The Dawn Trail in the World of American Comics

Mason had a terrible sleep.

The apocalyptic scenes from the movies and comics he had seen kept replaying in his mind, like a bad ”apocalyptic movie marathon. ”

When he opened his eyes, it was already dawn.
Kite Man, who was cooking breakfast by the campfire, glanced at Mason rubbing his eyes and joked, ”I bet you really like Superman and Wonder Woman. ”

”Huh? Why do you say that? ” Mason looked at him in confusion.
Kite Man shrugged and said, ”You had a really restless night.
You shouted Wonder Woman ’s name 67 times and Superman ’s name 138 times with your eyes closed, as well as some other names I haven ’t heard of.
It was a mess…
So, I guess your nightmare must have been terrifying. ”

”You ’re really boring, Count von Count. ”

The young man rolled his eyes, drank some water, and wiped his mouth.
Then he heard Kite Man sigh and say, ”But I think you trust Batman more.
You shouted his name 487 times all night, second only to that guy named ’Logan ’ who you shouted 449 times… ”

”Shut up! ”

Mason, who had been calm and rational, suddenly became angry and threw the water bottle in his hand at Kite Man, who was laughing.
He even thought about pulling out Sujie ’s Eagle Sword to give this guy a sword!

Hey, isn ’t being your little brother too much? Why didn ’t the Joker kill you for some reason? Is it because you can fly?

”Bullshit. ”

Mason calmed himself down, picked up the breakfast porridge that Kite Man was trying to please him with, and handed him Potter ’s diary from his pocket, indicating that he should read it himself.

Kite Man took a look at it and became more and more serious, until he was full of panic.
He finally understood why Mason had such a nightmare.

”Is this apocalypse planned? Olesya! Who are those ’world destroyers ’ that sound so scary? ”

Kite Man handed the diary back to Mason, who was eating breakfast tastelessly, and said, ”Are you worried about our world too…
No! We have Batman! We still have Superman! We are much stronger than the wizards in this world! They dare not come. ”

”This world is not as weak as you think, it ’s just that zombies can ’t use magic. ”

Mason said softly, ”You also saw that dragon with your own eyes.
There should be other living dragons in this world, as well as magical creatures no weaker than dragons.
But they are still turned into zombies.
Charles, we can ’t just ignore what we saw of the apocalypse.
Do you understand what I mean? ”

”Are you going to tell Batman about this? ”

Kite Man ’s brain was pretty good, and he immediately understood.

Mason didn ’t answer, but that was indeed his current idea.He really didn ’t want to have any connection with the world destroyers or the Star Association, especially since Old K had warned him not to trust anyone from the Star Association before he died.

Obviously, even to a cold-blooded bastard like Old K, the Star Association was not a good place.

”Well, your idea makes sense.
This is not something we can handle. ”

Kite Man nodded quickly and said, ”When the sky falls, tall people have to hold it up.
Let ’s go back to Gotham and throw all this mess to Batman and his friends.
Then we can live our lives easily. ”

”Uh, the train is here! I heard the whistle. ”

”Hurry up, boss, let ’s pack up and go. ”

A few minutes later, Mason and Kite Man, who had packed their things, landed on a deserted platform at the Haldenmode Village station on their motorcycle and opened the carriage to put the flying motorcycle inside.

After the train started, Mason walked into the front of the magic train alone.

Mason looked at the strange-shaped locomotive engine in front of him.

That thing was like a silver-gray shell that encapsulated all the secrets.
Obviously, after magical modification, not even a screw could be seen on it.

He soon found several barrels of peculiar-smelling special liquid in a compartment in the front of the train.
Under the identification of the character card, Mason confirmed that this was a special oil for alchemy engines, which could also be used for the engine of the flying motorcycle.

He packed the oil into his handbag and sighed that the magic backpack was comfortable to use.
Then he reached out and touched the strange silver-gray engine cover in front of him.

Information labels popped up:

”Ottolina ” Type III Alchemy Power Engine – Large Machine

Quality: Epic Engineering/Alchemy Item – Outstanding Craftsmanship

Item Description: After the implementation of the International Wizarding Secrecy Law, the issue of new student enrollment at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was put on the agenda.
In order to balance safety, confidentiality, and demonstrate the progress of the wizarding world, the then Minister of Magic, Ottolina Gambon, proposed a bold idea.

This alchemical power engine is a masterpiece of ancient magical techniques and modern industrialization.
Since its inception, it has undergone three improvements.
All modern power devices in the wizarding world are basically derived from it, and its name is used to commemorate the admirable Minister of Magic.

The engine is driven by special oil made by alchemists.
One refueling can run autonomously for months or even years in a magical environment.

To this day, the Ottolina alchemy engine drawings are still confidential information of the Ministry of Magic.

Tip: This drawing belongs to comprehensive knowledge.
The production requires Alchemy Lv4, Engineering Lv5, Enchantment Lv2, and Inscription Lv2.
Analysis of the drawing is ongoing.

