Chapter 230 28. Anti-Batman tactics, start!
Under the control of an experienced AI driver, the Batmobile stopped very smoothly on the roadside, only a few minutes away from Wayne Manor. Mason got out of the car and walked into the wasteland next to him. He looked back and then took out his flip phone. Called that number.
After a few seconds, the master's voice sounded from among them.
The conversation is extremely concise and unwilling to waste even a minute:
"Afu is waiting for you, and the information is also in his hand. Give it to him. If anyone else is there, leave immediately."
"For such an important matter, I thought you would come here in person."
Mason took out a cigarette and put it under his nostrils to sniff but did not light it. He whispered:
"Still in the watchtower?"
"Diana wants to interrogate your people, and I'm stalling for time."
Batman replied:
"Everyone who participated in the planet destruction operation was left in the watchtower for observation on the grounds of preventing germs from other worlds from invading our world. They will not return until one day later.
Move as fast as you can, Mason.
And, the most important thing.”
"I understand, you can't kill people."
Mason said softly:
"When working with you, I will abide by your bottom line. We will use non-lethal weapons. In addition, I will have two friends enter Gotham during the ground battle phase to help contain your teammates.
They can no longer return through the World Gate without contracting the curse, and I hope you can help take care of them while they remain in Gotham.
This will most likely be our last conversation for a while.
So is there anything else you would like to say? ”
"You said before that any of us may be contacted and bewitched by the eyeliners of the Star Society. I thought about it carefully and felt that this was a hidden danger."
The master said in a low tone:
"I will try my best to leave some people in the watchtower, and if possible, take them all away."
"Huh?"
Mason understood instantly, but he frowned and said:
"Selena should have told you that joining the Stars means becoming a 'candle'. You are pushing them into a pit of fire."
"No."
The master explained:
"There are tens of thousands of members of the Society of Stars. If you already have tens of thousands of burning candles in front of you, what's the difference between one more and one less? Your curse is not controlling, Mason. I talked to Xiao Zha specifically about this. She told me that if it weren't for a forced manipulation curse, they could be temporarily expelled through isolation and sealing.
No need to kill.
Just defeat the owner of the candle and everyone will be free in an instant. ”
"You really dare to think."
Mason was stunned:
"You really have no idea how powerful a divine devil with the light of tens of thousands of candles can illuminate himself. You can go straight to the Yellow Dragon without extinguishing the candles.
I might need an army of Superman as the vanguard and an army of Batman as the flankers to do this. ”
"What we will do together is not now, but in the future."
The master did not discuss this topic again. He took the initiative to end the call and said:
"Proceed as planned, Mason, take them away, those are not suspects, but they have great potential, and each has their own character flaws that are easily bewitched and exploited.
We need to take precautions before they happen.
Team K also needs some good hands to help carry out its latent mission, so think of this as the last aid from your hometown to you pioneers.
I believe you can convince them to join you. ”
The communication was hung up. Mason curled his lips and glanced at the communication records on his flip phone. Instead of returning to the Batmobile, he lit a cigarette in the dark night where he was.
It’s not for enjoyment, just to think about it in this way. The originally very useful demulcent has also developed resistance due to repeated consumption.
This really gave Mason a headache.
But before he could fully understand it, the flip phone in his hand rang again. Mason glanced at the number, connected the communication and said:
"Barbara? What's wrong?"
Bat Girl's weak voice came from the phone, with a hint of anxiety.
"Mason, Judy let me see the information that Delamain sent back to the main server. Why did you send those truths to Mr. Hunter? This will expose us.
We have temporarily blocked that message and can modify it at any time. ”
"No need to modify."
Mason blew out a smoke ring and replied:
"Just send it like that. This is a test. I want to see if Mr. Hunter will send this news to her superiors to determine what our next move should be.
Remember her move into the world of Isu assassins to save us? Barbara.
She can be won over. ”
"She?"
Barbara captured a key message. She hesitated for a moment and said:
"Isn't this a bit risky? If you make a mistake."
“Then this piece of information is a ‘voting certificate’.”
Mason explains:
"I just learned that some of our 'friends' are also a little dissatisfied with Quint, so no matter what the outcome is, there is a high probability that we will gain support from one party.
I have a certain degree of confidence that the hunter will help us hide this news, let's send it out. ”
"Okay."
