[Comprehensive British and American] The vest system of the son of hell

"But I'm not just a human, and I'm not just a magician!"

With these words, the huge energy gathered in Matthew's wings began to fuse and release.

Faust was shocked by the unexpected situation.

【what happened!Why are you mere human beings able to combine Chaos magic, Dark magic, Vedi Mountain magic... into one!There is not even repulsion between each other! 】

The existence of "Vidi Mountain" magic and chaos magic are mutually exclusive in nature, and theoretically they cannot be integrated into one, unless——

Aware of some indefinable possibility, Faust's face rolled disbelievingly.

【impossible!impossible!There is no such thing as unreasonable in the world!This is even more absurd than the resurrection of a dead universe! 】

"But it happened and you have to accept that."

Matthew spoke calmly.

The consequence of superimposing the power of multi-layer enchantments is that the space of the decisive battle room becomes infinite, even synchronized with the universe, projecting the entire galaxy, and the power released by the fusion after being absorbed by Matthew's three pairs of wings will further expand this infinite space. The expansion, resonating with the indescribable life singing hidden in the depths of the infinite darkness, combined into a terrifying force that Faust could not break through, pounced from countless dimensions, and locked Faust firmly!

【No!impossible!It can't be like this! 】

Realizing the truth, Faust exclaimed in despair.

His body is being dragged from one dimension to another, and the spiritual part is also forced to materialize. The body that should be indestructible becomes fragile and will shatter when the wind blows!

His attributes are being changed!

A change that is impossible to do with magic alone!

The only thing that could cause this to happen is——

【Why!Why! 】

Faust screamed in pain.

【You are our shelter!Why associate with lowly humans!You betray yourself!you--】

He couldn't finish speaking in the end.

The body and strength were sealed by an irresistible powerful magic, and turned into a glistening glass sugar bead, which fell on the marble floor, dripping and rolling.

Matthew, who had exhausted all his strength to complete the seal on Faust, let out a long sigh, flapped his wings, and returned the magic power that had been swept into his body to the magicians present, his body suspended in mid-air swayed to the ground, just in time to pick it up. To the glass sugar beads that stop rolling in front of the toes.

Inside the sugar bead, Faust, who was unwilling to fail, was roaring with bared teeth, but unfortunately, Matthew couldn't hear his voice, and neither could the magicians present.

After a few deep breaths to stabilize the form, Matthew handed the sugar bead that sealed Faust to Strange: "The sanctuary should have a way to keep this thing."

"Thanks for your trust."

Strange took the sugar bead carefully.

Although it is still unknown what method Matthew used to fuse multiple mutually exclusive magics and finally defeated Faust, Strange has already felt the infinity hidden in Matthew's body.

Seeing that Matthew actually gave Strange the sugar beads that sealed Faust, Wanda and Dum were a little uneasy.

Especially Doom.

"Why did you give Faust to Strange? Are you not afraid that he will trade Faust with Mount Verti?"

"Strange is only likely to make a deal with Faust and Verti Mountain, and any of you and Wanda who have the chance to get Faust will definitely make a deal with Faust and Mephisto."

"So you'd rather..."

Wanda's voice has also gone up an octave.

Matthew nodded calmly and said, "Yes, I don't want you to trade Faust and Mephisto."

"Because you want to make a deal with Mephisto yourself?"

Wanda looked at Matthew very distrustingly.

Matthew smiled and didn't explain.

Seeing this, Dum asked, "Why didn't you answer Wanda's question? Are you guilty?"

"Because there is no need to answer this question..." Matthew said, "I am the one who sealed Faust, and I have the right to decide how to deal with him."

"but--"

"The initiative is mine, unless you have the ability to defeat me." Matthew emphasized calmly.

Both Dum and Wanda were stunned.

They all saw Matthew's performance just now, and they were very convinced that they were not Matthew's opponent, and the two together were not Matthew's opponent.

As Matthew said, the initiative is in his hands, and he has the right to decide how to deal with Faust.

Seeing Doom and Wanda showing conceded expressions, Matthew smiled and walked to the door: "It's getting late, I should go back to rest. You should also rest early, and you have to clean up the battlefield tomorrow!"

"Uh..." The four magicians fell silent collectively.

……

London, England at the same time.

John Constantine, who had just finished his unpleasant contact with the first fallen, was moved into a bathtub filled with ice water by Zatanna who insisted on staying by his side.

The remaining hell heat wave instantly turned the full tank of ice water into warm water, and John Constantine, who had barely recovered from his breath, floated up from the bottom of the bathtub and let out a long breath: "It's dangerous!"

