Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 93 Get the title of “Old K’s Secret Envoy”!
"Mason! Wait."
When Mason left Osborne Tower and was about to return to the old man to check on the operation of the Speed Force Matrix, Barrel II suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked his way.
The famous cold-faced villain of Team K is now in a very embarrassing situation.
There was a panda eye on his left eye and a scratch on his right eye, and even a piece of his hair was burnt off. The most exaggerated thing was that when Ertong jumped out, he was holding Alice's sword in his hand.
As Mason watched with twitching eyes, drops of blood of a familiar texture were dripping from it.
He took out a test tube and signaled Ertong to lift the sword. While collecting the blood on the blade, he said:
"This is Kryptonian blood, right? What the hell is going on? You and Kara got into a fight?"
"No, Kara and Bizarro were fighting."
Ertong said with a pained look on his face:
“She had been persuaded by Judy and Jason Blood. Although she still didn’t trust us, she was willing to stay in Osborne Tower for the sake of the Demon Knight and wait for you to talk to her.
But for some reason Bizarro suddenly woke up yesterday morning, broke the door of the cell and ran out. That guy had a mental problem and no one could communicate with him. Kara volunteered to stop the Alien Superman but got beaten back.
Now they fight every day and I can't stop them at all.
By the way, with my physical fitness that has just reached the superhuman level, it is a bit too difficult for me to stop two Kryptonians from fighting. I even had a hard time suppressing the firestorm that had started. "
"Do you always use a knife to stop a fight?"
Mason was startled and said:
"This is a god-killing weapon. Aren't you afraid of causing an accident if you use it?"
"Without Alice, there's really no way to get rid of the Kryptonian's steel body. I can't do it either."
The second barrel sighed and looked at the underground area next to him. The clanging sound coming from inside made him sigh very tiredly and said to Mason:
"I don't mind training newcomers. They do need training. They have great potential but almost zero combat experience. But I urgently need an assistant.
An assistant who can hold down Kara and Bizarro.
I don't even dare to let them fight. If I demolish the Osborne Tower, the old Green Goblin who has been elusive recently will definitely cause trouble for me."
"Ah, that's easy."
Mason snapped his fingers, took his suitcase out of his bag, turned on the traceless extension spell, and shouted inside.
A few seconds later, Farr Zod, dressed in a tights, climbed up the ladder of the suitcase factory.
The Kryptonian, still holding a wrench in his hand and with oil residue on his face, said to Mason:
"What's up? Captain, I'm still fixing the car downstairs. You don't want that scrapped Batmobile anymore, right? I just carried it into the repair shop to fix it up, and I'll use it as a means of transportation in the future."
"I'll help you fix it. It's very simple."
Mason pointed to the second barrel and said to Zod:
"But now our teammate needs you to do him a favor..."
"boom"
Just as Mason finished his words, a loud bang sounded from the ground nearby. Amid the splash of rocks, two figures fighting each other rushed into the sky.
Superman's cousin Kara-El and the alien superhero Bizarro, who was picked up by Mason, were punching and kicking each other in the sky, with Firestorm jumping up and down next to them to cheer them on.
Mason looked at the sky with a painful look on his face. The punches of his two new teammates were accompanied by sonic booms, which made people sigh at the poor quality of these two aliens.
Can you afford to pay for the damages if you two fight and collapse old Norman's building?
"Is that... a Kryptonian?"
Zod looked at the two people fighting in the sky in surprise, especially Kara El who was wearing Superman's uniform. This blonde girl gave him a very familiar feeling, as if they were connected by blood.
"Well, she's a Kryptonian from our side. Her life story is much more miserable than yours. You were just imprisoned, but the Kryptonian civilization is still there, while their planet Krypton has been destroyed.
She and her cousin are the only two Kryptonians left."
Mason explained:
"The one she was fighting was a Kryptonian alien cloned using biotechnology. Although he had all the power of a Kryptonian, he was confused and had the intelligence of a seven or eight-year-old child.
I need you to help Ertong stabilize them, Zod, and practice your abilities at the same time. Ertong will guide you in the experience and details of the battle."
"Oh my god."
Ertong saw another Kryptonian appear and immediately rubbed his head and said:
"I can't handle two, and now I have to squeeze in another one? Mason, I don't think I can do this job... Hey! Where did this knife come from?"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Mason take out the famous sword "Jue" that he won from V in a bet from his bag. This low-key and restrained immortal blade immediately attracted Ertong's attention.