Barbara responded, and then Judy's voice rang from the phone, saying with a hint of complaint:
"Mason, can you please inform me in advance next time something like this happens? I was already asleep and was woken up by the danger warning to work overtime. Also, I told the captain about your request, and he asked me to tell you that he really hasn't been able to do anything recently. time to keep the appointment, but once he is free, he will take the initiative to find you
Also, if you can get anything out of the conqueror's mouth, please share it with us. ”
"What? Don't you trust your superiors either?"
Mason's mouth curved into a smile, and he joked:
"Is the Afterlife Team also determined to become the 'thorny employees' that cause headaches to their superiors like Team K?"
“We don’t think that much, but who doesn’t like having more choices?”
Judy snorted and shared another secret with Mason, she said:
"You don't know yet, right? While you were fighting to the death with the conquerors, the captain and the others completed the apocalyptic transfer of three D-class worlds during this period.
This matter was originally an application that was rejected.
But for some reason, Mr. Hunter suddenly agreed and risked being discovered by allocating the transfer door to us. Now everyone is guessing what made him change his mind.
We thought about all the variables and finally agreed that this should have something to do with you. Tell me honestly, what did you say to Mr. Hunter that made him suddenly change his temper?
Does he have any leverage on you? ”
"Don't talk nonsense. I have always been loyal to my superiors. But maybe his elm head suddenly enlightened."
Mason's smile grew even bigger after hearing the secret.
He became more confident about the outcome of this test, so he threw away the half-burned cigarette in his hand, stamped it out, and answered:
"Thank you for your help, Judy, look, since you are awake now, why not just stop sleeping. Help Barbara check the remaining data information in her mind and kill the poison for her.
By the way, give me a copy of the powerful separation chip from before. I need it urgently.
This time I hire you.
I will never let you do it in vain and pay you later. ”
"I know, I'll talk to Barbara."
Judy said in an unhappy tone:
"No matter what you want to do, be careful, Mason. The Afterlife team just started to like your style, so don't lose yourself."
Mason hung up the communication and stretched his body in a relaxed mood. This emotion was captured by the Sorting Hat on his head. Mr. Hat snorted and said in Mason's heart:
"Did you finally find your accomplice?"
"Don't say it so harshly, Hat."
Mason corrected:
"It's just that we can tell who will help us at the critical moment. It is happy to find new friends at any time. By the way, about what I promised you
Are you ready to witness the downfall of the traitors? ”
"Huh?"
The Sorting Hat snorted in surprise.
But it knew that Mason was not a talkative person, so he asked enthusiastically:
"The destruction of Amaterasu must have alerted the other two families. What are you going to do this time?"
"That group of wizard traitors with evil intentions are now searching the world for the Hogwarts beast that committed the murder. Do you think that if they get the exact location of the perpetrator and a copy of the artifacts left after the destruction of the world at this time? What will they do with the treasure or something?”
Mason looked back at Gotham, which was brightly lit at night, and said:
"Look, I'm about to face the Justice League and the world's high-end spellcasters in Gotham. My dear hat, if I don't want to be caught without mercy, I have to find some 'foreign aid' for myself.
Of course, to do this, you must prepare enough weighty bait to add fire to the fear and greed in their hearts, so as to push them willingly into their own doom. ”
There was a flick behind the young man, and a small piece of blood-red magic stone fragment fell into the palm of his hand. He said:
"This alone is not enough. You may have to give something valuable to Revenge as a sacrifice, a hat."
"Sacrifice is not a problem."
The Sorting Hat became excited and said in the excited voice of an old man:
"But how do you make them believe it? Those great wizards are not stupid."
"One rumor that appeared in Star Castle is enough. I have friends who can help us get rid of this matter."
Mason had a rather relaxed and confident smile on his face and said:
"And I also have a superior who has a high enough status and is also dissatisfied with the stars. She is happy to see a group of traitors with no bottom line stained with blood on the stars. Naturally, she is also willing to cooperate with us to send them to the Jedi.
In my eyes, this matter is already more than half done. ”
After a few minutes, Mason, who felt much relieved from the pressure, returned to the Batmobile and continued toward Wayne Manor while humming a song.
"What's wrong with you? Did you find the money? You are smiling so happily."
Zha Kang looked back at Mason with a surprised face and said:
"Is something good going to happen? Let me share it."
"The good thing is that you went to the watchtower this time not just to save people."
Mason glanced at Zha Kang and said:
"You may have to help us bring back a few prisoners. They should all be very difficult characters, so you have to re-plan your operations there."
"No need!"
Zha Kang waved his hand, winked and said:
"I always do things based on my feelings. Unlike you, who is so sophisticated, I prefer to leave everything to luck. Although my luck is very bad, it is strangely good in such fatal matters.
