The old devil's answer may seem full of contradictions, but it is actually not difficult to understand.

He made it clear that he would not participate in the actions of Old A, but then explained the reason, in Mephisto's opinion, Mason would not give up his efforts to destroy the Star Society, and this point would not have an impact on whether Old A or not.

After he officially intervened in the fusion project, his confrontation with Mason was already on the agenda, but this confrontation could not be placed by the old devil outside of his own territory.

Mason's showdown with Lord Fate is bound to take place somewhere in hell.

It was Lao Mo's territory, and he had the best chance of winning there.

However, the old devil doesn't mind that other people get involved to divide a little bit of the pressure that Mason brings him, in other words, the old devil doesn't want old A to succeed, but the whole plan is based on him.

This is, of course, a situation that the presiding judge does not want to see.

"Are you kidding?"

Fury scolded:

"Do you think Mason would really be stupid enough to go to war with both of us at the same time? He wasn't a risk-taking man, and it wasn't in his interest to make such a radical move, but he wouldn't do it if he had a little brain. ”

"Well said, of course, he does not want to be caught in a desperate situation of fighting on two fronts, but when will his will interfere with our thoughts? We are not dogs who rely on people's snorts to survive. The freedom to act according to one's own mind is the most valuable privilege that the trapped have. ”

The old devil snorted and said:

"The more he doesn't want to do, the more we have to let him do it, and if he can't take care of the results of both sides, he will be doomed to fall behind and lose in a certain confrontation.

If he loses to you, he will die.

If he loses to me, he will be worse than dead.

Lo and behold, does this do us any harm? ”

"You are shifting the concept, and when one side wins, one side will inevitably pay a heavy price."

Old A shook his head and said:

"Although I don't want to admit it, Mason's power has been established, and the concentration of the power at his hands is enough to cause a qualitative change, your proposal is good, but I will not become cannon fodder at your disposal."

"Tut-tut, when has this been, and you still want to get out of it?"

The old devil sneered:

"You greedy and naïve creature is going to be put in hell, my dear Fury, you keep saying that you will stop Mason at all costs, but I don't see that you are ready to shed blood.

Do you really think he's a character who can be fired casually?

In addition, since I dare to propose this plan, I must have the confidence to induce Mason to participate in two wars at the same time.

He's wise enough to learn the hell of a hell with the nasty Batman, and that's enough for him to avoid most of the traps that have been prepared for him.

But just because he's infallible doesn't mean the same is true of the people around him.

Friendship, affection and even love.

Do you know why people who do big things can't have too many emotional ties? Because that would create all kinds of weaknesses for a strong person out of thin air.

Emotional release, that's an unhealthy thing. ”

Mephisto raised his hand, and a rather distinctive candle appeared in the palm of his hand.

The candle no longer seemed to burn, but upon closer inspection, the sparks still dancing at its wick seemed to be the last struggle unwilling to be annihilated.

"I've hidden something."

He said to the wide-eyed old A:

"When I first hid it, I wanted to make a collection, and I didn't expect it to be used one day, but now it seems that it's not a bad thing to keep more good things in my daily life.

When you need help the most, these pre-prepared treasures will not let you down, how about it? With this thing here, you can always put your mind at ease now, right?

Little Mason will get the bait.

Especially after he knew that the Garden World under the Council had fallen into my hands, he would know that time was running out for him.

And at the same time that he decides to give it a go, you give him a little 'old A shock', so a difficult choice is placed in front of the savior.

These are the most beautiful things in the world, which one do you think he will choose?

Tsk, choice, a key that everyone wants to think is a good thing but is actually full of endless torment, and the more choices you have, the more painful you will be.

Because if you choose one, you are destined to lose another.

The more options you have, the more you lose.

Therefore, the most common way for us devils to tempt others is to give our victims enough options to think that they have the initiative and step into the trap step by step in the illusion that they can control their own lives.

Until the cruelty of the last moment was revealed

Suffering!

The hardship of choice and the pain of loss will overwhelm them, allowing me to harvest a delicious soul. ”

"Smack"

The old devil threw the things in his hand to old A, who felt a slight pain in his fingers the moment he held it in his hand, and he looked down and saw a drop of blood gushing out of the tip of his finger.

This made Fury's face change dramatically.

But then, in the heat of the heat, a pattern crept up on his arm.

The black lines outline the hideous head of the devil, and its wings on its back form a circle with the lines of its emaciated and distorted body, which eventually forms the symbol of the members of the Stars Society under the gaze of Old A.

