61. Good morning! Night City... Forget about it later, make up for it yourself
Buttermoss invited Mason and his friends to play in the cyberspace after the last incident.
It was casual in tone, but it was an invitation from one leader to another, and if you thought about it on your toes, you knew it meant a lot.
But Mason didn't go to the appointment immediately, but first informed his allies to go back to their hometown to deal with the accident, and now that Dachao has rescued him and destroyed the Green Church of Everything by the way, everything is ready to go to the appointment.
Although Bart Moss gave Mason some brainwave connection machines through V, it was certainly impossible to enter the data space from the physical world in a conscious way, so they finally chose the location of the "data ascension" in the afterlife bar in Gotham.
To be precise, right next to the host of the cross-world communication network that Judy made, of course, it is impossible for this kind of meeting between forces to go through the door of the world, so it can only trouble Xiao Shen to run again.
Team K's representatives are, of course, Mason and Barbara, as well as Mason's pendant, Halle Quinn.
The world of Osborne Tower is represented by Norman Sr., the world of Captain Carter is represented by Agent Brand, and the world of Isu is represented by Master Assassin John Wick.
These are the best candidates.
But there was a disagreement on the representatives of the Gotham world, and there was no problem with leaving this matter to the master, but because it involves cooperation between worlds, it is naturally a little inappropriate to choose a superhero.
At the very least, it would take someone to talk to the governments of the world, so the Justice League decided to send Lord and Wonder Woman Diana to represent their world.
One reason is that Diana Prince, in addition to being a superhero, is also the princess of Paradise Island, the future queen of the Amazons, and one of the international leaders in earnest.
Another reason is that Diana is the most official member of the Justice League, and she also has a female boxer at the United Nations. The official position of a feminist ambassador.
People are real women's boxing!
Considering that the invasion war of the Stars is about to be demonstrated, Diana will also be involved when the Justice League needs to contact the governments of various countries, but this creates a "small problem".
There is an old feud between Mason and Ms. Diana.
Last time in the Gotham incident, he almost brought a psychological shadow to Wonder Woman that was difficult to erase, causing the "sparks" that collided between the two when they met this time was unimaginable.
Mason and his own people just appeared in the speed force channel opened by Xiao Shen, and a sword light was in front of him, Mason himself didn't react, but Barbara who followed next to him snapped and deducted the activation key.
The five-meter-tall Fenrir armor appeared behind him as if by magic, casting a cold shadow on Diana in front of him.
The old green goblin also completed the possession of the nano armor in an instant, and Harley pulled out the Origin X metal warhammer at the same time as the venom was about to smash into the head of the unruly woman in front of him.
Dare to point a weapon at the little sweetheart!
Underwhelming.
"Stop!"
A dark shadow flashed to the center of the two sides, Batman's cloak fluttered and raised his hands to block the center of the two, and he scolded in the unique hoarse tone of the master:
"Calm down! Today's gathering is not for conflict, we are here for unity! Diana, put down your sword! â
"I'm calm, Batman, otherwise Aunt Diana would have performed the classic image of the 'brunette defeated dog' again."
Mason glanced at the Vulcan Sword in front of him, pinched the blade with two fingers and pushed it away, and drove Kevin, the provocative ooze monster who jumped over his shoulder.
He put his hands in his pockets and said to the master:
"I'm the initiator of the meeting, and I don't have any plans to go to war, but your female companion seems to be a little unable to suppress her anger, and she is worthy of being a lady with the priesthood of the god of war, and she just doesn't want to give up any opportunity to start a fight, right?"
The old man looked at Wonder Woman who couldn't suppress the fire.
Diana's fists clenched, staring at Mason's young and somewhat handsome face, and after a few seconds she coldly unsheathed her sword, and stretched out her hand towards Mason, saying:
"When this is over, Mason, I swear! I'm going to beat you up. â
"I accept your peace and boxing initiatives, but I won't shake your hand, ma'am."
Mason glanced at the hand handed to him, he pointed to the black tattoo on his left wrist, and said:
"Although the Black Death Sword is sleeping, its thirst for divine power still cannot be suppressed, and you don't want to experience the feeling of being drained of your divine power again, do you?"
This made Diana's face change slightly, and she immediately withdrew her hand, she was really "impressed" by the monster on Mason that could restrain divinity.
"You thought you were going to fight."
Judy, the science and technology officer who was holding a piece of popcorn next to the main body that covered a large area, was a little disappointed, she shook her chic one-sided long hair, pointed to several chairs for hackers placed in front of the host, and said:
"Lie down and bring the Mewtwo equipment.
Although you don't have a prosthetic connection component in your head, this time the data connection uses a new technology from Brainstorm that can use brainwave coding to allow you to enter cyberspace temporarily.
It's a test technique, but don't worry, we've prepared enough ice cubes in advance to make sure your heads don't explode in a critical moment."
The future girl made a joke that wasn't funny, then grinned and made a gesture and began to get busy in front of the brainwave converter connected to the console.
Mason stepped forward to say a few words to her, and then pointed somewhere underground, and Judy scratched her head in embarrassment, apparently forgetting that she had forgotten something Mason had told her earlier.
