Chapter 154 37. I am a little candle burning and burning
"Mason, I found Jack! He's right up front."
On a scooter traveling at low altitude in an abandoned city, Barbara behind Mason looked at the signal positioning of the arm computer and said to Mason and Ertong:
"They're in the abandoned tall building out front, and Mary Jane and Peter Parker are there too."
"Wait!"
Ertong suddenly asked:
"When did you put locators on them?"
"Do you need to say more?"
Mason turned the handle of the car and accelerated towards the miserable ruins of the high-rise building ahead, and said casually:
"Of course when we first met them, the lack of spider sense made it possible for us to put a locator on Spider-Man. You have been following Batman for several years, why do you still ask such stupid questions? ”
"It's not just them."
Barbara reminded:
"Everyone we met along the way had locators placed on them, and most of them were placed by me myself.
This is a very effective detection method. For example, I can see now that Mayor Jameson left the shelter with a large group of people to help. ”
"Let them go back!"
Mason warned:
"They can't deal with the mutant zombies in this city. If they have to come out, they should go back to Mary Jane's office first. I left a box of zombie vaccines there.
Although I don’t know if we can deal with this more dangerous virus, it is better than doing nothing.
I'm going in!
Jason, brace yourself, it's a little too quiet in here. ”
"Ka"
Two barrels of bullets were loaded, and the scooter flew into the abandoned high-rise building in a cool and unrestrained manner along the broken windows, intending to launch a wave of magic soldiers from the sky. The muzzles of the guns in their hands were all pointed forward.
Then, the three members of Team K became numb on the spot.
Numb on both physical and magical levels.
A demon's debilitating magic was struck head-on on them.
In this abandoned hall, there were not only Mary Jane holding her daughter and the middle-aged Spider-Man standing beside them to protect them, but also Captain Jack Sparrow, who had been beaten and bruised and was sitting and smoking a cigarette.
And the demon knight Jason Blood who was sitting on the tattered sofa, with his back straight, a knight sword in his hand and cold eyes.
Okay.
This is when the little mice ran into the old cat's paws.
It was definitely too late to run at this distance. The Demon Knight's oppressive aura was already pressing on the three of them.
Just like being locked by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, as long as the three Masons made the slightest movement, the knight's sword filled with cold light would definitely strike somewhere on their bodies.
"Mason Cooper!"
The Demon Knight sitting on the abandoned sofa didn't waste time, let alone play any hard-to-get tricks.
He said directly:
"Come here! I need to talk to you."
"Let me confirm first."
Mason moved his numb fingers, twisted the key of the scooter to turn it off, and used his eyes to signal Ergong and Barbara to put down their weapons and not to panic.
The fact that the dangerous guy in front of him didn't attack immediately meant that things were about to turn around.
He said to the Demon Knight:
"You're not going to beat us up now and ask us to take you back and then put us on trial by the Justice League, are you?"
"It's hard to say."
The demon knight said coldly:
"It depends on how much information you choose to hide when you talk to me next. If you are honest enough and my questions can be answered, maybe there is a second way between us.
You worked so hard to bring me here, don't you just want me to see with my own eyes the scene of the doomsday? I can probably guess what you want to express.
So I'll tell you, Mason Cooper, things are a little bit better.
But it doesn't depend on me. ”
"Boom"
Just as Brad finished speaking, the whole city shook violently again.
This time it was even more exaggerated. When Mason looked back, he could already see several tall buildings on the edge of the city collapsing amidst Mary Jane's exclamations.
The little girl in her arms screamed in fear, and Spider-Man reached out and hugged the two girls in his arms.
He looked at the distant place where smoke and dust were scattered, and the seriousness in his eyes became darker and darker.
The earthquakes intensified.
There is less and less time left for them to act.
"Mason!"
Peter shouted:
"Hurry up and get your business done, and then we'll set off immediately! We can't wait any longer."
"Yeah."
Mason nodded, and after the earthquake subsided, he made a "please" gesture to Jason Blood and prepared to go to the next room to talk with him.
But when the Demon Knight stood up, he waved his hand to expose the two guys who had been restrained in the darkness to everyone.
Those were the Rhinoceros and the Scorpion Man. The two guys were sitting in the twisted steel like idiots, smiling like fools at a group of people and still drooling.
"I have interrogated them. The action of extracting thoughts may be a bit rough but the effect is very good."
The Demon Knight said expressionlessly:
"Their mission is to cooperate with a guy named 'Vulture' to find you in the city and kill you. To be precise, kill you, Mason Cooper.
