Volume 5: The Young Wolf Seeks Home Chapter 71 Batman: You see, it turns out that my distrust is precisely the means to protect you.
"This creature is called the Skrulls, an alien life form that is good at camouflage and lurking. It is a natural spy race and is extremely good at infiltrating, sabotaging, and gathering intelligence.
It's almost their gift.
If there really was a god who created life in the universe, then he would have been immersed in spy novels during the days he spent with the Neskrulls.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why these guys' racial talents are all in the field of espionage."
In Mason's office, he used a holographic image to explain the current situation to the master, including the various data and characteristics collected by Osborne Tower in the first round of testing on the two Skrull spies.
In Mason's complaints, he announced further research results and life characteristics, pointed to a simple and easy-to-understand hexagonal diagram, and said to the master and Wick who were "listening carefully ":
"Currently, no samples of high-level Skrull life forms have been captured. Judging from the vanguard level alone, the vitality of these guys is close to that of weak superhumans.
Their strength and agility are several times higher than that of ordinary people, and their long-term endurance allows them to maintain sharp thinking even after twenty-four hours of high-intensity torture.
They are born with a certain degree of mental enhancement, are very resistant to charm and seduction, and have a very high level of technology, able to manipulate almost all electronic devices currently on Earth.
But all these characteristics are effective in conjunction with their camouflage ability.
They can transform into any target they have seen without contact, and after contact they will simulate all the target's abilities at the same time. Although it has been weakened at present, this simulation has almost no limit. "
Mason stressed:
“That means if they come in contact with Superman, they can turn themselves into a weakened version of Kryptonian.
It is also important to note that when a Skrull comes into contact with a target, it will read part of the target's memory. The range depends on willpower, so you don't need to worry about this.
But it would be easy for other people in the Justice League to leak important information.
The Skrulls also have the technology to create equipment to dig into deep memories, so if someone is declared missing, then we need to be prepared for the secret to be leaked in advance."
"Um."
The master frowned beneath his mask.
Just from what Mason explained, we can tell that this enemy is indeed difficult to deal with. John Wick beside him, on the other hand, still has a blank expression on his face, revealing the style of a cool assassin.
"There is so much information collected so far, I have compiled it all."
Mason took out the separation chip and handed it to Batman, then pointed to the computer on his desk and said:
“This machine is connected to the database of Osborne Tower. Any new information discovered there will be transmitted over. If you have any discoveries, you can also communicate with researchers through it.
What I am going to say next is the key point.
I have created an instrument that can identify the Skrulls, and have sent someone here to assist the two in finding the spies who have infiltrated this world..."
“No need.”
The master waved his hand, walked to the computer on the desk and entered a line of code.
The BatNetwork's detection program was immediately activated. He connected it to the Watchtower's global monitoring system and said to Mason and Wick:
"My previous preparation plan included tactics specifically for situations like this. It was one of the many preparations I made after Amojo got out of control for the first time.
If we just find the Skrulls currently infiltrating the Justice League, this tactic should work."
"They have already infiltrated, and there is definitely more than one!"
John Wick, who had been silent, took out a few photos from his arms and placed them on the table. The old man looked down and found that they were two second-tier superheroes active in Metropolis.
He looked at Wick in confusion, and the latter pointed at the photo and explained:
“The day I joined the Justice League, I noticed that there was something wrong with the auras of these two people, so I paid close attention to them, and the conclusion I came to was consistent with the information Mason brought back today.
I can confirm that these two are definitely Skrulls."
"Oh? How did you find out?"
Mason was very interested. He picked up the photo and looked at it, then looked at Wick. The latter hesitated and said:
"Assassin's intuition!
Of course it's not just intuition. I have no evidence to expose their disguise, but I can tell you that their disguise is too 'perfect' to be true.
All their actions are centered around a particular "personality", and every move they make in front of outsiders reinforces this impression.
It was like the best actors in a live-action movie.”
John Wick paused and said:
“However, no matter how good an actor is, he is still an actor. In my eyes, their temperament is still out of tune . I always feel awkward every time I come into contact with them, and this is what I want to report to Mason.
I think they have a problem.”
"Let's see and find out."
The master nodded, and after the connection procedure was completed, he took out a bat-shaped key from his multi-functional combat belt and inserted it into the computer, and then a hidden plug-in was activated.
