Chapter 313

"I don't know if you've heard a rumor that Cat Getan is also called 'Dark Valley'. At least in the occult circle, this name is very loud. They say that this is the gathering place of darkness for the entire North America and even the whole world, just like the drainage outlet of a swimming pool."

Constantine narrowed his eyes and leaned on the sofa. His tone carried relaxation and comfort. He said: "This place is actually very suitable for the practice of black magic. Saying practice is not accurate; it should be said that this place is naturally suitable for communicating with demons and reaching contracts."

"Like a material with good conductivity?"

"A bit similar, but not exactly the same. In short, in the last era, insiders flocked here, but soon, people discovered that this place is not heaven for magic researchers, but hell, because there exists a force here called the Court of Owls."

"I have heard of this name, a group of rich people who try to control Cat Getan behind the scenes, and they have had bad luck recently."

Constantine shook his head and said: "I don't know what Court of Owls you know, but the one I know has an inseparable relationship with occultism. They are also called 'Dark Priests'."

"There is a legend that once said they can communicate with an ancient dark creature, providing them with incomparably powerful power without needing to pay a price. They can use this power to cultivate killers or control others."

"How do you know these?"

"I said before, I have always been troubled by the curse of my twin brother, so I paid very close attention to all information about the Ghost Mother. I knew I would use them sooner or later."

"When I was roaming in Nottingham, I once met an old friend of Lorena's grandmother there, and got a notebook of Lorena's grandmother, Ivy, from him. It recorded what she saw and heard in Cat Getan."

"Ivy is known as the most powerful Ghost Mother in history. She was also one of the insiders attracted to Cat Getan in that era. Initially, like all those other people, she hoped to use Cat Getan's mystery and uniqueness to strengthen the connection between herself and the contracted demon, thereby obtaining stronger power."

"But later, she violated one of the biggest taboos in the occult circle."

"You said this point before, so what exactly is it?"

"She fell in love with an ordinary person named Solomon Wei En, which is Bruce Wei En's ancestor."

"I said before, although the Ghost Mother will sell children's souls to demons in exchange for power, she herself must also pay a price. She must sacrifice every child she gives birth to to demons."

"After Ivy and Solomon fell in love, she became pregnant. At that time, Solomon didn't know his lover was a witch. He felt incomparably happy for the upcoming newborn, and this joy infected Ivy."

"Ivy truly loved Solomon. She didn't want to sacrifice the crystallization of love between herself and her lover to demons, but with her own power, she couldn't terminate this transaction at all. And just then, the dark Owl Priests who had been lurking in Cat Getan found her..."

"After Ivy came to Cat Getan, she contracted many children and sacrificed them to demons. This abnormal situation was watched by the dark priests. They discovered Ivy's specialness, so they found Ivy, hoping she could use the Ghost Mother's ability to control children. Controlling children is equivalent to controlling the future of Cat Getan City."

"In order to keep the child in her belly, Ivy agreed to them. She guaranteed that all descendants with the Ghost Mother's bloodline would come to Cat Getan to control the children here for the dark priests. So, the dark priests used special methods to deceive the demon and kept the child in Ivy's belly."

"But those who commit taboos will eventually have a miserable end. Ivy and Solomon were too intimate, so much so that Solomon discovered her evil practice one night. Solomon, as an ordinary person, couldn't accept all this at all. He couldn't accept that his lover was an evil witch who had killed countless children."

"He raised a gun at Ivy. Originally, Ivy as a witch wouldn't fear the attack of an ordinary person, but at that time Ivy was pregnant, and her child was about to be born. That was the moment when her power was weakest. If Solomon really pulled the trigger, she would be dead."

"But in the end, Solomon also hesitated. He softened his heart and didn't pull the trigger, but drove Ivy out of Cat Getan."

"On that rainy night when she left Cat Getan, Ivy gave birth to a child in a valley, and then she discovered that the dark priests had deceived her. The child she gave birth to was a monster made of dark energy..."

"Ivy used her last strength to kill that monster, and also killed the child between her and Solomon."

"However, she escaped by luck. From then on, she returned to England to spend the rest of her life. The secret about Cat Getan and the dark priests was recorded by her until it was passed to my hands."

"Back to the point, what's going on with you and Lorena?"

"Lorena is subject to the contract between her ancestor Ivy and the dark priests, and has to come to this dark city, but she doesn't like it here. She has had enough of being driven like a hunting dog and wants to get rid of the dark priests."

"But she can't do this alone. When I found her, we two made a deal. As long as she can help me get rid of the fetal curse, I will help her get rid of the entanglement of the dark priests,"

"This was originally supposed to be a win-win deal, but..."

Just then, a harsh telephone ring suddenly came from the dream space. Shiler snapped his fingers, the dream collapsed, and severe pain swallowed Constantine again.

Shiler walked downstairs to answer the phone. On the other end was Bruce's voice, and he said: "Professor, Constantine is with you, right?"

"That's right, do you have something to find him for?"

"No matter what he says to you now, Professor, subdue him immediately. I'm coming over now."

After speaking, Bruce hung up the phone.

Soon, Batman appeared in Shiler's manor. When he walked to the reception room and saw Constantine, who was vomiting blood and pale, he turned to look at Shiler and said: "Thanks, Professor."

Shiler spread his hands and said: "It wasn't me."

Batman was clearly in an expression of "I believe your evil". He was still thinking that he had beaten Constantine so many times, but none of them had as good an effect as Shiler beating Constantine once.

"You have an evil plan, right?" Batman turned to look at Constantine's eyes and asked.

Constantine turned his head away. He put his hands relaxed at his sides, seemingly having given up struggling. Batman walked over, pinched his neck with one hand, and lifted him up. His tone contained deep anger. He said: "You and Sanchez want to sacrifice Cat Getan's children to achieve your goals, Constantine..."

Constantine grabbed his own neck. He said intermittently as if he were about to stop breathing: "... Where... did you... know from?"

"I found Solomon Wei En's notes. He mentioned those evil methods in his notes..."

"... Then, what does it... have to do with me?" Constantine struggled constantly. Batman threw him to the ground and said: "The pattern of that magic circle you drew at the scene of Cooper's murder case is on the notes."

"What can that explain?"

"According to the records in the notes, that is not an ordinary magic circle for summoning demons, but a magic circle for sacrificing children's souls to demons... What does it explain? Constantine, it explains that you killed a child..."

"Cough cough, is that so? Then you tell me, who did I kill?"

Constantine lay on the ground, covering his neck, but his gaze looking at Batman was somewhat contemptuous. He said: "Batman, who monitors everything and knows everything, tell me, who did I kill? Who is the victim?"

He gasped heavily. Shiler walked up, stuffed two pain-relieving pills into his mouth, and then said: "I advise you to squeeze out the last bit of toothpaste quickly, otherwise, even if Batman is willing to let you go, the curse in your body might not be able to wait..."

"Anyway, I'm about to die, so what does it matter if I say it or not?" Constantine lay flat on the ground, his eyes staring somewhat unfocused at the ceiling.

"Constantine, it seems that you haven't just relied on flowery language for many years of swindling. Your psychology is also pretty good..."

"Alright, after you finish telling the end of this story, we can help you think of a way..."

Constantine turned his eyeballs to look at Shiler. Shiler also looked down at him and said: "Don't expect me to sign a contract with you. For a rotten person like you, my verbal guarantee is the limit."

Constantine made an air sound from his nose. He climbed up from the ground nimbly, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, shook his trench coat, pulled his tie, and then sat back on the sofa.