Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 30: Blind man, superpower is seeing things
"Who is this 'Daredevil'?"
On the way to the shelter hospital with the cursing Mayor Jameson, Barbara gave the candy she brought with her to the children around her and whispered to Mason:
"That nickname doesn't sound like a good person, and where do you know all this? Mason, why do I feel like you are as familiar with this world as Gotham?"
"There is a library in Star Castle."
Mason said without changing his expression:
“That place contains all the mission records of the pioneer teams and a brief introduction to the parallel world. You need a C-level personnel to enter it.
While you were dancing and having fun with Judy and Selena, I went in to see some things.
As for who Daredevil is...
It’s difficult for me to explain this question to you. You can think of him as a beggar version of Batman.
He also has a 'no killing' principle.
Moreover, his behavior is very similar to that of our master. They are both the kind of guys who like to walk around in dark alleys late at night and break the bones of any criminals who are unlucky enough to encounter them with their bare hands.
The only difference is that he doesn't have billions to inherit or a fancy Batmobile to drive.
But he also has advantages.
He has super powers!"
"What superpower?"
Captain Jack winked and said:
"His name is 'Night Demon', so he can transform into a monster?"
"No."
Mason frowned and thought for a while, then organized his words and said concisely and seriously:
"To put it simply, he is a blind man, and his superpower is seeing things."
Dull face x3.
Even Ertong had an expression that said "Are you kidding me" under the red barrel mask.
"This is the truth, believe it or not."
Mason pouted.
I feel sad that morals are going downhill. How come no one believes the truth when I tell it?
A few minutes later, under the strange and expectant gaze of Team K, Jameson led the group into the underground hospital. Because this was originally a special shelter for SHIELD, although there were only a few thousand people hiding here, the infrastructure was not bad, and the hospital was also built very professionally, without the feeling of a small workshop at all.
In a private ward, Mason saw Mr. Matt Murdoch sitting in a wheelchair.
When she saw his wheelchair, Barbara immediately showed an expression of "empathy" on her face, and she felt a little more favorable towards this stranger, the masked Daredevil.
Alas, we are all wanderers in this world.
But Daredevil's situation was much more miserable than hers. She was only shot in the spine by the Joker and her lower body was paralyzed, but Mr. Matt had all the bones in his body broken.
High level paraplegia.
Except for the head, his whole body was paralyzed.
But from Jameson's explanation mixed with curse words that couldn't pass muster on the road, it wasn't as if the hounds of the Star Society and the mad dogs of the Cleaners were torturing him on purpose.
It is said that during the Doomsday War, Daredevil was trapped under a collapsed building while trying to save others.
If it weren't for the Punisher Frank Castle, who was still alive at the time, and the now middle-aged and fat Peter Parker, who tried their best to rescue him, he would probably have died in the ruins.
But the direct result of them running to save Lawyer Ma was that Spider-Man was knocked to the ground by the enemy again. Then Mary Jane ran to save her ex-husband, causing her husband and children to die in the doomsday again.
It's simply a tragedy that goes hand in hand.
"Outsider?"
When Mason and his group entered the ward, Mr. Matt, who was sitting in a wheelchair and wearing red sunglasses, whispered:
"Girl, your heart is beating faster, why? Are you feeling sorry for me?"
"?"
Barbara's eyes widened .
She's still wearing her bat suit.
This specially made combat suit is not only bulletproof but also able to block most detection methods. At a distance of more than ten meters, this man who is already paralyzed and reportedly blind can actually feel his own heartbeat?
Ertong also looked at Mason in surprise.
Is this the blind person you were talking about whose superpower is seeing things?
Hello!
You omitted at least a thousand words, right?
This super perception, which is outrageous even in the Justice League, is so exciting!
"Don't look at me like that."
Mason whispered:
"I just overlooked a few details. In his prime, our Mr. Matt could detect cries for help within ten blocks by relying on his hearing.
The enhancement of his four senses except vision gave him the ability to perceive like wild animals.
Ertong, you said that Spider-Man without his spider sense could crush you in fifty moves. If you fight Mr. Matt, he should be able to subdue you in thirty moves?"
“It’s not that exaggerated.”
The paralyzed Daredevil in the wheelchair chuckled weakly, moved his ears, and said:
"The gentleman wearing the helmet has an amazing physique. With the exaggerated strength of his heartbeat, he can knock a blind man like me down with one punch."