Let's talk about personal matters. As I said before, I intend to develop some relationship with Colypso that goes beyond friendship. She is vulnerable now, which is a good opportunity to take advantage of it.
You shouldn’t ban ‘office romance’, right? ”
"Whatever you want, don't let Xiao Zha find out and kill you again. Although I have a potion that can make you regrow some annoying organs, but what should I say?
These things are better than original ones, right? ”
Mason coughed and decided to maintain his innocent boyish persona and not express his opinion on this damn obscene issue, lest Catwoman, who already looked a bit uncomfortable, give him a blow.
Soon the gate of Wayne Manor appeared in front of the group of people, but instead of taking the main entrance, they turned to the waterfall in the back mountain and drove all the way into the Batcave.
Ah Fu is already waiting here.
Batman's most trusted old butler is here alone, but beside him are four armed robot assistants who look very advanced.
"He left it to you, Afu."
Mason slipped Dr. Zola out of the car. With four ray guns pointed at the monitor and data core, the guy even projected his own face and said goodbye to Mason with a wink.
A very "sincere" thank you to Team K for sparing his life.
"Mason, can I talk to you alone?"
After Dr. Zola was sent to the solitary room of the Batcave, the old housekeeper said something to Mason expressionlessly, and the young man did not refuse and walked with him to a secluded area at the edge of the cave.
Before Mason could say anything, Afu punched him with great skill.
The old man who was a king's agent in his youth was unambiguous in his moves. The punch hit Mason on the cheek, making the young man grin.
It hurts, not that much.
After all, he had drank the potion of unicorn blood, had been strengthened by the benefits of the Society of Stars, and had used Isu serum. His physique had officially entered the superhuman category, and it was not something that a bad old man could defeat.
Even if it's the Butler Man in front of him, after all, there is no "Superman Medicine" for Ah Fu to use.
"You bastard!"
Alfred, who always maintained the air of an English gentleman, would angrily scold:
"Master Wayne trusts you so much! He even broke his rules for you. He even customized Robin's uniform for you. But what have you done!
Blackgate Prison, Arkham Asylum, Penguin Gang! Mason, what other bad things have you done that we don't know about?
You damn liar! ”
"Well, does it count to save an isolated city from another apocalypse without you knowing, and to send nearly a million people away from death in one breath last night?"
Mason rubbed his chin and said softly to the surprised old housekeeper:
"You have to understand, Alfred, not every world is lucky enough to have the Justice League and Batman. Although I deceived Bruce here, I promise that everything I do in other worlds will fully comply with his teachings. Act.
If he had seen what I did, he would have given me a thumbs up.
Afu
I'm sorry, I don't want to lie to you, it's just that things came to a point, and I didn't have any choice at that time. ”
"He may forgive you, but I won't!"
The old butler stepped forward angrily and grabbed Mason's collar. He whispered:
"Barbara, Jason, and Ms. Selina! The roots of the entire Bat Family are about to be hollowed out by you! You just want to take risks and risk your life, but you also want to take those children with you?"
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"On this point, I admit that what I did was not authentic."
Mason raised his hands and said slightly embarrassed:
"But I promise that they will not be harmed before I die, and if there is a chance, I will definitely compensate them."
"You better promise!"
Ah Fu let go of Mason angrily.
He glared at the young man fiercely, straightened his collar and turned to leave. After taking a few steps, the old man sighed again, turned to him and said:
"I may not be able to understand the meaning of your travels in various worlds because I am old, but please take care of them, and please take care of yourself.
Okay? ”
"Yeah."
Mason nodded and watched Ah Fu leave.
Then, he looked back at the movement in the darkness behind him and said:
"What are you hiding there for? Would you be this sneaky at home?"
"Of course it's because you came to my door thinking about how to get revenge. The good news is that I cracked your damn magic potion and remembered the things you asked me to forget in advance.
The bad news is, one of us is going to have to get beat up here today.
Guess who that could be? ”
Damian Wayne, who was wearing star-speckled pajamas, jumped out of hiding with a cold face and held a katana as tall as everyone else. He was gesticulating as if he was thinking about where to strike the sword to cause more pain to Mason.
But the young man would rub his chin and look at the little lunatic in front of him with a strange look, who was gradually becoming normal even though the amnesia potion had been broken.
How could there have been so many words before? He just drew the knife and chopped it up.
After a few seconds, Mason suddenly said:
"Damian, were you serious about what you said last time?
Regarding your desire to join Team K, someone just reminded me that instead of letting others take you away with nice words, maybe I should give you a chance." (End of Chapter)