The old devil who laughed like a fox who had stolen the cause dissipated in front of him like smoke, and then appeared behind Fury in the next moment, his hands on Fury's shoulders, just as he had done when he appeared on the scene.

He whispered in Fury's ear:

"It's not easy to get you to let your guard down, but I did it in the end. Well, Nicholas Joseph Fury. Welcome to the Stars, the place I left for Mason is yours, my dear Hidden Grand Teacher. ”

"You're fooling me!"

Old A clenched his fist, but the moment he swung his fist, he heard the old devil say faintly:

"Only then can we trust each other! You know it's a must, and as I said earlier, you think you have a choice, but you don't.

It's not a bad thing, you mean you don't have much to lose.

On the bright side, even if the Endstar you've been preparing fails, you won't have nowhere to go, and I'll take you into the next era when I'm free.

If you wish, I can entrust you with the entire nascent universe.

Of course, that's for later.

Now, let's discuss the details, if you want to trap a cunning little guy like Mason, the details have to be polished to perfection.

Let me whisper to you, before we get started, I've planted a stinger in the heart of the Mason camp.

See blood sealing the throat, highly poisonous things.

Maybe that makes you a little happier? ”

——

"Mason, an unfamiliar message from the Garden World under the command of the Council, I can't trace it back, but this message is for you."

On the morning of the second morning after the indulgent dinner at the Gordon House, on the couch in the top office of the Afterlife Bar, Mason had just opened his eyes from a three-hour break to see Barbara's holographic projection lit up in the office.

The Batgirl should have been preparing to go on vacation with Da Shao, and it was hard for her to continue working while she was packing her things, and of course, she would have to finish this morning's combat meeting before she could go on vacation.

Mason manipulated the body of water to wash and wake up, and while wearing a nightgown, he opened the transmitted message, forming a projection in words in front of him.

Just one glance made the captain's face become serious.

This message was sent by Dr. Halsey of the Tenth Sequence of the Conquerors, explaining to Mason their new discoveries and representing a deterioration of the situation.

Half an hour later, in the commercial conference room on the top floor of the afterlife bar, all the members of the K-team had arrived, and even the three bosses of the ultimate K-team participated in the meeting in the form of magic clones or projections.

When the Kite Man sent the news of the gathering to everyone, he emphasized that this could be the last action of Team K, so the conference room was filled with a different atmosphere at this time.

Some relaxed, some expectant, some heavy.

Mason stood at the long table, looking at the people sitting or standing in front of him, his expression was not relaxed.

"There's bad news in the blue."

The captain propped his hands on the table and said to everyone who was looking at him:

"Our friends in the Conqueror sequence have relayed a solid message that a batch of secret supplies had been delivered to the many Garden Worlds under the Council's command last night.

It has been confirmed that it is an item with infernal divinity attached to it, and has been dispersed.

Hopefully, the Council will begin to push forward with Mephisto's detachment process in full force.

After getting so much conceptual feedback from the Garden World, Lord Destiny will complete his 'Butterfly Breakout' at a much faster pace, and it seems that our success has put a lot of pressure on the Council to fight back regardless of the results.

It also means that we have to act. ”

Mason flicked his watch, and a battle plan he drew up was fed into each member's personal terminal, with the simple name of the plan being "Beyond Fate".

The implications speak for themselves.

"The first stage is to determine the location of Mephisto's lair, the second stage is to break into it and kill him, and the third stage is to announce that the stars will disband."

Mason Says:

"The plan itself is very simple, there is nothing to say, the specific steps are in the document for you to check for yourself, I have assigned tasks and timetables to each team, and the official operation will start five days after the preliminary preparations are completed.

Now the main problem lies externally.

From the actions of Garden World, it is clear that the hope is that the Council will not sit idly by and watch us move forward, so we must be prepared to face them.

But I'm not going to negotiate with them, I'm going to cause them some trouble, starting with the Conqueror, a violent organization under their command.

We have friends, maybe more than one, and I'll be in touch with them privately to see if I can rebel and at least keep them neutral.

We have the gift of utopia at our disposal, which means we can make the First Sequence of Conquerors a priority, dismantling their power to deter the Council and buying time for our actions in Hell. ”

"Old A! What did he do? ”

Barbara, who had already changed into loose clothes for the holiday and had a suitcase in hand, raised her hand and said:

"Now that everyone knows that you and Lao A have an agreement about impact, do you think he will honestly be willing to gamble and lose? If he is unwilling, doesn't that mean that we may have to fight on two or even three fronts? ”

"There's a real risk."

