Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 1 There are a lot of things that are not right in this world
Dumbledore's Deluminator provided a guide for Mason, who had just entered the land of treasures, so that he could have a direction to find the missing Zhakang.
Although Mason didn't think it would be that simple.
In the previous conversation with the help of the "vampire doll" of the naughty guy, Zha Kang said that he was caught by a powerful boss. If the "boss" was really powerful enough, then he would not be so easily located.
The fact was just as Mason expected. Ten minutes later, he and Harley appeared outside a neighborhood that looked old and dilapidated.
It's just a section of the street. The prosperity of other places seems to be unable to cross the line under your feet. Even in broad daylight, there are few people in the block in front of you.
You can see a few fellow Taoists who are high on drugs lying at the street corner, basking in the sun leisurely.
"It's exactly like the Nahe Island in Gotham City."
Harley, wearing goggles and riding on a small blue motorcycle, chewed bubble gum and complained to Mason beside her, but now she had already grabbed her "Isu artifact" baseball bat with great interest.
I was fantasizing about going into this abandoned street and smashing the heads of a few foolish thugs.
As we all know, hooligans, creatures at the bottom of the food chain, are standard "local species" in run-down neighborhoods like this one. Her two dogs are lying in the truck bed, wearing goggles and looking around, ready to pounce on any troublemakers at any time.
It's true that people resemble dogs. The Amazon War Hound, which was originally a good one, is almost turned into a Husky by Harley.
Mason, who was riding on the Ghost Motorcycle, was not looking forward to the possible conflict. Although he was riding a very cool motorcycle, he was still wearing a weak safety helmet and staring at the block in front of him, which seemed to be shrouded in shadow even in the sun.
There was an uneasy feeling in my heart.
"I feel the magic twisting."
Mason said to the branch school whose face had transformed into a mask:
"Hat, check it."
"Is there any need to check this? Anyone with eyes can see that there is a large shadow barrier deep in this block. It's like a shadow city attached to the real world."
Hat said calmly:
"But the traces left by Zha Kang are not among them. Be careful not to stray into any shadows, especially at night. If you don't want to get into trouble, don't walk around outside."
"The Shadow Castle in Hell's Kitchen?"
Mason curled his lips. He knew where his uneasiness came from.
He gestured to Harley, and then the two motorcycles started slowly. He followed the white balls of light that kept appearing from the De-Lighter and drove into the ruined land in front of him, while complaining:
"That description alone is enough to remind me of several very bad possibilities."
"Don't be afraid, Mr. K. I will protect you!"
Harry was full of confidence and was not afraid at all.
But her two Amazon dogs were already alert. It was obvious that these war dogs trained by the demigod race had smelled some uneasiness.
Their tails are not even wagging, which is a clear sign that they are ready to kill at any time.
"Right here."
The lights-out device stopped at a street corner ahead.
The sight of white light seeping into the ground made Mason kick up his motorcycle feet. He walked to the dilapidated house that was obviously uninhabited and found the stairs leading to the basement, but the door was closed.
Obviously closed by magic.
The hat returned to its Panama hat form, took Mason's hand and threw a door-opening spell forward, and then a chill blew out of it.
Mason grabbed the penguin umbrella, lit up the cracked golden apple and walked in. He didn't find any enemies, only some things left by Zha Kang.
The coral trident staff, Slytherin's locket and the magic cloak wrapped around these two items are all Zhakang's most treasured possessions and are also powerful magical artifacts.
But being left here seems like being abandoned.
"There are no signs of a fight, and no excessive magic left, Mason."
The hat cast a detection spell, then said to Mason:
“Constantine followed that mysterious guy voluntarily. The last place he stayed in this area was here. He must have left some information for you to come here.
See if there is any magic left on these things ?"
"Hold on."
Mason checked the three things while Harry stood outside the door with his baseball bat and his dogs. A few minutes later, Mason felt a strange, weak fluctuation from Slytherin's locket.
It was like a fading mark, recording the residual energy that did not belong to Zha Kang.
"That clever fellow did leave a message, but how are we supposed to track it?"
Mason looked at the locket in his hand and said:
"The Deluminator can no longer provide further tracking. However, if such a weak energy signature is to be captured within this world, do I have to manually build a tracking satellite and launch it?"
"Isn't there a Shield?"
Harry turned back to Mason at the door and said:
"They seem to be a large organization, maybe we can borrow their satellite? Didn't the robot woman just now say that she was a level nine agent?
Unless the professional level of that damn place is 100, she must be a very senior leader, right? "
"That will have to wait until Agent Hill shows up for the appointment."
