The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Washington DC--

Natasha and Steve were attacked by the Winter Soldier, although they had prepared for it, but the opponent's attack was turbulent, and everyone fell into a bitter fight.

The Winter Soldier didn't come alone. He led his own mercenary team, desperately attacking Natasha and the others on the viaduct in turn. The nearby vehicles were slightly or severely affected, and civilians fled everywhere. Good dies instantly, and none of that matters to the Winter Soldier.Hydra wants everyone to die. The Winter Soldier is the god of death sent to eradicate them. As a killing machine, he doesn't care whether innocent civilians are implicated. The scene was chaotic.

Natasha's mood may be more complicated than Steve's. At the moment her shoulder was pierced by a bullet from an MP-7 (submachine gun) through her shoulder blade, she confirmed the identity of the other party.That was Bucky and not the other Winter Soldier. Natasha was not excited about such a discovery. On the contrary, it was a very sad fact.

Although Bucky was still wearing a black mask at that time, Natasha still recognized him, thanks to the fact that the Winter Soldier's goggles were smashed by someone before, so the gray-blue eyes showed out.Maybe it was Steve or maybe it was Sam Wilson, but it doesn't matter who made the Winter Soldier take off his goggles in battle, because Natasha remembered the look in his eyes, and was very impressed, murderous and confused, he There was no hesitation when facing Natasha, but a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Bucky didn't have any impression of Natasha, his attitude of pulling the trigger was resolute and unquestionable, every time was deadly ruthless, as if there was an irreconcilable hatred between them.

Natasha had a hard time with it, she happened to be alone, and Steve and Sam had other enemies to deal with.She knows how powerful the Winter Soldier is, and even more so, how powerful Bucky is. Natasha is sure that she is no match for him, but she still intends to fight hard.

She hid first, and then sneaked up from behind the Winter Soldier. She was very familiar with Bucky's fighting style. Natasha tried to use this advantage to contain the opponent's actions, but it didn't work.Because Bucky is also familiar with every movement of hers, at least one-third of Natasha's fighting skills are taught by Bucky himself.

Today, Bucky's strength and reaction speed are even greater than they were 50 years ago. Natasha thought that he would probably die at his hands today.

Steve called Bucky's name at the critical moment, and thankfully Natasha escaped, she was seriously hurt, physically and mentally.It's a pity that Bucky didn't care about his name, he didn't intend to stop the action at all, his fist and blade fell towards Steve without hesitation, and the two men started a fierce confrontation.

Steve gradually fell to the bottom, because he didn't want to hurt his old friend and only focused on defense, but Bucky's moves were deadly, and he didn't give Steve a chance to breathe and tell the truth.

The final result can be imagined, they failed to catch Bucky, in fact, they were almost caught by S.H.I.E.L.D., of course it can also be said that Hydra caught them. Fortunately, Nick Fury had already arranged.

"Fury is still alive" is probably the only good news that Natasha has received in the past few days, but it also seems to be another interpretation of bad news.Because when Steve asked Natasha if she had known about Fury's fraudulent death, the weak female agent gave him a negative answer very helplessly.

Natasha tells Steve that she just seems to know everything, but she doesn't, and Fury doesn't intend to ask her to join his plans.

"How are you?" Steve knocked lightly on the door, reminding those in the room that he was about to come in.

They were in SHIELD's underground base in Washington, D.C. The decoration was simple, but it was safe and equipped with complete combat equipment.The only problem is, Steve doubts whether it will ever be called S.H.I.E.L.D.

"The shoulder bone is shattered, and the blood loss is more than two pints (about 1 milliliters). Other than that, it's pretty good." Natasha put down the gun in her hand, and she was loading the bullet in it. The injured arm made her movements a little bit Slowly, "What about you?"

"Skin trauma." Steve walked in. He sat down next to Natasha and loaded the remaining bullets on the table into the gun. "I'm sorry." He said.

"Because James slipped away from us, you feel that you are responsible for this, so you feel guilty, you don't just think so?" Natasha said, she should ask the doctor of S.H.I.E.L.D. to give her an injection A dose of morphine to get me through the day, but the pain keeps me awake, "I did have memories with him, but that doesn't mean there was love between us, Captain, I hope you know enough about my past to know I'm more than James A man."

"So, what are you thinking?" Steve said, he was not interested in how many men Natasha had, "Your state is very strange, I am a little worried."

"Worry, me?" Natasha's low voice sounded sexy and decadent at this moment, "I think you made a mistake, I just don't know if the things I did after joining S.H.I.E.L.D. Yeah, I always thought I was headed in the right direction."

"You want to redeem yourself?"

"Yes." Natasha sat up holding her wound. Although the area still hurts now, after tonight, there will only be scars left there. "There's nothing shameful about it, right? Everyone has right to atonement."

