Chapter 525 Mourning! Agent Carter's Funeral

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“The world has changed, we can’t go back to the past, we can only adapt to the present…

Sometimes the best thing we can do is start over..."

Steve stared at the gray-haired old man on the hospital bed, letting the other person hold his hand tightly, and responded to the other person with the warmth of his palm.

However, Peggy Carter's body was too weak. She was so weak that just saying a few words in a row made the old man cough.

Upon seeing this, Steve hurriedly turned around and poured Peggy a glass of water. However, just when he was about to feed the glass of water to her, Peggy's slightly cloudy eyes made him particularly distressed.

"Steve?"

"It's me."

Agent Carter's eyes were filled with surprise and surprise, and then filled with tears the next second.

"You...are you still alive?"

With just one word and one look, Steve's heart almost broke.

He tried not to let his emotions break down, and tried his best to put on an extremely forced smile.

"Yes, I'm alive, Peggy."

However……

"Why did it take so long to come back..."

This sentence was worth a thousand words, and Steve felt extremely guilty in his heart.

I blame myself for why I couldn't be braver in the first place, and I blame myself for why I had to escape for so long before coming back again!

But now it's too late to say anything...

After a long time, under the reminder of the attending doctor, Steve opened the door like a zombie and walked out of it in despair.

"Captain, Aunt Carter..."

Sharon was the first to come forward and looked into Steve's red eyes, with worry written all over her face.

Steve calmed down after hearing this and tried his best to smile.

"Peggy has gone to bed and the doctor is doing further examinations. Don't worry, she will be fine."

At the end of the sentence, Steve turned his gaze to Leni, his eyes full of expectation and prayer.

Seeing this, Leni sighed softly, stretched out her hand and patted Sharon on the shoulder.

"Yes, she will be fine..."

…

That night, no one in the villa left. Relatives were waiting for news. Even Leni and others were arranged to stay in several guest rooms.

It's just that at this time, except for the juniors, everyone obviously has no intention of sleeping, and they are all watching silently, watching for the miracle to appear.

But everything in this world is often not what people want...

In the originally silent corridor, for some reason a dark wind suddenly blew!

All the people guarding here tightened their clothes unconsciously.

Step~step~

Suddenly, everyone present heard a burst of slow and rhythmic footsteps, slowly coming from the end of the corridor, and there was also some kind of tapping sound on the floor.

The relatives couldn't help but look at each other. It's this time, are there still guests coming to visit?

However, Skye, who seemed to smell some familiar scent and whose senses were strengthened, stood up from the chair unconsciously, with vigilance and vigilance written on his face.

"There's a nasty guy here."

Skye narrowed his eyes slightly, secretly clenched his fists, and the vibranium bracelet on his wrist flashed with a faint light.

"who?"

Steve on the side was keenly aware of Skye's vigilance at this time, and also stood up and looked towards the end of the corridor.

However, when Skye said the person's name in a deep voice, Steve's face changed instantly.

"Mephisto!"

Hearing this name, not only Steve, but also Simmons and Sharon present could not help but widen their eyes.

The latter was even more stunned on the spot, unconsciously turning his gaze to the closed door of the ward.

"I can't believe that besides that girl, there are people who know me..."

As the steady footsteps approached from far away, an old British man slowly appeared in everyone's sight.

I saw the old man holding a cane in his hand, wearing an expensive custom-made suit and a bowler hat, walking slowly and slowly in front of everyone.

Then he took off his hat to everyone present in a gentlemanly manner, and then said:

"Mephisto, I've met you all."

Seeing that the visitor was quite polite, the relatives couldn't help but look at each other secretly. For a moment, they didn't know who the visitor was.

However, Sharon Carter's mother was slightly impressed by this name and couldn't help but turn her attention to her daughter.

"Sharon, this is..."

The old woman's original intention was to ask her daughter to help introduce him, not to mention that he was an important guest.

