In the end, the heavily armed Mason didn't wait for the bear kid behind him to tear down his shop, and it felt like you had worked hard to make a table of dishes only to be notified that the guests weren't coming.

Two words to describe it, disappointing.

In one word,!

The pressure in Mason's heart was light, and he turned his head to glance at the clock time.

It was nearly twelve o'clock in the morning.

Today's small shop opening is obviously a failure, so it is better to close early and enter the magic suitcase to continue to improve your alchemy skills.

He stood up from the counter and was about to pull down the roller shutter, but as he stood in the doorway, Mason suddenly saw a spark of light light in the alley across the street.

When I looked closely, a guy in a khaki trench coat was walking slowly down the dark alley with his hands in his trouser pockets.

Yo, isn't this Mr. Zakang, the master of dark magic?

Mason didn't know what to think, and a welcome smile appeared on his face, and he waved his hand to the other party to enter his small shop and chat.

"Looks like your alchemy has improved, young man."

Like the last time, he swept around Mason's shop, his eyes stayed on the display case of the alchemy creation for a few seconds, and then he sneered in a very annoying tone:

"It can be seen that you are very diligent, but your craftsmanship is a little trendy, and you are embarrassed to take out these inferior garbage for materials? Listen to me, kid, you might not be the right person for this business.

Mysterious alchemy is not as simple as a child playing with urine. ”

"You seem to be in a bad mood, and you even speak with resentment."

Mason only thought that Zakang was farting, he picked up the water cup and poured a glass of water for Zakang, looked at his stubble and looked haggard and asked:

"Is it a bad thing lately? My friend. ”

"Don't mention it."

The master magician leaned against Mason's counter, puffing on a smoke ring and grumbling:

"Xiao Zha and I had a complete falling out, she kicked me out of the mystery house, and as you could see, I was homeless... Alas, down. ”

"What's going on?"

Mason asked curiously:

"Your research on Horcruxes was discovered by Miss Zatana?"

"Not really."

Zakang shrugged his shoulders and whispered:

"An evil succubus from the Nine Layers of Hell shamelessly attacked me in the bathroom, and I had to fight her in that cramped place for 300 rounds to protect myself.

The fierce battle is in full swing and seeing that Master Ben is about to succeed in the physical exorcism, and guess what?

Xiaozha on the bed actually woke up!

I was kicked out that night and almost burned my pants, but of course I don't think that's the main reason... I think it was the bastard who likes to fuck with bats who spoke ill of me to Zha. ”

Konstantin stood on the land of Gotham and recklessly scolded a certain master in Gotham City who could not be offended.

He scolded:

"Didn't you just dig up some antiques in Gotham that no one wants? That bastard Batboy actually slandered me for using mass destruction black magic in the city, causing Xiaozha to call me a scumbag who careless about human life.

I was wronged.

It's just that I did this bad thing, but it's not a problem!

Lao Tzu gave a group of bastards a black cauldron.

I'm pissed off, for the sake of the Nine Layers of Hell, don't let me find those bastards! ”

Listening to Zakang pouring bitter water there, the expressionless Mason immediately showed a look of hatred and hatred, but in fact, he felt a little weak in his heart.

Zakang didn't know that the seemingly loyal young man in front of him was the culprit who caused him to be kicked out of the house by Xiaozha... No! Wait a minute! He was completely to blame for being swept away!

With such a beautiful and well-educated white wizard girlfriend, she still has to fuck with the hellish succubus, this scumbag deserves to live on the streets.

What does this have to do with yourself?

Facts aside, even if he is 99% at fault, doesn't Konstantin have the problem of that 1%?

This guy really needs to review his style.

"Okay, don't talk about these unhappy things."

Mason hurriedly changed the subject, patted Zakang on the shoulder, pointed to his small shop, and said:

"You won't have nowhere to go, friend, I'm not spacious but you're welcome to stay here for a long time, if you can't get used to this place, my friend Charles has just taken over the lavish bar in Gotham these days, and I can reserve a private box there for you for a long time.

No thanks, it's something to do between friends.

Come!

Help me take a look at this first. ”

The young man pulled the roller shutter door down, announced that the first day of Cooper's failed business was over, and then pulled the sleeve of his left arm open to Zakang under the light.

Holding water in his hand and feeling sorry for himself, Zakang glanced over here, and after seeing the greatly changed tattoo on Mason's arm, he squirted out without holding back.

"You! What have you been doing these days? ”

The well-informed master of the dark arts' eyes were about to pop out, and he exclaimed:

"I've been gone for less than a week! How did this curse grow to this level? Have you completed the Great Blasphemy Sacrifice of 999 Pure Souls as a sacrifice to that evil god in the past few days?

