Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 643 52. Codename "Reaper"

Early the next morning, Merlin arrived at his office in the Trident Building on time.

Ahh, it's such a great feeling to be able to teleport to work without the stress of commuting and being late.

However, this also made Merlin appear elusive in the eyes of ordinary agents, and in the office area near his office, some rumors of ghosts and ghosts had already begun to spread among the internal affairs agents.

Merlin first processed a few documents, all related to the omnic project.

Hill's work efficiency is very high. In just a few days, several companies invited before have sent back their replies. Lex Group and Stark Industries have agreed on the establishment of the Onika Consortium. Wayne The industry is still considering it, but should also get an answer soon.

The only thing that is more troublesome is the country of Wakanda.

The meeting between Merlin, Prince T’Challa and Princess Su Rui last time was not very pleasant. Wakanda’s technology is advanced, and its humanistic concept is relatively open. They have accepted many omnics, and plan to give those omnics citizenship. The plan of the big machine plan does not match at all.

Agent Hill is currently negotiating with the royal family of Wakanda to include Wakanda's omnic in the omnic plan.

According to the opinion of the World Security Council, the first omnic center of the Onik Consortium will be established in Africa, where the land is sparsely populated, and the news there will not be noticed by the mainstream world. cover.

The area they chose was a small city called Numbani, which was located within the scope of the Nigerian prairie. It was extremely low-profile, and it was very suitable as a location for secret work.

And there, it is very close to Wakanda. If the royal family of Wakanda can give a positive answer, then the construction speed of the first omnic center of the Onika Consortium will inevitably be very fast.

Although, in the current world situation, Wakanda still appears as a poor and backward third world country, but in the eyes of several directors of S.H.I.E.L.D. Wakanda, out of touch, is without a doubt a country that must be watched.

"Maybe it's time to meet Ororo sometime."

Merlin looked at the interview record sent back by Agent Hill, he frowned and said:

"Influencing T'Challa's mind through Ororo...um, lady diplomacy?"

He shook his head, feeling that his idea was a bit weird, but after thinking about it carefully, the success rate of doing so was actually quite high.

After all, heroes have been sad since ancient times. If Ororo can be persuaded, then relying on the pillow wind of the future Wakanda queen, maybe Prince T'Challa can change his persistence.

"Well, it's worth trying."

Merlin put down the document, pushed his glasses, and said to Icarus:

"Help me contact Ms. Ororo, see when she has time, and invite her out for a meal. Also, is there any result about the monitoring of the Hydra communication program?"

"Have."

Icarus quickly pasted the communication records monitored in the past few days on Merlin's lens, and she said:

"Probably because of the unexpected death of 'Speaker' Gideon Malik, the remaining HYDRA elements felt the pressure. In the past few days, their internal connections have been very active. I have locked 1383 different A communication signal whose nodes are distributed throughout the world."

A world map appeared on the lens in front of Merlin's eyes, with densely packed red dots marked in different positions.

Those are Hydra elements who communicate with each other through the Hydra liaison program.

Merlin's eyes fell on the northeast part of the world map. He zoomed in on the map of North America and found that there were many red dots on the east coast. He narrowed his eyes. After a while, he said:

"How many comms are there in S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"Not much, but not too little."

Icarus marked the branches of S.H.I.E.L.D. around the world in red on the map, and then marked the Hydra communication signals inside S.H.I.E.L.D. with green dots. She said:

"Currently, 74 internal signals of S.H.I.E.L.D. have been monitored, and 58 Hydra elements have been identified, including 33 agents above level 4, who are almost divided into every system of S.H.I.E.L.D....according to Comparing the current frequency of data collection with SHIELD's internal architecture, SHIELD has at least 2 Hydra elements hidden in every 1500 employees."

"oops..."

Merlin sighed helplessly:

"It's really been infiltrated into a sieve. Can you find a way to 'lure' them out at once?"

"Can try."

Icarus replied:

"I can use Gideon Malik's highest authority to issue a special order to S.H.I.E.L.D. employees in the communication system, but this attempt can only take effect once, and it may not be possible to get all Hydra elements Lie out."

