Chapter 301 Why Does This Scumbag Kang Not Look Like a Scumbag?
Speaking of John Constantine, almost anyone who knows a little about DC knows the name of John Constantine.
Because in DC's setting, Constantine is both good and evil. Sometimes he will do whatever it takes to achieve his selfish goals, but sometimes he will work hard for world stability.
Furthermore, Constantine is similar to the investigator. The investigator's three magic weapons are friends, crowbar, and old seal, while Constantine's three magic weapons are friends, deception, and magic.
If you want to be friends with Constantine, you must be prepared to be tricked at any time.
But if we judge by his deeds rather than his heart, Constantine can be classified as a chaotic good person. At least he has solved several major incidents on the magic side.
But... as the saying goes, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.
The nickname "Zha Kang" doesn't seem to be a positive nickname no matter how you look at it.
After hanging up Bruce's phone, Xia Yu took a deep breath and silently said in his heart: This is none of my business, this is none of my business, this is none of my business...
"Tsk, bad luck."
Unable to hypnotize himself, Xia Yu could not help but curse. Although he knew that the movie "Hellblazer" had a happy ending, the world would be safe even if he did nothing.
But it doesn't say that Constantine will be related to Batman, and if you really want to say it, the universe of Hellblazer and the universe of Justice League are obviously two parallel lines.
But now...sigh.
Xia Yu felt a little tired. Who knew how the plot would turn out? What if Constantine failed to give up his belief and commit suicide, and Mammon really came?
Although he could just turn around and leave at this moment, not caring about the disaster in the future, but... this world is not a copy that he can abandon at any time, but his own world.
He can't be selfish, nor does he want to be selfish.
After a moment's silence, Xia Yu sighed, spoke something in the chat group, and then waved his hand to open the portal.
Behind the door is the insignificant Wayne Manor. Apart from the overwhelming sense of grandeur and artistic atmosphere, it has almost no other features, which makes people feel that this rich family is vulgar.
It's vulgar, very vulgar, and there is absolutely no subjective thought mixed in. I'm sure everyone else in Gotham thinks so.
In order to know what happened, Xia Yu did not stop after arriving here. He went straight to the living room almost the moment he stepped out of the portal.
There were five people in the living room, in addition to Bruce and Talia, there were two old men and a familiar-looking middle-aged man.
Xia Yu recognized one of the old men, he was Lei Xiaogu who was purified by him. If nothing unexpected happened, the other half-bald old man who looked very British was the famous butler Alfred.
As for the middle-aged man, he looks exactly like Neo in The Matrix, or John Wick in John Wick.
After realizing this, Xia Yu was a little surprised. It turned out to be the movie version of "Hellblazer". That was better. At least the combat power of the movie version was not as outrageous as in the comics.
Throughout the entire movie, there are almost no large-scale battle scenes, which is consistent with the title of the movie, as the focus is on "exploration."
But this does not mean that he can sit back and relax. After all, movies can only be used as a reference and his combat power may soar at any time.
Xia Yu's sudden appearance surprised everyone, but Bruce reacted quickly and then breathed a sigh of relief. He still had some trust in Xia Yu. Of course, he only trusted him in terms of combat power, and didn't think about anything else.
It's no secret that Batman doesn't trust anyone, including himself.
"He is the John Constantine I mentioned, a magician." Bruce walked up and introduced Xia Yu.
"And he is the Xia Yu I mentioned." Then Bruce introduced Xia Yu to Constantine.
"Hello, my name is John Constantine, nice to meet you. "
Seeing that Bruce really found someone he couldn't see through, Constantine suddenly felt that the situation was more stable. Now the possibility of finding out the conspiracy of hell and then accumulating virtue to go to heaven was greater.
Xia Yu looked at Constantine in front of him, who seemed to be vaguely sincere, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
Why did he feel that Constantine in front of him didn't seem so bad? Was it an illusion?
But if you think about it carefully, Constantine's performance in the movie can't really be said to be bad, at least it's much better than in the comics. He will feel sad for his dead friend and promise to avenge him.
Although the self-sacrifice at the end was for the purpose of going to heaven, at least he really had the belief of dedicating himself to the world.
So this is a scumbag Kang with a conscience?
Xia Yu looked at Constantine with some suspicion, then reached out and shook hands with him.
We can't jump to conclusions. This might just be Constantine's performance. When you think that Constantine is a scumbag or not, you have often fallen into his trap.
The two friends who died in the movie have a lot to say about this.
"So, what exactly happened?" After letting go, Xia Yu turned and asked Bruce.
