Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 24: Mason has no generals, the devil is the vanguard
After the engineering skills entered the new world of Lv5, the next two days were uneventful.
Mason is like a young and dedicated office worker. He only commutes between his shop and the clinic where he works every day. His straight-line life makes the two housekeepers who rent his house feel that this guy must have no entertainment in his daily life.
But in fact, Mason has a lot of things to entertain himself.
He has become accustomed to making all kinds of strange things to pass the time. Of course, he also did not forget to pay attention to the increasing number of demonic surveillance forces in nearby corners under the reminder of the Sorting Hat.
Jason Blood, the demon knight roaming around Gotham City, obviously has not given up. Through the internal communications of Team K, Mason has learned that there are similar surveillance cameras near the Iceberg Bar.
This shows that the tough knight has gradually locked on his target.
Although it is not known how he did it, there is no doubt that danger is approaching Mason and his gang.
The day before they were scheduled to enter the Hydra team's base world to carry out their mission, Mason and his K team secretly made all preparations. They wanted to solve this trouble once and for all.
"Jack, it's time to start."
On the afternoon of the fifth day after returning to Gotham from Star Castle, Mason got off work at Dr. Leslie's clinic, said goodbye to the little nurse Wendy and prepared to enjoy his weekend holiday.
While riding on the blue motorcycle, he took out the future-tech communicator given to him by Judy and called Captain Jack who was ready at the Iceberg Bar.
Declare the start of action!
Jack was the first guy targeted by the Demon Knight.
Mason had enough reason to suspect that this vagrant pirate was Jason Blood's breakthrough point, and he was the perfect person to carry out the mission of luring the enemy.
"You better keep up."
Captain Jack, who rushed out of the underground garage of the Iceberg Bar in a cool luxury car, complained on the communicator:
"I never thought that I would be associated with the damn devil in this way in my life. Damn it."
No one paid any attention to his complaints, as everyone else had already made their own way to the meeting point.
Kite Man and his two female assistants fly, Catwoman rides a bat bike and sets out from Wayne Manor, while Bucket and Zhakang will be ready to meet the enemy in the container base.
Mason had to go to Gordon's House to pick up Barbara first, and then ask the director for leave.
The nominal reason was to take Barbara out for a walk on the weekend to relax and make new friends.
Thanks to seeing with his own eyes that his daughter had walked out of the shadows and become sunny again, Mason was not scolded by the old man Gordon but was praised heavily instead.
The blue motorcycle drove away with Barbara, who was wearing a safety helmet, and her folding wheelchair in the bed. Mason saw Commissioner Gordon waving goodbye and looking very disappointed in the rearview mirror.
He curled his lips and whispered:
"If Gordon knew what I was going to do with you, he would definitely pull out his gun and fight me. By the way, haven't you contacted Grayson in the past few days since you came back?
If the great lover knew that you had recovered, he would be very happy, right? "
"Maybe in a while."
Sitting in the truck bed, Barbara fiddled with the arm-mounted future-tech microcomputer given to her by her good friend Judy, and whispered:
"After I come back this time, I plan to give him a surprise. Mason, I don't think he will be on another mission in the short term after I come back this time, right?"
"Well, there should be at least half a month of rest time."
Mason looked around cautiously, then looked at the Hell Eye pin on his collar that had no kindness, and said:
"The next step is Team K's first compulsory pioneering mission. I asked Judy about the mission, and she told me that it would be difficult with Team K's current strength, but it should be completed smoothly."
"Mason! I saw a taxi following me!"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Captain Jack screamed.
He shouted:
"That bastard must be following me! I've watched a lot of spy movies of your time these days, and that's how it's played out in the movies!"
"Keep calm and continue driving towards the dock."
Mason warned.
Needless to say, Barbara in the truck had already skillfully used her new equipment to easily "hack" into the Bat Network, and with the help of the master's surveillance equipment throughout the city, she found Captain Jack who was driving at full speed in the city.
"There is indeed a taxi following Jack."
Barbara put on a special headset, took over the communication of Team K, and said to the other team members:
"Jack! I'll plan your route, and then follow my instructions. The rest of you need to be at the meeting point within ten minutes! Jason, how's the situation over there?"
"Constantine is setting up something that I don't understand but is definitely evil."
The gloomy voice of the second barrel sounded and reported:
"I am monitoring Miller Harbor and have not spotted any person who appears to be the target."
"Continue monitoring."
Barbara switched communications professionally. When Mason turned the handlebars and sent the scooter flying into the sky, she followed Jack's route and gave instructions to the other team members:
"Charles, bypass the Audisburg area in front of you and enter the dock from above Naihe Island. In addition, your flight backpack data shows that you may be overweight, so try not to make dangerous flying moves."
"Roger that, Barbara."
