"So, it was today that Joker contacted Penguin and convinced him to capture me. He needed me to make an antidote for him. The antidote itself isn't hard to make, but its chemical components are very unstable. They'd decompose on their own before they could even take effect, so a special restorative bio-enzyme is needed to maintain stability."
Mr. Freeze continued, addressing Qingshui:
"So Joker set up another scheme. Through Two-Face, he hired Deadshot to set a trap for Batman. He successfully captured Batman, injected his own blood into Batman's body, and even sent several more samples, mixing them into various blood banks across the city.
Batman, after escaping, eventually found me with Joker's interference, or rather, guidance, and obtained the antidote formula. Now, he needs to find that restorative bio-enzyme within twenty-four hours, otherwise…"
Mr. Freeze shook his head, not finishing his sentence. Instead, he changed the subject and asked Qingshui:
"You once said you have a supernatural healing ability that could save Nora."
"I can try, but I can't guarantee it. I've seen Nora's medical records you sent me before, but I'd still need to see her in person. With my current abilities, I can most likely only alleviate her condition, not cure it completely.
And I'd need an MRI machine capable of molecular-level amplification as an auxiliary tool."
Qingshui didn't dare to make any promises, but a smile appeared on Mr. Freeze's face. If Qingshui had confidently claimed he could do it, Mr. Freeze might have suspected he was being deceived, but Qingshui's current demeanor suggested there was a real possibility.
"Regardless, please try. If you can save Nora, I will give anything—whether it's my freeze gun or all the knowledge I possess."
Mr. Freeze looked tenderly at his wife lying inside the ice coffin, his gaze passing through the ice.
"Alright, but this will take time. I'd like to transfer Nora to Central City for examination. I know a top-notch biomedical scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs in Central City, and they also have excellent equipment for auxiliary examinations, including the molecular-level MRI machine I need."
Qingshui said to Mr. Freeze, crossing his arms.
His healing technique was decent, but his Delicate Illness Extraction Technique was only barely usable. If he had molecular-level sensory capabilities, he could perform it perfectly.
Regarding Nora's illness, Mr. Freeze's wife, Qingshui had also subtly brought it up while teaching Chiyo, giving Chiyo a general overview of Nora's case. He successfully obtained a suitable treatment plan from Chiyo.
Nora's illness was complex and rare.
She had a genetic predisposition to a congenital neurodegenerative disease, but it was recessive, and under normal circumstances, it might never manifest throughout her life.
However, she was also a researcher, working in the same university laboratory as Victor Fries. The two fell in love, but she was also exposed to radioactive substances for extended periods due to her work, which activated the recessive gene, causing protein misfolding. Her body's nerve tissues slowly began to degenerate.
As nerve cells in her body failed, she initially felt frequent muscle weakness, then often fainted, and that's when the cause of her illness was detected.
If this continued, she would soon lose all sensation in her body, and then the nerve cells in her brain would begin to degenerate. At that point, she would truly be beyond saving.
Although detected in time, to prevent the situation from worsening, Mr. Freeze could only place her in an ice coffin, using low-temperature equipment to maintain her life while slowing the deterioration to a minimum.
Once thawed, her condition could worsen to an incurable state within a year, or even months.
The treatment plan Chiyo provided was the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique combined with the Creation Rebirth Technique. Qingshui didn't know the Creation Rebirth Technique, so he could only use a weakened, further weakened version of the healing technique.
The Delicate Illness Extraction Technique would precisely locate the diseased nerve cells and target them for excision. Then, the Creation Rebirth Technique would be used to regenerate these nerve cells, and the powerful Yang Release Chakra generated during the Creation Rebirth Technique would be infused into the patient's body to accelerate their self-healing ability, strengthen their body, and counteract the effects of radiation-induced pathology.
The difficulty was very high, but according to Chiyo's method, it could indeed be cured. Qingshui, however, had to settle for a lesser alternative. If he replaced the Creation Rebirth Technique with a mere healing technique, it would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, and might not even fully treat the symptoms. Without sufficiently powerful Yang Release Chakra, even if temporarily cured, it would still recur later.
But this was enough to alleviate Nora's condition, extending her lifespan, which was less than a year, by several years.
"That's great! When do we leave for Central City?"
Mr. Freeze said excitedly.
Just as Qingshui was about to tell Mr. Freeze to calm down, reminding him that there were still matters to conclude here and that he needed to assassinate Mayor Sharp and others to resolve the Arkham City incident, an unexpected event occurred.
In the sky, missiles were launched from helicopters, wantonly destroying everything in Arkham City.
It wasn't just Arkham City; any organization or individual considered a criminal by Hugo would be subjected to heavy artillery attacks.
Building Arkham City was merely for convenience, to consolidate most of Gotham's crime in one place.
His and Mayor Sharp's goal was never to control Gotham's crime, but to physically eliminate it.
The Iceberg Lounge, as Penguin's core base, had just seen a massive turf war between three major gangs, naturally making it a prime target for their attack.
*BOOM!*
*BOOM!*
*BOOM!*
Missiles rained down on the Iceberg Lounge, which had just been taken over by Hogg United and the Two-Face Gang. The room Qingshui and Mr. Freeze were in was also hit.
"No! Nora!"
Mr. Freeze exclaimed, but quickly sighed in relief.
A light blue Chakra energy barrier was jointly deployed by White Knight and Black Gold, protecting the defenseless Mr. Freeze and Nora.
Puppetry: Mechanism Shield Seal
"Thank you, Watt."
Mr. Freeze said gratefully.
Qingshui looked through the blasted wall at the helicopters in the sky, a hint of gloom in his eyes.
"Victor, tell Aman and the others to take you and Nora to the basement to hide. Those annoying flies in the sky, I'll deal with them myself!"
As his voice fell, White Knight spread his wings and soared into the sky.
"F***! What is that?! Batman?! He can fly! When did he turn white?!"
"That's not Batman, that's Puppeteer! He's flying towards the helicopters! Open fire, open fire!"
From the bottom of several helicopters, Gatling guns extended, unleashing a barrage of bullets at Qingshui in a crossfire pattern.
Qingshui rapidly approached the helicopters in the air, moving in a zigzag trajectory.
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