Volume 2 Honoring Robin Chapter 19 The code name of the operation is "Save Batman"
"Give him a blood tonic every three hours. If his wound cannot heal, make sure he doesn't become weak due to excessive blood loss."
When the members of Team K were preparing to set off, Mason personally handed two boxes of potions of different colors to Alfred, the butler who was taking care of Bruce Wayne.
He said:
"He is fighting for control of his body with the water of the Lazarus Pool. These potions are to replenish his energy. Drinking the blue vitality potion every two hours can soothe his spirit.
In addition, I must ask, based on your knowledge, do you think there are any trustworthy people in the Bat Family at present?"
Facing Mason's question, the old butler pursed his lips and said:
"Master Dick is trustworthy. I can confirm that."
"Well, that is to say, except for the young master trained by Bruce himself, everyone else has reasons to hate or alienate Batman, right?"
Mason curled his lips and said:
"It's clear from this that Bruce really needs to review his attitude towards the people around him. Alfred, I need a cell phone and access to the BatNetwork."
He stressed that:
"I mean the kind without the trackers and the eavesdropping software, and the pheromone marker on my body that has already expired. I don't want to see it appear again."
"You know everything?"
Alfred glanced at Mason in surprise.
The young man pointed to the magic apartment hidden in the suitcase and said to the old butler in front of him:
"Do you think I, who can do these things, don't know what Bruce did to me? I just pretended that I didn't know to show my sincerity.
He really needs to change this habit of not trusting others.
Anyway, because we are about to start the operation, I must ask the three of you to leave now. Do you have any bases in Gotham that can guarantee safety?"
"have."
The old butler put away the potion, took out an old flip phone, handed it to Mason and said:
"Put us and the young master at the entrance of Crime Alley, Mason. I'll take him to a safe place. When you return, I'll use it to contact you and let you know the exact location."
"Well, Gotham might not be peaceful these days."
Mason said:
"Try to keep a low profile. Don't blindly contact outside support when your safety cannot be guaranteed. It will be very troublesome if you are tracked back."
Twenty minutes later, Mason, wearing an invisibility cloak and carrying a briefcase, appeared in the compartment on the top floor of the Iceberg Bar. The other three had already put on their battle suits and were fully prepared for action.
Among them, the usually lazy Catwoman behaved particularly murderously.
That indifferent look made Mason ask her to slay a dragon without hesitation. She would rush forward with sword in hand and face the dragon fire without hesitation. This was probably the great power called love?
"The world of Hogwarts is an open world, everyone. We may encounter other members of the Star Society there, so the faster we act, the better."
Mason put the energy stone into the World Gate, turned the brass door handle, and said to the three people behind him:
"As we are weak, I really don't want to deal with our 'colleagues' too early. Oh, by the way, Charles, have you told our two friends about the possible dangers of this trip?
About that dragon that almost killed you before..."
"dragon?"
Zha Kang, who was playing with a pile of processed cursed gold coins in his hand, widened his eyes. The black magician blew out smoke rings and said:
"Let me confirm first, is the dragon you are talking about the giant lizard that can breathe fire and fly as I know it?"
"It's scarier than that, John."
Charles said in a mean voice:
“Not only can that thing breathe fire and fly, it’s also a ferocious zombie dragon… Everything in that world is infected by the damn zombie virus.
I suspect unicorns might also turn out to be something that would give us nightmares.”
"Won't."
Mason pushed open the door, put on his full-face helmet, and said:
“Unicorns are pure creatures, naturally immune to all poisons. They may be infected but they will not be completely transformed into zombies like other creatures. This means that the effect of their blood may be weakened.
But it must still be useful.
The difficult part now is that we have to find it first... Selina, this life depends on you."
"Um?"
Catwoman, who was only thinking about saving her lover, was stunned for a moment. She put on her cat-ear helmet and said:
"What do you want me to do? Attract a unicorn?"
“That won’t work!”
Zha Kang also chimed in and said:
"Unicorns are only attracted to pure virgins. Although Selina is charming, she is definitely not pure. Look at the dirty words she says. She is even more slick than a playboy like me."
"So you're saying that before we go out and rescue Batboy, we have to find a way to kidnap a virgin in Gotham?"
Mason turned around and complained:
"Is there such a thing in Gotham? I'm afraid you'll have to go to the kindergarten to find it."
Team K passed through the World Gate and entered King's Cross Station.
Mason used the World Key to temporarily hide the location of the World Gate behind him . He didn't plan to waste time taking a magic train every time he came here.
He wanted to place the World Gate directly in the ruins of Hogwarts.
