Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 18 Why are all the strange things I encounter not serious? (Throws the table)
Mason's time is going backwards.
Just like Barry Allen in War World intercepted the timeline, Mason's personal time is constantly pulled backwards. Even if he is running forward at the speed of light, the whole world in his eyes is like a movie played in reverse.
This predicament can only be ended if he jumps into the time network at a speed faster than the speed of light.
Unfortunately, the Speedy Tail Ring does not have this function. It is clearly written on the information tag of this thing that this item cannot be used for time travel.
So the next moment, he was back in the rain-shrouded New York City.
It’s still the familiar street corner, and it’s still the familiar enemy.
Zha Kang had collapsed due to exhaustion, and Mason's water clone disappeared, leaving only clothes and luggage on the ground.
Poor Constantine finally made up his mind to save his friend, but his desperate counterattack failed to cause any harm to his opponent.
His assessment of the strength of both sides was very accurate; this was an invincible opponent.
"I just wanted to ask questions, all I need are answers."
Before him, the dark Doctor Strange, who was as gloomy and elegant as the legendary vampire duke, was suspended in the air. He said to Mason expressionlessly:
"Your and Constantine's lives are not necessary in my eyes. Now that my curiosity has been satisfied, I will naturally let you go."
"Oh, by 'leave' you mean to sacrifice us to your mortal enemy, the evil eye demon 'Shuma Goras' from the Sunless Sea?
How is that different from death?
No, it would be better to just die.”
Mason knew he couldn't win but he still didn't give up.
He held the activation key of Fenrir's armor and took the Superman drug in his other hand. On the street where everything was suspended, he gritted his teeth and said to Black Strange:
"Excuse me, that's the grudge between you two bosses, so please don't drag us, the small fry from another world, into it, okay?"
"You know quite a lot."
Blackie became interested. He looked Mason up and down and said:
"Constantine was not lying. His captain is indeed a wise man with extensive knowledge and insight. No wonder he could accomplish such a great feat in that dirty place called the 'Star Society'.
But think on the bright side, Mr. Mason.
The sacrificial ritual only requires sacrificing one person, and you have a 50% chance of not dying, but if you continue to resist, the mortality rate will become 100%."
Faced with this threat, Mason's response was to raise his head and drink the golden superhuman potion.
The next moment, Superboy's power descended upon him, causing him to raise his head and shoot out two heat rays at Black Strange.
The latter used the dark symbols floating in front of him as a shield to resist, and then Mason clenched his fists and smashed over, and the brute force broke the black and strange shield, but the latter raised his left hand calmly, and his five fingers transformed into the black and purple tentacles of the evil octopus like a demon, which bound Mason in the air, lifted him into the air, and then slammed him hard on the ground.
The entire block was completely destroyed by one impact, and even the Kryptonian's strength could hardly tear apart the tentacles that bound him.
After all, this thing comes from an evil god from another dimension.
But fortunately, Mason has never been afraid of such things with divine powers.
"Don't fucking sleep! Get to work!"
He shouted.
The tattooed black death sword battle suit on his left hand, which looked like a wristband, surged out and covered Mason, transforming into a biological claw, grabbing the ferocious tentacles in front of him and starting to devour them.
Black Death Sword Suit + Superman Medicine.
This is basically the strongest weapon Mason can get right now. In this form, he shouldn't have any problem taking down any member of the Justice League in their normal state without a sneak attack.
The tentacles of the evil god whose divinity had been absorbed were quickly retracted in pain, causing a hint of surprise to appear on Hei Qiyi's usually expressionless and gloomy face.
He thought this method was enough to kill Mason.
"Well, time to work on some violation magic."
Facing Mason rushing towards him, Darkness moved his neck strangely.
He formed a special seal with his fingers, and the secret forbidden spell of Kamar-Taj, the Form of Iken, was activated, causing him to grow four hands in an instant, just like a six-armed naga.
His own hands continued to cast spells, and the forbidden spell called the Crimson Girdle of Cytorak was activated.
The dark red energy beams turned into chains that burst out from the earth and the sky. More than a dozen magic chains instantly pulled and entangled Mason, who was rushing at the speed of light, in mid-air.
The scene was like a flying bird crashing directly into the net.
The crimson straps made a crackling sound as they were pulled, but they wrapped around Mason's Black Death Sword suit like snakes, getting tighter and tighter, even making him feel suffocated in his Superman state.
This thing is a forbidden spell-level magic control method, and it even sealed Mason's ability to reorganize water molecules, forcing him to maintain his current situation and passively take the beating.
The principle of its spellcasting made it impossible for the hat, which was formed by the residual souls of four legendary wizards, to even understand it, let alone defend against or break free. It could only shout "Fuck" and "666" in an undignified manner.
It had no interest in the outcome of the current fight.
It was certain that Mason would not die or even be tortured.
Therefore, the shrewd little creature treated this as a "performance show" of forbidden magic, and was now trying hard to learn a few tricks from the strange black creature in front of it.