"Come with me." Bruce replied in a deep voice.
"etc."
At this moment, Lei Xiaogu suddenly spoke, which made everyone else look at him.
"I was just about to say this. I didn't expect that you, sir, actually knew Bruce. Talia, come and kneel with me to thank you, sir. It was you who helped me regain my clarity of mind."
After saying this, Lei Xiaogu held his daughter's hand, then knelt down on the ground with her, and sincerely thanked Xia Yu again.
This scene surprised Bruce a little, then he looked up at Xia Yu, and Xia Yu happened to be looking at him.
When they looked at each other, Xia Yu signaled with his eyes the two people who were kneeling to thank him, and then stared at Bruce again.
Bruce: “…”
What do you mean? You want me to kneel down and thank you too?
Bruce said that he didn't understand anything. Even if Xia Yu saved his father-in-law, which was equivalent to indirectly saving the woman he loved, he was the Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight would not thank others.
Well, even though I’m grateful in my heart, I won’t say it out loud.
Seeing that Bruce was unmoved, Xia Yu felt a little bored. He didn't even say thank you. He deserved to have no friends.
"Get up, it's just a matter of convenience. If you really want to thank me, then atone for your past sins."
Although these two are also villains, Lei Xiaogu was affected by the Lazarus Pool, and Talia still has a trace of kindness in her heart, so she is not completely hopeless.
Moreover, Lei Xiaogu is still in charge of the Assassin's League. It would be better to let him slowly get the Assassin's League back on track. After all, this old man is very eloquent.
After hearing Xia Yu's words, Lei Xiaogu and his daughter stood up and bowed deeply to Xia Yu again.
Next, everyone followed Bruce into another guest room, and Constantine took the opportunity to explain the troubles he had encountered.
Xia Yu listened while comparing it with the information in his mind.
In the entire "Hellblazer", the only real big boss who appears is Lucifer who shows up at the end, and Lucifer is also the Satan of DC Hell.
Satan in DC is not a name, but more like a position, the title of the lord of hell, and the fallen angel Lucifer sits in this position.
In the DC setting, Lucifer is truly second only to one person, and his power is only second to God, and God, in DC, is the ultimate supreme being.
Its level is even higher than OAA in the Marvel world. In the DC world, God is always supreme. This is the most important supreme rule in DC comics that will always be preserved and passed on.
Under God are the gods of other civilizations and cultures. Similarly, under God, new gods will appear in the world, and so on.
Xia Yu even vaguely remembered another setting about God in DC, that is, the God in the DC world is actually a projection of the God in the real world, so God is supreme in the DC world.
However, although God created the entire DC universe and transcends everything, he also has many projections. The God who is in a bad state in DC comics is a projection of the DC God.
For example, the God who was shot dead by the Saint Slayer is a God from another world in the DC setting.
Therefore, the true Supreme God is just a background board. Even when the multiverse crisis occurred, God hardly showed up.
All other recorded Gods are projections of this God's incarnations. If nothing unexpected happens, the God in "Hellblazer" is also a projection of the Supreme God.
Of course, the same cannot be said for Lucifer. Although this Lord of Hell is also a background character, he has his own spin-off TV series, which seems to have lasted for several seasons.
But because the image is different, it cannot be used as a reference. If we only talk about the movie, Lucifer in the movie is a neurotic old man who walks barefoot and carries corrupt mud with him as he walks.
Although he looks rather weird, Lucifer is a devil who follows the rules very well. He made a bet with God that neither of them can interfere in the affairs of the world and they can only exert influence behind the scenes. Whether to go to heaven or hell is entirely up to human beings themselves.
Therefore, Lucifer is the one that can be most assured, unless Lucifer comes down in person. But in that case, God probably won't just sit there and watch.
In addition to these two background boards, there are two guys in the movie who are in cahoots with each other, namely Gabriel from heaven and Mammon from hell.
There is no need to say much about Mammon, the son of Satan who was almost going crazy waiting for the throne. Compared with him, seventy years as a crown prince seemed to be fast.
Either explode in silence or become distorted in silence, so Mammon successfully exploded when he was about to become distorted.
He wanted to come to the world and establish his own kingdom of blood and fire, and Gabriel was his accomplice.
As for why an angel would help a devil, it all comes down to envy, jealousy and hatred.
Gabriel envied humans for being so easily favored by the Lord, was jealous that humans could return to the Lord's arms as long as they laid down their butcher knives and repented, and hated humans for not cherishing the Lord's mercy at all.
Therefore, Gabriel prepared to help Mammon, the son of Satan, come to the world so that humans can understand what true faith is.