In addition to the Watchtower's real-time monitoring of all members of the Justice League, special data signals were activated by the Watchtower and spread to all parts of the world. After a few seconds, red and green dots appeared on the world map on the screen.
"Each red dot represents the communication location of a member of the Justice League. There will still be a positioning signal even if the communicator is not turned on."
The master pointed at the screen and briefly explained:
"The corresponding green dots represent that the identification devices on them are working. The number of red dots currently matches the number of people in the Justice League, but there are seven fewer green dots.
We were infiltrated.
The enemy infiltrated our midst silently.
Wick, your intuition is very accurate. The two members of Metropolis are indeed imposters. I have reason to suspect that they are lurking in that city in order to get close to Superman or Lois Lane. "
"Very sharp intuition. The Isu saint is so terrifying."
Mason shook his head with some regret and said:
“It’s a pity that this strategy cannot be promoted.”
"I'm actually very curious, when did you implant the locator in me?"
Wick looked at the light dot representing him on the screen and couldn't help asking:
"With my perception, it's impossible that I didn't notice this process. Moreover, every time I came into contact with you, I deliberately kept a distance from you. I know you have the habit of bugging other people."
The master did not answer this question.
Naturally, he could not show his "bat secret technique" to others easily. He just revealed a fleeting mysterious smile under the mask.
But Mason is not so particular.
He stretched out his hand and made a handprint gesture, and whispered to Wick:
"You need to enter your fingerprints to join Justice Link. Do you think the fingerprint scanner installed at the Metropolitan Headquarters has been tampered with?
But don't be angry.
He isotopically labeled me the first time I met him when I was just a 17-year-old high school dropout.
This is how Batman makes friends with other people.
How can he feel comfortable talking to you further if you don't have a locator on you?"
The master who was dismantled frowned and looked back at Mason.
The latter secretly made a "3" gesture to him, indicating that in addition to the locator placed by Batman, there are three additional devices on Wick that can be activated.
This response finally satisfied the master.
At the same time, he felt that young people were formidable, and decided to give himself two full body examinations after returning to the Bat Cave today. He suspected that he might have something left by Mason... No, there was no need to doubt it!
Of course!
“Except for the two pretenders in the Metropolis, of the remaining five, two are in London, one in Atlantis, and one in Kandak.
The last one is in Star City!
This is the most dangerous. She has disguised herself as Black Silk Finch, and her target should be Green Arrow Oliver. I don’t know if he has discovered the clues.”
The master retrieved the information of the seven imposters who had been discovered. He nodded and stood in front of the computer, saying in a hoarse voice:
"All the main members of the Justice League have been targeted. The good news is that none of them are around me. Maybe they think an ordinary person isn't worth taking seriously?"
"Rather than the enemy's contempt, I prefer that Selina is always by your side, and once the symbiote completes the parasitism, it can also see through the Skrull's disguise.
Maybe they feel threatened.”
Mason looked at the Black Canary avatar on the screen and said to Wick beside him:
"We should have hit the lady harder last time. If we had, these guys' disguises might have been discovered long ago."
"But this is just a pretender within the Justice League. It cannot represent the external situation."
Wick reminded:
"Even if we don't count the ordinary people in this world, there are many small groups outside the Justice League, such as super villains and spellcasters. I have enough reason to suspect that the infiltration in those groups is more serious."
“So, this is the next step.”
Mason patted the ammunition box at hand, took out a biological bait bomb from it and said to the two people:
"Each one can be used three times. I brought one hundred of them and an additional two hundred energy plug-ins. This should be enough for you to consume for the next period of time."
"But I think we might be able to adopt a 'tracking' tactic."
The master did not go to get the biological bait bomb. He narrowed his eyes and said:
"The current situation is that these seven people don't know that we have discovered them. I guess there must be a communication network within such spy pioneers, and they will summarize information and exchange progress every once in a while.
Instead of relying on us to passively search for them, we should wait for them to expose themselves actively.
Tracking seven points simultaneously can draw a spy network. By continuously observing this network, we can grasp their movements without provoking them, and then catch them all at an appropriate time.
But to carry out this plan, I need an all-weather stealth reconnaissance drone that can conceal its keen senses..."
"Snap"
Mason snapped his fingers, and the three small drones that had been hovering in the room since the beginning of the meeting removed their optical camouflage and were exposed to the Master and Wick.
He said:
"The prototype is a Pterodactyl spy assassination drone made by a military technology company, upgraded with Isu technology and a bit of Attilan's Inhuman technology.