Kiteman's voice rang out over the team's internal communications, complaining a little:
"I don't know why two thin-looking ladies are so heavy...Ah! Sorry, I shouldn't have said that, don't hit me! This is flying in the sky!
You two crazy women, be quiet!"
Barbara grinned and reported to the last member:
"Selina, you need to stop and check your Batmobile. I have evidence that there are at least three active monitors on your vehicle, one of which belongs to Bruce, and the remaining two are unknown signals.
You are being followed.”
"It must be that haunted little brat!"
Catwoman complained bitterly:
"Damian has been pestering me to bring him to you, Mason. He's very interested in our team. You have to find time to meet my child, otherwise I will be annoyed by his little actions."
"I promised his mother that I would take good care of him."
Mason, flying in the sky with flight goggles, whispered:
"Recruiting a twelve-year-old to an organization is not taking good care of him. Jason, are you interested in bringing a burden with you?
After all, theoretically speaking, the child is also yours..."
"Fuck! Mason! Shut up!"
Ertong fiercely interrupted what Mason was about to say.
Ten seconds later, Ertong spoke again in a gloomy tone:
"I've spotted Jack and the taxi following him. The distance is about 2,500 meters. Can I shoot? I'm unlikely to miss at this distance."
"Stay there quietly!"
Zha Kang, who had been silent, also joined the call. The black magician warned in a listless voice:
"Even if Brad is shot in the head by your sniper bullet, he won't die. Instead, our plan will be exposed. We are going to enter communication silence now. Everyone listen up!
The Demon Knight's perception range is very large.
He can easily hear our communication after entering the dock, so let's proceed according to the plan! I will force Brad to enter the demon form, and the others will buy me time to cast a spell to attract its attention.
This job is very dangerous.
You'd better not try to fight it in close combat, or you may be burned to death by the hellfire wrapped in the body of the upper demon."
"receive!"
Responses from other people rang out in unison on the communicator, and then Barbara closed the team's communication. Mason could already see the outline of Miller Harbor under the setting sun.
He glanced at Batgirl in the bed of the truck and saw that she was pulling a distinctive black shotgun from her backpack.
Its minimalist design and the iconic ring-shaped handle represent its origin.
"Judy is really nice to you, giving you a computer and a gun."
Mason said sourly:
"I'm starting to get annoyed about why I'm not a pretty girl. Are you in love? Barbara, you know this will make Grayson very sad."
"Shut up, Mason, it's not what you think."
Barbara snorted, skillfully loaded the futuristic kinetic shotgun, and said to Mason:
"I borrowed this from Judy and I have to return it later. Judy also said that she could help me implant some intelligent prostheses and teach me the hacking techniques of their time. To be honest, I'm a little tempted."
"Then you'd better not be tempted."
Mason lowered his motorcycle and warned quietly:
“The implants they use from the 2077 era are harmful to the body.
Ordinary people in that era were always treated as consumables. Judy was born there and regarded all this as normal, but I don’t want my players to come into contact with those dangerous things.”
"No, Mason."
Barbara shook her head and said:
"If I volunteer to join Team K and hope to help those suffering worlds, then I must make some sacrifices for this. Judy has described their mission scenarios to me. With my current abilities, I am not yet capable of joining such a dangerous confrontation.
And I don’t want to become the breakthrough point and weak point of Team K.
Besides, don’t we still have you as an alchemist?
I believe you can always minimize the damage caused by prosthetic implants."
"Gordon will definitely kill me. The young master wouldn't want his sweet and soft girlfriend to have some weird metal parts in her body."
Mason, who had no dignity as a captain, said in a resentful tone:
"So for the sake of my life, you'd better think about it carefully."
After saying that, he twisted the handlebars and made the flying motorcycle fly low. When passing the commanding heights where the second barrel was, Mason opened his bag and threw down two pistols and a sniper rifle. When passing by the kite man, he threw the complex folding light machine gun to him.
The flying motorcycle glided to another container in an excellent posture, and Mason and Barbara jumped off the car and formed a blocking position on the spot.
Batgirl held a shotgun while Mason inserted a black and gray kinetic revolver into his waist, then took out a precision rifle and half-knelt on the ground.
In just a blink of an eye, Team K completed their equipment changes and formed a firepower network on the road leading to the container base.
In front of them, the luxury car driven by Captain Jack was already coming all the way, and the taxi following behind him was following them unconcealedly.
In the yellow taxi, the expressionless demon knight Jason Blood had obviously spotted Team K in front of him, but he didn't care.
He even had the mood to drink the coffee in his hand in one gulp, then stepped on the accelerator and crashed towards the sniper.
He has confirmed that these mysterious guys in front of him are definitely related to the previous alien invaders.
Now that Batman is not in Gotham, it is a good opportunity to capture him.
