Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 59 Warlock Faction Power Report - Swordsman Scratching Summary
The starlight of the World Gate flickered and lit up in the Eternal Rock. Itlegan wanted to chase after it but was stopped by Mason.
He watched this A-level team disappear before his eyes. After everything calmed down, Mason looked at the devastated battlefield in front of him. This place might have been filled with various collections before, but now it has been almost smashed to pieces.
He turned back to look at Shazam who seemed lost, and asked:
"Who was that girl who almost beat you up just now? Why did you help her... She's your girlfriend?"
"My sister."
Shazam, feeling frustrated, sat down on the broken rocks beside him, rubbed his eyes and said:
“She’s not my biological sister, but a member of my adopted family. Her name is Mary, but she is definitely not the Mary of our world. She also possesses the power of the Six Gods.
But the source is very different from me.
She must have sneaked into the Rock of Eternity with those bad guys to ambush old Jason and me here. I don’t understand what happened? "
"Calm down, young man. If you work in this field for a long time, you will always encounter the time-space alternations of yourself or your relatives."
Mason comforted:
"I suggest you try to get along well with that 'Magical Mary', or even persuade her to defect, but you must always remember that she is not the person you are familiar with, so when necessary, don't show mercy like you did this time."
"They took Black Adam."
The failed battle made the high-level demon Itlegan very unhappy. He was too lazy to stay here any longer and quickly returned his body to Jason Blood.
The old knight regained his human form in the flames and said grimly:
"They are here just for Black Adam. Shazam and I have failed to live up to your expectations. We should have been more vigilant."
"Let's not talk about that now."
Mason did not have too many regrets about the failed sealing operation. He looked at the remaining mess around him, turned his head and said to Shazam:
"Take inventory and see what has been lost here?"
“There isn’t much here to begin with.”
Shazam, who was exhausted by the other "blackened" sister, forced himself to cheer up and said to Mason:
“After the old wizard died, I buried all his collections with him in his hometown according to his wishes. The place is protected by the last power of the Eternal Council.
All that remained in the Rock of Eternity were the Eternal Throne connected to divine power, the Seven Deadly Sins that were sealed, and the evil little bug, the Meditation Mite, from Venus.
Now both of those things have been taken away by those bastards.
They have the means to manipulate them.”
"Well, so this isn't just a rescue operation, it's also a looting operation."
Mason stroked his chin and said:
"It seems that this A-level member is very good at doing things. After realizing that the Church of All Green's plan had failed, he quickly moved the battlefield and set up this plan in a short period of time and successfully executed it.
He even calculated the probability of reinforcements arriving and prepared a world gate in advance that would not be disturbed or tracked.
It’s not easy to deal with.”
"He is the warlock's lackey!"
Harley said unhappily, holding the golden hammer:
"That guy himself admitted that he is a bad guy."
"No, no, no. He said that the warlock asked him to pass on a message. He didn't directly say that he served the warlock. These are two different concepts."
Mason shook his head to correct Harry's statement and said:
"If he is really a loyal servant, there is no need to reveal his identity so blatantly . I guess these two parties are just cooperating to some extent.
Let’s clean this place up.”
He looked around and said to his companions:
“The Rock of Eternity is an important place where power converges, and Shazam needs to change the way he enters here to prevent the same thing from happening again.
This is the source of your power. If it is controlled by the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous.
I have to go back to Osborne Tower immediately. If there is anything else here, please contact me immediately. "
"Groot and I are not going back."
Rocket Raccoon stood on the broken head of a demon statue with his arms folded. He wagged his tail and said to Mason:
“Groot has become the swamp monster of this world. It can no longer leave easily. As its good brother, I have to stay here and help it find a new home.
The same is true for Ivy.
If she accepts the power of the Green of All Things, she won't be able to move the world at will."
“But it’s OK now.”
Mason pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose and said to Poison Ivy:
"Come back to Osborne Tower with us. You need to think carefully about whether to accept this dangerous power. Perhaps Harry can give you some advice."
"And the Forbidden Forest."
Ivy stroked her long green hair and sighed:
"I just planted it, and I haven't seen the first magical forest take root and sprout on the wasteland. I still have so many things to do... I really need to think seriously."
"Oh, why do you think so much?"
Harley, who was chewing gum, put her arm around her best friend's shoulders and said to her carelessly:
"This power can be transferred, right? You can use it to help first, and then throw it to some unlucky guy after the fight. It's not like you can't get rid of it after using it.
It's just like condoms, just because everyone uses them doesn't mean everyone likes them."
"Well, your obscene statement suddenly enlightened me."
Poison Ivy blinked and felt that what Harley said was absolutely right. Then her mood improved. To be honest, the sight of the two girls playing together was quite pleasing to the eyes, but unfortunately Mason didn't have that much time to appreciate it.
He opened a world door in the Rock of Eternity and returned to Osborne Tower. When he returned to his office, as expected, Lord Hunter was already waiting there.
She is always very timely and always appears quietly when Mason needs her most.
