Chapter 847 Zatanna: Date? I need to ask my godfather

At the moment of falling at a rapid speed, Zatanna pointed her cane at the fountain.

"I didn't soak the spring!"

As she chanted the irony magic, the fountain changed immediately.

As if driven by a powerful force, the fountain rushed upwards violently.

Zatanna, who was hit, used the recoil force to fly into the sky.

“That’s much better!”

Adjusting her tall magic hat, Zatanna faced the opponent standing on the playing cards.

"Well, the party's over!"

Under Zatanna's control, the still glass instantly ignited with a blue flame, turned around and shot towards the gang leader, leaving a comet-like trail.

The giant playing cards under the feet of the gang leader in a suit and tie suddenly stood upright.

The gang leader was standing somewhat unsteadily, frantically trying to dodge the flames that were being controlled by Zatanna.

"Oh!"

Zatanna got close and punched the opponent on the chin, sending him flying backwards.

The gang leader who was punched wanted to retreat and escape, but was surrounded by blazing flames the next second.

"Do you like card games? Boss, try my favorite."

Zatanna caught up and released irony magic towards the opponent, "Wait and catch!"

"boom!"

With an explosion of flames, in the gang leader's horrified eyes, he saw the flames form an orange-yellow rope, rapidly approaching him.

Seeing that he was about to be defeated by Zatanna, the leader of the Flush Gang immediately flew forward.

Amid the screams of the crowd, he grabbed a young girl and lifted her into the air.

"Let us go, witch, or this woman in my hands will die!"

Facing the threat from the leader of the Straight Flush Gang, Zatanna shrugged her shoulders, holding a stack of playing cards in her hand.

"Whatever you say, boss!"

Before she finished her words, she chanted the spell: "Card shuffle!"

"boom!"

As she chanted the spell, the playing cards in her hand flew out and there was a deafening explosion.

The gang leader was hit by the explosion and fell down with the hostage.

"what!!"

Amid the girl's screams, Zatanna quickly flew over and hugged her.

With a "bang", Zatanna, holding the girl, landed steadily on the ground.

Putting the frightened girl down, Zatanna looked at the citizens of Las Vegas who were watching around her.

Seeing Zatanna's handsome and neat performance, everyone applauded.

"Thank you! Thank you for your applause!"

Zatanna took off her hat and, just like she often did during a curtain call on stage, bowed and saluted the applauding citizens.

After taking care of the leader of the Flush Gang, Zatanna walked towards the manager's office of the casino.

With a "bang", she threw the bag of US dollars in her hand towards the manager.

"Your bounty is now safely returned to you, Mr. Raymond."

Seeing Zatanna throwing the money over, the man sitting in the manager's seat twitched his mouth slightly.

"Come on, Zatanna, my father is Mr. Raymond."

He stood up and said to Zatanna: "You can call me Sony. I regard us as close friends."

As he spoke, he took the money out of the bag and put it into the safe.

"Thirty years ago, Benjamin Raymond entrusted the great Zatanna to make our casino the first to hit the headlines. I am very pleased that tonight it will be his daughter who will start a new chapter in the Raymond era."

"Especially since she provides such security."

Zatanna responded to the manager's compliment without much expression on her face.

She told him, “If my job is to solve problems, then immediate action is how I solve them.”

Manager Sony nodded. "I heard that, too. In addition to being a magician who represents justice, you also provide magical protection to civilians who encounter supernatural phenomena."

Zatanna glanced at the portrait behind the other person.

"Thank you, but that's not all I have on my resume."

At the same time, she guessed that the portrait hanging on the wall should be that of Sony's father Raymond.

"There's one more thing I want to know about you, Zatanna. It's a question I'll want to know until I die."

"what?"

"are you single?"

Seeing the other person's serious expression, Zatanna looked at him unexpectedly and asked, "Are you asking me out?"

"That's hard to say, would you agree?"

"No, I'll have to ask my godfather's opinion. Also, generally speaking, I don't mix business with fun, but I think we can have a drink after the fun, of course, just as a tribute to our father!"

As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass next to her and poured herself a glass of wine.

Sonny was stunned for a moment, then picked up his glass and clinked it with Zatanna's.

"I think they'll agree."

After finishing her drink, Zatanna put down her glass and left.

After she left, Sony, holding a glass of wine, looked at the father in the portrait and asked, "How is it?" At this time, the man in the portrait actually spoke, "Very interesting."

