Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Looking at the display on the screen, Zhao Weike gasped and turned to look in Black Widow's direction.

After comforting the trio of naive girls, Black Widow turned to look at Zhao Weike. Upon seeing the scene on the screen, her lips twitched slightly.

"I don't think all of them are necessarily motion capture systems. They must be mixed with cameras or other early warning devices. Is it possible to distinguish them?"

After thinking for a moment, Black Widow asked Zhao Weike, but Zhao Weike did not answer her. Instead, he turned to Sherlock and asked him the same question.

"Sherlock, can you adjust the precision of the thermal imaging? The higher the better!"

"can!"

Sherlock agreed almost without hesitation and turned to leave. A short while later, the data adjustment option appeared on Zhao Weike's computer.

After working on it for a while, Zhao Weike successfully divided the entire monitor into four small screens before speaking to Black Widow.

"Top left is motion capture, top right is regular monitoring, bottom left is infrared capture, and bottom right is all the equipment."

Zhao Weike conducted a general analysis of all the equipment based on their heat levels. While not precise, it provided a rough estimate.

After staring at the screen for a while, Black Widow nodded to Zhao Weike and asked Sherlock, who had walked back.

"Sherlock, can your alchemy scan the entire mountain?"

"That's possible, but I have to go up the mountain."

Sherlock answered Black Widow's question with some confusion, and after hearing Sherlock's answer, Black Widow nodded and said to Zhao Weike.

“I can take Sherlock in, let Sherlock use his alchemical scanning to determine the situation on the mountain and inside, and then, as the commander, Captain and Tony’s team will fight their way in.”

"Zhao Weike, when the captain attacks in, infiltrate in and, while the captain and his men draw all the fire, cut off their prepared escape route."

Faced with Black Widow's arrangement, Zhao Weike nodded, then shook his head, looking constipated as he spoke to her.

"I have no problem with it, but are you sure this kid can really come up the mountain with you?"

Sherlock: ? ? ?

Chapter 438 Exaggerated Situation

Hearing Zhao Weike's words, Sherlock was filled with questions. He had no idea why Zhao Weike would say such a thing. He had even traveled around the universe, how could he not keep up with Black Widow's pace and go to a small hill?

However, Zhao Weike's next words made Sherlock realize one thing clearly: he really couldn't keep up with Black Widow's pace.

"This kid is a total tough guy, his body is as hard as a zombie. Are you sure he can use his flexibility to bypass all the warning devices and get to that damn mountain like you?"

Before Black Widow could reply, Sherlock jumped up and waved his hands frantically at her.

"I can't keep up, I can't keep up at all, Scarlett Johansson, please don't make things difficult for me!"

Honestly, Sherlock had never resisted training like he did today when he first joined Sister Flower's program, and anyone who has undergone flexibility training should be able to understand why Sherlock is so resistant.

That really hurt! The most important thing is that the pain from flexibility training is different from the pain from external injuries; it's a kind of pain that can really kill you.

For Sherlock, it would be easier to spar with Sister Hua and get killed by her a few more times than to become weak and spineless.

Of course, while Sherlock certainly can't keep up with Black Widow's pace, it doesn't mean that Sherlock has no way to do so.

After rejecting Black Widow's offer, Sherlock simply took out a trident and placed it in her hand, saying that as long as she stuck it in the ground, he could teleport there instantly.

Such a cheating method made Black Widow roll her eyes in annoyance. She found a secluded spot, changed her combat uniform into a bodysuit, put on a hood to tie her hair, hung Sherlock's trident kunai on her waist, and then left the base.

Less than ten minutes later, Black Widow's figure appeared in the thermal imaging inside the base.

On the screen, Black Widow's white figure moved around and warmed up before speaking to Zhao Weike, who was sitting in front of the computer, over the communication channel.

"Testing the sound, Lao Zhao, can you see me? I've already activated the enemy/friend identification module."

"Received. Initiating infrared shielding test. Please disable the IFF module."

As soon as Zhao Weike said this, Black Widow's image disappeared from the screen. After making some adjustments to ensure that Black Widow's image would not appear on the infrared sensor, Zhao Weike spoke into the communication.

"Test complete, everything is normal. Identification foes enabled. Best of luck with your mission."

"Roger that!"

Black Widow gave Zhao Weike a brief response, then activated the enemy/friend identification module, and the next second her image reappeared on the screen.

Subsequently, in the makeshift base created by Sherlock, a group of men witnessed with their own eyes the woman's flexibility, which far surpassed that of men.

Under surveillance, Scarlett Johansson moved like a boneless snake, always managing to bypass the so-called motion capture devices and cameras in ways that the men present could never have imagined.

Although the road ahead was somewhat winding, and at times Scarlett Johansson even had to stop to check the microcomputer on her arm to determine the route, she was generally moving towards the mountaintop.

In less than half an hour, Black Widow had arrived at the top of the hill. After casually sticking the trident she had given Sherlock into the ground, she spoke to everyone in the base over the comms.

"Alright, stop looking and get ready to move! Sherlock, I've already stuck that thing in the ground as you instructed. When you come back, bring back my equipment, and while you're at it, bring me a gun too."

"Roger that!"

Sherlock responded to Black Widow in the communicator and then ran to the room where she had just changed clothes. He immediately saw the package and guns that Black Widow had prepared.

After Sherlock stuffed it into his four-dimensional pocket, he came out and looked at the crowd, waving to them.

"I'll go first. You guys get ready as soon as possible. I'll send you the information once I've finished scanning."

After saying that, Sherlock disappeared from the temporary base in a flash of blue light. The next second, a figure inexplicably appeared next to Black Widow on the screen.

It was none other than Sherlock.

