Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 76 What’s the old saying? Darkening is three times stronger, whitening is ten times weaker?
"We have successfully entered the Atlantean doomsday ship, Mason."
The old man's deep voice sounded in the communicator, bringing good news. He said:
“The undercover agent you arranged in advance brought us in, but we can only blend in on the periphery and cannot get close to the core area, and the ship is moving towards Gotham.
Your people also told me that the doomsday device on the ship has entered the countdown!
Once the Atlanteans are at a disadvantage in the final battle on land, that madman Arthur Curry will activate it and destroy everything."
"Be prepared for a surprise attack ."
Mason, who was driving the Fenrir Armor across the vast ocean at supersonic speed, responded:
"I will be near the ship in an hour at most. I will lead the first wave of attacks. We must control the doomsday weapon before it reaches Gotham."
"But what about the Amazons?"
The old man asked:
"We may be able to disrupt the underwater people's destruction plan, but those savage she-wolves won't surrender so easily. Do you have a plan to deal with them?"
"Yes, he is basking in the sun right now."
Mason replied:
“In at most an hour, Far Zod will be back on the ground. Don’t worry, he can control the war in the Gotham area and prevent it from spreading, and he will definitely be able to hold out until we get back to Gotham.
The only problem with this plan is that Gotham might be destroyed. Do you have any objections? After all, that city has been yours for many years."
"Objection? Why should I object?"
The old man laughed coldly and said without any emotion:
"That city is beyond saving! A rotten place should be burned by a fire. The corruption should burn into warm ashes and spread on the earth, so that pure new shoots can be nurtured.
The only reason I didn't destroy it myself was that I didn't care anymore.
But now…”
"Yes, Thomas, that's right, that's the taste!"
Before Mason could say anything, Damian's voice sounded on the communication line, with strong approval and admiration.
The madman shouted:
"That was the only way my grandfather saw Gotham, and I'm honored to finally see a sane Batman make the right choice regarding Gotham.
perhaps……
I feel that the outstanding leadership issue of the Assassin's League has been resolved at this moment, and it is up to you to lead the Assassins, Thomas.
You are ten thousand times more suitable than Bruce Wayne!
Even my mother couldn't say anything against it, after all, deep down she also longed for a Batman to lead us.
Now, please allow me to pay my loyalty to you, the new Demon Chief, the new King of Assassins, the new...ah!"
Before the crazy little lunatic could finish his words, Mason heard a loud thump, and then there was no more strange speech occupying the time on the communicator.
Mason was silent for a few seconds, then said quietly:
"Thomas, I feel that Damian's education needs to be urgently addressed. It is clear that the child has some horrible and progressive mental illness.
What do you think?
"I have no objection to that."
The old man said coldly:
"He will be obedient. I will teach this child well. If I can't do it, I believe Martha will be happy to do it for me. In addition, Mason, the King of the Seven Seas and his bravest general are on this ship. If you want to launch a surprise attack, please be prepared.
It’s going to be a real tough battle.”
"Um."
Mason responded, then entered communication silence.
In the cockpit which maintained a constant temperature and was more comfortable, he used his mind to call up the power armor's preset combat mode through the primary human-machine interaction completed by the data connection between the Vanguard Armor and the Fenrir Power Armor.
Seven modules with different combat styles were suspended in front of his eyes. Other modules had auxiliary calculations with preset data and actual combat data, but the anti-Sea King tactics were still empty.
This is normal.
The last time Mason beat up the giants in Gotham, he didn't live long enough for Arthur Curry to appear on the court, and it is difficult to set a specific combat mode due to the lack of actual combat data.
However, it is indeed a difficult job to compete with the King of the Seven Seas in the ocean, especially since Mason heard that Arthur Curry in this world does not have a human father to teach him to be tolerant.
The Aquaman here is a pure-blooded Atlantean, and is stronger and colder-blooded than his brother Orm.
Mason had a headache, but with the help of Delaman, he rewrote the combat mode in the empty anti-Sea King tactics. He was not good at close combat, so when the power armor entered close combat, it was controlled by AI intelligence.
In this case, a set of preset tactics is obviously more useful than Mason's sudden inspiration and critical hit.
Mason remembered that Arthur Curry in his own world could rely on human power to maintain sufficient combat effectiveness even when away from the ocean, but even so, Aquaman needed to enter the water every few hours otherwise he would quickly weaken.
This world's Aquaman is only more intolerant in this regard, so the point of the battle is to get him out of the water, but unfortunately this is not easy to do.
Arthur Curry is not a fool.
There was no way he would follow Mason's footsteps and put himself in danger. From the fact that he poisoned Diana Prince, it was clear that the King of the Seven Seas in this world was very cunning and insidious.
"Hat, I might need to give Arthur Curry a little 'magic shock'."
