【Hammer Base】Until the Abyss

"Jingle Bell--"

Thor was about to start the car back to Area D, when the cell phone rang suddenly. Alpha's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.And the beast's natural sixth sense is always accurate, when he took out the mobile phone in his trouser pocket, what appeared on the screen of the mobile phone was a name that he absolutely did not want to see at this moment.

"Ebony Maw"

Thor closed his eyes for a moment, before pressing the call button for a moment.

"Come over to the inspection room, I just found out that there is something wrong with the inspection device..." EbonyMaw's voice was as smooth and cold as ever, "You haven't returned to Area D, have you?"

"...No reply, I'll be right over."

Of course, he couldn't deceive his superiors on such a simple matter, especially since Ebony Maw liked to check the electronic records of each district, so it was clear at a glance when he came in and out.

But the call was undoubtedly a major unexpected turn of events.

Thor's stomach tightens for no reason.

Reluctantly, he drove to the office area in Area A, parked the car in a more secluded corner of the parking lot, and then got out of the car and tapped on the trunk lid with a coded signal: Stand by, I'll be right back.

He hoped that Ebony Maw wouldn't be delayed too long, Loki's condition wasn't very good, and staying in the small trunk for a long time was definitely a tortured place.

Suppressing his anger, he rushed all the way upstairs, before stepping into the examination room, Thor took a deep breath and straightened his suit.

When the electronic door slid open, EbonyMaw was looking down at the inspector who had just dealt with a disobedient Omega yesterday. The lines on his haggard face without a nose were getting deeper, as if people could pass through the disgusting lines Pick out his emotions a little bit.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the shady man didn't raise his head: "Why can't I recall the previous record? Come and have a look."

Thor's heart skipped a beat.Of course he knew what was going on, although the bullet casings and blood stains left in the inspection room had been secretly cleaned up by his cronies after they left yesterday, but he must have had some quarrels and wrestling with Loki in the room, which caused some damage to this delicate instrument. degree of damage.

His heart was in his throat.

But he could only walk over pretending to be ignorant, poking and fumbling with EbonyMaw on the display screen on the wall of the instrument cover.Finally, with the consent of the other party, use the authority to let the machine adjust itself.Similar to EbonyMaw's privileges in Area B, Thor also has first-class authority in many places in Area A, which is why the other party must need him to come over in person.

Fortunately, after some twists and turns, the damn instrument finally returned to normal operation.The dark pipe entrance at the end of the instrument opened and closed several times due to the restart, it looked like the mouth of some ferocious animal chewing human flesh.

Thor unconsciously looked away: "Since there's no problem, I'll..."

"Wait a minute," EbonyMaw suddenly raised a finger, "You don't have to go back, I'm still not at ease, I'll let the mechanic take a look, maybe you will need to use your authority," he said. The instrument raised its head and walked out, "Can't Loki just find two guards to pick him up?"

This irrefutable reason suddenly made Thor's whole body stiff, and he followed Ebony Maw out almost mechanically.

And when the electronic door opened, the tall man with scorched face turned his head and asked again as if pointing: "You don't mind, right?"

Thor's fingers twitch.

—he minded, of course he damned minded!

Because of these beasts, Loki is still in the trunk, and Omega's pale face in the early morning is vivid.And even putting aside the physical condition, as long as Ebony Maw and the guards find out that Loki is not in the D area, all their previous plans will come to naught.

In the blink of an eye, pre-built clips frantically flashed in the arms dealer's mind: the corridor was 3 meters wide, there were no guards 5 meters from the corner in front, and the surveillance cameras were also within the monitoring range.He only needs to rush forward and grab the back of Ebony Maw's head, slam it against the surrounding wall, and then raise his knee to smash his two ribs, and he can shoot the villain in the head when he is in a daze!

But the huge gunshots will definitely attract the guards, but I can use Ebony Maw's body as a blocker, and shoot the guards one by one.And if he moved fast enough, it would be enough to drag the bodies of Ebony Maw and the guards to the interrogator and destroy them before more people rushed over.

Blood, bullet casings, these trivial things can...

"Thor?" EbonyMaw called again.

Thor snapped back to his senses: "...Oh, I don't mind, I just thought of the Omega who served me in the casino yesterday, and my mind was a little distracted."

EbonyMaw immediately gave him an ambiguous smile, but no matter what kind of smile appeared on his face, it looked very serious.

The two were still walking in the corridor one after the other.

Can't kill EbonyMaw here, absolutely not. Thor repeated himself inwardly.He knew very well that a small indifference would lead to a big conspiracy, and he couldn't act rashly because of a sudden change in the situation, even if he wanted to break every bone in Ebony Maw's body immediately.

