Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 223 26. Whereabouts of the Master

Nearly 11 o'clock in the evening, Fury's phone rang again, who was busy in the office.

He looked at the number and frowned suddenly.

"Merlin, is there something important to call at this time?"

Fury asked.

On the other side, Merlin stood outside the door of the House of Blood, exhaling smoke, and said to Fury:

"I found a batch of weapons that can effectively strengthen S.H.I.E.L.D.'s suppression of aliens. I have seen them personally. Those weapons are all excellent. They are internal products of demon hunters, specially made for hunting aliens. The most important thing is It was a good amount, and it was sold by a silly girl, so I kept the price down...I mean, I don't want to miss out on this big surprise."

"Then you can buy it."

Fury casually said:

"Haven't SDOLD's action funds for this quarter already been given to you?"

"That's the problem."

Merlin sighed and said:

"The part I can mobilize is not enough."

"How much more do you need?"

Fury asked, and Merlin hesitated for a moment, then roughly estimated the number of weapons in Elsa's store, and finally quoted a slightly higher price.

"Maybe I need... 800 million more?"

"boom"

On the other side of the phone, Fury seemed to have knocked over something. After a while, Fury's angry voice came:

"What exactly are you buying? Missiles? Do you know how much a small nuclear bomb costs in Ukraine?"

"I won't be able to tell you clearly on the phone for a while."

Merlin was a little tangled and said:

"If you have time, you'd better come here by yourself."

"I am very busy."

Fury refused:

"I can only allocate another 300 million to you. We have just moved places, and now there are many places where money is used. There are still a few months before the next allocation by the World Security Council."

"No, money is not the most important thing."

Merlin says:

"I asked you to come here for something else. I remember you told me that before me, there was a master in S.H.I.E.L.D. who specialized in supernatural affairs, named Ulysses Bloodstone, right?"

"Well, but I have lost contact with Master Bloodstone for several years."

Fury said:

"I suspect that the master is in trouble, but his whereabouts are too mysterious, and I can't help."

"The one who sold me the weapon was the daughter of Master Ulysses."

Merlin says:

"That silly girl's name is Elsa, and she is now doing business in Hell's Kitchen. She also helped us drive away the vampires in Hell's Kitchen. It seems that she is a daughter inheriting her father's business."

"Is that so?"

Fury hesitated, then said:

"Then give me the address, and I'll go there now."

"OK, all right."

Merlin did not forget to warn:

"Don't forget to bring money, Fury, for the quality of that batch of weapons, the price is really affordable."

Fury on the opposite side hung up the phone decisively, and Merlin shrugged helplessly.

He stood at the door of the House of Blood, looking at the crossbow in his hand that he bought with a lot of money.If he had known that there was something else in Elsa's place, he would definitely change a weapon.

The crossbow in Merlin's hand should have been used by Master Ulysses who only heard about it but never saw him. Although the weapon was well maintained, Merlin could still see the time left on it. Mark of.

The evil-breaking rune on this weapon is written in a special way, and it doesn't seem to be inherited by wizards. It should be the unique evil-breaking rune of the Bloodstone family.

Merlin put the slightly heavy hand crossbow back into his pocket, then picked up a silver crossbow bolt, and observed it in front of his eyes.

In the darkness, there is also a row of miniature runes on this exquisite crossbow bolt, which are also runes that Merlin has never seen before. The effect of these runes should also be related to hunting.

"Maybe Elsa has a method for making these runes."

Merlin thought:

"If you can buy it with money, it's even better."

The 100 sets of "Vampire Hunter Armor Packs" that Merlin bought before were prepared for ordinary agents of SDOLD. In the event that there will inevitably be conflicts with vampires, Merlin has to prepare them for his subordinates to use in battle. arms.

Although the holy silver bullets have been mass-produced, the holy silver bullets alone are not enough.