Different from the God-killing weapon Alice in his hand.
I think he is the kind of powerful guy who doesn't show off his abilities but whose power is obvious at first glance . Ertong actually prefers this kind of "meaningful" weapon.
"This is your reward for being the 'Boy Scout Commander'. Pay more attention. I'll find someone to replace you when I'm done with that."
Mason threw the famous sword to Ertong, and the latter's complaining expression immediately became motivated. He stroked the immortal object in his hand, and while he loved it, he felt that Mason was really generous.
It has only been a few days since he joined Team K, and he already has the "Demon-Breaking Blade" Gryffindor's Vengeance Sword and the "God-Slaying Blade" Alice in his hands, and now he has an additional famous sword used specifically for physical attack.
No wonder even a guy like Zack Connor is so devoted to Mason.
Watching Mason disappear into the transfer gate, Far Zod wiped the oil marks on his face, because his experiences in the first half of his life made him have no good feelings towards humans.
He looked at Ertong, looked him up and down, and then said with a hint of sarcasm:
"Your nickname is 'Bucket Two'? Why? Are you the funny guy in Team K?"
"Um?"
Ertong, who was inspecting the new weapon, immediately turned his head.
The cold eyes glanced at the Black Superman who was folding his arms, and the famous sword in his hand turned lightly, and was drawn out of the sheath with a sinister sound and held between his ten fingers.
He said:
"I knew that Mason always likes to find unruly people like you. It seems that you are very confident in your own strength. Let me test your quality.
See if you are qualified to be one of us."
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"Buzz"
Amidst the yellow lightning, Mason once again entered the time maze. It was less than five hours since he left here, but the scenery here was completely different.
Perhaps it was because the "core" of the Speed Force Matrix had been replaced, making it run faster, allowing Mason to clearly see the scenery outside the timeline bounded by seventeen years on the broken maze light wall.
Even including the scene where it "brushed past" another world during its first impact.
"I can feel that the life in this world is being transferred to the outside world at a very fast speed. This is obviously not the first time you have done this."
The voice of Barry Allen in this world sounded behind Mason, with a hint of weakness and a palpable "dissipation", like snow that had lost its foundation and was quickly melting in the sun.
When Flash ran on his behalf to drive the Speed Force Matrix, the Barry Allen of this world was already dead, and all that remained was an illusion of the past fixed in the maze of time.
Mason turned and looked at him.
Before, this guy had a posture like a faded photo, but now most of his body has become completely transparent like a soap bubble.
"Is Barry okay?"
Mason asked:
"Can he hold on?"
"He can't hold on."
This world's Flash shrugged.
Looking back at the matrix hub behind him, which was as bright as a doomsday warning light , countless yellow lightning burst out from it and were sent along with the matrix blueprint to the speed force network that wrapped this world.
Considering that there is a Flash running madly to charge it, this scene is actually somewhat similar to the principle of a hamster power cage.
"I guess everyone who can become the Flash has a stubborn personality, and Barry Allen couldn't hold on. In fact, he was exhausted within ten minutes of running in the core of the matrix.
But I believe he can hold on until the last second."
The past illusion of this world smiled and said to Mason in a relaxed tone:
"I talked to him and we shared each other's past. He was luckier than me. He still had Iris and those friends by his side, but I lost them early."
"It sounds like your story is tragic, too."
Mason curled his lips and said:
“As miserable as this world’s Batman past and Superman memories are, the old man said that this world was born out of pain and its existence is worthless.
Although this statement is one-sided, it is not without reason. "
"Our world is certainly not perfect, but we have no choice."
The Vision of the Past shook his head. He stood beside Mason and let out a sigh as if all the burdens had been lifted off his shoulders. He said:
"Thank you, Mason, for coming before the end of the world, and for bringing me a relatively perfect relief. I know you still have a lot of questions in your mind, so ask them.
I will tell you everything I know before I and this world disappear together."
"So my first question is, what about the other world?"
Mason pointed to the light wall next to him that reflected the scene of the world collision during the first impact and asked:
"You intercepted the timeline when the impact occurred, and sealed your world in a distorted time that keeps going back and forth, which means that there is a missing piece in this timeline.
The other world should have escaped the disaster as a result?"
"I have no idea."
Barry answered very frankly. He said:
"At that time, all my energy was used to activate the Speed Force Matrix, and I had no time to care about the outside world. But it's not entirely true to say that the other world escaped a disaster because of this.
