Chapter 284 82. People who are too smart will always develop many bad habits, right, Laitu?
When Mason boarded the Atlantis doomsday ark, which was as huge as a floating mountain, the old man was already waiting for him at the side of the ship.
Thomas still looked like he was keeping away from strangers, but Damian beside him was much more relaxed. The little lunatic looked like he was enjoying himself. He was leaning next to him, grabbing sword oil and taking care of his grandfather's penis. sword.
However, seeing how close he is to old Thomas, one has to sigh. If you want to have a good relationship with other children, you may only need an ice cream, but if you want to be Damian's friend, you must at least follow him into battle and chop a few swords. You have to convince him personally.
It can only be said that the gap between naughty children and naughty children is really big.
"Follow me."
The old man didn't have much time to chat, so he made a gesture to Mason and led him towards the inside of the ark. Thalia behind him wanted to follow but was stopped by Mrs. Martha.
The female clown with paint and makeup on her face smiled at her little grandson and said to Thalia:
"Thomas didn't let you go with him, so you'd better stay here."
"Yes."
Bain, who was guarding him, also whispered to Thalia:
"Thomas Wayne is several orders of magnitude more dangerous than Batman. He is decisive and cruel, loyal to his own moral principles and never indecisive.
He is the kind of Batman that Lei Xiaogu longs to see most. ”
Seeing that Bain said this, Thalia nodded and no longer took the risk to test. But the Catwoman next to her naturally followed Mason into the interior of the Ark. She didn't want to be too far away from her little brother Mason.
The old man noticed the tail, but he just glanced at it and made no comment.
The group of people took the Ark elevator all the way down and soon arrived at the core area of this doomsday giant ship.
The corpses here have not been cleaned up yet. The heavily armored submarine warriors are lying on the ground in a mess. Most of them were shot to death, and some were stabbed to death by sharp blades. It was Damian's handiwork at first glance.
In the deepest part of the core area, after passing through three mechanical doors, Mason saw Lex Luthor who was busy on a high platform.
The Lai Tu of this world took off his coat and was only wearing a shirt. He rolled up his sleeves and was busy in front of a device like a biological cabin. Judging from the sweat on his shiny forehead, he must have been here for a long time. .
There was also a guy wearing Deathstroke-style armor holding a weapon to protect him.
"Is this the Atlantean doomsday device? It's a little smaller than I thought."
Catwoman looked at the surrounding buildings and asked in a low voice. The old man nodded and said hoarsely:
"If Luther's judgment is correct, this is indeed the case. It's just that this device used to cause devastating consequences is a bit confusing."
"Thomas! I told you not to bring random people to disturb my work! This is not a playground."
Luther, who was busy on the high platform, scolded angrily:
"The danger alarm of this device has not been cleared. It is still in a state that can be activated at any time. I need some time to crack the Atlanteans' security device."
"I brought the professionals."
The old man said calmly:
"He was also the planner and commander of this operation."
Mason didn't take the time to exchange greetings. Under Leto's suspicious gaze, the young and somewhat excessive engineering master took out his toolbox and strode up to the high platform of the doomsday weapon.
He glanced around and saw that some modules had been removed by Laitu, and the various components exposed inside were full of the futuristic style of undersea technology.
He stretched out his hand and touched the tube module that was emitting a cold light. After a moment, an information label popped up:
Doomsday Weapons/Atomic Disruption and Stabilization Devices
Quality: Epic engineering creation·Excellent craftsmanship
Utility: The Atlanteans did not make it to detonate weapons, but to control very unstable and dangerous energy so that it could explode at the right time.
Item Description: Put down the demolition pliers in your hand! It's not a detonator, and removing it will only make things worse.
Tip:
This device has been locked by special permission [Arthur Curry], and the permission needs to be released before proceeding to the next step.
"Are you cracking the permission block on this thing?"
Mason retracted his finger and glanced at Lai Tu, who was full of doubt next to him, and said:
"You should know that this thing is bound to the life force of Arthur Curry. Theoretically, no one can control it except the King of the Seven Seas."
"I can't unlock this permission lock, but I think I can bypass the permission tree and enter the core database. I only need one thread!"
Lex Luthor said confidently:
"I have conducted in-depth research on the technology of the people under the sea, and I have even prepared a jamming program to render this doomsday weapon harmless."
"But you don't know what's in it yet, right?"
Mason shook his head, stood up, took out a long box from his luggage, and said to Luther:
"If you knew, you wouldn't try to make it harmless, which is basically impossible."
After saying that, under the surprised gazes of Luther and Deathstroke next to him, Mason opened the box and took out a severed arm stained with blood, and placed it on the console.
