Chapter 168 51. But is it all worth it? (Manual dog head)
In the room above the main control room of Osborne Tower, old Norman Osborne was standing in front of the wall covered with surveillance cameras like a peeping tom.
This guy who had been very weak in the communication to Er Tong just now crossed his arms in anger. What was reflected on the screen in front of him was Er Tong cutting off the white ghost's head and imitating There is a bloody scene where the Master is pinned to the ground and torn apart by the crazy tarantula Peter.
On the ground behind the Green Goblin lay two corpses bleeding from their orifices.
Those were the two liquidator commanders he killed. They were guys responsible for the cross-world communication and liaison system. Killing them could effectively prevent what happened here from being discovered by the liquidator headquarters.
Although I don't know how true the old Green Goblin's previous words are, judging from his arrangement, it doesn't seem like this guy was lying when he said he wanted to resist the Association of Stars and the Cleaners.
Judging from his relaxed posture, it was not that something went wrong here that caused the three commanders to escape. It was more like they were let out deliberately by Old Norman.
"The White Ghost is dead, Taskmaster has been cut into pieces, and now only Assault Commander Crossbones is still active, and that guy is trying to regroup and launch a counterattack.
However, the demon crawling out of hell has treated these mad dogs as snacks.
It's really hard for these young people to persuade Connors. I personally went to see that stubborn guy three times but couldn't finish a complete conversation with him. ”
The Green Goblin snapped his fingers and let the wall monitor in front of him display the full view of Osborne Tower.
He looked with admiration at the group of lizardmen charging forward in the heavy rain and fire at night. Finally, his eyes finally fell on Mason who was driving the Anti-Superman suit and smashed through the wall and headed towards Barbara Gordon's location. ·Cooper.
The old fox stared at the figure of Team K captain on the screen, and he whispered:
"This guy has some skills. No wonder he was sent to execute the Sand People. We lost the Six-Headed Snake Team. This is a heartbreaking loss. It takes more than just time to train a B-level team.
But it's also a good thing that we can get stronger support from this.
Otto, I know you're eavesdropping.
Let’s talk about it.
Tell me what you think. ”
"I think you should curb your bad habits. Did you fail to control the 'Green Goblin' and let it escape again?"
Doctor Octopus's complaining voice sounded in Norman Osborn's office through the remotely hacked speaker. He said:
"You are fully capable of taking care of those five guys here. Everything is obviously going in a good direction, but you still insist on causing so many troubles."
"No, it's necessary."
Old Norman rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes and said:
"For what we have been doing, I have to make sure that everything is reliable. I am satisfied that Team K has the determination to resist and is not afraid of the threat of the Liquidators, but they cannot be weak.
The weak will not get far in the Club of Stars.
Don't worry, I'll make it up to them, that Mason seems like an organized guy.
It's you, Otto.
I invited you to join the plan three years ago, but you not only refused but also ran away secretly, which shows that you had no confidence in our ideas at that time. What about now?
Why are you taking the initiative to help Team K now? Do you really see any ‘justice’ or ‘conscience’ in this Mason? ”
"I was forced out by you, Norman!"
Dr. Otto said bitterly:
"I'm hiding well underground, but your broken machine is going to bury me, and I just entered your database, and I found that you are using gravity to make some dangerous weapons.
So I guess, even without the unexpected factor of Team K, you would still find a way to launch a siege against the Liquidators, right? Is your plan not going well?
It seems like your Trail Blazers teams haven't contacted you for a long time? Or maybe you upgraded the communication system so that I can no longer monitor your conversations? ”
Faced with this problem, the old Green Goblin spoke with a hint of sadness after several seconds:
"Hate alone cannot unite the survivors, Otto, especially when our enemy is a behemoth that spans countless worlds and grows every day.
Everyone is afraid, especially after experiencing the apocalypse.
That's instinct.
Fear is followed by retreat. The firm vows that were made at the beginning are losing their courage in the face of the cold reality.
I admit, our little organization is about to fall apart. The Six-Headed Snake Team is the only team I can still fully control, but they are also buried by Mason.
That's why we need Mason and the forces behind him.
With their help, I can bring back those "wanderers" who want to forget the past. They may want to start a new life, and I also hope to bless them.
But that must be after we have the power to choose. ”
"I advise you to be more honest."
Doctor Octopus reminds:
"If Mason is indeed the last hope to save all your plans, then you should tell him the truth. I don't think this young man will give up on you just because you don't have any cards in your hand now.
Otherwise he wouldn't have risked execution here to fight against the Liquidators with us.
Mason and his team members did not choose to help us because of the exchange of interests you mentioned. Before you came forward, he had already made his own arrangements for our miserable world.
