351. I’m Laying Down the Law.
The voice belonged, naturally, to Alex, who was facing Darkseid in another universe.
"Stop rushing . I just crossed tilines to get back here! You should know that the energy of that Ti Stone fragnt is limited, and it's already a miracle it got all of us back." Constantine silently lit a cigarette.
'Is that the sound of a lighter?'
Through Miss Minutes's control over the Tipad, Alex could briefly communicate across universes, though it wasn't easy. This small act was dangerous, as Darkseid might notice at any mont. But luckily, Alex was well-hidden, and the Tipad's tech was on a multiversal scale. Even Darkseid hadn't detected anything.
"Puff—ah!"
Constantine nodded slowly.
"Yeah, you heard right."
Alex: ???
'Constantine, listen to —I—!'
Before he could finish, Alex's voice was abruptly cut off, followed by a painful cry and the deafening sound of an explosion.
"…I'm listening."
Constantine grinned.
Although it was sowhat amusing to hear Alex getting beaten up, Constantine didn't stop his own work. He knew what his task was and understood this was the critical mont.
Alex trusted him, which was why he handed such an important mission to him.
By the original plan, Alex was supposed to handle this mission himself, as he was more familiar with the Wasteland Universe, while Constantine had experience dealing with Darkseid.
But neither of them was the type to rely on others, so for the success of both universes' plans, Alex and Constantine had entrusted each other with their most crucial tasks.
At this mont, the fates of two universes, which would otherwise never have crossed, were entirely in the hands of Alex and Constantine.
"Constantine, what are you doing?" Logan noticed Constantine acting oddly and couldn't help but ask.
In response, Constantine just smiled and shrugged.
"Sorry, mate, I've got an appointnt to keep. Gotta go."
"What? What kind of appoi—"
Before Logan could finish, and before anyone else could react, Constantine shuffled a deck of cards in his hands and, in an instant, disappeared in a flash of golden light.
After Constantine's departure, a brief silence fell over the ti sled. Everyone, including Mister Fantastic who was adjusting the machine's course, stood there in a daze.
"What does he an by that? Where did he go?" Susan couldn't help but ask.
"You're asking ?" Logan was equally bewildered. In truth, he knew very little about Constantine or these heroes from other worlds; after all, he was just a retired farr.
"We need to know where he went! That Brit took the Ultimate Eraser!"
Suddenly realizing sothing, Mister Fantastic shouted.
"No, not only that! All the weapons of mass destruction we've stored are in his hands! Hurry, Logan, tell where he went!"
"I really don't know!"
Logan's face showed his worry, and after a mont of thought, he added, "Wait, the Baxter Building! Go to the Baxter Building!"
anwhile…
'Constantine! Ugh, not again!'
"All right, all right, almost there. I know it's getting heated on your end, but you're facing Darkseid—maybe don't lose focus so easily?"
Outside the ruins of the Baxter Building, Pulsar and Gladiator's bodies had been carefully handled. Under the relentless onslaught of Doom's pre-prepared army of Doombots, even Gladiator struggled to keep up.
Furthermore, with the black magic bullets Doom had provided Mada Masque, along with Shazam's comparable strength, after hours of fierce fighting, Gladiator finally fell under the lightning summoned by Billy's shout of "Shazam."
Now, Star-Lord was facing off with Mada Masque, and it looked as if they were one word away from an all-out battle.
For Mada Masque, she had already followed Doom's orders to kill Gladiator and other alien invaders.
Even though Doom hadn't shared his next move and she couldn't reach him, she chose to stick to her usual approach, controlling the scene until Doctor Doom could issue new orders.
On the other side, Star-Lord wasn't about to let that happen. Peter Quill certainly hadn't expected Doom to send Mada Masque to support him, but there was no way he'd give up control of the Baxter Building.
Especially since she was a known supervillain, one of the masterminds behind the hero massacre. As a legacy of the Fantastic Four, the Baxter Building was not sothing he'd hand over.
The most critical point was that Wolverine Logan had already entered the tistream. Until Logan completed his mission and retrieved the Ultimate Eraser, Star-Lord wouldn't let anyone near the ruins of the Baxter Building.
