Chapter Summaries

Deathstroke and Harley went to Atlantis to investigate the spreading spores and contact the Justice League, but found the heroes scattered and rotating shifts. Green Arrow appeared on Atlantis’s communications screen and said the League needed help.

• Deathstroke explained spores to Aquaman, who struggled to distinguish underwater plants from seaweed.
• Aquaman told Deathstroke that Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl had taken Shaun to Thanagar to help the Thanagarians and discuss trade.
• Aquaman led Deathstroke and Harley to Mera, who welcomed them and agreed to lend them Atlantis’s communications equipment.
• Green Arrow appeared on the screen before Mera could operate the equipment, recognized Deathstroke, and said the Justice League needed help.

Su Ming learned that Cordyceps undead were spreading around the world while Wonder Woman had vanished in Australia. He advised Atlantis to shelter underwater as he prepared to investigate Diana’s disappearance and seek a way to deal with the fungus.

• Oliver showed Su Ming surveillance footage of the worldwide fungal outbreak and confirmed that Wonder Woman had disappeared after knocking on a tree in Australia.
• Oliver suggested magic might explain Diana’s disappearance and said Constantine could be found at Zatanna’s theater.
• Su Ming recommended asking Black Orchid for help with the fungus, but Oliver explained that The Green had lost its strength and Black Orchid was considered a Traitor.
• Su Ming suggested that Green Arrow seek help from Woodrue in Justice League Dark’s arcane dungeon.
• Su Ming told Mera that Atlantis should dive underwater to avoid the spores, and the relieved Elders agreed while Arthur offered help.
• Su Ming assured Arthur he had a plan to deal with the mushrooms, and Arthur accepted his claim without question.

Zatanna and John Constantine defended her theater from the mushroom-headed zombies while discussing their resemblance to supernatural creatures and the risks of her unstable magic. Deathstroke and Harley entered through the unprotected basement, and Deathstroke confronted Constantine about the theater’s defenses.

• Zatanna and Constantine used magical protections to repel the zombies attacking the theater’s doors and walls.
• Zatanna wondered whether the mushroom zombies resembled the cursed Hyena-Men, while Constantine dismissed the idea that Papa Midnite or another shaman caused the worldwide outbreak.
• Zatanna’s Backward Speech Magic summoned every case of bottled water from the basement instead of the half-bottle she wanted.
• Constantine speculated about Deathstroke’s contract with The Upside-Down Man, prompting Deathstroke to arrive with Harley.
• Deathstroke explained that he and Harley had entered through the sewers because Constantine’s Violet Light Formation left the basement floor unprotected.

Su Ming confronted Zha Kang about Diana's disappearance and showed him footage of her entering a tree. Zha Kang proposed contacting an agent of The Grey through the tree, leaving Su Ming with a possible lead on where Diana went.

• Harley led Little Zatanna away so Su Ming could speak privately with Zha Kang.
• Su Ming told Zha Kang that Diana had vanished and demonstrated that Tenth Metal resonance could not locate her in any dimension.
• Su Ming showed Zha Kang surveillance footage of Diana entering a great tree, and Zha Kang asked to see the moment again in slow motion.
• Zha Kang first claimed a demon was responsible, but Su Ming threatened him until he suggested finding an agent of The Grey through the tree.
• Su Ming withdrew the Nightfall Greatsword after Zha Kang explained that the tree could be contacted through The Green.

Deathstroke exposed Constantine’s attempt to redirect him toward The Grey and explained that Diana’s disappearance and Hecate’s Final Sigil mattered more than the Mushroom Zombie crisis. Constantine realized the Upside-Down Man might be pursuing the Sigil, leaving Deathstroke to prepare for a larger conspiracy.

