Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 17: Sheep falling into the tiger's mouth, moths flying into the flame, and falling into a trap can all summarize the current situation
I wonder if you have ever met such a person in your life?
They are always mean, always hurting their friends' hearts with all kinds of vicious jokes, always doing all kinds of stupid things to get themselves into desperate situations, and always need people to give them more attention, just like naughty children who are hated by everyone and dogs.
They were supposed to die alone.
But they will use all kinds of weird ways to find friends. You will hate them at first, but after getting along with them for a long time, you will find that having such a bitch brother is actually not bad.
Zha Kang is such a person.
His alliance with Mason was initially due to pettiness and bad intentions on both sides, but now that they've been together, this guy has become an indispensable member of Team K.
During the time when Zack Kang was missing, Mason would occasionally feel a little bit of longing for him, missing his vulgar jokes without any bottom line and his asshole attitude that couldn't be serious in most cases...
This made Mason think he was going crazy.
"You weren't beaten or tortured, you looked like you were, he didn't even put shackles on you or carve anything on your face, that's disappointing."
Mason's water clone sat on the ground, looking at Zha Kang who rushed over with a look of surprise on his face. He couldn't help but complain:
"If I caught you, you bastard, I would at least sew your mouth shut or cut off that filthy thing that's always in heat. Don't look for it!
It's a doppelganger, idiot!
I can’t bring anything in, I’ll be discovered.”
"Tsk, that's disappointing."
The bearded Zha Kang, who was wearing his signature khaki windbreaker and white shirt, suddenly became disappointed. He reached out and pulled Mason's clone up, looking him up and down, and said:
"When did you acquire this amazing-sounding ability? Was it during the trip back home that I missed?"
"Yes, it was because you were horny and seduced by your vampire lover to come here to explore, but you ended up getting caught and I had to spend my time abandoning those hungry rookies and come here to rescue you."
Mason said expressionlessly while turning his head to look around at the space around him.
It's very strange here.
It is like a "Crystal Palace" without boundaries. It is called the Crystal Palace because this strange plane is surrounded by strange substances similar to broken glass.
The overall tone is gloomy and the light is dim but not to the point of blocking the view. Not far away stands a row of quaint bookshelves, and directly in front is a building that looks like a meditation room.
Other than that, there's nothing here.
It's like a "fortress of loneliness" built for himself by a solitary patient with late-stage autism.
"Tell me, who captured you?"
Mason looked at Zha Kang and said:
"Tell me the whole story, and then we can discuss what to do."
"Run away! What else can we discuss?"
Zha Kang rolled his eyes and said:
"Your real body is outside, right?
Very good, I can use the connection between this clone and my original body to open a door to escape. In fact, I can always do this, but if I just rush out without specific signposts, I might be thrown into the hell of this world.
The principle of blocking this plane is not difficult. I have learned most of it by secretly looking at that guy's magic book during this period of time. It only requires one casting of the spell.
As for the cause and effect...
Didn’t I tell you everything about my vampire doll? That’s pretty much it.”
He stroked his unshaven chin and sighed:
"Alas, it was a disaster. I was almost caught by the Skrulls, but how powerful am I? Those alien bastards were no match for me. I easily defeated them with the Oblivion Charm.
I had been planning to open the door to the world in that basement, but that nasty guy suddenly showed up and dragged me here without saying a word. As you said, he didn't torture me.
He asks me all kinds of things all day long.
Such as the situation of world civilization over there, the specific structure of the Star Society, the truth behind the impact incident, etc.
Damn it!
A spellcaster of his level could have searched my memory directly, but he insisted on using 'talk therapy', and I couldn't beat him so I could only chat with him. It was so annoying."
"What about the evil god sacrifice?"
Mason asked curiously, and Zha Kang pointed to the edge of this plane and said:
"You can see it from there. It's a permanent summoning ritual. That bastard uses that ritual to constantly summon evil creatures from all over the world for his entertainment.
Ordinary summons do not require sacrifices.
But I heard him say that he has been hunting a certain evil god, and to summon that guy he needs a unique sacrifice to lure him in.
The outstanding Lord Constantine was chosen just like that. I deserve this bad luck. It is said that souls like us from other worlds are most likely to lure the evil god into taking the bait."
"Tsk, tsk, it sounds very dark and scary."
Mason curled his lips and was about to let Zha Kang cast a spell to escape, but the next moment, he suddenly realized an important point in what Zha Kang had just said.
He suddenly looked up at his unreliable teammate and scolded:
"You told him everything about the Star Society? And it didn't trigger the backlash of the soul curse? How did you do it?"
"Hey, this is the second reason why I asked you to come in person."
