For the future Quake, finding his biological parents has always been the motivation to support him through his tragic childhood.
Having been adopted three times and sent back three times, she yearns more than anyone else to find her biological parents and ask them why they abandoned her back then.
Is there something unspeakable, or is it simply that they don't want to fulfill their responsibilities as a parent?
As the saying goes, everyone has a compensatory mentality.
The more something is lacking, the more something is longed for.
Skye lacked the most love and care from her family and parents when she was a child, so investigating the news about her biological parents has always been the top priority in her life.
Even when I first learned hacking skills and joined Tidal Organization, it was to achieve this goal.
Coulson was keenly aware of this and used it as a bargaining chip to successfully recruit the opponent into his small team.
On the one hand, he took a fancy to the other party's excellent computer network and hacking skills, and on the other hand, he wanted to monitor this young girl who had been classified as "extremely dangerous" at all times.
In this way, after spending several boring hours on the plane, the group finally landed in a rural open space near the border between Romania and Hungary without incident.
Since the huge transport aircraft can even take off and land vertically under the S.H.I.E.L.D. magic modification, there is no need for an airport or runway at all.
When the rear door of the cabin opened, several agents waiting here quickly came forward to greet them.
"You are finally here, Agent Phil."
"How's the situation?"
Coulson asked, glancing at the huge area a few kilometers away that was completely covered by a black semicircular cover.
The middle-aged man at the head first cursed in the Romania language, and then replied with a wry smile, "It's terrible! In the past twelve hours, the area of the unknown area has expanded three times, and the moving speed has begun to become faster and faster. So far, we have relocated more than 120,000 residents in the surrounding areas. If this continues, it will definitely cause widespread panic. The government requires us to resolve this threat within seventy-two hours!"
You don't need to ask to know that these people are Romania local S.H.I.E.L.D. employees.
In fact, because S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the form of an international cooperation organization, almost every country has a separately operating branch.
Although nominally, they have a direct relationship with the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, they are actually closer to cooperating with each other.
Most countries have very direct and powerful influence on the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch operating within their own territory.
"The coverage is still being expanded?" Coulson frowned when he heard the news.
"That's right! And we found some interesting things in the area where we moved." As he said that, the middle-aged man took a black suitcase from his hand and opened it in public.
moment!
Several arrows glowing with silver cold light appeared within everyone's sight.
"This is..."
Leo Fitz quickly put on his gloves, carefully picked up one of them and placed it under the electronic instrument for testing.
Before he could come to a conclusion, the middle-aged man at the head took the initiative to explain, "This is the remnant we found in the place covered by the black shadow. According to the test results, this is a very old arrow. The main component of the arrow is pig iron plus silver plating. Outside the silver plating layer, we also found traces of a small amount of blood residue, both animal and human. As for the wood used in the arrow, it should come from a kind of fir tree."
"Silver-plated arrowhead? Why does it sound like a medieval demon hunting story..." Skye couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
After all, in the religious and cultural heritage of Europeans and Americans, the metal silver has always been regarded as a sacred symbol.
Especially Christianity, silver is often used to make crosses to resist the invasion of so-called "devils".
In many fantasy and horror literature and film and television works, silver-plated arrows, bullets, and crosses can be used to harm scary monsters such as evil spirits, ghosts, werewolves, Vampire, and devils.
"Maybe we're dealing with a medieval demon-hunting story. Look at this!"
With that said, the leading middle-aged man opened another sealed suitcase and took out a dried specimen that looked like a claw.
No!
To be precise, it is not a dried specimen, but someone deliberately made it into something like an amulet or Exorcism prop.
Especially the shape and size of the claws are basically not much different from human hand bones.
"What is this?" Coulson shivered involuntarily.
There is no doubt that these things are completely beyond the scope of his understanding.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. has done very little research in the mysterious field, and even now he knows nothing about the magical power on earth.
Therefore, after using the elimination method to confirm that this emergency incident should be a magic problem, they immediately chose to seek help from Allen.
"Hmm - it looks like the forelimb of some kind of humanoid creature. The cut is very smooth, and it should have been chopped off with a sword, an ax or other weapons. The most important thing is that from this claw, I feel some kind of darkness, Decay and curse." Allen took a glance and immediately gave his own judgment.
Because after seeing this claw, he finally became slightly interested in this mission.
"Curse?"
Grant Ward's face changed slightly.
As an undercover agent of Hydra, his desire and awe for supernatural powers are almost instinctive.
Allen nodded playfully. "Yes! It's a curse. Although I don't know exactly what this creature with claws looks like and whether it was transformed into a human being, it is definitely cursed by some powerful dark force. Especially the sharp nails at the end. Just scratching a little oily skin will immediately cause a series of serious consequences. Also to correct a mistake, this thing is not an amulet or an exorcism tool, but a deadly weapon."
"As a professional, do you have any suggestions?" Coulson asked seriously.
"My suggestion is that if you want to enter with weapons, you'd better follow these arrows and plate the warheads of all bullets with silver. In addition, explosives such as grenades should also be filled with enough silver shavings, and carry a silver-plated melee weapon. Believe me, you will need it soon."
Having said that, Allen ignored the shocked expressions of others and came alone to the place only one step away from the black cover, silently feeling the rich dark power that could not be described in words.
Although he has not entered it yet, he is basically certain that it is 100% connected to a different space.
