In a nondescript underground parking lot near the outskirts of the city, the Mason trio walked into the elevator and pulled open the elevator control wheel, and Barbara found an external pocket data port and plugged it in.

The intrusion protocol is uploaded, and data takeover is enabled.

A few seconds later, the elevator, which had been displayed at the lowest level, started smoothly and carried them deeper underground.

"This kind of external data interface is really inconvenient to use."

Barbara retracted the USB flash drive-like interface and complained in a low voice:

"Judy told me that on their side, whether it's hackers or ordinary people, they will preset a fast access device in the palm of their hand, which is directly connected to the brain control system.

As long as your prosthetic algorithm is advanced enough, an intrusion protocol like this one can be completed in a split second. ”

"That means you're going to have to replace your entire arm."

Mason took out the kinetic pistol and put on the silencer, and said expressionlessly:

"That also means you're going to take the first step in transforming yourself into a 'doll', stop complaining, Barbara, and don't try to get any support from me."

"I've got a control system in my head."

The Bat Maiden snorted and said:

"I also saw how good my new abilities are just now, especially in this kind of world exploration mission with advanced technology hidden, I can play a role comparable to three Jasons!

Team K needs a super hacker, Mason.

Whether you want to or not, I have to go down this path. ”

"You just talk when you talk, why do you still use me as a 'combat unit'?"

The second bucket buckled the red helmet and said with a little dissatisfaction:

"Why don't you say you're as good as ten Charles?"

"Doesn't that make me look too unstylish?"

The Bat Girl pursed her lips.

Before the elevator arrives and opens, she looks up, her left eye socket floating with a blue streamer, relying on data stream capture and intervention to take over control of the three cameras in the aisle ahead in two seconds without contact.

The moment the elevator opened, the three cameras moved to the side in unison, creating a "safe path" for Team K.

"There are seven security guards outside the lab, two checkpoints, and a security door."

Barbara's left eye lit up in the dimly lit aisle, and as she grabbed her kinetic pistol and stepped forward, she whispered to the two barrels and Mason who were clearing the way ahead:

"Two barrels go left to enter the security room, I cut off the alarm for the time being, and deal with them in fifteen seconds. Mason stepped forward to open the security door while subduing the four researchers in the lab.

Temporary permission insertion ends.

The three of us are Abstergo's 'elite field agents' now, but wait, there's a self-destruct device in the lab for destroying secrets, and I'm going to have to change the mode.

Countdown to three counts!

Friendly mode is activated, and the self-destruct program is terminated!

Get! ”

The Batgirl snapped her fingers, and Mason and Erkei in front of her acted immediately like her "faithful little brother".

With a build-up of petrified potions and paralyzing darts, and a fist-to-flesh melee stun, the underground lab fell into the hands of Team K ten seconds later.

Barbara put on a "I'm amazing, right?" The expression pushed open the door to the lab.

This made Mason and Erkeo look at each other, and the two big men had to admit that the assistance of a super hacker during this kind of infiltration did make the difficult task suddenly reduced to the kindergarten level.

"It seems that Grayson will have to find a way to accept the possibility that his girlfriend will become an 'animatronic doll' in the future."

The second barrel whispered:

"But with that guy's level of infatuation, even if Barbara did it, he wouldn't let it go."

"Maybe I'll be even more excited."

Mason pursed his lips and whispered:

"You don't know how much people from the 2077 era play this regard. Well, focus on the task. Barbara goes to the Connection Lab database to find the exact coordinates of the Great Temple of Isu in New York.

The second bucket tied up these guys while paying attention to the external situation, and reported the news immediately.

Let me see where the trial is going here. ”

The three of them immediately moved into action.

The underground laboratory in front of him was not very large, and no matter how big Abstergo was, it was impossible for Abstergo to place the core laboratory in such a swaggering place near the city.

This is just an "observation lab".

Experiments that have been modified in the core lab will be transferred here for follow-up observation and preparation for the next experiment, and small labs like this should be everywhere in North America.

Mason quickly entered the subject's observation room with the temporary clearance granted by Barbara, and was greeted by a bald naked man lying in the biological pod. Man.

With the level of the alchemist and first responder, he quickly judged that the test subject in front of him had reached the end of his life.

It was impossible for him to take a step closer, it was like a flame that was ignited in his body, absorbing all his energy and turning it into firewood, but unfortunately he could not give much "fuel".

Now it's time to run out of oil and run out of lights.

"It's pathetic."

Mason inserted the kinetic pistol in his hand into his waist, reached out and opened the biological pod, pulled out all the intubations on the dying man in front of him, and poured a mouthful of life and death water into him who was in a deep coma, allowing him to enter an undisturbed dream to reduce his pain on the last road of his life.

