Chapter 338 37. Loving each other as a family Wasteland Edition
"I have passed through the mechanical ant colony and am approaching the underground base."
Far Zod's lowered voice was transmitted to Barbara Gordon's ears through the team's communication. At this time, the Superman in black was walking on tiptoe in the collapsed tunnel nearly 300 meters below the wasteland.
He walked very carefully, avoiding making any noise and spreading his Kryptonian perception to catch possible threats for himself.
The ant colony signal beacon on Zod's wrist continues to take effect.
This made the group of mechanical ants crawling all over the place behind him regard this big man as a member of the ant colony and not attack it, just like the way Ant-Man used to manipulate the ant colony is to turn himself into an ant king. .
But the signal beacon made by Barbara is obviously simpler.
"Capture the 'Ant King', Zod, and collect valuable things at the same time. We are waiting for you at Pym's Cross."
Barbara exhorts:
"Pay attention to safety, Mason said that if you encounter special circumstances, you should give up the action, and put safety first."
"Um."
Zod responded, and then silenced the communication.
He obviously doesn't think that he has reached this point and will return without success. Although he always maintains a silent and low-key attitude of not getting close to strangers, in Zod's mind, his evaluation of himself is quite accurate and reliable.
Through the experience along the way, he confirmed that there are indeed only a handful of things that can hurt him in this world.
After all, no matter which parallel world the Kryptonians are in, they belong to the bloodline of "Game of Thrones". Being defeated in the hands of Black Bolt King didn't hurt Zod's confidence. It just strengthened his idea that he must further tap his own potential.
Although I don’t quite understand the reason why Mason did these things in this dark age, but in all fairness, following Mason to do these things of salvation is more comfortable than aimless destruction and catharsis.
Having this mentality is probably related to his experience.
He hates evil guys who see violence and oppression as a routine.
"Sister? You finally woke up, see what good things I got, you will definitely like it. Well, don't move around, I'll help you up."
When Zod quietly emerged from an underground elevator that had long stopped operating, his super hearing captured the sound coming from the space in front of him.
is the king of ants!
That skinny young man.
The black-clothed Superman stepped forward immediately, but still maintained his stealth. His penetrating vision looked around, carefully avoiding the weird things hidden in this steel tunnel and approaching.
The voice in front became clearer.
"Look! This clean water, enough for two of us for several years, and these compressed foods, if I read correctly, are from pre-war storage.
And the **** with these treats! I haven't seen either, just tasted a piece of candy and the sweetness made my taste buds explode.
You must also try a piece. It is said that this kind of thing was everywhere in the world before we were born, but unfortunately it is gone now. Come, I will peel a piece for you.
This one is orange flavored.
Although I don't know what orange is, it smells really good. "
"Have you checked?"
Besides the Ant King's voice, Zod quickly caught a second voice.
is a girl.
And it sounds like you are short of breath and very weak.
He stopped and looked forward through the perspective line. In the X-ray-like perspective, he could see that the ant king was carefully helping a thin girl out of a structure similar to a biological cabin.
It can be judged from the abnormal heartbeat of the little girl that she is not healthy.
But the little girl who was helped up was still warning her brother. With a little complaint, she whispered:
"I told you, Franklin, you must be more careful when selecting your targets. Those who can produce so much material at one time are definitely not ordinary people in the wasteland.
You shouldn't take the risk to show up, let alone ask for so many things too much, it will bring us danger. "
"I know, but we won't have to go out for several years after this vote is done."
The Ant King was a little embarrassed, but he handed Harley's snacks and jelly to his weak but dignified younger sister, and explained:
"Aren't we trying to open the machine that Dr. Pym left behind? So much food and water, as long as they are properly preserved, will be enough to survive until you decipher the mystery of the machine.
Mom said that the machine is connected to quantum space, maybe we can use it to leave this hopeless wasteland.
That's the key thing.
You don’t have to worry about the possible dangers. I just adjusted the mechanical ant colony to the ‘self-discipline’ mode, and they will build super-large mechanical hives outside the base.
Anyone who wants to chase them must first pass through the attack of the ant colony. Mom said that even in the heroic age before the wasteland, few people could do this. "
"You are still too confident, my thinking tells me that you have done something very dangerous."
The weak younger sister was a little reluctant, but she couldn't reprimand her brother anymore. She knew that Franklin did all these things for her, so after a few seconds, she laughed and said sweetly:
"This candy is delicious."
"Right? Hahaha, I knew you would like it."