Even with countless Doombots pointing their weapons at him, he wouldn't budge.
While Mada Masque and Star-Lord continued to argue, no one noticed a faint glimr of golden light slip into the ruins.
"Listen, Crow, I'd suggest you avoid getting hit by Darkseid as much as possible. His attacks are devastatingly powerful, and even with magic defenses, you'll end up with internal injuries."
Materializing into his physical form, Constantine continued his advice as he stepped out from the shadows.
'Thanks for the tip, huh?'
Alex's voice ca through again, though this ti it sounded a bit rough and fierce.
'Cut the crap. My demon powers aren't as strong as Trigon's, so I'll be lucky to hold him off for another three minutes.'
Constantine knew Alex was ready to put his life on the line.
"That's enough."
Seeing Constantine suddenly disappear and reappear, Barbara was a bit puzzled. She rarely interacted with the magical master, and Batman had always told them to keep their distance from Constantine, so she didn't know him well.
"Constantine, where did you go? This world is dangerous, you know that. We must stick together to get through this—you can't just vanish without a word."
Ignoring Barbara's words, Constantine began surveying his surroundings as soon as he appeared. His gaze landed on a weakened Raven and didn't move.
"Hey, I'm talking to you. Are you listening?"
Barbara watched as Constantine walked straight toward the weakened Raven, paying her no mind, and couldn't help but speak up.
"I hear you, my love, but sorry, I have two universes to save, so it'd be best if you kept quiet and didn't interrupt ."
Moving swiftly to stand before Raven, Constantine's magic was already prepared.
He hadn't been wasting ti earlier; in fact, he didn't even need Alex's reminder. From the mont he returned to this tiline, he had been silently chanting a spell to prepare his magic.
"Constantine…"
After resting for a while, Raven's body had recovered sowhat, but her ntal state was still worn down from the string of battles she had endured without any ti to recover.
"Hi."
Greeting her with a calm smile, Constantine slipped a finely crafted dagger from his sleeve.
The cursed Astova Dagger!
Raven's eyes widened as she recognized what Constantine was holding.
"What are you planning to do?!"
But they were already too close. By the ti she reacted, it was too late.
Constantine struck swiftly, plunging the blade into the blood-red crystal on Raven's forehead. No one present had expected Constantine to suddenly attack Raven. After all, in their minds, Constantine was a mber of the Justice League, a hero.
"What did you just do?!"
Without a second thought, Barbara threw a Batarang his way. She didn't understand what was happening, but she couldn't just stand by while Constantine attacked Raven.
The Batarang barely ca within a ter of Constantine before an invisible force deflected it in mid-air.
At the sa ti, the crystal on Raven's forehead shattered instantly. A black mist poured out, accompanied by a terrifying, ancient voice.
"It's been a while, daughter."
Hearing the nightmarish voice, Raven was overwheld with pain. Gripping her head, she let out a series of anguished cries.
"No… no! Aaargh…"
"I told you, I would return soday."
Trigon's voice echoed in everyone's ears, so powerful that even those on the surface, like Star-Lord and the others, heard it and felt a chill. anwhile, hidden nearby, Constantine, having completed his task, showed no excess emotion.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Constantine reached out, and within a golden magic circle, the Ultimate Eraser appeared in his hand like a lighter.
'Now for the crucial part.'
He raised his hand, feeling the strange energy emanating from the Ultimate Eraser. Even though he'd prepared ticulously, Constantine couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.
According to Alex, the Ultimate Eraser's power depended on the strength of the wielder's will. If the user's will was strong enough, they could theoretically erase any tiline at will.
This was Constantine's first ti holding such a terrifying artifact, and he wasn't sure if he had the willpower to alter a tiline.
He'd never even considered erasing a tiline before.
'Is it ready yet?'
Alex's voice returned, and Constantine finally broke into a smile.
"All set. It all cos down to this."
The only thing Constantine planned to erase was the cosmic barrier between the two tilines!
At the sa ti, Alex let out a sigh of relief.
'Great, give three seconds. I'm going to rile up Darkseid!'
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