The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 21 21. Doctor, do you think I can be saved?

"Bang bang bang bang"

The crazy shooting of bullets and the hoarse and dry voice from the dense fog that suddenly rose due to the out-of-control explosion of magic perfectly showed the terrible situation of a poor young man who was abducted by a mad wizard and tortured and already somewhat delirious.

mental state.

He was lying on the ground with blood on his face, shouting and shooting randomly like a crazy veteran after a PTSD outbreak.

The flying bullets forced Zha Kang and Zatanna back.

They were magicians, but they would still be injured if they were hit by bullets. However, the master who heard Mason's hoarse shouts, protected by his bulletproof cloak, rushed to the unconscious Mason's side like a ghost.

Batman knocked the gun out of his hand with a wave of his hand, then pressed his shoulders to hold him in place.

He said casually in a deep voice:

"Mason! Wake up! It's me! I'm here to save you. You're safe, kid."

"Batman? Is he the person I admire most after my parents' illusion? No! Don't even think about it! You are just an illusion, don't try to lie to me! I won't be fooled anymore!

You damn wizard!"

Mason howled ferociously on the ground and tried to strangle Batman's neck. In desperation, the master could only take out the bat sedative and give it to Mason's neck.

This made him calm down.

The master looked at the skinny 17-year-old young man in front of him, covered in blood and stains on his clothes. This was an embarrassing state that resulted from a fierce resistance that could not be faked.

This convinced Batman that Mason must have been severely tortured by the mysterious wizard during the five days he was missing.

While the master was using his strong arms to pick up the unconscious Mason, Zatanna also came over with several magic books picked up from near the pit.

The old man looked back at the beautiful magician who was his childhood friend and whom he almost slept with when he grew up. At this time, the latter's attention was attracted by the magic book in his hand.

Full of mysterious and intellectual beauty.

She held the torn book in her hand and said to the master in a professional tone:

"It is indeed a real magic book, and judging from the obscure words and sentences in these books, it is definitely an ancient sect that has been passed down for more than a thousand years.

Batman, your city really can surprise me.

I know the next request will make you feel uncomfortable, but I must use your power in the city to ask the police to temporarily block this place.

John and I must carefully examine the remains after the magic explosion and collect all the remaining magic items here.

You have to understand that once these items that are truly related to magic fall into the hands of ordinary people, they may cause more chaos in your city."

"I can understand, Xiao Zha."

Batman glanced at Constantine, who was picking up a set of magic cauldrons from the pit nearby, and he whispered to Zatanna:

"I will ask my friends in the police station for help, but what about the wizard? Can you track him? I must know what he is planning when he appears in my city?

This incident makes me feel very bad.”

"The magic thread broke in an instant. This is a very clever space magic. You can also see that the whole house was transferred to a suddenly opened alien space.

There were no signs at all.

The reaction time left for me and John was too short to be traced."

The beautiful magician girl looked around with regret, shook her head and said:

"That must be an experienced magician. He has prepared for this situation in advance. It must be that John and I made too much noise to break the barrier and disturbed him.

We're sorry that your tracking has been affected.

But you should check the child's mental state. He was obviously affected by the wizard's magic and his mental stability was affected.

Maybe it's a vicious illusion spell. If you need it, you can contact me at any time. I will stay here with John for a few more days until the aftermath of this incident is completely over."

"I will, thank you for your advice and help, Xiao Zha."

The master looked around at the mess.

He is not a superhero in the magic circle, and his knowledge of magic is limited to superficial knowledge and some theories.

He had encountered this kind of sudden disappearance of a house before, and his last experience told him that he should follow the advice of the trusted professional in front of him.

But before leaving, Batman asked again:

"You have to clean up these things here. What about tomorrow's performance? Bruce Wayne is my friend. As far as I know, he is looking forward to the arrival of you, the magic master."

"There's nothing I can do about it, business is more important."

The female magician Miss Zatanna showed an apologetic and sweet smile.

This magical girl who truly came from a magical family held her magic wand, and while Constantine wasn't paying attention, she stood on tiptoes and kissed the corner of the master's mouth under the mask.

This means a lot:

"Please explain to your friend Bruce Wayne that I will double the generous deposit he paid me."

"I think that playboy might not care about this, so goodbye, Xiao Zha, I owe you a favor."

With the beauty in front, the master took a step back with restraint, stretched out his hand and took out his grapple gun and shot it into the sky. After bidding farewell to Zatanna, he carried the unconscious Mason and flew into the darkness of Gotham and quickly disappeared.

