"I've got into the building's database, and you guessed it, Mason, there's a lot of people here who are skilled in stealth and stealth patrolling the area disguised as corporate security.

They were clearly guarding against possible intrusions. ”

The voice of the two barrels came from the team's internal communication, and the pioneer soldier and assassin trained by Batman and the Assassin League said in a tone of disbelief:

"From what I see of these guys' actions, even among the veteran Assassins of Nandarbat, it's hard to imagine them being used as cannon fodder in a branch of a camouflage company.

I'm starting to trust your judgment.

The world really seems to deliberately disguise itself in front of us, and they do it naturally, unless I pass the master training of concealment and disguise, otherwise I will definitely be deceived by them. ”

"So be careful, Jason."

On the roof of Abstergo's building, two blocks outside of Manhattan, Mason stared at the target area with a futuristic smart telescope that could see through walls, and whispered a warning to the two-barrel:

"Exit as soon as you set up the data interface, I have reason to believe that there should be a master assassin in that building, and maybe a 'saint'.

The last time they were killed here was because they were ambushed by the Assassin Saint. ”

"Saints? What is this strange name? ”

Barbara, who was beside Mason, was ready to hack into the database remotely, her left eye kept shining with light, and she whispered:

"Is it the world's unique power system?"

"Almost."

Mason explained it nonsense:

"According to the codex records left by the old K, all the powers in this world can be traced back to the ancient civilization of the Isu, which was a super civilization from the stars, colonizing or researching the earth in ancient times.

They are not gods, and in fact their life forms are quite weak.

They are far inferior to humans like us in terms of physique, endurance, strength, and even fecundity.

But a series of surviving records of this world show that the Isu had an ability to learn and create beyond our imagination, and that their senses were so sharp that they were close to God.

They had established a fairly prosperous 'Precursor Era' on Earth, only to be wiped out in a cataclysm.

However, they made a lot of preparations for that catastrophe, including large-scale genetic modification of ancient humans who were still in their infancy at the time to perpetuate their existence.

So to be precise, although the human beings in this world look the same as us, they are not the same race as us.

In this day and age, there is still Isu bloodline, and those who possess ancient bloodlines often possess strange powers similar to 'superpowers'.

And according to the concentration of their Isu bloodline, the assassins of this world will call them differently."

"Data interface plugged in! Let's start cracking. ”

The sound of the second barrel sounded, interrupting Mason's description.

Barbara immediately executed the Quick Invasion Protocol, and by the time the two barrels left Abstergo's database room in an invisibility cloak, she had easily obtained data clearance and began searching for the information needed by Team K in the other party's database.

There is no need for Mason to describe the power system of this world under the pretense of the "old K-codex" that never exists.

Barbara's left eye twitched in aperture, reading out the information she had scavenged from Abstergo Corporation's deep database:

"According to Abstergo's information gathering and the results of extensive human trials since its establishment after World War II, the concentration of Isu bloodlines in the world's average human body is generally around 0.002% to 0.005%, and there is no potential for exploitation.

The probability of giving birth to a super-potential individual per 100,000 people is about 0.03%, and the standard for judging the concentration of Isu bloodlines for such super-potential individuals is more than 0.5%.

Its most basic feature is the triple helix DNA structure, which is different from that of ordinary humans, which is the most obvious sign of Isu mesticity.

Such super-potential individuals only need simple training to awaken various 'ancient powers'.

Its most basic abilities include the 'Eagle Eye' with eye mutations, motor nerves and dynamic perception that are more than ten times more advanced than ordinary people, super tenacious vitality and self-healing ability, extreme prediction of danger, and natural use of weapons.

This superpotential individual has been given the codename 'Master'. ”

Batgirl paused, continued to dig down the deeper information, and searched for the entry for "saint" that Mason had just mentioned, and she repeated with a wave of surprise:

"The super-beings of the so-called 'saints' have a concentration of more than 5% Isu blood at birth, and they generally exhibit certain qualities that are far beyond ordinary people when they are children, and generally have a 'personality charm' that is difficult to explain scientifically.

It has a chance of being born in the world of ordinary people at 0.04% per 10 million people, and according to Abstergo's statistics, it will take an average of 70-150 years for the last 2,000 years to give birth to a 'saint'.

Without exception, they are the dragon and phoenix among the people who dominated an era, and its famous representatives are Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, King Arthur, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, and the mustache

Oh, my God!

The history of this world for more than 2,000 years has been written and presided over by such 'saints', and the truth under the façade of these histories is a confrontation between two forces.

The main theme of its history is to develop in a spiral around the two camps of "order" and "freedom", which have strong force.