As for how to make them tell the truth, that is not something the Demon Knight needs to consider.
The higher-level demon in his body was already extremely irritable, so this was a good opportunity for it to relieve the pent-up violence in its heart.
"Bang"
The second barrel, who was lying on the commanding heights and holding a high-tech heavy sniper rifle, was the first to fire.
The fully charged bullet hit the hood of the taxi accurately, easily penetrating the engine and causing it to emit black smoke, and also allowing Captain Jack, who was running wildly, to gain some distance and rush into the container area in front of him.
The two female pirates waiting there were fully armed. After Jack got out of the car, they threw two Quasar pistols to him and began to retreat underground.
As for the Demon Knight, he walked out of the scrapped taxi leisurely. As soon as he got out of the car, he suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the second bullet aimed at his head.
This cool move made Ertong’s eyes widen.
Big brother!
This is a sniper bullet that has been charged and accelerated!
It's easy to knock down an elephant with one shot!
You can catch this speed and this impact, it's not cool like this! You must be cheating, right?
A ball of sulfurous fire burst out from the Demon Knight's hand, instantly melting and twisting the pointed bullet, which he threw to the ground as if in a provocation.
He stretched his body, still striding forward in that old dark red windbreaker. It seemed that nothing could stop this guy from catching these mysterious people in front of him.
"Ordinary bullets are useless to him. Zha Kang said this guy has the ability to predict the trajectory and can avoid bullets in advance."
Mason held the technical rifle "Widowmaker" in his hand. As the charging device in the rifle dripped, he whispered to Barbara beside him:
"So we need some unusual 'bullets'."
"Bang"
The precision rifle, which has been fully charged, fired.
The engineering bullet flew out of the barrel and flew towards the Demon Knight at a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary bullet. The latter sensed the danger and wanted to dodge sideways, but Mason's unsportsmanlike gun had two acceleration muzzles and could fire two bullets at a time.
The first one was knocked away but the second one instantly opened a bloody hole in his chest.
Then, a cold force exploded from the bullet that penetrated the body. It was not a cursed bullet but a frozen bullet made from the Ice Sea Heart Pearl.
In an instant, half of the Demon Knight's body was frozen.
"beat!"
Mason gave the order.
Powerful fire came from the left, right and sky. The firearms made with future technology had amazing destructive power. In the blink of an eye, the Demon Knight was covered in blood.
The most exaggerated thing is the kite man floating in the air.
He held his "new toy" in both hands, and the square muzzle of the kinetic light machine gun nicknamed "Defender" fired a rain of bullets downwards at a violent speed.
An entire box of ammunition was emptied in a few seconds.
But even after Mason's modification, the recoil of this thing is still incredibly large when firing at full power. Only a guy like Kite Man who can adjust his position in the air can use it well.
In order to restrain the dangerous and powerful Demon Knight, Mason spent a lot of money. He used a whole box of freezing bullets to freeze the Demon Knight and the area within a few meters around him.
To be honest, if Mason had not just mastered the convenient mass production of the Alchemy Array, the volley of bullets that the Kite Man just enjoyed would have taken Mason two hours to make by hand.
But seeing that the burning fire had already started in the frozen land, Mason stopped shooting and shouted towards the communicator:
"John, hurry up!"
"Don't rush me, isn't this going to be ready soon?"
Zha Kang's roar was then heard, and amid the strange and noisy chanting, a ball of twisted magic power locked onto the demon knight who was frozen on the ground.
It's like a master key.
Jason Blood's suppression of the demon in his body was temporarily and violently cut off amidst his angry roar.
"John Constantine! You are courting death!"
The intense and scorching hellfire erupted on the spot, and amid the hoarse howls of the Demon Knight, it instantly melted all the nearby ice like a rotating pillar of fire.
The Millennium Knight's human form quickly melted in the flames.
Instead, there was a huge monster that was nearly four meters tall, red in color, and spewing flames from its mouth.
"Ah! The day when the human form is silent, the devil awakens! Where can the evil spirits escape? Kill all the evil spirits without mercy."
The moment it appeared and announced its arrival in a very symmetrical, hymn-like demonic language, the temperature of the entire container area began to rise rapidly.
The big guy with eyes like blazing light bulbs roared and howled wildly, and like a moving magma monster, he violently knocked away everything in his way and rushed towards the direction where Zha Kang was.
It disappeared almost in the blink of an eye.
All that was left was the remains of a container that had been knocked open, melted, and collapsed.
"The mission of luring the enemy is complete! Zha Kang has already secured the hatred. Let the violent demon wreak havoc in another world."
Mason put away his gun, pinched his nose, and shouted to his teammates who were still in a daze because they had seen the devil with their own eyes, amid the unpleasant smell of sulfur flames:
"Team K, change your gear and get going! The new world awaits us."
