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Chapter 31 Barbatos: ? No, someone's raiding our base.

Today, the Owl Court encountered an incident.

Something that caught them off guard and surprised them greatly.

If you trace the history of the Court of Owls, you will find that, in addition to claiming to be the true owners of Gotham and the deepest darkness of Gotham, the court has another rather special identity.

Those were followers of a supreme dark god—the great demon god Barbatos—who had been following the Court of Owls since before it was called by its current name.

That being said, for some unknown reason, Barbatos, who had always been able to maintain contact with the Court of Owls across tens of thousands of universes and worlds, has lost contact in recent decades.

In other words, the Court of Owls could never obtain any divine pronouncements or revelations from their gods.

Of course, Barbatos is certainly not dead or gone, a fact the Court of Owls can ascertain from many sources.

So the Court of Owls gradually fell into a terrible thought: Could their gods have abandoned them?

As time went on, Barbatos remained missing for longer and longer, causing increasing concern within the Court of Owls and leading to numerous internal conflicts.

Many young people who joined the court later believed it was time to abandon the influence of the ancient and corrupt theocracy on the court and let the court truly return to the hands of its members.

However, many elders who had witnessed the power of the gods insisted that this was an offense against the gods and a blasphemous act. They believed that once Barbatos returned, he would surely bring down the most terrifying divine punishment upon the court that had harbored disloyalty!

Perhaps Barbatos's severing of ties was a way for the gods to test the court's loyalty!

Just as the court was about to split due to internal conflicts before the gods returned, the demon gate deep within the court, said to lead to another world, showed unusual activity today!

Could it be... that their god has returned?

The message was instantly relayed by the Claws to all the core members of the court.

So, within a short time, these core members all arrived at the Gate of God.

On the gate of the gods, mysterious runes symbolizing the supreme being reappeared after a long absence. The indescribable sense of oppression made all the members of the court dare not look up, but only bow their heads respectfully, trembling at the slight divine pressure leaking from the crack in the door.

At the same time, a grayish-white mist overflowed and spread throughout the space, causing the court members who witnessed this scene to wonder: This time, our Lord has returned, but something seems different...

It seems like her aura is a little different than before...

Could it be that the gods have been out of contact for so long just for this kind of change?

For a moment, although the court members dared not utter a word, their hearts were filled with turbulent waves and an unexpected surge of joy—as expected, God would not abandon them, the faithful believers; God had simply taken another step forward on the great path!

When the commotion at the door finally subsided, and the oppressive atmosphere and fog dissipated, the court members shakily rose from their knees, their legs trembling from kneeling for so long. Beneath their owl masks, their expressions were all identically fanatical.

Some even eagerly approached their leader and whispered, "So, how is it? Did our lord deliver any divine pronouncements upon his return?"

To their disappointment, the leader shook his head: "No, my lord said nothing."

"But gentlemen, there is no need to be disappointed," the leader said solemnly. "Now that the gods have returned, we need not worry too much."

"Besides..."

The leader looked up, his fervent gaze fixed directly on the Gate of God.

"Our master has once again ascended to a higher level, gaining even greater power... and a brand new symbol!"

Upon hearing the leader's words, the court members all turned their gaze toward the Gate of God.

On the Gate of God, countless twisted stripes formed a new symbol that, in a mystical sense, pointed to their divine master.

"From this day forward, we too shall follow the changes of our Lord—" the leader declared, barely containing his excitement. "The Court of Owls will turn a new page in history! No one can shake our rule in Gotham or our resolve to serve our Lord!"

"For my lord! For the Court of Owls!" he cried out.

"For our Lord! For the Court of Owls!" The other core members of the court followed suit, shouting fervently.

Their voices echoed underground, echoing...

For a long time.

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On the other side, in the mysterious space of the unknown identity cards.

"Achoo!"

While exploring the mysterious space, Jaeger suddenly sneezed without warning, somewhat confused: "I don't have a cold, who's been talking about me?"

He didn't know many people in this world, it couldn't be Wayne, Batman, or Dr. Leslie, could it...?

With that in mind, Jaeger rallied his spirits and continued walking.

After leaving the table whose function was unclear, Jaeger soon encountered another thing that stood out abruptly in the space.

It was a huge door.

The material of the door is unknown, but it appears to be several meters high.

Compared to an ordinary person like Jaeger, this door seems more like something that would appear in some mythological stories and be used by giants.

And on this giant door, there are many golden locks.

Jaeger leaned closer and tried touching one of the golden locks, obtaining a line of text:

[The corresponding key is not currently available]

It seems that the corresponding props are lacking.

But where do we get the key here?

After all, this kind of thing doesn't exist in the original game, and so far we haven't obtained any information about the key.

It has to be said that the space created by this [Unknown Identity Card] is just as full of mystery as the card itself... Neither the table from before nor the door now seems to have any purpose, and there isn't even a single explanation for them.

Jaeger wandered around the area several more times, but found nothing else besides the table and the door.

However, having gained a preliminary understanding of the [Unknown Identity Card] and seeing that there was nothing more to explore for the time being, Jaeger switched back to the [Jaeger Winchester] identity card.

This switch was much smoother than the last one. Jaeger only felt his consciousness being pulled straight down, and when he opened his eyes again, he was back in his familiar apartment.

He raised his hand, and Burks was still entangled in the same spot, only now his body heat had warmed the originally cold scales.

Seeing Jaeger's thoughtful expression, Burks hissed.

It seems they are asking Jaeger what's wrong.

"Didn't you notice anything unusual about me just now?" Jaeger asked.

Upon hearing this, Burks shook his head.

So it seems that when the [Unknown Identity Card] is used, only the consciousness goes to that strange place, while the body remains in the same place... Jaeger thought.

Just then, Jaeger's phone, which was lying to the side, suddenly rang with a message notification.

"Huh?" Jaeger heard a message notification tone for the first time in many days and immediately picked up his phone.

The message notification came from an app that Jaeger had never seen before, but at first glance, it looked like a social media platform similar to Twitter.

And the person who messaged Jaeger... uh, this ID?

Jaeger stared at the other party's ID, "bat"—meaning bat—and was speechless for a moment.

Who could be using this ID? Haha, it's so hard to guess!