Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 44 2. Newcomer Merlin

blood.

There was blood everywhere, and even the nostrils were filled with the smell of blood.

Merlin felt like he was back at Coulson's Farm, but his hands and his body were covered with blood.In the room in front of him, there were still piercing screams echoing.

Merlin took a step forward and quickly rushed into the blood-smeared room, and saw a monster covered in black smoke lying on the ground, gnawing on a corpse.

That was Phil... The young Phil fell to the ground, looking at Merlin in despair.It seems to be asking him why he came so late.

And that monster, the monster that feasted on him, also sensed Merlin's presence.

It let out a sharp sneer, and its head covered with weird black horns turned back 180°, staring at Merlin standing at the door with a strange posture.

That's another him!

The face is distorted, the head has two horns, and the four eyes are full of evil light.

The other Merlin, who has been completely demonized, raised his hand, no, raised his claws, and the sharp, black bone-like claws pointed at Merlin.

"This is your future..."

"Stop struggling! You will eventually... fall into darkness!"

"Swish"

Merlin opened his eyes, and what he saw was the ceiling without any decorations.The alarm clock beside his bed was ringing softly, and it was this noise that woke him up from the nightmare.

It was 5:55 a.m., his usual morning wake-up time.

Merlin habitually stretched out his fingers and touched under his nose, as expected, his fingers were once again stained with blood.

He has another nosebleed.

This meant that the erosion of darkness in his body continued, like a never-ending nightmare.

But fortunately, the haunted bad luck has almost disappeared. According to Vico, the seaman, this means that Merlin's soul fusion is about to be completed.Even if he doesn't wear the shell necklace now, he won't cause a major disaster again.

However, he was used to the existence of the pendant, just like he was used to waking up every morning and drinking a glass of water first.

Merlin got dressed and took a shower.

At 6:30, he stood in front of the mirror just in time, picked up the razor, and began to clean up his appearance.In the closet behind him, several sets of clothes he liked have been taken out.

Today...is a special day.

Today, Merlin is going to meet his last blood relative, his cousin, May Riley.

"I don't know what identity Fury made up for me."

After Merlin finished shaving, he was talking to himself while looking at himself in the mirror.

Injection of super soldier serum brought physical enhancement, making Merlin look healthy and strong.

The muscles on his body are sharp and angular, and there is a breath of sunshine in every gesture, especially when Merlin smiles, it is easy to make people feel goodwill and closeness.

But the abnormality of his eyes cannot be concealed from others, those ember-like eyes will make ordinary people subconsciously fear.

But fortunately, it is not impossible to solve.

Merlin opened the drawer and took out a pair of special rimless square glasses.

He put his glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked up.

At this moment, in the mirror, through the lens, his pupils turned into ordinary dark gray under the refraction of light.

Even from a different angle, you can still see his weird pupils.But in most cases, wearing this pair of glasses is enough for him to pretend to be an ordinary person.Moreover, this pair of rimless glasses also unexpectedly added a touch of bookishness to Merlin, making the lines of his face appear softer.

"Well, Dr. Hall's technique is really good."

Merlin changed his posture in front of the mirror a few times. This pair of glasses specially made for him by the scientists of the logistics department of the Strategic Science Corps were firmly stuck on his ears. In the non-combat state, these glasses will hardly fall off by accident. .

And just like other secret agent equipment, this pair of glasses has several other functions.But for Merlin who has Spirit Vision, almost all other functions are useless.

This is a collection of many high-tech things. In his eyes, it is just a simple disguise prop.

Merlin turned around and chose a gray casual suit and blue shirt.A few minutes later, he spread out his hands and looked at himself in the mirror.

Well, with a handbag, he looks like a qualified insurance salesman.

"aggressive"

At 6:50 in the morning, there was a knock on the door.Merlin opened the door, and saw Dr. Hall, whom he knew at the Secret Service Academy, standing at his door.

"Merlin, there is your package below, so I'll bring it up for you."

This gentle, over 40-year-old doctor named Franklin Hall, Canadian-American, is the second-year engineering tutor of the Secret Service Academy, responsible for imparting the most cutting-edge scientific and technological knowledge to future technical agents.

He also lived in this dormitory building, and it was next door to Merlin.

In the past five months, he and Merlin have become very familiar, and he often pulls Merlin to help him, making some unknown things in the laboratory.

"Oh, thank you, Hall."

Merlin reached out to take the cardboard box. He smiled at Hall, pointed to his gold-rimmed glasses, and said to Hall:

"This stuff is really good."

"Haha, after all, I made it myself."

Dr. Hall laughed triumphantly, and said to Merlin:

"For the sake of these glasses, after a while, I have to ask you to do a few tests for me. You shouldn't refuse, right?"

"will not!"

Merlin nodded friendly:

"Just call when the time comes."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore, there are still a few classes to prepare for today."

After speaking, Dr. Hall bid farewell to Merlin and walked back to his house.

Merlin closed the door and opened the box. There was a stack of documents inside. This should be the new identity Fury had arranged for him.He picked up the paper and wrote some basic identity information on it.

"Merlin Riley, 22 years old, was born in Buffalo County, Wisconsin."

"My parents died early, and I spent time in an orphanage until the age of 12. I was sent to a host family at the age of 12, and came to New York with my adoptive parents. I graduated from a community college at the age of 20, and entered the New York Bridge and Tunnel Authority at the age of 21. Currently single, Personal financial situation is good, sexual orientation is normal, like fitness and travel."

"Immediate family: May Riley, Eric Stevenson."