After triple confirmation of fingerprints, DNA and a unique life signal, Mason obtained temporary authority and then raised the sealed doomsday weapon core cabin from below.
When the cold-breathing mist dispersed, the "decision weapon" of the undersea people was finally exposed to the people on land, causing everyone except Mason to be shocked at this moment.
"Why is there a person here? Is the Doomsday Weapon of the Undersea Man a person?"
Catwoman stepped forward and looked at the biopod that was like a light tube.
Constrained by various complex devices, an unconscious man lay inside.
He was placed in the core compartment of the doomsday weapon and was completely sealed from the outside world.
But this guy is no ordinary person at first glance. His skin is blue and there is an atomic symbol on his forehead.
More importantly, except for the fact that this guy's head and torso are still intact, other parts of his body are in a "quantum state" change. Sometimes he turns into an entity, but the next moment he turns into a free energy body. The cabin was jumping back and forth.
Visible instability.
With a solemn expression, Luther took out an energy monitor and connected it to the interface of the biological cabin. The device exploded as soon as he turned it on. It was obvious that the energy fluctuations in the biological cabin had exceeded the upper limit of what could be read.
"Like a living bomb."
Laitu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He held the smoking monitor and said to the people around him:
"The kind that can blow up the continental shelf or even half the world with one blow. The existence of this individual life is very unstable. He should rely on energy to exist, but these crazy undersea people have injected so much energy into him that his existence Has been completely destroyed.
He was on the verge of death. ”
"I think I've heard of this guy."
Deathstroke, the old hero beside Luther, looked at the blue man in the biopod in front of him. He tried hard to recall some secret documents he had read, and said after a few seconds:
"He was active in the 1990s. His nickname was 'Captain Atom.' He worked closely with the military and became the leader of the official superhuman team for a time. During that time, several small-scale conflicts broke out between Atlantis and the mainland. , it is said that he disappeared accidentally during the last conflict
He went to mediate the war, and everyone thought he was dead. ”
Old Deathstroke's explanation made Mason nod. This was what he wanted to say.
As for the character Captain Atom, not many people know his name. He is a second- or even third-tier character, but his other identity is very "prominent" in a sense.
This guy is the prototype of Dr. Manhattan.
Although both have the ability to modify reality at the atomic level, Captain Atom is obviously not as buggy as Dr. Manhattan. His most well-known trait is, as Luthor said, "very unstable."
Because of the serious crises caused by several out-of-control situations, he earned the nickname "Captain Self-Explosion".
With Captain Atom's current "living dead" state and the power when the extremely unstable energy in his body is disturbed and detonated, it is indeed enough to destroy a continent in an instant and trigger a world-class chain disaster.
However, a weapon of this level is still far from completely destroying a planet.
The old man didn't care who the person in the jar was, he asked directly:
"Can the weapon system be disarmed?"
"No!"
Luther and Mason replied in unison, and then they looked at each other. Mason made a "please" gesture and handed over the dangerous work of science popularization to Raitu.
The latter wiped the sweat that continued to secrete on his forehead and explained briefly:
"As soon as he leaves this stable cabin, he will explode immediately. Destroying entities with this level of quantum bombing is not its main means of destruction. I am now worried that his explosion may rewrite reality and cause an uncontrollable crisis."
"Don't even think about waking him up."
Mason added:
"The energy he contains has exceeded the limit of his control. This is not a problem that can be solved by strong willpower."
Having said this, Mason glanced at the biological capsule next to him that could blow up a continent. He pushed the frame without lenses on the bridge of his nose, shook his head and said:
“And I don’t think this is the most critical problem we have to face now.
This doomsday weapon bay in our hands can guarantee that it will not explode in the short term. The capture of the King of the Seven Seas and the Queen of War also marks the end of this great conflict. Now it is time to talk about the real core issue. ”
He pointed to the sky and said:
"The countdown to the signs of destruction hidden under the surface of the crisis has not stopped yet. Everyone, it is obvious that the existence that is leading the various changes in this world is still waiting for us to go forward and 'see' you."
"What on earth are you talking about?"
Old Deathstroke looked at Mason who was talking in confusion, but a glint flashed in the eyes of Luther beside him. He stepped forward and stared at Mason and said:
"You mean the truth behind the change of time? You also discovered it, right?
This world is not real at all!
We, the rest of us, are just puppets, forced to perform on a stage a story with a predetermined ending.
Time and time again, the idiots don't realize there's a problem, they're so caught up in their mutual destructive infighting that they don't even feel what the problem is.