Then, he took out the alchemy vessel and took some blood from this guy, and through the blood separation of the basic solution, he quickly purified the serum and took it in front of him to check it again.

After a few seconds, the info tab pops up:

Phoenix Project 370147 Experiment Subject Serum

Quality: Inferior alchemical compound

Composition: 0.67% concentration of unknown Isu gene module

Analysis: The vector is too fragile to withstand the genetic collapse caused by complex genetic module modification

Item description: This is the same as what would happen if you try to fit a kitten with a Tyrannosaurus rex heart.

"I really don't know how they do the test selection? It's all about disregarding human life. ”

Mason shook his head and put the serum in his hand into the alchemy bucket to destroy it.

He took one last look at the subject and exited the room and entered the adjacent observation room, opening a complex medical refrigerator before pulling out a tube of strangely colored liquid from the small, chilly space.

This thing looks very powerful at first glance, and the subsequent detection of the information label also confirms this conjecture:

Isu Serum Purifier Unknown Gene Module

Quality: Sophisticated alchemy raw materials

Utility: It can be used to craft the Isu Power System Enhancer, which has a blood vein concentration of 0.45%, and can be used for [Secondary Purification] through alchemy skills and special items to increase the concentration of the Isu Gene Module.

Crafting suggestion: Use it with a highly effective basic booster to reduce the damage of the Isu bloodline to normal human gene modules, increasing the effectiveness of the enhancement and reducing the danger.

At present, the highest degree of adaptation of the alchemy enhancer formula is [Super Soldier Serum], and the success rate of fusion production is 75.56%

Item description: Abstergo's biologists have always considered the birth of the Sage to be a 'rebirth of the gods', so the concentration of this thing is never as high as possible, unless you are prepared to be a 'vessel' for the rebirth of some ancient Isu consciousness.

"Not bad."

A smile tugged at the corner of Mason's mouth.

He put the tube of the accidentally harvested serum material into the Hufflepuff Gold Cup and let it be purified, and then searched around to find several other purifiers and put them in the Gold Cup.

The power of magic prevented them from contaminating each other, and the useless components of the purified substance in the slightly vibrating golden cup were evaporated, increasing the concentration of the Isu gene modules, but this process took time to complete.

Mason was about to search the lab a little more, but a minute later, he heard the bat girl exclaim:

"Mason, come here! I found something amazing in their deep database, you have to check it out! Immediately! ”

"Huh?"

The young man's heart sank, and he stepped forward quickly.

He stands next to Barbara on a computer, and the Batgirl constantly decodes the information she finds and transmits it to the computer screen in the form of text.

Mason turned his mouse to check, and the title of the decrypted document startled him:

"Space-Time Disturbance Event 259 Follow-up Observation Report, Brotherhood Documents, TOP SECRET"

"Zakang said that every time the door of the world is opened, it will cause a faint disturbance in time and space in both worlds, and our spellcasters have noticed this wave.

Now it seems that the people here have already caught the signs when the world gate is opened, and they have numbered it. ”

Barbara said with a complicated face:

"They're not afraid of the stars, Mason! They treat us like 'guinea pigs' in the lab. ”

"Wait until I'm done."

Mason clicked on the document.

It is not long in itself, but only a few hundred words, and describes in a very brief tone the contact between the recorder of this document and the member of the Star Society, codenamed 259:

"The object of observation has the characteristics of an outsider, that is, arrogant, arrogant, and willing to act and not good at thinking.

They claim that everything they do is to save the powerless world from the threat of the end of the world, but their actions themselves are far from this great goal.

They come into our world based on a pattern of behavior that plunders rather than helps and saves.

They see themselves as superior and call us 'natives'.

During initial contact, they did not suspect my true identity, especially after I provided the Target with a 13th-century Isu artifact in accordance with the Goal of the Plan, and the Subject and his team considered me a 'friend'.

Under my deliberate guidance, they spent three days traversing the entire territory of Romania and finally unearthed replica Isu weapons at their intended location.

After gaining further trust, I re-informatively provided the target with information on the higher-level collectibles and emphasized the danger of the operation, but the target's overzealous enthusiasm for loot under the influence of the golden apples apparently led them to ignore my warnings.

At 7 p.m. the day before the report was issued, the 17th military storage room of Abstergo Europe's division had been invaded.

Saints 17, 23, and 24 of the European branch of the Assassin Brotherhood were involved in the interdiction.

Target 259 and its crew were all killed.

End of observation.

Ps：

The Isu artifact in their possession has been put back in place, awaiting the entry of the next group of outsiders for a new round of observation and behavior testing. ”

Mason finished reading the document.

His face was already complicated, but Barbara declassified another document, which Mason opened to reveal was a suggestion from the European branch of the Templar Order:

"Through the compilation of observations and reports of 247 Stars Pioneers over the past five months, we have summarized the specific composition and threat classification within them.

