Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 49 7. Hawkeye. Friendly match

"In two days, we will arrive at the Eastern European port."

Merlin carried a lunch and walked into the room where he and Barton were on the cargo ship.Barton was still the same as yesterday, checking his weapons and equipment in the small cabin.

Merlin put the lunch on the table in front of Barton, who raised his head and nodded to Merlin, representing his silent thanks.

He didn't eat immediately, but continued to do what he was doing.

Merlin was holding an apple and sat looking at Barton.

The latter was calibrating a black arrow with a knife.He poked the metal arrowhead of the arrow with a knife, and from time to time he raised the arrow horizontally and put it on his finger, as if to test the balance of this thing.

"Do you use a bow and arrow?"

Merlin asked suddenly, Barton ignored him, but put the calibrated arrow back into the quiver.In that weird black quiver, there are already almost 20 calibrated arrows.

"Don't they all use guns now? Guns are more convenient, faster, and more powerful. Why do you still use bows and arrows? Do you have special abilities, or do you like this retro weapon?"

Barton still ignored him. This ignoring attitude made Merlin frown. He put the half-eaten apple on the table and said to the agent in front of him:

"Fury asked us to cooperate, but your attitude doesn't look like what cooperation should be. I don't know if you are arrogant or what is going on. In the past day, we didn't even say 5 words! You are treating me Got an opinion? Clint!"

"No."

Barton picked up an arrow again, calibrated it with a knife, and said:

"I just don't like to talk, I don't have any opinion on you."

He glanced at Merlin's expression, shook his head, put down the work in his hands, then straightened his body, looked at Merlin in front of him, and said:

"Okay, Merlin, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Uh..."

The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while, after all, there is always a topic to talk about, and looking at Barton's indifferent face, Merlin didn't know what to say to him for a while.

He and Agent Patton in front of him have completely different personalities.There is almost nothing in common between them.

"Tell me about this."

Merlin took the arrow in front of Barton in his hand, looked at Barton, and said:

"Clint, why do you use a bow and arrow as a weapon? You see, it's inconvenient to carry, it's hard to hide, and it's much slower to refill ammunition than a firearm. It has shortcomings all over the body."

"No, it's not."

Agent Button looked at Merlin and said:

"First of all, don't call me Clint, call me Barton."

"Okay, Clint."

Merlin nodded, only to be glared at by Agent Patton.The latter took out a short black stick from the small box he was carrying, and flicked his wrist lightly.

"Snapped"

There was a crisp sound, and curved black steel sheets quickly extended from both ends of the short stick. Amidst the slight hum of the bowstring, a black war bow appeared in the hands of Agent Patton.

"The bow body made of special materials can avoid X-ray detection in a hidden state. The weight is a quarter of a sniper rifle. With special arrows, the effective range is about 600 meters. It can adapt to various operations environment, especially suitable for infiltration and special operations, and the arrows fired are silent, which is extremely suitable for assassination operations. When necessary, it can also be used as a melee weapon."

Agent Button looked at Merlin and said:

"Seriously, Merlin, do you really think it would be more convenient to carry a heavy and easily exposed gun with you?"

"Well, maybe not really."

Merlin reached out to take the war bow from Agent Patton. He turned the modern alloy bow up and down. As Patton said, this thing was much lighter than a sniper rifle.

"But you have to admit, Clint, that a bow might be nice, but arrows are not as convenient as bullets?"

"You mean, ammunition?"

Agent Patton shook his head with a smile. He patted the special quiver by his hand. There was a weird metal turntable at the bottom of the thing, which also looked like a custom-made precision weapon.

"The logistics department designed this quiver for me, which stores 60 arrows for different occasions, and the arrow shafts are reusable. And even if I really run out of arrows, I am not powerless to fight back. "

Button picked up a cherry stuck on a toothpick from the plate in front of him, put the fruit in his mouth, and then shook the toothpick.

The next moment, Barton waved his finger, and the apple on the table in front of Merlin was completely pierced by the toothpick.

"cool!"

Merlin picked up the trembling apple, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

The toothpick shot by Patton directly pierces the core of the apple from the middle. This exquisite technique means that if the toothpick shot by Agent Patton is at the distance between him and Agent Patton, the toothpick shot by Agent Patton can easily pierce his eyes, or Throat.

