In the desolate ruins of Hogwarts Great Hall, Mason, with a pointed hat wrapped in rags on his head, listened to the rather eerie passage of the crazy school hat.

He blinked.

From this guy's shouting, it was not difficult for him to tell that Hogwarts must have been destroyed by a planned invasion, and it seems that the truth about the destruction of this world is really hidden beyond zombies.

So he asked rhetorically:

"To whom do you take revenge? Who ruined this place? ”

"Revenge... Revenge! The covenant of vengeance has been made, waiting... My awakening... Suture! Sew me up first... It's unseemly..."

But the school hat no longer answered him.

Like an old man who had returned to the light, he quietly fell, and without Mason having to take it, the thing itself fell from the top of the young man's head and was taken by Mason.

Although he said that he wanted to eat Mason, there was no hint of being cursed or hurt on the character card, and at best, maybe it was just that the school hat was simply crazy.

He shrugged his shoulders and slipped the filthy thing into his backpack.

The young man didn't think about hiding his secrets, as he said, when he didn't even have a storage bag, it was impossible to hide from Lao K and swallow the loot alone.

But this did not affect Mason's joy after a wave of "good start".

This at least proves that his character is not bad.

He continued his search along the ruins of the Great Hall, and after nearly two hours of exploring, he finally found the destroyed House Library after passing through a completely collapsed room.

The bad news is that the books have been burned by a fire.

The good news is that Mason found a fairly complete encyclopedia of alchemy and potions on the shelves of Potions and Alchemy, and the cover was revised and annotated by Dumbledore.

This is one of the most valuable collectibles he has found so far.

After another hour, a somewhat tired Mason sat on a lace-edged bed in the ruins of the wizard's quarters and scribbled on his gains.

The array of things in front of him include:

Five slightly damaged magic packs of various sizes that can be barely repaired with the Tailor's Skill, but the skill required must be at Lv2 or higher.

There are a lot of magical materials found everywhere, and there is no shortage of high-end goods treasured by the academy instructors, which can be used for the subsequent study of alchemy and enchantment and inscriptions.

Finally, there is a long list of keys to the College's facilities, a "gift of kindness" from Mr. Argus Filch, the housekeeper.

This unlucky guy who likes to complain is trapped in his room, and luckily escapes the disaster, but he can't escape the attack of his cat, who has turned into a zombie.

Mason ended his and his cat's tragic life with a large deer bullet.

Speaking of zombie cats...

The young man took out the small black birdcage that Old K had exchanged for him from his arms.

This thing is a pure magic item, and Professor McGonagall's transformed zombie tiger cat will be locked up in it, as if it had shrunk in equal proportions.

He looked at the thing, and the information label quickly popped up:

Blackbeard's voodoo birdcage

Quality: Excellent Alchemy/Enchanted Items, Excellent Craftsmanship

Status: Seal (Minerva McGonagall) is marked, and the incantation can be released or retracted.

Effects: Edward "Blackbeard" the Great Pirate, Grand Voodoo wizard and legendary pirate, has created a unique seal voodoo art that he has handcrafted for his honored guests.

After marking the seal, it can be sealed and carried with you regardless of size and weight.

The cage can only work on "dead" objects.

Item description: The cunning and brutal Blackbeard prepares a gift for his honored guest, which allows him to win the friendship of the elder K.

"Meow~"

A terrible hissing sound came from the black birdcage, and the zombie tiger cat was spinning around in frustration, scratching the cage with its sharp claws from time to time.

Like a grumpy little devil.

Mason placed the cage on the bed, and the cage swelled to the size of a normal bird cage the moment he left his hand, and he soothed the zombie cat in the cage, snapping his fingers to attract its attention, and said:

"Don't worry, I'll have fresh meat for you in a moment."

As he spoke, a dark shadow fell from the sky.

With the sound of the kite folding into the backpack, the kite man, who was a little frightened and looked left and right, appeared in front of Mason with a bag of things.

"He's exploring the crumbling tower on the other side of the ruins."

The Kite Man patted the tablet on his waist that was manipulating the engineering bomb, and said in a low voice:

"Your prediction was right, Mason, I saw that with the camera you gave the drone. Zigang went in the direction of Old K. She's that guy's dog! ”

"Really?"

Mason grinned, glanced at the kite man, and said:

"Is she alive?"

"It's okay, so-so."

The old man in his thirties shrugged his shoulders and showed a smile that all men understand, obviously the pressure was released by the good man who took the initiative to send him to the door last night.

But both of them knew that time was running out for them, so the kite man neatly placed the large bag of things in his arms on the bed and opened it.

