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Croc tried to cut his momentum, but it was too late for him to stop. Batman jumped up and back, bracing himself on the railing. He held out the spitting end of the cable as the juggernaut came within arm’s reach. It jabbed into Croc’s chest as he smashed into Batman and through the railing, sending them both over the edge toward the pipes below. A blinding flare of light burst from the cable end as thousands of volts of electricity crackled through his body.

Batman held the cable steady as they fell, insulated from the current by his suit. Croc roared, trying to say something, but the muscles in his jaw spasmed so violently that the sound became a long uh-uh-uh-uh that ended when both of them crashed onto one of the pipes, and then slid off to splash into the puddle that had collected beneath them.

As they reached the floor, the cable was jerked out of Batman’s hand. Its live end hung halfway between the floor above and the surface of the water.

Killer Croc lay face down in the water, and ceased to move. Despite his incredible bulk, Batman turned him over and heaved him around so he would be looking up at the cable when he came to his senses. He reached up and pulled it closer. As he did so, several metal mounts broke loose with a pop-pop-pop sound, then landed with a clatter on the concrete.

He didn’t have to wait for long.

Croc’s eyelids fluttered, and his hands balled into fists.

Batman: Arkham Knight: Riddler's Gambit, Chapter 10, Pg. 105