16. Interlude: The Kite and Vine of the Team of the Single Dog Captain's Care
"Boss! Feed? Boss, can you hear me? Something happened at Hogwarts, so if you can hear this message, please take care of it."
The voice of Charles, the kite man, echoed among the trees of the Forbidden Forest, somewhat with a hint of despair and helplessness, but his seventh call to Mason remained unanswered and could only be transferred to a message.
"Don't try, it's supposed to be interfering with cross-world communication right now."
Seeing that the kite man was going to make another phone call to go out, the poison ivy girl who was busy next to her didn't reply:
"You have time to feel sorry for yourself there, why don't you come over and help? I had to dig up this seed and take it away. ”
"Are you sure you can still go?"
The kite man complained.
But he quickly stepped forward and picked up a shovel to help, and the two "marginals" of Team K would be trapped in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.
There's a strange problem with the door to the world they're handing, and it's going to be impossible to open.
As for the reason.
Poison ivy glanced up at the sky, and above the firmament, the projection of a world was becoming clearer with each passing second.
And the ground beneath her feet was mourning.
Just as is happening in the Caribbean at this time, this long-dead world is collapsing, collapsing from within.
There is not a sea god here who can fight in despair and still get the help of a group of two-five pioneers, and there is no doomsday call machine for the world to use to summon the abnormal Uncle Swallow to eat the threat above his head in one bite.
This world, once born of mystical magic and countless magical creatures, has come to the end of time.
And the only thing that accompanied it through this journey was a woman who could manipulate plants and a third-rate villain who didn't seem very determined because he had his son in mind.
"There's definitely something wrong with that!"
The Kite Man dug down with a shovel and complained:
"The Boss said that this impact will only interfere with the spatial structure of the parallel world until the last moment, and it will still be brewing, there must be some bastards on the opposite planet who have moved and trapped us here."
Poison ivy didn't answer.
The girl, dressed in a long green dress with strange scales on her face and long fiery red hair, was kneeling on the edge of the pit dug by the kite man, her eyes closed, as if communicating with the will of the mysterious forest.
She was looking for something beneath the end of the world.
"Just down there, keep digging, Charles, I can feel the seed."
She urged:
"The Forbidden Forest knows that this world is coming to an end.
It has transferred its life force to this seed, and if we can take it out of here and plant it in other worlds, it can be reborn after the end of the world.
This is the last gift it has left us. ”
"The gift of fart."
From time to time, a large number of kite people looking up with the reflection of the world above their heads said very unhappily:
"I think it's about the same as calling for help, it knows it's going to be finished, and it knows that we can cross the world, so it's calling for help. If I knew it was so bad, I should have stayed in the Caribbean and stayed with the boss.
No matter how bad it is, how bad can it be? ”
"You seem to be very dependent on Mason."
Although the Kite Man's words were not polite, the Poison Ivy Girl had to admit that he was right, this was indeed the death of the mysterious forest of the Forbidden Forest.
She raised her head to look at the chubby man in front of her, frowned, and said:
"In your eyes he can do anything?"
"Well, it's not omnipotent, the boss can be very stubborn and difficult to deal with occasionally, but he at least has a plan no matter what he faces, unlike the two of us, who can only pray for the mercy of fate."
The kite man pouted and said:
"You know how great it is to have someone to stabilize the situation in this situation, right? Speaking of which, why did you agree to join Team K? ”
He looked at the Poison Ivy Girl and asked suspiciously:
"With the boss's character, he must have told you these things before he invited you, right? I think normal people will stay away from this mess in the face of the stars, right?
Don't say you need his potion.
I haven't seen you drink any medicine during the time you've been here, you're back to normal. ”
"It's complicated, and you can't understand it."
It is difficult for Poison Ivy to explain the concept of "green of everything" to Charles in the current situation, she can only say vaguely:
"I also joined you with some kind of mission, which has something to do with Mason, but not much."
The Kite Man shrugged his shoulders and continued to dig downward, and soon his shovel touched something hard, and he and the Poison Ivy jumped down the pit and carefully gouged it out.
It was a seed, a gray seed the size of a petrified human head.
The moment Poison Ivy carried it out of the ground, the surrounding trees began to wither rapidly as the two of them watched in amazement.
The towering trees that had grown for nearly a thousand years began to lose their leaves abruptly, and their spreading branches made an overwhelming sound and broke one after another.
The forest, which was originally full of natural atmosphere, seemed to be stained with "gray", and the gray wave began to spread rapidly around the two people.
It's dying.
When the end of the world comes, it dies at an unimaginable rate, and the seeds in the hands of the Poison Ivy Woman are like something evil sucking the life of the forest.
It changed rapidly from petrified to verdant.
