Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 55 No one can stop me from devoting myself to the Star Club
Mr. Hunter was still very reliable at the critical moment. Within a few minutes, a flashing silver light lit up in the underground cave hall of Nandarbat.
But what was teleported over was not the Hunter himself, but a strange steam-style beetle-shaped machine.
As soon as this thing appeared, it began to compile a light curtain and projected a lifelike cross-world projection within a few seconds, even the background of the area where Mr. Hunter was located was displayed.
She seemed to be on some kind of high-flying craft.
The distant sky was burning with a strange luster, as if walking and hunting in a burning world.
Although she is still wearing the same unchanging starry sky mask and cloak combination, just looking at the Hunter's full of vigor and vitality, you can tell that she must be "very busy".
"Talk about business, Mason."
She said in a voice disguised as a man:
"You'd better not cause any trouble that requires my intervention now. As you can see, I'm doing 'real business' now."
"I saw it, it seems to be very powerful."
Mason looked at the dancing burning lights around her and asked weakly and curiously:
"Where is this?"
"A Class A world about to be propelled into the sun."
Mr. Hunter did not hide anything and answered directly:
“It resolved the impact with our help, but the other world’s desperate counterattack at the last moment caused the Earth to deviate from its orbit and accelerate towards the sun.
We tried many things, but it was beyond help.
The world-class transfer is in progress, and the enemies that have not been cleaned up are still desperately trying to drag everything here into doomsday. It's a mess!"
"Will the A-level world also suffer such a fate?"
Mason raised his eyebrows and asked:
"To be able to bring such a powerful world to such an embarrassing state, the opponent that collided with it should also be..."
"Yes, another unknown A-level world. It seems that the Zerg civilization is very aggressive. I am going to get rid of their queen worm."
Mr. Hunter shook his head and said:
"Don't sigh. If the situation continues to develop, you will face the same situation sooner or later. Now, hurry up and talk about the matter."
"From the divinity of Colippo."
Mason shook the coral trident in his hand and said:
"I'm going to hand it over to you. Would you like to pick it up sometime? Or open a door to Star Castle and I'll deliver it to you personally?"
"Stay at your place for now."
Mr. Hunter's figure in the projection was shining, and in the burst of silver light, it was as if he transformed into dozens of illusory figures who attacked in all directions at the same time. Amidst the splatter of blood, he returned to the original position and shook off the blood drops on the sword in his hand.
This cool scene made the people around look at each other in surprise. Who is this person who looks so impressive?
Sounds like Mason and Team K's backer in the Star Club?
But Ciri really couldn't spare the time to come to Mason at this moment, and she didn't realize that Mason said he was going to "hand in the task" but was actually asking for help.
She said:
"Keep those divinities safe. I'll go get them once I'm done here. Also, what's up with this application? Didn't you say you'd think about it before proceeding with the promotion mission? Why are you so proactive all of a sudden?
etc!
Are you in trouble again? Are you trying to find an excuse to get out of this?
Damn it!
I knew it! "
She turned around and glared at Mason, who shrugged and said:
"It is impossible for a weak C-level personnel like me to move around in a dangerous Beyond A-level world without getting into trouble. The powerful spellcasters in this world have sealed the World Gate in my hand.
I can't use them now, and the other side has sent powerful people to hunt me down.
I could be captured at any time.
I will write you a report on the specific situation, but I really need to enter that promotion mission now, and I also need a door that will not be sealed."
"You're really going to cause me trouble!"
Ciri scolded with a headache:
"Swordsmen, warlocks, and a large group of conquerors from higher-level organizations are all here. If I leave suddenly, I will be suspected. Besides, how can I find a safe world door for you in this chaotic situation?"
"No need to be sneaky, just follow the normal procedure this time... Watch out behind you!"
While Mason was giving advice, he also reminded his boss to be careful of sneak attacks.
In the projection in front of her eyes, Ciri's figure flashed, and a translucent "clone" was separated, holding a sword and rushing towards the army of Zerglings behind her to fight with them.
A mountain in the distance was burned by fire from the sky, just like a nuclear bomb explosion sweeping across millions of insects. This exciting scene made Harry, who was next to Mason, shrink her neck.
"If my B-level promotion order has been issued to Star Castle, then you can arrange it according to the process. I don't think your boss would want me to die here. After all, the forging method of the golden apple is still in my mind.
And they should know that the Isu technology knowledge I gave them is incomplete... See, this is the embarrassing situation I am preparing for.
They can’t sacrifice me.”
He sighed and said to Ciri:
"Also, I want to ask, as your direct team, can I still choose one of the three for a promotion mission like this?"
