Chapter 2246: Late Autumn in the Golden City (Part 45)

The deeper they explored, the more Batman confirmed Constantine's conjecture. Although it seemed to be a straight road forward, it was just like a subterranean labyrinth game. The protagonist's field of vision was always limited to the front, and other places were rich darkness, so judging direction was almost impossible.

If they continued to walk like this, the final result would definitely be exhausting their physical strength, being thirsty and hungry, and finally falling in the labyrinth.

Constantine sighed lightly and said, "If I could still use magic, I could take you through the spirit world. That place isn't obstructed by the real world, and perhaps we could find a way out."

But Strange was somewhat disdainful. He said, "Don't you know that those so-called worlds within worlds will be more obviously affected by power than the real world? If this dark power is really the law-level power you said, then falling into the spirit world is seeking death."

Constantine didn't argue with him, because he indeed couldn't deny this possibility. But Diana said somewhat worriedly, "Then shouldn't we have been so rash to come down?"

"Don't worry." Constantine looked at Bruce and said.

Bruce stepped forward. In an instant, the light in front of everyone was bright, almost to the point of being unable to open their eyes. The power of light filled the entire space, instantly dispelling all darkness.

Without the ubiquitous dark power, this place became an ordinary labyrinth. Combined with Clark's super strength, they broke through like a hot knife through butter and arrived at the center of the labyrinth.

Unfortunately, there were no treasures here, nor were there any cages, only a sacrificial field that looked like it had been abandoned.

In the center of the sacrificial field were four huge stone pillars, and in the middle was a high bonfire. But what was burning inside the bonfire wasn't ordinary fire, but a mass of rich dark energy.

Batman walked up and looked up. Some scenes of memories flashed before his eyes. He remembered the strange atmosphere he had felt in those buildings beaten to pieces by gangsters.

It rained that day, a piece of ruins. It seemed that it would indeed make people feel depressed and frustrated, but Batman's willpower was like steel. It would be a strange thing for him to have such feelings like an ordinary person.

Now standing in front of this mass of dark energy, Batman felt even more deeply that this was by no means a natural object.

Clark cast his gaze toward the monster sculptures coiled around the four pillars.

On the first pillar was a giant dragon, coiled around the pitch-black pillar, only its eyes glowing, looking up from bottom to top, staring at the only glowing door on the pillar.

On the second pillar was the blizzard of the north, flutes and bamboo pipes. A pitch-black tall figure stood in front of the pyramid, bowing to say goodbye to a giant bird. Countless tentacle-like appendage arms stretched out from behind him.

On the third pillar were endless spheres. They were large or small, crowded together. Some were eyes, some were doors, and countless tentacles stretched out from them.

The fourth pillar had nothing, but if one looked closely, one could clearly feel the difference in texture from the first three pillars. It was rough, and the roughness wasn't uniform. The particles were thick or light, feeling like going deep into the fog.

Batman clearly also noticed these four pillars, and then they found four sentences at the bottom of the pillars, which were "Source of Darkness," "Crawling Chaos," "Key to the Door," and "Nameless Existence."

"Dark Council?" Constantine realized a name.

Others looked at him. Constantine cleared his throat and said, "To tell you the truth, hell has recently been circulating a legend that a mysterious Dark Council exists in the Source of Darkness of the universe, plotting to invade our universe."

"Tell me specifically." Batman said.

"There is nothing else. I can't use magic. This was learned from a researcher at Oxford University. He is a mystic, that kind of theoretical school."

"There is a pure theoretical school in magic?" Strange asked somewhat puzzled.

"Of course there is. Some people trade with demons because they crave power, then some people crave knowledge. Theoretical schools are mostly like this. They aren't not practically operating, they just pay more attention to exploring the essence of this world than material enjoyment. But this can also be considered a double-edged sword."

"Sounds more dangerous." Batman evaluated.

"Perhaps so, because if it's just gaining power, the destruction a person can cause is limited, but if they crave knowledge, you don't know what kind of things you will provoke."

Constantine touched his chin and said, "They can be considered the most well-informed people in the mystical world. It's easy for them to obtain some gossip from heaven and hell, and angels and demons also love to chat with them."

"But I couldn't ask for more. I only know that the Dark Council has four members, all of them heavyweights."

Then he looked up at the four pillars again and said, "It seems they had premeditated this, otherwise how could someone be sacrificing to them here? I'm afraid this kind of dark power is also obtained through sacrifice."

Batman's expression was visibly heavy, because he thought of more.

The success of the Court of Owls had metaphysical factors, which was undeniable, and the fact that Cat Getan could never be saved had even heavier metaphysical components.

Batman had always believed that the Owls were the culprits, but now it seemed that this so-called metaphysical factor wasn't a rule or a natural phenomenon, but actually had an organization manipulating it behind the scenes.

Things were becoming troublesome, Batman thought.

"We must find a way to block the outflow of dark power." Strange said, "Otherwise that waste above will continue to howl."

"I really don't understand how he dared to collect plant power in Cat Getan." Bruce said, "He wouldn't think he was the first god to come here, would he?"

