The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 34 34. Even with nine lives, a cat can’t withstand such a disaster like you!

Mason found the zombie Fangdozing in the deep passage of the main prison area of ​​Blackgate Prison, lying in a mountain of corpses and dozing in a sea of ​​blood. The latter completed its task perfectly.

A total of 35 people from the Assassin's League's black warrior team will be evenly distributed throughout the passage.

The luckiest among them only lost an arm or a leg before death came, and would still wander aimlessly in the passage.

Naturally, those who have been completely torn apart can no longer turn into zombies and scare people around.

After completing such a glorious achievement, the zombie dog certainly could not escape unscathed. In fact, even with the blessing of resurrection stone fragments, Yaya's black skin was still covered with wounds that had not yet healed.

The most fatal scar extended from the abdomen to the heart, almost exploding its huge body.

"The combat power of the elite warriors of the Assassin League cannot be underestimated. If they had not encountered a real 'immortal beast', they would most likely have turned defeat into victory.

This is without a commander like Bane or Deathstroke leading the way."

Mason, wrapped in the invisibility cloak, carefully observed Yaya's condition, and he came to a conclusion in his mind about the comparison of combat power. Zombie dogs and zombie cats can only bully ordinary soldiers. They would probably be a little uncomfortable when meeting a super villain who is good at martial arts.

live.

"Good dog, come here!"

Mason no longer thinks about the future.

He took out the voodoo birdcage from his arms at a blind spot where the camera could not see, took off his invisibility cloak and whistled to Yaya who was lying there.

The zombie dog and the zombies were alarmed at the same time, but Yaya was obviously faster. The 1.5-meter-tall zombie beast roared and got up, limping towards Mason.

There was no emotion in the scarlet eyes, only cruelty. The moment he pounced, Mason activated the voodoo birdcage and locked it in, as if by magic, he put it in his arms.

"The second weakness of zombie dogs is their lack of brains. Miss McGonagall seems to be a little smarter than the two of them in this regard."

The young man stood up and glanced at the swaying zombies in front of him, curled his lips and was about to leave, but when he was putting on his invisibility cloak, he suddenly noticed that the Hell's Eye lapel pin on his collar was emitting a faint light.

This made Mason stunned for a moment, and then he frowned.

The collar pin given by Zha Kang predicted danger for him before, but the description of this thing also includes the ability to detect hidden life. The current situation in the entire Black Gate Prison is that there are very few living people.

Especially in places where Fang has been violently wreaking havoc.

So, is there someone hiding nearby?

Mason immediately became alert.

What he fears most now is that someone from the Bat Family is hiding nearby and saw him recovering the zombie dog, which means that his whereabouts are at risk of being exposed.

Although he can guarantee that he didn't hurt a good person tonight and destroyed the Penguin Gang and severely damaged the League of Assassins' power in this city, Batman probably won't listen to his explanation.

He calmly put on the invisibility cloak and made himself disappear, and then said to the kite man through the earphone:

"The plan has changed. Charles, don't worry about me. Go directly to meet the Bat Family. I will work with Director Gordon to find a way to get out."

"Got it, boss. Then I destroyed these headphones."

The Kite Man responded, and then there was a busy signal of disconnection in Mason's ears. He took off the phone earphones and threw them into the suitcase, and then began to look around in a hidden state.

In the corner of the second floor of the main prison area, about a hundred meters away from where Mason disappeared, Catwoman was covering her mouth and trying to retract herself into the corner next to her.

Just now, she clearly saw the terrifying zombie monster being contained by Mason with strange things.

Although a zombie apocalypse had already broken out when she arrived at Blackgate Prison, she had probably guessed everything that happened here through that short period of visual inspection.

The image of Mason Cooper, a shy young man who was always silent but had a lot of character, collapsed in her mind, and was replaced by a dark villain with a gloomy mind, thinking about dark things.

She even felt that Mason might be more dangerous than Penguin or the League of Assassins.

Those guys have to go into battle personally if they want to harm people, but Mason has a dangerous power that is different from ordinary bad guys.

"I have to tell Bruce this!"

This was the first thought that came to Catwoman's mind.

As Batman's lover, she knows very well that Batman has an abnormal focus on Mason Cooper. This may be because Mason's style and personality are very similar to the deceased Jason Todd.

In order to find the missing Mason, Batman even broke his own rule of being alone and invited other superheroes to help find him.

Catwoman thought this was nothing five minutes ago.

After all, my boyfriend did have an indescribable and strange "adoption fetish" due to a childhood tragedy.

But now she doesn't think so.

Turns out Mason Cooper is much more dangerous than Jason Todd!

The latter is just irritable and rebellious, while the former...well, it's hard to say. In short, she must prevent Bruce Wayne from continuing to get closer to Mason Cooper.

But on the other hand, Catwoman is very confused.