Youngster!

You're only one step away from becoming a 'child of the devil'!" ”

"Actually, it's not that fast, it's still two levels away."

Mason sighed and said in his heart.

He glanced at the black tattoo on his arm, which already looked rather eerie in the light, and the flame-like twisted lines looked like they were about to spin after a long time.

Za Kang, who has always been hanging on his son, did not dare to slack off when he saw this situation.

He removed the cigarette from his mouth as a medium for spellcasting, chanting a spell that sent embers-like ashes flying and hovering over Mason's arm tattoo.

He formed an enchantment to isolate the magic, and then pulled out a teardrop-shaped gemstone pendant from his pocket and cautiously approached the tattoo itself.

The closer the pendant got to it, the brighter the divine luster emanated from its teardrop crystal, and the moment it touched Mason's skin, the light from the tiny crystal burst even over the lamp overhead.

"Bang"

In Za Kang's distressed exclamation, this magic weapon, which was very valuable at a glance, was shattered into slag, which also made Konstantin's forehead covered with sweat for a moment.

"It's not something I can solve, Mason."

A rare serious expression appeared on Zakang's face.

He seemed to feel some kind of chill on his body, and after taking two steps back, he stared at the dark tattoo on Mason's arm, and said:

"In addition to teaching the batboy who bewitched my girlfriend a hard lesson in Gotham this time, I actually brought you good news, I have found a spell in Xiaozha's family library.

But apparently I'm late.

You are terminally ill, and this curse is wrapped around your soul and lives with you, and if I forcibly dispel it, it will mean that your soul will also suffer a heavy blow. ”

"But there's got to be a way, right?"

Mason Says:

"I don't seek to dispel it completely, or even accept long-term symbiosis, but I must protect my soul from erosion before the curse strikes.

If you lower the requirements, you must have a way, right? ”

"Hmm..."

Zakang reluctantly pursed his mouth.

It can be seen that he may indeed have a way, but that will definitely cost him.

This time it's not a matter of waiting for the price to sell, and it can be seen that this scumbag didn't take the initiative to ask for a reward, and he is really backing down.

Zakang doesn't want to play anymore.

"Bang"

Voldemort's remaining Horcrux Tome was taken out of his bag by Mason and slapped on the counter in front of Zackon's eyes. The young man put his hand on the Grimoire and said to the Dark Mage:

"Help me! I can give it to you right now. You want it so badly, Konstantin, I can feel it. ”

"I do want to."

Glancing at the magic book on the counter, he pursed his lips and said:

"But it's out of my power, Mason.

I learned to soul cut and it would save me a lot of trouble, but if I continued to intervene, it wasn't certain that I would survive three days.

You're not in our circle, so you can't understand where my fear comes from. ”

The Dark Mage lit a cigarette again.

He stared at Mason with a look of pity and said:

"I also have a lot of curses that represent the mess of my life, and I have a lot of creditors 'above' and 'below', but they don't add up to any trouble from that thing on you.

So sorry, friend.

Your offer makes me tick, but I can't help you. ”

"Bang"

Mason didn't pray, but took out Grindelwald's encyclopedia of the dark arts and slapped it next to Voldemort's Horcrux research, and Zackon's eyes immediately jumped.

The young man glanced at him.

Open the suitcase at hand, pick up the broken elder's wand, and place it next to the two magic books.

Even though the Deathly Hallows had shattered, its aura as the strongest weapon in the witchcraft world still made Zak's heart skip a beat.

Mason looked faint and reached into the suitcase again.

This time, I took out a blood-colored spar the size of a little thumb...

"Enough! Don't tempt me anymore! ”

Konstantin covered his eyes and shouted:

"Believe it or not, I'm here to rob you right now! I'm a dark wizard with no bottom line! ”

"Batman's night watch seven blocks away, and I didn't pick the location of this store at random, friend."

Mason waved the bat phone in his hand, and the emergency dial had popped up.

He pushed the dazzling array of things on the counter forward and said:

"Of course you can, I can't stand up to a master magician, but I can guarantee that your hated batboy has a hundred ways to crush you and send you to Arkham Asylum.

But these things can be yours.

As long as you help me.

Didn't you say that you brought me useful news? ”

"Again, I can't break that curse!"

Zakang raised his hands, took a hard puff of his cigarette and exhaled a thick smoke ring, and stepped forward to unceremoniously take Voldemort's Horcrux research book in his hand.

Through a thin layer of smoke, he said to Mason:

"But as I told you last time, this curse isn't all bad. The spell I found can work on ordinary people and allow you to feel the flow of energy for a short time.

