Steve Rogers felt that he had encountered one of the most incomprehensible events of his life.

Arriving at the S.H.I.E.L.D. attacked science center at full speed, only to find that nothing of value had been lost other than damage to the building. It seems that the attacker came to the most secure place in the world on a whim, smashed a few pieces of glass, and then walked away...... It has to be said that if the enemy's purpose was only for them to mess with themselves, then they did.

"So, could it be just a demonstration or a warning to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Looking at the surveillance video, the man whose arms were constantly changing into various weapons and shooting around, after destroying almost an entire floor, suddenly disappeared from people's sight out of thin air. Clint and Curson, who was in charge of the inventory, looked at each other for a moment, then turned their eyes to the solemn Captain America, and said tentatively.

"Unlikely. If it was just to create a panic, they could have attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters or something more important - from the scene, I have no doubt that they could do that. ”

So, since they chose this place, it means that there is something in the science center that catches their attention.

The brow furrowed even tighter. After thinking for a while, Steve turned his head to look at the agent beside him: "Is there anything dangerous hiding in this building, or is there any special practice going on?" Especially about mutants. ”

"No, Cap." Curson shook his head slightly:

"There are a lot of people coming in and out of this building, and it's impossible for S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep secrets here...... However, as for the latter, I do know that there is a real yàn room that has some files seized at a certain Hydra base, and it contains a number of information about their real mutant activities, and there is nothing else that can be related to mutants. ”

"Take me there."

With such a succinct and powerful command, Steve motioned for Curson to lead the way. He had a hunch that if the attackers must have some purpose, the only possible thing was to hide some secret in those real numbers.

Perhaps, they are lucky enough to find the answers they are looking for there.

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"So, what exactly did you find?"

Dodge the damp and rotting wood beneath your feet. West pursed the corners of his mouth in disgust, and with a wave of his hand, the floating pieces of light around him spread out in all directions, illuminating the entire floor.

No one was hiding around the corner to sneak attack, and there weren't any items that looked out of place, the same area he had searched before. Compared to S.H.I.E.L.D., it seems that there are no valuable clues left here.

Relaxing a little, he adjusted his headphones and began to listen carefully to the message from Captain America.

"It's the same as what Cousson said, just a few pieces of information. Because some of them were missing, Tony and Dr. Banner couldn't see anything. ”

There was the sound of paper churning in the current. Steve held a stack of texts that looked very old at first glance, and squinted his eyes and tried to find something in it that was overlooked by everyone:

"It's probably a record of which mad scientist used mutants to make real yàn before, the number is not small, and we are still sorting it out...... Wait, Clint looks like he's found something? ”

"Huh?"

Startled by the captain's sudden raising, West almost stepped into the broken hollow of the ground.

"A ...... Proposal ......"

Steve's voice was a little blurred by the electricity, and he frowned, trying to get to the edge of the level where it was more suitable for communication, but still couldn't make out what was being said on the other side. At the same time, Black Widow and the Winter Soldier began to ask what was going on.

"The signal on the Cap side seems to be a little jamming, I'll fix it right away." Immediately switching the communication back to his side, Tony kept his fingers on the keyboard in front of him and tapped:

"I saw what they found...... Wei, have you ever heard of the 'Tower Project'? ”

"'Project Tower'?" Tilting his head in confusion, West glanced at the dizzying height under his feet, and unconsciously stepped back a little, "It sounds a little familiar, but I can't remember it for a while...... How? ”

"There's an uppercase 'X' written on the text Cap takes, I thought it was something made by your X-Men."

Turning the camera closer, Tony Stark dutifully relayed for the captain: "It's a plan to make a bionic soldier using some mutant genes, and it seems that some real things have been carried out, but for some reason it was suddenly interrupted...... The mutant's name was not written on it, only two code names - 'Dr. Yi' and 'Hermit'......"

His heart jumped, and the moment he heard the two mysterious code names, West's face immediately became very ugly. He took a deep breath, steadied the restless floating light source around him, and was about to ask Tony more details when he was suddenly interrupted by a high-pitched, noisy electrical sound in his headphones.

“Shit…… What's wrong, Tony? Tony?! ”

Rubbing his aching ears, he covered his forehead, and his tone began to become anxious. Iron Man didn't answer right away, which wasn't a good sign. The faint shouts mingled with Steve's voice intermittently in the headset, like a movie showing through the curtain, and it was impossible to know what his friends were going through.

