Volume 9: Fate of Destiny Chapter 3: After all, it is a piece of flesh that fell from your body. You should be nice to it.
"Captain, the K-Force commander reports to you!"
K-Men's commander Psylocke and lieutenant Storm rushed over immediately after receiving the emergency assembly order. The two must have been lifting weights just now, and their bodies were full of sweat and full of energy after exercise.
They stopped in front of Mason and gave a crisp first-sequence military salute, standing straight like elite soldiers, looking forward, waiting for orders.
This was probably the aftereffect of receiving military training, but it was more in line with Mason's understanding of elite soldiers.
After several battles, these rookie clones have lost their immaturity. Although they are still no match for forces like the Justice League, they are no longer weak.
"Gather the strongest of your compatriots and follow me tonight."
Mason gave the two men orders in front of the biological laboratory. He said:
"The target is a Weapon X project base of the Conqueror First Order. Your mission is to assist in capturing it and implement the Utopia's 'Cradle' plan.
You have all participated in the rescue of civilians in Utopia, and you should know what the Cradle Project means to clones."
Both of them brightened up.
They didn't know much about the project, but Mason had mentioned casually that part of the Cradle Project was related to the obedience program of the Weapon X Project clones.
Judging from Lord Mason's style of doing things, it is not difficult to judge that perhaps the obedience program that has tortured the clones for seventeen years will become history forever tonight.
The clones created as tools are finally going to get true freedom.
"We will do our best, Captain! We will not let you down."
Psylocke replied with full energy. Mason nodded, checked the time with them and turned to leave. He still had a project related to the First Sequence of Conquerors to do.
The two commanders stayed where they were. There was no need for much communication through words. They both saw the joy and excitement in each other's eyes.
Since its establishment, the K-Men have been different from other mutant organizations. In theory, they are Mason's private army.
The Captain told them at the beginning that the K-Men would become the leaders of the clones, just like the X-Men to mutants. This gave Psylocke and Storm a wonderful sense of mission.
That is the emotion of expecting to help others just as they helped themselves after being rescued from the fire pit. In simple terms, although their group has reached the shore, they cannot forget the thousands and thousands of clone compatriots who are still suffering.
They personally participated in the fusion project hosted by Mason and witnessed the birth of the new world with their own eyes. This has made the K-Men now become Mason's "fanatic believers". They stubbornly believe that only a soul like Mason who can be called a "saint" in all aspects can save this dark and corrupt era.
And now, K-Men's helping hand will fall on his compatriots.
This was undoubtedly a memorable day for the clones, but the two were no longer the rookies they once were. After Mason did not mobilize other forces but only named the K-Men, they also realized the danger of tonight's action.
This will be the first confrontation between the K-Men and the First Sequence of Conquerors, and casualties are inevitable.
"Assemble all captains!"
Psylocke took a deep breath and said to her adjutant:
“We need to unify our thoughts before we set out again. I have decided to leave a suicide note before tonight’s action. I will either bring hope to our people or die on the battlefield as a pioneer.
Just like what the pioneers of Utopia did who dedicated everything for the future of their people, we want to prove that clones are not lacking in courage, and are not inferior to the originals.
Only blood can prove it! Ours and the enemy's."
"It's not your turn to die."
The Storm Lady Lieutenant curled her lips and said:
"You are the commander. By the time you die in battle, we will all be dead. And did you really listen to the orders? The captain said our mission is to 'assist.'
The main attackers tonight may be the mutant Primarchs who escaped from Utopia. They want the Cradle Project to succeed more than we do."
“ It doesn’t matter !”
Psylocke snorted, shook the braids she had braided a few days ago, and said:
"They have their ideas, we have our duties, there is no conflict. Utopia is gone, Ororo, the era of hatred between the Primarchs and the clones is over.
Lord Mason obviously hopes that there will no longer be a distinction between Originals and clones.
He’s not a hateful person.”
"It's easier said than done."
Storm Girl shook her head and said softly:
"Rescuing hatred is not something that can be done overnight."
"But he wants to see it!"
Psylocke emphasized:
"So we have to do it! No reasons, no excuses!"
“I believe that.”
Storm shrugged, patted her sister on the shoulder, and said:
"I absolutely believe that this problem will be solved in the hands of Master Mason. Let's go and call the captains to a meeting. We must win the battle tonight!"
…
"I'm already waiting at the agreed location. There are still thirty minutes until the meeting time."
Madam Elizabeth's voice rang in Mason's ears through the communication relay. She said with a hint of expectation and trepidation:
"I don't know what will become of Turner? Will he still remember me?"
