Shadow of the Beautiful World

A seagull is flying in the blue sea and blue sky.

This brave bird wants to fly across the sea, maybe it wants to see its own children, maybe it just enjoys the fun of flying.

No one knows what the seagull thinks, it's just a bird after all.

It has flown over this sea sample countless times, and it is probably no different today.

The warm sunshine, the slightly fishy sea breeze, and the fish jumping constantly on the sea surface, everything seems to be wonderful.

But soon, a loud thunderous noise came, startling the flying seagulls.

The brave bird flapped its wings and circled through the air before landing on the reef, raising its head and tilting it to look at the sky.

The bird was terrified.

Above the clouds in this sea area, a huge gray spaceship is slowly emerging from its hidden state, just like a gray cloud suddenly appeared in the originally empty sky.

It was coming down, lowering its altitude, and swaying, and it seemed to be flying into the never-ending storm in the middle of the sea.

But Seagull quickly lost interest.

After confirming that the strange gray bird would not eat it, the seagull took off again against the sea breeze, and it still had to continue its journey.

Just spread your wings and fly until you can't fly.

And above the sky, the spaceship with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo painted on its deck hovered high above the sky, and one order after another was issued.

This ship is like a complete metal life, making its first flight after its birth.

Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has had the idea of ​​creating space carriers for a long time, and designs similar to anti-gravity engines have already taken shape.

However, because after the Cybertron War, a large amount of advanced engineering knowledge fell into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D., the space carrier project that had already begun to be built was forced to stop.

Why settle for the next level when there's better?

The design idea of ​​the space carrier was rearranged, which took some time. In short, the space carrier, which should have been offline a few years ago, was not completed until a month ago.

Fortunately, the personnel originally deployed for the space carrier were quite complete, so after the mothership was completed, the ship began its first voyage almost immediately.

Report the situation!

On the bridge of the space carrier, Agent Hill, the commander of the battleship, was sitting in a command chair, and several communication screens were suspended in front of her eyes, which were the heads of various departments of the carrier.

The ship of S.H.I.E.L.D. is one-third larger than the current largest aircraft carrier, but because the ship uses a lot of new technology, the number of working and combat agents in the permanent state is no more than 2,200.

But this is almost equivalent to a complete S.H.I.E.L.D. subdivision.

The engine system is normal and the energy output is stable.

The radar system is normal and is setting a course into the storm circle.

The squadron is ready for capture operations at any time.

Communications one after another were passed on to Captain Hill, allowing Hill to know almost every part of the space carrier.

On the surface, Hill looked steady.

But she still felt uncomfortable inside.

A week ago, she was an assistant to the director, but a week later, she became the commander of an aerospace carrier.

Although Hill felt that Fury intended to train her to be the commander of this battleship a long time ago, she has also been receiving training on the command and operations of the space carrier.

She is ready for this.

But the appointment of the captain was a little too fast.

Soon Hill himself was a little caught off guard.

Hill could also feel that since Director Fury woke up from the attack, he seemed to be pushing himself out of the position of assistant to the director.

Fury first handed over a lot of Hill's work to Agent Sitwell, and then the next morning after the mothership went offline, Hill was appointed as the captain and officially resigned from the position of assistant director.

Fury also held a small farewell party for Hill in the office. Although the atmosphere of the meeting was very lively, the sensitive Hill could still feel

It seems that after he quit the director's office, Director Fury was really relieved.

But she didn't know why either.

Could it be that Director Fury is planning to do something that Hill should not know about?

Speaking of which, the director has indeed launched many projects in one breath recently, and they are all being carried out in secret. Maybe he has a premonition of something.

Hill sat on the captain's command chair, while looking at the giant storm column that was getting closer and closer, while thinking:

Should I have a chat with Chief Merlin about this issue?

Captain? Captain Hill!

A gentle voice sounded from the command chair, and it took two consecutive shouts to wake Hill up from his state of thinking.

Commander Hill brushed her short hair, and she looked back at the biologist beside her.

she says:

Sorry, I'm a little distracted. Miss Vivian, what do you want to say?

I want to ask, why didn't I see Director Merlin, or Minister Coulson?

Vivian Graham, a biologist from the Emperor Organization, was also wearing the uniform of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent on this ship. She held an information recorder in her hand and asked in a low voice:

Isn't sl.d. responsible for the affairs related to the emperor's organization? But it seems that there are no such hunting agents on this ship.