Mason, I think I can now understand where your worries and nervousness are coming from. ”

Barbara looked up and said with a wave of consternation:

"This world just looks very similar to the other worlds, but the hidden power inheritance within it is far beyond our comprehension."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about."

Mason narrowed his eyes and said:

"This kind of secret confrontation that has lasted for more than 2,000 years has made this world 'full of martial virtues' and at the same time has superb fighting wisdom, but now in the confrontation between the two sides, there is a third party called the 'Stars Society'.

I know with my toes how unwelcome 'outsiders' like us must be in this world.

Whether it was for the Liberal Brotherhood of Assassins or the Order Templars, we were all heretics who needed to be taken down immediately.

I now have enough reason to believe that the two sides of this world, which were originally antagonistic, have joined forces under the guidance of some higher power, and laid a dangerous trap for us undesirable fellows. ”

"A higher power?"

Erke, who had been listening to Mason and Barbara's conversation, asked in surprise:

"Based on the information Barbara unearthed, this 5% bloodline concentration of an Assassin Sage alone sounds like a super human. If there is a higher power, isn't it directly traced back to the mysterious Isu?

Barbara, is there a similar description of the information in the database? ”

"Not found yet."

The blue circle of light on the pupil of the batgirl's left eye pulses.

She had gone through Abstergo's database and found no information, but she was sure Mason wasn't joking about it.

Mason shook his head and explained:

"If the Isu of this world can be called gods, then their union with humans can create 'half-human and half-gods' that exist as in other myths and legends.

Beings like Perseus, Hercules, or Diana, the wonder woman of our world.

Far from weakening their strength, the hybrid nature will give them the dual advantages of humans and gods, and the Isu have been elevated to superhuman levels by genetic technology, plus the Isu's unique extrasensory and super learning and creativity.

A long enough life would allow them to exploit their strengths, not to mention the fact that the Forerunner civilization was armed with various Isu black technology equipment that gave them the ability to manipulate space and even time.

I have every reason to think that such an 'Isu demigod' would never be less destructive than Diana Prince.

Even close to Clark Kent under the norm.

The number of such 'demigods' is definitely not too many, but even just one or two are enough to easily kill all the pioneers that currently exist in this world.

According to the rating of the World Power of the Stellar Society, once such an individual appears who can destroy civilization alone, then the evaluation of the world should be upgraded to 'A'. ”

Mason sighed.

He knew that this so-called simple task was definitely not much simpler, and looking at the dark night in front of him that was becoming more and more dead in his perception, he said:

"There is no doubt that the world is disguised in the eyes of the stars, Barbara, search for 'Atlantis' in the Abstergo database!"

"No information."

Barbara replied a second later:

"There are only a few folklore about the Great Western Continent, but I found a secret plan of action within Abstergo called 'Odyssey'.

The goal is to search for the presence of Atlantis City.

But the building is not its headquarters, and its internal database does not store specific information about such a privileged operation. ”

"As expected, the second barrel sped up and withdrew."

Mason admonished, and then said to Barbara:

"Search for the keywords 'Kassandra' and 'Alexios' and 'New York's Great Underground Temple.'"

"There is no valid information except for some folklore that is popular in the Mediterranean, and there is only a few words about the 'Great Temple', but the encryption of its information requires a higher key to unlock it depending on the data path.

This branch database simply doesn't provide this kind of access, and forcing a hack into a higher-level data link will definitely expose our whereabouts. ”

Barbara gave another disappointing answer.

But Mason's face remained unchanged, and he rubbed his forehead and recalled, and said to the bat girl:

"Search for the keyword 'Phoenix Project.'"

"Wait a minute."

Batgirl searched the database for Mason's information again, and this time she was silent for a little longer, presumably to have paid off.

After a few seconds, she looked up and said:

"There it is! We still don't have any specific information on the project, but the closest one of our Phoenix Project labs is in an underground area on the outskirts of the city. ”

"Good, let's go there, the sooner the better."

Mason gestured for Barbara to disconnect, saying:

"There should be an in-depth database of Abstergo there, where we can find everything we need."

"I don't understand, Mason."

Barbara asked, rubbing her slightly hot forehead while disconnecting and burning the two buckets of data ports left at the Abstergo branch:

"Why do you care so much about this information?"

"If our main mission fails, we should at least bring something back that will silence the stars, right?"

Mason let out a sigh of relief and said:

"With the information we have gathered so far, it is enough to prove the danger of this world, and at the same time to make up for the terrible hidden dangers caused by the intelligence mistakes of the Star Society.