”Okay. ”

Mason regretfully withdrew his hand.

It seems that he really needs to spend some time quickly upgrading his professional skills.These mysterious drawings were right in front of him, but he couldn ’t decipher them, which was really frustrating.
It was like entering a treasure trove but not being able to take away any treasures.

When he turned around, he saw Kite Man holding something that looked like a playing card, flipping it over in his hand.

As soon as Mason pushed the door open and entered, Kite Man Charles immediately shook the thing and said, ”Look what I found in the old clothes left by K! A magic card with an exotic beauty on it.
It ’s so cool! ”

”Hmm? Let me see. ”

Mason reached out and took the card, but when he looked at it, he couldn ’t help but frown.

He had just been complaining about how the monster hunter K had only given him a sword and a badge, but there was no sign of Gwent cards.
It turned out that they were hidden here.

”Yennefer of Vengerberg…
um, hello. ”

The young man placed the card in front of him and looked at the beautiful lady in black clothes and black hair with an oriental style on the card.
He smiled and said softly.

The next second, a learning prompt appeared in front of him: ”Detecting runic creation, analyzing…
This item is the ’Neutral Faction Legendary Card – Yennefer of Vengerberg ’ from the classic Gwent card game.
The effect is to play this card in a casual game and receive the envious and jealous eyes of opponents and spectators, as well as the temporary title of ’rich guy. ’ The blueprint has been recorded.
Runic learning skills are now at Level 0. ”

”It ’s quite an interesting toy.
You can use it to dispel loneliness when you ’re alone. ”

Mason commented and was about to return the rare card to Kite Man, but when he handed it over, he suddenly noticed an inconspicuous graffiti in the corner of the card.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from bit.ly/3iBfjkV.

This made the young man raise his eyebrows and look at the card again carefully, and he found that the graffiti was a stylized ”K. ”

”K? ”

Mason narrowed his eyes.

He immediately guessed that this was the origin of the pseudonym ”K, ” and then he wondered if there were also ”A, ” ”Queen, ” ”Joker, ” and ”King. ”

Okay, so after all the fuss, was it just another clue to a secret organization?

Why do you guys like to mess around with secret societies so much? We ’re already in a secret society, you bastards, do we need to start another one separately?

Are you not tired?

”Sorry, Charles. ”

Mason played with the card in his hand and said to Kite Man, ”I have to take this with me.
I can ’t return it to you. ”

”It ’s okay, you can use it. ”

Kite Man grinned, showing a ”men understand ” expression, and raised his eyebrows at Mason, saying, ”Young man, I understand the firepower is strong, when I was 18 years old, even facing my fat head teacher…
cough cough, forget it, anyway, take care of yourself. ”

Mason rolled his eyes.

As someone who was mentally older than Kite Man, he naturally understood what this guy was talking about, but he didn ’t bother to respond.
He sat in the corner of the sofa and took out K ’s alchemy notebook to start learning.Although Mason had a lot of inner turmoil, he didn ’t like to show his emotions too much.
He believed that this was a sign of maturity and hoped to become a quiet handsome man.

Kite-Man also put his tattered flying backpack on the table and sighed as he tried to repair it.
However, it was difficult to fix it in a short time as it was in such a ghostly state.

During the busy process, the train arrived four hours later.

Mason walked down the ladder with his suitcase and looked back at the misty exit behind the magic platform.
It felt like he had traveled to another world.
Kite-Man, who was wearing old clothes, also sighed.

Although this trip was only three days, only the two of them who survived could understand the feeling.

”You go check that door. ”

When Mason crossed the stone pillar of the magic platform, he picked up his critical hit shotgun and said to Kite-Man.
The latter glanced at him and said:

”What else do you want to do? Don ’t you want to go home? ”

”I do, but I ’m not in a good mood. ”

The young man unlocked the safety with a click, moved his neck, and said:

”Let ’s practice shooting first. ”

”Okay, I ’ll wait for you at the door.
Don ’t take too long.
I really can ’t wait to see my son now. ”

Charles looked down at his fingers and said:

”Fuck the broken relationship! I ’ve decided to sue that woman and fight for custody of my son! ”

”Good idea, I support you. ”

Mason casually said and, after crossing the nine and three-quarters platform, raised his gun and shot a wandering zombie from above, and a headless corpse fell from a height of more than ten meters.

”Successfully completed an excellent long-range accurate kill, shooting skill proficiency X5 increased. ”

The prompt in front of him made Mason smile.
He remembered that he had vowed to break through his shooting skills to Lv3 before he set off.

An unforgettable journey must have a perfect ending.

—

Three hours later, Mason rubbed his sore arm, carried his gun, and suitcase, and came to the door where they crossed the world.

The young man discovered a tragic truth.
It was indeed more difficult to improve various branch skills as they went up.

