Chapter 936: Deep in the Mist and Rain (XI)
"We can't let those magicians mess around, and more importantly, we can't let them investigate recklessly in Gotham. Regardless of whether the evil curse is true or not, it doesn't conform to the rules of the occult world, and we can't enter the house..."
"Rules?" Constantine snorted coldly, his eyes reflecting the golden luster of the wine. He said, "When you betrayed me, you never considered any rules."
Zatanna's fingertips moved slightly and said, "I also think they were wrong about that incident. Constantine, although you are a rotten person, you are not a bad person. You have sacrificed a lot for doing good things, but after all, not everyone in this world is a good person..."
Zatanna looked at Constantine's vicissitudes and decadent profile, and recalled his young and strong appearance in her mind. When she first met Constantine, she was still very young and was led by her father. She heard her father introduce Constantine as a rare genius in the occult world in a century.
"Genius..." Zatanna whispered, "In this circle, the more talented, the more sad."
The atmosphere between the two fell silent, and Constantine said again: "If your relatives knew you came to see me, they would be mad."
"More than that, if they knew that I slept with a scumbag like you, they would be mad to death." Zatanna shrugged and said, "But I don't care. Since I realized their hypocritical appearance, I don't care what they say."
"So, how do you plan to stop those magicians from entering Gotham?" Constantine asked.
"Of course, use magic. I am best at irony magic, but I am not only good at irony magic. Remember the sleight of hand in magic? I plan to create a fog to completely block Gotham's spiritual world, so that those magicians who are good at taking shortcuts can't come in, and they will be shackled when they cast magic..."
"So, what do you need me to do for you?" Constantine asked again.
"Let's go, let's find a place and use your best magic circle. We will make Gotham foggy within a week to remind those people in the occult who want to invade here that entry is prohibited."
Soon, the two came to a basement. Constantine pointed to the ground and said, "This is the center of Gotham, and it is also the location of the spiritual world crack you mentioned. Under normal circumstances, I will summon demons here to save some effort."
"Okay, then we will set up the magic circle here. I have brought the materials." Zatanna snapped her fingers and used her best counterattack. Language magic: "Show me the materials!"
Looking at the pile of materials she made, Constantine frowned and said, "My God, you don't want to block the spirit world of the entire Gotham area, do you? You...Okay, I know you are a lady, you are rich, and you have many precious magic items, but don't you think this is a bit too much?"
"If you can't do it, you can tell the truth, I can go to other magicians for help, not necessarily you, a scumbag." Zatanna has already started to sort out the materials. Constantine sighed helplessly, but finally compromised.
In his heart, he also felt a sense of uneasiness. He has lived in Gotham for so long, of course he can find the abnormality of this city. This is a place abandoned by demons.
The most greedy demons in hell are unwilling to come here. Otherwise, Constantine, who is known as a genius once in a century, why would he have to find a crack in the spirit world to summon demons?
Many demons shook their heads when they heard about going to Gotham. For Constantine, this was equivalent to living in a city with extremely high prices while having a low income and being in debt.
If you don't spend more money, no demons are willing to come. When they hear about Gotham and Constantine, all the demons come to pay extra money and leave like they have just eaten shit.
The creatures living in hell have the best noses. They don't want to come here. It can't be because the human society here is in a bad state of public security. In their special vision and sense of smell, they must be able to feel that there is something special here that makes them feel afraid.
This is a very bad omen in the mystical world. If Constantine hadn't found that this is a good place to hide from debt, he wouldn't want to stay here.
If it is true as Zatanna said, a very terrible and evil curse has affected this city, then this curse will be a disaster no matter who gets it. Constantine can't sit idly by and watch this happen. As Zatanna said, he is a rotten person, but not a bad person.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the green waves are still surging on the ground.
Standing on the roof, looking at the fog covering Gotham, Zatanna sighed and said, "It seems that our plan has completely failed. The advent of the Green of All Things will definitely force a passage in the spirit world. Those people can completely bypass our defense and enter Gotham."
Constantine's eyebrows were almost twisted together. He said, "I have said that this kind of pure defense method is useless. We still have to take the initiative and find the evil curse you mentioned first."
Zatanna bit her lip and said, "Okay, I admit that I don't trust you. I'm worried that you will use it to do bad things like those evil magicians, but rather than let them or my annoying relatives get this kind of thing, I would rather you take it."
"Thank you for your trust!" Constantine said unhappily, "Comparing me with those idiots fully demonstrates your emotional intelligence, and thinking that I will use that thing to destroy the world fully demonstrates your IQ."
Just as the two were arguing, Constantine didn't notice that a thin vine climbed out along the door of the rooftop, secretly spread to his feet, and then tightly wrapped around his ankle.
With a "bang", Constantine was dragged to the ground and dragged by the vines all the way. He turned around and threw out the spell, but more vines poured out from the door of the rooftop.
Zatanna was fearless. She waved her wand and summoned a huge rabbit from her hat. The rabbit jumped in front of Constantine and bit off the vines wrapped around his feet with a few "clicks".
