Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 26 Now you know why we call him "Godman De"?
"You want a high-ranking member of the Council, Brainiac? Are you sure?"
When returning to the Wakanda border through Ciri's Rift, Mason told the Hunter the information he got from Agent Alpha, and the latter's eyes widened for a moment, performing a "pupil earthquake".
She had obviously heard of the name.
And judging from Ciri's performance, this guy seems to be a big shot in the Hope Council?
"Unless that Skrull who wanted to die was in the mood to make up a lie before dying, I can be sure that this story is 80% true."
Mason lit a cigarette and kicked the stone under his feet in annoyance. He put the Fenrir armor behind him, which was intact but had bad scratches on it, into his bag.
Ciri, who was speechless about the truth, asked:
"Should we inform Old A about this? Do you think Old A will make up his mind to go to war with Brainiac at this moment?"
"No notice."
Mason said decisively:
"What Brainiac needs is a perfect body that can carry his heavy soul, so that he can ascend to become a god in the next era. This does not conflict with Old A's goal of controlling the Constellation.
Once we report the truth about this privateering operation, not only will Old A not help us, he will probably force us to retreat immediately and not disturb Brainiac's important business.
Although they are not allies, they are definitely not enemies.”
"so what?"
Shiri said:
"You plan to do this without telling him? But the question is how? Gather a large force and launch a surprise attack on Perfect Ultron right now?"
"Can you kill it?"
Mason asked, and Ciri frowned and thought about the battle power comparison, then nodded and said:
"The Mind Stone is not as effective as you think in actual combat. The only problem is the Time Stone, but with Black Strange's help, it won't be a problem for Ultron to kill two of them.
As long as this body is destroyed, Brainiac will lose the reason to come here in person. I heard that guy is absolutely rational and he will give up this operation.
Even the Skrulls might be able to withdraw, and the world would be saved."
“But the crisis has not been eliminated, it has just been moved.”
Mason thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Brainiac will not stop until he finds the perfect body. His goal is in my world. If he cannot achieve his wish here, it means that there is a high possibility that he will appear in the direct confrontation between my world and the Star Society in the future.
That's very bad news.
We have to use Perfect Ultron to lure Brainiac over here and kill him once and for all in this world!
Once and for all. ”
“Your idea is good, but can you do it?”
Ciri stroked her hair and said worriedly:
“That guy is very powerful. He became the Director of Hope based on his individual strength. Even Black Strange couldn’t interfere with his protective mechanism for the birth of Perfect Ultron.
This proves that Brainiac is as powerful as Black Strange."
"But it will definitely not be a crushing defeat. Black Strange and the other superheroes in this world who will die if they don't fight, we have a chance of winning if we plan carefully."
Mason narrowed his eyes and looked at the Wakanda spaceship flying towards them, and whispered to Ciri:
"Don't tell them about this in advance, so as not to disrupt the morale of the army."
"Um."
Ciri nodded, and a few seconds later, the royal spaceship floated in front of Mason in a graceful manner. The rear cabin ladder was lowered, and Agent Natasha waved to them in the shadows.
As soon as the two of them boarded the cabin, they saw Harry rushing over and checking Mason up and down with a worried look on her face to see if he was injured. This action made Ciri step back slightly and make half a body move away.
"Everyone who was transferred here is being held in solitary confinement, in the Black Panther's palace."
After the spaceship took off, Agent Natasha reported quietly:
"Fury believes that Dr. Reed's conjecture is correct. There are still Skrulls among us, but the bad news is that the amplifying biological bait you gave us is also ineffective against them.
It’s terrifying how quickly these guys can fix their own vulnerabilities.”
"It's natural. I guess the Skrulls now have a common core of wisdom."
Mason pouted and said.
After learning that the master behind the Skrulls was Brainiac, he was no longer surprised by the Skrulls' extraordinary improvement speed.
It is easy for a terrifying level 12 intelligent creature to help a race improve its weaknesses.
It is not uncommon for the Skrulls to call him the "God of Wisdom". This guy is already much more powerful than most of the indigenous gods.
"The Skrull fleet is entering the atmosphere!"
Agent Brand, who was driving the spaceship, reported to Mason:
"The last image sent back by Wakanda's military satellite before it was destroyed showed that the fleet contained more than 10,000 Skrull warriors and countless mechanical legions.
Dr. Reed also recognized their Queen's flagship.
