The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 13 13. Defusing bombs with bare hands is always a big job

In the desolate ruins of the Hogwarts Great Hall, Mason, wearing a rag peaked hat wrapped around his head, listened to the pretty gloomy speech of the crazy branch hat.

He blinked.

From this guy's shout, it was not difficult for him to judge that Hogwarts must have been destroyed by a planned invasion. It seemed that the truth behind the destruction of this world was really hidden besides zombies.

So he asked rhetorically:

"Who are you seeking revenge from? Who destroyed this place?"

"Revenge. Revenge! The agreement of revenge has been made. Wait for me to wake up and be stitched up! Stitch me up first. It's really unseemly."

But the branch hat no longer answered him.

He quietly dropped his voice like an old man reflecting on his past. Without Mason having to pick it up, the thing fell from the young man's head and was caught in Mason's hand.

Although he said he was going to eat Mason up, there was no hint of being cursed or hurt on the character card. Thinking about it on the bright side, maybe it was just the branch hat that was simply crazy.

He shrugged and put the dirty stuff into his backpack.

The young man had no intention of hiding anything. As he said, without even a storage bag, it would be impossible to hide the loot from Old K.

But this did not affect Mason's joy after a "good start".

This at least proves that his character is pretty good.

So he continued searching along the ruins of the auditorium. After nearly two hours of exploration, he finally found the destroyed college library after passing through a completely collapsed room.

The bad news is that the books inside have been burned to pieces by fire from heaven.

The good news is that Mason found a relatively complete Encyclopedia of Alchemy and Potions on the Potions and Alchemy bookshelf. Judging from the cover, it was a version revised and annotated by Dumbledore himself.

This is one of the most valuable collectibles he has ever found.

Another hour passed, and a somewhat tired Mason sat on a lace-trimmed bed in the ruins of the wizard's dormitory, tapping his harvest.

The dazzling array of things placed in front of him include:

The five slightly damaged magic bags of different sizes can be repaired with tailoring skills, but the skills required must be above Lv2.

There are a lot of magic materials found everywhere, many of which are high-end items collected by the instructors of the academy, which can be used for subsequent study of alchemy, enchantment, and inscriptions.

Finally, there is a bunch of keys to various facilities in the college, a "friendly gift" from the dormitory administrator, Mr. Argus Filch.

This unlucky guy who likes to complain was trapped in his room. He was lucky enough to escape the disaster, but he couldn't escape the attack of his beloved cat who turned into a zombie.

Mason ended his and his cat's tragic life with a large buckshot.

Speaking of zombie cats.

The young man took out the small black birdcage that Old K had given him in exchange for it.

This thing is a purely magical item, and Professor McGonagall's transformed zombie tiger cat is now trapped in it, as if it has shrunk in proportion.

He looked at this thing, and the information label quickly popped up:

Blackbeard's Voodoo Birdcage

Quality: Excellent alchemy/enchantment items·Excellent craftsmanship

Status: The sealed object (Minerva McGonagall) has been marked and can be released or withdrawn by chanting the spell.

Effect: Edward Teach, the great voodoo wizard and legendary pirate "Blackbeard" pioneered the unique sealing voodoo technique. This birdcage was handmade by him for his distinguished guests.

After marking the sealed object, you can seal it and carry it with you regardless of its size and weight.

This birdcage only works on "dead" objects.

Item description: The cunning and cruel Blackbeard prepared gifts for his distinguished guests, which earned him the friendship of Lord K.

"Meow~"

A shrill neighing sound came from the black birdcage, and the zombie tiger cat was walking around in it irritably, scratching the cage with its sharp claws from time to time.

Like an angry little devil.

Mason placed the cage on the bed. The moment he left his hand, the cage expanded to the size of a normal birdcage. He comforted the zombie cat in the cage, snapped his fingers to attract its attention, and said:

"Don't worry, there will be fresh meat for you soon."

While he was talking, a black shadow fell from the sky.

With the mechanical sound of the kite being folded into the backpack, the kite man appeared in front of Mason holding a bag of things, a little frightened and looking around.

"He's exploring the collapsed tower on the other side of the ruins."

Kite Man patted the tablet on his waist that controlled the engineering bomb, and said in a low voice:

"Your prediction is right, Mason. I used the camera of the drone you gave me to see that bitch just heading in the direction of old K. She is that guy's legion!"

"Really?"

Mason grinned, glanced at the Kite Man, and said:

"Is she alive?"

"It's okay, so-so."

The thirty-year-old man shrugged his shoulders and showed a smile that all men understand. It was obvious that he had relieved his stress by being sent to his door by a good person last night.

But both of them knew that there was not much time left for them, so Kite Man neatly put the big bag in his arms on the bed and opened it.

