Crimson Embers Chapter 18 The Last Piece of the Puzzle
"Tsk, tsk, how miserable."
A group of Masons surrounded the dead tyrant Tony and expressed their own thoughts.
Although Tyrant Tony did not directly state the complicated relationship between him and Tony Zero, after having just witnessed such a tragic and desolate scene, these guys who are quite smart and good at imagining have already come up with short essays of tens of thousands of words in their minds.
They even exchanged their ideas with each other. Although the details were slightly different, everyone agreed on a basic idea, that is, the unlucky guy in front of them was a physical clone of Tony Zero.
In a sense, it is equivalent to a clone, but this guy's form of existence is obviously one step further than a clone.
"I guess it's because Tony Zero separated the violent and violent parts of his personality, just like the differentiation of wisdom and strength. The two concepts became two completely different individuals."
The alchemist examined Tyrant Tony's body and said to the other Masons:
"Look, he has a complete personal consciousness and has even developed his own set of ideas. However, his lack of wisdom prevents him from fighting as flexibly as other Starks."
"They are connected, you idiot, get out of the way! Autopsy should be left to professionals."
The paramedic pushed the alchemist away, and with the help of the engineer, he opened the silver armor and dragged out the body of Tyrant Tony.
After a brief inspection, the paramedic said with a gloomy face:
"Two-thirds of the cells in this guy's body have become cancer cells. He is like a twisted aggregate of disease. He must rely on his armor to stay alive. The vicious swords of the main body destroyed his life.
But honestly this isn't a bad thing.
Looking at his current state, you can tell that he is living a life worse than death. Hey, main body, when you executed Tony Zero before, did that guy also have cancer?"
"Yeah, same cancer."
Mason asked Wild Phoenix to reclaim the Phoenix Force from him while recalling his previous encounter with Tony Zero. He looked at the horrible and twisted face of Tyrant Tony and said:
"But that guy's condition is obviously much better than this guy's. Although he is also incurable, at least his disease has not spread. I suspect it may be the influence of the wisdom gem.
But how did these two guys get their cancer? How did it develop into such a horrible form? This isn’t just an ordinary lesion, is it? "
"Of course not!"
The first aid technician professionally extracted some biological cells and put them into the portable instrument he carried with him for analysis, saying:
"The disease is caused by radioactive forces and long-term exposure to radiation sources, and it is definitely not nuclear bomb materials or ordinary radioactive substances.
It should be caused by a purer and more powerful atomic energy. Both of them had been infected with the disease before they were separated , so the lesions appeared in both individuals at the same time.
Didn't Tony Zero tell you anything about this?"
"He did."
Mason took the Gem of Wisdom from the fingers of the silver armor, rubbed it in his hand, and said to the other Masons:
"He spoke very vaguely, saying that mortals who get too close to the gods will always be punished... I already have a vague guess in my mind, but I have no evidence to verify it."
"Click"
The silver-white armor beside the crowd entered an autonomous state after losing its driver. When Mason took the wisdom gem, it started again but did not attack. Instead, it tore open a quantum tunnel under the action of the thrusters and returned to the mothership of the second conqueror sequence.
"Hurry! Follow me!"
The engineer roared, took the crystal core from Mason, stuffed it into his chest, and rushed after the returning armor. His eyes were shining as he stared at the unmanned mothership on the other side of the quantum tunnel.
The Second Conqueror Sequence was obviously built around the Tyrant Tony. He was the only absolute core of the entire armor corps, which meant that the mothership must be filled with various armors and engineering devices waiting to be activated, and it itself was more of a top-notch engineering laboratory than a weapon of destruction.
It was a godsend, especially for engineer Mason.
There was no way he would abandon this ownerless engineering ship.
"You guys go over there too and help him control the ship."
Mason waved a pack of crystal cores to the other Masons and instructed them:
"By the way, look for the personal belongings left by Tyrant Tony. If there is anything worth reporting, bring it back to me. The situation here has stabilized. There is no need to worry that I will be in danger here."
"receive!"
The alchemist whistled, waved his hand and shouted:
"Come on, brothers, it's time to unleash the pioneers' plundering nature. Let's go and rob that ship. Don't let the engineer have all the good stuff. There are a lot of good things here!
Everyone has a share.”
When he shouted, the other Masons howled and rushed towards the quantum channel that was about to close. Like a group of idiots on the loose, they disappeared in the messy square in an instant.
All that was left was Mason and the body at his feet.
The captain took a look at the wisdom gem in his hand.
