2. The Knell Legion in action
At noon on Osborna, the sleepy Zakang yawned and rubbed his eyes into Mason's workshop, his eyes were red after a long night last night, but his mental state was unexpectedly good.
Probably finally caught the "little handle" of the captain, who couldn't slip his hand, which made people feel happy.
He shouted but no one answered, and when he pushed the door open, he walked in to find Mason smelting some kind of steel in the workshop in a blacksmith's overalls.
Mason has a pile of carefully selected magic ores on his hand, and on his right hand is an engineering mold that has already been made.
The blacksmith had a peculiar job, using his skills in the processing of jewels to select the right ores, and then using his hands to set fire to incinerate the fire to remove impurities.
In just a dozen seconds, irregular pieces of metal were extracted and then placed on iron felt to be hammered.
"You're getting more and more skilled at manipulating the demonic fire."
Za Kang took a cigarette next to him and admired it for a moment, and said with appreciation:
"If you don't say anything about this flame, others will think that you are going to send a big fireball in an instant."
"That's, after all, it's already Lv4."
Mason whispered, and without waiting for Zacon to ask, he asked rhetorically:
"Why don't you go to accompany your sea goddess, why are you coming to me?"
"Colypso kicked me, she laughed at me for being a cough, so vulgar, in short, I had an 'open relationship' with her that an innocent teenager like you couldn't understand.
She went to the city of Atlanteans and pretended to be a ghost there, so I didn't bother to bother with her.
I just heard from Harley that you're going to Castle of the Stars tomorrow? ”
Zakang spat out the smoke ring and said:
"Do you need me to come along? It's good to have a care or something. ”
"Would you be so kind?"
Mason looked at the unexpectedly energetic Zakang suspiciously, picked up the forging hammer and beat the metal ingot to make it shape, and easily poured the smelted molten iron into the precision mold next to him.
He was in a hurry and suddenly remembered something, so he stretched out his voice and said:
"You're going to meet your vampire count lover? What's her name? ”
"I don't remember either, I didn't ask much at the time, I just remember that the girl's body is very moist"
Konstantin grinned unashamedly, stroked the shiny Bloodline mark on his wrist, and pinched the Slytherin locket hanging around his neck, snorted, and said:
"That old lady suddenly sent me a message this morning, saying that she had something to talk to me about, and she was suspected of inviting me to team up with her to explore treasures, but she definitely wanted to use me as cannon fodder.
But what does it matter? Why not do something profitable?
In the past, she was a mage whose skills were insufficient, but now that you have given me a good thing, I am no longer what it used to be, if she dares to make trouble again, I will see that this mage will do it on the spot.
After following you through the north and south and experiencing the situation out of control again and again, I urgently need to go through the normal Stars Society exploration process, but this is my private matter, and if I want to do it, I will definitely ask you for a leave.
If there is a pioneering mission or something in the past two days, I don't think I will be able to participate. ”
"You're busy."
Mason clicked the strange thing forged in his hand and another metal joint, and he glanced at Zakang and said:
"Selena is going back to Gotham, Charles is going to fix the logistics, Barbara is going to meet with Gordon and Grayson to help the blue beetle debug alien weapons by the way, and the good teammates we used to have together are still with me.
Maybe it's time for K-Team 2.0 next. ”
"That is, three Kryptonians plus a firestorm are not enough for you to build?"
Zakang pouted and said:
"I've inquired, how can an ordinary B-class team have such a high-end configuration? Besides, I'm just taking a temporary leave to do some personal things, and I'll be back when you need to say hello?
And I don't want to be a light bulb. ”
He threw the cigarette butt into Mason's forge and said in a low voice with a smile on his face:
"Hallie is good, isn't she? That look, that figure~ tsk, tell me about it. ”
"I think you're underwhelmed, and you haven't bothered you about putting magic locks on me."
Mason snorted, counted the time to open the mold, and took out the small parts that had been cast and formed.
He motioned for Zakang to take a hand, and the two men put together the oddly shaped things in the workshop, and a few minutes later, Konstantin saw a strangely shaped "mechanical horse" appear in front of them.
