The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 47 47. The shadow of doom and the undercurrent are coming

"Roar!"

The things locked in the rusty iron cages in the bottom of the merchant ship smelled of fresh flesh and blood.

When the four members of Team K approached, its pale eyes rolled up, its twisted nostrils sniffed fiercely, and then it roared and rushed towards it.

It hit the side of the cage with a bang, and the twisted claws stretched out and scratched continuously. With this movement, the festering wounds and shriveled flesh on its body also gave off a disgusting rancid smell.

The black magician Zha Kang looked at what was in front of him, with a serious expression on his careless face. As for Catwoman, who was still angry at this moment, she directly thought of the covered up disaster that happened in Gotham just a few days ago.

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"boom"

With an ugly face, Mason raised his hand and pulled the trigger.

A spinning bullet flew out of the barrel of the gun and blew the head of the thing in the cage in front of him. The headless corpse hit the damp and smelly bottom deck, causing filthy blood to flow out.

"Zombies. Zombies again!"

He looked at the kite man behind him who also had an ugly expression, and whispered:

"Go and check the people on the boat. If you are scratched or have been in contact with zombies, throw them directly into the sea."

"No need, boss."

Charles whispered:

"The locals call this infection the 'Black Death'. According to the boatswain, this disease has been circulating in the Old World for more than two months. It is said that there are few living people in Europe.

Their merchants running on the sea are now swarming in the "immigration business", specializing in sending living people from the Old World to the New World for refuge, so they know how to prevent this kind of danger.

Before we came, all the scratched crew members on the ship had been dealt with, and they kept this zombie because it was the captain of this ship three days ago."

"Zombies appeared more than two months ago?"

Mason said in surprise:

"So, the official government of this world has not been attacked by the 'World Destroyer'? Also, a world whose civilization is still in modern times has no way of resisting such a rapidly spreading biochemical disaster.

Those bastards don't need to go to great lengths to destroy the center of civilization.

All they have to do is drop the virus and the world will end with rapid blood loss."

The conversation between Mason and Kite Man was overheard by Catwoman. The eldest sister looked at Mason and said:

"Isn't this your first time exposed to this kind of global disaster? Where did the zombie beasts you used to attack Blackgate Prison come from?"

"another world."

Kite Man explained:

"It was the first world we were kidnapped by Old K. It was even worse than this. The zombie crisis and the attack of the World Destroyer had made it a real doomsday wasteland.

There is not a single living person left in that world.”

After saying that, Kite Man handed Mr. Potter's diary to Catwoman at Mason's signal. On the way to Team K leaving the bilge and walking onto the deck, Catwoman showed the diary to Kang.

When everyone saw the sun again, even the most heartless Constantine had no smile on his face. The sunshine that was so warm just now shone on the four explorers, which only made them feel a wave of pain.

The coldness.

It's like a replica of the disaster.

Everything that happened in the world of Hogwarts is being repeated in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, but in a more cruel and cold-blooded "global battle royale" way.

Mason remained calm.

He looked at the group of lost sailors on the deck and the haggard-looking people who had bought tickets to leave the Old World and go to the New World to beg for work.

According to Charles' inquiry, he learned that two ships of this group set out from France ten days ago with 420 people on board.

After encountering an attack and disaster caused by an infected person turning into a zombie on the way, there were only less than 50 people left who were lucky enough to survive.

Everyone has lost hope, just like the unexplained walking corpses waiting for the mercy of death.

"Boatswain!"

Mason shouted:

"Do you have any problem with us taking over the ship now?"

A middle-aged man with one eye blind and wearing an eyepatch raised his head, his thirsty lips moved but he didn't say anything, he just nodded silently.

"boom"

A large box of compressed biscuits and several buckets of water were taken out of Mason's luggage and thrown on the deck. This magical "miracle" immediately made everyone look at him.

Mason lightly kicked Zha Kang, who was meditating, and the latter immediately stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

A ball of green flames appeared out of thin air on the deck, forming a ferocious skeleton that howled and pounced on the confused crowd in front of it, scaring the surviving men and women into screaming and falling down, and trying to hide in embarrassment.

Although it was a bad thing to do, under Zha Kang's magic, these guys finally had some reactions that a living person should have.

"Wizards! They are wizards!"

Screams of terror echoed on the deck where traces of the battle still remained. In this day and age, "wizard" was not a good word.

"Quiet!"

Mason raised his intimidating hand cannon and fired a shot into the sky. When the deck became quiet, he said coldly:

"Now, you are all slaves of the Lord Wizard! Come and get food and water, you poor people, the kind Lord Wizard wants you to work hard.

Anyone who dares to be lazy will be hung from the mast to die in the sun!"

These cold words had a miraculous effect. More than forty people on the deck immediately rushed up and lined up timidly under the threat of the black gun in the hands of the Kite Man.

