Volume 7: Da Mu Da Mu Chapter 43: Who else but me can be the strongest man in the Justice League?
While Mason and Uncle Sam were "negotiating terms", in a corner of the ruined Gotham City, the blue light of the Mobius chair was flashing.
This high-tech chair has now transformed into a hacker chair according to the current user's status, and Barbara lies on it as if she is sleeping.
But the data cables extending from the Mobius chair and connected to the back of her head looked particularly strange, and coupled with the rhythmic flashing of the technological chair, it was obvious that the master hacker was "showing off his power" in the cyber world.
Well, of course it could also be that he was being beaten.
The world of data is always far from reality. Although Bartomos has been able to compile a completely simulated Night City and Mikoto World in the data, that technology is several generations ahead of the Gotham world after all. The network in Gotham is not as cool as cyberspace and it is still in a very primitive stage.
Everywhere there are strange frequencies composed of ups and downs of data waves, which is the image of data interactions in the whole world in the eyes of hackers.
In this primitive and unique data space, Barbara, with the huge computing power provided by the Moubis chair, is fighting back and forth with the killing machine.
Of course, it is not the kind of fist-and-kick fighting, but program against program, invasion against invasion.
What the two sides are competing for is who has a deeper understanding of data programs, and who has faster hands and reactions in the hacking exchanges between you and me. The malicious programs composed of strings of characters are the sharp arrows of both sides, and the firewalls that are constantly refreshed and rewritten are each other's strong shield.
Barbara studied under Data Life, and previously received special training from the legendary hacker "Spider" Murphy in cyberspace. She also learned a few tricks from Batmos, but facing the killing machine that has been transformed into a mechanical body by the "Alfred Protocol", her human-brain-based reactions are still not enough.
If the Möbius chair had not been an advanced enough tool, Barbara would have ended up with a pot of pig brains due to the overheating of the prosthesis in her brain within five minutes of contact between the two parties.
However, no matter how good a tool is, it depends on who is using it.
Brainiac's skill in using the Moubis Chair is definitely far superior to Barbara's. It is difficult for Batgirl to unleash the full power of this engineering artifact, which leads to her repeated defeat in the data offense and defense battle.
"What on earth are you doing?"
What was frustrating was that not only was she being suppressed by the killing machine in terms of offense and defense, but when she was in a panic, the "machine soul" of the Mobius chair was still taunting her madly.
This arrogant and nagging guy kept mocking:
"Why do you need to write more jumps when you can use a 12-character command? And this basic framework for firewall iteration... Who taught you this? Why do you use such an outdated coding method?
Was your gym teacher in a gang before he taught you the basics of hacking?
No wonder it’s so bad.”
"Just shut up!"
Barbara, who was under great pressure, felt her brain heating up again. While she was doing her best to resist the steadily advancing cold offensive of the killing machine, she took the time to fight back:
"If you can do it, come on."
"What's wrong with that? Get out of the way, use this machine!"
The machine soul of the Mobius chair rolled its eyes, and the next moment it took over Barbara's authority in hacking programming.
In just a few seconds, a large piece of garbage data was thrown at the killing machine, and this most primitive blocking attack increased the opponent's computing power load by a level.
The attack frequency of the killing machine dropped significantly, which immediately stunned Barbara who was focusing on iterating the firewall. Then she said sourly with some dissatisfaction:
"If you have strong computing power, you can do whatever you want."
"You are jealous of the excellent performance of this machine, but this is understandable. You do have talent, but this flesh and blood body seriously hinders you."
Mobius Chair said calmly:
"If I could, I could perform a minor surgery on you that would replace just 12% of the useless biological tissue in your body and give you a huge boost in the data field.
Of course, if you can make up your mind to abandon the encumbrance of flesh and blood, I can even help you reach the level of Ott Cunningham. Bartmos's level is indeed unattainable for you. That is no longer a talent gap that can be made up by hard work and study."
"No! I refuse."
Barbara refused outright:
"If I continue with the transformation, Grayson will not want me... Last time he complained that my arm was cold , and Mason has banned me from continuing the transformation. He's afraid that I'll develop cyberpsychosis and give him a big surprise one day."
"Oh, stupid biological emotions."
The Moubis Chair sneered:
"You are obviously bound by boredom just like the first qualified person in this unit, Mason Cooper. He clearly had a better choice but insisted on his own opinion because of the meaningless desire to save people, which pushed the incident to the current point.
According to this machine's calculations, even if this world resists the invasion of the Star Society and wins the battle, the probability of you surviving the next impact is less than 5.5%.
You have not yet realized that the devastation this war will cause to the world will be far-reaching."
Barbara didn't answer this time.
It wasn't because Batgirl compromised, but because the firewall she wrote was suddenly destroyed from the basic structure by an unknown data virus, so fast that Batgirl was completely unable to react.
"Mother Box technology! This is not your fault, girl. Hold on, this machine is here to save you."
