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The space inside the Spiral Castle seemed endless. As he passed through the spiral corridors, and on the passages of unknown liquid that emitted shimmering like streams winding downwards, Billy felt like he was on the same spot. step.

But he and Constantine still arrived at the bottom of the Spiral Castle, which was always shrouded in the smell of blood. The bones of the dead were also soaked in those strange liquids. From time to time, the walls with insect-like carapace structures on both sides could be seen. Seeing mummies wearing various armors from different eras, they were embedded in the center of the carapace, sleeping like terrifying guards.

For some reason, Billy even felt that they might wake up at any time.

"Try not to touch anything, boy." Constantine said from behind Billy, "The evil Tatar magic is still shrouded here. Under the special talisman, the army of the living dead can stay quietly. Don't try to step on the water. That thing is a barrier between time. If you are not positioned smoothly at the moment, if you step on nothing, you may be thrown into a chaotic time and space. Based on the current state of the multiverse, you Possibly facing the end of the world directly.”

"Sounds really exciting!" Billy carefully crossed a stream while holding his schoolbag with both hands. He carefully searched for the blue luminous dot left by Superman, and then continued to move forward.

"This is an area that has not yet been developed by Lex. It contains the trophies and captives that the Xitars have plundered for countless years. If you continue downward, you will reach the core furnace, where the mutants of the Xitars are made. Laboratories, as well as processing plants for manufacturing weapons and equipment. At the lower end of the processing plant are the torture chambers and dungeons." Constantine continued, "Lex also did not completely control there, because the magic of the Xitar people is very powerful. The traps, unknown viruses and parasites set by the witch seals from the New God all daunted him."

"So we're entering an uninhabited area?" Although Billy was equally frightened by the threats Constantine said, he still felt relieved to be away from Lex.

"No, this place is guarded by the Rogue Gang and the original madmen from Arkham. Lex never thought of keeping them alive from the beginning. These guys can even become experimental subjects for exploring these unexplored areas. Once something goes wrong, You can isolate and then recover it, and rely on them to find out how to disarm the trap." Constantine replied, "Make the best use of everything, Lex is a pragmatist."

Billy turned to look at Constantine in disbelief, "Why does it sound like you admire him?"

"Although he is a proud, arrogant, and extreme scum, there is no doubt that he has worked hard for the development of mankind." Constantine lit a cigarette and smiled, "He wants mankind to no longer rely on those Super human, restore the original appearance of the earth, and finally find a new path.”

Billy blinked, and then continued to follow the traces left by Superman, "What about magic? Isn't this also some kind of dependence?"

"Of course, kid." Constantine said, "Superpowers and magic are all shortcuts. People will always see the final benefits and benefits, but ignore the price that needs to be paid. Once they appear, they need to respond accordingly." Constraints. Both you and I are medicines for treatment. Of course, we may also become the cancer itself."

"So, isn't technology the same? We invented nuclear bombs, and there are more weapons that can destroy ourselves." Billy turned a corner, and he saw three arched doors standing in front of the narrow passage. At the end, there is also that weird luminous liquid on the ground here.

"If we talk about the same death-seeking behavior, yes, kid. But the difference is that it is the doomsday created by us. It is our own choice and path, and Lex believes that human beings will not bring about the consequences of their own struggle. To the real doomsday, it will only bring about benign development and evolution, real evolution, rather than relying on superpowers and magic shortcuts to remain stagnant and fall into the whirlpool of desire." Constantine stepped forward, and he saw Looking at the deformed relief on the door in the middle that looks like a combination of pale insects and humans, a row of spiderweb-like witch seals in the belly of the worm shines with pure white light.

"Then why do you want to fight him again?" Billy was carrying his schoolbag and curiously observing the relief on the door that looked like the queen of the Zerg.

"Because a bastard is a bastard. He doesn't care about humans at all. He is also just a selfish bastard who wants to be the god who leads mankind. And for the so-called ideal, he can kill most of humanity." Constantine walked into the middle without hesitation In front of the door, he reached out and extinguished the three witch seals in a specific order, and the door soon made a dull roar.

Constantine turned his head and looked at Billy with a cigarette in his mouth, "I'd be happy to kill these sanctimonious bastards, I'm so fucking rebellious!"

"How do you know how to open this door?" Billy took a step back and looked at Constantine with great distrust. "You said that Lex was not completely under control..."

"I just like this kind of unconventional excitement!" Constantine grinned. Under the smoke, several figures appeared behind the door. "Everyone loves John Constantine! I have friends all over the world! Even if In this shitty place!"

"No one likes you, Constantine!" A man wearing a white coat, hood and goggles stood at the door carrying a special firearm that flashed blue light. Behind him, a blond beauty dressed like She wore a tight-fitting jacket like a gymnastics uniform and put her hands on her hips while smiling.

Behind the woman, there was a slovenly man wearing a coat and a velvet hat, a short-haired man wearing a green tights, and a man wearing a green cloak holding a flute.

Billy felt a little familiar with these faces, but in the end, the black-haired woman who seemed out of place with these guys just lowered her head and leaned against the wall, hugging her shoulders. The woman wore what seemed to be very expensive golden armor, and her waist He also wears a sword with a golden hilt and three small skulls inlaid on the end.

"You are... a gang of scoundrels!" Billy said with a frown, "Are you and Constantine together?"

The Rogue Gang were originally villainous criminals in Midtown, headed by Captain Ice. Just like Constantine said, they were now thrown into the dangerous area of ​​the Spiral Castle to serve as guards and victims.

"It's just business." The man with the gun stared at Billy through his goggles and said coldly, "And we all hate Lex very much."

"To make a long story short, your efforts here are about to pay off. Help this kid find what we want, and we can kill Lex." Constantine said with a wicked smile, "We can even kill Heaven and Hell. Those bastards!"

"There is nothing down here. The biggest discovery is the woman who wasted food without saying anything." The boomerang captain wearing a velvet hat said carelessly, "We are just trying to contact you and hand over this bitch." To Amanda!”

"Magic..." Constantine looked across the gang of scoundrels at the woman with her head lowered and the armor on her body, including the pattern on it, "That is the flying wing emblem of the Camelot dynasty in the era of King Arthur. You are the lost one." Knights of the Round Table."

The woman suddenly looked sideways at Constantine. She raised her eyelids for the first time. Her originally dull eyes moved, but she quickly shook her head in disappointment. When her eyes dimmed again, she whispered, "You It's not Merlin... Although there is a trace of Merlin, it's like the last afterimage on my body, it has disappeared... My memory... My brothers, and... I started to forget more, like It’s those past times that were false.”

"It's on her!" Billy suddenly pointed at the woman, "The blue mark! Superman's mark! It's on her!"

"What?" Constantine narrowed his eyes.

Everyone in the Rogue Gang also looked at the female knight who seemed to come from the era of King Arthur.

"If this is what you are talking about, I know where the source is." The woman raised her head again, holding a small bottle with a light blue halo in her hand, "It was what made me wake up."