Unexpectedly, Sharon's face was extremely pale at this time, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the Lord from Hell and the agent of "Death", Mephisto.

It is indeed a bit presumptuous to pay me a surprise visit, so please forgive me. "

Mephisto still looked polite, as if he had already seen similar scenes like this.

When the relatives heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. For a while, they were a little confused whether the person in front of them was crazy or if he was arranged by some other political enemy to cause trouble.

"You are not welcome here!"

Skye took a step forward. Among everyone present, she was definitely the one who knew the identity of the person in front of her best.

At the same time, she also knew very well what it meant for the other party to appear here at this moment!

"You can't help it, little girl."

Mephisto adjusted his round hat, and then a pair of devilish pupils appeared from under the brim of his hat, scanning the people present.

Facing the frightening eyes, the relatives turned pale, and then they realized that what the other party said was true.

This Mephisto is really a demon from the underworld!

Seeing this scene, Simmons, who came to his senses, hurriedly pulled Sharon's sleeve beside him and whispered in her ear:

"Go tell Leni that Mephisto is here, and let her think of a solution as soon as possible!"

Sharon realized the seriousness of the matter after hearing this, and hurriedly nodded in response, pushing the door and rushing into the ward to find Leni to ask for clarification.

...

At the same time, Mephisto here suddenly restrained the strong breath of death on his body and changed into the appearance of an elderly gentleman again.

"I remember you, little girl, your name is Skye, right?"

Mephisto's voice seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts. Even though he didn't speak loudly, it could still be clearly heard by everyone present.

"What do you want to say?"

Skye heard from Leni that Mephisto was powerful, and also heard from Leni that this guy in front of him had the habit of trading with people's souls.

So Skye was particularly wary of Mephisto at this moment.

"What I want to say is very simple..."

Mephisto took a step forward, and a dangerous arc rose on his old face.

"For example, about your life experience."

When these words came out, Skye's body trembled slightly, and the clenched fists that were originally clenched also relaxed a little unconsciously.

"My... life experience?"

"Yes, that's right, as long as you sincerely ask me for help, I can tell you the truth you want to know."

Mephisto's voice was full of temptation, and with just simple words, Skye's mind was attracted.

Recognizing the strangeness of the people around him, Steve hurriedly grabbed Skye who wanted to take a step.

Then he stepped forward, protecting Skye and the others behind him, and shouted solemnly:

"Enough! Mephisto, we don't want to listen to your instigation. This is not the place for you. Please leave immediately!"

The little trick of instigation failed, but Mephisto was not angry, but looked into Steve's eyes.

"Steve Rogers, the luckiest unfortunate person, I am very happy to see you here."

"I am not happy to see you at all!"

Steve frowned deeply. He had a good relationship with Coulson, and of course he had heard of this guy who was often mentioned by Coulson.

"No, no, no, you should be happy, because only I can answer the confusion in your heart..."

Mephisto wanted to use the same trick again. Compared with Skye's soul, the soul of the pure-hearted person in front of him was obviously much more valuable.

"Mephisto!"

However, a cold voice suddenly interrupted Mephisto's unfinished words.

Lainie appeared at the door of the ward without knowing when, staring coldly at the stinky old man with a rotten smell.

"Put away your little tricks, if you continue to do evil here, I will contact Master Ancient One!"

Hearing this, Murphy Stoughton curled his lips in boredom, took a step back, leaned on his cane and stopped talking.

"Laini, Peggy..."

When Steve heard that the person behind him was Lainie, he immediately cast an expectant look at the latter.

Lainie did not speak when she saw this, and silently gave up her position at the door.

Then, Sharon, whose face was already full of tears, slowly walked out of the ward, choked up her voice, and announced the bad news in a deep voice.

"Aunt Carter... she passed away..."

...

As the saying goes, "Good news does not go out, but bad news spreads a thousand miles."

Overnight, almost all well-informed political officials heard the news of Agent Carter's death.

