The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 29 29. Now that we are friends

In the underground hideout of Port Miller's Pier 7, Catwoman personally went into battle and used the Veritaserum she hated to interrogate the die-hard members of the Penguin Gang.

Kite Man is on hand to help him get close to this "famous figure" in Gotham City's criminal circles.

Mason stood in the cleaned sewer outside the hiding place.

He found a quiet and dark place and held Zha Kang's Eye of Hell in his hand. The scumbag black magician didn't know where he was now, but his voice was coming from the small pendant:

"That curse of yours was really tricky. I even had to trick Xiao Zha into helping me. You bastard made me bear a debt of conscience, and this must be included in my reward!

Did you hear that?"

"I despise you for cheating on your ex-girlfriend. In addition, I wonder how you can feel guilty about something you don't have at all?"

Mason said something very rude.

He knew that Zha Kang was a master who would never fly before his coffin, so he took out Voldemort's magic book from the suitcase and held it in his hand. He then removed the fingers covering the Eye of Hell and put the magic book on the pendant. He waved at his eyeballs.

He knew that Zha Kang could see his environment through this thing.

Sure enough, after taking out the real thing, Zha Kang's originally impatient voice immediately became gentle and tolerant.

He explained:

"We will talk about your slander about me later. My dear friend, let's talk about your curse first. I am not deliberately exaggerating the difficulty of this life. It is indeed different from all the curses I have seen before. .

I couldn't even get hints from my friends who lived 'down there', so I had to ask Xiao Zha for help.

She has a family background in this aspect.

Anyway, I found something similar in Xiao Zha’s library, which may explain the cause of your curse.”

After whetting Mason's appetite, Constantine paused and then said:

"According to the 'Underworld Grimoire' in my hand, the tattoo on your arm must have come from the power of an evil god who is not weaker than the respective lords of the Nine Hells, and it must have come from a different space and rarely appears in our world. in the dimension of this world.

It's hard for me to understand why that being would notice you.

But I must inform you with compassion that the ghost claw tattoo on your arm is just the ‘beginning’ of this evil god’s curse.”

"start?"

Mason frowned and said:

"What does it mean to start? Do you mean, will it change later?"

"Yes, this is a rare 'growth curse'."

Zha Kang explained in a very academic tone:

"The ghost claw tattoo you see now just means that the evil god regards you as his 'pan-believer' or 'pig in the breeding farm'.

It depends on which statement is more acceptable to your fragile self-esteem.

After certain conditions are met, it will 'evolve' on your body to the next stage. According to the rare examples I found here, the tattoo will become 'complete' bit by bit.

It will show varying degrees of the devil's torso and reflection at different stages, until finally, a full devil tattoo will appear on your arm.

And if you reach that level, you can basically be regarded as a 'son of the devil'.

I know, kids your age might think that's cool."

"No! That's not cool at all!"

Mason interrupted Zha Kang and said:

"I can tell even with my toes that this is not a good thing. Is there a way to undo it?"

"Why do you think with your toes if you have a brain?"

Zha Kang made a joke that was not funny and said in a longer voice:

"No, so far I have only found its type. I haven't even figured out its cause. Mason, as a rigorous magician, how can I dispel something I don't understand at all?

You have to give me some time.

Or a little motivation.

Actually, I still have some things I haven’t told you. You know.”

"How should I give it to you?"

Mason asked with a cold face, and the unscrupulous laughter sounded from the other side.

Then, accompanied by Zha Kang's voice reciting a strange incantation, a green firefly floating like a will-o'-the-wisp appeared on the Hell's Eye lapel pin, and soon burned into a floating hand of flame.

It spread its fingers towards Mason, as if asking for something.

The young man unlocked Voldemort's magic book, opened it and tore out the first page, and then placed the first page in the hand of flames while Zha Kang yelled.

As the flames dissipated, five fingers raised one middle finger and cursed at Mason, then exploded into a ball of fire.

Zha Kang scolded in displeasure:

"A magic book of that level is itself a rare magic item. Each carefully crafted page has its own unique power. How can I use it now that you have torn it off?

You unlearned pharmacist!

Can you be more professional?"

"Well, that's your problem, not mine, Constantine."

Mason waved the magic book that was locked again in his hand. He imitated Zha Kang’s tone and said in a long voice:

"In order to protect this precious book from being destroyed by an ignorant bastard like me, you should probably speed up and get the original copy before its dark magic dissipates.

Tell me everything!"

"Wait a minute, I want to distinguish the authenticity!"

