Chapter 270: Batman VS Lizard Professor
As one of extremely few—possibly this world's only human possessing extensive dinosaur combat experience—Batman had never feared these prehistoric creatures.
Though Lizard Professor wasn't a dinosaur, his increasingly-trending reliance on thick dual legs for stability, on thick-long tail for balance, on forelimbs' sharp claws plus mouth full of fanged teeth for tearing attacks—made his differences from dinosaurs minimal.
But Batman didn't employ dinosaur-confronting methods against Lizard Professor based on his mastered experience.
Because currently, increasingly numerous reptiles were crawling from the East River, approaching Bat Island's central area from all directions.
"Batman, previously these reptiles showed zero changes beyond pheromone attraction. But now it's different. Partial reptilian creatures show trends evolving toward lizard appearances. Plus physiques are gradually enlarging."
Through Arkham suit communication channels, Dr. Octavius spoke rapidly:
"Most reptiles die in position after bodily changes. I estimate due to insufficient internal energy supporting evolution... But some reptiles haven't stopped."
"Estimated within two minutes forty seconds, they might be influenced by Lizard Professor, transforming into lizard-people-like creatures."
"Batman, you need subduing Lizard Professor within one minute. Otherwise I cannot predict what'll occur."
As Octavius spoke, Batman had already acted long ago.
Bat Island's miniature sensors not only transmitted data to North Brother Island but also to Arkham suit.
Combining Octavius's analysis with suit-received data, Batman knew he must争分夺秒 race against time.
One after another—densely-packed web strands shot from Batman's wrists.
These web strands were replaced with earth-yellow and gray-green adapted for island jungle combat. As increasingly numerous webs flew in clumps and nets toward Lizard Professor plus surrounding forests in all directions.
Within over ten seconds, Batman only focused dodging Lizard Professor's attacks while utilizing this brief time rapidly weaving one enormous resilient web.
This web extended several resilient non-adhesive threads, firmly grasped in Batman's hands—as though the web represented one giant trap, only awaiting prey taking bait before ensnaring them.
"You only have one minute. Currently forty-one seconds remaining!" Dr. Octavius shouted urgently.
Batman didn't appear flustered due to Octavius's urging. He consistently maintained calmness.
One hand gripping web-extended threads, Batman sideways passed Lizard Professor's extended blood-basin mouth, drilling beneath Lizard Professor's abdomen.
Before Lizard Professor's extended ferocious giant mouth closed, Batman had already rolled upright, both feet rooted to earth. His right fist delivered upward-swinging fierce strikes.
BOOM!
Amid muffled sounds, Lizard Professor's body tilted. Both feet left ground—brief suspension appeared.
"Body weight far exceeds estimated physique predictions. This indicates Lizard Professor's body surface keratinized layers are extremely thick. Muscle and bone density also far exceed humans."
That previous punch used under ten tons of force. Batman observed Lizard Professor—during aerial moments—adjusting body balance. His ferocious-bone-spike-covered tail suddenly swung striking toward him.
"Body weight estimated approximately three tons."
Facing lizard tail squeezing air bringing strong winds, Batman neither dodged nor avoided. Both hands suddenly extended—solidly catching this tail.
WHOOSH!
Batman's body could endure Lizard Professor's post-reduced-physique yet conversely-multiplied-strength—estimated approximately twenty tons force.
But he could endure. Didn't mean ground beneath feet could endure.
Under tail-swinging—ground beneath Batman's feet exploded inch-by-inch. Core force-bearing earth was excessively compressed, compacted. When Batman lifted feet, clear footprints remained.
CRACK!
Arkham suit similarly couldn't endure this force. Partial armor immediately cracked—shattering into fragments falling groundward.
This wasn't Arkham suit being so fragile. Its brittleness partially resulted from Batman rushing from abandoned shipyard—flying Batwing dragging Batman at full speed brought pulling forces already damaging most of it.
'Different from Gotham, Arkham suit increasingly cannot satisfy New York combat requirements. After resolving Lizard Professor matters, I need upgrading the suit.'
This thought flashed through Batman's mind. Then his arm muscles suddenly exerted force.
His hands—catching Lizard Professor's swung tail—didn't release. Currently exerting force—trained developed muscles rose high, completely tearing already-shattered Arkham suit arm armor.
Lizard Professor's tail transmitted one bone-fracture crisp sound. Batman's hands gripped this tail. Footsteps shifted, turning his back, shouldering the tail.
Then one momentum-heavy strike—sufficient making ordinary people's internal organs completely shatter instantly, eyeballs bursting from sockets—over-shoulder throw!
Wearing Arkham suit, six-foot-tall (1.8 meters) Batman's physique appeared relatively small compared to Lizard Professor.
But Peter Parker's body's unreasonably-powerful strength—especially continuously, scientifically-trained strength by Batman—still viciously threw Lizard Professor outward.
Batman's breathing didn't even quicken slightly.
BOOM—Lizard Professor heavily crashed groundward. Then three urgent beeping sounds rang beneath him.
Another BOOM—when Batman had drilled beneath Lizard Professor's abdomen moments ago, he'd casually attached three miniature mines. Receiving enormous force impacts, they explosively detonated—blasting Lizard Professor's body slightly bouncing upward.
Precisely as Lizard Professor's body bounced—Batman's hand continuously firmly gripping web threads suddenly yanked!
Earth-yellow and gray-green web immediately contracted—overwhelmingly netting Lizard Professor entirely.
"ROAR!" Lizard Professor—hit by consecutive heavy strikes—couldn't restrain hissing once. His voice remained full of vigor, showing zero injury traces.
"Thick scales' existence makes Lizard Professor's strike-resistance capability extremely strong. I need using other methods rapidly subduing him."
Batman lacked time calculating how much force to use, how many punches to deliver making Lizard Professor unconscious.
"Seven seconds remaining!" Dr. Octavius shouted anxiously.
Watching Lizard Professor trapped, Batman rapidly extracted Professor Morbius's configured serum—that metal syringe.
One hand gripping syringe, Batman's other hand unceremoniously formed fist, smashing toward Lizard Professor's head.
"HISS!"
Lizard Professor subconsciously opened mouth demonstrating. But Batman—quick-eyed and deft-handed—extended his hand into his mouth, yanking Lizard Professor's tongue outward. The syringe viciously stabbed toward tongue root.