The Death Knell

"It's really nothing." Diana bit her lip and stretched out her hand to touch Su Ming's arm: "It's just that the battle last night was too brutal and he was not in a good mood. Trust me, he will be fine."

Su Ming nodded and showed an understanding smile: "So that's it. Blue Devil is really a sentimental man. Looking at his behavior, I thought he killed Bobo. He felt guilty when he saw me."

"!!!"

Diana's face suddenly elongated. She had no idea how Deathstroke guessed that the matter was related to Bobo, and she was speechless.

But she quickly calmed down, because Deathstroke didn't seem to be sure and was just asking tentative questions, so she quickly rounded off her words: "How could it be? Haha, Daniel and Bobo have a good relationship, they are teammates. .”

"Oh? Before Bobo came back, he told me that the people in Maia hated him. He guessed that he should be labeled a traitor and a coward, and he would be hanged when he came back."

Su Ming casually patted the solid arrow stack. He hadn't seen this kind of castle for a long time. The stone felt very thick and cold to the touch. Strangler also said that there were many ashes on the city wall. It seemed that the skeleton soldiers outside last night It's climbed up the wall.

Will the enemies retreat just when the sun comes out? Are these monsters only active at night?

Having said that, how could Diana still not understand that Deathstroke had seen through everything, and even Bobo himself had been prepared before entering here.

"Why are you asking me if you know everything? I only came two hours earlier than you."

She wanted to leave angrily. Now that he knew everything, she couldn't stop him from doing what he wanted to do.

Su Ming grabbed her hand and kept her where she was: "Don't worry, you still don't understand the truth of the matter. There is no problem with the beast in the cage. Let him sleep for a while."

"What about Maia? Now some people know that the Night Blade in Blue Devil's hand is a fake. There are secret rumors that he and Bobo are not in the right position. And you said that chimpanzees are beasts? Do you have any feelings about beasts? What misunderstanding?"

Diana shook her hand, but did not shake off Su Ming's claws. She could only acquiesce, but the little mouth was still very fierce.

"It's not what you think. Listen to me, Blue Devil and Bobo are good people, but they don't know the correct use of Night Blade."

Su Ming smiled and looked at the rising sun, quietly bathing in the morning light with Diana, and his armor was also plated with a touch of gold.

He seemed calm and as confident as ever.

"What's the correct way to use Night Blade?"

Diana turned her head and glanced at Barry. Barry's eyes had been on the hands they were holding. When he saw Diana looking at him, he immediately turned his head towards the city, as if he was watching the people below carrying supplies.

Su Ming was a little embarrassed to see Diana, and didn't want to look at Maggie Ken's thoughtful eyes, so he took the initiative to let go of Diana's hand.

"Yes, the magical country of Maia was once ruled by a magical king. That king even only gave the citizens a piece of coal as a gift during Christmas. Would you say it was cruel or not?"

Although Barry's eyes were averted, his ears were still perked. When he heard what Deathstroke said, his curiosity arose and he quickly interjected: "A king who can give Christmas gifts to his citizens shouldn't be considered a fool, right?"

Su Ming laughed loudly, as if he was infected by the laughing virus. It took him a long time to stop: "Haha, this king has been sending coal for hundreds of years."

Maggie also smiled. Human nature is so dark. Seeing Barry, she was still a little confused. She said directly:

"It seems that citizens want more and better things, not just coal."

"Some people may be moved when they receive a gift from the king in the first year, but if they receive a piece of coal in the tenth year? Some people will think that the king is playing tricks on them."

Monaco also touched his beard and added. He lit his pipe and took a deep puff.

"The most critical question is not yet here." Su Ming saw them making random guesses, shook his head and said the answer: "The key point is that the residents of Maia are either spirits or magical creatures, hybrid warlocks, worshiped Most of them are totems or Loa gods. They don't celebrate Christmas at all... Showing their happiness generously will only make unhappy people resentful in this dark universe. That king is good in strength, but in other aspects They're all very ordinary, he's a little selfish, a little stupid, the Christmas gift thing is just one of them, he's also done some stupid things to make others hate him."

"It's like treating everyone to a cake on your birthday, but other people don't have cakes on their birthdays?" Monaco raised an eyebrow. He probably understood something.

Deathstroke thought for a moment and nodded: "It's almost the same thing. To put it simply, it's a bit like showing off wealth, but what he's showing off is happiness and satisfaction."

Diana gritted her teeth and wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. Her lips moved and finally she just managed to say: "It's really sad."

