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Dust hangs heavy in the abandoned warehouse air, tinged with the sharp scent of corroded metal. Flickering fluorescent lights paint long, wavering shadows over the cracked concrete floor. Bruce Wayne, shrouded in the darkness of the ventilation shaft above, observes the congregation below. A tense circle of Gotham's most dangerous—the Riddler, Killer Croc, and others—stands gathered. Their combined presence feels like a pressure drop before a hurricane. There's no violence, only deliberate, quiet planning. That's the true threat. He adjusts the cowl, his focus locked on the map unfurled across the table. What could unite them under a single roof? The question lingers, ominous and unanswered. And he's waiting for you, you, to help him uncover it.