Marvel's Father Earth

Just when Miles entered the scope of Asia, Steve, Howard and Paige spent a lot of effort to get rid of the supervisors arranged by Senator Brandt and arrived in Athens ahead of them.

"Um...is it really okay for us to go up like this? No...bring some gifts or something?" Howard asked nervously.

Among the three, he is the only ordinary person with no fighting ability at all. Paige is an elite agent, known as the "Rose of England", and Steve is the famous "Captain".

Normally, he could be proud that his wisdom was incomparable to the two of them combined, but now...if there was a conflict, should he be told to take out his brain and throw it over to hit someone?

"I don't think it's necessary, and we don't know what they're missing," Steve said.

"Well, pray that he won't be sent out lying down," Howard said.

"Don't you have friendship with the other party's pope? Why are you still so cowardly?" Paige rolled her eyes and cursed angrily.

"It's not my fault. How many years ago was that? We haven't seen each other since that meeting. Who knows if he still remembers me?"

Having said this, Howard was also very depressed. He is a person who repays kindness. After the official rise of Stark Industries, he used all the connections at his disposal to find Shion, but there was no gain, not even the 30% All of his shares are still locked in his safe. Just as the other party said, he just helped him on a whim without expecting anything in return.

"Okay, let's set off. If we don't waste any more time, Brandt's people are coming." Steve said.

"You know how to get there?" Peggy and Howard were surprised.

"Licabetto Mountain, I believe we will be received by each other." Steve said.

"You are so confident," Howard complained.

But he didn't object. As Steve said, they really didn't have much time to waste, and there was no other way.

The three of them put on their equipment and entered Mount Licabetto in the eyes of the local people's hopes and blessings. They wished Steve and the others that they could wait for the favor of the gods, and also hoped that they could come back safely and tell them about the sanctuary. legend.

……

"Wait." After going some distance, Peggy pulled Steve and Howard.

"what happened?"

Howard immediately hid behind Steve, who put on a shield to protect the two of them.

"Look, the fog is starting to thicken." Paige pointed around and said.

"It seems that we have entered the outskirts of the sanctuary." Steve said, recalling the intelligence.

"So what do we do now? Keep moving forward or go back and make more preparations?" Howard asked.

"Go ahead and mark the way," Steve suggested.

"Okay." The two nodded, followed Steve, and walked into the thick fog.

The three of them walked along, making markers around them, hoping they could use this to identify the direction.

But to their regret, the marks along the way were of no use. Whenever they passed a certain distance, they would feel that the place was very familiar, as if they had just passed by, but they could not find the marks they had made before.

Although they are aware of the danger, now is not the time to give up. They have anticipated this situation, so they are ready to fight for a long time.

One day, two days...

The sky covered by fog made them lose the concept of time. They could no longer remember how long they had been walking. The communicator and locator were all invalid, and the compass was of no use. The food and water had reached the bottom. If they did not find a way out, , they will face the dangerous situation of running out of ammunition and food.

In fact, the three of them had already planned to retreat when they still had one-third of the supplies left. But to their panic, they could not find their way down the mountain.

"Steve, what now?" Howard asked.

"Food can last for up to three meals, and water can last for two days. We must find a way out, otherwise we will be trapped and die here." Peggy said.

"Go ahead and redistribute the food. Since there is no way out, we can only move forward." Steve said firmly.

The two hesitated, but had no other choice but to nod and follow Steve.

Another day, two days...

They had run out of food and water, and relied entirely on the occasional wild vegetables and dew they could find.

Paige and Howard's consciousness was already a little blurred, but Steve was the only one who still managed to keep his spirits up and carry them forward.

Now he no longer cares about whether he can reach the sanctuary. He only has one belief now, and that is to successfully take the two people out.

"Steve...I...I can't do it anymore...let...let me down...even...even if...you are alone...you have to..."

"Shut up, Howard, instead of talking nonsense, it's better to save some energy."

"Steve... let us... down... even if... you are the only one... you have to... go... out..."

"Stop talking."

Steve rejected them outright. One was his good friend and the other was his lover. He couldn't leave them alone.

"Is this the only way?" Steve put the two of them down for a short rest, looked at them who were weak, and then looked at his own wrists, his eyes condensed, he made up his mind, and took out a dagger.

"Come on, open your mouth."

