18. The Covenant of Mad Attack

Merlin is not currently in S.H.I.E.L.D., he is busy with a very important matter.

A few years ago, in the face of the attacking Cybertronians, Merlin had resorted to a mad attack by mutants who had absorbed Magneto's power.

Kuang Gong made a contract with him, as the price of helping Merlin, Merlin needs to do one thing for Kuang Gong.

Mad Attack was born in the mind of mutant leader Charles Francis Xavier. It was a dark will born from the fusion of Magneto's consciousness and Professor X's mind.

Because of Professor Charles' obsession, it is forced to fulfill the mission of protecting all mutants and promoting the integration of mutants into the human world.

It can't go against that mission, which makes it feel very unfree.

It longs to be free, it longs to have its own independent individual.

And Merlin will help it fulfill this wish within 5 years.

It is now 2008, and there are less than 4 months left before the deadline for the 5-year agreement

This annoyed Merlin very much, but fortunately, he had found the key to breaking the situation, and all he had to do now was to wait and procrastinate.

"New communication request."

While Merlin was dealing with work at home, Icarus sent out a reminder.

Merlin raised his head and connected to the communication. The next moment, Professor Charles' gentle face appeared in front of Merlin's eyes.

"I"

Before Professor Charles could speak, Merlin raised his hand and said:

"Wait a moment, professor, I'm busy, wait until I finish processing this document"

"Snapped"

The projections in front of Merlin's eyes, those projections that carry the content of work, seem to have received strong electromagnetic interference at this moment.

Among the snowflakes fluttering like a TV set, those images completely disappeared before Merlin's eyes along with Icarus' cry of pain.

Merlin's expression also became cold at this moment.

He said:

"What do you mean? Angsrat, are you demonstrating?"

"Just a reminder."

Kuang Gong's deep voice rang directly in Merlin's heart, and this kind of demonstration made Merlin's eyes narrow.

The huge magic power was mobilized silently, and the thinking that followed the mad attack was like a long spear raised by Merlin, stabbing fiercely in the direction of the mind invader.

"boom"

There was a soft sound.

The desk in front of Professor Charles, far away in the utopia of the Pacific Islands, seemed to be hit by an invisible fist.

The table and chair made of solid wood groaned under the weight, and then cracked inch by inch in the next moment.

Amidst the flying sawdust and confetti, Professor Charles, who was sitting in a wheelchair, raised his hand calmly, as if going back in time.

Those broken tables, chairs and documents were restored to integrity the next moment like a movie played backwards.

"I warned you"

The figure of Merlin appeared in the professor's office the next moment, the hem of the slender windbreaker was fluttering, and he was leaning on a dark red cane dotted with black devil skulls.

He stared at the professor in front of him, and said:

"Don't get into my mind unless you plan to kill me, do you have that plan?"

"It doesn't seem like I'm the one who owes people something, right?"

The professor was leaning on the wheelchair, his hands crossed on his chest, his big bald head reflected the sunlight outside the window, and his gentle eyes looked at Merlin, he said:

"I said it all, it's just a reminder"

"You don't need to remind me, I know what I'm doing."

Merlin stretched out his black gloved finger, and he said to the professor in front of him very rudely:

"I know I owe you something, and I'm working hard to respond to this debt. There are still 4 months left, and I haven't defaulted yet!"

"Well, I think you should put it another way."

The professor looked at Merlin calmly, and said:

"There are only four months left and you are not far from breaking the contract, and judging from your actions in the past few years, I don't think you intend to fulfill our agreement at all."

"It makes me very concerned about the prospects of our relationship as two friends."

"Snapped"

Something was photographed on the table in front of the professor.

It was a thick document bag.

Merlin also said calmly:

"Open it and pick one."

"Um?"

Charles, or rather, Kuang Gong stretched out his hand, picked up the file bag, opened it, and there were individual files inside.