Zha Kang showed a treacherous and sinister smile and said:
"That horrible bastard has a way to cut off the divine connection between me and Lord Fate. Isn't it amazing? The first time I saw him cast a spell, I was stunned. He can actually do this!
But he did it.
Probably because he has been dealing with these evil things for many years, that guy has a lot of experience in anti-curse. Look! He helped me do something. "
Constantine pulled open his left sleeve.
Mason saw that the devil tattoo on his arm was partially covered by the red rune, making the overall black tattoo appear much lighter than before, as if part of it had been brushed off.
“This is my next plan.”
Zha Kang said confidently:
"Let's escape first, and then find a way to get in touch with him and make a deal. If we can learn this method of restraining the curse from him, then Lord Fate will be nothing to us!
Without the curse, we can feel free to think of a way to kill it."
"But you have to consider one thing."
Mason was not so optimistic. He frowned and said:
“The fact that the soul curse left by a divine devil could be suppressed so easily shows that the owner of this place is at least on the same level as the ascended Mephisto.
We don’t have the means to please such a big shot.”
"Why think so much?"
Zha Kang doesn't care.
He patted Mason on the shoulder and said:
"Let's escape first. As long as we use our brains, there are always more solutions than problems. Are you ready? I'm going to cast a spell to prevent your main body from moving. I need a precise phase coordinate to conduct an astral walk.
This is a very dangerous spell.
If I lose my guidance, I will be lost in the astral world. My life is now in your hands."
"bring it on."
Mason's water clone stood still and said:
"But I want to tell you that even if you escape, it won't be a happy life. I have established cooperation with the resistance organization in this world, and we will help them fight the invading Skrulls."
"I would rather charge into a 10,000 Skrull bastards with a small dinner knife than stay here and face a bastard who I can't even think of fighting back against."
Zha Kang complained harshly.
Then he began to cast a spell.
His ability to cast spells was not restricted, which was enough to show that the person who captured him was very confident. Perhaps it was just as Zha Kang himself said, in front of that guy, he was like an ant that could not resist.
Putting aside the issue of strength or not, the contempt itself is enough to depress people.
But Zha Kang did learn something new.
He formed his hands into a very special hand seal, and after a deep breath, he spread them outwards. The dancing starlight followed his spell and gathered on Mason's clone, making him feel like a lock trapping the clone's body and consciousness.
It was like being placed in a cage, and the next moment, the clone seemed to be swallowed up by the starlight.
Mason at the bottom of the Hudson River lost control of the water clone, and then a starry arc opened behind him, rotating like a triangular holy emblem, and "spitted" Zha Kang out of it.
Before this guy could even cheer, a mouthful of river water flooded his mouth and nose and he was nearly choked to death. It was only when Mason raised his hand and put a fish tank-like breathing mask on him to filter the oxygen in the water that he stopped struggling.
"Great job, Mason!"
Zha Kang swayed in the water, patted Mason on the shoulder and said with a laugh:
“It’s only been ten days since I last saw you, and you’ve become a formidable spellcaster. Although we use different energy methods, I, Constantine, am willing to call you a formidable water magician.
Now let's run.
That guy ran out to meet that mysterious bald guy. Based on my observations during this period, it will take him at least three hours to come back.
don’t worry.
I have learned from his magic book how to avoid his search and capture. Just give me a little time to set up a beacon for us to conceal and interfere. "
Mason nodded, put away his trident, and followed Zha Kang out of the river in the heavy rain.
The two men hid in an alley. Zha Kang impatiently took the cigarette handed to him by Mason and took a deep puff, letting the thick smoke come out of his nostrils and mouth at the same time, as if he had come back to life.
He held a cigarette in his mouth and began to cast a spell to provide cover for the two of them. Mason's mind was still on his other eleven clones, all of whom were placed in the suitcase factory, and his "hard work" was fruitful.
In just a few dozen minutes, Mason's inscription and tailoring skills were upgraded by one level respectively, but that was only a bonus at a low proficiency level.
Any skill becomes more difficult as you advance in skill level.
"Shua"
As the starlight scattered, two concealing spells were cast on the two people, and Constantine finally felt relieved.
What happened during this period left him with a huge psychological trauma, and he kept urging Mason to leave this unfortunate city as soon as possible.
"You haven't told me the identity of that guy yet."
Mason and him walked out of the dark alley, held up the penguin umbrella and rushed to the church where the night walker was, and asked again:
"Did Doctor Strange from this world capture you?"
"no!"
Zha Kang waved his hands, blew smoke rings and said:
"The Doctor Strange in this world has been captured by the Skrulls. That guy said it himself.
And if it's a genuine Qiyi, I may not be able to beat it, but the gap between him and me is not so big that I can't even fight back.
It was another guy who caught me.
He is very similar to Doctor Strange.
