"Hot! Yes! Damn it! ”

On a small island rising from beneath the surface of the sea in a terrain that has been altered, Steve helps him manually open the Warframe at Tony's howl.

He pulled Tony out of his hot armor.

The poor playboy was almost scorched in the final burst of the phoenix's power just now.

His hands were covered with hot blisters, and smoke rose all over his body.

He rushed to the edge of the island and jumped into the icy waters to cool himself down.

And the captain's situation is also quite bad, the symbiote suit is powerful and comprehensive, but the fear of fire is a fatal problem...

Especially since it was still facing phoenix fire at this time, far exceeding the destructive power of ordinary flames, causing the blue symbiote to rush back into the captain's body the moment it was touched by the flames.

If it weren't for that magical shield, the captain would probably have been seriously injured by the phoenix fire that broke out.

Clark and Thor are doing okay.

Superman has some loss of strength after throwing a fatal punch, but it is not a big problem, as long as he rests for a while, or goes to bask in the sun, he can recover.

The Kryptonians have once again proven themselves to be powerful and almost omnipotent.

His biggest loss in this battle is probably the black hair, but from the last experience, it only takes ten minutes for this hair to grow back.

As for Thor, the disgraced Thor is already sitting on the edge of the island, taking care of his wounds himself.

He is already a skilled medical worker, and he can take care of himself.

"Where's Merlin?"

Thor looked up at Steve, who was pulling Tony out of the water, and asked:

"Why didn't I see him?"

"He's going to take care of the last thing."

Clark looked at the sea level in the distance and said:

"He's going to send the poor girl and her lover home..."

On the island utopia of the Pacific Ocean, Merlin's figure emerges from the halo of Transfiguration Charm.

He staggered and needed a cane to walk smoothly.

His soul was severely damaged by the power of the phoenix, and he forcibly used super-level magic when he was injured, so that the magic in Merlin's body was close to the edge of complete loss of control.

He desperately needed a good rest.

But before that, he had one last thing to complete.

Behind Merlin, an invisible gravitational pull lifted the woman in the long black dress and the man who had lost his heart.

Jean and Summers, a hard-working couple.

Here, it's a quiet hill near Utopia.

This is the place where Rigen was brought by Merlin to meet Summers when he returned from the Ice Country, and it was the last time the lovers saw each other with love.

It is also the place where they say goodbye.

A few minutes later, a rudimentary cemetery appeared behind Merlin.

He made a tombstone for the two men out of a boulder, but didn't write anything down.

The dappled sun shone on the ground along the staggered branches, and Merlin stood in the sunlight with his cane. He looked at the tombstone in front of him, his eyes full of solemnity and sadness.

It's a funeral...

He was the only one who attended.

Jean and Summers' story shouldn't be known to anyone else, at least not now.

"I'm sending you home."

Merlin stretched out his hand and stroked it on the tombstone, and he whispered:

"This is the last thing I can do for you... I'm sorry, but in the end, I still couldn't save you. ”

"You've finally got the peace you want, and I'm going to have to keep going."

Merlin closed his eyes, and in the rustling wind, he said:

"But it won't be long..."

"It's almost over."

He bent down and plucked some flowers from the edge of the hill and made a wreath which he placed on the tombstone.

He took a step back and looked at the nameless tombstone in front of him.

Merlin closed his eyes, he put his left hand to his heart, and leaned over slightly.

After a moment, he turned to look at the utopia in front of him, and he said:

"You know what? Icarus, it dawned on me that this funeral might not just be for Jean and Summers... Maybe it's for me, too. ”

"What do you mean? Merlin! ”

Icarus says:

"Do you feel something?"

"Nope."

He said:

"I didn't feel anything, there was no crisis, there was no good, nothing bad, my spiritual perception was incredible."

"But the problem is... Ever since I had it, it has never been so peaceful. ”

Icarus was silent, and after a few seconds, she suddenly said:

"I'm going to confess something to you, Merlin."

"Huh?"

"I didn't donate all the money you asked me to donate every month..."

