Volume 8: The Fourth Impact Chapter 78 The old devil who was sidelined is unhappy!
"Their battle line has been unable to stabilize. Apparently, they had previously withdrawn too many people to support the Isu world, resulting in a shortage of manpower in Osborne Tower.
There is chaos in other worlds. Although it is not yet time to affect the General Administration, people will inevitably panic if it continues. It seems necessary to dispatch the last reserve team.
That’s us!”
On the top floor of Star Castle, the hunter who was observing the battlefield through magic suddenly stood up and said to the swordsman and wizard:
"Leave this to you two. I'm going to bring some pioneers to help."
"Hey, it's a grave sin for the Grand Master to be away from his post during an impact."
The swordsman crossed his legs and said to his companion:
"Didn't Mason tell us? We shouldn't go against Lord Fate. It's not time for a showdown yet."
"We are only a few steps away from having the words 'raising the flag of rebellion' engraved on our foreheads. What's the difference between this situation and a formal showdown?"
The hunter held the hilt of his sword, pointed at the battlefield projected before him, and said:
"That's not just their last hurdle, that's ours. I don't know about you, but I don't think it's the right thing to do to put all the pressure on Mason. Sitting here and waiting and praying for him to give us salvation is not the kind of relief I want."
"You are worried and confused, but they can hold on."
The swordsman shook his head and said:
"When they really can't hold on any longer, they will contact us. You should have some confidence in your lover's deployment..."
"Beep, beep, beep"
As soon as Liana finished speaking, her and the hunter's private communicators rang at the same time. The swordsman looked down at the communication message and curled his lips.
She stood up and stretched her body, complaining:
"I just came back from Utopia and haven't rested for a while, but I'm being ordered to fight again. Our new mutant leader is really outstanding in making the best use of people.
Okay, I'll take people to the Lord's World."
"I'm going to the SHIELD world."
The hunter responded, and it didn't take long for the core members of both sides to lead their troops to the battle, leaving only the wizard Old Shazam on the spot.
He stroked his white beard and glanced at the battlefield situation in Osborne Tower. After thinking for a moment, he took out his communication device and sent a message to his men.
Mason didn't reach out to him.
But in this situation, if we don't seize the opportunity to provide timely assistance, it would be ugly if we add icing on the cake later. Besides, this is a big thing, how can we be stingy with ourselves?
The scene cuts back to Osborne Tower, where the chaos is still going on, but the powerful Shi'ar warship is knocked down by the Second Black Pearl in a self-sacrificing ramming manner, and the Atlantean Ark also surfaces from the sea to provide fire support, and the threat to the location of the cosmic tuning fork is completely eliminated.
The city escaped from its pursuers by means of space jump. The old Green Goblin, no longer worried, could finally show his strength. Under his command, all defense lines began to reorganize and prepare for counterattack.
Commander Psylocke and her fellow K-Men shuttled , which were being repeatedly bombarded by the Sovereign's "Golden Fleet". The famous interstellar locusts, the Chitauri, were also besieging the ground, causing heavy damage to the android army guarding there.
They urgently need fire support, and this is the mission of the K-Men.
Each of these rookies with special powers carries several mechanical backpacks, and their bags are also filled with similar gadgets. They constantly shuttle around the positions and drop turret mother parts to reorganize the defense line.
These new-generation anti-aircraft turrets with added autonomy modules are the latest work of engineer Mason. They can be left alone once activated, and the subsequent search and shooting by AI are also equipped with Isu technology energy matrices, so their firepower and survivability are very good.
It is indeed convenient, but their large-scale self-assembly takes time.
The shuttle-shaped shuttles overhead are very fast and remotely controlled, which means these golden guys are not afraid of casualties and even adopt extreme tactics of ramming and killing. However, the energy batteries they are loaded with are extremely powerful when they explode, which really causes trouble for the K-Men's mission.
On the position that was bombarded repeatedly, the heavy artillery mother parts were placed in an array and were self-assembling. Seeing another round of attack coming, Commander Psylocke gritted her teeth and issued an order.
"Everyone who can fly, get into the air! We must hold out until our artillery is up. There are three reactors nearby. If they are destroyed, it will cause serious consequences.
Brothers and sisters, our actions will directly determine the survival of this world. Perhaps this is the most glorious moment in our short lives. In short, hold on here and defeat the invading enemy!
Master Mason is watching us."
Psylocke roared, wielding her energy knife and flashing forward to behead several Chitauri butcher warriors. The rookie Storm behind her also used her energy to cause thunder to surge, paralyzing several enemy planes close to the ground front in a short period of time.
Such an outstanding performance boosted the morale of her own team, but it also made her the enemy's key target.