This scene made the kite man grow his mouth slightly, and he glanced at the equally surprised poison ivy girl beside him, an expression he rarely saw on the face of a villain in this line.
I have to say that the poison ivy girl in this state of confusion is actually quite cute after losing the aura of the villain.
Charles didn't know what to think, and suddenly laughed twice, attracting Ivy's attention, she held the Forbidden Forest Seed and looked at her companion in surprise, and said:
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing."
The Kite Man waved his hand and whispered as he followed the Poison Ivy Girl towards their makeshift stronghold:
"I just remembered some of the things that the boss always said before, whether you believe it or not, the boss always felt that something would happen between you and me, and he was sure that every time it was like he had seen it with his own eyes."
"So what?"
Ivy asked with an expressionless face:
"Do you think so too?"
"No, I know about you and Catwoman, that bit of a thing has been spread all over Gotham villain circles, and for a while the villain forums were full of you and Selena's fanfic little yellow text.
Ahem, I haven't seen a decent gentleman like me. ”
The kite man looked very open, stretched out his hands and squeezed his eyes, and said to the poison ivy woman:
"If I were a woman, maybe I would have a chance, right?"
"Hmph"
Ivy let out an indifferent nasal voice from her nostrils and didn't say a word.
But soon, just as the two of them were approaching Old K's three-story building, she suddenly sensed danger from the warning of the fast-dying forest trees around her.
Before he had time to say more, he grabbed the kite man next to him and rushed into the room, and then a large number of vines swirled and hid the building.
At the same time, in the sky above the Forbidden Forest, several small black dots were rapidly crossing the "diaphragm" between the reflections of the two worlds, and they were wearing something very peculiar similar to a spacesuit, which allowed them to cross the boundary between the two worlds before they collided.
"Cyborg, report on the scan."
Bruce Wayne was hovering in the air with this suit specially prepared for this crisis, and while vigilantly observing the strange world in front of him, he said to the people left behind on the other side:
"By the way, activate the Earth's core destruction device and enter the warm-up."
"Wait a minute, the Life Matter Detector on your suit is being turned on, and I need some time to analyze the target world's institutions."
Steelbone's voice rang out from the comms, and he asked:
"Superman, can you hear the voices that are worth paying attention to?"
"Nope!"
Dachao is also wearing the same style of the old man's suit.
In this strange world, he no longer suppressed his super hearing, closed his eyes and quickly touched the situation in the whole world.
He said:
"No one in this world is talking, all I hear is the roar of those zombies and the loud sound of the collapse of the continental shelf, it is ruined, and it is not recent.
Doctor Fate's magic looks accurate, and he says it's a dead world. ”
"Check again."
The old man next to Dachao whispered:
"It could be a lie made up by the magician to get us to destroy this place without much pressure."
"But I want him to be true now."
Wonder Woman, flying in the air, carrying a sword and shield on her back, observed the strange world under her feet from the perspective of a demigod, the expression on her face was not very joyful, but she said in a slightly happy voice:
"At the very least, we don't have to pay a debt of conscience, and if there are living people everywhere, I'm afraid we won't be able to make a difference when the worlds collide.
Deciding to destroy a world full of life will definitely split the Justice League on the spot.
I could have made up my mind, but first of all, we can't get past Clark's level. ”
"Your thoughts are exactly what they want you to think, Diana."
The old man shook his head and said in a dumb voice:
"It's an ethical trap. When we resolved to destroy the first world to keep ourselves safe, we began to slide in the direction of those villains.
Haven't you ever thought about their intention to spread the virus all over the parallel world?
If it's all alive, we can't do it.
But if it's all monsters here."
Batman shook his head and said with disgust:
"However, once you cross that line, you are no different from evil."
"Wait! I heard voices talking, and there were living people here! It's right down there! ”
Da Chao suddenly shouted, causing the Lord and Wonder Woman next to him to be awe-inspiring, and then the Big Three immediately landed towards the strange gray woodland below.
And the report of the steel bone also sounded at this time.
He said:
"Now that the Earth Nuclear Bomb is ready, we need to remove the energy suppression of the target world before we can send them to the predetermined target depth, thus completing a world dismantling.
Let me know when you're ready. ”
"Batman! You have to make a decision quickly. ”
Seconds later, Doctor Fate's serious voice rang out over the communicator, and he warned:
"The pressure of the convergence of worlds is oppressing the defensive magic we have arranged, and the power of the fusion of the two planes is strengthening, and in a maximum of twenty minutes, the solid barrier we have placed on the land of our homeland will be shattered.
At that point, the doomsday shock will also cause global earthquakes and tsunamis on our side. ”
"We found the living here! Doctor. ”
Dachao immediately retorted:
"There's a problem with your magic predictions, there's still life in this world. Plans need to be changed! We can't just do it."
