Volume 9: Fate of Destiny Chapter 27 Oh, Old A also learned from others to do the "Anti-Mason Plan"
"boom"
The dazzling thunder fell from the sky, mixed with the rain and looked quite powerful.
But there was something else mixed in that lightning. It was a force higher than ordinary energy, a force with "self-will", a force that could override other forces and take effect by force.
That thing is generally called "divinity".
Its most common feature is that it can rewrite reality with different effects according to the user's own level, just like Clepso, the sea goddess in the pirate world. Even though she is a weaker nature god, she can still easily stir up a destructive storm in the sea that covers a large area of the ocean.
That is the power that is derived from strength being raised to another level. It is the most dangerous thing that can be born in every world, but Mason has never been sensitive to these things.
Perhaps it was because before he came into contact with the supernatural level of divinity, he had obtained the fragments of the Black Death Sword, a rare item that was only effective against divinity, during the Cleaners' destruction of the Pirate World.
The invincible divine power in the eyes of others is only equivalent to a weakened "DEBUFF" in the eyes of the captain, at least it has been like this for a long time.
But things are different now.
The fragment of the Black Death Sword that belonged to him was captured by the Black Death Remnant Sword brought by the gods. Without this protective object, divinity became dangerous for Mason.
This is a very targeted tactic, and weakening others has always been a very effective means of fighting the enemy. So after losing the Black Death Sword, facing the divine bombardment of the gods, what kind of performance can Mason show to deal with it?
The answer is...
Don’t respond, just come!
"boom"
The blinding lightning engulfed Mason and Ciri in his arms. Then, under the gaze of Zeus in the clouds, the Thunder of the Gods shot out by him drew a dazzling arc of light on Mason's silver-shining armor, which was crushed by the captain's palm with a casual pinch.
The blow that was powerful enough to destroy half of the city ended with a few miserable streams of black smoke pouring out from between the fingers of the hand as a final, miserable response.
Unharmed!
Could it even be equivalent to supplying this set of the main power armor of the universe with energy matrix replenishment while also applying energy wax?
"If I am judged to be dying soon after the Black Death Sword is taken away, then I probably shouldn't be here at all, everyone. And if you still hold on to this childish idea, I think you shouldn't be here either."
Mason, who was standing in the midst of various divine attacks but felt nothing, raised his head, shrugged at the gods in the clouds and rain, and said:
"I guess Old A definitely didn't tell you all of this. I guess the information he could share with you definitely didn't include the fact that I inherited Brainiac's precious armor.
Of course, it’s not his fault.”
Although the Ragnarok pistol in Mason's hand was no longer attached to the Black Death Sword, this artifact-level mechanical weapon was still beating in Mason's palm, changing its shape to form a very sci-fi railgun, which was then set up by the captain and aimed at the sky. The Isu's ability to see through time was mobilized, causing a dangerous white light to appear in his eyes.
As his finger rested on the trigger, he said:
"After all, Old A's own intelligence is always lagging behind. How can you expect to use such poor intelligence to create a truly usable 'anti-Mason tactic'?
Sorry, but the fact is, in this duel between Old A and Old K, even the glorious gods can only win the status of cannon fodder...
You shouldn’t have come!”
"boom"
The traditional combination of Hawkeye·Precognition + Death Eye + Quick Draw was activated. In the next second, Mason emptied a nine-round magazine of the artifact-level railgun in his hand. Nine flashes of purple light resulted in the death of four gods who were not good at speed and dodging.
The strange-colored blood light exploded in the rain. The blood from God had its own weirdness, and it actually dyed the rain curtain controlled by Mason into colorful colors.
However, they really shouldn't expose themselves to the rain curtain of Lord Suicune just for the sake of posing.
Mason is a sharpshooter to begin with, and now with the perfect positioning blessed by the rainstorm, the reaction speed of those non-speed-type gods cannot even keep up with his locking speed. And even for the God of War who is famous for his thick skin and flesh, it is by no means a good idea to choose to use his God-given flesh to resist the engineering bullets made with Uncle Tun's cosmic power.
