Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 50: The development of this wealthy family is all about a strong alliance (music)
Although Mason did not participate in the daily pioneering mission assigned to Team K this time, he learned about what happened after he came back.
The members led by Ertong and Barbara help the Star Society's partner "Black Claw" to destroy a resistance organization called "Vanguard" in a world where a "Machine Crisis" broke out.
Its worldview is not much different from that of a superhero, but the world itself is only B-level, so the upper limit of its capabilities is at most to create a super giant bipedal robot.
But as we all know, nothing related to Team K can be accomplished smoothly.
To put it simply, they did help destroy the Vanguard organization, but all of the Black Claw members were killed because of the opponent's beautiful counterattack by luring the tiger away from the mountain.
In this way, Team K completed the mission, the target world lost an evil team, and although the justice fighters nominally lost their organization, they returned with a full load, and also seized the evil organization's lunar base.
Everyone was very satisfied.
The two parties who were supposed to be hostile even hugged each other and said goodbye reluctantly.
It was only natural that the main players of Team K performed well, after all, they were all trained by Mason himself. However, the young pioneers who were "experiencing life" with the team made many mistakes in the process.
The performance can’t be called “perfect”, it’s just pretty bad.
They were assigned to blow up an industrial area controlled by the villain. As a result, Damian commanded Jimmy Hautley to act as an assaulter, but he was frozen into a big ice block by the freezing gun and lasted until the end of the battle.
Spider-Girl went to help but was entangled and beaten by a biochemical gorilla. Ant King Franklin, who was a scout, was too aggressive and was almost beheaded by a mechanical warrior.
In other words, Damian performed better, and in the end he managed to install the bomb through a surprise attack relying on his own extraordinary qualities.
Facts have also proved that talent alone is not enough to accomplish anything. Team K has many problems with coordination, combat awareness and organization.
As the captain, Damian was planning to hold a summary meeting for his teammates who had returned with injuries and low morale, but after hearing Mason say that this matter was related to saving Superman and that his father and Nightwing would also participate in the whole process, Damian suddenly became energetic again.
Don't get me wrong.
The little madman was not willing to run all the way to show his father how much he had grown. He was a very proud warrior and did not need recognition from others.
His idea now is to use this operation as a practical training exercise for the team.
The biggest problem with his team now is that there is no coordination at all. This time, it is rare that they have Batman, Flash and Mason to escort them, so although it sounds dangerous, there won't be too much trouble in reality.
So after hanging up the phone, he gathered his team members and called on them:
"Although our mission was accomplished poorly, at least we completed it, and this is a good start..."
Damian made up some nonsense that he himself didn't believe, clapped his hands to get the demoralized members of the youth group to look at him, and then announced a new mission:
"Now cheer up, everyone. Mason has assigned us a secret mission. We are going to another world to help Batman rescue his close comrades.
A Kryptonian known as 'God on Earth'!
We are going to save a God!"
"Only us?"
Ashley Parker, who was beaten by the big monkey, obviously had great doubts about her ability. She rubbed her eyes and said:
"I don't think the Kryptonians need us to rescue them. Maybe they were called over to be cannon fodder. I think I need a break. All I can think about now is the image of that giant monkey beating me up.
It’s really shameful.”
"Batman! I know him."
Jimmy Hautley was concerned about something else. He said to Damian excitedly:
"My dad said that bat is really powerful, and he's your dad! So is this a private operation for your family?"
"We are related by blood, but this operation was commanded by Mason."
Damian didn't want to discuss his family problems, so he turned to look at the Ant King wearing a black Ant-Man helmet and said:
"What about you? Franklin, are you going?"
"I feel a little uncomfortable..."
Wasteland boy Franklin lay on the table and rubbed his stomach, saying weakly:
"Maybe it's because I accidentally inhaled something when I was beaten by that robot. Now I always feel like I'm hallucinating. Maybe I should go see a doctor."
"You three bastards, cheer up!"
Seeing his teammates making excuses, veins popped out on Da Mi's forehead. He threw the problem book he had summarized on the table and said to the other three people:
"Look at you guys, how can you dominate the parallel world like this?
Each of you has talent and equipment. What you lack now is just practical practice and coordination. As long as you put your heart into it, there is nothing we can't do.
Mason must have his reasons for inviting us over. If you don't want to be laughed at by the main players, then behave yourself! Now go back and rest. We will set off in two hours.
Jimmy, take Franklin to the doctor! Don't let him throw up here.
Damn it, I don’t want to clean the carpet.”
Under Damian's command, Syaoran stepped forward, carried Franklin Richards, who indeed seemed to be feeling unwell, and left the lounge, while Spider-Girl opened the window and swung out.
She wants to talk to her grandfather Peter Parker and ask the real Spider-Man for advice on fighting skills and how to adjust herself when facing failure.
This is the advantage of having a superhero grandfather. Newcomers basically don’t have to worry about lack of experience when they debut.
"Snap"
Damian was left alone in the lounge, recalling the previous mission actions. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He threw the notebook in his hand on the table and sat on the sofa in annoyance.