• Deathstroke took Constantine’s cigarettes and alcohol, and Su Ming explained that Constantine’s apparent warning about demons was a smokescreen to steer him toward The Grey.
• Constantine admitted that The Grey was connected to the Mushroom Zombies and asked Deathstroke to deal with it, but Deathstroke said rescuing Diana came first.
• Constantine guessed that Deathstroke wanted to protect the power of Hecate’s Final Sigil and had brought Harley to guard against The Batman Who Laughs.
• Deathstroke warned Constantine that the Upside-Down Man might take the Final Sigil and leave magic users dependent on Hell, since God had disappeared.
• Deathstroke flew backstage to find Harley and Zatanna, while Constantine prayed for his good fortune.

Su Ming manipulated Constantine into agreeing to help stop the Mushroom Zombies and sent Zatanna and Constantine to protect the theater troupe. He and Harley headed for the Oblivion Bar, where Bobo trembled at the arrival of an imposing woman.

• Su Ming told Zatanna that Constantine had admitted his mistakes and volunteered to save the world, then made Constantine confirm it while under his control.
• Harley tickled Constantine until Zatanna believed his obedient behavior was genuine, and Zatanna agreed to go with him to confront The Grey.
• Su Ming ordered Constantine to teleport Zatanna's theater troupe to the Hall of Justice, then left for the Oblivion Bar with Harley.
• At the Oblivion Bar, Bobo drank gloomily while Tracy watched him, and he began shaking when a tall woman appeared behind him.

Su Ming and Harley arrived at the Oblivion Bar and found Bobo being persistently pursued by three female gorillas whom Deathstroke had arranged for him. Bobo had resigned himself to their advances, while the gorillas’ work had made the bar run more smoothly.

• Deathstroke had traded with Gorilla Grodd for three gorillas, and Green Arrow had sent them to the Oblivion Bar to meet Bobo.
• Bobo had kept the gorillas as employees, but their persistent romantic attention had left him exhausted and numb.
• The gorillas had won over Tracy and proved useful by serving customers and handling heavy cleaning work.
• Su Ming and Harley came through the wine cellar and found one gorilla kissing Bobo as the other two watched.

Harley visited Oblivion Bar and caught up with Bobo and Su Ming, who watched a broadcast of mushroom zombies overrunning Gotham. Bobo identified the crisis as a threat under The Black’s jurisdiction and called for the Parliament of Life.

• Harley arrived at Oblivion Bar, praised its gorilla waitresses, and teased Bobo before he attacked Deathstroke’s armor in anger.
• Su Ming calmed Bobo, joked about dating gorillas, and suggested The Atom’s White Dwarf Star technology could address Bobo’s concerns about their size.
• Bobo asked Tracy to turn on the television and switch to Gotham news.
• The broadcast showed mushroom-headed people on Wayne Tower and mushroom zombies attacking civilians across Gotham.
• Bobo blamed The Black for the living-corpse crisis and said they needed to gather the Parliament of Life, while Su Ming noted Constantine had suggested The Grey.

Bobo explained the Parliament of Life and its major powers while Su Ming listened. Su Ming then revealed that Diana had gone missing and set off with Harley and Bobo.

• Bobo described the Parliament of Life, its five major powers, and the proposed Metal Spirit seat.
• Su Ming praised Bobo’s explanation but said Constantine and Zatanna were handling the zombie problem.
• Bobo asked Su Ming what the trip was really about.
• Su Ming said Diana had gone missing, paid the bill, and left with Bobo while calling for Harley.

Su Ming, Harley, and Bobo flew toward the Australian forest where Diana had disappeared, discussing Bobo’s guilt and his return to ruling Myia. Su Ming remained convinced Diana was alive as they reached the search area.

• Su Ming noticed Bobo’s unusual silence, and Bobo admitted Diana had returned Nightblade and the throne of Myia to him about a week earlier.
• Bobo worried that Diana might have lost a way to escape when she disappeared without Nightblade, but Su Ming argued she would never retreat from a fight.
• Bobo warned that Death might be too rigid to reason with if Diana had died, while Su Ming said he believed she was still alive.
• Su Ming guided the Cloak of Levitation down toward the forest in Australia where Diana had vanished.

