Shadow of the Beautiful World

Five minutes after Merlin received the news, he came to Tucker's secret stronghold, which was actually a cleaned sewer under Hell's Kitchen.

As a local snake engaged in not-so-legitimate business, Tucker has many strongholds hiding goods. After learning from Ada that someone was chasing her, Tucker took the child to his most hidden hiding place.

When Merlin arrived, Ada was sitting cross-legged on Tucker’s bed and eating. Seeing her wolfing down, and her dirty, emaciated face, this child’s life alone during this period of time should not be so easy.

Good job, Tucker.

Merlin took out a wad of money from his pocket and handed it to the black brother in front of him. This was the agreed reward before.

You really did me a favor.

It's nothing, let's help each other.

Tucker laughed and took the money. He glanced at the girl behind him and said to Merlin:

Then I won't disturb your communication with this child. I'll go up first and give you a lookout.

No, you go straight home.

Merlin warned:

The background of this child is not that simple. As an ordinary person, you should not get involved and forget about it completely. Come on, Tucker, look here, and I will show you something good.

Under Merlin's guidance, Tucker raised his head subconsciously, only to see the red 'wooden stick' in Merlin's hand emitting a burst of white light, and then he felt as if he had been hit hard on the head by a heavy hammer. Thinking has fallen into an extreme stagnation.

Using an oblivion spell to wash away all Tucker's memories of Ada, Merlin put away his wand, and said to the dull black guy in front of him:

Rest well tonight, don't hang out with your 'girlfriends', and don't forget to donate to the church this month.

Let's go back,

Merlin threw another spiritually guided Yaksi Seal at Tucker, causing Tucker to climb up to the ground as nimbly as a monkey in a daze, and quickly disappeared into the night.

After Tucker left, Merlin adjusted his clothes and walked into the small house opened in the sewer.

The chandelier on the top of the house exudes beige light, illuminating the hidden things in this hiding place. The piled up boxes are full of bullets, and there are several 70% new guns in the corner, and the other side is stored. Sufficient food and drinking water, and a TV set on the wall.

Obviously, this is a temporary shelter that Tucker made for himself. It looks quite cozy.

He has a sense of crisis.

Merlin curled his lips. He knew that Tucker was not a good person, but this guy was quite reliable when necessary.

He turned his head to look at Ada who was sitting on the bed. The girl had washed her face and was no longer dirty. She had obvious mixed-race features, short black hair and big brown eyes. The rifle, which was about the same height as her, pointed the muzzle at Merlin with some difficulty.

This child is very sharp, she should have discovered Merlin who was talking to Tucker just now. So she took materials on the spot and tried to protect herself with the weapon Tucker left behind.

However, when she saw Merlin's face illuminated by the light, Ada's eyes widened and she put down the heavy gun in her hand.

Mr. Merlin?

Ada, or Daisy, she knew Merlin.

When she was at the St. Agnes Orphanage, she could see Merlin bring food to the children basically every week.

And she has a good relationship with Eric. When Eric stayed in the orphanage, he would always play with Ada, who was still young at the time.

How will you be here?

Seeing a trustworthy acquaintance, Ada felt relieved. She picked up the biscuit in hand, ate it, and asked:

Did you ask Tucker to save me?

um, yes.

Merlin squatted down and looked at the little girl sitting cross-legged on the bed in front of him. He looked at Ada's thin face with some scars, and asked:

I went to Long Island to see what happened in the past few months?

When Merlin mentioned Long Island, Ada's expression became sad, and there was still a trace of fear in the child's eyes.

She stammered and said to Merlin:

It's a monster!

The monsters killed my grandparents, and I ran out, they chased me, and then another guy saved me, but he kept following me, and I was so scared, I ran back to Hell's Kitchen, and stole me. I mean, I Living alone.

Why don't you go back to the orphanage?

Merlin asked:

Don't you trust Father Paul and the nuns?

I wanted to go back.

Ada waved her hand, and she called:

But I can't go back. That man has been chasing me, he's hurt a lot of people, he, he's like a madman!

That man, what does he look like?