Mason nodded. Harry was right. Having a chance to contact a powerful organization in this world was much better than running around here like headless flies.
Just looking at the peaceful appearance of the city at this moment, you can tell that the world as a whole is in a peaceful stage. In this case, it will naturally be much easier to cooperate with the authorities.
"Harley, bring up that body."
He said to the little cutie as he cleared out a table in the basement to make a makeshift autopsy table, then put on medical gloves and a mask and planned to dissect the unfortunate Skrull to see if he could find anything more.
Harley was not afraid of this scene at all, because she was a doctor of medicine.
If the sweetheart trusts her, she can complete the autopsy of the green-skinned alien independently, and produce an autopsy report with such high gold content that it can be used to write more than a dozen professional papers.
“This one is a bit bigger than the two Skrulls we captured, she’s tougher, and her fighting skills are more advanced, which probably means she’s one of the ‘elites’ among the Skrulls.
There are spots on her body from long-term exposure to dark magic, proving that she has been disguised as the Hand's ninja leader 'Erica' here for quite some time. In addition, she fled in this direction when she fought with Agent Hill just now.
Perhaps this is her hiding place nearby."
Mason quickly came to a conclusion. He put down the scalpel in his hand, frowned slightly and said:
"Ninja Killer Erica, Hell's Kitchen, Shadow Castle... plus Zha Kang said before that he found dragon bones here, so the area covered by shadows outside is the Hand's secret place, the 'Shadow Realm'.
So, now there is only one question left: Is Lawyer Ma, who treats the neighborhood as his own territory, still a partner of justice? "
"Sweetheart, there's this!"
Harley picked up a black chip in a plastic bag and said to Mason:
"That robot woman said that this Skrull stole their secret information. There's no place on her body to hide anything, so the SHIELD information must be in this chip."
"Then let's untie it."
Mason took out a decoder made by 2077 Technology and inserted the chip into it, but there was an encryption program inside this thing that was constantly rewritten, which prolonged the decoding process to twenty minutes.
The captain sighed with regret. It seemed that there was no way to complete the decryption because his super Isu senses had already heard the faint footsteps coming from around above the basement.
A large group of people are coming.
Whether it's the Hand or S.H.I.E.L.D., they will most likely not allow Mason to get the information in this chip so brazenly.
"Shua"
Harley grabbed the baseball bat and quickly put on the Venom suit, turning her into "Venom Harley". Her scarlet tongue swayed in her mouth full of crooked teeth, looking quite ferocious.
Mason also put on Lao Wan's helmet and drew out Johnny's gun and aimed forward.
He doesn't need much defense, because as a "water man" he is only in the early stages of his abilities, but he can already ignore most physical attacks.
A few seconds later, there was a rhythmic knock on the door outside the basement, along with a deep female voice:
"I'm Maria Hill, here I come."
"Come in, I won't shoot."
Mason said this in a gentle voice, and then Agent Hill, expressionless, pushed open the door. The Hat immediately cast a detection magic on her to prove that this was the "real person" and not a lifelike mechanical substitute.
As soon as Hill entered the room, he saw the dissected Skrull behind Mason. The alien features made the capable, beautiful but cold-hearted Level 9 agent frown.
Things began to slide in the direction she least wanted to see.
“You guys really know how to choose a place.”
The female agent looked at the basement in front of her and complained quietly:
“You are only one street away from the dangerous Shadow Realm. If you go another 100 meters to the left, you will trigger the counterattack of the King of the Shadow Realm. The best part is that you just killed his girlfriend. Will there be any problems if you just walk around like this?
I don't know where this Level 10 Agent came from."
"So, Matt Murdock has accepted the power of the Beast? This is really a pity. The world has lost another hero of justice."
Mason shook his head regretfully, made a "please" gesture, and said:
"Please introduce this city to me, Hill. I won't hide it from you. I came here to look for someone. A friend of mine disappeared here a few days ago.
In exchange, I will tell you about the Skrulls."
"Skrull?"
Agent Hill took note of the name.
She felt as if she had read them in the SHIELD database, in the "cosmic tracts" sent back by Captain Marvel.
She looked at Mason calmly, and first put her hand in front of him. The captain then pulled out the chip from the card reader and placed it in the other's palm.
This action made Agent Hill nod.
Then she pointed to the body behind Mason and said:
"I'm also going to take it away for further research."
"no problem."
Under the protection of Venom Harley, Mason pulled out a lame chair and sat on it, signaling with his eyes that Agent Hill could start telling the story.
