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Chapter 149 One isn't enough, why don't you get a few more?

Just as Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. were enraged by the serious casualties caused by Erin and Bucky.

Meanwhile, the clowns Arryn and Bucky had changed into thick coats and were sitting in the cargo hold of a refrigerated truck full of frozen fish, leisurely hitching a ride to New York.

The clown, Erin, wasn't worried that the driver of the refrigerated truck would do anything to harm them.

He had hypnotized the driver before even getting into the car.

Now, the driver has no idea that there are two uninvited guests in his car, let alone that they pose a threat to them.

The physical abilities of Arryn the Joker and Bucky are beyond those of ordinary people.

The icy chill inside the refrigerated truck made them feel a bit cold, but that was all. Taking a ride back to New York wouldn't have a significant impact on them. In fact, the nature of the refrigerated truck would make it easier to conceal their whereabouts.

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After having some free time for a while.

The clown Erin sat on a fish basket filled with ice shards and magically produced a potion from his person.

Then, he lazily said to Bucky, "Now that you have fully digested the [Assassin] potion, you can start advancing in the next sequence by consuming the next sequence of potions."

"This is the [Assassin] potion, Sequence 8, called [Instigator]. Drinking this potion will not only further enhance your assassin abilities, but will also grant you various extraordinary abilities, including misleading, instigating, and bewitching."

"These abilities allow you to easily incite the evil desires in everyone's heart, intensify conflicts, provoke clashes, and greatly enrich your means of dealing with enemies."

"However, every potion is extremely precious. The higher the sequence, the rarer it becomes. Even I paid a considerable price to obtain this [Instigator] potion."

"I can give you this [Instigator] potion, but after you take it, you'll have to serve me for ten years and work to pay off my debt."

Upon hearing this, Bucky looked up and gave the clown Erin a strange look.

His eyes seemed to be filled with doubt.

Am I not working for you right now?

After understanding the meaning in Bucky's eyes, the Joker, Arryn, shook his head and said, "It's different."

"What I want is for you to truly serve me, not this pretense you're putting on now. In fact, you should be completely unaffected by the mental imprint I've planted on you now."

I don't know if it's because it inherited most of the dark side of the original soul, or because it was influenced by that clown mask.

The Joker, Arryn, is far more sensitive to his emotions than the real Arryn.

After Bucky took the Assassin's Potion and regained consciousness, he keenly sensed that Bucky's attitude towards him seemed to have subtly changed.

At first, the clown Erin thought that the mental imprint he had placed deep in Bucky's mind had been weakened after Bucky took the [Assassin] potion and became a superhuman.

This can be explored in the following tests.

Regardless of the words he deliberately uttered in the bunker, Bucky's long silence followed.

It was his calm demeanor when he hypnotized the refrigerated truck driver in front of Bucky.

They were all telling themselves that Bucky in front of them had already gotten rid of the mental imprint they had planted deep in Bucky's heart.

That's why.

That's why the clown, Erin, directly took out the "Instigator" potion and said those words to Bucky so bluntly.

Bucky frowned and pondered for a long time before asking uncertainly, "The mental imprint you're referring to, is it that gentle ball of light in my mind that exudes a warm aura?"

"After taking the [Assassin] potion, I heard a whisper that almost drove me insane. If it weren't for the gentle aura emanating from that ball of light constantly stabilizing my mind and helping me get through that period, I probably would have gone mad."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a protective measure you used to help me withstand the backlash from the potion."

"Hmm, if this is what you mean by mental imprints, then before I drink this [Instigator] potion, please put a few more in my mind. Otherwise, if the potion's effects are stronger, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand those eerie whispers..."

At this point, Bucky's face became serious and solemn.

He was not afraid of physical pain; even if someone sawed his body, Bucky was confident he could remain calm. But the mental torment that felt like his soul was being torn apart, with countless pieces of information being frantically poured into his mind, was something else entirely.

Bucky really felt that he might not be able to make it through.

If the mental imprints that the Joker Erin was talking about are the same kind he felt before, then let's have a few more!

Across from Bucky, Erin, who had been prepared for Bucky to turn on her at any moment, was filled with questions upon hearing this.

Does a spiritual imprint have this hidden effect?

Ah!

Do not!

Why would Bucky make such a bizarre invitation? Logically speaking, after being controlled by Hydra for decades, shouldn't he hate this kind of mind control the most?

If you don't understand, just ask.

The Joker, Arryn, asked Bucky directly, "Why would you make such a request? Aren't you afraid I'll treat you like a puppet, manipulating your mind at will, just like Hydra did?"

Upon hearing this, Bucky looked at the Joker, Arryn, and retorted, "Could you?"

Upon hearing this, the clown Erin instinctively replied, "Of course not."

Just as Erin disliked having his own fate controlled by others, he also disliked controlling the fate of those around him.

Of course, the enemy is an exception.

Upon hearing what the Joker, Erin, said, Bucky laughed and said, "That settles it then."

Whether it was intuition or something else, every time he saw the Joker Erin, he could sense a chaotic, crazy aura and an obsession with freedom emanating from him.

The feeling became even more pronounced after he took the potion and advanced to the rank of [Assassin].

Bucky's intuition told him that someone with such a strong attachment to freedom wouldn't manipulate him like Hydra would.

Sensing the genuine smile on Bucky's face, the Joker Erin's smile faded slightly.

Then he said seriously:

"I am not Hydra, I will not manipulate you like a puppet, but when necessary, I will not hesitate to send you to the most dangerous battlefield to cover the rear."

Bucky shrugged and said, "To die on the battlefield is a soldier's destiny and honor."

