Chapter 50: The City
In many places, there are ancient families that may have similar legends, such as "the blue angels fell from heaven" and "they brought blessings to mankind".
Including the descendants of those families, many people only think that this is nonsense from the older generation, but it is just another story similar to "Prometheus brought fire to mankind", and most people who have heard it have not taken it seriously.
But the most interesting thing about stories and legends is that sometimes they are true.
It's a story that really happened. A group of visitors from outside the world have indeed visited Earth in the distant past, but they are no angels. They are the Cree, a cold, martial and highly civilized race. They have top-notch space navigation and mechanical skills, and their weapons are also known for their interstellar skills. The empire built by the Cree is the size of ten galaxies, and it is a force to be reckoned with throughout the universe.
The Kree have been fighting in the universe for a long time, and their warriors have suffered heavy casualties. In order to replenish their forces and gain more powerful warriors to fight for them, they sent teams to different galaxies to conduct biomodification experiments, trying to create killers with superpowers through genetic modification and recruit them into their ranks.
The Earth is one of the ancient testing grounds of the Cree people.
The original experiment was forced to terminate due to internal conflicts among the Kree themselves, and they withdrew from Earth, but the mutant genes they modified were left behind, which have been passed down from generation to generation over the long years, and have not disappeared to this day. However, this gene is recessive, and the carrier is no different from a normal person in the unactivated state. The only thing that can activate this gene is the Terrigan Crystal, a powerful crystal produced by Krestar, which activates the bearer's mutated genes and grants the subject extraordinary abilities, and the people who gain the abilities through this mutation are called "Inhumans".
And the inside of the obelisk happens to store this crystal.
Daniel Whitehall spent his life exploring the secrets of the obelisk, but never knew what it was really for. He thought the obelisk was a weapon, a switch to destruction, when in fact the obelisk was just a container that stored the key to activate the Inhuman's special abilities.
But in any case, Whitehall is now closer than ever to the secret hidden in the obelisk, and the ancient alien city buried beneath San Juan will soon reveal everything to them. Annoyingly, at this critical juncture, the entangled Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. reappeared.
Director Coulson personally led a team of elite S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives to block Hydra in the abandoned Ponside Leon theater, and the two teams were blocked on either side of the hall, pouring fire on each other with the help of cover. The dense gunfire crackled like an endless string of firecrackers, sparks and shells splashed freely in the empty hall, and no one could get out of cover even half a step.
Coulson fired two shots, ducking back behind the pillar he was using as cover before a barrage of fire could draw a barrage of fire. He gritted his teeth, turned his head to Agent Melinda May, who was hiding behind the pillar opposite, and tried his best to drown out the deafening gunshots: "This is not the way to go!" Cover me! I forcibly break through the past! ”
"What? You are crazy? Agent May gave a look of disbelief, "The second you emerge from here, you're going to be beaten into a hornet's nest!" ”
"Gotta try." Coulson skillfully changed his magazine, "Skye is in that hell-stricken alien city below, with that 'obelisk'. If Whitehall's guess is correct, the alien could trigger weapons of mass destruction. I've got to get her out, and then we can use explosives to blow up the city below and make sure no one gets in. ”
Skye is a young agent recruited by Coulson himself into S.H.I.E.L.D., a girl of mixed Chinese and American descent. She started out as a hacker in an organization called Rising Tide, but after joining Coulson's team, she proved herself through mission after mission, eventually earning her the badge of an official agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., though it collapsed before she could cover it up.
To Coulson, Skye was not just his most powerful subordinate, she was more like Coulson's unever daughter.
Agent May lifted his head and let out a sigh, "I'll regret letting you do that." ”
Outside, the frequency of gunfire was a little lower, and the firepower seemed to have weakened slightly. Agent May looked at Coulson, "Are you ready?" ”
“...... Want to hear the truth? Not at all. But what choice do I have? Coulson crouched down, ready to sprint, "Listen to me." Three...... 2. ......"
Rumble!
Flames erupted into the hall from above, and the ceiling cracked into countless pieces of heavy rubble and rumbled to the ground. Pitch-black armor descends vertically between dust and debris, and a standard "superhero" landing stirs up a choking wave of dust.
Coulson and Agent May froze.
From the moment he landed, Michael attracted at least half of the field's firepower. The Hydra agents hiding behind cover poured fire on him lifelessly, countless shrapnel pong pong splattering across the black armor, but the latter seemed to be unaware.
Without turning his head, Michael casually released the pulse cannon to blast through the bunker for a few seconds as several Hydra agents said to Shirley, "Structural scanning." ”
"I've been doing it for a long time."
The AI is so efficient that the detailed structure of the abandoned theater has come to life in the form of stereoscopic images in the blink of an eye. Shirley even intelligently circled a certain office in front of him, explaining, "Daniel Whitehall should be here." I guess you'll want to pay him a visit. ”
"Good girl."
Michael strode forward in the face of the rain of bullets, the pulse cannon blew up several people one after another, and the armor-piercing shells fired by the system-assisted Vulcan cannon killed a dozen or so other agents on the spot. The drastic change in the number of people reversed the situation in one fell swoop, and the Aegis quickly took control of the situation, and Michael had already walked into the depths of the theater without looking back.
Michael kicked open the door and walked into Whitehall's office, where two bodyguards in black suits were blown in the head by the Vulcan before they could raise their guns.
Daniel Whitehall sat behind his desk with his face blank, his fingers crossed and naturally flat on the table. He was dressed in a light gray suit, a neat tie, and round glasses with a deputy Si Wenwen, with a calm expression, an old god in the present, and a full of behind-the-scenes boss style.
Whitehall spoke slowly, "Finally meet, Dr. Norton......"
Michael raised his palm cannon and interrupted him without giving him face: "No time to talk, Whitehall." The entrance to the alien city, tell me how to get in. ”
"Building scans show an ion drill working in the basement, sir." Shirley reminded aloud, "I believe Mr. Whitehall's plan is to use an ion drill to open a few hundred feet of volcanic rock and create an entrance. ”
"Very well, then we don't need him."
Before he could finish speaking, the pulsing beam was already whistling out, and a single shot knocked Whitehall and his chair to the ground, leaving a charred hole in his chest.
Poor Whitehall was also a hydra leader after all, and he was once a big man who called for wind and rain, but now he went to see Hades without even finishing a complete line.
"Give me a partial three-dimensional map of the alien city, Shirley." Michael left the office, "We're going to go on an expedition." ”
(Thanks to the book friend Tian Yanyan for the 1000 starting coins, the book friend for the 500 starting coins for the white dipped sugar reward, and the 100 starting coins for the book friend Que Genten!) )