radicalducati Chapter 455 The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 455 The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 455 The Storm Is Brewing
Constantine swallowed hard, took a drag, but his left hand holding the cigarette trembled involuntarily.
He knew what this meant. Originally, Rune was unwilling to directly intervene in the magic world of this world. He was just providing puppets for many people, whether for security or for physical gratification. Rune's puppets were the best.
He distanced himself from the world, quietly observing the unfolding events in the magical realm. Perhaps in Zatanna's eyes, Rune was an extremely powerful but restrained mage, but Constantine understood that a mage of Rune's caliber would inevitably intervene in the magical world sooner or later.
Even if Rune said nothing and did nothing, his own great strength and the derivative products such as puppets and potions have already made the magic world in Kansas much more prosperous. This is the influence of Rune.
This is still the result of Rune's consistently laid-back attitude.
Constantine had imagined countless times why Rune would intervene in the magical world, but he never expected that Rune would intervene in order to promote reform in the magical world.
No, Constantine could even foresee Rune's methods; under his rule, reforms in the magical world might directly morph into a revolution. The vast majority of mages would likely suffer.
"You mean—" He couldn't help but start using honorifics, this was a powerful mage who could stand on equal footing with Lucifer!
Rune looked at Constantine. "What I mean is, I will lead this change, Constantine. I can't take it anymore, you know?"
In three years, or perhaps a few months, a large number of Forgotten Ones will invade all of the DC universes. Neither the matter universe nor the antimatter universe can resist them alone, not even the main universe.
However, under Rune's guidance, heroes from another multiverse successfully settled here, and the safety factor soared, but there are still huge hidden dangers.
No universe is without its share of traitors, which is unavoidable. Rune must minimize non-combat casualties, especially for precious mages, who are a scarce resource in his eyes.
Rune absolutely refused to accept that such a versatile profession, capable of handling almost any job, would be largely rendered useless by an ugly creature that looked like an electric dragon.
He could have continued to wait, he could have stayed out of it, but Naboo's slackness caused problems with Rune's plans, and he could no longer wait.
This is the second major reason why Nabu was killed; his negligence during this period may have led to the deaths of thousands of innocent mages. Rune could not tolerate this level of betrayal.
"In your eyes, the universe is peaceful and calm. Constantine, the biggest trouble for you is just being visited by a few demon lords, but you and I both know that you can handle such things perfectly well."
Constantine opened his mouth, but... dealing with this group of demon kings is actually quite difficult. The flesh and blood of the evil god and Compound No. 5 mainly enhance the body, but the demon kings are not afraid of pure power—at least they don't care about Constantine's current strength.
However, he couldn't back down in front of Rune. Constantine knew that Rune would be recruiting him next.
“But three years from now, the entire universe will be engulfed in a cataclysm,” Rune said, looking at Constantine. “At that time, I certainly won’t be here, at least not for long—”
"Why?" Constantine was confused. "You are clearly one of the strongest beings in the entire magical world, why are you unwilling to—"
Rune looked at Constantine, who was intimidated by his sharp gaze and swallowed back the platitudes he was about to say.
Zack Snyder wanted to use moral blackmail to keep Rune in his universe, but even he didn't believe these words. He could only fool people with high moral standards like Jason Brad, who was once a knight.
"Because there are places that need me more, Constantine. Our world won't even be the place with the most intense fighting, believe me."
Zack Kang took a deep breath. "But at least—you should describe how this catastrophe is manifesting, right? It sounds like some kind of biological invasion? At least it can be stopped—"
"You guessed right, it really is a biological invasion." Rune nodded. Constantine was smart; what could possibly be fighting against it couldn't be some natural disaster. "Do you know how many new books and movies are published in this universe every week?"
Zha Kang was a little confused as to why Rune asked that, but he honestly replied, "I don't know, thousands? Or tens of thousands?"
"Have you ever considered how many of these movies and books will become famous, and how many characters will be remembered?"
"Of course I never thought about it. Why would I remember that? It's just an uncountable number. I mean—" Zha Kang took a drag of his cigarette, his eyes suddenly widening. "Wait, you mean—you don't mean—"
“That’s right.” Rune continued looking at Kent, who was still lying on the ground, “Some—you can think of them as higher-dimensional beings—also publish movies and books to pass the time, but only a few of them really become famous.”
"But they are higher-dimensional beings, so even an unintentional leak of attention can revive many of them, though they won't live long."
"In order to gain the attention of more higher-dimensional beings—which can also be considered a way to survive—they will go to any lengths to try to replace their more popular counterparts, or—launch a war."
Constantine's mind went completely blank. "Wait, you mean we, me, this living Constantine, are also creations of higher-dimensional beings? I mean, this is insane, isn't it?"
“Yes, but reality never follows logic.” Rune nodded, but did not respond to the answer that Constantine might be a creation of a higher-dimensional being. Instead, he said to Kent on the ground, “It’s time to get up, Doctor Fate.”
Upon hearing this, Kent stood up. Oh dear, it seemed he had heard something bad—
"Hey! You old geezer, how dare you eavesdrop here!" Zha Kang pointed at the old man, striking a pose as if he'd caught him in adultery. "Let me tell you, if you don't want to be silenced, hand over all your valuables!"
Kent's face was flushed. His armor was tattered and torn; what good stuff could he possibly have? Kang was just making fun of him!
"Enough, what I'm about to say is the key." Rune stopped Constantine; this guy was being far too arrogant. "To withstand this impending catastrophe, we must have an army, and spellcasters are crucial to that, right?" Constantine said helplessly, "No wonder you want to directly interfere in the reform of the magical world—"