Marvel: Spear Bureau Technical Advisor

"What happened, what happened to me?" Coulson, who had been dead for less than a day, was obviously inexperienced, and he didn't understand the changes in himself.

But Xiangqian and Liana could tell at a glance.

"There is a force calling to your soul." Said forward.

Coulson looked blank: "What do you mean? Souls can still be called around at will?"

"It's not very casual, but you can indeed be called around." Qiangqian smiled and threatened, "There are many black magics about enslaving other people's souls in history, some of which have been passed down to this day."

Coulson doesn't know whether the so-called "black magic that enslaves souls" is true or not, but his professional qualities as an agent allow him to easily distinguish his forward attitude.

This guy is more of a jerk than Tony Stark, and he doesn't know where and when he jokes.

Coulson could only turn his questioning gaze to Her Majesty the Queen.

Although Liana has long been in a forward shape, she will never learn to be a playboy. She carefully looked at Coulson's spiritual state and quickly understood it.

"There is indeed a force calling to your spirit, but it has nothing to do with black magic. It is your body."

Coulson was puzzled: "My body? You mean my... dead body?"

"It's not a corpse, but a body. Your body is rejuvenating, and it also resonates with your soul." Liana said, "The human soul has an extremely close relationship with the physical body, and it is difficult to separate unless it dies." .As long as the body and soul are alive, they will naturally attract each other and become one."

"To put it simply, your body was not dissected or cremated, but was brought back to life." Xiangqian explained, "SHIELD has hidden a lot of black technology, even the dead can be revived."

Coulson's eyes flickered: "Why can't it be that I didn't die completely, maybe it was just a state of suspended animation. There are many such records in medicine."

"No, you were already dead at the time. I could see clearly from the side." Xiang Qiang said, "If you hadn't been dead, your soul wouldn't have left your body, and you wouldn't have responded to the call of the hell dimension. , appeared here."

"Tahiti Project." Without waiting for Coulson to continue, Liana suddenly spit out an unfamiliar phrase, "You've been thinking about this name in your heart, what does this plan represent?"

Coulson was terrified, and then discouraged; he knew that the other party had used the power of the hell lord to see through the secret in his heart.

"A secret plan developed by Director Fury." Coulson said, "I only know that it is a cutting-edge medical technology, originally prepared for the Avengers; he originally wanted me to be the director of the plan, but still Before I could take over, Loki came."

"No wonder you only have one name in your memory."

Hearing what Liana said, Xiangqian no longer wanted to ask questions.The secret of the dead cannot be hidden from the Lord of Hell. Since Liana can't see it, it means that Coulson really doesn't know.

"So, Coulson, what are you going to do next?" Qianqian asked, "Nick Fury saved your body and gave you a chance to be resurrected; what do you think? Do you want to die or live? "

Coulson scratched his head for a while. Is this a question or a threat?Why does the tone sound wrong?

"Am I free to choose?" he asked.

He waved his hand forward generously: "Of course! Before I chose you to be the chancellor of the court at the border of hell, you complained that you would not be given a chance to choose, but now I let you choose yourself. Choose to live, and we will let go and let your soul return In the world; choose to die, and we will try to keep your soul in Limbo."

Is this still an option?Coulson thought to himself.His death was sudden, and he had to throw himself into a dangerous situation in the face of a strong enemy. Thinking about it afterwards, there are still many people and things that he cares about in the world. Of course, he would prefer to go back if he has the opportunity.

It's just...Mr. Agent looked at the playboy in front of him, and was skeptical of this guy's nature.

"If I choose to live, can I really be resurrected?" Coulson asked tentatively.

He smiled forward and said, "No!"

"..."

Liana probably couldn't stand Qianqian's bad attitude of deliberately teasing people, and took the initiative to explain: "Your spirit body has been contaminated with too much death breath from the hell dimension; the breath of death and the breath of life of living beings are diametrically opposite sides. Once you return to the human world, the two will have a violent rejection reaction in you."

"What are the consequences of rejection?" Coulson asked boldly.

Qianqian smiled gloatingly: "The dead air will gradually erode your body from the inside out; at the beginning, the bones, then the muscle tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and skin will rot one by one from the inside out. In the end, you wash your body every day. A hundred baths can't suppress the stench of corpses; of course, even so, you are still alive, because your body is still alive."