When walking around the corner, the haggard man stopped and signaled Thor not to send it away, and after telling the mechanic to report to him after checking, Ebony Maw really raised his hand to call for the two guards standing guard in the corridor.

"Just the two of you, help Mr. Thor get his Omega from Area D, and keep him in deep sleep the whole time. By the way, don't hurt him."

"Yes." The two guards replied.

Sweat trickles down Thor's spine.

But the man with a face like a dead tree didn't seem to notice it, and after explaining everything, he walked away with his hands behind his back: "I'll come back later." It was as if he vowed to supervise Loki's brainwashing with his own eyes.

Thor doesn't know how the smooth "yes" came out of his throat.

**

Seeing that only he and two guards were left in the corridor, the blond Alpha's heart twisted tightly.

——He originally thought that yesterday's incident had been covered up perfectly, but unexpectedly, EbonyMaw always had the intention of asking others to go to D area to pick up Loki.In the final analysis, the other party still became suspicious that Loki's chip was not in the D area.

What should I do?

The time has just arrived at 07:30 in the morning, and there is still an hour and a half before the trigger time of Area B.Should he take a gamble and let EbonyMaw go, betting that the two guards would not reach his home in D before B exploded?Or... let the man go temporarily and kill the two guards first?Although the execution risk is reduced in this way, once the insidious man finds out about it before the explosion in area B, the harm will be even greater.Or, simply put these three people together...

His mind was in a mess, and the sudden situation disrupted all the original plans.But no matter how he planned it, he didn't want to put Loki at any risk.

But at this moment, just when EbonyMaw's figure was about to disappear around the corner of the corridor.A melancholy and gloomy cello sounded, and it was the unique cell phone ringtone of EbonyMaw.

The hunchbacked man stood at the corner of the corridor and answered the phone, some distance away, Thor didn't know what was said on the phone.But he still recognized the content of his answer from the mouth shape of the vicious man.

"Something went wrong?" EbonyMaw asked suspiciously, "Okay, then I'll go over right away."

"Puff——" This is the sound of Thor's heavy heartbeat.

He watched the tall and thin guy hang up the phone, put the phone back in his pocket, and hurried away, his heart beating wildly.It was planned ahead of time, for sure.Even if he couldn't get in touch with any of Loki and Fandral, Thor knew that the plan must be ahead of schedule.

This made his face turn red again, and Alpha raised his breath and ordered to the two guards who were still waiting for him: "You two, come with me first."

"Yes, sir."

What follows is like an adrenaline-fuelled adventure.

Thor's heart beats fast, he must succeed.Every step in this city was a tightrope dance, but he couldn't let anything happen to Loki and the kids.

Shoes clattered heavily on the stony floor, and the electronic door opened at Thor's authority, only to close again when all three had entered. Thor strode forward, walked to the table not far from the examiner, opened the drawer and lowered his head to look for something.

He looked for it and said, "By the way, help me take this home." Alpha quietly put a "cufflink" with electric shock function into his palm.

"Okay." A guard replied immediately.There was undisguised flattery in his voice, after all, besides EbonyMaw in Area A, Thor was the biggest power holder.

Seeing Thor closing the drawer and clutching something in his hand, the guard stepped forward without suspicion.

The accident happened in an instant.

The guard reached out his hand at the same time as Thor, and before he could see clearly what was in his boss's palm, a smell of burnt flesh exploded in the examination room.The guard's expression was horrified for a moment, but he never had a chance to blink again.The body that was hit by the huge electric ambush twitched violently, the pupils dilated, and then fell down stiffly.

Another guard standing behind him immediately drew his gun.

How could Thor give him the chance to shoot? Alpha was like a lion ready to go, taking advantage of the moment when the other party was stunned, he rushed forward, and the huge impact caused him to hug the guard and fall to the ground. Alpha immediately pinned the opponent's attack with his legs, clamped the guard's wrist holding the gun with his palms and forced it downward, and the pistol quickly slipped out of the guard's control and slid to the far corner of the table.Seeing that the situation was not good, the man raised his hand and wanted to draw the dagger at the side of his leg. Thor was faster and more ruthless than him, drawing out the short dagger on his leg first, and rushing towards the man's chest.

Life and death were at stake, and the guards also showed their full potential. For a moment, the see-saw of life and death was going on between the two desperate men.

"Ah!" Alpha let out a roar of shock and anger, and finally stabbed the dagger rootlessly into the chest of the guard wearing a riot suit.

Thor's face is spattered with arterial blood.