So much so that earlier the next day, Carter Manor had already entertained many guests who came to mourn.

Countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries came to visit, and even the Queen of England sent people to express her condolences.

As they had been prepared for a long time, the Carter family did not show any haste, and the ceremony was carried out smoothly, but everyone's face was full of worry.

According to the old man's request before his death, the funeral was not made with much fanfare, and everything was as plain and simple as possible.

However, there were too many guests who came to visit. No matter how much the relatives wanted to keep everything simple, they still had to find a larger church to accommodate these guests who came to mourn.

In addition to relatives, friends, and government officials, the people who came to the funeral included several leaders of S.H.I.E.L.D. and several directors of the Security Council.

Even Tony and other Avengers members who were far away in New York all received invitations from Sharon Carter.

Accompanied by the hymns of the children in the church choir, the coffin containing the remains of Margaret Page Carter was carried to the church's mourning hall by a group of male relatives and friends led by Steve Rogers.

Everyone's face was full of solemnity, even Tony, who always did his own thing, was serious at this moment.

Agent Carter was an old friend of his father. He had met the old man several times when he was young. In addition to the relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D., it was natural for him to appear at the funeral.

Leni was standing next to Tony, and beside her were Sol and Jane who came from France overnight after receiving the news, followed by Dr. Banner, Natasha, Clint and others.

Steve, who was carrying the coffin on his shoulders, had tears blurring his eyes. He never imagined that the reunion, which had been delayed for 70 years, would be so short.

Sadness filled his brain, and images of his past interactions with Peggy kept popping up in front of his eyes.

"I'll see you next Saturday at Stock's Nightclub."

That invitation made seventy years ago can no longer be fulfilled in this life...

…

When the funeral was in the second half, Leni took some time to find an excuse to sneak out quietly, and found Nick Fury who had been waiting outside the corridor, and Alexander Pierce standing next to him.

As soon as they saw Leni come out, the two immediately took the latter's arm to a corner and asked what was going on.

"Why is Mephisto mentioned in Skye and Simmons' report? Is Agent Carter's death related to him?"

Nick Fury was the first to ask. He thought that with Leni as Agent Carter, he could at least survive for a while, but he didn't expect that the news of death would come so quickly.

Leni shook her head upon hearing this.

"It has nothing to do with that guy. As I said before, he is just a proxy. He will not take people's lives at will without permission."

"Then why..."

"That's because of my existence. That disgusting old man has been thinking about my soul and wants me to work for him. How could I agree?"

Leni crossed her arms and looked very ugly.

"So that guy came here to disgust me."

As soon as these words came out, Nick Fury and Pierce immediately looked at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

The Lord of Hell, Mephisto, cares about Leni's soul and wants Leni to work for him?

Is this a good job or a bad job?

"Then...what was the reason for Agent Carter's death, and why did he leave so suddenly?"

A trace of suspicion flashed in Pierce's eyes, and he always felt that something was not quite right.

Leni sighed.

"That's because the old woman's life has completely come to an end. The vitality in her body has been almost exhausted. Even with my alchemy potion, she can't last long. The failure of various organs in the body is accelerating. Even the heaven potion can no longer restore it. Oh my god."

Leni actually meant to die, but with the blessing of Leni's alchemical crystal, the old man's death was delayed.

"Remember what I said before, my alchemy potion needs to activate the human body's own vitality in order to maximize its effectiveness.

The vitality contained in the potion alone cannot support Agent Carter's already decayed body...

And this is what Mephisto told me. "

Looking in the direction of the auditorium, Leni sighed softly again.

"To be honest, I admire that old man very much. Even if his end is approaching, he still cares about S.H.I.E.L.D."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Lu Dantou and the two people couldn't help but change, and then they all pricked up their ears to listen to what Leni had to say.

"Before leaving, she held my hand and told me personally that she hoped I could take over Fury's position and lead SHIELD to new heights..."

"You think, am I really suitable?"