"I saved your life and gave you something to eat. I just helped you get rid of your troubles. There's no need to hold a grudge." Merlin looked at Duke chewing on a cow bone and touched his head.
"Woof woof!!" Duke, who was happily eating the beef bone, instantly opened his mouth and tried to bite Merlin's palm. However, Merlin had already anticipated this, so he dodged and lightly tapped him on the head.
Duke tried to bite again, but missed.
"Woof woof woof!!!"
"Woof!"
Merlin teased him a few more times, and Duke, growling in frustration, eventually gave up and went back to gnawing on his bone, ignoring Merlin.
"I think I should let go of my hand," John said, amused by the way his beloved dog snorted angrily. He reached out to stroke Duke's head to calm him. If someone else were teasing Duke like this, the situation might not be so peaceful.
Natasha and Elektra noticed that among the people present, Merlin seemed to be very familiar with the other three. Only the two of them were meeting him for the first time.
"When will we start the mission? Where is Tony Stark now?" Natasha asked, getting straight to the point.
Everyone's eyes turned to Merlin. According to the mission instructions, they had gathered here, and it was clear that Merlin was central to their plans.
"One question at a time," Merlin said, pressing his hands together and then organizing his words. "This mission is located in a hidden cave in Afghanistan, and the target of the mission, Tony Stark, is also there."
"In this mission, I will serve as logistics personnel, responsible for pick-up and drop-off, and providing weapons and planning."
"As for when the mission will begin, we will set off as soon as you are sure you are ready," Merlin continued. "Now, let's talk about the division of the reward. There are six of us here, plus one dog. John and the dog together will be counted as one-sixth."
John's eyes widened a bit. Although the split was fair, something about it didn't sound right.
"For the rest, we each get one-sixth, which is 50 million each," Merlin concluded, waiting for their response.
Everyone didn't have much objection to Merlin's share. After all, without him handling logistics, it would be difficult for them to carry out the mission.
Natasha herself didn't care much about the share, as long as she could see Stark.
Among the people here, except for Natasha's identity, which was relatively unknown, everyone else was more or less familiar with each other. The Punisher and John were both known for being the kind of ruthless individuals who could single-handedly take down entire groups.
Elektra and Bullseye were also famous killers in the underworld. Although Bullseye disliked Elektra because Kingpin paid more and more attention to her, since joining the game platform to accept various tasks and earning more money, he didn't care much about it anymore. Playing games and killing people was much more interesting than the tasks Kingpin gave him.
While everyone wasn't very familiar with each other, they could probably sense each other's abilities, and in the end, no one had any objections.
After everyone selected their weapons, Merlin led them to an open space behind the modification shop.
"Wow, you even have an armed helicopter in the store," Natasha couldn't help but say in surprise.
"UH-60, Black Hawk special armed helicopter," Frank read out the model of the helicopter in front of him, equally surprised.
The others also stared in amazement at the giant beast shrouded in black in front of them.
"Good dog." Bullseye tried to reach out and touch Duke's head, but Duke almost turned his head and bit Bullseye's hand.
"You'd better not mess with it," John said calmly from the other side.
Bullseye's eyes flashed with violence, and his mouth began to move, twisting into a sinister grin. However, the next moment, the eyes of the Punisher, Natasha, and John immediately focused on him.
"Bullseye, we are teammates now. You can kill wherever you want after this mission. Your reputation in the killer world will definitely increase a lot, but if you get thrown off the plane, you'll have nothing," Merlin, from the driver's seat, turned around and reminded.
Bullseye's ability is formidable; almost anything can become a lethal weapon in his hands, even a paper airplane could penetrate glass with his skill. Except for the Punisher, most of the others would not be his match if taken alone. But with them together, Bullseye would definitely turn into a corpse and be thrown out of the helicopter.
Bullseye felt the gazes of several people, his mouth squirmed twice, and finally, he put the paperclip back into his pocket with a look of reluctance.
"Take off!" Seeing the silence behind him, Merlin started the Annihilator's engine.
"Buzz buzz..." The propeller rotated slowly, then faster and faster, soon becoming a circular afterimage. The fuselage also slowly took off.
The stealth system was turned on, and with a ripple on the surface of the fuselage, the huge armed helicopter merged perfectly into the dark night, with only the hum of the propellers. However, as it flew higher and higher, the sound gradually became weaker until there was no sound at all.
"I'm here!" Matt, who had just arrived at Merlin Modification Shop, patted the shop door in annoyance as he listened to the fading roar of the helicopter. A step too late again.
The Stealth Annihilator flew over Us Country carrying six people and one dog and soon arrived at the border. After passing through numerous detections and successfully crossing the border, it headed toward Afghanistan.
In the early morning, over a desolate Gobi desert, the Annihilator hovered quietly in the dark night.
"Guys, we're here! Remember to put on your headphones."
Natasha and the others put on their parachutes and opened the hatch. Not far away, among the barren desert mountains, dots of lights suddenly emerged.
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