Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 406 40. Demon Hunters--add more for the lazy noodle brothers [1115]

"Well, don't you even have beer at home?"

In the morning of the next day, when Merlin had just opened a copy of the "Illustrated Book of Hell Creatures", a guest from afar visited Merlin.

It was an old friend, Agent John Gartler, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He came back to New York to report on his duties today, so he stopped by Merlin's place to sit down.

This high-spirited old cowboy reached out to open Merlin's refrigerator, and then took out a bottle of juice from it with a little distaste. He looked back at Merlin, and said:

"Your life is looking less and less interesting, my brother."

"I have children at home."

Merlin was wearing pajamas, while sitting on the sofa and reading a book, he replied:

"So let's forget about beer. Drinking fruit juice and milk is actually quite good, at least healthy."

"Health...well, good reason."

Gartler unscrewed the cap of the juice bottle, took a sip, and sat beside Merlin.

Compared with before, this old cowboy's attire has also changed a bit. His dressing style is still the same as before, but on the bridge of his nose, like Merlin, he wears a pair of glasses.

However, unlike Merlin's elegant rimless glasses, Gartler's brown glasses look more like presbyopic glasses. The large lenses and the frame made of tortoiseshell cover the open eyes, full of upper eyes. The breath of an era.

The brown glasses are a magical item that Gartler's Veela wife bought for him in Diagon Alley to cover up the abnormality of his eyes.

After all, with a pair of yellow cat eyes, people will notice you wherever you go, which is very inconsistent with the secretive principles of secret agents.

Gatler, who was sitting on the sofa drinking juice, reached out to turn on the TV, lowered the volume, and while watching the game, he also took out a thin book from his pocket. The traditional textbooks are the novice textbooks that Elsa got through the relationship with the witcher.

It records the information, characteristics, and methods of dealing with all the aliens encountered by demon hunters in the inheritance of more than 1000 years.Of course, what troubled Gatler the most was not memorizing these obscure knowledge, but the alchemy that a qualified demon hunter must learn.

The process of mixing ingredients of various potions like a wizard, and then personally making those strange-tasting witch hunt potions and sword oils in the rented magic alchemy room made Gartler, who grew up in the scientific world, a little miserable. Word.

Finally, there are the seals for combat... This item is not very difficult.

After all, Gartler's wife is a mixed-race Veela, and Ms. Liv is also a spellcaster herself. She can teach her husband to use simple magic bit by bit.

Ten minutes later, Gartler finished watching a game collection. He closed the book in his hand, looked at the time, then turned his head and said to Merlin:

"Speak the truth."

"Ah."

Merlin nodded, he put the bookmark in the book in his hand, then looked at Gartler, he asked:

"How about Eastern Europe?"

"It didn't go well."

Gartler touched his shiny hair, and said with some regret:

"Since I killed a Hydra base in Poland a month ago, their activities there have become more low-key."

"I know they are moving to the Sokovia area, where there are many medieval castles and bunkers left over from World War II, and the place has always been closed, so the search progress is very slow, but I also have Some gains."

Gartler lowered his voice and said to Merlin:

"In the base I destroyed, I captured a leader who called himself 'Clairvoyance.'"

"clairvoyance?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes and said:

"I've heard of the name, he's the commander in charge of the Hydra military force, he's a big shot."

Gartler blinked his eyes, and said calmly:

"That was before."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Merlin asked back, and Gartler waved his hand. He leaned on the sofa to make himself more relaxed, and he said:

"After you killed a faction of Hydra, Mr. Clairvoyant lost his power. When I found him, he was very depressed. He was hiding in that remote base, and he was very concerned about the future of Hydra. He also seemed to have lost confidence and wanted to turn to the light, but I still killed him."

The old cowboy snorted and made a downward cutting motion.

He said to Merlin:

"I know some things from him that may interest you."

"Clairvoyance told me that he has a direct supervisor in S.H.I.E.L.D. code-named 'Speaker'."

"speaker?"

Merlin read the name, and he asked with a hint of killing intent:

"Did he tell you the true identity of the speaker?"

"Unfortunately, no."

Gatler spread his hands and said to Merlin frankly:

"Or, he doesn't know either. The speaker has always maintained a very cautious one-way contact with Clairvoyance. Every mission is sent by phone or email, with physical encryption, and it is almost impossible to trace back. The most important thing Yes, after Hydra hibernates again, the connection between the Speaker and Clairvoyance is completely severed."

"That cunning guy may have realized the change in the situation, and he's trying to hide himself deeper... It seems that what you did really frightened him."

"Well, it's a matter of course."

Merlin says:

"If that speaker is really the leader of Hydra, then his hiding will definitely be difficult for us to know. Let's not mention this, talk about your actions in Eastern Europe, what is the base you destroyed? of?"

"It's a laboratory."

Gartler took out a few photos from his pocket and put them in front of Merlin's eyes. He said with disgust on his face:

"It's a disgusting laboratory, where they conduct human experiments, including mutants and aliens. I rescued those test subjects in the name of the official, and the aliens were taken away by people from the 'afterlife' , but those mutants... no one came to pick them up, they are still living in a farm on the outskirts of Paris."

"It seems that Hydra's Eastern European branch is responsible for scientific research projects."

Merlin looked at the few bloody photos, he said:

"This is consistent with the information we have collected so far. Hydra's leader in charge of Eastern European affairs is code-named 'Baron'. He has a scientist named Dr. Lister under him. Compared with other Hydras who are wreaking havoc, this Those two guys look like real researchers."

"But you won't let them go, will you?"

Gartler chuckled, and said:

"What about you? Do you have any new clues here in North America?"

"Have."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I found an organization suspected to be related to Hydra, AIM."