Obviously, for the captain who has fought against the star sea destroyer god of the same level as the Emperor of the Universe, these so-called "gods" before him are nothing more than some powerful special lives who like to play tricks.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Odin, who had previously released the Black Death Sword as the first link of the "anti-Mason tactics", changed his expression drastically, especially when he saw Ciri, who was flying into the sky with the flying phoenix fire, releasing the devil's power, and Mason, who had changed the magazine and aimed again under her cover, the leader of the gods who was assigned to the other side felt something was wrong.
This was not quite the battle they had imagined, or as Mason said, the intelligence was too outdated to produce a truly excellent response tactic.
For the gods, it might be difficult to fight them head-on, but if they want to run away, it would be really difficult to stop them.
Each of these guys has some weird abilities, and using divinity to escape can obviously produce better results.
Phoenix Fox and Ciri tried their best to fight off the enemy but only a few with weak legs and feet were left behind. The bad news was that before they retreated, they took away the Black Death Sword who was still fighting internally.
This made Mason feel uneasy.
"The Black Death Sword can only produce the greatest killing power when it is held by someone with a spirit of self-sacrifice. With the destructive power of that sword in its complete state, perhaps even the main power armor of the universe cannot protect me."
The captain inserted the weapon that had transformed back into a pistol into the weapon slot on his waist and said to Ciri:
“Although the Third Commander’s rebellion caused them to lose their sword bearer, the Black Death Sword is not picky about who holds it. After all, the sword is the master of the battle, and all it needs is a pair of hands.
It's time for us to go.
But you told me before that you met Madeline in the underground base?"
"Well, she seems to be undergoing some kind of transformation."
Ciri said seriously:
"Considering that this is the base world where Doom created super mutants, perhaps Madeline has also received such enhancements. Combined with her out-of-control Phoenix Force, the Conqueror Commander who is related to you may be the real killer move in Old A's 'anti-Mason tactics'.
As for these gods who have no will to fight, they are just a trick he uses to delay time."
"It seems that this is fate. Maybe I should say it is destiny?"
The captain was still in the mood to make a joke. He then opened his bag and handed the triangular crystal bottle to Ciri, saying:
"Drink it."
"Can this thing revive me?"
The hunter in dark battle makeup took the potion and shook it in his hand, asked a question casually, then opened the lid with extreme trust and drank the potion.
Leaving aside the strange taste, she seemed to feel some strange changes after the potion entered her body. She looked at Mason in surprise while covering her heart.
A strange force is connecting the two people together.
It was a feeling that was hard to describe. It was not a forced connection of life or mind, but there was a feeling that the two people were "bound" together on some level.
"Do you know what it means when you drink that bottle of medicine?"
Mason flicked open the X-metal helmet, reached out and lifted Ciri's chin, and said to her:
"You should probably have asked more questions before you drank it. Drinking something another man gives you like that will definitely get you in big trouble."
"The worst outcome is eternal death."
Shiri said stubbornly:
"We've come this far, is there any need to worry about anything else? Besides, as long as it's something you give me, I can drink it with a smile on my face."
“Well, maybe one morning when you open your eyes and find that you have endured some of my bad habits, you will doubt your decision today.
But that’s for later.”
The captain smiled and said softly:
"But the cruel truth is that from now on, nothing can separate us, not even death... So I advise you to at least be prepared to live with the person in front of you until the last evening of your life."
"whispering sound."
The hunter was still a little uncomfortable with such flirting. She pushed Mason's hand away, shook off the blood stains on the sword of the Lady of the Lake, and said:
"Do you think I haven't realized this yet? But now there are only seventeen minutes left before the global neutron annihilation. I think we should not discuss this issue."
"It doesn't matter."
Mason patted the armor on his body, which was invincible in every sense, and said with a curled lip:
"Anyway, I won't die with it. It's just a neutron kill. It's not like I haven't seen it before. But when you mentioned Madeline , I suddenly realized that Old A made a mistake.
He may not even realize it.”
The captain raised his hand and let the wild phoenix flying in the rain land on his arm. He stroked his beautiful and proud little bird and said:
"He set a death trap for me in a world. His time and space blockade is based on the existence of this world. In other words, as long as I blow up this world, the trap will fall apart."
“That does sound good.”
Ciri blinked and said:
"Anyway, besides us, there are only assassins sent by Old A in this world, so you won't feel any psychological pressure. But do you have a weapon that can blow up a world in an instant?
Where's your magic lighter?"
"No."