The Ant King laughed out loud, and said:
"We have to put it into Dr. Pym's analysis machine, analyze the ingredients, and see if we can transform this taste with ordinary food.
This way, you don't have to endure the monotony when you eat. Valeria? younger sister! What’s wrong with you? Don't scare me! Wake up! "
The Ant King's voice suddenly became frightened, and Zod, who had been eavesdropping, also heard the little girl's heartbeat weakening rapidly.
A rush rose in his heart, Superman in black didn't care about hiding, he rushed forward with both legs, and punched open the blocked mechanical door in front of him.
Amidst the loud noise, smoke and dust splashed everywhere, and he strode out into the underground laboratory in front of him, which was not too big, but with all kinds of exquisite furnishings.
The ant king was taken aback by the movement, and he reacted quickly to mobilize the mechanical ant colony to attack with the helmet he never left his body.
A large number of silver-gray special soldier ants rushed out of the storage compartment of the laboratory, making piercing cutting sounds and rushed towards Zod, but soon they lost their target and began to circle around in a daze.
This scene made the Ant King grit his teeth, and he realized that his greed had really caused trouble.
He kept giving orders to the ant colony, guiding the awakened mechanical ants to attack Zod, but
Allies!
TM is all friendly troops! It can't be locked at all!
The information fed back from the mechanical ant colony made the ant king's expression quickly turn desperate, but the courage and tenacity that the wasteland had tempered the child made him refuse to surrender. He simply grabbed a strange-shaped gun behind him and aimed at Dabu. Come Zod.
Dangerous energy gathered on the gun body, and when it was ready to be excited, he heard the black-clothed Superman in front of him say coldly:
"Your sister's heartbeat is rapidly weakening, look at this poor little pale face and lips, she is suffering from long-term malnutrition and must have some congenital diseases.
The equipment here isn't enough to save her, but my companions can!
He is a very good pharmacist and master engineer, you just met him, and he made the locator in your stomach. Ant King, you want to fight me here?
Or give me some time, and give your sister some hope by the way?
According to the current situation, she can hold on for another ten minutes at most."
"Franklin! Put down the quantum gun."
The little girl lying in the dilapidated biological cabin covered her heart and said with difficulty:
"You're going to drain the power out of the lab. Let them lay down their weapons"
"Snapped"
The weird and dangerous energy weapon was thrown on the ground. The Ant King obviously listened to his sister. He lay beside the thin sister and held her hand. He called her name in a low voice, looked at Zod through gritted teeth, and said:
"Let your people come quickly! I stopped the parade of the ant colony, hurry up! If something happens to my sister, I will let everyone in the vicinity be buried together!"
"It's really murderous, another little lunatic."
Zod glanced at him, turned around and quickly reported the situation here to Barbara, he said:
"Send Mason here as quickly as possible, the little girl here may not be able to survive."
"Zod, stand there and don't move."
"The hat will start a precise teleportation and send me to you, but you will suffer a certain energy conflict, are you ready?"
"let's start."
Superman in black glanced at the little girl next to him who was having difficulty breathing, and nodded.
Then a special energy burst out from the Isu armor on him, like the energy restraint and suppression of invisible chains, which made Zod frowned but still persisted.
A few seconds later, at the moment of the burst of energy, a magnificent flickering light spot lit up beside him, and then Mason walked out of the broken light with the medical kit and Harry.
"Magic?"
The Ant King exclaimed, but Mason ignored him, but said to Harry next to him:
"Prepare an operating table first, cutie."
"Got it! Dr. Mason."
Harley blew a pink bubble, and as a guest nurse, she immediately took out a combination of mechanical components from her luggage and got busy, while Mason stepped forward to put on medical gloves, and put his hand on the small biological cabin. girl's neck.
He said with a serious face:
"Not just malnutrition, but also congenital weakness, I guess it is a disease brought from the mother's womb, but the good news is that there are no congenital genetic diseases, so it only needs recuperation and some special potions.
However, her lung infection has developed into severe pneumonia, and I need an organoscopic surgery to see the specific situation. "
Mason glanced at the bewildered Ant King beside him, he pushed the glasses frame without lenses, and said:
"What did you do when she was suffering?"
"Use the biological cabin."
The ant king didn't dare to blow up his hair at this meeting, so he could only answer honestly:
"The bio-chamber left by Dr. Pym has healing and palliative functions, but its effect is getting worse every time, and I can't find enough medicine in the wasteland.
