Volume 7: Da Mu Da Mu Chapter 19 Fortunately, I have been doing "Anti-Dark Batman Tactics"
"Bang"
The helmet, which had almost melted into golden residue, fell to the ground.
The originally gorgeous and elegant helmet had now been crumpled into a strange ball of scrap iron, with fingerprints clearly visible on it, like another discarded creation of the blacksmith.
It radiates heat.
That was the manifestation of the process of Nabu's divine power being devoured in the material world, and the broken helmet represented that the last shelter of the God of Order had also withered. The red light flickering in the hollow eyes of the helmet was more like the hatred of the spirit at its dying moment.
It "looked" at Kent Nelson, who had also fallen to the ground, weakly calling for his servants, while Doctor Fate, with terrible burn marks on his face, was enduring terrible pain, but still trembling while wailing as he stretched out his hand, trying to hold the helmet that was calling him back in his hand.
"Snap"
Mason's black combat boots stepped on Nabu's helmet. The extreme pressure of the Black Death Sword Armor on divinity was like a hammer smashing down, crushing the twisted helmet into shattered pieces all over the ground.
Faint wails echoed throughout the devastated area; they were the final cries and curses of Naboo's spirit before its demise.
It cursed Mason and the murderers involved in today's murder with the most vicious language, but the "perpetrators" had no expression on their faces, and Zha Kang even blew smoke rings and gave the middle finger to the air.
"No! What did you do?"
Nelson fell to the ground and stared in amazement as the Naboo helmet was completely destroyed. The whisper that had been lingering in his heart disappeared, but he did not feel relieved at all.
He held his head and screamed on the ground.
The double pain from the severe burns on his face and the broken sternum also stimulated him. The confused spellcaster shouted:
"Without Naboo, we can no longer enter the land of the gods. There is no other place for this suffering world, where war will sweep, and death will follow.
No, Mason Cooper!
You ruined everything!
You have pushed us into a state of ruin and destruction from which there can be no return."
"So, this is the agreement that the Nabu God urged you to reach with the Warlock?"
Mason didn't care about Kent Nelson's cursing.
This is what people who have been controlled by their minds for a long time are like. It takes them some time to eliminate certain deep-rooted concepts left in their minds by the controller.
But he was very interested in the "truth" revealed by Nelson at this moment.
The Black Death Sword armor on his body faded away like the tide.
This time it was really "full", and Mason could even feel its painful groans at the mental level, but it soon became dead silent, as if it had completely lost all life.
Wouldn't the Black Death Sword be killed by consuming the divine power of the god Nabu?
Mason thought so, and squatted down with a trace of worry. He said to the old wizard in front of him, who looked old but quite majestic, but was holding his head and wailing like a defeated dog:
"I originally thought that you had joined the Warlocks and the Star Society, but now it seems that there is something else going on? Did the gods of the Council of Hope send an invitation to Naboo?
Do they promise that as long as the world gives up resistance under your leadership, it can become one of them and receive all kinds of assistance to get through the dark times ahead?"
"That was a conversation between gods. Only they know the true agreement."
Nelson's consciousness is returning, and even without the Nabu helmet he is still a very powerful spellcaster.
After a brief moment of confusion, he stroked the terrible burn marks on his cheeks. Those were the "torture" marks left on him by the high temperature caused by the Black Death Sword when it extracted Naboo's divine power.
Mason had given him this shameful scar on purpose.
Although he promised Ms. Inza to spare Kent Nelson's life, Mason knew that it was impossible to do something wrong without being punished.
If one can escape punishment by using the excuse of mind control, then what is the use of law and justice?
Besides, Kent Nelson is not completely innocent in this matter.
"Personally, I would prefer to talk directly to the instigators of the war."
The old wizard did not hide his disgust and resistance to Mason. He covered his face and whispered:
"God Nabu has his ideas, and I have mine. The warlock promised me that if I sacrifice you, the war might be avoided..."
"So you believe it?"
Mason sneered:
"It doesn't take a brain to be Doctor Fate these days, does it? Or is it true, as we suspected, that you are going through the same mental journey as Warlock did when he turned evil?
Do you and he really have something in common?
Do you know how his world, which is my hometown, ended? "
"But at least people survived."
The old wizard whispered:
“He described to me the story of your hometown, and that the nuclear war was just an accident.
Without it, things would be handled best, no one would be hurt, no one would be forced into war, and these creatures would live out the rest of their lives in the garden world.
I am the guardian of the world and I must consider all living beings.
Avoiding a destructive war is the first priority, not to mention the impact! This war, all disputes are just meaningless internal consumption under such circumstances.
We need a strong will to concentrate all our strength..."
"What a classic statement. I was really afraid that you would say something crazy like 'What's wrong with being a dog of the Star Club?'"
Mason stood up.