Steve doesn't know much about Natasha's past, he thinks it's the private part, and knowing about other people's past doesn't help the fight.It seems that except for Bucky, in fact, he doesn't know if the members of the Howling Commando have any personal secrets, but they still cooperate seamlessly.

But this may not apply to all teams, such as the Avengers, where everyone has their own story.When Steve doesn't know them at all, he can't be sure whether what they do is out of their own will or to cooperate with others. Each of them is a natural actor.

"Actually, you don't have to worry. When you joined S.H.I.E.L.D., you didn't know about Hydra's invasion." Steve thought for a while and said, "I don't know, Captain America has done a lot for Hydra, right? ."

"It's different." Natasha said, "Actually, I always thought that I was the same as everyone, as long as I didn't think about the darkness I used to be, I could be like everyone." She was shaking her head slightly, "But the result It's not what I thought, you know Linglong can see some things, things we didn't believe at first."

Steve said, "You mean ghosts?"

"It's not a ghost, but it's about the same." Natasha said: "I also just found out not long ago that after the people I killed, after they die, part of the resentment will follow behind the murderer, and will never leave. The more people I kill, the darker the color becomes."

Steve nodded, he had heard this before, but Ma Linglong said that there was no resentment behind him.

"The first time I heard Linglong tell me this, I thought she was probably a lunatic." Natasha's tone was very calm, even if there were billions of turmoil in her heart, it would not make her lose her mind: "But we all know her Not crazy, Linglong helped me get rid of those grievances, she made me think I was clean, or trying to become noble."

Steve is obviously a good listener, patient and thoughtful, willing to share the troubles both physical and psychological for his teammates, even though he has a lot of trouble himself: "You've done a great job. Now, Natasha." He called her name, "I know very few girls like you."

"Then I guess, it's because your relationship with women is not good enough." Natasha smiled, without any mocking meaning, "I also think I have done well enough, so I think at least Fury should Tell me, or even reveal a little bit about his plan to fake death, although he may have thought of it on the spur of the moment, but it is obvious that I do not deserve his trust."

"I don't understand what the agent thinks." Steve said, he glanced outside the door, someone stood at the door for a while, and the other party turned back after seeing Steve and Natasha in the same room , "Maybe Fury has his reasons for doing this. He wants to preserve S.H.I.E.L.D., even though that place no longer belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D.."

"So you agree with him?"

"No." Steve said, "but that's his goal, and he's your goal, and I didn't know what I could take as a goal until I found out that Bucky was still alive." He paused For a moment, "Think about it, a person who has been asleep for 70 years is no longer his time when he wakes up. I value people and things are so far away from me, can you understand?"

"Of course, Captain." Natasha said, "I understand."

Steve laughed: "Yes, you should understand, after all, you are only 11 years younger than me."

"Forget about it, I will be happier if you still treat me as a little girl." Natasha also said with a smile, "You will have your goal, you have found James, as long as you catch him, I think Linglong will help him retrieve his lost memories, and at that time you will be able to regain the friends with shared memories like before. Of course, if you want, I am also your friend." She rushed to Steve Playful blinked, "You can trust me most of the time."

"I do trust you most of the time, too." Steve put his head down, "I just, you know, everything happens too fast for me. I can adapt to every new things, cell phones, computers, the Internet, but you must understand that when you suddenly lose everything, it's really hard to accept."

"So you're always at Captain America's museum to reminisce about the old days?"

"You followed me?"

Natasha did not deny: "No one can keep track of you except me. You have thrown off many agents."

The two have never opened their hearts like today. Of course, they often don't pay much attention to each other's thoughts. They are fighters. No matter what time they have the impression of each other being a bit strong and arbitrary.

"Losing everything suddenly is no different than losing everything slowly." Natasha looked at him and said,

Steve soon realized that Natasha was talking about herself.

"You don't have to have people around you drift away from your process, trust me, I've been through it all, I know how uncomfortable it is, and while you and I are in a different position, I've had friends, I've even gotten married I got married once, and I watched them leave me." She pretended to be casual and said, "I hope you don't tell James that I was married." 【Note 1】

Steve nodded gravely.

Natasha continued: "I know very well that during your absence, the war did not end because of your sacrifice, it became more cruel. I know you must have known the history, but you don't want to see it for yourself Seeing how the war ended was far worse than the books describe, given that your serum is enough to make you more tenacious than anyone else."

Steve was a little surprised, he hadn't thought about it, but he admitted that Natasha was right, he had gone through that war, lost his most important friend, and he still couldn't get over the pain.