Coulson listened impassively.He had been dead for less than a day, and he had already been teased several times by playboys back and forth. He basically ignored such threatening words; he only turned his eyes to Liana.

Unfortunately, this time Liana also nodded and echoed Xiangqian's statement: "He is right, this is a fundamental difference between the two worlds. Life and death are originally opposite to each other. Wait until the vitality of the body is replaced by the vitality of death. When it's all worn out, you'll still die."

Coulson looked disappointed.

At this time, the previous sentence gave him new hope: "So, if you want to go back, you can only ask us for help."

The playboy had a sincere smile on his face, just like the appearance of a profiteer when he sees a fat sheep.

"How?" Coulson asked.

"Why do you want to help?" Xiang Qiang asked back.

"What do you want me to do?" Whether it's life or death depends entirely on the person's face. Coulson can't be hardened, so he can only be more active.

Qianqian nodded with satisfaction: "SHIELD has power all over the world, and has the opportunity and power to have extensive access to various mysterious things-we hope to borrow this advantage. I need you to be a detector and help Kama Taj detect Everything S.H.I.E.L.D. touches is related to the dimension of hell."

"You want me to betray S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information?" Coulson's face was ugly; although he wanted to return to the human world, he was unwilling to go back as a traitor.

"Not to mention betrayal, Kama Taj has no interest in worldly struggles; letting you go back is just a warning." Qianqian said seriously, "Nick Fury is a secretist and always likes to hide secrets rise; but some secrets are dangerous that he cannot rightly discern."

"You mean the Rubik's Cube?" Coulson was very helpless; S.H.I.E.L.D. has indeed lost a lot of points in the study of the Rubik's Cube, especially the use of the Rubik's Cube to develop weapons, not only Tony Stark complained , Captain Rogers expressed extreme dissatisfaction.

Coulson was also on the Helicarrier at the time, and he knew the process of the quarrel clearly; if it weren't for the sudden attack of Loki's people, the so-called Avengers Alliance might have disbanded before it was established.

"Not the Rubik's Cube; the main threat facing Karma Taj is not from the physical world, we are more worried about some inexplicable things. Lucifer's charm, Olivier's blood, Buffalo's skin, Dormammu's worship ceremony... …blah blah blah blah blah.”

Xiangqian hides his own thoughts of plotting the Rubik's Cube in the universe.

Coulson didn't figure out Qianqian's intentions. He asked, "Then what do you want to do? Let me find these things one by one? S.H.I.E.L.D. has established a strict containment and destruction system for threatening items, and I They're field personnel, not containment staff."

"Didn't those mysterious items be discovered by field personnel before they were contained?" Xiang Qiang said, "I don't need you to take the initiative to do anything, I just need you to let Kamatai It is enough for Ji to get the news in time."

"That is to say, when I find something from hell, when I report to the director, I will also call you by the way?"

"No need to make a phone call." Reaching forward and tapping Coulson's spirit body lightly, "I will engrave a magic spell in your soul; There is a reaction when things happen, and I can get the news instantly through the spell."

Coulson said in astonishment: "Let me return to the world with a dead breath? Didn't you say that it would cause serious consequences?"

"This is the help we can provide you. We can try to contain the negative consequences of the breath of death." Qiang reminded, "The breath of death contaminated by the dead soul is difficult to completely eradicate, as long as the soul is contaminated, the soul will be destroyed. The hell dimension is marked, and it will attract more death breath like a magnet."

Coulson's face was full of bitterness: "That is to say, if I don't agree with your request, even if I go back, I will soon be backlashed by the breath of death?"

"Life and death are inherently related to the basic rules of the universe. The process from birth to death is not irreversible, but today's human civilization is still unable to grasp the mysteries of it." Qianqian sneered, "I dare say that the Tahiti plan It must be something made by Nick Fury regardless of the consequences, I am afraid that its negative effects in the future will be so great that you can hardly imagine."

Coulson hesitated a bit: "I cannot and will not betray S.H.I.E.L.D."

"We don't need you to 'actively' betray." Qianqian continued to bewitch, "Kama Taj only needs news about the hell dimension. The death breath you carry on your body will only react with the hell dimension, and I can guarantee that it will not Using this to threaten you with anything that would betray S.H.I.E.L.D.—even if I threatened you, you wouldn't take it, would you?"

