Marvel: Infinite Evolution
Chapter 4

What Race Are You?

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Two days passed quickly.

At around one in the afternoon that day, Harvey put on his cloak, which completely covered his body and gave off a chilling, sinister aura.

He turned invisible and left his home, heading for the meeting place specified by the person who had posted the bounty.

When using his usual identity, Harvey would drive or take a plane, but when he used the identity of the Grim Reaper, there was no need to hide.

In less than an hour, Harvey had arrived at the location the other party had mentioned.

Harvey looked around and listened carefully. He found that aside from three faint life signatures, there were no other presences in the building.

There were, however, some people wandering around in the distance, keeping an eye on this place.

They wore suits and ties, looking like ordinary office workers one could find anywhere, but their life energy surpassed that of normal people, and their physical abilities were at least above average.

Harvey could not see through someone's identity at a glance, but he could judge whether someone was powerful through their life energy.

Absorbing these people would earn him a large number of Evolution Points, but Harvey would not kill people for no reason. Taking a job was another matter.

Judging by their clothing, there were three possible identities for these people: plainclothes FBI agents, mercenaries, or operatives.

As for what they really were, Harvey did not bother thinking too deeply about it. He would know once he saw who wanted to meet him.

He was not some softhearted mutant who thought he could not touch this person or that person.

If anyone showed obvious hostility toward him, or even attacked him, he would kill them outright.

Then Harvey descended directly from the air to the sixth floor. When he saw the beautiful red-haired woman through the window, along with the other two people in the room, he immediately recognized them.

His body passed straight through the window and entered the floor.

Nick Fury, Coulson, and Natasha were all waiting for the arrival of the mercenary known as the Grim Reaper.

Harvey appeared directly in the triangular space surrounded by Natasha, Nick Fury, and Coulson.

"What exactly do you want me to do?"

The sudden voice made Nick Fury, Coulson, and Natasha turn around at once.

Natasha, in particular, almost instinctively drew her gun and aimed it toward the source of the voice.

The tall figure draped in a pitch-black cloak appeared, radiating such a cold and eerie presence that it seemed to freeze the temperature of the entire room.

When Natasha saw the figure in the black cloak, its body giving off that chilling aura, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily rolled down her forehead.

Nick Fury turned around, and his one remaining eye narrowed.

Coulson also immediately drew his gun. The moment he saw the figure, his eyelid twitched.

However, his training as an agent kept Coulson's expression taut, preventing him from showing his shock. Still, the swallow he could not suppress revealed the turmoil in his heart.

Seeing the figure and feeling its aura, Nick Fury thought that if this guy in the black cloak were holding a scythe, he would perfectly match the description of the Grim Reaper.

Nick Fury knew he had truly found the right person. This was definitely a powerful individual with superhuman abilities.

"I presume you are Mr. Grim Reaper."

"I am Nick Fury, the person who contacted you on the darknet earlier. Would you mind if we sat down and talked?"

Nick Fury quickly adjusted himself and spoke politely.

At those words, Harvey moved and sat directly on the sofa.

To Nick Fury, Natasha, and Coulson, the black figure seemed to have teleported.

"This is our first meeting, and you acted on instinct, so I will let it go this time."

"But if you point guns at me again in the future and intend to fire, I will regard that as hostility toward me. You will be considered my enemies."

Harvey's voice was cold as he issued the warning.

Natasha and Coulson broke out in cold sweats upon hearing those warning-filled words.

Nick Fury heard the blunt statement, and almost at the same time, all three branded the man known as the Grim Reaper as extremely dangerous in their minds.

Nick Fury had been an agent for many years and had dealt with Captain Marvel. He knew exactly how powerful and dangerous people with superhuman abilities could be.

So Nick Fury reacted immediately. A friendly smile appeared on his face as he slightly raised his hands, palms open, and slowly walked toward the sofa opposite Harvey.

"We have no intention of becoming your enemies, nor did we intend to fire. So please calm down."

"Let us discuss our business amicably."

Only after Nick Fury sat down did he lower his slightly raised, open hands.

"No matter what you want to discuss, since you specifically requested me, you must pay the deposit of at least ten million first."

"I assume you have already prepared the money. You would not make me leave empty-handed, would you?"

Harvey paid no attention to Nick Fury's movements and spoke directly.

"Of course."

Nick Fury nodded. He had researched the Grim Reaper's rules beforehand.

That was why he had only made contact after preparing the money, lest the negotiations fall apart and he get himself killed on the spot.

At his superior's signal, Coulson put down his gun and opened several large cases placed nearby. They were filled with stacks of cash.

Seeing the money, Harvey knew that Nick Fury had made thorough preparations before meeting him.

