Shadow of the Beautiful World

On the battlefield outside the desert canyon, Billy Russo watched several helicopters send the seriously injured major general and soldiers back to the camp on the devastated land.

Behind him, heavily armed soldiers were taking into custody the ten ring gang militants who had also lost their combat effectiveness due to high temperature and dehydration.

This attack on the advance troops caused heavy losses to the soldiers. Even with Merlin's intervention and assistance, only less than 150 of the more than 300 people survived when they set out, and almost all of them survived. People hurt.

Witnessing the tragedy suffered by their companions filled the hearts of the soldiers who came to support them with uncontrollable anger. They carefully collected the remains of their companions, but they were very rude to the militants lying on the ground.

If it wasn't for the follow-up affairs that required these captives to live, I'm afraid there would be a massacre in this desert at dawn.

As long as those captured militants resist a little, they will face a brutal beating. If they try to fight back, they will be sent to hell with a bullet.

The captains turned a blind eye to the behavior of the soldiers. After roughly cleaning the battlefield, only the most honest prisoners survived.

Where's Frank?

Billy looked around, and he asked Kurt, the blood-stained medical soldier beside him:

Why didn't I see him?

He took the soldiers who were still able to fight to the canyon.

Kotter said:

Those militants are still entrenched there, but they are already scattered. Frank intends to take this opportunity to completely defeat them.

Where's Mr. Merlin?

Billy asked again:

Why didn't I see him? You just said he rescued you?

Yes.

The medical officer nodded his head, his eyes were a little blank looking at the direction of the canyon, and he said:

He dragged us back from hell like a divine soldier. When we fled that place, we could still hear the explosion in the canyon. He should still be fighting those bandits.

he

Kurt said with some doubts:

He's not like an ordinary person, I mean, he can fly, and that's supposed to be magic?

He was no ordinary person.

Billy gestured to the captain beside him, telling him to stay here and watch over the prisoners.

The handsome lad grabbed the rifle behind his back, glanced at the weary Kurt, and said:

Can we still fight? We are going to help Frank. There are still more than 100 gangsters entrenched in the canyon. He may need support.

able!

Kurt nodded. He reached out to take the rifle handed over by Billy, and followed the heavily armed soldiers towards the canyon.

On the other side, in the canyon base of the Ten Rings Gang, the soldiers led by Frank Castle are sweeping across the canyon in a gesture of revenge.

The leader of the Ten Rings Gang, Iben, has disappeared, and the rest of the crowd has no leader. In addition, they have encountered horrible things before. When facing the soldiers who came with revenge and anger, they seemed to be in a mess.

The most stubborn militants were still defending the cave to fight against the soldiers, but those who were not determined had already taken advantage of the chaos and fled from the other side of the canyon.

The caves used to store supplies on weekdays were looted. After losing strong suppression and encountering fierce counterattacks, these bandits revealed their fragile nature.

Get rid of that firepower point!

Frank Castle, with oil paint on his face, held a rifle in his hand and rolled over the ground full of gunpowder smoke. He squatted on the ground, kneeling and shooting at the resisters, throwing a grenade from time to time to suppress them firepower.

On the battlefield of bullets and bullets, this soldier who had escaped from death was like a fish in water, just like the most skilled warrior. He alone attracted the firepower of more than a dozen people on the other side.

Under Frank's command, another group of soldiers outflanked to the rear of the group of diehards. After a burst of crazy gunfire mixed with explosions, the resistance of that firepower point came to an end.

Frank stood up, he took out the empty magazine, threw it on the ground, and then replaced it with a new magazine. In the smoke from the burning wood, he walked in the canyon. In a ruin beside him, a wounded bandit quietly aimed his gun at the vicious devil who had killed many of them. soldier.

But before he could fire, Frank turned sharply, the pistol in his other hand aimed at the dark corner.

boom

Precise shooting, before the enemy shoots the bullet, the head of the lurker is completely lifted.

Frank sniffed the air full of war, with a look of enjoyment in his eyes. He hooked his fingers towards the team member next to him, who handed him an anti-tank rocket launcher.

This ferocious soldier skillfully manipulated this thing, aiming at the rock cave on the mountain wall hundreds of meters away, where a group of stubborn militants were pouring firepower on the ground wantonly.

You have committed a crime, you deserve to die!

Frank said something softly, and the next moment, he pulled the trigger.

Accompanied by the shaking of the shoulders, a missile carrying destruction roared towards the mountain wall in front of him. A second later, amidst the cheers of the soldiers, the rocket exploded precisely in the cave, and the flames it raised Illuminates the heights of the canyon like a lit torch.

boom

After the rocket exploded, there was another low vibration from the mountain on that side, as if the explosion had caused a miniature earthquake.

What's the matter?

Frank looked at the soldiers beside him, who shrugged:

Maybe those caves collapsed, and it just happened to bury those mice in the mountains.

ha.

Frank smiled, raised his rifle, looked at the chaotic canyon in front of him, and said:

Continue to fight, the brothers who died in the battle are watching us from the sky, and send those murderers to hell!

Frank!

Just when the soldier was about to continue to fight, a call came from behind him, and Billy Russo who hurried over came to Frank, and he said to the soldier:

Did you see Mr. Merlin?

No. There are only enemies here.

Frank replied:

No one knows where the wizard agent went, is there a problem?

have!

Billy waved the communicator in his hand, and he said:

A few minutes ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. called me. A chick named Hill told me that they detected the disappearance of Agent Merlin's positioning signal. The last place where the signal disappeared was in this canyon. They Suspecting that Agent Merlin is in danger, let's search the canyon to find him.

