36. Always betting on the winner is a great strategy, it's a matter of telling who the real winner is!
When the Mason trio appeared on the streets of New York with suitcases containing soul gems, they were immediately spotted by a drone unleashed by Brainiac.
These spherical drones with a strong styling are the "eyes" of the gods of wisdom, not only can they catch any unexpected situation, but also shoot a scorching laser to cut everything when necessary.
When the three drones surrounded them and began to charge up, Mason lifted the mechanical suitcase in his hand and said to the drone that lit up the laser generator in front of him:
"Your Excelleniac, we can talk. The Soul Gem is in the chest, and I've placed a self-destruct device for it, and once we die here, the Gem of your heart will crumble to slag here. ”
"Huh"
An optical projection struck in front of the trio, and Brainiac, who was sitting on the mechanical throne, stared at them expressionlessly, and the hulking green-skinned alien said:
"I don't think you have a device that can destroy the Infinity Primordial, a similar Infinity Gem Crusher requires at least level 11 intelligence to craft."
"Then you can take a gamble, pointy-eared greenskin."
Harley let out a big laugh and waved a baseball bat, and said excitedly in her trademark high-pitched voice:
"Mr. K has told us everything, and if you really don't care about all this, there is no need to hide the hope that the Council will start this sneaky privateering operation!
There's no need to risk being found out and come over in person!
You can kill us, but guess how long it will take you to find another plane with intact Infinity Primordials and no one bothering you from doing bad things? ”
"Really! We don't have the means to destroy the Infinity Primordial Stone. ”
On the other side of Mason, Zakang spat out a smoke ring, squeezed his eyebrows and said to the drone image:
"Come on, Master Brainac, shoot lasers at us, kill us and mess everything up. Don't forget what we're doing, we have all the weird stuff in our hands! ”
These two guys taunted in every way, but Mason maintained an expression of wisdom beads in his hand, which made Brainiac a little jealous, and the members of the Star Society shuttled through the worlds, so it was really hard to guarantee that the three daring people had the real thing in their hands?
The Infinity Stones can be destroyed, and hopefully the upper echelons of the Council will be aware of this.
The situation now enters the usual "cowardly game", and after a few seconds of confrontation, the drones surrounding the three Mason scatter, and soon a beam of light shoots down in front of the three from high in the sky.
It's like an invitation.
"Step forward, step into the teleportation beam."
Brainiac's voice sounded from the drone, and he said:
"You and I are from the same system, and we can really talk."
"Well, I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Councillor, do you think your privateer went undetected? Why do you think we're here? ”
Mason pressed the hat on his head and whispered to the drone beside him:
"I remind you, Director Brainac, whose nickname is 'Old K', and that one of your colleagues who recently stepped down as Chairman asked us to greet you.
We are His messengers, coming to discuss things with you and to help you accomplish the great things you most desire at this time.
Considering that our 'bizarre death' in a few seconds will be seen as a provocation by you to another force, I suggest you take one last test to see if this teleportation beam is really 'safe'? ”
Mason's "reminder" did not make the phantom projected by the drone show any special changes, but the color of the teleportation beam in front of him changed abruptly.
This made the slag behind Mason let out a weird laugh, and also made Mason shake his head and sneer:
"You're really careful, Lord Director, no wonder you have been secretly sending super spies to multiple worlds until today."
He strode forward into the beam, followed by Harley and Zakon.
The next moment, the three of them appeared in the main control room of the Vault Dweller ship, in front of them was Brainiac sitting on the mechanical throne, and it was not until he actually stood in front of him that Mason realized that this guy was very large, and the 185 Skrull Empress stood next to his throne like a stunted green bean sprout.
Perfect Ultron, who already has five gems, stands on the other side of the throne, fulfilling its mission and obligation as a tool.
"Greetings to you, Lord Director."
Mason stepped forward and opened the mechanical case in front of Brainiac, and the appearance of the soul gem intact made Brainiac's eyes narrow.
Beside him, Ultron stepped forward with robotic steps and took the gem out of the chest and placed it in the last groove on his chest.
In the next moment, the six gems converged to form a complete system, and the silver robot erupted with a powerful energy blast, pushing the three Masons away a few steps.
The power from the origin of a dimensional universe continued to erupt from the perfect Ultron body, and the colorful streamer continued to overflow along its metal body, eventually forming a layer of glass-colored halo.
The energy readings in his body continued to rise, and finally successfully broke through a certain limit, causing Breniac behind him to widen his eyes.
That's how it feels!
Perfect Ultron's life form has moved to a higher level, and it can already carry its vast consciousness and help it build a ladder to the next stage.
You only need to start the consciousness transformation process, and you can get out of this backward and weak body.
But Brainiac was in no hurry to complete the ritual.