It was filled with all sorts of bottles and jars.

Pointing to these things, he said:

"It's all the drug-like stuff I've found in the ruins, maybe the legendary magic potion, but are you really sure they're going to work?

I mean, you don't have any professional tools to risk defusing that tiny bomb buried in your spine? You're not kidding, are you? ”

"If you want to play with your life, I'll play first, what are you afraid of?"

Mason quickly fumbled around these bottles and cans to check the information labels, and said without looking up:

"I wrote very clearly on the note, even if I fail and am blown up, you can still rely on Lao K to continue to live, that guy is short of people now, and he won't kill you so easily.

But if I succeed, we both have a second path!

If you've followed the Joker, you should know how happy it is to have a choice in a desperate situation. ”

"I know! Otherwise I wouldn't have risked helping you. ”

Still a little restless, the kite man fidgeted back and forth and said:

"But what if we defuse the bomb? That old K is very powerful, and we will both be hacked to death by him with a sword, and we can't escape.

Do you have a plan? ”

"Yes, wait!"

Mason waved his hand to silence the Kite Man.

He looked carefully at the various bottles and cans on the bed in front of him, and the information labels on them flashed one after another.

"Hair growth potions, hiccup potions, euphoria... It didn't work. Hmm, elixir? Good stuff, this one works! ”

The young man quickly took out a small black vial and set it aside, then continued to search for it, pronouncing the precise names of the potions as he searched.

The kite man next to him stared at the process.

"Bones? It might work! And then there's... Blood tonics, this is it! ”

Mason quickly picked out the three potions he needed, and he held three bottles of different shapes in his hand to look at them, and their labels were quickly popped in their entirety:

High-order alchemical compounds have been detected, and the analysis is ongoing... This item is a "Elixir", a high-level potion that has the effect of bringing "luck" to the person who takes it, and everything they want to do will succeed until the effect is gone (12 hours).

Note: The Elixir is limited to events with a high probability of success, it does not have the ability to change the rules, the drug is toxic, and multiple consumption in a short period of time can cause serious consequences.

The knowledge of alchemy skills is too low to parse the full formula.

Bone Spirit, a high-grade potion that causes missing or broken bones to grow back in a short period of time.

Note: Bone Spirits can cause more pain than you can imagine when used.

The drawing has been included.

A blood tonic, a high-grade potion that instantly replenishes lost blood and heals injuries.

Note: The refining process of the blood tonic is simple, but the effect of the medicine depends on the skill of the alchemist, this blood tonic is made by the great wizard himself, and can instantly heal injuries below [Serious Injury] and replenish the lost blood.

The drawing has been included.

Mason let out a sigh of relief, unleashed a flying engineering bomb that hovered above his head, placed the control tablet in front of his eyes, and used the camera to make a simple "live projection of the operation".

He also took out the swallow medicine given by Lao K and the scalpel and tweezers in his bag.

He glanced at the kite man, who was even more nervous than he was.

Mason pointed to the sky and said:

"Watch for me, they will hold them down when they come, I need at least five minutes. If I fail, all my stuff is yours.

Remember to help me collect the body.

By the way, take my ashes back to Gotham and sprinkle them into the Gotham River. ”

"Are you really going to do that?"

The Kite Man looked at the scalpel and the bottles of potions in Mason's hand, and he clenched his fists and said:

"Just operating on yourself without any assistance, you're not playing with your life! Maybe we can obey old K.

I think he's a hypocritical person, but he's not that kind of person..."

"There is simply no other choice! Charles! ”

Mason got up and slapped him and shouted:

"Listen to me! Don't expect someone like Old K to take the initiative to unload the bomb for you because of your loyalty!

You've been with the Joker before, and I was with the Penguins before, and I went astray and had to give Oswald a bullet in order to escape the bleak future!

If I do that, Batman will let me go.

You know what I mean?

You have to fight for your own life! Don't pin your life on the kindness of the bastards, now, help me watch the dots! Then pray that I succeed, OK? ”

"Got it."

The kite man gritted his teeth, took a step back, turned on the kite, and flew high into the air in the direction of the wind, hovering over the ruins.

Mason returned to the bedside, looked at the back of his neck reflected on the tablet in front of him, he took off his clothes and went naked, and first drank Old K's swallow potion in one gulp, so that the healing effect continued to take effect within five minutes.

Then, he quickly picked up the elixir and dropped a few drops into his mouth, and in an instant, an incomparably exhilarating feeling welled up in his heart, and an indescribable confidence howled.