Is such that.

Hill explained:

Recently, supernatural events around the world have entered an active period. Coulson and his sl.d. are already operating at full capacity. Director Merlin is in charge of this work. He is responsible for allocating resources for sl.d..

Director Fury sent this 'Aegis' command ship to help you complete the task of capturing 'Kong', don't worry, we are fully prepared for this.

Hill still had some words to say.

According to Fury, this time to cooperate with the operation organized by the emperor is also a test of the combat capability of the Aegis command ship, or a rehearsal.

It's not a capture!

Vivienne and Hill are also old friends. Standing beside Hill, she watched the storm column getting closer and closer, piercing through the sky and earth, and mixed with thunder.

That's the only way to get to Skull Island.

The biologist corrected:

It's just an interference in the status quo of the impending extinction of the kong race.

Kong is, after all, the only creature that can achieve preliminary communication among all the ancient Titans discovered so far. It's a pity to let it go extinct like this.

And we can seize this opportunity to conduct a close-range sample collection and physiological research on Kong. If we are lucky enough, then we may discover more secrets of ancient Titans from it.

Hill nodded. She glanced at the various systems of the Aegis command ship on the floating screen in front of her. She gave an order:

The energy shield is on! The engine speeds up! Pass through the storm zone at the fastest speed!

The next moment, the four anti-gravity engines of the entire Aegis ship ejected more dazzling plasma flames at the same time. This huge spaceship was like a fist made of steel, and it slammed into the huge storm column in front of it.

The observation windows of the bridge were covered with fog with extremely low visibility, and there were lightning jumping around in the fog.

But this time, the process of breaking into the Pillar of Storms was much simpler than when Hill entered here for the first time in 2013.

There was no more that horrible bump.

This is also normal. After all, the last time Agent Hill and Merlin came here, they came by helicopter, but now, she is driving a heavy spaceship that is thousands of times larger than the helicopter.

This terrifying storm is not enough to shake the space carrier with the energy shield turned on.

And in that feeling of walking on the ground, Hill leaned on the command chair, and she remembered the experience of coming here with Chief Merlin last time.

At that time, she was just a rookie who had just joined the job, and Chief Merlin was just a senior agent who didn't quite adapt to the role.

At that time, the two of them were really in a mess.

A smile formed on the corner of Hill's mouth, but it was fleeting.

She is now the commander of an Helicarrier, and she must pay attention to maintaining her majesty at all times.

One minute later, the spaceship passed through the outer layer of the storm and entered the eye of the storm. The familiar scenery of Skull Island once again appeared in front of Hill and Vivian.

Enter stealth mode!

Hill gave the order again, and the huge space carrier hovering above the Skull Island quickly activated the optical concealment device.

The entire spaceship seemed to be covered by an invisible cloak, and within a few seconds, it melted into this extremely pure sky.

The drone has been dispatched and is searching for the target!

The report from the combat department appeared on the floating screen in front of Hill, and a formation of drones was released into Skull Island.

Those flying silent military drones are the eyes of the command ship, searching for the kong hidden in the mountains of Skull Island.

To be honest, I was already giving up hope that this proposal would pass.

While waiting for the search results, Vivian said to Hill beside her:

I went to find Merlin in private before, and Merlin told me that he would not support this proposal. He said it was against the laws of nature.

Vivian shrugged:

But I didn't expect that after a few months, the proposal was miraculously passed. Did Merlin change his mind?

Hill did not answer Vivienne's question.

She couldn't answer either.

Because the decision to support the Emperor's organization was not made by Merlin.

This order was sent directly from the director's office to the command ship.

The task was given by Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Hill even doubted that Merlin might not even know that this mission was going on.

But rules are rules, even if Hill has doubts about this order, she may have to carry it out.

And this is a secret mission, which means that Hill cannot disclose the content of the mission to others before obtaining permission.

Including Merlin!

It made Hill feel bad.

In the past, although Director Fury would do some things without telling Merlin, Hill could understand the secrecy of those things.

But in the recent period, Director Fury has done too many things that Merlin doesn't know, but he should know.

This makes Hill feel like he's betrayed Merlin

Although she obeyed the director's order, there was no problem.

No. 3 UAV lost contact! Suspected target appears!

