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Of course, it was a planned and controlled "stirring up trouble".
The purpose was to hone their skills, and also to attract the attention of certain people, paving the way for his next plan.
“I understand.” Wanda nodded without hesitation, her eyes resolute. She would do anything Lin Tian asked of her.
Although Pietro had some doubts, he did not object. He, too, longed to become stronger.
"Very good." Lin Tian nodded in satisfaction. "Starting tomorrow, you are free to do as you please. But I have one request."
His eyes sharpened: "Don't reveal my presence. Outside, you're just two mutants who accidentally gained powers, understand?"
He needs to remain behind the scenes, controlling the overall situation. Now is not the time for him to step into the limelight.
“Understood!” Wanda and Pietro replied in unison.
Looking at the two chess pieces that he had already "trained" to a certain extent, Lin Tian felt a sense of pleasure in controlling everything.
The Avengers? Hydra? S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Soon, you will find out that the real "players" have already entered the game.
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Chapter Thirty-Six: Crimson Shadow, Quicksilver's Surprise Attack
Starting the next day, the nights in Hell's Kitchen and throughout Manhattan began to become anything but peaceful.
A silver lightning bolt flashed like a ghost through the dark alleys and between buildings.
He was as fast as the wind. Wherever he went, gangsters who bullied the weak and engaged in smuggling and drug trafficking often had their hands and feet broken or were tied up and left at the police station entrance before they even saw what he looked like.
Quicksilver Pietro is getting to know the city in his own way, while simultaneously venting his inner repression and thirst for power.
He enjoyed the thrill of high speed and the feeling of trampling evil under his feet.
Although he knew this was only part of Lin Tian's plan, he didn't dislike the feeling.
Meanwhile, an even more eerie and unsettling shadow began to spread in New York's underworld.
Some executives and gang leaders who had close ties with Stark Industries or had a history of misconduct began to encounter various bizarre "accidents".
Some people are awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, suffer a mental breakdown, and become incoherent.
Someone suddenly went berserk and started talking nonsense at an important trading session, causing the transaction to fail.
Some simply vanished without a trace and were never seen again.
No one knows who did it, and no clues were found at the scene.
Only Lin Tian knew that this was Wanda's doing.
Under Lin Tian's "guidance," Wanda became increasingly proficient in applying chaos magic, especially in mental interference and illusion creation, where she was exceptionally gifted.
Like an invisible vengeful goddess, she silently inflicted her hatred for Stark on those "villains" associated with him.
Each move she made made her feel that she was one step closer to her goal of revenge, and it also made her more dependent on and admiring of Lin Tian.
Lin Tian did not stop her from doing so; on the contrary, he was happy to see it happen.
Wanda needs to vent her inner darkness and hatred, which will benefit her in mastering chaos magic.
Moreover, these "minor incidents" can effectively attract the attention of certain people.
For example, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Trident headquarters.
Nick Fury stared intently at the reports of a series of inexplicable and bizarre events that had recently occurred in New York.
High-speed criminal punisher mysteriously disappears after psychological attack
These events all subtly point to supernatural forces!
Combined with the information Natasha brought back from Europe regarding the Lin Tian and Maximov twins...
Fury was almost certain that all of this was inextricably linked to that mysterious Eastern man!
He really did go back to New York! And he's already started taking action!
What on earth does he want to do? !
Is this a show of defiance against S.H.I.E.L.D.? Or is it the prelude to some larger conspiracy?
“Hill,” Fury said through the communicator, “immediately raise the monitoring level for all unusual events in New York to the highest level! Focus on the Hell's Kitchen area! Also…”
He paused, his tone somewhat complicated: "Inform Natasha to keep an eye on these events. But she is not allowed to act without my orders."
He knew that Natasha's feelings for Lin Tian were becoming somewhat abnormal. He couldn't let her take any more risks.
But at the same time, he also knew that Natasha might be the only person who could get close to Lin Tian and even influence him.
This is truly a difficult choice.
9119 in the 2nd safe house in Greenwich Village.
