"Mason, I've found Jack! He's right ahead. ”

On the low-altitude motorbike in the abandoned city, Barbara, who was behind Mason, looked at the signal positioning of the arm computer, and said to Mason and Erke:

"They were in the abandoned tall building in front of them, and Mary Jane and Peter Parker were there."

"Wait!"

The second bucket suddenly asked:

"When did you put a locator on them?"

"Do you need to talk about it?"

Mason twisted the handlebar and accelerated to rush to the miserable ruins of the tall building in front of him, and said casually:

"Of course, when we first met them, the absence of Spider Senses made it a reality for us to put a locator on Spider-Man. You've been with Batman for years, so why do you ask such stupid questions? ”

"It's not just them."

Barbara reminded:

"All the people we met along the way had locators on them, and I put a lot of them on my hands.

It's a very effective investigative tool, for example, I can now see Mayor Jameson leaving the vault with a large group of people ready to help. ”

"Let them go back!"

Mason advised:

"They can't deal with the mutated zombies in this city, so if they have to come out, go back to Mary Jane's office, where I left a box of zombie vaccines.

I don't know if I can deal with this more dangerous virus, but it's better than nothing.

I'm going in!

Jason, brace yourself, there's something quiet in it that's too much. ”

"Click"

Two barrels of bullets were loaded, and the small motorcycle flew into the abandoned high-rise building in a cool and chic gesture along the broken window, intending to come to a wave of divine soldiers, and the muzzles of the guns in their hands were even aimed at the front.

Then, the three members of Team K went numb on the spot.

The dual level of physics and magic is numb.

A demon's debilitating magic was smashed head-on on them.

In this abandoned hall, there are not only Mary Jane holding her daughter in her arms, and middle-aged Spider-Man standing next to them, but also Captain Jack, who is sitting with a bruised nose and swollen face and smoking a smoky cigarette.

and Jason Brad, the demon knight sitting on a tattered couch with a straight waist, a knight's sword in his hand, and cold eyes.

Okay.

This is the little mice crashing headlong into the old cat's paws.

It was definitely too late to run up this distance, and the oppressive aura of the demon knight had already pressed on the three of them.

As if locked by a Tyrannosaurus rex, as long as the three Masons made the slightest move, the cold knight's sword would definitely slash at them somewhere.

"Mason Cooper!"

The Demon Knight on the abandoned couch wasted no time, let alone any tricks he wanted to indulge.

He said bluntly:

"Come here! I need to talk to you. ”

"I'll make sure."

Mason moved his paralyzed fingers, twisted the key of the scooter to turn it off, and motioned with his eyes to the second barrel and Barbara to put down their weapons without panicking.

The fact that this dangerous guy in front of him did not attack at the first time means that things still have a turn for the better.

He said to the Demon Knight:

"You're not going to beat us up right now and ask us to take you back and put us on the Justice League's judgment seat, are you?"

"It's hard to say."

The Demon Knight said in a cold voice:

"It depends on how much information you choose to withhold when you talk to me next, but if you're honest enough and my questions are answered, maybe there's a second way between us.

Didn't you bring me here so hard that I could see this apocalyptic scene with my own eyes? I guessed what you were trying to say.

So I'll tell you, Mason Cooper, that things are turning a little bit around.

But it's not up to me. ”

"Boom"

As soon as Brad finished speaking, the whole city shook violently again.

This time it was even more exaggerated, and when Mason looked back, he could already see several tall buildings on the edge of the city collapsing to Mary Jane's exclamations.

The little girl in her arms screamed in fright, and Spider-Man reached out and held the two of them in his arms.

He looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and the seriousness in his eyes became more and more low.

The earthquake 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 get off at once! Can't wait any longer. ”

"Hmm."

Mason nodded, and after the earthquake subsided, he made a "please" gesture to Jason Bullard, ready to go to the next room with him to talk.

However, when the Demon Knight stood up, he waved his hand, exposing the two men who had been bound in the darkness to everyone.

It was the Rhino Man and the Scorpion Man, and the two guys were now sitting like idiots in the twisted steel, smiling foolishly at the crowd and drooling.

"I've interrogated them, and the action of extracting thoughts may be a bit rough but it works well."

The Demon Knight said with a blank face:

"Their mission is to cooperate with a guy called 'Vulture' to find you in the city and kill you. Kill you, Mason Cooper, to be exact.