It seems your peers hate you more than we care about you. ”
"I work in an organization full of big bad guys, and all I can say is that it doesn't surprise me."
Mason snorted and said:
"But this is a good thing. It means that I won't feel the slightest guilt when I chop off Sandstorm's head. After all, everyone saw that it was his first move."
Rhino Man and Scorpion were not killed.
Although they kidnapped Little Mae Parker, they did not harm her but instead protected her from the zombie attack.
Although not out of good intentions.
But this act of protection itself earned them a chance to survive the Demon Knight's sword.
But the armor on their bodies had been damaged beyond appearance, covered with scorch marks from flames and miserable sword marks. When these two unlucky guys were thrown out, they looked like they were lying on garbage.
When he saw the two engineering combat uniforms, Mason's eyes lit up and he gestured to Barbara.
Batgirl understood immediately.
Although the contact time was not long, Barbara already had a certain understanding of Mason's peculiar "collecting habit", and he fell in love with these two armors.
Although it doesn't look very advanced, it's still great for the servants to use.
While Mason was talking to the Demon Knight, Barbara was collecting and disposing of the armor, and the middle-aged Spider-Man was saying goodbye to his wife and daughter, Ergu also walked up to the bruised and swollen Captain Jack and said to him:
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"Jack, you don't have to follow us to attack the tower. You have a new mission."
"Huh? Can I say this is good news?"
Captain Jack, who had a hairy head and was saved from being fucked by the devil because he gave in in time, twitched his mouth and said:
"Why would Mason, who uses people as livestock, be so kind? Tell me, why do you want the great Captain Jack Sparrow to help you?"
"You are one of 'us' too."
Ertun snorted, sat next to Jack, took out his own gun, disassembled it for maintenance, and said:
"You need to go back to the shelter.
Go negotiate with the underground people in the name of Team K. Dr. Connors will assist you.
While we're at war with the Six-Headed Snake Team, you have to find a way to sneak those big lizards into the city from the underground sewers and cause chaos.
There are a lot of minions over there.
It's your job to delay them and cause chaos, and Mason asked me to give this to you. ”
Ergong took out an exquisite sculpture of a black three-headed hell dog from his pocket and handed it to Captain Jack, and whispered:
"Leave it to you to defend yourself. The activation word is 'Maomao, come and help me'. Zha Kang put a spell on it. It will not attack the person holding the statue, but you'd better be careful.
Try not to use it if you can. ”
"Well, I'm good at inciting and negotiating!"
Captain Jack felt a little more relaxed when he heard about his new job. He took the statue of the zombie three-headed dog and put it in his arms, then glanced back at Mary Jane who was arguing with Spider-Man.
He rubbed his chin and said:
"I think I can bring in more than one support army. Hey, just wait and see, the omnipotent Captain Jack will give you a surprise!"
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In the room next to the abandoned hall, when Mason walked in, he pricked up his ears and could hear Mary Jane shouting at the silent Peter Parker, scolding him for going to die!
Although the words were rude, the care and worry were palpable.
This made Mason lament that no matter what world line or background, the relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane will always be so complicated and disconnected.
Alas, another fairy love that makes people feel like eating a ton of lemons
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
He withdrew his attention from the pair of infatuated men and resentful women, and looked at the demon knight Jason Blood in front of him.
The latter had already retracted his knight's sword decorated with demon heads, and was standing by the broken window looking at the dead and ominous city in front of him.
It's like standing on the corpse of a decaying beast and imagining what it looked like when it was still alive. The act itself is sad enough.
"The question isn't what I want to talk about, Mason."
Faced with Mason's inquiry, Brad said without looking back:
"The question is what do you want to tell me?
You brought me into this world, you showed me the real apocalypse, you tried to show me that even within your organization there were different... 'factions'?
Or called different thinking.
You are obviously hostile to your counterparts in this world, they want to kill you, and your purpose here is probably not that peaceful. ”
The Demon Knight paused.
He said:
"Are you going to show me another possibility about your identities?"
"It's not a show, it's an explanation."
Mason leaned against a broken cabinet and said:
"The last time the Justice League was able to thwart the Star Council's actions in our world was because of Constantine's warning. You might as well guess who took the risk to get the information from the invaders?
I know very well that in the face of the survival of a world, no matter how confusing words are, it is meaningless, so I use actions to prove my thoughts.
And you have seen with your own eyes my sincerity.
Put it this way, Jason Blood. ”
The young man rubbed his forehead and said:
"I am an 'undercover' sent by you. Although you did not do this, it is the fact. Team K is lurking in the Star Club to observe their every move and provide you with timely feedback. Our last cooperation was very successful.