Behind him, almost all the zombies in the entire station were cleared out, and the engineering bomb he brought with him was also used up.
But it took so many times the proficiency of accurate killing to barely reach Lv3.
He didn ’t know how long it would take to reach the maximum level.

In front of him, Kite-Man was getting impatient.

He guarded the ordinary door but didn ’t leave Mason alone.
This made the young man somewhat satisfied.
It seemed that Charles was indeed a good partner.

Of course, it would be better if he was more powerful and useful.The black stone in the cat ’s eye of the door had lost its luster, which seemed to indicate that the magical ability of the door was about to close.
The outer ring of its brass handle was marked with complex scales.
Mason had seen old K use this thing before, and it had to be turned to a specific position to open a precise world channel.

”You come, you seem to be good at dealing with these strange things. ”

Kite Man stepped aside and watched as Mason approached to operate it.

The young man reached out and grabbed the brass handle, and in the next instant, an information label popped up:

World Travel Door · Replica

Quality: Excellent Creation · Excellent Craftsmanship

Features: Strange Object Projection · Star Positioning · Time and Space Travel · Identity Locking · Soul Linking

Status: Owner ’Old K ’ is dead, the key to the world is broken, and it needs to be rebound before it can be used.

Effect:

Choose different world coordinates and turn the handle to open the passage to different parallel worlds.

Using the key to the world can change the positioning of the world door in different worlds.

This item requires a specific energy stone to supply energy.
Once opened, it lasts for five days.
Currently, there are 【37/120 hours】remaining.
After the energy stone is exhausted, this ownerless world door will be permanently closed.

Item description: This world door is only a replica of the world door owned by the Star Alliance.
All its abilities come from the replica projection of that legendary item.

This item can be destroyed, but it is not recommended.

This prompt made Mason frown because under the prompt, an information interaction box popped up: ”The world door can be bound to a new user, yes/no? ”

”What ’s wrong? ”

Kite Man saw Mason ’s ugly face and asked in a low voice.

Mason glanced at him and whispered, ”Old K is dead, and this door may not be usable unless…unless one of us is willing to become its new owner. ”

”I ’ll do it! ”

Charles heard this and his heart sank halfway, but when he heard Mason say that it needed to be bound to be used, he didn ’t hesitate too much and reached out to grab the brass handle.

But Mason grabbed his wrist.

He stared at Kite Man and said very seriously, ”You know, once you bind with it, you are equivalent to joining the Star Alliance! Old K told me before he died that the Star Alliance is not a good thing! ”

”What should we do then? ”

Kite Man asked excitedly.

”We can ’t go back without it! My child is still waiting for me.
I don ’t want to live in this already dead world for the rest of my life, Mason, do you want to spend the rest of your life surrounded by zombies? ”

Charles, who was completely green, lowered his head.
He was silent for a few seconds and said, ”I owe you my life, and I owe you many favors.
Without you, I would probably have been treated as cannon fodder.
I don ’t joke when I say I regard you as my boss.
I know what I should do in this situation.
I also know you have concerns, so I ’ll do it. ”

Mason looked at Kite Man in front of him.
He was silent for almost ten seconds, shook his head, and said softly: ”No, you ’re too weak.
You probably won ’t be able to hold on. ”

”You fucking look down on me? ”

Charles gritted his teeth and shouted.

But the next moment, he saw a red light shining from the doorknob, quickly spreading to Mason ’s wrist, leaving a strange circular mark on his young arm as he cried out in pain.

”Do you fucking understand the rules? Did the Penguin not teach you how to be a boss? ”

Kite Man was really angry now.

He tried to push Mason away from the doorknob, shouting:

”The Gotham gangsters don ’t do things like this! When the boss has something to do, the little brothers go up, not the boss taking the blame for the little brothers! You ’re so naive in Gotham, you bastard! ”

”Don ’t be in such a hurry! ”

Mason, whose arm was covered in red light, gritted his teeth and pressed his hand on Kite Man ’s shoulder, saying in a hoarse voice:

”You ’re also responsible! Old K came here to rebuild the team, so now we have to be a team to fulfill the contract he made with the Star Alliance.

Luckily, I showed kindness and saved you, you idiot.
Otherwise, I would really have to live alone in this world. ”

”That ’s right. ”

Kite Man grinned.

Looking at the red light ”flowing ” from Mason ’s hand onto his shoulder, he laughed and said:

”Good things happen to good people, boss.
Honestly, when we came over, I could tell at a glance that you were a good person.
But now, let ’s stop talking and go back.
I ’m really sick of this place! ”

”Okay. ”

Mason glanced at the prompt on the character card that shimmered with ”external forces suspected of ’soul curse ’ being applied ”, shook his head, and turned the doorknob.

Between the flickering stars, the curtain of light leading to Gotham appeared before the new boss and his little brother.

They had been out for so long, it was time to go home.