Phil Coulson's eyes lit up, ready to take Captain America's shield.
But Killer Frost turned a deaf ear as if she hadn't seen him, and tied it onto her left arm herself.
"The shield..."
"The shield is here, the recipient shouldn't be far either."
Killer Frost deliberately interrupted him, twisted his meaning, and then started looking around.
Phil Coulson's expression was a bit grim. He had already guessed Killer Frost's intention.
She wanted to pocket Captain America's shield!
This wouldn't do. The shield was the symbol of Captain America and the U.S.'s property. To some extent, it could be said to be priceless.
Furthermore, there was a high probability that Captain America was still alive.
The person is alive, but the shield has been taken away. What kind of situation is this!
"Ice, Killer Frost, can you..."
Phil Coulson wanted to ask for the shield, but suddenly heard a loud bang.
Immediately after, from the low-visibility snowstorm ahead, he saw Killer Frost walking back, with the shield tied to one hand and a tall man in the other.
"Captain Steve Rogers!"
Phil Coulson recognized him at a glance and rushed over excitedly.
"He, how is he?"
"He's alive!"
Killer Frost frowned slightly. Although this recipient, Steve Rogers, was still alive, being frozen for many years meant he wouldn't wake up easily or quickly.
"Hey."
"Can You sign for this on my behalf? Otherwise, I'll have to take him back to Void Express."
Phil Coulson agreed to sign on his behalf without a second thought.
Anyway, he was the one who mailed this package; there was nothing wrong with him signing for it.
By all accounts, Captain Steve Rogers should be taken back to S.H.I.E.L.D. for care.
When he wakes up, S.H.I.E.L.D. can help him adapt to this brand new World.
After signing on his behalf, the order was completed.
Phil Coulson had someone take Captain Steve Rogers and simultaneously looked at the shield in Killer Frost's hand.
"Swish—"
A golden light lit up near Killer Frost.
This was a portal.
The other side of the door was the teleportation room of the Void Express branch in the Void Building.
Killer Frost glanced triumphantly at the shocked Phil Coulson, held the shield, and stepped inside.
"Swish—"
The portal vanished, the golden light disappearing.
"What... what is this?" An Agent couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Phil Coulson shook his head: "That's not important. What's important is that she took the shield."
Now that the shield was in Samuel's hands, it would likely not be easy to get it back.
In the teleportation room of the Void Express branch, Killer Frost looked at the closed portal behind her and nodded slightly with satisfaction.
This portal came from the Sanctum Sanctorum in Kamar-Taj and was originally used to connect Kamar-Taj with the three Sanctum Sanctorums.
Samuel found two portals, or rather, teleportation arrays, in the Void!
One was placed in the Void Building for couriers to deliver and return.
The other one couldn't be used for some reason and had to be put away first. He would find a sorcerer from Kamar-Taj to check it later if there was an opportunity.
Rooftop, small garden.
The setting sun hung in the air, shining on people's faces, making them seem as if they were plated with a layer of golden light.
It shone on the Water surface of the swimming pool, making the surface shimmer with golden light, like countless magical little stars, sparkling.
It shone on the green bamboo, making it look as if it had been oiled, appearing even greener.
When Killer Frost arrived with Captain America's shield, Samuel was lying on a lounge chair by the pool, basking in the afterglow of the setting sun, lazily admiring the sight of the 'mermaid' swimming in the pool.
Killer Frost recognized her.
Iron Maiden.
Melina Vostokoff.
She looked at the uninhibited, radiant Melina, then at the lazy, calm-eyed Samuel.
Killer Frost subtly pursed her lips, judging by her experience...
Forget it, there's nothing to judge.
Given Samuel's strength and status, shouldn't he be able to enjoy himself?
Moreover, Melina was responsible for the Red Room and worked diligently for Samuel's career, so a reward was due.
Yes, in Killer Frost's opinion, this was undoubtedly a reward.
Because besides Samuel, Melina couldn't find anyone else.
If she did, regardless of whether her loyalty was questionable, she would become untrustworthy.
Even if Samuel trusted her, those who followed Samuel, including Killer Frost, would no longer trust her!
In the circle centered around Samuel, Melina could be considered to hold a high position and significant power.
After all, as the actual controller of the Red Room, if she wanted to maintain her core position in the circle.
What was needed wasn't ability, but attitude!
She had to make Samuel and others believe that she was one of them!
Speaking of which, although the various forces in Samuel's circle seemed to be working together or operating independently, the internal competition was actually quite severe.
It's just that there aren't too many opportunities for them to compete openly right now!
They are all characters with names, reputations, and abilities; who is willing to be subordinate to others?
Direct internal competition is unavoidable.
The branch side is a bit better, as it only handles Void Express's business.
I heard the headquarters side is competing fiercely.
Dottie and White Queen compete, Matsumoto Maki and Nine-Spider Maiden compete.
Anyway, if You succeed at one thing, I will definitely succeed at another.
You conquer a territory today, I will eliminate a force tomorrow.
Without external threats, they can only work hard at internal competition.
"Captain America's shield?"
Samuel glanced at the shield in Killer Frost's hand and joked with a smile: "Didn't Phil Coulson fight you to the death?"
Killer Frost shrugged: "Even if he wanted to fight to the death, he needed to have the chance."
Samuel smiled, thought for a moment, and said: "Give the shield to Jenny Fokker. She's currently meeting Taskmaster as family; it's a good opportunity for them to spar."
"Oh, right, give the shield from my storage room to Taskmaster."
"Okay."
Killer Frost nodded: "You're not going to watch?"
Samuel shook his head: "They haven't learned Captain America's signature moves yet. Even with shields, they'll just be like chickens pecking at each other. Let them get familiar with it. Whoever wins, the shield You brought back will be her reward."
Killer Frost said: "Looking at Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D. probably won't give up on this shield."
"It doesn't matter. I have plenty of these things."
Killer Frost didn't care about the shield's ownership; she brought it back simply because Samuel had collected one before, and perhaps he would be interested.
Samuel didn't actually have too many shields, but it didn't matter. With nesting dolls, he would have plenty soon.
By then, everyone having one wouldn't be a problem.
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