At the base of the volcano on Mona Island, hot orange-red magma flows and rolls beside the rocks, like a pool of orange-red water.

The temperature here has exceeded 1000 degrees, which has long exceeded the deadliest temperature that the human body can bear, there is no living life here, and with the explosion of magma bubbles, the poisonous gases diffused in the high temperature fill every inch of the air of this life Jedi.

"Bell"

Dr. Serizawa took out his small hammer and struck it on the fossil-like object in front of him, resulting in a sound similar to that of rock and metal. Beside him, Merlin also reached out and touched the skin of the Flame Titan named Raton in front of him.

It's like touching a scorching boulder.

The Flame Protection Potion condensed a layer of cold on Merlin's skin, helping him isolate the heat that could easily incinerate his limbs, and allowing him and Dr. Serizawa to survive in this environment full of heat and toxic gases.

"The skin temperature is around 1,200 degrees."

Dr. Serizawa took out a detector and carefully placed it on Raton's skin, he looked at the readings on it, and shouted to Merlin beside him:

"It's just the temperature of the exposed air, and the body temperature that Raton buries in the magma is definitely higher, which is amazing."

"See this stone?"

Merlin responded:

"It's a volcanic stone solidified on its wings, this creature is so clever that it covers its body with this solid stone, forming a layer of geothermal armor... I dare say that its skin under the rocks must have been sulfated to allow it to withstand such high temperatures. ”

"It's evolution that comes from nature."

Serizawa Shirou raised his head and looked at the ancient giant creature embedded in the rock wall in front of him, and said:

"Raton is supposed to be active in the same era as Godzilla, and they are both miracles that survived the catastrophes of the ancient century. Take a stone, Dr. Merlin, and we're going to take it back and do a carbon-14 test to determine how active it is. ”

"Okay."

Merlin looked down at the already hot watch on his wrist, and he turned back to Dr. Serizawa and shouted:

"The time is almost up! We stayed for a maximum of 5 minutes! Prepare for your return trip! ”

After saying that, he waved the pickaxe in his hand, and struck the surface of the rock-covered giant beast in front of him, took out a small piece of hot black stone, and put it in the suitcase in Dr. Serizawa's hand.

Then, the two deadly fellows returned to the passage of the observation laboratory, one after the other, as they had come.

A few minutes later, as the closed door of the observation laboratory opened again, the smiling Dr. Serizawa was hugged by Vivian, who was waiting at the door, before he could speak.

The young biologist was indeed frightened by his mentor's death.

Merlin and Ciel stood aside, looking at Vivien and Dr. Serizawa's posture at this time... Although they concealed it well, the kind of affection between the two that transcended the master-apprentice relationship still couldn't be hidden from the people around them.

Well... Teacher-student love.

Dr. Serizawa really knows how to play.

"It's alright, Vivien, it's alright."

Dr. Serizawa didn't pay attention to Dr. Merlin's eyes, and he patted his disciple on the back to calm Vivien.

At this time, Dr. Serizawa's face was abnormally pale, he had just returned from the 1000-degree hell, and he could naturally feel cool, but the problem was that the temperature on his body seemed to be a little too low.

Vivien hugged her mentor like she was holding a block of ice.

"What's going on?"

Vivien hurriedly brought a blanket and draped it over Dr. Serizawa, who was shivering from the cold. While pouring hot tea for her mentor, she looked at Merlin, who was also exuding coldness, and she asked:

"Dr. Merlin, is this situation normal?"

"Hmm."

Merlin took the towel from Hill and wiped the water from his neck, and said to Vivien, who was full of worry:

"This is normal, Dr. Serizawa only needs to take a hot bath in a while, and he will be completely recovered."

"Dr. Merlin."

Shiro Serizawa looked at Merlin while wrapping himself in a blanket:

"I've always wanted to ask, what is that liquid you took out earlier? Why does it protect the average person from deadly heat of up to 1,000 degrees? ”

"The cooling agent is to quickly reduce the body surface temperature and temporarily paralyze the temperature nerves to achieve the effect of protecting against high temperatures."

Merlin pulled out a chair and sat across from Dr. Serizawa, explaining to the man in front of him:

"You can understand that after injecting this potion, you will not feel the temperature change for the next 15 minutes, and at the same time, the decreasing temperature of the body surface will cancel out the scorching temperature around you, so as to ensure that the user will not be burned..."

