A Life Risked, a Gain Won

It was morning; it was already the morning of the second day.

The whole city is like a person gradually waking up, lazily getting out of bed after a night's rest, starting to feel energetic and refreshed throughout the body.

This is Manhattan, a high-rise at the Four Seasons Hotel, the Presidential Suite.

Ba Di never skimps on his enjoyment; he believes in enjoying what he has.

A gentle breeze rustled through the curtains, causing the sheer golden curtains to flutter and dance like joyful sprites, gracefully swaying in the morning light of a beautiful day.

On the windowsill grew butterfly flowers, emitting a delicate fragrance. Their purple, white, and yellow petals shimmered under the morning dew. Sunlight filtered through the dewdrops, refracting into the room and creating a dazzling display of light, a warmth mixed with a cool touch against the skin.

Sunlight streamed into the dining table, Ying Ying with warmth, and on it lay food that didn't look like breakfast.

A variety of seafood feasts, including Australian king crab, Australian lobster, Hokkaido red king crab, Australian abalone, Rass king crab, France Belon oysters, Rass king crab, and all kinds of expensive seafood from around the world, with famous cooking methods and various ways of cooking, such as steaming, frying, cheese baking, soup, and sashimi.

This morning was a seafood morning; the room was filled with the delicious aroma of seafood, completely wafting away the fragrance of early morning flowers outside the window.

Raven wore a cloak, the hood pulled down over her back, revealing slightly tousled black hair parted in the middle. Under the sunlight, her pale skin had a translucent, crystalline quality. Her eyelashes were long, and her eyes were black and focused, giving her a somewhat dazed look. Her lips were dark purple. Overall, she looked like a recluse who had stayed at home for a long time and had never left the house, quietly and silently enjoying her seafood feast.

Ba Di was still dressed in all white, with a white suit underneath, a custom-made, exquisite white trench coat with gold trim. In the slanting sunlight, his face absorbed the light slightly, creating a halo of radiance.

If he weren't expressionless, if he weren't piling up various seafood shells next to the table, if his hands weren't constantly moving, then with his appearance—a sculpted, resolute face reflecting a halo of light—it would be a stunningly beautiful picture, astonishing the world.

Ba Di and Raven sat close together, both looking calm and composed as they ate in hushed tones, appearing elegant, serene, and perfectly matched.

Strangely, there was an unusual harmony between the silent Raven and the smug Ba Di, who was also calmly enjoying his seafood feast, and the overall atmosphere was perfectly matched.

Bathed in the warm sunlight, the two figures, one fair and one dark-skinned, looked remarkably harmonious, like a scene from a painting.

This is a feeling that even Raven cannot describe.

She felt a sense of harmony, comfort, and deliciousness—a feeling she had never experienced before—that made her feel very comfortable.

Raven had no objection to eating seafood for breakfast. On the contrary, because it had never eaten these Earth foods before, it was somewhat curious and pleased. It ate indifferently, occasionally biting the long crab legs of the king crab with its teeth, sucking out the white crab meat and sucking it into its dark purple lips without making a sound.

She learned how to eat shellfish from Ba Di, quietly observing and eating as Ba Di ate, and then she took the same food and tried to eat it herself.

The two were silent, yet they understood each other perfectly.

It was strangely... like... like teaching a daughter! Ba Di felt utterly bewildered; this inexplicable atmosphere was indescribably... comfortable? Could he be a ** himself?

He folded a large crab claw, gently bit into the shell, and ate the sweet and savory claw meat while lost in thought.

Zatara, on the other hand, did not have such a calm and composed attitude.

Zatara had lost her refined, aristocratic demeanor; despite wearing an elegant tailcoat, she displayed no manners whatsoever.

Instead, he looked like a destitute nobleman whose fortune had been completely ruined.

His face looked really haggard, his fragile spirit from not sleeping all night, his hair was disheveled, and the bloodshot veins in the whites of his eyes made him feel uneasy, even a little bit of nameless irritability.

"Just now, my father sent me a message. They have detected the Destiny. Soon, the Magic World and even the entire Earth will face a great catastrophe. Perhaps the Magic World will be wiped out, and even the Earth will be Destruction."

Zatara's voice was hoarse, his eyes wide and bloodshot, clearly in disbelief. But considering what he had learned the previous night, he couldn't believe that this was the reason.

It is not only his own calamity, but also the calamity of the entire Magic World, and even the Earth.

A demon capable of easily Destruction a planet is about to arrive on Earth, in just one week.

This made him particularly anxious and impatient.

