"Dudu..."

Just as Mason and Morgan were busy around the Gate of the World, the young man's phone suddenly rang. He frowned, took off the enchanted gloves on his hand, and picked up the phone to take a look.

It was a call from Catwoman, which made Mason furrow his brows. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and answered the call. Then he heard Selina, who was spending the evening at Wayne Manor, lowering her voice and saying, "Mason, who have you offended again? Bruce has received a mysterious guest, and I overheard them discussing about you. That guy named Brad is asking about your background and current situation."

Upon hearing the news from Catwoman, Mason immediately got a headache.

He said, "This is complicated and related to my troublesome friend in the magic circle. It's hard to explain in a few words. Let's talk about it when you come over for a drink. The Iceberg Bar will have a trial opening tomorrow, and as an honored guest, you must attend."

Catwoman was clever. After hearing Mason's use of a secret code, she immediately understood. She let out a warm laughter and said, "Of course, of course. I am a small shareholder of that bar. I will definitely go and sit in my own establishment. Reserve a private room for me tomorrow night. I will bring some friends to support. That's settled."

After finishing her words, Selina hung up the call and glanced at the wall of the adjacent room.

Mason had just reminded her that Mr. "Brad" could hear their phone conversation. Hmm, another troublesome character.

The Demon Knight went to Wayne Manor!

Mason put down his phone and turned to Morgan, saying, "That guy is targeting me. He's really a headache. Can you think of a way to deal with him..."

"Don't bother."

While holding the golden rod and applying additional inscriptions to the Gate of the World, Morgan, without lifting his head, said, "Jason Brad is possessed by a high-ranking demon. You may not have a concept of this, so let me put it in simpler terms. If the grand battle that night was aimed at Brad, he could have killed them all within thirty minutes. Bodies incinerated, souls devoured. Once he enters his demon form, only Batboy in this city would have the ability to restrain him. If you want to defeat him, you'll have to summon reinforcements."

"I have heard some rumors about him."

Mason squinted his eyes and said, "But as you said, the human form of Jason Brad conflicts with the demon inside him. Maybe we can use this to our advantage?"

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"Good thinking, but anyone who thought the same in the past few hundred years ended up dead."

Constantine looked up at Mason and said with a sigh, "Don't you think that a guy who has sealed a high-ranking demon inside him can be an ordinary person? Even without summoning the demon, Brad can easily dominate Gotham City with just half a sword in his hand. He's the Holy Grail Knight who has lived from the time of King Arthur until now! The demon inside him was sealed by the great mage Merlin himself. His first lover was Morgan Le Fay, and his current lover is Lady Nyssa.... Don't underestimate him, Mason. He's really dangerous. You can consider him as a magical version of 'Superman.' He may not be a match for those freaks in the Justice League, but he can easily kill us small characters with one hand."

"In that case, we have no choice."

Mason spread his hands and said helplessly, "We can only use the last resort. If we can't beat him, then join him! Just like how you dealt with me, let's find a way to bring Jason Brad into the K Team. Let him witness how we, the 'underground workers' who live in darkness but strive for the light, fight against the stars."

"Uh..."

Mason's proposal left Morgan stunned in place. He wanted to refute, but felt powerless to do so.

The Dark Mage tilted his head and thought for a moment. He felt that Mason's proposal, although it was a bit absurd, was indeed an option when there was no other choice.

And this proposal was quite in line with Morgan's character.

After all, he was the kind of guy who would wake up in the middle of the night and pull the blanket off his roommate. He had been tricked by Mason once, and how could he not let others enjoy this delightful feeling?

"This plan is great!"

A few seconds later, Morgan grinned, raised his thumb, and waved it, saying, "Leave it to me. I'll plan it out and guarantee that nothing will go wrong! Let me tell you, Brad is a great combat force! Once he goes completely crazy and actively uses his demonic power, he can even fight against Superman at full strength for ten minutes without losing. And because of the demon possession, he is immortal. He's the perfect cannon fodder warrior candidate."

"I trust your ability to deceive people in this aspect, but for now, let's deal with this gate first."

