"I only saw one, the other is concealed by magic. The opponent is a very powerful warlock, possessing anti-prophecy techniques."
Vivian gestured for the others to take a look by themselves as she needed to rest. The opponent's way of countering her greatly reminded her of her sister, Morgan.
Very unpleasant memories.
It was clearly her first, she was the one who prophesied Arthur would become king, who gave him the divine weapons, and who took him to Avalon to heal.
But Morgan reincarnated as his half-sister and seduced him into an illicit romance. That forbidden love was too enticing, leading to King Arthur's eventual death at his son's hands.
This was completely different from the future Vivian had foreseen. Why did it turn out this way?
And Lady Shangdu always remained detached from the situation. She believed that when the Stone Sword broke and King Arthur picked up the Broken Steel Sword given by his eldest sister, the tragic fate was already sealed.
Humans and the ancients never had good outcomes.
Even in retrospect, the price second sister Morgan paid was considerable, yet it remained futile.
Su Ming and the others carefully observed the image formed by the lake water. To be honest, this completely transparent three-dimensional projection was really not easy to discern.
If only a bit of color could be added to the lake water, it would be better.
However, they currently had a lead because this was a prophecy, things that hadn't happened yet.
"Seems like a rainforest," Bo Bo frowned, circled by the lakeside for a few steps, observing the image formed by the lake from various directions.
"Ah, if you say it's the rainforest, you must be right, after all, you're the most authoritative on the subject." Albella immediately took the opportunity to tease the gorilla, as she loved to make fun of Bo Bo's animal identity.
Su Ming directly took out his phone to take pictures, the Hall of Justice had the best detectives in the world eagerly waiting, thinking about them 24/7, might as well use it.
Instead of everyone here straining to guess the mystery, why not use the Justice League's facial recognition program and satellite photos?
However, since Maya is another plane, there's definitely no signal here. They'll have to go out before discussing further.
"I heard you're also a great blacksmith?"
Su Ming asked Vivian, at least according to legend, the Lake Fairy's swords were almost synonymous with divine weapons.
Vivian seemed a bit lost, but upon hearing the question, she came to her senses.
"I used to be, at least I forged two top-grade weapons, forged using flowing water."
"Can I take a look?" Su Ming put away his phone and gestured with his hand.
"Why should I show you?" Vivian tilted her head adorably.
"The world is about to be destroyed, aren't you going to bring out the divine weapons now instead of keeping them at the bottom of the lake to feed fish?" Su Ming used the excuse of a world crisis once again.
It's true anyway, he was just that honest.
Vivian sighed. This person was not polite with his words, but spoke the truth. He had a mixture of various magical auras and powerful unknown energies on him.
Such a person didn't need to deceive her.
She raised her hand, and water flowed up, carrying two weapons from the lake surface, they floated and bobbed as if on the crest of waves, one white and one black.
Su Ming had been quite looking forward to this; in his past life, he was an otaku who had long heard of these two weapons.
Sword of Oath and Victory, and Unbreakable Lake Light, the swords of King Arthur and Lancelot.
Of course, if those were their names, it would cross worlds. In the DC world, the official names of these two weapons are the Broken Steel Sword and Arondight.
Vivian Lu extended her delicate hand, grabbing the blades of the two swords and walked on the lake surface towards the shore, extending the sword handles to Su Ming.
Without hesitation, he tried them out.
Indeed, they were two great weapons, but calling them divine weapons seemed only true for mortals.
The Broken Steel Sword was King Arthur's sword; after his death, Merlin returned it to Vivian, but once in hand, Su Ming realized it was only a standard knight sword.
Made of Promethium metal, it was not considered rare, but it was very sturdy. Vivian's aesthetic was quite good, as this sword exuded a regal aura, like a tranquil throne standing in a palace.
But that's all there is to it. No magic, no divine art, just a pure cold weapon.
Arondight was the same, except it was forged from N Metal, which was black in appearance.
The materials were decent, but to him, they were just semi-finished products, without any divine power or enchantments, no special effects, thus of no use to him.
"They're not treasure tools, keep them for yourself." He disappointedly returned the weapons to Vivian, signaled that it was time to leave. What he actually wanted was the scabbard of the Broken Steel Sword, 'Avalon,' which in the DC world was an item that significantly accelerated self-healing abilities.
Unfortunately, just as in history, the scabbard had been lost by Arthur.
"???" The Lake Fairy was full of confusion. You asked for the swords, and now you don't want them, what's the deal?
Su Ming, of course, wouldn't directly say he didn't think much of them. Now he had the Godslayer and Nightfall Greatsword, and didn't need such cold weapons at all. Even his Owl Dagger made of Promethium metal barely got any use!
Bo Bo wouldn't use swords, and even if he had to, there was still the Night Blade, a magic sword.
Donna, like Diana, had plenty of Fire God's Swords, enough to play with out of boredom, so she didn't need other weapons.
And as an outlier among the Amazons, Donna specialized in non-lethal weapons, preferring cold weapons like staffs.
As for Albella, although she seemed quite interested in the two famous swords, Su Ming could tell from her eyes that she planned to sell them for tobacco and alcohol...
Might as well let Vivian keep these two weapons as souvenirs.
Night Blade ripped open space once more, and the group returned to the Forgotten Bar, a place where human mages frequently gathered. The previous Master of the Dark Night had installed a signal relay station in the bar.
Not only was there a signal here, but also Wi-Fi, and they could even watch any TV station from Earth.
As to how technology and magic were combined and work in a pocket world, Su Ming didn't know, but he was happy to enjoy the results.
He quickly browsed the photos on his phone, assuming Batman had already seen them.
Sure enough, soon the phone's speaker announced a set of coordinates and a name. Although Batman was currently paralyzed, his operational speed hadn't diminished.
"Alba Garcia, codename 'Black Orchid,' another friend of the Justice League," Bo Bo bared his teeth upon hearing the name Batman announced.
Does Hecate have a grudge against the Justice League?
Su Ming knew of this woman. Although her story wasn't extensive, the basic info was available.
Simply put, she was a 'plant person,' similar to Poison Ivy.
The difference was she had a milder temperament, often prone to tears, but her strength was no less formidable.
She possessed abilities like flight, super defense, self-healing, super speed, photosynthesis, transformation, among plenty of other superpowers. If she wished, she could even reincarnate and be reborn, essentially going to death voluntarily.
Her power stemmed from the Green of All Things and the Red of All Beings, the collective consciousness of Earth's plants and animals.
It seemed, Hecate's ambitions were quite grand, not only targeting the magic realm but also dipping into nature itself.
Now the team was to head to the rainforest to deal with Black Orchid, a place where the power of the Green of All Things was overwhelmingly strong, requiring thorough preparation.
Luckily, being in a bar meant alcohol was readily available.