From Qi Jun's perspective, some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s actions were even worse than Hydra's!
Hydra at least knew how to offer incentives before resorting to coercion, but S.H.I.E.L.D. skipped the incentives entirely, leaving only coercion.
If you voluntarily accepted S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance, everything would be fine.
But if you didn't accept S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance, or even control, they would simply beat you into submission.
Looking back at the Marvel movie series, Qi Jun noticed that S.H.I.E.L.D. only did one thing:
"We're doing this for your own good, so you have to listen to us!"
"We're doing the right thing, so you have to listen to us!"
"You've developed a powerful weapon, so you have to listen to us!"
"To hell with listening to you!"
Did others not have their own opinions? Or were they fools?
In fact, based on this point, even without Hydra, that rat hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., Qi Jun would naturally never get along with S.H.I.E.L.D.!
"You have abilities, so you must accept our surveillance?"
Qi Jun: "Heh heh, get lost!"
...Time rewinded to the moment Phil Coulson was secretly taken away.
After leaving the church, Qi Jun quickly headed towards the blazing docks.
When Phil Coulson was taken away, Qi Jun, blending in with the crowd, had just arrived outside the cordon that the town police had set up around the docks.
The 'Rorschach's Forgotten Mask' that Qi Jun was wearing didn't cause panic among the surrounding crowd.
In fact, many people with an abundance of 'adventurous spirit' thought Qi Jun's outfit was cool.
Especially the ink patterns on the mask, which changed irregularly with his breathing, made the people around him incredibly envious.
A group of people exclaimed, "This mask is so cool!"
...Qi Jun frowned.
Although he knew no surveillance could capture him,
and these people around him would soon forget him,
being surrounded like this prevented Qi Jun from doing what he wanted to do.
After all, if he ignored the people around him and 'recycled' energy, it might attract the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. or some other intelligence agency.
So, Qi Jun could only consume his already limited energy again to actively activate the inherent attribute of 'Rorschach's Forgotten Mask'.
The special attribute of 'Rorschach's Forgotten Mask' was slowly activated.
But when Qi Jun actively injected energy to activate it,
almost in the blink of an eye, the crowd that had been surrounding Qi Jun immediately dispersed and began to express their indignation at the blazing fire in the docks!
At this moment, in their eyes, Qi Jun was a non-existent wisp of air; even the town police who were originally walking towards him unhesitatingly turned around to stop those rebellious youths who wanted to break through the cordon.
"Phew~~"
"I didn't expect Americans to also have the attribute of gathering to watch the spectacle, like eating melons~"
Wiping his forehead, which was actually a smooth part of the mask, as if wiping away cold sweat, Qi Jun couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter 38: Absorbing Fire Energy!
He glanced and estimated the distance from the cordon to inside the docks.
Damn it, that's at least two hundred meters!
Why didn't that damned American death-seeking attribute appear in these police officers?
He tried to communicate with the [Mutant Gem] to absorb energy from the fire.
Unfortunately, there was no change.
As expected, was the distance still not enough?
Qi Jun frowned; it seemed he could only get closer...Boom!!!
Just as Qi Jun had crossed the crowd and passed through the cordon, another violent explosion erupted within the docks.
Almost instantly, a shockwave swept over.
Of course, this secondary chain explosion wasn't very powerful, or rather, the sweeping shockwave wasn't very powerful.
Not to mention Qi Jun, who was unharmed, even the onlookers behind the cordon were only pushed back a step or two.
However, because of this, for now, no more rebellious youths were rushing into the cordon to seek death.
Seeking death is one thing, but it's not the same as looking for death, is it?
But how long could this temporary deterrence last?
Qi Jun shook his head, unconcerned, and continued forward...The docks not only contained a large amount of smuggled crude oil; as a smuggling dock controlled by a gang, how could it only smuggle crude oil?
There must also be a large amount of other goods that are easy to sell and highly valuable.
Some of these things might not be flammable, but some were definitely flammable and explosive!
The previous explosion of a stack of containers full of crude oil caused oil to splatter everywhere, engulfing the entire dock in flames.
The huge flames and high temperatures, combined with those flammable and explosive items, naturally made it easier for other containers to be scorched until they exploded!
The fiery docks were now experiencing many large explosions and continuous smaller ones.