Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 38 The Real Use of Catwoman
At the same time as Team K was engaging with the Demon Knight, another conversation was taking place simultaneously on the top of Osborne Tower at dusk.
After getting high in the underground bar of the city in Osborne Tower, Zha Kang and Selina were invited to Mr. Sandstorm's study, and this B-level personnel didn't waste any time.
He said to the two men:
“I have thought about it, my dear friends.
Mason, who is also a member of the Star Society and saved my life, must be saved, so I plan to mobilize all my strength in this world and my allies to help you.
That demon knight is indeed difficult to deal with.
I just lost two of my team members, and the last image from their monitors was of them being held captive by that damned guy in a humiliating scene.
It was a provocation, no doubt about it.”
"See, I told you so, didn't I?"
Zha Kang, who was sitting on the sofa, took a nap, picked up a cigarette drunkenly, and said:
"Jason Blood is a threat to everyone! I just examined your team members, Mr. Sandstorm, and I have to say that even the reserve players are still strong enough.
I'm increasingly seeing the end of my rope hanging around with Mason Cooper, so maybe we should discuss that thing I mentioned earlier."
"oh?"
Mr. Sandstorm stared at the guy in front of him who had repeatedly expressed his willingness to surrender.
He said:
"My team is in the process of rebuilding, and we are indeed in need of good players like you. However, in the Star Society, it is a terrible sin to steal members of other teams without their permission.
Especially since you are Mr. Hunter’s direct team, although I am very tempted, I don’t want to take the risk of offending an important person…”
"Selena!"
Zha Kang interrupted Mr. Sandstorm rudely with a wave of his hand. He turned to the expressionless Catwoman and said:
"We have already agreed on this. Now let's tell you our plan, about the 'gift' we are going to give to Mr. Sandstorm so that he can take us in."
"Shut up, John."
Lady Catwoman was in a bad mood.
She took out a lady's cigarette and put it in her mouth in a very irritable manner, then glanced at Mr. Sandstorm and said:
"I can lure Bruce over here."
"Bruce?"
Mr. Sandstorm raised his eyebrows in surprise and said:
"Who is that?"
"Batman! The guy who ruined your operation last time, my lover and future husband."
Catwoman blew out a smoke ring and said faintly:
"That little bastard Mason has been hiding the truth about the end of the world from us, but after talking to your team, we realized that the end of the world is a common phenomenon in parallel worlds.
They also boasted to me that by joining the Star Society we would be able to survive possible disasters in the future and protect those around us.
I hate you guys! Mr. Sandstorm, I won't hide that.
But compared to personal feelings, I think survival may be more important. Mason Cooper was hunted by the Demon Knight because of his own fault, but his behavior gave us an inspiration. "
Selina snorted and said:
"The Justice League is invincible when united, but we can easily defeat them one by one, just like the Devil Knight breaking into your world alone.
There's a good chance that Mason won't survive the Demon Knight's pursuit, so don't bother trying to save him.
But Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd, whom he deceived in a cruel way, must be rescued. They mean a lot to Batman.
With their help, I was able to lure Bruce Wayne from his city into this world.
I can even persuade him to join your team. Excuse me, Sandstorm, your team members are terrible. You can't rely on these bastards to rise again.
You need a better helper.
I heard that this is the foundation of the Star Society's pioneer team.
So, what do you say?
"Of course I welcome you."
Mr. Sandstorm stood up, laughed, opened his arms to the two people in front of him, and said:
"You have said so much, it would be unreasonable for me not to show some reaction. Of course, the more I say, the more hypocritical I will appear, so I can only say that we have plenty of time to slowly show each other's sincerity in the future.
The method you proposed is very interesting and I am very interested.
But now it's time for you two to take a rest.
We will set out early tomorrow morning to look for your teammates and collect the body of my poor friend Mason. As for the Demon Knight, don't worry.
We have ways to deal with him.”
Zha Kang and Selina stood up and left. After watching the two people leave, the sand man who had been smiling just now narrowed his eyes. He turned around and said to a mirror in his study:
"What do you think?"
"No opinion."
A middle-aged man wearing a black suit, with a thin face and sunken eye sockets appeared in the mirror. Even though it was just a holographic projection, one could still feel the gloomy temperament of this guy.
In response to the sandman's question, he said calmly:
"It doesn't matter whether they are loyal or have secrets, they can't make a difference in this world! As long as Mason Cooper dies here, all your worries will disappear.
That young man is the problem.”
"Well, you have a point, wise as always."
The sandman seemed to respect the middle-aged man very much. He whispered:
"About Spider-Man..."
"Don't mention him in front of me!"
