The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Steve was ashamed of himself that he didn't think of the Avengers as a team, and he didn't think he had a team back, even after New York and everyone said they did a great job.However, at the moment when Steve was forced out of the battle by the girl holding Ma Linglong's ring, he felt that he should reflect on this.

It's true that this group of people is so self-indulgent that Steve struggles to fit in at first, but that doesn't mean they aren't going to do a good job, they're just a little bit different, but they're not bad at all, they're even good.Whether it was the battle in New York, or daily tasks, even this time, no one abandoned his teammates, and no one flinched in battle. Even in the face of unknown monsters, they were never timid.

Steve realized that he should get to know them more deeply, understand the real inner thoughts of the soldiers of this era, instead of comparing them with the past.

Steve hopes the realization isn't too late: "You can't just send us out." He protests, "You know there's so much we can do, look around, there's a lot of ghosts heading towards the demons Gathering, I guess that's going to keep it going strong, and the four of us can totally stop that from happening."

They are not only a team, Steve is more willing to follow Ma Linglong's command, she is a kind girl, just a little cool.This era promotes individuality and self, so there is nothing wrong with being cool.He's met quite a few cool girls, the ones with lip studs, and Steve believes that the girl in front of him who just wears a big red lipstick has a lot of novel battle plans.

Natasha offered the same advice, and she seemed to be going to act immediately.

"Maybe you can." Ma Linglong said, still without any emotion, but no one cared about it anymore, "But Barton and Coulson don't have much time left." She opened their trousers in the air.

There are red, vine-like patterns around a pair of calves of the two, which is a reaction to a curse, especially on Muggle skin.The pattern is like a raised blood vessel, slowly extending to their thighs.No one knows when they got the trick, maybe they were already entangled by evil forces the moment they stepped on the formation.

The reason why Steve and Natasha were not affected probably has something to do with their different systems.

"What is this, I'm going to die, right?" Barton's gray-blue eyes finally revealed a look of fear, not for himself, but for his family, "I'm still planning a trip to Hawaii, it seems that I can only cancel it Already." He looked at Coulson pretending to be relaxed, "Hey, I think we can go to hell together, guess if we can be reincarnated, I want to be a real eagle in my next life."

"Go to hell yourself," Coulson said weakly.

"No one will go to hell." Ma Linglong said, she grabbed Natasha's arm, and quickly printed an address on the female agent's hand that would never disappear before reaching the destination: "12 hours Take them to this place within a few days, someone will undo the curse for them, don’t worry if you can’t find them, the letters will guide you.”

"Longbottom Manor?" Natasha looked at the string of strange addresses on her palm in doubt. She could only understand that the address was in England.

"Longbottom is a very famous wizard family in Europe. They have a lot of research on various evil spells." Ma Linglong paused and said, "Take my cloak. When you reach the destination, you can see a place made of roses. If you pick a flower and throw it on the ground, someone will open the door for you. Remember, you must arrive at that place within 12 hours, otherwise they will really have to go to hell."

Button thought for a while and said, "Why are you so sure that Wizard Longbottom will help us with treatment?"

Ma Linglong said, "Because Mike is named Longbottom."

The floor suddenly undulated violently like a wave, and several people had to support the same restless wall to stabilize their figures. The ceiling began to collapse, and more and more ghosts gathered towards the source of the evil energy.

"I can stay and help you deal with the remaining ghosts." Steve said unwillingly, "If you only let Romanov go for the escort job."

Ma Linglong didn't answer right away, she raised her arms, drew a formation halo in front of Natasha and the three of them, and sent them outside the hospital.

"You have more important things to do." Ma Linglong told him, "James Barnes is the Winter Soldier."

For a moment Steve thought he had heard wrong.

"You heard me right." Ma Linglong said quickly, "Don't ask anything now, the process is too complicated, and I don't have time to explain it. If you find the Winter Soldier, you can find James. This is the only thing I can offer you. And, he may have been transformed just like you. Don’t expect him to remember you, if you can catch him, I can try to help him retrieve his memory.”

