novelhk Chapter 318: Do villains also have alliances?
Chapter 318: Do villains also have alliances?
Chapter 318: Do villains also have alliances?
The wine served at the banquet was made from cactus and grapes. This product, which requires a large amount of grain to produce, naturally became a luxury in the sanctuary after Judgment Day. The wine, which combines the complex fruity aroma of cactus and grapes and has a slightly yellow and green color, also made Queen Maeve reveal her true feelings.
She confided her anxieties to Rune, Raven, Clark, and Starlight. While there were some superhumans in the shelter, their strength was nowhere near the level of the Seven; most were only slightly stronger than ordinary people. Therefore, Queen Maeve's pressure remained unrelieved. She constantly worried that these thousands of people would die because of her, and to minimize civilian casualties, she always personally led teams to scavenge for supplies.
Maeve also launched into a tirade against the now-dead Storm, saying that she wouldn't have tolerated Storm if it weren't for the ordinary people in the base, and that Vought International had long since lost control of her.
Of course, Starlight also got scolded by Maeve quite a bit. Starlight's naivety and fearlessness of authority often caused her to clash with Storm. Maeve was the victim of all this, and she had to mediate between the two, which gave her a real headache.
"Looks like our shelter's leader really got drunk, haha—." Starlight managed a weak smile, then looked longingly at the remaining pre-battle food on the table before finally helping the completely drunk Maeve away.
Although Queen Maeve did maintain one of the largest shelters in the American West, Rune did not think she was a competent leader. The fact that she entrusted the task of judging whether homeless people could enter the shelter to a Nazi proves that she had some mental issues.
Moreover, even Maeve might not know that she herself is somewhat distrustful of ordinary people. Almost all the greatest power in the entire shelter is in the hands of superhumans. Maeve is the captain who goes out to plunder, Storm is in charge of the soldiers who protect the shelter, and Starlight is in charge of the team that maintains order within the shelter.
What about ordinary people?
Perhaps something happened in this shelter that made Maeve distrust ordinary people, but at least she should put on a show, right?
Rune shook his head. With a military base behind him and two superhumans at the level of the Seven, the shelter only had a few thousand people. Look at John Connor! Connor not only had to face the T-800 and other more advanced Terminators, but also had to deal with all kinds of Terminators that flew in the sky and swam in the water. And yet, he almost destroyed Skynet. Then look at Queen Maeve, and the difference is obvious, okay?
Connor doesn't even have superpowered beings like Maeve; his subordinates are all ordinary people!
Clark, on the other hand, is quite happy. He saved thousands of people on his second act of heroism, so he is currently in a state of great accomplishment.
"You should go home, Clark."
Clark's eyes widened: "Huh?"
"What?!" Rune's eyes widened. "It's already evening! If I don't take you home soon, Martha will worry about you!" Rune then looked at Raven. "And you too!"
Back when the Marvel universe still existed, Clark once missed the time he had agreed to go home with the Kents because he wanted to challenge his limits. As a result, Clark and Rune were scolded by Jonathan when they returned.
They didn't care much about Rune, but Clark was another matter entirely. Perhaps in the Kents' minds, Rune was already an adult, but Clark was still a child.
Raven pouted; she was still hoping to stay here with Rune.
After sending the other two back, Rune stayed in the shelter until dawn. The overly fantastical appearance of the new Terminators immediately caught his attention. The others didn't know, but Rune couldn't tell what these robots were? Aren't they just Ultron's henchmen?
If this mechanical villain used Skynet's technology to invade a world, it might mean there was a deal between the villain and Skynet. If the villain used two technologies, it could mean one thing—that these tech-savvy villains have formed an organization.
If the villains on the technology side can form an organization, then what about the other villains?
On a stormy night, in front of the rebuilt Stark Tower.
"Sir, the current energy level is too high." Just as the dutiful Friday was about to warn Stark, a portal appeared in front of Tony, and a familiar figure walked out of it, with several metal skeletons floating behind him.
Tony rolled his eyes. "God, couldn't you just use the front door?"
Rune glanced at the city outside, where it was raining heavily, then looked at Stark: "I had no idea it could rain on this planet?"
"snort!"
Tony snorted. Just as he had guessed, that damned Rune didn't care much about this pocket universe. Look at this boy, he didn't even know it rained here!
"Alright, take a look at this thing." Rune tossed the metal skeleton behind him to Tony's feet. "I guess you'd be interested in something like this."
Tony looked at the robots at his feet, somewhat speechless: "Broken arms and legs, some even melted down. —Couldn't you have found a more intact sample?"
Even so, Stark still threw the wreckage of the T-800 into the vicinity of the laser scanner.
"Where did you find these robots?" Tony asked as he picked up his tools.
“From another world,” Rune said, standing behind him. He briefly introduced the current state of the Boys world, and then continued, “I believe the design of these robots originated from a mad AI called Skynet, who nearly killed all of humanity in one world.”
"What do you think?" Tony turned around and asked, puzzled.
Rune nodded: "I can't be 100% sure that this thing is the Terminator I remember—the general term for the robot wreckage in your hand."
"Who will the Terminator terminate? Humanity? Let me see what Skynet gave this thing to make it have such a fancy name." Tony rolled his eyes, then disassembled the robot. After seeing its design, he immediately burst out laughing: "This? This thing isn't even as good as the radio in my garage—"
"This thing is considered a relatively outdated model by Skynet's standards," Rune added.
After Rune finished speaking, Tony gave him a strange look: "Then why didn't you bring me a more advanced model?"
"Because I didn't see it."