Moreover, in stealth and melee combat, it is difficult to hit a fast-moving target with a pistol, which is far inferior to the light and silent hand crossbow and holy silver dagger.

As for the excellent weapons in Elsa's house, Merlin intends to equip them with senior agents.

Of course, Fury will definitely take part of it and distribute it to other members of S.H.I.E.L.D.After all, agents like Clint and Natasha who perform missions all over the world occasionally encounter supernatural events, and they also lack some special weapons that can effectively kill aliens.

And Merlin guessed that Elsa should have grown up in an isolated environment. Although this girl has been doing business in Hell's Kitchen for two months, she still doesn't understand the true meaning of the weapons her father left her. value.

Weapons used to hunt aliens are very rare even in the wizarding world, especially weapons equipped with evil runes, which can no longer be described as rare.

Only master alchemists and enchanting experts can permanently cast evil-breaking runes on weapons, but how many master alchemists are there in the wizarding world?

If Merlin's guess is correct, the weapons that Elsa brought to New York should all be weapons used by vampire hunters passed down from generation to generation by the Bloodstone family. They are all real antiques and really good things.

About 20 minutes later, Fury's car was parked in the remote corner of Hell's Kitchen.

The director got out of the car with a sullen face, handed a card to Merlin, and then stretched out his hand to push open the door of the store.

Elsa, who was wiping the counter, looked up and saw Merlin walking in with a black man who was blind in one eye.She was about to ask who this strange black man who was still wearing a black trench coat at night was, and Fury took the initiative to say:

"Miss Elsa, I know your father Ulysses Bloodstone Master, my department, and have worked with your father for a long time. I have seen him several times with my own eyes."

"what?"

Elsa's eyes widened, and she asked eagerly:

"You met my father? Really?"

"Master Ulysses Bloodstone had intersected with the Strategic Science Corps during World War II. After the war, at the invitation of Ms. Carter, Master Ulysses joined us as the mysterious affairs consultant of the Strategic Science Corps. He has been helping us with things related to aliens until 8 years ago."

Fury handed a document to Elsa, and he said to the girl in front of him:

"In July 1992, Master Ulysses left a message to my supervisor saying that he had sensed the awakening of an evil force and that he was going to carry out his mission in Romania. Since then, I have not heard from him again."

"1992..."

Elsa looked at the dark photo left by her father on the document. She reached out and stroked the photo. She said in a sad tone:

"When I was 14 years old, my father went home and took away a sacred object inherited from the family. I remember very clearly that it was a rainy night, his figure disappeared in the manor, and my mother told me that my father would come back ...but he didn't."

"After I became an adult, I learned from my mother that my father had been active in North America before he disappeared, so I came here."

She looked up at Fury, her blue eyes were red, and she said with a hint of gratitude:

"Thank you, Mr. Cyclops, and thank you for telling me where my father ended up."

"My name is Nick Fury, you can call me Mr. Fury. Also, from your appearance, you seem to know what your father is doing."

Fury seemed very dissatisfied with the title "One-eyed Dragon". He glanced at the dazzling array of weapons behind Elsa, and asked again:

"Is it convenient to tell us something? As far as I know, my officer has always been concerned about the whereabouts of Master Ulysses. They are very good friends."

"Ms. Carter...I've heard my father mention it, and it was indeed one of the few friends he had."

Elsa nodded, her expression changed slightly and she said:

"In Romania, there is only one worthy of being hunted by a master hunter like my father. That is also the biggest and almost eternal enemy of the Bloodstone family for nearly a thousand years."

The girl gritted her teeth, but she didn't say the vampire's name.After a while, she said to Merlin and Fury in front of her:

"Sorry, the store is closed. I'm going to Romania right now."

Fury and Merlin looked at each other, and he said:

"Maybe you need help, Elsa, your father is also our colleague..."

"No, you can't help."

Elsa said stubbornly:

"Only people from the Bloodstone family can deal with it, and only people from our family can understand the mark left by my father. I have to go."

