Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 549 10. Countermeasure A

"Just now MIB shared with me the news that alien life has invaded the earth. If I remember correctly, that's where you went with those Iron Men."

As soon as Merlin returned to New York, Icarus received a communication from Fury. The director seemed to be in a place similar to a safe house, and the expression on his face was definitely not relaxed.

"Can you tell me what's going on?"

Fury asked:

"The collusion between the Decepticons and some soft-boned humans has been discovered. Are they planning to overturn the table?"

"Basically, you might think so."

Merlin says:

"They, including the Decepticons and the moderate Cybertronians, came to Earth for the same purpose. The source of fire is what they must have, just like we need water and air to survive. It is a matter of survival On the issue, there is no third way between us and them.”

"It is better for conflicts and disputes to break out at this time than to delay the outbreak of some things. At least now we are prepared and everything is still under control."

"Have you fought them?"

Fury nodded, and he asked another question:

"Are those Cybertronians tricky?"

"It's fine with me, we killed 3 Decepticon punks."

Merlin moved his five fingers, and he said:

"But those guys who survived are not so easy to deal with, and the cybertron moderates who went with me were all injured. They need some time to recuperate, and I also need a little time to arrange a response."

"Those mechanical life forms are numerous, technologically powerful enough to crush our world, and have reinforcements. I have a plan that may suppress them temporarily, but before more Decepticons come to Earth, we must make a decision .”

He said to Fury:

"It's like fighting magic with magic. To deal with a group of mechanical life, we'd better find another group of mechanical life to help. What I mean is, if the blocking is not going well, then we need to think about our moderate friends. their 'suggestions'."

"Summon another group of robots who don't know the details to come to our world...even if they are still our friends now."

Fury shook his head:

"But no matter how you look at it, you can't make people feel at ease. You should do what you should do first. I will discuss this issue with Pierce and other directors. If the situation continues to deteriorate, I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

"Well, let's observe first."

Merlin says:

"Block that desert, but don't attack rashly, Fury, list it as a military restricted area. While you discuss the plan, I'm going to meet an old friend."

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"boom"

Island Prison, the lowest cell, as the elevator door opened in front of his eyes, Merlin walked out of the elevator with a calm expression, and walked towards the glass cage in front of him in the dark.

A moment later, Merlin stood outside Magneto King Eric Lancel's cell. He stood silently in the darkness, like a statue, looking at the cell with his back facing him. Prisoner leaning on a chair with reading glasses and reading a book of poetry.

That's a dangerous man.

"You've been having a good time lately, Eric."

Merlin waited in the dark for nearly a minute. He found that Magneto didn't seem to take the initiative to speak, so he asked:

"Do you like life here very much? I think you are even a little bit reluctant to leave."

"What can I do?"

Magneto chuckled, and said:

"In the face of everything in front of me, I can't resist, can I? If I can't resist, and I don't want to face the reality in pain, then escaping is a good way of thinking."

"It's shameful to escape, but it's useful."

The old man in front of Merlin turned over a page of the poetry collection in his hand, and said:

"What's more, there is no difference between you being locked up here and me staying outside. Many people say that the sky outside represents freedom, but obviously, they don't know what real freedom is. Outside is also a shackle, It's not as good as here."

The old man said with a smile:

"At least here is quiet enough to allow me to think more calmly about my gains and losses. From this point of view, I really have to thank you, Mr. Merlin."

"Oh, the heart is bound, and the world is a prison."

Merlin said something very oriental, he paused, and said to Magneto:

"It seems that being alone for a long time can really make people wise, but unfortunately, I don't want to announce here, Mr. Eric, your sentence is over for the time being, and there is one thing I need your help with."

"Ok?"

Magneto put down the book in his hand, he leaned on the chair, and stood up tremblingly. He looked back at Merlin, a trace of doubt and curiosity flashed across his older face, and he said:

"Why are you so sure that I will help you?"

"Because this is also something closely related to you."

Merlin didn't hide anything, he said frankly:

"A group of bastards with a twisted desire to conquer and destroy has entered our world. Maybe in the next few days, an invasion will occur. Their conquest goal is not only human society, Eric, they want What's more is the fall of the whole world, a burning world in steel and flames, in their eyes, there is no difference between human beings and mutants."

"What you hate, and those you want to protect will suffer from them."

他 说:

"You and I, and Professor Charles, we do have conflicts in terms of positions, but from the perspective of the big picture, the contradictions between us are only internal issues. When encountering external pressure, we may temporarily put it aside. mutual dispute."

"Of course, I can assure you, Eric, no matter what, the earth cannot be destroyed by a group of warmongers who lost their home planet and went into exile among the stars. There is a greater power protecting this world."

Merlin spread his hands, and he said:

"But I still don't want them to get involved in this matter if they can. I don't think this matter has exceeded the upper limit of the problems we can deal with."

"The problem at hand, in my opinion, is actually the same as all the previous problems. It is nothing more than the price and sacrifice we have to pay in order to win."

Merlin's voice became a little deeper, and he said to Magneto:

"I believe that you can understand what I mean, and I need your answer now."

"What about you? Which option do you prefer?"

Magneto stood in the cage, and he asked:

"Agent Merlin, you seem to be ready to fight those intruders. Can I understand that you have already made a choice, and my opinion is actually not important, right?"

