"Monster, he is a monster... he will die, he will die..."

"No, no, he is not a monster, he is a god, God. How can man defeat God..."

In the protective room, a man in a straitjacket sat motionless in front of the hospital bed, with an expression on his face that alternated between horror and despair as he murmured to himself.

"Is there any hope?"

Outside the protective room, Taskmaster looked at the boomerang through the small window in front of the door and asked expressionlessly.

"It's not clear yet."

Shaking their heads, the medical staff in the Thunder Agents base said hesitantly.

"What is currently certain is that Fred's symptoms should be caused by post-traumatic stress disorder..."

Post-traumatic stress disorder mainly refers to individuals who experience, witness or encounter one or more actual deaths involving themselves or others, or are threatened with death, or are seriously injured, or have their physical integrity threatened. Delayed onset and persistence of mental disorders.

It can range from natural disasters and accidents to direct experiences of violence, abuse, war, etc., such as being injured, or indirect experiences or witnessing the death or injury of others.

As for the cause of Fred's or boomerang's symptoms, everyone present knew it-Colin Luper.

In other words, Boomerang collapsed during the battle with Colin Looper.

Leaving the protective room of the Boomerang Station, Taskmaster passed by a pothole with a warning sign not to approach it.

Looking up at the large hole that ran through the entire base and the people who were repairing it, the expression on Mimic Master's sinister face became a little darker.

Passing through the hole left by Colin, Taskmaster arrived at the Thunderbolts' medical area.

"You're here, Anthony."

Outside the ward, Luke Cage was sitting on a chair. When he heard the sound of footsteps, he looked up and glanced at Taskmaster who appeared, opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice.

Ignoring Luke Cage's greeting, Taskmaster's eyes fell on Crossbones, who was fully intubated in the ward.

"Doctor, how is the situation?"

"Sorry, sir..."

Taking off his mask, facing the inquiry from the Imitation Master, the doctor in charge of the treatment tried his best to respond in a tactful tone: "We have tried our best, but the injuries on Brock's body are too serious, with extensive burns and bone crushing for more than three months." With extensive bleeding of more than two-thirds of the internal organs, even the powerful medical capabilities of the Thunder Agents could only help him maintain basic life characteristics."

"This is the result of the support of Bullock's strong will to survive. Otherwise..."

Although the doctor did not finish what he said, Taskmaster already knew what he meant, that is, even with the powerful medical system of the Thunderbolts, it could only keep Crossbones alive for a while longer.

Judging from the condition of the crossbones, there is actually not much difference between living a few more days and living a few fewer days. On the contrary, it is just more painful.

Hearing the doctor's reply, Luke Cage's expression was a little silent.

In fact, not only Crossbones, but also the members of the Thunderbolts who participated in the battle before were seriously injured except for him.

Throw away the boomerang that has gone crazy and the crossbones that is still lying in the intensive care unit with intubation.

Among the remaining two people, more than half of the bones in Mr. Hyde's body were broken. If the incarnation potion developed by the other party had not promoted unimaginable changes in human body and made it extremely powerful in self-healing ability, perhaps the other party would have

He died on the spot due to the counterattack. Even so, such serious injuries, especially the condition of his arms, forced Mr. Hyde to undergo more than ten hours of surgery with the help of medical staff to reassemble the twisted bones.

Finish.

Moreover, because of his own special characteristics, Mr. Hyde did not allow doctors to insert a steel nail into his body to fix it.

Injuries can only be restored by injecting a small amount of medicine to stimulate the body's healing ability bit by bit.

Although Moonstone's injuries were not as serious as Crossbones or Mr. Hyde, the opponent's emotions became extremely unstable after losing the source of his ability to survive.

This is only the loss of the Thunder Agents, if coupled with the sacrifice of a large number of prison guards in the secret prison.

This time the prison escape incident caused heavy losses to the entire Thunder Agent Team.

After reporting the current injury status of the crossbones, the doctor wisely made room for conversation.

Withdrawing his gaze from Crossbones, who was covered in tubes, Taskmaster turned to look at Luke Cage aside, and asked without any wavering in his tone: "Tell me, Luke, why are you the only one who is intact?

"

"I have no idea."

Shaking his head, Luke Cage had a confused and remorseful expression on his face.

