31. Servant and master

"Boom"

On the top floor of the Baxter Building in New York City, the sudden explosion was so ferocious and crazy that it topped the top wall of the Fantastic Four Lab in an instant.

Fires flickered, smoke billowed and debris from the explosion smashed into the streets on all sides with sparks.

The scene rightly sparked chaos in the neighborhood, but the well-informed New Yorkers weren't overwhelmed.

They evacuated in an orderly manner.

In a flurry of shouts and screams, the crowd sped away from the dangerous place.

New York, this magical place, has strange things happening every week, and even the most fragile people will become quite calm after experiencing so many strange things.

There are also benefits to large nerves.

But this kind of habitual response is not enough to eliminate the crisis, and often at this time, it is time for superheroes to appear.

"Whoosh"

Less than 1 minute after the explosion, the heroes of justice were uninvited.

Several black-painted city planes flew in from all directions, and the letters on those planes represented them as heroes from the Dead End Gang.

Although they were almost bankrupt by the devouring sister before, after a period of regeneration, the superhero group led by Miss Ash has once again regained its vitality.

They are now the leading force in New York, and they are the heroes of the street heroes.

Because of its efficient action efficiency and commercial image packaging, the heroes of the Dead End Gang quickly set off a trend of superhero professionalism.

And Miss Ash, as the leader, has made a lot of money from this emerging industry that makes money by doing good deeds.

Just the monthly endorsement fee is enough to maintain the normal operation of the Dead End Gang and recruit new jobs.

"Lock off the scene!"

Dressed in a black jean, boots, cowboy hat, and holding a golden double-barreled shotgun, Miss Ash stood on the deck of the aircraft and shook her finger at her subordinates who were wearing the same style behind her.

Lady Hawkeye, who has the style of a queen, glanced at the top floor of the Baxter Building, which was still burning, and said:

"The members of the A level or above follow me to the scene, there is a large-scale energy activity there, it should be that the Fantastic Four who like to die are playing screw again, these scientists really never learn a lesson!"

Miss Ash complained, her subordinates were very strong in execution, and in just ten seconds, the entire block was set up with a defensive belt.

Carrying an advanced weapon disguised as a shotgun, Miss Cowboy also strode into the burning laboratory with her most capable subordinates.

"Whew!"

They enter like explorers who have rushed into a beast's lair, only to anger the beast that has entrenched it.

With a low roar, a 5-meter-tall behemoth stood up in the smoke-filled ruins of the laboratory, and Miss Ash's eyes narrowed when she saw the dark shadow clearly.

This guy is a little weird.

The body made of rocks resembles the shape of a stone human.

But there is still a raging flame on the rock, and the form of the flame is very similar to the usual style of Jonathan of Thunderbolt.

Ash knew the flames well.

The bohemian Thunderbolt Jonathan had pursued Ash madly before, but after being taught a lesson by McCree, he was much more honest.

"It feels weird."

Ash stared at the burning stone man walking towards her with heavy steps, she grabbed the shotgun in her hand and fired a shot at the guy.

The whirling bullets whizzed towards the elemental monster's body, sending a sharp scream through the air, like a banshee's wail.

This bullet custom-made from the Cult of the Machine God is so destructive that Miss Hawkeye once used it to rip off the head of a superior demon.

"Bang"

But the bullet, which was enough to destroy an entire wall, was blocked a few inches in front of the burning stone man, like an invisible shield, completely canceling out the impact of the bullet.

"Energy Shield? Susan? ”

Ash finally understood where his strange feeling came from.

The elemental stone monster in front of him has the three abilities of Stone Man, Thunderbolt and Invisible Woman at the same time, and it is almost perfectly integrated.

This thing wasn't accidentally made by the Fantastic Four because of a failed experiment.

This monster is the Fantastic Four themselves!

They fused together!

"Attack!"

Ash's face changed slightly, and she quickly threw a bundle of blue glowing detonators towards the slow-moving fusion in front of her, and issued an order to retreat in the violent shocking explosion.

The heroes of the Deadgame gang are skillful in cooperating, and they immediately disperse, attacking the elementals from all directions.

