The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics

Chapter 771: The Origin of Fear – The Three Sovereigns Battle Giants

"Do you guys think this thing might be some kind of divine artifact too?"

In the remote and mysterious Shennongjia region of the Far East, a large group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were setting up infrastructure around a freshly formed meteorite crater that was still radiating heat.

The one who voiced the question above was none other than A-Cheng from the Three Sovereigns Squad, who had been transferred here by S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Zheng Xian.

S.H.I.E.L.D. was already one of the organizations in the world with the most superhumans, but in the face of the impending war, they were still somewhat short-handed. Thus, Zheng Xian sent the Three Sovereigns Squad, which had the fewest members but considerable combat power, to guard the Sky Hammer.

"That's the researchers' job."

Ji Shuangshuang checked her equipment.

"Our mission is to be responsible for intercepting those superhumans who might come. Keep your eyes peeled and don't let those who are good at sneak attacks succeed."

"I know, I know."

A-Cheng said helplessly.

"I just want to lighten the mood. After all, we can't just sit here doing nothing, can we, boss?"

The three members of their squad were each standing in a direction, forming a triangle with the Sky Hammer in the center, so they had been communicating via communicator.

"I don't think that hammer is a good thing."

Lin Lie held the Fuxi Sword in his hand.

"The Fuxi Sword has been reminding me not to approach that thing since just now."

Even without Lin Lie saying it, the other two knew, because they were also holders of divine artifacts. The moment they saw the hammer, their weapons had also warned them.

But what was surprising was that the hammer had been quiet from beginning to end. Some researchers had approached the hammer before they arrived, but nothing had happened.

However, the three were still willing to believe the warnings of their divine artifacts. After all, divine artifacts were the foundation of their lives and their partners in battle. They had no reason not to believe them.

Lin Lie was about to speak when he heard an alarm from his communicator, indicating that the central camp was under attack. The three immediately turned around to defend.

To have a better view, the three had chosen positions some distance from the camp. However, with their speed, they could cover that distance in just a minute or two.

The fastest of the three was A-Cheng. With the help of the Shennong Whip, he could swing between trees, so he was also the fastest to return. As soon as he returned to the camp, he saw a three-meter-tall giant.

Blue and white skin, Viking-style armor. According to S.H.I.E.L.D. records, this should be an otherworldly creature called a Frost Giant.

Originally, A-Cheng didn't know these things, but in the past few days, he and Lin Lie had been pulled by Ji Shuangshuang to cram some knowledge about the other worlds, so he could recognize it at a glance.

After all, Mr. Yang Le had already told them about the enemies they might encounter. It would be too stupid to know nothing at this time.

The Frost Giant in front of him was stained with blood, especially the axe in his hand, which was covered in blood. Under the giant lay a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

No need to ask, everything in front of him had already told A-Cheng the answer. In just this instant, A-Cheng's anger had rushed to the top of his head.

Without wasting words, A-Cheng raised his right hand, and the divine artifact Shennong Whip moved with his will. Flame-like energy immediately covered the entire whip, and the next second, it tore towards the Frost Giant like a dragon.

The Frost Giant heard the dragon-like sound of tearing through the air and immediately turned his head, but it was ultimately a step too late. With a "pop", his head split open, and white and blue liquid flowed out together.

The next second, the burning energy ignited the Frost Giant's body, and in just a few seconds, the giant was burned to nothing.

After solving the enemy, A-Cheng wanted to go forward to see who had died, so he could inform the logistics personnel to collect the body, but he suddenly felt a strong warning in his heart, so he stopped. Then, an ice spear was inserted in front of him.

A-Cheng's forehead suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he hadn't been lazy in his usual training, which gave him an agility that ordinary people didn't have, otherwise this spear would have pierced him through.

Dodging a fatal attack did not let A-Cheng relax his vigilance. He flung the Shennong Whip behind him, wrapped it around the tree trunk, and pulled himself behind him. Sure enough, the next second, more ice spears pierced the position where he had been standing.

A-Cheng looked up at the sky. Densely packed ice arrows were attacking him under the effect of parabolic motion. This scene was too horrifying. Even having faced many demons, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Suddenly, a blue light group stood on top of his head. The light group quickly condensed into a solid body and turned into a blue, semi-transparent arm, blocking all the ice arrows like a shield.

"Ding ding ding ding!"

"Whew!"

A-Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He gave a thumbs up to Ji Shuangshuang, who had just arrived beside him.

"Good save, boss. If you had been a step late, I would have become a hedgehog."

"How's the situation? Are there any injuries?"

Ji Shuangshuang omitted the pleasantries and directly asked about the situation, but she asked the right question.

"I don't know."

A-Cheng gave a wry smile.

"I just arrived. As soon as I arrived, I saw a Frost Giant kill our agent, and then I killed that giant. After that, you know."

Ji Shuangshuang's face was a little ugly. She wasn't blaming A-Cheng. She had discovered a small detail that A-Cheng hadn't noticed.

From just now, no sound had been made from the camp, and the direction from which the ice arrows had just shot was the direction of their camp. This only represented one possibility: there were likely no survivors in the camp.

While the two were talking, Nuwa's gauntlet had blocked all the ice arrows. At this time, several Frost Giants drilled out of the forest. Looking at the equipment on their bodies, one could know that they were the ones who shot the ice arrows.

"I think we don't need to hold back this time, boss, right?"

A-Cheng waved his whip and whipped it on the ground, causing dust to fly.

"Just be careful."

Ji Shuangshuang posed, and a pair of energy-constructed arms behind her also posed like her.

"Did you hear that, Little Linzi?"

A-Cheng said to the communicator.

"This time, you can go on a killing spree."

The next second, a streak of emerald light cut into the Frost Giant group from the side. The giants' stunned expressions had not yet been displayed before they had already gone to another world.

For a time, blue and white liquids intertwined, and strips of broken limbs flew into the sky, some were hands, some were feet, and some were heads.

By the time the blood had covered the earth, Sword God Lin Lie had already sheathed his sword. Looking at the enemies again, none survived.