"The Hand and the Defenders had a fight in Hell's Kitchen not long ago. The mysterious dragon bone that the Japanese ninjas were looking for was stolen by a strange force, which directly triggered the conflict.
That confrontation ended in victory for the Hand.
Attorney Matt Murdock, codenamed 'Daredevil', voluntarily joined them to protect his friends, and Shadowland also appeared in Hell's Kitchen at that time."
Agent Hill folded his arms and said concisely:
"According to the time, your unfortunate friend should have been involved. Maybe he is in the Shadow Realm now?"
"No, the evil god 'beast ' is very powerful, but it can't do anything to my scumbag friend. He was taken away by a more dangerous force."
Mason twirled Johnny's Gun in his hand and said:
"Is there any force in this city or this world that is more troublesome than the Shadow Realm?"
"That's a lot."
Hill snorted and said:
"The restless Green Goblin is forming a new evil six, Spider-Man's actions are getting more and more radical, the Fantastic Four are having conflicts, Hulk is sent into space and disappears, which directly leads to the split of the Avengers, and the wizards in the Sanctum Sanctorum suddenly go crazy and mark an entire street as a restricted area.
The turmoil caused by the Superhero Registration Act is getting more and more serious. All superheroes are facing difficult choices. That bastard Fury may have realized the risk of division and retired early.
The new director and the captain each insisted on their own opinion and refused to give in.
Wakanda implemented a policy of neutrality and blocked its borders, but King T'Challa's refusal to marry Storm caused their relationship with the mutants to enter an awkward period.
The captain disappeared a few days ago, and the chief is preparing a wanted order... Wait!
You are affecting my mind!"
Agent Hill spoke more and more, but she soon reacted and instantly pulled out her pistol and aimed at Mason in front of her.
The latter's golden apple pressed in his palm emitted a faint light that leaked through his fingers.
With his current Isu blood concentration, the Golden Apple is enough to conquer the mind of a standard humanoid creature in an instant, but Agent Hill's long-term training has made her strong-willed and she quickly realized that something was wrong. She activated some kind of mental protection device to prevent the Golden Apple from infiltrating her mind.
But she had said enough for Mason to outline the current state of the world.
Hill gave orders to the elite agents who came with her to prepare for a raid, but the roar of a ghost motorcycle was heard outside the basement, followed by a scream from the agent's headphones, which made her face change slightly.
Just as she was about to call the Avengers, Mason stopped her in her tracks.
"Don't make a big deal out of it. It's not good for us."
The captain took out a chip and handed it to Agent Hill, saying:
"The information about the Skrulls is all in there, take it back and read it yourself. If I were you, I wouldn't use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s computer. God knows how many imposters you have there.
And the Superhero Registration Act…
This is a completely bad idea. This rotten country can't even control the rampant guns among the people. Where do you get the confidence to try to restrain superheroes who are more dangerous than guns?
It's just a pipe dream.
Also, the new director of SHIELD is Tony Stark?"
Mason stared at Agent Hill, reached out and put a biological bait bomb into her pocket, and whispered:
"You already knew the Skrulls' ability to disguise themselves, so you should have thought that this ridiculous split that would leave you weak might be driven by them.
I personally suggest that you 'observe' your director more."
During the entire process, Agent Hill kept the gun pointed forward and was unable to move. It was not because she was frightened, but because she felt that something in her body was out of her control.
Perhaps if this guy in front of him exerted a little more force, he would be 'killed' by the blood flowing in his veins.
This guy has super powers!
"You can go now, just pretend we have never met."
Mason helped Agent Hill brush off the dust on his shoulders and released the control over the "water" in her body, allowing her to escape from the crisis of dying at any time.
He walked out of the basement with Harley, who had taken back the Venom suit, and said to Agent Hill, who was aiming at him from behind:
"If you have any trouble, please contact me. I will be happy to help. The contact information is in your pocket."
The two guys walked away in a swagger, and Agent Hill did not shoot in the end.
Outside the basement, the ground was littered with disguised agents who were knocked unconscious and burned. The burning Ghost motorcycle slowly stopped in front of Mason and let out a low roar. Harley also jumped onto her "speeding car" with her dog.
Over the sound of the engine, she asked:
"Sweetheart, what are we going to do next?"
"Let's find a place to eat next."
Mason looked back at the shadowed Hell's Kitchen. He pulled his helmet and said:
"Instead of wasting time and effort looking for them, it's better to wait for them to come to me. I have to assess the scale of the Skrull invasion before I can make the next plan.
Hopefully our poor Agent Hill can hold out a little longer...
I'm really sorry for using her as bait."