After finishing speaking, the girl was about to rush out of her shop, but was stopped by Merlin.

Merlin waved the bank card in his hand and said to Elsa:

"Before you leave, maybe we can complete the previously agreed deal, these weapons..."

"I'll give you 10 minutes, go pretend."

Elsa snatched the bank card from Merlin and said to him:

"There are four weapon racks in the back room, with a total of 4 weapons. There are more than 147 'Vampire Hunter Armor Packs' in the basement. I will supply the rest to you when I come back."

Merlin and Fury shrugged, and began to load the weapons into the car Fury drove.

Ten minutes later, the last shotgun was put into the full trunk. Merlin looked at the magic handbag that was about to burst in his hand. He looked back at Elsa standing alone in the dark night. He looked again at the house of the House of Blood, and said:

"When you leave, do you need us to watch the store for you?"

"unnecessary."

Elsa shook her head. She made a few gestures in the dark night and said a spell that Merlin had never heard.

The two-story house shrank rapidly under the gaze of Merlin and Fury, and finally turned into a red gemstone pendant placed on the ground.

Elsa picked up the pendant and put it on her neck. She waved to Merlin and Fury smartly and planned to leave.

Fury called to her.

"Elsa? How are you going to get to Romania?"

"How else can I go? By plane."

The carefree girl turned her head and said to Fury:

"For your money's sake, I'm a moderately rich man now. I can book a first-class ticket."

"That's too much trouble."

Fury waved his hand and said boldly:

"You go to the office of S.H.I.E.L.D. with me first, and I'll help you arrange a business jet to fly directly to Romania, and if you go there alone, you have to prepare something, and we can provide you with it."

"Also, don't you want to know about your father's life experience in North America? In the SHIELD warehouse, there are some things left by him. I think it's time to give them to you."

Merlin stood beside Fury, he knew what Fury was going to do.

This scheming guy is planning to pull the strong Elsa into the S.H.I.E.L.D. system.Even if there is no way to let her become a helper of S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be great to establish a good relationship in advance.

But Merlin didn't point out Fury's plan. On the contrary, he chimed in and said:

"Although we don't know who the enemy your father faced before he disappeared, I think that if it can really fight against the Bloodstone family for more than 1000 years, then you are going to face it now, and you'd better plan ahead."

"What's more, you are going to Romania, which is called the Vampire Vatican. As far as I know, the several ancient vampire families entrenched in that place have a bad attitude towards outsiders."

"I believe that every time your father hunts, he will definitely make a complete backup plan. If you worship your father, then you should do the same. This is for your safety. You can't just be so reckless. Dive in."

Merlin's words made Elsa, who was going to leave just like that, hesitate a bit.

Indeed, after getting news of her father from Fury, she was a little impulsive for a while.

But calm down and think about it, her current strength is too far behind her own father. If even her father disappeared in Romania, then her unprepared and planned past can only be a trap of herself .

At the very least, she should also contact some demon hunting masters who are friendly with her family to go together.

Thinking of this, Elsa stopped moving forward.

She turned to Fury and said:

"Then... well. Sorry to trouble you."

Watching Elsa get into Fury's car, Merlin looked at the sky, and said to Fury who opened the door:

"I won't go with you, I'll walk home by myself. It's pretty close."

"Well, be careful yourself, Merlin."

Fury sat in the car, rolled down the window, and said to Merlin:

"In your current state, it's best not to come out alone."

"Don't worry, Fury."

Merlin looked at the blue-gray cane in his hand, then touched the demon hunting crossbow that he had just bought in his pocket and said:

"Don't look at me like I am now, even if dozens of vampires attack me together, I can escape... If I'm lucky, I can kill a dozen or so."

"Be careful yourself... This lady is not as weak as she looks on the surface. What I mean is, you'd better not deceive her with some disguised information, otherwise, the consequences may be serious."

(End of this chapter)