Blood.

There was blood everywhere, and even the nose was filled with blood.

Merlin felt like he was back to Colson Farm, but his hands and his body were covered with blood. In the room in front of him, there were also cunning screams echoing.

Meilin took a step and rushed into the blood-covered room. He saw a monster covered in black smoke lying on the ground, gnawing on a corpse.

It was Phil, the young Phil, who fell to the ground, looking at Merlin with despair, as if questioning him why he came so late.

And that monster, the feasting monster, also noticed Merlin's arrival.

It let out a sharp sneer, and the strange black horny head rotated back 180°, staring at Merlin standing at the door in an extremely strange posture.

That's another him!

His face was twisted, his head was horned, and his four eyes were filled with the most evil light.

The other Merlin, who had been completely demonized, raised his hand, no, raised his claws, and the sharp claws with black bones pointed at Merlin.

"This is your future"

"Stop struggling! You will eventually fall into darkness!"

"Swish"

Merlin opened his eyes, and the ceiling was without any embellishment wherever he saw. The alarm clock at his bedside was ringing lightly, and it was this noise that woke him up from his nightmare.

It is 5:55 am now, which is also the time when he always wakes up in the morning.

Merlin habitually stretched out his fingers and touched them under his nose. Sure enough, blood was stained with the fingers again.

He had a nosebleed again.

This means that the erosion of darkness in his body is still continuing, like a nightmare that will never end.

But fortunately, the plagued bad luck has almost disappeared. According to the undersea man Vico, this means that Merlin's soul fusion is about to be completed. Even if he does not wear the shell necklace, he will not cause any major disasters again.

But he was already used to the existence of the pendant, just as he was used to it, and he woke up every morning and drank a glass of water first.

Merlin put on her clothes and took a shower.

At 6:30, he stood in front of the mirror on time. He picked up his razor and began to clean up his appearance. In the closet behind him, several sets of clothes he liked had been taken out.

Today is a special day.

Today, Merlin is going to meet his last blood relative, his cousin, Merrily.

"I don't know what identity Fury has made up for me."

Merlin finished shaving his beard, and he muttered to himself while looking at himself in the mirror.

Injecting super soldier serum brings physical strength, making Merlin look healthy and strong.

The muscles on the body are clearly angular, and there is a sunny atmosphere in every move. Especially when Merlin smiles, it is easy to feel kind and close.

But his eyes were not hidden from others, and their embers-like eyes would make ordinary people subconsciously afraid.

Fortunately, it is not impossible to solve.

Merlin opened the drawer and took out a pair of specially made square glasses without borders.

He put his glasses on the bridge of his nose and raised his head.

At this moment, in the mirror, through the lens, his pupils turned into ordinary dark gray under the refraction of light.

Although he could still see his strange pupils from another angle. In most cases, wearing these glasses was enough to disguise him as an ordinary person. Moreover, this pair of frameless glasses unexpectedly added a trace of bookishness to Merlin, making his face lines look softer.

"Well, Dr. Hall's skills are really good."

Merlin changed several positions in front of the mirror. The pair of glasses specially made by scientists from the logistics department of the Strategic Science Legion were stuck firmly in his ears. In a non-combat state, the thing almost never fell off unexpectedly.

And just like other agent equipment, this pair of glasses has several other functions. But for Merlin, who has spiritual vision, almost all other functions are useless.

This brings together a lot of high-tech things, and in his eyes, it is just a simple disguise prop.

Merlin turned around and chose a gray casual suit and a blue shirt. A few minutes later, he, dressed up, spread his hands and looked at himself in the mirror.

Well, if you pair it with a handbag, he looks like a qualified insurance salesman.

“Aggressive”

At 6:50 in the morning, a knock sounded. Merlin opened the door and saw Dr. Hall, who was familiar with him at the Secret Service, standing at his door.

"Merlin, there is your package underneath, I'll take it for you."

This gentle and 40-year-old doctor named Franklin Hall, a Canadian-American, is a second-year engineering tutor at the Secret Service Academy, responsible for teaching future technical agents the most cutting-edge scientific and technological knowledge.

He also lives in this dormitory building, and is next to Merlin.

