Chapter 938: Deep in the Mist and Rain (Part 11)

"We cannot let those magicians run wild. More importantly, we cannot let them investigate Cat Getan recklessly. Regardless of whether the Curse of Ultimate Evil is real, this does not conform to the rules of the occult world. We cannot just barge in..."

"Rules?" Constantine snorted coldly, his eyes reflecting the golden luster of the liquor. He said, "Back then, when you betrayed me, you never considered any rules."

Zatanna's fingertips moved slightly as she said, "Regarding that incident back then, I also felt they were in the wrong. Constantine, although you are a scumbag, you are not a bad person. You have sacrificed a lot to do good deeds, but after all, not everyone in this world is a good person..."

Zatanna looked at Constantine's weathered, decadent profile, her mind recalling his young and robust appearance. She was very young when she first met Constantine, led by her father, hearing her father introduce him as a genius rarely seen in the occult world in a century.

"Genius..." Zatanna whispered, "In this circle, the more of a genius you are, the more tragic it is."

The atmosphere between the two fell silent. Constantine spoke again: "If your relatives knew you came to find me, they would be furious."

"More than that, if they knew I slept with a scumbag like you, they would be livid." Zatanna shrugged and said, "But I don't care. From the moment I realized their hypocritical facade, I stopped caring what they said."

"So, how do you plan to stop those magicians from entering Cat Getan?" Constantine asked.

"Naturally, by using magic. My specialty is backward-speech magic, but I'm not limited to just that. Remember the sleight of hand in magic? I plan to create a fog to completely seal off Cat Getan's spirit realm, preventing those magicians who are good at taking shortcuts from getting in, and shackling them when they try to cast spells..."

"So, what do you need me to help you with?" Constantine asked again.

"Let's go. We'll find a place and use that magic array you're best at. Within a week, we must cover Cat Getan in a thick fog to warn those in the occult world who want to invade that this place is off-limits."

Soon, the two arrived in a basement. Constantine pointed to the ground and said, "This is the center of Cat Getan, and also the location of the spirit realm rift you mentioned. Under normal circumstances, I would summon demons here to save some effort."

"Good, then we'll set up the magic array here. I've brought the materials." Zatanna snapped her fingers and used her specialty backward-speech magic: "Materials, appear!"

Looking at the pile of materials she produced, Constantine frowned and said, "My god, you don't intend to seal off the spirit realm of the entire Cat Getan area, do you? You... alright, I know you're a rich girl, you have a lot of money and many precious magical items, but don't you think this is a bit of an overreaction?"

"If you can't do it, you can say so. I can find other magicians to help; I don't have to rely on a scumbag like you." Zatanna had already begun organizing the materials. Constantine sighed helplessly, but in the end, he compromised.

In his heart, he also felt a sense of unease. Having lived in Cat Getan for so long, he could certainly detect the anomalies of this city. This was a place abandoned by demons.

The greediest devils in Hell were unwilling to come here. Otherwise, why would Constantine, known as a once-in-a-century genius, have to find a spirit realm rift just to summon a demon?

Many demons would shake their heads repeatedly upon hearing the word "Cat Getan." For Constantine, this was equivalent to living in a city with extremely high prices while having a low income and being riddled with debt.

Without spending extra money, no demon was willing to come. Once they heard "Cat Getan plus Constantine," all the demons arrived like mercenaries looking for a bonus and left looking like they'd just eaten excrement.

That group of creatures living in Hell had the sharpest noses. They weren't unwilling to come here because of the poor public security of the human society; in their special vision and sense of smell, they must have sensed something special here that made them feel fearful.

In the occult world, this was a very bad omen. If it weren't for the fact that this was a good place to hide from debt, Constantine wouldn't want to stay here either.

If, as Zatanna said, a terrifying Curse of Ultimate Evil was affecting this city, then no matter who obtained this curse, it would be a disaster. Constantine could not sit by and watch such a thing happen. As Zatanna said, he was a scumbag, but not a bad person.

The rain grew heavier, and the green tide continued to surge on the ground.

Standing on the rooftop, looking at the fog covering Cat Getan, Zatanna sighed and said, "It seems our plan has failed completely. The arrival of the Green of the All will inevitably force open a channel in the spirit realm. That group of people can completely bypass our defenses and enter Cat Getan."

Constantine's eyebrows were almost knotted together. He said, "I said long ago that this kind of purely defensive method is useless. We still have to strike first and find the Curse of Ultimate Evil you mentioned."

Zatanna bit her lip and said, "Alright, I admit, I don't trust you. I'm worried that you'll be like those evil magicians and use it to do bad things. But rather than letting them, or my annoying relatives, get their hands on this thing, I'd rather it be you."

"Thanks for your trust!" Constantine said irritably. "Comparing me to that bunch of idiots fully demonstrates your emotional intelligence, and thinking I would use that thing to destroy the world fully demonstrates your IQ."

While the two were bickering, Constantine didn't notice a tiny vine crawling out along the rooftop door, secretly spreading to his ankle, and then wrapping tightly around it.

With a "bang," Constantine was dragged to the ground and dragged along by the vine. He turned to throw a talisman, but more vines surged out from the rooftop door.

Zatanna showed no fear. She waved her wand and summoned a giant rabbit from her top hat. The rabbit jumped in front of Constantine and bit through the vine wrapped around his ankle in a few "snaps."

