Volume 5: The Young Wolf Seeks Home Chapter 2 Deathstroke Legion in Action
At noon in Osborne Tower, Zha Kang, who had just taken a nap, walked into Mason's workshop yawning and rubbing his eyes. His eyes were red from a night of partying last night, but his mental state was surprisingly good.
Perhaps it was because I finally caught the captain's "little handle" that made me feel happy.
He called out but no one answered, so he pushed the door open and saw Mason wearing blacksmith's work clothes, smelting some kind of steel in the workshop.
Mason's hands were filled with carefully selected magical ores, and on his right hand side was a completed engineering mold.
The blacksmith's work is very unique. He first uses his jewelry processing skills to screen out suitable ores, and then uses his hands to ignite the magic fire to burn away impurities.
In just a dozen seconds, irregular pieces of metal were extracted and then placed on iron felt waiting to be hammered.
"You are becoming more and more proficient in controlling this magic fire."
Zha Kang stood by and admired the scene for a while, smoking a cigarette, and praised:
"If you don't tell others about this flame, they will think you are going to release a huge fireball instantly."
"That's right, after all, it's already Level 4."
Mason whispered, and before Zha Kangduo asked, he asked back:
"Why are you coming to my place instead of accompanying your sea goddess?"
"Collipso kicked me out. She laughed at me for being... ahem, too vulgar. Anyway, the relationship between her and me is an 'open relationship' that a pure boy like you can't understand.
She went off to the Atlantean city and played tricks there, and I didn't care about her.
I just heard from Harry that you are going to Star Castle tomorrow?"
Zha Kang blew out a smoke ring and said:
"Do you need me to come with you? I can take care of you."
"Would you be so kind?"
Mason looked at the unexpectedly motivated Zha Kang with suspicion, picked up the forging hammer, lit the fire and hammered the metal ingot into shape, then poured the molten iron into the precise mold next to it.
He was working very hard when he suddenly remembered something and said in a long voice:
"Are you going to meet your vampire Count lover? What's her name?"
"I don't remember either. I didn't ask much at the time. I just remember that woman had a very nice body..."
Constantine grinned without shame, stroking the shining blood mark on his wrist, and then pinched the Slytherin locket hanging around his neck, snorted, and said:
"That old woman suddenly sent me a message this morning, saying that she had something to discuss with me. She seemed to be inviting me to team up with her to hunt for treasure, but she definitely wanted to use me as cannon fodder.
But what does it matter? Why not do something profitable?
I indulged her before because I lacked skills as a mage, but now with the good things you have given me, I am a completely different person. If she dares to make trouble again, I will kill her on the spot.
After following you around the country and experiencing one out-of-control situation after another, I urgently need to go through the normal Star Club adventure process. However, this is my private matter, and I must ask for leave for you if I want to do it.
If there are any pioneering missions these two days, I probably won’t be able to participate.”
"Just do your thing."
Mason clicked the strange thing in his hand and coupled it to another piece of metal joint. He glanced at Zha Kang and said:
"Selina is going back to Gotham, Charles is sorting out the logistics, Barbara is going to meet Gordon and Grayson and help Blue Beetle debug the alien weapons. The only good teammate we used to play with is Barrel II who is still with me.
Perhaps the next era will be the K-Team 2.0 era."
"That's right, three Kryptonians plus a Firestorm aren't enough for you to build?"
Zha Kang curled his lips and said:
"I have asked around, how can an ordinary B-class team have such high-end configuration? Besides, I am just taking a temporary leave to take care of some personal matters. If you need me, just give me a call and I will be back.
And I don’t want to be a third wheel.”
He threw the cigarette butt into Mason's forge, smiled and lowered his voice and said:
"Harley is pretty, isn't she? That look, that figure - tsk tsk, tell me about it."
"I think you deserve a beating. I haven't bothered you enough about putting a magic lock on me."
Mason snorted, calculated the time to open the mold, and took out the small parts cast in it.
He motioned to Zha Kang to lend a hand, and then the two men put together the strange things in the workshop. A few minutes later, Constantine saw a strange-looking "mechanical horse" appear in front of them.