He looked at the weak Kent Nelson at his feet. After taking off his Naboo helmet, the dark circles under his eyes and his haggard appearance showed that he must be under terrible pressure.
He made a choice.
Perhaps it is the only choice he can make among all the possible futures, just like the Sorcerer Supreme Stephen Strange back then.
This also seemed to confirm what the Hat had said to Mason a long time ago about spellcasters: those who came into contact with the power of the mysterious side would be more easily infected by the darkness of the universe.
The stronger the emotional will, the more stubborn one will be in making wrong choices.
“This is not right!”
Xiao Zha, who had the closest relationship with Wizard Nelson and regarded him as a mentor, could no longer bear it. She stepped forward, grabbed the old wizard by the collar and yelled at him:
"We are still resisting. As the leader, how can you be the first to surrender? Just because you can't see hope in the future, you decide to go along with the darkness?
How did you become like this! This is not the you I remember! "
"He's just tired."
Mason waved his hand.
He reached out and took off Nelson's cloak of destiny and threw it to Zha Kang, then pulled the Anubis amulet off his neck and stuffed it into the hands of the tearful Xiao Zha.
He walked past the old wizard and walked towards the three-eyed sculpture floating in front of him, and said to the people behind him:
“He may have once harbored hope like us, but the pressure from the end of the world eventually overwhelmed him, leaving him with no light in his eyes. He uttered such madman’s ravings and regarded the return of everything to darkness as an inevitable fate.
After all, he had made terrible "bad friends", and there was a crazy spirit in him that was brainwashing him all the time. He believed that I, who was unwilling to surrender, was the source of unrest.
He obviously thought the world would be better off without me.
Yes.
I don't deny that.
I did cause a bit of trouble in the world.”
As he spoke, Mason touched the sculpture in front of him. He looked at the three eyes that had lit up again and said to the other side:
"Warlock, I have stepped into the trap you set for me. Even now, you still don't dare to show up and reap my life which means nothing to you?"
"I was just thinking about how you beat poor Nelson. It was so wonderful."
The sorcerer's cold voice sounded from the sculpture. He said:
"You are such a kind person, Mason. You are trying to pull Nelson back from the brink of collapse. When I was in the same situation, there was no good person like you to help me.
But it was that accident that shaped you into who you are today.
In a sense, you are a life that I created, and now we are standing on opposite sides of the enemy. It is a dramatic development...
There is one last chance for you!"
He emphasized:
"Give up all your meaningless resistance and return to where you belong! You are a real talent, rare and precious. The Star Club has been coveted and robbed by other forces. I need talents like you to help me break the impasse.
After cleaning up the Swordsman and Hunter's followers, I will give you the real power. You will be the helm of the Star Society. It turns out that you are very good at this field.
The resources of the entire dark stars will be at your disposal, and I will not stop you from continuing your "salvation plan".
Mason, think about ."
"What a tempting bargaining chip. If I didn't know what you did in the past, I would have been tempted."
Mason took a step back.
He drew the pistol from his waist and aimed at the three-eyed sculpture in front of him that was emitting a dark glow. He said:
“I once thought that destroying our hometown with my own hands was not something that I could get over, but when the illusion of its shattering appeared frequently in my dreams, I realized that the incident had completely changed me.
I am not only the doomsday beast of Hogwarts, nor am I just a hopeful wizard in the Caribbean. In the afterglow of the doomsday of the war world, I have been given a new identity.
This is not just a battle of ideas.
Warlock... Stephen Strange! This is still a national hatred and family feud. My hometown conveyed its last prayer to me when it was destroyed.
It wants you to kneel down and repent!
It wants to see you bleed!
It wants to hear you wail in hell!
So, this is my answer to you. Come on! In this new world where I grew up, we two remnants of the old world will have a final confrontation.
You die!
Or I die!
There is no third way.”
"Bang"
The bullet fired, and a three-eyed sculpture shining with black light exploded in front of Mason's eyes.
The flying black light spun like the howling of hell, shaping a dancing door to the world, and then two twisted figures walked out of it with gloomy steps.
The person on the left is dressed in red, with a dark and twisted symbol of bats and lightning on his chest.
The person on the right holds a halberd and wears gloomy goggles on her cracked face, while her helmet still reveals the structure of a bat helmet.
But no warlock!
That bastard cheated.
He did not choose to fight when faced with Mason's challenge.
Perhaps he was too disdainful to engage in a life-and-death battle with a mere B-class personnel as a mentor, or perhaps he was under pressure from certain "allies" and was unable to personally settle the fateful grudges with Mason.
But at this moment, Kent Nelson, who was being held up by Zack Sacks and Shazam, suddenly looked up at the ancient armillary sphere running above the top floor of the Tower of Destiny.
Thousands of red dots of light burst out densely on the magical item that represented the trajectory of the world.