But at this time, more and more plants attacked the roof. Zatanna cursed and said, "How did you offend the Green of All Things? He looks like he wants to kill you!
"I don't know!" Constantine got up from the ground and said, "Maybe I didn't save him when the Red of All Things was looking for trouble last time!"
"Wait..." Zatanna frowned and said, "I seem to hear the plants crying... Yes, that's right, my spiritual sense has always been very sensitive, they seem to be crying out in pain... My God, Constantine, you bastard! You don't want to kill the Green of All Things? ! ! "
"You can't do this!" Zatanna raised her voice and said, "It represents plants all over the world, is the synonym of green in the universe, and is also the god of new life and germination. You can't..."
"Let's go..." Constantine had already rushed to the edge of the building. He turned around and shouted to Zatanna, "It's not too late to talk about those big principles after we all survive! "
But all the nearby buildings were covered with dense vines. Constantine looked up and saw that the whole city had been submerged in green. The infinitely extending vines engulfed the city like a tsunami. The buildings, vehicles and road signs were all wrapped up by the vines.
Those crazy citizens were chasing their own kind on the street, but after the vines erupted, they couldn't even move. They could only be entangled in the same place and shout helplessly.
When Constantine was about to jump directly, the sound of helicopter propellers came from the air. Constantine looked up and saw a helicopter painted with bats landing on his head. Batman said to him: "Come up!"
Looking down at the vines again, Constantine jumped onto the Batcopter without hesitation, followed by Zatanna.
When Batman saw Zatanna, he was obviously stunned for a moment, but Zatanna didn't recognize Batman at all.
She just looked at Constantine and said, "You have to give me an explanation. What did you do to the Green of All Things? Plants are an important factor for human survival. If you destroy plants, the world will be..."
"Wait, I can explain!" Constantine said: "If the Green of All Things is coming for me, then he can't just send plants to chase me. You know what level of existence these colors represent. If he wants to retaliate against me, how can he only have this means?"
"Excuse me." Batman said: "What is the Green of All Things? And this lady is..."
"Oh, I forgot, Batman, introduce her first. This is Zatanna Zatara. She comes from a very old magic family. Her father is also a magician. Unlike me, she is a very famous lady in the mystic world..."
Batman narrowed his eyes and looked at Zatanna and said: "Is your father a magician?"
Zatanna suddenly widened her eyes and said: "You know the news about my father? ? You... Wait, your chin looks a little familiar... My God, Bruce Wayne? ? ! ! "
Zatanna took a deep breath and then froze in place. The atmosphere on the helicopter became a little weird. Constantine said in confusion: "Xiao Za, what's wrong with you? You don't have to be so surprised by Bruce Wayne's identity, right?"
"Although it's a bit strange for a rich man to dress like this, but compared with those guys in strange costumes in the occult world, it's okay, right?"
"I...that..." Zatanna suddenly stuttered. She turned her head to one side and felt that Batman was still staring at her. She paused, lowered her head and whispered: "Well, it was my fault for leaving without saying goodbye, but at that time, my father disappeared, so I had to go around the world to find him..."
Constantine widened his eyes, his eyes moving back and forth between Batman and Zatanna, but Batman stood up, walked to the back of the helicopter and said: "It doesn't matter, what are you going to do this time?"
"Oh, yes! "Zatanna suddenly came back to her senses and said, "Bruce, you have to help us. There is a very dangerous curse in Gotham, and a group of crazy magicians want to get it!"
"Dangerous curse?" Unexpectedly, Batman did not correct Zatanna's name, he just frowned deeply.
Zatanna came to him and tried to explain to him: "Yes, it is a curse. You don't know magic, so you may not understand this knowledge, but a curse is a kind of magic that is released through a medium, long-term and will bring various negative effects."
"The reason why Gotham has become what it is today is because there is an extremely evil curse that exists in this city. It will make everything go in a bad direction and finally let everyone fall into the abyss and hell."
"You should know how advantageous this weapon is. For those lunatics who want to destroy the world, as long as they can get this curse, they can destroy the entire mystical world, and even the human world, the spirit world and hell!
Batman repeated the name "Extremely Evil Curse" again, and suddenly, his fingers froze. Constantine saw his action and immediately said: "You have heard of this curse, right? "
Before Batman could speak, Constantine immediately said: "If you have any clues about this curse, please tell us immediately. I swear to you that I will destroy this curse!"
"Remember what I told you before?" Constantine looked into Batman's eyes and said: "There are mystical reasons why Gotham cannot be saved, but I didn't know the specific reasons at that time. This time, the news brought to us by Zatanna told us the reason."
"Batman, you have been trying to save Gotham, but if you don't eliminate the influence of mysticism, you will never succeed. If you can help us find and destroy the evil curse, perhaps your ideal can be realized."
Constantine said it very sincerely, and it was very rare that he didn't insert a lot of nonsense and lies in the truth.
But what surprised him was that Batman was strangely silent in the face of this critical question.