"Mason and I made a bet about how long you could last, and it looks like he won."
Barbara's voice sounded behind Damian. Batgirl, who had changed into casual clothes, walked into the lounge with her hair combed. She was going back to Gotham to enjoy two days of vacation.
Seeing Damian sulking alone, he walked over to him and said jokingly:
“I thought you would give up halfway through the mission, but Mason felt that you could at least make it through one mission. He said that the grandson trained by Lei Xiaogu himself did have some perseverance.
But I guess you've felt the pressure of being a commander yourself, especially since you recruited your own men."
“It’s different.”
Da Mi sat cross-legged on the sofa and sighed:
"I can't just ignore their lives like I did before. When I took Jimmy away from the old wolf, his mother told me to take good care of the little fool, and Ashley Parker's two mothers asked me to write a letter of guarantee.
When they were trapped yesterday, I was panicking.
I was afraid that I would have to face two mothers who had lost their children and explain to them the reasons why they lost their children. Franklin was disobedient and always did what he wanted.
I have to look after them and figure out how to get the job done.”
He raised his head and looked at Barbara who was sitting at the table in front of him. He couldn't help but ask:
"What did Batman teach you before? How dare he take you, underage kids, out to deal with criminals in that damn place called Gotham?
Isn’t he afraid?”
"He trained us, taught us, and shared his experience with us. In the early days, although we acted on our own, we knew that Batman was watching us in the dark.
He is a man who is not good at expressing his emotions, Damian, and you are the same."
Barbara recalled the past. She reached out and picked up the notebook on the ground and took a look. It was full of complaints about her teammates, but it also contained a self-summary of the little madman.
She handed the notebook back to Damian, patted his head, and whispered:
"Since you know where the problem lies, just guide and teach them with all your heart. If you think Lei Xiaogu's method is effective, you can also try to train them to be your assassins, as long as you can do it.
There is also a new member who will join you, Ertong is doing a physical test on her. "
After saying that, Barbara put on her sunglasses, picked up her handbag, turned around, opened the door to the world and returned to Gotham. Hopefully, this superhero rescue operation in which the young master participated would not last too long.
She finally got two days off, and was thinking about having a candlelight dinner with Grayson.
Damian came to the training room of Ertong with some listlessness, and saw a long-haired girl wearing a vest and yoga pants doing running training there.
Ertong was holding a timer to time her, and the two of them were talking and laughing.
“He’s so tall!”
This thought came to Da Mi's mind, and he curled his lips and walked in, and heard Er Tong introduce him:
"Come here, crazy boy, this is your new team member, who just finished rehabilitation training. He is from a wealthy second-generation family like you, but he is much more promising than you.
At the age of fifteen, he already has three doctorates..."
"I have two, okay? It's not like it's anything to brag about, what normal person doesn't have a PhD by the time they're fifteen? How dumb would that be?"
Damian snorted in dissatisfaction, then looked at the long-haired girl.
The latter was drinking water and blinking her big eyes, also looking at him. This girl with a good personality showed a bright smile, took the initiative to extend her hand to the rice who was a head shorter than her and said:
"My name is Morgan Stark, mechanic and armor driver. Hello, Captain Damian, I hope we have a pleasant cooperation. I heard there is a mission? Can you tell me the content and my role in the team?
I can prepare the preset strategy of the armor in advance."
Just one sentence made Da Mi very satisfied with Morgan's professional performance. He finally smiled and invited the long-haired girl to the team lounge to discuss the specific tasks.
Ertong in the training room watched the two men leave and revealed a rather strange smile. If these two guys create sparks...tsk, wouldn't that be a powerful combination of the Wayne Group and the Stark Group?
They are a perfect match!
While Damian's Young K Team was preparing for the operation, in the Gotham world, Mason had already met with his partners in this world.
It was the first time he was invited to the Mystery House. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw nearly a hundred little wizards of all sizes standing in front of him, wearing the four different school badges of Hogwarts School, and they all saluted him in unison.
Mason was a little uncomfortable with such a formal welcome.
After all, he walked in with his arms around Harley's slender waist, and there were lipstick marks left on his cheek.
It was not until this moment that he belatedly remembered that he also had the identity of "Honorary Headmaster of Hogwarts", although he did not know any magic at all and was a typical example of an incompetent wizard who rose to power through nepotism.
"You should talk to the children."
Mason took off the Sorting Hat on his head, smiled at the little wizards in front of him, and handed them this relic that meant so much to them.
The hat was also happy to reminisce with its "fellow countrymen".
After leading Harley through the crowd, Mason saw Zack and Connor waiting for him on the second floor of the Mystery House.
The scene between the two was quite harmonious. There were no slap marks or panda eyes on Kris Wu's face, and judging from the way he made eyes and eyebrows, it was obvious that he had already controlled Zuckerberg.
Wow, this guy is really good at being a scumbag.