He didn't let go of his hand until the other party stopped convulsing completely. The fierce munitions leader panted heavily, propping his hand back on the floor, panting violently.

But he didn't dare to rest for too long.

Before the blood trickles onto the floor, Thor grabs the bodies of the guards, dragging them one by one into the interrogator.The authority allowed him to push the two fresh corpses down the pipeline, and his companions in the decomposition department would handle the follow-up for him.

Soon, it was as if nothing had happened in the inspection room.

Standing in the examination room where there was no one else but him, Thor slowly took out his phone.

This is definitely a big gamble, because he can't be sure if Loki informed Fandral to advance the plan, and if EbonyMaw received another call from Area B just now, but this is his only chance.

He dialed a temporary number, which cannot be easily traced.

"Beep-beep-"

"Answer the phone!"

Fortunately, the call was quickly connected.

"Loki, you...?"

"are you OK?"

The two people on the phone spoke in unison and fell silent at the same time.

It was Thor who was the first to react, he could hear the weak voice from the other end of the phone, which made the man's heart throb: "Loki, it was you who informed..."

"Well... it's a bit early, I can only let the guards in the building find out the abnormality... Huh, I have to exaggerate the air conditioner data a little bit, I hope there will be no loopholes in the future. Has EbonyMaw rushed over? Cough... "

"Hurry up, you..."

"I'm ok."

Thor doesn't believe this, after all, his partner's hard breathing has hurt his eardrums.He hung up the phone quickly, checked the situation in the inspection room again, and left quickly after confirming that there were no flaws left.

**

Thor forces himself not to run.

can't run!

Two people had just died in the inspection room, and the processing of the surveillance video from the corridor to the inspection room was itself very complicated.If he runs again, the series of evidence left behind will be too obvious.

Rushing back to the parking lot, Thor doesn't even dare to open the trunk to check Loki's condition.

He could only act normal and leisurely. He came out of the office building in District A in the morning and walked leisurely towards the parking lot.Open the door and fasten the seat belt, like a person who has been working for a long time and is finally ready to go home.

But he didn't intend to bring Loki to Area A again, even if it was a pretend departure.

From EbonyMaw's words and actions, Thor deduced that he hadn't told Thanos about it. EbonyMaw is a very cautious character, and is very willing to please Thanos, eager to make meritorious service.Now that EbonyMaw has doubts about himself and Loki, he wants to stay in Area A twice and send guards to Area D to pick up people, which means that this shady guy must want to prove that he has two hearts, or get Loki's memory Conclusive evidence of a problem with the chip.

In this way, the man would naturally not tell Thanos the speculative inference without evidence.Maybe he will say something that doubts himself, but he will definitely not reveal his plan to let Loki go to the trial in advance.

Otherwise, in case of failure, if the credit is not invited, he will blame himself and Thanos at the same time.

So going home now is the safest strategy.

Fortunately, this time, the car drove out of the underground parking lot of the office building in Area A smoothly, and drove all the way to the viaduct connecting Area D.With authorized help along the way, no one dared to stop Thor's car, let alone the idea of ​​inspecting the car.

However, it was almost nine o'clock in the morning, and the scorching sun was shining brightly in mid-air.

Today's weather is exceptionally sunny, the sea breeze makes the blue sky cloudless.And through the gate of the AD area, there are no sunken buildings in the A area, and the temperature suddenly rises by a few degrees.

The weather is noticeably hotter.

The situation made Thor tighten his grip on gear.It only takes 20 minutes, and the trunk without ventilation facilities will be as hot as a steamer, but it takes nearly 40 minutes to drive from the gate to the home in District D.And Loki's physical condition is already affected by propylene gas, dizziness and nausea are certain, coupled with the bumps along the way and being in a small and closed environment for a long time, if the weather is hotter...

Thor didn't dare to drive fast, because anything out of the ordinary would lead to his death.

Passing through the gate, the man stared at the dashboard almost all the way.This munitions boss who was supposed to be all-powerful and unscrupulous, was honed by life to look like the most cautious and seasoned agent.

But in fact, he only hopes that his racing heart can exchange with the car's motor.

But he can't.

The wheels were rolling on the asphalt road in D area, and the hot summer sun scorched the skin of the car without any cover.

Thor felt his back and palms sweat as the car finally approached the garage firmly at home.He didn't dare to stop for a second, jumped out of the car and pulled open the top cover of the trunk.

"Loki!"

Omega curled up in the trunk and groaned softly.

