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"I never imagined Victor would be so cunning…"
Selena couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Even though she had followed Victor for nearly six hundred years, she had never heard about the key.
This showed how cautious he was regarding the matter of the Lycan progenitor.
However, his corpse had likely fallen into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands by now.
She just wondered if anyone from S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered the existence of that "key"?
Selena thought for a moment, then pulled out her phone to check the time.
Today was the 15th, and it would only take about 4 hours to get from here to Pier 17, so there was plenty of time.
She immediately decided to apprehend Alexander Corvinus first, and then find a way to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. to investigate the whereabouts of the "key".
"Although I really want to let you live, this mission was personally assigned to me by the Boss, and no mistakes are allowed, so…"
For Selena, Karl's orders were everything, even if it meant sacrificing her life.
To completely prevent him from giving Alexander Corvinus a heads-up after she left, which would lead to the failure of this capture mission.
She actually hadn't intended to leave any survivors from the start.
Her purple psionic eyes immediately turned to the two wolf women curled up on the bed.
They immediately walked over, their expressions blank, just like Andreas Tanis.
"Since you're so fond of debauchery, then perish with them in extreme pleasure…"
Selena then turned and left without looking back.
However, what she didn't know was that the ability she was activating with her psionic power was not "hypnosis" as she imagined, but rather the Chaos spell [Compliance] originating from Slaanesh.
The spell-affected creatures would fall into a state of extreme transgression for the next few tens of minutes, thereby abandoning all actions other than commands, until the spell's effect disappeared.
And as Selena's command was issued, Andreas Tanis and the two wolf women regained their senses.
But at this moment, only one thought remained in their minds.
That was to release the uncontrollable carnal desire within them, like a raging fire.
Immediately, a vivid and decadent scene began in the great hall.
But as time went on, gradually, the extreme pleasure transformed into extreme pain.
Blood began to seep from the continuously rubbing skin of the three.
Yet, strangely, their faces still held that intoxicated expression of enjoyment.
It wasn't until their entire bodies were bloody and mangled, and they had no strength left, that they were forced to stop.
However, their broken bodies, piled on top of each other, strangely fused together under the catalysis of some magical power.
They became a bloody, spiky monster that bore no resemblance to a human form.
Aside from two unusually thick legs and one torn giant claw, the other four legs and five arms had all transformed into twisted tentacles of varying lengths and thicknesses.
And the facial features of the three were completely enveloped within the flesh.
In their place was a gaping, fanged maw, and four ferocious vertical pupils located on either side of the shoulders.
An indescribable horror immediately filled the entire great hall.
…
Pier 17, New York Harbor.
A specially modified large cargo ship was docked at its designated berth in the pier—it was the Lorenz Mark.
Two teams of fully armed security personnel were on patrol on the deck and at the pier.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
A helicopter slowly descended onto the deck from the dark night, then the cabin door opened, and several security personnel quickly walked down, dragging a black body bag.
A few minutes later.
Inside the Captain's cabin.
"Officer."
The security team leader reported to an old man opposite him, who had an aged appearance, white hair, but an exceptionally robust physique:
"As per your command, we have brought Victor's body back."
Alexander Corvinus's eyes flickered, and he asked with a hint of urgency, "Did S.H.I.E.L.D. notice anything?"
"Not while we were operating, at least…"
The security team leader shook his head seriously, "They didn't examine Victor's body; they sent it directly to the morgue along with the other bodies."
Phew—
Alexander Corvinus secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, his suspended heart finally settling.
Even though he had lived for nearly fifteen centuries and commanded a powerful private armed force, he still could not directly contend with a behemoth like S.H.I.E.L.D..
No choice.
Because apart from his long lifespan and immunity to disease, two extraordinary traits, he was no different from an ordinary person in other aspects.
In fact, to avoid becoming a lab rat for S.H.I.E.L.D. or other organizations, Alexander Corvinus had lived a life akin to an ascetic for over a thousand years, far from public view.
And this time, if not for the "key" in Victor's corpse, which concerned the whereabouts of his second son William, he would never have sent his subordinates to provoke S.H.I.E.L.D. proactively.
But thankfully, Victor's body was sent directly to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s exclusive morgue.
After all… better safe than sorry.
This was Alexander Corvinus's survival philosophy that he had always believed in for a millennium.
"Take me to see the body."
"Yes, Officer."
Then, led by the security Officer, Alexander Corvinus arrived at the morgue where Victor's body was placed.
"Leave me alone for a while. No one is to enter without my command."
Once everyone had exited, Alexander Corvinus impatiently opened the body bag, then took a scalpel and extracted a disc-shaped special object from the headless corpse's chest.
"William, Dad will never let you be taken away like Marcus…"
However, just as he was continuously washing the bloodstains off the "key" under the faucet, the anxious voice of the security Officer suddenly came from outside the door.
"Of… Officer, unidentified Invaders have been discovered on the deck and have engaged in direct combat with our men. We must… immediately transfer you to a safe area."
Alexander Corvinus's heart sank upon hearing this. He quickly pocketed the "key" and opened the door to walk out.
But who would have thought that waiting outside the door was not his subordinate.
But a young woman with short black hair, dressed in black leather.
