The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 48 1. It is very simple to get rid of this curse. Just pick up a knife and give yourself a blow on the neck.

On the ship heading to Tortuga Island, the captain's room was very lively after night fell. Except for the Kite Man who was consciously patrolling outside, the other three members of Team K were all here.

Mason is responsible for demonstrating his alchemy skills to Zha Kang.

Zha Kang is responsible for complaining.

"Who did you learn alchemy from?"

The master of black magic who was forced to board the black ship of Team K squinted his eyes and watched the entire process where Mason used the small cauldron and magic fire he carried to create three doses of healing potions, and then said "You're fucking kidding me."

expression.

Zha Kang shook his head repeatedly, pointed at the still cooling crucible with an expert attitude, and said in a mean tone:

"This thing is a real wizard's crucible. It is made of mithril and is extremely valuable in the circle, but the way you use it is like a primitive man using a pistol as a stone.

It's not a question of skill anymore, my poor Mason.

I want to advise you to change careers now, but it’s probably too late, and your career will most likely end in tragedy.”

"Appreciate further details."

Mason wasn't too angry.

This would give Zuckerberg a demonstration of his skills just to get some expert guidance from this unreliable guy who does have a couple of tricks up his sleeve.

Of course, on the other hand, there are really not many entertainment options at night on the sea. If you don't plan to flirt with the older sister who is also bored, this is the only thing left.

After all, being idle is nothing but idleness.

"I am not very good at alchemy myself. I prefer to use my wisdom to solve problems, but Xiao Zha is an ancestral white wizard, and their family is quite experienced in this aspect.

I have also seen how Xiao Zha makes potions. Compared to her, you are really a noob.

Even the posture is so rude."

Zha Kang took out the fine tobacco leaves that the boatswain privately "honored", rolled them into cigarettes, and said to Mason:

"First of all, there is a problem with your handling of the material.

Alchemy is a technique for using magic power. Before making potions and alchemy items, you should enchant them first to better stimulate the effects of the materials.

At least that’s what Xiao Zha told me.”

"It makes sense."

Mason nodded with a serious expression, took out Mr. Potter's diary from his pocket, and wrote down Zha Kang's suggestions in it. He looked at the black magician who was lighting up his cigarette with an expression of enjoyment, and said:

"anything else?"

"There's more"

Zha Kang showed a "fish hooked" expression, and with a smile on his face, he reached out and patted Mason on the shoulder, and said kindly:

"The rest is 'paid content', my dear captain."

"Puff"

Catwoman, who was playing with the cat tail whip in boredom, was amused. She felt that Zha Kang, besides being a scumbag and a pervert with no bottom line, actually had a sense of humor.

And this time she did side with Zha Kang.

Selena said while admiring her nails:

"Indeed, little Mason, if you want Constantine to tell you the knowledge you are interested in, you have to come up with something we want first. For example, should you explain your true origins or something."

"There is also the background of the Star Club and their inside information."

Zha Kang leaned in front of the table with squinted eyes, playing with a small ball of green fireball in his hand, and said:

"We are a team now, Mason, and you can't hide too much if you want to achieve unity."

"My origins are that of an unlucky young man in Gotham City."

Mason took out another alchemy material and said to the two people in front of him:

"My experience is just like what I told Batman. I was indeed captured by Old K and used as cannon fodder before accidentally joining the Society of the Stars. I didn't lie. At most, I just didn't tell the whole truth.

As for the Star Club."

He took out the captain's manual given by Mr. Hunter, threw it to Zha Kang, and said:

"Everything I know is all above. You have to understand that I was a newbie who just joined the club and tried to kill his own captain and replace him. I acted too quickly and he died before he could explain much.

But what I can tell you is that the stars are not a good thing.

This is the advice Old K gave me before he died."

"Which organization is good that uses soul curses to manipulate its members?"

Zha Kang flipped through the captain's manual and said in a faint tone:

"But this organization does have some skills. Just from the fact that they have mastered the ability to travel through parallel worlds, they are already a top-notch organization even in our world.

According to this manual, in terms of the division of power between the stars in different worlds, ours should be a dangerous A-level world, or a super-A level.

Why do I still feel a little bit of a damn honor?”

He complained and handed the thin manual to Selina. Catwoman sat by the window and flipped through the pages to carefully find the important information in the text.

"As for Team K

There will be an internal trade fair of the Stars Society in three weeks that we will participate in, as well as the mandatory exploration mission I mentioned before, which is our first hurdle after joining the Stars Society."

Since he decided to be honest about his current situation, Mason did not hide it. He also told Zha Kang and Catwoman about the existence of Mr. Hunter, and said:

"I think we have to survive first before we can think about how to get rid of or kill those bastards. What do you think, you two?"

"Rather than this, I am more curious about the purpose of the Association of Stars."

