Multiverse: Deathstroke

Chapter 374: Ch.373 Call for Help

Diana was helpless. She felt herself weakening. She might still be an experienced warrior, but with her limbs fixed by an unknown creature and tentacles, she couldn't break free.

The Upside-Down Man's gaze roamed across her body, but it wasn't her flesh he was looking at—it was the artifacts she wore.

Drooling, it seemed to be considering which artifact to start devouring.

It came into this world and soon gained a lot of information about the present from the world's three major magic pillars. Its language and common sense were all learned from there.

The longer it stayed on Earth, the more knowledge it gained and the stronger it would become.

Of course, it didn't need to learn about magic itself, as it was the dark side of magic incarnate.

Should it start with the Lasso of Truth, slurping it like spaghetti? Or perhaps begin with the Amazonian shield, like eating a pizza?

The Upside-Down Man found itself sweetly troubled.

This woman carried so many artifacts, and they all looked appetizing. Since it had come to Earth, it should adapt to the customs of the land, right? Eating with appetizers, main courses, and soup was proper.

As for the woman herself, she could be dessert. She did seem quite tender, even though her divine power was thin—it would still be edible.

Magical power was what humans stole from it, split into so-called divine power, magic, shamanism, and other branches. But now, as long as it devoured these powers, everything would be returned to its rightful owner!

Every bit of this world that had integrated with magic—a part of its body—it would take back!

That was its purpose here, to make anything tainted by magic pay the price.

It extended its slippery, scale-covered claw towards Diana's hand, aiming for the Godkiller sword. After some thought, it decided to pick something that looked crisp and fresh as an appetizer.

"No, that won't do. I gave her that sword." A deep voice suddenly rang out.

A flash of black light, and both the tentacles and the Upside-Down Man's arm were severed, falling to the ground.

The Cloak of Levitation had gone to fetch Su Ming when the Upside-Down Man attacked, and now it seemed they arrived just in time. Although back then Doctor Fate flew upwards, in reality, the path was leading downwards.

Thanks to Su Ming's extra preparation, the Cloak of Levitation, which was immune to illusion magic, led the way.

Gratitude flashed through Diana's eyes. Once her connection to her divine power was severed, her strength returned.

As for whether the Godkiller sword had indeed been given by Su Ming, she wasn't too sure anymore. Hephaestus had made dozens of them, each nearly identical. But if Su Ming said so, then it must be true.

The Upside-Down Man took a few steps back, still suspended upside-down in the air, as though stepping on nothing.

It didn't rush to attack again. Instead, it raised its severed arm, observing the silver light glowing at the break.

"What is this? World's essence? How does such a power end up in a human's hand?"

Su Ming glanced at Diana, who had recovered and was now dealing with the tentacle assault on her own. So, he charged at the Upside-Down Man without hesitation.

"As an embodiment of darkness, you sure ask too many questions."

"Hehe, true enough." The Upside-Down Man shrugged its arm, and a new one grew immediately: "But we are magic itself; how can you possibly kill us? Come closer, see your fate! It's extinction!"

Su Ming swung the greatsword, slicing off its arm and head, but as it said, the creature was a conceptual entity. It embodied the dark side of magic, and even the universe-originating Nth metal couldn't erase it.

The severed limbs quickly turned into purple magic energy and rejoined its body, with no delay in regeneration.

It still retained this body purely for fun, though in reality, it remained a concept. Su Ming couldn't truly kill it.

The dark side of magic—the cost of magic—was an essential part of magic itself. Equivalent exchange was a world law, and without this aspect, magic might cease to exist.

The only viable option was to seal it.

But unlike dealing with that regenerating fat guy he'd encountered in Marvel, sealing a universe-level concept was beyond his experience.

So far, it seemed immune to physical attacks and fed on magic energy—so what was its weakness?

"That door..."

Su Ming looked up, spotting the crack still spilling out tentacles not far away, and a hypothesis formed in his mind.

The Upside-Down Man, also known as the Other, was brought here by a door that Doctor Fate had opened for it. Which meant it must have been sealed somewhere by some big shot.

The rift led to the space where it was sealed. Doctor Fate had used his powerful magic to open a crack and bring it to the present.

So, if they could just shove it back through the door and close it, they'd have enough time to prepare before it broke through again.

And as for opening and closing doors, that wasn't something only magic could do.

In the DC universe, there were still powers greater than magic.

Su Ming stopped his attack and took a few steps back, while the Upside-Down Man continued watching him, head tilted with curiosity.

"Your cloak, a strange magic power. Interesting."

The Cloak of Levitation shrank behind Su Ming, having an uneasy feeling about this thing—akin to what it felt facing Chthon in Marvel, only this white creature seemed even more powerful.

As a magical artifact, though it recognized that the new world's magic system differed from its own, it could intuitively perceive far more than a magic outsider like Su Ming could.

The creature wasn't just a collection of dark magic; it was also the reflection of light magic. Without it, magic itself would cease to exist.

Su Ming had no desire for chit-chat. He pulled out a phone from his belt—Flash had bought it for him previously. He went to the Justice Hall back here in the DC universe and immediately charged it.

Before coming here, while preparing at the Justice Hall, he had Batman make a new SIM card for it using League equipment, registered, paid the fees, and activated mobile data.

Magic might affect many things, but signal transmission was science. As long as it didn't understand electromagnetic wave principles, it wouldn't be able to interfere.

He quickly punched in a number from memory, and the call was answered almost instantly.

"Me. Deathstroke. Fight."

He said a few simple words before hanging up.

"Oh? What's that? A human toy? What's its use?"

The Upside-Down Man seemed genuinely perplexed. The knowledge it had gained about this world was through magical channels, and wizards often scoffed at cellphones—an unsecure, slow means of communication.

Reality answered it soon enough. Almost the moment Su Ming hung up, a red figure surrounded by golden lightning appeared beside him and Diana.

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