amaotonovel Chapter 2904 When Night Falls (22)
Chapter 2904 When Night Falls (22)
Chapter 2904 When Night Falls (Twenty-Two)
Schiller turned his head to avoid the attack, and the blood flew past his cheek, leaving a bloody mark on his cheekbone.
When he looked back, the young men known as the Magic Twins had appeared in front of Schiller. He raised his fist to hit him, but Constantine raised his hand and a beam of magic light knocked him away.
"Zhan, stop it!" Constantine shouted at him, "Think about your sister, don't let him control you!"
The young man gave a mocking smile as he flew up again. He said, "You don't understand at all. Everything is for the great cause of the Vampire King. Soon she will understand too!"
A purple light suddenly appeared behind Constantine and then completely enveloped him. Constantine seemed to be grabbed by a huge purple hand, and a painful groan escaped from his throat.
The young man called Zan flashed behind Schiller again, strangled him with his forearm, and put his teeth close to the side of his neck.
"Listen, kid, now is not the right time to convert me." Schiller was calm. He said, "Don't you want to know what Batman has prepared for you?"
The young man paused for a moment, but soon revealed a wicked smile and said, "Batman? That will soon be a thing of the past. Our great king will let him know who is the real Bat King!"
"Batman has discovered your secret." Schiller said calmly, "Blood is the key to your power, and some people's blood is special. Don't you want to know how far he has gone?"
"Even if I convert you, you will still tell me obediently."
"If that's the case, why would Batman tell me this secret?" Schiller smiled, seeming confident.
The young man paused, he felt a little doubtful. After all, he was once a member of the Justice League and knew something about Batman. If he couldn't ensure that a person would not leak any secrets, then Batman would not tell him any secrets. This man actually knew Batman's secrets. Would he have any special means of saving his life?
He strangled Schiller's neck with his arm and held Schiller's arm behind his back with his other hand. Although he was trapped, Schiller still spoke in a persuasive tone.
"I have a token Batman gave me in my pocket. Maybe that's what you want. Do you want to take it out and have a look?"
Zan was skeptical, but still asked, "In which pocket?"
"In the pocket of my suit jacket. You can easily reach it by putting your hand in it."
"Are you sure it's not something dangerous?"
"Of course it's dangerous for you, but if you don't take it out, I'm afraid you won't be able to report to your boss."
The young man understood this better than Schiller, his boss was very strict, and if he returned empty-handed, he would be severely punished, but he was indeed afraid of Batman's preparations.
Zan released the hand that was holding Schiller's arm, reached out to Schiller's chest, and touched the things in his suit pocket.
Constantine, who was pinned to the ground by the vampire's magic, sighed in his heart. This guy was still too young. Fortunately, he was well prepared.
Zan touched something and took it out. It turned out to be a small cross pendant. But the strange thing was that this cross did not cause any harm to him at all. Not only did it lack the power of blessing, but even the cross itself no longer had the power to restrain vampires.
Constantine, who was lying on the ground with his head sideways, had a strange smile on his face. Just when Schiller handed the cross to him, he used magic to dispel all the power of the holy light on it and gave it the power of shadow, making it completely unable to harm the vampire.
Before coming to Arkham Knight and the others, Constantine did something else.
As mentioned before, Constantine can very accurately determine which demon a certain type of magic comes from.
The blood magic from the vampire Bloody Mary and the shadow magic from Dracula together constitute the magic system that vampires are currently using. The purple one is generally shadow magic, the red one is blood magic, the one in the form of a beam of light is shadow magic, and the one in the form of mist is blood magic.
Most vampires are unable to master two types of magic at the same time. Their bloodline talent can only support them to use one of them. Generally, he will use the same type of magic as the vampire who transformed him.
After arriving on the east coast of the United States, Constantine discovered a group of vampires using blood magic, and followed the traces of magic to a hidden underground base.
He discovered that this was the base of the Legion of Doom. Many of its former members had been drained by blood magic, but many others had been transformed into vampires, and this place had become a vampire garrison.
But here he found traces of another person, a guy who used shadow magic and was incompatible with the transformed vampires. Constantine studied it and found that this might be his old friend, a vampire with a normal brain - Andrew Bennett.
Although Andrew is also a vampire, he does not want to conquer the world, and he is not as violent and bloodthirsty as these newborn vampires. Most of the time, he just lives his own life. He is also one of the few people who often deals with Constantine but does not die a miserable death.
Following the traces of Andrew's magic, he discovered that the other party might be trying to go to the Justice League headquarters.
This is not surprising. Although Andrew is a vampire, he has a good relationship with the Justice League superheroes, even better than Constantine's relationship with them. When such a big thing happens, he must want to ask for help from the Justice League first.
