The Marvelous Grimoire of Magic
Chapter 1039

Only Ashes (First Update)

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Zephyr One was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new-generation airborne command center and rapid-response center, designed and built by Leopold Fitz to replace the previous Airbus. It had been his graduation project at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. At the time, the Airbus was already nearing retirement, while the Helicarrier was another product created to meet the same need.

The project had begun before the Hydra Rebellion, but it had not been completed at the time, and Coulson's team lacked the resources to finish it. Now the aircraft was in service and performing admirably. Like the Airbus, it could dock with a Quinjet. Thanks to its larger size, bigger fuel tanks, and more powerful jet engines, Zephyr One could remain airborne for days. It also possessed exceptionally strong counter-surveillance capabilities: not only could it vanish from radar, but it could also become visually invisible. That was why Wanda Maximoff and Robbie Reyes had failed to spot the massive aircraft landing near South Ridge Prison. Melinda May, Phil Coulson, Leopold Fitz, and Mike had caught them head-on.

"You don't want to start a fight, Ms. Maximoff." Coulson, acting as the negotiator, broke the ice first. "Fitz and Mike told me about your mission. I think we can handle this part together."

"I have no objection." Robbie Reyes frowned deeply, uneasily spinning the jangling key ring in his hand.

To get to South Ridge Prison, he had run no fewer than five red lights, cut through side roads that should have been impassable, and nearly killed a dog. When Wanda told him that Lucy Bauer might be going after Uncle Morro for revenge, Robbie Reyes had floored the accelerator. If anyone touched his engine now, they would surely end up in the hospital with severe burns. All the way there, Wanda had kept wondering whether he would suddenly turn

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