Catwoman picked up the compressed biscuits and handed them to a few gray-headed and obviously malnourished children.

She sighed.

Then he took out the high-end snacks and candies he used to relieve boredom from his pocket and stuffed them into their hands. However, the children's eyes were filled with fear for the most beautiful big sister they had ever seen since birth.

But others were quite happy.

Although becoming a slave is a tragic thing, it is nothing new in this era of vigorous triangular trade, not to mention the arrival of sufficient food and water for this group of people who are about to starve to death at sea.

Don't hesitate to say a miracle.

After barely filling their stomachs, the Kite Man drove these poor people under Mason's instructions and began to adjust their direction and sail towards the nearest dock city.

Mason found the boatswain, a taciturn, middle-aged blind man who was the only remaining leader of the group.

Team K now needs his years of sailing experience.

"Tell me about it."

Mason took out a world map and placed it on the table in the dark captain's cabin. He lit a portable lamp, pointed at the map and said to the boatswain holding the biscuits:

"Where are we now? And where are you going?"

The boatswain had never seen such an exquisite map, but he quickly pointed on the map based on experience and said:

"Master Wizard, we were originally going to Virginia, but the disaster caused us to wander here. According to my experience, we should be near Haiti now.

If you can do it correctly, you can get to Port-au-Prince tonight.

but."

Seeing that he was hesitant, the kite man, who was feeling unhappy, said impatiently:

"Speak directly!"

"Well, I heard some bad news when we were not attacked by the 'ghoul' on the ship."

The boatswain said hesitantly:

"It is said that some smugglers were blinded by money and accidentally transported some patients infected with the Black Death to the New World.

It is said that Haiti is now a hell on earth.

Maybe we shouldn't go there, after all we managed to survive the ghoul siege."

"Then give me a suggestion."

Mason looked at the map and said:

"We can't keep floating on the sea, your ship is starting to leak."

"We can go to Tortuga!"

The boatswain suddenly became energetic.

He also wanted to show off his abilities in front of the "new captain" who mastered terrible witchcraft, so he ate the biscuits in his hand, pointed at a tiny dot on the map, and said:

"Although I am a serious businessman, I have some friends who are doing less serious business on this sea.

They told me that pirate kings from all over the world have decided to gather on Tortuga Island and reopen the Pirate King Conference to discuss how to survive the end of the world.

That was news half a month ago.

If everything goes well, we will be able to catch the meeting when we arrive at Tortuga Island."

"A group of pirates, discussing saving the world?"

Catwoman sitting in the captain's cabin seemed to have heard a black humorous joke. She held the hilt of the sword at her waist and said:

"So there's no one in charge here anymore? The sewer rat comes to the stage?"

"Selena, what you said reminds me of the common refrain of young people who were born in peaceful times. Don't be angry. I didn't mean it to be sarcastic."

Mason, who had seen the post-apocalyptic world with his own eyes, sighed and said:

"I just feel that even though you have witnessed the end of the world with your own eyes, you still don't have a clear understanding of the concept of 'doomsday'. It's not that the pirate kings are crowned with glory, but if they don't stand up, the world won't even have a last chance."

Already."

"Yes, two wizards!"

The boatswain waved his hands excitedly and said:

"It sounds ridiculous that pirates want to save the world, but they do have the ability!

I heard that Captain Barbossa, the legendary pirate of the Queen Anne's Revenge, has taken out the cursed gold coins and is preparing to summon the undead army. The Flying Dutchman, who has disappeared for several years, has also reappeared, bringing the evil spirits of hell.

To deal with those ghouls who desecrate death.

It is said that even the Royal Fleet sent envoys to attend the meeting.

After all, the noble king can only live on the fleet's flagship with his wife and lovers now and dare not set foot on the cursed land again.

And Jack Sparrow.

Damn it, Jack still owes me thirty gold crowns.

But he also rarely took the Black Pearl to Tortuga Island.

It is said that he brought news about the legendary Poseidon Trident that can purify all curses.

As for the other pirate kings, they plan to ask the wild goddess of the sea for her protection.

Think about it, Lord Wizard, with so many rare treasures gathered together we can definitely defeat the terrible Black Death, or at least protect the sea as our last hiding place."

This boatswain obviously has the common characteristics of people who hang out on the sea in this era, such as being very superstitious, using vulgar words, not caring about cleanliness, etc.

But the news he told made Mason's eyes light up.

He glanced at his companions behind him, and after getting everyone's unanimous consent, he turned back to the boatswain and said:

"very good!"

"Then let's go to Tortuga Island and set off immediately!"

——

While Team K is experiencing the Age of Discovery in a different world, Gotham City has ushered in midnight when evil breaks out.

Gordon House.

Barbara Gordon closed the computer in her arms a little tiredly.

As the Bat Family's codename "Oracle", she has been very busy recently. A large amount of data and information needs to be processed, and the follow-up information about Blackgate Prison must also be compiled and stored in the Bat database.

