Trajectory of Dawn in the World of American Comics

"If I had met such a generous boss earlier, maybe I would have sold myself without resistance. After all, in today's highly competitive workplace, it is really rare to find a boss as generous as you."

In the conference hall, Mason looked at the blank contract floating in front of him and the pen handed to him.

Without hesitating for a second, he shook his head and said:

"But it's a pity that you came late. I have already sold myself to my ideal and future, and I sold it for a pretty good price, so I can only say sorry to you."

"No, young man, you have to think carefully about such a major matter of life. It is always good to have one more choice."

Mephisto shook his head to dissuade:

"You can't be too impulsively obsessed with the beauty of the future, you have to move forward in a down-to-earth way, every decision at your age is very important to life, and one wrong step will ruin it.

Believe me, this is from the life experience of a lonely old devil. Although it is for reference only, I really don't want to see such a good young man go astray.

You see, in the final analysis, there is no conflict between your purpose and my purpose. We are all looking for a beam of light leading to the future in this dark age.

Did Strange tell you about my plans? "

"He said it."

Mason took a step back and pulled out the chair, sat on it and lit a cigarette again.

Although standing in front of him was the big boss of the evil organization that he wanted to overthrow, Mason found that he was not too nervous.

It is derived from the past and the experience of shaping the character, just like the captain who has seen the stormy waves and conflicts with hurricanes will no longer be afraid of the oncoming sea dog waves.

Although he is young, he already has the capital to chat and laugh with such a guy who is a great villain in any story.

He exhaled a smoke ring and said to Mephisto standing in front of him:

"Before the warlock died, he tried to help you win over a more powerful character, so he revealed the content of his contract with you and your plan.

And that magical 'Mephisto Network'.

Excuse me for asking one more question, does the divine power network still exist? "

"certainly."

Pointing to the sky, the old devil leaned against the table and chair next to him like a kind elder talking to young people, playing with the cane in his hand, and said rather humorously:

"All the Mephistos are arguing together, and there is nothing that can be used to promote unity except that everyone agrees with the concept of 'detachment'.

From plans for the future to today's lunch, they argue about everything and greet each other's mothers expressing their desire to have intimate relationships with each other's immediate female relatives.

I never realized how annoying I was until I got in touch with the rest of myself, and I never realized how rude and nasty a monster I was.

Alas, you are perfect in your own eyes, but you are only real in the eyes of others.

What a pity.

You don't have to worry about that, little Mason. "

The old devil paused, he looked at Mason, as if looking at a rare treasure, he said:

"You don't have space-time aliens, so naturally you don't have to worry about dealing with yourself, and you don't need to play tricks with yourself, although this will also lose a lot of fun.

But overall the pros outweigh the cons. "

"But I created twelve water bodies for myself, each with a complete thinking and a specific character."

Mason sighed and said:

"I made up for it myself, and to be honest, I really regret making this decision, especially when I have to be ganged up by those guys every time I meet.

Although everyone's current situation is different, I do understand your troubles. It's really tiring to fight wits and courage with yourself. "

"Hahaha, what an interesting young man, if I were tens of thousands of years younger, we would definitely be good friends."

Mephisto laughed, then his face became serious.

He looked at Mason and asked seriously:

"How on earth did you do it?"

"Ah? Water body?"

Mason pretended to be stupid and said in a daze:

"Of course it is due to supernatural powers. The superpowers of mutants are enough to reproduce water bodies, and then give them the greatest freedom within the scope of their power to separate and reorganize the different characteristics of their personalities.

It's not difficult.

Especially for a devil like you. "

"You know that's not what I'm asking."

Mephisto reminded, and Mason responded with a smile:

"You should also know that it seems impolite to ask such a private matter when you meet for the first time?"

The two fell silent at the same time.

After a few seconds, the old devil shook his head and said:

"A tough kid, reminds me of those old friends.

We fought in the same way in the Twilight Council. Everyone was sitting on one side of the hell lord and dared not start a war at will, so we could only try to gain some advantage at the level of words.

But there is still a difference between the good memories at that time and the present.