"of course not."

"So, do you agree to this cooperation?"

Coulson was silent for a long time.

S.H.I.E.L.D. has conducted a very in-depth analysis of Xiangqian; his personality, behavior, thinking tendencies, etc., have been psychologically profiled more than once.

However, from the perspective of his success in concealing his identity as a Karma Taj mage, Coulson feels that most of the psychological profiling done by S.H.I.E.L.D. may have to be reinvented.

The remaining small part is forward's unabashed hostility to S.H.I.E.L.D.; this kind of hostility makes Coulson not sure whether forward will use himself to harm the interests of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Don't rush forward, just wait quietly.

If you want to engrave a mark on a person's soul, you need the consent and cooperation of the other person, otherwise it will only get twice the result with half the effort or even fail completely.

Think about how powerful Sithorn, the god of black magic, is. Didn't the marks he left on the souls of Liana, Wanda and others be silenced for a long time because of the host's suppression?

Coulson pondered for a while, but in the end it was the deep concerns in his heart that prevailed; he asked, "Don't sell the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D., don't harm the interests of S.H.I.E.L.D., and only involve things in the dimension of hell?"

Xiangqian frankly agreed: "Is the deal done?"

"Deal. What do I need to do?"

"I need your cooperation. When I engrave the magic mark, you must let go of your mind and do not make any resistance."

"Will it hurt? Is it like a tattoo?"

"It may be a little more painful than a tattoo, especially if you resist, the more you resist, the more painful it will be, and it will cause the inscription to fail."

Coulson frowned: "I think it would be better to notify by phone?"

Xiangqian didn't answer, and looked at the other party with a half-smile.

Coulson shook his head and smiled wryly as soon as the words came out: I can't trust Xiangqian, how can Xiangqian trust myself?

"Okay, I'm ready." Coulson said calmly, putting aside distracting thoughts.

With the active cooperation of the other party, whether it is engraving the magic mark forward or Liana's shot to restrain the breath of death, everything went very smoothly.

The off-white color on Coulson's spiritual body completely dissipated, and the original translucent and colorless state was restored.But if you look closely, you can still see a cloud of gray-white mist less than the size of your knuckle floating up and down in the center of the spirit body—it is the breath of death that has been contained.

"Now is the last step." There was a golden charm flowing slowly at the forward fingertip.

Coulson was both puzzled and vigilant: "There is one last step? I thought there were only those just now."

"You don't think I'll forget the most important question, Coulson?" Qianqian smiled, "My identity as a Karma Taj mage will continue to be kept secret."

"Of course, I promise, I will not disclose this to anyone." Coulson looked innocent.

Xiangqian smiled frankly: "The problem is, I trust my own magic more than other people's verbal guarantees."

Coulson looked at the golden charm on the other's fingertips, feeling very uneasy: "Mr. Zion, actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, he raised his finger forward, and the golden charm suddenly enlarged, like fireworks blooming in the night sky, bursting into a circle of bright light, which was fleeting.

Coulson looked dazed for a moment, then flew high into the sky and disappeared into the sky.

Liana stood side by side with Qianqian, looking at the direction where Coulson's spirit body disappeared; she said faintly, "You lied to him."

"uh-huh……"

"The breath of death on his body was given to him by me. It can be taken back completely, but it is not impossible to eliminate. The breath of death that he himself was contaminated at the border of hell is insignificant, and he will be quickly wiped away by anger after returning to the world."

"uh-huh……"

"You deliberately asked me to leave the breath of death in his soul, which is equivalent to continuing to connect him with Limbo. Now he is still a part of Limbo, and I can continue to examine all his memories, including All classified information that he may obtain in the future."

"uh-huh……"

"What the hell are you trying to do?" Liana was irritated by a series of "uh-huh".

Reaching forward to wrap her arms around Liana's slender waist, she calmed Her Majesty's anger: "There is a shadow in S.H.I.E.L.D. The shield has installed a pair of eyes to help me see more clearly."

First there was the mysterious death of Howard Stark and his wife, and then Whitehall was released inexplicably; Xiangqian vaguely felt that the shadow shrouded in S.H.I.E.L.D. might be much bigger than he imagined.