I suspected that it might be some alternate time and space version of Doctor Strange, but the temperament was completely different, it was eerie and menacing, wearing a black Soul King cloak, with skinny cheeks and never smiling all day long as if the whole world owed him money.
That lunatic doesn't sleep any more than you do, Mason."
Constantine enjoyed the feeling of freedom, threw his cigarette butt into the puddle on the street, and complained:
"You didn't see the two dark circles under his eyes. It's just like he stayed up all night to cultivate. I'm really worried that he will suddenly die... Eh? What's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?
Did something bad happen to you?"
Zha Kang noticed the strange expression on Mason's face, which looked as if he had eaten more than ten kilograms of lemons. During his questioning, Mason lowered his voice and asked:
"Does that guy have a goatee? And the collar of his mofu cloak folds back like a bat's wing?"
"How do you know?"
Zha Kang asked with his eyes wide open.
Mason, who was holding an umbrella in the rain, sighed, grabbed Johnny's gun at his waist, and said:
“On the one hand, I already knew him.
On the other hand, that guy is right in front of us now... Damn it! John, he let you go on purpose just to catch me, the fish that fell into his trap."
Zha Kang suddenly raised his head and looked forward.
In front of us, in the rain curtain that covered the city and made the entire sky and earth look gray, a slender and gloomy figure was falling from the sky.
Just as Mason had described, the eerie yet luxurious black cloak of the Spirit King with bloody gold trim swayed in the rain, and the eyes covered with dark circles stared at them as if they were looking at two little loaches jumping into a fishing net.
There was almost no special casting action, and everything on the street was "frozen" when he landed.
The pedestrians on both sides, the shops on the street, the flickering neon lights and even the ripples caused by every rain drop falling from the sky hitting the ground, are like a movie with the pause button pressed.
Time has been stopped!
Everything on this street becomes the background.
Now on the stage, only Mason, Zha Kang and the gloomy guy in front of him who seemed to be in control of everything could move freely .
"grass!"
Zhakon cursed, grabbing Slytherin's locket with both hands and holding it forward.
He broke the seal desperately, and four Dementors were released in an instant. Following closely behind them, the giant mountain monster and dark thunderbird also howled and pounced on the enemy in front of them.
The last dragon to be released was an adult Chinese fireball dragon.
This ferocious creature, like a long snake, raised its head and spit out scorching hot dragon breath, almost annihilating everything in front of it.
Also thrown forward were several killing curses released by Zha Kang. The gloomy green beams of light hit the opposite side, but the latter did not seem unhappy and even his expression did not change much.
He just took a deep breath.
Then blinding light burst out from his eyes and mouth, sucking in all the monsters and dangerous soul magic released before him.
Swallow them all into your body as if you were eating fresh "magic sashimi".
There was a flash of light, and Mason saw the strange black face opposite him suddenly turn into the face of a fireball dragon, and then return to the gloomy face in the next moment.
“It’s a bit spicy…”
He pursed his lips and made a very accurate and scalp-tingling evaluation like a gourmet of a strange creature.
"run!"
Even though most of the sealed items in the Slytherin pendant box in Zha Kang's hand were released, he was still unable to do anything to his opponent, but this unreliable guy was rarely tough.
Perhaps he felt that he was a little sorry for his brother because of his mistake that caused Mason to fall into the tiger's mouth, so he grabbed the coral trident staff, put on the red magic floating cloak, and stood in front of Mason with rare courage.
In the dancing light of magic, he said without turning his head:
"Leave immediately! Don't come back. Tell Xiao Zha that I love her..."
Then the shining purification magic was released like a bomb. Mason did not choose to retreat. After all, the one who was accompanying Zha Kang here was just a water clone that was quietly replaced when the two of them came ashore from the river...
The real him had already activated the speed ring and was running out of the city for his life.
He knew who was in front of him.
At this moment, he finally understood why this world was able to quietly dodge three consecutive impacts. All the earths that were smashed towards this world were eaten by this guy!
Not a metaphor!
Not an exaggeration!
It literally means "eat"!
"Dark Doctor Strange, the gluttonous demon who destroyed the absolute time point and caused a plane to collapse. He is the only black-hearted bastard who can compete with Uncle Tun for appetite."
Mason, who was running at the speed of light, ranted incoherently:
"No... I'm just out there trying to rescue someone and I can run into a hidden boss of this level? This isn't even the level of God the Father, is it?
What the hell is going on in this damn world?
With so many major events happening at the same time, it's a miracle that it hasn't died yet. Hey, even the impact event seems so insignificant compared to these troubles now."
"Don't run, don't waste your energy, your time is going backwards..."
The hat sighed and said:
"This isn't your fault, Mason. Think positively. This guy who almost scared me to death probably doesn't want your life. Just surrender.
There is no shame in that. ”
