Chapter 100 - The Brotherhood Raid (1)

While Lily's main body was undergoing its transformative evolution in the Savage Land, her attention remained divided amongst her Hive Units— allowing her to control them even though she could not control her main body.

One such Unit had never been forgotten; in fact, Lily had been using it actively throughout her entire trip here— she just never had a reason to focus on it.

However, now with nothing else to do, she decided to focus on that Unit.

That Unit was obviously the clone that she had used to replace herself and take the position within S.H.I.E.L.D. to maintain the facade of her presence there.

She still had use for them, and she believed that the position would greatly aid her in the future. And over time, it had already been beneficial to her.

Continuing her role within the organization, she was able to access their technology information, interact with other agents, take part in missions, and even learn better combat skills.

All of this fed back critical data to the hive, which she could use later.

Recently, something important has been going within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Not only had Ghost suddenly gone missing— presumed either dead or having betrayed the organization by them but a big mission was about to go down.

The base was buzzing with activity as Lily made her way down the hallway, with people passing by her from the left and right, each doing their own thing.

Lily could hear the conversations they were having; some of them were discussing Ghost's sudden disappearance, while others were talking about the upcoming mission, but most of them all had a common feeling.

Worry.

The mission was a big one; Lily couldn't remember it happening in any of the original comics or movies she had seen, so she wasn't sure it was canon— but it was happening here.

Lily made her way down to the briefing room as most of the agents had been called in, and the mission was officially about to go underway. She took a seat and observed the screen displaying the mission details before her.

The task was straightforward but undoubtedly dangerous as it had to do with Mutants. To be more exact, The Brotherhood of Mutants.

Recently, the organization learned of a significant plan that the Brotherhood was trying to accomplish in the coming days; if the plan was to succeed, it would be a massive blow to the government.

Public panic and outrage would be at an all-time high, and they couldn't let something like that happen.

Lily didn't know the exact details of what that plan was, but knowing the Brotherhood, she was sure it was anything but peaceful.

Regardless, it wasn't her position to question the mission— she was playing the role of a good soldier, and good soldiers follow orders.

As the briefing began, Fury stood at the front of the room and pointed at the details on the screen. He would be the mission leader for this mission; however, he would not be joining them on the field— apparently, he had other things to do.

"Agent Lily, you're with Team Alpha. Your expertise and capabilities will be crucial for this mission."

Fury said as he explained the mission.

Lily had made a small name for herself recently with her successive missions, and because of this, her prowess and capabilities were trusted— she was the brute of the agents.

"Understood, Sir. We will handle it."

Lily nodded and spoke with confidence, obeying the order.

Shortly after the briefing was concluded, Lily joined Team Alpha in preparing for the mission. The journey would take them to a remote location to the north where the Brotherhood had set up a temporary base— it would be the place Team Alpha would attack.

Team Alpha's task in this mission was easy; they would go in and defeat anyone defending the base. Once they confirmed the base was clear and safe, the other teams could enter and do their task.

Team Zeta would be covering Team Alpha by making sure the cameras and other tech didn't pick up on them— they also had a mutant on their team that had cloaking capabilities.

This mutant would keep them hidden from the senses of other mutants until it was too late— Lily really wanted that ability, but she had no way to devour them for the time being.

Regardless, the mission began after they had fully prepared and were ready to move out. 

The journey to the remote location was uneventful, but Lily remained vigilant because she knew just how dangerous the Brotherhood could be, her heightened senses focused at all times.

Upon reaching the target area, Lily was met with what seemed like an abandoned mining station— one that had been left for quite a while, it would seem, from the state of the place.

Most of the buildings around were destroyed or in ruins— and the mine itself was barely a mine— at best, it was a cave with a track running down it.

But this was the location the Brotherhood had chosen— the mine had been unused for years, and no one lived around the area for miles that would grant them the cover they needed to complete their plan.

Plus, from what Lily could assume they were trying to make, the mines were the safest location in case any mistakes happened.

Upon reaching the location, the team split into two to cover more ground, with one team sweeping the area from the top and the other sweeping from the bottom.

They were sure everyone would be in the mines, but they had to be certain— Lily went with the team that searched the top.

She searched through the area with clear precision and scanned the surroundings as she moved, relaying the information back to the team. Her enhanced senses allowed her to detect subtle changes better than most others on the team— ensuring no details went unnoticed.

Eventually, the team completed the sweep, and they found no one as they had expected— the bottom team, however, did find someone, but they quickly dealt with the issue without being noticed.

Now, all that was left was the mine— both teams meeting back up at the entrance as they prepared to move in.