Loki had endured it for too long, and although the connection between the trunk and the front body would not cause suffocation, that was only in theory.It is definitely torture to have a grown man over six feet curled up in the trunk for more than two hours, not to mention that the high temperature in summer continued to scorch the exterior of the car body along the way, and the trunk has already become a hot and oxygen-poor steamer .

He was stunned and sweating all over his body, and a few strands of black hair stuck to his cheeks, making his already pale face even more unhealthy and transparent. Only his cheeks were flushed abnormally, and his chest was heaving short and rapidly. .

Thor hurriedly carried the man out.

A low and hoarse murmur slipped out of Omega's voice, and his hands hung feebly by his side, unable to even wrap around Thor's neck for a while.

He was in pain, all over his body.Lack of oxygen, airtightness, bumps, mild propylene poisoning, and extreme exhaustion from yesterday to now, the black-haired youth in Thor's arms has developed a high fever.

"Persist a little longer." Alpha kissed him firmly on the forehead.

Loki struggles to roll off of him, throwing up on his knees.

Thor hurriedly half-supported and half-carried him back to the villa, during which Loki buried his head in Thor's shoulder and controlled his breathing and coughing.He was extremely uncomfortable, but he didn't want his Alpha to worry, this was probably the agent's awkward tenderness.And this undoubtedly made Thor feel even more distressed. He quickly tore off Loki's front and stuffed him into the bed. After taking Loki's antipyretics and anti-heat medicine, he put an ice towel on the agent's forehead.

They have only these conditions.

Fortunately, after drinking the water, Loki felt a little better.

Thor grabs his hand. "Sleep for a while, and nothing will happen." He knows these comforts are better than nothing, but it's the best.Fallen in this city, they have no backup, let alone medical treatment.

Loki opened his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to ask something, but finally nodded.

The agent especially remembered the previous plan, it should be that Thor "knocked out" himself and then stuffed himself into the car and brought him back to Area A.But everything changed because of EbonyMaw's accident, so Thor naturally had his reasons for doing so, he chose to believe in his Alpha.

But in fact, the hearts of both of them are hanging: as long as there is no explosion in area B, it will be dangerous wherever they go; and even if the plan goes well, no one knows if there are any loopholes left.

Time goes by every minute and every second.

Thor let out a forced breath and squeezed his lover's hand tightly.

**

But what they didn't expect happened one after another.

When the door of the house was kicked open, the blond Alpha woke up suddenly beside the bed.

The time on the bedside table shows 12:37 noon, and the back of his neck is still in severe pain from falling asleep lying on the edge of the bed, and his mind is dazed because he just woke up, which makes Thor a little confused about the situation.

Loki is also half awake in a daze, trying to hold himself up.

But before they could react, the door of the bedroom was knocked open, and the wooden door hit the wall with a loud bang as it bounced vigorously.The two looked up, and saw three guards wearing helmets and riot gear appearing at the door, and one of the guards said——

"Mr. Thor, please go downstairs immediately. Mr. Thanos is waiting for you downstairs."

In one sentence, it was enough to make the blood of the two men in the room turn cold at the same time.

Thanos?

Why is Thanos here, is the plan exposed? !

Loki's hand hidden under the quilt grabs Thor's suddenly, and Thor's body freezes instantly.He couldn't exchange eyes with Loki in full view, he could only squeeze the other's hand hard to show his composure.

But how to calm down?

They just wanted to get rid of Ebony Maw, how could they expect to lure Thanos into their home?

However, what makes Thor unsteady is yet to come.

Alpha quickly followed a guard in riot gear downstairs. The creaking sound of the stairs was like a blunt knife sharpening the heart. However, when the scene downstairs appeared in front of him, the knife turned into a sharp blade.

It was a six-year-old blond boy who was tied to a chair in the living room.

"Narve!" Thor couldn't hold back any longer, and was about to rush over.

He was blocked by a cold steel knife.

The one holding the knife is a woman, with a very tall stature and strong muscles all over her body. Compared with many men, her body is more powerful and powerful—it is one of the five obsidian generals known as "Dark Night Proxima".And the sharp cold steel knife in her hand reached directly under the chin of the blond Alpha.

A bald man standing in the living room turned around.

This is a man with a black, red and purple face, nearly two meters tall, with a rough and majestic face, and there are several deep and terrifying scars vertically downwards under his lips, but this does not damage his overall appearance, it is only in vain Increased severe oppression.The man's shoulders are broad and muscular, and standing there is like a mountain that is difficult to climb.Compared to him, the blond Alpha looked more like a hero than a terrifying arms dealer.The purple-faced man wore six exaggerated rings on his hands, and he was staring at Thor condescendingly through his height.

