"Is this Obelisk?"
Looking at the object on the table with a silvery metallic luster and a touch of modern art, Allen tried to reach out a finger and touch the surface.
moment!
Countless symbols and patterns emerged, emitting golden light around them.
There is no doubt that the Inhuman genes he previously extracted from Skye's blood played a role.
Otherwise, the power contained within will not hesitate to try to kill every contact who does not have Inhuman genes.
Allen is not sure whether this is the power of Obelisk itself or the Terrigen Crystal hidden inside.
Or is it the combination of the two that produces such a strange phenomenon?
But in any case, this item is somewhat similar to genetic identification, and it prevents people who are not from the Inhumans group from using it on Root.
"Yes, this is Obelisk. You must know that Hydra worked hard to get him, even at the risk of being exposed. Now I really want to know, what exactly is it? And what kind of danger it has."
Coulson As he spoke, he picked up the whiskey on the table and poured himself a glass.
As a dedicated agent, he almost never drank during working hours because alcohol makes people lose self-control.
But since he became the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., secretly hiding in the office and drinking a drink was one of the few ways he could relax his tense nerves and decompress himself.
Especially after the reorganization, S.H.I.E.L.D. can be said to have no money and no people.
All employees combined may not have as many people as the FBI headquarters in a big city.
Otherwise, when something happens, he, the director, will always rush to the front line directly.
Compared to Nick Fury, who comfortably hides behind the scenes to command and dispatch, and even embezzles public funds unscrupulously, Coulson's position as director is simply extremely frustrating.
Allen pretended to play with Obelisk for a while, then pointed to the uneven texture on the base and said, "Judging from the appearance and function, it should be a container, which needs to be opened in a specific place."
"A specific place?" Coulson frowned subconsciously, and a strange pattern instantly appeared in his mind.
That was discovered accidentally when he led his team to perform tasks before Hydra launched Project Insight.
Later, this pattern appeared repeatedly in Hydra's lair or in some cultural relics.
moment!
A flash of light dispelled the fog that had been unclear in Coulson's mind. He immediately turned the picture out of his desk, raised his head and drank the strong wine in the cup. Then he excitedly said to himself, "So that's it! This is not a circuit diagram or code word at all, but a map. I was so stupid! I didn't think of it at all before."
Obviously, because he did not accept the resurrection of the blood of Kree, he was not constantly driven by instinct to search for the temple hidden underground like in the original plot.
So until now, I haven't realized what that strange picture means, and I haven't even found any useful clues at all.
But after being reminded by Allen, he immediately connected the two after having been engaged in investigation work for many years.
Without any hesitation, Coulson, who got the new clue, immediately rushed into the laboratory with the picture, faced the two logistics scientists Simmons and Fitz and ordered, "Immediately reanalyze this picture according to the map! I will give you half an hour, and I will confirm its location after half an hour."
"Map?!"
Fitz suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment on his face, and immediately input the pattern into the computer and performed three-dimensional projection.
With the powerful performance of computers, hundreds of intricate underground mazes can be built in just a few seconds.
"Oh my God! It turns out it's really a map! There's something wrong with our thinking!" Simmons on the side also covered his mouth in surprise.
no way!
Because they followed Coulson and were exposed to too many events related to aliens and mysterious forces, their thinking has entered a misunderstanding, and they will always inadvertently associate in the direction of high technology or magic symbols.
But who would have thought that this is actually an ordinary floor plan.
"What? What's the problem?" Skye heard the movement and came over.
"It's Obelisk. We are finally going to reveal its secret." Coulson responded with a smile.
"Really? Then... then my life experience is not..."
This young girl's whole person revealed a kind of excitement and urgency that cannot be described in words.
Obviously, she has learned that Hydra, who wants to take Obelisk, is closely related to her becoming an orphan.
It's just that so far, her father who is hiding behind the scenes and controlling everything has not shown up yet.
"Don't worry, we will help you find the answer." Coulson comforted softly.
"Thank you!"
Skye glanced gratefully at the boss who rescued him from the quagmire.
In other words, in her subconscious, she has regarded Coulson as the father she can rely on at any time.
But Coulson smiled and shook his head, "No, it's not me you should thank, but Your Excellency Allen. If he hadn't reminded me, I would never have thought of the relationship between Obelisk and this picture."
"Allen? You... when did you come back!"
Only then did Skye notice the short figure behind Coulson, and embarrassment and embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face.
Because she will never forget that the last time she dealt with Enchantress, she almost Incarnations became a female pervert.
Similarly, Simmons also lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the laboratory became full of weirdness.
Compared with the two young ladies, Allen was undoubtedly thicker-skinned. He shrugged his shoulders as if nothing had happened. "You're welcome. In fact, I am also very interested in this matter. You must know that the things in Obelisk are inextricably linked to the recessive genes in your body."
"Me?"
As soon as Skye heard that it was related to his own life experience, he immediately threw away the embarrassment and embarrassment.
After all, things like life experience and bloodline are related to a person's sense of belonging and self-identity, and are by no means something that can be given up easily.
This is why many adopted children choose to find their biological parents when they grow up.
Even if the vast majority of people find their biological parents, they will not live with them, but will choose to continue to live with their adoptive parents.