"Need something to drink and eat?"

Beside the bathtub, Zatanna, holding a dinner plate, asked about her ex-boyfriend.

Constantine nodded, picked up the sandwich closest to him and stuffed it into his mouth. After eating two sandwiches in a row, he drank a whole glass of water in one gulp, and finally healed, grabbed the edge of the bathtub, and crawled out wet , stepping barefoot on the ivory white tiles, leaving scorched black and bloody footprints.

"John!"

Zatanna was shocked when she saw the bloody footprints. She quickly threw the plate aside and supported the crumbling Constantine: "How do you feel now? Do you need to call an ambulance? Or go directly to the Justice League headquarters? "

"No need...I...this blood is not my blood...it's demon blood...I mean the blood of hell demons..."

John Constantine said out of breath. With the help of Zatana, he sat down against the wall and habitually took out a pack of cigarettes from his wet clothes pocket, only to find that the pack was soaked.

"Honey, can you go to the living room and get me a pack of cigarettes? Don't forget to bring the lighter."

"How much do you really like smoking?"

Zatanna stared at this bastard ex who never repented of getting lung cancer after thirty cigarettes a day: "Aren't you afraid of getting lung cancer again!"

Constantine said indifferently, "I know I won't get lung cancer again."

"That can't be..."

"I need cigarettes. The smell of smoke can numb my nerves and make me forget the pain for a while..."

Constantine looked at Zatana with melancholy eyes.

Zatana relented immediately, and turned to go to the living room to fetch cigarettes for Constantine.

John Constantine, who was left alone in the bathroom, leaned against the wall, looking at the reflection of the overflowing water from the bath in the small puddles at his feet, and the hellish scenery remaining in the depths of his eyes, his melancholy eyes gradually became ethereal... …

When Zatanna returned to the bathroom—

John Constantine is dead!

To be exact, his soul left his body, but his body still kept his heart beating and breathing!

……

After dealing with Faust's affairs, Matthew returned to the room, ready to take a shower before cleaning up the resurrected undead who had now occupied more than half of New York in response to Faust's call.

result--

The shower has just been turned on.

【Matthew!Matthew! 】

Zatanna's voice rang in his ears.

Matthew knows Zatana's personality well. The humble and gentle woman must have met a very difficult problem before she directly called the magic without regard to etiquette, so he decisively turned off the shower, walked to the marble sink, and used the mirror as a medium to Proactively answer Zatanna's call.

"what happened?"

【me……】

After a wave of shaking, Zatana's face clearly appeared in the mirror, holding Constantine in her arms whose soul had left his body.

"I need your help."

Zatana replied straight to the point, and told Matthew about John Constantine's current situation and the antecedents: "He went to Limbo Prison to talk to the first fallen, and when he came back, he was hot, so I moved him into the bathtub. Barely suppressing the high temperature on the surface of his body...

After that, he ate two sandwiches and a big glass of water and wanted to smoke, but the cigarettes in his pocket were soaked. I went to the living room to get him cigarettes, and when I came back, I saw him...he became like this... ..."

"Did he say anything specific about what he talked with the first fallen in Limbo Prison?"

"No, to be precise, he hasn't had time to tell me..." Zatanna said, "He took the initiative to find the first fallen in Limbo Prison to help you. You know that the first fallen have always treated him— —”

"I know……"

"what should I do now?"

Zatanna looked at Matthew sadly.

"Obviously, the first fallen made his soul suddenly leave his body. To recover him, he must go to Lingbo Hell to find the first fallen."

"but--"

Zatana caressed Constantine's face: "His body temperature is dropping, and his heartbeat is getting slower and slower. If this continues, I'm afraid he will..."

"Your magic can't keep his vital signs?"

"I've tried all the magics I'm good at that can keep my vital signs on him, and none of them work!"

Zatana said with a wry smile: "As long as there is a way to solve the problem independently, how can I—"

"I know……"

Matthew interrupted Zatana and asked, "Are you good at space teleportation?"

"You want me to send Constantine to you?"

"If you can do it, I don't mind—"

"I don't think his current state can withstand such a long-distance space transmission." Zatana said with a little helplessness, "Although he is very carefree, scumbag, and irresponsible, he is my best friend in this world." The last family member and the man I love the most, I refuse to participate in any action that may make me lose him!"

"I see, I—"

Matthew raised his hand and wiped Zatanna off the mirror.

