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Chapter 439
Chapter 437: Attacking The Pentagon!
A Staff wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses sat in front of rows of monitors, browsing the surveillance footage.
His gaze quickly swept across the black and white screens. Seeing that everything was normal and nothing was happening, he leaned back in the back of his chair and smiled at his new colleague who had just started, "Don't be so nervous. You don't actually think a Terrorist would dare to attack The Pentagon, do you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of teasing laughter rang out from the surroundings.
"That's right, kid, you should relax. Because soon you'll find that your daily job, besides being responsible for finding lost children, is just staring blankly at these damn screens. Of course, sometimes you'll spot a few suspicious-looking guys, but most of those guys are just lost on their way to the Restroom."
Another Staff said with a smile.
"Aren't you worried about spies sneaking into the building?" The new Staff was a short-haired young man named Blatt. He rubbed his head, suddenly feeling that this job was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"Come on, this is The Pentagon. There are over twenty-five thousand Military personnel working here. Some areas are under dedicated surveillance, and the security is definitely beyond your imagination..." The Man with Glasses suddenly frowned, as if he had thought of something. "But speaking of which, The Pentagon's classified document was indeed leaked once."
"Are you referring to the mutant Mystique?"
Regarding the infamous Pentagon Papers leak, the Staff present were more or less aware of some inside information.
"They say that mutant named Mystique was rescued by Butcher some time ago. I wonder where she is now. She couldn't possibly be right here in our Pentagon, could she?" A Staff said in a joking tone.
"I heard Mystique can imitate anyone's appearance. If you married her, you'd be happy to death."
"Aren't you afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and finding a monster covered in blue scales on the pillow next to you?" The Man with Glasses said teasingly while looking at the surveillance screen.
"Doesn't matter. I've been single for over ten years. A little scare won't affect my sexual interest at all."
"I think you're just really hungry."
The Man with Glasses raised his right hand towards the person who spoke, giving him the middle finger to express his deep contempt.
"Tch, try being single for over ten years."
The topic ended, and the Monitoring Room fell silent again.
Suddenly, the short-haired new Staff, Blatt, seemed to see a suspicious figure in the surveillance footage. He leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the screen of one of the monitors.
At this moment, the man appearing in the surveillance footage was wearing a black trench coat and a wide-brimmed gentleman's hat. Due to the angle, he could only see the lower half of the man's face, but it was this half-face that made Blatt feel somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
His expression was solemn as he tried hard to recall where he had seen this half-face.
Just then, the man in the surveillance footage gently took off the hat on his head, then looked towards the hidden surveillance camera. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, as if greeting Blatt in the Monitoring Room.
A flash of light, like a clap of thunder, exploded in Blatt's head.
"Butcher! The Butcher listed as a top-level wanted criminal by the FBI! He's inside The Pentagon right now!" Blatt shouted in panic, even standing up from his seat directly.
"Are you sure? Could you be mistaken?" The other monitors came behind Blatt one after another, their gaze uniformly directed at the man in the surveillance footage.
Before Blatt could speak, the man on the screen opened his mouth, seemingly saying something.
"Good morning, everyone." A monitor who understood lip reading watched the man's mouth and murmured softly.
The next second, a ball of flame spontaneously generated in the man's hand, instantly enveloping the hat and burning it to ash.
"Holy crab!" The Staff present quickly returned to their posts, then picked up the red phone on their desks and shouted into the phone, "Emergency situation! Terrorists have appeared inside The Pentagon! It's the mutant Butcher who attacked the White House before!"
"Red alert! Please evacuate unrelated personnel from the building immediately!"
The screen image shifts to Xia Shang's side. In an instant, urgent alarm sirens blared from all directions of the building. Xia Shang withdrew the flames burning in his hand, ignored the panicked crowd around him, and walked directly towards an Elevator entrance.
The two Guard watching the Elevator entrance, upon seeing the Butcher walking towards them, subconsciously drew the pistols from their waists, ready to shoot.
"If I were you, I'd stay put and not move." Xia Shang swept a gaze over them, and the pistols on the two Guard's waists automatically detached from their holsters, then flew in front of them, their dark gun muzzles pointed at their heads.
"I think you should know where Magneto is being held. I hope you can take me there." Xia Shang pressed the Elevator button, then continued, "Don't lose your lives for a job. You should understand this principle."
The two Guard exchanged a gaze. Immediately after, one of them spoke, "We completely understand, Mr., please calm down. We'll lead the way for you now."
Entering the Elevator, Xia Shang glanced at the two Guard beside him, whose lips were pale with fear, then said to Mystique Raven beside him, "Did you bring the information I asked you to bring?"
A long time ago, when he first rescued Mystique, Xia Shang had her infiltrate Trask Industries to steal information about Sentinels and mutant experiments.
"The documents about the mutant experiments are all here. They include autopsy experiment information on mutants like Azazel, White Queen, and others." Mystique opened the briefcase she was carrying and took out a thick document from it.
Xia Shang took it, casually glanced at it twice, confirmed that this thing could thoroughly ignite Magneto's anger, and then handed it back to Mystique.
Beep! After half a minute of waiting, the Elevator went directly to the lowest level of The Pentagon.
"Who's there!" As the Elevator doors slowly opened, seeing the few uninvited guests inside the Elevator, the Guard in the silver-white Corridor instantly drew their pistols and aimed them at Xia Shang and the others, shouting loudly, "Let go of the Guard beside you, or we'll shoot."
"Feel free."
Xia Shang ignored their threat and walked out of the Elevator with Mystique and the others.
"Shetty!" Seeing this, the Guard no longer hesitated, directly pulled the triggers, and began shooting.
"I'll take care of them."
Behind Xia Shang, a black person with a peculiar form rushed out like a black lightning.