Then they encountered a "warm welcome" from a group of zombies, but were surrounded by the Kite Man who was no longer the same as before.
Under the swarm bombing of engineering bombs, the four people quickly entered the Nine and Three Quarters Station. Before leaving, Mason asked Zha Kang to repair the magic barrier of the station and added several additional magic circles for concealment.
If there are other members of the Star Society coming in and out of this world, Mason doesn't want to give up the good place that Old K has explored at the cost of his life to others.
After getting on the magic train, Mason went to the locomotive as usual to use the character card to analyze the blueprints of the alchemical engine. With the improvement of both alchemy and engineering, the speed of blueprint analysis was much faster.
But just as he was busy studying this unscientific thing, Catwoman's voice sounded above his head:
"What are you doing?"
Mason looked up and saw Selina climbing down from the roof of the car like a clever cat and landing beside him. The young man glanced at her and said:
"You're doing research. Why are you coming here instead of taking a rest? Are you worried about Bruce?"
"I feel a little flustered."
Catwoman did not hide anything. She pulled out the stool from the front of the car and sat by the window. She took out a pack of ladies' cigarettes with some annoyance but was stopped by Mason with his eyes.
“I am a minor.”
The young man said:
"Don't do this in front of me. Zha Kang is hopeless but you still have one."
"Well, you little guy are becoming more and more dignified as a captain."
Catwoman curled her lips. She silently watched Mason tinkering with the strange silver-gray engine in front of him. After a few minutes of silence, Selina said in a hoarse voice:
"If we don't get the unicorn's blood back..."
"He'll be fine."
Mason said without looking up:
"On the island of Paradise where Wonder Woman was born, there is knowledge left by the Olympian gods. I believe there should also be medicine there that can save Bruce.
The only problem was finding a way to contact her.
Selina, don't worry too much.
You have to believe that your lover is the child of destiny who is loved by the world. He has escaped death several times, and this time he will not be killed by a group of cunning guys. "
"I wish I were as calm and optimistic as you, Mason."
Catwoman covered her face and said:
"But I've never seen him hurt like this, not only physically, but when I kissed him I could even feel the exhaustion and pain in his soul.
It's just like……
It was as if he himself admitted failure.
I’ve never seen him like this.”
"Then you should think about what exactly defeated Bruce Wayne?"
Mason's tone remained unchanged.
With the help of his enhanced engineering skills, he finally succeeded in dismantling the outer shell of the train engine with a strange-looking engineering wrench.
Amid the harsh metallic sound, the young man swung the wrench and struck, saying:
"Was it the unknown attacker, or was it Batman himself? Didn't you ever wonder who attacked him? And who betrayed him at the critical moment?"
"Um?"
Catwoman raised her head suddenly, looked at Mason and said:
“Do you have an answer?”
"I always had the answer, Selina. I even predicted this would happen, I just didn't expect it to happen so soon."
The young man said in a playful tone:
"Is it possible that Batman lost so badly tonight not because he was not as strong as his attackers, but because the psychological burden caused by some bad things in the past exploded tonight, allowing the emotions of guilt and pain to break his will before his body collapsed?
I'm not kidding, Selena .
Bruce really needs to reflect on how he handles certain things after this incident.
He hurt his family but he hasn't noticed the resentment and sadness. Maybe it's because he lost his parents when he was young, which makes Batman really slow in this aspect...
Deep down he longed for a home.
But he always destroys it with his own hands.
This may be one of the reasons why I don’t want to be Robin.”
"You said you hated the Riddler."
Catwoman accused expressionlessly:
"But you're turning into the Riddler! Speak clearly, Mason."
“That’s not necessary.”
Mason looked up from the complex operation of the engine, smiled, and said:
"The answer will be revealed soon, so let's focus on the current situation. The Forbidden Forest is really dangerous. Although Old K helped us get rid of two dangerous creatures, we still need to be vigilant when we travel through it.
There are some things in there that... well, can't be understood by common sense."
——
Mason soon discovered that he actually had the gift of a "crow's mouth".
As soon as they entered the forbidden forest, they were attacked by a group of zombie centaurs. Those tall guys with human upper bodies and horses lower bodies were running in the forest with amazing momentum.
But the good news is that their transformation into zombies has made them lose the wisdom of hunting and they no longer use the terrifying bows and spears. At most, they are just a group of fast-moving, powerful alien zombies.
Mason killed him with bullets without causing much trouble to the prepared K Team .
The noise of the battle also attracted a hippogriff.
But it shouldn't be the one that Hagrid tamed.
