Volume 5: The Young Wolf Seeks Home Chapter 35 How dangerous can a mere ant be?
When Hawkeye, who was hanging out in a human bar in Attilan, was invited back, what he saw was his infuriating daughter standing obediently next to Mason.
Not only did he put on a new, cool red spider suit, he also posed like a loyal guard.
Old Clint didn't understand what was happening for a moment, but he could probably guess that his rebellious daughter was recruited by Mason as a reserve member of Team K.
Hawkeye got a headache when he thought about the fact that this asshole girl would have to live a "good life" with Mason in a chaotic and dangerous parallel world system, where she would have to risk her life.
Although this asshole girl wanted to kill him to show her strength, he was her own child after all, and it didn't seem right to just leave him alone.
"I can take her place!"
Old Clint said to Mason, who was sitting at a workbench making something with intricate techniques:
"I can join you and be at your disposal, Mason. Ashley's personality is already quite bad. The lack of discipline since childhood has made her obviously not good at teamwork and she has an inexplicable craze for violence.
She is not suitable to be your team member, and her reckless personality will cause you trouble. "
"What are you talking about, you old bastard!"
When Ashley heard her old father's evaluation of her in this way, she was immediately furious and screamed loudly, intending to go up and have a "kind father and filial daughter" showdown with her father.
But Mason just snorted, and she immediately returned to her seat obediently.
This indescribable cleverness surprised Hawkeye. Then, following Mason's finger, Clint saw the mechanical box that had been opened.
This made him stand up suddenly, and the shock in his heart was self-evident.
His biggest secret is revealed.
Damn it!
Romanov had clearly told him that this box could not be opened by force! Only the highest level of authority could open it...
ah!
It's Black Bolt!
That silent and sinister old bastard!
"I promised to give Ashley a serum, so she will temporarily participate in the operation as a non-staff member of mine. I made three rules with her and promised to introduce her to the reserve system of Team K afterwards.
There just so happens to be another little lunatic with a flawed personality who can partner up with her. The two little guys are about the same age and both admire violence. They will definitely have something in common."
Mason explained calmly:
"Also, I checked Ashley's blood. Her spider bloodline is not complete. The most important spider sense is not inherited at all, which means she can only be regarded as a low-profile, bare-bones version of Spider-Woman.
That won't work.
I happen to be conducting research on 'beast senses' in my biology lab, so Ashley Parker will become my research assistant when she returns to Osborne Tower, and her main job will be to be studied.
You are her guardian, Clint, and I must get your permission for these actions.
I have just talked to your ex-wife May, and she agrees with my career plan for Ashley and will move with Ashley to Osborne Towers for a long time.
And you?"
"I'll punch you, asshole!"
Hawkeye yelled angrily:
"You fucking ruined everything! These drugs are not for you! The resistance needs it more than you do! You're just going to take a look around this world and then leave, but there needs to be order here!
idiot!
Are you blind?
Without order we are just maggots living in hell. I have seen with my own eyes how wonderful an ordered world is, and now I just want to bring it back!
you!
You have destroyed my ten years of hard work..."
"sad!"
Ashley mercilessly ridiculed her crazy old father, but Mason said to him in a more rational tone:
"Let's not talk about whether the 'resistance' that has been hiding in the heart of the enemy for seventeen years and has not been discovered actually exists, let's just talk about your plan itself.
If you think that 99 untrained super soldiers can fight against a blackened X-Men accumulated by a 'reserve conqueror' base that has been operating in the wasteland for 17 years, then I think you have been driven crazy by the disaster, Clint.
Your plan to bring order to the wasteland was doomed from the start.
I should probably describe to you the concept of the powers of the A-class of the Conclave and what it means to have a Grand Master take notice of them, but before I do, help me try this thing out."
He paused.
He put the three sections of the bow made on the workbench in his hand together. As the Isu inscriptions on its surface were activated, the pitch-black mechanical bow lit up in an instant.
The mysterious and simple geometric lines on the bow are filled with pale yellow light, adding a very mysterious temperament to the war bow.
Mason then took the bowstring woven from unicorn's tail mane and connected it to the bow arm, and an Isu-style combat hunting bow was completed.
And its information label is also fully presented at this moment:
Dawn Blade - Hades Bow
Weapon quality: Epic engineering creation, exquisite craftsmanship [can be further modified]
Weapon characteristics: Energy gathering, inscription blessing, long-lasting durability
Weapon Effects:
1. Arrow of Dawn:
The Isu inscription [Dawn] on the bow will grant all arrows [Burning] and [Darkness Dispelling] effects, and will additionally have an [Explosion] effect after the archer shoots the same position twice.
