Constantine was locked up in the most heavily guarded prison in the Justice Alliance. He faced the darkness alone, thinking about something. The Justice Alliance decided to leave the decision on how to deal with him to the next day. At dawn, Constantine would be judged by his fate …
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps rang out in the empty prison cell.
Constantine did not turn around. He watched as a shadow approached him …
"You locked Constantine in prison …" Diana said with a headache. "He's only a suspect. He hasn't been convicted yet. We all know that he might be innocent. You shouldn't treat him like a criminal! "
"Zach will definitely fall out with you when he comes back."
"She won't …" Batman said calmly. "Because she knows that I'm protecting John …"
"You mean Shazan's murderer will do something to John?" Diana said in surprise. "No, that shouldn't be … Constantine is a suspect who took the blame for him. Why would he murder the person who took the blame for him?"
"Because the murderer isn't afraid of his crime being exposed. He wants us to panic. He wants to see every hero in the Justice Alliance suspect each other. And don't forget, why did the murderer kill Shazan? "Batman reminded Diana in a hoarse voice.
"He wants to stop Shazan from touching the divine artifact from the old universe!" Diana exclaimed in a low voice.
"The Eye of Agomdor is very dangerous … It might be the core of the plan," Batman continued. "The Third Prophet must have her reasons for sending it to Constantine, and our enemies might not like that. They killed Shazan, which means that they don't want the Mage Lord who is trapped outside of time to return."
"Then the best way … is to keep the divine artifact in our hands," Batman continued.
"Also, they probably can't be sure who has the Eye of Agomdor. They suspect that Constantine is just a pawn thrown out by the Third Prophet to attract attention. After all, the Third Prophet gave up such an important bargaining chip so easily. It seems very suspicious. So, they killed Shazan to confirm if Constantine is the key."
"That's why you put Constantine in the most heavily guarded place in the Justice Alliance?" Diana's eyes lit up. "Because that's the safest place in the Justice Alliance …"
"That's what I want them to think!" Batman smiled and said hoarsely, "That's why they think it's safe … They killed Shazan at the watchtower because they took advantage of our psychological blind spot. The watchtower is safe, and no one can attack the heroes at the watchtower. That fact has paralyzed us."
"However, this also created a psychological blind spot for them. I placed Constantine in an extremely safe place. It's impossible for anyone to break into the Righteous Alliance's prison. There are many supervillains imprisoned there, and they are helpless against them. It seemed like an impossible place to break into, but they managed to do so."
"They will think that by grasping our psychological blind spots, they will feel safe … This is precisely the cause of their psychological blind spots."
"This is the psychological trap I set for them."
Batman looked down at the indicator light of the gadget he had installed not long ago. The light there changed from green to red. Spiderman smiled and said, "Now, they've taken the bait!"
"I've thought of many possibilities, but I never expected it to be you!" Constantine looked at the shadow in front of him and said with emotion, "I don't think Batman would think of you either, because … there's no reason at all!"
Constantine heard a voice behind him say, "You should know what I want … Hand it over."
Constantine raised his eyebrows and said frivolously, "Then, will you let me go?"
"I can take it from your corpse!" The man sneered. "I have cut off all security here. No matter what happens here, the Alliance will not know. Batman built this place thinking that no one can crack it. Yes, this place is indeed perfect, but I'm smarter than he thinks. Maybe even smarter than him! "
This prison was designed by Batman and built by the Righteous Alliance. It used divine spells and magic from the Amazons and Olympus, high-tech systems designed by Steelbones, security systems designed by Batman, and technology from Atlantis and Mars. Batman put his heart and soul into it, and Superman had personally experienced it. Even he couldn't crack the security system here.
Too many enemies of the Righteous Alliance have been imprisoned here!
Many big shots in the universe have lived here. Even General Zuo De or Darkseid shouldn't be able to sneak in so easily and silently.
Constantine searched his body and found the 'Sika' brand cigarettes in his breast pocket, but he couldn't find a lighter. So, he had to negotiate with the person standing opposite him. "Buddy … Lend me a lighter!"
"Are you trying to stall for time? Hoping that Bat and the others will find out about the situation here? " The man sneered. "I really want to see you slowly waiting until you despair, but time doesn't allow it! Hand over the Eye of Agomodo! "
Constantine wanted to light a fire with his finger, but he couldn't even light a cigarette here. He could summon a wall of fire that could burn the entire building outside, so he could only put the cigarette in his mouth and smoke through the filter. Perhaps the familiar smell of smoke alleviated his anxiety, Constantine slowly sat down in front of the man.
He looked up at the man and smiled. "I'm not stalling for time … I'm watching a good show."
The eyes of the man opposite him grew colder. He raised the knife in his hand … At this time, the indestructible door made of magic and technology behind him slowly slid open. Batman and Diana blocked the door, looking at the man standing outside Constantine's cell. Batman was expressionless, but Diana's face was full of disbelief.
