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Chapter 389: A Magician with a Not-So-Clean Background
Dozens of people wearing Clown Masks swarmed into the spacious Theater. Without exception, they all carried Weapons in their hands. Some held Guns, some Clubs, and some carried large Bags.
"Put all your valuables in these Bags." The Masked Man leading them scanned everyone present. The Gun in his hand also swept across everyone along with his gaze, the meaning of threat was self-evident.
Although there were some Audience members who carried Guns, facing dozens of Kidnappers, one Gun was definitely not enough. Even if they were lucky enough to kill one or two, the rest would still kill them. At this time, being honest was the right way. Guns could only be used as a last resort for self-defense. Resistance was unrealistic.
The most important point was that these people were wearing Clown Masks or simply had Clown makeup smeared on their faces. People living in Gotham knew what these Masks represented.
The Joker, Gotham's most vicious Criminal, he was lawless and had no rules. No one wanted to provoke this Guy.
Just like that, carrying a few people holding Bags, escorted by their Partners, they began to collect valuables from the Audience one by one. These wealthy people of Gotham couldn't help but grumble in their hearts.
They had just experienced a Super Virus outbreak yesterday, and today they came to see a Performance to relax, but they ran into such a group of evil stars again. Their luck was truly bad.
"Hurry up, don't dawdle!" A Kidnapper reprimanded a male Audience member. The latter was reluctantly taking off his expensive Watch from his Wrist, but hesitated when he was about to put it into the Bag. After all, it was his Date artifact, and he wouldn't have brought it out if it wasn't to impress today's female Partner.
"TMD! You like Watches so much, how about a Bullet, do you like it?!"
The Guard behind him couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped past his Partner in front and pointed the Shotgun in his hand directly at the man's Forehead. The huge force even made the man's neck tilt to one side.
"I'll give it! I'll give it!" The man threw the hot potato in his hand into the Bag in terror. At this moment, he understood a Reason, that is, life is more important than Money.
Although the man became sensible, the Kidnapper obviously wouldn't let him go so easily. He reversed the Shotgun in his hand and smashed the butt of the Gun hard on the man's Head. Fortunately, the man was quite agile and tilted his Head to dodge the Attack, but the Gun butt still smashed onto his Shoulder. Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, the man's painful cry followed.
Seeing the man's miserable state, his female Partner could no longer suppress the Fear in her Heart, and screamed subconsciously. The Joker Gang Kidnapper's annoyance grew even stronger, and he immediately pointed the Gun Muzzle at the Woman.
"Do you think I don't dare to shoot?!"
Facing the Gun Muzzle pointed at her, the Woman was like a duck whose Throat was pinched, leaving only a terrified Face. Unfortunately, the Kidnapper would not spare her.
Just as the Kidnapper was about to pull the Trigger, the man who had been knocked to the Ground grabbed his pants. The Kidnapper looked down at the man and found that the latter was looking at him with a pleading Face.
"Please, let her go."
"Then you go to Death for her!" The Kidnapper pressed the Gun Muzzle down and aimed at the man.
Giovanni watched the violence before him, and a bit of Fire rose in his Heart. His Hand continued to reach into his top hat, he was going to teach these ignorant youngsters a good Lesson.
"Boom!"
Thunder sounded. Before everyone could react, the Kidnapper holding the Shotgun had already flown out backwards. When they came back to their senses, they saw a burly Guy standing beside the man, holding the Shotgun of the Kidnapper who had flown out in his Hand.
"Not bad." Yang Le, who had transformed into an Asgardian God, praised the man on the Ground. He exerted a little force with his Fingers, and the Shotgun twisted and deformed like Playdough, turning into a pile of Scrap Metal in the blink of an eye.
Casually discarding the Scrap Metal, ignoring the man and Woman whose Feelings were rapidly heating up after the man's heroic performance, Yang Le quickly scanned all the Kidnappers in the Theater.
"Where did you come from, you freak!" The leading Kidnapper provoked Yang Le, not knowing whether to live or die, and pointed the Gun in his hand at Yang Le. "Believe it or not, I'll turn you into a Wasp Nest!"
As he said this, the Kidnapper had already pulled the Trigger. This neurotic look was obviously learned from his boss the Joker, but he obviously didn't learn the essence.
Yang Le didn't speak, just stretched out his Palm and made a gesture of a Handgun. A Lightning bolt quickly appeared on his Index Finger, and then fired out. This thin Electric Current melted the Bullet shot at him, and then split into dozens of even thinner Electric Currents, and then equally hit every Kidnapper.
