Chapter 3067: Matter Settled (Part 1)

Greed and Pride eventually spared Hecate's life.

It wasn't that they were kind-hearted, but as the source of witchcraft power, the barrier Hecate created to resist the darkness was irreplaceable. If she were completely eliminated, no one could create a perfect barrier to resist the Upside-Down Man.

However, this was only temporary. Now, three of the five Witchmarks were clear, respectively in the deceased Circe, Diana who was suspected to be affected by Hecate, and Black Orchid of the Nightmaster team.

Black Orchid was the youngest, but because she had been dealing with the Nightmaster and the mysterious world for a long time, she was the witch who mastered this power the best. According to the Nightmaster, her power should be about the same as Raven in her normal state.

Diana was being examined and treated by Professor X. The preliminary judgment was that her spirit had indeed been gestated anew, but Hecate's gestation ability was not without flaws, mainly influenced by mental strength and willpower, and also influenced by the mental state of the other party before gestation.

For example, Edward's spirit had actually been gestated anew, at the time when he was about to recover and be discharged from the hospital. At that time, although his mental state had improved, it was not completely healed, and there were still some broken parts in his spirit.

Hecate could only gestate the normal parts of the spirit. These irregular chaos and madness were areas she could not reach. Therefore, when Edward used his madness to commit crimes, he could leave clues about Ares with riddles.

Jonathan was also like this. He was a psychopath himself. Although he was not as crazy as the Joker, there were also unstable factors in his spirit. After he was gestated, he could still reproduce the scenes in his hallucinations.

The Scarecrow and the giant straw labyrinth were actually scenes Jonathan saw of the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone, being killed by Hecate. He used the serial murder cases he committed to reproduce this scene to warn others.

As for Diana, her mental state was very stable, and Hecate also spent a lot of effort on her, so her problem was the most troublesome.

But fortunately, there is a specialty in the art industry. Professor X could restore Diana's spirit without killing Hecate's last side.

As for the specific process, Shiler did not make it public, but in fact, he knew that Professor X might have already inquired about the method of gestating the spirit from Mother. He might also need to gestate Diana anew to let her return to normal.

Shiler trusted Professor X's moral level, but considering that he was easily infected by human thoughts, it was better not to let him stay in DC for a long time. It was really too dark here.

It was finally decided that Diana would follow Professor X to Marvel for a month of recuperation.

Letting Diana leave was not just to treat her illness, but because he didn't want her to get involved in the subsequent events of Mount Olympus.

The trouble of the gods of Mount Olympus was far from being solved.

The eldest son released by Shiler was still wandering on Mount Olympus. The God of War and the God of the Underworld were dead, the God of the Sea was trapped, and the strongest combat power on Mount Olympus was almost wiped out, while Zeus was like a shrinking turtle, hiding in his son's territory, not daring to show his head.

After the situation on Mercury stabilized, the members of the Justice League returned to Earth. Bruce was waiting for Hera's request for help.

Logically speaking, if they wanted the Justice League to help, Hera should contact Diana first, but Diana had been sent away, which meant they could no longer borrow Diana's face, so the next step was to talk business.

If they wanted the Justice League to take action to solve the trouble of the gods of Mount Olympus, a verbal agreement promising to help was not enough. Bruce, Clark, and Hal went to Apollo's Light Domain in person to talk to Hera face to face.

The Hera Bruce saw was still luxurious and majestic. She wore a crown full of flowers, held a scepter, and stood before the throne. Although a trace of fatigue could be seen from the corners of her eyes and brows, there was still more of the majestic and inviolable divine dignity.

Bruce remembered the myths and legends he had seen. Before marriage, Hera was also a gentle woman. Her gentleness was praised by the people of her hometown. Zeus turned into a bird and crashed into her arms in a storm, and she raised infinite pity for him. They also once had a grand wedding that made all things envy, and Gaia, the Mother of Earth, also added luster to their love with a golden apple tree.

It's a pity that no matter how glorious the past was, it couldn't cover up the fact that Hera and Zeus's marriage was about to come to an end.

"I saw the love between you and your lover," Hera slowly opened her eyes and looked at Bruce. "You will get married and give birth to a daughter 109 days after the wedding. I will become her godmother and bestow my divine power upon her."

Bruce's heart tightened. He planned to marry Selina at the end of next year. According to this, wouldn't she be pregnant in the middle of the year?

Bruce was a little excited. Hal nudged him with his elbow, signaling him not to show it. The biggest taboo in business negotiation was to show too much excitement about the other party's conditions.

But Bruce was indeed worried about this.

From the current situation, it was unlikely that his daughter would not participate in the mess of superheroes, but the problem was, although he had the status of an angel and a contract with Barbatos, it did not guarantee that the daughter he gave birth to would be a super-powered person.

It was still very dangerous to have no superpowers but insist on getting involved in these things.