Immediately after—

The body merges into the mirror, passes through the space channel, and comes to John Constantine's flat in London.

Zatanna was hugging John Constantine worriedly at this time, she looked up suddenly, and saw Matthew standing in front of her, she was stunned: "Matthew? You?! You actually..."

"You can't take him through the interdimensional tunnel to New York, so I went through the interdimensional tunnel to London."

Matthew squatted down on one knee and checked John Constantine, whose breathing and heartbeat were gradually slowing down in Zatanna's arms: "This...here...how could it be..."

"What happened to him?"

Zatana couldn't hide her worry and asked Matthew.

Matthew replied with a wry smile: "He is in a very bad condition now and may die at any time."

"but--"

"But it doesn't matter, it is the first fallen who took his soul away. What the first fallen desire is his surrender, not his death."

"what do you mean--"

"In the short term, his life is not in danger, but in the long term..."

"Long-term out-of-soul will lead to death, right?"

"The soul of any living body leaving the body for a long time will lead to the death of the body, won't it?"

Matthew politely answered Zatanna's question.

Zatanna showed a painful but forced to accept expression: "You are right, everything will die, but...but..."

"But you love him and you don't want him dead?"

"Yes……"

Zatanna lowered her eyes: "Whether it's out of selfishness or because of justice, I hope he can live. He is my most important relative and lover in the world, and he is also an important hero who upholds justice... Help me ! Help me keep him alive!"

"it is good……"

Matthew replied bluntly.

Zatana showed a surprised look again: "You actually—"

"You don't think I will..."

"I thought you didn't like him, after all, his relationship with you..."

Zatanna looked embarrassed.

Seeing this, Matthew smiled and told Zatana: "John Constantine is my biological father. The devil blood in his body is an important component of my body, but he has no obligation to be responsible for me. It is the first time for me to be born." The will of the Fallen."

"But anyway, you're all—"

"That's why I try to keep a distance from him as much as possible..." Matthew said, "The magic world needs Constantine, but two Constantines exist in one space for a long time, which will only bring unimaginable chaos to the space." pressure."

"Uh……"

"Give him to me, and I'll go to Lingbo Prison to talk to the first fallen."

While speaking, Matthew took John Constantine, whose vital signs were getting weaker and weaker, from Zatanna's arms: "In exchange, you must go to New York immediately to assist Avengers, Titans and X Academy in dealing with the events that are raging in New York." Dead people, they are the side effects of the monarch-level demon Faust's plan to invade the world, of course, Faust has been sealed by me."

"Okay! I understand! I'm leaving now!"

Convinced that Matthew will save Constantine, Zatanna stands up, opens the dimensional channel, and flies to New York, which has once again become a battlefield.

Matthew stayed beside John Constantine, glanced at the half-dead man, and complained: "You are the most honest you I have ever seen."

After speaking, he picked up the cigarette case on the ground, took out seven cigarettes, lit them one by one, and placed them in the shape of a summoning circle.

After the summoning array was set up, Matthew, who was holding Constantine in his arms, raised his head and spit out the spiritual text.

In an instant, the cool air became hot.

The cold ground burst into flames.

Surrounded by raging flames, the First Fallen appeared before the two Constantines.

【My son, why are you...】

Seeing John Constantine in Matthew's arms, the pale face of the newly fallen suddenly showed a knowing smile: "Do you want me to save him? Or are you going to use him as a bargaining chip to exchange something valuable from my hands?"

"What do you say?"

Matthew looked at the newly fallen with a half-smile, deep and unfathomable.

The first fallen did not expect Matthew to look at him with such an expression, and the anger inevitably rolled on his face.

[As the king of hell, there is no need for me to make deals with humans, unless humans take the initiative to send themselves to the altar and beg for my mercy...]

"Don't put on airs in front of me! You know why I'm looking for you, and you know that even now I'm not something you can rub at will!"

Matthew interrupted the first fallen impatiently, reminding: "I just sealed Faust."

[My son, your growth rate really satisfies me. 】

"anything else?"

[It is indeed a good thing for me to have the Double King Sword in my son's hands. 】

"Because I won't rush into Lingbo Prison holding the double king sword at any time and threaten you to do what I want?"

[Shuangwangjian can defeat me, the premise is to combine the right time and place. 】

In front of Matthew, the newly fallen man simply told the truth; [Last time, I was threatened by my son with the double king sword, but this time, I will no longer be hit by the double king sword! 】

"Because you prepared beforehand?"