But at this moment, more and more plants were attacking the rooftop. Zatanna cursed and then said, "How exactly did you offend the Green of the All? He looks like he wants to kill you!"

"I don't know!" Constantine climbed up from the ground and said, "Maybe it was when the Red of All Life was causing trouble for him last time, and I didn't save him!"

"Wait..." Zatanna frowned and said, "I seem to hear the plants wailing... Yes, that's right, my spiritual sense has always been sharp. They seem to be crying in pain... My god, Constantine, you scumbag! You don't intend to kill the Green of the All, do you?!"

"You can't do that!" Zatanna raised her voice and said, "It represents all the plants in the world, it is the synonym for green in the universe, and it is also the god of rebirth and germination. You can't..."

"Hurry up and go..." Constantine had already rushed to the edge of the building. He turned back and shouted to Zatanna, "It won't be too late to talk about those grand principles after we've both survived!"

But all the nearby buildings were covered in dense vines. Constantine looked up and saw that the entire city had been submerged in green. Infinitely extending vines, like a tsunami, swallowed the city; buildings, vehicles, and road signs were all wrapped in vines.

Those crazed citizens, who had been chasing and gnawing on their own kind on the streets, were now unable to move after the vine outbreak; they could only be wrapped in place, screaming helplessly.

Just as Constantine intended to jump down, the sound of a helicopter rotor came from the air. Constantine looked up and saw a bat-painted helicopter landing above him. Batman said to him, "Get on!"

Constantine glanced down at the vines again and jumped onto the Bat-helicopter without hesitation, followed by Zatanna.

When Batman saw Zatanna, he was visibly stunned, but Zatanna didn't recognize Batman at all.

She just looked at Constantine and said, "You must give me an explanation. What exactly did you do to the Green of the All? Plants are an important factor that humans rely on for survival. If you destroy the plants, then the world will..."

"Wait, I can explain!" Constantine said, "If the Green of the All were coming for me, he wouldn't just send plants to chase me. You know what level of existence the representative of these colors is. If he wanted to retaliate against me, how could he only have these means?"

"Interrupting," Batman said, "What is the Green of the All? And who is this lady..."

"Oh, I forgot. Batman, let me introduce her first. This is Zatanna Zatara, from a very ancient magic family. Her father was also a magician. Unlike a wild card like me, she is a very famous young lady in the occult world..."

Batman squinted and looked at Zatanna, saying, "Is your father a magician?"

Zatanna suddenly widened her eyes and said, "You know about my father?? You... wait, your chin, it looks a bit familiar... My god, Bruce Wei En??!"

Zatanna took a deep breath and then froze in place. The atmosphere in the helicopter became somewhat eerie. Constantine said, confused, "Zatanna, what's wrong with you? You don't need to be this surprised by Bruce Wei En's identity, do you?"

"Although it is a bit strange for a rich guy to dress like this, compared to those weirdos in the occult world, it's not that bad, right?"

"I... that..." Zatanna suddenly stuttered. She turned her head away, feeling Batman still staring at her. She paused, lowered her head, and whispered, "Alright, leaving without saying goodbye back then was my fault, but at the time, my father had gone missing, so I had to go around the world looking for him... and I didn't want the affairs of the occult world to involve Bruce, so I didn't tell him the truth. We parted ways then and never saw each other again."

Constantine widened his eyes, his gaze shifting back and forth between Batman and Zatanna. Batman stood up, walked to the back of the helicopter, and said, "It doesn't matter. Then what are you doing back this time?"

"Oh, right!" Zatanna suddenly came to her senses and said, "Bruce, you have to help us. There is a very dangerous curse in Cat Getan, and a group of crazed magicians wants to obtain it!"

"A dangerous curse?" Unexpectedly, Batman did not correct Zatanna's form of address; he just frowned deeply.

Zatanna came before him and tried her best to explain: "Yes, a curse. You don't know magic, so you might not understand this knowledge, but a curse is a long-term effective magic released through a medium that brings various negative effects."

"The reason Cat Getan has become what it is today is because there is a Curse of Ultimate Evil existing in this city. It causes everything to develop in a bad direction, eventually leading everyone into the abyss and hell."

"You should know what a powerful weapon this is. For those lunatics who want to destroy the world, as long as they can obtain this curse, they can destroy the entire occult world, and even the human realm, the spirit realm, and hell!"

Batman repeated the name "Curse of Ultimate Evil." Suddenly, his fingers stiffened. Constantine saw this action and immediately said, "You've heard of this curse, haven't you?"

Before Batman could speak, Constantine immediately said, "If you have any clues about this curse, please tell us immediately. I swear to you, I will destroy this curse!"

"Remember what I told you before?" Constantine looked into Batman's eyes and said, "Cat Getan cannot be saved; there is an occult reason for it. But at the time, I didn't know the specific reason. This time, the news Zatanna brought us tells us the reason."

"Batman, you have always tried to save Cat Getan, but if you don't clear the occult influence, you will never succeed. If you can help us find and destroy the Curse of Ultimate Evil, perhaps your ideal can be realized."

Constantine spoke very sincerely and, very rarely, did not insert a bunch of nonsense and lies into the truth.

But to his surprise, faced with this question that hit the nail on the head, Batman fell into an eerie silence. ===== CHAPTER 939 =====