Marvel's Umbrella

Chapter 123 Mutant Autonomy Declaration
After opening the iron door, a room simulating a tropical rainforest climate appeared.

There are all kinds of flowers, plants and trees all around, and in the center is a large sea of ​​red flowers.

The red flowers are blooming. The core of the flower is the size of a fist, and with the blooming petals, it is about the size of a washbasin.

Although these flowers look bright, they are not overly beautiful and even look a bit ordinary.

This is the famous Sun Ladder Flower, a magical plant that can ignore cell walls and change its genetic structure.

After looking for a while, he picked a few sun-step flowers and left the laboratory.

He planned to use the Sun Staircase Flower to test the degree of fusion between the Progenitor Virus and the X Gene.

See if we can create a more powerful strain of the virus.

……

Three days later at noon.

In New York, at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Maria sat in the office with a discouraged look on her face, and in front of her was Nick, who was supposed to leave.

"What happened? You won't even let me rest properly after retirement."

Hearing this, Maria looked apologetic and took out a stack of documents next to her.

"We suspect that the mutant zombies were captured by the Umbrella Group."

Nick took the information and looked at it for a few seconds, then said nonchalantly, “It doesn’t matter who captures them, as long as it can stop the zombie crisis.

You asked me to come all this way just to talk about this?"

“No, it’s mainly because of the North Star thing.

Four days ago, she left SHIELD with Magneto and a group of mutant subordinates, and is currently in Sylvester Johannesburg, planning something unknown.

With so many mutants gathered together, I'm afraid something might happen."

"Have they paid back the money?"

Maria was stunned when she heard Nick suddenly talk about money.

"not yet."

"Then arrest Polaris and Magneto."

"Because of money?"

"Yes, we at SHIELD cannot interfere in the affairs of mutants at will, but if it's to pay back the money, then we have an excuse."

"Um…"

Seeing that Maria still seemed to be in low spirits, Nick shook his head.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"Can I trust you?"

Hearing this, Nick's remaining eye narrowed.

"You feel it too?"

"Yes, there seems to be a force in SHIELD that does not belong to us. We could have received news about the mutant zombies earlier four days ago..."

Nick sat in his seat and fell into silence.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "In fact, I stepped down from the position of director this time just to secretly investigate this force."

"Any information?"

"No, this power is well hidden. Several of my people died inexplicably, but I didn't find any clues."

"How is that possible? The people are dead and the killer can't be found?"

“No, on the contrary, the killers were all arrested on the spot, but they were all homeless people and sanitation workers.

Afterwards they all said they didn’t know what happened, I suspect someone was controlling them mentally.”

"You mean Charles?"

"Almost the same, but there are some differences. I don't know the other party's methods because they are too mysterious."

At this point, both of them fell silent.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong..."

"Come in."

It was Natasha who came in.

"Director, just now, Polaris issued the Mutant Declaration of Independence."

"?"

Maria and Nick were immediately filled with questions when they heard this. …

More than an hour ago.

Lorna and a group of mutants hijack a TV station in Baghdad.

I saw Luna wearing a green tight leather jacket and sitting in front of the TV with a cold face.

"I am here on behalf of the Brotherhood to issue a declaration of mutant autonomy to all mutants and ordinary people!

We mutants are also part of the blue planet. Our abilities are given by God and no one can deprive us of them or discriminate against us.

We will establish a country belonging to our mutants in Baghdad, where all mutants will be given equality and freedom!
The Brotherhood welcomes all mutants from around the world to join. There will be no mutant registration act, and you will not be questioned without reason.

we will…"

……

After watching the video, Maria and Nick were silent again.

They didn't expect that Polaris, which they thought was just a minor trouble, would cause such big news.

Once this mutant autonomy declaration comes out, it is estimated that there will be riots around the world again.

After a while, Maria asked, "What do the Americans say?"

"The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs immediately stated that any attempt to split the Shadam Country would not be accepted, and that sentinel robots and troops would be dispatched to stop this absurd thing."

"What about other countries? How do they react?"

“The Black Chicken Nation and the Sunset Empire, like the United States, have stated that they will not accept any acts of separatism.

The Northern Bear Country expressed support, but also said that human rights are paramount and independence cannot trample on human rights. "

"What does the Dragon Kingdom say?"

"Longguo has not responded as usual. I guess they are still discussing it internally."

After asking about the attitudes of various countries, Maria turned to look at Nick.

"What do we do now?"

Nick lowered his head and thought, and didn't speak immediately.

After a while, he raised his head.

"Perhaps, we can take this opportunity to find out the dark hand lurking in S.H.I.E.L.D."

"How to do it?"

Nick looked at Natasha.

“We must first know what they are planning so that we can tailor a plan.

So Natasha, you go to Baghdad and contact Polaris, but don't say anything, just treat it as a reunion.

Then Maria secretly spread the news that Natasha wanted to rebel because she was dissatisfied with my dismissal from my position.

I'll see who will contact Natasha then."

"Yes."

……

In Baghdad, due to the time difference, it is night here.

This once relatively peaceful city is now engulfed in flames.

There are gaping zombies running rampant everywhere, biting ordinary people.

Screams and death became the main theme of tonight.

On the top floor of a five-star hotel.

Lorna, with a group of controlled mutant zombies, watched coldly the bloody scene in Baghdad.

The Rift Zombies here were spread by her zombies, but the current situation seems to be a little out of her control.

Her original plan was to let the mutant zombies under her control infect a wave of zombies, and then use these zombies to control the entire city.

But she discovered that although the mutant zombies under her command could control some zombies, the number was only dozens or even hundreds.

It is far less than the number of mutant zombies controlling hundreds of thousands of zombies.

So, what went wrong?

Is it because the zombies under his command are not strong enough?

But she had already let her zombies eat as much as they wanted, and now every zombie was full.

Although its strength has indeed increased a bit, it is still far from being as terrifying as that mutant zombie.

Is it because there is not enough time?

(End of this chapter)