This thing is quite precious. In terms of rarity, it is unique in the entire parallel world system, but it is not entirely true to say that it has any special powers.
It can indeed develop the wisdom of the holder, but this function is of little use to Mason.
The Captain believes that one's wisdom needs to be discovered by himself rather than relying on external forces. After all, this thing was dug out from the brain of Tony Zero. Although it looks pretty in pink, it is still a bit creepy and unlucky when you think about it carefully.
Finally, he squatted down, stuffed the pink gem of wisdom into Tyrant Tony's hand, and then closed his fingers to let him hold the "identity card" he had been pursuing all his life.
Some people live to save the world, while others spend their entire lives fighting for an identity.
"You can actually keep it for yourself."
The old hat made a vague human face on Mason's head and whispered:
"He was already satisfied when he got the gem. It doesn't really matter whether he can be buried with the gem. He is an incomplete person to begin with. Even if you bury the gem of wisdom with him, it won't make him complete.
His tragedy was sealed the moment he was separated.”
"That being said, if I keep it, no one will accuse me of being a cold-blooded bastard, and the two dead Tonys will not jump up and beat me up."
Mason lit a cigarette and looked up at the Kree Empire shuttle in the sky that was sliding into the atmosphere from outer orbit like a meteor shower.
That was the sixth sequence of reinforcements finally arriving.
This means that the rebellion in Hope City and even the entire world will end with a scene planned by Mason.
He blew out a smoke ring and said:
“But I don’t lack such a treasure. It would be a waste of resources to just keep it as a collection. For me, it’s just a curiosity, but for others, it’s more important than life.
The significance of burial objects does not lie in how precious they are.
That is just the mourners' blessing to the deceased in another world. It is never truly for the dead. It is the last mercy of the living.
Anyway, just consider it as a kind gesture on my part."
"You didn't show any kindness when you took Brainiac's collection. Maybe it's because that guy is not very likable. After all, he is an impolite alien."
The old hat complained:
"You haven't even spoken a few words to this Iron Tyrant, how come you can empathize with him to this extent?"
"He felt that Tony Zero had abandoned him and taken away his identity, leaving him a lonely and sick ghost, whereas Tony Zero had given him the best.
Don't you think this is similar to my relationship with the real Mason?"
Mason stood up.
He took out a stasis capsule from his bag as a coffin and threw the dead Tyrant Tony into it. At the moment when the mechanical device closed, he patted the coffin lid and said:
"Zero Tony is kinder than me. At least he gave Tyrant Tony freedom... Although I am not sure what Zero Tony has been doing these years, I can be sure that the 'God' he is close to is definitely not a good character, and Tyrant was able to replace him and move around in the outside world without restraint for more than ten years.
It's like the opposite of my relationship with the other Masons. If I treat them this way, maybe they'll also clamor to take back their identities so that they can take turns to do some work for me.
That’s about the worst outcome I could imagine.”
"But why?"
Old Hat asked:
"Why would Tony Zero, who is smart enough to create a wisdom gem in his brain, do this? Splitting another self out of thin air and doing evil things outside, this doesn't sound like something an intelligent person would do.
Even desperation shouldn't be indulged in this way, right? "
"A means of delivering a message, I guess?"
Mason stroked his chin, tilted his head and stared at the place where the quantum channel closed in front of him, and said:
"A method that can bypass restrictions and pass important intelligence to the outside world. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a way to get closer to the End Star.
Didn't you notice?
Since we entered this world and started looking for clues about this matter, we have not found any information that can directly point to this thing. All the information was delivered through that strange Rorschach diary.
Obviously, there is some force restricting the extension of information about it. Even those who are involved in it, such as Mr. A, may not know the true content of the plan.
And they had doubts about it, just like I do now.
It is definitely impossible that this is just a device used to survive the end of the world. Otherwise, the confidentiality method of erasing all information at the conceptual level is too exaggerated.
You know what? Hat, I'm starting to get a feeling.
Once we get that thing off the ground, everything we've done before and now will be for naught.
I caused such a big trouble but Doom still hid himself and ignored me, allowing me to get closer to his lair step by step. The fairy power in his body was also a big trouble, but I didn't see him take any action.
This has proved that he is very confident in the final star.
I just find it hard to imagine how they can achieve all this? Is it through time travel? No, the current level of damage to the sacred timeline cannot withstand such a large-scale time travel. "
"Whoosh"
A huge black Kree Empire landing ship appeared above Hope City, and its entirety looked like a black cross.
The gravitational shock caused by its appearance created a strong wind that pressed down on the ground, causing Mason's windbreaker and hair to fly backwards. If he hadn't reached out to hold down his hat in time, even the old hat would have been blown away.