A voice seemed to echo in Mason's ears:

"Let's do it! Juvenile! You're sure to survive and give Old K a big surprise! You're going to make a big deal, right now! ”

Driven by this confident psychic power, Mason took another deep breath.

He set aside the vertigo Earl's intracranial jammer, and then held the scalpel in his left hand and tweezers in his right hand close to the back of his neck where the bomb had been planted.

"Huh"

The sharp scalpel sliced open the back of the neck and cut a V-shaped wound under Mason's incredible steadyness, bleeding for a moment but quickly stopping the bleeding as the healing potion continued to take effect.

There is only one moment.

Mason, who had bitten the gauze in his mouth, let out a low muffled grunt, and the tweezers in his right hand poked into the wound.

He stared at the tablet in front of him, the convulsions of pain still frantically pounding into his mind even after the healing potion was relieved, but it did not affect the young man's finger movements.

That's why it's important to go to Engineering Lv2 to try to disarm a miniature bomb.

Because only the "skillful" trait at this level can ensure that he will not be made to twitch his fingers by pain.

The bomb was planted in the crack of the spine.

It was smaller than a fingernail, and if Mason's hand slipped and he could take out the bomb, the spine that could be stabbed would definitely kill him on the spot.

However, there is an insurance with a living bone spirit, so even if the spine is really injured, there is no need to be afraid.

He stared at the plate and poked into it with tweezers, pinching the edge of the miniature bomb with precision, maybe the elixir really worked, and the most difficult process was unbelievably smooth.

After confirming that the bomb was clamped, Mason didn't even have time to pull it out little by little, and directly pressed the scalpel against it, and cut off a piece of meat at the moment when both hands exerted force.

The horror of pain almost made Mason faint on the spot.

But he survived.

Throwing away the scalpel and slamming it on the jammer on the side of the table, the emitted electromagnetic wave was delayed by the miniature bomb that pulled out of the wound, so that it did not explode instantaneously.

While the young man drank the blood tonic many, he threw the bloody miniature bomb in his hand into the birdcage on the bed, and the zombie cat, which had been stimulated by the blood, bit the flesh and swallowed it into its belly.

"Bang"

Mason's whole body is soft on the ground.

Covered in blood, he felt like he was going to die in the next moment.

But under the influence of several potions, his terrible wound was rapidly healing, and in the blink of an eye, it miraculously healed as before.

He lay in a pool of blood, his eyes staring at the gray sky, his body was completely soaked with sweat and blood, but a feeling of no longer being threatened came to his heart, and he couldn't help but smile a white and weak smile.

And on the translucent light curtain in front of him, a belated reminder seemed to celebrate his hard-won victory:

"Successfully completed an outstanding craftsmanship and high-precision engineering explosives demolition, and the engineering skill proficiency was increased by X40.

Successfully complete an excellent Craft Fatal Injury Quick First Aid, and improve First Aid Skill Proficiency X50. ”

"Oh my God!"

A few minutes later, the Kite Man who fell from the sky looked at Mason Cooper, who was getting up from a pool of blood on his own, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

He shouted:

"You really made it! Attaboy! You're a genius! Fast! Give me a knife too! We said yes before! ”

"Let me take a break."

Mason took out water to wash his body, rubbing his recovered neck, he glanced at the kite man, and then pointed to the zombie cat screaming in the birdcage on the bed, and said:

"Do you know why I had it now?"

"Understood! After the miniature bomb is taken out, if you want not to explode and not be discovered by Lao K, you have to have a close-fitting carrier, so that he feels that he still has the chance to win. ”

The kite man grinned.

As Mason watched, he grabbed a squeaky large, squeaky zombie vole, its claws and teeth pulled out.

The third-line villain snorted, shook the fat vole in his hand proudly, and said:

"I'm not unprepared, this is what I just caught, just for now."

"You know..."

Mason stared at the zombie vole in the kite man's hand, and he said in a long voice:

"Actually, I don't have to fulfill my promise to help you remove the bomb, you have to follow me honestly all the way to the dark, right?"

The kite man's expression changed.

In the next moment, Mason pointed to the bed, showed a "Ha, you're scared" smile, and said:

"Go ahead, lie there, it might hurt a little bit. But I'll say yes in advance, Charles. ”

The young man took out medical alcohol to disinfect the scalpel in his hand, and he looked at the kite man who was undressing on the bed, and reminded:

"After you do this, you can't turn back, and I can rest assured that I can tell you all my plans, I hope I can trust you, and I hope you can trust me as much as I trust you."

"I know, I'm a native of Gotham."

The kite man, while taking off his clothes, bit a piece of gauze in his mouth, closed his eyes, and said indistinctly:

"You'll be my new boss from now on."