Zha Kang said angrily:

"Do you think I have spent all these years in vain? There is no room for carelessness when dealing with a cunning boy like you. Give me a few minutes and contact you later."

After saying that, the eyeballs on the Hell's Eye lapel pin in Mason's hand closed.

In the darkness, the young man opened his sleeve and took a look at the ghost claw tattoo on his arm. Combined with what Zha Kang said just now, this thing seemed more and more ominous.

He didn't know the existence of this thing when he burned Old K's body before, and he didn't check whether there was the same thing on Old K's left arm, but it was not difficult for him to guess that the growth curse itself should be used by Qunxing. One of the means to control or monitor members.

The most troublesome thing is that the triggering method of this thing is unknown.

This makes Mason always feel constrained when doing things, fearing that one day he will accidentally violate a taboo and die in an instant.

"Boss, are you busy?"

The voice of Charles the Kite Man sounded from behind. Mason pulled down his sleeves, adjusted his expression, and turned around and said:

"What's wrong?"

"Asked."

The Kite Man came over from the darkness, his face uncertain, and he whispered to Mason:

"We ran out of truth serum, but it was worth it.

What they are planning is amazing. In addition to hunting you and Ms. Selina at all costs, they are also gathering people to prepare for a prison break and rescue the Penguin.

It's not just the Gotham Police Department that has their people.

According to that guy, the League of Assassins already has a considerable number of vanguards infiltrating various parts of Gotham, and the Penguin Gang is funding them to prepare logistics and weapons.

A large part of the backbones of the major gangs that were destroyed by Batman in Gotham have also been recruited.

It is said that the Falcone family mafia is also in contact with each other.

They also know Batman isn't in Gotham right now.

So they plan to release all the prisoners in Blackgate Prison after the prison robbery, and if possible, they will set off a riot in Gotham to facilitate their larger-scale operations later."

"Prison robbery. When?"

Mason rubbed his chin and asked. Kite Man looked at him and said:

"Tomorrow night! The Penguin gang will be responsible for breaking into the prison and distracting the police. The elite of the Assassin League will sneak into Blackgate Prison with enough weapons to arm all the prisoners, and turn it into a temporary riot base camp."

"Tomorrow night."

The young man's fingers moved and he asked again:

"Can Catwoman contact Batman?"

"got engaged."

When talking about this, Kite Man was still a little excited. He said:

"I was just listening. Batman said he would come back as soon as possible before the riots happened, but he also said that before he came back, the Bat Family members in Gotham would help."

"In other words, the master may not be able to make it back on time?"

Mason's eyes suddenly lit up.

"master?"

Kite Man was surprised by the special name the boss gave Batman.

But if you think about it carefully, there is actually nothing wrong with this slightly exaggerated title. Considering Batman's status in Gotham, calling him "Master" has no problem at all.

"Do you have a plan? Boss."

Charles asked, Mason glanced at his suitcase, nodded, and said:

“Perhaps we don’t have to wait until the riots start before trying to turn the tide, maybe we can use simpler and more crude methods to end this catastrophe.

But it must not be known to Batman.

He will definitely not like the way we act, so the key to the problem is time! The right time is very important, and there must be a reasonable ending to avoid getting angry.

let me think again.

You go and deal with that guy."

"oh."

The Kite Man nodded, pulled out the pistol from his waist and loaded it with a click.

Although he is not an extremely evil person, as a well-known third-tier villain in Gotham City, Charles does not have any psychological pressure to execute a senior gangster with a long history of crimes.

But when he turned to leave, he was stopped by Mason.

"Don't use bullets, use these!"

The young man took out a pack of colorful potions from his bag. These were all "accidental products" when he practiced alchemy before. He handed the weirdly colored potions to the kite man and said:

"I don't know their specific effects, so maybe the gangster who is loyal to Oswald can help me explore the secrets of alchemy.

You need to record the entire process and specific drug effects.

They are all primary medicines, and they will take no more than thirty minutes to take effect.

So we tentatively decided to do it once an hour, and remember to rinse his mouth every time so as not to affect the experimental results."

"Well"

Kite Man looked at the strange-colored medicines in his hands. He couldn't help but shudder and whispered:

"Isn't this a bit inhumane?"

"It's not poison!"

Mason glared and scolded:

"Am I the kind of merciless bastard who cares about human life? Don't worry, these things will make him seriously ill at most, but there is nothing serious about his death."

"All right."

Kite Man had no intention of arguing with his boss. He took the potion and turned around and left, leaving Mason alone in the dark thinking.

After a few minutes, the eyeballs of the Hell's Eye lapel pin he was playing with opened again.