She always felt that Mason, a young man, was not a bad person. This was not due to the lady's emotional thinking but to the conclusion she came to after interacting with Mason several times.

After living in Gotham for so many years, Catwoman still has some confidence in her own vision, and if you include the time at Dr. Leslie's clinic, Mason has saved her twice.

Repaying kindness with hatred is not her code of conduct.

This was also the reason why Selena did not report what she saw to the Bat communication network immediately. She hid in place and thought for more than ten seconds before finally making up her mind.

Anyway, Batman will be back in Gotham soon.

Maybe that man would be rushing to Blackgate Prison right now, so I'd better tell Bruce about it alone first and then see what he decides.

But before that, he must avoid further contact with Mason Cooper, who currently seems to be both good and evil.

"Snapped"

Just when Catwoman made up her mind to sneak out of Black Gate Prison first, a hand pressed on her shoulder without warning, which made Ms. Selina tense up and wanted to fight back.

Then, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Didn't I tell you not to come here? He is indeed a cat that never behaves well."

Mason's voice was full of helplessness and distress as he said:

"You saw it all?"

Catwoman sensed no hostility from the young man.

She slapped Mason's claw away, took a few steps back and stared at him warily, as if she were looking at a monster in the skin of a 17-year-old man.

"Aren't you going to explain?"

She grabbed the cat's tail whip in her hand and held the hilt of Sujie's Eagle sword with her other hand. But then she thought that this sword was lent to her by Mason, so she immediately let go of her fingers and stopped touching it.

It's as if this sword is also contaminated with a dangerous zombie virus.

"There's nothing to explain. It's hard to explain in just one or two sentences."

The young man did not hold a gun but held the Penguin's armed umbrella. He stood there wearing a blood-stained silver-gray invisibility cloak and said to Ms. Selina:

"Can you promise not to tell Batman what you saw? I still have to live in Gotham, and being regarded as a dangerous person by him will definitely make it difficult for me to live here."

"Of course I can, we're in this together, Mason."

Catwoman immediately replied, but both sides fell silent at the same time.

Two seconds later, Mason said:

"You are lying! You will not betray your lover again for a boy you have met no more than five times. Selena, you love him deeply, and you will not allow another dangerous person to get close to him.

Batman is on his way here, so I have to apologize to you first.

I have to ask you to go to a safe place to rest for a few days before we can discuss a perfect solution with each other.

Take it easy.

I won't hurt you.

No matter what you think, I think we are friends."

"What if I say no?"

The cat tail whip in Catwoman's hand hung on the ground. She leaned down like a black cat about to pounce. Her eyes under the ruby ​​goggles narrowed and she asked sarcastically:

"Would you send your monsters to eat me? Just like you sent them to turn this prison into a hell."

"Blackgate Prison was originally a hell that harbored filth and evil. Selina, I just restored it to what it should be. My only regret about what happened here tonight is that it came a little late."

Mason slowly raised the penguin umbrella and said softly:

"Batman believes that everyone deserves a second chance, but I prefer to cut through the mess quickly."

"nonsense!"

Catwoman swung her whip and hit Mason. The young man also pulled the handle of the umbrella and turned the activated intracranial disruptor that he had put into the umbrella with his own hands into attack mode.

The invisible electromagnetic waves obviously come faster than the flying whip.

Even before the cat-tail whip hit Mason, Catwoman felt the world spinning around her. She felt nauseated and staggered back to the railing on the second floor.

Mason grabbed the whip that had lost its target and pulled Catwoman's long whip away with a strong tug.

Seeing Mason walking over with the umbrella that was constantly emitting weird power that made him dizzy, Catwoman gritted her teeth and pulled out Sujie's Eagle, flipping the blade over and stabbing the young man.

The dazzling sword light scattered in all directions, but Mason, who had covered his eyes in advance, was not disturbed and scattered a small bottle of dark green primary paralysis potion hidden in his hand.

The liquid splashed onto her body, making Catwoman's limbs numb. She rolled her eyes and collapsed on the ground, lowering her head and retching.

Sure enough, no matter how beautiful a woman is, such actions will seriously affect their charm.

"When this thing is turned on, it will burn out nearby electronic devices, so the words you just induced me to say cannot be heard by anyone in the Bat Family."

The young man approached and said softly:

"I really don't mean any harm."

"Mason, this is wrong!"

Catwoman struggled and said:

"You kill a criminal, that means you also become a criminal! The total number of criminals has not changed! It makes no sense."

"Well said. But I have to remind you, Selina, I just killed 347 criminals."

With that said, Mason walked over to Catwoman who was almost fainting, opened the suitcase, activated the invisible extension spell, then took her hand and picked up Catwoman.

First let her feet enter the open box, and then said to Catwoman who was still struggling:

"Don't go to the basement of that apartment! Don't go out and wander around. I keep Miss Mag, Yaya and Maomao there. You can move around on the second floor and the top floor. There is still some water and food there.