Alpha, who almost never bowed his head to others, choked up for an instant. He took a deep breath and lowered his gaze: "Boss."

He greeted Thanos, but from the corner of his eye he stared at Narve, who was sitting on a chair not far away.

Only Narve, so where is Vali?

How could a six-year-old boy have seen such a battle?Tears welled up in those beautiful green eyes.

And Xu Shi's suppressed sobbing was noticed by Thanos, he didn't rush to talk to Thor, he lowered his head and reached out to rub Narve's soft little face.

This made the boy even more terrified.

"Thor, your son's eyes are beautiful, very similar to your Omega." Thanos said, "Is Loki okay?"

Cold sweat rolled down Thor's forehead, and the blood was so cold that it seemed to freeze his body.But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't see Vali at home. Where did Vali go? How could Thanos come to the house? Thor simply doesn't know how the sound got out of his throat.

"...Loki is fine, but he has a little fever. I don't know why you came to the house. If there is something important, we can..."

"Thor, EbonyMaw is dead," Thanos said suddenly.

"what?!"

Alpha was surprised enough, Area D was far away from Area B, of course he would not have heard the sound of an explosion in a laboratory building several kilometers away.Next to him, Proxima Centauri grabbed his hair and thrust a palm-sized electronic screen in front of him.

Thor looks at the screen.

What is displayed on the screen is the surveillance video in the corridor of the biological laboratory building in Area B. The time shows that one and a half hours ago, EbonyMaw walked into the laboratory with his hands behind his back. The heat wave rushed out of the gate of the main control room, the picture on the screen shook violently, and within a few seconds, the affected surveillance video was cut off.

The Alpha's chest heaved, but before he could ask, Thanos twirled a ring on his finger.

"I thought you would know why this happened?"

The heartbeat was beating like a drum, this was a completely unexpected situation, could it be that EbonyMaw told Thanos all his thoughts in detail before acting? Thor's mind spins wildly.If that's the case, he is indeed the biggest suspect, but... no, if that's the case, why does Thanos have to force a confession?

But before he could answer, Thanos said, "Oh yes, go and bring Loki down too."

The weak Omega was dragged from the hospital bed and shoved all the way downstairs.

Thor has absolutely no right to beak.

Loki is easily pushed to the floor.And when he saw the situation in the living room clearly, the Omega suddenly let out a small scream, and followed him like any ordinary Omega at home, crawling to the side of Narve, holding his son tightly in his arms.The emerald green eyes were full of anxiety and fear. He wanted to speak, but when he saw the knife on his husband's chest, he shut his mouth in anticipation.

Thanos has been watching his reaction, careful not to miss any detail.

He turned the ring on his hand again, but this time he turned the ring face of the purple one.

"... Ahhh!"

Without a moment's time, Loki groaned in pain, covered his arms and fell to the ground, trembling.His thin body curled up into a ball due to the momentary paralysis, and there was no trace of blood on his already pale face.

"Thanos!" Thor almost gritted his teeth, he roared, "EbonyMaw is dead, I am indeed the biggest beneficiary on the surface, and it is normal for you to doubt me. But if you think about it carefully, why should I take such a big risk?" Risky soldiers? What's more, he died in Area B, where I usually don't get involved at all..."

"Hush—" An Yebi, who had been suppressing him all the time, pressed the blade towards Thor's throat sporadically without hesitation, leaving a string of blood beads in his throat.

"I don't want to hear from you right now," Thanos said.

Thor froze, and now he understands: No matter how suspicious Thanos is, the other party has no intention of attacking him. After all, it is far better to deal with an "amnesia" Omega and a six-year-old child than a defensive adult. Alpha is much easier.

Alpha wanted to tear his eyes apart, but was tightly imprisoned by the people around him.

But even if he is not imprisoned, does he still have the strength to resist?All around are armed with guns, and there must be other subordinates of Thanos at the door, and Vali's situation is unknown, and a rash counterattack will only kill their family.

...he could only watch helplessly.

He watched as Loki was lifted from the ground by Thanos' shoulders.

Thor's chest heaves violently.

Omega's body was trembling because of the purple ring. The ring controlled the chip in his body, and the current released by the chip was enough to make Loki feel the sharp pain like a knife, and the painful cry soon diffused. out of his lips.

"what……"

Thanos didn't ask the first question until Omega was about to lose his footing.He didn't ask anything about EbonyMaw, but he approached the pale agent and said suddenly——

"Loki, do you know Odinson?"

...Odinson?

His voice was deep and full of malice, like the voice of the devil trying to open Pandora's box.

Thor's face was instantly pale as paper.

TBC