Zha Kang's voice also sounded from it, as tough as ever:

"I saw that vicious thing called a Horcrux. That's it, just like that."

"Oh, it seems you are not satisfied?"

Mason pouted and said:

"Then I burned this book as firewood?"

"up to you."

Zha Kang snorted.

Mason could even guess from his nasal voice that the guy was scratching his head and scratching his head at this moment.

For a master of black magic of his level, the Horcrux itself may indeed be a crooked trick that is not worth mentioning, but he definitely needs the kind of forbidden technique that can safely divide the soul.

There is a difference between strength and weakness, but there is no such difference in knowledge.

"Okay, I'm barely satisfied with this transaction, so listen carefully to what I'm going to say next."

Zha Kang coughed and said in a serious tone:

"As for that curse, it's not all bad things that it brings to you. Although the evil gods don't care much about the life and death of pan-believers, if such a curse is created for the purpose of developing believers, they will often impose curses while also giving

Believers give a little "sweetness" to win over those who are not firm-willed.

In other words, you have now been planted with a curse, and theoretically have a "blessing" belonging to the person who cast the curse.

But I really haven't encountered this kind of curse before, so it's difficult for me to give you a specific suggestion to inspire that kind of power. If possible, you need to meet with me in the near future.

I'm going to do a few experiments on you to verify this."

"Want to meet?"

Mason suddenly narrowed his eyes when he heard this suggestion. He wiped his arm and was silent for a few seconds as if he had made up his mind. Then he said to Zha Kang:

"Okay, I'll be in Gotham for a long time. You can come over when it's convenient for you. Remember to tell me in advance so that I can arrange a place where you won't be disturbed by other people."

"Oh, you are looking down on me, a master of magic, Mason."

Zha Kang immediately boasted:

"As for your Gotham, I can come and leave whenever I want."

"You know, I'm being watched by Batman."

Mason's killer sentence made Zha Kang shut up immediately, and at the same time, the curse of "Fake Bateman" sounded from the other side.

After a few seconds, Zha Kang's tone changed and he said again:

"Speaking of Batman, has he not been in Gotham recently?"

"Why do you ask?"

Mason asked rhetorically.

Zha Kang had nothing to hide and said directly:

"I hate that guy. He refuses all outside heroes to enter his Gotham and treats it as his own garden. He also treats us academic researchers as thieves to guard against. What a nasty guy.

However, Gotham is one of the earliest immigrant cities on this continent, and the pioneers hundreds of years ago were not just ordinary people.

Many spellcasters who fled from Europe and other parts of the world left their secrets here.

As far as I know, there are actually a lot of great things buried under Gotham, but I can't get close to them because of Batman.

Mason, we're already friends, right?

Just tell me, did Batman leave his city?"

"Where are all the things you mentioned?"

Mason asked, and Zha Kang snorted and said:

"There are many places like the abandoned Gotham Orphanage, the underground of Naihe Island, near Blackgate Prison, and Arkham Asylum on the outskirts of the city, etc. These are places where supernatural events often occur.

But I don’t suggest you go looking for them, you’re not a professional.”

"Hmm, is there one near Black Gate Prison?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said to Zha Kang:

"Well, since we are already friends, let me reveal some inside information to you, Constantine. According to my contact with Nightwing, Batman is indeed not in Gotham.

But he is already on his way back and will definitely be back at midnight tomorrow at the latest.

So if you want to dig up treasure in Batman's back garden, do it ASAP.

Also, I think this news is enough to repay you and Xiao Zha for rescuing me from the dark wizard's cage that night, so don't threaten me with this matter in the future."

"Who are you? Just call my girlfriend by her nickname?"

Zha Kang scolded with dissatisfaction:

"Can you be respectful? You can't call Xiao Zha! Asshole, honey, stop knocking on the door, I'm going to leave the bathroom right away! Yes, yes, I know we are going to have dinner in a minute, just wait a moment.

That's all, Mason.

Next chat!"

After saying that, Constantine interrupted the magic, and the Hell Eye's eyeballs in front of Mason's eyes also closed strangely. The young man inserted the lapel pin into his collar, picked up the suitcase at hand, and turned around to the hiding place.

As he walked out of the darkness, Mason stroked the lapel pin on his collar and thought:

"Zha Kang's appetite will only get bigger and bigger. I don't have so many resources to fill the black hole in his heart, so I have to find a way to make Zha Kang feel the pressure and act on his own.

Well, now that we are friends

Then please take the blame for me, and allow me to take up some of your time to introduce you to the glorious Society of Stars, my dear John."

(End of chapter)