46. Deadly Game (True)【16/40】
On the bridge of the Aegis command ship, there was silence.
No one responded to Merlin's question.
Not only because Gatler had drawn out his long sword, and was sizing up everyone in front of him with dangerous eyes.
It is also because this is Merlin Riley's frank confession and his call.
It's really hard to say something like charisma, and it's not even sure whether it really exists.
But right now, facing the city below, that is not normal no matter how you look at it.
Facing the founder of s.d.o.l.d., leading the Witcher Agents to win one glorious victory after another, the most staunch defender of order, the hero in the eyes of the agents, pleaded in person.
And who can refuse?
"Snapped"
Something was thrown to the ground by Hill.
That was her secret agent ID.
Hill looked at Merlin, she said:
"I believe in you, Merlin, and I am willing to go with you."
"Oh, it's hard to get to level 7..."
The alien Lincoln glanced at his secret agent ID with some regret, and then threw it on the ground.
"My grandfather was a member of the Roaring Commando. He told me from an early age that when faced with difficult choices, you should walk with heroes...Mr. Merlin, uh, no, Merlin...I want to believe you!"
Trip said loudly and threw his ID out.
"There will be no free flights in the future."
Barbie flicked her hair and threw out her ID.
Mike, who was like an iron tower, also silently threw away his own.
Agent Jimmy next to him was a little confused, he took a sneak look at Coulson and Melinda, and then frowned.
Jimmy is different from other young people, he is the first batch of agents who entered the organization when s.d.o.l.d. was established, and his qualifications are very old.
And when he entered this organization, he was still a young man.
What now? He has turned into a guy in his 30s...
He has his own family and his own life. Compared with passionate young people, he has to think more.
But in the end, Jimmy closed his eyes and threw the document at his feet.
Not only because he was taught by Merlin and Coulson, but also because of Merlin's call and his charisma.
To live, one must have some faith...
He hasn't forgotten the oath he made when he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. If the complex situation makes it difficult to make a choice, then it's better to judge everything by your heart.
"I didn't like the new job you guys gave me."
Yong Rogge, a Cree, whistled and threw out the certificate in his hand.
Sharon, who was beside him, glanced at Merlin, and she remembered some of the diaries she had read, left by Aunt Carter.
She pursed her lips and threw the ID out.
When the secret agent's certificate fell to the ground, Coulson lowered his head. He looked at the special agent certificate in his hand, feeling a lot of emotion.
He was recruited by Fury himself. He was also an incompetent agent. He was also tested. He also regarded S.H.I.E.L.D. as his home. For more than ten years...
It's already part of his life.
Coulson raised his head, shook the ID in his hand, and said to Merlin:
"Can I keep it as a souvenir?"
"up to you."
Merlin smiled lightly, and said:
"I didn't ask you to throw it away..."
"Actually, you'll have to pick them up later."
Merlin said calmly:
"You need your own certificates to pass through the defense system inside the Trident Building..."
"Really, don't throw things around."
The originally serious and heavy scene immediately became lighter.
The thinking process of making a decision is the most difficult, but once a decision is made in the heart, the next thing to do is very simple.
"swish"
On the bridge of the Aegis command ship slowly advancing through the clouds, Hill projected the internal structure diagram of the Trident Building on the floating projection of the console.
Merlin used his wand as a command stick, and clicked on the projection.
He said to everyone who was waiting in front of him:
"The command ship is still in the Hydra system. If there is no warning message, this ship will enter New York's airspace unimpeded."
"Colson, and Melinda, I need you to bring the witcher agent ready for airborne combat."
"Natasha and Barton have sneaked into the Trident Building. After the action signal is issued, they will temporarily turn off the alarm system of the entire building for you!"
"The Trident Building is now the headquarters of Hydra, so I allow you to use deadly force."
Merlin's wand was on the left wing of the building, and he said to Sharon:
"The watch team must attack from the left flank, creating a defensive loophole for the witcher agents, so that they can enter the ground as quickly as possible."
"The main control room of the Insight Project is underground, and I need you to take over it as quickly as possible... If there is an accident, just destroy it!"
"Um."
Sharon, Coulson and Melinda nodded at the same time.
Merlin looked at Yon Rogge again, and he said:
"According to the message sent back by Natasha, it can be confirmed that special biological weapons are deployed in the Trident Building, and Hydra calls them tyrants..."