But the elemental monster that seemed to be sluggish seemed to have a new trick in the attack of the shock bomb.

Its massive body strangely disappeared in place, erasing all its breath, and then appeared behind Ash like a ghost in the next second.

"Whew!"

The elemental monster roared and raised its heavy fists, and the burning flames also roared, blocking Ash's way back, and seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Ash did not close his eyes and wait for death.

Lady Hawkeye's strong legs stretched on the ground like springs, allowing herself to dodge the giant fist of the elemental monster in a backward jump, and she shouted:

"Bob! Come help me! ”

"Bang"

Ash summoned, and Bob, the Robot who had been hovering outside the lab, immediately shattered the wall and rushed into the burning lab.

As a hero group that has worked closely with the Mechanics, Ash naturally enjoyed the VIP service from the Mechanics, and her butler Bob was replaced and modified almost from beginning to end.

The appearance is not much different from ordinary smart machines, but whether it is energy power or combat system, it has been configured to the highest level of the military version.

"Bang"

Bob, whose eyes were red, was pushed by six thrusters behind him and slammed into the elemental monster trying to kill Ash.

It erupted in flames from its elbow and slammed a rocket punch into the elemental monster's jaw, the brute force of the machine knocking the fusion monster back several steps.

Seeing that Bob was entangled in the elemental monster, Ash grabbed his weapon and began to assist Bob in attacking his opponent, but the attack did not last long before being interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

"Buzz"

In the midst of the fierce firefight, the golden circular portal appeared in the broken laboratory under the surprised gaze of Ash, the Supreme Mage Doom, wearing a green hooded robe and a silver mask, and Dr. Reed, who was somewhat weak.

"Ceasefire!"

Doom whispered.

The oracle unfolded, and in the next second, the lively battle was forcibly stopped, and the chaotic elemental monster was also restrained and quieted down again.

"You can leave."

Doom said a word to Miss Ash, also with a prophetic effect.

Ash was dazed, and she and her heroes obediently left the lab, and by Doom's side, Dr. Reed looked at the bound fusion in front of him with a look of regret.

It was a monster made up of his wife, brother and friends.

He quickly pulled out a silvery-white detector, and after a few seconds, he said to Doom with a frown:

"This is not a folding phenomenon caused by the fragments of the phoenix, there is no gamma radiation at all, it should be fusion."

"Fusion?"

Dum looked at the fusion in front of him, and he said in surprise:

"You mean, it's nothing to do with the Phoenix Shard?"

"It has something to do with it, it should be the phoenix fragment that stimulates the energy in their bodies, and that thing is the trigger."

Reed reached out and rubbed his forehead, and he said a little tiredly:

"The four of us were exposed to cosmic rays at the same time, so that our power came from the same source."

"This kind of energy with the same frequency is stimulated by the Phoenix fragment, which has caused the current result, in fact, we have this research topic before."

"Theoretically, the Fantastic Four can carry out a 'merge' fusion, but now this fusion is incomplete, missing a quarter, resulting in this fusion not generating a unified will, making it unable to control the power."

"I need to join in to complete the last missing piece so that it can truly give birth to wisdom, and only after this fusion can I find a way to separate the four of them safely."

"Well, it makes sense scientifically."

Doom nodded, he didn't stop Reed's risky behavior.

As Reed relaxed and approached the suppressed elemental fusion, the Divine Monarch searched the laboratory for the fragment of the phoenix that triggered the fusion of the Fantastic Four.

But he didn't find it.

The shard disappeared eerily, and Doom crouched on the ground, wiping the ashes from the ground, and in his magical eyes, he saw more details buried by the explosion.

There was another stranger who entered the laboratory before the explosion, and it is believed that he took the fragments with him, and perhaps the fusion of the Fantastic Four was also triggered by him.

Behind Doom, in the face of the roaring monster, Dr. Reed reached out, and he touched the body of the burning stone.

He felt the scorching heat, but because of Doom's divine words, the fusion had no way to attack Reed.

"Don't be afraid, Susan, and Jonathan and Ben."