"What is this?"
The Dark Mage walked around the black mechanical horse in front of him in amazement.
This thing is very delicate, but it has not been polished and it looks a little rough, but it is covered with geometric mysterious lines, which makes Zakang recognize the origin of this thing at a glance.
He looked at Mason, who had picked up the grinding tool, and said:
"This is an Isu engineering item?"
"Well, the scientific name is 'Support All-Terrain Commander Mechanical Vehicle Type XII', and the common name is 'Midnight Day'."
Mason stepped forward to polish the details and said:
"It's the favorite vehicle of the Isu cavalry commanders, mechanically built, tireless, and has a special obstacle and automatic walking device, which can be activated when necessary, and can fly for long periods of time, and can convert energy to form a defense matrix in the event of a battle.
The best thing is that as long as the energy can keep up, this thing can cruise and run at a speed of Mach 10, which is really a big killer for home travel, killing people, and fighting wars.
If it weren't for the fact that I already had a better one, I would have wanted to get myself one. ”
"Sounds pretty good."
Konstantin rubbed his chin and said:
"This is for two barrels? That's what he needs in us. ”
"No, the second barrel is not a specialized cavalryman, he has always fought without horses, and the upgraded Scarlet Knight combat motorcycle for him is already being designed."
Mason sighed and said:
"It's a gift.
A gift for the hunter, I don't know how to provoke him, I don't answer the phone, I don't reply to the message, considering that I will have to take the identity card of the B-class personnel from him tomorrow, I am afraid that something will happen if I don't hurry to appease me. ”
"Are you so concerned about men?"
Za Kang pursed his lips, glanced at Mason with a strange look, cautiously withdrew a few steps, and said:
"Then you're busy, I won't bother, I'll call if you have something."
"Write a letter to Zha in memory, John."
Mason reminded:
"It's time to use your masculinity and bring Xiao Za to our side, and if it doesn't work, you can take the risk of going back."
"Uh, wait until I subdue that vampire earl goblin."
Za Kang waved his big crotch obscenely, waved his hand again, and strode out of the workshop humming a song.
Without the interruption of this, Mason's production speed suddenly increased, and two hours later, the mechanical vehicle that had gathered the wisdom of Isu engineering was polished.
Mason took out a piece of disposable Ark Reactor and put it into the energy chamber, took a few steps back, took out the activation key, and pressed it.
In the next moment, with a loud neighing of the war horse, the geometric patterns on the originally black mechanical horse were immediately lit up.
The golden aperture made the mechanical horse look mysterious, and between the swings of its nimble bionic head, the cloude of golden flames extended along the door of the brain all the way to the back.
The ruby eyes looked at Mason, driven by the Isu mechanical program, and it lowered its head to touch Mason's arm like a living thing, and raised its front hooves, as if it was ready to gallop into battle.
"Successfully complete an Epic Quality Craftsmanship Engineering/Forging/Jewelry Processing Item Crafting, the Wisdom Enlightenment effect takes effect, and the proficiency of the three skills is increased by X240.
The Forging skill is currently Lv2+1.
The character trait is unlocked as [Steady Forger: Forged items are given the 'Durability' trait]"
"Forging skills is the way of a novice, and there will be a lot of work in the future."
Mason reached out and stroked the handsome and powerful mechanical horse in front of him, and he whispered:
"I hope you can soothe Ciri's nameless anger."
"Drop"
He had just put down the grinding tools in his hand and was about to use his Lv3+1 tailoring skills to make a good saddle for the mechanical horse in front of him, when he heard a sound from the K-Team communicator placed on the workbench.
Then, Barbara's voice rang out from it:
"Team Communication System 2.0 testing begins! Please reply immediately and participate in the communication check. Zakang? ”
"I'm in the shower, Colypso is helping me, do you want her to help you?"
"Get out! Two barrels? ”
"Busy, the Kryptonian babies are fighting again."
"Selena?"
"I'm doing yoga with Miss McGonagall, I don't have time to test it out, find someone else."
"Okay, Charles?"