He waved his hand and ordered Perfect Ultron to enter the isolation chamber to prepare for consciousness download, and then let his mechanical throne levitate, looking at the three Masons in front of him condescendingly, at this moment, the cosmic conqueror said in a gentle tone:
"I thank His Excellency Nick Fury for his help to my cause, and I have seen his sincerity, so can the mission of the three be revealed at this time?
What does your master want to talk to me about? ”
"Old A wants to control the Stars Club!"
Mason was not polite, and looked up to Brainiac and said:
"You're going to do everything you can to help him with this, and the Warlock Mentor loyal to Mephisto is a threat to stop Old A's actions, and that's what we're going to do in the next phase.
We know you have a collaboration with him.
We need to take advantage of this and hand over the rest of your Skrrull minions to me, and Quint will put them to good use. ”
"It's a very reasonable request, and it's also in line with my consistent view of 'Old A', and I know that he will not be willing to be an honest arbiter."
Brainiac doesn't doubt Mason's claims, as there is a lot of evidence that Nick Fury on the Hopeful Council has a lot of interest in the Stars as an exploratory organization.
But this twelfth-level intelligent creature still had one last doubt, and he stared at Mason and said:
"If you are really his messenger, then why slaughter my minions? You know that as long as you reveal your identity at the beginning, there will be no conflict between us. ”
"Because I have another identity besides the messenger of old A."
Mason generously took out his Royal X-Knight medal, shook it in front of Brainac's eyes, and said:
"I'm a mutant from Utopia! My act of war against the Skrulls doesn't involve anything higher, it's just the punishment your minions deserve for maliciously infiltrating Utopia!
This may offend you.
But that's how we rude mutants do, whoever dares to show his teeth and claws at us, we cut off his claws!
There's a lot more to talk about reparations between you and Professor Supreme, but that's not what I'm supposed to be in, I'm just doing my job as a 'utopian executioner'.
But lo and behold, the Trustee.
I could have driven the heroes of this world to slaughter your wretched minions, but I still have some left to serve you.
That's how sincere I am. ”
"It's very reasonable, it's very in line with Utopia's consistent code of conduct, and I will personally go and apologize to Professor Supreme for this regrettable mistake."
Brainiac nodded solemnly from his mechanical throne, then he glanced at the trembling Empress Skrull beside him, and then looked up at Mason and said:
"Now, they're yours."
"No, master!"
Empress Skuru stared at Mason with hatred, and pleaded to Brainiak:
"Please don't abandon us! Give us one more chance, we love you, we follow you, we have infiltrated and destroyed countless worlds for you, this should not be the end for us. ”
"Your mission with me is over, now be loyal to your new master."
Brainiac replied indifferently.
Then a rather special command module popped out of his mechanical throne, like the size of a metal box, constantly changing shape in the air, and finally stopped in front of Mason.
Mason reached out and grabbed it, and the shifting metal quickly formed a mechanical bracelet that was placed on Mason's wrist.
Info tab pops up:
Eternal Skorul/Klebourn Life Crystal
Quality: Divinity crafting material
Utility:
Klebourne, the last member of the "Eternal Skrull" and the supreme god of the current Skrull Empire, was acquired by Breniac after a brief but not bitter conflict and crafted into a Psychic Beacon.
The user holding the sign will have the right to guide the minds of all Skruls.
This crystal can be added as an ingredient to the crafting process, and the resulting finished product will inherit all the power of the item.
Prompt!
The item's psychic control over the Skrulls is not coercive, and will be temporarily disabled when they are collided with a powerful psychic force, allowing the Strong-willed Skruls to rely on themselves to break free from the Psychic Sign's control.
Prompt!
Brainiac has somehow strengthened the Psychic Sign, perfecting his control over the Skrulls, which currently lacks an enhancement component.
Maker: Brainac
Item description: Did you know that the Skrulls are ever-changing and that their camouflage is fully biomimetic? And you already have a psychic key in your hand that can manipulate their entire clan, I seem to have seen this plot somewhere? In short, remember to call me when you drive YP.
"It's so nasty."
Mason expressed his disgust at today's item description.
But it worked well, and when Mason raised his right hand towards Queen Skrull, Vikran, the latter's body shook and fell to his knees.
She still had a hatred for Mason in her eyes, because the guy in front of her had lost half of her people in half an hour by using a virus weapon.
But the hatred at this time can't change the transfer of ownership, unless Mason dies in the next moment, the "extermination butcher" will have to become their new master.
"I'll have to ask you to rest now, guests."
Brainiac whispered:
"I still have some important things to deal with, and besides, since Your Excellency Old A has reached an agreement with me, then for the sake of secrecy, this world"
"We'll keep the finishing touches, Councillor."
Mason lowered his head and said in a humble tone:
"Rest assured, the members of the Stellar Society are absolutely professional when it comes to destroying corpses."
"That's good."
Brainiac let out a laugh, and the mechanical door on the left hand side of the main control room quietly slid open, representing the idea of "sending off guests".