The Joker Gang Kidnappers uniformly fell to the Ground after experiencing a burst of convulsions. Their Bodies became charred black. If it weren't for the occasional twitching of their Bodies and the faint moans, Outsiders might have thought they were electrocuted to Death.
"Crisis resolved, everyone." Yang Le announced loudly. "Now those who have lost their property can take back what belongs to them. Remember not to take advantage of the situation."
Watching Yang Le who displayed divine power, Giovanni silently took his Hand out of his hat. Suddenly, his peripheral vision seemed to catch something. When he turned his Head to look, he happened to see Wonder Woman hiding behind the screen.
…
"I see." Giovanni stroked his Chin. Just now, his Magic Performance had ended. After all, a robbery had occurred. Even if he wanted to continue the Performance, the Audience would not be in the Mood to watch it anymore. Helplessly, he could only announce that it would be held again the next day.
The Performance was postponed to the next day. Giovanni, who had nothing to do, naturally listened to Yang Le and Wonder Woman's Purpose for this trip. But after learning the ins and outs of the matter, this famous Human Magician couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Please, Giovanni, I need your help." Wonder Woman pleaded.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, Wonder Woman." Giovanni rubbed his Temples and said with distress.
"It's really because, as a Magician with an Orthodox Origin, my contact with those Heretical Ways is limited to Confrontation. Circe, who has survived from the Age of Gods to this day, I don't know where she might go back to. You might need to find a Magician with a background that is not so Orthodox to help with this matter."
Seeing this, Wonder Woman no longer pressed him, but instead asked, "Can you recommend a candidate?"
"This…" Giovanni was stunned for a moment, lowered his Head and thought. Having already refused a Partner's request once, he was preparing to find a more reliable Magician, but before he could think of one, a Sound suddenly rang out.
"I can recommend a candidate."
A crisp Sound came from the Doorway. Everyone turned their Heads to look, and saw a girl with black and beautiful hair standing at the Doorway. From the girl's beautiful Face, it could be seen that her relationship with Giovanni must be close.
"Zatanna?" Giovanni looked at his daughter in Surprise.
"Who is it?" Wonder Woman asked quickly.
Facing this Super Hero who had been famous for a long time, Zatanna did not show any timidity, and still said confidently.
"John Constantine."
(End of chapter)
Dozens of people wearing Clown Masks swarmed into the spacious Theater. Without exception, they all carried Weapons in their hands. Some held Guns, some Clubs, and some carried large Bags.
"Put all your valuables in these Bags." The Masked Man leading them scanned everyone present. The Gun in his hand also swept across everyone along with his gaze, the meaning of threat was self-evident.
Although there were some Audience members who carried Guns, facing dozens of Kidnappers, one Gun was definitely not enough. Even if they were lucky enough to kill one or two, the rest would still kill them. At this time, being honest was the right way. Guns could only be used as a last resort for self-defense. Resistance was unrealistic.
The most important point was that these people were wearing Clown Masks or simply had Clown makeup smeared on their faces. People living in Gotham knew what these Masks represented.
The Joker, Gotham's most vicious Criminal, he was lawless and had no rules. No one wanted to provoke this Guy.
Just like that, carrying a few people holding Bags, escorted by their Partners, they began to collect valuables from the Audience one by one. These wealthy people of Gotham couldn't help but grumble in their hearts.
They had just experienced a Super Virus outbreak yesterday, and today they came to see a Performance to relax, but they ran into such a group of evil stars again. Their luck was truly bad.
"Hurry up, don't dawdle!" A Kidnapper reprimanded a male Audience member. The latter was reluctantly taking off his expensive Watch from his Wrist, but hesitated when he was about to put it into the Bag. After all, it was his Date artifact, and he wouldn't have brought it out if it wasn't to impress today's female Partner.
"TMD! You like Watches so much, how about a Bullet, do you like it?!"
The Guard behind him couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped past his Partner in front and pointed the Shotgun in his hand directly at the man's Forehead. The huge force even made the man's neck tilt to one side.
"I'll give it! I'll give it!" The man threw the hot potato in his hand into the Bag in terror. At this moment, he understood a Reason, that is, life is more important than Money.
Although the man became sensible, the Kidnapper obviously wouldn't let him go so easily. He reversed the Shotgun in his hand and smashed the butt of the Gun hard on the man's Head. Fortunately, the man was quite agile and tilted his Head to dodge the Attack, but the Gun butt still smashed onto his Shoulder. Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, the man's painful cry followed.