Ma Linglong didn't know what Steve was thinking at this moment, he didn't say a word, his expression was rather complicated.He was unwilling or even hard to accept this fact, he believed in Ma Linglong, and because of this, Steve's mind became even more confused.But he finally said goodbye to Ma Linglong and asked her to take care of Howard. Although this was a nonsense that didn't need to be said, Steve really didn't know what else to say.

Back on the battlefield, Strange had fought Lazar for several rounds. The two were evenly matched, and it was hard to tell the winner.

"Destroy his wand." Ma Linglong waited for the opportunity to say.

This is the greatest weakness of wizards, and it is also the most difficult thing to do, because wizards do not rely on melee combat to win, they will stay as far away from the target as possible, and then cast a spell.Not many people can really dodge the attack of the spell. Stark has done a test on this, and he found that the trajectory of the target hit by the spell is almost close to the speed of light.It's hard to dodge, even among wizards of comparable strength, and you have to bounce it back with another spell that's the opposite, or similar.

But once a wizard loses his wand, it means that a warrior loses his guns. Even if he has mana, it won't be of much use.

Especially when facing a mage as strong as him.

Ma Linglong activated the spell to forcibly change the pattern of the formation on the ground. The demon was affected by the dragon and was already unable to do what he wanted.It roared and dropped a blow at Ma Linglong. Ma Linglong used Apparition to dodge easily. While modifying the array, she hit the demon's lower body with the exorcism stick. A few minutes later, the demon could no longer hold back fell to the ground.

The pitch-black plasma flowed out from the devil's mouth, and thick toxic smoke emitted everywhere it went, and the blood could corrode all life forms.Ma Linglong quickly chanted the spell, and the pattern on the ground quickly turned into an exorcism formation. She held her breath, and when the poisonous smoke was about to hit her nostrils, she was suddenly sucked in by the demon removal mark in the center of the formation.

Immediately afterwards, most of the demon's body fell into the formation, it struggled for a while, and finally disappeared completely.

A broken wand fell from the air, and Ma Linglong stepped forward to pick it up. It should not be the wand used by dark wizards. I don't know who Raza snatched it from.

The battle ended sooner than expected. There were many reasons for their success, and Ma Linglong didn't want to give all the credit to Strange, although he did have a lot to do.

Strange had already weakened the inner barrier on the way here, so Ma Linglong was able to send the agents out directly without having to go back and forth, which bought a lot of time for Barton and Coulson.In addition, his agility has a great advantage. Most wizards are not good at boxing, and Raza is obviously the same.

It seems that Strange also has considerable experience in combat skills.

The magic levitating cloak blocked many deadly attacks for him, and even the Avada Kedavra curse could not penetrate the shield of the cloak, which gave Strange a lot of help.

It is worth mentioning that Ma Linglong did not become unconscious because of releasing the dragon. She relied on the dragon medium that Ma Xiaoling gave her this time.For her, it was not a real dragon release, because the power was much smaller than that of the New York War.But it is very effective for dispelling the demon's evil energy. When the demon forcibly gathers ghosts, it is because the power of good and evil collides in its body, which weakens its original strength.

Now, all the ghosts who had been enslaved by the devil ran out of its body one after another, crowding the entire hospital, and the air was full of mournful cries and complaints.

Ma Linglong and Strange worked together to destroy the entrance and exit of the spirit world. Before the hospital completely collapsed, the two left the place smoothly with the black wizard.

Some military personnel were still staying outside the hospital. They followed Ma Linglong's suggestion and stationed ten kilometers away.

Strange seemed to be afraid that Ma Linglong would miss the appointment, so before the girl could speak, he said: "I have fulfilled my promise, now it's your turn."

"Of course, I will." Ma Linglong said without hesitation, she had promised the other party to heal his hands, "but I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"You should heal my hand first, and then ask me for other things, don't you think it's fair?" Strange raised his arm, "Have some sympathy, Miss Witch, God will bless you your."

"I don't believe in God."