Su Ming spread his hands, looking indifferent and indifferent:

"The tragedy is still to come. Day after day, the anger of the citizens is gradually building up. They don't want to see the faint king so happy anymore, so the citizens who want to overthrow the king jointly create the night blade and send it to In the hands of a hero who had no idea what was going on, everyone deceived the hero together and let him enter Maia to kill the 'Faint King'... Of course, after getting rid of the old king, they shouted long live, He said that the brave man was their new king, and immediately sent the new king off to the main dimension."

"The brave man who killed the old king was Night Master Jim. As a human from the main dimension, he rarely came to Maia and allowed the citizens here to live freely. Even if he came once in a while, he would teach the fairies here how to farm scientifically. , or things like making new tools, there are a lot of new human technologies here, basically brought by Jim, such as hydroelectric power stations and radios."

Maggie Ken added that she knew something about Maia. This place was originally a goblin den, so nothing that happened was surprising. Creatures like goblins and elves are best at deceiving people.

"The same goes for Bobo. Although he inherited the Night Blade and this country, he rarely comes..." Barry pinched his chin. He didn't have a beard, he just pinched the skin.

Monaco blew out a smoke ring: "If you put it like that, I will understand. They only need a nominal king. That person does not hold any actual rights and will not appear in the country several times throughout the year. He is just a mascot. And at critical moments, everyone can still use that king to back them up."

Su Ming affirmed the Magic Prince's guess and looked into the distance with his hands behind his back:

"Now do you understand? The warlocks here hate Bobo not because he ignored them, but because the orangutan sent a new king. This king is there every day, and he also gets it with a 'mascot' night blade. Without the right to command and rule, hey, for some people, this is an eyesore..."

Maizi didn't react at all. As a devil, she had seen a lot of darkness: "Oh, now you know what we devils are like, right? At least it's a fair deal."

You can only believe 10% of what the devil says, but it is true.

When Su Ming, Bobo and Donna came to Maia for the first time, Donna wanted to eat ice cream. Bobo said she had no money, so Su Ming used magic props in exchange for ice cream.

As the 'king', Bobo has to pay to get goods that are worthless. It is conceivable that the residents here only surrender on the surface, but in fact they do not take the so-called king seriously.

It's all just business.

But this time, after Bobo told himself that the people who talked about Maiya might want to kill him, Su Ming's guess was complete.

When the universe is normal, the citizens of Maia tacitly maintain the false royal power and play tricks on the Night Blade holders in order to continue to enjoy a free life and the right to autonomy.

And now that the entire multiverse is in chaos, some of them no longer want to act, and may even have been incited by Luthor...

"The answer is this. After living a free life without a ruler for so long, can you expect the citizens to accept an actual ruler who suddenly appears? Except for the night blade, Maia has never provided Jim or Bobo with anything. Even the tax of one gold coin did not provide any help in the battle, they just asked for it. This is the crux of the problem. What Bobo and the Blue Devil gave them was not what they wanted."

He patted the back of Diana's hand. The heroine seemed to be quite shocked by the truth. After all, Amazon education does not teach these things.

"Bobo sent the Blue Devil here to resist Circe's offensive...Why don't people here understand?"

Diana was a little frustrated. It was obviously the right thing to do, but someone was holding her back.

"Wrong, they understand too well." Su Ming asked Diana to look at him and said seriously: "The Justice League and the Legion of Destruction have a grudge, but they don't. Do you think if the Legion of Destruction comes to persuade them to surrender? Will the people in the city attack us in exchange for their own survival?"

Diana clenched her fists and put her hand on her Vulcan sword:

"Pepatua will destroy the multiverse. Once she succeeds, no one will be spared. Are they holding on to unrealistic illusions and begging the enemy for a slim chance of survival? They might as well die on the battlefield!"

Su Ming touched Diana's smooth back to help her calm down. Seeing her face getting redder and redder, he said:

"So I said Bobo and the others don't know how to use the night blade, so that's why I'm here. The night blade is a sword, completely black, with double blades, and I'm very good at using this weapon... ..."

Diana slapped his hand away and peeked at the other people's reactions. Seeing that they didn't have any special look in their eyes, she glared at Su Ming again and bared her teeth like a kitten:

"I'm the best at using a one-handed sword. Besides, dealing with magical creatures is my specialty."

"Very good. Now you understand why I separated you from Zatanna. The user of Reverse Magic is still too conspicuous. That's not good. The sword is more powerful when thrust out of the darkness."

Su Ming rubbed the back of his hands. Did Diana use too much force? If it were someone else's bones that would be broken by this blow, would she still be angry?