14. Mechanical, civilized, outsider
Coulson's revelation is not surprising, although the "Super Soldier Program" of World War II 70 years ago was declared impossible to continue after only one success, but this time it succeeded in creating the most famous superhero in human history, and the arrival of Captain America announced the beginning of the era of heroes.
Whether it's Stryker's X-weapon at the beginning or General Rose's final weapon, these are all continuations of the Super Soldier program.
In the past 8 months when the evil gods were raging, the Human Survival Alliance urgently needed a large number of elite soldiers and commanders, and under the pressure of life and death, this kind of sneaky research was brought to the table in the bright light, bringing together the most intelligent people in the entire human civilization, and the research quickly came to fruition.
In the second phase of Super Soldiers, 20 Super Soldiers were mass-produced at one time, of course, the original intention of the alliance did not require them to charge into battle, which was too wasteful of resources, and they were all destined to appear as commanders on the stage where these Super Soldiers will be active in the future.
But now, these rookies who have not yet graduated have ushered in the last training of their cadet careers, and their training officers are the eternal legends in their group.
"Take a break!"
"Huh"
Under the scorching Gobi sun, 20 soldiers in yellow training uniforms were divided into two rows, and in front of them, Steve Rogers, also wearing training uniforms, and his deputy, Bucky.
"Jack Morrison!"
"Here!"
"Gabriel Reyes!"
"Here!"
"Reinhardt Wilhelm!"
"Here!"
"Anna Emali!"
"Here!"
“...”
A neutral voice sounded under the scorching sun, and in a short time the names of all 20 men and women were called, and after the final voice was over, Steve stepped forward, put his hands behind his back, and coughed lightly:
"Ahem, take a breath, soldiers!"
"You all know me, I don't need to introduce myself more, from today, I will take you for 14 days of actual combat training, after the training, you will be put into the European battlefield as a commander, you will become a commander, assassin, instigator, thief or gangster, but I believe that under these identities, there is a hero-like heart!"
Steve's voice raised a few degrees:
"70 years ago, I did what I had to do in the midst of war, and now, also under the fire, you will practice your own path... This era needs more heroes, and I hope you can be one of them... Now, I announce, training begins!"
Captain America raised his hands and made a fighting pose, beside him, Bucky also took a cover pose, and the captain looked at the 20 trainees who were a little surprised on the other side, and he said in a deep voice:
"Don't doubt it, come at us! Whatever you learn, you can use any weapon, just knock out either me and Bucky, and your training will be complete!"
Steve suddenly remembered what he had done in the barracks 70 years ago, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his left hand ticked at the hesitant young people:
"Rookies, come!"
On the other side, in a giant dam not far from the arena of the old and new super soldiers, Agent Coulson stood on the elevator, holding on to the railing with both hands, looking at the oversized robot in front of him frozen in a giant block of ice.
A real mechanical life!
Nearly 20 meters tall, the whole thing is silver-gray, and despite being sealed in ice for thousands of years, its appearance is still hideous, with a humanoid body and various deadly weapons, its head is like an abstract face composed of metal spikes and various metal modules, and in those extinguished eyes, only a hollow remains.
This creature is obviously dangerous, it is fixed to a wall made entirely of metal with special construction modules, and around its body, there are more than 20 cryogenic sprinklers, constantly spraying liquid nitrogen on the body of this mechanical life, so that it remains in a frozen state, although in the past 100 years of containment, this large body has shown no signs of awakening, but both S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Human Survival Alliance regard it as one of the most dangerous containment objects.
Directly above the head of the giant robot, a silver-gray three-dimensional diamond-shaped square hovers above the busy experimenters, the purpose of this thing is unknown, the smooth metal surface is painted with various patterns, it was discovered along with the large robot, but hundreds of years have passed, and until now, no one knows what the metal is used for.
It's not the first time Coulson has seen it, but every time he sees it, Coulson can't help but sigh at the greatness of the universe, this metal life is definitely beyond the worldview of ordinary people, it is simply like a miracle of creation.
"Agent Simon, repeat what happened!"
Coulson said without looking back, and a capable agent standing beside him immediately opened the document in his hand, coughed lightly, and read:
"At midnight a week ago, our observers detected a faint response to a strong current, and he immediately activated the base's emergency measures, and after investigation by experts, we determined that the accident was caused by the anomalous activity of the containment. ”
Over the next seven days, the same current response was detected 27 times, the last time it was at 9 o'clock last night, and the current response lasted for a full 13 seconds, but after the scientists reorganized and resolved, the electromagnetic wave represented by the current was meaningless. ”
The agent paused, then accentuated:
"At least in our understanding, it's meaningless, more like a dream-like fragment of information. ”
"You mean, it's dreaming?"
