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Chapter 573 The Black Death Emperor's Giant Hand Reaching Out to Reality

Chapter 573 The Black Death Emperor's Giant Hand Reaching Out to Reality

"Faust is the most powerful mage in the world of magic, even more so than I am."

Zatana said.

At this moment, Zatana had set up a sophisticated magic circle in the middle of the empty circus venue, and white light shone from her eyes. Chen Tao stood beside her, waiting.

The circus venue is very large, but it seems like it hasn't performed in a long time; even the audience seats are covered in a layer of dust.

As Zatana constructed the ironic magic that would locate and infiltrate Faust's lair, she spoke:

"Generally speaking, a mage's stronghold is fortified and is where the mage's power is strongest."

Chen Tao seemed somewhat distracted.

He's now obsessed with his beloved Joker.

He never thought the Joker was a particularly special opponent. He refused to believe in any special connection between Batman and the Joker. In his opinion, the title of nemesis should be given to Bane rather than the Joker.

This is a way of using reason to control emotion. Chen Tao deliberately maintained this understanding, so that many of the Joker's tricks could not affect his mind, but instead could lead the Joker to make mistakes.

The Joker can sense whether Batman is sincere or not.

Only when Batman sincerely says, "My nemesis is Bane," will the Joker be truly enraged.

The Joker's mindset can guide Chen Tao to resonate with the Joker. He inherently doesn't see the Joker as an opponent, which can make the Joker lose his mind first. This two-pronged approach is the ultimate solution to deal with the Joker.

"Never underestimate Faust; mages excel at finding weaknesses, and..."

"I know, so when will your portal be open?"

Chen Tao asked.

He was getting anxious. He had been monitoring the battle between the Justice League and the Joker, and he wasn't sure what the final outcome would be.

Then he saw the magic circle, which had been glowing continuously, suddenly go dark.

"What happened?"

"Enough, listen to me, Bruce."

Then Chen Tao heard Zatana say something.

"Wait, did you deactivate the magic circle?" Chen Tao asked. "This means we can't get there for the time being..."

"This will cool your arrogant head a little."

Zatana said:

"Listen, I haven't seen you for decades since we parted as children, so we can't really say we know each other very well; we're more like familiar strangers. Diana and Arthur both told me a story they passed on to me from someone else about your dramatic change in personality, which we can leave aside, but in your current situation, you underestimate Faust, and pride is the emotion furthest from the truth."

"If Diana and Arthur told you, I am now about a quarter of a Dark Multiverse Dragon," Chen Tao said. "I possess over a dozen voice-changing abilities to handle different situations, and especially, I can use..."

"A sophisticated instrument you don't even understand, an engine without fuel, and some intelligence that has been completely exposed in your battle," Zatana said. "You don't think that your feat of moving the entire universe and restarting the timeline can still fool a dangerous mage like Faust, do you?"

Zatana said, "Even after I discovered that my memories were missing due to the timeline restart, I quickly regained them, let alone Faust. Your abilities are already known information to the mages. Do you think you can really handle their malice with ease? Who do you think stopped him from secretly intervening when Eclipse was resurrected? And when the universe was on the verge of destruction, it was I who stopped Faust from taking advantage of the chaos."

"You're not the only one saving the world; I'm almost single-handedly suppressing all the magical things in the world... Constantine, Lady of the Upper City, Etrigan the Magical Superman, Andrew the Vampire, Doctor Fate, the Shapeshifter..."

(Note: Lax Red, the Shapeshifter, was very powerful, but it's worth noting that he died not only in this Dark Multiverse, but also in the New 52 era of the main universe.)

And what you called those dead people... the main universe, right? The dark multiverse, right? God, I have absolutely no idea who they are, but I sincerely hope they exist in this world. I'm going crazy from this endless battle.

"The Church of Cold Flame, the insane Richie (Note: This refers to Richie Simpson, a friend of Constantine in the main universe, who appeared in the animated film), the alchemist (Note: This refers to Albert Desmond, formerly known as Mr. Element), and Faust, the demon of hell..."

Zatana pointed to the empty stands around her.

"When I was little, my father often performed magic in public... under the guise of magic. When I was little, I fantasized countless times that I would run a magic circus when I grew up. But he never opened it again."

"I've been all alone ever since the Sage of Ochi and the Ragged Man died, you know that?"

Zatana's voice was calm. No one knew how many bones and blood lay behind the words "alone".

Chen Tao remained silent for a while.

"I'm sorry, I know you've been having a tough time."

The Dark Multiverse is incomplete; the absence of some key figures is like a human being born without a part of their immune system.

Zatana, the only "immune cell" in the magic system, will naturally bear a heavier burden than before, until she dies like the Sage of Ochi and the others.

At that time, the universe would no longer be able to help its own immune cells heal themselves, which would probably be the moment of destruction for this dark multiverse.

"I'm not telling you this to boast about my great achievements, but simply to let you know that the magical world is far more dangerous than you can imagine."

Zatana said, "Rushing into another mage's lair is practically suicide. I already had a lot of faith in you, which is why I agreed to do it, you know? But if you think it's a piece of cake, we could very well end up sinking in the gutter—get your act together, is that so hard to understand?"

Chen Tao nodded obediently, almost sitting down and letting out a soft moan.

Zatana was right; he had indeed underestimated Faust. This was arrogance, a very dangerous sign, and he reflected on his actions.

"And I remember Arthur once told me that one of your many transformations is called the Bat Mage, and you once used the magical abilities you gained from this transformation to help him get rid of his fish head."

Zatana said, "Therefore, if you look closely at the magic circle, you will know that the magic is complete."

"besides."