"I set aside some to invest and then . In the starport of B, I have prepared a shuttle for you, which is ready to take off at any time. ”

Icarus Says:

"You might be able to..."

"You're letting me escape?"

Merlin chuckled:

"By this time, someone has already died because of me... I never said it to Jean, and I didn't even dare to speak. ”

"The tragedy of her and Summers is only because they were drawn into this game because of me."

Merlin clenched his fists and said:

"She and Summers don't give a damn!"

"They could have lived, they could have had a happy life, and they could have children."

"Just because I..."

"It all came to an abrupt end."

He let out a sigh of relief.

"I've hurt too many people, and since I appeared, the world has been suffering, and I've been trying to do what I can to remedy it."

"I've been trying to restore the world that was out of balance because of me..."

"But in my heart, I have always known that as long as I am alive, the calamities of this world will never stop."

"Those painful disasters, they are what I brought in, because of the damn game, those choices, this endgame... I tried to avert the calamity, but..."

"I am the greatest source of calamity in this world..."

"I can't run away anymore..."

"I was shaped by malice and jokes born of a higher will, Icarus, there is no fate, I have no past, no future, all this is my fantasy as a calamity monster."

"It's time to put an end to the fantasy that it only hurts others."

"It's time to face the end."

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"The first phase of the Mothership of Insight has been built!"

In Washington, D.C., in the office of the president of the World Security Council, assistant to the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.L.D., bald agent Japas . Hitwell is reporting to Pierce on the current progress of Project Insight.

"The first three ships in the Nubani Industrial Zone are flying to North America, and the motherships that have come off the assembly line in the Eichenwald Industrial Zone are also crossing the North Pole, and they will enter the airspace from the Canadian region."

"The mothership of the Voskaya industrial zone is still on standby, but if it is given the order, it can be lifted into the air and then set up a defense network of insight systems in the European region."

"The mothership in Brasilia will be in charge of Oceania and South America, but it is a pity that the construction of the mothership in the industrial area of the Li River Tower was forcibly halted by the Eastern countries at the last moment..."

Agent Hitwell glanced at Pierce's expression, and he whispered:

"There is no diplomatic solution to the problem at the moment."

"Hmm, that is, only 12 of the original 15 motherships were successfully completed?"

Pierce didn't show much disappointment.

With a cane in his hand, he looked at the world map on the table in front of him, and Pierce was calm at the moment when he was about to fulfill his life's long-cherished wish.

He said:

"Is the ground power of the Umbrella ready?"

"Madame sent a message 2 hours ago that the Tyrant's troops have been assembled and have been transferred to the sea off the Atlantic, ready to go to war."

Hitwell glanced at the tablet in his hand and said:

"The special response units are also ready ... They are waiting for the order for the start of the plan, sir. ”

"Hmm."

Piercemore's chin was pounding, he was thinking.

After a few seconds, he looked up at Hitwell, and he said:

"About Merlin..."

"Chief Merlin has just dealt with an SSS-class paranormal event in New Jersey, and his location is currently in the Pacific Ocean, on Utopia Island."

The bald agent pushed his glasses, and he said:

"As you ordered, we've given that 'thing' to the Joker, and set up the 'stage' in the Trident Mansion, and he promised us that he would hold Merlin back until Project Insight was deployed."

"A madman's assurance..."

Pierce stood up, he shook his head:

"I don't believe him!"

"Actually, I now feel that hiring him was a huge mistake."

"Send a message to Madame and ask her to send her best warriors, and if the Joker drags Merlin in tow, get rid of him immediately!"

"Yes! So about the action order..."

"Let's do it!"

Pierce walked to the window, condescendingly looking at the scenery that was no different from the usual, and he put the cane in his hand in front of his eyes, looking at the orange light that lingered in the cane.

When his fingers touched the light, his belief in the new order was strengthened.

The Golden Apple, a sacred artifact of the Templars throughout the ages, can influence the human mind, but not just for the enemy...

Pierce's eyes flashed with stubbornness and paranoia that he had never seen before, and he looked at the orange halo, and he whispered:

"The new order must be realized... A sinful world needs to be cleansed..."

