Shadow of the Beautiful World

When he realized that the problem was not good, Merlin didn't hesitate any more.

He quickly appeared from the shadows, and the black mist filled the entire tent at this moment. In the blows to the flesh, several agents who were caught off guard were knocked unconscious on the chairs.

And Rollins, who quickly clenched his pistol, only had time to raise the muzzle before he was hit on the chin by a steely fist, and was thrown to the ground in severe pain and dizziness.

Merlin stretched out his left foot and stepped on Rollins' chest who was struggling constantly. He grabbed the communicator above the other agent's head and yelled at the man on the other end:

Pick up Major General Schonover!

I am Skunov, who are you?

A deep voice came from the communicator, and he asked:

You are not Rollins! How did you appear in the barracks? Report your identity!

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 5 Agent Merlin Riley!

Merlin no longer concealed his identity at this moment, he quickly said to the general on the communicator:

Don't go any further! What awaits you is an ambush! Withdraw as quickly as possible, General, and I will explain everything to you.

I don't believe you, I hate S.H.I.E.L.D.

The general said bluntly:

Let Rollins tell me this. S.H.I.E.L.D. has no right to interfere with our operations!

Do not be silly!

Merlin said in a scolding voice:

Rollins is from their side, all your plans of action are a conspiracy!

Including the location of the raid site you got, it was given to you by Rollins. I'm really curious. Before you act, don't you wonder where Rollins got the news? How did he get there? Accurately locate the canyon in the vast desert?

If you don't want to die in a conspiracy, withdraw quickly! General.

General Schonover, who led the soldiers to carry out the raid operation, was silent for a few seconds. Merlin was relieved to hear that the general gave an order to stop advancing through the communicator.

But before Merlin could speak to the general again, a dazzling flame exploded in the dark night on the monitor next to Merlin.

The helicopter responsible for providing fire support to the ground troops was hit by an anti-tank rocket fired from the front, and the wreckage burning in the air represented the beginning of the encounter.

That's too late

Merlin clenched his fists, and the sound and picture of the communicator suddenly disappeared at this moment.

Obviously, the group of militants used weapons similar to EMP to completely cut off the connection between the front line and the barracks.

Merlin tried hard to save him, but it was still a step too late.

Hehe, I don't know who you are.

Rollins, who was trampled by Merlin, laughed loudly when he saw this scene:

The effort to save is commendable, but the results hurt, can't you? You can't save them, you can't save anyone!

boom

In response to the laughter, Merlin stomped his feet fiercely, like a heavy hammer hitting Rollins' chest, causing the big and small Secret Service Director to spit blood out of his mouth.

Merlin picked him up from the ground, and he looked at the blood-stained face in front of him, that ugly face that belonged to a conspirator. A kind of anger surged in Merlin's heart.

His eyes also became cold.

Look me in the eyes! Stupid!

legilimens! (Instigmatism)

Under the influence of anger, Merlin didn't hold back this Dementia Curse at all. The sharp will stabbed fiercely into the mind of Rollins who was injured in front of him, making him scream in pain.

Merlin saw a scattered picture.

Rollins is a secret agent chief, and his will is stronger than that of ordinary people. The pictures Merlin saw were not many, but they were enough to be horrifying.

He saw Rollins talking happily with the leader of the canyon base, he saw their ceremonial hugs, he also saw Rollins attending a reception with a group of guys dressed like Arabs, and he saw Boxes of green bills, saw the sneer on the corner of Rollins' mouth when he received the mail.

swish

Merlin threw Rollins to the ground, grabbed the guy's left hand, and tore off Rollins' sleeve.

On the elbow of the guy's left arm, there is a bright red emblem.

Ten rings surround each other, and there are two staggered sabers in the center. Inside the rings, there are strange distorted characters.

Rollins is the cia's senior secret service director, under this high-sounding identity, he is still

An undercover agent for the Ten Rings.

Cia is not at all cooperating with the Ten Rings Gang to sell x, not at all.