Well, stop wasting your time bickering, Mason Cooper, I don't know how you circumvent the effects of the soul curse on you, but you have that tattoo

you are mine!

There is no doubt about it.

Now the humiliating defeat you brought to the Stars Club has become a hot topic in the Council of Hope these days, and those guys I have seen, those I have never seen, and those I care about are all discussing this matter.

I'm not fully awake yet, but I can already guess how many taunts and strange looks I'll get the next time I enter that time-wasting venue.

Compared to the loss of my own reputation, the crisis that the Stars will encounter is the most important trouble.

Ciri and Liana are the hands I chose for the Stars, but they need a brain to be able to function. If you destroy the brain that is still useful, you have to replace it yourself. "

The old devil flicked his fingers and said:

"I don't care how you want to integrate the Stars Club after you take office, whether it's disbanding it or reorganizing it, it's up to you. My only request is that no other forces can get involved in it openly.

I'll just say it straight!

I can't trust people who are full of tricks in their heads, politics has ruined their brains, and it's just letting morons mess things up.

The Stars Club itself is not important, but it is very important to complete our plans and goals.

do you understand what I mean? "

"certainly."

Mason nodded and said:

"Transcendence is imminent, and you will be freed from the shackles of the fate of the universe so that you can become a truly free existence. Whether it is from a personal level or a larger perspective, now it belongs to the most important stage in your long life.

If I were you, I don't want things to change at this time.

But here comes the problem. "

He poured out a smoke ring in front of his body, looked at the old devil in the smog, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"What reason do I have to help you fulfill your wish? Do I have to do that? Do I owe you money, or did I steal your rice? I don't owe you anything, Your Excellency Mephisto.

So please.

Don't talk to me in such a fatherly way!

You are not qualified to order me to do this or that, I am not Strange who will be bewitched by you, and those bad things done under your behest will always have retribution on your head one day.

I'd be more than happy to do this myself. "

"So there's nothing to talk about?"

The hypocritical expression on Mephisto's face couldn't hold back.

After all, the widowed and lonely old devil is also a person of status. It has been a long, long time since no one dared to quarrel with him in this way.

He stared at Mason and said:

"You know that I have many ways to control you, such as Ciri, such as Harley, such as your teammates, they are not as magical as you can ignore my power."

"They are mine!"

Mason stared up at Mephisto's eyes without fear, and said:

"If you dare to touch them, we will kill them right now. You haven't woken up yet, Mr. Devil, three exceptionally strong men have entered your lair!"

I mean, as long as there's a 1 in 10,000 chance we'll get lucky, things won't look so good, right?

As far as I know, you are not an adventurous character.

And how could a graceful devil be as brute as a brutish one? It is in your nature to act with devious cunning and intrigue when challenges arise.

That is instinct, insurmountable. "

"Are you sure you can find my bedroom in the endless hell?"

Mephisto snorted.

Then he saw Mason flicking his fingers to ignite a devil's fire, which was his power, burning right before his eyes, but the old devil couldn't control the flame to go out.

That was the power that was taken away from Mason when he joined the Stellaris.

"I've never been to hell."

Mason looked at the flames on his fingers and said to Mephisto:

"But I have some 'friends' there, and Johnny hasn't informed you yet, did he find himself an 'apprentice'?

Although I am still in the internship period, I think if I express my desire to visit my future workplace and get familiar with the environment, I guess my knight mentor will not refuse.

Or do you still have undue confidence in the loyalty of the Ghost Riders you recruited through various indecent methods?

Do you think they'll miss this opportunity to backstab you? "

"ha!"

The smile on the old devil's face became more and more distorted. He stared at the flame at Mason's fingertips and said:

"You were prepared! You guessed that I would visit you at some point and threaten you, so you made a plan in advance and it came in handy as planned.

This is your countermeasure? "

"Or else?"

Mason rolled his eyes and said:

"Otherwise, why am I serving those three uncles conscientiously? Of course, you will not lose in your territory, but once the real friction starts, the most precious time for you will be wasted.

We rootless trees can afford it, how about you? "

"It makes sense! I'm convinced by you."

The old devil nodded.

