I used to believe in science

The topic turned into a tactical discussion in an instant.

The Avengers gathered to discuss a possible collaboration between Hydra and the Ten Rings, using all the information Clint could provide.

Antoinette sat aside and barely heard a few words.

Her temples throbbed like someone was tap dancing inside her head.There is a voice in her heart that has been urging her to do something while there is still time.

Her time was running out, Antoinette knew it from her memory.The conversation that happened in Professor X's mansion when she was six years old did not hide her from the whole process, and it was done by the three most outstanding people who represented the fields of magic, science and mutation at that time.Her soul was split because she was the host of the power of the phoenix. That kind of destructive power was lost after the death of the previous host and returned when the new host was born.

And now, she is complete, she can feel the attraction of the soul to the phoenix, and that force is on its way to the earth.

She wasn't ready to tell Tony and the Avengers about it, but she also knew that sooner or later she would have to come clean, so she wanted to wait until after the Ten Rings thing had been dealt with.

She quietly left during the height of the Avengers discussion, and no one noticed her.She doesn't have the same telepathic ability as the previous Phoenix Qin Gray, but she is a behavior analyst, she can easily identify a person's lies, and Clint, he has said everything he knows.

She already had a spot anyway.

This location is where Natalie went undercover for the last time. Natalie herself couldn't tell how she was discovered. Everything was perfect before she was caught, and no one showed any doubts about her.

But things happened suddenly, when her leader took her to meet the mandarin...

This is the manchurian palace, or it used to be.

Antoinite's teleportation gate opened outside the base gate in a small village. Someone who suddenly appeared at the gate caught the attention of the guards, but before the guards could do anything, Antoinette had already made a move.The magical rope she pulled from between her hands hit the two guards in the head, causing them to fall silently.

Then Antoinette pushed open the door and walked in.

Inside the gate was a square, where some people gathered in groups of twos and threes, chatting, assembling weapons, and counting ammunition.Because there was no alarm, no one noticed Antoinette when she walked in.She also walked in as if nothing had happened, and walked across the square to the house opposite the gate.

Finally, someone noticed her. After all, women are rare here. Someone came forward and spoke to her in a language that Antoinette could not understand. Antoinette ignored him directly, and the conflict escalated.That person yelled, which attracted the attention of others. Several people gathered towards her, and for a while, everyone in the square stopped what they were doing and looked over.

But this still failed to stop Antoinette's footsteps.

She only raised one finger, and when the opponent was still hesitating, she pressed it against the muzzle of the gun aimed at her. A second later, the barrel of the gun exploded, and all the explosion impacts were strangely backward, and the bullets rushed to other fragments. The counter blast hits the face of the person holding the weapon.

The other party handed it over in pain, and let go of his hands covering his face and backed away.

The others, horrified by the incident, pulled the trigger.This kind of all-round shooting is almost unavoidable. In fact, Antoinette did not dodge. She took a step back with her left foot. When her heel hit the ground, a ripple spread, and the surrounding time seemed to stop.Just like that time when she and Constantine were in the casino, she entered the imaginary space in a second, and did not forget to copy and catch the gun.

All the bullets passed through where she was standing the next second, some of them hit the ground, and some of them accidentally injured teammates.

And Antoinette was unhurried, and turned her fingers lightly to unload the gun's magazine, and the bullets in it fell into her palm one by one.While counting the number, she thought casually that what she is using now, the space portal, the imaginary space, the embodied weapon, and even the energy conversion control just now, are all Natalie's abilities.And Natalie is also an omnipotent agent who may have saved the world several times without people knowing it.

In this way, the first 27 years of her life were useless.

In her mind, another voice chuckled, "Don't think too much, honey, we still have business to do."

She regained her senses, closed her fingers, and gripped the handful of bullets tightly.When she stretched her fingers again, the bullets were completely gone, leaving only a small bright ball of fire in her palm.

"Oloro, get the plane ready, we have to leave as soon as possible."

Storm Girl followed Professor X, almost trotting all the way.While she was shocked that the professor's wheelchair could be pushed so fast, it was almost about to take off, and she wondered, "Where are we going?"

"..." The hand of the professor pushing the wheelchair paused, as if he was really thinking about this question, and then he answered her, "Go to New York to find the Avengers."

"...Professor, have you already thought of a countermeasure?" When Oloro didn't know what happened, Scott, who was walking towards him, had already caught up with the professor and followed him with big strides.

"Find someone first and then talk."