In this way, no matter how harsh Mr. Hunter is, we cannot accuse us of not completing our mission.

In addition, I am personally interested in the inheritance of the Isu, an ancient civilization that is fundamentally different from other gods and goddesses that we have heard of.

They're small in nature, but they're really good at making things.

If I, a person who is committed to being a good craftsman, can be lucky enough to get the skills they left behind.

Hmm, this estimate will have to wait until we are more powerful in the future, and at the moment, with our strength, we still have to be people with our tails between our legs in this world. ”

His Excellency the Captain shrugged his shoulders regretfully.

A few minutes later, the two barrels returned to their hiding place, and the three of them "borrowed" a car on the side of the road and headed towards the location of the Phoenix Project Laboratory that Barbara had found.

As the second bucket drove around, Mason was observing the surroundings in the co-pilot, while Barbara in the back seat closed her eyes and analyzed a series of data that she had just downloaded and copied.

A few minutes later, she said:

"This 'Phoenix Project' is a long-term human trial project that Abstergo has been underway for over seven decades, with the aim of artificially producing a high concentration of Isu hybrids.

What a crazy action.

As far as I can see, there are nearly 50,000 test subjects in North America in the past 70 years alone. It's just a matter of carelessness! ”

"If I were you, Barbara, I wouldn't be worried about how many people they've killed in the past."

The second barrel of the car reminded in a low tone:

"Just two saints can wipe out Lao K's squad and let a veteran pioneer like Lao K escape in embarrassment. It's fine if this Phoenix project fails, but what if it succeeds?

What if the assassins of this world could mass-build that killing machine? Who knows how many artificial sages are hiding in this city right now, waiting to take out us? ”

"Don't scare yourself, Jason."

Mason shook his head and said:

"Even if they succeed, they will produce a master-level Isu hybrid in batches at most, and 5% of the concentration of Isu bloodline is enough to change life forms.

It's not something that can be made by just a few test pieces, and if they really have that kind of strength, they don't need to play this game of 'hide and seek' with the stars.

But we still have to be ready. ”

He said:

"In my estimation, an alarm will be triggered once we find the information we need, and even if we can delay until we enter the underground temple of New York to unlock the Golden Apple, it will definitely trigger a bitter battle.

We don't have much time left, so we'll leave as soon as we get the information.

It's best to be able to enter the Great Temple to unlock the Golden Apple, and if you really can't do it, find Zakang and withdraw from here immediately. ”

"Hmm."

Jason and Barbara nodded, both of them understood the risk that Team K was taking at this point, and they couldn't contact Konstantin who was still in the "safe zone" when their communications were currently being spied on.

I wonder what the hell that guy is doing right now?

Hopefully, this time he'll be as aware of the danger as he has ever been, and be smarter to deal with it.

——

While the three of Mason are going to play with their lives, what will Zakang do?

The answer is simple.

He's playing with his life, too.

After applying the highest level of concealment magic to himself at the moment, Konstantin made a cameo appearance as a "Batboy" tonight, and he fixed the top edge of the Continental Hotel with a flying claw gun, allowing himself to approach the top floor from the outside little by little in the night.

He was curious about what was hidden on the top floor of the Continental Hotel.

And as he got closer, an irresistible disturbing force of the mind vibrated on Konstantin's mental plane, like an invisible source of waves, capable of assimilating and changing the mental state of any living being that came close to it.

That is, Za Kang is already proficient in all kinds of black magic, and he is also a walking "curse complex", so that his spiritual resistance is far beyond that of ordinary people to make him persist until he climbs to the window on the top floor.

But Rao was like this, and when Zakang arrived at his destination, he was still out of breath and covered in cold sweat.

He now feels like he's acting a bit risky.

But it was too late to regret it, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, poked his head out and cast a penetrating spell on himself, and looked at the top floor, wanting to see what that evil thing was.

Then he saw a round golden knick-knack floating on a rather unique golden pedestal on a table in the center of the empty room, sealed on all sides.

"Huh?"

Konstantin's eyes widened.

He felt this thing really familiar, he had definitely seen it somewhere!

"Isn't that the thing Mason has in his hand? How can this thing transform the spirit on such a large scale? But why doesn't that golden apple in Mason's hand have this ability?

Wait a minute!

If this thing can transform the mind, is there any possibility that it is not that Old K is lucky to take the golden apple out, but that the golden apple needs to be taken out of this world by someone in the first place?

If the golden apple in Mason's hand was a decoy that was deliberately sent out of the world, then Team K

It's the hooked fish!

! ”

(End of chapter)