Merlin stretched out his hand and stroked Ada's hair to calm down the agitated child. He asked softly:

Why did he follow you?

He's wearing very old clothes.

Ada blinked and said to Merlin:

Has messy hair, always carrying a suitcase, it was so dark, I couldn't see his face clearly, but I remember when he talked, he stuttered a little, oh yes, his eyes were yellow, It was weird anyway. After he killed the monster, he yelled at me that New York wasn't safe, that some bad guys were going to hurt me, and he said he was my dad's friend and he was going to take me to my dad.

Having said that, Daisy raised her head and looked at Merlin eagerly.

As a child, she would naturally rely on the adults around her in this situation, she asked:

Mr. Merlin, is what he said true? Is my father really looking for me? Then why did they throw me in the orphanage?

It's a complicated question, Ada, uh, I mean, Daisy.

Merlin said to the girl in front of him:

Daisy is your real name. I know it from your mother. I met her. She asked me to find you and bring you back to her.

My mother?

Daisy looked at Merlin in a daze. She grew up in the St. Agnes Orphanage since she was a child. The words mother and dad are a little strange to this child.

She looked at Merlin, as if confirming, and asked again:

My real mother?

right.

Merlin took out the black and white photo that Jiaying gave him from his pocket, and handed the photo to Daisy:

This is her.

Daisy took the photo in her hands, and she looked at the oriental woman in the long skirt in the black and white photo. After a while, she raised her head and said to Merlin:

She's so pretty.

Yeah, it's a pity that she is not beautiful now, and you will probably cry when you see her face.

Merlin sighed, stood up, and stretched out his hand to Daisy:

Go, come home with me first, and I will arrange for you to meet your mother. She may take you out of this country, but if you don't want to leave, I can also find a way to make you stay, at least in this matter In matters, you have the right to decide for yourself.

Clutching the photo in her hand, the little girl jumped out of the bed, took Merlin's hand, and followed him out of Tucker's hiding place.

Although there is a revelation of the dark divine book, Merlin really can't connect the image of World Destroyer with this little monkey-like girl beside him.

She is the daughter of the Inhuman Jiaying, behind Jiaying there is probably a Inhuman family that has been passed down for a long time, that is to say, Daisy is born with extremely good Inhuman genes, if the prophecy about her extinction is true , that means that after Daisy transforms into an alien, she will inevitably have extremely terrifying destructive power.

From the perspective of Merlin's career, he hopes that this child will spend his life as an ordinary person. The transformation of a foreigner is controllable, especially for a foreigner with a good bloodline like Daisy. Accept conversion.

From this point of view, it might not be a good thing to let Jiaying take her away. As the leader of Afterlife, Jiaying will definitely transform her daughter, and this will make Daisy an unstable factor.

Although Ms. Carter didn't know Daisy's background back then, she placed Daisy in the St. Agnes Orphanage because of her kindness in her heart and the idea of ​​​​stopping Hydra, and used the resources at hand to cover up her existence. But there is no doubt that Ms. Carter's approach is correct.

You can sleep in any room on the second floor tonight.

Merlin brought Daisy home, and he said to the little girl:

I remember that there should be some clothes left by Eric here. It's in his cabinet. You go and choose it, and then go to freshen up. If you're hungry, I'll take you out for dinner.

I ate at Tucker's and I'm not hungry.

Standing beside Merlin, Daisy lived alone for several months, giving this girl a very capable image. She raised her head, with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

When are you taking me to see mother? Mr. Merlin.

Merlin hesitated, and said:

I will arrange it as soon as possible. You go to bed first. In the morning tomorrow, I will tell you some more important things related to you.

Um.

Daisy nodded, grabbed her mother's photo, hummed a weird song, and walked up to the second floor. After a while, she ran down with a slightly baggy pajamas, ready to take a shower and rest .

This kid who dared to steal things alone on the territory of the vicious Russian gangsters was really not afraid of life at all.

Merlin was sitting on the sofa, thinking about Daisy, trying to find a better solution.

After a few minutes, Merlin suddenly raised his head.