"In the ninth high-speed obstacle flight test of the Vulture modified flying wing, this information is an automatic response."
This series of conversations caused Mason to cover his forehead, and he picked up the communicator and said to the Batgirl:
"Looking for Gotham, Barbara, this thing will have to withstand cross-world information interference in the future, and it's useless for you to find someone here to test it."
"Roger."
Barbara answered, quickly adjusting the frequency, and a few seconds later, her roll call sounded on the communicator:
"Old lady?"
"Doodoo"
"Well, it looks like he's not here, so damian?"
"I'm fighting with Ah Fu, I'm very busy and irritable today, don't bother me!"
"Talia?"
"Busy."
"Schrader Wilson? Reply received! ”
"Boom"
An explosion startled everyone in response, and then Knell's impatient voice echoed:
"Breaking into the Lex Tower! I'll wait until I'm done saving people, Luther! Are you fucking powerful, did Lao Tzu hire you just to watch you fish?
Turn off the damn high-energy laser cutting mesh for me!
Damn it.
Poor old Deathstroke is going to be cut to death, it's miserable. ”
This movement caused Mason to raise an eyebrow, and he grabbed the communicator and assigned it permission by Barbara, then cleared his throat and said to the battle-hardening Knell:
"Schredder, remember to look for it after entering Luther's secret area, and if you can find the kryptonite that the bald man hid, bring it all back, and I will pay you."
"Uh, Captain Mason? Let me remind you, I'm listening. ”
The younger version of Luthor said dissatisfiedly:
"I don't have long hair because of my body, please don't use a malicious word like 'bald' to describe me. The death knell number one stops! There are a large number of inductive self-propelled mines in the area three meters in front of you.
Death Knell No. 2 walks through the vents!
Just on your right, after entering, you can directly reach the target holding area by performing high-altitude assault tactics, where there are wandering guards, pay attention to safety.
The observation zone of the death shooter expands three meters to the left.
The assault of the two death knells has brought in security personnel to dispose of them.
Hurry up, gentlemen, another self-detonation device I installed on his secret base, albeit an outdated conceptual technology, but now the 25-minute countdown has been initiated.
I'm too lazy to crack it, so you'd better finish the action before exploding.
King Shark is ready to burst into the sewer system to pick them up, well, the other I'm really rich, look at the string of zeros in this account, it's really dazzling my eyes.
However, his protection measures for personal property may need to be upgraded, and the transfer request is accessed. Ladies and gentlemen! The good news is that I'm a billionaire now. ”
Young Luthor sighed.
At this time, he was still operating five computers at the same time in a moving car in the metropolis, sitting in a rotating chair with coffee in his hand, and slowly giving out commands like an octopus, remotely controlling the actions of the Knell Legion.
Since the metropolis is an area that Mason has never set foot in, and the world map is completely open, the captain of Team K is very sensible and does not participate in the decision-making, and allows his team members to play on their own.
A few blocks away, the landmark Lex Building, smoke would have risen in the air, black smoke would rise in broad daylight, and sirens would fill the streets.
The Metropolitan Police, which is better than Gotham City but not much better, can't get into the mansion of Mr. Luther, a well-known local entrepreneur.
Because the automatic defenses here have all been taken over by the younger version of Luthor.
An entire row of electric shock automatic batteries guarded the entrance, and the building's access was closed, allowing the white-collar office workers who served Luthor to move in horror to the upper floors of the building.
It's all strategy, it's all a game.
Young Luthor doesn't intend to hurt anyone, and the world's Lybald keeps Knell's children underground, and this dispersal strategy is clearly very appropriate.
"Boom"
The vents in the underground area are kicked open by Death Knell II.
The elderly version of the mercenary leader pounced from hiding place with vigorous movements, not wasting a second of time.
The security guards patrolling the underground area saw only black shadows emerge, followed by specially made unconscious smoke bombs exploding in all directions, and they were quickly knocked down by the old man with death knell one after another in a violent cough.
A few minutes later, Old Deathbell approached the basement with the blood-stained key.
