Chapter 294: The Key to Breaking the Game
According to Pepe's plan, it will take some time to re-prepare and adjust after each use of the Grand Summoning Array.
Specifically, there is a cooldown, and the next time you want to try to summon the crown servant, it will be at least seven days later.
Red didn't explicitly state that he was joining the Hidden One's Godbreaker Project, but he didn't object either, and in this case, he needed to gather further intel before he could make a judgment.
What is known now is that Zeus is also asking Kirshtaria to help him find Wonder Woman, the specific purpose is not clear, in this case, it is safer to let Wonder Woman continue to stay in the Hades realm under Olympus and accept the protection of the Hidden Ones.
"For some time to come, I will continue to pretend to look for your traces in Olympus...... It's okay to confuse Zeus, but I need you to do me a favor - I'd like you to help me find out if there are any clues about Paradise Island and where my companions have gone. โ
Red and Diana returned the same way they came in along the same way they came in, and now it had been almost an hour since Red entered the Auto X Pavilion, and if he didn't show up for too long, he might arouse Zeus's suspicions.
"Another point is that you should pay attention to your own safety, if anything special happens...... Put this ring on, and I'll get to you as soon as I can. โ
Red raised his hand, and with the condensation of the power of the flesh, a red light ring was created and handed to Diana.
"I don't need your concernโ"
"It's not a matter of concern, you're being fought over by several major forces right now, Zeus, Mera, and the Hidden One all want you now, except for the purpose of the Hidden One, which makes you a catalyst for summoning other heroes, the purpose of the others is not clear...... In my experience, this kind of riddler behavior is often not a good thing. โ
Of course, what Red didn't say was that even the Concealer's plan was only their one-sided statement - although Pepe was using the Truth Lasso to explain to Red, not to mention the number of language skills required to bypass the Truth Lasso, and more importantly, the Coverers were not necessarily monolithic.
Diana looked a little unhappy with Red's attitude, but took the lamp ring from him anyway.
"Don't worry about that, I still have trusted friends here."
"If he's really the ...... you know"
At this moment, Diana and Red stopped, as a tall, thin figure stood in front of them.
Red narrowed his eyes, he really said that Cao Cao Cao arrived.
"Can you talk to me, I promise it won't take too long for you."
"Yes, yes, but I want to make sure that I should call you now, Martian Manhunt or Smoke Mirrors?"
Martian Manhunter ...... But the man, who looks like a smoke mirror from the outside, stares at Red with an unpredictable smile.
"Let's call me a smoke mirror, after all, not to mention memory and personality, it's closer to the Aztec First Sun from the perspective of Lingji - and talking to you as the person you killed will make you a little uncomfortable, won't it?"
"No, I've lost count of the number of people I've killed, and I'm not mentally delicate enough to mind this."
Red said decisively, and the Smoke Mirror shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, his current personality seemed to be influenced by Texcatlipoca, and there was a certain difference from the Martian Manhunter in the past.
"Then let's skip that topic, I'm going to talk to you about something else...... First of all, it's about Aquaman's widow, the queen of the sea of Atlantis, Mera. In fact, I went to Atlantis to find Mera before you entered Persona and told her about Project Shattering. โ
Hearing this, Red's brows furrowed slightly, that is to say, according to the smoke mirror, Mera already knew about the existence of the God-Breaking Project, and also knew the importance of Diana to this plan.
But even so, she entrusted Red with bringing Diana back...... Even if the Godbreaker Project is very likely to "resurrect" her dead husband, Aquaman Arthur Curry, as a Servant.
"Then, as you know, Mera rejected the offer to cooperate with us, and considered it a blasphemy to resurrect the dead as a Servant...... I can't refute this, after all, the Servant is essentially a high-level envoy of magic projection, and it is nothing more than the experience and memories of the Heroic Spirit's life, which I know very well. โ
At this point, the smoke mirror also cast a meaningful gaze on Diana, who pursed her lips and lowered her head without saying a word.