Those damned guys took everything they could with them when they moved seventeen years ago! "
"As expected, you know Dr. Pym, deliberate deceit is a higher crime! Now go and take out all the Pym particles in your hand, and use them as your sister's treatment fee."
Mason gave an order to the ant king very bluntly. The latter dared not speak out, but when he saw that Mason was indeed preparing for treatment, he took a few steps back, activated a mechanical secret compartment and took out a box of Pym particles.
The captain didn't look at him, and first fed the condensed water of life and death to the painful little girl to let her fall into a deep sleep, then picked up the poor almost skinny little girl and put it on the temporary operating table prepared by Harley.
While he was busy with his fingers flying, using his superb first aid skills to relieve her situation, he said to the ant king who had been watched by Zod without looking back:
"What a cunning and treacherous guy, he can act well, but your concern for your sister makes you barely a good brother. What's your name?"
Facing Mason's question, Ant King stiffened his neck and did not intend to answer.
He was still trying to gather the ant colony to increase self-protection ability for himself and his sister, but the next moment, Zod grabbed his helmet and took it off lightly, and the child's greatest support was removed.
And under the helmet, there is a face that is immature but can be seen to be weather-beaten.
Up to fifteen years old.
But its appearance is rough and looks almost mature like a twenty-year-old.
"Answer the question, Franklin."
Zod put his hand on the thin boy's shoulder, and he whispered:
"We are not your enemy, but we can be."
"tch"
The ant king who was disarmed curled his lips, and he replied in a very unhappy way:
"Franklin Richards."
"Huh? Richards? Well done."
Mason's movements stopped, he looked at the weak girl who was sleeping in front of him, and after a few seconds, he said:
"Your sister's name is Valeria Richards? Your father is Mister Fantastic Reed?"
"It is, but I haven't seen him."
The Ant King snorted, quite rebellious like a wastelander, curled his lips and said:
"I hear he's the greatest hero ever, shit! Great enough not to mess up the world like this, you know what you're asking, crafty bastard.
My sister and I were raised by our mother.
Sadly she died, of heart failure when we were five years old. "
"Ms. Susan?"
Mason took a long breath and said:
"With her ability, it is indeed possible to survive that dangerous situation. She led you to find this laboratory and taught you to manipulate the instruments here?"
"No, my mother was in very poor health for the last two years of her life, and it was very difficult for her to take care of us."
Franklin whispered:
"Finding the mechanical ant colony and manipulating Dr. Pym's spare helmet are all learned by myself. As for this laboratory, it was Valeria who found it.
My sister is a real genius. "
"I just heard these two children say that there is a machine in this laboratory that can open quantum channels."
Zod told Mason what he heard:
"The two of them are planning to crack that machine and enter a place called the Quantum Realm to avoid the disaster of the wasteland."
"Dr. Pym's black technology is so shocking even just listening to it."
Mason, who was performing first aid, shook his head, and he said with emotion:
"But who would have thought that his heirs would be two self-taught brats, Zod, go pick Barbara, I need her to take over this underground laboratory.
Here is a real treasure trove.
As for you, Franklin, and poor Valeria, I will find you a new home. But didn't Ms. Susan leave anything for your defense? "
"You bastard, it's not enough to rob my house!"
The ant king shouted:
"Still plotting my mother's inheritance?"
"You lied to us first, boy."
Harry reprimanded very unhappily:
"You'd better be honest, you and your sister are lucky to meet such a good man as Mr. K, you little **** who doesn't know good people, you remind me of Damian.
No, you are worse than Damian. "
"Franklin Richards, who was tempered by the wasteland into a cunning and sinister man, will definitely become good friends with Damian Wayne and good partners who will go out together to do evil and do bad things."
Mason glanced at the ant king, and said softly:
"However, Franklin, haven't you discovered that you have some special abilities since you were a child? I mean, the kind similar to superpowers.
I think you might be a mutant."
"No, I am not."
Ant King denied:
“When we found the base, my sister checked us with the equipment here. I am an ordinary person, but my sister inherited the wisdom of my mother and the legendary father.
I'm just an executor, she is the real ant king.
Hey, I should really listen to my sister, if I don’t rob you today, nothing will happen to you. "
"This is the so-called 'fate', kid."
Mason snorted, looking at the little girl whose situation gradually eased, he said:
"Perhaps it is fate that I should find you who need help, after all, this is what I am doing now. Alright, now take me to see that quantum tunnel.
I'm really interested in that stuff. "
(end of this chapter)