"I thought you were joking, but it turns out you were serious."
Mr. Hunter said in a surprised tone:
"Even through the projection, I can feel your weakness, Mason. You seem to have been sucked dry by a leopard spirit or a vampire. And your team members don't seem to be around. Going on such a dangerous mission alone is just courting death.
Now!
Find a place to hide.
I'll go pick you up after I finish my work here. Even if they catch you, it's okay. I can always rescue you. Alas, I will lose hundreds of years of my life if I have a subordinate like you who can cause trouble!"
"No, I'll do it myself."
Mason glanced meaningfully at Talia behind him and said:
"I just happened to recruit a few strong new team members, and I urgently need to run in the team and adapt to the rhythm of the pioneering mission. I don't care about the time and I won't bother you, my dear boss.
I would like to repeat that Mason Cooper, the captain of Team K and a C-level member of the Star Club, has now formally applied to go through the B-level promotion process!
Please issue the task, Mr. Hunter."
Seeing that Mason was so formal and determined, Mr. Hunter did not stop him. After several contacts, she had a deep understanding of Mason's abilities in all aspects.
The fact that this guy dared to do this proves that he must have his own plans.
"Okay, wait a minute."
Ciri nodded.
She called a few conquerors to help her stabilize the front, and then, under Mason's watchful eyes, she took out her crystal identity card and inserted it into a device on the high-altitude aircraft, while editing the mission content and saying:
“According to the normal process, the B-level member promotion tasks are all selected and issued by the Star Castle, and there is no selection space for you.
But now the Third Impact has just ended, and the entire parallel world system is filled with grief. Many places are in urgent need of assistance as the post-disaster world is unable to take care of itself.
So we can temporarily bypass this process to give you convenience.
Now, get out your ID card, Mason.
Ready to accept the mission."
Mason squeezed his hands together, and a bronze ID card popped into his hand. On the card made up of strange runes, a line of jumping text was being generated.
A few seconds later, Mr. Hunter said again:
"I have selected the three most suitable mission areas for you. They are all support missions in the B-level world.
The first mission requires you to enter the world code-named "Disguise" and help our allies destroy the local resistance forces in a city in East Asia.
The power feature of that world is that those who are qualified can obtain some very strange 'belts' and become superhumans through various forms of transformation.
They formed a resistance army under the leadership of a guy called 'Zi-O' and resisted the local takeover efforts of the Star Society vanguard.
The weakest of its members is at level B.
However, due to the impact of the Third Impact, most members of the resistance were lost in space, so the danger of this mission has been reduced a lot."
"Card face to fight?"
The more Mason listened, the more he felt something was wrong, so he asked a question in return when Mr. Hunter finished explaining the mission.
"Um?"
His weird imitation of pronunciation made Ciri stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:
"You know them? Well, it does mean 'Masked Rider' in Japanese."
"I won't go to this world!"
Mason immediately shook his head and refused:
"The power of those lunatics may not seem amazing at first glance, but if you look closely you will find that those things are all law-level transformations. The King of Time who can travel through time at will and the little doctor who can drag people into a weird game without any reason are simply terrifying.
Especially when they transform, their embarrassing lines and second-year actions make me not want to deal with them at all...
That thing will cause me mental pollution and irreversible psychological trauma."
"Really? That's a shame."
Ciri shrugged and sighed:
"I actually think those transformations are pretty cool. I even have a torn knight's belt in my treasure chest. But since you don't want to, just look at the others.
The second mission is to enter the world codenamed "Stand-in" and help a guy named Dio destroy..."
"Smash Varudo?"
Mason reacted faster this time. He said expressionlessly:
"So, your ally over there is that scumbag vampire who claims to regard ordinary humans as bread, but arrogantly had sex with a piece of bread and gave birth to a child?
No!
Although the strange stand ability is really cool, I don't want to help him! Because I think it's good to be a human being, and I'm not ready to be sent into space to think about life.
Are you sure that the world where law-level power is also in effect is a Class B world?
Just the very unscientific global time stop alone makes it an A-level world, right?"
"You really know a lot."
Mr. Hunter curled his lips, pushed up his mask, and explained seriously:
“It was originally A-level or even Beyond A-level, but that world was destroyed. After three consecutive attacks, only a few isolated cities were left to resist.
Especially after the 'insect arrows', the origin of its world power system, were recovered by the conquerors and brought back to the main world, its rating has continued to decline, and it is estimated that it will become a C-level world in another month.
Would you like to reconsider it?
The difficulty of this mission is very suitable for you now. If you are lucky, you may be able to bring back a few Stands and become " Stand Users". To be honest, I have seen Crazy Wade use that thing.