Get some rest, Selena.

When I'm done here, we need to have a serious talk."

"Are you going to put me in this box?"

Selina was feeling dizzy and uncomfortable. Catwoman gritted her teeth and said:

"Are you crazy? Or am I crazy?"

"Fortunately, we are all normal. I think your nine lives may have been wasted by you, so please keep my advice in mind if you don't want to become a zombie beauty."

Mason smiled gently.

The moment he released his hands, Catwoman in his arms let out a scream, and her whole body spun around like she was falling off a cliff. She fell into the suitcase at her feet with a whooshing sound.

Her drawn-out screams still echoed.

But the lid of the suitcase closed on its own initiative the next moment, and vibrated on the spot again, causing the place to become completely quiet.

"Click"

The suitcase's lock was closed and Mason held it in his hand.

The young man adjusted his clothes and turned off the jammer of the Penguin Umbrella. He moved his shoulders and put on the invisibility cloak again and went downstairs. He quickly walked around the cage where Commissioner Gordon and several police officers were hiding.

A group of zombies are still wandering here, and the Penguin boss is among them.

Mason took out his gun and shot a few of them, led them into the prison area on the other side and locked the gate, and then appeared in front of the numb Chief Gordon and the police.

"I locked them up, but luckily those guys were stupid enough."

Mason, who reappeared, wiped the stains on his face, opened the cage for the police, and said to them:

"Those monsters are gone, and I don't know where they have gone or if they will come back, but we must take the risk and leave now! Gordon, can you still leave?"

"I can."

The director, who was almost in despair, was now filled with joy.

He glanced at the empty rifle in his hand and threw the fire stick aside, then took the pistol thrown by Mason and loaded it with a click.

The young people helped carry the two wounded people up. After confirming that they were not bitten by zombies, they led a group of people towards the exit that was blown up by the Kite Man.

Of course, there were zombies rushing out along the way, trying to leave a few unlucky people behind, but with the good marksmanship of Mason and Gordon as their escort, the group finally arrived at the collapsed exit without any danger.

This place has become a hellish scene.

Those members of the Penguin Gang who later rushed in to rescue the boss unfortunately encountered wandering zombies head-on, and their fate is self-evident.

Judging from the horrific bloodstains and residue on the ground, the power that Oswald spent more than ten years building is destined to disappear after tonight.

"Oh my god, the exit was blown down and we can't get out."

When a police sergeant saw the collapsed entrance wall in front of him, he squatted on the ground in despair with his head in his hands. Others also looked bitter.

What's worse is that the deep roars of zombies are coming from behind.

But Gordon didn't stop.

He was looking for useful things nearby to bring his brothers out of the desperate situation. Just as Mason wanted to help, he heard some familiar engine roar from the outside world.

Gordon, who was more familiar with this, shouted directly:

"It's the Batmobile outside! Get out of the way, Batman is coming!"

Everyone was perked up after hearing this.

Ten seconds later, with a loud noise that shook the ground, the exit of the collapsed main prison building exploded as if it had been hit head-on by a high-explosive tank bomb.

The cool and domineering Batmobile smashed through the blocking stones and rushed in amid the splashing of gravel. This group of policemen who had survived the disaster immediately felt very safe and cheered.

The Batfighter was also cruising in the night sky outside and shining high-power lights into the breach. Under the strong light, the cabin of the Batmobile slid open, and a familiar figure stood up from inside.

Mason glanced there.

Only a cloaked silhouette could be seen in the bright light, but he was certain that it was not Nightwing's replacement Batman.

That's Bruce Wayne!

The real Batman has a unique temperament that can never be faked, as if his appearance under any circumstances means that no matter how terrible the crisis is, it is not worth mentioning.

The Dark Knight is back.

Just like countless times before.

He was never absent when the city needed him.

But Mason quietly took a step back when the man approached. He could no longer face his favorite superhero as calmly as before.

After personally releasing the zombie beasts and turning Blackgate Prison into hell, Mason knew that he would never be able to stand with Batman.

But he does not regret his choice today.

What happened today made me safe, and it was also beneficial to Gotham as a whole.

I respect the man in front of me but don't have to blindly follow him. He can learn from Batman but doesn't need to be a poor imitator of Bruce Wayne.

He can rely on himself to make his own way in the world opened by a new life. He may not be praised, but like the horror story that happened tonight, it is destined to be circulated in Gotham City for many years.

He does not need to bow his knee to anyone or flatter anyone.

Although there may be a risk of being discovered by Batman and personally captured and sent to Arkham Asylum, Mason must admit that he has become a well-behaved bat cub instead of following suit.

He really liked the feeling of being in control of everything now.

With this thought finally settled, when Batman's eyes fell on him, Mason raised his head and showed a polite smile.

He wiped the blood on his face, stretched out his hand and said:

"You're late this time, Batman."

(End of chapter)