Kent shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, child. I can no longer fight. Even in my prime, it would be difficult to contend with the Holy Lord while wearing the Helmet of Fate. You must understand, the Holy Lord's existence is tied to this world. As long as this world exists, the Holy Lord is immortal and indomitable."
Seeing Artemis's worried expression, Wally quickly asked, "But you still have a way, right?"
"Yes. We don't need to defeat the Witch Child and the Holy Lord simultaneously. As long as you take the helmet and hand it over to the Justice League, with the league's power, even the Holy Lord would not dare to act too recklessly."
As Kent finished speaking, the elevator reached its destination.
When the elevator doors opened, the group stepped out to see the golden bell before them.
Then, another door appeared above their heads, and Conner, Kaldur, and M'gann fell through it one after another.
"Your friends."
Seeing the three, Artemis rushed forward, but soon, dark shadows attacked from all directions, surrounding everyone. From the shadows emerged Shadow Ninjas, and monstrous Troll Ninjas formed a human wall, separating them from the golden bell.
"Shadow Ninjas? They are the Holy Lord's minions!"
While the Titans were struggling against the numerous Shadow Ninjas, Bai Qi had already appeared before the golden bell, examining it closely.
"Hmm, this magic is quite ingeniously designed, but ultimately useless."
With that, he lightly tapped it with his hand.
*Bzzzz...*
The golden bell emitted a golden light, and Bai Qi stepped into it.
"Not good! Someone went in, quickly protect the Helmet of Fate!"
"Understood."
Wally, receiving the order, didn't hesitate. He ran at top speed, instantly breaking through the Shadow Ninjas' blockade and charging straight for the golden bell.
*Bang!*
Bai Qi had walked into the golden bell, while Wally had crashed squarely into it.
"This thing is completely impenetrable!"
Dazed and seeing stars, Wally hadn't even recovered before a Troll Ninja guarding the golden bell grabbed him and flung him away.
"Someone has altered the magic. I need time to decipher it."
"Alright, we'll buy you time."
If one were to ask who was responsible for all of this, it would undoubtedly be Bai Qi.
Not only did Bai Qi break through the seal on the golden bell, but after entering, he also casually altered the original magical prohibition, making it impossible for anyone other than himself to enter.
Arriving at the tower's peak, Bai Qi looked at the Helmet of Fate suspended in mid-air and walked towards it with a smile.
As the God of Fate, Nabu could not directly intervene in the material world, so he used the Helmet of Fate as a medium to exert influence.
When someone wore the helmet, Nabu could transmit his power through it to the wearer. The extent to which this power could be utilized depended entirely on the wearer's resonance with the magic.
Of course, to ensure that the wearer would not abuse this power for evil, Nabu would pull them into a special dimension upon wearing the helmet and take control of their body to battle evil.
Nabu's method was quite clever.
Think about it: not only could Nabu enter the material world this way, but people would only remember Doctor Fate and not who was under the helmet. Moreover, although he claimed to be the god of order, his actions were entirely driven by his own whims. For the sake of his so-called order, he would often seize the wearer's body, essentially refusing to leave.
Even more frustrating was that if Nabu were defeated, or his body sustained irreversible critical damage, the wearer would die because their soul could not return to their body, or they would die from lack of treatment upon return. Nabu, on the other hand, would suffer no consequences, perhaps merely being expelled from the material world. All he needed was for the next unwitting fool to wear the helmet, and he could make a powerful return.
Therefore, Bai Qi harbored no good feelings towards this so-called god of order. However, this did not stop Bai Qi from coveting the authority of order he wielded and the power within Nabu's helmet.
With this in mind, Bai Qi approached the helmet, took out an empty dial, activated it, and placed it on the helmet.
*Bzzzz...*
The dial began to work, and Nabu's power and a small portion of the authority of order from the helmet were completely absorbed into it. However, it was only a very small portion.
It was unavoidable. To take all the power of the god of order would require his willing surrender. Otherwise, the dial's capacity was simply too limited to absorb much.
As the dial displayed the image of the Helmet of Fate, indicating it had reached its carrying capacity, Bai Qi, without hesitation, took it and immediately replaced it with a brand new, empty dial.
Nabu was aware of the power being siphoned, but he was powerless to stop it. As long as there was no host wearing the helmet, Nabu's immense power could not manifest in the material world.
Bai Qi exploited this fact, daring to draw upon Nabu's power so brazenly.
As time ticked by, Bai Qi had filled his fifth dial.
Just as Bai Qi was preparing to take out the sixth dial, he sensed magical fluctuations from both ends of the tower's peak.
Without hesitation, Bai Qi quickly retreated to the side. Almost simultaneously, the Witch Child, Wally, and Kent appeared at opposite ends of the tower's peak.
Kent, as the former host who had guarded the Helmet of Fate for many years, was indeed remarkable.
The moment he appeared, the Helmet of Fate instinctively flew towards him.
This, however, greatly provoked the unwilling Witch Child.
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As Kent reached for the helmet, three magical beams struck him directly.
Kent was already a ninety-six-year-old man. Even though his body had been nourished by magic from his time as Nabu's host, it could not hide his current frailty. After taking the three magical attacks from the Witch Child head-on, Kent was unsurprisingly knocked to the ground.
However, before he died, Kent chanted a spell, releasing a golden bubble that enveloped the two of them and the Helmet of Fate.
"What should I do?"
Seeing Kent on the verge of death, Wally panicked.
"Believe in what you cannot explain, believe in what you can no longer deny."
Kent's words, translated, meant for Wally to believe in magic and become Nabu's host by wearing the helmet to fight.
However, Wally, who believed in science, hadn't considered that direction at all. Seeing Kent's life force weakening, he began performing CPR on him.
Inside the bubble, Wally anxiously performed CPR on Kent, fearing the old man would die. Outside the bubble, the Witch Child was also anxious, continuously hurling magic balls at the bubble. Upon seeing Wally holding the helmet, she issued a warning.
"If you put it on, you'll never be able to take it off."
Unfortunately, the Witch Child had the wrong target.
Wally, completely ignorant of magic, had no idea whether the helmet could be removed once worn, as it depended on Nabu's mood. At this moment, he was still lost in his own inner turmoil.
"A test of faith."