Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 40 Stop! Otherwise I will use glue on you!
"Oliver sent the message, the tactical goal has changed."
Outside the Earth orbit, the steel skeleton responsible for supporting communications updated the information in real time, but his news made the master frown. He said in a hoarse voice:
“No, this order should not have come from Oliver.
As the commander of the ground capture operation, he was well aware of his responsibilities. This change in command was tantamount to giving up the effort to capture Mason alive and turning the focus to those who crossed the border.
Something is wrong!
This is out of character for Oliver.
Something's wrong! Cyborg, switch your focus to Oliver. You should be able to find a hidden camera signal on his suit.
Activate it! "
This sentence made Cyborg blink his intact human eyes. The cyborg Xiao Hei with a cool silver mechanical body stretched out his voice and said:
"You secretly released it again? I mean, Bruce, we have already passed a resolution to restrict your behavior that undermines unity."
Despite his complaints, Cyborg still completely obeyed the orders of the "brain" of the Justice League and instantly activated the hidden camera on Green Arrow's suit.
But what appeared before the eyes of the three giants was pitch darkness.
After changing the surveillance mode, the night vision shows Black Canary turned into a stone statue and Shockwave lying at Green Arrow's feet with his wounds perfectly bandaged.
As for Green Arrow himself ...
Judging from the slightly swinging angle of the camera, he should be hanging in mid-air.
"really."
The master shook his head and said:
"Oliver has failed, and Mason has taken the initiative. Cyborg, activate the Bat Network's city-wide surveillance. If I'm not mistaken, Mason should start attacking our people everywhere."
"This seems to be within your expectations?"
Wonder Woman, who was wearing armor and carrying a sword and shield, brushed her curly hair, glanced at the old man, and said:
"Are you so sure that young man can do this?"
The master didn't answer with a gloomy face, showing a regret for the "family misfortune". On the other side, Da Chao snorted, folded his arms in the air and said:
“Diana, he’s a young man that Bruce values. I’m not surprised at what he can do. But now that Oliver has failed, a new commander is needed on the ground.
Let me do it.
Things are starting to turn chaotic there, and there are dangerous wizards running around, they must be cleared out immediately!"
"You? Forget it."
Wonder Woman waved her hands and said:
"Not to mention that you know nothing about magical powers, just the nice-guy personalities of you two men are worrying. You are good at everything except being soft-hearted when you should be tough!
This is a life-and-death fight.
I'll go."
After saying this, the elegant female demigod didn't even give the old man and Dachao a chance to refute, and turned around and strode away.
Ten seconds later, she flew into space in her physical body and a pair of golden Hermes wings appeared behind her ancient armor. With a flap, she quickly disappeared outside the watchtower.
Watching Wonder Woman's signal quickly heading to Gotham, the old man stood up expressionlessly and said to Superman beside him:
"We both have to get ready to go."
"Um?"
Dachao blinked in surprise and said:
"Diana has personally come out to help, and you still think Mason Cooper can turn over her palm? If she gets mad, I will retreat. Don't you think too highly of this young man?"
"Mason himself is not enough to defeat Diana. He is very different from Diana in every aspect, but don't forget his other identity, Superman."
The master shook his head and said:
"He comes from an evil organization that can travel between different worlds, and no one knows what kind of weapons he got during his travels. I hope Diana can solve this matter quickly, but you know, I always tend to consider things from the worst perspective... Speaking of which, Cyborg, look at the situation in the Batcave!"
Batman whispered:
"I suddenly have a bad feeling."
Cyborg perfectly fulfilled the duties of the "camera man". He immediately separated a thread and activated the monitoring device in the Batcave. As a result, when the projection screen appeared, Mr. and Superman's eyes widened.
The Batcave was in a mess, as if it had been swept through by a tornado.
But that's not the point.
The key point is that there is an unconscious half-grown child hanging upside down on the top of the Batcave. Judging from his bruised face, he must have been beaten up by someone.
"Is that Shazam?"
Dachao frowned and said:
"I know the kid's got a little brains... but his magical powers are real. Who could have beaten him to this degree? Could it be that besides Mason and those wizards, there are others who have sneaked into Gotham without us noticing?"
Is there something hidden behind this matter?"
"Don't waste time, let's go!"
The master didn't care much when he saw that his Batcave was ruined. What really made him nervous was the lacerations on Shazam's body.
The shape of the wound looked like that left by a cat's claws.
He thought of a bad possibility and immediately turned and left.
Dachao followed and reminded them before leaving:
"Cyborg, protect the watchtower and the prisoner. The core members of the Teen Titans and Kara are on standby, but don't let them go alone. They lack experience.
Also, protect Batman's son and don't let anyone take advantage of this weakness."
"This place is impregnable, Superman."
Steel Bone said without reply:
"Those who dare to cause trouble will never leave alive. Don't worry, I will protect the base for us. Also, be careful, the situation is already showing signs of getting out of control.
