Chapter 30 Cursed Doll
Chapter 30 Cursed Doll
"Sorry, Captain, this is a top-secret project, and it's not safe for me to tell you this." Fury refused Steve's request to explore the Mind Stone.
Steve looked shocked: "Top secret? You're telling me it's not safe? What are you talking about? You mean you don't trust me?"
Instead of answering, Fury asked, "Instead of worrying about whether I trust you, tell me why you're interested in gems."
As Steve listened to Fury's question, he felt a strange sense of unease in his chest. Fury's words were an admission that he was not trusted.
"Natasha, can I trust you?"
After being rejected by Fury, Steve went to Natasha's office.
"Huh? Captain? Why do you say that?" Natasha sat up from her chair, not understanding why Steve asked that as soon as he walked in.
Steve sat wearily in the chair: "There aren't many people I can trust right now, and you're barely one of them."
"Barely?" Natasha noticed the underlying meaning in Steve's words. "You... ever doubted me?"
"No, it's just that I've been keeping something from you. But now I should know the true purpose of the SHIELD mole, so telling you won't hurt."
Steve shared his insights with the Holy Lord regarding the mole, and Natasha's expression shifted from confusion to shock.
"You mean they might be unaffected by brainwashing? Doesn't that mean they know all our plans?"
Steve sighed: "That's right, that's one of the reasons why we haven't had any leads these days. Valon and I have been acting alone before."
"Valon? Is that alien really credible?" Natasha probed Steve's intentions as instructed by the Holy Lord.
Natasha's question exhausted the last of Steve's strength, and he collapsed completely into the chair.
"Although I hate to admit it, it's true. Compared to the agents within S.H.I.E.L.D., I trust Valmont more."
Steve suddenly laughed: "Isn't it ridiculous that an alien dragon from another world is trusted by me more than my agent colleagues on Earth who have worked with me for many years?"
Natasha fell silent, and a small shadow split off behind her and left to tell the Holy Lord what Steve had just said.
Steve looked at the silent Natasha, assuming that she was shocked by what he had just said.
Steve didn't give Natasha much time, continuing to drop bombshells—or at least what he thought were bombshells: "Do you remember the Mind Stone?"
Natasha seemed to react instinctively, her body trembling uncontrollably: "The jewels on Loki's scepter? What happened?"
Steve noticed Natasha's unusual behavior: "Do you know something?"
Natasha didn't answer; instead, she asked, just like Fury, "Why are you suddenly interested in this?"
Steve didn't hide anything and revealed the result that Shendu had induced: "That was the mole's real target. If you really know anything, please tell me. This is also for the sake of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Natasha was silent for a few seconds, then sighed and said, "Alright, since we're both trying to find the mole, I might as well tell you."
Natasha closed the curtains to make sure the space was completely enclosed.
Steve didn't understand why the other side was doing this at first, but he was already prepared for a fight.
But then he was dumbfounded. Natasha took off her top and lifted her underwear right in front of him.
"What are you doing!" Steve closed his eyes, unsure of what to do.
"Look at me," Natasha commanded.
Steve could only open his eyes and look at the other person. He noticed a knife wound on the other person's chest.
After confirming that Steve had seen her, Natasha put her clothes back on.
"As you can see, I have a knife scar on my chest; that was Fury's doing."
"Frey?"
Natasha recounted what she had written in her hand about Fury putting the Mind Stone into his body and then taking it out.
"Is what you're saying true?" Steve could hardly believe his ears. He had already begun to doubt Fury, but he never expected that the other party would go to such lengths for the Mind Stone.
"Do you think I have any reason to lie?" Natasha retorted.
Natasha gave Steve no time to react, and began to link the situation to the Holy Lord as he had ordered: "If you want my help, I think you're going to be disappointed."
Natasha paused, giving Steve time to think: "If I take over and work with you on the Mind Stone, your plan will definitely be exposed."
"Why do you say that?" Steve asked in return.
Natasha pointed to her chest, where the knife scar was: "Fury said I was the best vessel, which means there's some connection between me and the Mind Stone."
"Fury already knows you're interested in the Mind Stone. Once he discovers you're on my side, the Mind Stone's protection will only be tightened further."
Steve lowered his head, remembering that the Holy Lord had agreed to be his ally: "No problem, I'm not fighting alone, I have an ally."
“Alright,” Natasha said, “I’ll take care of the location of the Mind Stone. The rest is up to you.”
The Holy Lord sat cross-legged in the middle of the room. He had just learned from the ninja that he was now completely trusted by Steve.
"What a simple-minded fool."
There is now a magic circle in front of the Holy Lord. As the most powerful dark magician, he has been unable to use his magic abilities due to his strength and the realities of the situation.
He still remembers the Leviathan that rammed into him. He could have used dark magic to dodge the attack, but his demonic survival instincts told him he couldn't; he had to play the role of a larger dragon.
Looking back now, it was definitely the right thing to do. Not to mention that with her power at the time, she would have completely lost her ability to move after using dark magic, and the Ancient One, who was clearing out the Chitauri soldiers approaching the temple from afar, would definitely have noticed the fluctuations of dark magic.
At that time, even if the Holy Lord doesn't die, he will be imprisoned.
Now, he has completely concealed his presence using the Serpent Talisman, the Ancient One is not in New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. is in chaos, and Tony is holed up in the lab.
He was at absolutely no risk of exposure.
Natasha is right next to Steve, and she can get Steve's coordinates at any time.
A deep incantation came from the Holy Lord's mouth, and the magic circle in front of him emitted a faint light.
Steve, who was at S.H.I.E.L.D., felt a weight on his shoulder, as if something had landed on it. When he reached for his shoulder, he felt nothing.
One of the dark magic arts of the curse school, the cursed doll, allows the caster to control the cursed doll at any time to bring misfortune upon the target.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Natasha looked at Steve, who was now looking puzzled.
Steve patted his shoulder: "It's nothing. I've probably been thinking too much lately and I'm too tired. I'm just hallucinating."
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