This kind of 'extrasensory' is not used in most cases except to make some exciting things more exciting, but you are in this situation. ”

Konstantin's gaze wandered over the goodies on the counter, an undisguised light of greed shone brightly, and the master of dark magic licked his lips like a big bad wolf at the sight of a white rabbit.

He said to Mason:

"As that curse grows on you, it also means that the extradimensional god is pouring more and more energy into you.

The 'attention' of those supernatural beings is a symbolic thing that is difficult to explain in a sentence or two, but you can understand that you have developed a deeper and deeper connection with it.

This means that you can rely on the tattoo on your arm to actively extract some 'power' from that evil god in reverse. ”

Zakang's words swept through Mason's mind like a bolt of lightning.

He immediately remembered Old K's weird "Flickering Swordsmanship", and after confirming that Old K was a witcher, Mason had been wondering where that "Flickering" ability came from?

As far as he knew, witchers who had gone through the trials of the grass could indeed obtain superhuman physique and magical powers, but unless they were of ancient blood, it was impossible to have the ridiculously strong ability of passive space flickering.

Now, Zakang has solved the mystery for Mason.

Old K's passive flickering is definitely not from the witcher's inheritance!

It was the "blessing" of the evil god that the Stars would believe in, and even the ability similar to "Force Drag" that Mr. Hunter had shown at a glance before came from this.

"So, that's the real 'employee benefits.'"

Mason blinked and whispered, stroking the evil tattoo on his arm, and said to Zakang:

"What can I do to feel that hidden power?"

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

Zakang flipped through Voldemort's tome, glanced at Mason and said faintly:

"Just because I'm telling you you you can do it, doesn't mean I'm encouraging you to do it. For the sake of this book, I have one more reminder to you, Mason, young man!

With your curse already growing rapidly, invoking the power of the evil god may make you 'fall' faster.

You may think you're determined, but I can tell you responsibly that I've seen everyone who actively deals with the dark end up badly.

You should follow the teachings of Batboy and stay away from the darkness that tempts people's hearts. ”

"But aren't you like that?"

Mason Says:

"I see you're having a good time."

"Well, look at this little angel in front of me, you actually think that your friend John will have a good end when he reaches the end of his life. Oh, that's the heartwarming thing I've heard this year. ”

Za Kang covered his heart, and said in a weird way:

"It is a luxury that I will be able to go to hell completely after I die, and you still use me as an example, it is really ignorant and fearless. Okay, since you want it, I'll give it to you.

Dear John never stops others from seeking death, this is the work ethic of dark wizards.

Still.

This 'fee' has to be settled in advance, so let's take this as a reward. ”

With a wave of his hand, Konstantin picked up the broken Elder Wand and placed it in his arms.

Mason could see very clearly that he actually wanted to take the Philosopher's Stone Fragment when he reached out, but he didn't know why this guy actually took the initiative to give up this real treasure.

"Don't be inhibited, John, take it all."

The young man generously pushed everything in front of him to Zakang, he said:

"I don't necessarily have the life to keep them anyway, and it's a good choice to give them to your good friend, take them, take them all."

"So generous?"

Zakang looked at Mason suspiciously.

After making sure Mason wasn't joking, he grinned and slipped everything into the pocket of his trench coat, which seemed to never be satisfied.

It's not the style of slag kang to be cheap.

And Mason also had a gentle and satisfied smile on his face after seeing that Zakang had swept away everything he had taken out.

He took it!

Everybody watched!

John Constantine took these priceless things!

Although he didn't explicitly say that these treasures represented the invitation of Team K to join the team, since Zakang had taken these treasures that were obviously beyond the reward, he should be more mentally prepared.

In this way, he doesn't have to feel guilty when he invites Zakang to an exciting and fun trip to another world.

Mr. Hunter reminded himself to strengthen the strength of Team K as much as possible in two months to face the future development mission, although Zakang has poor character, but he is strong and has no bottom line, and he is definitely a good hand at otherworldly exploration.

Counting Catwoman, who has already verbally agreed, and Kite Man, who has little skill but is loyal enough, isn't the skeleton of Team K built?

"I'm checking once, we're friends, right? John. ”

Mason looked at Zakang with a smile on his face like a fox who stole a chicken, and suddenly asked.

The Master of Dark Arts reached out and shook Mason's hand with a face full of "sincerity", and his expression was as touching as if he had seen his long-lost half-brother.

This drama spirit even brought a crying tone, saying:

"Of course, Mason, don't insult our relationship with the word 'friend,' you're like a brother to me in my heart. Come, get ready.

Let your brother John help you cast spells and gain power. ”