Not to mention the sword-shaped hard drive left behind by her boyfriend.

Although all the data inside has been deleted, she still has to find a way to extract some data that can be recovered. Batman said that data is very important.

"We have to work overtime again tonight!"

The beautiful and gentle girl stretched out in the wheelchair. She glanced at the night outside the window, activated the security system of the house and pushed the wheelchair out of her room.

She planned to get herself a midnight snack before working overtime.

Her boyfriend has returned to Bludhaven, a small city near Gotham. He is the "Guardian" there, just like Batman's role in Gotham.

But Blüdhaven is obviously not as exciting as Gotham City. Grayson has already settled there. Before he left this time, he even invited Barbara to move there.

In addition to the boyfriend and girlfriend wanting to live in a world of two, Barbara also knows the subtext of her boyfriend.

Grayson obviously does not want Barbara to continue to do this superhero job. The last time he was shot and paralyzed by the Joker, he almost scared Nightwing to death.

He almost thought he was going to lose his beloved.

"Oh, just like a child who has not grown up, he is obviously very mature in front of outsiders."

Barbara sighed, and as soon as she turned on the kitchen light, she suddenly felt something bad. The former Batgirl grabbed the table knife at hand and stabbed behind her in a fierce attack.

However, a strong and powerful hand grabbed her wrist accurately, causing her to let go of her hand in pain, and the knife fell to the ground.

A figure in a black cloak appeared next to Barbara. He let go of the girl's hand. Under her vigilant gaze, he quickly pulled out all the weapons on the special wheelchair and closed the door. Barbara called for help.

The device took off the Bat watch from her wrist and threw it aside.

This series of actions made Barbara Gordon's heart sink more and more.

No matter who comes, he knows a terrifying amount about the Bat Family and himself.

"Are you afraid?"

A hoarse voice sounded, somewhat gloomy.

The tall man walked up to Barbara who looked wary.

He didn't hurt the girl in the wheelchair.

Instead, he squatted down, and the strange and weird armor on his body made a soft clicking sound.

The moment he raised his head and met Barbara's eyes, the man wearing a strange helmet stretched out his hand to hold the edge of his helmet and took it off.

The face hidden under the helmet was revealed.

When she saw the face in front of her, Barbara felt like she was struck by lightning. She was speechless and wanted to say the name of the person in front of her, but the latter gently stretched out his hand and pressed her lips.

He reached out and turned off the kitchen light.

In the darkness, he took Barbara's trembling hands and put them on his forehead.

"In one crawling nightmare after another that will never really wake up, I really miss you. Barbara, don't be afraid of me, I will never hurt you.

I know you have a lot of questions, but now you have to listen to me.

I need your help.

And I can also understand the hatred deep in your heart."

"I don't hate anyone!"

Barbara subconsciously retorted:

"That was just a mistake! I'm not going to waste the rest of my life hating a madman. I still have my life and I'm over it."

"I didn't say you hated clowns, Barbara."

The man let out a deep laugh and said:

"What you hate is Batman, Bruce Wayne! The man who should have protected you but failed to protect you, the guy who should have punished the murderer but allowed that lunatic to run free and commit numerous blood feuds.

I know what's on your mind.

There's no need to hide it from me, Barbara.

Because I was harmed by him just like you.

He thinks he is our father, but he failed to fulfill his duties as a father. He is the worst guardian in the world, and I came back this time to correct this mistake."

The man stood up, reached out and hugged Barbara during her struggle, gently picked her up from the wheelchair, and said in her ear:

"I will not let my brothers and sisters be led into one disaster after another by him, I will protect you. I can also make you stand up! Barbara.

If I can return from death, I can naturally bring you back to life.

Think about Grayson.

You will have a perfect life blessed by everyone, have your own family under the sun, and even children. I can help you, Barbara.

But you have to help me too."

"you"

Barbara's struggle became weaker and weaker, as if these words hit the shadows that had been hidden in her heart, and finally she gave up her struggle.

She leaned her head on the shoulder of the man in front of her and said softly:

"Are you going to kill Bruce?"

"No! He is the father."

The man whispered:

"No matter how bad a father is, he is still a father. I will give him a reason to retire, and then take over his mantle and end everything chaotic and dirty in Gotham.

Help me, Barbara.

You have become my target when you came into contact with that hard drive, but I will not hurt you! They have already targeted you and Gordon, and if you continue to investigate, it will cause you more trouble."

After a long silence, Barbara Gordon took a deep breath.

She whispered:

"Okay, Jason, I will help you, but I have a request, you can't hurt anyone in this family!"

"I promise!"

The person who returned from the dead said seriously:

"But don't call me Jason Todd anymore. That was the name of the poor kid who was abandoned in hell by that man just like you.

They gave me a new name.

Barbara, now my name is Scarlet Knight.

And I am here to make Gotham a scarlet city!"

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