Chapter 178: You're an Agent? (3rd Watch)
Half a second after the xenomorph vanished, Nexus's body gradually vanished until it disappeared completely. Richard turned back into his human form, and after a moment of respite, he directly pulled out his energy blaster and shot a blue glow like a flare into the sky. The light shot through the atmosphere, calling the silvery white flying machine from the other side of the sky. Stone Wings flew above the cliff, a beam of light enveloping his body and absorbing it, before disappearing into the night sky with a whoosh.
Inside the Stone Wings, Richard lay in a space of light like an ocean, his whole body surrounded by soft light. The tiredness faded little by little, and every cell in the body stretched, greedily absorbing the soft light energy in all directions.
The pain in my shoulder is gradually dissipating, and it won't be long before the injury is basically healed.
This time, the body was really hollowed out. Ever since he gained his strength, he had been careful to keep an eye on moderation, and he hadn't changed too often, and every battle had never been too badly depleted. This was the first high-intensity battle that made him feel almost drained. It doesn't matter if it's a few times in a while, but if the frequency is too high, the body will definitely not be able to bear it.
But now is not the time to take a slow break, and taking down The One is a crucial quest in a race against time. The longer the time drags on, the stronger The One will become, this time Richard and it is still half a pound and a tael, but in another ten days and a half months, maybe the other party will be completely beyond the scope of what he can handle.
But on the other hand, The One should also be in a hurry to break off. Because this guy's enhancement is gradual, and it is destined to become stronger with the passage of time and the increase in devouring creatures, but there is no absolute law to follow in the evolution of light. Whenever you suddenly wake up and explode something one day, pop, suddenly you will become Noah directly.
Maybe The One will go back to sleep today, and when I wake up the next day, I will jump directly to the full level. At that time, it will not even have to struggle and can directly hit GG......
Although the probability of this kind of thing happening is extremely low, it still exists after all, and its xenomorphic beast obviously does not dare to take this risk. Now that it has figured out the reality of Nexus, it will definitely have to make a comeback as soon as possible when it returns to adjust its condition, and strangle this greatest threat in the cradle.
So it's the same for both sides – the decision has to be made as soon as possible, as soon as possible.
After resting in the Stone Wings for about three hours, the injuries from the battle with the Xenomorph had recovered eighty or ninety percent, and the tiredness had been swept away. Richard didn't stop, and directly controlled the Stone Wings with his mind to fly towards the floating mothership of the Aegis.
At this time, the Aegis was also in full swing. The course of the previous battle that broke out at Stark's house was recorded by the airborne images of the two Quint fighters, and everyone on the mothership saw it. Afterwards, Aegis's side was busy blocking news, cleaning up the scene, reporting to departments at all levels, and at the same time, it had to mobilize all resources to search for the whereabouts of the disappeared xenobiotic beasts, and they were very busy.
When Richard suddenly appeared on the mothership uninvited, the boiled eggs were already surprised. At this time, he was so busy that he didn't have time to pursue the other party's trespass on the carrier flotation, and waved his hand to let the agents who had detected the high-energy reaction go back to work without making a fuss.
Then he looked at Richard, "It's been three hours, I almost thought you're done." ”
After the previous battle, Nexus directly blurred and disappeared on the spot. Aegis didn't find Richard when he arrived at the scene, and he didn't return home or work for several hours. Preparing for the worst, the boiled egg thought he had hung up.
"The consumption was a bit serious just now, so I went to rest and adjust it a little." Richard rubbed the wound on his shoulder, "It's much better now." How's it going? ”
"It's not good." Fury's face was solemn, "My people say the monster disappeared in place. They mentioned 'phases' or something, but they just couldn't track it. ”
As the king of agents, he is not picky, but this statement immediately exposed the essence of the scumbag. Apparently, the bunch of scientists under his hand, Balabala, explained a lot, and he didn't understand a word, so he remembered one conclusion - we couldn't find it.
"It's a 'phase shift.'"
At this time, Tony Stark, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked over from the other end of the bridge and took over the conversation: "That guy can use some way to phase control his body, and can jump freely into a subspace that is different from the frequency of reality. As long as it's hiding in subspace, it's impossible for us to locate or strike it from conventional space......"
The boiled egg made a serious appearance, but Richard estimated that he should not understand a word. Finally, he frowned and asked, "You mean to say that this thing can't be seen or touched?" ”
Scumbags always have a talent for explaining complex things in the most plain language. Tony glanced at him and nodded, "You can understand that." ”
No matter how complicated he was, he couldn't understand the braised eggs, so he simply didn't explain. Anyway, the result is similar from the understanding of the boiled egg......
Then Tony inadvertently turned his head and glanced at Richard next to him, and suddenly frowned: "Wait, you're not that ......"
"It's me." Richard greeted with a smile, "Your film collaborator." ”
"You're also a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent?" Tony asked suspiciously, his gaze sweeping over Fury and Richard. The boiled egg only pretended to be irrelevant and did not answer.
"Sort of a consultant." Richard thought for a moment and replied casually, "I'm in charge of counseling Aegis when it encounters some paranormal matters. ”
Mr. Director listened to the side and nodded slightly. Richard did not make his relationship with the Aegis clear, indicating that at least he did not have any ill feelings towards the Aegis, and the boiled egg expressed my heart.
As for fooling the other party into working for the Aegis...... The boiled egg has long given up this tempting idea.
Tony looked skeptical, "So, weren't you sent to spy on me?" ”
Obviously, before S.H.I.E.L.D. sent Black Widow to pretend to be a secretary to spy on him, he has always been annoyed, and no one likes to suddenly have an extra spy in their life.
Richard glanced at him with disdain.
Thinking too much, who wants to spy on you as a big man?
You are not a glamorous rich woman with a thin waist and legs and a height of 1.8 meters, who will be interested in you?
"That contact was just my personal act, and the purpose was indeed for business cooperation, as I said at that time." He patted his chest, "Don't worry, Mr. Stark. All we have is a dirty money transaction, and there is absolutely no other mess. ”
Tony's face darkened.
It seems to be the truth, but how does it feel that something is not right when this comes out of your mouth......