bookbashuk Chapter 2922 When Night Falls (4)
Chapter 2922 When Night Falls (4)
Chapter 2922 When Night Falls (Forty)
Arkham Knight wiped the blood off his face, exhaled softly, reloaded the bullet in his gun, turned to look at Doctor Strange and asked: "How are you?"
"We don't have much magic power left. Perhaps we should consider retreating." Doctor Strange looked a little embarrassed at this time. His face was paler than before, and his fingertips were trembling slightly, which was a sign of exhaustion.
There were corpses lying on the ground in front of them. They were all criminals who were transformed into vampires in the Legion of Doom's base. Logically, they would be good materials for necromancy, but Doctor Strange did not pull them up.
Of course, it is because of the monster that is now wandering in the hall of the Legion of Doom base. He has the highest priority control ability over vampires. Even if the vampire's body has been controlled by the necromancer, he can still use blood magic to drain the blood from the body and then form a new blood puppet.
Looking inside through the gate, a half-human, half-bat monster was wandering in the hall. He was about four meters tall, covered with black hair, with thick upper limbs and lower limbs that were proportionally shorter than those of ordinary people, but equally muscular.
He had a bat head, with blood-red light flashing on his eyes and teeth, a pair of huge bat wings behind him, and shadow energy surrounding his arms and neck.
After the Arkham Knight and Doctor Strange arrived, he was still trapped. The two were outside dealing with the transformed vampires, making too much noise, causing the wall on one side of the hall to be smashed, and this guy ran out.
At that time they knew that they must have been fooled by Constantine, but they were worried that this thing would escape, so they went ahead anyway.
As it turned out, the two of them were almost unable to deal with this thing, not because of how strong it was, but because this thing knew so many types of magic, and every collision was a new trick. Before the two of them could make it run out of tricks, they themselves could not hold on any longer.
The main reason was that Doctor Strange couldn't hold on any longer. He was already injured and had not fully recovered. Although the life energy of the vampires he had killed before made him feel a little better, he still couldn't withstand a battle of this intensity.
Moreover, his necromancy magic, which he was so proud of, was restricted by the opponent's blood magic, and the opponent could also draw power from the blood. If the fight continued like this, this trip to the dungeon would not only not make any profit but would instead result in a loss.
Arkham Knight didn't really care whether to retreat or not, he just felt that if they could take down this monster, maybe Doctor Strange could pull him up again, and they would make a lot of money.
Doctor Strange certainly understood that if they could really do it, they would have the most powerful thugs, and he might be able to find a way to take this guy out, so he wouldn't be afraid of the group of identical beings chasing him.
After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "It may not work just with the two of us, but if our two teammates come, there may be hope."
"I think we can ask Batman for help." Arkham Knight said, "The Justice League should be able to spare some time. If they can help us take down this monster, it might be more effective in dealing with the vampire."
Doctor Strange actually doesn't know much about Batman. After all, he is from another universe and has little communication with his own counterpart. He has heard that Batman is a very powerful guy, but he doesn't know to what extent.
However, according to Doctor Strange's observation, Arkham Knight is very strong. I heard that he is Batman's adopted son, so Batman is probably not bad either.
When the Justice League received the communication from Arkham Knight, it was still in a state of confusion.
First, the Green Lantern disappeared in a flash, and then the Flash also disappeared in a flash. Except for those few people who claimed to know the truth but couldn't tell it, everyone else was confused.
Batman glanced at the content of the message and had a plan in mind. He looked at Zan and said, "I know you are not Zan. No matter who you are or what your plan is, it is best not to interfere with the actions of the Justice League."
Zan sat down without saying a word. Jenna looked at her brother with some suspicion. She felt that something was wrong since Zan came back, but she thought it might be because of his transformation into a vampire that made him feel depressed and caused all kinds of abnormalities.
Now it seems that things are much more complicated than she imagined.
Batman led the rest of the Justice League away and they returned to the hall. Batman did not explain much about the previous situation. He only said that the Flash was indeed the traitor, and then began to arrange for everyone to solve the vampire problem.
Batman decides to lead the team himself to deal with the blood-sucking monster because he learns from the Arkham Knight that it was Constantine who sent them over, which means that Constantine may think that the monster is the key to dealing with vampires.
Batman understands that professional matters should be left to professionals. Although Constantine is unreliable, he is indeed professional in magic. He thinks that the monster is very important, and Batman must ensure that this part of the plan cannot go wrong.
In order to prevent problems, he brought Wonder Woman and Superman with him. Wonder Woman originally wanted to lead the team to various cities to solve the expansion problem, but considering that Superman might need to be an attacker and Batman still needed protection, she finally chose to join Batman's team.
