21. Go to Gotham
"That's all there is to know about 'Biochemical Samurai'."
In her makeshift residence in Nandarbat, a female warrior under the command of Talia placed a disc in front of Merlin's eyes.
The latter put the disc into the computer at hand, and while waiting to read it, he looked at the female warrior and asked:
"Can you tell me more about this plan? When did it start? What is its purpose? And most importantly, what are you going to do with this plan after the death of the ninja master? ”
Faced with Merlin's question, the samurai organized her language and explained:
"First of all, the system of biochemical warriors was a plan set by the ninja master a few years ago, when the organization was divided. In the disciple of the ninja master Slade. When Wilson left the organization, he took with him a group of high-ranking members who were radically minded. In order to compensate for the weakening of the organization's combat effectiveness, the ninja master decided to use biological technology to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the lower-ranking samurai. ”
"He turned his subordinates into monsters."
Merlin frowned and said:
"Is there a large number of samurai who have been converted?"
"As far as I know, at least hundreds of samurai have been modified in the planned labs."
The warrior said:
"Most of them were killed in the battle against Gotham City. And after that defeat, the ninja master abandoned the plan. In terms of current biological technology, the combat effectiveness of these transformed 'biochemical warriors' has not reached the level that the ninja master expected. This experiment has theoretically failed. ”
"Give up?"
Merlin turned his head to look at the screen, and the data in the disc was cracked, and several folders and hundreds of documents were deciphered. Holding the mouse, he looked at the technical documents and asked:
"What about the experimental coordinator in charge of biotechnology development?"
"We paid him the last amount of money and, after recovering all the information, unilaterally severed contact."
The samurai said:
"The ruler of this trial was named Joseph. Douglas Lunnce, a Ph.D. in biology, is now in Gotham with his family. ”
"I thought that with your style of acting, you would choose to kill people in the end."
Merlin has insight into the ins and outs of the batmen who suddenly appear and disappear, and can be regarded as fulfilling Fury's request. He himself, not interested in the obscure knowledge shining on the screen, took the disc out of his computer and put it in his pocket.
He looked at the female warrior in front of him and said in a teasing tone:
"But I didn't expect you to be merciful once in a while."
"Dr. Douglas is a partner of the League of Assassins, and he has been with us for several years before the 'Cyborg Warriors'."
The samurai earnestly explained:
"We have always been very generous to our friends. We didn't disturb Dr. Douglas's life, in fact, we were secretly protecting him. ”
"In Gotham?"
Merlin Says:
"Right under the noses of your biggest adversary? I thought Master Assassin had evacuated Gotham after he was defeated by Batman 1 year ago. ”
"That failure was a disgrace."
The samurai was silent for a moment, and then she said:
"But the League of Assassins never gives up because they fail, Gotham is a hopeless place of depravity, and we will eventually purify it."
"It's too dangerous."
Merlin stood up, and he persuaded:
"The Master Ninja is dead, and your vitality is badly damaged, so it's best not to play such a dangerous game again."
"I mean, these few days of getting along have made us feel good about you modern ascetics, so I don't want next time we'll be on both sides of the war."
Merlin said to the female warrior in front of him:
"Please convey my intentions to your new leader, I believe that Thalia is wise enough to make the right choice."
"I will."
The samurai nodded to Merlin, and she said:
"Mistress has asked me to convey to you our kindness, that you will be a distinguished guest of the League of Assassins at all times, Mr. Merlin. The hostess also hopes that you can take care of Master Damien for her, for the sake of the friendship between the two of you. ”
"This statement..."
Merlin frowned and said:
So, Talia finally made a decision, she really didn't plan to send her son? She was so relieved to hand over Damian to me? I mean, what if I don't send him to his biological father, but take him with me? I like this kid a lot, too. ”
"The hostess said that might be better."
The warrioress calmly relayed Talia's words, and she said:
"The hostess thinks that it may be better for you to teach Master Damien than to let him follow his biological father."
"She wanted to be beautiful, but alas, I didn't have that time."
Merlin shook his head, he raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and then said to the female warrior in front of him:
"Then tell your mistress, and I'll take Damien with me. We'll be waiting for her at Gaddu for the night, and if she changes her mind, I'm welcome to see off her son, and I'm sure Damian will want to talk to his mom before leaving. ”
"I'll tell you."
The samurai nodded, then turned around and disappeared into Merlin's room in the blink of an eye.
"Ninja."
Merlin sighed.
The high-ranking members of the Assassin League, who were all proficient in stealth and assassination, walked silently, and assassinated in the dark, and these dangerous techniques were not too threatening for Merlin. But for others, this kind of scene, which only appears in movies, will definitely make ordinary people fearful.
Although the Assassin League had been largely weakened by internal divisions and the attack, there was no doubt that they were still dangerous.
Merlin took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, and after a few moments, he said to his subordinate on the other end of the phone:
"Elsa, you have a new mission, go to Gotham City to find a man named Joseph. Douglas Ph.D. in Biology. and inform him of our existence, and ask him to accept our custody. If you can, persuade him to leave Gotham and settle in New York. ”
On the other end of the phone, Elsa was staying in her shop. Miss Bloodstone asked, wiping down the counter:
"Does this person matter? He's also an outlier? ”
"No, he's an ordinary person."
Merlin replied:
"But he has quite dangerous knowledge, and I'm more inclined to include him in our system, at least not to let it leak out."
"Okay."
Miss Bloodstone, who has been idle and panicked for a while, replied neatly:
"I'll leave this afternoon."
"Get ready for battle, Elsa."
Merlin advised:
"Maybe we're not the only ones looking for him."