The factors related to you only accelerated his decision.
I can be sure of this. ”
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"Boom"
The kinetic shotgun in Barbara Gordon's hand fired in the small Beehive Apartment. The deafening sound almost deafened people's ears. A group of liquidator biochemical soldiers who rushed into the room were hit by flying fragmented warheads. It flew up in the air and hit the opposite wall when it landed, completing a "horror decoration".
However, a powerful weapon alone is not enough to protect Batgirl at this time.
Especially when Barbara's microcomputer is still controlling the city defense weapons, she must allocate part of her attention to providing fire support for the underground people and shelter soldiers who are fighting fiercely in the city.
"Get away!"
Batgirl threw two explosive batarangs toward the door in the smoke-filled room, blowing away several cleaners who tried to rush into the room again.
Then she heard a roar like a wild animal.
The liquidators who parachuted down from the upper floor were injected with cannon fodder-enhancing chemicals, and each one of them jumped in through the window with their muscles tensed and their eyes red.
What greeted these frantic beasts were the black muzzles of their guns.
Barbara emptied the four bullets in the gun chamber in one go, blasting those guys apart along with half the wall. While loading the weapon, she sent the tactical nuclear bombs from the Osborne Tower arsenal into launch. program.
Reinforcements from the Cleaners can no longer be allowed to enter the Osborne Tower. Casualties from all over are increasing rapidly. If the enemy comes again, the underground people will collapse.
Those lizardmen just looked wild and wild, but before they changed, they were all ordinary people.
"The launch program is about to start! Jane! Clear everyone near the arsenal silo! It's about to open."
Barbara warned Mary Jane who was fighting in Area A. Just as she was inputting the launch command, a tall figure drove a black armor through the bright night where explosions were constantly happening.
The guy smashed the remaining half of the wall with his head, landed behind Barbara with the bricks flying, drew his gun, and shot. Batgirl's bulletproof suit saved her life, but the impact of the bullet made her fall. On the ground, the attacker rushed up and beat him with three punches and two kicks, causing him to retreat in panic.
The batarang thrown by Barbara was dodged by the latter, and he opened the fighting stick and beat the opponent with the weapon wrapped with high-voltage electricity.
But the latter completely ignored the tickling attack and stepped forward, grabbing the bat girl's neck and lifting her into the air.
Barbara, who was struggling, kicked the guy's helmet with her legs and tore open the outer hood. Only then did she discover that underneath the hood was a full-coverage black streamlined armor, with a cross of gray-black bones painted on the heart of the armor. .
There was a trace of ruthlessness and coldness under the mechanical mask shaped like an evil ghost.
A black plasma shoulder cannon popped out from the shoulder of the black armor, and a red triangular aiming symbol landed on Barbara's forehead.
"Your rebellion is quite interesting. The Stars are indeed a bunch of untrustworthy bastards."
A hoarse voice came from under the black battle helmet, and the commander said in a disdainful tone:
"After this incident is reported, maybe we can completely get rid of you disloyal hounds who deserve to rot in the mud, dogs that even dare to bite their owners!
What use do you need? ”
"You behind you!"
Barbara, who was about to expire, rolled her eyes and said something while struggling.
"Do you think I'll be fooled like this? Do you think I'm a street gangster?"
Crossbones sneered and said:
"Now, remember your loved ones and die."
"Dang"
The black steel fingers tapped on the cross-bone shoulder armor. If you don't consider the brutal sparks when the other hand armor tore open the plasma shoulder cannon, this scene actually looked like a joke between good friends.
This made the liquidator assault commander's face change drastically.
He threw Barbara high into the air and let her fall to her death. He turned around and controlled the arm of his light Mark armor to activate the heavy cannon and fire three shots behind him.
"Dang Dang Dang"
Three dazzling plasma sparks bounced off the thick chest outer armor of the Anti-Superman suit, tearing cracks out of the outer armor. However, Mason, who was unscathed in the cockpit, moved his body and said:
"The 'Ghost' action mode test passed. John, the hidden inscription you helped carve worked well, thank you."
"You're welcome!"
Zha Kang's voice sounded from outside the broken wall nearby.
Amidst the whistling sound of flying wings flapping the air, the ferocious zombie flying dragon Noble carried the black magician and Barbara Gordon, who was lying on it, rubbing her neck and coughing, and floated to the broken wall.
Batgirl glared at Crossbones fiercely, and the microcomputer that raised her arm entered the launch command.
The next second, amidst the roaring sound of rocket ignition, a silver-gray missile roared into the night sky from the launch silo in Area A.
"Ah!"
Crossbones saw this scene and knew he was doomed.