Maybe it's the Earth in a parallel universe, or maybe it's a subspace hidden in the gap between the Earth and other worlds.
In short, this place is now connected to the earth by coincidence.
"You should have heard those words just now! Fitz, Simmons, prepare your weapons immediately, we will set off in an hour." Coulson quickly issued an order to the two technical supports in the small pair.
Not only that, he also opened the box filled with various props and potions, and armed himself, Ward and Melinda from head to toe.
As the only team in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. that is currently capable of dealing with magic and curses, these people all seem to be quite nervous, even Coulson, who has experienced hundreds of battles, is no exception.
After all, it is one thing to deal with alien invaders armed with high-tech weapons, but it is another thing to deal with ghosts, ghosts and Curse Monsters that you cannot understand at all.
The saying that fear comes from the unknown is not something I say lightly.
An hour flies by.
After everyone was fully armed with weapons, equipment, ammunition, drinking water and food, they finally carefully passed through the black barrier, causing ripples on the surface layer after layer.
After the last person was swallowed up by the black barrier, the whole world instantly became quiet.
Grant Ward, who was in charge of the rear, gently tapped the black barrier behind him with the butt of his rifle, and immediately discovered that the barrier that had flowed like water before had now turned into an extremely hard wall.
This also means that it is impossible for people who come in to go back the same way until they find other ways.
Not only that, after passing through the barrier, the sky above seemed to be blocked by a layer of gray unknown material. Most of the sunlight could not penetrate at all, making the surrounding environment dark and cold, with visibility less than ten meters and the temperature below ten degrees Celsius.
Just when Skye wanted to light up the lighting equipment in his hand, Allen suddenly raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.
"What's going on?" Coulson asked in a low voice.
"There are some cute little things that want to launch a surprise attack on us. Get ready for a fight! I'm going to catch them all right now."
As he spoke, Allen suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the forest in the distance that looked very deformed, and released a scorching fireball.
The next second...
Boom!!!!!!!!
A mushroom cloud comparable to a small tactical nuclear bomb rose into the sky!
The dazzling firelight directly dispelled the darkness and illuminated everything around it.
Before anyone else had time to react, hundreds of black figures rushed up from all directions like crazy.
With the help of the light generated by the explosion, they finally saw clearly what these "cute little things" Allen called them.
It was a strange creature covered with short gray fur all over its body, and its head looked like a mixture of a bat and a wolf.
They can walk upright like humans, or run on all fours like animals at faster speeds.
Some of them have wings on their backs and can glide at low altitudes.
Others are covered with scales and holding some simple tools, looking like the legendary Hell devil.
Especially those pairs of pale yellow eyes that sparkle with hunger, which are definitely enough to give most people nightmares for a lifetime.
"Fake! What the hell are these?"
Skye, who had not received any actual combat training, suddenly panicked. Even the hand holding the gun was trembling slightly.
Not to mention her, even Leo Fitz and Jemma·Simmons, two trained S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists, suddenly dilated their nervous pupils and swallowed saliva to force themselves to calm down.
"Fire!"
Seeing the large group of monsters rushing over like a tide, Coulson immediately pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang!
With the sound of a gunshot, the monster rushing at the front was hit by a silver-plated bullet. It stopped running at high speed, curled up into a ball and let out a painful wail. Its entire body seemed to be ignited by flames, and black smoke and fire continued to pour out.
After a few seconds, all the fur, bones and muscles on its body had turned into a pile of ashes, leaving only a few remnants like teeth.
"Silver Bullet can cause huge damage to them!"
"Then what are you waiting for?"
When Grant Ward and Melinda saw this scene, they unceremoniously picked up their rifles and submachine guns and started shooting at the monster.
In just half a minute, hundreds of monsters fell on the charging path.
Even if a few of them rush forward, they will be easily destroyed by Allen's magic.
After nearly a third of the monsters were killed or injured, the rest of the monsters immediately stopped charging, turned around and all went into the woods.
Looking at the trinkets on the ground left by the dead monsters after they burned themselves, Allen said casually, "Now at least we know why the agents who came in before were unable to go back. Don't we?"
"Yes! I just tried it, and ordinary weapons can't cause effective damage to them at all. This means that if we don't bring enough Silver Bullet, we will be torn apart by the monsters like those sacrificed agents." Coulson wiped the sweat on his forehead and sighed.
"Sir! I just finished testing the land under my feet. Judging from the results, the soil and air composition here are completely different from Romania, or even different from anywhere else on the earth." Jemma·Simmons interjected.
"What do you mean..." Coulson's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Simmons means that after passing through and getting the barrier, we are no longer on the earth." Leo Fitz gave the answer straightforwardly.
"Bad news! Our car's engine cannot start due to unknown reasons." Melinda also added.
"Damn! My electronics are broken too."
"And my phone and watch!"
Accompanied by exclamations one after another, all the electrical-related things carried by the team were aging at an incredible speed and were eventually completely scrapped.
The exploration had just begun when they lost all their research and communication equipment, as well as their only means of transportation.
Forced into desperation, Coulson could only order everyone to bring some food, water, guns and ammunition, and walk through this strange forest with no end in sight.
Thanks to Allen's magic, he created a Magic Light Source for everyone, and he could barely see the surroundings clearly.
Otherwise, it would probably take at least a few days just to walk through this forest.
Maybe you will be ambushed and killed by monsters hiding in the dark.