"They are ghost creatures. The biological transformation of the cleaners has no effect on them, but I suspect those guys may use something like a spell to control him."
Mason reminded:
"So your safety still comes first. If the situation gets bad, call for hyperspace teleportation. The last time we contacted Turner during the World War, we informed him of everything we needed. You can withdraw now that you have the intelligence."
"But you also said he could be controlled."
Elizabeth was a little worried. She whispered:
“If the enemy takes advantage of this, if they set a vicious trap for us, I can’t let anything happen to you, Mason. You’ve become a savior-like figure.
For your safety, maybe I should give up this meeting."
"I will take care of my own safety, Lady Elizabeth. You and your husband have been separated for a long time, and he must miss you."
Mason quipped:
"Just because of my reason, you missed this opportunity. I am afraid that I will be stunned by the black fighter of the Black.
Don't worry, we will identify the authenticity of the intelligence. Turner and his pirate group are also our important spies in the Cleaner Corps. You must maintain this route. This is also for our common cause.
Okay, that's all. Let me know when you have any news."
He hung up the communication, then looked at the time-stopping capsule that was being ejected from the prison cell. It was one of the "trophies" brought back from the Utopia world.
Inside lies the Iron Queen Gollum.
This unlucky girl had her chest pierced by an alien and should have been dead, but she survived by relying on the symbiote suit and her own strong vitality.
The situation was critical and Mason had no time to treat her or give her treatment, so he could only freeze time and let her stay at the moment when she was seriously injured and dying.
To be honest, if Mason hadn't received the news about the First Sequence from Hope, he would have almost forgotten about this guy.
"This is a serious injury."
The hat that was put aside formed a vague face, and said to Mason:
"This is the first time I've seen a case where the entire chest is hollowed out. Her heart is broken. Can it be saved?"
"The physiological structure of the Iron Warriors is different from that of humans. They can still hold on even with a damaged heart. The Queen's physique is particularly strong. As long as she is treated properly, there will be no problem."
Mason picked up the first aid kit and flexed his fingers, then he began to get busy the moment the time stasis chamber was opened.
First, put on a breathing mask for Gollum to inhale the healing gas, then inject nano-repair particles into the damaged heart, and finally identify and treat the internal organs of the chest torn open by the alien.
The necrotic organs were removed and their functions were temporarily replaced by Isu biological bionic organs. Next to the captain was a rapid cloning device from the Shinto world that could clone usable biological organs in a short period of time.
This is a very expensive therapeutic device, and Barbara's bionic eye was replicated using it.
While Mason was busy saving people and accumulating first aid knowledge for the Predator, Old Hat was still chattering beside him. He said in a very old-fashioned way:
"So, are you planning to use this Iron Queen as bait to capture the Red Queen Madeline? The previous confrontation in Utopia has proven that the relationship between the two of them is indeed unusual.
Madeleine's hateful declaration as she left also means that her business with you is not over yet."
"I do have that thought."
Mason did not deny it, he said:
"But whether Gollum can save her best friend is not up to me. Madeline has already begun to transform into the Dark Phoenix. From what I know, it is basically a hopeless situation."
"You're worried about her."
The hat paused and said:
"Are you worried that she might get mixed up with the dangerous Doom? And be used against you by the cunning God?"
"She is a sword in the hands of the council. She thinks she has autonomy, but in reality she has no say on who is hit. She has serious character problems.
This is a fatal weakness and she has no intention of covering it up, which means she is destined to become the best and most deadly tool."
Mason responded:
“Madeline’s previous intention was very clear, which was to take revenge on Utopia, which had hurt her, and lead the clones to victory over the mutant primarchs.
But now that Utopia is gone, I am about to release the clones from the Council forever.
The two goals that supported her progress have disappeared. Coupled with the chaotic temptation of the Phoenix force, I will not be surprised at what stupid things she does in the future.
However, Madeline's life was a tragedy. She was almost never treated kindly by others. I admit that I was affected by the images that Professor Supreme showed me before he died.
If I can, I would like to help her too.
Not because she called me brother.
It's just that if I can help so many worlds, maybe I can help just one more helpless person living in darkness.
She needed help, and I had the ability to help her.
Hats, I will retire after this battle with them, and I don't want to leave any regrets on my brilliant resume so far."
"You don't have to explain this to me."
The hat showed a very humanistic pouting gesture and said:
"I know what kind of person you are. I am not surprised at your decision. Gollum is about to wake up, and judging from her previous experiences, her attitude towards you may not be too 'friendly'."
As soon as the hat finished speaking, a clenched iron fist of the Queen came towards Mason's face.