“Whatthehell……！！”

Only the words could be discerned from the headset, and the wind blowing on his cheeks suddenly stopped. For a few seconds, the world seemed to be cut off from the table, silent, reflecting the last trace of silence before the destruction.

West's heart was ringing with alarm bells.

"Smack-"

Instinct jumped backwards and rolled a few times in the dust. When the boy got up from the ground, a steel bar was being inserted diagonally. Where he had been standing, it was as if he had been torn off his head with great force, and even brought down several heavy cement slabs from the ceiling.

- Somebody's here.

Of course, I could sense that there were a few more unfamiliar brain waves in the originally empty building in the blink of an eye. Before he could think about why they suddenly appeared here out of thin air, West's eyebrows jumped, and he immediately reached out and solidified the air in front of him, just enough to block the bullets that came at him from nowhere.

No one can stop breathing. Therefore, the flow of air, as a substance that is forever imprinted in everyone's consciousness, is the easiest and most stable force that West can control.

"Who is it?!"

Let the bullet float around your body while the light pushes out as far as possible, illuminating every blind spot. He stood still, alert for an attack that could come from anywhere, as he tried to synchronize his opponent's brainwaves and force them to manifest.

There it is-!!

Turning suddenly, he swung a blade of air at his right rear that could tear anything apart. Before West could see where the attack was going to be, the brainwaves he had sensed suddenly vanished from under his lock. At the same time, the space in front of the boy's eyes suddenly distorted, and before he could realize what was happening, a sharp pain from being hit by a heavy object came from his chest. It flew upside down and slammed into the mottled load-bearing wall behind him.

"Ahem......"

It feels like all the organs are rolling. He fell to the ground weakly, and the opponent's brain waves, which had disappeared earlier, reappeared in his senses, this time not moving again, but stopped not far from him.

There seemed to be the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground on the floors beneath his feet, and West looked up in pain.

“…… West...... West?! Can you hear me? ”

Without the artificial distortion of space, the wireless signal of the Bluetooth headset has become stable again. Through the current, Captain America's somewhat anxious voice finally came at this time:

"Three mutants just attacked us and stole the 'Tower Project'. One of them was a spatial ability that disappeared as soon as it was acquired, and we can't track it. You have to be careful, they-"

"One is a red-haired woman, and the other is a teenager in a black cloak." With a wry smile, West added for the captain.

"And a strong man whose arm can be turned into any weapon......" Bucky's somewhat weak voice came from the headphones. Obviously, when West was plotted on the rooftop, he also faced a fierce opponent who teleported from S.H.I.E.L.D. to sneak up on him:

"Steve, your message update is too slow...... Can't that tin can find a way to make a better communication channel? ”

“…… Shit。 ”

The dullest will then understand that they have been tricked. At this moment, even Captain Rogers, who has always been gentle and polite, couldn't help but scold.

Don't worry about arguing with Bucky. Tony pinned Dr. Banner into his place, summoning Jarvis to wear armor and rush out.

- Just kidding, that's the guy who played Captain America and almost crippled the Winter Soldier and the X-Men! With such a big enemy, if he can still sit in the building, he won't be Stark!!

"First meeting, two."

Didn't pay attention to what Steve said in the communicator, and didn't have the strength to pay attention. West struggled to stand up, reached out and pressed the bleeding forehead, and smiled at the two people who couldn't see their faces not far away:

"Maybe I should ask Charles to update my mutant information...... I guess you're not a newcomer recruited by Magneto, right? ”

"If Magneto's subordinates were like us, Professor X's mutant school would have been wiped out long ago."

Staring with interest at West, who was obviously crumbling but still maintaining his demeanor, the woman in red shook her head regretfully: "The 'X' sign, the mutants, the Tower Project, don't you really think you should think of something when you tie these things together?" ”

Gritting his teeth, he pressed back the fishy sweetness that churned in his throat. He frowned and stared at her for a long time, feeling as if he was walking in a dark corridor where he couldn't reach out and couldn't see his fingers, and the closer he got to the truth of the exit, the more indescribable panic accumulated in his body.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time since that unbearable pain.

"Looks like you've guessed a bit."

Stretched out a finger and shook it ambiguously, and West's fading face was reflected in his pupils, and the woman laughed happily:

"Greetings Dr. Yi - and, our game has begun, Your Excellency the Hermit."