Su Ming, Bobo, and Harley investigated the strange forest where Diana had disappeared, but found no sign of her and learned Sepulk’s surveillance could not see them. Harley’s handling of an Eyeball Fruit led Su Ming to suspect the beetles carrying them might provide a clue.

• Bobo found the leaves at Diana’s disappearance point undisturbed, while Su Ming confirmed that the tree from the recording was gone.
• Su Ming checked Sepulk’s live surveillance and saw that its footage showed the forest but not the three investigators.
• Bobo questioned whether Diana had intentionally vanished, but Su Ming argued that she would not abandon her sisters without explanation.
• Harley picked up an Eyeball Fruit, and Su Ming noticed that the surrounding trees could not have produced the fruits carried by the beetles.
• Su Ming focused on the beetles’ route and considered their origin a possible clue to Diana’s disappearance.

Su Ming, Harley, and Bobo followed the beetles carrying eyeball-like fruits through the forest to a sinkhole. Bobo found a strand of Diana’s hair there and identified the scent of her conditioner, suggesting she had passed nearby.

• Su Ming led Harley and Bobo against the beetles’ flow to find where they got their eyeball-like fruits.
• Harley and Bobo discussed Diana’s disappearance as Su Ming recorded the forest and tracked their route.
• The group reached a sinkhole where beetles crawled up its vertical walls from the darkness below.
• Bobo found a strand of Diana’s hair near the sinkhole and recognized the scent of her fruit-based conditioner.

Su Ming, Harley, and Bobo entered the sinkhole to find Diana and landed in a vast, corpse-filled underworld. They found the imprint of Diana’s shield on one corpse, but her whereabouts and the way out remained unknown.

• Su Ming confirmed that the hair near the sinkhole belonged to Diana and concluded she had fallen into it.
• Bobo realized the Upside-Down Man may have lured Diana there, and Su Ming decided to find her and kill the traitor.
• Su Ming took Harley and Bobo into the churning black mist, and they emerged beneath a purple sky on a mountain of corpses.
• Bobo spotted Diana’s shield imprint in the Black Mud coating a corpse, confirming she had landed there.
• Su Ming searched the corpse-filled landscape for the direction Diana had taken.

Su Ming, Harley, and Bobo searched the corpse-filled maze for Diana by following the likely route she would take, while planning to track beetles toward an exit. A stitched beast charged them, and Su Ming planted Godslayer as a barricade to meet its attack.

• Su Ming examined an eyeless corpse and explained that the beetles might lead them to an exit and to Diana.
• Su Ming reasoned that Diana would turn left at each intersection, and Bobo agreed to look for clues along the way.
• Su Ming sensed a large creature approaching and gave Harley a massive Power Hammer before setting the group behind him.
• A colossal beast stitched together from animal corpses charged into the canyon.
• Su Ming transformed Godslayer into a Cheval de Frise, drove it into the Blackstone ground, and braced for the beast's impact.

Deathstroke captured a stitched-together monster, and Detective Chimp found a wound marked by Diana’s Vulcan’s Sword. Su Ming concluded that The Black and The Upside-Down Man had created creatures caught between life and death, leaving him to wonder how Death would respond.

• Deathstroke used Strangle to bind the charging monster and slam it to the ground.
• Su Ming summoned Bobo to examine the captured creature, and Bobo found its mismatched corpse-limbs and burning-looking eyes were signs of an unnatural state.
• Bobo discovered a wound on the monster’s paw that had been made by Diana’s Vulcan’s Sword.
• Bobo judged the monster to be neither alive nor dead, and Su Ming said it had slipped past both Death’s jurisdiction and The Red’s authority.
• Su Ming suspected The Upside-Down Man had allied with The Black and taught it how to create the half-dead monsters, which threatened The Red’s interests.
• Su Ming questioned whether Death had any answer to The Black’s actions.

Deathstroke used Voodoo Mushrooms to control the monster, then followed it through the corpse-filled canyon to a cave that made Harley’s Little Dai Radar react. The group reached the cave entrance, where beetles pushed Eyeball Fruit out through the black water.