"Only if he can hit you."
Mason went up to check on Matt Murdock and said:
"Didn't my colleagues come to recruit you?"
"What value can a useless person have? They may have a way to cure me, but it is obvious that your colleagues are unwilling to waste their time on a useless person.
But you seem to be an exception."
Mr. Matt, wearing red sexy sunglasses, said in a gentle tone:
"This also makes me less worried. You smell like Peter. Have you met him? He hasn't come to see me for a long time. Is he doing well?"
“I can only say that my colleagues have no vision!
You and Peter are the two most precious treasures in this abandoned city. Besides, how good can you expect a middle-aged single man who has lost everything, is heartbroken and has failed to manage his body to live? "
Mason pinched Matt's severely atrophied muscles and the terrible state of his bones.
He made the diagnosis like a professional doctor, and whispered to Matt, who seemed to be very familiar to him, like an old friend, even though they were meeting for the first time:
"Peter told me that your good friend Frank Castle left with my colleagues. Don't you have any problem with that?"
"He should have left long ago."
Matt shook his head hard and said:
"Frank is also a man who has no reason to fight here. He was born to be on the battlefield, and the explosive war flows in his veins. Staying here as a security guard will only make him regret it for the rest of his life.
The people who took him and Gwen away were relatively decent. Maybe he could find his past passion in another world?
Compared to Frank, perhaps Gwen's departure is more tragic."
Daredevil sighed and said softly:
"Peter...he drove her away. Maybe he felt something, but it was also a choice, the final choice made in the confused life under the apocalypse.
Between Mary Jane and Gwen, he chose his first love.
The girl who accompanied Peter through his darkest times must have been heartbroken when she left. If you ever meet her in another world in the future, remember to say sorry to her on Peter's behalf.
I know the miserable guy kept this to himself.
He was tortured by the loss of so much that he didn't even have the courage to say 'goodbye'."
"You are just like a melancholy poet, Matt. It seems that this doomsday has changed you a lot."
Mason sighed and motioned for Ertong and Jack to come forward, helping him lift Daredevil from the wheelchair and put him on the bed next to him. Then he and Barbara tied up Matt's limbs and body with special ropes.
Barbara, who had drunk the Bone-Growing Spirit herself, knew that this process was necessary.
This potion made by Mason is very useful, but the terrible pain when it takes effect is almost like torture. When Mason twisted the lid of the Bone Spirit, Matt Murdock, who was tied to the bed, suddenly asked:
"So, what is the price? Do I have to leave with you? If so, then I refuse. There are graves of my loved ones and friends here, and I don't really want to leave here ."
"Don't worry, it's free this time."
Mason shook the black liquid in the bottle and said:
"So much has been taken from this world, and I have no desire to plunder it any more. But if you could lend a hand while my teammates and I wreak havoc in Osborne Tower, I'd be grateful.
Also, I do have something to ask you.
Old Peter doesn't want to talk to me about the things that have left a deep impression on him."
After saying that, the young man put the medicine in his hand to Matt's mouth and poured the whole bottle of Bone-Growing Spirit into his mouth.
Lawyer Ma thought that he would no longer feel pain after being paralyzed, after all, he was already like this.
But he was wrong.
It turns out that Daredevil seemed to have forgotten the concept of pain after losing his powers, and Mason was kind enough to bring back what he had forgotten.
Just thirty seconds later, Matt rolled over on the bed like a struggling caterpillar, veins bulging on his face but he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from uttering a weak moan.
Seeing this, Barbara immediately stuffed the rolled towel into Daredevil's mouth to prevent him from biting off his tongue in severe pain.
“Hmm…”
The low groan soon spread out of the ward, immediately arousing old man James who was waiting outside with anticipation. He shouted dirty words and called for the doctor to come over, and almost immediately the ward became extremely lively.
Team K quickly withdrew and prevented the doctors from entering the ward.
Captain Jack declared that the patient's condition needed further observation, which actually gave Mason and Lawyer Ma enough time to talk.
When entering a new world, intelligence gathering is always the most important task.
This was not the first time Mason had used the Bone Spirit.
He had a very accurate grasp of the rules for how this potion worked, and when the pain from the first wave of bone healing subsided a little, he reached out and took the towel out of Lawyer Ma's mouth.
The latter was soaked in sweat, and lying on the hospital bed looked like a dumpling just out of the pot.
He is very weak.
