Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 377

"Thanks for the help, Gordon."

Merlin said to the stranger on the other end of the phone:

"If you have time, I'll treat you to dinner."

"You don't need to eat, we are not that familiar."

Gordon's response remained indifferent, saying:

"If you really thank me, let your agents help us find those aliens who are suffering more carefully..."

"You really have race in mind."

Merlin says:

"Perhaps in the next few decades, your name will be proclaimed by aliens as a saint. Well, I won't bother you anymore. If you need anything, call me."

Merlin hung up the phone, he looked down at the red devil locked in the black mist, the guy whose teeth were kicked out by Merlin was being thrown on the floor of the mysterious room.

"Lock him up."

Meilin said to Xuanlan beside him:

"Are there any magic handcuffs here?"

"some."

Xuan Lan picked up the handbell at her waist and shook it lightly, and several ghostly servants with erratic figures rose from under the floor, grabbed the body of the red devil, and dragged it to the utility room.

"In order to study the mysteries of magical creatures, Master Da Vinci left behind many cages that can confine magic power and space. It is safe to keep it here, Master."

"Ah."

Merlin glanced back at Lorna who was eating at the luxurious dining table, and said to Xuan Lan:

"Lan, take care of this child for me, I still have something to do."

"Well, I'll take good care of her."

Xuan Lan nodded, and Merlin walked up to Lorna, and he said to the little girl:

"You stay here for a while, it's safe here, I'm going to take care of something, okay?"

Lorna raised her head and looked at Merlin hesitantly. After a while, she nodded reluctantly. She grabbed Merlin's hand and said in a soft tone:

"You have to come back quickly."

"Ah."

Merlin patted her on the head and said:

"You can call me Merlin."

"Do not."

Lorna said stubbornly:

"I want to call my brother."

"Okay, that's up to you."

Merlin smiled at the child who had just come out of the shadow in his heart. He stood up and walked towards the door of the mysterious room. After thinking about it, he determined where he was going, and then stretched out his hand to open the door.

In front of him was a snow-capped landscape.

"Snapped"

The sound of the door opening sounded behind Ororo the Storm, making the white wizard subconsciously turn around, only to see Merlin walking out of a wooden door that appeared strangely on the snow.

This unique way of appearance made Ororo a little surprised. As an inheritor of an ancient wizard family that has been passed down for thousands of years, she is no stranger to magic and strange things, but such a strange thing that can appear anywhere at will, absolutely It's not that simple.

According to the current ability of alchemists in the wizarding world, it is difficult for them to produce this level of alchemy products. As for those capable alchemists, they are supported by various forces, and they are not likely to spend so much energy Making something like this doesn't make much sense.

"Did Lorna find it?"

Ororo asked.

"Ah."

Merlin nodded and didn't say much about the situation.

He had seen before that this group of mutants were too emotional, if he said that he had captured the Red Devil, maybe these people would nervously ask him to release the Red Devil.

To be honest, relying on these people whose relationship with each other is so intricate that it is difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends as teammates really makes Merlin very worried.

This can be seen from the love and killing situation between Professor Charles and Magneto...

They do have a human touch to them, but for a real war, that stupid, messy human touch would be deadly.

"Have you found that place yet?"

Merlin walked to Ororo, and he looked at the cold valley covered with snow in the distance, and he said:

"And that dangerous Mystique Raven, have you contacted her yet?"

"No."

Storm whispered:

"Summers and I are here to investigate, everyone else is in New York, Hank and Jean are treating the professor's injuries, Piot is off to contact the other X-Men, if we can figure out what's going on, maybe this time, we Those compatriots who were caught can be rescued at once.”

"But Raven seems to believe in the Brotherhood of Mutants more."

Merlin pointedly said:

"What I mean is that she didn't come to you at the first time when she encountered a problem. It seems that she has some conflicts of ideas with you."

"Probably because our actions to rescue our companions are not as frequent as the Brotherhood of Mutants, so direct."

The Storm Girl replied with some dejection:

"We are moderates, and we have to consider many factors in doing things. We are more inclined to use moderate means to solve problems. Magneto, a radical, does not have so many restrictions. Once there is news that mutants have been kidnapped or hurt, They will act immediately."

"They don't care about stirring up more conflicts between humans and mutants, but we have to think about it. Can you understand, Mr. Merlin."

Facing Ororo's question, Merlin replied while observing the valley in front of him:

"of course."

"In the system of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Brotherhood of Mutants is a dangerous force that needs to be closely monitored. Their every move will attract a lot of attention. In 1994, the Kree invaded the earth. In order to get the support of Magneto, the World Security Council It will erase the Brotherhood of Mutants from the list of terrorist and extremist organizations, but this does not mean that they have changed and become people who can be forgiven."

"But one thing I'm curious about is, have you guys thought about ending this mild vs. aggressive dispute?"

Merlin looked back at Ororo, and he said:

"As a proud student of Professor Charles, what kind of thinking have you inherited from your mentor? What do you think about the future of mutants?"

"We...we want a peaceful solution."

Ororo frowned and said:

"Mutants will integrate into the human world, there is no doubt about it."

"well said!"

Merlin nodded appreciatively, then he asked again:

"Then how are you going to deal with the Brotherhood of Mutants? You should be able to understand that as long as there are extremists like them, mutants will never be able to truly integrate into this world."

Facing Merlin's question, Ororo frowned, but she didn't answer right away, which showed that she didn't have a clear answer in her heart.

"Ugh."

Merlin sighed. He took out the black gloves from his pocket, put them on, and said:

"You can disintegrate Magneto's evil plan time and time again, and you can defeat him and his followers time and time again. But if you can't bear the heart to completely solve this trouble between mutants and humans, your Good expectations never come true.”