Even though he had just woken up, this punch was quite brave.
Unfortunately, the captain didn't even try to dodge. At the moment when Guru was punching, he stretched out his finger and flicked the uniquely shaped iron heart in her chest that had not yet been sewn up.
This made all of Gollum's strength dissipate, and the square mouth on his face let out a painful and humiliating roar.
This elite hunter queen has already understood the current situation. Her life is in Mason's hands. She is no longer able to resist. Fate has thrown her into the valley of life.
She became a captive!
This is a very scary word in the culture of the Predator, and it is even ten thousand times worse than the situation described by death. After understanding this, the last light in Gollum's eyes disappeared.
It seemed as if her soul had left her body, causing her to lose all her glory, leaving only a shell that had lost all its glory and dignity but was still barely alive.
If this were put in a comic, it would have to be drawn in gray shadows to express her desperate mood at the moment.
But Lord Mason always has a way to pull these guys who have lost the will to live back to the world. He did not encourage the Iron-Blooded Queen to be brave. Instead, he activated another small time stasis capsule in the cage area in front of him.
The latter was ejected into the form of a biological containment tank. Mason took it in his hand and shook it in front of the Iron-Blooded Queen, who had lost her luster.
It's like a cat toy.
All of a sudden, Gulu's eyes were focused again, and he let out a roar mixed with shame and anger and began to struggle again.
This makes people wonder, what on earth can transcend the emotions of humans and Iron-blooded Warriors, causing her who has lost the will to live to burst into such strong emotions?
But the answer is actually not difficult to guess.
"Does this thing look familiar?"
Mason tossed the thing in his hand up and down in front of the Iron-Blooded Queen with a strange smile. In the completely frozen time ball, a thing that looked like a black serpentine, but covered with a biological exoskeleton and had strange claws, was curled up in the sphere, just like an embryo growing in the womb.
It was actually an alien larva that had just broken out of the chest.
Judging from the claw marks and burn scars left on this guy's body, this was the unlucky alien that had almost been eaten as a snack by Fox after breaking out of Gollum's chest.
Although it was tortured badly by the wild phoenix, this alien larva was no ordinary one.
It is not only a forbidden object in the legend of the Predator, but also an Iron-Blooded Alien bred from the body of the Predator, and even more so an Iron-Blooded Queen Alien born from the genes of the Queen.
For the Predator, the mystery of this thing is basically equivalent to the creator in the creation myth, and it is generally considered to be something that is impossible to exist.
"It was originally the egg of the Alien Queen, and then it devoured the genes of the Iron-Blooded Queen to grow up, and was 'hatched' by Queen Gollum herself. I don't need to say more about how legendary this is."
Mason placed the biological jar in his hand in front of his eyes, as if he was looking at some kind of miracle.
He stared at the ugly and hideous insect and sighed:
“It was able to survive the burning of the Phoenix Fire right after it was born. Its vitality is far stronger than other carbon-based creatures. I have enough reason to believe that once it is given enough nutrients to grow, it will definitely become a miracle beast among these dark stars.
Perhaps it will continue to hunt and destroy countless civilizations, perhaps it will establish its own alien tribe, or perhaps it will follow ancient hatred and embark on a hunting journey.
Finally, it used the super talents given to it by its two 'mothers' to slaughter all the warriors of the Iron Blood Empire who had just lost their leader, in order to stab the blade of revenge against the alien hunters who enslaved them. "
Mason looked down at the Queen Gollum who was yelling and struggling madly. He stared into her sharp and burning eyes and said:
"How about we do an experiment? I'll send it to a marginal empire within the borders of your Iron Blood Empire and see what happens?
Well, are you acting scared?
Are you afraid that your experience will be known to your people and you will lose face? Or are you afraid that the horror you have bred will destroy the empire you have been trying so hard to maintain, even at the cost of cooperating with darkness to expand?
Or is it both?
Don't play dumb, Gollum!
I know you understand our language, and there is something I need to talk to you about, regarding your best friend and my sister, Madeline Prior."
The captain placed the biological containment tank in his hand into Gulu's claws.
He patted the shell of the creature, stopping Gulu from reaching in with his claws to crush the alien larva to death, and said to Gulu, who was staring at him intently:
"Here's a piece of advice for you. After all, it's a piece of your flesh. Don't rush to kill it. Can't you tame the Queen Alien? Why don't you try this again?
Considering that the challenges you will face next will require strong individual strength as support, I think it is better for you to give it a try.
Maybe this strange hybrid creature, which has been full of legendary signs since its birth, will bring you a real surprise?"
