Bai Qi's plan was simple: use the most traditional method to deal with Tala, the method from the original story.
The Shadow Army had a total of nine generals, and after being sealed, nine masks were produced, which is what posterity knows.
But what is not known is that besides the nine general masks, there is a tenth mask, which is Tala's mask.
The only difference is that the nine general masks were taken away by the sealers and scattered all over the world, while Tala's mask was hidden by himself.
The hiding place was also very tricky, hidden deep within the Shadow Kingdom, where no living being could approach.
Before, Bai Qi had tried to enter the Shadow Kingdom several times surrounded by ninjas to find it, but always returned in vain.
Don't look at how easily Trujillo found Tala's mask in the Shadow Kingdom in the original story, even if he was eventually controlled by Tala's tattoos, at least he successfully brought the mask out when he left.
Compared to Trujillo, Bai Qi spent several times longer searching for the mask in the Shadow Kingdom, but even so, he never even saw a shadow of the mask.
In the chaotic Shadow Kingdom, it was impossible to distinguish between east, west, north, and south. Everything in sight looked the same, with endless floating stones, not a single place that could serve as a landmark.
So this time, Bai Qi decided to let Xiao Yu, the lucky star, try her luck in the Shadow Kingdom.
A dark and windy night, perfect for mischief.
Bai Qi sat alone at a dining table on the balcony. Servers continuously brought out exquisitely crafted, sweet, and delicious dishes. The portions were more than ten times the normal amount.
Bai Qi used specially made large silver cutlery to savor the delicacies on the table.
After the delicious food, he took a sip of expensive red wine, truly a delight.
Just as Bai Qi was enjoying his delicious dinner, the Mimic Master appeared before Bai Qi with two Shadow Ninjas.
"Master, just two minutes ago, our radar detected a transport plane entering Kuthor airspace. According to the intelligence we've gathered, the people inside are most likely Waller's suicide squad."
"Suicide squad, huh."
Bai Qi savored the four words.
The Suicide Squad was a very special entity, a special team secretly formed by the US government to carry out clandestine missions. The team members were all criminals.
The government implanted remote-controlled bombs in the back of the criminals' necks. If the criminals showed any sign of escape, the bombs would be detonated.
However, there were benefits to joining the Suicide Squad.
After joining the Suicide Squad, each completed mission would earn corresponding sentence reductions. Even prisoners serving life sentences could request to see their families, have a coffee machine, or receive a television set tuned to a specific channel after completing a mission.
And Waller was the direct leader of this team, directly responsible for these criminals, assigning them missions and monitoring their completion. She held the power of life and death over the criminals, and could even execute first and report later with impunity.
At this moment, the transport plane carrying the members of the Suicide Squad had entered Kuthor's airspace under the cover of night. Let's take a general look at this wave of Suicide Squad members.
Seated on the right were Captain Boomerang, who loved pink unicorns; Killer Croc, a killer who became a crocodile-like monster due to participating in a military gene modification experiment; and Bronze Tiger, a top martial artist in the DC world.
On the other side sat Katana, born in the East, who used a samurai sword as her deadly weapon and was proficient in high-level martial arts. Then there was a psychiatrist, the former attending physician of the Joker. During her treatment of the Joker, she gradually became obsessed with him and later helped him escape from prison: Harley Quinn, the Queen of Gotham.
Originally, Deadshot should have been there too. Unfortunately, Deadshot had already been subdued by Bai Qi as one of the Secret Six formed by Kingpin and was currently assisting Tie Tou.
Thus, the captain of the Suicide Squad was now Bronze Tiger.
Unlike other criminals, Bronze Tiger was a senior agent before being imprisoned. Even in prison, he looked down on criminals who shared his fate.
He always carried himself with an arrogant air, looking down on everyone.
This behavior was bound to cause dissatisfaction among other prisoners. And those who were locked up with him were all dangerous individuals who had committed serious crimes, so they naturally wouldn't tolerate Bronze Tiger.
But this was where Bronze Tiger's strength lay.
Even in his cell, Bronze Tiger never slacked off. He exercised rigorously every day. Those who bothered him found that they couldn't defeat Bronze Tiger, and could only endure it silently.
Due to the importance of this mission, Colonel Rick Flag was also accompanying the team under Waller's approval. One reason was to ensure that these criminals could better execute the mission, and the other was because the target was a country ruled by demons.
When Bai Qi was resurrected, the US government had conducted multiple secret operations against him, attempting to eliminate him from this world silently with minimal impact. However, as the current outcome shows, these secret operations all failed.
Rick's friend died tragically during one of these secret operations.
To avenge his friend, Rick actively participated in all operations against demons. However, later, due to a change in the US's attitude towards Bai Qi, the secret assassinations were halted.
Without US support, Rick alone could not even find Bai Qi's exact location, let alone avenge his friend.
Therefore, upon learning of this mission, he volunteered to join. Although he knew the risks involved, that it might be a one-way trip, he went without hesitation.
Rick appeared in the aircraft cabin, looking at these vicious criminals. The thought of completing the mission with them made Rick's head ache, but he had to say what needed to be said.
After composing himself, Rick spoke, "Quiet, everyone. I will explain the mission we are about to undertake."
Although Rick was speaking as a representative of the government, the scene at the moment perfectly illustrated the idiom "you talk, we chat." None of them paid any attention to Rick, except for Bronze Tiger. Captain Boomerang was chatting with Katana, dancing on the edge of death, while Harley Quinn cupped Killer Croc's face with her small hands, laughing and talking, and Killer Croc seemed quite happy.
Rick was already accustomed to their behavior and continued with the mission, regardless of whether they were listening or not.
When Rick mentioned the demons, Harley Quinn suddenly went wild, gesticulating and exclaiming, "Wow, we're going into the devil's territory now! How exciting!"
Normally, for such unruly criminals, Rick would have a remote control. Although it wasn't like Waller's, which could directly blow up a criminal's head, pressing the remote could deliver an electric shock treatment.