His three adopted sons had no superpowers. Bruce didn't approve of them being superheroes in the first place. He didn't even plan to sponsor the Young Avengers. He knew these kids too well. They could cause quite a bit of trouble even without sponsorship. If they really had sufficient budget, he didn't know which dangerous mud pit they would jump into. That would be troublesome.

But fortunately, there were super-powered people like Aisha, Raven, Funa, and Shazam in the Young Avengers now, at least they had self-protection ability, otherwise Bruce would never allow Dick and the others to join.

It was best if his daughter had superpowers, of course, but it also depended on what type of superpower. Magic was really unstable, and if he wasn't careful, he would have a few more creditors. Not to mention Barbatos's dark power, that thing would corrode people's hearts. Bruce could only carry it because his own dark resistance was high. He would resolutely not let his children come into contact with these things.

The divine power of the gods of Mount Olympus was actually not bad, because the essence of divine power was actually Hecate's power, and now Hecate was imprisoned in Shiler's high tower, with only one breath left. It was impossible to come out to collect debts, and there were not so many restrictions on using it, which was enough for self-protection.

"Let's talk about your conditions first, Your Majesty," Hal said. The reason why he called Hera "Your Majesty" was because Hera shared the power of the King of the Gods with Zeus. This was the promise they made when they got married. Hera and Zeus sat on the throne of Mount Olympus together, accompanied by wind, thunder, and dark clouds when traveling, sharing the crown and divine power.

"I want to resurrect my son," Hera said. "If you can save Ares, he will also stand on your side without hesitation."

"He would have stood on Diana's side without hesitation anyway," Hal said. "For all of us, resurrection is not an easy thing. If this is the case, you must bring out more."

"I will point out a path to the golden apple tree for you, and let the hundred-headed dragon Ladon and the Hesperides sisters not block you."

"Golden apple?" Bruce had of course heard of this famous divine object. The most famous was the dispute between the three goddesses, but he hadn't heard of the specific efficacy of this thing.

"Golden apples can make humans live forever and remain young and beautiful forever," Hera said.

Hal immediately gave Bruce a look, and Bruce understood.

Among all the members of the Justice League, Superman, as a Kryptonian, had a lifespan equal to infinity. Hal, as a Green Lantern, would naturally not age. Bruce was an angel and could live as long as he wanted. Diana was a demigod, and her lifespan was also unimaginably long.

The only one trapped by lifespan was Oliver.

In fact, if the moral bottom line was lowered, others had plenty of ways to help people extend their lives, such as making deals with angels and demons, such as developing serums to increase lifespan. But Oliver would not agree to these methods. He was not the kind of person who would deliberately seek longevity.

However, golden apples were different. They were healthy, safe, and pollution-free. Eating one bite could prolong life and keep one young forever, and no one was harmed in the process.

Mainly, this thing was relatively easy to trick people into eating. Making deals with demons and angels required the person to sign, and serums required knocking people out before injecting them.

Golden apples were different. Putting them in the fruit plate in the Justice League office, they could be finished during a meeting. If not, they could be made into apple pie. Who would have thought that the secret recipe for longevity was hidden in apple pie?

Bruce was already a little moved, but Hal felt that this was not Hera's bottom line, so he said.

"If it's just helping you resurrect Ares, it's not impossible, but do you only want him to be resurrected? I think you know that if you continue to let the situation on Mount Olympus go, one day he will be killed again."

Hal saw that the hand Hera held the scepter with was clearly clenched, and her lips were also tightly pursed into a straight line, which made her originally majestic and luxurious face look a bit dull and mean.

"What do you think I should do?"

Bruce was relatively conservative. He didn't intend to mention Zeus directly, but Hal had clearly seen too many such things. He said directly: "The taste of always chasing behind others to solve trouble must be unpleasant. Since that's the case, why not solve the problem from the root?"

"No... I can't..."

"Is it because you can't bear it or you can't do it?" Hal asked: "If it's the former, just assume we didn't say anything. If it's the latter, perhaps we can help."

Hera stood in place for a while. It could be seen that her whole person became very stiff, and the balance in her heart had been shaking.

But in the end, this Queen of the Gods who had experienced many storms made her own choice. She said: "I will act as the King of the Gods when Zeus is not there. You should know when he is not there."

Bruce and Hal both understood. When else could Zeus not be there? Of course, it was when he went to places outside Mount Olympus to fool around and steal fish.

"What can you give us? Your Majesty?"

After making this decision, Hera seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She looked a bit old, but a brand-new light burst out in her eyes.

"My son Hephaestus is known for being able to forge powerful artifacts. I will let him treat you kindly. If you have any forging needs, you can go to him."

"In addition... an old friend of Apollo once asked him to forge a few shells. That thing is very powerful and is still carefully stored by him. If there is any existence that really cannot be dealt with, perhaps you can try using it." ===== CHAPTER 3068 =====