The machine soul of the Mobius chair sighed in a very human way, which was completely different from its cold and calm state in the outside world. Perhaps it had also become alive in the data world.
It began to actively enter Barbara's digitized consciousness, only to find that the killing machine was infecting consciousness much faster than expected.
Just because of this delay, the guy has already started to activate the prosthetic body in Batgirl's brain to heat up and explode in an attempt to kill her in this way.
"Unfamiliar data! Don't get involved!"
The killing machine transmitted his consciousness to the Mobius chair through data, and warned:
"You are performing an act of provocation against the conqueror. Stop immediately! Otherwise it will be considered an act of war."
"When I was with Brainiac before, I casually browsed your core database in the Death Star base, but I didn't see you conquerors being so bold."
Master Jihun sneered and said:
"You are just a group of killers led by wrong ideas. What qualifications do you have to speak against me? Get out of my safety network immediately, or you will bear the consequences!"
The Killing Machine did not try again, but the fact that he took over Barbara's body more quickly showed that he did not intend to obey the instructions of the Mobius Chair spirit.
A few seconds later, the prosthesis in Barbara Gordon's body was completely taken over by the killing machine. Although the Mobius chair could no longer kill Batgirl by detonating the prosthesis, the killing machine simply remotely activated an attack module, and the mantis blade popped out from Barbara's left arm, who was lying on the technological chair, and stabbed her own neck fiercely.
Seeing Barbara about to die here...
"Hey! Got it!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the security network of the Mobius chair, startling the data consciousness of the killing machine and causing it to quickly withdraw.
But Cyborg, who hacked in according to the Alfred Protocol, won't give him this chance!
As the weakest link in the Justice League's first echelon, Cyborg has been eager to prove himself.
As Batgirl and Mobius Chair activated the hidden webway at the same time, a tremor at the data level, like a raging energy storm, swept the data consciousness of the killing machine into an unfamiliar area.
When the killing machine regained the authority to control consciousness, what appeared before his eyes was a cloudless sky and the Night City in the distance.
In this more advanced data world, his thoughts gained substance and turned into the mechanical body of the killing machine that was fused with the Mother Box. Its body, like the steel skeleton, was filled with various high-tech modules and covered with N metal armor on the outside. There were also cool and indifferent energy lines on its body and a red bat light on its chest.
His head is a fully covered mechanical structure, shaped like a mechanical bat mask.
With data light shining in his eyes and the moment he entered this simulated world, the fear that had been removed by the Alfred Protocol seemed to return to his heart once again.
He realized that something was wrong.
But Barbara, who was floating in the air, crossed her arms, stared at her with a sneer, and said loudly:
"Did you really think I didn't notice that you had been secretly hacking into my firewall using the Mother Box program? Idiot! The mistake just now was so that you could occupy my prosthetic body and pull you in here.
This is our territory!
Welcome to Night City!
Bastard Batman, my brother told me to laugh at you for him when I pull out your cybernetic brain!"
"Barbara and I are definitely no match for you."
The Cyborg next to him spread his arms and said to the killing machine with an innocent look:
"But we are only apprentices of Lord Bartmos. Now we respectfully welcome the God of Data to come here and personally repair your dark and shameful soul."
"Data escape program...start!"
Seeing that the big boss was about to appear, the Killing Machine immediately and decisively activated the mother box's black technology, completely abandoning this group of data consciousness in order to cut off its tail and survive.
This kind of data stripping would cause severe damage to his main database, and it might even have to be sent back to the factory for major repairs, but it was much better than being trapped in that data hell forever.
But he restarted in his hiding place in Gotham, and as soon as the mechanical eyes lit up, a bloody blade came towards him to kill him.
The expressionless Ertong had just been picked up from London. At this moment, he held the knife in one hand, and while the killing machine's palm cannon was raised, he accurately and ruthlessly pierced his energy module with the God-killing Blade and then pulled it down fiercely.
At the same time, the large-caliber vibranium warhead kinetic hand cannon was raised and fired three shots almost at the killing machine's head.
A few seconds later, Ertong walked out of the Wayne family cemetery on the outskirts of Gotham City with something. He activated the communication and said to Barbara:
"The address you gave is very accurate. The Mother Box has been recovered! The killing machine is beheaded here."
"Batman Hunting Contest, Barbara and Two Barrels win one point together!"
Batgirl cheered on the other side:
"Now I can also become an apprentice, Jason. How does it feel to kill Batman with your own hands?"
"Um……"
Ertong thought about it seriously, then looked at the mother box in his hand which was still stained with coolant. He curled his lips and said:
"Very slight recoil, not worth mentioning."
…
"Well, that's good. All the lackeys of the Dark Knights have been eliminated. The current score of the Batman Hunting Competition is Mason Cooper 3 points, Barbara & Two Barrels 1 point, Damian Wayne 1 point, Clark Kent 1 point, Diana Prince 1 point.
It seems that I have already secured the victory and ended the game in advance.