The organization responsible for overseas intelligence had been infiltrated by the Ten Rings gang as early as quietly. In Rollins' memory, the CIA system in Afghanistan had completely fallen. Those Ten Rings gangs hidden in this system Members can even ascend to high positions in a grand manner. Of course, they are still secretly covering up all the activities of the Ten Rings Gang in North America.

If it hadn't been for the drunken administrator of the New York customs warehouse who accidentally revealed this secret a few months ago, everyone, including Fury, would still be kept in the dark.

No wonder no intelligence agencies have ever found traces of the Ten Rings' activities. At least on the front of S.H.I.E.L.D., where there is the least possibility of problems, a damned traitor has appeared.

The flower of sin has already bloomed in the heart of that country.

asshole!

Merlin squeezed out a word, and he looked down at his feet, where Rollins, who was in extreme pain because of the invasion of his will, was trembling all over his body, and he was looking at Merlin with a horrified gaze.

As an agent, Rollins had been trained in anti-interrogation techniques, but at that moment, he felt that the memory in his mind was caught out by this S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in a rough and simple way.

This is a means that Rollins has never seen before, and people are always full of fear of the unknown.

Don't be afraid.

Merlin's angry expression suddenly became calm.

He knelt down and reached out to help Rollins pat the dust off his clothes. He looked at the injured agent in front of him, he pulled out his wand, swung it, and a healing spell was thrown on Rollins' body.

Rollins felt his wounds recovering quickly, but it made him even more frightened, because he didn't know what Merlin was up to.

I want to know the secrets of you and the Ten Rings, all the secrets in your mind.

Merlin said to Rollins:

I'll give you a chance now, tell me all about those things.

Do you think I'm a fool?

Rollins gritted his teeth and said:

What is the Ten Rings? I have never heard of it! I am the chief of the cia's senior secret service, and you have no right to treat me like this! I will sue you!

Oh, what a pity you chose to refuse.

Merlin stood up. There was no angry expression on his face. On the contrary, he threw a Silencing Curse on Rollins, making him unable to make a sound. Then Merlin raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

He told Rollins:

I've heard that very few people can last more than 10 minutes under the Cruciatus Curse. Even a determined stone dwarf can't do it. But I believe that since you are loyal to your mandarin, then presumably, You can create a miracle in front of me.

Let's wait and see.

Merlin looked at Rollins indifferently, his wrist flipped, and a spell he rarely used was activated.

ruio! (cruciatus curse)

Soundless and colorless magic power landed on Rollins' body in a drifting posture while the magic wand at Merlin's fingertips was beating. The body of the special agent chief bent in an instant, like a shrimp thrown into an iron pan.

His eyes widened to the extreme, as if they were about to burst from their sockets.

The blood in the eyes increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He felt the extreme pain erupting from his body. The most terrible thing was that with the passage of time every minute and every second, the pain did not dissipate, but increased little by little.

That kind of unforgettable, piercing pain made Rollins' muscles all over his body tremble crazily.

He couldn't cry out in pain, he could only swallow the continuous pain into his throat.

Merlin stood in front of him, and there was no trace of pity in his eyes.

The bastard in front of him just sent more than 300 people into the hell of death. He is a crazy follower, using all means to create terrible chaos for his master, calling for war for his master.

it serves him right.

He is a devout follower of the Mandarin, but in the current situation, that kind of devout belief cannot save him from the painful hell.

Feel the pain, Rollins.

Merlin kicked Rollins' hand off his ankle, and he said softly:

You earned it for yourself

In 2 minutes, I will ask you the question just now. I hope you can answer me seriously this time.

Now, enjoy yourself.

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swish

The cold water splashed on the faces of Frank and Billy who were sleeping soundly, waking up the two Marines from their slumber.

The hangover was still affecting them, and they were still mentally exhausted, but when they opened their eyes, they saw Merlin standing in front of them with a gloomy face, and kneeling at Merlin's feet, trembling constantly The body is like a dead dog's William Rollins.

Yuri, how could you?

I am Merlin Riley, Level 5 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Merlin interrupted Frank's questioning. He put his ID in front of the two of them. He looked at them and said:

I know you have a lot of questions, but don't ask them now. Something has happened. Your general and more than 300 soldiers under his command were attacked by militants from the Ten Rings. It was a planned ambush. They are in a very serious situation now. Danger.

