Chapter 14: Melee Mage

Garrett winked at Ward, who pulled the trigger of the pistol without hesitation...... Or at least, want to pull the trigger.

But Agent Ward was surprised to find that his trigger suddenly jammed as if it had been injected with lead, and he couldn't pull it no matter how hard he tried.

After not hearing a gunshot for a long time, Garrett couldn't help but glance at him suspiciously: "Ward? ”

Michael shrugged: "Accidents are always inevitable, aren't they?" ”

Two experienced Hydra agents were quick to respond. Ward immediately dropped his pistol and stepped forward, taking two fingers straight into his eyes. Garrett drew his gun in one hand and flashed his dagger in the other, and took two diagonal steps around Michael's flank, the silver blade slashing at the most delicate angle.

Grant Ward is a subordinate of Garrett who personally brought in Hydra, and all of his skills are taught by Garrett himself. Not only are the two men top-notch in hand-to-hand combat, but they're also able to complement each other. With tacit understanding, when attacking together, it seems to be a master with four hands and four feet.

And no matter how clever Dr. Angus Norton is, he is just a scientist after all. His area of expertise should be in the lab, not on the battlefield, and he didn't stand a chance to face two top agents one-on-two.

At least that's what Ward and Garrett are sure of.

But to their surprise, Michael only stepped back and turned sideways to avoid the two's attack. He was extremely precise in his distance, and the angle of his avoidance seemed to have been precisely calculated. Ward's fist staggered almost to the tip of his nose, and Garrett's blade only dragged a cold light past his waist and over the blazer.

It must have been just a coincidence.

The two of them moved non-stop for a moment, and they launched an offensive without stopping. Michael lifted the weight with ease, moving freely between the two men's combined attacks while countering with ease. His moves are extremely strange, but they are also extremely strangely powerful. Both Garrett and Ward have seen all kinds of combat techniques in different regions of the world, but they have never heard of his strange kung fu.

Of course, they couldn't have seen it, because most of the moves used by Michael were from Kama Taj. Although he went there to learn the occult arts, it seems that the mages there seem to be inexplicably more fond of hand-to-hand combat.

Supreme Mage Koichi told him about the relationship between the soul and the body on his first day in Kama Taj, believing that through the cultivation of the spirit and soul, the body can be transformed from the inside out. Injecting the spatial power absorbed during casting the spell into the flesh, it can even cause patients with spinal paralysis to walk as usual.

Therefore, according to a similar principle, spells can naturally strengthen the mage's physical ability and reflex nerves to a certain extent, and can allow the mage to do some actions that ordinary people cannot do with the help of magic. In terms of results, it is quite similar to some super power-ups.

After Michael soared into the air with a handsome POSE, swept Ward away with a volley, and kicked Garrett over in the nose, the two agents finally had to come to terms with the fact that they really weren't a match for the lab clergy.

Garrett half-knelt on the ground and looked up at Michael in surprise: "It's ...... Impressed. What have you done to yourself? Fortified serum? ”

"Where, it's just a matter of exercising properly."

"Even after all this time, you're still going to be surprised, Dr. Norton." Garrett stood up with a rough gasp and smiled, but he didn't seem to be flustered at all, "But fortunately, this operation has made me inexplicably a little uneasy, so I have saved my hand in advance." Otherwise, it is really possible that it will be planted in your hands like this. ”

"Oh?"

As soon as Garrett finished speaking, three shadows burst out from different directions. The three people wrapped in all-black combat uniforms seemed to fall from the sky, and fell to the ground on their knees heavily and loudly, encircling Michael in the middle in a "Pin" formation.

Michael's gaze slowly swept over the three of them: "Let me guess, your proud work 'Death Warrior'?" ”

"You actually know about this plan?" Garrett was a little surprised.

"Fortify a soldier's flesh with a half-hung potion like 'Centipede Serum', and then transform the subject's body into a cyborg and load it with a bit of a thermal weapon......" Michael's face was expressionless, but his tone was distinctly sarcastic, "I can imagine how desperately you wanted a substitute for the 'Super Soldier Serum' to concoct this kind of stubble work." ”

"Perhaps, the Centipede Project is indeed not perfect, but they also have their advantages." Garrett said, waving his hand, "Deal with him." ”

The three death fighters raised their hands at the same time, and the mechanical equipment mounted on their wrists simultaneously ejected the miniature launchers of the rockets. Three rockets screeched at the same time, each dragging a glittering tail flame from a different direction towards Michael.

The superimposed explosions shook the sky, and the shockwave released made both Garrett and Ward involuntarily take a few steps back. The hot air flow was violently stirred, and the flames turned into tornadoes, like roaring fire dragons rushing into the sky, red-hot shrapnel slicing through the fire curtain and scattering in all directions.

Garrett couldn't help but sneer as he looked at the fire that reflected the sky red. He didn't know how the other party had strengthened his body during the past three years, but in his cognition, even the most successful super soldier in the legend, Captain America, would have his body torn to shreds under such a blow.

"Goodbye, doctor." He murmured.

However, in less than three seconds, his confident smile froze on his face.

He saw the flames gradually dissipate with the black smoke, revealing a huge hemisphere of flame-colored color. Countless magic circles condensed on the surface of the sphere, and the intricate patterns slowly rotated with the flow of magic power. It protects Michael in the middle like half an eggshell, as if carving out an inviolable field. Heat and fire licked at the sturdy defenses one after another, but again and again they failed to return.

Ward's expression froze, and he turned his head slowly, only to find a similar expression on Garrett's face.

The pattern lines that formed the circle gradually blurred and disappeared. Michael raised his hand and spun around in the air in a small half circle, and a new circle opened, this time a portal. The iron-black parts spewed light and flew from the other end one by one, clinging to his body one after another. All the parts are precisely fitted and assembled, and soon Michael is completely encased and transformed into a set of high-tech black armor.

The power source was activated, the V-shaped eyepiece lit up, and a slight buzz of energy circulation came from the whole body of the armor. The black armor slowly raised its head, and the cold, piercing sense of oppression was overwhelming.

“...... Did you see that? Ward asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense." Garrett said calmly, "I'm not blind. ”

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