He stood up and straightened his clothes seriously, burned the blank contract in front of Mason's eyes, and put his pen back in his breast pocket.

He said to Mason:

"Then let's come here this time, say hello to you, and meet you, a young talent, I am very satisfied. If you are a devil boy, I will establish you as my successor on the spot.

But what you said just now is quite right.

time!

Time is precious, and it's true for everyone.

The ignorant think that there is a punishment for every sin in hell, but they don't know that wasting time is the worst sin, I have a cubicle in my hell just for those who don't use their time well .

Of course, this is not a threat. "

The old devil bent down and stared at Mason's eyes. He showed a meaningful smile, reached out and patted Mason's shoulder, and said:

"This is a reminder. The fourth shock is coming, and it will come much faster than you imagined. To be precise, it should be thirty days later.

My dear Mason, you seem to have a strange contract with some strange fellows, a contract that bets on your ideals and hopes, as far as the fourth impact is concerned.

You see, just now I advised you to be cautious when dealing with major life choices, and to avoid falling into this dilemma of life or death.

I don't need to spend any more time dealing with you personally, because you have bigger troubles ahead than challenging me.

If you survive."

Mephisto paused, straightened Mason's collar, patted his collar again, and said with emphasis:

"Let's start a game alone at that time, now you should go to enjoy your celebration banquet, your friends are waiting for you, your cutie has prepared a surprise for you.

Oh, by the way, remember to comfort Ciri after having sex with her.

Her mind is in a mess right now, and she doesn't have the rationality that a great teacher should have at all. What she thinks in her heart and what she sees in her eyes are all related to you, tsk tsk, little Mason, you are really a sinful man. "

After finishing speaking, the old devil stood up straight, as if he was going to turn around and leave, but felt that this was too troublesome, so he turned his head and said to Mason:

"Give me a ride, I'm too lazy to dissipate this projection and regain my consciousness. Look, if you want to fight against each other, you have to have a sense of ritual, right? Like a bullet or something?"

"Of course, Lord Mephisto, I'd be happy to do that."

Mason got up and pulled out the Black Death Sword Ragnarok pistol, aiming at the old devil with a smile in front of his eyes and stretching out his hand to say goodbye to him.

Pulling the trigger, the bullet flew out and shattered his skull.

In the scattered light of the astral projection, the projection disappeared before Mason's eyes like a sandcastle crumbling, and the meeting room fell silent again.

"Successfully completed a supernatural high-level life-long-range headshot-execution, and the proficiency of shooting skills has improved, currently at Lv7."

The hint of skill improvement flashed before Mason's eyes, but he was in no mood to look at it anymore.

"Don't be fooled by that cunning fellow, Mason!"

The hat immediately reminded:

"That may be just a psychological tactic, just to make you mess up. These hell creatures are good at these little tricks."

"But you can't pretend you didn't hear it!"

The projection of Consus also appeared beside Mason, the Isu biologist reminded:

"Especially with regard to the clues of the fourth shock, there has been enough evidence to prove that the speed of shock events is accelerating, and our original estimate that it may take a year or half a year is still too optimistic.

It is now only more than two months since the third shock."

"This shows that the speed of the cosmic tremor is accelerating, and it can't hold it anymore."

Mason sat back on the chair, put the gun in his hand aside, rubbed his forehead and whispered:

"It is almost exactly the same as the prediction of the Supreme Beast. This is a bad signal, and the impact will be more frequent in the future, until the last one brings the end of all things and the restart of the new era.

This is the fourth time.

According to the current law and the number of existing parallel worlds to do a simple calculation, at the most the seventh impact, everything will return to nothingness.

He is right.

We are running out of time, I must go back to my laboratory immediately, I must immediately"

"But your teammates are waiting for you, Mason!"

The hat said emphatically:

"They have a right to know this information."

"Yes, my brother, you can no longer carry this on your shoulders."

Consus also persuaded:

"You should stay with your partners, the more critical the moment, the more you need their support and united efforts.

You can't figure this out on your own. "

"Well, well, listen to you."

Mason sighed, stood up, stretched his neck, and said:

"Let's go, go to the celebration banquet, don't make them wait."