Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 378 12. Saving Private Logan

"That's the way it is, Fury."

After a snow slope in the Snow Mountain Canyon, Merlin used his mobile phone to contact Fury who was on vacation. He roughly told Fury about the current situation. He concluded:

"Not to mention that the mutant Logan you asked me to find may be in the base, let's talk about the hundreds of mutants trapped in the base, I don't think it's right for us to just give them up to the Brotherhood s Choice."

"Magneto's influence in Canada has swelled very badly, we should find a way to weaken it."

"Then what do you need me to do?"

On the other end of the phone, Fury asked:

"Do you need me to give you permission to mobilize special response forces?"

"No, no need."

Merlin says:

"The special agents of my department are enough to solve the immediate situation. After all, there are X-Men operating with us, and they will be responsible for the main attack. We only need to do a good job in rescue and finishing work."

Having said that, Merlin paused, and said:

"But after all, it is an operation in Canada, and a military operation in another sovereign country. Once it is discovered, we will have a prepared statement..."

"Oh I see."

Fury's tone became indifferent:

"The meaning of your calling is to prepare me to take the blame, right?"

"Well, so to speak."

Merlin shrugged and said:

"I try my best to control the situation and not make it difficult for you. But in case of uncontrollable factors, then you can only do it. Just like what we cooperated before, I do things, you finish...no Question, Fury?"

"What questions can I have?"

Fury said:

"You've already started mobilizing your department's agents, haven't you? Am I going to stop you from going out to rescue innocent people trapped? Am I going to stop you from doing your job?"

The Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. sighed helplessly, and said:

"Anyway, next time...report in advance and let me be prepared, okay?"

"Ah."

Merlin responded, and when he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly asked again:

"Furry, about Hydra..."

"I'm checking."

Fury's tone became more serious, and he said:

"I found something interesting on the line of the Far Star Project you found, which should be a clue related to the ancient legend of Hydra. If I guessed correctly, then the clue of this line should go straight to The 'conservatives' in the Hydra system, that is, the most traditional faction."

"Also, Merlin, the results of the comparison of the spectrograms you sent a few days ago came out. The energy that makes the mutants disappear is somewhat similar to the energy emitted by the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, but not exactly the same. If you can, remember to use those energy Bring back the radioactive source, it may bring me new ideas."

"Well, I see."

Merlin responded and hung up the phone.

Beside him, Ororo also ended the contact with the X-Men. She took off the communicator in her ear and said to Merlin:

"It's done, Hank will be here soon with the other cops, about... well, about 25 minutes."

"Seven minutes?"

Merlin was a little surprised, and he said:

"From New York to here?"

"Correct."

Ororo chuckled, and she said:

"We mutants are not old-fashioned people, we also use the power of technology, Hank is our technology officer, he is one of the people with the highest IQ in the world, as early as a few years ago, he invented a very Advanced aircraft... aircraft that are more than twice as fast as the military's most advanced fighter jets."

"Well, it seems that I really underestimated you."

Merlin smiled, raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said to Ororo:

"I'm going to gather my warriors, and meet here in 30 minutes. The Brotherhood of Mutants plans to attack in a few hours. If we are fast enough, we can make Magneto lose everything this time, of course, To be on the safe side, you'd better let the professor come over too... If he can fight, then we won't be helpless when facing Magneto."

"The professor will come."

Storm Girl's expression was slightly worried, she said:

"The professor used some special drugs to temporarily restore some strength to him, but the drugs would damage his body."

Merlin's expression changed a bit, he glanced at the base in the distance, and said:

"Professor Charles is indeed, as the rumors say, a truly good man who can fight for the innocent."

"The professor is also a good leader!"

storm says:

"A lot of people are willing to follow him."

"Is he really?"

Merlin asked back with an uncertain tone, but he had no intention of arguing with the Storm about it, so before Ororo could refute him, Merlin stood up and left the valley under the radiance of the Displacement Curse.

When Merlin returned to SDOLD's headquarters in New York, the two demon hunting teams that had received the assembly order in advance were already sorting out their equipment.

In the few years since its establishment, this department has broken away from its initial youthfulness and has a complete and mature action plan.

Because of the special nature of special agents, in the SDOLD headquarters, there is at least one action team on standby at all times, which can ensure that when there is a strange commotion, it can intervene in the shortest time. There is no time for special training, so the number of field agents in the department is absolutely sufficient.

"Sir!"

Seeing Merlin appear, Level 4 field agent commander Jimmy Wu immediately reported:

"The two demon hunting teams with a total of 2 people have assembled, and the soldiers are changing their outfits. They can set off in 40 minutes."

"We have 30 minutes."

Merlin to Agent Jimmy:

"Let the newcomers also prepare for battle, and put them into the team of the two old agents. This time the operation is less dangerous and can be regarded as an armed training."

"In addition, let the three medical officers bring enough necessary medicines, and we may have to undertake part of the rescue mission."

"Okay, sir."

Jimmy got the order and immediately turned around to carry it out.

This Chinese-American agent was one of the first batch of old agents to enter SDOLD. He initially served as a field agent in Coulson and Melinda's team, and was later sent to Central City to investigate the case of Mrs. Nora's murder. Back at HQ, he was promoted to Chief Field Agent after Coulson, Melinda and Sharon were sent out.

Jimmy's resume is also very impressive. He has beaten vampires, beaten werewolves, dealt with ghoul wounding cases, and single-handedly captured a fleeing succubus. .

But the problem with this guy is that he was initially brought out by Coulson, so his behavior style is very similar to Coulson's, and he belongs to the kind of moderate agent who is unwilling to use violence to solve problems.

So, in the next step, Merlin plans to send Jimmy to Philadelphia and continue to partner with Coulson. The two of them must be very compatible.