"Then Merlin."

"I'm not British." Ma Linglong looked in the direction of the hospital. The part where the tall buildings used to stand had been turned into ruins, and a large number of wandering souls had nowhere to go. "Healing your hands cannot be done with a single spell. It's a complicated process, and I don't have bone growth agents in my hands right now, but I promise I can get you to pick up the scalpel again."

"Fine, what do you want me to do."

"I still have some small personal issues with this person that I haven't resolved, so I want to finish it before the Aurors come." Just now, Ma Linglong has sent a special signal to the Magic Congress that only elite Aurors know , they will arrive at the scene soon, "You also saw those lonely ghosts, they are very pitiful, they should go where they should go."

Strange said with some embarrassment: "I don't know how to transcend, I haven't learned it, and mages don't seem to learn that, but I saw it in an ancient book."

"I can teach you how to do it, it's very easy." Ma Linglong gave him the transcendence equipment he had prepared, a red string that can be extended infinitely, four walkie-talkies and a player, "Use the rope to send the ghost's The wrists are connected automatically, and the intercom is placed in the four corners of the south, east, west, and north. You stand in the very center of the entire building, and then turn on the broadcaster, and the scriptures for superseding salvation can be released through the intercom. You can see four dimensional spaces appear Next to the walkie-talkie, that's the gate of reincarnation, don't turn off the player until the last ghost enters."

Strange dubiously took the props and left. He turned his head from time to time, and he couldn't believe that the gadgets in his hands could really work.

Ma Linglong said to Raza: "There is one thing I want to ask you." She said bluntly, "How did those zombies come here?"

Raza was imprisoned by the chain brought by Strange, which is a magic weapon that can only be used by a supreme mage. Even if he had evil thoughts at this time, his power would be restrained by the magic weapon and could not achieve the effect of releasing magic: "Of course I created them, and, that's not some zombie, that's a Wendigo"【Note】

"I know what a Wendigo is, but those are monkeys, they were infected with the zombie virus, that's why they became like that." Ma Linglong pointed out affirmatively, "You can't have the/recipe of the zombie virus/virus/ .”

"Who are you?" Raza asked guiltily.

"Linglong horse."

"What?" Raza obviously hadn't heard the name before.

"You don't even know who I am, so I guess it might be more efficient to fetch the soul." Ma Linglong pointed the end of the wand at Raza's head, "By the way, I am the one who cursed Voldemort People, Death Eaters should have heard my name, I guess you may not be a qualified Death Eater. I also have a way to put a curse on you, remember the brand you left on the back of my hand, that is The best medium."

"Wait a minute!" Raza said, "an oriental wizard, he gave me a bottle of medicine..."

Half a month later——

Stark sat up from the double bed, he thought for two seconds and then went back to sleep, he adjusted the angle of his legs, trying not to wake Ma Linglong while being the closest to her.

This is not Marbury's villa, Stark has sold the villa as a tourist hotel to others, including the sea area.Because of his arrogance, it can no longer be used as a private venue.

They are now in the Avengers Building, which is the Stark Building, and Iron Man is making every effort to build a military base belonging to the Avengers.

The high-end bed is enough to ensure that Stark can get the most comfortable enjoyment no matter what sleeping position he takes, but his forehead is scorched by the scorching sun at noon, and Stark whispers to the artificial intelligence to dim the brightness of the glass sensor device, With a slightly complaining tone, it means accusing Jarvis that he should have thought about this long ago.

He looked down at the blue halo on his chest, and tapped it lightly with his fingers, reluctantly.

Too many things have happened in the past few days, the Extremis virus, the fire-breathing high-heat transformation, the rescue of the kidnapped president, and of course the fake Mandarin.All the chaos seemed to occur at the same time period, including his cooperation with Batman, Stark felt that this half month had been very meaningful, although there were regrets, such as Ma Linglong not being able to witness the Iron Legion by his side The fierce picture of how to bravely fight against the transformed people.

And the expression of approval when the president personally awarded the medal of honor.

