Shadow of the Beautiful World

are you sure?

Damian crossed his arms, looked at Merlin beside him, and said:

Are you sure he needs me? He seems to trust Jason more. He probably needs a little idiot like Jason who unconditionally believes that he can handle everything, not a smart guy like me.

I don't know either, Damian.

Merlin shook his head, he winked at Damian:

But I think you can find the answer to this question yourself. My intuition is generally right, though. Leave poor Jason alone. He's just Bruce's replacement for you. I think you two can do it too. become friends.

As he spoke, Merlin took out a sheathed demon hunting steel sword from the magic pocket. It was a gift he had planned to give to Hawkeye Clint, but now, he put this exquisite sword in front of Damian's eyes. He said:

Bruce is my good friend. I hope you can protect him for me. This is what I pay you in advance.

Hey, this sword is very similar to the one you use.

Damian took the somewhat heavy sharp blade, waved it, and then nodded in satisfaction:

Perfect balance, secret steel, this is a really good sword, I remember, your sword is called Vlad? Why is it called that name?

Because this is the spoil I got from the legendary vampire Vlad III.

Merlin says:

I wanted to honor the victory with this name.

Cool! Legendary vampire, it sounds amazing when you hear it.

Damian put the sword in front of his eyes, and he stroked the wolf head carving on the top of the steel sword. After thinking for a while, he said to Merlin:

Then my sword is called 'Claw' to commemorate my first victory in Gotham.

Whatever you want.

Merlin took out a box from his pocket and put it in Damian's hand. He urged:

Here is a set of sword oil for demon hunters, ranging from evil spirit oil to dragon oil. Of course, I don't think you will need sword oil to deal with dragons. In short, use it well.

Are you leaving?

Damian took the sword oil, he looked at Merlin, who raised his wrist, checked the time on his watch, and said to Damian:

The matter of Batman has come to an end, and I have nothing to do here in Gotham. The most important thing is that my vacation is coming to an end, and there are only a few days left, and I have to do something very important things.

I'm not saying goodbye to Bruce.

Merlin said to Damian:

He should stay with his relatives now. This is your task, Damian, I believe you can complete it.

Okay, it's time to say goodbye.

Merlin waved to Damian, and he disappeared in front of Damian under the light of the Displacement Curse.

The little boy carried the steel sword and sharp claws behind his back. He looked back at the direction where Merlin disappeared, and then ran in the direction of Wayne Manor with agility.

Merlin said that Bruce had just suffered the most terrifying nightmare in his life, which made Damian eager to see what his always cold-faced father would be like when he was most vulnerable.

Well, that's not a concern.

Just to laugh at him.

With this in mind, Damian's footsteps became more and more brisk.

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swish

After nearly 20 minutes, Merlin's figure appeared on the edge of the South Pacific Ocean, a place he had been to before.

In 20 minutes, 7 teleportation spells traversed most of the world. This consumption of magic power made Merlin's face turn pale after the last teleportation was completed.

But the magic power in his body was exhausted, which made his soul feel a burst of relief.

Maybe, he should often try this feeling of being emptied of magic power in the future.

Merlin stood on the peak of the island, looking at this place that he hadn't been to for several years, he tried to find an old friend in the sea of ​​clouds and mist, but unfortunately, Kong seemed to be in a bad mood today, and didn't Did not come out to inspect his kingdom.

Okay, Skull Island, I'm back again.

Merlin stretched out his arms on the mountain peak, embracing the fresh air here. After a while, he activated the Apparatus Charm again, and appeared on the beach near the observation laboratory of the Emperor Organization on Skull Island.

It has been several months since he handed over the formula of the mutagen to Dr. Vivienne. As the project initiator, he also had to see how the experiment progressed.

But when Merlin quietly approached the observation room, he unexpectedly discovered that Vivienne, a beautiful biologist, was lying leisurely on the recliner at the top of the observation platform, wearing sunglasses and wearing very simple clothes. The clothes seem to be sunbathing.

cough cough

Merlin coughed lightly, startling Vivian, who raised her head in a daze, opened her eyes, and saw Merlin with his back to her, who seemed to be looking at the sea.

Why didn't you say in advance?

Dissatisfied, the female biologist pulled the towel beside her to cover her body. She complained:

At least let me be prepared.

Uh, next time I'll call ahead.

Merlin said with some embarrassment:

I just thought of this, so I came over to take a look. Speaking of which, how is the mutation test going? Has it made any progress?

No.

Vivian gave Merlin a blank look, and while quickly changing her clothes, she said:

Actually, even if you don't come, I will contact you in the next few days. My experiment has encountered a bottleneck, a bottleneck that cannot be overcome at all, come with me, and I will explain it to you in detail.

Merlin followed Vivian and walked into the laboratory next to the observatory. He looked at the surrounding environment left and right, and he said:

Are you alone here?

Yes, the tutor went to Mona Island. Mark and Emma went back to Los Angeles on vacation. Recently, the research of the Emperor Organization has also entered a bottleneck. Everyone needs to rest.

Vivian shook her hair. She opened the door leading to the interior of the laboratory. While leading the way, she said to Merlin who was curiously observing the surrounding specimens:

It is precisely because I am not busy for a while that I have time to help you research this weird mutation experiment.

Your tracking of the Titans has come to an end?

Merlin asked:

We are considered our own people now, so you can always tell me how many Titans you have found all over the world?

This is a secret!

Vivian looked at Merlin warily:

We cannot tell you unless authorized by the World Security Council.

Ah, authorization, right?

Merlin slowly took out his ID from his pocket, er, it's not the ID of the 6th-level supervisor for ordinary people, but the ID of the S.H.I.E.L.D.