(End of Chapter)
A Staff wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses sat in front of rows of monitors, browsing the surveillance footage.
His gaze quickly swept across the black and white screens. Seeing that everything was normal and nothing was happening, he leaned back in the back of his chair and smiled at his new colleague who had just started, "Don't be so nervous. You don't actually think a Terrorist would dare to attack The Pentagon, do you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of teasing laughter rang out from the surroundings.
"That's right, kid, you should relax. Because soon you'll find that your daily job, besides being responsible for finding lost children, is just staring blankly at these damn screens. Of course, sometimes you'll spot a few suspicious-looking guys, but most of those guys are just lost on their way to the Restroom."
Another Staff said with a smile.
"Aren't you worried about spies sneaking into the building?" The new Staff was a short-haired young man named Blatt. He rubbed his head, suddenly feeling that this job was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"Come on, this is The Pentagon. There are over twenty-five thousand Military personnel working here. Some areas are under dedicated surveillance, and the security is definitely beyond your imagination..." The Man with Glasses suddenly frowned, as if he had thought of something. "But speaking of which, The Pentagon's classified document was indeed leaked once."
"Are you referring to the mutant Mystique?"
Regarding the infamous Pentagon Papers leak, the Staff present were more or less aware of some inside information.
"They say that mutant named Mystique was rescued by Butcher some time ago. I wonder where she is now. She couldn't possibly be right here in our Pentagon, could she?" A Staff said in a joking tone.
"I heard Mystique can imitate anyone's appearance. If you married her, you'd be happy to death."
"Aren't you afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and finding a monster covered in blue scales on the pillow next to you?" The Man with Glasses said teasingly while looking at the surveillance screen.
"Doesn't matter. I've been single for over ten years. A little scare won't affect my sexual interest at all."
"I think you're just really hungry."
The Man with Glasses raised his right hand towards the person who spoke, giving him the middle finger to express his deep contempt.
"Tch, try being single for over ten years."
The topic ended, and the Monitoring Room fell silent again.
Suddenly, the short-haired new Staff, Blatt, seemed to see a suspicious figure in the surveillance footage. He leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the screen of one of the monitors.
At this moment, the man appearing in the surveillance footage was wearing a black trench coat and a wide-brimmed gentleman's hat. Due to the angle, he could only see the lower half of the man's face, but it was this half-face that made Blatt feel somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
His expression was solemn as he tried hard to recall where he had seen this half-face.
Just then, the man in the surveillance footage gently took off the hat on his head, then looked towards the hidden surveillance camera. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, as if greeting Blatt in the Monitoring Room.
A flash of light, like a clap of thunder, exploded in Blatt's head.
"Butcher! The Butcher listed as a top-level wanted criminal by the FBI! He's inside The Pentagon right now!" Blatt shouted in panic, even standing up from his seat directly.
"Are you sure? Could you be mistaken?" The other monitors came behind Blatt one after another, their gaze uniformly directed at the man in the surveillance footage.
Before Blatt could speak, the man on the screen opened his mouth, seemingly saying something.
"Good morning, everyone." A monitor who understood lip reading watched the man's mouth and murmured softly.
The next second, a ball of flame spontaneously generated in the man's hand, instantly enveloping the hat and burning it to ash.
"Holy crab!" The Staff present quickly returned to their posts, then picked up the red phone on their desks and shouted into the phone, "Emergency situation! Terrorists have appeared inside The Pentagon! It's the mutant Butcher who attacked the White House before!"
"Red alert! Please evacuate unrelated personnel from the building immediately!"
The screen image shifts to Xia Shang's side. In an instant, urgent alarm sirens blared from all directions of the building. Xia Shang withdrew the flames burning in his hand, ignored the panicked crowd around him, and walked directly towards an Elevator entrance.
The two Guard watching the Elevator entrance, upon seeing the Butcher walking towards them, subconsciously drew the pistols from their waists, ready to shoot.
"If I were you, I'd stay put and not move." Xia Shang swept a gaze over them, and the pistols on the two Guard's waists automatically detached from their holsters, then flew in front of them, their dark gun muzzles pointed at their heads.
"I think you should know where Magneto is being held. I hope you can take me there." Xia Shang pressed the Elevator button, then continued, "Don't lose your lives for a job. You should understand this principle."
The two Guard exchanged a gaze. Immediately after, one of them spoke, "We completely understand, Mr., please calm down. We'll lead the way for you now."
Entering the Elevator, Xia Shang glanced at the two Guard beside him, whose lips were pale with fear, then said to Mystique Raven beside him, "Did you bring the information I asked you to bring?"
A long time ago, when he first rescued Mystique, Xia Shang had her infiltrate Trask Industries to steal information about Sentinels and mutant experiments.
"The documents about the mutant experiments are all here. They include autopsy experiment information on mutants like Azazel, White Queen, and others." Mystique opened the briefcase she was carrying and took out a thick document from it.
Xia Shang took it, casually glanced at it twice, confirmed that this thing could thoroughly ignite Magneto's anger, and then handed it back to Mystique.
Beep! After half a minute of waiting, the Elevator went directly to the lowest level of The Pentagon.
"Who's there!" As the Elevator doors slowly opened, seeing the few uninvited guests inside the Elevator, the Guard in the silver-white Corridor instantly drew their pistols and aimed them at Xia Shang and the others, shouting loudly, "Let go of the Guard beside you, or we'll shoot."
"Feel free."
Xia Shang ignored their threat and walked out of the Elevator with Mystique and the others.
"Shetty!" Seeing this, the Guard no longer hesitated, directly pulled the triggers, and began shooting.
"I'll take care of them."
Behind Xia Shang, a black person with a peculiar form rushed out like a black lightning.
(End of Chapter)
