"Li~ I finally know how to use this charm!"
Skye's figure flashed, appearing in Barbara's room, her face full of joy~
"Eh? Where is everyone? Wasn't he supposed to be with Barbara..."
The young girl looked puzzled because she found no one in the room.
She picked up Barbara's silk nightgown, casually thrown on the bed, and examined it. At the same time, she faintly heard a slippery, slithering sound…
"It's coming from the bathroom..."
Skye cautiously stepped forward. The quiet atmosphere made her inexplicably nervous...
Rustling...
The bathroom door was unlocked, and the sound of water droplets hitting the floor echoed from inside...
[Something feels strange...]
Skye hesitated for a moment but eventually twisted the doorknob quietly and peeked through the gap…
[!!!!]
[!!!!]
[Oh my god!! What is that monster!?]
Skye's pupils contracted instantly!
Her face was filled with terror! She clamped a hand over her mouth, not daring to make a sound!
In the bathroom…
A nearly oval-shaped unidentified object clung to the corner of the wall, constantly pulsating…
Even though it was covered in beautiful black and white feathers, it could not conceal its eerie form…
[Is this... an alien egg?]
[Could there be a Xenomorph gestating inside!?]
Skye couldn't help but make the connection—after all, the scene before her was enough to make anyone's skin crawl...
[I can't stay here any longer. I need to notify Gwen and the others...]
She bit her lip, forcing her body not to tremble, and prepared to step back carefully—to escape from this place…
But.
Just at that moment…
Slither... Slither...
The fleshy substance inside the "egg" squirmed more violently, and even viscous liquid began oozing from the cracks…
As if… something was about to break free! Something was about to be born!
[.....Oh my god!!]
Skye's eyes went wide—because she could hear what was inside...!!
…..
Inside the Incan Temple.
Agent Ward had his gun drawn, facing off against Tang Ren and Song Yi.
However, his small pistol was practically useless against the red-energy weapons of the cloned soldiers…
The red-energy guns, of course, were spoils of war that Ye Li had seized from the Dark Elves.
…..
"You even brought a gun?"
Agent Melinda frowned at Ward, "That requires authorization."
...She herself hadn't even chosen to bring a gun.
"I grabbed it before leaving—there wasn't enough time...
Ward Grant explained, "And now it's coming in handy, isn't it? I brought it precisely to avoid last time's situation!"
"Huh? Now that you mention it, I just remembered!"
Tang Ren's voice came through the cloned soldier's communication device—
"Aren't you that tall guy I gutted last time? Heh, you recovered fast!"
"It's you!"
Agent Ward roared angrily.
Because all the clone soldiers were dressed in identical combat suits and had the same build, he hadn't recognized Tang Ren immediately.
But.
Once Tang Ren spoke.
That sly, annoying voice—Ward recognized it instantly.
"What's wrong, Yankee? Wanna experience Grandpa's technique again?"
Tang Ren, controlling the clone soldiers remotely from his base, showed no fear toward the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
"Doctor, what is going on?"
Coulson turned to the temple's caretaker, who was being held by Song Yi.
"Oh dear..."
The history and archaeology professor sighed helplessly.
"They have the proper permits too. I can't do anything about it..."
Pietro raised his hand at the right moment, taunting the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
"This artifact belongs to our investigation team now. If you don't want trouble, you'd better leave!"
Leo Fitz, hiding behind Jemma Simmons, shrank his neck and muttered,
"This is too unfair..."
"Hahaha!"
Pietro laughed arrogantly at his words.
"That's right! We're bullying you!"
He had always been a bit of a delinquent, and now, with superpowers, his arrogance was only amplified!
"What's going on here?"
At that moment—
A female soldier in camouflage uniform, leading a squad of Peruvian government troops, arrived at the scene.
Her name was Camilla, the commanding officer of these Peruvian government forces.
More importantly—she was also Coulson's ex-girlfriend...
And so.
Bias began to show—
Camilla scanned both opposing sides.
When her gaze passed over Coulson on the S.H.I.E.L.D. side—
She deliberately pretended not to see him and casually looked away.
Then.
Camilla raised her hand.
Click, click, click—!
Her soldiers all raised their guns—
And aimed directly at Qin Feng's team—
"Put down your weapons! I can mediate between both sides and help with negotiations. Let's talk this out peacefully."
"We promise to remain neutral!"
Camilla took a commanding stance, acting as if everything was under her control.
She believed that since she had so many soldiers under her command, her word was final!
But Qin Feng and his team clearly weren't buying it—
"You want both sides to put down their guns, but why are you only pointing your guns at us?!"
Song Yi was furious and snapped,
"This is blatant favoritism! And you call it neutrality?! Neutral, my ass! Pfft!"
Camilla folded her arms and said indifferently,
"Don't talk nonsense. Why would I be biased? I just think you all look more threatening~"
"You… You… Your expression when you looked at him wasn't right!"
Qin Feng pointed at Coulson.
"You… You guys definitely have some shady secrets!"
Camilla raised an eyebrow in slight surprise.
"I'm wearing sunglasses, and you could still tell?"
"Heh~ Your micro-expressions gave you away! And besides..."
Qin Feng tilted his chin slightly, gesturing toward Peter.
".....We've got someone who wears sunglasses all the time. We've long since gotten used to reading faces!"
"Alright then~"
Camilla adjusted her military uniform collar and smiled nonchalantly.
"So, what if I am biased? I'm the one in charge here. You'd better behave and put down your weapons."
"Otherwise... I can't guarantee whether my soldiers' guns might accidentally go off."
Ned couldn't stand it anymore,
"Isn't this just plain bullying?!"
Leo Fitz, hiding behind the Peruvian soldiers, taunted smugly,
"That's right! We're bullying you!"
Ah, how the tables turn.