"I don't know if it's because you have someone you like, so you miss the past so much." Natasha said meaningfully, "But if it were me, Steve, I would never miss the war years , whatever is there."

uncharted land--

Ma Linglong could feel the unusual atmosphere in the night, and she heard the wails of ghosts, like the cries of a baby, or it was the ghost of a baby.She remembered that among the group of hostages, there was a pregnant woman. Two hours ago, the pregnant woman was taken away from here. The one who took her away was not a living person, but a little ghost in red raised by Chang Luo. After that, the pregnant woman never came back.Ma Linglong couldn't stop Chang Luo from doing evil experiments, she didn't even know what he was going to do, and Chang Luo ignored her for 24 hours after she was locked up with the hostages, as if she was also one of the hostages .

But Ma Linglong knew clearly that Chang Luo's almost crazy obsession with inheriting the power of Shenlong would never disappear.

Ma Linglong moved her body carefully, and she kept herself in a slightly more comfortable posture as much as possible. Ma Linglong is now used to the pain of the needle piercing into the flesh. The force was blocked near her heart, it felt like a ton of lead was pressing on her body, and just breathing became a dangerous movement.

This must be part of Chang Luo's long-planned plan, because the five-life stone was sealed by Ma Linglong, so its energy will naturally cause backlash against Ma Linglong.

She just suddenly thought of how Chang Luo made the five-life stone into a needle-like vertebral body, since he had some contact with the real Mandarin.

When Ma Linglong was interrogating Laza, he got a lot of information about the Mandarin from him.

The Mandarin is both a terrorist and a scientist. He was not interested in the live TV broadcast of killing a hostage without a chicken. At that time, he was hiding in a remote village in the Middle East to invent.The Mandarin is indeed the leader of the Ten Commandments. The ring Chang Luo wears is the weapon invented by the Mandarin. Every ring has its function. Ma Linglong cannot analyze what they are used for with the naked eye. , but certainly not to show off wealth.

The Mandarin is from the East, so he has a lot of research on the legends of ancient artifacts. It must be related to the ten rings that the five life stones did not cause the loss of life because of breaking the seal. The power of the rings can compete with it.

Chang Luo finally got what he wanted, and then killed the Mandarin who was in the way. Obviously, the Mandarin himself does not have magic power, so he cannot defeat the warlock. Although he has a ring, the Five Life Stone can restrain it.The reason why Chang Luo took the Mandarin ring was probably because he wanted to inherit the will of the terrorists to conquer the world, or he just thought it would help him.

Ma Linglong was not sure.

The howling stopped, and the little ghost in red appeared in the room again. The Muggles were terrified, and they kept praying to God.

Chang Luo came in from the door, his face looked paler and haggard than before: "Why not." He came to Ma Linglong and asked, "Why is it still like this!"

"I hope you remember that you haven't said anything to me, and I don't know what you want to express now." Ma Linglong felt that he was a little abnormal, and he didn't even look like his previous appearance. What am I getting here?"

"Your strength." Chang Luo said, "As long as you tell me how to fully integrate with this body, I promise that as long as you have your strength, I will keep you alive."

Ma Linglong felt that there was no sincerity in these words, but she still said, "What are you talking about?"

"I absorbed him."

"what?"

"Master Mandarin." Chang Luo said, "Can't you see that I have already taken his body for myself."

Ma Linglong reacted for a while, and she suddenly realized that she even couldn't believe it, but she finally understood what Chang Luo was talking about: "It turns out that you have been collecting souls, and you are responsible for that hospital."

Ever since Chang Luo was imprisoned in the snow prison under the Kunlun Mountains, he has been secretly practicing the secret technique of immortality. It is not known whether he stole the practice method from there, or through the mouths of the masters. He has always been very smart.In short, Chang Luo believes that as long as he has an immortal body, he can regain his lost mana.But the secret technique he obtained was incomplete. He only learned to let his soul leave his body, but he couldn't make his body immortal at the same time, and he couldn't freely return to his original body in the form of a soul.

Chang Luo didn't escape from the prison. He didn't need to escape to leave at will, because he had already become a spirit body. Dao Fumeng may have discovered Chang Luo's change, so he killed him to silence him.Chang Luo couldn't accept this reality, so he took away the five life stones, trying to keep his body from being harmed.But there was an enchantment set by Ma Linglong on the Five Life Stone, and that thing was of little use to him. 【Note】

He can only rely on swallowing souls every day to ensure that he always has power. He makes deals with the demons in the hospital, and instigates black wizards to attract living people to sacrifice.

But none of this can meet Chang Luo's needs. His strength is rapidly draining every day, and the living body that is constantly being replaced will gradually rot over time.So he thought of attaching himself to the strong man's body, and the Mandarin became Chang Luo's target. He took advantage of the other's ambitious greed and got the body of the Mandarin and ten rings as he wished.

But the problem still hasn't been improved. Chang Luo can't control the shell, and his soul and body have a very strong rejection. He still can barely keep this good body by relying on the soul.