Sony was a little dumbfounded and asked, "She is already the most powerful magician in the world, and you just find it interesting?"

He said to the man in the portrait, "I think you saw how she dealt with the royal flush. I left the door open for their attack on the poker tournament."

The man in the portrait looked at him with contempt.

"You should understand that ordinary thieves are not even a challenge for a novice, let alone the daughter of the magician Zatara."

Sony nodded and said to the portrait, "I've heard of that old man. His daughter is even better than him."

The man in the portrait listened to Sony's words and replied: "I have arranged people to test her. Only their failure can prove that she is as powerful as you said!"

Sony took a step closer to the portrait. "But...if she defeats them, what about our deal?"

Hearing what Sony said, the man in the portrait suddenly showed a ferocious face.

The next moment, half of his body popped out of the painting, with a ferocious expression and dark eyes staring at Sony who took a few steps back.

"Ah! Raymond, you are still afraid of the passing of time. You must understand that if I had not indulged you with kindness and given you leniency, you would have been in my clutches many years ago."

The being attached to the portrait is not the soul of Sony's father, but Mammon, the devil lord of hell.

As the representative of the seven deadly sins, Mammon represents greed.

He is often portrayed as the embodiment of greed and wealth, the shadow in the hearts of those consumed by endless desire.

According to legend, Mammon's appearance is a combination of luxury and weirdness. He has a slightly bloated figure and wears a gorgeous robe inlaid with gold, silver and jewels. Every ornament sparkles with a dizzying light.

However, this gorgeous attire could not hide the greed and cunning on his face.

His eyes were sunken, and his pupils flashed with a greedy green light, as if he could see where all the wealth in the world was.

There was always a cunning smile on the corner of his mouth, revealing his infinite desire for power and wealth.

At this moment, the demon lord who had an infinite desire for power and wealth and signed a contract with Sony showed a terrifying smile on his face.

"I need Zatanna's soul!"

"This is the only currency that is worth acquiring, the essence that never dies, and humans have always been happy to make this kind of trade."

There was a gleam in Mammon's eyes that Sony couldn't see clearly.

"Besides, now that something big has happened in Hell, and everyone is looking for a little girl, maybe... I can take Zatanna in as my own."

Lord Mammon glanced at the trembling Sony, then slowly retreated and disappeared into the portrait.

After Mammon disappeared, Sony, with cold sweat on his back, looked up at the portrait.

The portrait has now returned to normal.

"little girl?"

Hearing what Mammon whispered, Sony fell into deep thought.

What kind of girl are you looking for, man in hell?!

Why would they want to find a little human girl?

On the other side, Zatanna also received a call from Peter.

When Zatanna heard Peter say that he needed her help, she didn't waste any time and said that she would go there as soon as possible and should be able to arrive tomorrow.

She had to finish the work here first, and then deal with Peter's affairs wholeheartedly.

After all, it was her godfather's call, so she still cared about it quite a bit.

The next day, early in the morning.

Theresa came to the church as usual, and suddenly found a little girl who looked older than herself in the church.

The little girl was wearing a simple long dress, about eight or nine years old.

She had short black hair that reached her shoulders and stood behind Gloria somewhat awkwardly.

"This is Elaine Belloc, my daughter."

Gloria introduces Theresa to the little girl behind her.

"Uh, my name is Theresa Padrick. You can call me Bayonetta. Hello."

Although she was a little shy, Theresa still pushed the frame of her glasses and took the initiative to greet the other party.

"Hello there."

Elaine Belloc, who was a little shy, walked out from behind her mother and shook hands with Theresa.

Looking at Theresa, she suddenly whispered, "Bayonetta, you look a lot like a friend of mine."

"friend?"

"Yes, good friend."

Elaine Belloc said with some melancholy: "She was later killed by bad guys."

Theresa: “.”

She didn't know how to answer this question.

"Elaine, you can't ask this question to a friend you just met."

Gloria said to her daughter, "Otherwise you will cause trouble to others."

After hearing what her mother said, Elaine Belloc quickly apologized to Theresa.

"I'm sorry, Bayonetta, I shouldn't have said that."

"It's ok."

Theresa shook her head. "Dad said I can't get angry because of what others say, and it's nothing."

After that, she asked the other party curiously: "Can I ask how your friend died?"

(End of this chapter)