The silver-gray Roman numeral representing level 7 made Vivienne's eyes widen.

Merlin put away the documents, Shi Shiran said:

As a level 7 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., I have the right to browse most of the secret documents below SS level in the database of the World Security Council, so, can I say it now?

All right.

Vivian said dryly:

17, including Godzilla and Kong, but this is only a theoretical number, that is to say, we can confirm the existence of some of their members, but there is no way to find their whereabouts.

for example?

When Merlin asked, Vivian pointed to a picture of the Loch Ness Monster hanging on the wall, and said to Merlin:

For example, it is the Loch Ness Monster of Titan No. 14. It should be the same as Raton, from the Permian to the modern age, similar to the ancient Titan of the Mosasaur variant. It is currently certain that Ness has the ability to control water, And at the bottom of the deepest part of Loch Ness, we have also discovered a passage leading to the Earth's hollow layer.

People have never found Ness because it can hide in the mantle layer through that waterway.

Oh, I see.

Merlin nodded, and he asked again:

Let's say more, I'm actually quite interested in these titan monsters.

I really can't say any more.

Vivienne said with some embarrassment:

I can only tell you that a titan larva was discovered in the southwest of the ancient eastern country. And in the South Asian subcontinent, in 1999, we discovered a passage dug by a suspected fleeing giant beast. Recently, we Been looking for the behemoth that has escaped.

It should have a name?

Merlin says:

And he ran away, which sounds like a big threat.

It's called moto, and the instructor found traces of its escape on the skeleton of a weathered Godzilla kin. So, this thing should be a parasite. Oh, yes, Godzilla Compatriots, we call it Dagon, its skeleton was taken away by your S.H.I.E.L.D.

Vivian said dissatisfied:

Dagon's skeleton should have been an important research material for the emperor's organization.

etc!

Merlin frowned and said:

For things like this, even if it is an order from Fury, it should be assisted by sl.d., but I have not received this news at all. When was the skeleton taken away? And by whom? leaving?

Well, let me think about it.

Vivian recalled what happened before, and after a while, she said with some uncertainty:

It should have been in April 2000. A Level 7 agent led a team to take it away, but I don't know the exact name. The instructor handled it at the time.

Oh, that's how it is.

Merlin nodded knowingly:

I was still in a coma at that time. As for the level 7 agents, there are only a few in S.H.I.E.L.D. I'll ask back to see who carried it out. If you really need the skeleton, I might be able to help you with it. Apply to bring it back. After all, you are also a subordinate department of S.H.I.E.L.D.

We are equals, okay!

Vivienne said something dissatisfied, and then led Merlin to an experimental cabin in the deepest part of the laboratory.

The biologist pointed to the experimental cabin, which had completely lost its life activities, and its appearance and interior were distorted out of shape. It looked like a monkey corpse of a different species. She said to Merlin:

This is the longest-lived test subject among the 14 mutation tests in the past few months. But it still lost its breath yesterday.

Well, it looks kind of gross.

Merlin looked at the distorted corpse. The poor monkey had already shown signs of remnants. Its corpse was covered with various mutated flesh and blood tissues. This was obviously a scene where the mutations were out of control.

Is there no good news?

Merlin frowned and said, Vivian who was beside him picked up the research notes, and she said:

How should I say it? It's not that there is no good news.

She opened the research notes and put them in front of Merlin:

There is nothing to say about the first experiment. Three of the seven groups of subjects have entered the mutation stage. As you said, the mutation rate is about 50%. But in the second experiment, I changed the process of injecting the mutagen. 7 Among the experimental subjects, 6 have entered the mutation period, but they are very unstable.

Huh? You mean, the mutation success rate has increased?

Merlin flipped through the obscure notes, and he said to Vivian:

how did you do it?

It's very complicated to say, you must not understand.

Vivian crossed her hips and said to Merlin in the simplest sentence pattern:

You can simply understand that in the previous mutation process, you first opened up the potential of the living body, and then performed a one-time mutation. However, the method I use now is to carry out two stages at the same time, allowing the experimental body to enter from the very beginning. The mutation process, and then gradually unlock the potential, more potential allows it to withstand a greater amount of mutations, and greater mutations will also unlock more physical potential.

Vivian drew a double spiral pattern on the paper, and she said to Merlin:

The two complement each other and are carried out at the same time. But this will cause the subject to suffer double or even multiple times of pain. However, if my theory is correct, then the time for the mutation to complete will be shortened to 7-10 days.

But the problem now is that the experimental subject can't sustain the potential to be developed to 50% at all, and will cause the body to collapse due to extreme pain and exhaustion of physical energy, which will cause mutations to go out of control. This is a key node. If we If this problem cannot be solved, then the experiment cannot continue.”

Merlin looked at the double helix on the picture, he frowned and said:

Physical energy is rapidly consumed, and vitality cannot be replenished in time. This is indeed a big problem. We can't make them generate new vitality out of thin air. Well, it's actually not impossible.

He took out a weird metal ball from his pocket and placed it in front of Vivienne. He said:

I got this thing before. I don't know what it is and where it came from, but I know that after it is embedded in the human body, it will lock the vitality of the human body so that the vitality will not pass away. It can even make the body of the dead , still 'alive' as a living person, but I don't know if it's safe, and, if it will affect the rhythm of the mutation. But maybe you can give it a try.

Is it so magical?

Vivian picked up the soft metal and looked at it in front of her eyes. After a few seconds, she said to Merlin:

I want to analyze its composition. If it is indeed harmless, maybe we can start a new mutation test tonight. Well, you can help me.

Merlin glanced at the terrible corpse in the experimental cabin, he nodded:

OK, no problem.