"That's not the people of that world, Superman!"
Doctor Fate reminds:
"They may have come from other worlds like us, most likely as part of those invaders, or perhaps the energy suppression we unleashed cut off their escape routes.
Get them!
Bring back for interrogation, as for the postponement of the plan?
No!
I refuse, you're gambling with our world, and in twenty minutes I'll get to work, whether you agree or not.
The heroes who stayed at the watchtower just went through a secret ballot, and I don't think I have to tell you the results for you to guess. ”
"Me"
Dachao was speechless for a while.
The old man beside him patted him on the shoulder, and gestured to Wonder Woman, who had grabbed the sword and shield, and the woman immediately strode forward with the shield and strode towards the strange room entangled in vines.
But the further he went, the more he saw the features of the house, the more strange the old man's expression became.
He swears.
He's definitely seen this house!
Mason
Is that you inside? ——
"Death, death, death!"
The Kite Man hiding in Old K's three-story apartment has changed into vulture wings and is fully armed, but the fact that he will observe the situation outside the house through the optically hidden drone has made his face desperate and gray.
The three men were wearing spacesuit-like suits, but their features were too obvious, especially the guy who wore a spacesuit and made a bat-like logo for his helmet
Feed!
Batboy! Don't think I don't know you if you change your vest.
"This is the Big Three of the Zhenglian of which world! How did we end up meeting them here? Damn it! Could it be that the world on the other side that is about to collide is"
He was nervous.
The Poison Ivy Woman behind him was even more nervous.
Ivy used the activated vines to carry the seed behind her, and twisted the brass handle of the World Gate with all her might.
But the "tremor" that the world is getting closer and closer has begun to really affect the operation of this door, coupled with the suppression of the energy projected by Doctor Fate and a group of spellcasters into this world, this door cannot be opened at all at this critical moment.
It's like being "cut off the net" on the rise, which makes the person with the "weapon" desperate.
"Listen to the people inside!"
Wonder Woman held her sword and shield and shouted in the field of potions that had been harvested on the outskirts of the house:
"You're surrounded! Immediately lay down your arms and get out! We guarantee your safety! If you resist, then you will bear the consequences! ”
"Well, how do you think I'm going to beat Superman?"
At this critical moment, the kite man, who was still extremely nervous just now, suddenly calmed down, probably realizing that there was no way to escape, but it gave him a wave of courage.
He took out his son's picture from his winged dark compartment and kissed it on his lips, took out the strengthening medicine given by the boss, and finally looked back at the ugly face of the poison ivy girl.
He said:
"I'll go out and lure them away, and you stay here waiting for the World Gate to be activated again. If they want to send weapons over, they will definitely weaken the suppression, and that's your chance.
Take that seed back with you.
That thing is unbelievable at first glance, and the boss will use it. ”
"You're crazy!"
Ivy scolded:
"Sober up! Charles, you can only be regarded as a third-tier villain in Gotham, and now you want to pull the Big Three? Superman can crush you with a single sneeze.
Don't go out, stay here.
I activated the vitality of this seed, and I could fight with them, at least for a little longer. ”
"It's useless."
The kite man put the picture of his son close to him, sighed and said:
"It's a matter of life and death, and there's not much time left for them, so they can't delay. I'm just Ivy, you say, we're doing good, right? ”
"You ask me?"
The poison ivy woman pouted and said:
"How long have I been with you? I don't even know what you've done before, and it's up to you to answer me. ”
"Then I'll say, we're doing good!"
The kite man patted his chest and activated the Vulture Wings' combat routine, and a gust of wind filled the small three-story area with the loud sound of two large and two small four turbo thrusters.
Wings made of steel bounced off the massive flying machine behind him, and he snapped his funny green flight cap to his head and put on a magical goggle.
Like the pilots who went out on the expedition, he turned back to the poison ivy woman and said:
"You must go back alive and tell the boss about this place, and help me take care of my son by the way. The boss said something was going to happen between us.
You see I'm going to die, so take the liberty of it.
Would you please be my child's stepmother after I hang up?
You look pretty good. ”
He grinned, pretended to be dashing and made a farewell gesture, and said:
"If it's really the people we know on the other side, I don't necessarily die, the boss keeps saying that he has some tacit understanding with Batboy.
And even in the worst case, it's useful to keep you than to keep me, you can do more for the boss, but that's all I have for the rest of my life.
Anyway, goodbye, Ivy.
Say hello to the boss for me. ”
Then with a bang, the entire wall exploded, and a cool flying machine pounced on the Big Three with a dense number of drones, and in the midst of the bombardment, it was accompanied by the provocation of the kite man shouting and breaking the sound:
"Lao Tzu is the villain king of Gotham! Justice League in Geneva, have a good fight! ”
(End of chapter)