Especially when he saw the most important character, Ba Di, and the most important half-demon Raven, leisurely eating seafood, he wanted to turn his hand into a crab claw and crush those two guys to death.

Eat, eat, eat, eat! The world is almost Destruction in a week, and a demon powerful enough to Destruction stars has arrived!

All you guys do is eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat!

He saw Ba Di and Raven enjoying a seafood feast, and his heart burned with rage. His eyes blazed with fury.

Just last night, he was taken down by Raven in two seconds, ripped from the sky, and then hit by Raven's teleportation magic, which transmitted information to him about Trigon's location on Earth, his intention to come to Earth, and his potential Destruction of Earth.

Zatara was still able to distinguish between genuine and fake information regarding this transmission magic.

He was stunned for a minute and twenty-eight seconds, still unable to believe it.

Only then did I realize that I had made a huge blunder.

But at the same time, he was deeply suspicious, doubtful, and couldn't believe that such a powerful demon could come. Was this a joke? In the morning, he received a message from his father. In the process of investigating his Destiny, his father unexpectedly learned that the Magic World, Earth, and even the world itself were doomed, for reasons unknown.

Their overwhelming power prevented them from glimpsing their Destiny.

More than a dozen veteran magicians had jointly cast Destiny spell in an attempt to foresee the Destiny, but they suffered a backlash and died, without obtaining any valuable information.

Now, the British Wizarding Association and all those in the Magic World are on high alert, preparing for what seems like an impending storm.

The future seems extremely dangerous, as if a powerful being exists that instills fear, suffocation, and unease, and seeks to Destruction everything.

A city that is calm, bustling, and vibrant, yet constantly teeming with the threat of destruction.

And right now! These! Two! People! Are! Eating! A! Seafood! Feast! It's morning! Absolutely not the time to eat seafood!!

Zatara glared angrily with bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth, and slammed his hand hard on the table. With a loud 'smack,' the seafood feast on the table bounced up, and some shells next to the Ba Di and Raven even rolled down from the pile of shells.

He glared angrily and roared impatiently, "The world is about to end, and you're still eating seafood!"

The Raven's dark purple lips paused for a moment, then it replied in a daze, "In a week, we won't be able to eat it anymore."

A week from now, they might fail and die at Trigon's hands, so why not have a special meal now?

She agreed with Ba Di on this point.

Because over the next week, Ba Di arranged different lavish meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, featuring a variety of expensive, world-class ingredients such as beef, seafood, desserts, chocolate, and fruit, ensuring that she and Ba Di could enjoy a truly sumptuous feast.

Because they don't know whether they will live or die, they should live each day as if it were their last, indulging in all the rarest delicacies in the world.

Zatara was so anxious he was like an ant on a hot pan, his mind racing with agitation. He had to use magic to force himself to calm down, and only then did he exhale and calm himself down. With a stern expression, he said in a stern voice, "What we should be doing now is figuring out how to deal with the demons that want to Destruction the earth. This concerns the Magic World and the entire human world, not enjoying our last meal."

Ba Di's calm expression turned serious. He picked up a napkin, dabbed his eyes and lips, and said sternly, "I already have a plan, but I also need the magic of your Magic World, the analysis of the principles of magic, the operation of magic, data, and even methods for learning magic and divine arts. I need to thoroughly understand magic, Mind Magic, all kinds of magic, to increase my chances of defeating Trigon."

These words from Ba Di even carried a sinister motive: he wanted to obtain magic.

Because magic is so mysterious, invisible and unknowable, if one could obtain magic through it and conduct research, then in the future, if he could still survive against Trigon.

Therefore, magic will not be his fatal weakness.

At this point, bringing it up seems like a very righteous and normal thing.

Zatara's impatience gave him an opportunity to learn about magic.

He originally planned to start with the Raven, but he's still working on building up his relationship with the Raven and won't be able to acquire magic anytime soon.

Furthermore, if Raven were to unknowingly help him and find out he was going to kill an infant, she would probably fall out with Ba Di. Therefore, Ba Di doesn't really have a good chance of obtaining magic.

For someone as prepared as Ba Di, no opportunity is too good to miss.

Zatara's expression changed, Ba Di looked very serious and stern. This concerned the entire planet and could not be taken lightly.

He was indeed feeling somewhat agitated and unsettled. From the images transmitted to him by the Raven, he learned of Trigon's power: it could Destruction stars larger than Earth and magical planets more advanced than Earth's Magic World. It was an existence that the entire Magic World could not possibly resist. This great demon was a match for even the Magic World combined.