We can continue to replicate this success.
The premise is that you have to keep it secret for us.
Once too many people know something, it can no longer be considered a secret. What’s more, the stars probably have ‘eyes’ in our world.
I can only invite you here in this way.
Zha Kang told me you can be trusted"
"He wouldn't say that. Constantine wants me to die. After all, I am also one of his 'creditors'."
The Demon Knight showed a sinister smile and said:
"But I roughly understand what you mean, Mason Cooper. Let me ask you, did Batman send you to lurk in this organization called the 'Star Club'?"
"No, no one asked me to do this, and I didn't even want to do it myself."
Mason answered truthfully:
"This was all just an accident, but I now suspect, like you, that Batman has actually guessed the true identity of Team K. The reason why he didn't make it clear is that he probably wanted to wait until the right time.
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If I'm not mistaken, he's also preventing you from revealing our identities, right? ”
"You really know him well, just like he trusts you."
The Demon Knight shook his head and no longer struggled with this issue. He looked at the city full of zombies and death in front of him. After being silent for several seconds, he spoke:
"If your interception failed last time, would what happened here happen again in our world?"
"High probability!"
Mason walked to the window and stood with the Demon Knight, and said with a serious expression:
"Once upon a time, I thought that our world was very powerful compared to those weaker worlds, and it was strong enough to protect itself in the face of such 'pollution'.
But it turned out that I was still too young.
Look at this city before you, Jason Blood.
The superheroes this world once had were no less powerful than the Justice League, and even after their failure, this half-dead world will still become a ruin where the stars will recruit warriors.
Mere strength cannot resist them.
As the old saying goes, a dynasty defeated by its enemies may rise again, but a world that collapses from within will never be buried.
Conspiracy, seduction, provocation, they have too many weapons at their disposal.
They don’t even have to ask!
As long as the cruel reality we have seen is placed in front of us, there will naturally be people with weak minds who will give up resistance on the grounds of "protecting the weak and continuing existence". ”
Mason looked at the Demon Knight beside him and said:
"I think we should learn some lessons from the stories of this world, and I hope these lessons will be relayed not in my name but in your voice to those who trust you.
That's probably the best we can get from our conversation today.
Of course, getting you to give up hunting us is also part of this outcome. ”
"Then I still have a lot to see."
Jason Blood shook his head and said:
"I need to go on a journey in this world and use my eyes to record the lessons and experiences this world wants to teach us.
Call it a truce, Mason Cooper.
I will not put any more pressure on you until you have done what you must do, but when I decide to return to our world, you must return with me to face those who sent me.
Those who can determine the future of our world.
Those who stand with Batman and the Justice League! ”
"I accept."
Mason took a step back.
He thanked the powerful demon knight for his sanity, but then he pulled back his sleeve to reveal the tattoo on his arm, reminding:
"But if you want to go through that door again, this is the price! You have to be one of them, and you have to be one of us."
"Let me see it."
The Demon Knight leaned down and stared at Mason's arm. He did not use magic to detect it like Zha Kang, but his eyes from hell could tell many things.
His brows furrowed tightly, and after a few seconds, he said:
"It seems that the price of 'going home' is high. I'd better retain this power for the time being. I will write a letter that cannot be forged and give it to you for you to take back for me."
"Does a being as powerful as you fear this curse?"
Mason asked with a raised brow.
The Demon Knight looked up at him and said:
"Aren't you afraid?
That just means you haven't really realized how much trouble you've gotten yourself into. Let me explain to you this thing in my eyes in simpler and easier to understand words
Rather than letting you keep it, maybe it would be an easier ending for you to be stabbed to death by my sword now.
You and your team have become candles, Mason. ”
"Candle?"
Mason asked.
The Demon Knight nodded and explained softly:
"This is a popular saying in hell, which means to burn yourself and illuminate others.
Those powerful demons or demons will look for many candles in the world to bind their existence to their own.
Each candle that is lit means that it becomes stronger, and it will never die or fail until the last candle is extinguished.
You are just one candle among millions.
And if you want to get back the souls of yourself and your friends, you will eventually have to fight that horrible thing. ”
After saying that, the Demon Knight looked at Mason seriously and said:
"You have embarked on a road of resistance that cannot be turned back. I wish you good luck.
As for me, I thought about it. Compared with that curse, maybe staying in this other world for a long time would be easier for my already troubled life.
I don’t like our ‘hometown’ much anyway. "(End of Chapter)