"What is this?"
The black magician walked around the black mechanical horse in front of him in amazement.
This thing is very delicate, but it looks a bit rough without subsequent polishing. However, it is covered with mysterious geometric patterns, which allows Zha Kang to recognize the origin of this thing at a glance.
He looked at Mason who had picked up the grinding tool and said:
"Is this an Isu engineering item?"
"Well, its scientific name is 'Support All-Terrain Commander Mechanical Vehicle Type 12', and its common name is 'Midnight'."
Mason stepped forward to polish the details and said:
"It is the favorite vehicle of Isu cavalry commanders. It is mechanically built, tireless, and has special enemy detection and automatic walking devices. If necessary, it can activate the thrusters and fly for a long time. When encountering a battle, it can convert energy to form a defense matrix.
The best part is that as long as the energy can keep up, this thing can cruise at a speed of up to Mach 10, making it a powerful weapon for home travel, silencing people, and waging war.
If I didn’t already have something better, I would want to get one for myself.”
"That sounds pretty good."
Constantine stroked his chin and said:
"Is this for Ertong? He's the only one among us who needs this."
"No, Ertong is not a dedicated cavalryman. He has always fought without a horse. The upgraded Scarlet Knight battle motorcycle for him is already being designed."
Mason sighed and said:
“This is a gift…
A gift for the hunter. I don't know how I offended him. He doesn't answer my calls or reply to my messages. Considering that I have to get the Class B personnel ID card from him tomorrow, I'm afraid something bad will happen if I don't appease him quickly."
"Are you so attentive to all men?"
Zha Kang pursed his lips, looked at Mason with a strange look, stepped back cautiously, and said:
"Then you are busy. I won't bother you. Call me if you have anything."
"Remember to write a letter to Zack, John."
Mason reminded:
"It's time to use your masculine charm to win over Xiao Zha to our side. If it doesn't work, you can take the risk and go back."
"Well, let's talk about it after I subdue that vampire Count goblin."
Zha Kang swung his hips in a lewd manner, waved his hands, and strode out of the workshop humming a song.
Without the interruption of this naughty man, Mason's production speed suddenly increased. Two hours later, this mechanical vehicle that embodied the wisdom of Isu engineering was polished.
Mason took out a disposable Ark reactor and put it into the energy cabin, then he stepped back a few steps, took out the start key and pressed it.
The next moment, with a loud neigh of a warhorse, the geometric patterns on the originally black mechanical horse immediately lit up.
The golden halo makes the mechanical horse look extremely mysterious, and as its flexible bionic head sways, a cloud of golden flames extends from its forehead to its back.
The ruby eyes looked at Mason, and driven by the Isu mechanical program, it lowered its head and touched Mason's arm like a living thing, and raised its front hooves, as if it was ready to gallop on the battlefield.
"Successfully completed the production of an epic quality, ultimate crafting engineering/forging/jewelcrafting item. The wisdom enlightenment effect took effect and the proficiency of the three skills increased by x240.
The forging skill is currently Lv2+1.
The character trait is unlocked as [Steady Forger: Forged items are given the 'Durable' attribute]"
"This is just the beginner's guide to forging skills. I'll be busy in the future."
Mason reached out and stroked the handsome and powerful mechanical horse in front of him. He said softly:
"I hope you can calm Ciri's nameless anger."
"drop"
He had just put down the grinding tools in his hand and was about to use his Lv3+1 tailoring skills to make a nice saddle for the mechanical horse in front of him, but he heard a beep from the K team's dedicated communicator on the workbench.
Then, Barbara's voice rang out:
"Team communication system 2.0 test begins! Team members whose names are called please respond immediately and participate in the communication test... Zha Kang?"
"I'm taking a shower and Collipso is helping me. How about letting her help you?"
"Go! Two barrels?"
"I'm busy. The Kryptonian babies are fighting again."
"Selena?"
"I'm doing yoga with Miss McGonagall. I don't have time to test. Find someone else."
"Okay, Charles?"