But it's not a big deal, and Judy promises to see if the "Mystery Item X" that Mason left underground is in good condition when she's done.
Although the old man next to him couldn't understand the "surreal" equipment in front of him, Batman's vigilance made him install a small device at the power supply of each chair in advance.
Then, he saw the Green Goblin who he met for the first time staring at him suspiciously, and the old man explained with a sigh of gold:
"These small devices can forcibly take over the local network's devices if necessary, so that our consciousness is not permanently trapped in that data space.
It's the realm of data life, and it's a must. â
The old Green Goblin was horrified by his terrible conjecture, and he considered it, but he was not prepared for it out of a sign of trust in Mason.
"Don't worry."
Mason patted the old green goblin on the shoulder and whispered:
"I have some 'friends' with great powers, and they will protect us, don't worry about the vigilance of the master, he is always prepared for any bad things that may happen.
You guys wait here for a minute, I'll go to the bathroom. â
Mason smiled at the old man and left the main room.
But of course, he can't run to the toilet because his waist is not good, as a water man, he can already achieve 100% recycling of water in his body.
It's just an excuse.
In the bathroom outside the main room, Mason said hello to Wick, who also came out to "go to the bathroom", and the two walked into the adjacent cubicle, and he whispered:
"How are the executions going?"
"Crisp and clean!"
Wick next to him unbuttoned his trouser belt and put some water to hide his voice by the way, and said expressionlessly:
"Activated all over the world at the same time, the League of Assassins is like a working killing machine, precise, deadly, and swift, clearing out all the threats we've found and tracked down in twenty-four hours.
With the exception of the Skrulls who voluntarily accepted the Empress's orders to surrender to you, the rest of the recalcitrant have been beheaded. â
"What about the organizations they work with?"
Mason asked, and Wick continued to whisper:
"It's all under surveillance, and according to the old lady's thoughts, this is a knock on the mountain. If they don't know their way, the next assassination blade in the shadows will pierce them in the heart.
It's a very effective approach.
People in high positions tend to value their lives, the only problem is that the assassination attempt against Amanda Waller has failed, and there is some power around the woman that has not yet surfaced.
The old lady was selecting personnel to prepare for the second assassination, and he thought that the unpleasant woman was a factor of instability. â
"Good."
Mason nodded in satisfaction.
He knew that it would be fine to leave this kind of thing to the old lady, and then asked the old wolf and the Black Bolt King about their performance here, and after learning that they also participated in the execution operation and performed well, Mason was also relieved.
In fact, the execution is not only carried out by the Assassin League, but also by the Justice League, and the Green Arrow, who escaped into the shadows with an "accidental death", is also involved with the Legion of the Deathknell.
Probably because the Black Canary did not know whether he was alive or dead, Green Arrow was extremely violent this time, and it is said that the two Death Knells and Lai Bald were frightened.
"Did the Skrulls who surrendered to the Black Canary and Arthur Curry account for their whereabouts?"
Mason asked, and Wick shook his head and said:
"They only know that the replaced heroes have been transferred out of this world, and as for where they are, it's a secret that no one knows, and it is conservatively estimated that they should be held hostage in the hands of His Excellency the Warlock."
"Trouble."
Mason said with a frown, then turned off the jammer that had been on his wrist, and the two walked out of the bathroom to the sound of the bathroom flushing.
As soon as he came back, he unexpectedly saw the master outside the main engine, because the jammer was turned on, and he didn't hear any valuable information at all this time in the eavesdropping.
"I'm getting more and more interested in what you're hiding from me, Mason."
As the Captain passed past the Master, Batman said in a whispered voice:
"And the 'changes' that are happening around me, I know they come from you, but if it's a joke I'm tired of it."
"You can find out on your own."
Mason responded with a smile:
"You're the best detective in the world, you're so close to the answer, I guess you already know it, but why don't you open it?
It's not a joke, Bruce.
I don't expect you to thank me, but you shouldn't have anything to say to me.
Okay, don't keep your face straight, the path to the world of data has opened, let's go to Night City. â
After saying that, he walked into the room, and the first one lay down on the black hacker chair, and he skillfully put the Mewtwo device on his forehead, and Harley on his left hand side did the same, still muttering that this thing shouldn't leak electricity and make her a fool, right?
"Take a deep breath, guys!"
Judy reminded on the side:
"There will be a faint stinging pain for a while, and when the data is diving, you will feel your heart beat faster or stop beating suddenly, which is normal and you don't have to worry.
Wick, put your cloak on, and Silverhand says he'll meet you in cyberspace.
All right.
The Divine World Cyberspace connection program is being opened, and it is hacking three, two, and one! â
"Bang"
A muffled sound from the spiritual level rang in the ears of several people at the same time.
They suddenly felt a sense of "weightlessness", and the illusion of flowers flashed in front of them, like a marquee to check the past of life, and then fell into a white light in front of them.
At the same time, twelve hunting robots, led by Fenrir Warframes, lined up outside the main unit, and Ultron activated the defense process, and any life that stepped into the area without permission would be considered an enemy.