"It's hard for normal agents to deal with, so I give them to Thunderbolt."
"is that OK?"
Merlin asked.
"no problem."
Yong squinted his eyes and looked at the biological weapon on the projection. The well-informed Kree said:
"I've seen similar biochemical warriors in the Cree Empire. Of course, this one looks more dangerous..."
"From my experience, these biological weapons need to be manipulated. As long as those Hydras are not crazy, they will not be bold enough to give them real thinking."
"So, find the control room that controls the tyrant and blow it up, and the threat of these tyrants who can only act on instinct will be greatly reduced."
"Ah, very good."
Merlin breathed a sigh of relief. He took back his wand and said to Gartler who was smoking a cigar beside him:
"The witcher brothers you brought are not official members of s.d.o.l.d., and I cannot ask them to set foot on the battlefield."
"But if possible, I hope you can lead them to set up a defense line outside the Trident Building, so as to prevent the out-of-control tyrant from rushing into the city and causing chaos..."
"no problem."
Gartler said:
"But some old witchers have just conveyed some appeals to me..."
He lowered his voice and said:
"They hope to get the transformation formula of the Aegis Demon Hunter."
"In the past few years, the uniqueness of the Aegis Demon Hunter has spread throughout this small circle."
"The almost 100% success of SHIELD's conversion ceremony without too much pain has been passed down as miraculous."
"Young people may not care about this, but the older generation still attaches great importance to inheritance, especially those small factions that are on the verge of being lost."
Gartler said:
"I doubt very much. The reason they came to help so enthusiastically this time is for this purpose, apart from their respect for Master Wolf Faction."
"It doesn't matter."
Merlin said with a normal expression:
"After the operation is over, I will ask Dr. Tomoila to copy a copy of the information and give them to them, but only the information. The special version of the bio-chamber is all produced by Wayne Industries..."
"And for the neutralizer, they probably have to wait until Lilian wakes up."
"In the formula of the neutralizing agent, part of the intellectual property rights belongs exclusively to Lilian, and her consent must be obtained before it can be transferred to them."
"Well, I'm going to tell those guys right now."
Gartler said to Merlin:
"In my opinion, they don't care much about the waiting time. Those old men are 1,200 years old. A few days is not a problem for them at all."
After Gartler turned to leave, Coulson looked at Merlin and asked:
"Sir, uh, Merlin, you didn't assign us the task of resisting the Avengers, they are all under control, and those dangerous golden apples that can manipulate people's hearts..."
"Those are not your tasks."
Merlin touched his cane and said:
"I'll take care of it."
"you alone?"
Miss Wizard Hermione, who has been staying by Merlin's side, said coldly:
"Haven't the previous things taught you a lesson?"
"In your current situation, you can't deal with those united Avengers at all... I don't think they will give you time to wash their hearts."
"Who said I would go alone?"
Merlin looked at Hermione and said:
"I will also bring helpers, you don't need to worry about this, you just..."
"swish"
A projection that suddenly lit up on the bridge interrupted Merlin's words.
Amidst the projected flashes, the clown's strange and sharp voice resounded in the command room.
"Seeing that you are still alive, I am really happy, Your Excellency Merlin... They are right to be afraid of you, you are really scary..."
"Arthur!"
Merlin stood up leaning on his cane, and he looked at the projection in front of him.
Looking at the malicious smile on the clown's face, he said softly:
"I'm glad to see you alive too...I'll go find you myself, soon."
"Don't come!"
The clown screamed loudly:
"I don't like to play with you, if you have to send someone, let Batman come over..."
"I know he's already on your side, and I don't mind playing another game with my dear friend in this city full of fireworks."
"You have a good idea."
Merlin says:
"Believe me, Arthur, this time there won't be a hero who only breaks your bones but always leaves you alive to deal with you. You will die here, today, and no one can save you! "
"Tch, what a disappointment!"
The clown on the projection pouted, and said:
"I won't give you candy!"
The colorful face made a complaint, and then a vicious smile appeared.
"I'm interested in a tough guy like you, so I want to play a game with you, Merlin."
The clown said something in a weird voice.
He quickly switched the projection screen, and above the high altitude of the projection, several black missiles were whistling across the Hudson River, falling towards New York City with a sharp whistling sound.