Intelligent AI control, multiple tracking and encrypted recording modes, all-weather optical camouflage, solar power, swarm module, and can launch three anesthetic needles when necessary.
I made it myself, and it's powerful enough to knock down a Tyrannosaurus Rex in five seconds.
I guess you will choose to play it long and short to catch the big fish, so in a few days a special isotope marker will be sent to you, made by Firestorm, and only the instrument designed by me can detect its unique spectrum.
Look, Craftsman Mason has prepared all the support for you two, and now we are waiting for you to bring back good news."
"I need to talk to Superman and the Flash."
The master did not stay long.
He took a small box of biological decoy bombs and five tracking drones from Mason, as well as the Justice League's equipment upgrade blueprints and Wonder Woman's second Lasso of Truth and left.
After watching him leave, Mason looked at Wick beside him. He obviously stayed here because he had something else to say.
The Master Assassin pointed to his cloak and said to Mason:
"This Johnny Silverhand... is very noisy and will affect my lurking rhythm. Can you get rid of him?"
"I guess he's babbling around you right now, still saying bad things about me?"
Mason smiled and waved at the air beside Wick and said:
"Hey, Silverhand, why don't you bother me, you idiot? Am I not important enough so those guys behind you haven't sent out a special messenger?"
"He said that sooner or later he would put a hole in your head and do something disgusting inside. Besides, he said the gun on your waist was his."
Wick repeated Johnny Silverhand's words expressionlessly.
Indeed, as Mason said, the data consciousness transferred into the replica Isu Shroud cloak will madly give Mason the middle finger and try to stop Wick from revealing the secret conversation between him and the Master Assassin.
But unfortunately, John Wick obviously trusted Mason more than he did as a washed-up rock singer and sociopath, so he told Mason everything that Silverhand had said to him during this period.
He said:
“He has been trying to persuade me to join a strange organization, and claimed that they have the ability to protect my world from the evil intentions of the Star Society.
He and the people behind him know about the existence of Team K, and they know you all very well.
This makes me a little uneasy, Mason."
"I guess their leader is called Bartmos?"
Mason flicked out a cigarette and toyed with it in his hand. He glanced at Wick, who nodded. After realizing that Mason also knew something about this force, Wick was obviously relieved.
For the Master Assassin, an enemy he knows is not scary; what he really fears is knowing nothing.
"You continue talking to him."
Mason said to Wick:
“Don’t worry about their slander and comments about me. You can even recommend them to Sister Ka according to Silver Hand’s idea, but this needs to wait until Xiao Shan successfully opens the connection between the two worlds.
I believe that these data lives will send messengers to interview me when necessary.
Finally, Silver Hand..."
Mason squinted at the data life he could not see and said:
"Your gun and your girlfriend are both great. Thanks to her for helping me last time. Please thank Otto for me. I look forward to meeting her. Also, if you want to use Barbara, give up now.
Now that you know me, you should understand my style and attitude.
If anything comes to Barbara, I will blame you, even if it's not your fault!
That's it. "
He nodded to Wick.
The Master Assassin was no longer worried about his interactions with Johnny Silverhand now that he had a clue. When he left Mason's office and walked into the elevator, a projection that was very similar to the one of Mason and Consus appeared next to Wick. Johnny Silverhand, wearing a vest, jeans, and frog-eye glasses, appeared in the elevator.
He leaned over and sneered at Wick:
"What the hell is in your head? I told you not to expose my existence! You actually chose to believe Mason Cooper? No! That guy is the same as those corporate dogs.
He treats you as expendable tools.
You, that gloomy Batman, and even this world..."
"That's better than you guys who hide your head and show your tail."
Wick pulled up his hood and said expressionlessly:
"I have learned from Judy what happened in your world. I know exactly what you 'data ghosts' want to do, but the Isu world already has a group of ancient ghosts from 70,000 years ago haunting our blood vessels...
We don’t need to bring in any more troublesome guys.”
"Whatever you say, you idiot, you know in your heart I'm helping you."
Johnny Silverhand said sarcastically:
"If I hadn't reminded you yesterday, your dog would have been shot dead by that lunatic."
When Silver Hand mentioned Gouzi, Wick's coldness obviously increased, and he walked out of the bustling Afterlife Bar with a creepy aura.
On a rainy day with neon lights shining outside, he pulled his hood tight and said:
"He can try it, and you can all try it! But at your own risk."