Batman is a nice guy, and he wouldn't mind letting Stark take his share of the credit, as if the terrorist attacks on America two weeks ago were all done by Iron Man alone.In fact, Stark admitted in front of the national media that he had a partner at the time, and that partner did not refer to armor, but a living person.

When the media asked about the other party's identity, Stark said meaningfully that he was living in a criminal's nightmare.

Ma Linglong returned home three days ago, but according to her description, two weeks hadn't really passed.

S.H.I.E.L.D. found the bodies of all the agents and identified everyone through their name tags. The government held the highest mass funeral for the dead agents, and Ma Linglong acted as a priest to read the eulogy for everyone.

It is said that more agents have joined the supernatural department.

Fortunately, Frank, who was dragged out of the window, was found. He said that he was lost in an unknown space and could not get out.He didn't know how long he had been there, and he didn't feel hungry, until a white light flashed in front of him, and he was already standing outside the building.Even more fortunately, because of the exorcism equipment on his body, Frank only suffered a little skin trauma and no ghosts hurt his brain.

He was of course head of the occult department now, and Frank had become something of an authority on exorcism.

"Good afternoon, my sweetheart." Stark saw Ma Linglong's eyes slightly open, and the girl slipped into the man's arms and squeezed a few times, "Actually, there is something I want to discuss with you. Urgent, so..."

"Agreed." Ma Linglong replied lazily.

"Thank you for your trust, but you still have to finish listening to it." Stark kissed Ma Linglong's ear, "I plan to remove the reactor, the operation process is very risky."

Ma Linglong suddenly opened her eyes and stared at him.

"I've already made an appointment with the doctor, and the operation is scheduled for the morning after tomorrow," Stark said.

"Are you discussing with me?"

"You have agreed."

Stark has always been conflicted, and three years ago, he was forced to have a hole in his chest, and Iron Man has been there ever since.He couldn't decide who was the real Iron Man, himself, or the machines.He actually cared about being ridiculed for hiding in an iron shell or something. Without armor, he was nothing, let alone saving the world.

The idea of ​​"I'm not Iron Man without armor" stayed in his mind for a long time, and Stark panicked about it for a while.Especially after meeting Captain America, this idea became his burden.He saw that Steve's toughness does not need to rely on any machinery, he can be Captain America at any time, even without a uniform.

Stark guessed that his liking for Batman might stem from those dark equipment, although he always made a deliberate irony that Bruce's gadgets are like children's toys.

Batman hits him back occasionally, but it's clear he doesn't mind Stark's jokes, knowing Stark is bluffing.Bruce can guess what Stark is thinking through his expression without even relying on microexpressions (Stark's facial nerves are hyperactive).Batman doesn't think there is any problem with using high technology to fight crime, and his friend is an invulnerable Superman, but he has never had those ridiculous inferiority complexes.

Bruce is different from Stark. His living environment made him see the darkness of the world prematurely, but Stark probably only felt this recently.

Batman boldly points out that his superpower is money and a smart brain. He is unique and no one can replace him. He uses his little invention to bring convenience to Superman, which no one can do.

On the one hand, Stark was not happy to listen to Bruce's preaching as if he had experienced it, but on the other hand, he thought that everything the other party said was in line with his own needs. In the end, he actually accepted the saying that "being rich" is also a superpower, and he suddenly felt proud .

"I was thinking about this a year ago." Stark reassured Ma Linglong, "Someone introduced me to an expert in this field, but I was very timid. I thought I would do it once I lost the reactor." Not Iron Man, and you know how much that means to me."

"But you are Iron Man." Ma Linglong said.

"Yes, he thinks so too. I've thought about it for a long time, my dear. I can't be restricted by this small circle." Stara didn't remove the reactor at first because no one had this technology three years ago, but When the technology was in front of him, he gave up again.

"Who is he?"

"My partner." Stark said, "When I announced the official partnership between Stark Industries and Wayne Group, you can't imagine what the stock price will be like."

"How is Potts doing now?"