The middle-aged man said with disgust:
"If it weren't for Harry's last wish, he would have been drowned in the apocalypse along with his pathetic refuge. You can take him away as you wish, without asking for my opinion."
"I actually don't understand why you haven't joined us yet?"
The sandman hesitated for a moment and said:
"It was you who supported the expansion of the Hydra team behind the scenes, and it was you who provided us with all kinds of logistical support. You were very attentive in helping me formulate development strategies.
To be honest, you are the real captain of the Hydra team. If you are the leader, I would rather be a deputy, Norman.
Why have you been reluctant to take this step?
You know, this world will end sooner or later. When the last drop of gravity hammer is mined, our world will fall apart. You have to enter this circle.
Are you waiting for some sign?"
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you, Sandman."
Norman Osborn, the manager of this doomsday world and a partner of the Star Society, shook his head. He did not want to explain the problem, but just said casually:
“It is a very foolish choice to put all your wealth on one side when you are not sure that everything is irreversible. I actually don’t know what I am waiting for.
But rather than risking everything, I prefer to have a way out.
choose……
Sandman, in this era of suffering, it is truly a blessing to have choices.
Or to put it more clearly, you have already gone too far on the path of the Star Society, are you really sure that you and your organization can make it to the end?
If you don’t have confidence yourself, how can you give confidence to a bystander like me? "
Norman Osborn, or the "Green Goblin", sneered, then looked at the Sandman who was frowning and thinking. He smiled coldly and comforted him:
"alright.
Don't think about these complicated things, it's not very friendly to your brain. Go and try the quality of that demon knight tomorrow, and if you can't handle it, call the cleaner.
It's time to give those mad dogs something to do.
Also, your teammates are very tight-lipped, you have to find a way to remind them, especially Mysterio... If you don't even realize that he has been plotting to replace you, then you have disappointed me."
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"Do you think he's moved?"
In the elevator going down the Osborne Tower, Zack was rubbing his forehead with a drunken look on his face as if he was about to vomit. Catwoman was standing in the other corner of the elevator with her nose pinched, looking at him with disgust.
There was nothing wrong with the scene on the monitor, but in fact the two guys were having a mysterious communication.
Constantine's voice rang directly into Catwoman's mind, and he asked:
"Why do I feel like that guy isn't the one in charge? Do you have this feeling? Selina, although he pretends to be a boss, he's actually like... well, what word should I use to describe him?"
"The black glove that the boss behind the scenes pushed to the front?"
Selina answered in her heart:
"Indeed, I feel the same way. Sandstorm is trying hard to create an aura that he is in control of everything, but in reality, his conversations with us are always superficial.
Your guess is reasonable, John, there must be someone behind him manipulating him.
Maybe it's the 'Green Goblin' who has never shown up.
Didn't Electro say this when he was drunk? In the 'old days', the Green Goblin was the absolute leader of their 'evil six', and the Sandman was just a small thug with a bad brain but good action.
Big villains love to use this kind of people as puppets. I have seen this kind of drama many times in Gotham. "
At this point, Catwoman yawned, and while she was combing her hair under the observation of the monitor, she said in her mind:
"As for whether he's tempted, you can tell from the light in Sandstorm's eyes that he really wants to recruit Batman into his team, or defeat the Justice League one by one to show his 'ability' to his superiors.
Maybe he wants to make amends?
But why did he have to kill Mason?"
"The reason is simple, the Gate of the World."
Zha Kang coughed a few times, and when the elevator door opened, he staggered out and said in his heart:
"The World Gate of the Sandstorm Team was lost in our world, and it is very likely in the hands of the Justice League. You also know Mr. Hunter's reply when Mason went to Star Castle to apply for a second World Gate.
Apparently, this thing is also a scarce commodity in the Star Club.
If he wanted to contact his superior, he had to have one, or wait here for the Stars to send someone over.
But it's obvious.
Mr. Hunter intervened and cut off his connection with Star Castle, labelling him a 'traitor'!
Well, it seems that big shot really thinks highly of Mason.
She has almost made all the external conditions perfect for us...Speaking of which, Selina, Mason will probably take action tonight.
Now that everyone is under surveillance, do you have a way to steal our equipment?"
"certainly."
Catwoman swayed her waist and walked past Zha Kang, who was bent over and retching nearby, with a look of disdain on her face. Under the sidelong glances of several Osborn employees around her, she walked towards the bathroom in front with her long legs.
She brushed the ends of her short hair and said:
"Isn't that why Mason recruited me into Team K? Mr. Sandstorm thinks that with Electro he can block all high-tech tricks, but I will teach him a lesson myself.