2. Isu Artifacts [Inherent Effects]:
This weapon is a special weapon made by Isu blacksmiths for sharpshooters. It adopts the traditional craftsmanship of the Isu people and gives it the effect of [energy absorption].
It can create a defensive energy matrix for the user, or consume energy to enhance the power of arrows.
hint!
This effect requires precise control of energy to activate.
hint!
This effect is an inherent special effect and is widely present in all weapons and armor with the [Isu Artifact] tag.
Producer: Mason Cooper
Item Description: Legend has it that this bow came from the underworld and was a treasured item of Hades, the god of death in the underworld. But in fact, the source of all its legends is just a toy bow that a bored Isu blacksmith made for his son.
"Shua"
Mason threw the finished bow to the angry Clint in front of him. Hawkeye was not polite and took it, immediately pulled out the homemade arrow behind him, pulled the bowstring and aimed at Mason in front of him.
The moment the arrow touched the bow, a ball of golden flame attached to the arrowhead, which looked majestic and had the demeanor of a legendary heroic warrior.
He was really annoyed.
Mason's actions made all his efforts go to waste.
But the arrow was never shot, not only because of Zod who suddenly poked his head out of the door like a ghost Vietcong, but also because Hawkeye couldn't make up his mind to shoot the arrow.
Mason is not a bad guy.
He had fully confirmed this along the way; he was a rare guy with a conscience in this wasteland.
"That was the only thing I could do for the world after I lost everything and became a loser, and you...you made me lose so completely."
Hawkeye seemed to have all his bones broken. As the bow and arrow in his hands fell to the ground, he slumped back into his chair in great discouragement.
He covered his face and eyes, and said in the regretful tone of an old man:
"I've made up my mind, I'm going to send it to New Babylon, I don't give a damn what happens to me, I don't even care if the rebels really exist.
There is no hope for this world, Mason.
But since I am still alive, I must continue my work and my mission. I am a member of the Avengers, and I am the last Avenger!
I have to do this. In every sleepless dream, Romanov with blood on his face will urge me, as will the blind Captain, Fury, Hill, Coulson...
Everybody is waiting for me to finish this.
Only then can I face them with dignity, instead of struggling like a coward in this damn wasteland like a maggot."
"Mom is right!"
When Ashley Parker heard her father's true feelings, she clenched her fists and shouted:
"You're crazy. Hawkeye, who survived the nuclear war, is a madman. You're crazier than anyone else in this wasteland."
Mason did not comment on this.
He stood up and walked to Hawkeye, picked up Hades' bow from the ground, put it back to a non-combat state and put it in Hawkeye's arms. He patted the old guy who had lost everything and was left with a shattered life.
He whispered:
"I know a team that calls itself 'The Shield', which includes Black Widow and Coulson, and the Winter Soldier seems to be there too, but their Hawkeye is dead.
You might join them, if that would give you any comfort.
But you can do more than just desperate revenge, you can still keep fighting, Clint, we need people like you, your world is gone, but others' is still there. "
"Let me think about it again."
The old man couldn't give any answer at this moment. He just wanted to quietly convince himself to accept the reality that the "revenge plan" he had been pursuing for many years had come to nothing at this moment.
Mason gave him some alone time and a dose of Super Soldier Serum, and left the room with fifteen-year-old "Wasteland Spider-Man" Ashley Parker.
Outside the door they saw the old wolf Logan leaning against the wall, smoking silently.
He had just heard everything here.
"Perhaps you should go and comfort him?"
Mason said something, and Lao Lang threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out. He shook his head and said:
"Clint is a strong man, he doesn't need my comfort. After that night, everyone became a mental patient, and my mental problems were much more serious than his.
Mason...
I will go with you to Xavier College.
I want to tell you something there, but that place is in two directions from New Babylon, so after crossing Pym's Cross, we and your team will have to act separately.
You'd better prepare in advance."
——
A few hours later, everyone returned to the wasteland through Attilan's energy gate. The completely repaired Spider Car was speeding across the endless abandoned wasteland.
The Ghost Motorcycle and the Flying Motorcycle were driving side by side in front of them. Harley, wearing flying goggles, was obviously very dissatisfied with Mr. K's decision. She complained:
"Are you going to that weird-sounding place with Logan? What kind of academy would call itself 'School for Gifted Children'?
I feel like it must be dangerous there, and Quinn thinks it's dangerous too, so we're going with you.
You must not refuse!"
"I didn't say I couldn't let you go."
Mason, riding on the burning motorcycle, transformed the Sorting Hat into a cowboy hat. He stared at the desert in front of him, squinted his eyes and said to Harley:
"Little cutie, what do you think about the relationship between Emma and I?"