Merlin kicked Rollins in the chest, knocking the member of the Ten Rings who had just crawled out of the painful hell to the ground, and he said sharply:

Tell them everything you know!

Rollins' spirit has completely broken down.

The Cruciatus Curse that doubled continuously in 2 minutes made his eyes dull. Hearing Merlin's voice, the guy trembled. He lowered his head and said quickly in a hoarse voice:

Mandarin planned all this. This time the ambush, the news that more than 300 people were killed at one time broke out in North America through various public opinions we prepared, which will force the Ministry of Defense and the President to intervene in the situation in Afghanistan immediately. The war will soon Starting Mandarin will get a perfect chance.

what chance?

Handsome Billy Russo asked:

Who is the Mandarin?

An opportunity to penetrate North America!

Rollins looked up and gave Billy a grin that made his hair stand on end.

As long as the Mandarin gives an order, when your country is mired in war, hundreds of thousands of jihad fighters will enter your country.

They will use explosions and death to spread the truth from the Mandarin to your people and your country will become a Church of the Mandarin, and in the end, you will become followers of the Mandarin, live for him, and serve He dies!

Who is the mandarin? Huh, what a stupid question!

Rollins gritted his teeth and said:

The Mandarin is everything, he is the destined king of all the lands, the creator of truth, the issuer of divine favor, he is the redeemer.

Like in Afghanistan, in Kuwait, in Iraq all the fires of war will be kindled for him, until the new order comes in the killing, and that will be the age of the Mandarin, and he will give that age to us to him most loyal follower.

Your struggles are destined to be in vain. These deaths are the fuse that triggered the war, but the Mandarin did not just ignite this fuse. The power he can use is beyond your imagination! You have long lost It’s just that you don’t want to admit it.”

Shut up!

When Rollins' voice reached its peak, Merlin said indifferently.

His voice was like a handful of water, completely extinguishing Rollins' fanatical will at this moment.

Maybe there are indeed people in the world who can resist all pain with sincere faith, but they will definitely not be opportunists like Rollins.

You all heard?

Merlin looked at Frank and Billy, he said:

I don't have the internal liaison authority of the Ministry of Defense, so you can only ask for help. What I want to say is that the lives of more than 300 of your companions are now in the hands of the two of you. I don't need to teach you what to do. you?

Frank and Billy looked at each other, Billy supported Frank, and quickly rushed to the command center of the barracks in the dark.

After watching them leave, Merlin took out his mobile phone from his waist, put it next to his ear, and said to the person on the other end of the phone:

You heard it too, Fury.

Merlin closed his eyes and said softly:

We've all underestimated what's going on here, we've all underestimated the Ten Rings and the Mandarin Now, what do we do?

Stop it, Merlin.

For the first time, Fury's voice showed a panic that could not control the overall situation. He gritted his teeth and said to Merlin:

I will notify Pierce of this matter immediately. This is no longer a problem that we can solve unilaterally. Before Pierce comes up with a plan, Merlin, use your way to stop it, try to stop it.

How can I stop it?

There was a trace of helplessness in Merlin's voice, he said:

I'm not Carol. I can't bring back those soldiers intact on a battlefield with more than a thousand people. I can't stop this massacre from happening, just like I can't stop the war from coming. Even if we If we win the first time, the Mandarin hiding in the dark will launch another attack. Fury, this matter is beyond my ability.

Then help them as much as you can!

Fury said:

No matter what the result is, no one will blame you.

Go ahead and do it, Merlin.

Fury hung up the phone, and Merlin could imagine how anxious Fury must be at this moment.

He raised his head and looked at the night sky in the south. Hundreds of kilometers away, a group of soldiers who fell into the ambush circle were fighting to the death with all their might. Unfortunately, they may not be supported.

Merlin closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

He was probably the only one who could rush to help the soldiers before they were completely wiped out.

save? Still not saved?

After a moment, he sighed.

Does he have a choice?

Can he really sit back and watch more than 300 people die in front of his eyes?

No, there was no choice from the start.

his heart

It's not that cold yet.