"Of course she couldn't be happier."

"I'm asking about her injuries."

Judging by Stark's expression, Pep certainly has no problem.

Ma Linglong said, "How risky is the operation?"

"I don't know. I heard that doctor never failed."

"What's his name, have you checked his information? Can he guarantee your safety?"

Stark said: "Of course I checked. After all, I had plans a year ago. However, the information said that he had a car accident and could no longer hold a scalpel. But recently he appeared in the state hospital again. The hospital contacted him first. I'm on it."

"His last name happens to be Strange?"

Strange felt that this coincidence was a bit too surprising, but he recalled that he seemed to have done in-depth research on Stark's special condition a year ago, and he would not forget that it was because no one could dig a hole in his chest Can survive and even become a superhero.So he was going to refuse at the time. Strange thought it was crazy to operate on Stark. He was sure that Stark's chance of surviving the operation was only [-]% at that time.

Because once the power to the reactor is turned off, the really deadly small shrapnel will pierce his heart within 10 minutes, and Strange may not be able to remove the reactor within 10 minutes and at the same time Remove at least 5 shrapnel from the tiny blood vessels as well.

Letting Tony Stark die on the operating table would mean the end of Strange's career.

Ironically, before he could say no, he ruined his own career.

"What I want to express is, Ms. Ma." Strange said, "Of course I will try my best to treat Mr. Stark, but no operation is [-]% foolproof." He whispered, "Is there no such thing as magic? When you suddenly lost control?"

Ma Linglong healed his hand with magic, but it was not magic that violated the laws of nature, although the process of regrowing the bones was extremely painful.On the first day after Strange went to work, he reopened the case file about Stark from a year ago. He took the initiative to contact the senior management of the hospital and told them to notify Stark to perform surgery at any time.

"I'm not trying to threaten you, Supreme Mage..."

"Please call me Doctor Strange here."

Ma Linglong said: "You know how important he is, no matter to whom, if you are not [-]% sure, why try again?"

"I'm willing to try my dear." Stark said lying on the hospital bed, "The mage said that if the operation fails, I will at most become a vegetable."

"Please call me doctor." Strange explained to the nurses around him, "I attended a makeup party before, and I think it was my special dress that impressed them." He said to Ma Linglong, "Okay , standing here, you can't come in without a sterile gown. Listen, ma'am, I'm the doctor, and I'm sure Stark will be safe, I've never failed."

Strange moved his fingers uncomfortably: "Well, I admit that I have nothing to do with myself, but I know that magic and medicine can coexist. I learned the method from you, and I am sure I can do it."

Ma Linglong nodded to Stark: "I'm outside."

"If it succeeds this time, I will look for him when I have children in the future." Stark said with a smile.

Strange obviously rolled his eyes, and he told the nurse to close the door: "Unfortunately, Mr. Stark, I'm not a gynecologist."

Ma Linglong stood at the door of the operating room, through the crack of the door, she couldn't see anything.

"I can go in with him," Howard said, sticking his head in.

"It's best not to do this. Your current energy field may interfere with the instrument." Ma Linglong said, "I want to ask you something, and I hope you can tell me the answer truthfully."

"Don't be so serious, trust the doctor, he will make Anthony better."

"It's about James Barnes. How much do you know about him?"

The author has something to say:

【Wendigo】: A man-eating monster originated from the legends of the American and Canadian Indians.

There's a lot of causal plot here:

1. The captain and the others were trapped in the hospital, and the AIM incident had to be carried by Nini alone. Of course, this time there was a bat;

2. The kiwi fruit knew the heroine because Jishou knew him, so he had the opportunity to help (and he will become a member of the Avengers himself in the future), and kiwi fruit has mana, so he can guarantee that the dangerous operation for Nini success;

3. Nini underwent surgery and was hospitalized, and he was unable to participate in the plot of team 2 after that. Logically, he should have joined the battle to get twice the result with half the effort.

The author arranged a lot of hidden settings like this, I don’t know if the little angels have discovered it~~