The probability of the worst outcome among the many possibilities calculated by the Mother Box is increasing rapidly.
Mason Cooper is a volatile factor.
If possible, you must get rid of him as soon as possible. In addition, Shockwave's injury allowed Barry to receive a message that he was rushing back from a parallel world.
At his speed he'll get to Gotham faster than you.
I will guide him to complete the capture mission."
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At the same time, on the way to Miller Harbor, the third-generation Robin Tim Drake was being pinned to the ground and beaten by Mason. Not far away from him were the Green Arrow's followers "Quick Hand" and "Red Arrow" who were knocked down.
The two unlucky guys were attacked by Mason with tranquilizer bullets, and then knocked unconscious by Bullseye who "flashed" over with a fighting stick. In the distance, there was a fire rising to the sky. It was the "rumored girlfriend" of Grayson for a period of time, Starfire, who was fighting fiercely with Bullseye.
A flying alien and an accurate marksman were fighting fiercely around an unfinished building. The entanglement was like fireworks that lit up the surroundings.
"Hit lightly, damn it, Mason!"
The third Robin should not have appeared in this incident at all.
In fact, this unlucky guy was just dragged here by his friends, and as a top detective in Gotham and even in the world, things developed exactly as he expected.
The damn Murphy's Law was so coldly effective on this night that the "Honorary Robin" who had fought side by side with him before was now trying to knock him out.
"I am not your enemy!"
Tim, with a bruised face and nose, dodged Mason's fist and screamed:
"I know there's some secret deal between you and Bruce, and this is for show, right? But is it really necessary to go to this extent?
You broke my nose!"
"Shut up! You idiot, walls have ears, don't you understand?"
When Mason heard this, he beat him even harder.
He said as he beat the opponent:
"Since you guessed it, you should have stayed at home tonight. What's the point of coming here to get beaten?"
"Isn't this to make things between you more real?"
Tim, looking embarrassed, smiled awkwardly and said:
"I didn't expect you to really hit me, and since it's acting you should have gone a little further, you can't hide it from those behind the scenes.
You see, you can’t even hide it from me.”
"How many people in this world have better brains than you? Stop asking questions!"
Mason took out a tranquilizer, shook it in front of Tim's eyes, and said:
"Do you want to do it yourself, or do you want me to do it for you? And watch your mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will beat you up."
"I'll do it myself, so you won't have to bother."
The third generation Robin shrugged, took the tranquilizer and gave himself a shot on the neck. Before knocking himself out, he reminded him dazedly:
"Things have come to this point and can no longer be contained. Hurry up and bring out whatever cards you have. The real challenge is right before us, perhaps just..."
"Bang"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Mason flying out with his hands and feet dancing. Then the world in his eyes suddenly changed, and in just a moment he was sent to Dr. Leslie's clinic.
They were even changed into hospital gowns.
On the beds next to him were Quick Hand, Shockwave, Red Arrow, the stripped-off Green Arrow, and Ms. Black Canary who had turned into a stone statue.
"Fuck! Flash! The last person who should be here shows up. Mason is in danger..."
This was Tim's last thought before he passed out.
The facts were exactly as he expected. The moment Mason was knocked down by the invisible sonic fist, he realized that something was wrong.
He got up covered in dust and dirt, and without caring about the pain of his broken ribs, he took a sip of healing potion, then gave an order to the bodyguard Target who was still in a "passionate battle" with the Spark Girl who was holding two balls of energy flames.
Then he opened his bag.
As a result, as soon as he took out the preservation tank of Fenrir armor, the guy with red figure appeared in front of him.
"Mason Cooper!"
Barry Allen, who had rushed back from a parallel world, stared at the young man in front of him with flaming eyes. He said:
"You've gone too far!"
"I did hurt your friend, but I had no choice. They were the first to do it! No one wanted things to get to this point."
Mason rubbed his healing chest and said:
"And I bandaged him. I didn't mean to kill anyone, Barry...don't push me!"
"Give up!"
The Flash's hands vibrated at high speed, creating an illusion on the spot. Mason was scared to death by this scene. He knew that this move was called "Light Speed Knife".
It can pierce the heart in an instant without shedding a drop of blood or causing any pain.
It seems like he really pissed off the Flash.
"Shua"
Faced with an angry god of speed, Mason chose to resist.
The activation of Death Eye paused the world in front of him for a moment, and he pulled out Old Teague's cigarette lighter with his backhand, accelerated the attack by quickly drawing his gun, and shot at the Flash.
The flying lead bullet was accelerated to the extreme, but was still easily dodged by the Flash.
Even with Death Eye activated, the Speedster's speed was still beyond Mason's reach.
The only thing he could feel was Barry's movement.
This was an instinctive warning given to him by the Isu people's super senses. Unfortunately, Mason had this sense for too short a time and had not discovered the potential of the Isu bloodline at all.
"left!"
The reminder from the Isu ghost Consus allowed Mason to move his body to the left in an instant, and then Barry Allen's light speed hand knife stabbed into his chest.