Constantine hurried over and finally stopped Andrew before he reached the Hall of Justice. He knocked him unconscious and brought him back to his base on the east coast.
Andrew is an important person. He may know why the vampire disaster suddenly broke out. Constantine does not trust the Justice League at all, so he stopped Andrew in advance.
After Andrew woke up and saw Constantine, he was not happy but very angry. He thought he would wake up in the Justice League so that he could immediately tell the superheroes about the vampire situation, but Constantine intervened, which might delay important matters.
Constantine told Andrew his views, especially emphasizing that the Justice League was not safe either. If there was a traitor, you would be walking into a trap if you reported it to them.
Andrew was somewhat persuaded by him, but he felt that he should at least tell Superman about this, because Superman could definitely not be a vampire. As a vampire, he knew very well how lethal this human-shaped sun was to shadow creatures.
Constantine said he would convey the message, but he actually had no intention of conveying it at all. Superman could not be a vampire, but he was not smart enough and could never figure out things like this. If he was instigated by a mole, everyone would be in danger.
He comforted Andrew very well, but did not let him go, because he knew that the people of the Legion of Doom would soon discover that someone had disappeared, and they would definitely find a way to hunt down Andrew and prevent him from informing the Justice League.
At the same time, they will also send people to notify the traitors in the Justice League in advance, asking them to take precautions and control Andrew as soon as he arrives, and never let the news reach Wonder Woman or Superman.
Constantine deliberately left his traces at the place where Andrew disappeared, so that the members of the Doomsday Legion who were chasing him would know that it was him who took Andrew away.
In this case, if they want to silence me, they have to come to me. They also know that the two or three big cats and small cats of the Legion of Doom are not enough in front of me, so the ones who come must be the transformed superheroes from the Justice League.
In this way, once the vampire superhero comes to the door, he will fall into Constantine's trap and be captured, and Constantine will have the solid evidence of the infiltration of the Justice League in his hands.
Batman needs the power of the Justice League, so he needs something that can make everyone in the Justice League more vigilant and pay attention. Andrew, who knows part of the truth, and the transformed superheroes in Constantine's hands are the best physical evidence. In this way, Batman must negotiate with him.
However, it is not so easy to capture the transformed superhero. A head-on confrontation is not impossible, but Constantine still chooses the method he is best at, sacrificing a friend and obtaining perfect physical evidence.
Constantine thought that if Schiller hadn't told him that Batman had left him a life-saving holy weapon, it might really be a bit troublesome.
Because the people who came were not the strong men he had imagined, but an unknown little guy. Constantine had met the older brother of this magical twin a few times, but he was too young. If he was ambushed by the holy weapon, he might really flee, and then Constantine's plan would fail.
Fortunately, Schiller not only told him about the holy weapon given to him by Batman, but also handed him the cross pendant.
Although blood magic and shadow magic often appear in vampires, they are not the only ones who can use them. At least Constantine masters shadow magic, and because he is a human, he is not restrained by the cross and can easily use shadow magic to dispel the holy light.
When the little guy found out that the holy weapon couldn't hurt him, he had a chance of winning. If he insisted on fighting, Constantine would have enough time to prepare his magic circle and capture him alive.
Zan looked at the cross carefully, sneered with some disdain and said, "Just this thing? You're not going to use it to ambush me, are you?"
"Of course not, because it wasn't him who ambushed you."
What Constantine didn't expect was that Schiller's tone was not nervous at all, and then four gunshots were heard from the factory gate.
boom!boom!boom!boom!
The Arkham Knight walked and shot with two guns in his hands. Four bullets hit Zan's body very accurately, and one bullet hit Zan's neck.
Blood splattered and thick black smoke came out of the bullet hole caused by the silver bullet. The young man in the purple tights let out a piercing scream, and because of the pain he couldn't help but let go of his arm, allowing Schiller to break free.
A slight friction sound was heard, and the two guns in the Arkham Knight's hands combined into a sniper rifle. In the sniper scope, Zan's head flashed by, and at the moment the trigger was pulled, another purple magic grabbed Zan's waist and lifted him up.
Dick jumped out of the nearest window. The young man caught by his shadow magic was still struggling desperately, but the injuries caused by the four shots were too serious. The silver bullets embedded in his body were like wooden stakes, preventing him from even doing strenuous activities. He was thrown directly into the factory by Dick's magic.
Constantine, who was lying on the ground, secretly cried out in alarm. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a pair of shiny leather shoes appear in front of him.
A pendant hanging on a pale finger fell between his eyes, reflecting the cold and gentle moonlight, and the prayer on the back of the cross was clearly visible.
"If I have a good dream tonight, the Lord will bless me with peace. If I die in a dream, I will go with the Lord."