It seems that the smoke mirror has also reminded Diana that there is a difference between being summoned as a servant and being truly resurrected, and it is not known if Diana has accepted this fact.
"But no matter what Mera thinks of me, she is still Arthur's widow, so I want to protect her and the Atlanteans from the Olympian gods...... Soon, though, I realized that something was wrong, Mera seemed to know more about Persona than I did, and it was clear that there was a mysterious force behind her. โ
This was not at all out of Red's expectations, Mera was able to accurately grasp the location of the Chaldean imaginary submarine and destroy the Nautilus through a sneak attack, and kidnap the Chaldean master, so it was obvious that he was prepared.
Originally, Red also speculated that since Mera would know about the Chaldea and the Servants, it might be related to the Hidden One, but now it seems that Pepe and they did not cooperate with Mera.
Or rather......
On the surface there is none.
"I want to find out who is behind Mera - unfortunately she's wary of me, and I don't have much information. But I can still deduce a few things from what we know so far......"
Martian Manhunter is known as the universal saber of superheroes, and in addition to his powerful shape-shifting combat abilities and mind control abilities, he is also an excellent detective himself - even his hidden identity in human society is that of an agent.
While Batman is generally considered the world's greatest detective, Martian Manhunter is even more famous in the Southern Hemisphere.
"First, if Mera is not recognized as an enemy by Artemis, and may have controlled the half-destroyed sea god Poseidon, then it is very likely that there is a god of Olympus among the forces behind her."
Indeed, according to the recollections of Matthew and Leonardo da Vinci Jr., when the Chaldeans first entered the Persona Zone, they were not attacked by Artemis' railguns, and when Red and the others entered the Cavern of the Void, they were not intercepted by Poseidon.
It would be impossible to think that Mera would be able to interfere with these true mekkai on her own, unless there was another god secretly helping her.
"Second, since I first found Mera, Mera seems to have been able to grasp my movements every time, leaving my investigation in vain...... And she seems to have a very clear understanding of the concept of the ServantโI suspect that there are also Chaldean people among her helpers. โ
...... from the Chaldees Inner ghost?
Although at first Red had the Chaldeans in mind, he soon understood the meaning of the smoke mirror.
You see, the hidden ones are also those who come out of the Chaldees.
"Do you have a target of suspicion?"
Red asked tentatively, but the smoke mirror shook his head slightly.
"If there is no doubt, then you are lying, but if you say doubt...... On the contrary, it seems that everyone is possible, so it is difficult to judge. And without knowing the true intentions of the other party, random speculation may be used by the other party. โ
Although the Smoke Mirror is a god who represents betrayal and struggle, it seems that now due to the influence of Martian Manhunter, his way of thinking is closer to that of the hero's side.
Kirshtaria, Kaddock, Debit, Pepe, and Beryl...... Indeed, each of them has the potential to be a two-to-five boy.
Although Red knew which of them had a lower moral level, he didn't necessarily mean that good people wouldn't do bad things, and Red knew that very well.
But in this way, Red also probably knew that the smoke mirror was here to stop his intentions.
"You want my help in investigating the forces behind Maera?"
The silence of the smoke mirror was the best answer, and Red gently held his chin with his hand and fell into deep thought.
As for the strength behind Mera, Red is as curious as the smoke mirror, and now that the Chaldean lord is in the hands of the other party, he always wants to find out the truth with the other party.
And because of the previous agreement between Mera and himself, Red also has a good entry point.
But there's one problem......
Red glanced at Diana beside him, who immediately understood what he meant, but before she could say anything, the smoke mirror preemptively spoke.
"Diana must not leave, she is the most important catalyst for the Godbreaker Project, and there must be a reason why Zeus and Mera want to take Diana away so strongly - it is safer for Diana to stay here until the truth is known."
Hearing the smoke mirror's words, Red frowned.
