Marvel: Godhood Unlocked, I Choose Sci-Magic Dual Cultivation

Batman, who had mastered the techniques of nearly every martial arts school in the world, seemed completely unaware, allowing Constantine's fists to slam into his face.

The Batwing had already switched to autopilot, so no one needed to fly it.

Seeing that he did not fight back at all, Constantine grew even angrier and kept raining punches down on Batman.

It was as if he were venting his rage, trying to forget his own helplessness.

But this suit was already an upgraded Nano Suit. Other than beating himself until he was covered in injuries, Constantine could barely hurt his opponent.

"Had enough?" Batman got up from the floor and looked at Constantine, whose hands were nearly fractured.

"Never!"

At that moment, the communicator inside the aircraft suddenly rang, interrupting their argument.

Batman answered it. Dane's voice came from the other end.

"Where are you now?"

"On the Batwing. We just left the demon's Manor."

Dane could tell something was off in his voice and asked curiously, "What happened?"

"I just killed Belial, the demon behind all of this."

"Are you sure?"

"What do you mean?" Batman frowned. He had watched that demon get torn into pieces with his own eyes.

Dane switched his phone to his other hand and continued.

"I'd advise you not to jump to conclusions until you've figured out the truth."

"A scheming demon like that isn't any easier to kill than Gotham's lunatics."

Batman immediately turned to Constantine. Constantine understood as well and wanted to take out his phone to call London and ask.

But his fingers were nearly broken, and even the slightest movement sent piercing pain through him. In the end, he had no choice but to let Batman take the phone from his pocket.

After calling Chas, Constantine asked to speak with Nightmare Nurse.

"Yasa, how is Tracy doing?"

"Not well. If you don't recover her soul soon, her body will start necrotizing."

"The most I can do now is slow the process."

That meant Tracy was not dead yet! She was still alive!

Constantine was overjoyed.

But Batman frowned, his expression grave.

Even an attack like that could not kill it. What were they supposed to do?

He immediately contacted Dane.

"You were right. It's not over. That demon is still alive. Is it impossible to kill?"

"No corporeal creature can truly be immortal. Even I can die, let alone a mere demon."

"It must know some special dark magic that allowed it to escape certain death."

"Find its weakness and kill it. Isn't that your specialty, Batman?"

"I don't know much about magic, and I don't kill people."

"Demons aren't people. Why don't you ask Mr. Constantine? He may become our teammate in the future."

Batman looked at Constantine beside him, who was blowing on his fingers and baring his teeth in pain, then said, "I have serious doubts about that."

Chapter 39: Hunting an Evil God

Pioneer Technology had a branch in Los Angeles as well. Dane met Batman and Constantine at the branch office.

The moment Constantine saw Dane, the dense divine blessing around him, so intense it seemed ready to explode, nearly blinded him.

This guy is unbelievably favored by the power of light! Constantine thought.

He was the complete opposite. If he had the choice, who would not want to be a knight of light?

Constantine suddenly felt sour with envy, and his mood was nearly ruined.

Dane first healed his injuries before saying, "So your plan was to agree to help that demon eliminate its competitors?"

"Tracy is in its hands. What else could I do?"

"How do you plan to carry out this plan?"

Constantine looked at him strangely.

Only then did Dane realize what he meant. He laughed. "Well, look at that. You've set your sights on me."

"Aren't you the Justice League?"

"If you don't handle this, who will?" Constantine said righteously.

"Sorry, I'm Dane Davis, the owner of Pioneer Technology. I have no idea what this Justice League you're talking about is."

Constantine was instantly dumbfounded.

"All right, I'm joking. Helping you isn't impossible."

"But my suggestion is that we wipe out all those demons in one go."

"Otherwise, if any of them slip through the net, the consequences will be endless."

Those guys were demons. Coming to the human world was troublesome, but returning to Hell was easy.

If they could not win, they could simply retreat to Hell for a while, then come back to cause trouble after Dane and the others left.