Seeing the man's miserable state, his female Partner could no longer suppress the Fear in her Heart, and screamed subconsciously. The Joker Gang Kidnapper's annoyance grew even stronger, and he immediately pointed the Gun Muzzle at the Woman.
"Do you think I don't dare to shoot?!"
Facing the Gun Muzzle pointed at her, the Woman was like a duck whose Throat was pinched, leaving only a terrified Face. Unfortunately, the Kidnapper would not spare her.
Just as the Kidnapper was about to pull the Trigger, the man who had been knocked to the Ground grabbed his pants. The Kidnapper looked down at the man and found that the latter was looking at him with a pleading Face.
"Please, let her go."
"Then you go to Death for her!" The Kidnapper pressed the Gun Muzzle down and aimed at the man.
Giovanni watched the violence before him, and a bit of Fire rose in his Heart. His Hand continued to reach into his top hat, he was going to teach these ignorant youngsters a good Lesson.
"Boom!"
Thunder sounded. Before everyone could react, the Kidnapper holding the Shotgun had already flown out backwards. When they came back to their senses, they saw a burly Guy standing beside the man, holding the Shotgun of the Kidnapper who had flown out in his Hand.
"Not bad." Yang Le, who had transformed into an Asgardian God, praised the man on the Ground. He exerted a little force with his Fingers, and the Shotgun twisted and deformed like Playdough, turning into a pile of Scrap Metal in the blink of an eye.
Casually discarding the Scrap Metal, ignoring the man and Woman whose Feelings were rapidly heating up after the man's heroic performance, Yang Le quickly scanned all the Kidnappers in the Theater.
"Where did you come from, you freak!" The leading Kidnapper provoked Yang Le, not knowing whether to live or die, and pointed the Gun in his hand at Yang Le. "Believe it or not, I'll turn you into a Wasp Nest!"
As he said this, the Kidnapper had already pulled the Trigger. This neurotic look was obviously learned from his boss the Joker, but he obviously didn't learn the essence.
Yang Le didn't speak, just stretched out his Palm and made a gesture of a Handgun. A Lightning bolt quickly appeared on his Index Finger, and then fired out. This thin Electric Current melted the Bullet shot at him, and then split into dozens of even thinner Electric Currents, and then equally hit every Kidnapper.
The Joker Gang Kidnappers uniformly fell to the Ground after experiencing a burst of convulsions. Their Bodies became charred black. If it weren't for the occasional twitching of their Bodies and the faint moans, Outsiders might have thought they were electrocuted to Death.
"Crisis resolved, everyone." Yang Le announced loudly. "Now those who have lost their property can take back what belongs to them. Remember not to take advantage of the situation."
Watching Yang Le who displayed divine power, Giovanni silently took his Hand out of his hat. Suddenly, his peripheral vision seemed to catch something. When he turned his Head to look, he happened to see Wonder Woman hiding behind the screen.
…
"I see." Giovanni stroked his Chin. Just now, his Magic Performance had ended. After all, a robbery had occurred. Even if he wanted to continue the Performance, the Audience would not be in the Mood to watch it anymore. Helplessly, he could only announce that it would be held again the next day.
The Performance was postponed to the next day. Giovanni, who had nothing to do, naturally listened to Yang Le and Wonder Woman's Purpose for this trip. But after learning the ins and outs of the matter, this famous Human Magician couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Please, Giovanni, I need your help." Wonder Woman pleaded.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, Wonder Woman." Giovanni rubbed his Temples and said with distress.
"It's really because, as a Magician with an Orthodox Origin, my contact with those Heretical Ways is limited to Confrontation. Circe, who has survived from the Age of Gods to this day, I don't know where she might go back to. You might need to find a Magician with a background that is not so Orthodox to help with this matter."
Seeing this, Wonder Woman no longer pressed him, but instead asked, "Can you recommend a candidate?"
"This…" Giovanni was stunned for a moment, lowered his Head and thought. Having already refused a Partner's request once, he was preparing to find a more reliable Magician, but before he could think of one, a Sound suddenly rang out.
"I can recommend a candidate."
A crisp Sound came from the Doorway. Everyone turned their Heads to look, and saw a girl with black and beautiful hair standing at the Doorway. From the girl's beautiful Face, it could be seen that her relationship with Giovanni must be close.
"Zatanna?" Giovanni looked at his daughter in Surprise.
"Who is it?" Wonder Woman asked quickly.
Facing this Super Hero who had been famous for a long time, Zatanna did not show any timidity, and still said confidently.
"John Constantine."
(End of chapter)