He opened one casually, glanced at it, and shook his head.

"No, this won't work. He's too old. I don't like the old guy's body. It smells of decay from the inside out."

Kuang Gong put down this document, then picked up another, and after a few seconds, he said again:

"This is a woman that is quite in line with human aesthetics."

"Unfortunately, I'm used to existing in a male posture, and the lack of a body part will make me very uncomfortable. Well, in the end, men still hold power in this world."

"Be careful what you say."

Merlin crossed his arms and reminded:

"Your politically incorrect statement will bring you trouble."

"Feminists? Huh"

Kuang Gong smiled disdainfully, he did not refute, but continued to browse the ten mutant candidate materials that Merlin brought him.

The will of the mad attack was born in Charles' mind, which means that the consciousness of the mad attack is as strong as Charles, and Charles is one of the most powerful beings in the world with spiritual power.

The suitable carrier for Kuang Gong must be able to withstand such a huge soul

And just this hard condition is enough to wipe out 99% of the people in the world.

He himself knew that it was difficult to find a suitable carrier for him, so he generously gave Merlin 5 years.

Now, judging from the ten candidate files in his hand, Merlin is really not as indifferent to things as he said.

These 10 people all have a common feature. They all cannot live a normal life due to various reasons.

In other words, these are 10 vegetative people who have mutant abilities and are physically tough enough to withstand a violent attack on their souls.

To find such 10 qualified people among so many mutants, this already shows that Merlin has really worked hard for this.

But unfortunately, Kuang Gong is a very picky person.

"This doesn't work either. He suffers from serious cardiovascular disease and is ill. He can't live long and can't enjoy life wantonly. I don't want it!"

"Well, this one, ma'am, brush it off!"

"Ma'am, brush it off!"

"Ma'am, brush it off!"

"Oh, look at this guy, how handsome, how handsome, and from a good family, but unfortunately he is gay"

"Charles' sexual orientation has affected me. I still like those soft, fragrant women. I still have a wild fantasy. I still want a son of my own."

Kuang Gong threw the last document in his hand on the table, he spread his hands, and said to Merlin with regret:

"So it's a shame they all lost out."

"Snapped"

Merlin slapped the table with a slap, he squinted his eyes, staring at Kuang Gong in front of him, he said:

"I suspect that you are playing me on purpose! The person who doesn't want to fulfill the promise is actually you! Angsrat!"

"No, I'm just being a little picky."

Kuang Gong put his hands on the table, he propped up his chin with his ten fingers, he looked at Merlin, he said:

"I'm just a perfectionist, I want the best, I appreciate you picking so many for me, but none of them are the best"

"You didn't say so many conditions at the beginning."

Merlin retorted:

"I think I have fulfilled your request, now choose one! Ansrat, I will find someone to help you separate the soul."

"No, I refuse!"

Kuang Gong said:

"I want the best!"

"These are the best!"

Merlin emphasized:

"Here are the ten best solutions I have selected for you from millions of mutants. You should be smart enough to tell this!"

"No, they're not!"

Kuang Gong put his hands on the armrests of the wheelchair, he stood up, put his hands on the table, and stared at Merlin with a glaring attitude.

A dark red halo appeared in his eyes, and he said in a nonchalant voice:

"You obviously have the best one, but you hide him and don't want to give it to me!"

"I"

Merlin wanted to refute, but the next moment, Kuang Gong directly announced his ideal perfect carrier.

"Franklin Richards!"

"swish"

When Kuang Gong said the name, a projection appeared in front of the two of them.

It was the Baxter Building in New York, and Reed Richards and Susan Stone were doing something indescribable.

That scene is enough to make innocent people blush

But the two got married a few months ago, and now that Reed and Susan are a legal couple, they have no problem doing these things.

But the problem is that Ms. Susan's abdomen has been slightly raised

She is pregnant.

And the baby who was about to be born in her womb had already been named in advance.

