Marvel's Last Angel

Chapter 30 Erskine's Death

"Although she's a little thinner, her tenacity and unyielding character are really good"

It has been days since Rogers entered the military.

Xi and Erskine were standing on the high ground not far from the barracks, looking at Rogers who insisted on following behind the team.

"Huh?" Erskine gave a sudden surprise.

Erskine saw that Rogers did not try to climb the flagpole like the soldiers, but brought the flagpole down to get the high flag.

"And it's not very old-fashioned, is it!" Seeing this scene, Xi added.

Erskine shrugged irresolutely.

"You don't really want to choose Rogers, do you?" Colonel Phillips asked Erskine next to him as he walked towards the training ground.

"I've thought about it seriously, he's the best candidate." Erskine glanced at Xi who was following behind.

"When you brought this skinny monkey to the camp, I didn't object. I thought you wanted to use him for an experiment or something, but I didn't expect you to really choose him." Phillips didn't see Erskine's small movements, I still feel unreasonable about Erskine's choice.

Colonel Phillips came up and told the soldiers in training to stand up.Glancing at the thin Rogers.I felt restless for no reason.

"Look how fragile he is in his little frame, you see, it's just pathetic." Phillips tried to persuade Erskine to repent.

"To be honest, what I value is the advantages other than physical fitness." Erskine doesn't care much about Rogers' physique.

"You know how difficult it is for us to start this project. We only have one chance. You can help. Look at Roach, he is big, fast, obeys orders, and is a good soldier."

"But he's a bully..."

"You can't win a battle with kindness, doctor." Phillips was a little helpless, and Erskine seemed to have recognized Rogers.

In order to show his position, Colonel Phillips picked up a fake grenade in the car and threw it at the soldiers in training.

"Grenade, hide quickly"

The trained soldiers hurriedly searched for cover subconsciously.However, what is surprising is that instead of dodging, Rogers quickly rushed forward and hugged the grenade with his body, while yelling for his companions to dodge.

After a while, nothing happened.

Erskine and Phillips looked at each other.

"It's so skinny." At this point, Phillips had nothing to say, at least no other soldier could do what Rogers did.Afterwards, he left an annoyed sentence and turned to leave.Erskine smiled reassuringly.

"You won..." Erskine said to Xi beside him. "You know the result?"

"I only know that he is the most suitable person for you." Xi understood what Erskine was asking, but she didn't expect Rogers to be so desperate.

"What's the matter...?" Erskine, who was about to leave, found that Xi didn't follow, but looked at Rogers in the field thinking, and asked suspiciously.

"It's nothing, it's just... I just feel that the scene just now is a little familiar." Xi shook her head and said uncertainly.

"Oh? What about the others?" Erskine was a little taken aback. Unfortunately, it should be the second time he had contact with Rogers, and he would never have contacted him before he lost his memory.

Xi shook her head and said no. . .

"Well, thank you for helping me find a perfect candidate." Erskine changed the subject.

"Thank you, give me your wine quickly..."

"How did the talk go?" Xi asked Erskine who came out of Rogers' dormitory.

"Very pleasant, you have good eyesight, you are a nice young man." Erskine replied happily

"But...you drank the wine that belongs to me." Xi looked at the half bottle of good red wine left in Erskine's hand and expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Ahem, don't pay attention to this."

Erskine handed half a bottle of wine to Xie in embarrassment, and saw her take a few sips, with an unnatural expression.

"Hey, pity..."

"Huh?" Xi took the bottle away and looked at Erskine suspiciously. He had never spoken to her in such a tone. "What's wrong?"

"Help him if you can," Erskine pleaded.

"Who?... You mean Rogers?" Xie understood.Then he saw Erskine nodding his head and looking at her hopefully.

"Okay!" Although Xi didn't know why Erskine made such a request, she still agreed.

"Thank you."

laboratory

The layout has been completed here, the personnel are also in place, and Erskine is doing the final debugging.Not far away, Howard is checking the equipment, and he will be responsible for controlling the transmission of energy after a while.

