On the high-speed train to New York, Jigen looked at Lupin who had hung up the call with Fujiko.
The search for the Vesbania ore can generally be described as going smoothly, albeit with some twists and turns.
The smooth part was that with the help of Miss Hacker, the location of the ore, or something using the ore, was always in their sight. The difficult part was that the pursuers sent by SHIELD were also closely following them.
These people are not the gangsters and warlords who lack high-end equipment that they had to deal with in the past. Each of them can be called the elite among the elites, especially the one with the metal arm, who made them extremely embarrassed.
If it were in the past, he might have been caught under this level of pursuit, but with the help of the strange props Colin provided, although he was a little embarrassed, he still managed to escape from the opponent's blockade.
"Is it okay to prevent those two guys from taking action?" Ciyuan asked.
To be rational, now that the decisive battle is about to begin, the safest thing to do is to let Colin clear the mine first.
Lupin scratched his cheek and laughed, "Well, we have come this far. If I let the wizard take over, I will feel like I am losing out."
"Besides, don't we still have the little box that can summon the wizard? If it doesn't work, it won't delay anything."
Jigen listened and looked at Lupin twice.
As a partner who has worked together for many years, he can understand why Lupin did this.
No matter what he did in the past, he was always the absolute protagonist, but now, he has become a marginal figure.
It would have been fine if it had always been like this, but the message from Mira made him realize that it was possible for him to become the 'protagonist' who could reverse the situation at a critical moment. It was no wonder that he was unwilling to give up at this time.
"Forget it, just make the decision!"
Pulling the brim of his hat down, Ziyuan half-lay on his seat.
Lupin was delighted when he heard this and immediately gave the man a bunch of free flattery.
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Manhattan, inside a safe house.
Fujiko hung up the phone, turned around, looked at Ke Lin, frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"
The whole call seemed mysterious, and it seemed that Colin and Lupin had an even better understanding of each other than she did.
"Nothing, it's just that there are some things that are inconvenient to talk about over the phone..."
He roughly told Fujiko his guess, and immediately, Fujiko's eyes widened in surprise.
"You mean... they're going to drop a nuke on Manhattan?"
"How dare they do this!!"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Colin raised his eyelids and continued, "They are the world's number one terrorist organization. As long as the decision is in their favor, dropping a nuclear bomb is not surprising, right?"
Fujiko was unable to refute it for a moment, but soon murmured, "This is millions of people..."
"So sometimes human life seems important, but more often than not, it's just a number. Apart from the people involved, how many people really care about it?"
Colin sighed a little. Alex listened and suddenly looked up and said, "I'll go over there."
A nuclear bomb, and one that could hit you at any time, there's no way not to care about it.
Colin looked at Alex, scratched his head, and said, "That's not necessary. Didn't Lupin say to let him handle it?"
Alex simply said, "I'm worried."
Colin laughed dryly. If Lupin heard this, he would be furious.
"Lupin's ability is still trustworthy, and he was the one who investigated this matter first." Colin first praised Lupin, and soon changed the subject and said, "Of course, I can understand your concerns, Alex. But let's not talk about Lupin. If the operation doesn't go smoothly, he will definitely notify me in advance to solve it. Even if a nuclear bomb really falls, the possibility of it exploding is very small."
"Reason?" Alex asked with a raised eyebrow.
Colin didn't keep the secret and said directly: "Manhattan is one of the bases of the Earth Wizards. If a nuclear bomb really explodes overhead, they will definitely come out to deal with it."
"Mage, the same as you?" Alex looked a little strange.
Colin thought for a moment and said, "No, there are some differences. I cultivate my own body and use my own power to cast spells, while they use the energy of the multiverse to cast spells. But there is no need to go into detail."
"Generally speaking, these wizards will not expose themselves to the public. For many years, they have been hiding the existence of magic from ordinary people. However, a nuclear bomb exploding in their own home is obviously not within this scope."
"Are they very powerful?" asked Fujiko after she recovered from her shock.
Being able to handle nuclear bombs, it is obvious that its strength is not weak.
Colin replied: "Most of them are weaklings, but their leader is extremely strong. The Earth has remained peaceful all the time, thanks to her."
"Also, everyone in that wizard organization is proficient in space magic, so dealing with nuclear bombs will definitely not be a problem."
Manhattan is one of the three major nodes of the Earth's protective magic circle. No matter from which perspective, the mages of Kamar-Taj will not allow a high-yield nuclear bomb to explode at their doorstep.
But he was a little confused. The plan had been going on for so long, and he had been causing so much trouble outside. It was impossible for the wizards in Kamar-Taj to not know of his existence. He was also prepared to deal with these wizards, and even to face the Ancient One.
But in fact, up to now, no wizard from Kamar-Taj has come to find him, and he doesn't know what those guys are planning.
Alex listened in silence for a while.
"Dana and Karen can't stay here."
He had no problem taking some risks, but he couldn't bear to see the two people he cared about taking risks with him.
Colin said without hesitation: "No problem, how about letting them go to Skye? And I can also let a skeleton follow them, so that if something happens I will be the first to know."
"Okay, I'll go call them."
Alex listened and nodded, then stood up and walked towards their bedroom.
Fujiko was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "I'll go too!"
She also didn't want to stay in a place where she could be hit by a nuclear bomb at any time.
Colin looked at them, smiled and said, "Of course, I would let you go even if you didn't tell me, but go down and inform Goemon first. From now on, this is no longer your battlefield."
Fujiko breathed a sigh of relief, said "I'll be there soon", and ran downstairs quickly.
Colin took a look, stretched out his hand to summon a portal, and sat on the sofa to count the belongings in his backpack.
After so long, this matter has finally come to an end.
(End of this chapter)