There were also a lot of "pedestrians" shopping in the neighborhood near the afterlife bar on the ground, all of whom had loaded pistols hidden in their clothes.
Higher in the night sky, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Martian Manhunter "Uncle Embarrassment", who has just joined the Zhenglian, fly around on alert.
Beneath the waters of Gotham Harbor, the Atlantean soldiers under the command of Queen Mela, who had temporarily lost her husband and were full of anger, were ready to help.
What's even more exaggerated is that in the watchtower in geosynchronous orbit, Cyborg has suspended other procedures to focus on Gotham tonight, and any disturbance will attract the entire Justice League to attack.
This is not just a journey to the other world for the commanders, it clearly represents much more than meets the eye.
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"Good morning! Night City, yesterday's Dead Man's Lotto."
The harsh and eerie sound of the radio news woke Mason to open his eyes to see himself lying in a dark black lounge with a Nordic ascetic but extremely luxurious atmosphere.
He was lying on a massage chair, and beside him lay several other "distinguished guests" who had been invited into the cyberspace in a circular arrangement.
He wasn't the first to wake up.
The old man will already be standing by the window and looking at the city in front of him.
He also wears his trademark bat-like look, with a black cape bulging over his shoulders.
To be strong-willed is to be able to do nothing and maintain your appearance as Batman even in a world built by data.
You know, according to Judy, what is presented in the cyberspace is the truest self-image in a person's heart, just like pinching his face, he will always subconsciously pinch out the appearance he desires the most in his heart.
It's a little hard to understand, but just look at Hallie.
There were now two identical Hallies lying on her seat alone, and it was Harley and Quinn who were sleeping together, and it was obvious that this hellish place had embodied the evil and crazy Quinn.
The two girls have exactly the same face, hairstyle and figure, the only difference is that Harley's clothes are red and blue, while Quinn's is red and black.
It's like twin sisters, or in Hallie's words, her evil twins.
"Hey, stupid! Your girlfriend is good, or a sister flower, tsk, really good at playing. â
A disgusting voice rang out from behind him, and Mason looked back to see a raunchy bastard leaning against the wall taunting him with an identical look like John Wick, but with a silver arm and toad glasses.
"You're really bad, Silver Hand!"
Mason whispered:
"It's on your territory, so there's nothing to fear, right?"
"Ha, I just like the way you look at me and can't kill me."
Johnny Silver took off his sunglasses and raised his middle finger at Mason to threaten:
"Be careful that I find a few buddies here to bury you and make your body that stays outside turn into a drooling idiot."
"Do you really think I'm unprepared?"
Mason scoffed, nodded his forehead, and whispered:
"Ultron, can you hear me? Do me a favor and teach this nasty creature a lesson. â
"Roger."
Perfect Ultron's voice suddenly sounded in the space composed of this data, and Johnny Silverhand's expression became stunned for a moment, but the next second he disappeared strangely as if he had been erased by an invisible hand.
This is the hole card for Mason to dare to step into the cyberspace, although Perfect Ultron will still follow Black Strange and Frog Diagram to explore in which plane.
But this super-machine with six Infinity Stones is also connected to Bartmoss, who was invited to join the Parallel World Data Life League, and it obviously has a certain amount of high authority in the cyberspace.
At least Johnny Silverhand, a fool with a lot of words, can't hurt Mason and the others.
"It's so real here!"
The people in the chairs woke up one after another, except for the two Hallies who looked at me and I looked at you like a mirror, everyone else was attracted to the extremely realistic environment of cyberspace.
Barbara and the old green goblin walked to the window, and the view was a very modern city, but there was always a gloomy feeling hanging over it.
"It's like a legendary dream of a god."
Wonder Woman looked at the fingers in front of her eyes, felt the power surging in her body again, and said:
"If I hadn't known that these were fake, I would have even thought I had really come to another world. Are we really in a database world now? â
"It's hard for me to understand how it works from you, Diana, but you're not wrong."
As the cyber technology officer of Team K, Barbara took on the task of explaining, but she couldn't explain the form of cyberspace in a few words, so she could only roughly explain it to Diana.
"How does it feel?"
Mason pointed to the city in front of him and asked the silent old man beside him.
The latter said in a dumb voice:
"As sick as Gotham, there is no cure, I can smell its decay and depravity when I stand here, this is the future Gotham"
"That's an accurate evaluation."
Mason gave a thumbs up, and then the door to the lounge behind everyone opened, and Miss Arasaka Hanako stood outside the door as a greeter, and a young man in a mercenary jacket leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, spitting smoke rings.
âVīŧâ
Mason was surprised and said:
"Why are you here too? Didn't you say you didn't have to come? â
"It's not peaceful here."
V laughed, waved his hand in a hearty tone and replied:
"Aunt Rogge asked me to protect you, you are distinguished guests, if you are attacked by cyber neurosis it will be a big deal."
This made Mason almost stop at this, and he complained:
"So Rog found the most dangerous cyber neuropathy in town to protect us from being scared by other neuroses? It's a fucking arrangement that has the characteristics of Night City.
Why didn't she let Adam Hammer protect me? â
(End of chapter)