The light of quantum teleportation appeared in front of Mason's eyes, and the tall Accuser of the Kree Empire, the Conqueror Sixth Sequence Commander Accuser Ronan, strode out of the light holding his famous "universal weapon".
Standing on his left and right were two Kree people wearing the same battle suit. They were two Captain Marvels, and of course not the blonde girl that Mason knew.
These are two Kree people with great power, who should be the commanders of the Sixth Sequence. In addition to them, there are also heavy and advanced Kree mechanical sentinels as Ronan's guards.
There are countless Ronans in countless planes, and the one in front of him is probably the most powerful among them.
Perhaps he should be called "Supreme Ronan".
However, it is obvious that Ronan in every world has an indescribable conservative habit, which makes him still show his identity by wearing black oil paint on his cheeks, a strange chain mail hood and full body plate armor like the Kree military nobles.
"Mason Cooper, the Guide of Hope, the Destroyer of Stars, the Scourge of the Council, I have long heard of your name!"
Ronan walked ten steps in front of Mason with the war hammer in hand, glanced at the mechanical coffin next to him, and saw the Iron Tyrant lying inside through the transparent material. This unique "trophy" made the accuser look suspicious.
He looked at Mason and said in a respectful and distant tone:
"It seems like we have a pleasant cooperation today."
"No, I am not cooperating with you, accuser."
Mason put it bluntly:
“My collaborators are the resistance forces of this world. Their agreement with you has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in anything you want to do after taking over this planet.
I stay here just to tell you that the Earth, the 'origin' of everything, will also be included in the integration process of the new utopia, and in the next impact that is about to come.
You cannot interfere with the resistance forces on this world setting up signal towers and installing magnetic field generators.
Other than that, we don’t have to have any intersection.”
Ronan was visibly relieved by this merciless answer.
It seems that the accuser was ready to cut off Mason's flesh after knowing that he was also involved in today's operation, but he did not expect that this legendary rebel was surprisingly generous and did not even ask him about his future plans.
Seeing Mason turning to leave, Ronan said:
“Our supreme wisdom... I mean, the grand unified consciousness of the supreme wisdom in all planes that has completed the connection with each other wants to meet you.
I come to invite you to the Dark Star, Mason."
"I will keep the appointment, but not now."
Mason waved his hand and asked Kevin beside him to carry the mechanical coffin. He said:
"I have to find a place to bury this poor fellow first. This is what I promised him. Before I move on to the next step, I can also squeeze out some time to talk to your mechanical intelligence.
But please pass it on for me.
Don't talk to me about politics and future plans for the universe. I have no interest in those things and they are not my business. They will only waste our time."
"OK."
The Sixth Commander nodded, but then he asked a very personal question. He whispered:
"You rejected Skynet's proposal to jump ship. You said your mercy was not reserved for us lackeys, but why are you so generous to the Sixth Sequence?
I'm actually ready to fight you here, is it you who suddenly changed your temper?"
"No, you are still extremely sinful in my eyes."
Mason stopped, lit a cigarette, and said:
“But you had already planned the operation before I intervened. Even without me, your adventure today would most likely succeed, but it would only result in more casualties.
So to be precise, you didn't jump onto our ship, you built a ship for yourself.
I have no mercy left for you indeed.
I won't save you.
But I will not, out of spite, reach out and knock down those who are trying to save themselves. That is not my code of conduct.
Of course, you'd better not appear in front of me, lest I suddenly change my mind and prepare to punish you."
The Mobius Chair completed its transformation into a shuttle, carrying Mason and the coffin and disappearing into the smoke-filled sky of the devastated and razed office area, leaving only the accuser standing there, looking up.
After Mason disappeared, he finally felt relieved. Facing such a guy was really stressful, even for the Kree.
Ten minutes later, next to Old A's tombstone, a new tombstone was inserted into the turned soil, and Mason took a carving knife and carved the epitaph on the stone.
When he moved the knife, the quantum tunnel suddenly opened.
The silver Tyrant armor walked stiffly to Mason's side under the remote control of the engineer, took something out of the cockpit and handed it to him.
The captain glanced back and saw a blood-stained Rorschach diary.
"So, this thing is the important information that Tony Zero sent to the outside world through Tyrant Tony?"
He curled his lips and complained:
"But this damn thing is just as haunting as that damned Qingshan. I desperately hope that this is the last one, really, so that I don't have to search the world for it anymore.
This kind of random drop collection task is really the most annoying. "
