Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Trident Building, Director's Office, the phone on Fury's desk rang suddenly, causing the Director who was working overtime to look up from his busy affairs.

Fury glanced at the phone number, then picked it up and held it to his ear.

What is it? Merlin.

Gamma ray explosion in New Mexico, suspected military bioaugmentation program gone wrong.

Merlin, who had already arrived at the explosion site, was hovering in the mid-air shrouded in darkness. He looked at the chaotic scene on the ground, and those young people were running around under the strange halo, like a doomsday escape.

Merlin waved and threw a shattering spell, opened up the collapsed building, cleared a way for those trapped in the building, and then reported to Fury in New York:

The military hid their lab in a university district. It was a very clever way, but now they screwed up, and it will affect the surrounding blocks and all the residents of this small town.

While talking, Merlin also sent a live video shot by Icarus to Fury's phone.

In the mid-air of the night, there is a green halo lying there horizontally like the moon, which is the remnant of gamma energy that has not dissipated. Just from the halo visible to the naked eye, one can judge how powerful the explosion is. horrible.

You want S.H.I.E.L.D. to get involved in this?

While watching the video, Fury said:

Send reinforcements? Or

I've stepped in, Fury.

Merlin flew over the small town like wafting smoke. During the dissipation of his magic power, a temporary energy barrier was released around the explosion area, and those dangerous gamma energies were confined in this area.

The magic power and the chaotic gamma energy collided with each other, forming a spherical area of ​​constantly dancing sparks in the dark night sky. Those constantly dancing sparks outlined the range of the magic barrier, allowing ordinary people to see it.

Merlin directed the leprechaun logistics team to transfer the innocent people trapped in the center of the explosion area, and said to Fury:

As before, before I act, I feel the need to report to you that this is a military related matter after all, and they would not welcome us to 'help'. But then again, they ignore the World Security Council The prohibition of the society, the private conduct of dangerous paranormal enhancement experiments, this seems to be the jurisdiction of the s.d.o.l.d.

So you've actually been monitoring the project?

Fury's tone became weird:

You knew something was going to happen to them?

No, I don't know, I just prepared in advance for this possible outcome.

Merlin said in a calm tone:

I didn't expect them to mess up, and they would play so big.

In short, I have authorized the three s.d.o.l.d. branches near New Mexico to intervene in the situation as quickly as possible. The Aegis demon hunters can temporarily suppress the spread of gamma energy with the seal, but you still need to evacuate the city. give an order.

All right.

Fury nodded, and he said:

You control the situation first, and the special response team will arrive later. Also, who is the military commander in charge of that project?

Thaddeus E. Ross, the former commander of the Seventh District.

Merlin says:

It's the famous Thunderbolt general in the Ministry of Defense with a bad temper. I heard that he and Pierce were once comrades-in-arms?

right.

Fury said:

But you don't need to worry about these, just do what you have to do, this time they made mistakes first.

People in the military are not fools. If their secret project goes wrong, they won't make a big fuss unless they lose their minds, but if they go to the World Security Council, everyone will know about it and suffer a lot. It's still them.

Well, I thought so too.

Merlin landed on the ground. He applied a magic shield to himself, resisting the chaotic energy around him, and walked towards the core area of ​​the explosion. Then he saw a group of people in chemical protective suits staggering, trying to rush out of the explosion area. Come out, but they are blocked by the collapsed building, they beat the collapsed wall in front of them, looking desperate.

This is normal. Judging from the radiation index displayed on Icarus' lens, the active gamma energy here is deadly enough for ordinary people.

Merlin said to Fury:

I saw the general. God, they're in a mess.

Don't let him die, Merlin.

Fury exhorted:

Let the Ministry of Defense owe us a favor.

They already owe us a lot of favors, but they are all white-eyed wolves

Merlin complained, he hung up the communication, took a few steps forward, pulled out his wand, and in the chaotic energy around him, he waved and threw a shattering spell.

The magic spell fell on the ruins of the collapsed building ahead, and the precisely controlled explosion blasted the collapsed wall into a tunnel for two people to pass through.

The people trapped in it saw the hope of escape, and they rushed out of the explosion area quickly, but the magic explosion of the shattering spell seemed to make the surrounding gamma energy unstable again. In the low explosion sound, Another wave of energy rushed out from the underground ruins, shaking the already unstable ruins again.

help me!

A girl who was pushed down screamed in despair, and she fell to the ground. Before her eyes, those broken bricks and stones pressed down on her, and maybe she would be crushed to pieces in the next moment.

click

With a crisp sound, those collapsed bricks and stones seemed to be held in place by invisible hands, and its collapse was stopped strangely. Those broken bricks and stones hovered in the air in a gesture of ignoring gravity, which looked quite strange. strange.

Hey, stop barking!

Merlin, who manipulated gravity, said to the terrified girl at his feet:

Get up quickly.

The girl reacted quickly and immediately got up from the ground. She was quite polite and did not forget to say thank you to Merlin.

kuang

The next moment, the ruins without gravitational support collapsed, making the collapsed floors even more fragmented, and the chaotic gamma energy rubbed against Merlin's magic shield, splashing green sparks on the surface of his body, allowing him to walk It looks very cool.

He looked around, it was as if this ghostly place had been attacked by a missile, and there was not a single intact building within the blast zone.

