Chapter 43 43 The Second Customer on the Opening Day of Cooper's Store

Chapter 43 43. The second customer on the opening day of Cooper’s store

Mason, who was fully armed, finally didn't wait for the naughty kid behind the background to demolish his shop. It felt like you had tried your best to prepare a table of dishes but were notified at short notice that all the customers had stopped coming.

Two words to describe it, disappointing.

One word to describe it, fuck!

Feeling the pressure in his heart, Mason turned his head and glanced at the clock time.

It's almost midnight.

Today's store opening was obviously a failure, so it's better to close early and enter the magic suitcase to continue improving your alchemy skills.

He stood up from the counter and was about to pull down the rolling shutter door, but when he was standing at the door, Mason suddenly saw a spark of light shining in the alley across the street.

Taking a closer look, a guy in a khaki windbreaker was walking slowly along the dark alley with his hands in his trouser pockets.

Oh, isn't this Mr. Zha Kang, the master of black magic?

Mason didn't know what he was thinking of, but a welcoming smile appeared on his face. He waved to Zha Kang and asked him to come into his shop for a chat.

"It seems that your alchemy skills have improved, young man."

Zha Kang, who was as careless as last time, glanced around Mason's small shop, his eyes stayed on the display cabinet of alchemy creations for a few seconds, and then said scornfully in a very annoying tone:

"I can see that you are very diligent, but your craftsmanship is a bit trendy. Why do you have the nerve to exchange these low-grade rubbish for materials? Listen to me, kid, you may not be suitable for this line of work.

The mysterious alchemy is not as simple as a child playing with urine in mud. "

"You seem to be in a bad mood, and you even speak with resentment."

Mason just thought that Zha Kang was farting. He picked up the water glass and poured a glass of water for Zha Kang. Looking at his haggard face with stubble, he asked:

"Have you been having a bad time lately? My friend."

"Don't mention it."

The magic master leaned on Mason's counter, blew out smoke rings and complained:

"Xiao Zha and I had a complete falling out. She kicked me out of the mystery house. As you can see, I am homeless and in despair."

"How is this going?"

Mason asked curiously:

"Miss Zatanna discovered your research on Horcruxes?"

"That's not true."

Zha Kang shrugged and whispered:

"An evil succubus from the Nine Hells hid in the bathroom and shamelessly attacked me. In order to protect myself, I had to fight her for three hundred rounds in that narrow place.

The fierce battle is going on and we see the critical moment when this master is about to successfully exorcise physical demons. Guess what?

Xiao Zha on the bed actually woke up!

I was kicked out that night and my pants almost burned off. Of course, I don’t think this was the main reason. I think it was the bastard who liked to fuck with bats who said bad things about me to Xiao Zha. "

Constantine stood on the ground of Gotham and scolded the man who should not be offended the most in Gotham City.

He cursed:

"Isn't it just that I dug up some antiques that no one wanted in Gotham? That bastard Batboy actually accused me of using black magic of mass destruction in the city, causing Zuckerberg to call me a scumbag who cares about human life.

I was really unjustly accused.

It’s just that I did the bad thing, that’s not the problem!

I took the blame for a bunch of bastards.

I'm so angry. For the love of the Nine Hells, don't let me find those bastards! "

Listening to Zha Kang's grievances, the expressionless Mason immediately looked like he shared the same hatred with the enemy, but in fact he felt a little guilty.

Zha Kang still doesn’t know that the seemingly loyal young man in front of him is the culprit who caused him to be kicked out of the house by Xiao Zha! etc! It was entirely his own fault that Zha Kang was kicked out!

With such a beautiful and well-educated white wizard girlfriend, he still wants to mess around with the succubus from hell. This scumbag deserves to be living on the streets.

What does this have to do with yourself?

Putting aside the facts, even if he is 99% at fault, doesn’t Constantine not have the 1% problem?

This guy really needs to review his style.

"Okay, stop talking about these unhappy things."

Mason hurriedly changed the subject, patted Zha Kang on the shoulder and pointed to his shop and said:

"You won't have nowhere to go, friend. Although my place is not spacious, you are welcome to stay here for a long time. If you can't get used to living in this shabby place, my friend Charles has just taken over Gotham's most luxurious bar these days. , where I can reserve a private box for you permanently.

You're welcome, this is what friends do.

Come!

Look at this for me first. "

The young man pulled down the rolling shutter door and announced the end of Cooper's store's failed first day of business. Then he faced Kang under the light and opened the sleeve of his left arm.

Zha Kang, who was holding water in his hand and feeling sorry for himself, glanced over here. After seeing the drastically changed tattoo on Mason's arm, he spurted out a mouthful of water without holding back.

"You! What have you been doing these days?"