Dr. Reed closed his eyes, and he whispered:

"I'll save you, I will."

The energy given by the original cosmic rays is in the body of the Fantastic Four, and has evolved into four different forms of power.

But as Reed said, since they are from the same source, it means that the scattered forces can be reunited.

After Reed let go of all his guards, the burning flames on the stone monster's body and the energy that formed the shield quickly came alive, like a mixture of two pieces of plasticine.

Reid himself seemed to be "swallowed" into the body of the fusion, like melted rubber, and soon, under the gaze of Doom, Reed. Richards' instance vanished into thin air.

Instead, the roaring, sluggish fusion fell silent.

The flames on its body were quickly extinguished, and the massive, bloated rock body, like rubber that could be deformed at will, was restored to its normal human size.

A shield of energy loomed in front of the fusion, refracting the light emitted everywhere, and when the fusion reopened its eyes, there was also a light of wisdom in those eyes with strange pupils.

It's not Reed's wisdom alone, it's a fusion of all the wisdom of the Fantastic Four.

On top of the fusion of the individual, a higher will is born, with Dr. Reed as the main body.

"I saw it from Susan's memory."

Reed manipulated the fused body, levitating in place, and he floated to Doom's side, and said to Doom in a cold voice:

"A mutant who broke into Baxter's lab after the Phoenix Fragment crashed into Earth, he snatched the Phoenix Fragment that Jonathan brought back, and he seems to know how to use it..."

"It was he who triggered the fusion of the three people, and according to Ben's guess, that mutant should be collecting Phoenix shards, and this is not his first stop."

"Mutants?"

Dummmore rubbed his chin, he looked at the fusion in front of him, and said:

"Can you know your identity?"

"His identity is not in the database."

Reid shook his head, and he said:

"But when Jonathan was fighting him, he heard him introduce himself, saying that he was going to use the Phoenix Fragment to fight against the apocalypse that was about to awaken... He called himself, Mr. Omen. ”

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"Buzz"

In the light and shadow, Mr. Omen, with a simple and elegant oak cane, stepped out of the broken space.

He was still dressed like an ancient vampire, with long black hair scattered behind his head, a gorgeous robe trimmed with lace, his face was horribly pale, and the diamond-shaped sign on his forehead still shone brightly.

He had a complex instrument on his wrist, like a watch, and he used it to travel through space.

"Block 4..."

Mr. Omen looked at the phoenix fragment suspended in the palm of his left hand, and a hint of heaviness and urgency flashed in his red eyes.

For the past 200 years, he has been preparing to fight against the Apocalypse, but unfortunately a few days ago, all his plans were shattered by the Raven Maharaja who accidentally stepped in.

Miss Madeleine escaped from his pursuit with a small cable and is now protected by the Troopers in Utopia.

The plan to harness the future potential of the cable against the tyrant Apocalypse has failed, and Mr. Omen must find another way to work.

He still stubbornly believes that he is saving the world.

In an age of stupidity and hubris, the heroes simply do not understand what the awakening of the apocalypse represents.

The thought of the god-like power possessed by the Apocalypse made Mr. Omen shudder in his heart, and he had to find a way to deal with the Apocalypse.

And the Phoenix Fragment is his latest attempt.

"Perhaps, I can use this thing to fold and fuse all the mutants that exist in the world."

Mr. Omen's eyes narrowed, he was walking in another secret base of his own, and he thought:

"If all the abilities of mutants are concentrated in one person, then the power he has can fight against the apocalypse, at least not in a short time..."

He thought as he walked into the depths of his base with the shards of the phoenix he had stolen, but when he crossed the last door, Mr. Omen's footsteps stopped abruptly.

Before his eyes, in the dimly lit hall, a tall, cloak figure was facing him on his back, like a sculpture, as if waiting for his arrival.

That familiar figure made the legs of Mr. Omen, who had always been in his chest, tremble.

"Nathaniel. Essex, my servant..."

The man played with his fingers with Mr. Omen's collection, and in a deep voice, he said in the language of ancient Egypt:

"I have awakened from a long slumber and heard some rumors about you."

"Are you planning to betray your master?"

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