Mason put on the enchanted gloves again, squatted down, and began to deal with the inscriptions and enchantments on the gate. The Sorting Hat had fallen into a deep sleep, but before falling asleep, it had already told Mason all the key points, which Mason then passed on to Morgan.This advanced concealment enchantment and energy balance inscription require magic infusion every time they are inscribed, and Mason could only complete some simple rune outlines.

The complex ones still had to be left to John.

Of course, when two men work together, it's always boring and dull, and they always need some topics to adjust their mood. So, John quickly shared his "happy life" from the past two days.

"Let me tell you, when I gave 'Polly' to Zara, her eyes were wide open!"

John exhaled a smoke ring with a smug look, elongating his words, "She kept asking me where I found a living unicorn. I made up a story, but the answer wasn't important. Especially when I took the initiative to mend emotional issues. She saw my sincerity, there's no doubt about that. We had a candlelight dinner together, fed the unicorn together, took a bath together, and then..."

"Stop! There's no need to describe the rest in such detail."

Mason interrupted expressionlessly:

"I really have no interest in the overly rich and decadent details of your private life, John. Instead of talking about this, why not discuss some details about your participation in the magic council at the Mystery House... For example, are you sure this is just a unilateral action by the wizards, without any connection with the Justice League? I always feel something is not right about this."

The young man stroked his chin, thought for a few seconds, and organized his language. He said to John, who was reminiscing about his "wonderful life" from the past day and night, "Do you remember Batman leaving Gotham for a while? When I visited Mr. Lucius a few days ago, I indirectly asked about it. Starting from more than a year ago, Batman would disappear for a few days from time to time. I think the Justice League must also be secretly advancing some things. Even including the recent actions of the Assassin's League worldwide, although it was because you urgently notified them, didn't you feel that the Justice League's action speed was a bit too fast? Less than thirty minutes, several actions of the Assassin's League worldwide were dealt with at the same time! This is clearly a premeditated plan! So, John, what do you think?"

"Huh? What are you babbling about?"

John blinked and said, "Sorry, I didn't listen to your words just now. Something about the Justice League blah blah blah, very boring. I was recalling Zara's rare enthusiasm. Maybe I should find more surprise gifts like the unicorn on my journey through the worlds?"

"Sigh, you're hopeless, brother."

Mason sighed and stopped talking about it.

John obviously had his own answer to this question, but he was playing dumb and didn't want to say it. Mason didn't ask any further, but steered the conversation in another direction.

He looked at the World Gate in front of him, smeared with colorful alchemical solutions and enchantment symbols, and said, "The trade fair is in two days. I plan to take you, Selina, Two-Barrels, and Barbara with me. Charles and Jack need to stay in Gotham. We'll be gone for three days, so we need someone to cover for us here, especially since Jason Brad has set his sights on me. He even met with Bruce, so Batman's surveillance of me might restart. What a hassle!"

"No problem, we have the compound potion, a miraculous disguise drug."

John snapped his fingers and said, "Let Sparrow temporarily impersonate you. He's good at this kind of thing, so don't worry about being exposed. But have you prepared the things for the trade fair?"

"I've prepared some."

Mason patted the briefcase beside him and said, "Magic potions, engineering items, plus some rare raw materials and magic items, these are the common trade items of Team K. The items we get in exchange will be shared equally. But if you've prepared some good stuff to exchange, then I can't interfere."

"Cool, that's the answer I wanted to hear."

Constantine grinned wickedly and said, "Just as well, when I left the Mystery House, I 'casually' brought back some good stuff from Zara's collection. I can't be busy for a day and a night for nothing, right?"

"You... you stole her money while your girlfriend was asleep?"

Mason looked at the smug black magician in front of him in astonishment...

He wanted to find an appropriate word to describe the scumbag in front of him, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh helplessly:

"You're a real scumbag, John. I'm really curious why a good girl like Zara would get entangled with you. It's like a flower stuck in cow dung."

"Tsk, you don't understand. If Zara cared about those things, she would have put them away before inviting me into her bedroom."

Constantine exhaled a smoke ring and said confidently:

"Besides, this is our way of getting along, you wouldn't understand! Just be jealous, because I'm a toad who got to eat swan meat.""The situation is like this. Although Constantine explained this time-space disturbance with a perfect excuse, based on my understanding of him, I can basically confirm that there is still an ulterior motive behind this. Some secrets that he and his friends don't want me to know."