But his mental state became clearer because of the pain.
"This is just the first wave . The bone-growing spirit will travel through the bones throughout your body to help you correct your dislocated joints. The first stage will repair external injuries, and then when the second stage of the drug takes effect, it will help regenerate the bone marrow throughout your body.
That is a more terrible pain.
I heard someone say it’s like ten thousand ants crawling in your bones…”
Mason set up a miniature alchemy array and took out various herbal ingredients. He turned to Lawyer Ma, who was panting on the bed, and said:
"But don't worry. Before it explodes, I will give you a potion that can temporarily separate your mind from your body, allowing you to spend the night safely without biting off your tongue in pain or suffering permanent psychological trauma.
You will be awake for about ten minutes, and we can chat during this undisturbed time, which will also help you keep your mind clear. "
"Your medicine is really powerful."
Lawyer Ma complained weakly:
"If I hadn't known you were treating me, I would have thought this was a damn forced confession."
“Well, there are indeed records that say some evil alchemists use the pain of bone spirits to force information out of the target. Their specific method is to break the target’s bones first to let him suffer the first wave of pain.
He was then fed some bone-growing spirit so that he could endure the second wave of pain while awake.
Generally speaking, after this set of operations, even the most stubborn person will speak up.
If you meet a really tough guy, you will repeat the above process until he can no longer bear it or his nerves become necrotic due to prolonged pain. "
Mason activated the alchemy array, and in the glow of red light, he turned the materials on hand into five bottles of water of life and death.
While preparing "post-operative medication" for Lawyer Ma, he shared some anecdotes about the alchemist. He observed the changes in Lawyer Ma's expression and said:
"Okay, don't make that expression, I was just joking. I won't ask you anything too complicated... Can you tell me in detail about the apocalyptic war in your world?
I mean, the signs before the war, are there traitors and guides in your world?"
"have."
Lawyer Ma groaned a few times, and after Mason fed him some kind of potion, he whispered:
“It started out as just an argument.
It was the end of the divisive era of the Heroic Civil War. After purging the world of the Skrull scum, we once saw hope of reunification.
It was at that time that some researchers first observed signs of the coming of the end of the world. Subsequently, a rebellion broke out in New Asgard where Thor was located, and Wakanda was closed off overnight.
Those were all separate events, and no one discussed them together.
It was not until the Illuminati's secret salvation operation failed that we realized that the Star Society had already extended their tentacles deep into our world long before the Skrulls launched the Secret War.
even……
It is even possible that those Skrulls are secretly supported by them.
We realized the danger, so we decided to unite to deal with the crisis. However, before we could unravel the truth, a global viral disaster suddenly broke out.
The results were disastrous.”
"Is this ruined world the remnant of the 'pollution operation'?"
Mason pushed up the frame of his glasses and took out the shrunk Zombie King King from the bottle. He observed the sample in his hand and asked:
"It seems that after being infected with this virus, one can still retain a certain degree of sanity?"
"It's more than that."
Lawyer Ma sighed and said:
“It swept the world overnight, and we initially thought it was just an ordinary zombie virus, but subsequent research surprised us.
For ordinary people, this virus will enhance their reaction and strength, and strengthen almost everything except the brain damage.
For superhumans, this virus not only retains some sanity, but also distorts their behavior and thoughts. During the craziest period, there was news of superheroes or supervillains being infected every day.
We had to put aside our search for the Black Hand and focus on dealing with the worsening zombie crisis, but soon the zombies united.
Ironically, they are uniting faster than we are.”
"Unity?"
Mason raised an eyebrow.
Although he had long known that the zombie crisis in this world was different from what he had seen before, Mason was still surprised to hear Lawyer Ma's description.
He said:
"Is this the kind of 'unity' I think it is?"
"Probably."
Lawyer Ma smiled bitterly and said:
"They formed a zombie version of the Avengers, led by zombie Thor, and they also have a think tank, the zombie Nick Fury, who commands their army.
I know you're wondering why we don't see them in this world today.
For your fellow creatures have taken them away, perhaps to use them as an evil legion to plague other worlds.
And just when we were fighting the zombie version of the Avengers at its most intense moment, the Star Society and the Cleaners came in here so brazenly.
In the shadow of doomsday, we were no longer able to resist and could only launch one final, desperate charge... As you can see, we lost, and our world was doomed.
That's our story, Mason.
The story of a bunch of losers."
