Chapter 393: Ch.392 Legendary Swords

Chapter 393: Ch.392 Legendary Swords

"There's only one visible. The other is obscured by magic, a very powerful sorcerer using anti-divination techniques," Vivienne explained, gesturing for the group to see for themselves as she took a moment to rest. The methods of their opponent reminded her of her sister, Morgan.

Very unpleasant memories.

After all, she was the one who first prophesied Arthur would be king, gave him his sacred weapon, and took him to Avalon to heal.

But then Morgan was reborn as Arthur's half-sister, and she seduced him into an illicit affair. That forbidden passion was too compelling, leading King Arthur to ultimately die at the hands of his own son.

This was nothing like the future Vivienne had foreseen. How had it come to this?

Lady of Shalott had always stayed out of it. She believed that once the Sword in the Stone shattered and Arthur took up the Broken Steel Sword Vivienne gave him, his tragic fate was sealed.

Humans and the Ancients were never meant to have a happy ending.

Even in retrospect, Morgan's sacrifice amounted to nothing, just as Vivienne's did.

Meanwhile, Su Ming and his companions closely observed the images formed by the lake's water. Truth be told, the completely transparent 3D imagery was hard to interpret.

It would've been easier if the lake had some color.

Still, they were one step ahead—this was prophecy, after all, something that hadn't happened yet.

"It looks like a rainforest," Bobo muttered, walking around the lake's edge and observing the images from different angles.

"Ah, if you say it's a rainforest, then it must be true. After all, you'd be the expert," Arabella immediately seized the opportunity to mock the chimp. She loved making jokes about Bobo's animal nature.

Su Ming simply took out his phone to take a photo. The Hall of Justice had the world's best detectives eagerly awaiting 24/7, so he might as well make use of them.

Instead of the group struggling to solve a puzzle here, why not let the Justice League's facial recognition system and satellite images have a go at it?

However, Maia being an alternate dimension meant there was no signal, so they'd need to return first.

"I heard you're also an excellent blacksmith?"

Su Ming asked Vivienne. At least, that was what the legends said—the Lady of the Lake's sword was almost synonymous with divine weapons.

Vivienne seemed lost in thought but snapped back when she heard the question.

"I once was, yes. I forged two of the finest weapons—created by using the flow of water."

Bobo wouldn't use a sword, and even if he needed one, there was always Nightblade, a magical weapon.

Donna, like Diana, had plenty of Vulcan-forged swords. She could spend her free time breaking them if she wanted—she didn't need another weapon.

And as an anomaly among the Amazons, Donna specialized in non-lethal weapons. Her favorite melee weapon was the staff.

As for Arabella, she did seem interested in the legendary swords, but Su Ming could see from her eyes that she planned to sell them for cigarettes and booze.

Best to leave these weapons with Vivienne as keepsakes.

Nightblade once again tore open space, and the group returned to the Oblivion Bar, where human sorcerers often gathered. The previous Dark Master had set up a signal relay station in the bar.

Not only was there signal reception, but there was also Wi-Fi, and they could even watch broadcasts from any TV station on Earth.

As for how the previous Dark Master combined technology and magic to make it work in a pocket dimension, Su Ming had no clue. But he could enjoy the benefits now.

He flipped through the photos on his phone. Surely Batman had seen them by now.

And indeed, soon a string of coordinates and a name were announced through his phone's speaker. Though Batman was paralyzed from the neck down, his efficiency hadn't diminished in the slightest.

"Alba Garcia, codename 'Black Orchid,' another friend of the Justice League," Bobo grumbled upon hearing the name from Batman.

Did Hecate have some grudge against the Justice League?

Su Ming knew about this woman. Though her story wasn't well-known, the basics were clear.

Simply put, she was a "plant person," like Poison Ivy.

The difference was that she had a gentler personality and tended to cry easily, but her abilities were no less formidable.

She had flight, super defense, healing, super speed, photosynthesis, shapeshifting, and a whole slew of other powers. If she wished, she could even voluntarily reincarnate—that is, choose to go to death and be reborn.

Her powers came from the Green and the Red—the collective consciousness of Earth's plants and animals.

It seemed Hecate's ambitions were grand indeed. Not only did she want the magical world, but she was also eyeing the natural world as well.

Now, the team needed to head to the rainforest to deal with Black Orchid. The abundance of plants there made the Green too strong—they had to make preparations.

Fortunately, they were in a bar now, and alcohol was a useful thing.