"Current residence: 7th Street, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York."

Seeing this new identity, Merlin frowned, and said:

"What the hell is a normal sexual orientation? And...why the New York Bridge and Tunnel Authority? Is this a disguised address for the Strategic Science Corps?"

Merlin put the identity information aside, and at the bottom of the box, there was a postcard with an address written on it:

"Please go to 21st Century Bell Telephone Company."

Ten minutes later, Merlin dragged a small suitcase and left the Secret Service Academy, and got on a special school bus.

After a long drive of nearly three hours, he entered the urban area of ​​New York, then took a taxi, and came downstairs to the remote 3st Century Bell Telephone Company.

Merlin raised his head and looked at the very old building in front of him. It was located in the middle of the old street, with a signboard in the style of the last century. It looked dilapidated from the outside, but in fact, the business Unexpectedly busy.

Merlin followed the crowd into the hall, and saw someone waiting for him by the elevator.

Nick Fury.

This guy is wearing a black suit today, and he looks like an insurance salesman who has become a business manager.

"Well, it finally looks a little bit better."

Fury stretched out his hand, patted Merlin's shoulder, and said to the young man:

"Come with me. This is just one of our departments in New York, which is responsible for handling personnel work. Our usual work place is not here. And after a while, the new office building will be put into use, and that place is much easier to find than here .”

"Ah."

Merlin nodded, he followed Fury into the elevator, and said to his chief in a voice that was neither sad nor happy:

"New office? Is it in the New York Bridge and Tunnel Authority?"

"Don't worry, it's just a disguise."

Fury waved his hand. He took out his ID card, swiped it on a hidden groove, and then rhythmically pressed 6 times on the closing button of the elevator.In the rapid descent of the elevator, he said to Merlin:

"That place is the location of another government department, and the secrecy level of that department is higher than that of the Strategic Science Corps. Using that place as a mailing address, there is almost no need to worry about being exposed. But how to say, before your authority is elevated, You don't need to pay attention to this issue."

"Actually, you can't even find out where your words are if no one has them with you."

"Ding"

With a soft bang, the elevator door opened on the other side.

Merlin followed Fury out of the elevator, and the scene in front of him was a busy office area.This place looked like a wide basement, and on the wall at the end of Merlin's line of sight, there was a gray eagle emblem of the Strategic Science Corps, representing the institution where this place was located.

Dozens of desks are placed in the basement, and the staff in suits and uniforms are doing their own work. It seems that this place is no different from other companies in New York, but Merlin noticed that the computers used by the staff here , which is obviously lighter and more technological than the slightly bulky personal consoles from the outside world.

"Go and do your entry procedures, I'll wait for you outside."

Fury brought Merlin to an office, patted Merlin on the shoulder, and turned to leave the basement.Merlin walked into the office, where several dedicated staff members were already waiting for him.

"Come on, stand here, be serious, yes!"

Merlin pursed his lips to make himself look dignified.

"click"

With the light sound of the camera, Merlin's first ID photo was completed. Ten minutes later, he got his own secret agent ID. Like Fury's, the ID was placed in a black wallet. wallet to use.

Best of all, Merlin got another driver's license, which means he can legally drive again.

"This is your personal item."

A woman held a box next to Merlin.He opened the box, and inside was a holstered gun, a bullet box, and a black mobile phone, which weighed 250 grams and held like a brick in his hand.Finally, there are several bank cards for different purposes, including Merlin's salary card, and a credit card that can be used in emergencies.

In the last process, Merlin had to sign several contracts, which were several accident insurances, personal medical insurance, and even dental insurance handled by the Strategic Science Corps for him.

Merlin looked at the contract carefully, and it actually stipulated that Merlin's paid annual leave every year, the work benefits are really pretty good.

"click"

Finally, with a soft sound, a red steel seal was stamped on Merlin's personal information, and the old man in charge of stamping handed all the information to Merlin with both hands, and he smiled at Merlin:

"Then, welcome to join us."

"Agent Merlin."

A few minutes later, Merlin dragged his suitcase out of the 21st Century Bell Telephone Company. Fury's iconic black Ford was parked by the side of the road. Seeing Merlin coming out, Fury honked the horn.

After Merlin approaches, Fury opens the car door and throws something at him.

Those are Fury's car keys.

"I'm going to meet your relatives in a while, so let's go in my car. Your official car is going through the application process...but don't scratch my car, okay?"

Merlin was not hypocritical, he put his luggage in the trunk and waved to Fury:

"Thanks, sir. I'll drive it back to you when I'm done."

"Need not."

Fury patted the car window and said to Merlin:

"Just parked at your house, tomorrow night, I'll pick you up... Get ready, this is your first mission, and you don't want to screw it up, do you?"

Merlin turned to look at Fury, his eyes blinked, and asked:

"You just said that we went to Europe to find someone. I'm actually curious, who is it that needs a senior commander like you?"

"I can't tell you now, because you rookie might leak the secret."

Fury said in a mysterious tone:

"All I can tell you is that our target is a woman. A deadly woman with secrets and blood on her hands."

"You mean, we're going to arrest her?"

Merlin asked:

"Or just kill her?"

"No, don't be so murderous."

Fury stood up, stretched his fingers, and said to Merlin:

"We approached her, we persuaded her, and in the end... just like I recruited you, we recruited her."

"Is it really that easy?"

Merlin expressed doubts, but Fury was very confident. He said to Merlin:

"When you are really in a desperate situation, you will hold any hand that is offered to you."

"Trust me, it's not that hard."

(End of this chapter)