"During the ninth high-speed obstacle flight test of the Vulture modified flying wing, this message is an automatic response."
This series of conversations made Mason cover his forehead. He picked up the communicator and said to Batgirl:
"Find someone in Gotham, Barbara. This thing will have to withstand cross-world information interference in the future. It's useless to find someone here to test it."
"receive."
Barbara responded and quickly adjusted the frequency. A few seconds later, her voice of calling the name came out again in the communicator:
"Old Master?"
"Beep, beep, beep"
"Okay, it looks like he's not here, so Damian?"
"I'm battling wits and courage with Ah Fu. I'm very busy and irritable today. Leave me alone!"
"Thalia?"
"busy."
"Schlade Wilson? RSVP!"
"boom"
An explosion from the other side startled everyone who was in the response mode, and then the impatient voice of the death knell echoed:
"Reaching Lex Tower! Wait until I rescue everyone, Luther! You better be good, did I hire you just to watch you slack off?
Turn off this damn high-energy laser cutting net!
Damn it.
Poor old Deathstroke is going to be cut to death, how tragic."
Mason raised his eyebrows at the noise. He grabbed the communicator and asked Barbara to assign permissions. Then he cleared his throat and said to Deathstroke who was fighting fiercely:
"Schreider, remember to search after you enter Luthor's secret area. If you can find the kryptonite hidden by the bald guy, bring it back. I will reward you."
"Uh, Captain Mason? Let me remind you, I'm listening."
The young version of Luther said dissatisfiedly:
"I don't have hair for physical reasons. Please don't use malicious words like 'bald' to describe me... Deathstroke No. 1, stop! There are a large number of inductive self-propelled mines in the area three meters ahead of you.
Deathstroke No. 2 takes the vent!
It is on your right. After entering, you can use high-altitude assault tactics to reach the target detention area directly. There are roaming guards there, so be careful.
The Death Shooter's observation area extends three meters to the left.
The sudden attack of the two Deathstrokes has attracted the security personnel, who dealt with them.
Hurry up, gentlemen. I installed a self-destruct device in another secret base. Although it is an outdated conceptual technology, the 25-minute countdown has now started.
I'm too lazy to crack it, so you better finish the action before it explodes.
King Shark is preparing to break into the sewer system to assist their evacuation. Well, the other me is really rich. Look at the string of zeros in this account, it really dazzles my eyes.
However, he may need to upgrade his protection measures for personal property. Transfer request access... Everyone! I have good news for you. I am now a billionaire. "
Young Luther sighed.
At this time, he was still operating five computers at the same time in a mobile car in the metropolis. Sitting on a swivel chair with a cup of coffee in his hand, he kept issuing commands slowly and leisurely like an octopus, remotely controlling the actions of the Deathstroke Legion.
Since Metropolis is an area Mason has never set foot in and the world map is not open at all, the captain of Team K wisely did not participate in the decision-making and let his teammates play on their own.
The landmark Lexar Building several blocks away was now engulfed in flames. A column of black smoke was rising in broad daylight, and the streets were filled with sirens.
The police in Metropolis, which is better than Gotham City but not much better, can't even enter the building of Mr. Luther, a well-known local entrepreneur.
Because the automatic defense facilities here have been taken over by the younger version of Luther.
An entire row of electric shock automatic turrets guarded the entrance. The building's access control was closed, forcing the white-collar workers who served Luther to move to the upper floors of the building in panic.
These are all strategies and situations.
Young Luther had no intention of hurting anyone, and the Raito of this world had imprisoned both of Deathstroke's children underground. This dispersal strategy was obviously very appropriate.
"boom"
The ventilation vent in the underground area was kicked open by Deathstroke No. 2.
The elderly version of the mercenary leader jumped out from his hiding place nimbly without wasting a second.
The security personnel patrolling the underground area only saw a black shadow rushing out, and then special smoke bombs made to stun people exploded all around. They were quickly knocked down one after another by old man Deathstroke while they were coughing violently.
A few minutes later, Old Deathstroke approached the basement holding the blood-stained key.
