"Oh, this is x-23!"
At the entrance of the swamp, more than 20 minutes later, Agent Commander McCree appeared in front of Merlin with the "Watch" team and the Thunder Special Attack Team in a twist of the light of the Transformation Spell.
The fake X-Men who appeared with them were also willing to join this annihilation operation after the explosion collar was lifted. Of course, they did not have the power to refuse in the face of Merlin's request.
When she saw the little girl standing hand in hand with Merlin at the entrance of the swamp, the fake storm girl was so scared that she took a step back. The young girl named Zophie looked at the girl beside Merlin in fear, and she said to Merlin:
"Where did you find her? Hasn't she been destroyed?"
"Swish"
Perhaps the fake storm girl called out the little girl's code name, and her sharp steel claws popped out of the girl's fist. She stared at Zophie and was about to rush out to kill her, but was forcibly pressed by Merlin.
"What x-23! She has a name."
Merlin glared at the frightened counterfeit storm girl, and he said:
"She's name is Laura, so she's not allowed to call that code name again in the future!"
“Yes, yes, I was wrong.”
The fake storm girl was very afraid of Merlin, especially when they were being watched by Merlin's fully armed subordinates.
The young girl bowed her head and admitted her mistake very much, then waved to the little girl Laura, trying to show kindness, but Laura, who was picked up by Merlin, ignored her at all.
Well, Icarus has checked her physical condition, probably because she has experienced a very miserable experiment, which has led to the child being indifferent to everything, like a killing machine with a preset mode.
Those bastards who transformed new mutants might have cultivated her in this way.
In short, after paying three apples, two cans of Coke, and 15 times with steel claws pierced through the heart, Merlin barely eliminated the girl's hostility. He searched the child's memory, but she seemed to have been cleared.
In those fragmented memory clips, Merlin only saw the scenes of the child experiencing cruel experiments and various murder trainings. He just knew that the girl was named Laura. In that "home", her code name was x-23. Apart from that, he knew nothing about the girl's past.
However, he and Laura have reached an agreement.
Well, a mutual help agreement.
She would take Merlin to find the bastards who made the new mutants, and Merlin was responsible for killing them and saving Laura's friends who were still there.
"Sir, the witcher team and the operation team have been assembled. They are led by Chief Colson and can carry out airborne operations at any time."
Agent McCrey in combat uniforms said to Merlin:
"We are also ready to enter the battle, but the question is, where is our goal?"
"Back, in the swamp."
Merlin pointed behind him and said:
"It was a building protected by optical concealment. I just saw it. Their defense facilities are quite complete, so you need to penetrate from the other direction, and then Colson will take most of the airborne combat Wade, don't touch her!"
Merlin's reminder was still one step late.
The famous deaf-killer, the Thunder Special Attack Team, is always unable to control his hands. When Merlin talks to McCree, he stretches out his hand and tries to touch Laura's hair standing there.
"puff"
Laura kicked Wade with a fierce move and kicked him to the ground. She pounced on Wade, and four sharp steel claws pierced from Wade's chest and stabbed him from the back of his heart, allowing the slutty Deadpool to be penetrated in one second.
The bright red blood was sprinkled everywhere.
“Wow.”
The commander of the Thunder Special Attack Team, Kree Yong Roger, was splattered with blood. He took a step back with disgust on his face and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood on his face. He looked at the fierce girl, turned his head and said to the black lily who was leaning on the gun beside him, with a cold face:
"I have been on Earth for more than ten years, but I still can't adapt to your children on Earth being so fierce?"
"Uh, generally speaking, they won't be so capable of fighting."
The crazy rat Jamison next to Yong Roger took a step back slightly. The guy beat his mechanical legs and said in a weird tone:
"But this child may not fall into the 'general' category."
"Hi, it hurts, bastard."
Wade, who was pierced in his heart, screamed:
"Who will help me? Ah, this cute girl is so scary. I'm going to be scared to death. Drive her away quickly. Hell! Drive her away!"
"Okay, Laura, don't be as knowledgeable as this bastard."
Merlin walked forward and lifted the little girl from Deadpool. He took out his handkerchief and helped Laura wipe the blood stains on his face. He said to Laura:
"We made an agreement just now, right? Take me to that place, and I will help you rescue your friend and ignore that bastard. It's time for us to set off."
"Um."
Laura nodded, and she looked back at Deadpool who was being lifted from the ground by Lu Ba. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
It's really strange today.
Meet two unkilled guys in a row
"Okay, keep up with Laura."
Seeing Laura stepping into the swamp, Merlin waved her hand and said to the person behind her:
"Everyone is careful about concealment, especially you, Wade, you only have two years of sentence left. If there are a few more tasks, you will be free, but if something goes wrong, you are ready to go to prison for your whole life."
The environment of this swamp is very bad, and there are hidden pits that can easily bury a person everywhere. However, it is precisely because of this harsh environment that Laura can escape from the pursuit of other experimental subjects after escaping from that "home".
This child is very adaptable to the environment, and she is also familiar with this swamp, just like her own back garden.
She led Meilin and her group to walk quickly in the swamp, bypassing one dangerous area after another. After more than ten minutes, they came to a foul-smelling pool.
“It’s here.”
Meilin pointed to the pool and said to the person behind him:
"From here, there is an underground sewage outlet, where Laura escaped, McCree, you take them down here, and then wait for the signal from me to remember to control the 2-3 underground floor of the building as soon as possible, where there are dormitory areas, and there are many children imprisoned there."