"Today!"

Behind him, Hitwell quietly retreated, he picked up his phone, sent a message, and a moment later, a reply came, it was a smiling face.

It's just a very ordinary mobile phone emoji, but at this moment, how strange it looks.

On the other side, the Avengers member who has just completed a mission, Clark Brown, a reporter for the Daily Planet. Kent was walking down the street and rushing home.

He didn't want Louise to be suspicious, and he didn't want his beloved to wait too long.

He wore a strange hat to cover his growing hair, and at this rate, his burned hair should be back to normal by the time he got home.

But just as Clark had walked a block, the watch on his wrist suddenly rang.

He raised his hand and saw an Avenger's logo shining on the watch.

This is the rallying signal of the Avengers.

"Something happened again?"

Clark frowned, he looked left and right, and then rushed into an alley.

Moments later, he rushed into the clouds at super-fast speed, heading towards the assembly point where the assembly signal was received.

In less than a minute, Clark arrived at the meeting place.

Right on the rooftop of the Trident Building.

And there are quite a few people coming.

"Captain America" Steve, who has just returned to the Trident Building. Rogers.

Tony, the "iron man" with bandages on his face and a change of clothes. Stark.

Thor, who carries a black umbrella and wears a blue coat.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 8 Agent "Black Widow" Natasha. Romanov.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 8 agent, "Hawkeye" Patton, who is ready to retire. Clint.

These guys were all very close to the meeting place, and they were all better than "Superman" Clark. Kent is faster.

And Wolverine Logan, who is far away in Europe and basically doesn't get involved in the affairs of the Avengers, is probably too far away, so he was not called over.

There was confusion on everyone's faces, and it was clear that this sudden build-up had left everyone scratching their heads.

"Where's Merlin?"

Tony, who looked bored, drank his coffee and said to the others:

"Why didn't I see him? Isn't it a rallying signal from the Raven? ”

"It's not!"

Behind the group, a voice rang out at the top of the staircase.

When the Avengers turned around, they saw Nick, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., wearing a black leather coat and an eye patch, with an indifferent face. Fury walked over to them with his hands behind his back.

"It was my rallying signal."

Fury said to the Avengers:

"I didn't inform Merlin because I just got terrible news..."

"Don't beat around the bush, Fury."

I just experienced a thrilling battle with the Dark Phoenix, plus I also know the tragic experience of Jean.

The captain, who had always had a good temper, was also impatient with Fury's half-revealing way of speaking.

He said to Fury:

"Something to talk about!"

"Okay."

Fury wasn't offended by this unkind answer.

He looked left and right, then took out a small black box like a miniature speaker from his pocket and placed it in the palm of his hand.

The next moment, a blue projection jumped out in front of the eyes of many Avengers.

It was not very clear, and in the picture, Merlin, dressed in black, was approaching an old man with gray hair.

The picture is muted and a little shaky.

But moments later, Merlin stepped forward, flicked his Hidden Blade in his left hand, and stabbed the old man in the chest with a cold and merciless gesture.

Blood splattered...

"Former member of the World Security Council and an important political figure. There is a new development in Malik's murder case. ”

Fury looked at the throbbing picture, and he whispered:

"I don't want to believe it either, but... You've seen it too. ”

"It was Merlin, who murdered him."

Everyone present was a little overwhelmed by the projection in front of them and Fury's words.

They looked at each other, and Natasha and Barton, who were familiar with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s style, immediately flashed undisguised worry in their eyes.

"That's why I summoned you here..."

Fury Says:

"I don't believe Merlin did it, but the footage has been sent to the World Security Council, and the lawmakers are very angry, and Pierce is doing us around."

"But before the truth of the matter is clarified, we must first arrest Merlin."

Fury accentuated his voice and said to the others:

"If we don't do it, someone else will do it... Merlin will also be discredited and discredited. Sadly, those lawmakers voted for Merlin's S. L.D. shut down immediately, which was a nuisance. ”

"So, Avengers, go and bring Merlin back before things get worse!"

Director Lu Dantou said:

"Only then can we protect him!"