Coulson looked at Agent Simon behind him, pointed to the frozen chunk, and said, "These things are all made of metal, and they dream too?"
"Well, actually, a lot of the old employees who have been here for years think it's alive, sir. ”
Agent Simon said with some hesitation: "They say that it is just sleeping and will wake up one day, and some pessimistic scientists believe that the reason why we can trap it is because it is willing to be trapped by us, and when it wakes up, it will be us who will be trapped." ”
"Don't be so desperate, Simmons!"
Coulson, who had always scoffed at this kind of doomsday prophecy, patted the agent on the shoulder and whispered, "It's just a mechanical life, we've even defeated the evil gods, can we still be afraid of them?"
Agent Simon's face changed slightly, and he immediately replied:
"If this speculation is true, that is, there are big guys and helpers hiding in our world... Or is it calling for helpers?"
"Either way!"
Coulson put on his sunglasses and said in a deep voice: "We all have to be ready!" I have contacted the Second Fleet of the Alliance, they have sent a formation of assault ships to levitate in a synchronous orbit above us, you go to mobilize the garrisons of the nearby military bases, now we are short of manpower, the European region is a mess, all the Avengers have been sent out, and the Alliance does not have much resources to replenish here now, so once there is a problem, we have to rely on ourselves to solve it." ”
"And Krypton Security and the Knell Mercenaries, sir!"
Agent Simon proposed, "I've heard they've recently expanded their business and started taking on some big security jobs, I mean, we can hire them when we need to!"
"The mourning mercenary group can't do it, those mercenaries don't have the slightest credibility to speak of, as for those Kryptonian vampires..."
A look of pain flashed on Coulson's face: "Their asking price is too high, but it's also worth the money, you keep in touch with them at all times, and if something goes wrong, summon them here as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
Agent Simon took the order, Coulson stood in place, under the sunglasses, the dark green light flashed, he looked at the metal big man in front of him, he whispered:
"Big man, what the hell are you planning... What's your name?"
Coulson stayed where he was for a moment, shook his head, and turned to leave the futuristic tech-like lab, unbeknownst to the veteran agent, who, as he left, the screen of a cell phone-like device placed on the lab table suddenly lit up.
"Maniac... Confused... Communications... Launch!"
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"Buzz"
In the far edge of New York City, in an old parking lot, a black and white Mustang police car drove in slowly in the cover of night, it was parked next to a large green excavation truck, and the two strange consciousnesses began to communicate with the sound of stabbing electricity.
"Megatron has started to wake up, it's slept long enough, we'll find it soon!"
"It's not the key... The order of the Zeroer is clear, we must get it... Tinder!"
The sound of the urn sounded, intermittently, like a guy who is not good at talking:
"The Zeroer is the new leader! Stronger!"
Such a statement clearly upset its partner, who retorted:
"But Megatron at least treats us as brothers... He only cares about his revenge, he sent his descendants Shockwave and Red Spider to the safety of Australia, but he left us fanatical patriarchs in dangerous New York, and you see those Avengers, some of them can easily tear us down!"
"The Zeroer is not a good leader, he doesn't care if we live or die!"
"He's stronger than Megatron, he controls our consciousness..."
The voice of the urn was also a little low: "We can't... Revolt. ”
There was a trace of sadness in this voice that could not be concealed, and it also made the guy in the atmosphere just now shut up, but after a moment, he spoke again:
"Confusion and the Laser Bird have gone to track down the source of the information sent by Megatron, and they will soon have news that we will have a surprise attack, take the Tinder, and rescue our old brother by the way... Also, bulldozer dude, guess who I saw in Queens today?"
"Who?"
There was also a hint of curiosity in the sound of the urn, and the cunning crunch grinned and projected a projection onto the screen of the police car, which showed a dilapidated yellow sports car with a lack of maintenance, causing several pieces of glass to shatter.
"Look, our old friend Bumblebee, haha, I didn't expect those cowards from Bo to send people to lurk on Earth, but I don't know if Optimus Prime is coming... Seriously, bulldozer, are you willing to die for the Zero? You see, he's not Cybertron at all! He's just Thanos' dogleg, and it's not worth shedding our blood on his head at all..."
"You're right, we can't fight against Zero with Megatron alone, but if you add Optimus Prime and his Bo Pai... It's a different story!"
"But... Bo Pai and we are enemies!"
"Forget that damn hatred, bulldozer dude, that's Cybertron's internal conflict, there's a guy enslaving us right now! But it's going to have to wait, until the Zero starts a war, when it's entangled in those damned, savage earthlings... Let's stab him in the back again!"
The black and white Mustang police car honked its horn excitedly, and it shouted in an electromagnetic voice:
"We are fanatics! We are supervillains across the universe! We kill, we destroy, we plunder!"
"We will never be slaves!"