"You keep saying that you are willing to integrate into human civilization, but you don't want to make a substantial push. The professor leads you to bring the relationship between mutants and humans closer. Magneto only needs to plan an attack, and he will be able to bring you and humans together again. What is the point of such a stalemate when human beings are pushed far away?"

"I don't want to get blood on my hands, but I want to get things done. Isn't that a bit naive?"

"They are compatriots after all."

Ororo couldn't stand Merlin's series of sharp questions, she answered with some difficulty:

"They're mutants too, they're just bewitched."

"No!"

Merlin looked back at Ororo indifferently, he pushed his glasses, and said seriously:

"Ororo, you are a human!"

"The word mutant has been artificially separated from human civilization since its appearance. Having such and such abilities does not mean that you are out of the category of human beings. If you don't think you are human... then I I feel that Professor Charles has failed in your education."

"Let me put it this way, in the category of 'human beings', it's easy to talk about anything."

"Once you break away from this group, internal conflicts will turn into conflicts... From this point of view, aliens are much wiser than you."

"Okay, I don't intend to discuss these race-related matters with you here."

Merlin's body turned into drifting smoke, penetrating towards the valley ahead, his voice echoed in the smoke:

"I'm going to investigate the situation, you can wait here, or come with me."

"Swish"

Ororo waved her hand silently, and a gust of cold wind passed by, pushing her into the air.

The smoke from Merlin drifted over, entangled Ororo in it, and soon, this thin smoke drifted along the cold wind and entered the distant snow-capped mountains and valleys.

Nearly 10 minutes later, Merlin saw a building at the end of the canyon from a high altitude, which looked like a base, but behind the base, on the snow field between the canyons, there were already sporadic figures moving around.

Even though they moved back and forth in the snow quickly, they still couldn't escape Merlin's high-altitude gaze.

"There's someone there!"

Merlin reminded that Ororo looked towards the snow-capped valley below, and she quickly locked on to the figures moving on the ground. After observing for more than ten seconds, she said to Merlin:

"A fraternity. I know a few of them."

Storm said to Merlin:

"It should be sent by Magneto to observe the situation, and the Brotherhood should have an action here."

"You stay here, I'll 'inquire' about the situation."

The smoke of Merlin's incarnation quickly swept towards the ground, while Ororo harnessed the wind and hid on the other side of the canyon, looking down at the surrounding situation from the cliff.

Merlin quickly approached a mutant hiding under the cedar and observing the base ahead with a telescope.

That mutant looks no different from ordinary people, except for some tattoos with unknown meanings on his neck and arms. This guy should be considered a lucky mutant. He became neither human nor ghost.

As far as Merlin knew, for mutants, there was a high chance of their limbs being distorted when they awakened their abilities. A mane like Hank the Beast's whole body was already the most insignificant mutation.

It is said that there are also those who grow wings, and even form symbiosis in the body. In the database of S.H.I.E.L.D., there is a record of a mutant who fights by manipulating two parasitic maggots in his body...

Huh, it's disgusting to think about it.

"Hi buddy."

The mutant who was carefully observing the front base suddenly heard a call from behind, he subconsciously waved his hand, and a bone spur shot out from the palm of his hand and stabbed behind him.

But the moment he turned his head, the seal of Axi in Merlin's hand was also activated at the same time.

The sharp bone spur shining with a strange black light finally stopped in the air 2 inches away from Merlin's neck. Guided by the magic power of the Yaxi Seal, the vigilant mutant's eyes became dazed.

"Tell me, what are you doing, man."

Merlin said something in a low voice.

The mutant said in a daze:

"In the base ahead, there are many trapped compatriots... Ms. Ruiwen brought news, Magnit said to rescue them, we are investigating, there are many soldiers in yellow clothes, and Weird...weird machine, tricky."

"About how many people were imprisoned inside?"

Merlin glanced at the snow-covered base nearly a thousand meters ahead, and asked:

"Who will come to participate in this rescue operation?"

"Many, many fellow citizens are being held there and they're experimenting with them, developing drugs."

The mutant who was under the guidance of the spirit was struggling. There was sweat dripping from his forehead, and his body was also shaking, which proved that he was struggling very hard.

However, at the moment when he hadn't gotten rid of Merlin's spiritual guidance, he still said everything he knew.

"This operation was deployed by Magnit himself. He will come here and take the soldiers of the Brotherhood to flatten this base. Just like the rescue operations in the past, many people will choose to join us, brother The power of the society will expand again, and soon... soon we will build a city of mutants, and soon, our utopia will stand on this earth."

The fellow from the Mutant Brotherhood was obviously a very hot-blooded person, and as he talked, he himself entered that rather fanatical state.

It can be seen that he really believes that Magneto King Eric will bring them mutants who are discriminated against by humans to build their own homeland. Mutants who are not accepted by the mainstream of society have a sense of mission and honor to "do great things".

But the more this is the case, the greater the hidden danger of the mutant brotherhood's impact on the world order.

Merlin shook his head, he pulled out his wand, and tapped lightly in front of the mutant who was about to wake up.

"Obliviate! (Obliviate)"

While the white light was shining, Merlin said to the dull mutant:

"Keep working, Magnit will reward you for your dedication."

After speaking, Merlin turned into smoke and quickly returned to Ororo. He said to Storm:

"Call the X-Men, as many as you can."

"Magneto intends to rescue the mutants in the base, and then incorporate them into his followers. Although I don't want to intervene in the conflict between you, I think it's best for us before the Brotherhood of Mutants takes action. It’s better to complete this rescue.”

He looked at Ororo, and he said:

"Of course, if things don't go well, then you have to be prepared to 'rob people' with him."

(End of this chapter)