1. Hunters and cats

July 15th, the second month of the formation of the mutant nation utopia.

The international situation is very calm, and the effects of the Battle of New York two months ago are still fermenting, and this time the US government that was so embarrassed did not send the Men in Black to administer amnestics to the entire city, on the contrary, they generously took out all the information about this incident and shared it with other countries.

On the one hand, it is to win sympathy, and on the other hand, the fact that the Apocalypse spacecraft eliminated the Hydra forces in North America cannot be concealed from other countries, and the new US government urgently needs to restore its credibility, and this information exchange is the first step to save its image.

The U.S. government's think tank believes that once it is confirmed that there are powerful aliens who are hostile to the earth as an adversary, the great powers of the earth will inevitably unite under the pressure of pressure, and at that time, not too many people will care about such a small matter as Hydra infiltrating the government.

And under the adjustment of this kind of thinking, the world has also set off a big discussion about aliens and alien invasion wars, and every day there are many experts and professors with various names who publish various alarmist remarks through various channels to win attention, but in the eyes of really sensible people, the world is still the same as it was, and it has not changed much.

For example, Victor, who is hiding in a small town on the coast of the Aegean Sea at this time, looking for something, this mutant will not think about the ghosts of aliens at all, because he knows that the great power he serves will not be afraid of ghosts aliens at all.

"This is it! the home of Perseus, the great hero of Greek mythology!"

A guide hired at the port was very enthusiastic to introduce the history of the town to Vidocq, of course, 99% of it was made up, but Victor came here to find the truth of 1% of the lies.

Seeing the glint of interest in the eyes of this generous guest, the third-rate guide immediately cheered up and said mysteriously:

"I know you strangers don't believe in myths very much, but for us locals, these things are not made up, believe me, I was born in this village, when I was a child, the old man told me that before Perseus became a god, he left his own blood here, and some treasures that belonged only to the gods were buried in the mountain in front of him. ”

"Oh, then you know there's a treasure here, why don't you go and get it?"

Victor shook the cane in his hand, pushed aside the overgrown path in front of him, carefully observed his surroundings, and heard his question, the lame guide who was full of lies was choked at once, but he rolled his eyes and said:

"Because it's the wealth of the gods, and no mortal can approach it, or it will bring disaster, but my guest, seriously, I see that you dress like a decent person in a big city, so to speak, I know a lot of weird stories in the local area, and I can assure you that no one knows better than I know in this little place..."

Halfway through his speech, he deliberately stopped talking, but just looked at Victor meaningfully.

A dangerous grin erupted at the corner of the saber-toothed tiger's mouth, and a sharp canine tooth was exposed beyond his lips, startling the guide, but the next moment, Vidocq, who was wearing a trench coat, waved his hand, and a wad of green dollars was thrown at the guide's feet.

"Money means nothing to me, you know?"

He stretched out his finger and pointed to the guide's chest: "As long as I can see something valuable, I'll give you 10 times more, but if I can't see..."

"Huh"

The file-like sharp silver-white metal nails easily cut through the skin of the guide's heart, letting the blood flow down, at this time, no matter how stupid this third-rate guide was, he also knew that he had provoked a guy who couldn't be messed with, and as soon as his legs were weak, he knelt on the ground and screamed:

"Don't kill me... There was a cave in the mountain, very deep, and only the locals knew about that place, and every month when the moon was full, there would be a green halo there, and the old man would say that it was the last curse of the gods, and they said that it was the blood of the gods after they had been killed, and that everyone who had been there had died..."

"Then take me!"

Victor picked up the wad of dollars from his feet, stuffed it into the guide's pocket, and then scratched his neck with his sharp claws:

"Money on one side, life on the other, you choose!"

Half an hour later, Victor stood at the entrance of a dark cave, at his feet was the guide who had been exhausted and paralyzed, he did not deceive his orthopedics, this ghost place is really inaccessible, almost in the most central valley of this seaside mountain, no one with a normal IQ will travel here, and there are traces of fierce beasts in the surrounding grass, indicating that this is a completely undeveloped natural area.

"Cherish your little life..."

Victor kicked the third-rate guide and threw down a wad of dollars: "Get out with the money." ”

After saying that, he quickly jumped into the cave, not that the ruthless saber-toothed tiger suddenly became easy to speak, but Victor knew better than anyone that it would be close to dusk, and according to the speed of this guide's climbing, he would definitely not be able to run this mountain before dark, and there are wild beasts in the mountain, that is, unless something unexpected happens, this guy... It's dead.

"The fall of the demigod Perseus..."

In the dark, Victor couldn't help but rub his hands, his face full of anticipation: "This time, what surprise will you bring me?"

According to Greek legend, Perseus was the son of Zeus and had the blood of the gods in his veins, and he is best known for killing the monster Medusa, cutting off her head, and offering it to Athena.

In other words, that guy ended up becoming a god.