The long and straight magical girl watched Batman disappear. She focused on the magic book in her hand and struggled to decipher the ancient grammar from more than a thousand years ago.

A few seconds later, a faint voice sounded from behind her:

"Bat Boy is really stupid, thinking that I can't see it if I turn my back. But Xiao Zha, you still said that nothing happened between you and Bat Boy?

And what about that invitation from Bruce Wayne?

You didn't tell me before you came that you were a world-class rich man. A famous playboy invited you to a party. It was like a little fat sheep walking into the mouth of the big bad wolf.

You know, it makes me feel very insecure."

"John, don't be so childish, we are all adults."

Zatanna had no idea of ​​explanation, she just waved her hand and said:

"Besides, you and I have broken up, haven't we? Before you break up with those strange women from hell and heaven, stop meddling in my business."

"But I haven't contacted them for three whole days. I don't even read the calls or letters they call me, dear Xiao Zha."

Zha Kang squinted his eyes and looked at the direction Batman left, while wailing:

"You have to believe my sincerity this time!"

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"A special alchemical compound has been detected entering the body and is being analyzed. The item is 'Batman Combat Accessory·Special Powerful Sedative', and the formula has been included."

When Mason regained consciousness, he opened his eyes while lying on the hospital bed and saw this prompt.

Outside the translucent light curtain, there was a cold-faced female doctor in a white coat, probably in her forties, holding a stethoscope and examining his body.

At this time, warm sunlight was shining through the window. It was already early morning the next day, and sitting next to the hospital bed was a person whom Mason had not expected.

Commissioner James Gordon of the Gotham Police Department.

Judging from the dark circles under Commissioner Gordon's eyes, you can tell that he must not have had much rest in the past few days when Mason was missing.

"Thank God, you finally woke up."

When he noticed that Mason opened his eyes and looked at him, the director, who was still a little worried, suddenly smiled, and then he said to Mason with a hint of guilt:

"Sorry, kid, the news about the safe house was leaked by the mole in the police station. It was my fault and the mole has been arrested. But I was really relieved after Batman told me that you were rescued safely.

This is all my fault."

"Don't be like this, Director, you and I both know it's not your fault."

Mason's voice was still a little weak, but this was not entirely a disguise.

He has been mentally tense for the past few days, coupled with the effect of the weird stars that curse the soul, making his current condition really unhealthy.

But he reached out and patted Gordon's wrist, tried his best to smile and said:

"At the time, I thought those were Penguin gang killers, but now I understand that Gotham's gangs are not that outrageous.

Who are they?

And why are you coming at me?"

"They, well, how should I say it, may be an organization like folklore."

Gordon took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes tiredly and said:

"Have you ever heard of the League of Assassins?"

"Gordon!"

Just when the director said this name, the female doctor who examined Mason stood up, put her hands on her hips and said:

"You are not allowed to talk about these things in my clinic. I have other patients. The child is very weak and needs to rest now. Maybe I should ask you to leave."

As the top leader of the Gotham Police Department, Commissioner Gordon is supposed to be a dignified person.

But Mason noticed that this rare conscientious policeman and tough guy in Gotham was particularly weak when facing this cold-faced doctor.

Even feeling a little guilty.

He immediately stood up and smiled awkwardly at the doctor, then smiled at Mason and said:

"Leslie is right, you should rest now, Mason. I will come to pick you up after you recover. Oh, by the way, don't worry about your residence, I have arranged a new safe house for you.

It’s absolutely safe this time!”

After saying that, he smiled flatteringly at the cold-faced doctor, but the latter didn't even look at him. It wasn't until the director dragged his tired body out of the ward that the doctor shook his head.

He looked back at Mason and said:

"There are no obvious injuries. Most of them are just scratches and have been mostly healed. But your spirit is very weak. My child, I will prescribe you some medicine and check the situation.

If everything goes well, you can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."

Mason nodded, thanked the doctor politely, and asked in a low voice:

"Are you an old acquaintance with Commissioner Gordon?"

"I used to be his fiancée until that bitch hooked up with my bestie. Almost ten years ago, the old bitch came to me with a pair of children after their relationship broke up and got divorced."

The cold-faced doctor, who was in his forties but still had charm, did not hide anything. He said to Mason openly:

"Are you satisfied with my story? Nosy little guy."

"I don't mean any disrespect to you, Dr. Leslie, and I apologize if this offends you."

Mason knew he asked something he shouldn't have asked.