Lady Catwoman shook the manual in her hand and said:

"Mr. Destiny spent so much energy to form a huge organization that spans countless parallel worlds. What is the purpose of gathering the selected people from each world together?

Mr. Hunter told you that in our world besides Team K, there are other teams operating secretly. What do they want to do when they are hiding?

The Stars Association is divided into five internal levels and has a clear command and logistics system. There are so many world resources for them to discover and use, and they are constantly exploring new parallel worlds.

This isn't recruiting explorers at all, Mason.

They are helping some people behind the scenes to build and maintain an 'army'."

Selina leaned against the window and asked softly:

"But who are they fighting? Or, who are they fighting?"

"It's a complete mystery."

Zha Kang blew out a smoke ring and said in a gloomy tone:

"Even with a dozen curses on my body, I haven't felt this uneasy for a long time. When I think that I may be forced to fight to the death with Superman and Wonder Woman in the future, I want to strangle you to death right now, Mason.

But the good news is, the stunning Ms. Selena is on our side!

The annoying Batboy might switch sides or something.

Reach out!

Let me see your tattoo again."

The black magician rolled the burning cigarette into the healing potion that Mason had just made and extinguished it.

He looked at the tattoo on Mason's left arm more seriously than he had done before, and used a seemingly advanced magic despite the lack of magic power around him.

In an instant, the entire captain's cabin was illuminated by a dancing arc of light.

"ah!"

Mason gritted his teeth but still groaned.

He felt as if his left arm had been slashed repeatedly by a sharp blade. After nearly a minute of arcs of light dancing, Zha Kang, who was so weak that his forehead was sweating, tremblingly supported the table.

He exuded a strange white aura, as if he had been steamed, and he hurriedly drank up the vitality potion handed over by Mason.

After regaining some energy, he rolled up a second tobacco and said:

"The good news is that this is not a forced curse. There is no 'ruling', 'dominating' or 'bewitching' word handles in its composition, which means we don't have to worry about our souls being taken over at some point.

Take over control.

So I guess it's a 'secrecy curse'.

As long as we don’t spread the word about the Association of Stars everywhere, there is a high probability that the backlash of this curse will not be triggered.”

"What kind of good news is this?"

Catwoman pouted and said:

"There is no need to curse to force members to obey, which means that the stars have other means to deal with rebels. What's the bad news?"

"That's a lot of bad news."

Zha Kang, who finally tried his best to perform a curse check on Mason, shrugged his shoulders, held a cigarette in his mouth and tilted his head to let Mason light it with magic fire, and then said slowly:

"Mason told me before that this curse came from a devil with godhood, but according to my experience, even real gods can only have the authority of God in their own kingdom.

However, the curse on Mason's arm is still effective even though it is separated from his body by countless parallel worlds, and every member of the Society of Stars has such a curse.

You can taste it for yourself."

Zha Kang spread his hands and said in a stern tone:

"Don't think about getting rid of it head-on, it's impossible. Secondly, this curse will gradually deepen as our status in the Stars Association increases, until it finally becomes completely integrated with the soul.

This is an irreversible 'transformation' process.

From the current point of view, it is impossible to get rid of it unless death comes."

"etc!"

Mason suddenly interrupted Zha Kang's words. He stared at the black magician and said:

"Does death invalidate the curse?"

"Are you doubting my extensive experience in dealing with curses?"

Zha Kang looked at him sideways and said:

"Also, what does 'just die' mean? Does it mean that death is a piece of cake for you? How about I stab you now and see the result?"

"No! You idiot."

Mason seemed to have suddenly opened his mind.

He stood up, thinking quickly, and said to the two people in front of him:

"If death is the end of this 'hard labor', then we are not without a way out. Death is not the end. We can find some way to resurrect ourselves.

For example, the Salarus Pool treasured by the Assassin's League has the ability to 'resurrection of the dead'.

We can't get rid of this curse, but we don't actually have to get rid of it, we can just 'cheat' it and get free."

"I wanted to tell you that it's not that simple, but you, the crazy person, talking nonsense might not be the only solution. When facing an enemy that cannot be defeated with common sense, it is very wise to choose to fake death to escape."

Zha Kang, whose life motto is "run away first when in trouble", was also interested, but he quickly shook his head and said:

"I've heard of the Salaru Pool thing, but I know that the power behind that thing is no easier than a divine devil. What you're doing is equivalent to replacing this one with a worse curse.

The gain outweighs the loss.”

"What about this?"

Mason took out the Hogwarts Potions Encyclopedia, turned to the last page and showed it to Zacon and Catwoman. The names on it calmed these two guys.

"Elixir of life?"

Zha Kang and Catwoman looked at each other, and the eldest sister said suspiciously:

"Even if it is a magical creation, this is too outrageous. Is there really such a thing?"