"Put some effort in it! Haven't you eaten yet?"
Mason shouted to the Black Death Sword Suit as he mustered up the strength to break free.
The latter also made some efforts, but the Black Death Sword boss, who had always killed his enemies as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, was silent this time.
The black monster in front of him is already stronger than the previous owner of the Black Death Sword, the God Butcher Gul, and can even compete with the Dark God Nar who forged it.
So, it’s not a question of whether you can win or not.
This shouldn't have happened at all.
"You've done everything you can, so it's my turn."
Hei Qiyi said softly, using both hands to manipulate the crimson straps to restrain Mason, and his remaining four hands twisted into strange postures.
Under the influence of transformation magic, the hands transformed into the heads of a sheep, a lion, and a giant snake respectively. The last hand was ignited with flames, and the head of the fireball dragon that had just been "eaten" emerged from it.
The four monster heads were like four energy cannons aimed at Mason who was tied up in a big letter shape, and then hammered the unlucky guy with four attacks of ice, fire, toxin and sound waves at the same time.
The Black Death Sword armor lasted for five seconds before retracting into Mason's body, and the rest was purely due to the temporarily enhanced Kryptonian body.
But the problem is that Kryptonians are weak demons!
There is another super spellcaster in front of him, which is basically equivalent to a weak jungler encountering a full-level Warwick, or a level 30 small character seeing three-season rice when passing through Stranglethorn Vale at night.
Pure free gift.
"Plop"
The crimson bands dissipated into feathers of light flying all over the sky, and Mason, who exuded the aroma of barbecue, fell to the ground. If it weren't for his temporarily enhanced Kryptonian body, he would have been sprinkled with chopped green onions and served on a plate.
What made him even angrier was that he turned his head with a grimace in pain and saw Zha Kang lying there making crazy looks at him, indicating that he had to be timid.
Obviously, this guy's "falling down due to exhaustion" just now was just a gesture of weakness.
"Do you want to continue?"
Dark Qiyi was not annoyed, and even asked politely:
"You can take out your machine and try again. Anyway, dying in the time freeze won't waste your precious time..."
"I give up."
Mason decisively raised the white flag.
As the hat said, it is not shameful to admit defeat in front of such a guy. Judging from the level of power he showed in the previous few fights, even if Mason summoned the super combination of Thanos and Darkseid on the spot, he probably wouldn't be afraid.
I probably can’t win, but I will definitely not lose.
This is already a monster that cannot be explained by common sense.
Mason climbed up and obediently let the magic chain buckle around his wrist.
The black strange in front of him waved his hand and opened a circular portal that shone with dark sparks, and the destination led directly to the dark area that he and Zha Kang had just escaped from.
"I'm curious, why do you want to hide from this world?"
He asked.
Hei Qi twisted the seal to open the Eye of Agamotto on his chest, and turned back time to the time when the block in front of him had not yet been destroyed. He also took a black rose from the hand of a pedestrian under the rain curtain nearby and played with it in his hand.
He walked into his territory and said without looking back:
“Who told you I was hiding here?
I'm just a prisoner, Mason Cooper, and this boring world is my cage. The big bald frog is angry that I didn't listen to advice and insisted on having my own way, which ended up destroying my world.
He ordered me to reflect on this.
That's the whole process.
Come in, there is still some time, we can chat, I believe I can get more interesting news about the changes in the outside world from you. "
Mason shrugged, bent down and picked up all the scattered bits and pieces, and kicked Zha Kang who was still pretending to be dead.
The latter stood up, leaning on the exhausted coral trident, and said to Mason in a vicious voice:
"You bastard, you actually left a water clone here to use me as cannon fodder? Damn it! I was planning to sacrifice myself to give you a chance, give me back my gratitude, bastard."
"How fresh! Don't you realize how much trouble you've gotten yourself into?"
Mason rolled his eyes and said:
"Am I really going to stay here and die without making some preparations? If I can't escape, you'll be doomed too! You bastard, I made a strategic shift to preserve hope, although I didn't keep it.
I managed to escape once with great difficulty, but this guy made me lose so miserably!
grass!"
The two of them walked into the portal with floating black light in front of them while complaining to each other. The moment the arc of light flickered and dissipated, this block that was frozen in time immediately returned to normal.
As the raindrops fell, the pedestrians came back to life.
The reflections of the neon lights in the rain also came alive, and no one knew that they had been rescued from hell a dozen seconds ago. Well, this situation can probably be summarized as "ignorance is bliss."
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"Coffee? Tea? Or beer?"
Hei Qiyi sat cross-legged on his cushion in the standard meditation posture of a spellcaster. He asked Mason who was standing in front of him. The captain shrugged his shoulders, took out the water he carried with him from his bag and shook it, saying:
"No, I'm carrying it myself. I want to ask, were you the one who helped this world resolve the three previous impacts? Did you eat those Earths?"
"I thought I should have asked the question first."