It's less than a finger's length away from the heart.
Of course, the Flash’s personality is not such that he would kill anyone. He just wanted to let Mason “sleep”.
But then the phantom of the ghost ship "The Bard" exploded behind the two men at the point where the lead bullets landed, and the flying frost instantly enveloped the Flash's body, slowing him down while a manic aura rose beside Barry.
Bullseye rushed back with the full power of his leg thrusters.
When he saw the Flash's hand, which was covered with ice and snow, pierce Mason's heart, the former top killer suddenly became furious.
It’s not because he and Mason have any good relationship, but mainly because his brain plug-in is connected to Mason’s life. If that guy dies, he will be finished too!
So Bullseye activated the military prosthesis that was implanted in his whole body after the transformation.
The Sian Westin control system implanted in the brain and spine was activated. The effect of this thing was very simple. It instantly slowed down Bullseye's perception of time to 25%.
Well, this concept may be a little difficult to understand, and slowing down time may sound magical.
But this is actually just using the 2077 world's high-tech military prosthetics to enhance the human body's perception, allowing the user to feel the flow of time slowed down by three quarters.
Just like Mason's Eye of Death, it only works on oneself and cannot really affect time.
However, the strength of the black technology of 2077's military prosthesis lies in the fact that by strengthening the user's various prostheses, it can slow down the perception of time while accelerating the user's overall speed, thereby completing a wonderful combination similar to "pseudo time stop".
To put it , I can't make you slow down, but if I speed up, it means you will slow down.
At this moment, Bullseye almost "teleported" to the side of the Flash in a state where the time flow rate was only one-fourth of that. With both hands, he ejected the mantis blade made of magic alloy by Mason, and driven by the overspeed rotor engine, he slashed at Barry Allen at a speed of dozens of cuts per second.
The Flash was startled by the two guys who suddenly appeared.
But even the time-stop warrior who had been strengthened to a quarter of the time speed still seemed so powerless when facing the real lightspeed man. His attacks were like a turtle running, and were easily dodged by Barry Allen.
Probably as a test, Barry punched the guy in front of him while moving at the speed of light.
The result was that this punch caused trouble.
The tentative punch did not cause any damage, but it made Bullseye, who was in time suspension, dodge away with a start. This evasive action allowed him to reactivate another super-prosthesis "Korenchikov" synaptic accelerator implanted in his nervous system.
The brief nerve stimulation caused a surge of severe pain, and also weakened the already slowed perception of time by another 70%.
Although this acceleration was limited to just three seconds due to the protective overload that protected the nerves from being burned, the qualitative change brought about by the "double time stop" allowed Bullseye, who originally could not see Barry Allen's movements clearly, to capture a trace of the Flash's movement at this moment.
For a superb marksman like him who could pierce an enemy's eyeball with a toothpick at a distance of 100 yards, this was more than enough.
Bullseye seized the fleeting opportunity, calculated the Flash's movement trajectory and threw a dart in advance.
The next second, the time stop ended.
The extreme exploitation of the prosthesis caused Bullseye's brain to overheat to the point of almost exploding. He rushed out more than ten meters as if out of control and slammed into the wall next to him. Then he turned around with a howl and spit out a bloody rainbow.
This guy is temporarily useless.
And in front of him, Barry Allen, whose speed dropped sharply after being hit by Mason's "Ice Ring", stared blankly at the dart stuck in his arm and fell into the illusion of doubting his life.
This was the first time he was shot by this weapon in a serious combat after gaining the Speed Force and being repeatedly trained by his good friend Green Arrow...
But it doesn't matter.
Even though the darts were coated with poison in an unethical way, the poison was completely useless against the super immune system brought by the Speed Force.
But the time that Bullseye had fought hard to gain was enough.
With the creaking sound of mechanical activity, Mason rushed into the Fenrir armor and activated it.
Mason covered his heart which was almost pierced once. Although Barry did not kill him, the severe pain in his heart made him very weak for a while and he almost had a near-death experience.
"Passenger, the biometric monitoring shows that your heartbeat is very irregular. Perhaps you need treatment now."
The voice of the veteran AI Draman sounded in the cockpit as the Fenrir armor started up, and it suggested:
"I have searched for the addresses of the three nearest hospitals and a cemetery for you. I can send you there now..."
"Shut up, Old De!"
Mason panted, staring at the Flash who had thrown away the dart, and said:
"Go into combat mode! Activate the Anti-Flash module and give me a shot of 'super power'."
"Shua"
Two launchers popped out from the shoulders of the silver-gray Fenrir armor, and the black muzzles were aimed at Barry Allen in front of him. Then Mason's weak and painful voice sounded, saying:
"You should go, Barry."
The Flash's answer was to enter the speed of light, preparing to pass through the heavy armor and grab Mason directly. Amid the shrill warning, Mason activated the weapon system.
"Well, it's your choice! Get ready to be beaten!"