The well-informed black magic master's eyes almost popped out of his head, and he exclaimed:

"I've only been away for less than a week! How did this curse grow to this level? Did you complete the blasphemous sacrifice of 999 pure souls as sacrifices to the evil god in the past few days?

young people!

You are only one step away from becoming the 'son of the devil'! "

"Actually, it's not that fast. There are still two levels left."

Mason sighed and said something in his mind.

He glanced at the black tattoo on his arm, which looked quite eerie and ferocious under the light. The twisted lines like flames seemed to be spinning after looking at it for a long time.

Zha Kang, who had always been careless, did not dare to neglect it when he saw this situation.

He took off the cigarette in his mouth as a medium for casting spells, and silently chanted a spell to let the ember-like ash fly and hover over Mason's arm tattoo.

First, he formed a barrier to isolate magic power, and then he took out a teardrop-shaped gem pendant from his pocket and approached the tattoo carefully.

The closer the pendant got, the brighter the sacred luster of its teardrop crystal became. The moment it touched Mason's skin, the light emitted by the small crystal even overshadowed the light tube above his head.

"Bang"

In Zha Kang's heartbroken exclamation, this magic weapon, which was obviously very valuable at first glance, was shattered into slag, and Constantine's forehead was covered with sweat in an instant.

"This is not a problem I can solve, Mason."

A rare serious expression appeared on Zha Kang's face.

He seemed to feel a chill on his body. After taking two steps back, he stared at the dark tattoo on Mason's arm and said:

"This time I came to Gotham to teach Batboy, who bewitched my girlfriend, a lesson. In fact, I also brought you good news. I have found a spell in the family library of Zuckerberg.

But obviously I am too late.

You are already terminally ill. This curse is entangled with your soul and coexists with you. If I forcibly dispel it, it means that your soul will also suffer a serious blow."

"But there must be a way, right?"

Mason said:

"I don't ask to dispel it completely, and I can even accept long-term coexistence, but I must protect my soul from being eroded before the curse takes effect.

If you lower the requirements, you must have a way, right?"

"Yeah"

Zha Kang pursed his lips reluctantly.

It can be seen that he may indeed have a way, but it must cost him a price.

This time it is no longer a matter of waiting for a price. The fact that this scumbag did not take the initiative to ask for a reward shows that he is really backing off.

Zha Kang doesn't want to play anymore.

"Bang"

Mason took the remaining Horcrux of Voldemort out of his bag and slapped it on the counter in front of Zha Kang. The young man put his hand on the grimoire and said to the black magician:

"Help me! I can give it to you now. You want it very much, Constantine, I can feel it."

"I really want it."

Zha Kang glanced at the grimoire on the counter, he pursed his lips and said:

"But this situation has developed beyond my ability, Mason.

My learning of soul cutting can indeed save me a lot of trouble, but if I continue to intervene, I am not sure whether I can survive for three days.

You are not from our circle, so you can't understand where my fear comes from."

The black magician lit a cigarette again.

He stared at Mason with a pitying look and said:

"I also have many curses on me, representing the mess of my past life. I have many creditors 'above' and 'below', but they are probably not as troublesome as the thing on you.

So sorry, friend.

Your offer makes me excited, but I can't help you."

"Bang"

Mason did not pray, but took out Grindelwald's Dark Magic Encyclopedia and slapped it next to Voldemort's Horcrux Research. Zha Kang's eyes jumped immediately.

The young man glanced at him.

He opened the suitcase at hand, picked up the Elder Wand that was broken into three sections, and placed it next to the two magic books.

Even though the Deathly Hallows was broken, the arrogant aura it exuded as the strongest weapon in the wizarding world still made Zha Kang's heart jump.

Mason reached out and put it into the suitcase again with a gloomy look in his eyes.

This time he took out a blood-colored crystal the size of a little finger.

"Enough! Stop tempting me!"

Constantine covered his eyes and shouted:

"Believe it or not, I will rob you right here! I am a dark wizard with no bottom line!"

"Batman is patrolling seven blocks away at night. The location of my store is not chosen casually, my friend."

Mason waved the bat phone in his hand, and the emergency dial popped up.

He pushed the dazzling array of things on the counter forward and said:

"Of course you can rob. I am powerless to resist a magic master, but I can guarantee that your hated Batboy has a hundred ways to beat you up and send you to Arkham Asylum.

But these things can be yours.

As long as you help me.

Didn't you say you brought me useful information?"

"I emphasize again that I can't solve the curse!"

Zha Kang raised his hands, took a puff of cigarette and blew out thick smoke rings, walked forward and took Voldemort's Horcrux research book in his hand without hesitation.