Crack—
Selena's fair hand gently twisted, directly breaking the neck of the security Officer she held suspended in mid-air, then casually discarding him at her feet.
"You are 'The Immortal' Alexander Corvinus, aren't you?"
Alexander Corvinus first looked at the corpses scattered throughout the corridor; almost all of the security personnel had their necks twisted in the same manner.
But what truly astonished him was that there were no signs of a struggle whatsoever around them.
This indicated that the security personnel he had meticulously selected were instantly killed when facing this woman, without even a chance to pull the trigger.
"A name, to me, is merely a constantly changing designation."
Alexander Corvinus tried to calm his emotions, then said with a complex expression, "I know you… Moon Goddess Selena!"
"Actually, ever since you successfully seized power and took control of the Wizard Society, I guessed that one day you would come to my door personally, but… I never expected that day to come so soon!"
"Before you kill me, I just want to ask, what did you… no, what did the person behind you do to Marcus?"
Over the past few centuries, Alexander Corvinus had been secretly monitoring his group of "unfilial descendants".
He had witnessed them constantly fighting and slaughtering for profit and blood.
Although he would not actively intervene, he would secretly send people to clean up the aftermath for them, as well as the eyewitnesses.
He had always protected his descendants in his own way.
However, more than half a month ago, the team responsible for monitoring the Wizard Society suddenly reported that an unidentified armed team was transporting Marcus's golden coffin.
Alexander Corvinus immediately ordered that Marcus be recaptured at all costs!
But who would have thought that as soon as the two teams engaged, his side completely lost contact…
And when the support troops drawn from other areas arrived at the scene, besides finding a pile of dismembered bodies, torn to pieces with exceptionally gruesome deaths, Marcus and the others were nowhere to be found.
Alexander Corvinus immediately ordered the abandonment of surveillance on the Wizard Society.
Because he keenly sensed that there seemed to be a powerful organization behind Selena, and these people had now set their sights on his sons.
Thus, to avoid a similar "tragedy" befalling his second son, William.
He first sent an elite team to snatch the first "key," which was worn as a necklace, from the Lycan King Lucian.
Then he secretly sent people to steal Victor's headless corpse back and retrieved the second "key" stored within the body.
He had originally thought he could get ahead of everyone and transfer his second son, William, to an even safer place.
But who would have thought that everything he had done would ultimately become a wedding dress for others.
"It seems you know quite a lot."
Even if the other party truly knew of Karl's existence, Selena would not be surprised at all.
After all, this old man had lived for over a thousand years; if he didn't even have this much intelligence capability, then he truly lived in vain.
"Don't worry, Marcus is doing very well now. The Boss has given his life a whole new meaning…"
Selena's eyes flashed with disdain, and she said with a hint of mockery, "Also, I didn't come here to kill you this time, but to help your family reunite."
"So… aren't you going to hand over the 'key' yet?"
Before this, Selena had already used her hypnotic ability to obtain information about the two "keys" from Alexander Corvinus's confidant.
Alexander Corvinus's body trembled slightly, as if he had already guessed his future plight.
After handing over the two "keys," his entire demeanor seemed to age by several hundred years instantly, and even his formerly upright posture became hunched.
Upon seeing this, Selena not only felt no sympathy for the old man in front of her but also a sense of satisfaction, as if a great revenge had been exacted.
Because in her opinion, the tragic deaths of her parents, and her being turned into a thrall by Victor and exploited for over six hundred years…
The root of all this was Alexander Corvinus's excessive "doting."
If he had accepted the undeniable fact that both of his sons were man-eating "monsters" earlier.
Then he wouldn't have indulged Marcus and William in creating more monsters.
This old man clearly had the power to stop everything.
But because of his "doting" on his sons, he stood by and watched tens, even hundreds of thousands of innocent humans perish under their fangs and claws, and secretly cleaned up their messes.
Therefore…
Selena felt that this old man deserved to die far more than his two monster sons!
Selena not directly dismembering him, but instead taking him back to her Boss's Super Soldier Project to serve as an experimental subject to supply Extraordinary Factors, was already the greatest mercy to this old man.
Immediately, she, along with her subordinates and Alexander Corvinus, went to the secret prison where William, the Lycan progenitor, was held.
… … … …
…
And at this moment.
Far away in Kamar-Taj.
In a simply furnished room, with only a wooden table and a low bed.
Kaecilius sat cross-legged, his expression conflicted, using the calming incense to forcefully relax his constantly taut nerves.
Then he entered a special state similar to meditation.
Because only in this way could he reunite with his deceased wife and child in his "dreams."
Actually, more than two years ago, Kaecilius was just an ordinary office worker with a happy family.
However, misfortune soon befell his family.
During a trip.
The car Kaecilius was driving had an accident, and his wife and child tragically died in the crash.
So from that day on, his World shattered and collapsed.
For a period of time thereafter.
Under the influence of grief and self-blame, Kaecilius gradually lost himself.
He began to live a muddled life, like a walking dead.
Alcoholism, fighting, self-abandonment…
Until one day, he met a Pirate mystic, who told him that there might be a place that could help him find his direction again.
So Kaecilius came to Kamar-Taj, and with his perseverance and talent, he quickly won the Ancient One's admiration and became one of her disciples.