Mason, our world was on the verge of collapse when the Speed Force Matrix was activated. I was the one who pulled it back from the brink of core collapse, but I failed to stop Amanda Waller from dropping a specially designed nuclear bomb on another world.
So if you ask me about the fate of the other world, I can only tell you that it has most likely turned into a ball of cold cosmic dust when the disaster occurred seventeen years ago. "
"Haven't you investigated it?"
Mason frowned and said:
"With the power level of this world, it should be enough to enter the other side and check the situation when the impact is brewing."
"Atlantis and the Amazons are busy destroying each other, and humans are caught in the middle, with Superman being held as a guinea pig in a military base, and Batman immersed in killing criminals."
The Time Illusion sighed and said:
"I heard your story from Barry. Unfortunately, we don't have that many dedicated heroes here. It wasn't until the impact emerged that everyone panicked.
Although I had a premonition that something was wrong from the vibration of the speed force.
But my Flash family and I were so busy setting up the Speed Force Matrix that we didn't have much time to check out another group of guys who were just as unlucky as us.
But I can't be sure of my guess.
On the bright side, maybe the world that once "passed by" us still exists in the vast sea of stars, but according to what you said, the impact that brought extinction has already occurred three times, so..."
"Yeah, I understand."
Mason also sighed and said:
"Not all expected miracles will happen. I just regret that if the two of you could cooperate and expand the Speed Force Matrix to the scope of the two worlds, perhaps both Earths could be preserved..."
He suddenly stopped talking. After thinking for a few seconds, Mason frowned and looked at the past illusion beside him. He said:
"Is this possible? To preserve two colliding worlds at the same time by distorting time?"
"In theory, yes."
The Flash of this world replied:
"But to complete a matrix of this scale, the amount of Speed Force required would be an astronomical figure, far beyond what a few Speedsters can provide, so I can only say that it is theoretically possible.
But if you really want to achieve it, you may need some external help.
At least we need to stop the process when the impact occurs, and buy time for the speed force network that spans the two worlds to be built."
“That’s one way of thinking.”
Mason took out his notebook and wrote a few words on it.
As he was writing, the vision of the past seemed to have a premonition of something. He looked back, then raised his hand and placed it on Mason's shoulder, whispering:
"Our world is dead, Mason, but we still have power, power that I have tried to preserve for the 'future'.
Now they have been passed down to you, and they will be your chips in this game. Please use them with caution and make sure you make the best use of them.
I still can't see the future, but I hope you can see the end of the dark ages for me...
Goodbye, my friend. "
"Um?"
These farewell words made Mason look back suddenly, and he saw a figure made entirely of yellow lightning being hit in the heart from behind by a "black" Flash as the past illusion shattered and dissipated.
The latter is wearing the uniforms of the Flashes.
But under his mask was a chilling zombie-like face. His dark eyes stared at Mason in the broken light of the Speed Force, as if Mason was his next target.
"Black Lightning!"
Mason's heart sank.
He subconsciously touched the Speed Force Ring on his finger. The item warning clearly stated that if Mason used it multiple times, he would attract the attention of Black Lightning.
The latter is the "executioner" who determines the fate of all speedsters.
"Goodbye, my friend."
Mason said.
The black lightning in front of him disappeared in the next moment, leaving Mason alone walking towards the core of the Speed Force Matrix in the collapsing time maze.
He saw Barry Allen running in mid-air.
The latter was obviously very tired, but he was still running hard . Wrapped in the yellow lightning, Mason could see that the uniform on Barry was no longer his original one.
Little Flash put on the wrinkled and very old battle suit of the Flash in this world, as if he had taken over the other's unfinished mission and stayed here until the day the world collapsed.
"Can you still hold on, Barry?"
Mason asked softly. After several seconds, a hoarse voice sounded from the surrounding. He tried to make himself look more relaxed and said in a joking tone:
"I'm so tired, Mason. Is this what it feels like to run with the world on your shoulders?"
"I think you'd better get used to it, you know, Barry."
Mason took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, lowered his head and said quietly:
"After you return, you will inherit this knowledge and will definitely be considered as a choice by Batman in desperate situations. No one knows how to make good use of resources better than him.
But now that we are here."
He raised his head, blew out a smoke ring, and said:
"Barry Allen, are you interested in joining Team K for further training? I have a position that is perfect for you and only you can fill.
Besides, I think your cosmic treadmill also needs to be readjusted. Give me the manufacturing blueprint later and I will take it back to study it carefully.
You know, it’s for our common cause.”