"You just had a conflict with the warlock's minions?"
Seeing Mason push the door open, Ciri didn't hesitate and asked directly:
"The Divine Envoy Team just returned to Star Castle. Although they didn't say anything, I knew from their embarrassed looks that they must have encountered you head-on.
That psychotic Moonlight Knight is not easy to deal with, right? Guess you didn't get the upper hand? After all, you are lucky enough not to be killed in close combat with a martial arts master of that level.
Let Batman deal with him."
"You seem to be familiar with them?"
Mason leaned against the window, lit a cigarette, looked at Ciri, and said:
"Please give me a brief introduction about the power under the warlock."
"Liana has prepared everything for you."
The hunter reached out and grabbed a document, which was then thrown to Mason. She explained:
"When we were working in the world that Brainiac targeted, the Swordsman secretly summarized this information. You know, I didn't have a seat in the Council of Twelve before, and I didn't know these A-level members as well as the Swordsman did.
I didn’t really care about these things before, I just did my own work.”
"All right."
Mason shrugged. Considering that Ciri had been fooled around by Old A before, it made sense for her to focus only on her own mission. However, it was a bit surprising that the document in front of him was summarized by the swordsman.
How could that careless and violent person actually have such a delicate mind?
I underestimated her.
With this thought in mind, Mason opened the file, looked at the awkward text, the corrections scribbled all over it, and the confusing descriptions, and his newly-awakened admiration for the swordsman was quickly shattered.
Well, I shouldn't have put too much confidence in that careless guy.
"Let's see what happens."
The hunter saw the change in Mason's expression and knew that the document compiled by the swordsman was not so "perfect", but she shook her head and explained to Mason:
“Those who can become A-level members are all capable guys. I guess even the warlock himself doesn’t have a perfect understanding of these guys under his command.
I should remind you, Mason, that although the Grand Masters are above the A-level members, there is no forced subordination between them. Just as the three Grand Masters have their own purposes, the A-level members also have their own ideas and goals.
So in extreme cases, the people under the warlock can be won over...
Even though it’s difficult.”
"Um."
Mason nodded and looked through the document in his hand. He concluded as he read:
"So, Warlock originally held nine seats in the Council of Twelve. After I killed Wesker and Red Skull, you took away two of his seats. Add in the three seats held by the Swordsman, and now he only has seven A-level members under his command?"
"Yes, six!"
The correction of the Hillary factor:
"Look carefully at her documents, Mason. The swordsman has clearly told you that Shazam, the 'Thunder Wizard' in the Council of Twelve, is a neutral party.
He did not join the three great mentors and always remained neutral.
In fact, we generally believe that the old wizard Shazam represents those wanderers who are unwilling to join the Star Society. They have also united and worked together to push the old wizard to the Twelve Council to ensure that their interests will not be harmed. "
"I have seen him."
Mason recalled his first trip to Star Castle. He rubbed his brow and said:
“That old wizard also gave me something very powerful. Now that I think about it, the deal wasn’t equal. Maybe he saw my potential?
Or maybe it was just a casual joke.
But since he remains neutral, it means he will not participate in the invasion of my world, right?"
“That’s not necessarily true.”
The hunter shook his head and said:
"Such a conquest of a Beyond Grade A world is also mixed with the internal factional struggles of the Star Society, so the power of the Cleaners will not be summoned in the early stages. Therefore, the Grand Master in charge of the operation has the right to recruit Grade A and Grade B members to participate in the war.
Needless to say, the C-level members are cannon fodder. They have to go if the warlock tells them to.
But I guess the warlock wouldn't use this power on the old wizard.
The other party is also a powerful spellcaster. He will not be scared by the warlock, but he may take the initiative to participate. It is better to pay more attention to the six A-level members who clearly obey the warlock. "
"'Fear', 'End', 'Dominate', 'God's Messenger', 'Pharaoh', 'Devour'."
Mason read out the nicknames of the six A-level members. He waved the paper in his hand with some annoyance and said:
“She only gave me a name and a general description of her power, but I have no idea who she is or what information she has. What use would I have for such information?
Now we only know that the 'God's Messenger' is Moonlight Knight. His team members basically all have divinity or similar powers from different sources, and they also snatched away the Meditation Mites as tools of war.
Swordsmen are really not suited to gathering information."
"Don't blame her. I just said that the A-level members are very good at disguising themselves. Even warlocks can't figure out their specific information."
Ciri stood up and stretched her arms, explaining:
"In fact, there is a saying that has been circulating in the Star Society. I have told you before that all twelve A-level members are the 'reserves' of the Grand Master.
Once a Grand Master dies, Lord Fate will select a member from the A-level members to fulfill his duties.
There is no precedent of a Grand Master dying, so the credibility of this rumor is there but not that high. However, I can tell you for sure that if Lord Fate really needs to select a new Grand Master, then the twelve A-level members are indeed the most likely to be qualified. Their connection with fate is second only to the three of us.
Also, I have some news for you about these six guys."