Although Gabriel's ideas sound high-sounding, she is actually a paranoid and arrogant mad woman. Therefore, at the end, Gabriel lost the divine power given by God, and her wings were burned by Satan's hellfire, becoming a mortal whom she despised.
But if it is really a movie version, then Gabriel will be the female Ancient One with golden curly hair, possessing an angelic figure and a devilish personality.
After the recollections, Constantine's narration also came to an end. His experience was similar to that in the movie, except that at this time he had not yet met the policewoman Angela, and he was not even aware of Mammon and Gabriel's conspiracy.
He just knew that some big conspiracy was brewing in hell, so he started investigating it to accumulate merit for himself.
As for why Constantine is connected to Bruce...
"You traded magical knowledge with Constantine? Why would you want to trade magic?"
Xia Yu looked at Bruce strangely. After Constantine's explanation, Xia Yu finally understood why these two completely unrelated people were connected.
Bruce wanted magical knowledge, so Alfred found Constantine for him.
After multiple verifications, Alfred confirmed that Constantine was the real deal, so he reported it to his master.
Bruce was so inhumane that he was ready to use money to kill Constantine, and then pick up Constantine's drops.
But it is not known whether Constantine knew that he did not have much time left, or he suddenly felt that having money was meaningless. He did not want money. What he asked was that Bruce help him find out the conspiracy of hell.
After all, no matter how capable he is, he cannot beat multi-party investigations, and Bruce, a rich man, just makes up for this shortcoming.
After thinking about it, Bruce did not agree directly. He chose to call Xia Yu over and ask for his opinion.
After all, among the people Bruce knew, only Xia Yu had demonstrated magical abilities.
Facing Xia Yu's question, Bruce remained calm and replied quietly: "I just suddenly became interested in magic."
A sudden interest?
Xia Yu narrowed his eyes and stared at Bruce, who had no expression at all. Bruce also remained calm and not panicked at all.
Faced with this scene, Xia Yu silently released his perception. As his perception expanded, the bat cave below Wayne Manor became clearer.
The next moment, Xia Yu felt a weak magical reaction.
The magical power reacted and appeared on a set of pitch-black bat armor, and his information was displayed on the screen next to it.
“…”
Anti-Xia Yu Armor 1.0?
Although there was no name marked, Xia Yu automatically gave it a name. So, Batman traded magic with Constantine to deal with him?
In addition, Bruce was certain at the beginning that he knew magic, so the truth was probably close to the truth.
Xia Yu: "..."
It turns out that Constantine's connection with Batman is actually related to him... Is this the legendary butterfly effect?
Xia Yu let out a light sigh. Although he had known that the old bat suffered from paranoia, he didn't expect it to be so serious.
In order to deal with him, they even started developing magic armor in the early stages. Wait, could it be that Batman is already conceiving of the Hell Bat Armor?
That shouldn’t be possible…right?
Xia Yu shook his head, shaking off the delusion that had just emerged in his mind. What was he thinking about? How could the Hell Bat Armor be something that Bruce could think of now? His horizons have not even expanded yet. No matter how smart he is, he can't imagine something he has never seen before.
"Then I'll assume that you're really interested in magic."
Xia Yu decided to give Bruce a favor. After all, Bruce would understand after this that the anti-Xia Yu armor would always be one step behind him.
After all, there are new members joining the chat group constantly, and he can update the version at any time with his strength.
"As for the conspiracy of Hell?"
Xia Yu looked at Constantine again. If Constantine was sent back at this time, the ending might return to the movie.
But he had just experienced the power of butterfly wings, and no one knew whether things would develop as he expected.
So he has to wade into this muddy water. Of course, he will not push it to the end directly. Who knows if the big boss above is watching.
Since he couldn't be sure whether the ending would be a happy one for everyone, he had to take insurance. If the ending changed, he would just kill Kang as a sacrifice to the gods and bring in Satan to solve everything.
Constantine, who was waiting for an answer, suddenly shuddered. He looked around suspiciously, feeling that someone was looking at him with ill intentions.
The damn devil from hell has made him a little neurotic now.
"I can help a little, but don't expect me to do too much. I can only be an insurance. Don't ask what insurance is. Insurance doesn't work if you just tell me about it."
Hearing Xia Yu's answer, Bruce fell into thought, and after a moment, he also raised his head.
"I can promise to help, but you have to let me see your world."
Having successfully found two helpers, Constantine was about to show a disdainful smile, but the next moment he reacted and coughed lightly.
"Thank you very much for your help. I, Constantine, will never forget this favor."