He had roughly guessed why Nick Fury wanted to meet him.

"Alright, then let us talk."

"Assassination, wiping out troublesome enemies, stealing important documents, escorting someone, and so on are all possible."

"What task do you wish to specifically assign to me?"

However, Harvey did not expose him. He simply treated Nick Fury as an ordinary bounty issuer and began asking questions.

"Mr. Grim Reaper, let me introduce myself first."

"I am Nick Fury, director of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."

"This meeting is to discuss some things that ordinary people have no way of knowing about."

After hearing those words, Nick Fury gave a genuine introduction.

As for Natasha and Coulson, it was not yet appropriate to introduce them too much before the Grim Reaper agreed to join them.

"Compared to the memorable and easily pronounced FBI, the name of your department is truly long and awkward."

Harvey repeated it silently in his mind before speaking.

Harvey's words caused all three super agents present to reveal a trace of embarrassment.

Nick Fury pretended to cough, trying to ease the awkwardness, then began speaking with a serious expression.

"Ahem. That name is indeed somewhat too long. We are also considering how to revise or abbreviate it."

"But the name is unimportant. What matters is what I want to tell you next."

"Mr. Grim Reaper, although I do not know your exact abilities, I believe you are a superhuman, and you have absolute confidence in your own strength."

"However, no matter how powerful you are, I dare say that the world you have encountered is only a small part of the world."

Nick Fury began his pitch, intending to persuade Harvey to join the Avengers Initiative.

Harvey could not claim to know everything about Marvel World, but he knew most of it. Naturally, he was not ignorant of these matters.

"Are you saying that your so-called Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division knows more than I do?"

However, Harvey remained calm and unfazed.

"Yes. First, you must be mentally prepared, and you must have a broad enough perspective to accept what I am about to tell you."

"In the universe that we have yet to truly explore, there are unknown aliens."

"They once came to Earth before. Fortunately, a superhero called Captain Marvel helped us successfully resist and drive those aliens back."

"That allowed humanity to escape disaster. If we had failed to repel them, humanity's fate would have been unimaginable."

Nick Fury nodded and began speaking with great emotion.

"That does not sound like anything I need to mentally prepare myself for."

"Since there are superhumans like me, is it not normal for aliens to exist as well?"

"And even if they are aliens, they cannot harm me."

Harvey remained unmoved.

He did not say that because he knew Marvel World.

Even in another world, once there were superhumans far beyond ordinary people—or rather, powerful beings—then the existence of powerful races other than humanity, namely aliens, would be perfectly normal.

For example, in the universe of League of Legends, humanity was not the only race. By human understanding, the other races could also be considered intelligent aliens.

Nick Fury paused at Harvey's words, wearing an expression that seemed to say, Why are you not following the script?

If ordinary people heard that aliens had invaded Earth before, and that with a hero's help, humanity had successfully resisted the alien attack and saved its fate—

Even if they did not feel reverence, they should at least be surprised, right?

After all, without that hero, humanity might already have perished.

Why did this Grim Reaper not seem surprised in the slightest?

Then Nick Fury thought of something. Looking at the faceless figure of the Grim Reaper, he carefully asked,

"Forgive my presumptuousness, Mr. Grim Reaper, but where are you from? What race are you? Are you human, or are you an alien?"

That question stumped Harvey and sent him into thought.

The reason Harvey paused was simple.

If judged by his previous life and his transmigration into this body, he was undoubtedly human.

But he had received the help of the Void System, possessed the Void Clan's ability to evolve endlessly, and had a lifespan so long that even he did not know its limits.

Moreover, he could completely transform into Voidreaver Kha'Zix, taking on the terrifying, horrifying appearance others saw, and his strength would become even greater.

And in the future, he would gain even more powers from the Void Clan. So was he currently human, or was he Void Clan?

Harvey had never truly considered that question before. Now, he began seriously thinking about it.

When Nick Fury, Natasha, and Coulson saw the Grim Reaper suddenly fall silent, seemingly lost in thought, they could not help but grow nervous.

Natasha and Coulson had heard Nick Fury speak of Captain Marvel. The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division did indeed possess some alien materials and technology.

Thus, the two of them believed that aliens existed in the universe.

But believing was one thing. Neither of them had ever actually seen an alien before, and this suspected alien, the Grim Reaper, was an extremely dangerous individual.

As long as he was human and they did not show hostility, they would not worry that the Grim Reaper would suddenly try to kill them.

But if the Grim Reaper were an alien with no sense of belonging to Earth and no sense of belonging to humanity—

Now that they had exposed his identity, it was entirely possible that he could begin fighting them at any moment.

Ten thousand words updated today. This was the first update.

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