"However, in addition to this risky way, there is another, safer way."

Miss AI suggested to Merlin:

"Any communication system has a core database. Theoretically speaking, any member information that joins this communication system will be stored in the database of this communication program. Therefore, if we can find the location of the database, and in the data Back it up before self-destructing, so we can find and eliminate all Hydra elements that are still in existence at once."

"Hmm, this sounds good."

Merlin played with the signature pen placed on the table, he said:

"The question is, Miss Icarus, who is omnipotent, can you tell me where is that database?"

"Sokovia!"

On the lens of Icarus, the world map moved rapidly, and finally locked on the position of Sokovia, a small city in Eastern Europe. She said to Merlin:

"Through data transmission and positioning, I can confirm that the database of the Hydra communication system is hidden in the mountains near Sokovia, where the remnants of Hydra that are still being hunted by the European branch are currently entrenched The place is commanded and managed by Dr. Lister, who escaped many times of pursuit."

Icarus also thoughtfully put Dr. Lister's photo in front of Merlin's eyes, which surprised Merlin a little.

"I remember that I issued an order to kill this guy several years ago... Is he still alive now? He can really escape. But since the location of the database has been determined, there is no need to wait any longer."

Merlin moved his fingers and said:

"Let's carry out a targeted killing operation. This time, let's dig up the remaining Hydras by their roots!"

"Well... just so, the 'Reaper' project has made some progress, let me see how powerful this monkey version of Merlin, which Fury has placed high hopes on, can be."

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Ghost base, biological laboratory.

The cold-faced Ms. Moira held a specially-made tablet computer and carried an identity card. After going through triple identity checks, she came to the deepest part of the laboratory.

In front of her eyes, there was a honeycomb-like experimental chamber. The shape of that thing was very similar to the quantum confinement chamber used by little Ava. They were all made by the same designer, Dr. Hall, a master of mechanical engineering. Also participated in the design.

In short, this experimental cabin is specially customized for the "Reaper" project that was officially approved a month ago, and after a month of testing and strengthening, the strengthening stage of the first "Reaper" experimental body has been preliminarily completed.

"crack, clap"

Dr. Moira glanced at the man lying in the experimental cabin. The guy was a test subject selected from the SHIELD Special Response Force. He looked about 30 years old, wearing a black tights, with a tough appearance and muscular body. Benzhang, with a superb figure.

But this guy is also pitiful. He suffered from an incurable cancer in his prime, and had to join the "Reaper" project in order to survive.

"Number 24!"

Dr. Moira, who wears a special communicator on her ear, said:

"Get up!"

"Swish"

Amidst the lingering black mist, the experimental subject who received the order resembled Merlin's posture when moving in battle. Amidst the tumbling black mist, he stood in the experimental cabin with a standard soldier's posture.

He looked at Dr. Moira, his eyes were filled with the spirit that a soldier should have. After the terrible illness was completely eliminated, this bruised guy who was once hit by fate was full of confidence in life again.

He crossed his hands behind his back and responded loudly:

"Soldier 24 is on standby! Sir."

"Ah."

Dr. Moira didn't even look at him. In the eyes of this slightly perverted doctor of biology, everything in her laboratory was an experiment, even the lovely assistant Miss Lillian.

"Begin the Cognitive Ability Test..."

Moira connected the tablet computer to the experimental cabin, checked the physical condition of subject No. 24 and the frequency of thinking activities in his brain, she said:

"A brief account of your life, soldier."

"My name is Gabriel Reyes."

Subject No. 24 has to undergo cognitive ability tests and emotional tests every few days. This is to avoid cognitive impairment due to the reinforcement of the Reaper Project. Lillian filled the gaps in the Reaper project with her own research, but it wasn't foolproof.

If the project produced a lunatic agent with the ability to incarnate the black mist, then the experiment would undoubtedly fail.

Fury and Merlin's cognition in this aspect is very traditional. They believe that the power that cannot be controlled is not worth mentioning.