However, when going up to the second floor, Mason keenly noticed the magic book in Zappa's hand. Only then did he realize that this time Zack was using the most traditional way to pick up girls.
Just spend money!
Just smash it!
He gave the "unique magic" that he had secretly learned from Black Strange to Miss White Wizard as a gift. Even though Zha was still angry with Zha Kang, that little personal unhappiness could be forgotten in the face of such precious knowledge.
They are spellcasters, and knowledge is the treasure they desire most.
"I won't exchange pleasantries, let's get straight to the point."
After inviting Mason and Harley to sit down, Zach cast a spell and poured tea for them. He then said:
"Jason Blood is now hiding in Kandak and personally monitoring the group of escaped wizards of the Star Society. We can now confirm that King Black Adam of Kandak has reached some secret agreement with them.
But it is not certain whether Black Adam is disguised as a Skrull.
I invited Shazam, another member of the Dark Justice League, to meet with him once. Shazam told me that the divine power in Black Adam cannot be faked.
He felt it was real.”
"But we've all seen firsthand how outrageous the Skrulls' disguises can be."
Zha Kang leaned back on the sofa and added:
“Especially the super individuals among them. I think it is not impossible for them to steal the power of the six ancient Egyptian gods with such realistic disguises. Moreover, Kandak suddenly closed their ancient temple not long ago.
This is in itself quite abnormal.”
"Then it seems we have to go to that desert country ourselves."
Mason nodded, looked at Zuckerberg and said:
"Bruce, tell me, you've discovered some bad signs?"
"Well, this matter originally had nothing to do with Kandak's matter, but during the investigation, Jason and I unexpectedly discovered that the two sides actually had a certain degree of cooperation."
Xiao Zha frowned and said:
"I'm referring to the swamp monster. The agent of 'everything green', it has been recruiting followers and preaching a dangerous doomsday theory that is completely different from its past behavior.
It refuses to communicate with us, claiming that the answers lie among the stars.
The last time the Swamp Church was seen was in the upper reaches of the Nile River and the Sinai Peninsula, which is very close to the border of Kandak, so Jason and I both thought that Black Adam, who we don’t know whether it is true or not, may have formed an alliance with the swamp monster.
Add to that the escaped wizards of the Star Society and the Skrulls, and this great alliance of chaotic power already has the means to kidnap Superman.
I did some divination for this operation, and the results were not very good.
We may face a hard fight or even death.”
"I don't believe in divination, but if Xiao Zha insists on doing it, there's nothing I can do."
Zha Kang shrugged. Knowing Mason's cautious personality, he suggested:
“So, while you are looking for that group of children to cover up our tracks and facilitate our actions, you may have to bring your alchemy assistant back to this world as well.
Poison Ivy also has a mysterious connection to 'All Things Green', maybe she can help us figure out why Swamp Thing suddenly went crazy?"
"And Groot and Cranky Raccoon!"
Harry held the teacup and said sharply with wide eyes:
“They and Ivy have become inseparable friends. They will definitely help me take care of the strange seeds in the wasteland garden all day, but I have to prepare guns for them in advance!
Lots and lots of guns.
By the way, John, have you introduced your lovely new 'pet' to Zuckerberg? I think the two gorgeous ladies will definitely have something in common..."
Mason covered Harry's mouth with his hand before he could finish his words. He awkwardly gave an apologetic smile to the scumbag in front of him who looked as pale as death.
After all, everyone knows Harley's brain, and you can't reason with a crazy beauty.
But Zha's eyes suddenly became dangerous.
So a few minutes later, Zha Kang, with a slap mark on his face, stood at the door of the mysterious house. All the quilts and clothes he had just moved in were thrown out. Mason even summoned a little drizzle to highlight the dark wizard's bad and lonely mood at the moment.
"Did you do this on purpose? Or was it an accident?"
Constantine blew a smoke ring and glanced at Harry, who grinned, hid behind Mason, and said:
"I was being careless on purpose. I'll be discovered sooner or later anyway."
"Then you should at least wait for me to have some 'home-cooked food' before you speak!"
Zha Kang roared angrily:
"So many magic books were given away for nothing! You have to compensate me for my losses."
"Why are you yelling? I can introduce you to some of my fellow patients. They are all beautiful women who graduated from Arkham."
Harley, who was hiding behind Mason, poked her head out and shrieked, but Zack didn't appreciate it at all and just jumped up and down and yelled:
"Who wants your fellow patient? It's illegal to sleep with a psychopath. Do you think everyone is as indifferent to food as Mason? Mason, can you please take care of your woman?
Doing something like this to force someone to break up will get you struck by lightning!"
Mason didn't expect that he could be blamed for this. He looked at Zha Kang with a strange look in his eyes, then moved a little further away from him and said calmly:
"I'm still learning, don't cue me. Also, I think if the thunder really strikes, it will hit you first . To be safe, I have to stay away from you first..."
"Bang"
A flash of lightning passed by.
"Zha Kang! Hey, John, wake up! Don't scare me! Hey, stop rolling your eyes! Is this roasted?"