The Masons and the others left with a resentful Empress Skrull, and the mechanical throne beneath Brainiac began to slowly deform at this moment, and soon unfolded into an operating table-like device.
In the isolation pod that bounced up from below, Perfect Ultron had entered the shutdown procedure, like an empty shell waiting for consciousness to be infused.
"Well, the real journey will start now!"
Rao is Lao Bu has been sensible all his life, and he can't help but get excited at the moment that what he desires will come true.
His fingers flicked downward, and the moment his eyes closed, the mechanical tentacles that connected the back of his head to maneuver the Vault Dwellership and the Brainiac Legion disconnected.
Then there was a new mechanical interface that extended from under the throne, connecting to both Brainiac and Perfect Ultron.
As several red lights go out one by one, the consciousness transfer program is activated!
Under the protection of a stagnant force field that could withstand all attacks, it was as if Blainiac was asleep.
A huge amount of information was transferred from his tired brain to Perfect Ultron's body, but just as he had fallen into this "deep sleep", the lights in the main control room of the Vault Dweller suddenly turned on.
After a few flashes of a mechanical failure, it calmed down again.
——
Leaving the main control room, Mason and his gang wanted to sneak into Brainiac's ship collection room, but after just two turns, they were confronted by a decadent man in a yellow suit leaning against the mechanical bulkhead.
His feet were full of bottles of drunken potions, and in his hands he was holding a small bottle of strangely colored potions and putting them in his mouth.
The blond hair hung down chaotically to cover his cheeks, and his decadent appearance was like a big Daoist, and when he saw this guy, Mason's eyes suddenly changed.
He motioned for Harley and Zakang to step out, but after the three of them took a few steps back, the man who had drunk the potion suddenly turned back, revealing his gleaming eyes in the shimmering shade of his hair.
He stared at Mason, crushed the medicine bottle in his hand, and said:
"He promised that if I pinch you to death, I'll help me get rid of this damn addiction. This thing is going to torture me. ”
"Sentinel, I thought you were Norman Osborne's loyal dog."
Mason saw that he couldn't hide, so he sneered at each other and said:
"You used to be obedient to the Green Goblin, and now you look like a fool wagging your tail at a stranger.
Someone else defected to the point of the main point of the reason.
But for you, maybe a bottle of medicine is enough to make you sell everything you cherish, and a shameful addict can't get rid of his bad habit of eating even if he gets the power of a million stars."
"It's nasty, man, but I have to admit you're wonderful."
A deep voice came from behind the three of them, and the god of war Ares and the White Queen, who were carrying battle axes, appeared left and right to block the path of the three Masons, and there were venom scorpions climbing above their heads with teeth and claws.
"Brainiac didn't just make a deal with the Green Goblins, he made a deal with every single one of us, Mason Cooper."
The younger version of the White Queen moved her neck to let her white cloak sway behind her, and she said:
"The Green Goblin is always trying to get right and left, and unfortunately there is not much he can give us at this moment.
But he has a good saying, be on the side of the winner! No matter how we look at it, we don't think you who took the initiative to give away the soul gem can't turn it around, and it just so happens that Brainiac has made a high bounty on your head.
The alien conquistadors are not willing to take matters into their own hands, so they ask us to create an 'indigenous riot' to make your 'variable' disappear unexpectedly.
Sorry, baby.
You're actually quite in line with my aesthetic. ”
"Always following the winner is an excellent strategy, but unfortunately, fools always have a bit of a problem understanding the word 'winner', and their vision is too bad, guys.
No wonder Doom doesn't like to play with you. ”
Mason sighed.
He pushed the frame of his nose, and the moment the venom scorpion pounced on Harley, he shouted:
"Bartmoss, do it!"
"Bang"
A loud bang exploded in the center of the Vault Dweller's spacecraft, followed by the screams of Brainac, who had the upper hand since its emergence, from the main control room.
Mechanical tentacles that popped out of the bulkhead swept in all directions, sending the Venom Scorpion flying, and the bulkhead exploded and threw the take-off sentry into the air, and Zakcom's control magic entangled Ares in the next moment.
The White Queen only had time to convert her skin into Diamond Defense, and the next moment she was knocked to the ground by the black shadow that flew over her head.
She struggled.
But the mechanical tentacles that extended from all sides wrapped around her limbs, pulling her up and holding her in the air, and in the chaos Mason, who had taken the old battle helmet with him, walked towards the White Queen and picked up the thunderous hammer from under her feet.
In the background of the continuous crazy flashing of the corridor lights, Mason raised his hand to fix the neck of the struggling White Queen, and raised the forging hammer in his other hand, and whispered:
"Twenty years from now, you look better."
"What the hell did you do?"
The white queen in the form of a diamond was shocked when she saw the sudden change in the situation in front of her, and Mason shrugged his shoulders, raised the hammer in his hand, and said:
"Guess?"
"Bang"
(End of chapter)