"What...are you going to...do...?" Paige looked at Steve with his wrist in front of her mouth and holding it against a dagger. His face was horrified and he wanted to stop her, but she couldn't even move her fingers. No strength left.

"Trust me, Paige, I'll get you out. Come on, open your mouth," Steve said.

"no, do not want……"

"There's nothing we can do." Seeing that Peggy didn't cooperate, Steve had no choice but to cut her wrists first and then gag her.

Just when he was about to take the knife without hesitation, a hand suddenly stretched out from beside him and took Steve's hand holding the knife.

"who is it!?"

Steve subconsciously turned the knife around, trying to break away from the hand and stab it, but a huge force came from his back and pinned him to the ground.

However, the pain of the collision with the ground made Steve's brain wake up a little, and he felt that this scene was very familiar.

"Gallon?" Steve asked tentatively.

"Hey, is this how you identify me?"

Garen's familiar voice sounded, and the power on his back that suppressed him was removed. Steve stood up and found that the fog was dissipating. As the sun shone, Garen looked at him with a sunny smile, and the man standing behind Garen , are four warriors wearing silver-white armor.

"This is...you..."

"Congratulations, you passed the test."

After saying that, Garen took a step back and joined the four silver-armored warriors. He put away his smile and led everyone with the three of them. He put his right hand on his chest and saluted Steve.

"Welcome to the sanctuary."

"Hurry up and save them! They are dying!" Steve was not anxious to ask what was going on, but was worried about the dying Howard and Peggy.

"Don't worry, we have prepared a resting place for you, Oluffy." Garen said to behind him, Lyra's Oluffy stepped forward and carried Howard on his back, and Paige...

"This is your woman, you better do it yourself." Garen teased.

Steve felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and then glared at Garen. At any time now, he still had the intention to joke.

But Steve also felt it. Ever since he saw Garen, his body had been warm, his physical strength and energy were slowly recovering, and Howard and Paige's originally pale faces had regained some rosiness.

Steve picked up Peggy and followed Oluffy to the arranged resting place.

"Thank you for your hard work, Oluffi, leave the rest to me." Garen said to Oluffy.

"Well, I'll report to His Majesty the Pope." Olufi nodded.

Now in the sanctuary, more saints have returned, and their tasks have become relatively easy, but it is not that they have nothing to do and are dedicated to welcoming them.

In fact, Shion learned about their situation from the time the three Steves entered the fog, and learned that Galen and Steve were friends, so he arranged for Galen to wait, and Oluffi and Rubio Ni, Fibila and Krones came together because they were interested in Steve.

After Garen returned to the sanctuary from the outside world, he had been bragging that he had made a very good friend, so they were also quite curious about Steve.

However, when Steve passed the test, they showed respect to Steve. After all, in that desperate situation, his firm will to never give up and his kindness to sacrifice himself for others deserve their respect.

"Gallon, what's going on?" Steve asked after settling Howard and Paige.

"Of course it's a test, otherwise do you think anyone can come to the sanctuary?" Garen explained.

"So we passed the test, right?" Steve smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"To be precise, you passed the test." Garen said.

"Me?" Steve pointed at himself and wondered.

"Yes, this test is mainly for you. Your current location is already considered the core area of ​​the sanctuary. Your Excellency advocates the reform of the sanctuary, including opening it to the outside world. Ordinary people can actually reach the sanctuary. The areas within the area are only on the periphery, while the core area is not accessible to ordinary people," Gallon explained.

But Steve narrowed his eyes slightly at Garen to express his dissatisfaction.

"It's not my fault. It's because you didn't understand it yourself. Your status in your country shouldn't be low, right? Officials from the outside world know about this. After all, the repair and reconstruction of the sanctuary requires their help, but it's just not disclosed to the civilians. That's all, so you can find out just by asking them." Garen spread his hands pretending to be innocent.

Steve was stunned for a moment, then very annoyed.

In order to hide their whereabouts along the way, they kept a very low profile. Even after arriving in Athens, they didn't even go out much, let alone collect intelligence locally, and they never thought that Sanctuary actually had a cooperative relationship with the local government.

"Okay, have a good rest. Your companions will wake up after a rest. Food and other things will be brought to you, but don't walk around, otherwise you will encounter the patrolling Saints and cause misunderstandings." Garen reminded.

"Okay, I get it." Steve nodded.