The Skrull invasion of Earth has officially begun, and we have only a group of defeated soldiers who are in urgent need of training and it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. "
"Don't be so pessimistic."
Mason comforted:
"It's not time to despair yet. Send a message to Fury. I need Dr. Reed to report to Zhang Parker's laboratory immediately! Also, is there any news about Agent Hawkeye?"
He looked at Agent Natasha, who shook her head and said:
"The Galaxy Miranda has flown beyond our current communication range, but if all goes well, Ms. Nebula and Clint will be back with the Hulk before the final battle.
But even the Hulk would . "
"There's bad news everywhere. Can you give me some good news?"
Ciri leaned against the bulkhead and complained to Mason:
"Why don't I erect a transfer gate here, and you transfer these superheroes and the entire Wakanda to Osborne Tower? When the gap in strength is too big, preserving the manpower is also a wise choice."
"I told you, it's not time to despair yet."
Mason looked like he had everything under control, while Harley beside him kept nodding her head. She obviously thought Mr. K could do anything.
“There is some good news.”
As the Wakanda royal spaceship slowly landed on the palace's helipad, Natasha pointed at the mutants in the distance who were busy erecting a "Storm Altar".
She whispered to Ciri and Mason:
“Agent Hill is preparing to summon our Asgardian friends. If we are lucky, perhaps a fully armed Valkyrie of Valhalla will come to support us.
Now that it has been proven that Tony Stark was disguised as a Skrull, the previous disagreement that caused Thor to leave in anger no longer exists.
Thor is a warrior who loves to fight.
He would be angry about the Skrulls' deception of him, and he had no reason to miss this "party carnival". Captain Marvel was also rushing to Earth with the Nova Corps. She was also a hero strong enough to turn the situation around.
We still have a chance of winning!"
"I hope so."
Mason didn't really care.
In this situation, one more or one less Thor doesn't make much difference. The real killer weapon is no longer individual strength, but wisdom...
"bite"
The door of the laboratory that Zhang Parker set up in the palace opened smoothly outward.
When Mason and Shirley entered the laboratory, they saw Mr. Zhang busy in front of a large computer, and Dr. Reed Richards who was being guarded by Logan himself.
The latter sat on the chair with a helpless look on his face like a prisoner, but he did not dare to move, otherwise Logan's steel claws would pierce into his neck.
This is the biggest problem with the current situation.
The Skrulls' camouflage ability is so evil that the mutual trust among the coalition forces has been completely exhausted. Everyone is wary of whether the people around them are undercover agents. It is impossible to achieve unity under such circumstances!
"Do you understand your situation?"
Mason pulled up a chair and sat opposite Dr. Reed, who was wearing the blue uniform of the Fantastic Four. In response to his question, Mr. Fantastic, with graying temples and a gentle complexion, nodded.
His superior intelligence is enough to make him understand the current predicament.
"Very good, now you have a chance to prove your innocence."
Mason took the colorful but destructive circus kinetic pistol from Harley, loaded it with a click, pointed the muzzle at Mr. Fantastic, stared at him, and said:
“The Skrulls can copy memories and emotions, but they can’t copy a person’s mind, especially one as smart as you.
So I will ask you something about the Fantastic Four that has not happened in this world but has been verified in other worlds, and you have to use your mind to guess the answer.
Are you ready?
"That's a novel approach. It seems you have done a lot of research on the Skrulls."
Dr. Reed did not think that Mason was trying to embarrass him. Instead, he clapped his hands for Mason's ingenious thinking and made a gesture as if he was ready to answer the question.
"What will your only son be named in the future?"
Mason stared at Dr. Reed and asked a very strange question.
Dr. Reed blinked, and after a second of thinking, he shook his head and said:
"No, Susan and I will definitely have more than one child in the future. According to the results of the DNA matching test I secretly did before, there is a 68% chance that we will have twins after our DNA merges.
Even if we don't have twins, we will continue to want a second child. The best answer is a boy and a girl, so that the children will not be lonely when they grow up.
According to my superficial research on the X gene, I found that Susan has an invisible X gene in her genes, so there is a one-third chance that one of my two children will become a mutant after birth.
If I had to guess, I would guess that the boy is a mutant, because according to statistics on the number of existing mutants, the probability of a boy awakening the X gene is 4.35 times that of a girl.
Finally, if I were lucky enough to have a son, I would name him Franklin.
And my daughter will be called Valeria."
"reason?"