Franklin Richards!

"You're crazy!"

Merlin looked at Kuang Gong, he said:

"The child hasn't been born yet!"

"But he's just perfect."

Kuang Gong sat back on the wheelchair, and he said to Merlin in a calm tone:

"All life is instinctively yearning for perfection, Mr. Merlin, even a ghost like me who can only exist by attaching to other people is the same."

"I long for freedom, I long for perfect freedom."

"Franklin, the baby will be born in three months, but even before he is born, I can already feel the beating energy in Ms. Susan's belly"

"The kid will be a mutant, and a born Omega mutant!"

"He's perfect."

"You are dreaming!"

Merlin clasped the cane in his hand, dancing runes danced on his arm, and he said to Kuang Gong:

"Occupying the soul of a newborn child, such an evil thing, don't even think about it!"

"no no!"

Kuang Gong patiently explained:

"I will not do such an evil thing, Charles will not allow me to do such a thing"

"Listen to me, Merlin, I need you to separate my consciousness and inject it into Ms. Susan's body, and I will become one with Franklin."

"He hasn't become a real life yet, so he can't talk about an independent consciousness. I won't hurt that consciousness. I promise you, I'm even willing to sign a contract with you. I promise, I won't hurt him!"

"I just want to blend into it, become a part of Franklin, and then through natural childbirth, in a way that conforms to the evolution of life, to truly become a "person"!"

"I will go through a ritual of real birth."

Kuang Gong said in an almost begging tone:

"I want to be a real 'person', I want my real soul."

"I will erase all my will and thoughts before that moment arrives, and integrate into the child's body with the purest spiritual power. I will become him! Not replace him"

"Please, Merlin, grant my wish, this humble wish."

"Please help a lowly soul"

"Please make me whole! I will be forever grateful to you, I swear!"

The expression on Kuang Gong's face at this time is extremely sincere, and Merlin is willing to believe that what he said at this time is the truth.

He could even understand Kuang Gong's decision.

but the problem is that

Understanding is understanding, and it is absolutely impossible for him to agree!

"No, I refuse!"

Merlin took a step back, he looked at Kuang Gong, he said:

"If you want to be that kid, you have to step over my dead body first!"

"you!"

The expression of Kuang Gong who was rejected became extremely distorted at this moment.

Merlin could feel that in front of his eyes, an indescribable chaos was erupting from Professor Charles' body in the form of fire.

The space in this room seemed to be affected, and substantial black cracks danced around Merlin's body.

But at the moment when Merlin was ready to fight, Kuang Gong suddenly calmed down.

He sat calmly in the wheelchair, the sunlight outside the window was still gentle, as if all the disputes just now had never happened.

In the warm afternoon sun, Kuang Gong and Merlin looked at each other, just like the conversation between the two at the beginning.

"OK!"

Kuang Gong spread his hands and said indifferently:

"You don't allow me to have Franklin Richards' body, yes, I accept it! I don't have to have him either."

"Take your body instead, Merlin!"

Kuang Gong stretched out his finger and pointed at Merlin, he said:

"You are perfect in my eyes"

"I can not hurt anyone, I can meet all your requirements, I can fulfill our agreement, right here, right now."

"You want to protect that child, so let me be you, Merlin!"

Kuang Gong separated two fingers, and he said:

"I leave the choice to you, Merlin."

"It's either Franklin or yourself and I can assure you, Merlin, you only have these two choices, no one in this world can stop me from fulfilling this agreement!"

"Oh, you can probably go to 177a Bleecker Street and see if you can get help, but I'll tell you!"

Kuang Gong chuckled lightly and said:

"The person who can help you is not in this dimension now!"

"swish"

The picture in front of Merlin's eyes was shattered, and he was forcibly sent back to his home amidst the lingering power of the berserk attack, while the sound of the berserk attack still echoed in Merlin's ears:

"You still have three months."

"Make a decision!"