Ares is not a good man to get along with, but he is a good leader, he does not limit what his servants can do, nor is he angry that Victor is digging up the relics of the Greek gods based on the information he has received from him, he has been preparing a big plan, he has not shown up for a long time, and Victor has been free for a long time.

And he has also received so many benefits from this service.

When the ancient one destroyed Mount Olympus, most of these gods were left with no bones, and Ares, who escaped with his life, collected the only bones and hid them in a place that only he knew, but the relics of those gods were still scattered all over the world, and those were Victor's goals, he didn't have a collector's habit, he just knew that these things could make him stronger.

Victor is the kind of typical power chaser, unlike his brother Wolverine Logan, who is happy with his encounters, his thirst for power has no limit, but he is not the kind of battle maniac, it can only be said that this guy just enjoys the pleasure of power, especially after seeing the ancient gods from Ares, he is more and more dissatisfied with his current self.

"Ah, the harvest is not bad!"

Two hours later, the hopeful Victor walked out of the cave with a bulging bag on his back, and it seemed that the claim that Perseus still had blood left in the world was true, because he found in the tomb the legendary items of Perseus, which had obviously been carefully restrained, but now, the tomb robber was cheapened.

He hummed a song out of the dark cave, the outer sky had darkened, on the Aegean coast, there was always a smell of the fishy smell from the ocean, this smell was usually relaxing, but the moment Victor stepped out of the cave, the bag behind him was thrown to the ground, his hands were spread, his body drooped slightly, ten silver-white file-like claws flicked out of his fingers, and let out a low whimper towards the darkness ahead.

The wrinkles on the top of his head shrunk and his beard spread out, revealing canine teeth, making him look like a real tiger.

"Who's there! Get out!"

He shouted in a deep voice, and the next moment, a dark shadow jumped out from behind the tree next to him, and a familiar voice sounded:

"Yo, the big cat went out hunting and got the spoils... Remember me, dear Victor. ”

"Cyber?"

Victor immediately knew who the voice belonged to, he had crossed paths with this dangerous guy a few years ago, and their relationship could be summed up as friends, but after Ares's plan advanced a little bit, especially after Diana joined it, they never contacted each other again.

But Victor knew that this guy was not a good person, because just 2 months ago, he took something from S.H.I.E.L.D. that belonged to Cyber.

"My friend, why don't you speak?

Cyber slowly walked out of the darkness, he held a long knife with a sheath in his left hand, he looked at the vigilant Victor in front of him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"If you don't, then I'll ask... Where did you take my warhammer?"

"What warhammer?"

Victor took a step back: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh?"

Cyber's eyebrows furrowed, and his face became ugly: "Isn't it stupid? For the sake of our happy cooperation in the past, don't let me do it, Victor." ”

"I really don't know what you're talking about..."

Victor looked around little by little, and after seeing that there was no ambush around, the tension on his face disappeared, he clenched his fists, and a trace of golden light began to flow through his body, and he whispered:

"Besides, the warhammer isn't yours either, I'm just returning it to its rightful owner, aren't I?"

"Well, it seems that you have some windfall, that is, it gives you the confidence to face me, right?"

Saibo was not in a hurry to make a move, he tilted his head, looked at the golden light dancing on Victor's body, and said with interest, "What is this thing? It looks pretty pretty . ”

"Not only pretty, but dangerous enough!"

Victor moved his body, making the golden light on his body beat more violently: "Hercules's divine power, this thing can strengthen my body in all directions, strength, speed, perception, and most importantly, it is completely mine... You see, it's not just you, I've learned new tricks too. ”

"Hercules?"

Cyber frowned: "This is the god of ancient Greece, it seems that you have completely surrendered to Ares, then we have nothing to say, come, tie your hands, take me to Ares, maybe I can see the past and spare your life." ”

"Don't be kidding! Who do you think you are?"

Victor's figure smashed the boulder behind him at this moment, and the body mixed with Edman alloy pounced on Cyber like a war hammer, his claws pulled out a deadly light in the air, and ten shattering rays of light slashed in front of Cyber's eyes, just in the blink of an eye, the fatal claws were clasped around his neck, almost tearing apart Cyber's veins a little bit.

But alas, he no longer has this opportunity.

"Bang"

Cyber's right hand was firmly grasped on Victor's wrist, and his left hand brought a brilliant thunderous light, which flashed in the air, and a black shadow flew into the air with scorching blood, and then smashed at Victor's feet, which was an arm that had been cut off from his shoulder, and was still twitching nervously.

Cyber recalled the feeling of the blade cutting through the arm just now, and it didn't seem to be effortless, he looked at the incredulous Victor in front of him, and said in a deep voice:

"The power of the gods of Olympus? Listen to me, the days of being invincible with an Edelman alloy are over, come, tell me honestly what you know, as I said, I might be able to spare your life..."

"Big cat, it's up to you to live or die. ”