Natasha's expression shifted as she looked at the compiled reports on "Silver Lightning" and "Crimson Shadow" on the screen, along with the bizarre experiences of the victims.
It's them! The Maximov siblings!
They did indeed follow Lin Tian back to New York! And they've already begun acting on Lin Tian's instructions!
Where exactly does Lin Tian intend to lead these twins, who possess immense power but are filled with hatred,?
Destruction? Or something else?
Natasha was filled with worry.
Not only for the city, but also for the twins, and even for Lin Tian himself.
She always felt that although Lin Tian acted domineeringly and was both righteous and evil, he was not a purely evil person at heart.
At least he seems to still retain a trace of tenderness towards her?
The thought made her cheeks burn.
She shook her head, forcing herself to calm down.
Fury's order was for her to keep watch, but not to take any action.
But can she really just sit idly by and do nothing?
Are we to let Lin Tian and those twins stir up even bigger trouble in New York? Or even lead them to irreversible destruction?
Natasha found herself unable to do it.
She had to do something.
Even if it means disobeying orders.
She turned off the computer, changed into a black bodysuit that allowed for easy movement, and her eyes regained their sharpness and determination.
She was going to find Lin Tian.
Not as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but as Natasha Romanoff.
She wanted to ask him face-to-face what he was trying to do.
She also wanted to see what she really meant to him.
This decision is fraught with danger and uncertainty.
But Natasha knew she had to go.
Otherwise, she would live forever in suspicion and torment.
She left the safe house silently, like a black cat, disappearing into the New York night, stealthily heading towards that unsettling direction—Hell's Kitchen.
A new confrontation is about to begin.
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Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Night Visit to a Boudoir? No, It's Seduction
Like a top-notch stealth operator, Natasha moved silently through the filthy, chaotic streets and buildings of Hell's Kitchen.
Her target was the apartment where Lin Tian and the Maximov siblings were hiding.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance couldn't get close, Natasha was able to roughly pinpoint the target's location by relying on the faint energy she sensed from her previous contact with Lin Tian, as well as her woman's intuition.
Like a nimble cat, she leaped up to the roof of an old building that faced the target apartment from afar, took out a high-powered telescope, and began to observe secretly.
The windows of the target apartment were lit, but the curtains were drawn, obscuring the view inside.
But Natasha could faintly sense three powerful energy auras within.
One of the auras was Lin Tian's, as vast and unfathomable as an abyss.
The other two streams belonged to the Maximov siblings and were full of instability and... aggression.
Especially Wanda's chaotic energy, it seems... to be stronger and more... active than when she was in Europe?
What exactly did Lin Tian do to her?
Natasha felt that inexplicable bitterness and...jealousy well up in her heart again.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her distracting thoughts, and began to think about how to approach him.
Knocking directly on the door? That's too reckless. Given Lin Tian's personality, he'd either knock her unconscious or... well, he'd do something even more difficult for her to handle: "teasing" her.
Sneaking in? The risk was too great. She had no doubt that with Lin Tian's abilities, any attempt to infiltrate would be like walking into a trap.
How to do?
Just as Natasha was racking her brains, the curtains in the target apartment... were suddenly pulled open a crack!
Natasha was startled and quickly concealed herself.
Then, she saw...
Lin Tian!
He was standing by the window, holding a glass of red wine, his gaze... seemingly directed in her direction! A faint smile... played on his lips!
He spotted me?!
Natasha's heart skipped a beat!
Impossible! She hid so well! From such a distance! How did he find out?!
But Lin Tian's next move shocked her even more and made her blush!
He actually... raised his wine glass in her direction, making an "invitation" gesture?!
Then... he turned and left the window.
But the curtains... were not drawn again!
Through the open window, Natasha could vaguely see the living room inside the apartment.
Lin Tian... actually...
He actually started...taking off his clothes?!
He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his well-defined, powerful chest and abdominal muscles...
Then... he seemed to... walk towards the bathroom?
Natasha felt her cheeks instantly burn! Her breathing became rapid!