The small laboratory is divided into two floors, a bit like a boxing arena.There are some seats above, and the console below.It's a pity that I'm watching from the side now.Erskine asked Xi to stay by his side, meaning that she would witness the realization of his dreams.

Suddenly, the noisy environment quieted down, and people looked towards the entrance. Rogers was standing there, wearing a military uniform, looking much more mature.

"Good morning" Erskine went forward to say hello.

Steve nodded, he was a little nervous now.

"Xi? You're here too..." Rogers looked at Xi not far away in surprise.

Xi nodded. In places where there are many strangers, she usually doesn't speak.

"Okay, young man, there will be plenty of time to communicate in the future, now, are you ready?" Erskine interrupted Rogers who was about to ask, and asked.

"Take off your shirt, tie and hat." See Steve nodded and ordered.

Amid all the chatter, Steve Rogers lay on the machine at the ready.

"Comfortable?" Erskine joked to relieve Rogers' nervousness.

"It's a bit big, did you save the wine for me?"

"Well, you have to ask, the bottle of wine that night actually belonged to her." Seeing that Rogers was in good condition, Erskine asked about the wine instead, rolled his eyes, and expressed his position helplessly.

Under the nervous gaze of everyone, Steve, who had been injected with serum, was slowly pushed into the mechanical compartment.

"10 percent, 20 percent, 30... 50. 80..." Howard controlled the size of his ability and reported the number.

"what...."

Rogers screamed in pain from the mechanical cabin.Erskine hastily stepped forward to knock on the mechanical compartment, but there was no response.

"Close it quickly..." Peggy Carter's anxious voice came from above.

Erskine's inquiry was fruitless and he was a little anxious, but he was about to ask Howard Stark to stop the machine.

"continue...."

Suddenly, a strange and majestic voice sounded in everyone's ears.Everyone couldn't resist stopping.

"Unfortunately...?" Erskine was a little stunned.

"I said, continue..." Xi's calm and unquestionable voice sounded again.

"Don't turn it off, it's a pity, I will stick to it." At this time, Rogers' firm voice came from the mechanical cabin.

Howard heard the voice and continued to increase his abilities.

"hundred percent....."

When it reached the highest point, everyone held their breath and looked at the mechanical compartment.As the mechanical compartment slowly opened, Rogers' burly body was revealed.

"He succeeded," Colonel Phillips murmured, slightly relieved.

"You succeeded, Rogers," Erskine happily supported Rogers and congratulated him.

Excited people surrounded Rogers and looked at it happily, as if they were looking at a commodity.

"Boom..."

A gunshot suddenly interrupted everyone's cheers.Immediately afterwards, a congressman quickly put down his gun, picked up the last serum, and rushed out of the door.And Erskine fell to the ground slowly.

Xi was stunned by the scene in front of her.It is a pity that the power is blocked, and the perception is reduced to the minimum.She didn't expect this to be the case.Dazed to see Erskine fell to the ground.

Immediately after reacting, he hurriedly ran to Erskine's side.The bullet hit the heart.

"Erskine..." Xi gently shook and called, her voice trembling, like a small animal that had lost its companion.

"Uh...cough cough, pity, I'm sorry, I can't accompany you to retrieve your memory..." Erskine spoke intermittently, his eyes full of apology.

"No, Erskine...don't leave me." Xi still couldn't accept this reality. . . .

"Unfortunately... Promise me, ahem, help him" Erskine looked at Steve beside him.As he was dying, he tightly grasped Xi's arm and begged.

"...Okay." Xi was taken aback for a moment, then responded.However, it was found that Erskine had lost his breath and heartbeat.

"Doctor..." Rogers cried out in pain.Then he angrily chased the murderer in the direction in which he was fleeing.

Xi looked at Erskine's face and stayed where she was.Suddenly, a sharp pain hit my mind. "Uh...ah...!" Xie held her head in pain and staggered.

"Xi...?" Not far away, Howard found that something was wrong with Xi, and hurriedly supported her.

Xi's brain was in chaos, as if breaking the shackles, intermittent fragments emerged.Ancient One, time gem, rule book, time and space, giant hand. . . .Erskine.The last frame was fixed on Erskine.

(End of this chapter)