The elevator also opened at the same time, and the leisurely No. 1 Death Knell walked out with the "Mason Seiko Edition" widow maker rifle, and looked at the embarrassed old Death Knell and complained:
"I regret more and more now that I pulled you old man into my team, look at you, kill a few rookies and gasp, every time I see you, I can't help but imagine how wasteful I will be twenty years from now."
"Shut up!"
Old Deathbell threw the key in his hand and sneered at him:
"When I saw you, I realized how annoying I was twenty years ago! No wonder my friends didn't like me at the time, I thought it was their problem. ”
"Tsk, do you have any friends?"
Death Knell No. 1 grabbed the key and inserted it into the keyholes on the left and right sides of the door in front of him along with Knell No. 2, and said faintly:
"Looks like you were much better than I was, old man."
The two Knells counted three times in their minds and twisted the key at the same time.
The heavy basement door quickly popped open, and the two and a half children who were being held inside hugged each other in horror and looked out of the door, and then they saw two black and red mercenaries dressed exactly the same appear in front of them.
"Come here!"
Death Knell No. 1 scolded:
"Lao Tzu has come to save you two oil bottles, if you have a little conscience, you should at least say 'thank you dad' at this time."
"If it weren't for you, my sister and I wouldn't have been arrested at all!"
The boy who resembled him shouted excitedly:
"You don't care about us at all! You bastard out there fooling around with bad women! ”
"Tsk, your family relationship is really strained, and you are not a good father at first glance."
Old Deathbell complained, reached out and took off his mask, revealing the gray-haired, wrinkled face, which frightened the girl.
She exclaimed:
"You! How did you get old like this? Is it Luthor who tortured you? ”
"Yes, I'm tortured, kid, but not Luther."
Old Deathknell looked at the brother and sister in front of him with a complicated face.
He once had the opportunity to have such a pair of children, but the perception of superheroes made him quickly put away his mood and put on the mask again and gestured to the two children.
"You take them away!"
Death Knell One watched as his children and his own space-time xenomorph approached the sewers.
He moved his neck a little, and said to his other self:
"Escort them out, and Luthor will answer you. I'm going to stay here with Mason to find some gadgets and leave a 'letter of resignation' for the bald man by the way. ”
The old death knell did not dissuade the younger self.
He knew that he would not give up halfway when he decided to do something twenty years ago, and he jumped into the sewer with the frail boy and girl in his arms, and said to the top of his head:
"Be careful, if you die unfortunately, your children will be mine."
"I know that a weak and poor old man will always look forward to having a home, and no matter how dangerous and sharp a person is, he will be gentle when he is old, what a cowardly and shameful statement."
Knell No. 1 scoffed and said:
"If you want, give it to you! If you could get my donkey son and my black-bellied daughter to call you father, I wouldn't stop you. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the locked door in front of him was blasted open by an explosion.
The brigade of heavily armed centaurs rushed into the underground area, and Death Knell One, with no instinct to be surrounded, instead revealing a bloodthirsty smile beneath the mask.
He snapped into a magazine, and in a burst of bullets like popping beans, the bastard said to the other end of the communication:
"Dead shot! Do you have fun with the good stuff we got from Mason? ”
"Isn't it just a drone that is 100 million points advanced?"
The dead shooter, who was leisurely "shooting" at the sniper position, snorted and said:
"Tell me, where are you going to blow it up?"
"This whole building!"
Knell strode forward to reap the lives of the armed employees of the Lex Group in front of him, saying:
"Luther, open the curfew and kick everyone out! Then the death shot detonated the building, giving the bald man a little death knell shock.
Since he dared to drive me to be cannon fodder, he was ready to be bitten by me in the future.
Not.
I hope this mouthful of blood will make him feel pain."
"You'd better hurry!"
At the last moments, Mason finally stepped in, reminding:
"It's quite risky to make trouble in Superman's territory, and if you are caught, I will have to use the attackers to save people, they are not the opponents of Superman now.
So once the Kryptonians appear, don't say that you know me, considering what I just did to them before, shaking out my relationship is likely to be a crime. ”
(End of chapter)