Under the gaze of the Imitation Master, he remained silent for a long time before speaking in a deep voice: "Maybe it's because I saved Colin Looper once, so I showed mercy."

If possible, Luke Cage would rather the other party show no mercy.

"Show mercy."

Upon hearing Luke Cage's answer, Taskmaster narrowed his eyes slightly, and no expression changes could be seen on his sinister face.

"Moonlight Gem, my gem!"

In the messy ward of the base, Moonstone Kara Sofen let out a sharp scream.

"My power, that's the power I finally got, give it back to me, give it back to me..."

Ever since she woke up, her mood has been unstable.

Because of the long-term fusion with the moonlight gem, the gem has become a part of her body. As the gem in her body was removed, Kara Sofen also showed strong symptoms of discomfort, and this condition continued to increase with time.

And continue to strengthen.

"...I give you the power to find it..."

In the messy ward, the expression on Kara's face was suddenly startled.

The air around her became restless, and thin whispers began to echo in her ears. The whispers seemed extremely far away. Even if Kara tried her best, she could only hear some faint whispers. She closed the sharp words on her lips.

Shouts, accompanied by sounds.

Kara found that everything around her seemed to have become illusory. Everything in the ward began to shake and twist, seeming to be shrouded in an inexplicable force. And in this layer of shrouded fog, the originally whispered whispers seemed to

It became a little clearer.

Suddenly, Kara felt countless tearing and squeezing in the wound on her chest, which was the part where the moonlight gem had been integrated.

Under the stimulation of pain, her consciousness became more vague.

Layer after layer of thick fog completely covered everything in the ward. When the fog swallowed Kara herself, she opened her eyes.

Under the guidance of her vision, Kara saw a huge body sitting on a throne speaking to her in a deep voice, guided by the broken green light in his hand, penetrating countless dimensions: "Find the fragments of the time stone!"

…

"Take the power I gave you and find it..."

[Contact the twisted time node and collect a small amount of time fragments × 0.5]

"Is it only 0.5?"

Countless whispers kept ringing in his ears. Colin looked at the 0.5 [Time Fragments] that appeared on the text, and couldn't help but show a look of regret on his face.

Ever since he got this moonlight gem, he has been trying to get [time fragments] from it.

On the contrary, the most important thing about the moonstone is that it gives the holder extraordinary abilities, which does not have much appeal to Colin.

After all, the battle with Moonstone has proved it.

No matter how powerful the ability given by the gem is, it is no match for him.

In this case, why should Colin accept it? Anyway, the power of the gem has little effect on him.

"It's better..."

Thinking, Colin placed his eyes on the moonstone in his hand.

It can be seen from [Time Shards (Kara Sofen)] that accepting the power of the Moonstone does not come without any price.

The prisoner who first mastered the power of the gem thought that there was some kind of will in the gem, and tried to change his mind and do something terrible.

However, Kara Sofen didn't care about this, and accepted the abilities it gave without any scruples due to her greed for the power of the gem.

After ending his memory of the scene where Kara Thorfinn obtained the power of the moonstone, Colin lowered his head and looked at the gem in his hand that exuded a dull light.

If you look at it purely from its appearance, this gemstone is indeed very special and very attractive.

Even if you don't consider its powerful ability, it is still a rare treasure.

Katcha, Katcha——

Unfortunately, Colin's inner decision will not be shaken by the appearance of the moonstone.

As his fingers holding the gemstone exerted slight force, tiny cracks began to spread on the surface of the moonstone.

The texture of gemstones is extremely hard, and even if it withstands the force of an explosion head-on, it will not be damaged at all.

But obviously, Colin was not within the range of the moonlight gem that could withstand the damage. As the power in his hand increased, the hard gem seemed to be unable to withstand the huge force anymore and shattered instantly.

And at the moment when the gem shattered, the whisper that was just vague at first became a little clearer.

At the same time, in a burst of bright light, the fragments of gems and whispers intertwined together, as if being pulled by an invisible force and turned into a figure that appeared in front of Colin.

This molded figure condensed from fragments of moonlight gems stood there motionless, with thick red mist emerging from its left arm to maintain its appearance. It turned its body wrapped in armor, and the figure looked down.

Looking at Colin in front of him, countless voices seemed to sound from all directions.

"I found you, the fragment of the Time Stone!"
To be continued...