Through a thin layer of smoke, he said to Mason:

"But I told you last time that the appearance of this curse is not all bad. The spell I found can take effect on ordinary people and let you feel the flow of energy in a short period of time.

This kind of "super sense" is useless in most cases except making some exciting things more exciting, but it is very suitable for your situation."

Constantine's eyes wandered over the goodies on the counter, and an undisguised greedy light was shining. The master of black magic licked his lips like a big bad wolf seeing a little white rabbit.

He said to Mason:

"As the curse grows on you, it also means that the evil god from another dimension is pouring more and more energy into you.

The 'attention' of those supernatural creatures is a symbolic level, which is difficult to explain in one or two sentences. You can understand that you have established a deeper and deeper connection with it.

This means that you can use the tattoo on your arm to actively draw some 'power' from the evil god. "

Zha Kang’s statement flashed through Mason’s mind like a bolt of lightning.

He immediately remembered Old K's weird "flickering swordsmanship". After confirming that Old K was a demon hunter, Mason had been curious about where that "flickering" ability came from.

As far as he knew, demon hunters who passed the Green Grass Trial could indeed gain superhuman physique and magical power, but unless they were of ancient bloodline, they would not have the ridiculously powerful ability of passive space flickering.

Now, Zha Kang has solved the mystery for Mason.

Old K’s passive flicker definitely does not come from the inheritance of the demon hunter!

That is the "blessing" of the evil god that the stars believe in. Even the ability similar to "Force Drag" that Mr. Hunter showed at a glance came from this.

"So, this is the real 'employee benefit'."

Mason blinked and whispered. He stroked the evil tattoo on his arm and said to Zha Kang:

“What can I do to feel that hidden power?”

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Zha Kang was flipping through Voldemort's grimoire, glanced at Mason and said faintly:

"I'm just telling you that you can do this, but it doesn't mean that I encourage you to do it. For the sake of this reward, I want to remind you one more thing, Mason, young man!

When your curse has grown rapidly, actively calling on the power of the evil god may make you 'fall' faster.

You may think that you are determined, but I can responsibly tell you that I have seen everyone who actively deals with dark forces end up very badly.

You should follow Batboy's teachings and stay away from the darkness that tempts people. "

"But don't you do the same?"

Mason said:

"I see you are living a happy life."

"Well, look at this little angel in front of me. You actually think that your friend John will have a good ending when he reaches the end of his life. Oh, this is really the most heartwarming thing I have heard this year."

Zha Kang covered his heart and said angrily:

"It's a luxury for me to go to hell intact after death. You actually use me as an example. It's really ignorant and fearless. Okay, since you want it, I'll give it to you.

Dear John never stops others from actively seeking death. This is the professional ethics of dark wizards.

But.

This 'handling fee' must be settled in advance, so use this as payment. "

Constantine waved his hand and picked up the elder wand that was broken into three sections and put it in his arms.

Mason could see clearly that when he reached out, he actually wanted to take the magic stone fragments, but he didn't know why this guy actually gave up this real treasure.

"Don't be formal, John, take it all."

The young man generously pushed everything in front of him to Zha Kang. He said:

"Anyway, I may not have the life to keep them. It's a good choice to give them to your good friend. Take them. Take them all."

"So generous?"

Zha Kang looked at Mason suspiciously.

After confirming that Mason was not joking, he grinned and put everything into his windbreaker pocket that never seemed to be full.

It's not Zha Kang's style to take advantage without taking advantage of it.

After Mason saw that Zha Kang had swept away everything he took out, a gentle and satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He took it!

Everyone watched it!

John Constantine accepted these priceless things!

Although he did not explicitly say that these treasures represented an invitation to join Team K, since Zha Kang had taken these treasures that clearly exceeded his reward, he should be mentally prepared to pay more.

In this way, you no longer have to feel guilty when you invite Zha Kang on an exciting and fun trip to another world.

Mr. Hunter reminded himself to strengthen Team K as much as possible within two months to face the future development mission. Although Zha Kang has a poor character, he is strong and has no bottom line. He is definitely a good player in other world exploration.

In addition to Catwoman, who has already verbally agreed, and Kite Man, who has no ability but is loyal enough, isn't the skeleton of Team K now established?

"Just to make sure, we are friends, right? John."

Mason looked at Zha Kang who looked as happy as a fox who stole a chicken, and suddenly asked.

The master of black magic stretched out his hand and held Mason's hand with a "sincere" expression on his face. His expression was as touching as if he had seen a long-lost half-brother.

This drama queen even put on a tearful tone and said:

"Of course, Mason, don't use the word 'friend' to insult our relationship. In my heart, you are as close to me as a brother. Come on, get ready.

Let your brother John help you cast spells to gain power. "