"He's very strong and definitely not someone who shows mercy."
He didn't turn his head, and his attention remained fixed on Black Adam.
Viktor even pushed his arm in deeper, as if he knew exactly what he was doing, and grabbed Black Adam's spine.
"Oh, my God!"
Shazam slapped both sides of his head.
He knew that if he didn't say something quickly, Black Adam, who had just resurrected not long ago, would be sent straight back to hell.
"Uh... actually he's a pretty good guy!"
Shazam stumbled over his words and started desperately trying to think of the right way to say it.
"Even though he did act like a jerk the first time he came looking for me, this time he no longer has those previous ambitions. Black Adam just wanted to protect Kahndaq. Theoretically speaking, he's not really a threat like those other supervillains."
It was already impressive that Shazam managed to say so much at once.
Viktor still didn't respond. He even started pulling outward on the arm that was holding Black Adam's spine.
The intense pain made Black Adam's body arch upward, and accompanied by the sound of his spine cracking, he finally cried out in pain.
Shazam became so anxious that he didn't know what to do and finally shouted out the most crucial sentence.
"We still need his help!"
Zatanna, on the side, rolled her eyes.
Why would anyone save the most important point for last?
If someone didn't know Shazam, how could they tell if he was trying to hurt Black Adam or save him?
Viktor frowned and slightly loosened the force with which he was pulling outward.
He bent down with his face covered in blood and red eyes staring hard at Black Adam, whose face was already twitching from pain.
"What do you say?"
Seeing Black Adam get a chance to breathe but still keep his mouth shut and not speak, Shazam couldn't hold it in anymore.
He flew to their side and continuously gestured at Black Adam while shouting.
"He's not like the Superman you met last time! He's not part of the Justice League, and he's not a superhero either. If you do not speak up, are you really planning to die again?"
The word "die" finally shook Black Adam. He avoided Viktor's gaze and looked at Shazam.
"Then will he do anything to Kahndaq..."
"I have no interest in your country."
He interrupted Black Adam, his face showing speechlessness as if he felt insulted by the question.
After all, Earth still mainly relies on coal.
To get more advanced energy, they'd have to develop nuclear power themselves.
In the eyes of the Viltrumites, a planet like this is only good for its nice scenery and relaxing vacations.
Black Adam could clearly see the look of disdain in Viktor's eyes and realized that he truly had no interest in Kahndaq.
What he thought was an invasion… might just be because he imprisoned Shazam and the others.
"I—"
Black Adam gritted his teeth and closed his eyes in embarrassment.
Luckily, no citizens of Kahndaq were around to see this.
"...I surrender."
Finally, Viktor released Black Adam from his grip and floated several meters back.
The blessing of the six Egyptian gods began healing Black Adam's injuries, while Viktor also activated some of the nanocapsules that Cyborg had injected into him earlier.
Rachel quietly stood behind him, raising her hand as black magic enveloped and repaired the gaps in his battle suit that had been destroyed by magical lightning.
The frightening injuries covering both of them disappeared in an instant.
After Black Adam finished recovering from his injuries, he silently stood to the side, head lowered, lost in thought.
Seeing that he indeed has no intention of attacking, Viktor finally shifted his gaze and touched his perfectly intact cheek.
'Technology really is amazing.'
After finally seeing that everyone had calmed down enough to talk peacefully, Shazam relaxed.
He looked around, about to speak, and then realized one person was missing.
"Where did Constantine go?"
Hearing this name, Viktor's right eyelid twitches involuntarily.
Following Shazam's gaze around, Viktor looked around and then saw that the so-called legendary walking curse had somehow left the area of the Kahndaq Temple and gone to a residential district over a thousand meters away.
He's now walking back at a slow pace.
Viktor and Shazam used their super vision at the same time and saw what Constantine was holding in his hand.
It was a pack of local cigarettes, decorated with colorful pictures of pyramids and camels.
Shazam could only sigh helplessly.
Looking at Constantine in the distance, slowly walking back while happily blowing smoke rings, and then looking at the black-haired beauty nearby in a magician's outfit with fishnet stockings, Viktor couldn't help but have two questions.
He knew that the magician in fishnet stockings was Zatanna since that outfit was just too recognizable.
But if Batman has known Zatanna for a long time, why didn't he recommend her to him before?
In terms of danger and reliability, Zatanna should be much better than Rachel, who might release Trigon at any moment.
As for the second question, Viktor directly leaned over and whispered it to Shazam.
"Are you sure that guy in the trench coat was also on Batman's recruitment list?"
Shazam shook his head.
"No, I ran into him when I was visiting Zatanna..."
As he spoke, Shazam even made a pointing gesture to avoid thinking the middle-aged man in the vest was Zatanna.
"However, Constantine was there at the time too, and he was pestering Zatanna relentlessly."
Zatanna didn't mind Shazam talking about her behind her back. She had already figured out what kind of person Shazam was.
He was just a little brat, after all.
Then, Zatanna even actively joins the two kids' conversation.
"I accepted Shazam's invitation because I wanted a good excuse to get away from that shameless man who insisted on following me."
Oh~
This solves both of Viktor's questions all at once.
Batman probably also knew that Constantine had a habit of randomly showing up around Zatanna.
That's not strange then.
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