"That's not going to be easy, you should know, I killed Mera with my own hands...... And if she doesn't even trust you, it's impossible for her to reveal any information to me. โ
"That's how it was meant to be - though, you've already thought of a solution, haven't you?"
Smoke Mirror looked at Red with a mysterious smile, a little more approving in his eyes.
"It's worthy of you who actually thought of this solution......
Yes.
This.
Wait a minute.
What the hell is he talking about?
Red and the Smoke Mirror looked at each other, but their minds were confused.
When did I think of a solution?
The smoke mirror stared at Red for a moment, and after noticing that Red's expression was wrong, his smile became a little stiff.
"Wait...... You didn't ...... to get the letter of Mera."
The atmosphere seemed a little awkward, and Red sorted out the current situation.
"Didn't you already say it just now, Mera told me that the condition of the information was to bring Diana to her, but Diana couldn't leave here casually, and she wouldn't be separated...... Huh?"
At this moment, a possibility flashed in Red's mind.
At the same time, Red felt his arm being clutched so tightly that even his nails were embedded in his skin.
"Red, let me ask you a question...... When you and I came down, in that room you had already pressed cancel on that machine...... Is that so? โ
Looking at Diana's somewhat frightened gaze, Red felt a cold sweat already break out on his forehead.
"Ah......h
"How did you cancel that thing?"
โโ
"I'm Wonder Woman, Diana Prince, don't get too close to me, I hate you the most. However, if you insist that I serve you, it is not impossible......"
Looking at the Wonder Woman in the room, no matter in terms of figure, appearance, and voice, she is almost exactly the same, and the "tsundere" character lines that can be written in a textbook.
And in those eyes, it seemed to lure the enthusiasm that seduced himself to conquer her......
Red's blood boiled all at onceโbut when he felt the chill beside him that was even more piercing than Ash's magic crystal arrow, he immediately cooled down again.
"You're ...... And really...... Red Douglas. โ
Diana's voice seemed to tremble slightly, and a mechanical voice sounded continuously from her waist.
[Intelligent life is locked.]
Diana Prince from Earth.
Anger is rolling in your heart.
You belong to the Red Lantern Corps. ใ
Please, this is not the time.
Red reached out to silence Diana's lamp ring, but the latter grabbed his wrist like a high school girl on the subway.
"Don't touch me, you perverted, lewd, vulgar pervert, if you want to vent your bestial desires, just do it to the puppets over there!"
"Tsk, you can't blame me for that..... You didn't tell me it needed to be canceled......"
And the automaton "Diana", who was standing opposite, watched curiously as Red flirted with the genuine Wonder Woman.
"IโI'm not the one for you to vent your desires, but if you have to...... It's not impossible to serve you once in a while, huh. โ
And this also made Diana's gaze look at Red a few degrees lower.
"I see, this is the character of me in your fantasy......"
"No, no, you listen to me, I just want to lure you out."
It seems that this automaton is automatically generated according to the settings such as the tsundere value that Red entered at the beginning, but it still fulfills its most basic duties as an automaton.
It can only be said that the god Olympus is also too good at playing.
Red looked at the automaton in front of him and felt a little headache - if he had known, of course he would have canceled this service, after all, it would be too shameful to generate a doll in front of the main owner for what to do.
And it also touched Diana's reverse scales.
Red sighed lightly, it seems that this matter has been explained clearly, but according to the words of the smoke mirror, he is crooked this time.
This automaton may be a key to breaking the game at present.
"Okay...... Let me confirm to you, you are my exclusive puppet, and you will obey any of my commands, right? โ
Red straightened his face and walked up to the automaton "Diana", whose cheeks were a little red - hell, how can it really look so cute, is this the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love?
"I don't want to listen to you, but if you really ask me...... It's okay to obey you. โ
"Very well, then my first order to you - follow me, and from now on, you are no longer an automaton, but firmly believe that you are the real Diana Prince!"