His age helped him again, and Dr. Leslie obviously had no intention of competing with a 17-year-old kid, she just took the heat of Gordon's appearance on the kid.

She told Mason not to move too much, then opened the door and walked out.

After the doctor left, Mason stood up and walked to the window to take a look outside. He was shocked to find that the clinic was not in the downtown area but near the "famous attraction" Crime Alley in Gotham City.

From this second-floor window, you can even directly see the alley that is very famous in every sense. One day thirty years ago, Bruce Wayne lost his parents there.

That night was also the origin of Batman.

"If you dare to open a clinic near here, this doctor doesn't look like an ordinary person."

Mason had this idea in his mind.

Crime Alley is a famous chaotic area in the city, and major gangs have businesses nearby. Batman sending him here last night proves that there must be some relationship between this clinic, Dr. Leslie and Batman.

Mason originally wanted to find a way to contact his younger brother Kite Man.

But he suddenly discovered that the two of them had not exchanged phone numbers. What was even more embarrassing was that he seemed to have never owned a mobile phone since his rebirth.

After much deliberation, I can only wait until two days later to meet the kite man at the dock in Port Miller on time. I hope the unlucky guy will not encounter any danger.

The sudden relaxation after being tense made Mason suddenly fall into a state of having nothing to do. He lay back on the bed and began to look at the drawings he had accumulated so far in various branches of his skills.

And pick out something you can try and practice now.

This challenge was picked at night, and Mason found pessimistically that he would be very busy in the coming days. Whether it was engineering or alchemy, there were too many drawings waiting for him to try to make.

Especially alchemy.

The alchemy notes left by Old K recorded more than 20 high-level potions with different effects and downgraded versions of low-level medicines, as well as the Hogwarts potions collection, etc.

From the information about the Sorcerer's Stone and the magic engine of the Hogwarts train, it can be concluded that if Mason wants to obtain high-level drawings and items in the future, he must "fully develop".

In other words, he not only has to practice several branch skills that have been unlocked, but also has to arrange the branches of enchantment, jewelry processing and forging, and collection that have not been unlocked as soon as possible.

The most outrageous thing is that Mason actually saw "Culinary Skills" among the unlocked branch skills. This is really intended to make him a veritable "all-professional master".

But a person's energy is limited.

Mason couldn't imagine how much time it would take him to integrate so many branches?

With this kind of thinking, the young man decided to take a nap before lunch and see if he could come up with a plan in the afternoon.

And just a few minutes after he fell asleep, Mason was suddenly awakened.

He opened his eyes and saw a guy standing in front of him wearing a khaki windbreaker with a white shirt and a red tie tied randomly around his neck. He was also smoking in the ward with bad behavior.

Zha Kang!

Mason recognized the bastard immediately.

He had seen him last night, when he was with Zatanna and Batman.

But before Mason could speak, his left hand was grabbed by Zha Kang, and the wide sleeve of the hospital gown was pulled upward, revealing the weird black ghost claw tattoo on Mason's arm.

"call"

Seeing this thing, Zha Kang blew out a smoke ring with satisfaction.

He sat carelessly beside Mason's hospital bed, flicked the cigarette ashes on the disposable paper cup from which Mason drank water, glanced at the young man again, and said in a long voice:

"Oh, Dr. Constantine is here to treat you, Mason Cooper, you little guy with a secret, look at your illness."

This annoying guy pointed to the tattoo on Mason’s arm and said meaningfully:

"I thought I was wrong last night. After I banished the eight undead grudges buried deep in the lunatic asylum in this city last year, how could there still be such a dark atmosphere in this city?

But it turns out that even if John is dumped by his girl, he is still the same powerful John!

Young man, you are really very ill."

Facing Mason, whose expression changed slightly, Constantine took a deep breath of smoke full of malice, blew out a smoke ring, and formed the strange-colored smoke into a green skull in front of Mason's eyes.

While he was doing tricks, he said:

"How did you survive the torture of that dangerous dark wizard for five whole days? Come on, tell me quietly, did you make a deal with some weird and mysterious existence in order to survive?"

After hearing Zha Kang's guess, Mason, who was still nervous at first, suddenly relaxed.

Zha Kang’s suspicion is actually very reasonable and quite logical, but the problem is that except for the correct result, you have guessed everything else completely wrong, genius!

The young man maintained a slightly frightened expression, looking at the proud Zha Kang, he curled his lips inwardly.

Not urgent.

Let’s first try to find out what the hell this hateful guy is doing here?

Well, let’s play around with him later.

(End of chapter)