Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 81: The composition of Team K is becoming more and more abstract
When Mason and others arrived near the coastline of the city that had been completely destroyed, black smoke was still billowing from the positions of the underwater people that had been set on fire by the Amazons.
There were the wreckage of silent ships on the sea, and some Amazon warriors who had been ambushed by Arkham criminals after ambushing on the seabed were retreating in a panic in the dark.
The entire chaotic battlefield was filled with residual fear gas and clown gas, which made Mason wonder whether it was the right choice to give the improved clown gas to Martha Wayne?
Why does this female clown's style seem even wilder than the real Zhou Ke'er?
"Mr. K! I just beat that big cat! See how awesome I am?"
Harley's scream of joy quickly interrupted Mason's thoughts on the remaining battlefield. He turned around and saw Harley being supported by the female Two-Face and approaching this side.
The Amazon armor on her body was shattered beyond recognition. The remaining terrible claw marks and the scars on her neck made people wonder if she had just fought with a tiger.
However, seeing that his patient was so badly injured, Mason quickly stepped forward to help the weak Harley perform first aid.
However, Harley didn't care about the pain and discomfort coming from her body. She was as happy as a naughty kid who had scored 100 points in the exam. She held Mason's hand and repeatedly told him in her weak but still sharp voice how she had just fought against the Cheetah who wanted to escape.
And achieved a complete victory in a very impressive way!
Mason was stunned by the boast.
In their hometown, Cheetah is considered a first-rate villain. She has been against Wonder Woman for years but has never been killed. The Cheetah in this world follows the Queen of War to conquer the world, so she must be more powerful than the one in her hometown.
Although Harley also has the Green Goblin enhancer, it seems too difficult for her to compete with the enhanced Cheetah with her poor combat experience.
It wasn't until Mason saw with his own eyes the miserable state of Amazon vanguard general Cheetah, who was locked in a cage by several criminals and carried over as a trophy, that he realized Harley had not lied to him.
However, seeing the colorful remnants of the Joker's poison on Cheetah's body, the wounds from being bitten by vicious dogs, and the remaining gunshot wounds, it is clear how untrue Harley's so-called "single-challenge victory" is.
To reconstruct what happened, it was probably a group of people fighting against one person, and then a sneak attack without any moral integrity was successful.
"Mr. Mason, the boss said he wants to see you."
The two-faced woman flicked the coin and said to Mason with little interest:
"She is very interested in your next plan. In addition, she is eager to make sure that her lovely grandson is safe. She said that if Damian is even slightly injured, she will blame you."
"Let her wait!"
While Mason was treating Harley's explosion wound, he gave his sleepy patient diluted water of life and death to let her fall into a restful sleep. Without even looking up, he said to Two-Face:
"By the way, go and take care of those out-of-control criminals. I just saw someone sneaking into the city. The people of Gotham have had a bad enough night. The advice I can give you is to keep your people under control.
If they do anything that makes me unhappy, I'll blame it entirely on you two."
These impolite words made the two-faced woman stunned for a moment.
Then she saw Ms. Selina greeting her in the dark, Talia loading her gun, and Barry the Flash rescuing people from the battlefield not far away.
Bullseye, the bloodthirsty mad killer who had just fought alongside them to attack the Amazons, was now maliciously holding a pistol and aiming at her head, and maliciously simulating the sound of a gun with his mouth.
Having witnessed Bullseye's crazy slaughter just now, the female Two-Face Gilda had no doubt that as long as Mason moved his fingers, this guy who had transformed himself into some kind of cyborg would definitely open fire and reap without any psychological burden.
He enjoys killing and only follows Mason's orders.
If all this is not enough, then in the fog on the sea not far away, a huge ship is slowly rising from beneath the sea.
These were all Mason's subordinates. If Martha and I really came into conflict with them, judging from the decisiveness Mason had shown before, our fate would probably not be good.
To be honest, the old man who has completely sided with Mason is enough for them to deal with.
"bite"
The coin flew into the sky and was caught by the two-faced woman. She took a look at it, nodded, and promised:
"I will restrain them. However, now that the war is over, should we deal with these destabilizing factors?"
“They survived.”
Mason picked up the unconscious Harley and handed her to Selina, then put her in the back seat of the Batmobile. He turned around and said to Two-Face, who made a terrible suggestion:
"Let them continue to live, they are still useful."
"Look, there's something in the sky!"
The criminals standing on the remaining road along the destroyed coast had no idea that they had just escaped a disaster. They were shouting and screaming, asking Mason and others to look up at the sky which was no longer blocked by the rain.
A strange-looking aircraft circled over at a rapid speed and landed not far away. Hal Jordan, wearing a pilot's uniform, jumped out of it.