Each spot of light represents the opening of a world gate, and from each world gate will come out a group of high-level pioneers commanded by the warlocks with beast-like minds ready to spread destruction to the earth.
"The invasion...the invasion has begun!"
The old wizard muttered to himself, all his efforts to prevent the war were wasted at this moment.
"Inza!"
Mason narrowed his eyes the moment he saw the two "killers" teleported by the warlock who were coming to take his life, and he shouted behind him.
Ms. Inza, who was hiding in the Tower of Destiny, immediately activated the mechanism in the tower according to the agreement between her and Mason. After Doctor Fate was defeated, she became the controller of the tower.
Rays of light from forced teleportation appeared, enveloping everyone present.
Zack and Nelson were the first to be sent away, followed by Shazam and Jason Blood. Poison Ivy threw a plant spore at Mason and was sent out of the Tower of Destiny.
Zha Kang tried his best to stay, but he was no match for the power of the entire Tower of Destiny.
The man finally looked at Mason's back. He understood that Mason had made up his mind to stay here and kill the assassin sent by the warlock.
As he said, this was a trap set for him, and it would be rude of him not to fight back.
The outside world, which has suffered a full-scale invasion, obviously needs these spellcasters who have just defeated Doctor Fate even more. Mason asked Ms. Inza to send them to where they should go.
"No! Sweetheart!"
Harley was the one who resisted the most.
She swung the Origin X Metal Hammer to disrupt the light of the teleportation spell and rushed towards Mason. She didn't want her little sweetheart to face these two scary bastards who looked dangerous alone.
But Mason turned around and hugged her as she rushed towards him.
He kissed her forehead gently and whispered something in her ear, then pushed her with both hands and Harley disappeared in the sudden stream of light behind her.
Judging from the reflection of the light, Mason's little cutie should have been sent back to Gotham.
"The Tower of Destiny has been sealed. It cannot be opened again until your battle is decided."
Ms. Inza's weak voice rang in Mason's ears:
"You destroyed the Nabu helmet, causing the magic of this tower to get out of control. I can't provide you with more help, but if you can't win, just run away!
The explosion of the Destiny Tower will send these two dangerous people into another dimension..."
"it's useless."
Mason looked at the two people in front of him and said:
"With the Speedster present, any spatial exile will be ineffective. I can't let these two guys out, or they will cause a big mess.
Let’s go, Ms. Inza.
You have done your best. I will not make any more rude requests, but please remember to send all your X metal collections to the agreed delivery location.
This is Kent Nelson's life."
"Shua"
The scarlet light was like a knife, piercing Mason's body fiercely and causing splashes of water. Wrapped in a red tights, the guy who was dressed somewhat like the Flash had launched a fatal attack.
The speed force in his body pulsed scarlet.
This made him look a little more murderous than the average speedster, but the full-face helmet didn't reveal any expression, only a heavy aura of coldness and cruelty blended together.
"Red Death!"
Mason's figure was reconstructed in another body of water, and then he activated his speed force ring to allow himself to run at the speed of light, with two rays of light, one red and one yellow, interlaced.
But the next moment Mason was hit again and had to change water bodies again to avoid fatal injuries.
Another assassin who was sent out swung the trident made of black coral in his hand, and the water flow that Mason used to reconstruct was immediately bound in place and unable to form a complete body.
He shaped his head, stared at the slender figure restraining him, and said:
"You're the Drowned Ghost... should I call you 'Bruce Wayne'?"
The two killers whose identities were named did not answer Mason, but they did not deny their identities either. They just approached the controlled target from the left and right.
The Red Death raised his light-speed hand knife, while the Drowned Ghost grabbed his Dead Water Halberd. Only one more attack was needed to kill Mason right here.
"I know who the Warlock chose as his lieutenant for this battle."
Mason, who was bound, complained during the water transformation:
“Like a wild dog smelling the defense, I knew that the bastard would not miss any opportunity to harvest Batman, but I am very curious.
How much money did Crazy Laughter give you to be a hero? Have you paid your funeral expenses in advance? "
"Snap"
The magic bottle hidden under the bookshelf at the back exploded in advance, and the flying crimson energy shot out from behind and knocked Bruce Wayne away.
Professor McGonagall landed on the ground in the form of a cat and threw the Avatar Gnawing Melon at the Red Death during his Animagus transformation, but the opponent dodged it instantly and retaliated with a light-speed hand knife, tearing the zombie McGonagall into flying ashes.
But the power of the Black of Decay took effect, allowing Professor McGonagall to be resurrected the next second and to untie the restraining force on Mason.
The captain who landed on the ground stretched his neck. He looked at the 3V2 battlefield in front of him and said with a curled lip:
"Well then, I declare that the Dark Batman Hunting Contest... begins now!"