But this villain doesn't intend to be captured without hesitation. His opponent has power armor as well. The one he has is an improved version of the war machine's power armor. It is equipped with a standard Ark reactor and is still capable of fighting.
"The last item, overload mode detection."
Facing the opponent's stubborn resistance, Mason decisively put his armor into overload.
The tritium energy device on the chest of the armor was glowing with purple light, operating at 200% violent energy output, which made Mason feel that every time the armor was hit with a heavy punch, it would clang and almost fall apart.
The two power armors then collided together, fighting each other amidst the harsh metal collision.
Zha Kang sent an "assist" in time. His zombie flying dragon sprayed out scorching dragon breath forward, igniting the ruined room and causing the two big guys to roll and hit the ground covered by the heavy rain.
Seeing that he might be beaten, Crossbones immediately activated his thrusters as he fell, broke away from the contact with a more flexible attitude than Mason, and flew in the opposite direction in an attempt to distance himself, but the hellfire suddenly spurted out from below and caught him. Burning.
Etrigen, who was enjoying the slaughter, did not want to be disturbed.
The outside of Crossbones' power armor was melted almost instantly. He howled out of the flames and was dragged back by the claws shot from below. Then Mason rode up and pressed the guy like a woman fighting, an overloaded anti-Superman. The armor punched left and right with a force that would make Superman scream in pain if he was hit.
Fourteen or five times later, with a sound of shattering metal, Mason tore open Crossbones' armor, clasped the energy core hidden under his chest in his hand, and raised it with one hand.
The twisted metal covered the villain who wanted to escape and was thrown into the sky, where he was swallowed by the zombie dragon above him with its mouth open.
"Oh yeah!"
The moment Crossbones was killed, the Sorting Hat placed on Mason's head inside the armor let out an obscene whistle and uncontrollable cheers.
Although its world did not end because of these guys in front of it, being able to see these bastards die tragically is definitely something that makes people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts to Mr. Hat.
Mason flipped open the armor's helmet and looked at the "baby" tightly clasped in the five fingers of the armor with a satisfied smile.
He took the thing in his hand, climbed up from the exhausted anti-Superman armor, sat on the shoulders of the black power armor, and then saw a mushroom cloud lighting up outside the sea.
That meant the Cleaners' main base in this world was wiped out. With this scene of dazzling fire, a majestic symphony of the Valkyrie's Ride was sung by the Sorting Hat in Mason's mind.
The young man sighed and asked:
"Feeling good?"
"Well, to use a popular Muggle saying, it's so cool."
Mr. Hat did not hide his mood at this time.
Mason said quietly:
"You're welcome. Just feel free to settle down. Let us Muggle servants clean up the rest of the mess."
"Cool, not only have we betrayed the Society of Stars now, but we are also locked in a fight to the death with the more dangerous Cleaners."
Constantine jumped down from behind the zombie dragon and walked to Mason in the mud soaked in oil and blood. He blew out a smoke ring and said:
"So? What to do with this mess next?"
"You ask me, who am I asking? But you don't think there is any room for relaxation between us and them, do you?"
The captain sitting on the shoulder of the power armor glanced at the sky. The heavy rain just now had turned into small raindrops. Regardless of the war-torn bad land they were in, it still felt like a gentle breeze and drizzle.
He said:
"Since we are enemies from the beginning, and we have decided to fight to the end from the beginning, then don't pretend that the world is peaceful. It is only a matter of time now."
"I didn't say it was bad."
Zha Kang rolled his eyes, crossed his arms and said:
"I just want to ask. You just led us to fight against the darkest and evil forces in the star sea, and the only reward you can get is the gratitude of a group of doomsday survivors.
Is it really worth it? ”
Faced with this tricky question, Mason shrugged and replied with a standard chicken soup:
"If you insist on asking such a shameful question, I can only answer you, but do good things, John, and don't ask about your future."
Then he jumped down from the muddy water and began to check the condition of the Anti-Superman suit, while Zha Kang drove his zombie flying dragon to fly to the battlefield on the other side to finish. He glanced at Barbara behind him who was bandaging his neck, and said ：
"Hey, sister, are you okay? I have some unfortunate news for you. Our captain is crazy. He actually said what he did tonight was a good thing."
"Even if Bruce were here, he would do the same thing."
Barbara coughed, touched the bruise on her neck and poured a bottle of healing medicine into her mouth. She breathed in pain and grabbed the shotgun again, and said confidently:
"Although a nuclear bomb was launched, it is indeed a good thing. Listen to the cheers around you, John, they like us, and now we are the big heroes of this world.
I know Batman never sees the wrong person. "(End of Chapter)