No way?

Frank's face changed slightly.

He was an old-fashioned warrior who valued friendship and despised life and death. Merlin had saved him before, and now he has saved his brothers. After hearing the news of Merlin's disappearance, the soldier was also deeply worried.

He glanced back at the canyon where gunshots still sounded, and said:

Then get rid of these bandits first, and then we'll go find him.

Even if we search the canyon, we must find him!

Two days later, Agent Maria Hill stood at the entrance of this desert canyon with a dignified expression.

In front of her eyes, the canyon full of death and strife had quieted down. Most of the ten ring gang militants entrenched here were dead or captured.

The important stronghold of the Ten Commandments Gang in Afghanistan has been completely breached. But even after 2 days, the smell of gunpowder smoke in the canyon has not dissipated.

The victory was flawed.

Whether it is for the currently battered Department of Defense, or for the S.H.I.E.L.D., this victory is not worthy of praise.

More than 160 soldiers were lost in the hinterland of Afghanistan at one time. This news was uploaded by major news media in North America less than 5 hours after the battle ended. Fast news.

It was news that caused public turmoil overnight.

It is said that there are already crowds of demonstrators on the streets of New York.

The Ministry of National Defense was criticized by the public, and even the president was put on fire. If Merlin hadn't tried his best to prevent the soldiers from being wiped out, the Mandarin's war conspiracy might have been completely realized this time.

But to Agent Hill, none of that was her concern.

In the canyon, more than 400 soldiers from the advance unit and temporary workers hired from nearby cities are constantly exploring the caves extending in all directions in the canyon. Those soldiers are also equipped with special instruments for detecting life activities.

The search operation has lasted for a full 48 hours, but so far, nothing has been found. However, due to multiple landslides inside the cave, the progress of the search has been unsatisfactory.

Silent Agent Hill looked at the canyon where Merlin was buried, her eyes were full of worry.

It's like a maze down there.

Beside Agent Hill, Billy Russo, the search commander, whispered:

We went to see it after the battle. There were naturally formed cracks and caves. The militants spent a long time manually digging out many forked passages. Until yesterday afternoon, there were still a steady stream of people hiding The bandits in the cave were caught by us.

Agent Hill did not answer.

She is not in the mood to chat with this handsome soldier beside her now. She came to Afghanistan with a mission.

After Merlin's positioning signal disappeared, Fury almost gave an order to find Merlin in the shortest possible time.

Whether it's his person or his body.

There are even rumors that Pierce, the chairman of the World Security Council, is also paying close attention to the progress of this matter.

The pressure on Hill's shoulders was heavy, but not just from orders from above.

The missing Merlin is not only a colleague and an officer to her, but also a trustworthy friend.

Hill has few friends, so each one is precious.

After a few minutes of silence, Hill suddenly asked:

I read the file. Was it one of your captains who caused the cave's internal collapse?

Well.

Billy said with some embarrassment:

Can't say for sure, but the landslide did happen after Frank fired a rocket towards the cave. But that's not Frank's intention, trust me, Agent Merlin saved Frank's life, if he knew Merlin was in the cave , he will definitely not be so reckless.

Where's the captain?

Hill asked in a cold tone.

Billy pointed to the canyon below, and he said:

Over there!

After Frank heard the news, he plunged into those cave mazes. He has hardly had a rest in the past two days. He has been looking for the missing Mr. Merlin.

I know that in war soldiers will stop at nothing to win.

Hill closed her eyes, and she said wearily:

Don't worry, Second Lieutenant, no one will blame Frank Castle.

She lowered her head, looked at the canyon in front of her, and said:

I just hope everything goes well.

What happened there?

Billy wanted to say something, but the next moment his eyes were caught by the slight confusion in the canyon, and he pointed to the ground below, and he said:

It seems that something happened.

Hill immediately picked up the binoculars and looked at the chaotic canyon. She saw a group of soldiers walking out of the cave surrounded by a person, and in the arms of that person was holding another person.

Hill's heart beat violently at this moment.

Walk!

She threw down the binoculars, turned around and rushed into the military vehicle next to her. A few minutes later, the roaring military vehicle drove into the canyon.

Hill opened the car door, jumped out of the car, and pushed away the group of soldiers and workers who were watching.

She looked at the tired Marine Captain, and beside him on a stretcher, Merlin, naked and in a state of distress. She knelt down, stretched out her fingers, and touched Merlin's neck, whose skin was covered with dust and wounds.

The next moment, Agent Hill had a surprised expression on his face.

He is still alive.

Although his pulse was weak, he was really alive.

I found him.

The appearance of Frank Castle, who was sitting next to Merlin, was not much better at this time. He looked like he had rolled in a garbage dump. His hair and skin were covered with scratches and blood.

While drinking water in big gulps, he said to Agent Hill apologetically:

I almost did something wrong, but fortunately, I still have a chance to make amends. After Mr. Merlin wakes up, please convey my apology.

You might be able to apologize to him yourself.

Hill glanced at the disgraced soldier, and after finding Merlin, most of her inner anger dissipated, and she said to Frank:

Apology must be sincere. Especially in matters of life.

I'm a soldier, miss, and I can't leave the field at will. But when I get home from this war, I'll go and apologize to him myself. I absolutely will.

The soldier glanced wearily at Merlin beside him, and a trace of happiness flashed in his eyes.

He saved my life, but I almost killed him.

I owe him twice

Frank pursed his lips and said:

I'll pay it back!