Batman looked at him.

"Because of some reasons, the Owls in the universe I am in were eradicated. They never existed in history, but did Cat Getan get better because of this? Actually, it didn't. Cat Getan's progress still relies on human efforts, and it has little to do with whether the Owls exist."

"If the Owls had never existed, and Cat Getan still hadn't gotten better, it shows that without the Owls, there were others. That shows that the Owls were just pawns, and the mastermind was someone else."

Batman was clearly convinced, because this was a fairly simple logic. If the mastermind was the Owls, then after they were erased from the level of existence by stronger power, everything should have developed for the better. Even if it didn't get better immediately, at least the shackles could be lifted.

But if there were no Owls, there were others, which shows that this matter wasn't that simple. There weren't many organizations that would have the whim to control a city and persist for such a long time. The more fatal problem was that without the help of metaphysical factors, they simply couldn't succeed.

If one was replaced by another, it shows that metaphysical factors must exist, and they always interfere with Cat Getan. To say this is a natural phenomenon simply doesn't make sense at all.

Batman became more and more certain of the speculation in his heart. He silently recorded the images and sentences on the pillars and said, "Find a way to seal this room."

"We need some helpers." Constantine said, "Most importantly, hurry and press that tree that went crazy above, otherwise if he makes trouble above, we can't do anything."

Others looked at Bruce. Bruce sighed and said, "I actually really don't want to..."

Clark had already taken out his camera, pushing Bruce's back and saying, "Hurry up and show your face. An angel's descent is big news. I want to take a photo. I'll send it to the newspaper tomorrow. This light show will be popular all over the world."

Bruce compromised.

The onlookers only saw a sword of light descending from the sky. One hundred and forty pairs of wings unfolded in the air. The light swept across the entire city, almost dispelling all darkness, and the night sky was bright for dozens of seconds.

Under the angel's light, the manic tree demon gradually calmed down, the vines drooped, and the tree branches swayed.

"What the hell is going on?!!!" The Parliament of Trees roared angrily: "You set a trap for me."

"I'm sorry, but do you think we have this necessity?"

One sentence choked the Parliament of Trees back.

To tell the truth, after weighing the level of the heroes in front of him, he found that these guys were really not weak, especially those unfamiliar faces, who were truly full of tricks.

And the fact that this guy who looked like Batman was an angel... how could he be an angel!!! The Parliament of Trees almost roared his throat out in his heart. God, open your eyes and see!!!

Speaking of which, the Parliament of Trees actually belonged to the Heaven faction. They were originally in the Garden of Eden, but were driven out because of disputes with other elements. Although they didn't have as long a history as Lucifer, they could be considered one of the top veterans in the Garden of Eden faction. They could be said to be very clear about the affairs of Heaven.

Similarly, since they were related to Heaven, they had to give the angels some face. But the Green really couldn't figure out what kind of thinking God had to turn Batman into an angel.

However, if Bruce Wayne was an angel, then it seemed he really didn't have any need to set a trap for himself. If he really wanted to find trouble with himself, he would just trick himself over and beat him up.

The Parliament of Trees thought carefully and suddenly found that the power that had been tossing him just now was a bit familiar.

"...... BARBATOS!!!!!!!!!"

The roar echoed throughout Cat Getan, making tourists, local residents, and reporters a bit confused. Does this defeated tree demon still have lines?

Wait, could this be a serial drama?!

Thinking about it this way, it was really possible. Many people found when reviewing photos and tapes that the expression on the face of the tree demon who had just gone crazy was full of pain, looking less like a villain who had done all kinds of evil, but more like being controlled by someone.

Could the mastermind be someone else?

If there is suspense, there is discussion. Originally, everyone was just sighing that the special effects were well done, and the city's administrative efforts were enough. In order to trick everyone over, they specifically organized evacuation, and the live actors were also very hardworking, the uniforms and makeup were very exquisite, and the fighting postures and expressions were also very real.

But one-sided praise was only a moment of glory. Once it was said that this show actually had a plot, everyone started to have different opinions. The keyword "Cat Getan Light Performance Show" quickly climbed to the top of the web search, and another keyword that went hand in hand with it was "Barbatos."

And how to say the wisdom of the masses is infinite. The netizens of this era were still very high-level. Soon, experts dug out the past and present of the name Barbatos.

The name Barbatos actually originated from the seventy-two pillars of King Solomon. It came from one of the "Lesser Key of Solomon" compiled in the Middle Ages. It belonged to one of the English words evolved from Hebrew. Judging from the pronunciation method, what was shouted should be English "Barbatos," which could basically be confirmed as the name of the Solomon god system.

Batman was also investigating this name, because he knew that if this mysterious Green discovered that he had been polluted by dark power, then he should know better than humans who had plotted against him. So he got the name Barbatos.

Barbatos was the eighth of the seventy-two gods, wearing a green hat and a gray cloak. And what interested Batman most was that in the setting of the Lesser Key of Solomon, when the sun runs to Sagittarius, he will appear in the world with four other great kings of hell. ===== CHAPTER 2247 =====