Knights of DC

Chapter 193 The Spirit of Los Angeles

Looking at the demon Belur who was walking towards him behind him, John could only raise his eyebrows, and said in a very moody manner, "Do we know each other?" I found the blueprint in fairy tales and myths and legends. Like this Belur, John really has no impression, but it doesn’t mean that he underestimated Belur, a demon who can be named by Lucifer, the lord of hell, almost not going anywhere.

"You are well-known, John Constantine." Bellur also recognized John's record of playing tricks on the three newly fallen ones. John Constantine is the only one who can play tricks on the highest-ranked demon kings in hell. one person.

"Wow, it looks like even a devil knows my record now, and I'm a little flattered." Facing Bellur's flattery, John said with a half-smile, looking at the pool full of corpses in front of him. Then he asked, "What is this for?"

"Didn't you see, I'm building a swimming pool." Bellur teased, stretched out a fat foot to stir in the swimming pool before saying: "You know, this is a very patient job, I have to To keep the blood alive, you have to wait until the flesh and blood on these corpses melt into bloody water, and at the end the bones are removed, and the swimming pool is complete, man, keeping in shape is very important.”

"Um, about this." John glanced at the other parts of Bellur's body except for his hands and feet like humans, and said directly: "You still have a certain gap with the word man, right?"

Only John, a guy who runs around in hell and the world, can deliberately mock an unknown demon under such circumstances. It seems that John really said something embarrassing, and Bellur was a little bit Angry and angry, he grabbed John, covered him from the collar to his neck with his big hands, and lifted him directly to the swimming pool.

"John Constantine, pay attention to your wording, and don't forget the purpose of your coming."

"Ha, I thought you didn't know what I was doing here." Even though Bellur lifted him in mid-air, John still kept his teasing words and said in a leisurely manner.

Bellur was told by John that he remembered his purpose of coming to see John this time, put John back on the ground, and then said: "So, how did you find me, I thought you would take a little longer .”

"I have my own way," straightened the folds on the clothes, the cigarette in his mouth was not loose, took a puff, and directly spit a smoke ring on Bellur's face. "Then what do you want me to do to bring Tracy's soul back."

Showing an ugly smile, Bellur turned his back to John and said, "I want you to do what you do best, exorcism."

"Exorcism? What are you trying to do, Belur." John became vigilant. One of the most important principles in dealing with demons is not to believe everything the demons say. The best way is to control the right to speak from the very beginning. In his own hands, however, Bellur did not directly answer John's question, but walked to the red curtain in this room, and invited John: "Why don't you come with me, and you will know my purpose gone."

"my pleasure."

Lighting a cigarette again, John followed Bellur and walked towards the back of the curtain.As soon as he stepped in, John felt as if he had entered another dimension.The smooth wooden boards, the lights of the ballroom in the 20s/30s of the world, and the well-dressed men and women dancing to the music all look normal, but this is the territory of the demon Belur, how could it be so simple.The guards shuttled among the dancing crowd were a group of demons in suits, waving whips wantonly in their hands, as long as any men and women did not keep up with the rhythm and danced out of order, they would be beaten to pieces.

The band on the second floor played, each musician was a devil with a hideous face, and the instruments used were different from usual.A naked woman is tied to the harp, and every time the strings are moved with sharp claws, a high-voltage current will pass through, and the sound of the harp accompanied by the woman's scream will come out together.As for the jazz drum instrument, a man was lying on the drum in a big shape like this, the spikes pierced his limbs, and the stick with nails hit his abdomen hard, every time he swung, he got up There is a smear of blood and minced meat, and the dull drum sound comes from every beat. Almost every musical instrument here is hooked to the human body, and the performance of every musical instrument is accompanied by the same sound, screams , These voices merged together to play the devil's exclusive hell concerto.

"Is this hell?" Looking at this somewhat familiar scene, John asked with a heavy expression.

"Congratulations, you're right, this is hell, my own hell." Bellur said a little proudly, with a wave of his hand, the black and white movie curtain of the last century appeared in the center of the stage, and a demon casually Grabbed a man and a woman on the dance floor, and threw them directly into the curtain, and screaming subtitles appeared on the curtain. The man and woman who were thrown in were inside, and were tortured and killed by the demons that appeared in various ways.