Mason waved his hand regretfully and said:
"Uncle Tun's energy has been used to make the last batch of bullets. The one-time Galactus Messenger has become an irretrievable memory, and the one-time Infinity Stones are not that .
The flame of this little phoenix is not yet powerful enough to burn the core of a star.
Although we didn't have it, Old A's terrible "Anti-Mason Plan" brought everything we needed to me.
Let’s go.”
He turned and walked towards Shirley and said:
"Let's go meet Madeline, I'll introduce her to her sister-in-law, and by the way, send my sister who is determined to go all the way down the dark road to hell.
There are still sixteen minutes left, enough time to resolve this family conflict that has dragged on for too long."
Ciri followed her lover to the back, sword in hand. She did not intend to refute Mason's decision. With an external brain, she did not have to spend time thinking about other things.
Anyway, this is the last journey of this unfortunate life, so where to die is not a question worth spending time thinking about.
However, when the two approached the underground elevator, a crisp mechanical sound came from the sliding elevator, and a few seconds later, Mason saw "Hank" walking out of the elevator.
The appearance of the Supreme Beast coupled with the gold-rimmed glasses that really belonged to Hank made the guy in front of him exactly the same as the person in Mason's memory.
But the two are not the same.
"You are not him."
The captain made a "get out of the way" gesture to Ciri. He clenched the mechanical fist of the power armor and stared at the expressionless guy in front of him. He said:
"That's a disgusting face you chose for yourself."
"Mason Cooper, the new leader of the mutants, the one who interrupted the evolutionary program of the mother nest, the enemy of the Sentinel Corps..."
The guy who appeared in front of him as the Supreme Beast put his hands in his pockets and said in a calm and indifferent voice:
"It will take another seven minutes to complete the ultimate enhancement of Madeline Prior, the assassin chosen by Old A to obstruct and kill you. My mission here is to hinder your actions until the preset mission objectives are completed, and in the process collect enough combat data to serve as the design basis for Lord Doom's 'Anti-Mason Tactics'.
Judging from the current situation, the two countermeasures that Mr. A prepared for you have become ineffective. This may mean that his "anti-Mason plan" has essentially failed.
Finally, let me introduce myself, my name is Bastion..."
"I don't care what your name is, and I don't care about your mission. I just have one question."
The disposable Infinity Stone on Mason's chest flickered. He pulled out the Inspection Axe from the weapon slot on the back of the Universe Master Power Armor and said in a cold voice:
"You were there when Hank died, right?"
"Yes, I witnessed the entire process. The Supreme Beast completed a rather vicious and sophisticated assassination plan with his own life."
Bastion told Mason everything he knew. His face changed into a primitive half-mechanical, half-flesh posture. The mechanical wings behind him entered combat mode and unfolded. Groups of smoke were sent out from the power module in his body. In the rapidly rising temperature, he said to Mason:
"Hank injected Phoenix Particles into Lord Doom's body, thus guiding the greedy goblin power to choose the Phoenix Power as its next target. According to my calculations and analysis, this is the choice made by the Supreme Beast in order to provoke a dispute between the two and eliminate the two threats for you.
But his idea had been seen through, which was why Lord Doom generously "lent" Madeline to Lord Old A.
Even if she won't be used in this operation, she will be used by Lord Doom to calm the fairy power in his body. That's your sister, another disgusting mutant.
I am quite happy that she now has only two sad fates left."
"You are really too honest."
Mason said hoarsely:
"What? Have you never learned to lie since you were born?"
"No."
Bastion shrugged his shoulders in a very human way and said:
"I just wanted to delay time. The curiosity aroused by the truth can always arouse a goal like you to devote precious energy to it. Of course, I am not incapable of lying...
For example, Madeline's actual awakening time was only one minute and 17 seconds.
Based on the battle mode I just saw and the battle data I collected, it is impossible for me to defeat you and your Master Power Armor of the Universe now. If I want to match you, I have to iterate at least three times at the hardware level. However, it seems that I have the potential to create some trouble for you at the software level.
And if the objective is just to delay the game for 70 seconds, I should be able to do it."
"Bang"
As soon as he finished speaking, the inspection axe flashing with colorful light chopped into the neck and shoulder of the bastion with a charge + fatal blow. In the dazzling explosion, Mason said in a deep voice under his closed helmet:
"I think you and Doom might be a little too optimistic."