But to be honest, soldier No. 24 performed very well. He didn't appear to be confused at the level of thinking or will. He was already an elite soldier, and his will was as strong as steel.

He reported his past loudly and articulately to Dr. Moira to prove that he was sober.

"I served in the 107th Army Corps, participated in the Gulf War and the Afghan War, and performed 35 secret missions in the Middle East, with a 100% mission completion rate. After retiring, I entered the Seventh Special Response Unit of SHIELD, participated in the Vampire War, Brimstone Hong Kong War."

"I found out I had cancer 2 years ago, but sadly I was on duty in the European branch and I missed the selection test for the 'Cut-Up' program. I thought I was dead..."

24 Soldiers shrugged:

"But I got a selection test for the 'Reaper' project again, uh, I've been single, had a girlfriend before, but they broke up...that's my story, sir."

"Well, I'm glad to see you're still awake."

Moira nodded and said:

"On the 24th, how do you feel today? Does the nightmare situation you reported last time still appear?"

"No, not anymore, sir."

Subject No. 24 answered concisely:

"I'm healthy now, the pain in my body is gone, and Dr. Lillian's neutralizer has taken effect. I'm ready to take part in any military operation, sir! In fact, I can't wait to get back on the battlefield."

"It's not up to you whether or not you can join the operation, soldier."

Moira snorted and said:

"Don't want you to think, let me think... Don't forget, your combat power is not yet complete."

She took a step back, opened the lab's defenses, and said to Soldier 24:

"Another experiment in the 'ghost' form!"

"Accept the order!"

No. 24 nodded. He moved his arm, and then took a deep breath. The stalwart soldier stretched out his hand. His arm quickly dissipated into a tumbling black mist, which was a sign of unstable cell division.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he entered the atomization.

The plant regeneration gene neutralizer that Dr. Lillian injected into him can keep his body stable, but in the atomized state, the neutralizer temporarily fails, and No. 24 will still feel the tingling pain from his body.

But not unbearable.

He put his atomized left hand on the thick glass of the biological cabin in front of him, and the mist began to vibrate rapidly. After a few seconds, the mist passed through the physical barrier and escaped out of the experimental cabin.

Moira nodded in satisfaction. She tapped the tablet in her hand and said to soldier No. 24:

"Now start ghosting the whole body...I know it's hard, but if you fail this test, I can't let you out of this lab."

"Ok?"

Soldier 24 looked up sharply. He looked at Dr. Moira and said:

"Sir, have I received the mission yet?"

"Yes, just 10 minutes ago."

Moira held up the tablet, with the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem dancing on the screen, and said to Soldier 24:

"A big man wanted to see the actual combat capabilities of the 'Reaper' experimental subject, so he formed a temporary action team. In addition to you, No. 76, who performed best in the 'Dress-up' plan, was also seconded, but Compared with his ability to stabilize and be able to put into actual combat, on the 24th, you are a little bit worse."

"If you can't complete the overall ghosting, then unfortunately, I have to reject this mission on your behalf."

"No, don't say no!"

Soldier No. 24 withdrew his left hand that was protruding out of the test field. He touched the glass in front of him and said:

"It's just ghosting as a whole. It's very simple. I have paid so much, but it's not just to be a guinea pig in a cage."

"Give me another 10 minutes, Doctor, and I'll prove myself!"

"it is good."

Moira, standing outside the chamber with her arms folded, said:

"You have 10 minutes, prove to me that you can control your power."

Fifteen minutes later, Dr. Moira entered Winston's engineering laboratory with soldier No. 15 who had put on combat uniforms. She said to the busy gorilla:

"Winston, give this guy a suit of armor and some weapons."

"He passed the test, he's going to fight."

Soldier No. 24 also looked at the strange orangutan with glasses, and said loudly:

"Yes! Gabriel Reyes, codenamed 'Reaper', I join the battlefield!"

PS:

16-hour countdown to adding more~The coding machine is starting~

(End of this chapter)