"In the world of Hogwarts, there is an alchemist who lived for almost 900 years relying on the Sorcerer's Stone. What do you think?"

Mason's eyes were shining and he said:

"Of course, the elixir of life cannot bring people back to life, but it represents a possibility. I happen to know a few ways to achieve resurrection after death, but they all require paying a certain price.

The Horcrux knowledge in John's hands is one of these methods.

As for the remaining ones, my alchemy level needs to be raised to at least the master level before I can try to make them."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Catwoman jumped over, put her hands on Mason's shoulders and pushed him back to the chair, pointing at the crucible and materials in front of her and said:

"Hurry up and practice! Sister, the freedom for the rest of your life lies with you. If you do well, I won't be able to give you a reward. John! Didn't you say there is something wrong with his alchemy?

teach him!

quick!"

"To be honest, unlike the innocent Mason, I am a person who has no motivation if I don't reward myself."

Zha Kang looked at Selena up and down and laughed weirdly.

As a result, Catwoman sneered and moved her left leg. She immediately subconsciously covered her lower body and shrugged. She picked up a piece of peppermint and said to Mason:

"Look, I'll only do it once. I remember this is what Xiao Zha did when handling magic materials."

"boom"

Just as Zha Kang was about to demonstrate to Mason, the door to the captain's cabin was pushed open. The three men looked back at the door at the same time. The one-eyed boatswain rushed in with a matchlock gun and shouted in horror:

"Three wizards, something happened! Tortuga Island and Turtle Island are on fire! That island is burning!"

"Um?"

Mason stood up immediately.

Turtle Island was the destination of their trip, but something happened there before they even landed on the island.

When the three people walked out of the captain's cabin, the kite man who took off for reconnaissance at night also adjusted his big kite and landed on the deck.

He shouted to Mason and others:

"It's zombies! Zombies appeared on that island. They set fire to stop them, but they were too late. The zombies had already rushed into the island from the dock.

Boss, can you save me?"

Mason looked at the burning island in the distance. He looked back at the frightened boatswain and asked coldly:

"Other than Turtle Island, how far is the nearest port? How many days of sailing will it take?"

"The nearest one is Port-au-Prince, but that place has been overrun by ghouls."

The one-eyed old sailor wiped his sweat and said tremblingly:

"To find a safe port, we have to divert and sail for ten days, at least ten days."

“There’s not that much time to waste!”

Mason immediately made a decision and said to the Kite Man:

"Charles, take us into the air and put out the fire first. Selina, you stay here and watch the ship continue to approach Turtle Island."

"How about I stay here?"

Zha Kang doesn't really want to take risks to save a group of survivors from the 18th century. The lack of magic in this world also greatly limits his combat effectiveness.

"You don't have to go if you don't want to, John."

Mason reached out to grab the rope dropped by the kite man who took off again. He glanced at Zha Kang and said:

"But think clearly, once I die there, you and Selena will be prepared to live in this doomsday world for the rest of their lives."

"Well."

The black magician glanced at Catwoman and looked her up and down, then hesitantly said after a few seconds:

"If it's a woman like Selena, it's not unacceptable."

"bass"

The expressionless Catwoman sister had her sword halfway drawn out from her waist.

Zha Kang shrank his head, grabbed another rope and made a cool gesture, letting the kite man take the two guys off the boat and fly towards the burning Turtle Island.

"for you!"

In the air, Mason took out his explosive shotgun "Old K" and carried it behind his back, while throwing a small bag of gray potion to Zha Kang. He said:

"This is the petrification potion. I'll ask you to throw it down later. Do you have any spells that can quickly extinguish the fire?"

"Yes, yes."

Zha Kang looked at the increasingly burning island with a painful look on his face, and said:

"But this ultra-low magic environment will be useless after one use. I don't have the habit of saving strangers."

"I'll make you a magic potion."

Mason said:

"There is no need to return the things you took from me, except for the magic stone. We are all grasshoppers on a rope now, so stop hiding it, John.

I know how powerful you are."

"What? Isn't that my thing?"

Zha Kang said with a vigilant look:

"Why are you so shameless! How can there be a captain like you who directly cares about what the team members want?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get ready to cast the spell!"

The young man snorted and shouted to the sky:

"Charles, lower the height."

"Boss, uh, I think you two had better prepare for the descent immediately."

"Huh? Don't you call yourself a kite master but you can't even land smoothly?"

"No, my skills are perfect! But the kite can't hold the weight of the three of us and is already cracking. The good news is that I can glide to the island.

The bad news is, we might be going to crash!"

"Tsk, tsk, is this the true strength of Team K? It really opened my eyes! How about we discuss it, Mason, is it still too late for me to quit the team now to protect my safety?"

(End of chapter)