The shuttle in the sky dodged flexibly, but a round of concentrated fire almost killed Storm Girl. Her storm shield for protection was pierced, and she fell from a high altitude in the impact of the energy explosion and landed on the path of the Chitauri.
Seeing that her compatriots were about to die, Psylocke became ruthless and rushed forward with her sword, causing herself to be surrounded. The nearby K-Men rushed forward to save their commander.
The two sides engaged in a fierce fight at the location where Storm Girl fell.
At this critical moment, a sonic boom suddenly sounded, followed by rays shot from high altitude accurately into the Chitauri array. The precise firepower support shattered the wolf-like aliens and covered Psylocke's successful breakthrough while carrying the injured Storm.
The K-men looked up and saw a strange-looking black fighter plane roaring towards them. In the fire compartment under the belly of the plane, a short-haired man was operating the rapid-fire cannon to suppress the attack. The rear compartment opened with the roar of a motorcycle, and a black heavy motorcycle rushed out from the back of the plane and did a cool speed drop at low altitude.
A yellow-haired swordsman with cool hair was driving a powerful motorcycle and using a golden shuttle-shaped spaceship to slow down in the air. When the hood of the black motorcycle popped open, he grabbed the black sword of destruction and rolled down to smash the enemy plane in the air. He then smashed into the position of the interstellar locusts with the help of fire. The storm of slaughter brought about by the sword of destruction in his hand made him look like a martial god.
The proficiency of this martial arts and the strength of his swordsmanship are truly astonishing.
Psylocke, who had finally rescued her companions, was still curious about where these guys came from?
But then four green humanoid turtles were seen cheering and falling from the sky to the ground. They each held a weapon and started fighting as soon as they landed. While beating up the Chitauri, they also shot flares into the sky and guided the direction of more companions who jumped out of the cabin.
"Hey, mutants, we're here to help."
The turtle with the red eye mask used his enchanted thick tortoise shell to block the energy bombardment from the Sovereign spacecraft in the air. He waved his hands and shouted to the commander he was protecting:
"We have a lot of people here. We have taken care of this defense area. You can retreat and rest."
"Who are you?"
Psylocke looked them up and down, but the Turtles ignored her.
After all, fighting is important. When the yellow-haired man who appeared first broke out on his heavy motorcycle carrying a big sword and riding it against the background of several golden shuttles exploding, Psylocke's question was answered.
"Lord Mason once said that he hoped to see us on the battlefield to seize the future. He said that the future belongs not only to him but also to all those who look to the light.
So here we are!”
Claude raised his hand and gestured a safety sign to Miss Ada Wong who was flying the modified Quinjet in the air, then turned to Psylocke who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath and said:
"It looks like we've arrived at the right time."
“There are too few people.”
Psylocke shook her head and said:
"It doesn't make much sense to just hold this position, and the other places are also..."
"Little? Look up! Ma'am."
Claude said softly while leaning on the Buster Sword. Commander Psylocke raised her head and then widened her eyes.
In the sky in front of her, apertures opened one after another, like dense halos spreading out under the clouds, and all kinds of strange-looking creatures rushed out of them in various vehicles.
At first there were only sporadic shouts, but like a spark that quickly spread across the prairie.
She saw roaring lizard monsters riding pterodactyls soaring into the sky, and below these dinosaur riders were Robocops wearing jet packs roaring and firing in the air.
The background was noisy with bullets and explosions flying everywhere, but it couldn't stop the black King Kong from airbornely landing on the vanguard landing ship of the Nova Corps and grabbing those small Venus spaceships and throwing them around like bricks.
There are also summoners who are eager to watch the fun and call on the Tyrannosaurus Rex to sweep across the chaotic ground. Killer puppets shaped by supernatural powers are jumping around on the battlefield with knives in their hands, reaping lives. And the guys dressed as medieval heavy-armored knights who are accompanying them are desperately throwing holy grenades that emit hymns.
In just a few seconds, at least ten thousand people jumped into the battlefields of Osborne Tower through the opened apertures in the sky. They did not have the symbols of the Star Society like Claude and the Ninja Turtle, but they were indeed very familiar with time travel.
"We are homeless wanderers, we are nomads in the dark sea of stars. We may have no names, but we are numerous and powerful."
The yellow-haired swordsman took a deep breath, took out a sword from his back and handed it to Psylocke, whose face was covered in black and gray. He said:
"We haven't been united for a long time , but at least today, when there is hope, the world will not fall! Can we continue?
The battle is not over yet."
"Of course! Our mission isn't over yet, and it's an honor to fight alongside you!"
