Chapter 214 12. Doomsday Lone Army
On the square in Area C of Osborne Tower, the huge transfer door is shining with strong light like a wall of light curtain, and doomsday refugees from another world are rushing out of it one after another.
Many of them were still stained with volcanic ash and blood, some with children, some dragging boxes, and more rushed over with empty hands and faces full of fear.
What came into view was a towering metal tower that no one in the 18th century could have imagined anyway, and an indifferent city full of silver-gray light under the sun.
This is a completely different scenery from Virginia Harbor.
The people who escaped from the doomsday will always subconsciously stop to look at them, and then they will be hit with a long stick charged with electricity, yelling at them to move forward immediately and not block the way of the people behind.
There are too many people. This is the transfer of nearly a million people under the apocalypse. Even if the old Green Goblin vacates the large square in Area C that can accommodate tens of thousands of people in advance, a slight stagnation will still lead to pushing and even stampede accidents.
The current security personnel of the Iceberg Bar and the former pirates from the Black Pearl did not hesitate to perform this task. Wearing black uniforms, they beat the sticks out of their hands, which would always make the overwhelmed people grin their teeth in pain.
There are also some guards wearing flight reports flying around in the air to maintain order.
But no one complains at this point.
They were all terrified by the doomsday scene they had just witnessed.
"Cat Goddess! It's Goddess!"
I don't know who in the crowd yelled, and suddenly a large group of people rushed over and gathered beside Selena, who was wearing a cloak and looked a little pale, who was being supported by Mary Jane.
These superstitious people from the sea have long heard the legend of the "cat goddess who brings hope", and seeing a real person plus the experience of being fished out of the disaster makes their hesitant hearts almost In an instant it is reduced to the belief of hearsay.
The tearful prayer under despair also seems so sincere.
Enough to move people's hearts.
This sudden scene made the catwoman who led the servants to maintain order in the square a little at a loss for a while. When those people on Turtle Island shouted the cat goddess, she just thought it was fun and let it go.
But this situation is terrible right now.
Seeing that more and more people are coming to worship her, if not stopped, maybe a weird religion will really come out. But just as Selena was standing on a box supported by Mary Jane, ready to explain, Mason's voice came from behind:
"Let them go without explaining too much."
"Um?"
Catwoman looked back at Mason, who had already put on the black anti-Superman armor but without the helmet.
The chest of this heavy armor no longer emits purple fluorescence, replaced by a shimmering ark reactor, which looks like a light has been ignited in the black metal from a distance.
"They are people from an ancient world with gods, Selena, and faith is part of their lives."
Mason, who is wearing power armor, is close to 2.5 meters tall. Like a majestic metal knight, he approaches the "cat goddess" in the eyes of the doomsday refugees in horror and fear.
He said to the hesitant Selena:
"Instead of letting those random cults occupy the souls of these refugees who are in desperate need of comfort after the end, it's better for you to do it. At least we all know that you will not let these poor people give you all kinds of jewelry. Let them engage in some cruel human sacrifices and things like that.
Getting them here is just the beginning."
Mason looked at more and more doomsday refugees in front of him, he shook his head and said:
"The Osborne Tower can't accommodate so many people. The old Green Goblin told me that they have to go to the abandoned New York City to rebuild their lives after a short break. Dr. Connors' lizardman will help them as much as possible.
Anything that contributes to stability in this situation is precious.
Since they call you a goddess, then you can pretend to be a real goddess, your appearance and temperament are definitely enough and I think this kind of Cosplay is not difficult for you. "
"I don't like playing tricks."
Master Catwoman said with her arms akimbo:
"Although it is true that many men call me their goddess on various occasions, I think the meanings of the two should be different.
Are you going to pass?
Do you need help?
You know, Bruce came to see me the other day, and I told him all I could tell him, as you asked. I feel like if you need help, it's just a phone call away and he'll start mobilizing right away.
For things like this, no one in the Justice League dares to object, otherwise Dachao will smash their heads. "
"We'll need him, but not now, we have our troubles, and they have theirs. I'll leave it to you, ladies, and we'll see you after the war."
Mason shook his head and put on the black helmet. The moment the metal helmet was buckled, the specially-made Isu Pioneer Armor data module was connected immediately, and the sorting hat that was originally worn on his head immediately transformed into a ring that buckled the young man. The forehead does not affect the human-computer interaction between him and the anti-superman armor.
The fully armed anti-superman armor strode forward like a giant, and the doomsday refugees rushing out of the light curtain in front naturally made way for the black mechanical warrior.
People are whispering that this is the Iron Knight under the great and beautiful Cat Goddess.
And the 2077 war vehicle, the Demon Lizard, which has been modified from the inside to the outside, is slowly moving forward in a suspended propulsion posture, and there is an oversized tank buckled in its rear armor filled with weapon modules. A storage tank.
"About to enter the transfer gate, the Dramman program takes over and transfers to automatic pilot. Good luck, Mason."
Judy's voice sounded in the communication of the Anti-Superman Armor.