Ma Linglong always thought that the Chang Luo he killed last time was a dummy he made based on his own appearance, but judging from the current situation, the last Chang Luo was theoretically true, but now he is already Cannot be killed.

As long as his soul is immortal.

"Your body will rot soon, even if you eat everyone here." Ma Linglong knew that she had the upper hand, "Let them go, and I will tell you the real technique of immortality."

"Tell me now." Chang Luo grabbed Ma Linglong's shoulder, "Otherwise I will kill your man and all your friends."

"Within three days, you will no longer be able to control your physical body. Do you think I will let you go?"

"Your spiritual power has been sealed by me."

"Perhaps." Ma Linglong said, "But they were not hostages from the beginning, they were your food, after three days, there will be no one here, do you think I will still be at your mercy?"

In fact, the Mandarin's body will not rot so quickly, at least it will take several years, the energy on the ring can guarantee this.It's just that Chang Luo's mind has become very confused. He must have been driven crazy by this problem in the past few years. After all, he is indeed aging every day, so he couldn't think of this at all.

The real cause of aging was actually caused by his inability to fully control his physical body. Of course Ma Linglong knew what to do.

"Insight into the plan." Chang Luo pressed harder on Ma Linglong's shoulders, "You must not know that it will take less than three days. Once the plan is launched, everyone will die."

Ma Linglong felt that her shoulder was about to be crushed, and she heard the sound of bones being torn apart.

"I can order them to lift the sanctions against Tony Stark." Chang Luo said, he let go of his hand, and Ma Linglong got a chance to breathe.

"What is the Insights Program?"

"I will only give you an hour to think about it." Chang Luo said, "After one hour, I will let them act in advance. At that time, everyone, all those who threaten Hydra and the Dark Lord, will be targeted for elimination. Don't be underestimated." Looking at the inventions of commoners, you know better than me how convenient their things are, if you add a little magic, no one can escape."

Ma Linglong swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "You hate me, right?"

"I hate all the women of the Ma family!"

"If I say, I know how to let you inherit Shenlong, can you let my friend go?"

"Don't lie to me, didn't we try it last time? My body can't bear the power of the dragon. Otherwise, why do you think I keep looking for a physical body?" Chang Luo's eyes were full of anger.

"As long as you learn the complete immortality technique, you can do it." Ma Linglong said, "Think about it, you won't die, so why can't you bear it?"

Chang Luo was dubious.

"One hour." Ma Linglong said, "Give me an answer in one hour."

With resentment, he was about to leave.

"Chang Luo." Ma Linglong called him, "I never hated you. Even though you tried to kill me, what you did is no longer worthy of forgiveness. You will never be reborn."

Chang Luo sneered a few times: "Don't think I don't know, you have killed people, and you will go to hell."

New York Temple—

Stark realized that Marinlon disappeared hours ago, and he helped Strange deal with Karl Modu, using those laser cannons that seemed impossible to harm the mage.When the battle calmed down, Stark remembered that not only did Ma Linglong not answer his call, but he never called again.

Stark tried that number dozens of times, but the other party had turned off his phone. He tried to track Ma Linglong's signal by positioning, but it was obvious that the girl was not in the time and space that Stark could track.

"You should give your fiancée some space," said Strange, who repaired the door and returned the bits and pieces that fell on the floor. "There's always a reason why she doesn't answer the phone, and you don't You should keep hitting, women will get annoyed."

"Then I guess you and your girlfriend must have enough space, so that you are still single now." Stark could barely talk to Strange through the cat language translator of the "CAT system", "Proper There are benefits to entanglement, trust me."

"Is this how you chased after the witch?" Strange asked, "By entanglement?"

Stark said: "I don't think you have ever pursued a girl."

Strange replied: "Of course, I have a good relationship with women."

Stark smiled, with a hint of sarcasm: "With all due respect, you may have misunderstood women's popularity, but it is undeniable that the patient's family members should be more interested in you."

The steel cat flicked its tail suddenly, and the metal cat's tail hit Stark's furry face hard and painful.

"Hey, cutie, take it easy."

"Star... Stark..." Ma Linglong's voice came from the Iron Cat's vocal system, intermittently, "Can you hear... can I speak..."

"Linglong?" The fur on Stark's back stood up, and he circled around the Iron Cat anxiously, patting the Iron Cat's head with his paw, as if doing so could pull Ma Linglong out of it, " Yes, of course, I can hear, where are you, why don't you answer my phone, what's going on?"

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[Note 1]: Widow sister's husband met before she joined the Avengers. It is true love, and of course she also has true love for Dongdong.

[Five Life Stone]: The author previously set it to be helpful for repairing warlock wounds and restoring mana.