This is a demon that only a god would be qualified to fight.

Magicians, however, are human, not gods, and thus difficult to contend with.

Don't think that the kind of Teen Titans- style defeat of Trigon from the manga will happen in real life; that's impossible.

Knowing the gap between them, Zatara became impatient. Even with his top-tier strength in the Magic World, he couldn't help but feel agitated.

The Trigon, a demon capable of Destruction stars, is difficult to face with composure.

Upon hearing Ba Di's words, he did not hesitate at all. In fact, it could be said that he highly approved of Ba Di and Raven's plan to confront Trigon together.

These are people who are prepared to fight and sacrifice their lives to protect the Earth, for the sake of the Magic World and the Earth!

To understand magic, you need to increase your chances of winning against the Trigon.

This is normal.

He had no idea that Ba Di was only doing this for his own sake. If Zatara was willing to give it to him, that would be great. He also wanted to learn about the workings and principles of magic so that he could develop equipment to block magic when he encountered magicians in the future, or develop his own magic to make himself immune to his Kryptonian Physiology's weakness to magic.

If not, that's fine too. After all, the profession of magician is one where they keep their heritage tightly under wraps, making it seem like you can't learn magic no matter how hard you try. He wouldn't expect that.

However, if he survives after defeating Trigon, he will try his best to acquire knowledge of magic in order to avoid being at a disadvantage when facing magic in the future.

"I will organize and collect a large amount of magic from the Magic World within a day and pass it on to you. I can even show you family secrets, Meditation Technique, and spells to enhance your spirit, and explain them to you." Zatara's eyes were sharp, and his words were decisive.

For the sake of the Earth, he disregarded traditional and ancient rules.

Ba Di's eyes revealed a resolute and unwavering determination.

This is the right time!

It is indeed the best time.

Knowledge about magic came so easily to me!

Zatara finished speaking decisively, then hesitated for a moment. "But... in just one week, what can we possibly research?"

The time was far too short.

Zatara became a top-tier Magic World through twenty-eight years of training from childhood to adulthood. Coupled with her outstanding talent and rich Magic Bloodline, she was able to understand, apply, and master so many spells.

And Ba Di hasn't even undergone any magical training, so how could he understand or even break the spell? Of course, using it is out of the question; Ba Di doesn't have the blood of a magician, so it would be useless for him.

"Yes, my intelligence and brain processing speed are beyond your imagination." Ba Di's words were firm and resolute, leaving no room for doubt. "Besides, I only understand and know about magic, but I don't have the ability to use it. But in the Mind World, the more magical transformations I understand, the more I can control my Mind World, and the more ways I can resist Trigon's destruction. Right now, I have too few transformations and too little understanding of magic."

Zatara nodded firmly, agreeing wholeheartedly.

In his fight with Ba Di, Ba Di fought entirely in close combat, with only his Heat Vision posing any real threat; it was practically reckless.

Although Ba Di's combat awareness was better than he expected, with that kind of fighting style, even with the best awareness, it would be difficult to face a mage.

Unless the magician is arrogant and decides to fight him head-on, Ba Di has no chance.

"You're right, I'll go and collect it for you now."

Zatara acted swiftly and decisively, nodding resolutely to Ba Di before rising from the table. Despite his haggard appearance, a hint of confidence lingered on his face as he walked out of the Presidential Suite.

In order to enable Ba Di to fight against Trigon and save the Earth, he is willing to do everything in his power to assist Ba Di.

Ba Di watched Zatara's figure disappear, his eyes remaining firm and unwavering.

He wasn't happy about it either.

Because all of this requires him to risk his life to fight against the Trigon.

If you survive, everything will be yours—a bright future for Hegemony.

If you can't survive, then there's no point in talking about anything else.

Raven stood to the side, watching Ba Di's profile. Under the light, there was a faint halo around his face. His rugged features seemed to exude a kind of unwavering determination, a heart that yearned to save the world from peril and shoulder the responsibility for the safety of the entire world—a heart that bore the weight of the world's destiny.

She felt that, at this moment, the heart that was willing to save the world beneath Ba Di's resolute profile was trustworthy.

She nodded silently and said, "I will also teach you magic, so that you can master as many variations as possible and deal with Trigon in the Mind World."

Ba Di responded with a deep "hmm" through his nose!

His face was expressionless, and he showed no joy at what he had gained.

Nobody knows.

He didn't want to save the Earth; he simply wanted to survive and grow to the point where he could manipulate the stars, control everything, and become a king who reigned supreme over everything.

The chapter at 6 PM was interrupted by a power outage.