During the past five months, he and Merlin have become very familiar with each other, and often take Merlin to help him and make some unscrupulous things in the laboratory.

"Oh, thank you, Hall."

Merlin reached out to take the cardboard box, he smiled at Hall, pointed at his gold-rimmed glasses, and said to Hall:

“This thing is really great.”

"Haha, I made it myself after all."

Dr. Hall laughed proudly twice, and he said to Merlin:

"For the sake of these glasses, after a while, I have to ask you to help me with a few test experiments, you shouldn't refuse, right?"

"Won't!"

Merlin nodded friendly:

“Just call at that time.”

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. There are still a few classes to prepare for today."

After saying that, Dr. Hall said goodbye to Merlin and walked back to his house.

Merlin closed the door and opened the box, which contained a stack of files. This should be the new identity arranged by Fury for him. He picked up the paper and wrote some basic identity information on it.

"Merlin Riley, 22, was born in Buffalo County, Wisconsin."

"My parents died early, they had been in an orphanage before they were 12 years old, and were sent to a host family at the age of 12 and followed their adoptive parents to New York. They graduated from community college at the age of 20 and joined the New York Bridge and Tunnel Administration at the age of 21. They are currently single, have good personal financial conditions, normal sexual orientation, and like to exercise and travel."

"Direct relatives: May Riley, Eric Stevenson."

“Current residence: 7th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan District, New York.”

Seeing this new identity, Merlin frowned and said:

"What the hell is normal sexual orientation? And why is the New York Bridge and Tunnel Administration? Is this the disguised address of the Strategic Science Legion?"

Merlin puts his identity information aside, and at the bottom of the box, there is a postcard with an address written on it:

"Please go to the 21st Century Bell Telephone Company."

More than ten minutes later, Merlin left the Secret Service Academy with a small suitcase and boarded a special school bus.

After nearly 3 hours of long drive, he entered downstairs of New York City, then transferred to the taxi and arrived at the very remote 21st Century Bell Telephone Company downstairs.

Meilin looked up and looked at the very old building in front of him. It was located in the old street with signs of the last century style. It looked full of a dilapidated and desolate look, but in fact, the business in this place was unexpectedly busy.

Meilin followed the crowd into the hall and saw someone waiting for him by the elevator.

Nick Fury.

This guy is wearing a black suit today and dresses like an insurance salesman who has become a business manager.

"Well, it's finally a little bit."

Fury reached out and patted Merlin on the shoulder, saying to the young man:

"Come with me. This is just a department in New York that is specifically responsible for personnel work. Our usual work location is not here. And after a while, the new office building will be put into use, and that place is much easier to find than here."

"Um."

Merlin nodded, and he followed Fury into the elevator, saying to his commander in a sound without sorrow or joy:

"New office location? Is it at the Bridge and Tunnel Authority of New York?"

"Don't care, that's just a disguise."

Fury waved his hand, took out his identity card, brushed it on a secret groove, and then pressed it rhythmically for 6 times on the closing key of the elevator. During the rapid drop of the elevator, he said to Merlin:

"That place is the location of another government department, and the confidentiality level is higher than that of the Strategic Science Legion. Using that place as a mailing address requires little to worry about being exposed. But how about it, you don't need to pay attention to this issue until your authority is raised."

"In fact, if no one takes you, you can't find where it is."

"bite"

With a light sound, the elevator door opened on the other side.

Merlin followed Fury out of the elevator. In the scene before him, it was a busy office area. This place looked like a wide basement. On the wall at the end of Merlin's sight, there was a gray eagle emblem of the Strategic Science Legion, representing the institution where the place was located.

Dozens of desks were placed in the basement, and staff in suits and uniforms were doing their work. It seemed to be no different from other companies in New York. However, Merlin noticed that the computers used by the staff here were obviously lighter and more technological than the slightly bulky personal hosts in the outside world.

"Go and go through your entry procedures, I'll be waiting for you outside."

Fury took Merlin to an office, he patted Merlin on the shoulder, and turned around and left the basement. Merlin walked into the office, where several dedicated staff were already waiting for him.
To be continued...