It was filled with all kinds of bottles and cans.

He pointed to these things and said:

"These are all the medicine-like things I found in the ruins. They may be legendary magic medicines, but are you really sure these things can be put to use?

I mean, you don’t have any professional tools and you risk deleting that tiny bomb embedded in your spine? Are you kidding me?”

"If you want to risk your life, I will do it first. What are you afraid of?"

Mason quickly groped for information labels on these bottles and cans, and said without looking up:

"I made it very clear on the note. Even if I fail and get blown up, you can still rely on old K and continue to live. That guy won't kill you so easily now that he is short of people.

But if I succeed, there will be a second path for both of us to take!

If you have ever followed a clown, you should know how happy it is to have a choice in a desperate situation."

"I know! Otherwise I wouldn't risk helping you."

The Kite Man was still a little anxious. He fidgeted back and forth and said:

"But what if we defuse the bomb? That old K is very powerful. We would both be hacked to death by him with his sword, and we can't escape.

Do you have a plan?"

"Yes, wait a moment!"

Mason waved his hand to silence the Kite Man.

He looked carefully at the various bottles and cans on the bed in front of him, and the information labels on them flashed past one after another.

"Hair growth potion, burping potion, joy potion, etc. are not useful. Hmm, blessing potion? Good thing, this one works!"

The young man quickly took out a small black bottle and put it aside, then continued to search, reading out the precise names of these potions while searching.

Watching this process, the kite man next to him widened his eyes.

"Bone Bone Spirit? It might be useful! Then there's the blood replenishing agent, that's it!"

Mason quickly picked out three potions that needed to be used. He put the three bottles of different shapes in his hands and looked at them. Their labels were quickly popped out:

A high-level alchemical compound was detected. The item was analyzed as a "blessing elixir", a high-level magic potion. Its effect is to bring "luck" to the person who takes it. Everything you want to do until the effect disappears (12 hours)

Everything will work out.

Note: The effective scope of Fuling Elixir is limited to events that have a high probability of success. It does not have the ability to change the rules. The drug is toxic and drinking it multiple times in a short period of time will cause serious consequences.

The alchemy skill knowledge is too low and the complete recipe cannot be parsed.

Bone Regenerating Spirit, a high-level magic potion, has the effect of making missing or damaged bones grow back in a short time.

Note: The use of the Bone Bone Spirit will cause great pain beyond imagination.

This drawing has been included.

Blood replenishing potion, a high-level magic potion, has the effect of instantly replenishing lost blood and healing injuries.

Note: The refining process of the blood replenishing agent is simple, but the effect of the medicine depends on the skill of the alchemist. This blood replenishing agent is made by the great wizard himself. It can instantly heal injuries below [serious injury] and replenish the lost blood.

This drawing has been included.

Mason took a deep breath, released a flying engineering bomb and let it float above his head, put the control tablet in front of his eyes, and used the camera to create a simple "surgery live projection".

He then took out the swallow medicine given by Old K and the scalpel and tweezers in his bag.

He glanced at Kite Man, who was even more nervous than him.

Mason pointed to the sky and said:

"Watch for me. When they come, hold them back. I need at least five minutes. If I fail, all my things will be yours.

Remember to collect the corpse for me.

By the way, take my ashes back to Gotham and scatter them in the Gotham River."

"Are you really going to do this?"

The Kite Man looked at the scalpel and the bottles of potions in Mason's hand, he clenched his fists and said:

"You're not risking your life by operating on yourself without any assistance! Maybe we can obey Old K.

I think that although he is hypocritical, he is not that kind."

"There is no other choice! Charles!"

Mason stood up, slapped him in the face, and yelled:

"Listen to me! Don't expect people like Old K to take the initiative to defuse the bomb for you just because you are loyal!

You were with the Joker before, and I was with the Penguin before. I went astray and had to give Oswald a bullet with my own hands in order to escape from the bleak future!

If I do that, Batman will let me go.

Do you know what I mean?

You have to fight for your own life! Don’t pin your life on the kindness of bastards. Now, help me take care of it! Then pray for my success, okay?”

"knew."

The kite man gritted his teeth, took a step back, opened the kite, and flew high into the sky with the wind, hovering above the ruins.

Mason returned to the bedside and looked at the back of his neck reflected on the tablet in front of him. He took off his clothes and stripped his upper body naked. He drank Old K's swallow potion in one sip, allowing the healing effect to continue to take effect within five minutes.

Then, he quickly picked up the elixir and poured a few drops into his mouth. Instantly, an extremely exciting feeling surged into his heart, and he howled with an indescribable confidence.

There seemed to be a voice echoing in Mason's ears:

"Do it, young man! You will definitely survive and give old K a big surprise! You will make a great career, starting from now on!"