These missiles were launched from the umbrella base.
That was a stronghold inside Hydra, so it wasn't included in the observation sequence for insight into the Mothership.
It wasn't until the moment the missile broke through the clouds that Pierce, who was far away in Washington, D.C., got the air defense warning, but at the speed of the missile's flight, it was too late even for the insight mothership to aim and shoot.
What's more, Madame Hydra's communication channel is dead silent.
Pierce probably already guessed what happened over the umbrella.
He also guessed what kind of stuff these missiles carried.
"Here are four missiles with deadly poison, my dear Merlin."
The clown said softly:
"But they won't poison everyone in New York. After the explosion, the poisonous smoke will kill 70% of the lives in the city, and then transform them into something more dangerous and twisted."
"Well, as we speak now, you have 1.7 seconds to go..."
"Liana!"
Merlin raised his finger and said softly to the ring.
One second before the black missile was about to hit the ground, four dimensional rifts leading to the border of hell suddenly tore open.
It was like four sharp teeth that swallowed everything, swallowing the missile that was about to fall to the ground.
"swish"
The aura of magic dissipated, as if nothing had happened.
The clown's triumphant voice was stuck in his throat...
Everything he had hoped to see dissipated, as if it had never been there.
"Is this the game you want to play with me?"
Merlin looked at the clown calmly, and said:
"So bad?"
"With all due respect, Arthur, you're a piece of shit...in every way."
"Alright alright."
The clown's annoyed voice came out from the projection, he said:
"Even at this time, I still underestimate you. Everyone underestimates you, and they will have to pay the price."
"But it has nothing to do with me...huh? Did I hear you call me out just now? You call me trash?"
The clown giggled, and pulled the projected perspective to the distant state of Colorado, switching to the internal perspective of the hive base.
On that gloomy projection, a twisted, rotting thing with its lower body chopped off by something was making a weird howl, clawing at the ground covered in blood and disgusting liquid with its arms and crawling.
And with the projected angle of view being pulled outwards, such revived monsters have already spread all over the originally solemn and atmospheric underground laboratory of the hive base.
Among those monsters, there are some hellish things that seem to have been peeled off, only revealing blood-red muscle tissue, brains, and alienated limbs crawling fast.
Hermione, the wizard lady standing behind Merlin subconsciously let out a suppressed scream.
As a wizard, she has seen many disgusting scenes beyond human imagination.
But this one...
no the same.
"Hydra's friends want to use viruses to create enhanced fighters. It seems that you really frightened them, forcing them to frantically find strength to protect themselves."
The clown said softly:
"But the virus..."
"Hey, it sounds like a disgusting and dangerous thing. I don't understand how a group of people who claim to establish 'order' would resort to this thing... They are much more insane than me."
"So Merlin, I'm going to play a game with you."
The clown said in a relaxed tone:
"Colorado, Raccoon City, among the mountains, the secret laboratory of the umbrella, there are thousands of infected...well, zombies, well, zombies."
"They are like trapped beasts, instinctively yearning for flesh and blood, and the most terrifying thing is that they are highly contagious..."
"Any innocent person who gets scratched will quickly become infected."
"You know what the best thing is?"
The clown turned the angle of view of the projection to the streets of Raccoon City. The streets were already in chaos, and several virus carriers went berserk, wantonly hurting the people around them.
"It has been released..."
"There are nearly 700,000 people in Raccoon City, and you..."
"Can you save all the innocent people before that city is contaminated by the virus?"
"click"
Accompanied by a sound of typing on the keyboard from the projection.
Under the remote control of the clown, the closed gate of the hive base burst open at this moment, and the zombies seemed to be driven.
They ran in a frantic and chaotic way, screaming sharply, and rushed towards the world under the sun.
"Hehe, I know."
clown said:
"I can guess that you have assembled your own soldiers and are preparing to launch a counterattack against the poor Hydra. In my estimation, they are not your opponents..."
"Oh, by the way, my friends also helped you solve a tricky character, thank you."
"Of course you can take them to beat Hydra, but you can also take them to save Raccoon City..."
"Hydra? Or 700,000 innocents..."
"The great hero Merlin..."
"Choose yourself! Hahahaha!"
"Now, the game..."
"start!"