"Don't worry, Merlin, I'll be ready to fight at any time."
Elsa responded, and after a few pleasantries, she hung up the phone.
Merlin dials another number and talks to another advisor, Dobby, the Leprechaun, who tells him that he is on a mission assigned by Merlin to track down the mysterious "Baroness" around New York, as well as running back and forth between New York and Skull Island to assist Dr. Vivien in his mutation experiments.
It had found some clues, and it was clear that there was a force protecting the hydra, but in the face of the elusive Dobby's investigation, the news about the "baron" was still collected little by little.
Everything is going according to plan.
This pleased Merlin, and after sending Damien to Gotham, he might be able to solve both problems at once.
"It's time to go."
Merlin looked back at the house where he had lived for a few days, and the furnishings were luxurious. Al. Gul didn't live long, and the old Assassin who had died had no doubts about his taste in collectibles.
Unfortunately, this residence in the middle of a snowy mountain is not as comfortable as Merlin's old house in New York.
His mission here is over.
It's time to leave this inaccessible place and reintegrate into human society.
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"You sleep here tonight."
A few hours later, Merlin and Damian were in a hotel in Nepal's capital.
Because he received the money that Talia gifted on behalf of "apologies", this time Merlin also made a lot of generous moves, he set up a suite, he lived in the living room, and Demian lived in the master bedroom.
"Do you want to have a late-night snack?"
Merlin asked, as he took Damien's packing salute out of his pocket:
"Maybe we can try some of the city's snacks tonight?"
"Forget it."
The expressionless little boy crossed his arms and looked at the furnishings of the hotel suite with disgust, and he said with some uninterest:
"I'm a little sleepy, and I want to get some night's rest."
"It's not like you."
Merlin leaned against the wall and looked at Damian, and said:
"Aren't you always full of energy? Are you worried about meeting your father tomorrow? Not at all, as far as I know, at least during the day, Bruce is a nice guy. ”
"Don't guess what I'm thinking."
Damien glared at Merlin.
After getting along on the cliff of the snowy mountain, the relationship between the child who was always indifferent and Merlin has become much closer, but the kind of indifferent character that he has cultivated by the ninja master since he was a child has not changed much.
It's not something that can be reversed overnight.
"Well, everything is as you wish, Master Damian."
Merlin bent down in an exaggerated tone and made a gesture of "resignation", he said:
"I'll go out for a walk, I'll bring you some snacks back."
"No, I don't."
Damien waved his hand without looking back:
"As a fighter, a strict diet is necessary, and I don't have a late-night snack. I advise you not to indulge yourself too much, Merlin, the habit of overeating is fatal to a warrior. ”
"Hell!"
Merlin complained:
"You're just a 7-year-old kid, don't preach to me."
With that, he pushed open the door and walked out. He left Victor, the spirit raven, in his hotel room to prevent Damien from having an accident.
Then, in the light of the Transfiguration Charm, Merlin's figure appeared on the snow-capped cliffs beyond the city of Nandarbat, looking out at the dimly lit city of the Assassins at night, and then looking back at the majestic snow-capped mountains behind him.
Merlin put a hood to protect him from the wind and snow, and then, in disgust, flew deep into the inaccessible snow-capped mountains in flight close to the speed of sound.
Both the White Wolf and Talia persuaded him not to be too obsessed with pursuing the secrets of this snowy mountain, but Merlin was not a person who would give up easily.
There is an unknown power hidden in this snowy mountain, and that power is enough to help him.
In the past few days, Merlin spent all the nights in the search for various places in the snowy mountains, but to his disappointment, the search for several days has never yielded results.
On the one hand, the mountain range is so large that it is completely impossible to search all the places in a matter of days depending on Merlin's speed.
On the other hand, perhaps those unknown forces are not willing to open their doors to him at this moment.
Anyway, after a few hours, Merlin, who had found nothing, returned to the hotel in Gadduman, where he straightened the hoarfrost on his hair and took off his hood with some disappointment.
Raven Victor folded her wings and stood on the chandelier in the room, chirping at Merlin a few times, as if to convey some message.
Merlin looked back at the closed bedroom door, and he could faintly hear voices coming from the bedroom.
Damien wasn't alone.
This made Merlin smile, he walked to the coffee machine in this room, began to boil water, brewed coffee, ten minutes later, the bedroom door opened, and Talia with a hood came out of it, she walked straight to Merlin, sat down on the chair next to Merlin, and in her hand, a steaming cup of coffee.
"I thought you really wouldn't come to see off your own son."
Merlin took his coffee and said to a sad Talia:
"I thought that under the influence of power, you have become a ruthless woman in a matter of days. Now it seems that maybe I was overthinking. ”
"I don't want to leave him to Bruce just like that."
Talia lowered her head, and her voice was full of unwillingness:
"I want my son to be by my side, he's my son, he has nothing to do with Bruce."
"The connection of blood is not something you can sever with a sentence or two."
Merlin, like an old friend, persuaded:
"You should learn to let go, Damian will live well with Bruce, he will have everything he deserves, and most importantly, he will be exposed to the life that a normal child should have, and not continue to live as some hellish lethal weapon."
He took a sip of his bitter coffee and said:
"You're all about to ruin this kid, he doesn't even have a childhood."
"He also inherited Lars. Al. Gul's blood, his training, his past life, that was what he had to go through. ”
Talia Says:
"As the grandson of the ninja master, Damien will not have a peaceful life in this life, this is his fate."
"Let him choose."
Merlin had no intention of arguing with Talia in this regard, saying:
"He's a good kid and he's going to be able to take control of his life. As for you, Talia... Interested in talking about what you're going to do with the mess at hand? ”