24. Mason Cooper, welcome to the top of the food chain
"Mason! Can you hear me? ”
Just after finishing the conversation with the Lord about the Knight of the End, the flip phone in Mason's pocket began to vibrate, and he answered the phone to hear Ciri warn him on the other end:
"I have bad news for you, I just looked at the records of the Destiny Machine.
The Warlock had used the source of the zombie virus a few days ago, and the weapons loaded with the virus had been released to several pioneer teams, and the swordsman was confirming the whereabouts of the virus weapons.
But the good news is that the door to transfer that Lao A promised is already on my side, so you have to prepare early and notify me as soon as the situation changes. ”
"What about the Warlock himself?"
Mason was not surprised by the bad news, he lit a cigarette and asked:
"Did he leave for battle?"
"He's still in the Star Castle, I'm spying on him."
The Hunter replied:
"He knows that if he appears in your world, he will inevitably be attacked by me and the swordsman, and this guy's idea should be to let the war situation erode out of control first, and then make a final decision.
The entry of 100 B-rank squads, nearly 1,000 C-tier squads, and tens of thousands of Pioneers will push your world into chaos in a very short period of time, and their only goal is to use all means to bring your world to its knees, but this should not be so easy to do.
I'm guessing the Warlock will use the Cleaner later.
Aside from the Warlock's die-hard loyalty, the other squads are not so determined to fight.
You should know very well what the members of the Star Society are, they are both cunning and greedy, they will not have much action power until the situation is clear, and considering the danger of the super A-class world, most people will choose to fish without effort after entering the battlefield.
Moreover, the Warlock has recruited many squads belonging to the Swordsman faction to join the war this time, in order to complete a major cleanup of the interior of the Star Society with your hands.
I'll admit it's a vicious tactic, but it also means that the guys are resistant, and my suggestion is to pick a few places to give them some color to see, and a head-on attack with enough weight will probably slow down the attack.
But be careful yourself, I suspect that the Warlock may use some extranumerary power.
For example, the Ghost Knights are also under his command in such an invasion event led by the Star Society, and the World Gate projection core of the Star Fortress is being closed.
He's made up his mind to turn your side into a brutal Colosseum. ”
Ciary paused and said to Mason:
"Besides, you need to hurry!
Once the nations of the world, representing the main body of civilization, officially choose to surrender, the war of exploration is nominally over, and the situation will be even worse when the cleaners get a reasonable takeover request to be admitted. ”
"Mason! Look at this! ”
Zombie Wanda shouted behind Mason.
The Captain looked back to see Scarlet Witch holding a retro TV set she had picked up from the ruins of the Tower of Destiny, with live footage from the White House playing on the screen.
The president, who always seems to be unable to wake up, is announcing to the people that they have reached a mutual aid agreement with "friends of the stars", that the country will withdraw from the war, and that all superheroes and resistance groups in North America lay down their arms and welcome "peace".
Amanda Waller, who stands beside the white-haired president on the screen, is expressionless, which may be an important reason why the Warlock chose the Celestial Eye Society as his emissary.
Amanda Waller was also flanked by a "representative" from the Stars Society.
It was an indifferent man in a black suit, with an ordinary face but a pair of cold eyes, as if he didn't care about anything.
"That's an A-class member 'devouring.'"
Mason turned the screen to the Hunter through the communicator, confirmed the man's identity, and said to Mason:
"The Warlock of the Great Mentor is well versed in the process of conquest warfare, and he uses this little skill to get a head start and create pressure on you, but there is still time.
What are you doing? ”
As Ciri was talking, he saw Mason pouting and pulling out a mechanical switch, pressing it casually, and scolding in a low voice as if he was puzzled and pressed the switch four times in a row.
She asked in surprise, and Mason dropped the switch and said casually:
"The Justice League's assembly order, which Batman gave me before, and I assigned all the superheroes who are still able to act over there, don't they want to create a 'model of peace'?
Then I will respond to this strategic intimidation with practical actions.
This chaotic country and that brainless bastard do not represent the civilized subjects of this world, and there is no point in a peace agreement that the awakened deceive himself.
Hold your breath, Ciri, wait for my news. ”
After saying that, Mason hung up the com, gestured to Professor McGonagall beside him, and said:
"Open a portal over there, we'll meet the A-class, kill Amanda Waller by the way, and show the 'awakeners' what will happen to the capitulationists."
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Although Mr. President issued a global "peace initiative" twenty minutes after the invasion began, it is clear that not everyone is willing to shake hands and make peace with this group of unscrupulous extraterritorial invaders.