It seems that your peers hate you far more than we care about you. ”

"I work for an organization full of big villains, and all I can say is that I'm not surprised."

Mason snorted and said:

"But that's a good thing, it means I don't feel the slightest bit of guilt when I cut off Sandstorm's head. After all, everyone saw it, and this was his first move. ”

The rhinoceros and scorpions were not killed.

Although they kidnapped Mae Parker, they did not harm her, but protected her during the zombie attack.

Not with good intentions, though.

But this act of protection itself earned them a chance to survive under the sword of the Demon Knight.

But their armor was tattered, covered with scorch marks from burning flames and miserable sword marks, and the two unlucky ones were thrown out as if they were lying on garbage.

When he saw the two engineering combat uniforms, Mason's eyes lit up and he gestured to Barbara.

The Bat Girl knew it immediately.

Although the contact has not been in contact for a long time, Barbara has developed a certain understanding of Mason's peculiar "collecting fetish", and he has taken a fancy to these two armors.

It's not very advanced, but it's great to throw it to the minions.

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, the second bucket also walked up to the beaten Captain Jack and said to him:

"Jack, you don't have to follow us to storm that tower, you have a new mission."

"Huh? Can I say that's good news? ”

Captain Jack, who was full of bags and had saved himself from being roasted by the devil because he had confessed in time, smacked his lips and said:

"How kind would a Mason be so kind when he treats people like animals? Tell me, what do you want the great Captain Jack Sparrow to do for you? ”

"You're also a member of 'us.'"

The second barrel snorted, sat down next to Jack, took out his own gun, and said while disassembling and maintaining it:

"You're going back to the shelter.

Negotiate with the Underground in the name of Team K, and Dr. Connors will assist you.

While we're battling the Six-Headed Snake Squad, you'll have to find a way to sneak through the underground waterways into the city with those big lizards and cause chaos.

There's a lot of minions over there.

It's your job to delay them and create chaos, and Mason asked me to give this to you. ”

Two barrels took out a delicate sculpture of a black three-headed dog of hell from his pocket, handed it to Captain Jack, and whispered:

"Leave it to you for self-defense, and the opening word is 'Mao Mao, come and help me'. Zakang has put a spell on it, it won't attack the person holding the statue, but you'd better be careful.

Try not to use it if you can. ”

"Well, engage in incitement and negotiation, I'm good at this!"

Captain Jack was a little relieved to hear his new life, he took the statue of the zombie three-headed dog into his arms, and glanced back at Mary Jane, who was arguing with Spider-Man.

He rubbed his chin and said:

"I feel like I can bring more than just a support army. Oh, wait and see, the all-powerful Captain Jack will surprise you! ”

——

In the room next to the abandoned hall, Mason pricked up his ears and could hear Mary Jane shouting at the silent Peter Parker, scolding him for his death!

Although the words were very polite, the emotion of concern and worry was overflowing.

This made Mason lament that no matter what the world line or background, the relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane would always be so intricate and disconnected.

Alas, it is another fairy love that makes people eat a ton of lemons

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

He withdrew his attention from the pair of clutches and women, and looked at the demon knight Jason Brad in front of him.

The latter had already withdrawn his knight's sword, embellished with demonic heads, and was standing by the broken window looking out 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 would be like when it's still alive, and the act itself is sad enough.

"It's not a question of what I want to talk about, Mason."

In the face of Mason's inquiry, Brad said without replying:

"The question is what are you trying to tell me?

You brought me into this world, you showed me the real end, you tried to show me that there is a difference even within your organization.' Factions'?

Or think differently.

You are clearly hostile to your counterparts in this world, they want to kill you, and the purpose of your coming here is probably not so peaceful. ”

The Demon Knight paused.

He said:

"Are you going to show me another possibility about your identity?"

"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 Stellar Society's actions in our world was because of Konstantin's warning, you might as well guess who risked the news from the invaders?

I know that in the face of the survival of a world, no amount of demagogic words are meaningless, so I prove my ideas with my actions.

And you have seen my sincerity with your own eyes.

Let's put it this way, Jason Bullard. ”

The young man rubbed his forehead and said:

"I was an 'undercover agent' you sent, and although you didn't do it, it was the truth. Team K lurks in the Stars to watch their every move and give you timely feedback, our last collaboration was very successful.

