Shadow of the Beautiful World

X-Men, this is an organization with a more sensitive status.

It is an armed force dedicated to defending Xavier Academy for Gifted Youth and the moderate mutants who follow Professor Charles. It is composed of several powerful mutants. The number is not large, but the strength is absolutely powerful.

In the past few years, the X-Men have not been very active, but any large-scale activities related to mutants have participated in the X-Men.

If, in the chaotic mutant society, Professor Charles Francis Xavier had a fairly strong popular opinion base in the mutant society because of his moderate views, then the x The war police organization is the sharpest knife in the professor's hand.

It is precisely because of the existence of the X-Men that whether it is the hostile mutant brotherhood or some human organizations that are extremely hostile to mutants, there are some who dare not put all their eggs in one basket.

Well, like nuclear deterrence among civilizations.

Merlin hadn't personally seen the X-Men join the battlefield. After all, when the aliens invaded that year, the X-Men mobilized were mainly responsible for ground defense, and the Kree didn't enter the ground combat at all.

However, he also saw the analysis of the strength of the X-Men from some materials of the SHIELD. According to the analysis results of some of the most authoritative strategic experts of the SHIELD, the X-Men broke out in high-intensity conflicts. With enough power, a city can be easily destroyed.

Human sea tactics have become meaningless in front of these mutants with all kinds of strange powers.

This reminded Merlin of the Hydra Whitehall who died in his hands not long ago, the prophecy about the conflict between individual power and civilized order.

In fact, what Whitehall said is not completely wrong.

This matter will be filed with s.d.o.l.d. before it can enter the normal investigation process.

Merlin, who walked out of the Xavier family manor, said to Ororo beside him:

It may take a little time. You can also take this time to sort out the clues you have collected, so that our joint operations have a direction and entry point.

no problem.

Ororo nodded, and she said to Merlin:

But recently the Brotherhood of Mutants has been very active in the northern part of North America. Once the X-Men are dispatched on a large scale, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Coupled with the current situation of the professor, we have to keep a low profile.

I can understand.

Merlin nodded and said:

The balance of high-end power is very important in the game of mutants, and I will keep a low profile.

Um.

Ororo says:

That's how it is. I have another class later, so I won't send you off. I can ask Piot to take you home. He has always driven steadily.

You and I are both wizards, Miss Ororo.

Merlin smiled, he stretched out his hand and ejected a trace of magic power, he said:

We always have a more convenient way to move. Speaking of which, what is your title in the X-Men? Storm Witch?

Storm Girl.

Ororo shrugged:

I also think 'Storm Witch' is cool, but unfortunately everyone else only calls me Storm Lady.

That's pretty good too.

Merlin joked:

Everyone calls me 'Raven'. In fact, a few years ago, I had no idea what I and Raven had in common.

Oh? So you mean, you know now?

Ororo narrowed his eyes and looked at Merlin with a half-smile. The latter nodded. He stretched his body and said to Ororo:

I'll do a magic trick for you.

swish

The next moment, Merlin's figure turned into a raven flapping its wings and hovering in the air amidst the black mist dissipating. He flew around Ororo a few times, and then folded his wings like an arrow leaving the string. Skimming across the lawn, he snatched away the grapes that a little mutant girl was about to put in his mouth.

Amidst the little girl's screams, Merlin let out a giggling laugh, and disappeared in the manor in the blink of an eye.

Hahaha

Ororo was amused by this scene. As she walked over to comfort the frightened girl, she looked at the sky ahead and said:

Animagus is really a talented wizard, much better than me.

Teacher, I just saw that Mr. Merlin turned into a bird?

Colossus Piot, who was watering the lawn, came over and stood beside Storm. He asked in a low voice:

I'm not dazzled, am I?

No, he did become a raven.

Ororo exhorted:

But don't spread this information indiscriminately. Wizards don't like other people to discuss their spells casually. Besides, Piot, I plan to send you to assist Mr. Merlin in finding those missing compatriots.

Haven't you been trying to find your lost sister?

Storm girl lowered her voice and said to her students:

If poor little Liana was indeed sent to the border of hell, then maybe Mr. Merlin is your hope to find your sister.

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Merlin didn't go home right away, he came to St. Matthew's Church on this warm afternoon as usual, and sat alone on the chair at the end of the church.

But today is different from the past, there is still an unfamiliar guy sitting beside Merlin.

The moment Merlin sat down, this guy got up almost at the same time, and when he passed in front of Merlin, with a slight movement of his finger, a note fell into Merlin's hand.

After the unfamiliar person left, Merlin spread out the note in his hand, and there were a few words in it.

'Chief' Meyer, the lower leader of Hydra, an important figure in the New York Mafia.

Below this word, there is a detailed address.

and a greeting.

This is the first step in helping each other. You're welcome, my friend Merlin.

Seeing this sentence, a fleeting smile appeared on the corner of Merlin's mouth. It seems that Talia, who is far away in Europe, has not forgotten the agreement between the two this time. The League of Assassins has just recovered a little in New York. She had found what Merlin was looking for.

It is said that the League of Assassins branches in South America and North Africa have been incorporated by another mysterious force that is suspected to be Hydra, so now it seems that Thalia and Merlin, at least at this stage, already have a common enemy.

Merlin, I can always see you at this time every week.

Father Paul, who was holding the scriptures, walked into the church with a smile. He stopped beside Merlin and said hello to Merlin as usual.

Merlin also responded with a smile.

This made Father Paul a little surprised, he said:

Those unhappy things are finally over?

Um?

Merlin looked at the priest suspiciously, and said:

What unhappy things?