The commander of K-Men took the sword and stood up. She looked back and saw that the heavy artillery that had been placed before had been assembled and were now searching for the enemy in the air and firing. After receiving strong support from the vagrants, several positions that had been forced to abandon and retreat due to lack of manpower had also started to counterattack forward.
But the surprises are not limited to the front battlefield.
As the command center of the Osborne Tower world, Osborne Tower Headquarters naturally received special attention from space invaders who tried to interfere with the fusion process.
Although the old Green Goblin's vigorous commands and shouts continued to echo in the communication channel, in fact, the city defense system of Osborne Tower had been completely destroyed.
The Kree Empire's Marines even rushed into the city under the leadership of their interstellar warriors and were attacking the defense line formed by the underground lizards led by Dr. Connor.
But the iconic building, Osborne Tower, had long been turned into a hedgehog under the management of the Green Goblin. It was not easy to knock it down head-on, so the Kree people planned to take a more direct approach.
They're going to blow up this headquarters!
Now the available manpower has basically been sent to guard the energy dump and various important facilities. Osborne Tower seems to be isolated and helpless. However, while the nomads have rushed into the planetary battlefield and brought surprises to both the enemy and us, there is also a low-key force in Osborne Tower who has entered here with the help of the plane channel opened by the wizard Shazam.
They were dressed very mysteriously, with each of them wearing a long hood to conceal their figures, and the ones who came running to greet them were the non-combatants, the Elric brothers.
"I thought you wouldn't come."
Edward Elric was carrying a small box and complained to the people in front of him:
"After all, I sent you so many messages before and you never replied. If I didn't have confidence in your abilities, I would have thought that you had died in some corner of the dark stars."
"Assisting the resistance forces of various worlds is not something that can be done in a big way. We have received your message, but we just don't plan to reply.
As for coming here today, it was not at your request.
But we didn't expect that Lord Shazam, who has given us so much help, would choose to mobilize the Ronin at this time. It seems that your leader has indeed made Lord Shazam determined. "
The man in the lead pulled back his hood , revealing a face that was no longer young, but his black hair was still as handsome as Edward remembered.
The man's eyes were calm but firm. He stared at Edward and said:
"So, Mr. Fullmetal Alchemist, our battlefield is outside this tower?"
"This is the command center. This is a place that cannot be lost."
Edward opened the box in his hand, revealing the weak magic stones placed inside. The number of them was so considerable that the people around him cheered.
"These Philosopher's Stones are to support your military equipment. For alchemists like us, they should be the most wonderful weapons."
"This evil thing..."
The blonde lady next to the black-haired man said with disgust:
"There are so many of them. It seems that your so-called justice is just..."
"No, Ms. Lisa, these are not the Philosopher . We used more advanced technology to make them."
Alphonse, who had replaced his armed prosthetic body, explained hastily.
Everyone was an alchemist, so this topic was easy to explain. After he revealed part of the formula for the weaker philosopher's stone, the doubts in the crowd quickly disappeared.
"Then the defense of this place is left to you."
Edward took out a map of Osborne Tower and handed it to the black-haired man in front of him. He handed him the Philosopher's Stone and said:
"This is the most important moment, the work we have done following Mason Cooper will bear fruit today, a work that will determine the future and cannot be interrupted.
Colonel Roy, in the name of our lost homeland... this tower, please!"
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Just as other members of the Star Society have been following Mason's progress, Lord Fate, who founded the Star Society, has also been admiring the work that Mason and his friends are doing.
Lao Mo sat on the Devil's Seat and impatiently threw the skull-shaped communication device into the magma at hand. The scolding from Lao A asking him to do something was drowned out by the gurgling hot bubbles.
The old devil watched with admiration the sparks blazing across the world of Osborne Tower, watching those wanderers who had survived the destruction of their hometowns thanks to the Star Society but were unwilling to work for him gather under the banner of Mason to fight against enemies who had nothing to do with them. Such a scene was truly inspiring.
It even moved the old devil to tears at one point... What the hell!
He's a qualified villain, okay?
He is super professional when it comes to being cold-blooded!
"What a touching sacrifice! I never get tired of watching this kind of drama of people coming together for a great goal and fighting against cruel fate.
Of course, that's assuming I'm not called 'Destiny'."
Mephisto picked up his skull cup with satisfaction and shook the scarlet wine in it. The light flickered in his squinted eyes, and he pinched it casually, and the illusion of a candle with a lit flame began to sway in his palm.
"Everyone in the Star Society, it's a good thing that you want to help your new leader, but I'm not dead yet! It seems necessary to teach you a lesson so that you will know who is your master.
After all, being away from duty during an attack is a serious crime, so I guess no one would object to me intervening with this excuse, right?"