She urged:
"I installed a self-explosive module on the Demon Lizard, which is quite powerful. Don't begrudge the vehicle when necessary, you already have the blueprint, and you can knock out one with your own hands.
People are the most important.
In addition, I have already contacted Lao Wei, and he has prepared a full set of prosthetic bodies to be connected to the operating cabin. I know you don't want you or your team members to become "reformers" like us.
But this is a war after all.
Go ahead and do it.
As long as you are not dead, we can bring you back. "
"Hey! Didn't Captain Morgan teach you?"
Before entering the light curtain of the transfer gate, Mason replied dissatisfied:
"Don't set up this kind of flag before the war! And you can say something good."
With such complaints, Mason's figure disappeared into the star-filled curtain, and the monster lizard vehicle that turned into autopilot behind him also approached the light curtain with a very stable posture like a flying heavy tank.
The neutral male voice of the intelligent AI Delaman, who originally drove a taxi in Night City, echoed in the empty cockpit:
"Delaman's smart travel program is at your service, the current service program is the 'excellence' package, unlocking the battle mode, self-inspection of the car body"
The moment he entered the light curtain, the originally peaceful electronic voice suddenly became irritable.
Although the voice is still the same, this AI seems to have suddenly entered the state of "cyber psychosis" from the "electronic butler" mode, screaming hoarsely:
"Didi! King! Eight! Eggs! Hit you to death!"
"What's on the other side?"
The sharp shouts startled Zha Kang and Jack who were still in Virginia City on the other side of the transfer gate. The two guys were organizing the orderly evacuation of the people in the city, and then they saw that the transfer gate was temporarily cut off.
The familiar black armor strode out, causing the crowd to exclaim.
Behind Mason, a tyrannical thing that looks like a combination of a tank and a floating vehicle appeared bit by bit, making those poor people who were frightened by the sudden change in the situation so frightened that their legs were weak that they would fall to their knees. .
"Draman, the first test of the gravity well module."
Mason, who is driving the anti-superman armor, said to the onboard AI in the cockpit:
"Activate it, slowly increase the electrical stimulation, be gentle, don't open it to the maximum all at once."
"I get it, Mason, you don't have to stress that."
The automatic program in the tank has gone crazy, but the Delaman program in the Mason armor is still very stable. This intelligent AI suspected of multiple schizophrenia said gently:
"After leaving Night City, I was widely used in various occasions of the afterlife team, including the auxiliary program of the laboratory. The program I was rewritten can complete the testing of new modules independently, and you only need to focus on combat. Give the order, dear passenger.
Then, the new module test starts. 10% power supply”
"嗡"
A group of electric arcs danced on the boots of the anti-superman armor, and were just activated by the two gravity well engineering devices that Mason put in. The moment the liquid gravity onium was stimulated to change shape by the current, it transformed the surrounding gravity and applied it to the heavy On the battle armor.
Amidst Mason's exclamation, the Anti-Superman Armor took off on the spot in an instant, and rushed up to a height of 100 meters in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, this thing is not propelled by a rocket, otherwise his poor handling posture would be enough to make him lose stability and do Brownian motion in the air.
After the activation of this very unscientific gravity well, it creates an invisible "anti-gravity force field", and Mason and his armor are equivalent to being wrapped in it.
Thus, even though the lift-off attitude is very bad, once it flies up, it won’t fall down again.
"With all due respect, Passenger."
"You may need to install a flight control module to help you better manipulate this gravity well system that I don't understand the principle at all. Maybe you can enter the knowledge about 'magic' into my database to help me better deep learning."
"Shut up! You poor third-rate driver."
Mason cursed angrily.
The good-tempered Delaman did not refute, this time it was indeed that it did not do well enough.
"I will manually control the power input of the gravity well, and leave the rest to you."
He adjusted the mode to let himself adapt to the way of flying in the air bit by bit, and it took a few minutes to land beside Jon Kang and Jack.
With a click, the full-face visor bounced to the sides, revealing Mason's face.
He looked around, and the reflection of the suspended world above his head was much more "real" than before he left. According to this speed, it may completely "overlap" with the earth under Mason's feet within a day.
"Did you hear that?"
Wearing a coral trident as a staff, Zha Kang stood next to Mason in a cheap and mysterious way:
"The earth beneath our feet is groaning in pain, and every second it is overwhelmed, it is the sound of the continental shelf collapsing and this is just the beginning.
Our "new friend" is driving the sea to keep the rapidly rising sea level from pouring back, but a global tide has already formed.
This world will be buried first by the icy sea water, and in the abyss colder than ice, the scorching core of the earth will be disintegrated, and finally this world and us in it will be exposed to the deep space with a bang .
Then may our deaths please the dark stars. "
"Shut up! What time are you still reciting poems, are you possessed by Itlegan?"
Mason says:
"It's not that you are not allowed to run away, and I didn't say to fight to the death here. Haven't the clearers come yet?"
"No, but soon."