[Will I come to see you directly without making any preparations? 】

The first fallen looked at Matthew with a sneer, and stretched out his fingers with sharp claws: "He is dying, only you have the ability to save him."

"Yes, so I risk calling you."

Matthew raised his hand and demanded straight to the point: "Give me back his soul!"

[What are you going to exchange with? 】

The first fall assumes a businesslike attitude.

Matthew smiled and said, "You know who I am, and naturally you know what the price is for asking me for a price. Why do you ask me what I plan to exchange?"

【you you……】

The first fall was choked by Matthew's logic, and he squinted his cold eyes, staring at Matthew indifferently and critically.

【what on earth do you want! 】

"Not so much." Matthew replied pretending to be calm.

He deliberately frightened the first fallen just now, making the first fallen think that he has fully awakened. In fact, he has not realized his true identity so far, and he does not understand why the first fallen hates and respects him.

but--

Since the first fallen are afraid of their true selves, why not use the first fallen's fear to further their goals?

Thinking so, Matthew stretched out his hand: "Give it to me!"

【what? 】

"John Constantine's soul." Matthew said, "his soul was taken away by you, so that he is still in a coma."

【I didn't...】

"really?"

【It was not me who took his soul. 】

"Who?" Matthew asked directly, "Who took Constantine's soul?"

[Why is my son so sure that I will tell you the truth? 】

The first fallen tried to regain control, and suddenly asked Matthew with a smile, and said with a half-smile: "As expected, my son has not fully awakened yet."

"you caught me."

Seeing being seen through by the first fallen, Matthew smiled frankly and asked again: "I haven't fully awakened, is it a good thing or a bad thing for you?"

[My son wants to know the answer? 】

"Do not want to."

Matthew replied in a gentle and sharp tone: "I just want to tell me that if you are willing to confess everything you know to me who has not fully awakened, it will be a dream for you in the future. But if If you choose to lie, your future self will definitely regret your decision at this moment."

【What's the meaning?My son is threatening me? 】

"Threat? Are you sure?"

Matthew laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed: "For a newcomer, there is an oriental proverb called 'It is easy to add flowers to the icing, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow'. When he was down and down, few people were willing to help him and help him tide over the difficulties.

Right now, I am in the turning point of turning from being miserable to prosperous and prosperous. Are you going to help me immediately or wait for me to return to the peak before helping me in the crowd? "

【I……】

"You don't have to answer me right away, I know you need to calm down and calculate the pros and cons."

Matthew took the initiative to "give back" half a step, and his teasing and teasing tone made the already pale face of the newly fallen man even paler than the whitewashed wall just now.

[I... I... I promise you! 】

Grinding his teeth and struggling for a long time, the first fallen finally agreed to Matthew's request.

[I send the soul of John Constantine back to his body at the price of the promise my son owes me, and I will repay it after my son fully recovers! 】

"it is good!"

Matthew raised his hand to make an agreement with the first fallen.

Reluctantly, the first fallen took John Constantine's soul from his heart and put it back into his body.

The soul finally returned to the body, John Constantine's vital signs began to recover, his heartbeat gradually stabilized, his breathing was no longer weak, his pale skin gradually returned to blood color, his eyelashes trembled, and his eyes might—

【goodbye! 】

The First Fallen disappeared before John Constantine woke up.

Matthew didn't stop him.

There are too many entanglements between Constantine and the first fallen. For them at this time, meeting may not be a good thing.

only--

John Constantine opened his eyes, his pupils were a little loose and blurred, and he finally aligned the focus to see Matthew's face clearly. The body lying in Matthew's arms like a dead fish suddenly jumped up like an electric shock: "I actually... I actually..."

"I took your soul back from the hands of the first fallen..." Matthew said calmly, "After all, you are my biological father now."

"I can do without...cough cough...I feel a little..."

"It's hard not to feel bad when your soul just returns to your body."

Matthew picked up the lighter and lit a cigarette for John Constantine, who habitually took out the cigarette case after waking up.

Constantine's fingers trembled slightly.

Of course, as a top black magic genius who dared to give God the middle finger, his fingers would tremble just because Matthew lit a cigarette. It was purely because his body had just woken up from the state of suspended animation and his body had not fully recovered. Into the nasal cavity, Constantine's state has completely recovered.

"Thank you for saving me from the first fallen, but I want to ask, why?"

"Do I need a reason to save you?" Matthew asked back.

In theory, they are father and son.

"Of course."

John Constantine replied solemnly, and blew a long smoke ring smartly: "I not only want to know why you saved me, but also what I look like in your eyes?"