The Death Knell

When it comes to the relationship between Su Ming and Da Chao, let's just say that. Although he has been to Clark's house as a guest, if he really needs a Kryptonian to be a human shield, his first choice is Superboy-Prime, and his second choice is Bizarro.

Superboy has a broader mind because of his mental illness, and he has a flexible moral bottom line. Not to mention things like magic resistance and the ability to climb over walls, Superboy can't match Superboy's ability to kill people.

The main reason why Bizarro was selected is that this guy is not very smart and has a lower IQ than the Hulk. He is the easiest superman to control and exploit.

After saving Da Chao from Kuang last time, Clark's attitude towards Su Ming became more enthusiastic, obviously recognizing the existence of the mercenary as a comrade.

Unfortunately, as Constantine said, Superman's moral level is too high. If he is around, you can't put a steel coin in your pocket if you pick it up on the road. Instead, you have to find the owner and return it or It's really boring to take it to the police station.

So in the dark basement, a master of dark arts and a dark mercenary looked at each other and smiled. Neither of them was the kind of person who could get along with Superman.

"Okay, John, let's not talk about Superman. We don't need to worry about the Big Three." Su Ming saw that Constantine, who was presiding over the magic circle, could still find time to chat, so he threw him a cigarette: " I saw Veronica upstairs just now, please be careful."

There is a glowing magic circle painted on the ground. The patterns and symbols are very unfamiliar, and the curly black hair is floating in it. From time to time, Zha Kang will touch the magic circle, as if he is making some adjustments, but there is more. Sometimes, he just squatted and watched, just like a person squatting and playing with his mobile phone.

I originally thought that he couldn't be distracted for a second, but now I see that this thing is quite automated.

Reaching out to catch Deathstroke's cigarette, Constantine chuckled, first turned over and sniffed deeply under his nose, then immediately took out a lighter and lit it, squinting his eyes comfortably.

Smoking someone else's cigarette is equivalent to saving one for himself. This is very important to him. After all, money is hard to make.

For example, one day I took an exorcism order and made five hundred dollars after completing it. Afterwards, I spent four hundred to spend the night with two beautiful ladies, fifty to buy ten bottles of the worst quality wine, and thirty to buy dinner for myself and the lady. Then there's only twenty yuan left to buy cigarettes.

As a long-time smoker, he smokes six to seven packs of cigarettes a day, so it is conceivable that he cannot save 20 yuan at all.

Private detectives, like mercenaries, don't have work to do every day, and the unit price is not as good as that of mercenaries. The mental pressure is not small at all. These things that cost money are necessities, and life is difficult.

"Oh, it seems that she has been following me before I left the earth. Alas, this woman is still so obsessed with me."

When it comes to his dead first love, the smile on Constantine's face has not changed at all. He is still enjoying the same look, but he has changed from enjoying cigarettes to enjoying memories:

"I used to form a rock band with her and two other friends. That was all when we were young. She is a very rebellious girl. The more she is not allowed to do something, she will do it, just do it. It’s like I have a grudge against the world.”

At this point, he took a deep drag on the cigarette. Perhaps the Wilson brand tobacco was too strong, stronger than the Silka cigarettes he usually smoked. The bitch coughed, turned his head and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Late stage lung cancer is very painful, but the struggle between heaven and hell prevents him from dying.

"Punk rock?" Hermione asked, holding a spicy rabbit head in her hand. She took a breath as she spoke. This Sichuan cuisine was so authentic that the little witch felt like her tongue was rocking.

The United States is the birthplace of punk culture, but when the strike wave swept the UK in the 1970s, unemployed young people were eager to use more rebellious music to make their own voices heard.

In other words, British punk is even crazier. Take the famous "Sex Pistols" band of that era as an example. Their musical concept may only be appreciated by Azathoth, because in addition to emotional catharsis, there is only Something that verges on metallic noise.

The lead singer of this band is also very characterful. His favorite thing is to wear a necklace assembled with razor blades, and then run to a roadside shop to imitate the scream of a chicken when it is slaughtered.

"You know a lot. You were not born at that time, right? You are indeed a student of Slade."

Zha Kang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, blew his nose again, and threw the mucus into the darkness in the distance:

"But our band just plays casually. As for the style, we don't care. To be precise, we don't want to be defined by any known style."

"Humble, haha, John, you are too humble."

Su Ming, who was also smoking, smiled and observed the magic circle on the ground, and seemed to be explaining to the students:

"Your band Mucous Membrane was also very popular back then. Although they only released one underground album, the title song 'Prostituted Venus de Milo' is really good."

Contrary to the professor's reaction, Hermione's little face wrinkled up when she heard the song title. Obviously, this style of music was not acceptable to a girl from a good family like her.

"It seems that you know it, but when it comes to this, you should also understand, right? The popularity of the Mucous Membrane Band is actually a deal between Veronica and the devil. After her death, I disbanded the band... "

Zha Kang took another puff of cigarette and said this, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Death Knell again.

"No, Veronica's death is only one of the causes. The main reason is Astra's death, right?"

The daughter of the owner of the nightclub where they performed, who had been abused by her father for many years, picked up the magic book left behind by Veronica after her death and summoned the beast of hell to protect herself.

It was very dangerous for those beasts to feed on her life force. Zha Kang wanted to summon a superior demon to drive away the beasts, but the spell went out of control and the demon killed her.

Zha Kang, who failed to save people again and showed up at the murder scene disheartened and covered in blood, was naturally regarded as the murderer. And because he was full of small words like "magic" and "demon", he was transferred from prison. Entered a mental hospital.

It was not until two years later that the East Coast Mafia boss Cooper used his connections and money to get the bitch out of the mental hospital in order to save his son who was possessed by the devil.

While talking about Constantine's dark history with a smile, Su Ming also reminded his students that Zha Kang might not have been mentally ill in the first place, but after two years in a mental hospital, he was no longer a normal person when he came out.

Of course, whether it is Arkham, Saint Elizabeth, or an unknown little lunatic asylum, they are all good places for enlightenment. If you hang out in the dark side of society, the discharge certificates from these places are equivalent to academic certificates or game certificates. Pass.

In DC, life is incomplete without a trip to a mental hospital.