"I have bad news, and worse news, which one do you want to hear first?" In the cryogenic laboratory of Gotham University, Victor looked at Batman and asked, before Batman could answer, he
He said thoughtfully:
"The bad news is that both Gotham's stormwater and drinking water sources have problems, and the even worse news is that the problems are not the same."
Batman frowned. He looked at Victor, waiting for his conclusion. If it were before, he would definitely see the test results in person, or take samples to the Batcave for research, but now, he just hopes to get the best results with the highest possible quality.
To solve this problem efficiently, the process does not need to be studied in detail.
"I detected a mysterious substance in the rainwater, which is not in any of the currently known component spectrums." Victor said as he walked to the experimental table, picked up a report, and said:
"In order to study the properties of this component and the special features of rainwater, my students did many experiments and found that this component reacts with metals."
"What type of reaction?" Batman asked.
"It's not clear yet." Victor shook his head and said: "This reaction does not exist at the level visible to the naked eye. It was discovered when we used a magnetic oscillator to observe the feedback of the magnetic field."
Hearing this, Batman seemed to have thought of something. He looked back at Zatanna. Zatanna stepped forward and looked at Victor and said, "Can you reproduce this reaction process? This is very likely to be related to
It’s about magic.”
Then, she explained: "For people without spiritual vision, magic is invisible. For example, I can take out a rabbit from my top hat. You can see the top hat and the rabbit, but you can't see it."
How the rabbit was transformed, even if I used a transparent top hat, it would still be the same."
"However, it is not completely without any traces. Most of the continuous magic reactions can be observed by humans through magnetic fields. Some people's own magnetic fields are naturally special, that is, they have magic affinity, which can easily attract some people."
The soul' or 'spirit' is parasitic, which is the so-called ghost-attracting constitution."
"Your invisible reaction, under the vision of the spiritual world, is likely to be a continuous magical reaction. Therefore, if you can reproduce this process, I may be able to find clues."
Looking at Zatanna's tired and pale face, Batman moved his lips, but Clark immediately said: "Miss Zatanna, you look really tired, do you really not need to take a rest?"
"I'm sorry that I broke your portal. If possible, I will compensate you for all the materials. If you are injured or exhausted because of this, you'd better go back and take a nap first."
"I'm fine." Zatanna pursed her lips and shook her head and said, "Losing the portal and draining power are nothing to me. I have received more rigorous training than this. Please believe me, in
I'm a professional in magic, let's start now."
Batman kept tilting his head to look at Zatanna, and saw himself in her stubborn expression. Now he understood a little bit why Schiller said that Zatanna was very similar to him four years ago.
Now, Zatanna's mood cannot be said to be perseverance, but more like excessive paranoia. In terms of magic, she must prove her professionalism and prove that she is omnipotent and can solve all cases in the world, no matter what.
No matter what state you are in, you can only hold on to it with one breath and never take a step back.
I have to admit, looking at this kind of person from the perspective of a bystander, I really have the urge to suggest that he go to a mental hospital to get some medicine first.
Victor just glanced at Zatanna and didn't say anything. He called a few students and repeated the process of their previous experiment.
In fact, it is very simple. Just put a piece of iron in the magnetic oscillator, turn on the machine, and drip rainwater. The meter shows some abnormal readings.
Clark and the students carried the buckets of rainwater together. Batman and Victor looked at the reading on the watch. Zatanna's eyes shimmered, just as the water poured into the cabin and submerged the iron pieces.
, she suddenly shouted:
"Stop! That's not right!"
Victor and Batman both turned to look at her, and Zatanna said: "I observed some magical reactions... Yes, my inference is correct. This is a continuous magical reaction with some darkness.
And the state of chaos...let me see, no, that's not right, there is something wrong with the pattern of triggering reactions, can you repeat it again?"
Repeating the experiment again, Zatanna frowned. She conjured a screen in the air, and then used her fingers to write words and formulas in the air while saying:
"Look here, you can also understand the so-called continuous magic reaction as a long-term activated magic circle."
Zatanna waved her fingers and drew a slightly complicated pattern in mid-air, and then explained: "First, I carved the activated end of the magic circle on an object, like this."
The pattern she drew slowly lit up and floated to the top of his head. Zatanna waved her hand and said: "This is just a magic circle I randomly wrote, and now, I want to use another kind of magic to inspire it."
it."
After saying that, one of Zatanna's fingers lit up, and she continued: "At this time, the effect of this magic circle is just to shine, and the effect of the magic on my hand is just to shine, but when the two of them meet...