This flying creature was blown down from the sky by Kite Man using shotgun shells and bombs, and was only stopped after Catwoman chopped off its head with a sword.
"Cut off the centaurs' tails and collect as much of their mane as possible. They are great materials for crafting. Can you please not gut them, scumbag?
The zombified creatures' internal organs have dissolved.
Damn, that's disgusting."
Mason commanded his team to collect the trophies, while he drew Hagrid's hunting knife and began to try to skin the animals.
He inserted the sharp hunting knife into the belly of the hippogriff and cut it open smoothly, but he was always a little hesitant when trying it for the first time, even though he had read relevant information before.
"Successfully completed a low-quality leather acquisition, the gathering skill (skinning) branch is opened, currently at Lv0"
Mason looked at the prompt, then looked at the dirty leather under his feet that he had peeled into a mess, and suddenly he couldn't help but groan with a headache. This thing was really not as simple as he imagined.
But soon, the young man heard some strange noises.
He raised his head to look at the gloomy sky over the Forbidden Forest and saw several dark shadows flying towards him.
Those guys are like Pegasus but their bodies are dark and their skinny appearance is already hideous and ominous, and the influence of zombies makes them look like skeleton war horses.
"Thestrals..."
Mason breathed a sigh of relief and raised the blaster shotgun.
Catwoman beside him looked at the sky in surprise and said:
"What are you aiming at?"
"You can't see it if you haven't experienced death. Don't bother, Selina. Look around for any unicorn manes that have fallen off.
Very easy to spot, white or off-white. ”
Mason explained, then pulled the trigger.
Amid the muffled sound of gunfire, the sky was filled with blood. Four consecutive headshot executions greatly improved Mason's proficiency and gave him four more trophies to practice skinning.
"Here's to you, John."
Mason took off the little horn that looked like a dragon's head from the Thestral and threw it to Zha Kang, saying:
"Study how to use it."
"I'm really falling in love with this place, Mason."
Constantine held the bloodstained horn between his cigarette and his eyes, sparkling with the magician's curiosity. He said to Mason:
“I’m not going back to Gotham with you guys. I’m going to stay here and build a base! There must be a lot of things in this forest that can interest me.
You know, when Batboy wakes up and sees me hanging out with you guys, he'll definitely get suspicious.
And I really don’t like guys who might have some secret past with my ex-girlfriend.”
"up to you."
Mason carefully peeled off the light yet tough leather of the Thestral, and said to Zha Kang without even looking up:
"You can recruit some servants in the Caribbean World. This forest is large and indeed rich in resources. If you wish, I can leave Old K's magic apartment here as your 'Mage Tower'.
Charles, come on!"
He called the kite flyer who was on guard nearby, picked up the unique wings of the Thestral and said to Charles:
"Take a look at this thing. How about using it as the material for your kite upgrade plan? Look at this material. It's much tougher than ordinary materials. With alchemy and enchantment, it can even be bulletproof."
"OK!"
Kite Man's eyes lit up as he looked at the rather large wings in his hands. He already had several ideas in his mind and was about to discuss them with Mason when he heard Catwoman shouting:
"Come here, guys! Look at what I found."
The three of them immediately headed in the direction of Catwoman. Selina held a very light and beautiful white mane in her hand and pointed at the broken bushes at her feet and said:
"If this is the unicorn's mane, then we should be able to find it by following this path."
Mason took the soft but very tough bristle and examined it in his hand. The character card quickly gave the information label:
Unicorn's tail
Quality: Epic Tailoring Material Pollution
Item Description: The power of darkness is eroding the pure things, you'd better find it quickly...
"The good news is that the unicorn has not turned into a zombie and Selina doesn't need to pretend to be a virgin to attract it."
Mason put away his tail, picked up his gun and said to his team members:
"The bad news is, it may not hold up. Quick! Zhakang, do something. This is your area of expertise."
"If you call me Zack again I'll stuff this ball of magic into your mouth!"
Constantine threatened viciously and threw down a ball of green fluorescence. As he cast the spell, scattered traces soon appeared in the dark forest before him.
Zha Kang observed for a moment, frowned and said:
"No! These footprints are not from just one unicorn. At least two unicorns have wandered here."
"Horse hoof sounds! Boss, those zombie centaurs are coming again!"
The kite flyer soon heard a large tremor in the forest. Mason frowned and waved his hand, saying:
"Charles, prepare for the swarm bombing! The hungry bat cubs are still waiting for us to come back and save them. We don't have time to get entangled with these lingering guys.
Selina, put on an invisibility cloak and provide support.
John, keep the tracking magic going, let's go ahead and take a look."