"This elixir is born out of some ancient and mysterious formulas, and it does not cause harm to our body, provided that we do not inject too many times in a short period of time, otherwise the skin will be severely frostbitten."

"It's magical!"

Vivien was surprised and said:

"Just a few potions can make people's body temperature continue to drop, which is completely inconsistent with the laws of thermodynamics!"

"That's a good question."

Merlin smiled dumbly, he looked at Dr. Serizawa, and he said:

"If you could really accept the authenticity of my research, you wouldn't be asking this question. Let me ask you, in the laws of thermodynamics, is there such a creature that can rely on the circulatory system to continuously release cold energy that is enough to freeze everything? ”

"Nope."

Dr. Serizawa shook his head and said:

"According to the research of the Imperial Organization, even Godzilla's extremely magical ability to breathe atoms is only due to the continuous reaction similar to nuclear fission in the living organism. The kind of creature you are talking about that can freeze everything, I haven't heard of it. ”

"It's real."

Merlin flicked the ice chips off his fingers, looked at Hill beside him, and said:

"Dowris, explain it to them."

Agent Hill, who hadn't slept all night last night, and had done her homework, immediately coughed lightly, and explained as usual:

"In my research with Dr. Merlin in recent years, we have discovered that several organisms can quickly lower their temperatures despite heat conduction. This includes, but is not limited to, the Tibetan Yeti, the Siberian Bigfoot, the sea dragons of the Arctic Ocean, and the ice fairies that are widespread in Northern Europe. Some of the substances extracted from these alien organisms also have a rapid cooling effect. ”

"The cooling potion is made from the scales of the sea dragon."

Merlin nodded to Ciel in satisfaction, adding:

"I used this potion to find the young lava worm that was active in Italy, but unfortunately, this potion only resists the heat, and does not make you completely immune to the burns of the flames, otherwise you can go deep into the lava and explore more about Raton."

"It's okay, that's enough."

Dr. Serizawa shook his head, and he said to Merlin seriously:

"Dr. Merlin, I know that you are now employed by the World Security Council, but I would like to invite you to join the Imperial Order. The heterogeneous knowledge you have is very, very important to advance our research. ”

"This..."

Hearing Dr. Serizawa's request, Merlin's heart suddenly relaxed.

This means that he has once again won the trust of the Imperial Organization, and he is already very sure that he has access to the true inside story of the Imperial Organization.

Merlin and Ciel looked at each other, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said to Dr. Serizawa:

"Personally, I'd love to join the Imperial Organization. After seeing Raton with my own eyes, I knew that your research would also facilitate my research, and theoretically an ancient Titan like Raton was also a category of alien creatures, and a predator at the top of the food chain among alien creatures. ”

Merlin showed a bitter expression, and he said:

"But even if I wanted to, S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't let me go so easily, so... I mean, I can join your research as a supernumerary member or as a non-regular consultant, which is good for both of us. ”

Merlin lowered his voice, and he said:

"The World Security Council is desperate to see an assessment of the Imperial Organization, and if I do join you, they will definitely force me to be their 'eyes' in the Imperial Organization, which I don't want to see."

He straightened his collar and said:

"I'm a pure researcher, I'm only interested in academics, and I don't want politics to interfere with my research. Please forgive me for your concerns, Dr. Serizawa. ”

"This..."

Dr. Serizawa and Vivien looked at each other, they were willing to say that Dr. Merlin would not refuse the invitation, but they didn't expect him to refuse so decisively.

After a few minutes of silence, a smile appeared on Dr. Serizawa's slowly bloodied face, and he said to Merlin:

"Then I'm not going to be strong, but if Dr. Merlin is going to write a detailed assessment report, then I think you should go with us to another observation lab organized by the Empire in addition to Ratton."

"Oh?"

Merlin was a little surprised and said:

"Did you track down another Titan besides Ratton?"

"Yes, yes."

Dr. Serizawa whispered:

"IT'S CALLED KONG, ON A HIDDEN ISLAND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. But KONG's situation is much more complicated than Raton's, it is not like Raton's continuous slumber, on the contrary, KONG has been active since we found it... In fact, we also encountered problems in the research of Titan KONG. ”

"KONG IS AN APE-LIKE JUVENILE TITAN, ITS SENSE OF SMELL, SIGHT AND HEARING IS EXTREMELY DEVELOPED, AND IT HAS A STRONG SENSE OF TERRITORY, WHICH MAKES OUR OBSERVATION LABORATORY ONLY BUILT ON THE EDGE OF SKULL ISLAND, AND WE CAN'T SEND TOO MANY RESEARCHERS TO AVOID ANGERING KONG."