For a real thief, a small collar pin is enough to break his seemingly unbreakable defense.
Come, let me show you what real technology is."
"Snap"
The bathroom door was closed, and Selina walked in and slipped into the vent on the top in just ten seconds. In that narrow environment, she continued to move forward in the maze-like ventilation duct with a nearly perfect sense of direction.
Osborne Enterprises is obviously very careful in running its base. It has installed motion monitors at the pipe openings in several important locations, which will immediately sound an alarm if there is the slightest vibration in the monitoring area.
But this kind of defense is too easy for Catwoman, who has been traveling around the world searching for jewels in museums and bank vaults for years.
She carefully went around several nodes, and when there were places she couldn't get around, she used the pin on her collar to remove them.
The process of disassembling these gadgets with those nimble thief's hands was like art. In less than ten minutes, Catwoman approached the warehouse where Team K's belongings were kept.
But there is no way to take shortcuts going forward .
There were four fully armed Osborn guards guarding the warehouse, and they were guarding this important area intently like robots.
Selina, who was hiding at the end of the vent, grinned.
She flicked her fingers lightly, and the black kitten ornament hanging around her neck was pinched in her hand. She put the lifelike kitten to her lips and kissed it, whispering:
"Little McGreg, come help me."
"Shua"
A faint light flashed, and the small voodoo magic item shook, and then a shiny tiger cat appeared in front of the cat woman .
It squatted in the dark ventilation vent, looking at Selina in front of it with its scarlet eyes, and then it popped out its virus-filled claws and grabbed Catwoman's snow-white neck.
But Selena didn't dodge.
When the cat's paw approached her neck, it quietly retracted its sharp claws and "patted" the catwoman's cheek with its bound paw pads, just like a little pet playing a game with its owner.
"A cute and cunning little scoundrel."
Catwoman curled her lips and looked at the zombie cat squatting in front of her, shaking its tail and licking its paws. She pointed downwards and stretched out her finger to make a gesture of scratching its neck.
The moment Selina carefully opened the vent, the tabby cat scurried out like lightning.
It pounced on the neck of an Osborn guard, and half of his throat was torn out with blood splattering everywhere. Then it pounced on another person and left several claw marks on the back of his neck.
"Warning! Virus and biological invasion warning!"
A shrill alarm immediately sounded on this floor, and the remaining three guards reported to the control room while firing.
"Suspected mutant zombie beast has entered Osborne Tower, requesting a special cleanup team!"
But the bullets they fired could not hit the lightning-fast tabby cat. Miss Magg fell to the ground with blood in her mouth. She looked back at the three guards, licked her lips, and rushed towards the place where there were more people in front.
The three guards chased and issued warnings, leaving only a miserable corpse at the door of the warehouse.
"whispering sound"
Catwoman pouted.
He stretched his body like a gymnast and fell from the air vent. He then swiftly cut off the power of several nearby cameras in the blind spot, and then took the electronic card from the dead guard to open the warehouse.
Ten seconds later, she came out wearing an invisibility cloak and carrying a magic box.
"Done! John."
Selina played with the ID card in her hand and replied to Constantine in her mind:
"I put your gadgets in the third trash can at the elevator entrance on the 14th floor. Come and get them. We've got our equipment back. Now I'm going to go out and do some damage to their equipment.
Wait for news from Mason, don't worry about me!
I will join you when the operation begins."
"That's awesome, sister."
Zha Kang praised and reminded:
"Be careful, don't confront them head-on. If you can't get it working, retreat first."
"I understand."
Selina whispered:
"I'm just very interested in who's behind Sandstorm, so I'm going to see if I can dig up some information. You know what? I have a feeling that killing Sandstorm may not be the end of the matter.
If we want to truly solve the problem, we have to start with the guy hiding behind the scenes."
Then, Catwoman's voice fell silent in the mental network dominated by Constantine. Zha Kang blew out a smoke ring and looked back at the female pirate Angelina who was walking towards him with a glass of water.
He said:
"Is Elizabeth still drinking with Electric Man?"
"Um."
The female pirate handed the water in her hand to Zha Kang and said:
"Don't worry, all the necessary 'things' have been added. Elizabeth is really talented in this area. That idiot is completely obsessed with her."
"Well, go to the 14th floor and get the equipment back. Tell Charles to get ready as well. He will have to paralyze the air defense of Osborne Tower later."
Zha Kang said to Angelina.
The moment the female pirate nodded, he felt the button on his collar tremble, so he raised his head and drank the water in his hand, grinning and said to his companion:
"Look, Mason has given the signal for action. He never lets anyone idle and never lets anyone down. Well, the entertainment time is over. Friends of Team K, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work."