And then a dark shadow passed through the night.
He seemed to want to stop in front of Mason, but because he couldn't control his speed well, he rushed out hundreds of meters, and the next moment he ran over at high speed, causing smoke and dust.
"I sent all those nuclear bombs into space, and several launch silos and nuclear submarines that had entered the launch program were destroyed."
Farr Zod, who was wearing a black uniform, dusted off his cloak, raised his head and said to Mason:
"As you requested, Hal and I went to the headquarters of the A.O.M., and he persuaded the woman named Amanda Waller to stop, but she denounced him as a traitor and attacked us.
I can only…”
"You killed her?"
Mason looked at the Kryptonian Zod who had regained his strength due to exposure to the sun but still looked very thin. He said:
"Where are the other people at the Sky Eye headquarters?"
Zod lowered his head, seemingly unable to meet Mason's gaze.
He moved his lips and explained:
"I asked them to put down their weapons. I reminded them three times, but..."
"It doesn't matter."
Mason knew the result.
He reached out and patted Zod on the shoulder and said to him:
"I understand the principle of eradicating all evil, and I'm not as chaste as you think. I won't ask you to continue kicking in that situation. As for Amanda Waller...
Just die.
Trying to do the right thing with the wrong method is equivalent to going in the wrong direction. The harder you try, the more terrible it becomes. She is a disaster to everyone.
Your first mission is successfully completed, Zod.
But you don't have time to rest. Right now I need you to help me watch these captive Amazons and disarm them as much as possible."
Mason said to him:
"We don't have much time, so don't let these she-wolves cause any more trouble."
"Um."
Far Zod was relieved that Mason did not blame him for doing things his own way.
This Kryptonian who just regained his power doesn't actually care much about justice and evil. Having been studied as a guinea pig for thirty years and having suffered for thirty years, the boundaries between light and darkness in his heart are already blurred.
As he said, he helped Mason only because Mason saved him.
He didn't want to destroy his image in Mason's heart. After all, this could be said to be the first friend he had ever had in his life.
"Barry, help Zod capture those Amazons who broke out!"
Mason shouted to Xiao Shan who was still carrying the wounded:
“We will also go to Paradise Island and Atlantis City and announce to both sides that their leaders have been captured by us and demand that they immediately cease fire!
Then you have to come back.
It’s time for us to take this final step before the world changes any further.”
"good."
Barry responded, but before he started running, he whispered:
"What if they don't listen to me? You know, the Atlantis and Amazons of this world are lunatics. They are already fanatically looking forward to war and are prepared to pay everything for it."
"That's not something you need to think about."
Mason waved his hand and said:
"You are the messenger of peace. If they are unwilling to accept peace, then Zod will take over the rest."
"this……"
Xiao Shan was obviously not satisfied with this answer.
But before he could refute, Mason turned his head and stared at him, and said to him seriously:
"You know the changes in the speed force and time best. Now there are less than 36 hours left before the destruction of the world. I don't have time to ask everyone's opinion on this matter!
Do you want to keep your hands and your heart clean? Or do you want to help me save everything from collapsing here? "
"Can't I just have them all?"
Barry whispered:
"This is different from our usual style of doing things. Force and violence will not have any good results."
"Then I'll just have to welcome you to the cruel world of adults once again, little Barry."
Mason curled his lips and said:
"I think now you finally feel the decision-making pressure Batman will bear before each of your actions. You might as well learn to think from his perspective."
He handed the Bladebreaker Buckler and Neptune's Trident to Barry and Zod, saying:
"Now! Take these two things and pass on the message! Get them together. I don't know what the final outcome of this matter will be.
But if there is still a chance, then being prepared in advance can always help you take one or two more people with you.”
"Whoosh"
The Flash disappeared in a stream of light.
Zod tried his best to fly closely behind him, but he had just mastered this innate power and was far from being able to control it perfectly. Barry Allen had to slow down to avoid throwing the "Black Superman" behind him away.
The doomsday ship on the distant sea has also completely surfaced.
This doomsday ark from Atlantis is really huge. It is a weapon that the underwater dynasty has put all its efforts into building for this decisive battle. It is really like an "Ark" and can easily accommodate nearly one million people hiding inside it.
In fact, this was also part of Arthur Curry's plan.
If things really came to the point where he needed to use a doomsday weapon to destroy the Amazons and humans together, he would send his subjects of the noblest bloodline into the Ark.
This would ensure that only the bloodline of the Atlanteans would remain in the world destroyed by doomsday weapons.