In the Wayne Manor's living room, Jason Brad, sitting on the sofa with a straight posture like an ancient knight, held a cup of coffee in one hand.

Facing Bruce Wayne sitting across from him, he said, "I need your help, Batman."

"Here, please call me Bruce."

Master Batman sat in a chair opposite the Demon Knight with a relaxed posture befitting a billionaire, looking handsome and calm at the age of thirty-eight. He looked at the visitor in front of him.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Master Batman replied, "You mean, you need me to give you all the information about Constantine that I have?"

"No!"

The Demon Knight stared at Bruce and said, "I mean 'Mason Cooper.' The information you collected about John Constantine is what he wants you to know. The fabricated information is useless to me. But I am very interested in Mason Cooper. His transformation last month was similar to the growth process of those hosts related to the occult that I have seen in the past. I suspect that there are some mysterious powers behind that young man. In addition, his active performance in the 'Outsider' incident gives me a reason to investigate him. But Gotham is your territory, Bruce Wayne. I need your help."

"You mean, permission?"

Master Batman raised an eyebrow and said, "You are not here to seek help at all, Brad. You are just asking me for permission to take action. You have already suspected Mason."

The Demon Knight remained silent.

But he did not refute Batman's statement, just looked at him and waited for an answer.

Master Batman shook his head and said, "He is a member of the Bat family! Brad, I have an obligation to protect his personal information and the little secrets he has been hiding. And as far as I know, your 'investigation methods' have always been... well, wild. I cannot allow you to harm him."

"Then you do it!"

The Demon Knight drank the coffee in his hand in one gulp, stood up and straightened his clothes. He took out a unique hourglass and placed it on the table, saying to the old master in front of him, "I only need one answer. If you can give me the answer, I won't bother that young man. But if you can't, then I will have to figure it out myself..."

"This may be a bit rough. But I believe that as one of the founders of the Justice League, you can fully understand the harsh situation we are facing now. After all, there is only one month left, Bruce Wayne. This number was given to us by you. Please understand. But there are not only me waiting for this answer in this world."

After speaking, Jason Brad nodded coldly to the old master in front of him and then turned and left.

Alfred escorted the guest to the door on behalf of Bruce Wayne. When Afuo came back, he saw Bruce sitting on the sofa with two photos in his hand.

"Master..."

Afuo said in a low voice, "Maybe you should talk to Mason, I mean, be open and honest with him. He is not a bad person."

"But he doesn't want to talk to me, Afuo."

Batman sighed and put the photos in his hand on the table, saying softly, "After experiencing hardships together, I should give Mason some trust. I just don't want to see a repeat of what happened with Jason and Barbara. Am I doing the right thing?"

Bruce looked up at Afuo and said, "Knowing that he is a breakthrough point, but putting the fate of us and even the world on the choices he will make, this trust may be too heavy. It is true for both him and me."

Afuo looked down at the photos on the table. One showed Mason riding a flying motorcycle through a crime alley at night, and the other showed Selina in a bathrobe putting on makeup.

Both photos had been processed in a special way, and the red marks circled a common point. Both of them had a tattoo covered by magic on their left arms...

A tattoo like a ghost claw.

This made Afuo's expression also become heavy, and he said in a low voice, "Have you heard any news from Miss Zatanna?"

"Yes."

Bruce nodded with his eyes closed and said, "She personally confirmed that John Constantine is also a member of their small team."

"But wasn't it Mr. Constantine who first informed the Justice League about the conspiracy of the Outsiders and the League of Assassins?"

Afuo frowned and said, "If they are a team, it means that Miss Selina and Mason are very likely to be involved in this warning, which also proves that they have no ill intentions towards us. As a former agent, I can even think that they may be 'protecting' us in a dangerous way."

"That's why I decided to wait, Afuo."Batman stood up and said, "Before Mason or Selina confess these things to me, it must be kept confidential. No one should know, otherwise it will bring trouble to them and cut off the 'hidden option' we have in this crisis."

"Okay."

The butler nodded and said with concern, "But the pressure from the other members of the Justice League and the magic world..."

Master looked out the window and said with a deep gaze, "If they have any doubts, let them come and ask me!"