"Carter … Why is it you!"
That person was Hawkman Carter Hall. His hand that was holding his sword trembled slightly. Carter Hall closed his eyes and turned his back to Batman. "So … this is a trap, right?"
"I've suspected many people …" Batman whispered. "I've also suspected you."
"But I still don't think you killed Shazan …"
Batman said sincerely, "Just surrender! Hall, the Justice League will give you a fair trial. We will give you a chance to explain … "
"It sounds like you know why I'm doing this?" Hawkman lowered his head.
"I know … They want to destroy us, completely destroy us, break our faith, dig open our wounds, and take advantage of our weaknesses … Hall, you're being used by them. They took advantage of my suspicion and forced me to destroy you with my own hands. They took advantage of your weakness, your love! "
Hearing the word 'love', Carter Hall trembled as if he had been electrocuted. He smiled bitterly. "I've had enough of the torture of love."
"I love Shiyara, and she loves me. But in the Justice League, we pretend to be strangers. We keep reincarnating and suffer the cruelest curse. Once we are together, fate will separate us again. " Hawkman and Hawkwoman were a cursed couple. They had been reincarnating since ancient Egypt, and every time they would be together, they would be separated by death.
In the past four thousand years, they had come to this world two hundred and six times, falling in love and then separating.
"I feel Sanders' pain … the pain of falling in love but having to separate, the pain of falling in love but not being able to express it." Hawkman slowly raised his head. Through the reflective metal above his head, he saw Hawkwoman appear behind Batman and Constantine. Her face was already covered in tears.
"So I've decided to end it all forever … Leave happiness for the last!" Hawkman sighed.
"Eye of Agomodo." He looked at the magical artifact on Constantine's chest and said, "I thought it could help us break the curse … But now it seems that it can only help us end it all." Hawkman's body lit up with green flames. "End it all dishonorably …"
"Carl!" Hawkwoman cried and pounced on him.
She and Hawkman were hugging each other. The green flames had contaminated her body, burning through their flesh and bones, and even burning their souls. This kind of pain should be extremely intense, enough to drive a person crazy, but they were smiling happily.
Then, in front of Batman and the others — they turned into ashes.
Constantine stared blankly at the couple who disappeared into the magical flames. No one knew what he was thinking, but the emotional Diana was already in tears.
Diana punched Batman's shoulder. "I want to find the person who framed them and kill him!"
Constantine sat on the ground and slowly raised his head with his arms around his legs. "The murderer killed two more heroes, right? The murderer played his dirty trick again and killed Carl … and Sanders. "
Zha Kang turned his head and looked at the ashes on the ground. "He used me as bait."
"You don't have to …" Diana could not help but blurt out.
"You have to give an explanation … Explain why they're here, and keep their reputation. I'm the best reason, right? Hawkman found out that I was asking for help, so he and Hawkwoman rushed over, but the murderer used me as bait and killed them cruelly. "Zha Kang's excuse was so good that it was heartbreaking.
"But they'll blame you!" Diana's impression of Constantine changed greatly.
"Someone has to bear the responsibility … Besides!" Zha Kang raised his head and smirked. The light shone on the upper half of his face. His blonde hair covered the wrinkles on his forehead. Constantine shrugged and said, "I've just killed another 'friend'. I'm used to it … "
Zha Kang turned his head and hugged his feet. "That flame seems familiar …"
Footsteps came from outside. Zha Kang said in a low voice, "Someone found out what happened here." He tilted his head and said, "Hurry up and find them! Battie … You're in trouble. Three people are dead! "After saying that, Zha Kang lowered his head and did not say another word.
… …
The heroes arrived at the prison. They looked at the pile of ashes and fell silent.
Firestorm looked at Constantine who was sitting in the cell next to him as if nothing had happened. He said angrily, "They came to save you like heroes, but you only know how to scream for help like a woman? You should kneel in front of their corpses and repent … We lost two comrades to protect a scumbag … "
"You're like another executioner in there!"
"We should banish him … banish him to the phantom zone!" Firestorm suggested.
"No …" Wonder Woman objected. "He's already proven his innocence … When the murderer committed the crime, he was locked up in the prison and couldn't do anything."
"Proving his innocence by sacrificing Hawkman and Hawkgirl?" Atom Man did not hold back. He looked at the greasy exorcist with disgust. "At least get this wizard out of our sight."
Wonder Woman wanted to explain for Constantine, but the heroes had made up their minds.
Batman did not speak up for Constantine … In the end, the Justice League decided … to kick Constantine out of the watchtower and never allow him to approach the base of the Justice League.
All the murders that happened because of Constantine's arrival at the watchtower seemed to have died down.
But the ripples it caused did not stop there … Instead, it continued to spread. All the heroes knew that a new crisis had arrived. This time, their opponent … was very dangerous!!!
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