in order to ensure the safety of the entire city, citizens who tried to escape could be shot and killed.

Well... this is very American government.

The Department of Defense and the Pentagon held an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with this thorny incident.

They tried to negotiate with Bane, and they were willing to pay no matter how much ransom Bane asked for.

However, Bane did not do this for money, he just wanted to destroy Gotham.

He just said that he wanted to return power to the people and make Gotham a city without government.

No matter what benefits the government promised Bane, he just refused to accept.

The negotiations broke down.

As soon as the news came out, everyone in the outside world went crazy.

Since the founding of the United States, there have been countless terrorist attacks, but in terms of scale, the Jiumomo incident is already the worst attack in history.

But compared with Bane's behavior today, it was just like a child playing house.

Everyone was helpless against him.

But not everyone was desperate, at least Gotham still had the last hope.

The Dark Knight Batman.

But for some reason, half a day after Bane blew up the bridge, Batman did not show up to stop him.

No one knew that Bruce had already sensed that a man behind the scenes was gradually controlling the darkness of Gotham a few days ago.

He took the risk and found Bane's lair in the sewer.

Then, Batman was shocked to find that Bane was also a member of the League of Shadows like him.

And Bane's power was stronger than his.

So much so that Bruce's spine was broken by Bane and he was almost paralyzed.

Bane did not tell the story of his defeat of Batman because he wanted to see the people of Gotham who were full of hope and expected Batman to save the city.

But in the end, nothing came, hope was completely shattered, and despair surged into their hearts...

Trident Building.

Nick Fury urgently summoned Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, Hawkeye Clint Barton, Level 7 Agent Coulson, and Level 9 Agent and Deputy Director Maria Hill.

All those present were Fury's confidants and the strongest elites of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Hill, you will be in charge of the explanation."

"Yes, Chief."

Everyone looked solemn. Hill called up several holographic images, all of which were super criminals wreaking havoc in Gotham City.

The leader was none other than Bane.

"Bane is the leader of an international mercenary group that has only been active for three years. He has a powerful force beyond that of normal humans, even stronger than many super-powered people with great strength..."

Hill began to introduce the abilities of these criminals one by one, as well as the current situation of Gotham observed by satellites.

"We are now facing the biggest problem."

After Hill finished speaking, Coulson followed suit and expressed his opinion.

"Bane requires that no flying equipment should appear in Gotham's airspace, otherwise the nuclear bomb will be detonated. No matter how perfect the solution we discuss is, we must first find a way to enter Gotham City."

Colson said bluntly.

"So, we must go to Gotham without Bane noticing."

"Colson, do you want to..."

No one present was stupid, and they quickly guessed what Coulson wanted to say.