If that happened, his intervention would not solve the problem. It might even create more problems.

"You're right. This really needs to be planned carefully..."

"Wait, why are you looking at me like that?"

Seeing Dane and Batman both staring at him with strange expressions, Constantine quietly scooted his chair back.

Dane said earnestly, "John, I heard you're quite famous in Hell!"

Constantine's face darkened at that.

"So, do you think there's a possibility..."

"You find a way to gather those demons, then trick them into believing you can help them deal with Belial?"

"They won't believe me."

"Looks like you're not entirely unaware of your own reputation." Dane teased.

Constantine showed no shame at all. Instead, he looked rather pleased with himself.

Tricking people was immoral. Tricking demons was doing good deeds!

Dane continued, "Then you should put your talents and reputation to better use."

"I think that since even Belial could trust you, the other demons should be no problem."

Though that was true, Constantine was still uncertain.

He was afraid those demons would crush him to death before they even listened to a word he said.

"You don't need to worry about that. Batman will go with you."

"With all due respect, Batman is only an ordinary human."

"But didn't I hear that he already killed Belial once?"

Constantine froze. He had actually forgotten about that.

Dane patted him on the shoulder. "I understand your concerns, so this time I brought something with considerable deterrent power."

As he spoke, he opened the suitcase beside him, revealing a miniature missile inside.

Its casing looked almost transparent, and a hazy blue glow shone from within.

"What is this?"

"A miniature missile made from Eternal Metal. Its explosive power is ordinary, but its magical destructive power is immense."

"How immense?" Batman picked up the missile and examined it closely.

Dane said lightly, "It can threaten me."

Batman's movements paused. Watching from the side, Diana noticed this and gave him a meaningful look.

"So you're saying Batman and I can take out those damned demons ourselves?"

Constantine looked energized.

Dane reminded him, "This Eternal Gold Missile is still only a prototype, so there is only one for now. It is meant to provide you with deterrence."

"If you truly want to use it to kill a demon, you can, but it can kill at most one."

"The remaining demons will be on guard against you, and the mission will become difficult to complete."

Constantine understood what he meant and felt somewhat disappointed.

Still, at least his life was guaranteed. He could not ask for too much.

Just as he wanted to pick up the Eternal Gold Missile for a look, he discovered that Batman had already tucked it into his tactical belt.

"Hey!"

"Since I'm the one protecting you, it should naturally be kept by me."

Constantine opened his mouth for a long time, yet could not come up with a single reason to refute him.

But what Batman was really thinking was how to take the thing back and analyze Adamantium's properties, to see whether he could find a way to deal with Dane.

With the weapon in hand, Constantine and Batman left.

Dane did not ask whether Constantine wanted to join the JLA.

Even if Constantine ultimately did not join, after this experience of working together, they would still have opportunities to act together in the future.

He did not necessarily have to become a member.

"Bruce seems very wary of you." Diana walked over to Dane.

"He's wary of all superhumans." Dane did not mind.

"And I believe his computer may already contain plenty of plans for dealing with us."

Diana asked curiously, "And you still invited him?"

"That's exactly why I invited him. Superhumans do need some supervision."

In the world of American comics, the trouble caused by superheroes was often no less than that caused by supervillains.

The Flash caused the Flashpoint by trying to save his mother. Batman's investigations often led back to Wayne Enterprises.

Superman being controlled by villains and losing control on numerous occasions was further proof.

But if Bruce wanted to use Eternal Metal against him, he was overthinking it.

The amount Bruce possessed could never compare to Dane, who had The Rock of Eternity. Besides, Eternal Metal was not Kryptonite.

And Dane was not a Kryptonian.

"I don't trust the authorities, because they always want to control everything. But Batman is different."

"He is both a superhero and an ordinary human."

Diana shook her head. "You trust him a great deal, and you indulge him too much."

She stopped dwelling on the matter and changed the subject.