Although Allen is not an orphan, he can understand this strong desire and nodded slightly. "That's right! Do you remember what I told you when we first met? There is some kind of power that has not yet been awakened in your body, and what is stored in Obelisk is the key to unlock it."
"Power... power? You mean, I will get Superpowers from this?" Skye opened his mouth in disbelief.
Although as a middle school girl, she once had similar delusions, and even worshiped the heroes in the Avengers Alliance as idols.
But when it really came to him, he felt an inexplicable fear.
"Yes! In this regard, I have obtained some information from Supreme Intelligence of Kree. In fact, they had been to the earth as early as the war between the Kree Empire and Skrull Empire, and conducted a series of attacks on human beings at that time. The biological experiment wanted to create a batch of powerful Superpowers Warrior to meet the needs of the war. However, due to various reasons, these created super Warrior were abandoned and their names were called Inhumans!
The moment the words "Inhumans" came out of Allen's mouth, Skye stood motionless as if struck by lightning.
Because she has vaguely realized why she was abandoned by her parents, why she became the 084 item marked by S.H.I.E.L.D., and why Hydra desires Obelisk so much.
After a full minute, Coulson, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., took a deep breath and asked, "How many Inhumans are there on the earth now?"
"Not too many, not too few. The number of people who have awakened should only be about a few thousand. But the number hidden among ordinary people may be very large, perhaps tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions or tens of millions. You must understand that Inhumans can be traced back thousands of years ago, and any of their descendants who are numerous in number are There is a very high chance of carrying Inhuman genes. However, the awakening of Inhumans's power requires a ritual. Inhumans, who has not experienced this ritual, behaves no differently from ordinary people," Allen explained in a nonchalant manner.
"How many... tens of millions of potential super Ability User?!"
Melinda, who had just walked in from the door, twitched the corner of his mouth.
Not to mention her, everyone in the entire laboratory who heard these words fell into unconcealable shock.
There is no way not to be shocked!
You must know that just a few members of the Avengers Alliance and the super Warrior trained by Hydra have already made this world extremely chaotic.
If tens of millions more Inhumanss with Superpowers emerge, it will be strange that the earth will not be in chaos.
Maybe if they get together, they can directly overthrow the existing government and form a country completely ruled by Inhumans.
"It's potential! Don't forget, Inhuman abilities's awakening requires a ritual." Allen corrected meaningfully.
"I understand! You want to say that if Skye wants to awaken and become Inhumans, he must take Obelisk to Kree-built location to perform this ritual, right?" Fitz cautiously tried.
"What about the danger? Is the success rate of Inhuman awakening 100%? Is there any case of failure in awakening and death?"
Compared to strength, Coulson is undoubtedly more concerned about the life safety of his men.
In his opinion, things like Superpowers are often more like a curse than a blessing.
Just look at the Avengers Alliance's superheroes who are full of misfortunes and you will know that they are not happy at all now.
"As far as I know, Inhuman awakening's success rate is 100%, and there is no mortality rate of even 0.01%. The only problem is that before awakening, no one knows what Inhuman awakening's ability is. In the records of Kree, part of Inhumans When acquires Superpowers, it will change its appearance. For example, it will grow a pair of furry animal ears, or an extra tail on its back, and some of its skin will even be covered with a layer of hard scales. Some changes are controllable, but some are permanent."
While saying this, Allen deliberately glanced at the top of Skye's head and behind her buttocks, deepening the young girl's worry.
Of course, if it only grows a pair of fluffy ears and a tail, it will not make Skye ugly, but will make it more cute and exotic.
But the thing is, if the skin was replaced by scales, it would be a lot of fun.
No woman doesn't care about her appearance and figure.
Many times, they would rather give up their powerful power than become a monster or ugly person.
"Damn! It sounds like Inhuman awakening's process is just like drawing cards." Fitz couldn't help but complain.
He obviously plays a lot of mobile games recently, and he is full of resentment towards this semi-gambling gameplay.
"Forget it, don't think about this, find out the place where the ceremony will be held first. As for whether Skye wants to perform this ceremony, it is up to her to make her own decision." Coulson interrupted the discussion on this topic.
He must know what the so-called "ritual" is and what played a key role in Inhumans's awakening.
Otherwise, if all the tens of millions of Inhumans in the world suddenly wake up overnight, it is estimated that World War III will start fighting in minutes.
Soon, at the urging of Director S.H.I.E.L.D., everyone in the entire headquarters began to get busy finding the location of the map.
Only Skye sneaked into the room where Allen was resting, then locked the door behind his back, sat down on the sofa opposite, and asked nervously, "I am Inhumans, does that mean that my parents are both Inhumans, or one of them is?"
Allen nodded without thinking, "Yes. Judging from the purity of the genes contained in the bloodline, one of your parents must be Inhumans who has awakened the power. If nothing else, it should be Hydra who found them, and then some conflicts broke out."
"In other words, they didn't intend to abandon me, but they had no choice but to do so?" Skye suddenly became excited.
You know, she has been thinking about it all these years, why on earth did her biological parents abandon her?
Can't afford to raise children due to financial reasons?
Or did the two finally separate due to emotional differences, and no one wanted to be a burden to them?
Or are they a pair of irresponsible parents who don't want children at all and are just by-products of happy sports?
But now, Skye finally understands that it's not that his parents don't love him, but that they encountered danger and reluctantly chose to give up in order to protect themselves...