But I
I can! ”
Laitu took out a crumpled notebook from his pocket and said to Mason:
"According to my calculations, this is already the thirteenth time!"
"What's the 'thirteenth'?"
The old man shook his cloak and asked in a sinister tone:
"Luthor, make it clear!"
"Time changes! All things evolve! Whatever you want to call it, I'm talking about this phenomenon!"
The young version of Luther waved his hands as if he was crazy. He circled around Mason and said loudly to the people around him:
"It's like a program running in a simulation sandbox! It's like a piece of self-changing data! It's always checking! In the air, under the stars, in the reflection of the water, in our eyes and even in our minds!
It has been calculating a certain problem.
Trying to find the answer again and again from the changes in all things, but it can't be found!
The only consequence of each failed calculation in the real world is the collapse of the world and civilization, and then after the point of destruction, everything is rolled back to a certain time and starts again.
Again and again!
us!
Everyone, we, and even all the creatures, all beings in this world, are placed in this ‘super-large social destiny experiment’.
We all have a role to play and we all need to complete it to ensure the change continues. ”
At this time, Laitu was like a lunatic, shouting out secrets that could only be kept in his heart, staring at Mason like a madman thirsting for answers.
Mason could even feel from these eyes that Lex Luthor actually didn't care much about the truth. What he cared about was whether his research and conclusions were correct.
What a scientific madman.
Faced with his inquiry, Mason shrugged and said:
"I can't give you a definite answer, Luther, but I will tell you that you are probably the person closest to the truth in the world. But I am still curious. If you are a program that keeps checking in the sandbox, How did you discover the truth outside the box?”
"I don't know."
Luther waved the tattered notebook in his hand very bachelorly and replied:
“I just found my notebook and cracked every previous piece of research that I had ever done and kept interrupting, and there were twelve completely different mathematical models in there.
And I spent ten years deciphering them one by one and putting their conclusions together.
I am the thirteenth Lex Luthor!
Or you can call me Lex Luthor XIII. I no longer care about how I discovered the truth in the past. I just want to know the final result of this super large experiment now.
Does it represent destruction?
Eternal death, the heat death of the universe or the collapse of the foundation of all things, the distortion of the rules of reality
I know, you can give me an answer!
Mason Cooper.
Coming from outside the sandbox. ”
He stared at Mason closely, and the light in his eyes was almost fanatical, which made Mason feel a little uncomfortable. Catwoman next to him put her hands on her hips and said:
"Why don't you ask me? Luther, I am also an outsider, and I have seen the truth."
"Just because you've seen it doesn't mean you understand it."
The young Luther looked down upon the mature elder sister and said in a sarcastic tone:
"The cow also knows that the feeding machine can bring food, but it absolutely cannot understand the principle of the machine. If I want to build a machine, do I have to ask the cows on the farm?"
"So in your eyes, I'm just a pretty monkey, right?"
Catwoman clucked her claws in displeasure, but Mason could barely hold back his smile, thinking to himself that the young version of Bald Lai in front of him was really aggressive, and his words were quite venomous.
He took some time to tell Luther everything that happened in the outside world, including the impact incident. The latter frowned, but a smart brain could always quickly alleviate the pressure caused by the crisis.
He murmured to himself, picked up a pen next to him, and started writing and drawing in his notebook, as if he was setting up a mathematical model to try to explain the relationship between the impact and the parallel world system.
"唰"
Just ten seconds after everyone stopped talking about this topic, a flash of light appeared next to them, and the Flash was still carrying tiny arcs of electricity, which was the manifestation of the remaining speed force after running rapidly.
Xiao Shen didn't bother to explain, grabbed Mason's wrist and said:
"Time has changed, just now! The complex speed force network that wraps the world has experienced a tremor! The road to the depths of time has been opened.
I don't know if Reverse-Flash ruined it, but we're out of time!
We must go in immediately.
Whatever is hidden there, it can't be reached by Reverse Flash. ”
"We?"
Mason raised his eyebrows and said:
"That's the area where the Speed Force is built, Barry. Only you can go in. Although I'm also very interested in it, I can't access it."
"You can!"
Barry gritted his teeth and said:
"You can use Superman's blood to turn yourself into a temporary Superman, right? I need this ability of yours, and I'll give you the blood mixed with Speed Force samples.
Do something, Mason!
I have to hold back Reverse-Flash in that time maze, and someone has to decipher the truth.
If possible, I would certainly like Batman or Superman to go with me.
But now, the only one I can trust is you. I really shouldn't say this, but if Bruce trusts you, then I can trust you too.
quick!
There is no time to waste. "(End of Chapter)