However, this will have to wait until Barbie, Trip, Lincoln and Mike, who are still somewhat immature new agent commanders, grow up.

Ten minutes later, in the training ground on the 21th floor underground of the 5st Century Bell Telephone Company, Merlin looked at more than 60 agents who were ready to go, coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Agents. This time we are going to intervene in the conflict between mutants."

"I know, some of you smart people will definitely ask, what does the killing of mutants have to do with us?"

"The answer is yes, guys. SDOLD's departmental responsibility is to intervene and quell supernatural phenomena. Mutants, a unique social phenomenon, also fall into the category of supernatural events, so we must take care of this matter!"

"But I won't let you just rush into the battlefield of mutants and fight with those guys with dangerous power... Remember, we are playing a support role in this operation, and our Mutant allies will help us open the battlefield, all we have to do is follow behind them and rescue some poor people who are illegally imprisoned."

Merlin emphasized his tone, and he said:

"But it doesn't mean you can sit back and relax. I need you to keep your eyes open all the time, just like fighting a war, understand? Shoot when you encounter hostile unknown creatures, and call for backup when you encounter troubles that cannot be solved !"

"I will not act with you, Agent Jimmy will be your commander, and Advisor Elsa and Advisor Dobby will be your supporters."

Merlin says:

"You guys performed very well when confronting aliens, so I also look forward to seeing if you will be as good as before when facing vicious human villains."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Jimmy beside him, Elsa who had just arrived, and Dobby the little leprechaun who was standing on the edge and would not be seen by ordinary people. He looked at the time, then turned and walked to In front of a door leading to the utility room next to it, insert the key of the mystery house into it, and use any door to calibrate the position to the snow mountain canyon in Canada.

The moment Merlin opened the door, a gust of cold wind rushed into the basement with snowflakes.

Merlin turned sideways and said to the heavily armed agents behind him:

"Now, go!"

Under the leadership of Jimmy, more than 60 agents entered the door one after another, while Merlin and Elsa stood at the end. Miss Bloodstone complained dissatisfiedly:

"Little girl Ruiwen is still waiting for supper... You better hurry up!"

"It's 2 o'clock in the morning, and she hasn't slept yet?"

Merlin frowned and said to Elsa:

"She is still a patient, you should let her rest early!"

"She's playing the Gwent card too well."

Elsa said with some entanglement:

"She beat me several times, so I can't interfere with her daily routine."

"You demon hunters are really hopeless."

Merlin shook his head, glared at Elsa, and said:

"Then go quickly, finish this matter quickly, and go back to make supper for her."

"More than!"

Merlin said to the leprechaun at his feet:

"You are in charge of rescuing the wounded. As before, when someone is injured, take him out of the battlefield."

Wearing a small suit and toad mirror, Dobby gestured an "OK" gesture to Merlin, then put an ugly fluffy hat on his head, and quickly walked into the door in front of him.

On the other side of any door, the X-Men have assembled.

As soon as Merlin walked out of any door, he saw a familiar person, who was sitting bored on a tree stump, wiping the samurai sword in his hand. His long purple hair looked very elegant in the snow under the night.

"Spirit butterfly... are you here too?"

"Yo, Merlin."

Lingdie heard someone calling her name, raised her head, and saw Merlin.

She stood up, brushed her hair, walked to Merlin's side, put her hand on Merlin's shoulder with some ambiguity, looked at the base in the snow in the distance, and said:

"I can't help it. If you owe a favor, you have to pay it back. Old man Charles called himself. I have to come."

"Then how much did you charge them?"

Merlin chuckled and said:

"I remember you said that this kind of rescue mission is $10 each, right?"

"Not a dime."

Lingdie said pitifully:

"This time it's a white job for old man Charles."

"Oh. Why are you so generous this time?"

Merlin says:

"I thought you would ask for a symbolic reward."

"Ugh..."

Lingdie sighed, and she said:

"I originally wanted to give them a discount. After all, I am not an official member of the X-Men, but after hearing that Wolverine Logan was also trapped in that base, I couldn't ask for more money."

"How to say?"

Merlin asked curiously:

"Is he an acquaintance of yours? An old friend like me?"

"No, I owe him a favor."

Lingdie leaned on the samurai sword in the snow, she said softly:

"Logan's man with severe amnesia is a very complicated person, Merlin, he has helped many people, I, Gambit, the White Queen and many others owe him favors, but unfortunately he can't remember ...But it's his thing that he can't remember, we can't just pretend it never happened, you know what I mean?"

"Look over there!"

Spirit Butterfly pointed to the other side, and Merlin turned his head to see that around Ororo the Storm and Hank the Beast gathered a lot of mutants that he had never seen before.

"Many people who came today didn't just help out for the sake of old Charles. Many people came to help Wolverine."

"It sounds like that Logan has a complicated past?"

Merlin says:

"So, he is actually a hero who has helped many people?"

"No, he's not a hero."

Lingdie said firmly:

"He has done a lot of wrong things and committed a lot of crimes, but at least in the circle of mutants, he is the same as the kind old man Charles, the domineering Magnit, and the lonely Mystique Riven, He's also a true legend."

"Also, for the sake of our being friends, let me remind you."

Lingdie looked around, and she whispered in Merlin's ear:

"See that woman with scars on her face and wearing a black combat uniform? Her name is Domino. Don't look at her low-key, she is actually a very famous mutant. After the battle starts, let your ordinary soldiers follow her .”

"why?"

Merlin asked:

"Does this Domino have any special abilities?"

"Her abilities... are coveted by countless people."

Lingdie snorted, and she said:

"She is known as 'the illegitimate daughter of the goddess of fortune'. She has experienced many battles, but she doesn't even have a scar on her body."

"Her ability...is luck."

(End of this chapter)