"Ahhhh!"

Under the dim street lights, a sudden wailing sound alarmed the birds foraging. The little guys flapped their wings and fled in panic.

Amid the lights, an illusory door suddenly opened in the air. It lasted for less than a second, and a embarrassed guy fell from the flashing door.

"Bang"

Meilin fell on the grass in a panic. The not-strong impact made Meilin get up quickly. He patted the grass clippings on his body, picked up the wallet from his feet, and counted the money in the wallet.

Then he gestured his middle finger toward the empty sky.

He was thrown into the strange air by Mephist and then fell for 15 minutes!

It felt like I had fallen into the earth from outer space. For a moment, Merlin really thought he would fall to pieces.

“Where is this?”

Meilin shook his head and calmed himself down. He stood on the grass and looked around. This was a quiet place, and there were no signs to give him more tips. It looked like a park in the city.

He walked out along the road, and after a few minutes, he finally arrived at the roadside in the park. In front of him, there was a bustling and busy traffic.

Merlin found a signpost as fast as possible, and the area marked on it made him widen his eyes.

"New York? Brooklyn?"

He turned around and looked at the city behind him, and he suddenly felt like he was suddenly a different world.

A few days ago, the undersea man Vico took him from Maine, the northeasternest United States to the southeasternest Florida coast overnight, thinking that was enough fantasy.

But now, in just 15 minutes, he was thrown into New York City from Texas.

"Is this the power of magic?"

Meilin took a deep breath, looked around, then lowered his head and merged into the surging crowd around him.

He did not forget Mephist's reminder that the big devil was willing to help him must have his own considerations, and maybe this was part of the evil plan of the devil. But Mephist said that there are many "sons" of the Three Palace Demons in this city, which made Merlin feel that New York in front of him was like the most dangerous hunting ground.

He did not intend to follow the devil's advice to hunt down those "compatriots".

But he didn't want to make himself the target of the semi-demons. During the past year and over a year, Merlin has learned a lot of skills to live in strange areas. Now, what he has to do is hide in this city at the fastest speed.

He doesn't plan to hurt people, but it will definitely be no harm to know more about the Three Palace Demons.

Most importantly, after a long trip, he was also very tired, and it was time to find a place to rest.

"Just stop here for a while."

Merlin stopped in the night of New York, and stopped in front of a street newspaper booth. He took out a piece of money and said to the boss who was reading the newspaper:

"A bottle of water, a newspaper, thank you. In addition, I would like to ask if I want to find a temporary place to live here, is there any recommendation?"

Meilin's question made the boss look up. He glanced at Meilin, then threw out a newspaper, turned around to fetch him water, muttering:

"If you have proof of identity and money, then Brooklyn is perfect for you. If you don't have one, and there are some gadgets that the police don't like, then I suggest you go to Hell's Kitchen, which is definitely a 'welcome' weird guy like you who wears sunglasses in the middle of the night."

"Oh, hell's kitchen?"

Merlin picked up the newspaper, turned the water bottle in front of the boss, and finished drinking a bottle of water. He snorted:

"It sounds like a good place, thank you."

—

Merlin tried to find a place in the most chaotic neighborhood of New York, thousands of miles away in Maine, and another person was looking for any clues related to Merlin.

And he is already very close to Merlin's last secret.

“Aggressive”

At night, under the lighthouse in Port Ci'en, under the slightly cold sea breeze, the lighthouse guardian Tom Curry opened the door and saw a tall black man in a leather windbreaker standing outside the door in the cold wind.

Nick Fury took out his ID from his arms and placed it in front of Tom, he said:

"Mr. Nick Fury Tom, Senior Agent of the Strategic Science Legion, I'll come to you to learn something."

Tom looked at Fury's ID, and he looked at the guy in front of him with a little vigilant, and he said:

"Tell me outside the door, my son just fell asleep."

"Yes, yes."

Fury turned his body sideways, took off his glasses, and he said to Tom:

"Don't worry, sir, this won't waste your time too much."

After a while, Tom and Agent Frey, who had changed their clothes, sat on the tables and chairs of the dock not far from the lighthouse. With the lights of the dock, Agent Frey placed several hand-painted images of the characters in front of Tom.

Tom could tell at a glance that the painting was Merlin on it.

Although the drawing is not very clear and some details are slightly wrong, the outline of the face is definitely Merlin.

"You recognize him, right?"