Although it’s a little perverted, it’s still quite useful.”
"No, I refuse. It's better not to put things that are different from my style together."
Mason shook his head vigorously and said:
"Let's talk about the third one."
"You are such a troublemaker!
The third mission is to complete the initial exploration of a 'world' that was discovered during routine exploration more than a month before the impact, but has not been explored much yet."
Ciri snorted, frowned and said:
“This task is the most difficult.
Several C-class teams we sent out before lost contact as soon as they entered, and according to our observations, that strange world did not seem to be affected by the Third Impact event.
But due to some unknown reasons, that world is coming to an end.
According to the prediction of the Destiny Machine, it will complete irreversible self-destruction within a week, and for this reason it is rated as a B-level world.
But in fact, the power system of this world is absolutely A-level.
Even super A-grade.
The mission objective does not limit you to finding a specific item, but you must find the reason why it is not affected by the impact event, and it is best to bring back written evidence.
This is really dangerous.
If you really can't stand it, just find some news and find a place to hide and endure for five days. It doesn't matter if you get the lowest rating.
This is a promotion mission, Mason.
As long as you come back alive, you have accomplished it."
"That sounds good."
Mason stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then selected this world on his ID card and checked the several temporary bounties posted on it.
When Mason saw the mission description of finding and collecting "divine power samples", his eyes suddenly raised.
He looked up at Mr. Hunter and said:
“Is there divinity in this world?”
“Most A-level worlds have these things, but to get them you basically need a conqueror. As explorers, members of the Star Club generally won’t take on such missions.
Because that means going to die."
Shiri warned:
“It is not confirmed whether the higher-ups have sent conquerors there. That strange world is suspected to be able to interfere with inter-world communications, but if you encounter it, remember not to conflict with them.
Mason, I mean it this time!
In missions like this that involve the secret nature of the impact event and have time limits, the conquerors who will be sent out are all very powerful and ruthless elite soldiers. If you are not careful, you will die there.
Even I couldn't save you in time.
This time you really have to behave yourself, I beg you, don't cause any trouble."
"I see."
Mason felt that Ciri's impression of him was obviously very different. He had never taken the initiative to cause trouble, and it was always because of the trouble that he got entangled.
But he didn't take the time to explain, he just nodded and said:
"Well, since I have accepted the promotion mission and Team K's World Gate is currently unusable, can I request a temporary door from Star Castle so that my team members and I can leave this increasingly dangerous place?
Isn't this considered a backdoor?
You see, my companions and I have pledged to devote our all to the dark cause of the Conclave."
"You clever little devil."
Ciri sighed and didn't answer.
She dispersed her own projection and retrieved the strange beetle device. Ten seconds later, as Mason was waiting, a dark red rotating stream of light appeared accurately in front of him.
It is obvious that this is not Ciri's ability, but a special magic.
Mason, who had played with Zha Kang for a long time, also had a certain understanding of these mysterious things. He could even see the ripples caused by the vibrations of several of the complex mana lines.
"Shua"
A virtual projection of a dark red world door appeared on the light screen. It had no entity and was composed entirely of energy. The world coordinates of its door handle had also been set.
This one-time door will probably shatter once Mason enters it.
He looked back at Talia and said:
"This is going to be very difficult, so you better get some good hands and come with me."
"Although it is obvious that you are using us, since both parties want to form an alliance, I will not hesitate to help you with all my strength."
Mason's little thoughts did not escape Talia's notice. The old lady with long black hair stood up, took out a communicator and said something to the other end. A moment later, several people strode into the hall under Mason's gaze.
The tall man in the lead was wearing a black robe that covered his entire body and seemed to be afraid of the light, but his sharp eyes allowed Mason to recognize him in an instant.
"Baine?"
Mason looked him over and said:
"You've come out of Arkham's VIP room? How was the 'drug detoxification' I gave you?"
"It's great. I've never been healthier."
Bain, who was forced to "quit drugs", replied in a cold and hoarse tone:
"But you've also made me half-human, Mason..."
"You should call me 'Captain'."
Mason snorted.
He didn't care about Bane's threat at all, and looked back to see a fully armed guy wearing full body armor, a black and red mask, and carrying two swords.
He said:
"Deathstroke, why are you getting involved in this mess? How much money did Talia give you?"
“It’s not about money this time.”
Deathstroke shrugged and said frivolously:
"Just to escape the apocalypse. What happened a few days ago scared me. I heard that you can lead people across the world? Brother, you see, I don't disbelieve you.
But everyone wants to broaden their horizons, so let’s show off our skills.”