Summoned by Mason under the name of Batman, a large number of rebels soon arrived in Washington, D.C., and fought the pioneers of the Star Society.
The Warlocks' side saw the first city to surrender as a fortress to advance, with more than ten B-rank squads and nearly a hundred C-rank teams all stationed here.
These diehards fortified the city in a short period of time, and as Mason stepped out of the portal, he was greeted by a crimson tornado sweeping through the lines of the chaotic streets in front of him.
That's Red Tornado, a member of the Justice League, and he's pretty powerful guy.
In the sky, there is also a female warrior with wings and an eagle as the symbol attacking the Pioneer Flying Machine.
This woman is extremely brave, those low-level pioneers were easily knocked out of the air by her hammer, this should be the Sena Gang warrior Eagle Woman who accidentally fell to the ground before that Martian Manhunter Uncle Yu mentioned before.
These two are the spearheads of the aerial assault, and there are also members of the Atom Man, Iron Man, Starfire Girl, and the Green Arrow family on the ground with a group of street heroes fighting, they are extremely heroic but outnumbered, and many members of the Justice League have been trapped on the side of Osborne Tower after the fall of the watchtower, and they will not be able to return for a while.
This will face the siege of the hounds of the Star Society, and it will all rely on the Star Chaser Girl to wave the star staff and shoot out energy beams regardless of the consumption.
Surprisingly, Mason actually found Little Joe here.
"Huh"
He reforms to a burning tall building through a body of water, unleashes the Scarlet Witch to shred the griffin and the low-level pioneer behind him as Joe is chased through the air by a griffin, and tells Professor McGonagall to grab Superboy's arm with a shapeshifter and pull him to safety.
"What are you doing here? Why not go and join Damian? ”
Mason asked, and Little Joe pursed his lips and said:
"I'm here to save my mom! I reported it to that nasty boy.
When my mom heard that the president was going to shake hands with the hounds of the Star Society, she came to report the first-line news, but she was trapped, and I couldn't contact my dad, so I had to come by myself. ”
"The reporter is really fierce, and he dares to be on the front line in this situation."
Mason was immediately shocked by Lady Louise Lane's dedication to her profession, but he obviously did not agree with Little Joe's behavior at this time, this Kryptonian kid's strength was still very unskilled, and it was difficult to really play a role in this kind of high-intensity confrontation.
"You take Louise and retreat to the Metropolis!"
He said to Little Joe:
"Damian and his Junior K team are there, you go and join them under Batman's command, rest assured, your dad and aunt will be back with reinforcements soon, and that's when the real counterattack will come."
"Oh."
Xiao Qiao was an obedient child, he didn't refute but still asked worriedly:
"These hounds are all over the world, they've blown up several nuclear power plants, and I've heard from my mom that there's a blackout in Europe.
We
It's not that I don't believe you, but can we really win? ”
In the face of Little Joe's inquiry, Mason did not answer but the communicator, shouting to the other end:
"Zakkang! Where are you and your buddies? I've arrived in Washington, D.C., it's hot here, and I need some breaking spells! ”
"Positioning also takes time, what to urge!"
Zakang replied in a vicious voice:
"Isn't this coming?"
As soon as the words fell, a huge golden arc of flickering light up in the air, just like the classic scene of the Supreme Mage performing a teleportation.
Dao Dao thunder converged on a red figure and flashed out from it, and the moment Shazam, who was holding the Seiko version of Thor's hammer, flew into the battlefield, there was a rolling thunderstorm, and hundreds of thunderbolts swept through the sky, emptying the low-level pioneers flying around the sky.
Demon Knight Itregan followed, he fell from the sky in demonic form, slammed into the ground with a deep breath and spewed billowing fire to the ground, burning the entire street into a sea of fire, and grabbed the X-metal halberd and roared at the enemy, and killed the C-class members who were sent to the front with a knife in his hand, crying and shouting for their mothers.
This is the true combat power of the low-level members of the Stellar Society.
It can't be said to be a dish, it can only be said that it is better than nothing.
According to Mason's understanding of his peers, even a well-equipped and well-developed B-rank squad is at an absolute disadvantage when facing strong heroes like Itregan and Shazam alone.
Just like the original Six-Headed Snake team, they were also an old B-level team, but they didn't go against Da Chao head-on, and they were also beaten badly in the face of Batman.
Pioneers may have used intrigue or nimble tactics to outwit their enemies on other occasions, but in the current frontal battlefield of wide open and closed, once the powerful heroes are allowed to exert their destructive power, the hounds are left to escape.