The change in Tom's expression was not hidden from the experienced Fury. He had been observing Tom and said in a deep voice:

"This young man is called Merlin. He has been proven to be related to at least three paranormal phenomena. Our experts believe that Mr Merlin is likely to be the cause of those three paranormal phenomena."

"In other words, he is dangerous, maybe not out of his instinct, but there is no doubt that there are elements in him that must be valued. Letting him continue to act freely is dangerous for himself, or for those around him."

"So, Mr. Tom, if you have seen him, please tell me where he is. Trust me, it's for his own good."

Tom did not answer immediately, he looked at Fury.

This handsome lighthouse administrator can be favored by the Queen of Atlantis, not only because of his once outstanding and sunny appearance. Tom is a wise man and a person who values ​​emotions. He will never tell Merlin's whereabouts to the agents in front of him, not to mention that this involves his precious son.

So Tom changed his words and asked softly:

"Mr. Fury, do you mean, Merlin is a bad guy? What bad things did he do?"

"I didn't say he was a bad guy, Mr. Tom."

Fury heard something else from Tom's words, so he explained:

"My experts believe that Mr. Merlin is likely to be a victim of a paranormal phenomenon. Believe me, this situation is not uncommon in the past. From the beginning of World War II to the present, we have dealt with many such events. Ordinary people will always subconsciously seek help after encountering supernatural events, and we are here to help them."

"We will look for them, we will hold them, and in the end, we will protect them."

“As for Mr. Merlin, his situation is quite complicated.”

Fury took out several copies of the files from the box he carried with him and handed them to Tom. When Tom was flipping through the files, Fury said:

"We initially noticed that Merlin was a result of an explosion in Chicago, where a fraudster with a bad record became a victim of the explosion."

"The second time was a year ago, in Central City, Mr. Merlin used his power that he could not control to break through the collapsed train tunnel and save more than 200 people."

"The third time was half a month ago, outside the Port of Ci'en, on the sea not far from here. Stark Industries' freighter was attacked by a stormless night, and several crew members were seriously injured. It was said that Merlin and another young man rescued the injured. But what surprised us the most was that"

"There has been no storm in recent times."

Tom finished what Fury hadn't finished. As the lighthouse administrator, it was his responsibility to predict the arrival of the storm.

But in recent times, he has not observed any signs of a storm.

"So, I think you should understand our concerns, too."

Fury sighed and said to Tom:

"The interval between the three incidents is long, but there is no doubt that some of the power in Mr. Merlin is also growing. If he is allowed to continue walking alone, maybe the next time I will receive a report of casualties from a meteorite attack on the city. Thousands of people will die because of the sudden disaster."

"Human life is a very serious matter."

"Tom, if you know something, then you should tell me!"

Fury's tone increased, he could tell that Tom was a little hesitant, but just as Fury was about to put pressure on him again, the big phone he was carrying with him rang.

Fury smiled apologetically at Tom, then walked aside and put the big brick-like thing in his ear.

"Yes, I'm here to track down the clues of 89084. What did you say? Dr. Pim called Minister Carson?"

Agent Fury's expression became serious, and he said to the other end of the phone:

"Stop him! Don't let him go! Notify Chief Carter and Chief Pierce, and I'll go back immediately!"

The agent encountered another urgent matter. He turned around and walked to Tom, took out the business card from his pocket and placed it in front of Tom.

He put away the file and said to Tom:

"Mr. Tom, I hope you can think about what I just said. You are a real kind person. You are kind to others. Everyone here likes you very much. You don't want them to suffer bad luck, right?"

"If you remember anything, please contact me via this phone to emphasize it last time. I really came to help Mr. Merlin. Please believe me!"

After saying that, the decisive agent picked up the box and quickly left the port.

Tom stood on the dock and watched Fury's figure disappear into the night. He shook his head and turned back to his own lighthouse.

This father who had experienced a lot lay on his son's bed. He looked at the sleeping little Arthur. He reached out his hand, took out the silver trident pendant from his pocket, and carefully placed it beside his bed.

Just before Agent Frey arrived, Vico, the Undersea Man, had just visited him.

The cold underwater man didn't say much, but said that he came at the request of Atlana, and he would teach Arthur to use his abilities in the future, and he would protect Arthur until he became an adult, protect Atlana's son from other forces.

This made Tom relieved his always worried heart.

This also shows that Merlin did do what he promised. Compared to that agent, Tom believed Merlin more.
To be continued...