After meeting Bucky's clear gaze for three seconds, the clown Erin suddenly tossed the [Instigator] potion to Bucky, then crossed his legs and leaned back against the fish basket, lazily saying, "Since that's the case, what are you waiting for? Drink it and advance!"

After catching the [Instigator] potion thrown to him by the clown Erin.

Bucky said seriously to Arryn the Clown, "Before I drink it, give me a few of those mental imprints you mentioned!"

Seeing the seriousness in Bucky's eyes, the Joker, Erin, opened his mouth in surprise and said, "Huh? You're serious?"

Bucky smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Of course, you don't think I was joking about what I just said, do you? Without that big ball of light, I really don't have the confidence to withstand the delirium that occurs when taking potions."

Clown Erin: "......"

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Half an hour later.

At Bucky's insistence, Erin expended a great deal of his mental energy to finally plant an enhanced mental imprint deep within Bucky's heart once again.

I wonder if it's because Buggy has gone from being an ordinary person to a Witch Path Extraordinary.

The cost of planting a spiritual imprint deep in Pakistan's mind this time was several times greater than before.

Even the clown Erin's mental prowess was struggling to withstand the enhanced mental imprint.

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Opposite to the clown, Erin.

Upon sensing the familiar aura emanating from the ball of light in his mind once again, Bucky, who had just taken the [Instigator] potion, felt a slight sense of security.

But as he felt the solitary mental imprint in his mind, Bucky frowned slightly.

Previously, the whisper contained in the [Assassin] potion destroyed a mental imprint. So, with the [Instigator] potion, which is even stronger than the [Assassin] potion, wouldn't a single mental imprint be a bit too risky?

Thinking of this, Bucky opened his eyes and said to the Joker, "Wouldn't one mental imprint be a bit too insecure? Why don't you get a few more?"

Upon hearing those words from the other side, the clown Erin pulled a frozen fish from the fish basket filled with shards of ice beneath him and threw it at Bucky with a disgruntled expression.

"roll!"

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A few minutes later.

After adjusting my state of mind slightly.

Bucky picked up the test tube in front of him, tilted his head back, and drank the [Instigator] potion inside.

Glug!

Glug!

The icy potion traveled down my throat, with countless bubbles bursting at any moment.

Following the instructions of the clown Arryn, Bucky earnestly experienced the changes brought about by this stimulation.

At that moment, dozens of bubbles of varying sizes seemed to appear in his mind, each seemingly containing unknown information.

Bang bang bang!

As each bubble burst, a flood of information rushed into Bucky's mind.

Bucky's forehead veins bulged, feeling as if his head was about to be burst open by the massive flow of information!

Just then, the ethereal whispers rang out once more, echoing endlessly in Bucky's mind.

"Chik... Quark... Chik... Quark... Chik... Quark..."

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I don't know how much time has passed.

When Bucky opened his eyes again, he had become an instigator.

However, compared to the last time, Bucky's face was unusually pale after his promotion this time.

Looking at Bucky's pale face, the Joker, Erin, who was sitting opposite Bucky and constantly observing his condition, frowned slightly and said, "You look a little off."

"call!"

After exhaling a deep breath, Bucky said with a wry smile, "This time during my advancement, the whispers that appeared in my mind suddenly became more than ten times louder. Even with the mental imprint you set up to help me, I almost failed to advance due to the interference of those whispers."

Upon hearing this, Erin frowned even more deeply.

Even after perfectly digesting the [Assassin] potion, Bucky's promotion was still incredibly risky.

After thinking for a while, Erin said, "The consequences of Hydra's long-term suppression and hypnosis on your mind are more serious than I imagined. Your mind is too weak now, and those indescribable babblings have a deeper impact on you than on ordinary people."

"Until your spirit is enhanced or repaired, even if you have fully digested the [Instigator] potion, I do not recommend that you advance again."

Bucky recalled his previous experience of being almost driven mad by the delirium, which led to his failure to advance and his transformation into a monster, and nodded silently.

"I see."

Seeing Bucky's somewhat serious expression, the Joker Erin once again put on his signature smile.

"However, you don't need to worry too much. Next, I will teach you a meditation technique that can enhance your mental strength. After you master that meditation method, I believe you will be able to control your mind in no time."

"Moreover, there are other ways to improve one's mental strength."

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"Alright, we'll have plenty of time to fix, make up for, and improve your mental strength issues later."

"Right now, you should quickly adjust to the improvements and new abilities that come with being promoted to [Instigator]! After all, a tough battle awaits us."

Although they had just destroyed Hydra's New York branch, which could be considered revenge for themselves.

But the clown Erin had no intention of giving up so easily.

Hydra wanted his life, and so far, his counterattack had killed a large number of Hydra members.

But most of those people were just low-level thugs, with the highest-ranking among them being Crossbones and Sitwell, two mid-to-high-level figures.

While the deaths of these people would be painful for Hydra, given Hydra's size, they were far from enough to seriously injure them.

Not to mention making them remember it.

Perhaps they're already planning how to get revenge.

Therefore, the best way for Erin to avoid being bothered by those annoying Hydra flies in the future is to beat them badly the first time they provoke him.

Let them remember the price of provoking them.

Only in this way will they stop easily provoking him.

As for what constitutes truly hurting Hydra,

In the eyes of the clown Erin, he should at least take a look at the other party's "head"!

Baron Strucker and Lady Viper, these high-ranking Hydra agents, are hard to find, but isn't Alexander Pierce, the World Security Council minister active in New York, easy to find?

(End of this chapter)