The elevator also opened at the same time, and the leisurely No. 1 Deathstroke came out carrying the "Mason Seiko Edition" Widowmaker rifle. Looking at the embarrassed old Deathstroke, he began to complain:
"I'm increasingly regretting bringing an old man like you into my team. Look at you, you barely even breathe after killing a few noobs. Every time I see you, I can't help but imagine how useless I will be in twenty years."
“Shut up!”
Old Death Bell threw the key in his hand over and retorted:
"Seeing you made me realize how annoying I was 20 years ago! No wonder my friends back then didn't like me. I thought it was their problem."
"Tsk, tsk, you have friends?"
Death Bell No. 1 grabbed the key and inserted it into the locks on both sides of the door in front of them together with Death Bell No. 2, and said faintly:
"It seems like you did much better than I did back then, old man."
The two death knells counted to three in their hearts in unison and turned the key at the same time .
The heavy basement door quickly opened, and the two half-grown children imprisoned inside hugged each other in fear and looked outside the door. Then, they saw two black and red mercenaries dressed exactly the same appear in front of them.
"come over!"
Deathstroke No. 1 scolded:
"I'm here to save you two. If you have any conscience, you should at least say 'thank you dad' now."
"If it weren't for you, my sister and I wouldn't have been arrested at all!"
The boy who looked exactly like him shouted excitedly:
"You don't care about us at all! You bastard who's out there messing around with some bad woman!"
"Tsk, tsk, your family relationships are really strained. I can tell from the looks of it that you're not a good father."
Old Deathstroke complained, reached out and took off his mask, revealing his white-haired, wrinkled face. This scene scared the girl.
She exclaimed:
"You! Why are you so old? Was it Luther...did he torture you?"
"Yes, I was tortured, son, but it wasn't Luther."
Old Death Bell looked at the brother and sister in front of him with a complicated expression.
He once had the opportunity to have a pair of children like this, but his superhero perception made him quickly put his mood under control. He put on his mask again and gestured to the two children.
"Take them away!"
Deathstroke No. 1 watched his children and his own alter-ego approach the sewer.
He stretched his neck and said to his other self:
"Escort them out, Luther will pick you up. I'm going to stay here to help Mason find some small things, and by the way, leave a 'resignation letter' for Baldy Lai."
The old Deathstroke did not dissuade his younger self.
He knew that twenty years ago, when he decided to do something, he would never give up halfway. He hugged the weak boy and girl and jumped into the sewer, saying to the sky above:
"Be careful. If you die, your children will be mine."
"I know that a weak and pitiful old man will always look forward to having a family. No matter how dangerous or sharp a person is, he will become gentle when he gets old. What a cowardly and shameful statement."
Deathstroke No. 1 sneered and said:
"If you want it, I'll give it to you! If you can let my stubborn son and scheming daughter call you father, I won't stop you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the locked door in front of him was blown open by the explosion.
A large group of fully armed men rushed into the underground area. Deathstroke No. 1 had no intuition that he was surrounded and instead revealed a bloodthirsty smile under his mask.
He changed the magazine with a click, and as bullets were fired at him like popping beans, this bad-mannered bastard said to the other end of the communication:
"Deadshot! Can you handle the good stuff we got from Mason?"
“It’s just a drone that’s a bit more advanced.”
The Death Shooter, who was leisurely "shooting" at the sniper position, snorted and said:
"Tell me, where do you want to blow up?"
“This whole building!”
Deathstroke strode forward to reap the lives of the armed employees of LexCorp in front of him. He said:
"Luther, open the door and kick everyone out! Then Deadshot will blow up the building and give Baldy Lai a little Deathstroke shock.
Since he dared to use me as cannon fodder, I think he was prepared to be bitten back by me.
Hmm.
I hope this mouthful of blood can make him feel pain..."
"You better hurry up!"
At the last moment, Mason finally intervened in the action and reminded:
"It's very risky to do things in Superman's territory. If you get caught, I'll have to send out the attackers to rescue you. They are no match for Superman right now.
So once the Kryptonians show up, don't tell them that you know me... Considering what I just did to them, revealing my relationship with them may be aggravated."