He might not be a good warrior who dared to fight head-on and would use poison as a means of perpetrating an attack. He might also have affairs with women he liked and ignore his wife's feelings, so he was not a good husband. However, after he ascended the throne as king, he did fulfill his obligations as a ruler to his country and people.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Arthur Curry, whose arm was cut off by Mason, is a good person.
After all, in the kingdom of Atlantis, which practices a caste system, it is still unknown how many people are considered valuable "subjects" by Arthur Curry.
But because the ship was too large, it was unable to dock in the destroyed Gotham port.
The wreckage of the ship blown up by the Amazons still blocked the waters, so a few people had to drive a flexible submarine to the shore to take Mason and his team to the Doomsday Ark to continue discussing the next plan.
The Deathstroke trio came to pick everyone up.
There was still a strong smell of blood on their submarine. Apparently, in order to take over the Ark of Doom, they had done some not-so-humane things to the fanatical soldiers on board.
After the submarine picked up the people and dived again, Bane stayed by Talia's side as usual, Deadshot was busy in the cockpit, but Deathstroke strangely ignored Talia and instead moved closer to Mason.
The super mercenary made no effort to hide his intentions.
He took off his mask, revealing his tough face with a blindfold, took out a victory cigar and shared it with Mason. After being rejected, he lit his own cigar without embarrassment, and then took the initiative to confess to Mason in the rising smoke:
"I joined Team K not because of Talia's huge salary, nor because I was scared by the end of the world... Well, okay, there are some factors in that.
But not much.”
The mercenary stared at Mason and said:
"Lex Luthor instructed me to infiltrate your side, Mason. I have some leverage in the hands of that damn bald guy, and as far as I know, he has been dealing with the organization behind you for a little longer than you have.
The cunning guy has been watching.
It was not until the Assassin's League was defeated in Gotham that he gave up his connection with the Star Society, and then he changed his mind after witnessing the impact incident. "
“Just as I expected.”
Mason didn't seem too surprised at Deathstroke's dishonest disclosure of information to his employer.
He had long known that in his hometown world, in addition to the Assassin's League, there were other forces that would collude with the stars.
As Superman's number one hater and a well-known entrepreneur and villain, it is not surprising that Lex Luthor is viewed differently by the Stars.
He was more concerned about another issue.
He stared at the bell and said:
"Why did Luther ask you to take advantage of Talia's recruitment and infiltrate Team K? You must have a task list, right?"
“I don’t have that.”
Deathstroke shrugged under the vigilant gaze of Catwoman beside Mason. A decisive guy like him would not hide something to make himself look bad since he had decided to betray.
Facing Mason's question, he said calmly:
"Luther just asked me to gain your trust and find out your true identity, but I think this order may not come from him.
You also know that Lai Tuzi, an engineer, would not come up with such a vague goal.
So I suspect that this is something someone asked Lai Tu to do.
You are being suspected by your own people, Mason.
And I am the one they sent to investigate you. I was curious about why this was the case before, but after witnessing what you did in this world, I roughly understood. "
Deathstroke curled his lips and said:
"I think your current behavior is definitely not the 'professional ethics' advocated by the Stars. After all, I have never seen anyone who would settle the bank employees before robbing a bank .
You are probably the legendary 'good guys'."
"Look, I told you that if we continue like this, we will be suspected sooner or later."
Catwoman crossed her arms and whispered to Mason:
"We are not standing out from the crowd. We are a swan among a group of chicks. It's hard not to notice it. It must be the work of that gloomy warlock!"
"really."
Mason nodded, looked up at Deathstroke, and said:
"Then why did you reveal your identity? Is it because you were inspired by us 'good guys'?"
"That's not the case."
Deathstroke blew out a thick smoke ring, pointed in the direction of the Ark of Doom, and said:
"This is the advice given to me by Deathstroke No. 2. I also referred to the ideas of the weak Lai Tu in this world. That smart and young head analyzed the current situation for me.
I think what he said makes sense.
Although revealing your identity and following you won't necessarily bring you more benefits.
But if you guys care so much about this broken doomsday world, then when I get into trouble I can at least expect you to lend a helping hand instead of throwing me away like trash.
You see, I'm a mercenary, Mason.
I always have the habit of finding a way out for myself before I start working. This is the secret weapon that has allowed me to live safely to this age. However, if it is not too much trouble, I still hope that the captain can help me with a little favor in his spare time when saving the world. "
Shredder Wilson took a deep breath of smoke, and after a few seconds, he said in a hoarse voice:
"Help me save these two kids from Luther."
"Your family?"
Mason asked with a raised brow and Deathstroke nodded.
“This requires a plan.”
The captain stroked his chin and said:
"Let's talk about it after we leave this world alive."