The message from the combat department immediately awakened Hill. The commander got rid of the complicated thoughts in her mind. She looked at the giant life form that was tracked by the radar and was moving fast in the mountains. She said:

The first and second flight formations are dispatched! The capture operation begins!

whoosh, whoosh, whoosh

Twelve Quin-style fighters took off from the deck of the mothership, and rushed into the mountains of Skull Island with an extremely flexible attitude.

This small, advanced aircraft that can take off and land vertically and is equipped with more lethal weapons is an important part of the Aegis command ship.

They were designed by talented weapon designer Tony Stark for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Although they do not have a more powerful overall deformation function, due to the use of Cybertron engineering knowledge, the combat capabilities of these small aircraft have increased dramatically.

take it easy.

Hill noticed the nervous expression on Vivienne's face, and she comforted her:

We did not resort to non-lethal force. Those planes were loaded with powerful sedatives given to us by the Emperor Organization. We will not harm it.

Kong has been hurt by humans before.

Vivian whispered:

I'm just worried that this action will make Kong hate humans even more, although we are trying to help it.

Kong is wise.

Hill looked at the screen in front of him, a Quinjet fighter roared over the head of Kong, who was rushing out of his hiding place, and King Kong, which was twice bigger than 10 years ago, roared and rushed into the air.

The plane narrowly escaped from King Kong's hand.

It used a beautiful cobra tactical move to bypass King Kong's second hand, and firmly attracted the attention of the gorilla who had exceeded 50 meters in height.

The moment Kong appeared, there was a burst of exclamation from the entire bridge of the mothership.

Although the gorilla with a height of more than 50 meters is just an out-and-out small man compared to other ancient titans, the impact is still too strong for agents who have never been in contact with ancient titans.

It's only been ten years, and it has grown so much?

Hill was also a little surprised, she turned her head to look at Vivienne, she said:

I heard from you before that it is not yet an adult?

Um.

Vivienne said with certainty:

According to the skeletons of Kong's parents we found on Skull Island, Kong was at least 130 meters above him when he was an adult. Now, he's just a big, irritable boy.

All right.

Hill turned back and shouted to the staff on the bridge staring at the projection screen with wide eyes:

It's just an oversized orangutan. Haven't you seen an orangutan before? Agents! Be careful, it's still fighting!

In the scolding voice of Commander Hill, new changes also appeared on the projection. The moment Kong, startled by the Quin-type fighter jets, roared and rushed out of the hiding place, the remaining 11 high-altitude Quin-type fighter jets also joined in roaringly. battlefield.

It's like a group hunting monsters.

The moment they appeared, more than 70 high-concentration biological tranquilizers provided by the emperor organization were pierced into Kong's body in the form of special ammunition.

But two thirds of them were easily blocked by Kong's tough skin.

Kong roared and smashed his fist on the mountain, grabbed the broken rock and threw it into the sky. Amid the sound of shells roaring, the Kun-style fighter nimbly avoided the exploded rock and continued to shoot at the gorilla. .

While Kong hit back with rocks on the ground, he rushed towards his cave.

Obviously, the orangutan realized something was wrong, and it went to find a weapon.

It can use weapons, which Merlin has verified more than ten years ago.

Compared to more than ten years ago, its defense and power have improved, and it has been greatly improved. It is really difficult.

Hill observed the battlefield, and she gave the order again:

The third formation sets out, don't let Kong get the weapon! Hurry up!

boom

In the low howling sound, the 6 fighters of the third formation also roared and took off, 18 most advanced fighters, plus the all-round radar lock of an aerospace carrier.

After 28 minutes of chasing and shooting, Kong, who was still in the growth stage, was finally injected with nearly a thousand kilograms of sedatives.

It was like a giant beaten by a pack of wolves in the myth, roaring and falling between the rocks, just like a small mountain crashing down.

Ten heavy-duty transport helicopters used special chains to lift the unconscious Kong onto the deck of the Aegis command ship with difficulty, which represented the complete end of this capture mission.

Kong will be handed over to you.

Hill leaned on the command chair, and while starting to write the mission report, he turned his head and said to Vivian:

Do you need to send you directly to the research base of the Emperor Organization?

Need not.

Vivian looked at the tablet in her hand, and she said:

Director Fury allocated us a test area on Staten Island, and this mission will only last 25 days.

After the various samples of Kong have been extracted and the cloned cells have been cultivated, I will trouble you and send Kong back.