It's hard to judge by skill, it seems like some kind of extraordinary talent.

Button, who showed his hands a little, was not too proud. He took back the war bow, restored it to the posture of a short stick, and then picked up the spoon and began to eat lunch quietly.

"It made me more and more curious."

Merlin pulled out the toothpick, took a bite of the apple, and said to the agent in front of him:

"Clint, what did you do before you became an agent? Was it a killer? Or was it someone from another organization like Natasha? When you were hunted down, were you recruited by Fury?"

"Or, like me, you chose to become an agent because you had nowhere to go?"

Agent Button raised his head, glanced at Merlin, and said:

"neither."

He put the last piece of bread in his mouth, and a moment later he said to Merlin:

"My past is not as exciting as you think, and I volunteered to join the Strategic Science Corps. Fury gave me a chance to do good, that's all."

"Then what did you do before?"

Merlin looked at the bow and arrow beside Barton, he said:

"Is it an archery instructor?"

"me..."

A look of reminiscence appeared on Agent Patton's face. He looked at the sea outside the window and said:

"Before I met Fury, I was working in a... circus."

"circus?"

Merlin let out an exclamation.

Barton nodded, his face was calm, as if he was telling someone else's story.

"Yeah, at the circus, I was a juggler. Going through a few things and then meeting Fury, that's it."

"Okay, Fury let me teach you something."

Seeing that Merlin still wanted to ask more questions, Agent Button stood up, stretched his shoulders, and looked at Merlin:

"Exactly, I'm also curious why Fury thinks so much of you... He said that you have some extraordinary abilities. I saw your extraordinary strength on the plane before, but I think you must More than that, right?"

Barton wiped his mouth with a tissue, and extended an invitation to Merlin:

"Let's have a 'friendly match'."

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"It's rare for this ocean-going cargo ship to find an empty cargo hold."

Merlin opened a cabin door, reached out and patted the flying dust in front of his eyes, he looked inside, there was almost nothing in the cargo hold, it was like an open space, very suitable for some post-dinner exercise.

"Yuri's ship is dedicated to smuggling. They will dock in Albania, get a batch of low-priced weapons from there, and then send them to certain parts of Africa to earn some difference."

Agent Patton, wearing red goggles, walked into the cargo hold, and he said to Merlin:

"In the field of arms dealers, Yuri is not considered a big dealer, but he is quite famous."

"You look familiar with this ship? And who is Yuri? Sounds like a Russian."

Merlin shook his hands and put a pair of black gloves on his hands.Hearing his question, Barton said softly:

"It's not the first time I've been on this ship. As for Yuri, he is a Ukrainian immigrant, an arms dealer, and Fury's partner. He often helps the Strategic Science Corps send agents to Eastern Europe."

"It seems that our 'partners' are quite diverse."

Merlin spread his hands and moved his fingers. He nodded to Agent Button:

"Are you ready?"

"let's start!"

"whoosh"

The moment Merlin said the beginning, Barton raised his hand, and a cold light flew towards Merlin, so fast that people couldn't react at all.

"Snapped"

The flying thing landed next to Merlin's ear, less than 3 centimeters away from his ear.It was a silver triangular flying knife, the edge was polished very sharp, and at this moment, Merlin was holding the flying knife in his hand.

The moment Merlin stepped into the cabin, Merlin's dark perception had already spread.Hawkeye Barton threw the throwing knife extremely fast. Another person must have scratched his ear, but for Merlin whose perception and body have been strengthened, the speed and power attached to the throwing knife can't hurt him. .

"Don't look at Fury belittle me so much..."

Merlin held the throwing knife. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Barton who was waiting in full force. He said:

"I'm not as weak as he said!"

"whoosh"

The flying knife was thrown back by Merlin again.Although he hadn't learned the skill of throwing a throwing knife, relying on his dark perception and self-power, the throwing knife he threw was fast and hard, like an arrow leaving the string.He himself followed behind the flying knife, opened his hands, and rushed towards Barton at an extremely fast speed.

Barton was even more silent during the battle. He turned sideways and let the flying knife rub against his chest and nailed to the ship wall behind him.Seeing that Merlin had already rushed in front of him, Hawkeye didn't panic. He swung his hands outward, and two daggers appeared in his palms.