Tsk, what a terrible hunting competition, not challenging at all."
Mason looked at the message sent back by Barrel 2 on his watch and nodded with satisfaction.
Beside him, Hal No. 1 and No. 2 were trying to restart the lantern ring that had just been extinguished, and the body of the Dawnbreaker with a bullet through the head was lying on the side. Kevin, the actor who had transformed into Mason and was carrying a clay gourd on his back, was digging the soil with a shovel to bury the body.
"Isn't there another one?"
The green light armor on Hal II flashed as if it had a bad connection. He said to Mason:
"The most dangerous one is called the Laughing Bat. Aren't you going to hunt him?"
"That lunatic isn't going to like me interfering with his game with Bruce Wayne."
Mason shook his head and said:
“And that wasn’t just a fight between normal Batman and crazy Batman, that was Bruce’s last fight as an orphan and his first fight after being reunited with the Wayne family.
It means a lot to him.
I think that people who are not members of the Wayne family should not disturb this peaceful and beautiful scene... That family is crazy, you two, they have enough reason to kill those unlucky people who saw their dark history. "
"Look over there!"
Hal One, who was taking care of the injured Lanterns, pointed to the center of Gotham City. Amid the rumbling ground shaking, a golden tower like the Leaning Tower of Pisa mysteriously "grew" out from the ruins.
The whole picture of the thing could not be seen from a distance because it was always surrounded by a special energy that blocked all sight, but when Mason, who was about to light a cigarette, saw this thing, he stood up suddenly.
He stared at the thing for a few seconds, then rubbed his brows and said:
"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the cosmic tuning fork? Crazy Laugh brought this thing over. Is he going to do something so big this time? Strange? Is Strange... here?
Hello!"
Mason tried to call the boss, but he couldn't get through to Hei Qiyi no matter what. At the same time, bursts of exclamations broke out from Mason's communicator.
"Mason! I'm being expelled from this plane!"
Sister Ka's serious voice sounded in Mason's ears, and she warned:
"I have observed that all lives that do not belong to this plane are being forcibly expelled. A special force is affecting the parallel world system, and the source is right there with you!
What happened to you?"
"It's the Cosmic Tuning Fork! The Laughing Bat is using this thing to seal our superior reinforcements. I knew this guy should not be underestimated."
Mason responded calmly:
"But the Cosmic Tuning Fork shouldn't hurt you in this gentle mode. Don't try to resist it, Sister Ka. Just let it push you back."
"What about you?"
Cassandra asked:
"Without the reinforcements from other worlds, can you hold on by yourself?"
"It's already this bad, we have to hold on even if we can't. You guys should wait for our news in your respective worlds. If I don't contact you ..."
Mason hesitated for a moment, then said softly:
"Then please step over my and my world's corpse, take up my banner, and continue forward in the Dark Ages! All my drawings and knowledge remain in Osborne Tower.
In addition, in the secret compartment under the Aurora installation in the Grand Temple in New York, I placed drawings and models of the cosmic treadmill.
If I die, Sister Ka, everything will be left to you."
"Don't be silly."
Cassandra sighed, her voice becoming lighter and lighter as if fading away, and she said:
"Mother Earth will protect you, Mason, and we will meet again! In thirty minutes, you little bastard, you are not allowed to die, do you hear me?"
The noisy sound disappeared completely the next moment, and Mason's communicator suddenly became quiet.
The reinforcements from other worlds were expelled from this plane by the Cosmic Tuning Fork. Mason took a deep breath and summoned the demonized Fenrir to go to the Cosmic Tuning Fork.
But behind him, Hal No. 2 said in a stunned tone:
"Why wasn't I expelled? I'm not from your world either..."
"Your world is ruined."
Mason said without turning his head:
"This is your homeland! Hal, now it's your turn to fight for your new homeland, follow me! We must shut that thing down, otherwise we will all be buried here."
"Look at the sky, Mason!"
Hal No. 1 pointed to the sky and exclaimed, and Mason then saw the dark and huge Dragon of Doom flapping its wings slowly falling from the sky and landing on the cosmic tuning fork.
In addition to Bruce Wayne in Universe 0 who fell into the evil beast who was the incarnation of darkness, there was also Wonder Woman Diana who looked like Medusa, Kryptonian Superman who looked like Abomination, Green Lantern who turned into a stitch of fear, Aquaman Arthur who turned into a giant caterpillar with a human head, and the Flash who was left with only a skeleton but was still running.
"Another evil justice league. The cosmic tuning fork will never stop until they are defeated. This is the challenge that Maniac Smile has set for himself and us."
Mason was no longer in a hurry.
He blew out a puff of smoke, threw a bunch of things out of his bag, and said as he moved his fingers to summon his other water clones:
"Alright, alright, then I, Lord Mason, will clear the dungeon again. I've already cleared it twice, so what's the difficulty? Team K!
Those who have no work to do, gather towards me immediately!
The final assault begins here!"