Zatana said, "Send away the Ion Shark and Parallax Monster that you hid in your personal interdimensional space. Even I can detect the presence of these two powerful Lamp Beasts with detection magic. Once you bring them in front of Faust, Faust is 100% capable of making them go berserk. At that time, we will have to face two berserk Lamp Beasts and Faust himself at the same time. I have to say, although you have the ability to transform with magic, you have a completely superficial understanding of magic and lack the most basic knowledge of a mage."

Chen Tao followed the advice of the professionals. Zatana was right, but the only downside was that without them, Chen Tao would also lose two supporters who could help him share the burden at any time, and his ability to use the SS-level Batman would also be reduced.

But he wasn't without a solution...

The turtle and Grud will have to suffer a little longer.

After seeing the two lamp beasts off, Chen Tao returned to find Zatana standing in the center of the magic circle. She then turned to Batman and said, "It's time to set off."

Faust's lair.

Faust's lair is built in a magical dimension attached to the material universe, which not only makes it easier for him to interact with demons and creatures in other dimensions, but also allows him to get closer to those truly dangerous characters.

Although Faust's fortress is not like Constantine's Mystery House in the main universe, which is almost a spaceship that can travel freely in infinite dimensions, it is still strong enough and impregnable.

At least the Dark Father Omega Ray that Chen Tao had been preparing only destroyed about 1/12 of the building.

boom!

With a deafening roar, Faust, who was sitting in his palace reading a magic book, looked up and found that his palace had been blown to smithereens in an instant.

"Who dares to do this?!"

No sooner had Faust finished speaking than Chen Tao, who had stealthily approached through the dust, pierced his heart with a single claw.

Chen Tao had already considered a well-intentioned but unprepared sneak attack. Since it was an away game, a sneak attack was the best first-strike move.

"Wow!"

Faust coughed up a mouthful of blood, then swung his hand back at Chen Tao. A purple aura shone on his hand—an instant-cast melee attack spell. This spell exploded directly on Chen Tao's bone-spiked body, and then…

Nothing happened.

Just before the magic struck him, Chen Tao switched his synchronization target from the Destroyer to the Dark Father. The Dark Father, who possessed the Omega Effect, also had a superhuman physique and was not affected by the Destroyer's magic weakness debuff.

He had already planned out the battle. Zatana was right; once the decision was made to take action, they should go all out.

The next second, green plants sprouted from Faust's seven orifices. Chen Tao dealt a heavy blow to Faust, crushing his heart in one swift motion. However, his purpose was not to kill Faust, but to force him to his knees and make him help with the work.

Therefore, Chen Tao naturally prepared a way to temporarily prolong Faust's life.

First, shatter Faust's heart, severely injuring him. Then, use the power of the Green of All Things to parasitize Faust, thus sustaining his life, and then use this as a threat:

"Sir magician, you don't want to die instantly from a ruptured heart without the Green of All Things, do you?"

After using a skill you didn't expect, even if Faust is incredibly powerful, he has no choice but to obey in order to save his own life...

The plan was very rough. Chen Tao wasn't without ways to make it more detailed, but firstly, the Joker urgently needed a countermeasure; secondly, he knew very little about Faust; and thirdly, despite Zatana's words, Chen Tao didn't really think that Faust, this mere evil magician, was as dangerous as the Joker.

The Joker's ability to alter reality reminded him of the Emperor Joker, but he was still unsure whether the Joker was the greater danger than Faust.

Unless Faust is unafraid of death, Chen Tao will fall for this whole thing...

Chen Tao's heart sank.

He saw Faust's eyes glowing purple and suddenly turned his head:

"You dare!?"

Wisps of black smoke rose from his face, followed by spiderweb-like black lines that crawled from his neck to his cheeks.

A familiar power emanated from Faust. Chen Tao recognized this power; he and Bane once shared a disciple who possessed it.

William Hand, the Black Death.

What Faust possessed at this moment was:

The power of the dark.

"The Black Death Emperor has once again extended his reach into reality?!"

Chen Tao took a deep breath: "Why are you fixated on my Dark Multiverse?"

Faust suddenly broke free from Chen Tao's embrace. The green plant on his chest withered instantly and then turned into complete decay, as if thousands of years had passed in an instant.

He turned to Zatana, who was standing not far away: "I haven't even come to settle accounts with you, and you dare to bring others to my lair?"

Numerous magic circles mixed with black purple light condensed around him, and Faust's spellbook floated beside him. Then, an overwhelming surge of purple light erupted towards Chen Tao.

Zatana tried to chant the spell, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she suddenly gagged violently and couldn't utter a single word.

"Do you like this design? No woman can cast a spell on me, no, I mean everyone, hahahahaha!"

For most mages, their magic comes entirely from incantations. Once they are silenced by a spell and cannot cast spells, they naturally lose their supernatural powers. Zatana from the main universe was even nearly drowned by the clown when he was thrown into a water tank.

Faust had a spell in his magical fortress that prevented the casting of incantations, and Zatana stumbled upon it.

Her attempt to chant a spell drew Faust's attention, and he shot an aggressive beam of light at her.

Zatana rolled and leaped to dodge.

She could only manage to shoot a beam of blue light at Faust, but it was easily dispersed by him.

"Storage magic? That's not enough. Let's see real magic!"

A dark aura rose on Faust's face.

Chen Tao grabbed the other man from behind, turning his hands and feet into twisted metal chains.

Faust tried to break free from Batman's embrace, but in a corner he didn't notice...

Chen Tao quietly took out a black light ring.

He didn't know what he would encounter... but he did know that no matter when the Black Death Emperor reached out into reality, he would cut off that hand, and the next time he saw the Black Death Emperor would be when he brought William Hand back!

(End of this chapter)