…”
Zatanna moved her fingers slightly and pointed towards the magic wand, and a stream of light flew out. With a "whoosh", a strong wind blew out of the magic circle and blew Zatanna's long black hair towards
Behind her ears.
Moreover, until Zatanna extinguished the magic circle, the wind kept blowing and remained in a very stable state. Zatanna stretched out her hand and explained: "Look, this is the difference between continuous activation of magic and ordinary magic.
.”
"If I use normal magic, like this... blow the wind!"
Zatanna concentrated her mind and cast the simplest irony magic. This gust of wind blew towards Batman, blowing up the cape behind him, but soon, the strong wind disappeared and Batman's cape also fell down.
"Usually, the magic we use determines the intensity and duration based on the amount of magic we use." Zatanna is much more professional than Constantine in explaining magic. After all, she has received the most powerful
Professional academic education, knowing how to explain the principles of magic to others.
"However, if we stop the output of magic, the magic will stop, but this is not the case with continuous reaction magic. After constructing the activated magic circle and the elements that trigger the magic circle, once the two parties meet, the magic will
Effective continuously.”
"If you put it that way, isn't continuous reaction magic much stronger than ordinary magic?" Victor asked with a frown.
"However, continuous reaction magic is much more difficult and fragile than other magics. You can't just put two things in place and activate them, and then expect them to work there for a lifetime." Zatanna shook her head.
He shook his head and said: "In most cases, the continuous reaction magic cast by many magicians is very fragile, requires maintenance, and is not very effective. In addition, the investment is very high. Now, few people can use this kind of magic."
.”
After explaining the principle, Zatanna looked at the iron pieces still placed in the instrument and said, "The rainwater you just poured in is indeed the excitation element, but the metal in this machine is not excited correctly.
end."
"The concept of magic is relatively vague. It is not as precise as scientific experiments. The excitation formula set in the rain is likely to contain metal, so although this piece of metal is not the correct end to be excited, it will still produce some effects with the rain.
reaction."
"This shows that the correct excited end is metal, but it is not this type of metal. As for which type it is..." Zatanna thought for a moment, and then said: "Later, I will enter the spiritual world and look at the rain.
Cast a tracking magic, and then observe its critical travel route, and you should be able to determine what the activated end is."
After finishing speaking, he took a deep breath, completely ignoring his weak state, and forcefully entered the spiritual world. The rainwater collected in the bucket gave off a burst of light, and then disappeared.
After a while, a questioning "Huh?" came from mid-air, and after a long silence, Zatanna's figure reappeared. Her face became even paler, and then she took a breath and looked at the bat.
Xia said:
"I have bad news and worse news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Batman looked at her silently, and Zatanna sighed and said, "The bad news is that the triggered end of the rain response is not a single piece of metal, but all the metals in Gotham's buildings."
Batman's face immediately darkened. He stood up and looked at Zatanna intently. Zatanna also looked at him and said: "The worse news is that the nature of the entire continuous reaction magic is worse than I thought.
It's even worse."
"Although I have known for a long time that this magic is more biased toward evil and chaos, what I didn't expect was that all the metals at the excited end combined to form a larger magic circle. This is a kind of magic that I can't describe.
Complex magic, or rather, it can no longer be considered a category of magic."
Zatanna's face became even paler, almost without any blood. She looked at the ground under her feet and said vaguely: "We are standing on top of the strongest darkness and evil in the world. Perhaps, this
This is the truth about the extremely evil curse."
Zatanna raised her head again, looked into Batman's eyes and said: "The rain stimulates the magic circle in the metal, and the continuous reaction magic of the magic circle in the metal forms an extremely huge vortex, absorbing all the malice in the universe.
came in, so this place is called a place that cannot be saved..."
"So, do you have any idea?" Batman looked at Zatanna and asked.
Zatanna suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room became quiet. After a while, she took a deep breath, and then said:
"Of course, I have a way...I have a way to solve the most terrifying curse in the world. Otherwise, I would not have come here and found you. I had already figured out a way before I came here."
Batman already had a premonition of what she was going to say next, and he saw a tragic look in Zatanna's eyes.
Time seemed to go back four years ago, and Batman and Zatanna across from him seemed to be looking at each other in the mirror. He thought that maybe he had also shown such a look when he was standing on the roof of Wayne Tower at that time.
Eyes.
Before Zatanna spoke, Batman said: "You don't have to sacrifice yourself, because you are not as important as you think."
Seeing the sudden change in Zatanna's expression, Batman finally understood why Schiller always disliked him so much.
Because now, the corners of Zatanna's mouth turned down, her eyes narrowed, and her eyebrows furrowed. As serious as she felt in herself, they looked funny and ridiculous in the eyes of onlookers.