After removing the bomb chips and regaining control of their lives, the Suicide Squad members were all beaming with joy, patting their chests one after another to express their gratitude and loyalty to Samuel.
Samuel was noncommittal about this.
Without an emotional foundation, without a trust foundation, just because he was strong and helped them remove the bomb chips, they would be utterly devoted to him?
Don't be ridiculous!
Is there such a thing as a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold?
Yes!
But very rarely.
Most of the time, it's weighing the pros and cons!
If he were them, it would also be impossible for him to be so utterly devoted and loyal to himself just like that!
Leaving aside other aspects, just considering that they finally got rid of the bomb chips, escaped Amanda Waller's control, and gained freedom, how could they willingly risk their lives for another person right away?
The essence of human nature is selfishness.
Every single one of these Suicide Squad members is either a villain or an anti-hero. Expecting them to sacrifice their freedom and their lives for a single promise is simply utter nonsense – nonsense to the extreme!
So Samuel didn't ask them anything at all, nor did he ask for any guarantees. From now on, it would all depend on their self-awareness and whether they were smart enough.
Anyway, one more of them wouldn't make much difference, and one less wouldn't make much difference either.
Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.
Currently, the only two who were relatively unlucky were Captain Boomerang and Poison Ivy. Captain Boomerang had no real ability but liked to show off. While others were silent, he foolishly attacked Samuel.
If he didn't die, who would?
As for Poison Ivy, it was because she got tangled up with The Joker Girl.
Ever since Harley Quinn became the Joker's girlfriend, her body language became particularly expressive. Others had already removed their bomb chips one by one, leaving only Poison Ivy entangled by Harley Quinn like an octopus, with no chance to get up at all.
As a result, Poison Ivy became ruthless and bit Harley Quinn hard.
The strong Toxin directly infected Harley Quinn. In just a few dozen seconds, Harley Quinn died with a grimace.
Poison Ivy struggled to break free from Harley Quinn's limbs and quickly walked towards Samuel.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Dionysus Factor (Harley Quinn)"
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, dropped reward: Plant Control (Poison Ivy)"
Poison Ivy stood in front of Samuel and said seriously, "I can control plants, secrete Toxins, and am immune to any toxicity."
"As long as You give me a certain amount of freedom and an environment where plants can grow freely, I can truly pledge my allegiance to You!"
"Of course, the prerequisite is that You have to remove the bomb chip from my body and also promise me that if You can't meet my conditions, You have to let me leave freely."
Samuel smiled, "I can agree to Your conditions, but - what right do You have to make demands of me, and what reason do I have to agree to Your conditions?"
Poison Ivy glanced at the other Suicide Squad members calmly and said lightly, "Because I'm different from them, I'm more valuable - and I'm sincerely loyal to You and won't easily betray You."
"Hey, what do You mean by that? Are we not sincerely loyal?"
"Exactly!"
"We won't easily betray either."
Black Spider and Copperhead immediately became unhappy. Poison Ivy, it's fine if You want to elevate Yourself, but You can't step on them to do it. Isn't this just causing trouble for them?
Samuel ignored their internal conflict and just said lightly to Poison Ivy, "I won't listen to what You say, but I will see what You do. I hope Your words and actions are consistent!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Samuel directly reached out towards Poison Ivy's neck.
A few seconds later, the bomb chip on Poison Ivy's body was taken out, but it wasn't casually crushed like the others' bomb chips.
Samuel casually beckoned towards a certain spot, and the bloody Joker was directly dragged over.
The Suicide Squad members recognized the Joker. With that level of explosion just now, and the Joker being at the center of the explosion, it was normal for him to be blown to death. After all, a body of flesh and blood couldn't possibly withstand the force of the explosion. In the end, he was just a mortal — a mortal?
How is that possible?!
The Suicide Squad members widened their eyes in disbelief. The Joker, who should have been dead, actually opened his eyes.
He, he's not dead?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
With that level of explosion, even if the Joker was prepared, it would be impossible for him to survive.
Unless he possessed Self-healing or resurrection abilities!
But the information provided by Amanda Waller didn't say the Joker had such abilities.
It only said that the Joker was an unpredictable high-IQ criminal, oh, and that he killed Batman's assistant, Robin!
The Joker didn't even look at the Suicide Squad. He just glanced at the bomb chip in Samuel's hand and said in a very regretful tone, "It seems the Joker will have to continue living."
Samuel smiled and said, "You kidnapped James Gordon just to make the Joker disappear?"
The Joker said, "Originally, I wanted to verify if people would change. You know Commissioner Gordon isn't simple; besides Batman, he's the most interesting."
"It's a pity, I haven't even seen the results yet and you guys are already here."
The Joker's face was full of regret, as he said, kidnapping James Gordon was actually just to test if losing his chaotic thinking would cause any changes in himself.
And then, escaping Death, allowing the Joker to temporarily disappear from this World.
As for why he wanted the Joker to disappear, perhaps he wanted to calm down undisturbed for a period of time, or perhaps he wanted to change his identity and continue his love-hate relationship with Batman in a different way, who knows.
"You want me to help you attract attention? Sure, what's in it for me?"
The Joker asked Samuel.
Samuel smiled: "I don't need you to attract attention for me, but I hope you can join the Suicide Squad."
The Joker glanced at the members of the Suicide Squad and nodded: "And then?"
Samuel shrugged: "Do as you please, I have no requirements for you, simply put, I just find Amanda Waller a bit annoying, so I'm giving her some trouble and looking for some fun."
"Making use of waste, huh?"
The Joker curled his lip: "Anyway, I can't refuse, no benefits mean no benefits, I'll just use this opportunity to test the answer I want."
Samuel smiled and directly placed the bomb chip into the Joker's body; after all, this thing couldn't really kill the Joker!
"Pfft!"
Just as Samuel was putting the bomb chip into the Joker's body, a gun suddenly pierced his chest from behind the Joker.
The Joker's expression twisted, and he turned to look at the resurrected Harley Quinn.
"You took my thing, I can feel it!"
"That was given to me by father, it doesn't matter if it's given to you!"
Harley Quinn pouted, pulled out the gun, and said with a grin.
The Suicide Squad members were completely dumbfounded!
The Joker not dying was already surprising enough, but the Harley Quinn who was killed by Poison Ivy also didn't die, and even turned around and killed the Joker.
This—how is this so chaotic?
The members of the Suicide Squad felt their brains weren't enough!
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