Hei Qi glanced at Mason, and the strange look made Mason's heart skip a beat, but although this spellcaster was dark and terrifying, he was very polite.
Facing Mason's question, he closed his eyes and maintained meditation, and replied:
"The first world was filled with zombies, and tasted bitter, the taste of death tainted by despair.
The second world has become a deserted wasteland, its residents and lives have been transferred, and it tastes slightly salty, probably because the tears of leaving their homes have penetrated into the deeply loved earth.
The third world is interesting...
A group of life forms that call themselves "cleaners" are constructing a hive-like plan within it, just like busy and mindless worker ants are arming the planet.
It was juicy and delicious, but also extremely smelly.
It's like the soul has been taken away and only the empty shell of a walking corpse is left, which is already bland and tasteless, but the bad chef insists on filling it with some filthy thoughts like excrement.
From their wails as they were digested, I learned of the existence of the 'Star Society'.
And fate loved me so much that after the Skrulls broke into my cage like insects, they brought Constantine to me.
A cunning and changeable soul, whose appearance is rotten but whose inner heart is still strange.
Just happened to clear up my confusion.
Unfortunately, he could only satisfy a little of my curiosity, which made me scratch my head and toss and turn..."
People have already said this as if they were a "planetary gourmet" commenting on the taste of the world. If Mason doesn't say anything, it would really show that he has a very low EQ.
Without the boss saying anything, he immediately handed over the diary that he never left behind.
It was a magic notebook given by Mr. Potter, in which Mason wrote down everything he encountered after joining the Star Society and his own guesses.
If this diary also had a name, it would probably be called "Two or Three Things About Maoren Lao K and the Star Society"?
“The content is detailed, the plot is interesting, and the more difficult parts are not watery at all.”
Blackie flipped through a few pages and became interested. He glanced at Mason and said:
"For the sake of this diary, you may ask whatever you wish."
"Your world... I mean the world you destroyed. Did it perish before or after the impact?"
Mason asked quietly.
Dark Doctor Strange snorted, and said in a voice that could see through people's hearts:
"What you really want to ask is why I want to destroy it? You're such a smart guy, and you know how to beat around the bush, but there's nothing you can't say.
I lost my love and I want to get her back.
So I tried again and again.
I succeeded and I failed.
The complete collapse of the entire plane from the timeline level was just a giveaway of that failure, and the area you see is the last remnant of my world in the multiverse.
It will go with me into the end of the universe, just like the other worlds, and be used as firewood and sacrifice for the new era. "
Mason's heart moved. It seemed that the strange experience of this indescribable black man in front of him was just like the story he knew in his mind. He thought about it and asked again:
"Watu can't control you, right? You can leave anytime you want."
"He didn't imprison me."
Hei Qiyi flipped through Mason's notes and said without looking up:
"A world or universe without Christine is just a bigger cage for me. There is no difference between being here and being outside.
I know what you're trying to do, Mason Cooper.
But give it up.
I don’t care about the Skrull invasion or even the survival of the outside world. There is indeed Christine in this world, but she is not the one that belongs to me.
I'm a very picky person in this regard."
"But I am concerned about the fate of the Skrulls."
Mason spread his hands and said:
"I came here with a mission, and I hope that this world can survive the coming conflicts and wars, so that my little plan can have a better chance of success.
I can tell you everything I know, and after I'm done, can I go away and get on with my work?"
"Oh, Mason, how I wish I could tell you that you can."
Hei Qiyi sighed, returned the notes he had read to Mason, and shook his head and said:
“But actually you can’t.
Your activities in this world have greatly interfered with the timeline it was supposed to follow, and your previous actions against the Pym family have made this world lose a possibility of moving into the future.
Observer Watu was very dissatisfied with this.
He asked me to keep you here so that his observations could continue."
"What is the significance of this observation?"
Mason countered:
"High-dimensional creatures like Watu can see the future and the past. What he does is not called observation at all. He is just making sure that what he wants to see continues to happen.
That big bald guy is just a dogmatic idiot...
But you are different, Doctor.
You already know about the impact, so it doesn't matter if the world continues on its own timeline! It will eventually be destroyed.
Even if it is not destroyed by the impact, it will be destroyed by the invasion of the Star Society.
Then even you will be drawn into the conflict.”
"Well said!"
Dark Doctor Strange clapped his hands, shook his head and said:
“But it’s not good enough.
Even if the outside world is destroyed, it will not affect here. On the contrary, if you two stay here, the devil who planted a curse on your souls will not be able to harm you anymore.
I can ensure that my little realm will exist until the end of this cosmic era.
It won’t be too far anyway.
And when the real end of the universe comes, the three of us can return to nothingness together, and we will have someone to accompany us on the road.
Oh, that's not right!
Not three, but two.
The sacrifice must be made in nine days, and one of you two will be the sacrifice, so the person you should convince most right now is not me, but you should try to get Constantine to sacrifice himself heroically."
