The instrument that Henry just picked up was a syringe capable of holding four doses of medication.
As he installed the medication into the syringe, he began to speak, "A promising individual, someone who believes himself to be almost perfect, until he falls ill..."
"At first, this illness manifested subtly and was not severe, but then it continued to expand."
"Becoming a strong desire, an uncontrollable craving."
At this point, Henry finally loaded all the medication into the syringe. His voice became hoarse, and his skin showed some subtle changes. He looked at Nick and spoke as if possessed by another person:
"For chaos!"
"To bring pain to others!"
Then Henry stabbed the syringe into his palm. As the medication was successfully injected, his complexion returned to normal, and his previously hoarse voice also returned.
He sat down on a nearby chair and continued speaking:
"Fortunately, he himself is a doctor."
"If evil is a pathogen, then it stands to reason that there must be a cure for it."
By now, Henry had fully recovered. He stood up from the chair, walked towards a direction, and said:
"If possible, Mr. Morton, I would like to show you something."
Henry arrived at a mechanical door and placed his palm on the nearby display screen. Soon, a name appeared on it.
Henry Jekyll, verified.
With a beep, the door opened.
Nick and Henry walked into the room. It was a spacious room with two levels. Several SHIELD agents stood guard inside, and Jenny stood on the side.
In the center of the room, on a cement platform, Ahmanet knelt, bound by chains on all four limbs, with two tall iron chains protruding from her shoulder blades, and transparent tubes inserted into her body as if she were being injected with something.
Henry walked up to Nick and said, "Welcome to SHIELD, Mr. Morton."
Nick Morton was puzzled, "SHIELD?"
"Do you also have branches and jurisdiction in the UK?"
After all, Nick was a veteran in the military, and he had some knowledge of the changes in the world in the past two years. He had heard a thing or two about this newly emerged SHIELD organization.
Henry nodded and said, "We are a global organization under the United Nations, and the base of the European branch is in London."
"Mainly to deal with these emergencies."
"Please forgive us. Considering the current situation, we hardly have time to prepare for guests. We can only continue with the information provided by Jenny."
Henry walked behind Jenny and said:
"In fact, she works for us."
Nick was surprised, "Is she also a SHIELD agent?"
Henry nodded, "She is also a member of SHIELD, but not the kind of field agent. She mainly deals with archaeology and searches for evil."
"This kind of measure is not for scientific research."
Nick Morton glanced at the agents and researchers around him, puzzled, "What measure?"
"Evil, Mr. Morton."
"Identify evil, control evil, examine evil, destroy evil."
Then Henry walked to the middle of the two, pointing to Ahmanet on the side, and said, "So far, she is the oldest person we have encountered."
Nick looked at the tubes inserted into Ahmanet's body and asked, puzzled, "What are you doing to her?"
Henry replied, "Preserving her with mercury. When it reaches 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the mercury in her body will solidify."
"Then we can safely dissect her."
Jenny, who was beside them, heard this and was somewhat surprised. She directly asked, "Dissect? You said we were supposed to study her."
Henry nodded, "Yes, but we have to dissect her first."
Jenny's expression became serious. "But she is a rare living specimen of history. We can gain more information if she remains alive."
Henry replied, "But she is very dangerous, a threat, Jenny."
At this point, Nick furrowed his brow in confusion. "Wait a minute, hold on."
"So, why did you guys keep me here?"
Henry looked at Nick Morton and said, "A curse, Mr. Morton."
"You don't have an ordinary little cold. Drinking some chicken soup and getting a good night's sleep won't make it disappear."
"You were chosen as a vessel to contain ultimate evil."
"We are the only ones who can bring you back on track."
Nick pondered Henry's words.
Just then, Ahmanet, who was bound, spoke in ancient Egyptian, "You cannot change your fate."
At the moment she spoke, she immediately attracted the attention of the three.
"The curse will never be broken."
At this point, Nick walked towards Ahmanet, who continued speaking in ancient Egyptian:
"The person I chose was killed, and you will take his place."
Nick also spoke in ancient Egyptian, "Why did you kill him?"
Jenny was astonished to see Nick using ancient Egyptian and was about to step forward but was stopped by Henry, who advised, "No!"
Ahmanet heard Nick's question and explained, "I didn't intend to kill him. I wanted to grant him eternal life, to make him a god in the world."
According to the images appearing in his mind, Nick continued, "You murdered your father."
"I loved my father, loved him with all my heart. I only wanted him to love me the same."
Nick continued based on the images in his memory, "You murdered his wife, their children."
Ahmanet remained silent for a moment before speaking, "That was a different era."
Just then, the scene in front of Nick changed, and he found himself once again in the Egyptian desert. Ahmanet, in a long dress, stood before him and said:
"The day of awakening is upon us. You will become Set."
"The world will bow to you, and you will have the power to control life and death."
"You will have me; I will be your queen."
As Ahmanet's figure and voice filled Nick's mind, Jenny's voice sounded beside him.
"Stop, Nick."
"Nick, wake up."
Nick felt himself lying in bed and looked to the side, seeing the figures of Jenny and Henry in the ancient Egyptian court.
Ahmanet leaned over Nick, using her hand to turn his face towards her, and said to him:
"They will kill you, just like they killed the person I chose before, they will kill you."
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