Looking at the panicked face in front of all kinds of deaths, Bellur enjoyed it. "Look at this city, John, do you know what you call it in the world? Sex and the City." Bellur asked himself and answered. "Backed by Hollywood, there are many young people who want to soar to the sky. Their desires are pure enough and their souls are delicious enough. What I need to do is to provide them with a little something when they want to get something for nothing. temptation, you can get a delicious soul."

"So, you want to open a chain of hell in Los Angeles?"

"Extremely accurate, John, I'm starting to like you." Bellur praised, and continued: "But there are several demons who noticed the characteristics of this city like me, and their strength is not inferior to mine. If I compete with you, what should I do? John, the answer is, drive all these colleagues back to hell, and I will enjoy the soul of this city alone, which is why I came to you."

"Can't find me, so by laying hands on my buddy's daughter, let me come to you myself, smart way, Belur. Then I'll take a stab at it, and I'll drive the other demons in Los Angeles back to hell, and you Just give me back Tracy's soul, right?"

"Yes."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's end this boring drama quickly."

"Of course, after you get rid of those demons, you will know where to find me. After dealing with us for so many years, you should understand better than us how much we attach importance to the observance of the contract."

With a snap of his fingers, the picture in front of John disappeared without a trace. Even Belur, he didn't see it. Looking around, he realized that he was in front of the gate of the mansion, and he also looked blank. Chas, who was looking around, saw John's appearance and ran over quickly. "John, what's going on!"

"It's nothing, Chas, it's just a deal with the devil, let's go, we have to go back to the old business again." Without saying much, John opened the car door and sat in, and Chas had to get in the car first and start the car. Car, get off this devil street.

On the way back to the city, John also told Chas all the conversations he had with Belur, which relieved Chas, who had been frowning all the time, and exorcising the devil could exchange for his daughter's soul. Si didn't worry too much at all. After all, when he and John were together before, they exorcised countless demons. This task made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Instead, John, who had been looking at the scenery outside the window, yelled directly at Chas who was beside him as if he had seen something suddenly: "Stop! Chas!"

Provoked by John, Chas also slammed on the brakes. Before he could complain, John had already unbuckled his seat belt, opened the car door, and walked towards a bar called Los Angeles on the opposite side of the car.

"Seriously! Are you still in the mood to drink at this time?!" Chas scolded his friend through the car window.

"Take it easy old friend, it's just a glass of wine." John said without looking back, and then walked towards the bar.It happened that an old man passed by at this time, and suddenly turned his head to look at John, pointing his finger at the bar, his face was dull, and a white light flashed in his eyes.

Sure enough, watching the old man's actions, John also thought to himself why he asked Chas to stop.It was because when he was sitting in the car just now, the driver of a bridge car passing by his car also showed the same behavior as the old man just now, with a dull expression, pointing to the sign of the Los Angeles bar in front of him, and then sped away .Counting the previous time in the residential building, it was three times in total. Since coming to this city, these weird experiences made John feel that the disappearance of his friend's daughter's soul was just a bait, and there was a bigger one behind. matter, and now, I am gradually approaching the truth.

Pushing open the door, the bell hanging on the door attracted the attention of customers who were enjoying a drink inside, but it was only for a moment. The unlit cigarette in his mouth was given up after John saw the no-smoking sign, and left. After going to the bartender and ordering a glass of malt wine, he sat at the bar and scanned the crowd.There is nothing abnormal, everyone here behaves like the most normal ordinary people, and John also believes that the person who let him in definitely did not let him drink.

"Good evening, John." Just as John was looking around, a young girl in hot clothes sat down beside him and greeted him. At this time, the bartender also left the bar, and the whole Only John and this young girl whom I don't know at the bar are left.

"You called me here? What should I call you?" John said without hesitation, scanning every part of the young girl in front of him with his eyes.

And this young girl also directly grabbed John's tie, pulled it in front of her, a pair of red lips were directly printed on it, and after a burst of passionate kisses, she said softly, "You can call me Los Angeles."

(End of this chapter)