"Pioneering technology?"

Gartler's eyes widened, and he said:

"That famous multinational scientific research group? Are they also involved?"

"should be."

Merlin says:

"They have the stolen 084 item in their hands. It is very likely that the hydra hidden inside us stole it from the base and handed it to them. In addition, they are also studying mutants, and their replication technology is very Amazing...they're trying to copy Steve Rogers, maybe make an evil version of Captain America."

"That's a huge monster."

Gartler frowned and said:

"It is different from other hidden mice. It is well-known around the world, and has a background of official support in many countries. It is difficult for SHIELD to check them."

"Yes, Fury told me that."

Merlin says:

"He will assist me and create opportunities for me. I have to find a way to figure out what they are going to do. In addition, there is another thing. I would like to ask you to use the resources of the European branch to help me find a woman named Hale .”

Merlin explained:

"That woman used to be a major in the Ministry of Defense. Those 084 items were lost when she was in charge of the 084 base. Now I suspect that Hale may be Hydra's secret line into the Ministry of Defense, but the problem is that Fury used I have been looking for her in North America for several months, but I have not been able to find her."

"Furry didn't find it?"

Gartler blinked:

"That sounds a little bad."

"Yeah, pretty bad."

Merlin says:

"A few days ago, Fury used those less 'official' methods to obtain Hale's personnel file, which recorded that Colonel Hale was sent to the Middle East a year ago to serve as a base officer there. Air Force Commander... But the problem is, Fury sent people there and there was no sign of Hale, she wasn't there at all!"

"Hydra is now diving as a whole, and Hale's disappearance is likely to be part of this deep diving. This proves that she is very likely to be a snake, and it is still a very important one."

"Give me her information."

Gartler said with a serious expression:

"I'll make arrangements as soon as possible."

"Well, be careful."

Merlin took out a file from his pocket and handed it to Gartler. He urged:

"Furry's search has aroused the dissatisfaction and vigilance of the Ministry of National Defense. On this line, at least on the bright side, it is difficult for us to make breakthroughs, so we can only continue to search secretly."

"I know, I'll pay attention."

Gartler put away the file, raised his hand, looked at the time, and said:

"It's time for me to go to a meeting... Those annoying meetings, by the way, last time I heard you say, another brother is going to join us?"

"Correct."

Mentioning this matter, a smile appeared on Merlin's face, and he said to Gartler:

"He will wake up soon, another Aegis witcher."

"who is it?"

Gartler said:

"Do I know?"

"You must have seen him."

Merlin stood up, waved to Gartler, and signaled him to follow.

The two walked up to the second floor. In Merlin's bedroom, Phil Coulson, who had completed the painful mutation transformation, was lying on the bed. He would wake up soon.

"Phil?"

Seeing the person on the bed, Gartler said in surprise:

"I thought you would choose the two heroes under your command, Melinda or Sharon. Their personalities may be more suitable for our organization. I didn't expect you to choose the gentler Agent Coulson."

"The transformation sequence for Melinda and Sharon has been arranged."

Merlin said softly:

"After the first stage of transformation is completed, including you and me, we will have 22 brothers...Of course this is not enough, but it will take time for them to grow. After they complete their alien hunting training and become After I become a qualified Aegis Demon Hunter, I will immediately start the second stage of transformation, and by that time, the organization of Aegis Demon Hunters will truly take shape."

He looked at Gartler, and he said:

"Speaking of which, have you determined the direction of your inheritance?"

"Ah."

Gartler nodded, and the old cowboy said:

"I took some time to compare, and I found that I am more suitable for the Bear School."

"Bear?"

Merlin shrugged and said:

"I thought you would choose cats. After all, cats' fighting style is more suitable for us agents."

"I can't use your sword dance skills."

Gartler complained:

"That kind of swordsmanship takes a lot of time to practice, and my time is precious, so I just learn the simpler swordsmanship of anger."

"Simple?"

Merlin snorted:

"Do you really think that anger swordsmanship is simple? It took several years and countless battles for Daofeng to truly grasp the essence of anger outbreak. That kind of swordsmanship is only simple in appearance, and the energy you spend to truly master it is no less than sword dance How much. Besides, the fighting posture of Fury Sword Art is too ugly, where is the elegance of sword dance?"

"You can say whatever you want."

Gartler said indifferently:

"Anyway, I have already received the inheritance of anger swordsmanship from Master Whistler, and I also got my own silver sword. Three days ago, I personally beheaded a pure-blooded vampire hiding near my house to start the silver sword. , I am also an official bear school demon hunter now."

The old cowboy looked back at Phil Coulson lying on the bed, and he said with great interest:

"Guess, which one will the Felt trade union choose?"

"Is there still a choice?"

Merlin took something out of his pocket and said to Gartler:

"He must follow me to inherit the wolf school's combat skills...It's boring to wait like this, let's play Gwent, shall we?"

"Okay!"

Gutler, who was about to rush to the meeting, took out his Gwent cards from his pocket enthusiastically. While shuffling the cards, he said triumphantly:

"I bought a whole set of monster cards from a passing demon hunter in Marseilles last week. You are definitely not my opponent this time!"

"Anyone can talk big."

Merlin snorted. He was holding the silver-rimmed Gwent card in his hand. He winked at Victor, the spirit of the raven, who had quietly landed on the table behind Gattler and remained hidden, and said provocatively. :

"So far, in New York, no one can beat the Northern Territory in my hands, not even the extremely flexible Scoia'tael in Elsa's hands!"

"Just play cards, stop talking nonsense!"

Gartler took out the wallet from his pocket, pulled out several pieces of money without looking at them, and threw them on the table in front of him, saying:

"What about your bet?"

(End of this chapter)