Driven by this overwhelming spiritual power, Mason took a deep breath again.

Putting the intracranial disruptor of the stunned Earl aside for later use, he then used the scalpel in his left hand and the forceps in his right hand to approach the back of his neck where the bomb was implanted.

"Shua"

The sharp scalpel cut open the V-shaped wound on the back of the neck under Mason's incredibly steady cutting. The blood flowed profusely for a moment, but the bleeding was quickly stopped as the healing potion continued to take effect.

The chance is only this moment.

Mason, who was biting the gauze in his mouth, let out a low groan and inserted the forceps in his right hand into the wound.

He stared at the tablet screen in front of him, the twitching pains still pounding his mind crazily even after the healing potion relieved them, but it did not affect the young man's finger movements.

This is why you must reach Engineering Level 2 before you can try to disarm the micro bomb.

Because only the "dexterous hand" trait at this level can ensure that he will not suffer from pain that causes his fingers to twitch.

The bomb was implanted in a gap in the spine.

It is smaller than a fingernail. Once Mason's hand slips, not to mention whether he can remove the bomb, the spine that may be stabbed will definitely kill him on the spot.

But with the insurance of Sheng Gu Ling, you don’t have to worry even if your spine is really injured.

He stared at the tablet and probed into it with tweezers, accurately pinching the edge of the mini-bomb. Perhaps the elixir had really taken effect. This process, which should have been the most difficult, went incredibly smoothly.

After confirming that the bomb was clamped, Mason didn't even have time to pull it out bit by bit. He directly pressed the scalpel against it and cut off a piece of meat at the moment when his hands exerted force.

The horrific pain almost made Mason faint at this moment.

But he got through it.

He threw away the scalpel and punched the jammer on the table. The electromagnetic waves emitted delayed the micro-bomb being pulled out of the wound, preventing it from exploding instantly.

While the young man drank the blood replenishing potion, he threw the small piece of blood-stained micro-bomb with the tweezers in his hand towards the birdcage on the bed. The zombie cat, which was already snarling and squealing with blood, bit the flesh and swallowed it into his belly.

.

"Bang"

Mason's whole body fell to the ground.

Covered in blood, he felt like he was going to die in the next moment.

But under the influence of several magic potions, his horrific wounds were healing rapidly, miraculously recovering as before in the blink of an eye.

He was lying in a pool of blood, staring at the gray sky with wide eyes. His body was completely soaked with sweat and blood, but a feeling of no longer being threatened came to his heart and he couldn't help but reveal a pale and weak smile.

On the translucent light screen in front of him, a line of belated prompts seemed to be celebrating his hard-won victory:

"Successfully completed an outstanding craft and high-precision engineering explosives demolition, and the engineering skill proficiency was increased by X40.

Successfully complete an excellent craft·quick first aid for fatal injuries, and the first aid skill proficiency will be increased by X50."

"Oh my God!"

A few minutes later, the kite man who fell from the sky looked at Mason Cooper who climbed up from a pool of blood on his own, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He shouted:

"You really succeeded! Good boy! You are a genius! Hurry! Give me a knife too! We agreed before!"

"Let me take a break."

While Mason took out water to cleanse his body, he rubbed his recovered neck. He glanced at the Kite Man, then pointed at the howling zombie cat in the birdcage on the bed, and said:

"Now do you know why I raised it?"

"Understood! If you want to prevent the microbomb from exploding and being discovered by Old K after taking it out, you must have a personal carrier to make him feel that he still has a chance to win."

Kite Man grinned.

As Mason watched, he grabbed a large, squeaking zombie vole from behind, with its claws and teeth removed.

The third-tier villain snorted, shook the fat field mouse in his hand proudly, and said:

"It's not like I'm unprepared. I just caught this just for now."

"You know"

Mason stared at the zombie vole in Kite Man's hand, and he said in a long voice:

"Actually, I don't have to fulfill my promise to help you remove the bomb. You have to follow me all the way to the dark side, right?"

The expression of the kite man changed.

The next moment, Mason pointed to the bed, showed a "Ha, you were scared" smile, and said:

"Go, lie there, it may hurt a little for a while. But I said it in advance, Charles."

The young man took out medical alcohol to disinfect the scalpel in his hand. He looked at the kite man lying on the bed and taking off his clothes, and reminded:

"Once you do this, you won't be able to turn back. Only then will I be able to tell you all my plans with confidence. I hope I can trust you, and I hope you can trust me as much as I trust you."

"I understand, I'm a native of Gotham."

The kite man took off his clothes, bit a piece of gauze in his mouth, closed his eyes and said vaguely:

"You will be my new boss from now on."

(End of chapter)