Mason said to the Sorting Hat, which had transformed into a mask to protect his eyes and cheeks:
"Meira, the water magic master of this world, has been beheaded by Diana. Arthur lacks the power to counter magic. This is our only chance.
I need a teleportation spell at a critical moment."
"It's hard, Mason."
Hat said calmly and resentfully:
"You sewed me so badly that it's hard for me to connect magic smoothly. What's more, the key point of teleportation is that the more intense the target's resistance, the worse the effect of teleportation.
The magic power required to forcibly teleport a King of the Seven Seas across the sea is enough to tear me apart three times.
Not to mention that he also has the Neptune's Trident in his hand, which is considered a top-level artifact even in the magic heritage of your world.
It's hard for me to help in a fight of this magnitude, Mason."
"If it's just energy, I can draw on the energy source of the Fenrir armor to help you complete the teleportation. The internal frame of this armor is made by Urugin, and it can complete the conversion of energy and magic."
Mason said:
"I just need a powerful wizard like you to manipulate the specific direction."
"This will shut down your armor!"
The hat warned:
"Your energy source will be overloaded... Oh, I forgot, you are currently using a disposable Ark Reactor, which can be replaced at any time.
Okay, let's give it a try.
Where does the transmission drop?
I need to calculate the angle of space shattering in advance."
"desert!"
Mason's eyes lit up and he said:
"The nearest desert or Gobi, somewhere where he can get dehydrated quickly."
"Well, deep in the Nevada desert, I need some time to prepare. You can put your power armor core into overloaded magic conversion now."
Hat reminds:
“But I don’t have a physical body, so I will need your body as a medium for casting spells. Don’t worry, the unique energy adaptation of the Isu bloodline will allow you to complete this task easily.
But if it's just about moving quickly, the Flash should be able to do it, right?"
"Barry needs to save his energy for real work."
Mason replied:
“Only he can open the entrance to that special Speed Force space that hides the secret, and everything we are doing now is a prelude to uncovering the truth.
The world apparently has some weird 'observer effect', where it changes based on what we do after we intervene in it.
I think it's now desperate to see something different besides Doomsday, the hat.
Then I'll show it to him.
I believe that this effort will be rewarded, and the answer will definitely satisfy us."
"Approaching the signal source! The Atlantean doomsday ship is sailing on the seabed two thousand meters ahead. Activate underwater combat mode! Activate the sealed cabin."
Delaman's sharp reminder interrupted the conversation between Mason and the hat. The next moment, the Fenrir armor, which was cruising at supersonic speed, changed its course and plunged into the sea covered by gray fog.
The moment Mason entered the water, he could still see the desolate burning wreckage of a warship on the sea not far away.
That was Luther's research vessel.
It looked as if it had been torn into several pieces by some giant beast underwater, or cut in half by a high-energy weapon. The miserable corpses were scattered all over the sea tide, and only the foraging sharks were reveling in the blood.
"Except for the magic conversion, all the energy should be sent to the thrusters, Old German."
Mason instructed:
"Arthur Curry could sense the subtle changes in the sea and approached the Doomsday Ship at the fastest speed and prepared for the impact."
"receive!"
The moment the silver-gray power armor entered the water, the thrusters on its legs and rear armor began to operate at full capacity.
The exterior of the armor also underwent subtle changes to make it more suitable for quickly moving through the water, just like a submarine quickly approaching a huge monster on the seabed.
The huge black ship looked like a giant whale that swallowed everything. It had the style of an underwater man, making it look majestic and ferocious.
At this time, in the cockpit of the Doomsday Ship, Arthur Curry, wearing green armor with gold trimmings, was resting with his eyes closed on his throne, with the golden Neptune Trident at his side.
This man has an appearance that is 70% similar to Aquaman from Mason's hometown, but the lack of human genes makes his face even more severe, just like the mythical character with sharp edges and corners.
But it also makes it seem more indifferent and profound.
The loyal sea lord Orm, holding a silver trident, guards his brother and the king. This was once the position of Queen Mera, but after Mera was brutally murdered, no one could enter Arthur's more closed heart.
Different from the ambitious sea lords in other worlds, Om in this world has no dissatisfaction with his brother, only supreme admiration and following.
In his mind, Arthur Curry was the perfect embodiment of the conquering nature of the Atlanteans.
He is strong enough and cunning enough, majestic enough and cold-blooded enough. Only such a person can lead the underwater people to conquer the entire world and plant the flag of Atlantis in every corner.
Even when Arthur chose to marry the Amazons to seek peace, Orm almost started a rebellion, but the sudden turn of events made the sea lord return to his brother's command.
It’s just hard to say whether this “loyal minister” secretly pushed Meira’s impulsive action to provoke Diana Prince.
"Something is approaching!"
