Chapter 650: Pierce and the White Queen
As the largest intelligence agency in the American comic world, S.H.I.E.L.D. is naturally not in vain.
Therefore, although the Mutant Brotherhood's side was very cautious in its assembly movements, it was still detected by the people of S.H.I.E.L.D., and then quickly reported to Alexander Pierce's side.
And due to the strict lockdown of the news by the high-level of the Brotherhood this time, Alexander Pierce naturally wouldn't have guessed that the target of the Mutant Brotherhood this time was them, plus he had recently put all his energy into the Insight Project. So after a moment of silence, he was ready to order his subordinates to report the matter to the X-Men. Prepare for X, the official collaborator on the mutant side, to teach them to deal with the tricky mutants.
However, his movements seemed to be a little slow, or it could be said that the White Queen's side was too fast, and he was just about to open his mouth at his subordinates when he heard a piercing alarm and a faint roar! Therefore, the words that had already reached his mouth were swallowed directly back into his stomach.
"What's going on?" Pierce pressed the virtual button on the desktop, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. technician who connected the monitoring area asked.
"Report to Mr. Pierce, there's a mutant invasion," the technician reported.
"Are there a lot of people?" Pierce frowned and continued to ask.
After all, it is also an international intelligence agency, and it is impossible for S.H.I.E.L.D. not to have a plan to deal with all kinds of troubles, and it is naturally impossible not to deal with mutants.
However, now that the alarm bell was heard by him, and it had not dispersed until this time, it was basically confirmed that there were either a lot of people attacking this time, or...... It's troublesome!
"Yes, Mr. Pierce," the side where the technicians were located was obviously not quiet at this time, so there was a noise from time to time: "And according to the footage captured by the relevant surveillance, several of the people who attacked this time are famous mutants on the wanted list!" ”
As he spoke, the relevant information was sent to the computer in Pierce's office by the technician, and appeared on the virtual screen in front of Pierce.
Wanted?
None of the mutants who can be on the wanted list are simple characters! After all, ordinary mutants are usually caught directly at the first time, and only the kind of mutants who do not have tricky abilities need to be wanted.
And then, the profile photos that kept appearing in front of him on the virtual computer screen also confirmed this. Shelter, landslides, auroras, dazzles...... Even among all the wanted mutants, it's tough! It's no wonder why the guards on the periphery didn't deal with them in the first place.
Of course, although the lineup on the mutant side is indeed very strong this time, it is not enough to make Alexander Pierce nervous. After all, this is the headquarters of the Trident in Washington, one of the most central places of S.H.I.E.L.D.! The guard force it has can be regarded as the number one even in the entire land of the United States.
And the most important thing is that it is close to Washington, the political capital of the United States, and all major violent institutions are stationed here, ready to come to support.
Therefore, after a little glance at the information about these people on the virtual screen, Alexander Pierce began to order again: "Open the D16 arsenal to the combatants, and at the same time unseal the S-5 transformers, and let me keep all these mutants who have just invaded S.H.I.E.L.D." "Lazy people listen to books
"Yes! Mr. Pierce! After listening to Alexander Pierce's orders, his subordinates hurriedly responded.
Just as he was about to turn off the video communication, suddenly the image in the projection of the virtual screen in front of Alexander Pierce began to blur and distort. Before Alexander Pierce could turn around, he saw that the video screen began to stabilize, but the scene inside was very different from before, and at the same time, the person had also changed from his subordinate to the leader of the mutant brotherhood at this time, the White Queen!
"This should be the second time we've met, Pierce," the White Queen said first, not waiting for Pierce to say anything.
"Do you know what you're doing? White Queen! Ignoring the White Queen's greeting, Pierce said with a cold face: "You are playing with fire!" Play a fire that is likely to blow you to pieces! ”
The White Queen smiled contemptuously and said, "Blow it up, it's up to you?" ”
"It seems that the compromise made by the government in the previous war gave you the illusion that you had unbridled capital!" Hearing the White Queen's mocking words, Pierce said with a cold look: "It seems that now is the time to need a little pain, so that you can clearly understand that not everyone is someone you can provoke!" ”
"Can I consider this a threat?" The White Queen's body leaned forward slightly, and then sneered.
"No, I'm just stating the facts!" Pierce said without showing weakness: "Soon, the World Security Council will pass a new bill against mutants!" And the reason is that you attacked the government authorities first! But until then, I'll have all of your operatives left behind! ”
"I'm really confident," the White Queen sneered, "Is it relying on the genetic virus developed by your S.H.I.E.L.D. research institute that specifically targets our mutants?" ”
Pierce's pupils shrank slightly, and he replied expressionlessly, "...... I don't understand what you're saying. ”
Obviously, she had long expected that Pierce would not admit it like this, so the White Queen didn't say much, and sneered, and a copy of the relevant information documents about the genetic virus produced and developed by the laboratory under S.H.I.E.L.D. specifically for mutant genes appeared on the virtual projection screen in front of Alexander Pierce.
"Do you understand now?" The White Queen looked at Alexander Pierce, who was pale, and teased.
“…… How the hell did you get it?! ”
In the face of ironclad evidence, even Alexander Pierce no longer wants to admit it. But more than that, Alexander Pierce now wants to know one thing, that is, how the relevant information got into the hands of the White Queen.
Because if he's not mistaken, the actual control of this institute has always been on Hydra's side. In other words, the personnel of this research institute are almost all Hydra people, and Alexander Pierce, who has always been confident in Hydra's brainwashing work and secrecy, really doesn't understand how the people of the Mutant Brotherhood got the relevant information.
And most crucially...... He hadn't heard any news before this, and it wasn't until the White Queen sent the information to him that all the information of a research institute with such a tight level of secrecy had been stolen, which was unimaginable!