Oh, I mean, the last few times you've been here, you've always had a frown on your face, but today, you finally have a smile on your face.

Father Paul said solemnly:

Then I guess, it must have been a difficult time, and a better life is calling ahead. Just smile every day, Merlin, you are still young, don't let yourself live like an old man like me who is worried about the coming of death .”

You are young too, Father.

Merlin stood up, and he joked to the priest:

After every mass, I see a few beautiful ladies who keep coming to your side.

You

The priest said helplessly to Merlin:

This is in a church!

Well, well, I was wrong, Your Excellency.

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and he said to the priest seriously:

There are indeed good things happening. I just discovered a group of ghosts, wandering in a world that doesn't belong to them. I have to send them home. This is a good thing for me.

I can't understand what you're saying.

Father Paul looked at Merlin suspiciously, and said:

It's like the lines of one of those pompous stage plays, but it's okay, everyone has their own hobbies. There's a fundraiser at the orphanage this weekend, and little Daisy will be there with her parents, Merlin, Will you come?

Well, I'll be there on time.

Merlin said to the priest:

I just found my younger sister. She is a very bad-tempered girl. I plan to take her around outside more. Maybe this will improve our relationship.

Okay, I'm very welcome.

Father Paul smiled and said:

The children in the orphanage like you very much, Merlin, you must come on time on weekends.

After bidding farewell to the priest, Merlin found an unoccupied alley, and between the activation of the Displacement Curse, he appeared on the roof of the townhouse where the Chief of Hydra's lower leader lived.

This is a bustling neighborhood close to Manhattan. Merlin could feel that in the house below, there were about 30 armed gunmen guarding the surroundings.

Well, it seems that His Excellency the Chief is a person who cherishes his life very much.

There was a sneer at the corner of Merlin's mouth, he stretched out his left hand, a trace of black smoke extended along his fingers, and quickly penetrated into the room from the window of this apartment.

The mist was like an invisible thread, silently sticking to the limbs of the gunmen.

Merlin closed his eyes, and he could feel that the mist emitted was like threads that could be sensed one by one. He only needed to move his mind, and those threads would immediately take over the actions of these gunmen.

Just like puppets on strings, their lives and deaths have been held in Merlin's hands without any perception.

That's how it's really used

Merlin said softly, with a slight movement of his fingers, several threads were pulled up, the faces of the gunmen near the edge of the townhouse windows changed, and they stretched out their hands at the same time to grab the open window beside them, Between the completely helpless body rolls, he jumped from a height of nearly 20 meters.

They tried to scream while falling rapidly, but their manipulated bodies couldn't even open their mouths.

Their faces were terrified, like souls trapped in their bodies, unable to even struggle in the face of sudden death.

They are flying.

Unfortunately, they have no wings.

boom

The low muffled sound resounded in the bustling street, the glaring blood and the distorted corpse caused the surrounding pedestrians to yell and flee in all directions.

Merlin stood by the eaves, he shook his head, turned around and turned into black smoke, disappearing into the air.

This is just the beginning.

Five minutes later, in the luxurious hall of this townhouse, Merlin was sitting on a chair decorated with black velvet, the quaint gramophone was spinning by his hand, the cheerful music echoed in the hall, and the lights in the hall were controlled by Merlin's will. The rhythmic flashes and flashes are like a cheerful dance party.

Mr. Chief of Hydra sat beside Merlin with a terrified expression on his face. The two of them were sitting like friends who were sitting close together and enjoying singing and dancing.

In front of their eyes, with the beating of Merlin's fingers, a dozen gunmen with dull faces were dancing to the music with mechanical movements.

Merlin had only just learned this kind of puppetry, and he wasn't proficient in using it, so the actions of the gunmen would occasionally be chaotic, and occasionally they would collide with each other, looking like they were performing a funny show.

I said it, I said it all

Mr. Chief's face was covered with sweat, it was panic.

Sweat even soaked his luxurious shirt, making this distinguished lord look very embarrassed.

No, I don't want to know.

Merlin held a glass of wine in one hand, and flicked the other in the air. Mobile terminal::

He seemed to be obsessed with this new entertainment, and he said to his new friend the chief beside him without looking back:

Save your energy, sir.

I'm here for one thing, and I'm going to get it soon.

Seriously, be decent

Your current performance makes me really disappointed in Hydra.

Merlin's flat voice was like a spell for the soul, making the already nervous and frightened Mr. Chief almost jump up from the sofa.

He begged bitterly:

I have already quit that organization. I joined it only because they promised to help me deal with the Jin Gang who has been trying to bring me down. But I have already quit. I have nothing to do with that organization. I am willing to give everything , as long as you forgive me for my past mistakes, spare my life.

Everyone deserves a second chance please!

Second chance?

Merlin's flicking fingers in the air suddenly stopped, and the dozen or so dedicated dancers in front of him also collapsed at this moment.

He stood up and looked at the embarrassed Mr. Chief in front of him. He seemed to be thinking, but he seemed to be hesitating. Finally, he nodded and said:

Yes, you are right, everyone deserves a second chance, after all, I am not a judge, I have no right to judge you

Hearing this, the chief's face covered with sweat suddenly flashed a glimmer of rejoicing that he survived the catastrophe.

However, the next moment, he saw Merlin flicking his fingers lightly, and then, the chief's hands seemed to be out of control, strangling his neck fiercely.

With his fingers tightened, the chief suddenly felt a pain of suffocation.

Then, he heard Merlin say calmly:

I forgive you, Your Excellency the Chief.

Afterlife

Remember to be a good person.

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