Arthur, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. With a flick of his finger, the golden trident fell into his heart with a crisp sound. The King of the Seven Seas stood up and said to his brother:
"It's some cold and powerful machinery. It seems that the unwilling humans sent assassins to try to destroy our ship."
"Leave it to me, Your Majesty."
Om took the initiative to ask for a fight and said:
"I will ruthlessly destroy it for you, just as we ruthlessly flooded all of Europe. These vile humans will only pollute everything around them.
There is no place for them in this world!"
"No, you stay here."
There was a gleam of cruelty in Arthur's grey eyes as he said:
“I have rested enough. I will leave here and lead the vanguard to land to fight those she-wolves. This will be a battle to determine the world throne and the heart of revenge.
I firmly believe that I will not lose.
But if God does not have mercy on me, then you know what to do, my brother."
Om tapped the ground with his trident in his hand. As the weapon hummed, the fanatical general shouted:
"As you command! My Majesty! The Doomsday Ship will be the eternal symbol of the Atlanteans' indomitable spirit. We would rather destroy this world than accept a defeat!"
"very good."
The King of the Seven Seas nodded in satisfaction.
He took a last look at the colorful shells placed beside the throne. They were the souvenirs he and Mela took from the temple of the Sea King when they made a lifelong promise when they were children.
His beloved wife died.
He died at the hands of another woman he admired, and although he had tried to seek peace, he had to embark on this journey of either win or die because of this murder.
Perhaps, this is the fate of the king.
"Bang"
The cockpit of the Doomsday Ship opened, and the King of the Seven Seas holding a trident stirred up a storm on the bottom of the sea like a stream of light.
In his silent call, the terrifying and gloomy shadows of the seabed and the bloodthirsty Trench fishmen twisted by the disaster came from all directions, and like a school of fish, they separated Fenrir's armor and the Doomsday battleship in a short time.
There was also a ferocious beast waving its tentacles, summoned from the bottomless abyss by Arthur Curry.
In just a moment, Mason was surrounded, but what was worse was...
"Alert! Alert! The armor has encountered unknown corrosion!"
Delaman's sharp alarm rang throughout the control cabin. After Mason continued to magnify the turbid sea water in front of him, he was shocked to find that the water around him had turned into a gloomy black.
"There are billions of phagocytic bacteria. These vicious microorganisms are being called by that strange life form to attack your armor, my brother."
The voice of Isu biologist Consus sounded in Mason's ears, and he reminded:
"This is a vicious enemy. He is trying to paralyze your weapons. Don't delay! Activate the teleportation immediately. Your Kryptonian outer armor cannot withstand this kind of microscopic decomposition and swallowing.
The destructive power they bring together is enough to destroy a city in just a dozen minutes!"
“Tsk tsk.”
Mason flicked his tongue and exclaimed:
"As expected, this is the appearance of a great villain. Look at his aura. I have never seen our Arthur Curry use such cruel power. Summoning whales and dolphins is probably his limit.
hat!
Prepare to teleport!"
He gave the order.
The silver-gray armor accelerated again and tore apart the Trench Clan who were blocking the way and rushed towards Arthur Curry, and the King of the Seven Seas sneered. He was never afraid of the pathetic challenge from the people on land.
He would not lose to anyone else before he killed that vicious woman Diana Prince with his own hands.
"Closer! I need to be closer."
The hat warned loudly, but Mason had great difficulty in advancing due to the obstruction of the huge number of Trench Clan.
The battlefield in the sea is not suitable for the use of power armor. The next moment, the golden Neptune trident was swung by Arthur Curry. Strong lightning shot out from the tip of the trident, passed through the thick sea water and slammed into the surface of the silver-gray armor.
The power of this attack fully demonstrates Aquaman's strength.
The only problem is that this is a pure energy attack, and Mason has just completed the modification of the Fenrir armor with an Isu energy absorption module.
So, under Mason's astonished gaze, the power armor energy that had already hit rock bottom actually "bounced back". After completely absorbing the lightning strike, it jumped directly from the precarious 5% to above the safety line of 35%.
"Thank you for the lightning from the King of the Seven Seas!"
Mason laughed heartily, and his hat twisted into a ball at this moment. Since Lord Poseidon was so kind to him, he had to use the teleportation technique.
Driven by absolutely abundant energy, the hat boldly expanded the transmission range by one-fifth again, just in time to include the King of the Seven Seas. Under the astonished gaze of Ocean Lord Orm, millions of tons of sea water, fishmen and the mighty King of the Seven Seas all disappeared in the dazzling light together with the damn attacker.
Where is Aquaman?
Where is my great King of the Seven Seas?
Arthur Curry is so big , and he was clearly here just now!
He was obviously going to win!
ah!
Human stuff!
So cunning!
