Balthazar's smile vanished the moment he saw that holy white glow at the muzzle. Terror filled his face as he struggled desperately on the ground.
"Holy Light... no!"
"Bang!"
Before Balthazar could finish, Constantine pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The blessed bullet shot from the barrel, driven by gunpowder, and blossomed with dazzling white light.
In an instant, Balthazar's head was blown apart. The holy white light flared outward, not only incinerating his corpse-like, grotesque body but even dispersing the surrounding projection of Hell, causing the whole world to ripple.
The next second, Hell's projection rapidly receded, and Cathedral Square in Gotham City reappeared before them.
Su Haoming looked at the shotgun in Constantine's hand and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Is that your trump-card artifact?"
"More or less!"
Constantine put away the shotgun and returned to his usual appearance.
Su Haoming asked eagerly, "Does this artifact have a name?"
"If it doesn't, how about calling it Demon-Slaying Holy Flame?"
Demon-Slaying Holy Flame...
Constantine's eyes lit up. He immediately said, "Great name. It suits my style perfectly. That's what it'll be called from now on!"
Meanwhile, Batman had already reestablished contact with Alfred at the first opportunity.
"Thank God!"
Alfred let out a long breath and could not help asking, "What exactly happened just now?"
Batman fell silent for a moment before saying quietly, "You may not believe this, but I just took a trip to Hell."
"...?"
"Not only that, but I also learned Hell's scheme from Balthazar. Apparently, Mammon, Son of Satan, intends to join forces with Archangel Gabriel and turn the human world into a second Hell."
"...??"
Alfred fell silent, unsure whether he should keep asking.
Batman also knew just how unbelievable his words sounded.
He turned and glanced at Su Haoming and Constantine beside him,