Merlin's raised fist was dodged by Barton's short body, and the tall and thin agent held two knives against his back and raised them towards Merlin's neck.Merlin took a step back, dodging the blade, and grabbed Hawkeye's arm with his other hand, but was kicked in the abdomen by Hawkeye.

"boom"

This kick was like kicking a tire, and Merlin's body shook for a while, but he didn't back down.He blocked with his left hand and blasted out with his right fist, forcing Hawkeye Barton back.

Merlin didn't study fighting in a systematic way. In the Secret Service Academy, he also learned straight-forward military fighting techniques, but paired with his brute force far beyond ordinary people, this fighting technique is still very powerful.

Hawkeye didn't try to attack anymore, he kept dodging Merlin's fists, like a tumbler, and every attack of Merlin was a hair's breadth away.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Hawkeye was cornered, a cold light flashed in Merlin's eyes, he swung his fists and smashed towards Hawkeye.But at this moment, Barton's left foot slammed against the wall behind him, and his whole body was as light as a clown in a circus, rolling over Merlin's head.

His hands spread out in the air, and the two daggers staggered towards Merlin's shoulder.

He didn't use the blade, but touched it with the handle, and then borrowed strength from Merlin's shoulder, and landed lightly on the ground behind him again.

If it was a life-and-death struggle just now, then Barton's dagger had already cut Merlin's neck.

"Ah, I lost."

Merlin reached out and pressed his shoulder. He looked back at Barton. He stretched out his thumb and said with admiration:

"It's so fast!"

"No, it's not that I'm fast."

Barton didn't show a complacent expression. He put away the dagger and said to Merlin seriously:

"I now know why Fury asked me to train you. Forget all the fighting skills you learned in the Secret Service Academy, it is not for you. Your strength is very strong, but your reflexes and super powers are more precious. Strong perception, you should use faster and more effective techniques, this straightforward style, on the contrary, restricts your performance."

Hawkeye said to Merlin:

"Just start now, and I will teach you more useful skills."

"Okay, I wish I could!"

Merlin smiled at Hawkeye. He looked around and said to Button in a low voice:

"But before you start studying, let's do it again, Clint. Don't hold back this time... Don't you want to see what I'm capable of?"

"Oh?"

Barton was also interested. The agent twirled his fingers, and the two daggers fell into his hands again. His body pressed down, and he said to Merlin:

"Then here I come! Be careful!"

"Whizzing!"

The dagger in Hawkeye's hands flew towards Merlin in the posture of throwing a throwing knife. This time, he really didn't hold back his hand. The flying speed of the dagger was at least twice as fast as the flying knife before. Most importantly, the two The trajectory of the dagger's flight is very strange, not a straight line.

"Snapped"

Merlin grabbed the first dagger, but the second was already sideways at his neck.He blinked at Agent Button, and the next moment, before the flying knife touched Merlin, his figure was like a bursting balloon, turning into black smoke flying all over the sky in an instant.

This scene made Barton's eyes widen and made him feel extremely threatened.

Hawkeye only had time to draw a combat knife from his back.The next moment, his eyes suddenly went dark, his whole body was engulfed in smoke, he rolled in the air for a week, even the fighting knife was thrown out of his hand, and then he was pushed down to the ground by a huge burst of force.

"Swish"

The smoke in front of his eyes quickly closed, recondensing into the appearance of Merlin.He smiled at the stunned Barton, and then let go of the hand that was strangling Hawkeye's neck. He took a step back, pulled Barton up from the ground, and returned his fighting knife to him.

"How about it, Clint."

Merlin stretched out his hand and patted the dust off Barton's body. He said to the senior agent in front of him:

"It didn't disappoint you, did it?"

Facing this question, Barton hesitated for a few seconds, and then gave Merlin a thumbs up. His indifferent expression finally wavered at this moment. He said with a little hesitation:

"This ability is amazing! But next time, don't just 'perform' it in front of other people, Merlin."

"The deterrence is lost when the bullet flies out of the barrel."

Button stretched out his hand and patted Merlin's shoulder. He said softly:

"Protect your cards..."

"Come on, take off the gloves, I will teach you how to fight."

(End of this chapter)