Dane recalled Zatanna to Devils Island to jointly study the magic of demons.
Because he suddenly realized that with the power of the Magic Box, he should be able to teleport himself to Hell, but he lacked a coordinate.
Hell here should be similar to the one on the other side, a World attached to the Earth's dimension, but being in a different Universe meant he couldn't find a precise reference frame.
His Hell key couldn't leave the positive matter Universe, so there was no way to try if he could use a key from another World to open the "door" here.
However, the incantation Circe found should contain information about the location of Hell.
In the magic World, an incantation is equivalent to an activation command, which can be used like dialing a number. Chanting an incantation is like sending a signal to a specific target.
Similar to electromagnetic wave signals, once the signal is received by the target on the other side and the other party responds, then the approximate location of the other side can be determined by triangulation. However, at least three communications are required for this calculated target to be accurate.
The magic ritual Circe found was essentially such an action. The purpose of the ritual was to allow Hell to accurately pinpoint the location of Earth.
The "trap" of this magic lay here. It was common knowledge that Hell's magic had traps; the key was whether one could find them.
The incantation Circe found only allowed Hell to unilaterally determine Earth's location, but it did not provide Earth with the same conditions. That is to say, the location information was one-way transparent.
Only transparent to Hell.
Looking at it this way, Hell in this World was very wary of Earth, almost the opposite of the positive matter Universe.
Normally, humans should be the wary party, and Hell always had double doors; demons were very welcoming of humans to "visit" their World.
Even with the combined efforts of three mages proficient in magic, the deconstruction of this magic still progressed slowly; no matter what they did, sacrifices were always required.
This was like a toll fee; without a sacrifice, it was equivalent to fare evasion, and Hell's power would automatically retaliate.
If it only squeezed the fare-evader out of the World rift, it would be fine, but it might directly crush you to death, even annihilating your soul.
So Zatanna couldn't help but say, "How about we just follow the rules? I don't think a wicked soul is hard to find in this World; they're going to Hell anyway."
Even Zatanna didn't think there was any problem with sacrificing a wicked life, as long as they weren't tortured and were given a quick end.
But Circe retorted, "But the ritual requires an act of murder, and that defiles one's own soul!"
Dane reminded her, "My goal is to go to Hell, so whether my soul is defiled or not doesn't matter at all. If that's what it takes to freely enter and exit both Worlds, I'm very willing to do so."
"You're joking, right?" Circe looked at him incredulously. Dane felt tears welling up in her eyes.
He could only say, "Yes, it's a joke…"
Circe patted her chest as if greatly relieved, "You scared me to death; I thought you were serious…"
Zatanna squinted at the side. She felt that Dane was deceiving a young girl again, even though this girl was over a thousand years old.
However, Zatanna also didn't expect that such a pure-hearted person could be born in such a topsy-turvy World. This was truly rare.
The three could only continue to study this magic.
Fortunately, it wasn't entirely without benefits. In the process of joint research, both Dane and Zatanna gained a deeper understanding of this World's magic.
Especially for Zatanna, her family's magic was originally more adept at counter-spells and preferred to chant spells backward.
And much of this World's magic was also inverted, which helped her advance her magical cultivation.
For Dane, this World's magic merely expanded his knowledge system, broadened his horizons, and enriched his means of countering enemies.
When it came to actual combat, it was still not as effective as his punch.
But for Circe, the magical knowledge from another World was a complete surprise.
During the thousand years she was imprisoned, the Amazon's library had almost been worn out by her, and even the parchment had nearly developed a patina from her handling.
She was overjoyed by the new knowledge. If it weren't for having not seen the outside World for too long, Circe felt she could have stayed alone for another thousand years, diligently studying the magic of these new Worlds.
After Zatanna brought the Magic Box back to Devils Island, the Justice League's communication and mobility became much weaker.
Mainly because League members were running all over the World, and electromagnetic wave communication always had a certain delay.
But fortunately, most Syndicate members had been successfully captured, so even if Justice League members were alone, they generally wouldn't be ambushed.
However, due to the Federal Government's selfish actions, the Justice League's search for criminals encountered many problems. The biggest issue was that those people were too good at hiding. Superhumans with tracking abilities like Vixen and Green Lantern were fine.
Flash and Plastic Man often felt bewildered, forced to play hide-and-seek with the fugitives, to the point where even Captain Cold of the Rogues couldn't stand it anymore.
"You guys are like Boy Scouts. At a time like this, it's up to me and the Rogues brothers to personally step in~!"
Captain Cold's words were harsh, but he was reliable in his actions.
Sure enough, where there's a will, there's a way. With the help of the Rogues, Flash and Plastic Man's search for criminals became much smoother.
It's just that Barry was a bit conflicted: should he apprehend the Rogues or not?
Although the Rogues had always primarily opposed criminal gangs led by Johnny Quick, they themselves were not legal.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at the Rogues' weapon inventory, once the local evil forces in Central City were eliminated, they would become the biggest destabilizing factor in the city.
At this moment, he envied Batman's stone heart immensely.
Speaking of which, Batman had a very pleasant cooperation with the Joker Gang in Gotham, but now he turned around and started fighting the Joker Gang, completely ruthless!
As Owlman said, once the Court of Owls collapsed, the behind-the-scenes families controlling Gotham would need new blades to help them "manage" the city.
The Joker Gang became this new blade, just as he had predicted.
Indeed, an organization cannot function without a clear-headed leader.
While Owlman was still around, the Joker Gang was able to unite and face external threats.
But after Owlman's downfall, the internal members of the Joker Gang began to harbor various ulterior motives.
Penguin was originally from the Cobblepot Family, abandoned only because of his deformed appearance.
Now, as one of the leaders of the Joker Gang, he received an invitation from within his family, asking him to return to the larger family.
Because the elder Cobblepot was nearing his death, and among the younger generation, no one was more outstanding than Penguin.
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