At the end of the day, these scoundrel scum recruited from all over the world don't have the will and devotion to sacrifice everything they have for the Warlock's ambition of conquest.
Without the support of will, let alone exploding seeds, it is a luxury to be able to exert the power that should have been in a crisis.
The A-level team may be a real hard bone, but the entire Stars Club can only make up twelve A-level teams, and half of them are on Mason's side, overall, the situation is still controllable despite chaos!
Seeing that Zakang rode a zombie wyvern and wore a cloak of fate, and together with Xiao Zha majestically threw all kinds of magic bombardments from a high altitude downward, Mason moved his shoulders comfortably, he glanced at Xiao Qiao beside him, pointed to the chaotic position below, and said:
"Still have questions?"
"Well, I thought all the Star Hounds were as good as Black Adam and the Swamp Monsters."
Little Joe grinned, gave Mason a thumbs up, and said:
"They just rely on the large number of people, and once they see their cowardly nature, they don't have to be afraid of them."
"No one should be afraid of them, it's just a bunch of hounds who fight for some reason, and only know how to chase bones, would you be afraid of dogs?"
Mason gestured to Little Joe and said:
"You should go, Junior K-Team also has their mission, if you want to join in with Damiando, I'm going to get busy.
Bless me. ”
With that, Mason jumped from the burning tall building, and after several flashes of water, he approached the goal of his trip, and in front of the white building protected by the mysterious troops in the uniform of the Heavenly Eye Society, Mason's figure appeared in front of the fountain, and with a wave of his left hand, the Coral Steel Death Trident that he had taken from the drowned resentful soul fell into his hand.
Brucy Wayne had modified it with her world's Aquaman Trident, and no longer had the ability to influence the water and climate of nature, but it had an additional power called "Dead Water", which was the power she had used to restrain Mason's water ability.
This power fell into the hands of Mason, who was already capable of manipulating water, and evolved into more destructive techniques.
"Stand down!"
The members of the Celestial Eye Society in front of them saw Mason appear in front of them across the chaotic battlefield, and launched an attack after a few simple scoldings.
A large number of bullets and explosives were slammed in, but they were meaningless to the water man, and he walked forward quickly and suddenly disappeared into place, reappearing in the crowd.
There wasn't enough water here for Mason to restructure the water body.
But it doesn't matter, blood does
As soon as he appeared, the bodies of several members of the Heavenly Eye Society around him convulsed and burst.
The capillaries of his whole body were burst by the blood flowing backwards in an instant, and the blood that flew out did not fall to the ground, but continued to rotate around Mason and was thrown forward by him in the three-state transformation of the water body.
The cold wind howled and the ice surged.
Beholdening, blood-colored ice bloomed at the landing, like a spreading icy wind that frozen several people in front of them.
Mutants' abilities require constant practice to grow, and now with the Stagnant Trident, Mason's water control ability has finally entered the next level, from support to a level where it can be used as a real weapon.
But his progress towards the white building was halted after a few seconds, and on the grass in front of him, the cold-faced man in a black suit was standing in front of him with his hands in his pockets.
Mason stretched out his left hand to extract the water from the person's body, but when he tried it, he found that the water in the other person's body did not move, and the latter's body was like a black hole, easily engulfing all the energy that came close to him.
It is like a black flag standing on the ground, gathering the cold dark clouds and then scattering the shadows at the feet to create an invisible wall.
"Leave!"
He looked at Mason with cold gray eyes, and said in a short tone:
"My mission is here, don't go any further!"
"Coincidentally, that's where my goal is."
Mason's wrist turned to make the backwater trident hum, and he said:
'Fuck off!' Devour'. ”
"Buzz"
As he took the first step forward, the earth beneath his feet suddenly shook and three black spikes pierced Mason's body, like the special claws of some kind of beast, piercing Mason's body quickly and quickly.
At the moment when the water body was reorganized, Mason lifted the trident in front of him, and the man in black in front of him appeared in front of him like a flash, and his arms swept to easily suppress Mason.
The moment the two looked at each other, Mason saw that the gray indifferent pupils had shimmered ominously scarlet, and the latter's unremarkable appearance distorted into the face of a young man wearing a hooded casual suit.
That was his most common form, and perhaps the monster's former form.
"I warned you, Mason, that you had to set foot in it, and if that's the end, I'll say sorry to you."
He whispered:
"Now, welcome to the top of the food chain"
(End of chapter)