"And you guys!"
Merlin turned his head and looked at the fake X-Men behind the Watch Team and the Thunder Special Attack Team. He held Laura's hand and said to them:
"I know, you are forced to be mutants, but I think, you should also know the X-Men story, they defend their tribesmen, fight crime and evil, they know they do the right thing, so they are fearless."
"I don't expect you fakes to become like them overnight, but I hope you don't let down the power you have already obtained!"
Merlin said to those fakes:
"You have already got the ticket to the extraordinary world, so use it well. You don't need to be someone else's shadow for the rest of your life, you can also have your own story, and now is your time to choose."
"Either muster up the courage to do good things, or just pretend that all the pain you have seen and no more than you have experienced exists, find a corner to bury your head in."
"Anyway, do something that superheroes should do."
Merlin didn't say much to these young men, he nodded to McCray and turned around and left with Laura.
"Hi Merlin, aren't you going with us?"
Deadpool turned his head and asked while standing by the pool, moving his body, as if he was playing a diving competition:
"Where are you and that fierce little girl going?"
"We."
Merlin looked down at Laura, he smiled at the little girl who was a little nervous, and then said to Wade without looking back:
"We'll go 'knock on the door', Laura is going home, and her family should come out to greet her."
“This is the most basic politeness”
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"Sorry I've seen your memory, Laura."
Merlin held Laura's hand, two people, one big and one small, were walking in the dim swamp. It was midnight, and the swamp was very quiet, with only the croaking sounds made by the frogs from time to time, and the strange sounds in the dark, well, quite intriguing.
Merlin said to the silent Laura as she walked forward:
"I know that's uncomfortable, but you stabbed me several times, so we're even."
Laura didn't say anything, she quietly looked at the land in front of her that was blocked by vines. It was where the "home" was located. Advanced optical invisibility devices could ensure that the building would not be discovered. In fact, under normal circumstances, no one would go so deep in this rarely visited place.
The closer she got there, the more nervous Laura became.
She couldn't forget everything she had suffered there, was tied to the laboratory bench, was injected with gene serum, tortured, infused with Eidman alloy, and received murder training.
She watched the children who grew up with her disappear one by one. At first, she didn't know where the children went, and the villains who cared for them lied to them that the children were sent home.
Laura used to look forward to being sent home, although she had never seen her parents since she was born.
But once, Laura accidentally saw the subject that died unfortunately during the experiment was sent underground. She sneaked in, but she saw friends who were "sent home" in the morgue.
Unfortunately, not every child who accepts the X gene can successfully mutate, and not every child is as lucky as Laura and those fake X-Men.
Even life after successful mutation is far from happiness.
Laura will never forget how she carried out her first hunt that night. The faces of those unfortunately dead friends kept popping up in her mind, and anger that rose from her heart made her unable to continue to live in despicable lies.
She slipped out of the dormitory, like she was doing training, killing the guys responsible for experimenting with the kids one by one on their beds.
That's very simple. For mutants who have been trained as killers since childhood, killing is really a very simple thing.
That night, the whole "home" fell into chaos because of Laura's hunting.
"what's on your mind?"
Merlin's sudden question interrupted Laura's memory. She raised her head, pursed her lips, and looked at Merlin, still silent as before.
"I feel you're thinking about something that's not that pleasant."
Merlin reached out to stroke Laura's hair, and he said:
"I can probably guess what you are thinking. I've seen how you left that devil's cave. It's not easy to come back and face it. I guess your heart is full of anger and want to tear everyone who hurts your friend to pieces."
Merlin smiled, and he suddenly stretched out his hand and scraped Laura's nose. This action made the little girl take a step back subconsciously.
Merlin looked at the big black eyes and said to Laura:
"But there is no need, Laura, there is no need to let pain and anger define you and your past, uh, you may not understand, but it doesn't matter, listen to me, killing people in the outside world is not a glorious thing. Every time you fire a person's head, you will strip away a trace of your humanity and make you more rude to take action next time."
"And, many times, life is not fair and not worth it. The reason why I brought you back here, Laura, is that I hope you can see another way."
"I like a tough little girl like you. You remind me of my sister. I don't want to see you move forward alone in the darkness and finally embark on a road that cannot be turned back. You should enjoy your life just like the two stupid girls in my family, rather than carrying these heavy and dark things."
Merlin stretched out her hand to Laura, he said:
"I will show you that this world is not a despicable person. There are always people serving the light, and evil is like a shadow. Just a ray of fire is enough to make them disappear."
"They want to shape you according to their evil will, but you are still alive and you can choose another life, which is the best revenge for them."
"That's enough, we'll do the rest for you."
"Tight my hand, girl."
Merlin urged, Laura looked at Merlin's outstretched hand, she hesitated, she looked at Merlin, as if she wanted to see Merlin's heart through these eyes, but unfortunately, she couldn't do it.
There are few people in this world who can do it.
So, in the end, the little girl decided to follow her instinct.
She reached out and held Meilin's hand. Meilin smiled at her. The scorching hell fire was jumping on Meilin's other arm, like a big burning flag. Between Meilin's hand, a series of terrifying lava fireballs roared and smashed on the hidden building in front of her.
The next moment, a large silver-gray building appeared before Merlin and Laura.
Amid the harsh alarm, Merlin reached out to pull out the vibrating sword from the flames. He lowered his head and said to the little girl who was looking at him.
"Put your paws away, you can't use it today."
"Come on, Laura."
"Let's go home."
ps:
Chapter completed!