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Chapter 194 The Justice League's "Conscience"
Chapter 194 The Justice League's "Conscience"
"Who is this?"
"Lord Batman" looked warily at "The Flash" Barry, whom Connors had brought back from hell, and asked.
"Bruce, it's Barry, Barry Allen!" "The Flash" said quickly.
"Lord Batman" ignored him and looked at Connors with a serious expression:
"You don't need to use your abilities to create a fake 'Flash'."
Connors: "Why don't you take him to the operating table and dissect him to see if he's really Barry?"
Zatanna stood aside; the stage magician who once knew very little magic and was as curious as a child was gone forever.
Instead, there was a First Magician who exuded a mysterious aura and whose strength seemed to be on par with, or even stronger than, Zatana from Earth Zero.
Seeing that "Lord Batman" seemed utterly incredulous that a dead person could return from hell with their body and suit intact, she simply waved her magic wand:
"Perspective!"
The irony spell was used instantly, and the magic wand emitted a yellow light that shone on "The Flash" Barry, illuminating him inside and out.
Lord Batman's eyes widened, and although he still didn't smile, he knelt down and took a few steps toward Flash, embracing him.
"Let them carry it, let's go." Connors pulled Zatana away quietly.
"Where are we going?"
"Let's find a place to carry it."
There is a line in a Tang poem that goes, "Ants crawl on cicada shells, snakes slither into sparrow nests."
The meaning of snakes is self-evident, and the corresponding Nestlé needs no further explanation.
Connors and Zatanna were having an in-depth discussion about "the snake slithering into the nest," having not seen each other for a long time.
But he didn't say much; he used more body language.
To Connors's dismay, Zatanna would no longer be a curious child, asking questions about everything she saw.
Whether it was using the "polymer chain mimicry" she used in Hell to transform into Hades' appearance, or bringing her and the Flash back to Earth through "teleportation," she acted as if it were all perfectly natural.
"Zach, you seem to have become less talkative," Connors said.
"It's not that it's gotten less; it's that I divined before you went to hell and knew you would come to take me away," Zatanna said.
"You didn't know any divination magic before."
"In hell, I found the spellbook left behind by the dark wizard that wasn't burned by the hellfire, and I learned all the spells in it."
"Which dark wizard, Faust?"
Connors remembered that before Faust was truly dead, the curious Zatanna was secretly looking for opportunities to learn his magic.
"You should use your divination magic less often, otherwise it's no fun if you know everything in advance. Besides, I know someone who specializes in precognitive magic, so you don't need to work so hard."
Connors said that the person he was referring to as specializing in precognitive magic was naturally Lady Shangdu.
"I won't get tired. In fact, I knew you were coming, so I've been looking forward to this day—oh, and I'll show you a little magic trick," Zatanna said.
This time, instead of waving a magic wand, Zatanna simply tapped her waist with her finger:
"Resilient and flexible!"
Zatanna's magic was powerful, but her body was that of an ordinary person. Connors dared not discuss the "snake slithering into the nest" with her too intensely.
But as the irony spell was released, Connors could tell from the touch of his hands that Zatanna's physical abilities had improved by several levels, especially in terms of "flexibility".
Now Connors no longer needed to be cautious and intensified the discussion, using body language so aggressively that Zatana didn't even have a chance to refute him.
[Today's Gossip: A Journey to Hell]
[Reward for watching the drama: Bio-field]
[Biofield: A force field surrounding the body that can protect against harm, allow flight, store energy, and extend the force field]
Just as the snake was scurrying back and forth in the nest, Connors's gossip-eating system promptly issued a warning.
"A biofield? Finally, we have this thing." Connors muttered to himself.
The previous ability "photosynthesis" only allowed the body to absorb solar energy and be strengthened; the "biofield" was not included.
Throughout his life, Connors has always relied on his "black smoke cape" to protect himself, whether he's fighting or flying at high speed, to avoid his clothes bursting off at the drop of a hat.
Even when he had an in-depth conversation with "Wonder Woman" in the skies above the metropolis of Earth Zero, Connors had to rely on the Black Smoke Cloak or the Mysterious House to achieve it.
Although the "biofield" doesn't significantly boost his strength in the short term, it has many uses.
For example, even if Zatanna dispelled her irony spell and his body no longer gained super flexibility, the existence of the "biofield" meant he didn't need to worry about harming her.
The "biofield" is not yet an organ in the body. It took Connors a few minutes to adapt before he was able to use it with ease. During this time, he used the brain-related parts of "photosynthesis," "human limits," and "precision control."
Once he mastered the technique, Connors immediately used the force field to envelop himself and Zatanna.
Inside the Batcave, Connors led Zatanna, Cindy, and Selena to stand in front of the portal.
Just as he was about to step inside, "The Flash" stopped him:
"Wait a minute, man, I heard from Bruce that two Justice League teams are fighting in the world on the other side of the portal?"
"A fight broke out? I didn't know that." Connors perked up at the news. "I have to hurry over and see what's going on."
Superman vs. Superman, Green Lantern vs. Green Lantern, Martian vs. Martian—
Such a lively scene is rare and hard to come by. Both sides are righteous alliances, but one side calls itself the "Lord of Justice" because of ideological differences. In reality, the abilities and strengths of both sides are almost the same.
They're not like the Superman or Flash from the "Criminal Syndicate."
Although Superman has never fought Superman, Connors estimates that Locke would be able to easily defeat him.
"Then I'll go too." The Flash stuck his head out, trying to squeeze into the portal.
His head was halfway out, but Connors grabbed his arm:
"What are you going to do?"
Connors' speed is comparable to that of the "Flash" in his normal state, but if the two "Flashes" were to get into a fight, their speed, capable of reversing time, would be something Connors is not confident he can handle for the time being.
The Flash looked serious.
"I'm going to stop them."
"Our Justice League is reduced to nothing but 'soul,' 'brain,' and 'core'—"
"They need me as their 'conscience'."
He still refers to his former comrades as the "Justice League," instead of the current "Lords of Justice."