Fortunately, the explosion occurred at night, and there were no students in class in the university laboratory building. This also made this terrifying explosion and energy leakage incident so far not cause too much loss of personnel.

Betty, my God, my daughter, my God.

Merlin stood in front of the ruins. He used his spiritual perception to search for signs of life under the ruins. Behind him, General Thaddeus, who was wearing a protective suit and protected by guards, found his daughter among the surviving crowd, uh, It was the girl pulled back from hell by Merlin.

The father and daughter embraced each other in the ruins of the disaster. Against the backdrop of those dancing green halos, this scene seemed to be full of the warmth of the survivors.

But there are always guys who don't know how to appreciate this kind of warmth

Excuse me, General Ross.

Merlin stood by the ruins, leaning on a blood-red cane, looking at General Thaddeus and his daughter, pointing to the desolate ruins after the explosion behind him, he asked:

Did you forget something down there?

It's you!

The old general obviously knew Merlin. In fact, a few years ago, he also presided over the investigation of Merlin. At that time, Merlin was only a senior agent, but he exposed the secret project of the Seventh District of the Ministry of Defense, and almost made the Ministry of Defense lose it. Top secret.

Uh, of course, we all know that the later Seventh District project was still messed up by this group of soldiers, just like their superhuman enhancement experiment this time.

To be honest, the style of soldiers is really not suitable for secret research, but their warlike nature drives them to constantly try to control more dangerous weapons, which leads to troubles again and again.

Merlin Riley!

General Thaddeus was like an enraged lion. He stepped forward, pointed at Merlin and said:

It's you secret agents again! You're everywhere!

Merlin looked at the old general without showing any weakness, and he said calmly:

Next, are you going to accuse me of sabotaging your secret experiment?

Merlin's tone became harsh:

Find out what you are doing! General Ross, you are conducting a supernatural biological experiment that has not been registered. If we hadn't reacted quickly enough, the dissipated gamma energy would be enough to radiate the entire city, and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people would be threatened!

What is the cause of all this?

Merlin looked at the panicked researchers behind the general, and said:

It's because you are arrogantly trying to control the power you shouldn't get involved in. Just like before, the loss of control in the seventh district has not taught you a lesson. Ha, in my opinion, you all have a meaningless pig brain!

General Thaddeus was overwhelmed by Merlin's accusations. After experiencing a terrible explosion, the old man lost control of his emotions. He clutched his heart and took a few steps back, his face pale.

Oh, poor fellow.

Merlin waved and threw a healing spell on the old man, and he looked at the young girl next to the old man. That should be Betty Ross, a famous biologist and one of the directors of this experiment.

The expression on the girl's face was not good. She looked at the ruins of the explosion, her eyes were full of pain, and she was a little distraught, as if something important had been thrown under the ruins.

Little girl, tell me, did you forget something down there?

Merlin pointed to the ruins and asked:

I feel a group of abnormal life signals moving below.

Banna

After hearing Merlin say that there are signs of life under the ruins, Betty's painful eyes immediately showed surprise. She grabbed Merlin's hand and begged:

It must be Banner. He is still alive. I knew that a kind person like him would not die so easily. Save him, Mr. Riley. I don't know who you are, but I beg you to save him.

Banna Bruce Banner?

Merlin asked:

That smart guy with 7 Ph.Ds? How did he get trapped down there? Is he your bioaugmentation test subject? Are you so extravagant?

no, he is not.

Betty explained anxiously:

The explosion was an accident. We were originally testing the gamma ray generator, which is an important instrument for the experiment. It was just completed. But there was a problem during the test, and Banner was trapped in the experimental cabin.

Ordinary people cannot survive exposure to this concentration of gamma rays.

Icarus, who has been monitoring the surrounding radiation concentration, said to Merlin:

The content of gamma rays in the center of the explosion is at least ten times that of the outside world. Ordinary people will be directly evaporated under that level of energy radiation. The life signals under the ruins are not like ordinary people. It is very irritable and very Powerful, that should not be Bruce Banner, or rather not Bruce Banner in a normal state.

Um.

Merlin looked back at the remaining ruins, and said softly:

Although there was a problem with their experiment, it is not considered a failure. They successfully created a monster.

Send them all out!

Merlin said to the leprechaun logistics team who would not be seen by ordinary people around him:

Send these people to the nearest S.H.I.E.L.D. base, they have dangerous gamma radiation on them, keep them in an isolation room, and keep them out of the way of anyone else, especially the Department of Defense, until I go back. people.

The leprechauns headed by the senior mysterious affairs consultant Dobby are super strong in execution. The next moment Merlin gave the order, the survivors who were still in place were all sent away from this dangerous area with the transfer spell .

After no one else interfered, Merlin saw that the first batch of Aegis demon hunters had begun to strengthen the magic barrier that blocked gamma rays with the help of the super vision of the spirit raven Victor hovering in the sky. , The blocks around the blast zone also began to be quickly evacuated.

Thanks to Merlin's super quick response, this accident hardly caused any chain accidents.

Icarus, ask our agents to expand the defensive circle to two blocks, leaving enough space for preparation.

A scorching hell flame ignited in front of Merlin. He reached out and pulled out the vibrating gold sword from the flame. Then he moved his wrist, pushed his glasses, and said to the artificial intelligence lady:

Now let's go and see what kind of monster this explosion gave birth to.