When Sherlock handed the package to Black Widow, she seemed to suddenly remember something and gritted her teeth as she spoke to Sherlock.

"You little rascal, if you dare to secretly film me changing clothes again, I'll definitely turn you into my sister! Trust me!"

However, Black Widow seemed to have forgotten that she still had the team's internal communication device in her ear. After she finished speaking, all sorts of sounds came through the communicator, including whistles and the grinding sound of teeth being clenched.

Sherlock even faintly heard a curse from who-knows-who.

Ignoring the chaotic chatter on the communication channel, and even ignoring Black Widow who was changing clothes on the other side, Sherlock slammed his hand on the ground and began scanning the entire mountain with his All-Encompassing Analysis.

But the scan itself wasn't the problem; after it was completed, Sherlock was completely distraught.

The reason is simple: Scarlett Johansson's guess seems to have come true. The area beneath this hill has been completely hollowed out, and its internal structure is as dense as an anthill.

What shocked Sherlock the most was not the anthill-like base, but the queen ant that the base protected.

It was the most spacious and stable room, located in the middle of the mountain. In this room, Sherlock scanned countless server racks, and most importantly, he even detected an unknown soul!

Of course, if these were the only things that surprised Sherlock, then the sheer number of exits from this base was enough to leave him bewildered.

Can you imagine that there is a military base in a remote border town that has been hollowed out of a mountain? Most importantly, this military base has a total of 34 exits, including the mansion used as a disguise.

The most extravagant of these exits even included a whole underground single-track railway that led directly to the University of California, Macdonald, on the other side.

If you think that's not surprising enough, then there's a room in the middle of each passage, either in the middle of the passage, at the entrance, or even at the exit.

And if a woman lived in every room, and Sherlock found a lot of bombs in every passage and every room, wouldn't you be surprised enough?

That's right, if Sherlock isn't mistaken, those women hiding in the escape tunnels are all stand-ins for the man named Peggy Gardner!

Chapter 439 The Operation Begins (Part 1)

Such an exaggerated situation even made Sherlock gasp involuntarily, but fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to suppress his surprise and focus all his attention on the task at hand.

"Call test, Captain, Iron Man, Night Demon, please respond."

"Captain, received!"

"Night Demon received!"

"Iron Man received! Wait, can't I just use a different codename?"

Tony's slightly complaining voice came through the communicator, but Sherlock ignored him and continued with the process.

"Situation report: A base has been confirmed inside the mountain. The entire base has a total of 34 entrances and exits, including the mansion located halfway up the mountain. Each entrance and exit has a substitute for the target. Please be careful to distinguish them."

According to the scan, there is a group of about 100 people inside the mansion. Their situation is unknown, but it cannot be ruled out that they are armed forces stationed there.

Once the mission begins, I will use alchemy to close the 33 extra entrances and exits, and eliminate Peggy Gardner's substitutes among them. You will be responsible for entering through the mansion, and I will guide you once inside.

Before entering the base, Scarlett Johansson will be above you, providing guidance from the outside. I will cut off all communication between the base and the outside world. The core location of the base can be roughly located in the middle of the mountain; please do not go astray.

"Night Demon received!"

"Iron Man received!"

"Captain received. Alchemists, please keep an eye on the base for self-destruct devices. If any are found, remember to destroy them simultaneously."

After hearing the captain's instructions, Sherlock then answered the captain's concerns over the communication.

"Alchemist received!"

After answering the captain's instructions, Sherlock stopped paying attention to the outside world and began to focus entirely on cooperating with the alchemy to lock down other external passages and try to find the self-destruct device the captain had mentioned.

While Sherlock was engrossed in his work, Black Widow temporarily took command of the trio below. After the captain announced that the squad was in position, Black Widow also made final preparations before the battle began.

"I've seen the three of you, Captain and Night Demon. Keep an eye on Iron Man; his ass is sticking out way too high!"

Black Widow was on the mountaintop, sniping intently at the entrance below. Most importantly, after she finished her rant, she could almost clearly see through the scope that Captain America and Zhao Weike pulled Tony off balance, one on each side.

After hearing Black Widow's complaints, Tony gave her the middle finger.

Fortunately, the captain didn't mind this pre-battle relaxation. He rolled his eyes at Tony's childish behavior before speaking into the communication.

"Time synchronization, 7:00 PM, 01, 02, 03, time synchronization complete. Our forces will begin their assault in five minutes."

"Black Widow received!"

"Alchemist received! Seal all passages simultaneously in five minutes!"

Sherlock and Black Widow responded and then fell silent, focusing their alchemy on the explosives in the 34 self-destruct tunnels. They were to ensure that the explosives were destroyed as soon as the mission began, then activate the alchemy to seal off the remaining tunnels and kill the substitutes.

Meanwhile, Black Widow focused her gun's crosshair on the hidden weapon above the gate, which posed the greatest threat to the team down the mountain—a folding machine gun capable of automatically locking onto enemies!

Normally, this machine gun is completely invisible from the outside, but if the base is attacked, it will be the best guard at the gate.

Under infrared light, any living thing would be shattered into pieces by a 12.7mm bullet.

"Countdown, 3, 2, 1! Move out!"

As Sherlock's countdown ended, the entire mountain began to tremble slightly the next second. Almost instantly, the 33 passages inside the mountain were destroyed or blocked by Sherlock's alchemy, losing their escape function.

Even the bombs that were originally fixed in the passageway turned to ashes the moment Sherlock activated his alchemy. Along with the bombs, various pipelines inside the mountain that connected to the outside world also turned to ashes.

However, thanks to the fact that the base seemed to have taken this into account when it was first built, the entire base was restored to light shortly after Sherlock cut off the power, water, and all networks and signals.