"Ah."

Merlin nodded slightly, and said:

"Indeed, I'm just asking for your opinion as a courtesy, even if you say no, I will take you out of this cage today, there will never be another person in this world who is more suitable for dealing with them than you gone."

"If you join the war, no matter how many of those guys come, they are just a group of ants waiting to be run over by the wheels."

"You agents always like to beat around the bush."

Eric said with a hint of sarcasm:

"But unfortunately, I can't help you."

"Ok?"

Merlin frowned. He looked at the indifferent Magneto, and said:

"This answer is beyond my expectations. After all, according to your previous behavior, no matter how much you hate us, you will always act as a protector when it comes to mutants. I agree with Professor Charles. Regarding your evaluation, although in my opinion, you are a heinous guy, but from the perspective of mutants, you can be regarded as a true hero and leader."

"My people don't need me anymore."

Eric said a little lonely:

"They already have another Guardian."

Magneto was silent for a moment, and he said to Merlin:

"What's more, I'm already powerless at this moment, Agent Merlin...Because of some accidents, I have already lost my ability."

"?"

Merlin's expression changed, his figure quickly disappeared in the darkness, and when he reappeared, he had infiltrated Magneto King Eric's cell like an invisible thing, and he put his finger on Eric's shoulder Up, the next moment, his eyes narrowed.

Sure enough, Magneto's body was empty.

Just like an old man who is dying, the once active magnetic force is no longer seen in the aging of the body, just like a dry and cracked pool.The weakness on his face was not faked, he was really weak.

There is an energy suppressing enchantment in this cell. With special medicine, it can suppress the energy in Magneto's body to the lowest intensity. The changes in the entire isolated island prison have not been able to detect the changes in Magneto's body.

"How is this going?"

Merlin asked in a deep voice:

"Is your X gene invalid? Or something else... is it mad attack?"

Merlin stared at Magneto's slightly cloudy eyes, and he asked:

"When? When did you meet him? When did he take your power?"

"Sorry, I can't tell you."

Facing Merlin's questioning, Magneto shrugged his shoulders. He didn't seem to feel lost or desperate because of the loss of power. On the contrary, there was an incredible calm on his face.

He said to Merlin:

"I'm just a useless old man now, I can't help you, Agent Merlin, go find someone else."

Under Merlin's gaze, Magneto King Eric sat back on his chair. He picked up the poetry book again, spread it out in front of his eyes, and returned to the previous calm state.

"You didn't resist..."

Merlin looked at the inconceivably calm old man in front of him, and said:

"Are you willing to be taken away by him? This is really surprising. When will the uncompromising Magneto become a coward who shirks responsibility? Don't you worry about that madman taking your power?" Does power run amok?"

"No, I'm not worried."

Magneto said softly:

"He wouldn't do that."

"Looks like you know him..."

Merlin rubbed his chin, and people who were closely related to Magneto King Eric quickly appeared in his mind. He guessed and said:

"You still trust him a lot. As far as I know, there are not many people who can be trusted by you. Wait, I seem to have been ignoring it... Could he be..."

A terrifying thought jumped into Merlin's mind at this moment. The guess about Kuang Gong's identity was so horrifying that with Merlin's current determination, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, showing a surprised expression that couldn't be concealed. .

But... when the energy cube imitated by AIM exploded a few years ago, Professor Charles seemed to have been hit by that energy...

Moreover, on the day when the power projection of the mad attack was strange and attacked several bases at the same time, it seemed that the professor happened to be in the isolated island base, providing spiritual counseling for the prisoners here.

Coupled with what Lorna told him about the news that the freshman "Rakshasa" Mary of Xavier College lost her ability strangely in Xavier College, all this made Merlin's thoughts spin crazily, towards that difficult to let Conjectures flooded in.

"Icarus!"

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he realize that his palms were covered with sweat.

He told the artificial intelligence:

"Tell Coulson to get my two younger sisters out of Xavier Academy right now...Forget it, I'll go myself."

"cough cough"

Magneto, who was sitting next to Merlin, suddenly coughed violently. Merlin lowered his head, and saw Eric's fingers sliding on some letters in the poetry collection.

Merlin narrowed his eyes, and he spelled the letters Magneto pointed out in his mind:

"He's probably spying on you..."

"Don't break through this layer of window paper before you are fully sure..."

"The mental state of Kuang Gong is unstable, that is another dark personality."

"I can feel that he still maintains a part of his sanity, and Charles is still fighting."

"You'd better not provoke him, though."

A few seconds later, Magneto's finger movement ended, Magneto raised his head, he looked into Merlin's eyes, and showed a gentle yet indifferent and vigilant smile to the agent in front of him, then lowered his head again, as if I began to appreciate those literary poems again.

Merlin took a deep breath, and he tried his best to calm down his emotions. Obviously, the calm gesture of Magneto King Eric is just a disguise. After the mad attack "visited" him, Wan Magneto has always lived under this calm pretense.

This cunning old man obviously knew something, but because of Kuang Gong's terrifying, almost pervasive mental cover, he couldn't tell Merlin these things.

A few seconds later, Merlin reached out and patted Eric on the shoulder, and he said in a low voice:

"You've got to tell me everything you know before you forget it all."

"You are an ordinary person, those things have nothing to do with you anymore..."

(End of this chapter)