"Did you just call me 'cutie'?"
Harley was startled because of this unique name. She turned her head and looked at Mason. The captain curled his lips and said:
"Am I calling Quinn when I call her cutie?"
"No, not Quinn, it has to be me!"
Harley cheered.
She stood up from the speeding motorcycle with acrobatic skills, intending to give Mr. K a passionate kiss at parallel speed, but was scolded by Mason to sit back on the motorcycle obediently.
There are two dogs in the truck bed. It would be terrible if they fell.
In response to Mason's question, Harley shook her head and said:
“Although it’s not a mother-child relationship in the conventional sense, Emma did contribute her genes to your birth. I should thank Ms. White Queen for her efforts, otherwise I wouldn’t have met the lovely Mr. K.
If your birth is indeed inextricably linked to old Emma, then it is not unacceptable for you to call her mother.
Isn't this much easier to accept than Mr. K's belief that he was born from a test tube in a laboratory?"
"I still don't really care about this issue, I can only say that I feel a little regretful."
Mason shrugged and said:
“I would rather find a letter to Mason Cooper in the ruins of a city than what the White Queen told me, left by his parents who loved him deeply in the last days.
Or you might find a pair of parents who haven’t forgotten their child in a gathering place in the wasteland, or even a desolate but still gentle tombstone.
But the fact is that I am a clone who popped out of a stone.
But on the other hand, this background setting is really cool, right? "
"What a weird statement."
Harry curled his lips and said:
"Who would be happy because they are a clone? Mr. K might have cried in his heart and is just forcing a smile now."
"Yeah, I cried."
Mason nodded seriously and said to Harry:
"Especially after I found out that my girlfriend did some pretty drastic things to me while I was asleep, it just broke my heart."
"ha?"
This answer scared Harley. Her hands trembled and she almost lost control of the high-speed flying motorcycle. She screamed and turned to the side of the road and drove nearly a hundred meters before she was able to control the motorcycle.
But then Harley seemed to have discovered something incredible. She stood next to the ditch where she almost fell and shouted to Mason:
"Come here! Sweetie, there's something scary here!"
"Um?"
Mason raised his eyebrows and gestured to the Spider-Man and his companions behind him. The three supermen immediately flew over there, and the Ghost Motorcycle also accelerated and rushed over with a roar.
A few seconds later, everyone stood in Harley's position, looking at the ravine in front of them that seemed to have been pulled out by a giant object.
The place was filled with corpses, the pale bones overlapping in a mess, and the creepy skulls staring with dark eye sockets, as if a massacre had taken place.
This scene made everyone alert.
Without any instructions, Zod and Kara flew out to investigate, Bizarro protected Mason, and Blue Beetle turned on his detector to search the skeletons.
After a moment, he came to a rather chilling conclusion:
"Captain! These bones are covered with tiny bite marks, exactly the same as the marks we found on the bones of the evil god Loki before!"
The cowboy fell to the ground, ejected his arm energy cannon, and reported to Mason:
"The same creature must have eaten them all!"
"Mason! There are a lot of unknown data signals active over there. They are surrounding you! Take off quickly!"
Barbara's warning made everyone alert immediately. Two motorcycles were thrown into the luggage. Mason was grabbed by the arm by the Blue Beetle and flew up, while Bizarro carried Harley on his back and lifted two barking dogs into the air.
After a few seconds, a large amount of black stuff emerged from under the soil.
It almost spread throughout the trench and the bridge not far away, like a strange "black tide" surging, dyeing the barren land into rolling black.
"What the hell is that!"
Harley's voice became shrill with fear. The "twisting" ground in front of her made her feel numb all over. After the Blue Beetle continued to scan, it came to a rather strange conclusion:
"Ants! Those are mechanized ants, swarms of killing machines, damn! There are enough of them to eat up a city in a few minutes.
Sky!
There are also some in the air, be careful!"
Blue Beetle's combat system frantically sounded the alarm, causing his alien armor to transform into weapons. The "flying ants" surrounding him enveloped him like a black cloud, blocking everyone's way to escape in the blink of an eye.
The buzzing sounds all together make people feel uneasy.
But Mason didn't care. He just used his Isu senses to observe the ant colony in front of him, as if trying to distinguish their shapes and working principles.
"Hey! Those guys over there."
A few seconds later, a young voice suddenly sounded in front, shouting to the group of strangers:
"If you want to get through, leave some money. This is the rule of the Ant Gang! You can go through if you don't want to pay. It's up to you. But a friendly reminder, my ant colony hasn't eaten for a long time.
So, you better pay up!"