Captain Jack held the small pistol in his hand agitatedly with a cigarette **** in his mouth, and said:
"Clypso was very disturbed. She said that she could feel the danger approaching, but the formation of the big tide was a good thing, which greatly improved her controllable power as a sea god."
"Here's this for you."
Mason saw Jack's uneasiness, he took out the Batmobile model from his luggage and handed it to his team members, saying:
"The weapon system has been replaced, and Delaman's airborne AI is responsible for driving it. Then you can manipulate the weapon to blow it up. It's all foolish interactions that won't trouble you. This is your world and your land. Jack.
You have to fight for it. "
"Mason!"
Ertong and Barbara jumped off the crumbling tower with their flying claws, and jumped to Mason's side. There was no fear on Batgirl's face. When she fell, she whispered to Mason:
"Those pirates wanted to run too, but Will Turner suddenly appeared and stopped them. Captain Ghost asked them to stay and fight, but no one would listen, so."
"They merged, and it was a one-sided massacre."
Er Tong said concisely:
"The pirates were killed and their bodies were pulled onto the ghost ship. Barbossa was already imprisoned. He had a special status and didn't resist, so Will Tenado gave him some time.
But he wants to see you. "
"Well, I'll see him right away."
Mason nodded, pointed to the monster lizard chariot floating in the air not far away, and said to Barbara and Ertong:
"You continue to fly that, Delaman took over the driving, and you are responsible for firing and manipulating the drone swarm. Two barrels, after the shooting, you go to help Colypso, but you have to remember your mission."
"I know!"
Ertong nodded, touched the handle of the Alice saber on his waist, and said:
"If something cannot be done, I will make her suffer less."
"Actually, there is no need to go to that step."
Zha Kang exhaled smoke rings, stroked the coral trident in his hand, squinted his eyes and said:
"This thing can hold divinity, we don't need to give that precious thing to the hunters, anyway, Mason doesn't believe them, we can hide it and use it ourselves.
With divinity in hand, although I still can't get rid of the curse, at least I can guarantee that the hidden danger of that thing will not deepen.
In this way, Colypso can survive in human form, and we don't have to fight to the end here. "
"Thinking well."
Captain Jack complained next to him:
"But you have to convince that rebellious sea goddess to listen to you first. If you ask her to hand over her strength, I don't think she will do so meekly. You still have to fight in the end.
It's not as good as Mason's current arrangement.
Borrowing a knife to kill people, don't dirty our hands. "
"No no no."
Mason rolled his eyes, shook his head and explained:
"I'm not as bad as you think, Jack, don't spread rumors and slander everywhere. The right to choose has always been in Colypso's hands. It is because she is unwilling to give up her divine power and insists on fighting mad dogs to the death.
But we also agreed with her before.
We can arrange for her to leave anytime she wants.
I also hope that things will end perfectly, but it doesn't matter if we talk about it.
You guys get ready.
I'm going to meet Barbossa. "
He turned around and was not very skillful in activating the power connection of the gravity well module. This time, instead of "spiral ascending to heaven", he did a squatting and jumping action on the spot.
With a whoosh, it flew into the air and flew towards the pier that had been blocked by the Flying Dutchman.
The big pirates under house arrest are all trapped here, and the eerie Dutchman stands proudly on the rolling waves, and there are cursed pirates rising and falling in the undulating sea.
Mason landed on the mostly submerged pier, and felt the ground shaking violently when he landed, but the monster pirate captain in front of him stood upright in the sea.
His twisted hand is holding the sea monster saber at his waist, he doesn't look like a person who is facing the doomsday, but like a commander reviewing the fleet and preparing to go out.
"Will!"
Mason shouted.
The ghost captain turned his head, and there was a smile on his infiltrating face that could scare a crying child. He said:
"Mason, you haven't left yet. It's really gratifying. It seems that we don't have to fight alone in the end."
"Actually, there is no need for this."
Mason approached him and whispered:
"The trident is in our hands, as long as you want, I can lift your curse, and you can go to the other side to be with your wife and children.
No one will despise you for this, you and your crew are brave enough. "
"No! Don't give us hope, Mason."
The monstrous Will Turner shook his head, stretched out his tentacles-like fingers to the rising ocean in front of him, and said:
"We used to be the evil symbol of this world, we were called monsters and scum, but in this desperate age, even we have signed the final contract with our world and our civilization!
We're still fighting.
So, our world is not dead yet!
We know we’re going to hell, but we’re going to be the best ghosts in whatever **** we’re in.”
"A world is coming to an end, Mason, my companion."
Old Teague's voice also came from behind.
This dashing old pirate doesn’t seem to have the doomsday affecting his mood at all. He sits holding a guitar and plucks the strings. In the old and sad melody, he said softly:
"There must always be someone to stand up and fight for it, just like a closing ceremony, there must always be someone to support it. This is our choice, please bless us."
The old pirate smiled mysteriously and said to Mason:
"But we'll see each other again, I promise!"
(end of this chapter)