Mason did not hide the situation, he rubbed his chin and said to the crowd:

"I'll make contact with him first to see if I can hold them down first, which means I may not be able to participate in the early actions on the side of Lord Fate.

But I'm going to start a secret project that I've been working on secretly for a while, and that will help you take a lot of stress off the line.

The first phase of Operation Beyond Destiny is led by Zakang and Erke, and if things really get to the point where they have to fight on two fronts, I will be in charge of Lao A's side alone, and I won't add more pressure to you.

But you don't have to worry. ”

The captain said in a serious tone:

"Even if we really have to fight on two fronts, we are not without an advantage.

Actually, this scenario may seem to be against us, but if we can complete the battle and win on both battlefields at the same time, it will mean the end of Team K's mission prematurely.

This is the final battle in the true sense of the word, the brothers and sisters of Team K.

I don't know what you guys think about our not-so-long but absolutely strong story that will come to an end after this battle, but personally, it will be a moment of relief for this arduous journey. ”

"You don't want this mentality."

Za Kang complained:

"It's like saying the last words in advance."

"Shut up!"

Charles next to him gave him a punch, and the others also glared at the sassy male mage, seeing that he was angry, Za Kang could only laugh twice and stop saying more.

But he made eye contact with Mason.

Signal Mason not to forget about the Castle of the Stars, the information about those candles is still being kept secret, but it can't be hidden forever, this thing is a time bomb.

Once it detonates at a bad moment, it will definitely blow everyone involved in it to pieces.

Mason nodded faintly, indicating that he hadn't forgotten the hidden danger.

However, he did not mention it in the meeting, and for the next twenty minutes, the captain went through the outline of the plan in the document, and after confirming that each team had understood their mission and had a plan of action, he called the meeting to a dismiss.

Mason glanced at the time and said to the others:

"Now, you can go on a rare vacation and visit the new world that we have helped to create, but please don't go to the danger zone and not be able to get back in time for five days.

A few of the Ultimate K-Team stay, I have other things to tell you, and the others can break up. ”

The conference room suddenly resounded with the sound of chairs colliding with the floor, and members of the team like Barbara who had planned a vacation had already dragged their suitcases and left humming songs, and the other guys who didn't have plans planned to rest on the spot, go downstairs to the bar for a drink and flirt with the droid ladies and so on.

The Kite Man is going to pick up the children from school and send Selena, who has already begun to suffer from faint morning sickness, back to Wayne Manor to recuperate.

The trio of Kryptonians left together as usual, Zod and Kara talked, and Bizarro, who had regained his senses under the influence of blue kryptonite, was still happy to be a light bulb next to him.

The members of the Young K Team agreed to visit the Stark Legion in the Fox's Lair to see what happened to Tony Seven, but Damian didn't go.

The little madman has an appointment today.

If you want to go on an adventure in the vampire world with your female friend who always wears a cloak and seems to be silent, it should be a trip to relax, and bring some gifts for your second brother by the way.

Mason is also pleased to see his teammates have their own lives, which means that they can quickly return to the center of gravity after the disbandment of Team K.

"What are we going to say if you stay?"

Hei Qiwei asked in an indifferent tone, this big guy is still in the stage of recuperation, and his magic clones seem to be a little lacking in energy.

"A very important thing."

Mason retracted his gaze to look at the three big guys, he moved his fingers, and said:

"I would like to ask you to devote some of your energy to finding the base world of the Council of Hope while preparing for the attack on the Old Devil's base camp, which is quite tightly guarded, but if the war in the outside world does not reach their homeland, they will always think about it and watch from the sidelines.

You have to make them aware of what is really going on so that they can make a choice. ”

"What happens when you find it?"

Frog did not refuse the request, and the former observer asked:

"What are you going to do with that world?"

"It won't be destruction, rest assured."

Mason got up and said:

"The world itself is innocent, and it should also merge into the nascent sea of stars, that is its power. But everything should have a beginning and an end, just as the end of the Dark Ages should have a relatively happy ending.

We want to leave a pure new world, and let the ashes of the old era pass away with the wind. ”

"Are you really not going to let any of them go?"

Black Kiki snorted, and he got up and said:

"Want to know what answer I got from the Black Apple?"

"I've always been curious."

Mason winked at the big guy.

Black Strange also looked at him, and after a few seconds of silence, said:

"A new world will come, but I don't see you in it"

Mason was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled and said:

"But that's not a bad thing, is it?"

(End of chapter)