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Chapter 79 Devil
Gideon Malik wasn't originally a target worthy of Michael's own hand.He holds an important position, and his position and weight are true, but the power he really possesses in Hydra is actually limited.As a member of the special supervisory committee, his role is more like an adviser behind the real leaders in power than personally in charge of the overall situation.

After Hydra lost power, as all the leaders were eliminated one after another, most members of this supervisory committee could not hide from Shirley's ubiquitous vision.An old guy who refused to compromise was executed on the spot, and the rest of them wisely chose to take refuge in Tianjian.Only Gideon Malik - the most cunning old fellow, who guessed that the old Hydra network might have fallen into enemy hands, who had been carefully evading tracking for so long, retreated with what was left of him. In the shadow of the only party, Tianjian has not noticed it until today.

After even Daniel Whitehall was exposed and executed by Tianjian some time ago, the only Hydra remnants in the world who still blindly adhere to their beliefs have no other choice.Gideon Malik was the most powerful remaining leader of their defunct organization, so many people chose to join him.

But this is still not the reason why Michael decided to do it himself.The reason why Gideon Malik attracted his attention was because the mission briefing from the Tennessee branch mentioned the "sacred relic" passed down from the ancient times of Hydra.

This part of the content is so old that there is not even any electronic form of information in the entire Hydra.Michael specially sent someone down to search for files related to the "sacred object" from the confiscated pile of Hydra archives, and finally found something.

A pile of almost musty old papers thrown in the corner of the warehouse records that Hydra was first born thousands of years ago, with the purpose of rescuing the first alien from the alien planet in ancient times. They believe in the guy who is the Hydra god.The so-called "sacred object" is a stone with the ability to open a star portal, and every once in a while Hydra will send a team of people through the portal to the unknown world, trying to bring back their leader.

There are indications that Gideon Malik may have found a way to bring back the god, and may even have succeeded, the Tennessee branch reports.

There are not many detailed descriptions of this "god" in the document, but Michael only needs these.

He remembered who the so-called "God" was.The hive, the final villain of the third season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", also has some key records about this character in the log files created by Michael in the early years after time travel.

A hive is basically a collection of parasites that can parasitize and manipulate human bodies and jump from one host to another.He can brainwash aliens to become his most loyal subordinates through infection. At the same time, he can also project parasites to devour enemies and turn the targets into his own nutrients.

The more enemies you devour, the stronger the hive itself becomes.After swallowing enough individuals in the TV series, the hive can fight head-on with the powerful hunters among the Cree, and its physical strength is enough to directly resist the shock wave released by Shockwave (and it goes without saying how powerful she is).And he can hardly be killed by conventional means, because his body is essentially a parasite, so even if his body and bone marrow are smashed, he can heal himself.

But with a cautious estimate, that may still not be the upper limit of the hive's strength.The play did not explain in detail how many people he devoured, and the more individuals he devoured, the stronger he would become. He could gain faster speed and stronger strength. In theory, he could also become stronger. powerful.

Judging from the performance of the TV series, it is difficult to judge how powerful the hive is, because it seems that he has never encountered an evenly matched opponent in the whole show as a benchmark.However, Michael is a cautious person, and he will not treat any enemy that may become a threat casually.Now that this matter has attracted his attention, he will personally take care of the matter to ensure that there will be no future troubles.

Gideon Malik's hiding place is in a forest in Tennessee. He racked his brains and used various methods and techniques to strengthen anti-tracking, which is why he has been hiding for so long.

until today.

But things went well beyond Michael's expectation.From the time he parachuted into this dense forest base until he broke through all the defense lines and rushed inside, he hardly encountered any decent resistance along the way.Malik, the last stronghold, is really pitifully short of manpower, and the armed forces give people the feeling that they are nothing more than a bunch of bandits who rob houses in the mountains.

They have no energy weapons, no heavy firepower, not even a self-engaging turret.The defenders only symbolically fired a few insignificant sparks on the Vibranium Armor and were killed. In less than a minute, Michael had penetrated into the heart of the base and walked into Malik's office.

Gideon Malik doesn't look flustered at all.He was sitting in the office chair, his expression looked like a sinner quietly waiting for his own judgment to come.

"I'm still wondering when you will come here." Malik said calmly, "I know there will always be such a moment, this is always inevitable, all I do is keep postponing what must happen .”

"I'm glad you're a reasonable person, so let's save time." Michael walked in the door. "Now I'm going to ask you some questions. I think you already know that I have a special way of getting people to talk, But if you are wise and choose to confess, then we can all save a lot of trouble."

Malik leaned back in his chair naturally: "I didn't mean to hide anything, because it's no longer necessary."

"That original alien, that thing that you believe in as a god." Michael asked, "Did you bring him back?"

Malik nodded mechanically.He said slowly, "You can't even imagine, Dr. Norton. You don't know what he is. I thought I brought back a god, but it was the exact opposite. I brought back a A demon, a demon that is impossible to defeat. I thought the person who brought him back would be rewarded, but he didn't. He doesn't care about Hydra, and he doesn't care about me. I am just a coin that has lost its value to him "abandoned son"

"I know exactly what a hive is, maybe better than you. And this thing is neither a god nor a devil, it's just a strange person with some difficult abilities." Michael interrupted.

Malik opened his mouth, and swallowed the second half of the words abruptly.

"Then what else do you want to know?" he asked.

"The status of the hive, its whereabouts." Michael said, "I want to know how many people he has swallowed, how his strength and endurance are. And how many aliens under his command are under his command, including their respective ability information."

"I'm afraid I can't answer all of them, because I know very little." Malik said, "I don't know where he is, I report to him, not him to me. About the number of aliens he can command and I don't even know about the abilities, but what I can tell you is that there are absolutely a lot of them.

By chance, my people discovered a large gathering place of aliens.I told him the news and he boarded the plane twelve hours ago with some of my best men.I don't know where they are, but what I do know is that they're not coming back. "

"'Afterlife'." Michael frowned.It is obvious that the hive is headed towards the isolated alien settlement, thinking on the bad side that all the aliens in that place may have been infected and surrendered by him.

That way the hive would instantly have an invincible army, all made up of aliens with extraordinary abilities.

"What did you say?" Malik wondered.

"It's nothing, you continue." Michael said, "Where is the hive? How is his own condition?"

"It doesn't make sense for me to tell you this, Dr. Norton. I told you, he is a devil with great powers. Even someone like you is no match for him." Malik shook his head, " After he came back from the door, I sent him a lot of people as nourishment one after another. There were men, women, whites and blacks, and strong people from various ethnicities. If he had, I think he might have devoured hundreds of people. He is stronger than you can imagine, in fact. I think there is probably no one who can stop him."

Hundreds of people? Michael was thoughtful.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Malik. But it's fine for me to worry about stopping him."

He raised his hand, and the pulse light cannon in his palm had completed its energy gathering.

Malik's face was calm, as if he had seen through life and death: "You can do whatever you want, I don't care anymore."

The cannon rang, and Malik fell to the ground with his seat on his back, and there was no more movement.

(End of this chapter)