Chapter 311: New Umbrella (3)

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Chapter 311: New Umbrella (3) "So, you're telling me to hold this broken umbrella and believe that it can expel the curse inside me?" Constantine looked at the old umbrella on the table, then looked up at Schiller and said, "Even if you're not satisfied with the story I told you, you don't have to think of me as a fool, do you?" "I'm not dissatisfied with the story you told," Schiller shook his head and said, "Although it's not particularly exciting, it's better than nothing." Schiller was telling the truth. That day, Constantine revealed his entire plan to Batman and Schiller. As expected, in the previous version of the story, he still hadn't told the truth about Mrs. Sanchez. "The Magic Circle in the Cooper Room was indeed used by the Ghost Mother to sacrifice the souls of children, but we played a trick and set a trap for the demon." "At that time, besides me and Cooper, Lorena was also present, and she was already pregnant with a child. She drew a Magic Circle to sacrifice the soul of the child to the demon and activated it, using her unborn child as bait to lure the demon." "When the demon arrived, Lorena and I proposed that he pay the price before we could offer the sacrifice. This type of negotiation is quite common with demons, and some demons would even grant you power before collecting their dues..." "That demon agreed, and the condition we proposed was for him to kill Cooper and consume his soul. In an instant, the demon's power caused Cooper's body to fill the entire room. However, what the demon didn't know was that I had drawn another Magic Circle, and the sacrifice was actually Cooper himself." "The demon lured here by my second Magic Circle saw that his sacrifice had been killed by another demon. They fought each other, and in the end, the demon lured by the Ghost Mother, who couldn't match the demon I lured, was killed and turned to ashes." Schiller and Batman looked at each other, thinking of the pile of ashes they saw in the middle of the Magic Circle. "The demon I lured didn't give me any power and didn't consume the sacrifice. The trade never actually started, so he cursed at me and returned to hell." "Why did Cooper's body lose one-third of its mass?" "I used it as a decoy. The ash clone wasn't made by the demon for me, but by myself. But making such a thing requires some... materials, so I improvised..." "Okay, what happened next? Why did Mrs. Sanchez turn into a demon?" "That's because we had a slight disagreement later." Constantine sighed and said, "As I mentioned before, Lorena really wanted to break free from the Dark Ritual and leave Gotham, but she didn't want to leave empty-handed." "Before, she had made deals with many children using candies and gained control over their souls. She wanted to sacrifice all these souls to the demon in one go and exchange them for power, so she could leave Gotham with that power." "This was a common thing in the eyes of Dark Sorcerers. Due to an accident, I also became a heinous Dark Sorcerer in their eyes. Therefore, when Lorena and her lover discussed this matter, they didn't avoid mentioning me, and I heard their entire plan." "For this reason, I had a falling-out with them, but it was indeed my doing that Lorena turned into a demon." "As you saw earlier, we exchanged a few blows in the room. Her lover was no match for me, and before I even went all out, he was burned to a crisp." "Lorena knew she wasn't my match, so she tried to run towards the Altar. She went to the Altar to sacrifice the souls of those few children in exchange for more powerful abilities." Constantine rolled over, got up from the ground, rubbed his chin, and looked at the gray sphere in Schiller's hand. Schiller asked, "What do you plan to do with it?" Constantine shook his head and said, "This is not an ordinary curse. As soon as I come into contact with it, it will be like a festering sore attached to my bones..." "In theory, nothing I can get my hands on can trap it, otherwise I would have already gotten it out. However..." Constantine turned his head and looked at Schiller's Umbrella. He said, "Since the metal in this Umbrella can expel it, it means that this type of metal can affect it. Therefore, perhaps this Umbrella can become a container to imprison it." "Is that so?" Schiller also turned around and looked at his own Umbrella. He dismantled the handle of the Umbrella, revealing the hollow metal tube inside. Then, with his other hand, he squeezed the gray sphere smaller and smaller, as if performing magic, and stuffed the small sphere into the tube of the Umbrella. He fixed the handle back in place, and wisps of gray mist dispersed from the tube of the Umbrella. The gray mist returned to Schiller's body, while the Curse Embryo was left trapped inside the Umbrella, made of Special Metal. Schiller took a look at his Umbrella and found that its appearance hadn't changed at all. The Curse Embryo seemed to be trapped inside the Umbrella and didn't provide any enhancements to the Umbrella. However, suddenly, Schiller seemed to have thought of something. He slid his hand down from the handle of the Umbrella, grabbed the middle part of the Umbrella, and turned around, staring maliciously at Constantine. Constantine reached out his hand and said, "Wait, what are you trying to do? Don't come any closer!" This time, Constantine was prepared. He waved his hand, and a black book appeared in his hand, followed by an invisible force field spreading out, a transparent Magic Shield protecting his entire body. Schiller, on the other hand, swung the Umbrella without hesitation. With an upward motion and a loud bang, Constantine was sent flying into the wall. The Magic Shield shattered like pieces of broken ice, scattering all over the floor... Schiller withdrew his hand with great satisfaction and even caressed the Umbrella, saying, "You would make a good elder brother." Constantine got up from the ground, coughed twice, and said, "What just happened? How did my Magic Shield..." "Didn't I tell you before? The metal used in this Umbrella has a restraining effect on magic. Of course, that should only be part of the reason. The more important thing is that your elder brother seems very displeased with you..." "Damn elder brother, he hasn't even been born yet!" "But he is still your elder brother." Schiller tapped the Umbrella in his hand twice and said, "Although it has now become my Umbrella Spirit, who knows, maybe one day it will grow up and give you a good beating." "Do you know, Constantine, originally I had no interest in Mysticism..." Schiller walked behind the table and sat down. He said, "The abilities I possess that appear to be like magic are not actually magic. Their origins are different from yours." "I also have no intention of studying how to make deals with devils in exchange for powerful abilities. I have no interest in Magic Circles, Spells, or magical items. However, now I have a subject of interest. Can you guess what it is?" Constantine had a bad feeling and his gaze fell on Schiller's Umbrella. He heard Schiller say, "This subject is how to raise a curse... or should I say, my New Umbrella?" [Read /shanefreak, without ads and support the work.]

Chapter 311: New Umbrella (3)

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