"Professor, with all due respect, it is impossible for us to prevent the arrival of the phoenix." Scott's words made Oloro feel 12 points of energy, followed by pricking up his ears for fear of missing a word, She was also there when Phoenix Girl lost control. That scene, the level of power that Qin erupted, made her unforgettable for the rest of her life.

"..."

Under the professor's rare silence, Scott continued, "We should probably guide her and train her to accept the Phoenix."

"The phoenix is ​​uncontrollable. That force is not controllable by humans. You have seen it with your own eyes." Charles shook his head and frowned. He didn't want to say: How can you think so, Qin's death hasn't given you Are enough lessons learned?

"Back then we didn't know what we were dealing with, now we do." Still holding out hope, Scott tried to persuade him.

"She's not ready, she probably won't be able to take it."

"Natalie knew what she was going to face from the day she was born, and she has been preparing for it all her life."

"But Antoinette Stark is not. We don't know what kind of feedback their fusion will bring. What if she can't accept it?"

"Then let's help her accept that once she can control the power of the phoenix, Charles, she can be the mutant messiah, and she will lead us into a whole new century."

Charles' wheelchair clicked to the brakes after this sentence, and the other two had to stop and look at him.Oloro has never seen the professor's face so gloomy. He looked at Cyclops, although he looked up from the bottom, but with a certain irresistible aura, the aura that a strongest telepath should have, "Never Expect things you don't know."

Cyclops lowered his head slightly amid such reprimands, "Sorry."

Hal landed on the outward-facing platform of the watchtower. The moment he walked through the door, The Flash came to his side to welcome this friend who had wandered in the universe for two months before returning.

"Hey Hal, you're back."

"Yes, Barry, my good buddy." Hal landed on the ground, clapped his hands with Lightning, and quickly asked, "Where is the bat?"

"Wow, did the sun come out in the west today? You actually took the initiative to find him."

"Seriously, I have something to do with him." Hal ignored Barry's joke for the first time, and the tight brows under his white eyepatch showed that he did have very, very important matters.

So Barry turned serious, and pointed to the corridor, "He's in the control room. Today he and the goddess are on duty."

"Okay." Hal almost flew up and rushed in that direction without hesitation.

Batman and Wonder Woman in the control room are talking about the upgrade of the anti-reconnaissance system of the stealth fighter. The floppy disk deciphered by Cyborg before has been identified as a product of Hydra, and they have transferred all the information to the team to deal with Hydra. For the professional Avengers, there is nothing else to do now, and they have resumed their busy state.

Bruce was a bit distracted, he kept thinking about Antoinette's period, and when he left, Doctor Strange told him the spell was successful, but he didn't see Antoinette wake up, which always made him a little uneasy, wanting to go to New York as soon as possible Ask about the situation.

"You're out of shape." Diana looked at Batman. Although the other party didn't make any extra moves, but they had been together for so long, she had learned to look for clues in Batman's silence.

"I'm fine." As she expected, Batman insisted that nothing happened.

So she raised her eyebrows to point out, "I heard what Superman and Cyborg said about the previous incident. Superman thinks you have special feelings for the girl who had the accident."

"No." Bruce responded quickly. In a sense, he was right. What he cared about was not Natalie, but Antoinette, but after all, is there any difference between the two now?

Diana raised her eyebrows even higher, clearly disbelieving his words, "You should go and see her."

"I..." Bruce opened his mouth to re-emphasize that he was fine, but he hesitated in the Goddess's eyes and then faltered, sighed, and said honestly "I don't know how to ask." Batman had no The right to ask about the family affairs of the Avengers, and Bruce Wayne shouldn't know so much" Besides, when we were separated last time, someone entrusted me to look after her, and I ran away because of Batman... I think it's OK The man who entrusted me is now very dissatisfied with me."

Maybe it’s not just dissatisfaction, Bruce thought, the importance Tony attaches to his sister, if he doesn’t come to beat him up, it just means that he doesn’t have the time yet, and Jarvis, the respectable old housekeeper, knows that he left behind and needs to take care of her. Antoinette might never let him see her again in his life.

"If you care about it, it's chaos." Diana pointed out sharply, "You should go to see her, apologize to her, and tell her your bad things."

"I can't." Bruce shook his head quickly.

"Why not? Our identities are kept secret, but none of us hide important people, Steve knows my identity, Lois knows Clark is Superman, Barry has Iris, Green Lantern's girlfriend is even Purple Lantern... "Diana asked incomprehensibly, and when she saw the other party looking away slightly, she understood, "Are you afraid that she won't accept you?"

"..."

Before Bruce can make any excuses, Diana sighs "Bruce, if that person can't accept all of you, then she doesn't deserve your heart."