The recommendations for action are now given as follows:

When facing members below C-level, it is recommended to dispatch a team of 5 master forces to command a 20-person team to complete a quick cleanup.

When facing B-class personnel, it is recommended to dispatch three to five Saints to command a thirty-man master team, or send out the Presbyterian Praetorian Guard and the Phoenix Tactical Team to complete a quick cleanup.

The gathering of information and intelligence on the A-class personnel of the Stellar Society is insufficient.

At present, there is too little contact with A-class personnel, and the code 233 specimen is suspected to be suffering from severe split personality and psychotic symptoms, and its information is insufficient to serve as a normal reference.

Therefore, when the other side is infested with A-class personnel, it is recommended to submit an application for special operations to the headquarters.

The following forces of the saint win to avoid a head-on conflict with it.

The Stars Society is suspected to have a higher level of power above the A-Class, but it has not yet appeared, and it may be necessary to release the necessary information to perform the 'bait' tactic.

Other:

Frequent contact with the Stars has led to credible information, and the doomsday information, which is what the other party calls the 'Shock', coincides with the predicted time of the "Three Goddesses of Fate".

It can now be concluded that the Constellation has a way to withstand the world-class apocalypse. But none of the actions they took in the face of the shock event could effectively mitigate the acceleration of the apocalyptic event.

According to the current information synthesized by the 'World Tree' host, the Doomsday Prophecy of the Ancient Isu could not be resolved from the direction of the Stellar Society.

In the past six months, the other side has twice tried to spread dangerous zombie viruses in this world to make it easier for them to plunder the resources of this world.

This is tantamount to a declaration of war.

The existence of that organization does not alleviate the apocalyptic haunts of the parallel world.

Its aggressive recruitment of outlaws from all worlds has only brought more unnecessary chaos to an already uneasy status quo. For both the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templars, chaos is a fire that must be extinguished.

As a result, the European Division has repeatedly discussed the following opinions:

There is no need to waste energy and time on keeping in touch with the Stellar Society, and a large-scale cleanup operation can be carried out at the appropriate time in the future and all contact between the world and the Stellar Society can be completely cut off. ”

"Well, the evaluation of the stars by the rulers of this world is unexpectedly pertinent and spicy."

Mason closed the file, glanced at Barbara next to him and Jason who had just come over, and pouted and said:

"See, the world is not only deliberately disguising itself, but also using two methods: 'showing weakness' and 'temptation' to make the stars see it as a risky place to explore.

They deliberately lured the Pioneers to the Frontier with their cherished ancient weapons and knowledge, creating opportunities for the Monitors of the World to get up close and personal with the Pioneers.

It is the world that is watching us, not us exploring the world.

The Stars still think they're in control.

But the truth is so hurtful, even a B-class world can play with them in applause, it's really a pure paper tiger. ”

"It's not that truth that skeeps me more now, Mason."

The second barrel grasped the kinetic revolver on his waist with some uneasiness, and he whispered:

"Rather, the document says that the Assassins of this world are already planning a massive purge of the remaining members of the Stellar Society, in order to cut us off from this world.

Both Mr. Hunter and the Old Green Goblin have emphasized that this time the onslaught is imminent, so if the people here are going to do it, now is the best time for them.

It was at this time that we were sent. ”

"Toot, toot"

Just as the second bucket was talking, the mobile phone in Mason's pocket suddenly vibrate, and he picked up the flip phone and glanced at it, the number was called by Zakang.

Mason frowned and pressed the call button, and before he could ask, Zakang shouted:

"Mason, it's a goddamn trap! The golden apple in your hand is a decoy that you throw out, hell, it should have been a bait for a big man of Mr. Hunter's level.

We've made him a substitute! ”

"John, where did you know that?"

Mason didn't care about exposing or not exposing it, and he asked sharply:

"Did you find something in that damn Continental?"

"Lao Tzu is on the top floor right now, and he is about to jump down."

Zakang screamed:

"There's a golden apple here that affects the mind! It's the kind you hold in your hand, and I can tell you now that all the pioneers who have entered this world have been transformed by this thing!

Including the old K!

The golden apple in your hand was not brought out by old K's luck, but was specially arranged by the people here for him to escape from death, in order to attract more senior members to observe them.

Why do I know, you ask?

Because I have one of that thing now! And a fatal A-class member is after me, hell! He's here for this thing!

You've heard this, why are you still stunned?

Come and save me! ”

——

"Toot"

At the same time as Team K's internal communication, a lonely man with a dog in his arms had just drunk a glass of wine at an assassin operation point closest to Project Phoenix's laboratory, and then picked up a vibrating mobile phone.

He put the phone to his ear, and a deep voice came from there:

"Saint 113 John Wick, target information has been issued, start action!"

(End of chapter)