Serizawa Shirou looked at Merlin calmly, and said:

"KONG is the most valuable sample of Titans we can find, so I'd like to invite you to join me on my way to the Skull Island Observatory tomorrow..."

"Yes."

Merlin didn't hesitate for long, he nodded:

"I'm going to pack my bags."

With that, Merlin said goodbye to Ciel and Dr. Serizawa and left the lab.

After seeing them leave, Dr. Serizawa's assistant, student, and companion, Vivien. Graham whispered:

"Doctor, are you really going to take Mr. Merlin and Miss Dowreth to Skull Island? Their true identities have not yet been confirmed. ”

"No, Vivien."

Dr. Serizawa shook his head, he looked at the black volcanic stone he had collected from Raton in front of him, and said:

"Compared to what Dr. Merlin can do to us, their identities don't matter anymore."

"The Emperor's research has been stagnant for too long, and perhaps Dr. Merlin's arrival is an opportunity to help us better understand these ancient Titans, and only then..."

"We'll be able to find a way to coexist between humans and Titans sooner."

"Godzilla, the king of monsters, has reappeared, and the titans will not sleep for long..."

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It was midnight again, and Merlin was walking through the lab, the flowing shadows looming over him, allowing him to escape the surveillance of a 24-hour monitor.

His dark perception told him that Dr. Serizawa, Vivien, and Ciel were asleep, and that the staff on duty were napping outside the lab.

This is the best time to explore.

Merlin stood in front of the door leading to the observation lab, and he looked left and right, his body turning into a wisp of black smoke, and through the gap in the closed door, he entered the scorching crater with a little difficulty.

The crater was filled with toxic black smoke, which was just right for Merlin to turn into black smoke and hide.

He reached out and tapped his hand on Carol's pendant, the blue mask that could supply oxygen to the lower half of his face. Merlin stood on the edge of a scorching cliff, leaped into the air, and then turned into billowing darkness in the air, perfectly hidden in the hot air of the volcano.

After taking the shards of Maurice's power, Merlin's black smoke also became scorching, although the temperature was not as exaggerated as the black smoke on the volcanic magma, but at least he would not be harmed by the scorching heat.

He floated through the air, quickly approaching Raton's upper body on top of the lava.

He followed the wings rolled up by the sleeping titan and infiltrated into Laton's closed body, because the wide wings covered the surface of the body like cocoons, so there was not much magma filling under the body of Laton's bird.

This allowed Merlin to accurately gauge the shape of the Bird Titan. He mentally recited the numbers and messages he had recorded.

"Codename: Raton"

"It's about 150 feet, that's about 46 meters."

A few minutes later, Merlin measured a new number.

"With a wingspan of 871 feet... 265.5 meters, hell, this guy can park two B-52s with one wing. ”

He levitated in mid-air, his finger outstretched, and pointed it against Raton's petrified skin, dark perception as it slid into the solid, hot boulder like radar.

Little by little, Raton's true form was exposed to Merlin's mind.

"Sure enough, the scales that are sulfurized and cover the whole body, like the three-headed dog, the periosteal wings resemble bats and nights, and most of the hollow bones, similar to the ptarmigan."

"When fully unfolded, it looks like a magnified version of a pterosaur, with a sharp beak, a crown, no feathers, two strong hind paws... Well, a triangular tail. ”

Merlin's dark perception continued to sweep the surface of the sleeping Raton's body along with his fingers touching the rocks, and he did not notice any magical fluctuations on the surface of the super-giant monster's body.

This means that Raton can't use magic...

It was a real beast, not a magical creature as wizards thought.

"It's a pity."

Merlin shook his head, he withdrew his finger, the information gathered so far was enough.

At least in his perception, the titan forged in the flames was asleep soundly, showing no signs of waking up anytime soon.

But that's a good thing.

Merlin hovered in mid-air, looking at Raton, who was fused with the rocks in front of him, and he knew that with Raton's terrifying size and wingspan, he didn't need to use magic at all. As soon as it takes off, it can bring up a wave of sound that destroys cities, which is far more destructive than all the magic Merlin knows.

"Go back to sleep, good baby Raton."

Merlin patted the huge head of the Raton avatar and said:

"It's better never to wake up..."