• Deathstroke had Harley pound the monster’s chest so it inhaled cigar smoke infused with obedient mushrooms, bringing it under his control.
• Bobo communicated with the monster through gestures and learned that a long-haired woman had injured it.
• The monster led Deathstroke, Bobo, and Harley through the canyon while Bobo grew carsick and Harley shouted excitedly.
• The monster stopped beside a dark cave as shell-backed beetles pushed Eyeball Fruit out, and Harley’s Little Dai Radar pointed toward the entrance.

Su Ming reached Wonder Woman in the cave and helped her push back the Black Mud Monsters. They pressed deeper into the tunnel, planning to escape with Tenth Metal while discussing how The Upside-Down Man had trapped Diana and how Batwoman had taken her piece of the metal.

• Su Ming entered the cave and found Wonder Woman fighting a growing pack of Black Mud Monsters.
• Su Ming joined Diana, used his Yellow Lantern Ring to stabilize the battle, and explained that the promised cure was death.
• Harley and Bobo reunited with Diana, and Su Ming used his Orange Lantern Ring to drive the monsters farther down the tunnel.
• Diana said she had found no way out and had given her Tenth Metal to Batwoman, who wanted it to deal with The Batman Who Laughs.
• Su Ming told Diana they could escape by having Sepulk lock onto his position through Tenth Metal resonance and promised to fight The Batman Who Laughs with her.

Batman struggled to control the Joker within him as the antidote failed, while The Upside-Down Man offered witchcraft and promised to bring back the dead. Batman rejected the offer and focused on the threats beyond Gotham, leaving his plan and the Joker’s influence unresolved.

• Batman recalled his childhood around Wayne Manor while the Joker personality mocked him and his memories.
• Batman regained control and injected himself with the antidote, but bat hallucinations overwhelmed him as the drug failed to work.
• The Upside-Down Man emerged from a black hole and urged Batman to remove the Tenth Metal shard and accept his help.
• Batman refused to cooperate, saying the Joker had made agreements with The Upside-Down Man but that he would complete his plan before Deathstroke noticed.
• The Upside-Down Man offered to restore the Joker, Catwoman, and Batman’s parents and warned him about threats beyond the multiverse.
• Batman looked toward Gotham and considered the names and clues he had heard from Otherworld Deathstroke as bats swarmed through his hallucination.

Deathstroke and his companions traveled through an underground tunnel while discussing the Justice League’s recent shift rotations and the whereabouts of their enemies. After Bobo suggested seeking another Batwoman, Deathstroke decided to find Thomas Wayne at Arkham Asylum once they emerged.

• Deathstroke asked Wonder Woman why the Justice League had left Green Arrow alone on duty, and she said Batwoman had made the decision with Clark’s support.
• Bobo worried that the tunnel might lead them into danger, while Harley teased him about his pessimism and his three gorilla companions.
• Deathstroke asked Bobo to assess what Lex Luthor and The Batman Who Laughs might be planning, and Bobo guessed Luthor was hiding in Metropolis while the Batman might be in the Dark Multiverse or Gotham.
• Bobo suggested that another Batwoman might be able to find The Batman Who Laughs, and Deathstroke rewarded him with Spicy Strips.
• Deathstroke detected a hall several kilometers ahead and said they would go to Arkham Asylum to find Thomas Wayne after leaving the tunnel.

Thomas Wayne lay paralyzed in Arkham Asylum after Bane broke his spine, worrying about Bruce as Gotham came under attack. A helmeted figure entered his room and revealed himself as Bruce, who claimed to be Batwoman and promised Thomas a celebration for his recovery and discharge.

• Thomas reflected on the collapse of his plan to rule Gotham with Bane and worried about Bruce amid the city's ongoing battle.
• Thomas pulled out his breathing tube to trigger the heart monitor alarm and summon someone to his room.
• A dancing guard entered Thomas's room, retrieved the tube, and reinserted it.
• The guard revealed a blood-red, monstrous face and told Thomas that he was Bruce and Batwoman.