Mason's finger did not leave the trigger as he asked another question, even though Harley beside him had her eyes wide open, looking at Dr. Reed in front of her as if he were a "charlatan".
How the hell is this science?
This is metaphysics.
In addition to your main job as a scientist, do you also work as a shaman on the side?
"No reason."
Dr. Reed rubbed his brow and said:
“When I was thinking of names for my son, Franklin just popped into my mind as the right name for him.
But such an emotional reaction is obviously not normal, so I guess that my son must have invented something like a time machine in the future, seen me at some time in the past, and deleted my memories.
But I still have feelings for him...
My son is indeed named Franklin, isn’t he?”
He looked at Mason, who unloaded the pistol and handed it back to Harley, then held out his hand to Dr. Reed and said:
"You are serious. The Skrulls' brains are not that good. In fact, completing such complex thinking in a few seconds is enough to overload their pig brains.
Also, your son is indeed named Franklin and your daughter is also named Valeria, but they are now in another world and urgently need their parents' care.
Something terrible happened to them.
But we’ll talk about that later.”
Mason pointed to the Wakanda supercomputer behind him and said to Dr. Reed, who had verified his identity:
"It contains the research results of my compatriots and I on the Skrulls, including their original gene sequences and the principles of shapeshifting and imitation. However, our research in this area has reached a bottleneck."
"So you need me to help you overcome the difficulties?"
Dr. Reed took out a pair of glasses and put them on, then walked to Zhang Parker and started typing on the keyboard quickly. All the data on the screen flashed past his eyes.
Ten seconds later, he said:
"This kind of research has entered a very in-depth field. You are only one step away from the final results. Give me some time. I can make an instrument based on these gene sequences to temporarily invalidate the Skrulls' disguise."
"No! I need you to go deeper!"
Mason said to Dr. Reed in a more serious tone:
"I need you to develop a viral weapon targeting the Skrulls' genetic weaknesses, a weapon that is only effective against the Skrulls and will not affect human health.
Or the plague."
“I can’t do it!”
Dr. Reed's face changed and he refused immediately.
Seeing his decisive look, Mason knew that this guy was not unable to do it, but his Madonna syndrome had struck again.
He shook his head and said to Dr. Reed:
"The best biologist among mutants told me that this is absolutely feasible. It's not that you can't do it, it's that you don't want to do it! But it's up to you. My compatriots are doing the same research. It's just a matter of waiting a little longer.
I can afford it, Reed.
But your world may not have that much time."
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Logan who seemed to be listening to a divine book behind him , and gestured to him:
“Please help me contact Latveria. I believe His Majesty Doom has seen the Skrulls’ landing. He may be willing to help us develop a virus that can kill all the Skrull bastards overnight.
Oh, right.
By the way, tell Lord Doom that Dr. Reed is struggling with a moral dilemma and doesn't know whether to proceed with this matter."
"Don't look for him! Doom will use this invasion to do terrible things. His mercy is limited to his people, not the whole world."
Dr. Reed's face changed drastically, and he grabbed Mason's wrist and said:
"I'll help you! But time is running out. The virus developed to target their weaknesses can only make them enter an absolutely weak period, which will effectively reduce the difficulty and development time.
I've seen the Skrull database, Mason, and they are controlled by a mind called 'Master'.
They are guilty.
But genocide is too much.”
"Fine, whatever you want, but their 'master' is coming soon."
Mason stared at Dr. Reed and said:
"Get what we need as soon as possible, Doctor. May your wisdom be as strong as your conscience. Mr. Zhang, will you stay and help?"
"Of course, I'll stay."
Zhang Parker was still that annoying guy who complained about everything. He pouted and said:
"As a conscientious entrepreneur, fighting and killing is totally out of character for me. By the way, call Tony Stark over. If we want to weaponize the virus as soon as possible, we need his conscienceless head."
"Boom"
The loud roar of thunder interrupted the discussion of everyone in the laboratory.
When they rushed to the window, they saw a dazzling rainbow light falling from the sky, and then a big blond man walked out of the rainbow bridge carrying a woman covered in blood with her limbs hanging down.
“Yo.”
The big guy with the stylish and fluffy hair shouted towards the square in front of him:
"Someone take her to the treatment room! This poor thing was bled dry and fell on the Golden Palace Square. I thought she was trying to scam me. How pitiful... Also, can anyone give me a glass of wine?
The long journey almost exhausted me.
Odin, have the etiquette of the people of Midgard become so bad?"