Now these people are deeply aware that they must not be left alone, because that is the Flash. Who can withstand him suddenly jumping out of the speed force and biting you?
Martian Manhunter and Cyborg have no intention of leaving the Justice League Hall. They are not very good at frontal combat, so they still serve as the command center. Aquaman wants to return to Atlantis to ask for help, and the Wonder Twins go with him.
Before everyone left, Jenna couldn't help but find Zan. She held onto the door frame and asked with trembling lips, "Is my brother still alive?"
Schiller nodded.
"Where is he?"
"His soul has been protected," Schiller said. "I hope you understand that this is a good thing, because if he were controlling this vampire body now, you might have been bitten by him."
"No way, he won't hurt me!"
"Vampires are not as simple as you think."
Jenna immediately realized that Schiller's words had a hidden meaning. She took a deep breath, and a lot of questions surged in her heart, but in the end, she asked the most brilliant question.
"Bloodsucking isn't the point, is it?"
Schiller nodded.
Jenna seemed to understand something.
In fact, if vampires only transformed humans into monsters that were afraid of sunlight and could suck blood, the disaster would not have become what it is today. The key point is that it would make people evil.
The Flash can be said to be the best friend of the Wonder Twins in the Justice League, because the Flash is also very young and has plenty of time. They often chat, eat snacks and play games together.
At the same time, the relationship between the Flash and Green Lantern is also very good, the kind of relationship that Jenna can't quite understand. These two people have no similarities in their backgrounds and experiences, and their interests and hobbies seem to be different, but they just get along well with each other inexplicably.
Jenna knew very well that if it was the real Barry, he would never bite Hal even if he starved himself to death, let alone force Hal to take the blame for him in such a vicious way.
This means that the Flash's personality has been changed, which may be the terrifying thing about vampire blood.
A person's appearance is his own, his abilities are his own, his background and experiences are all his own, but his personality is no longer his own. What's the difference between this and having a new soul?
Then Jenna thought, in addition to the physical transformation, there is also soul pollution, otherwise it cannot explain how they turned superheroes into evil criminals.
In other words, if you want to turn a transformed superhero back into a superhero, the body is not the most important thing; removing the pollution of the soul is the key.
In other words, it doesn’t matter whether the body turns or not. Even if it has to suck human blood, there are many ways to achieve sustainable development. Being afraid of the sun is not a big deal and it can always be solved.
As long as the pollution in the soul can be removed, then controlling a vampire body is not without benefits. At least a person who has been bitten once will not be bitten a second time.
But how to remove the pollution of the soul?
Jenna knew nothing about this. There was no such thing as magic on the planet where she was born, and the culture of mysticism was not as rich as that on Earth. This was completely their weakness.
But thinking about the soul, this clever girl suddenly remembered that when they were chatting before, Superman joked with them, "You two are simply soul-connected."
The magical twins do have this ability. It's not even that they have telepathy, but they can really communicate with each other through their minds. Although they cannot convey specific and complex language, their emotions and feelings can be clearly felt by each other.
If I could get in touch with my brother's soul, would I be able to figure out how he was polluted?
Jenna felt that this was very likely, and she had to find a way to get this stranger who controlled her brother's body to take her to find her brother.
The good news is that it seems that this guy doesn’t hate me. The bad news is that I don’t even know his name. How should I communicate with him?
Jenna thought about it for a while, and finally gave up thinking. She said directly: "Can you take me to find my brother's soul?"
Then she added, "Don't get me wrong, I just think that if I get in touch with his soul, maybe I can understand what it's like for vampire blood to pollute the soul."
"Do you think there's something wrong with my soul?"
Jenna thought back to their previous soul communication and shook her head. She really didn't notice anything unusual.
"I'm a vampire too."
Jenna's eyes widened. She understood what Schiller meant, but she couldn't help but confirm it again, "You mean you were also transformed into a vampire? Your soul was also contaminated?"
Schiller nodded.
After his identity was named, Schiller simply stopped pretending. There was no liveliness on his face. He was expressionless most of the time and occasionally looked a little dull.
Looking at this familiar face, Jenna inexplicably saw another person in him. He looked about the same age as them, but his temperament was very different.
Jenna scratched her head and said, "I don't sense anything unusual about your soul... Wait, aren't all people contaminated? Why is there such a difference?"
Jenna is obviously the kind of person who likes to use her brain. Although Aquaman came to call them to set off, she was thinking about this problem all the way - it seems that not everyone who is turned into a vampire will become evil and cruel. Why is that?
Just as they were leaving the Justice League base, Schiller suddenly asked Jenna a question.
"How many legends about vampires have you heard?"