She reached out and took the swordsman's report on the warlock faction's strength, pointed at a few nicknames on it and said to Mason:
"'The Overmind' is the Inhuman King Hive. This guy controls all the Inhuman warriors in a certain world. He doesn't have his own team but has an army of servants with exaggerated strength.
Anna's team had dealt with it before on a war world, and she could confirm that.
'Pharaoh' is a spellcaster who comes from a weak C-class world. He is a role model who has worked his way up to the high A-class position step by step. He is proficient in various curses and magic, and is obsessed with ruling. He has the most base worlds under his command among all members of the entire Star Club.
He has a powerful army of mummified minions, strengthened by his death magic and curses, and is said to have a legion of monsters from the underworld under his command.
He is probably the most loyal to the Warlock among all the A-level members, because he learned many secrets of magic from the Warlock, and their personalities are very similar.
However, this ambitious guy has been obsessed with exploring the power of the god of death. No one knows what he wants to do. In short, Pharaoh will definitely be our formidable enemy.
Rumor has it that the A-level member 'Fear' is not a person but a weapon. This guy is a direct descendant trained by the warlock. He also keeps to himself and leaves no one alive wherever he goes. He is a real ruthless character.
Finally, it’s ‘devour’…”
Ciri frowned and said:
“There is very little information about this guy. I only know that he was one of the first pioneers to join the Star Society. Like Pharaoh, he was promoted from an E-level member to an A-level member.
He is a loner, has no team, no servant army, and even no base world. He can be said to be the most mysterious A-level member.
But there was a period of time when he was very close to Wesker. After Wesker was killed by you, this guy returned to being a loner.
The relationship between him and the Warlock is unclear, but he has indeed helped the Warlock carry out many dangerous pioneering missions, and has maintained a fairly 'perfect' pioneering record so far. "
The hunter paused, looked at Mason, and said:
"So all the worlds he conquered were destroyed. That's why there are rumors that Devourer is actually the 'Executioner' that Warlocks rely on the most."
"Headache!"
Mason recorded the information given by Ciri and complained:
"Where on earth did you find these weird guys? Could it be that the Star Society is the legendary 'freak harvester'?"
"Less chatter, more thinking."
Ciri patted Mason on the head and said sternly:
"You have to realize the seriousness of this situation. The Warlock has declared war on me and the Swordsman, and the battlefield of the three great mentors is in your world. He sees this as a means of 'cleansing up the internal strife' and will not let you and me go no matter what means he uses.
On the bright side, our five A-level personnel will also become your allies.
But the bad news is that if the development does not go smoothly, the warlock will definitely tear up the agreement with his despicable character and call for the Conqueror Corps to enter. As the commander of this invasion operation appointed by the Council of Hope, he has the authority to issue an "extermination order."
So you have to be prepared to fight a large number of conquerors in advance."
"I'll make a plan."
Mason took a deep breath, put away the information given by the swordsman, lit a cigarette, looked at the wasteland scene outside the window, and blew out smoke rings silently.
Ciri could empathize with Mason's stressful look, so she put her hand on Mason's shoulder, encouraging him in this silent way.
After a few seconds, she asked:
"The Angel Squad kidnapped Black Adam, but I see you don't seem to care about it at all? Were you prepared? Or..."
"Black Adam?"
Mason sneered and said:
"Who said they kidnapped Black Adam?"
He blew out a smoke ring and signaled Ciri to follow him with his eyes. The two walked out of the office, took the elevator and went down, finally arriving at the cage location in the underground area of Osborne Tower.
All kinds of dangerous guys are imprisoned here, including a group of tough Skrulls who are unwilling to follow Mason. After seeing Mason appear, these guys started to make noise.
The captain didn't care about their insults at all, and took Ciri all the way to the deepest part of the cage area. In a single cell, the hunter was shocked to see Black Adam being treated by the alchemist brothers.
The latter's injuries were extremely serious.
But the question is, if the real Black Adam is here, then who did the God Squad kidnap?
"You put ..."
"Shh!"
Mason put his finger to his lips, silencing the astonished Ciri, and said with a meaningful smile:
"It's just adding sand, everyone can do that. Look, when you have a spy force that is the best in the universe, you won't just leave it in the warehouse and let it rot, right?"
"I can't hide it!"
Ciri immediately shook her head and said:
“Once they join the stars, they will be given a soul curse and an identity card. The captain of the team will immediately discover the identity of ‘Black Adam’.
This is why the Star Society is never afraid of Skrull infiltration."
"That will have to wait until it passes through the World Gate for the second time. The time difference is enough for a good spy to extract intelligence."
Mason explained:
"Besides, the discovery by the God's Envoy and the discovery by the Warlock are two different concepts. The A-level members also have their own goals. I have already given the 'invitation' and now it depends on the reply from the God's Envoy.
The worst-case scenario is that we lose a super spy, but if I were Moon Knight, I wouldn't rashly put everything on one side when the outcome of the battle is unclear.
Smart people know that they should leave themselves a way out before doing big things.
Do you think that His Excellency the Envoy of God is a smart man?"