Victor, the raven flying in the sky around the block, shared a scene with him. In the dim light of evening, a man with a suitcase was walking towards Merlin's house.

As Daisy said, the man was wearing an old suit that didn't fit well and was a bit baggy, and the man's hair was messy, like a down and out unemployed.

He seemed a little nervous, and looked around vigilantly as he walked.

In Victor's vision, Merlin could clearly see that this man did indeed have a pair of yellow eyes.

Moreover, he exudes an indescribable smell.

It was like the breath of some kind of beast, irritable and restless, full of aggression, but the aggression was well hidden under the downcast appearance. At least for ordinary people, at first glance, this down-and-out man doesn't pose much threat.

Little Daisy, I'm going out to do some shopping.

Merlin yelled in the direction of the bathroom:

Sleep well, I'll be back soon.

oh.

Daisy responded.

Merlin took out a pair of black gloves from his pocket and put them on, he opened the door and walked out of his room.

Just happened to meet the man walking down the street.

Merlin put his left hand in his pocket and stood in front of his house. He looked at the down-and-out man in front of him who always had a flattering smile, and said:

This is private land, sir, and strangers are not very welcome to me.

I'm not a stranger.

The man put down the suitcase in his hand, with that weird smile on his face, rubbed his hands in a rustic way, and said to Merlin in a short tone:

I'm just going to take that girl, it's not safe for her to stay in the city. I don't want to hurt anyone, actually, I'm a doctor and I've saved a lot of people.

doctor?

Merlin looked suspiciously at the man in front of him who seemed to have walked out of a scene from the previous era. The latter sensed Merlin's suspicion. He chuckled, squatted down, and opened his suitcase. He pointed at the man in the suitcase. Various medicine bottles, syringes, and various medical equipment are placed neatly, as if to prove their identity.

I'm really a doctor. My name is Zalvin Johnson. I have my own clinic in Brooklyn. I'm also licensed to practice medicine. I'm willing to help other people. I'm just me

The man was talking, his tone became stammered, he seemed to want to say something to make Merlin believe him, but there seemed to be some kind of power preventing him from begging in such a humble tone.

After a while, he raised his head, and there was a fierce light in those strange yellow eyes.

I just want to take away my most important treasure, get out of the way!

Split personality?

Merlin also has a wealth of medical knowledge. The expression of the man in front of him at this time, and his slightly hideous face, represent that his spirit is in a very unstable state, very similar to a split personality situation.

A vicious and violent personality is emerging from his consciousness to replace the previous down-and-out and gentle personality.

I can't give Daisy to you.

Merlin stretched out his right hand, and the beating black mist formed a sharp dagger in his hand. He looked at the middle-aged man who was getting more and more irritable, and said:

Regardless of why you're here, you're clearly not in the right situation to care for a child.

That's not up to you! You don't have the right to take her away!

The irascible Dr. Zalvin was like a real beast. Panting heavily, he grabbed the syringe in the suitcase and was about to stick the needle into his arm.

Merlin waved his hand, and the whizzing shadow throwing knife accurately smashed the needle in Zarvin's hand, and the strange medicine with a pungent smell was scattered everywhere amidst the sound of plastic breaking.

Mr. Merlin, what's going on outside?

At this time, Little Daisy's voice sounded in the room. Hearing this voice, the irritable doctor Zarvin, who was already ready to attack, suddenly stopped in place. He seemed a little panicked, as if he didn't want Daisy to see him. The way he is now.

He glared at Merlin fiercely, grabbed the suitcase in his hand, turned around and rushed out.

extremely fast

That is definitely not the speed that normal people should have.

What's the matter? Mr. Merlin, I heard shouts outside.

Daisy, who was wearing a large pajamas, pushed open the door. She stuck her head out and looked at Merlin who was squatting on the ground, checking something. She asked with some concern:

Did something happen?

No, nothing.

Merlin used a test tube to absorb some of the strange medicine left on the ground. He turned his head and smiled at Daisy. He said:

I suddenly remembered that I still have a job. In this way, I will find a sister to take care of you.

You have to be obedient and have a good rest tonight, you know?