We can continue to replicate this success.

If you keep it a secret from us.

Once there are more people who know anything, there is no secret at all, not to mention that the stars will have 'eyes' in our world.

That's the only way I can get you here.

Tell me you're credible."

"He wouldn't say that kind of thing, Konstantin wanted me to die, after all, I was also one of his 'creditors'."

The Demon Knight smiled grimly and said:

"But I kind of get what you mean, Mason Cooper. I ask you, did Batman send you to infiltrate this organization called the 'Swarm Society'? ”

"No, no one has instructed me to do this, not even myself."

Mason replied truthfully:

"It was all just an accident, but I suspect as much as you now that Batman has actually guessed the true identity of Team K, and the reason why he didn't find out about it is probably because he wanted to wait until the right time.

If I'm not mistaken, he's also preventing you from revealing our identities, right? ”

"You know him as well as he trusts you."

The Demon Knight shook his head, no longer dwelling on the issue, he looked at the city full of zombies and death in front of him, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke:

"If your interception failed last time, will what happened here be repeated in our world?"

"Probability!"

Mason walked over to the window and stood with the Demon Knight, and said with a serious expression:

"At one time, I thought that our world was very strong compared to the weak worlds, and it was enough to protect itself in the face of such 'pollution'.

But it turned out that I was still too young.

Look at the city in front of you, Jason Bullard.

The world once had superheroes no less powerful than the Justice League, and even after their defeat, the half-dead world would remain in ruins for the Stars to recruit warriors.

Strength alone can't stop them.

As the old saying goes, a dynasty that has been crushed by its enemies may make a comeback, but the world that has collapsed from within will never have a place to die.

Conspiracy, demagoguery, provocation, they have too many weapons at their disposal.

They don't even have to open their mouths!

It is only necessary to put in front of the cruel reality that we are seeing, and it is only natural that there will be people who are not firm in their minds to give up resistance on the grounds of 'protecting the weak and perpetuating 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 that these lessons will be relayed not in my name but in your voice to those who trust you.

That may be the best we can get from our conversation today.

Of course, getting you to give up the hunt for us is also part of this achievement. ”

"Then I have a lot more to see."

Jason Bullard shook his head and said:

"I need to take a trip through the world and record with my eyes the lessons and experiences that the world wants to teach us.

Truce, Mason Cooper.

I will not put any more pressure on you until you have done what you have to do, but when I decide to return to our world, you must go back with me to face those who sent me.

Those who can decide the future of our world.

Those who stand with Batman and the Justice League! ”

"I accept."

Mason took a step back.

He was very grateful for the mighty demon knight's sanity, but then he pulled back his sleeve to reveal the tattoo on his arm, reminding:

"But you want to go through that door again, that's 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 didn't use magic to detect it like Zakkan, but his eyes from hell saw a lot of doorways.

His brow furrowed tightly, and after a few seconds, he said:

"It seems that the price of 'going home' is high, I should keep this power for the time being, and I will write a letter that cannot be forged and give it to you, so that you can bring it back for me."

"Would a being as powerful as yours fear this curse?"

Mason asked, raising an eyebrow.

The Demon Knight glanced up at him and said:

"You're not afraid?

That just goes to show that you haven't really realized how much trouble you've gotten into. Let me explain to you what I see in this thing in a simpler and easier way to understand

Rather than continuing to let you keep it, perhaps it would be easier for you to be stabbed to death by me now.

You and your teammates have become 'candles', Mason. ”

"Candles?"

Mason asked.

The Demon Knight nodded and explained softly:

This is a popular saying in hell to the effect that it burns oneself and illuminates others.

Those powerful demons or demons will look for many, many candles in the human world to bind their existence to their own existence.

Each candle that is lit means that it is one point stronger, and it will never die or fail until the last candle is extinguished.

You're just one of a million candles.

And if you want to get your soul and your friends back, you'll end up fighting that horrible thing. ”

After speaking, the Demon Knight looked at Mason seriously and said:

"You have embarked on a path of resistance from which there is no turning back, good luck.

As for me, I thought about it, maybe it would be easier for me to stay in this other world for a long time than that curse, for my already troubled life.

I don't like our 'hometown' much anyway. ”

(End of chapter)