Ch: 43-53
Chapter 43 Arnim Zola
Inside the warehouse, Arthur used the flashlight on his phone to find the circuit breaker.
"Click!"
With a soft click, the circuit breaker flipped down.
Arthur pulled the circuit breaker down hard, and the pitch-black warehouse, where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face, suddenly became as bright as day; the pale fluorescent lights made Arthur feel dizzy.
The warehouse was filled with old computers, a few tables, and chairs, all piled high with miscellaneous items.
Black Widow walked towards a computer in the very center that resembled a main frame, picked up a chair, sat down, and turned on the computer, ready to investigate.
Looking at an external set-top box on the operating table that resembled a black box, Black Widowtook out the USB drive she had brought from Nick Fury from her pocket.
She inserted it into the set-top box's data interface.
Immediately, all the machines around the three of them seemed to be unsealed, starting to operate and emit a buzzing sound.
At this moment, a line of text appeared on the computer screen in the very center.
"Do you want to start the system?"
"Start!"
As Black Widow pressed the confirmation key, green lines gradually appeared on the computer screen, and finally, these green lines outlined a human face that was all too familiar to Captain America.
"Steve Rogers was born in 1918."
"Natasha Alianovna Romanoff was born in 1984."
"Arthur was born in 1900."
Looking at the strange scene before her, Black Widow blurted out, "What kind of image is this?"
"Oh, oh, oh, Miss, I'm not just a simple image. Perhaps I'm not the person Captain America captured and put in prison in 1945, but I am still me."
As he spoke, a wanted poster appeared on a small display screen beside him.
"Arnim Zola! Weren't you supposed to be long dead? Why are you here?"
Facing Captain America's confusion, Zola said smugly, "In 1972, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. With the science of that time, it was impossible to save my body, but my brain was still worth saving. They preserved it with two hundred thousand feet of storage tape. Look around you; I am more vibrant than ever."
"You are now standing inside my brain! Your government thought I could help their cause. In fact, I am not only helping their cause, but I am also continuing my own."
Hearing this, Captain America quickly and roughly interrupted Zola, saying, "HYDRA and Red Skull are both dead!"
"No, no, no, Captain, once you try to cut off one head, two more will immediately grow back."
Looking at Dr. Zola, who had split into two on the screen, Captain America immediately connected all the events that had happened during this period in his mind.
Immediately, a terrifying conjecture, even to Captain America himself, appeared in his mind.
However, Captain America also knew that he could not easily believe Dr. Zola's words.
So, Captain America asked Dr. Zola to provide evidence to support his claims.
Dr. Zola on the screen merely let out a faint prompt sound upon hearing this.
"Reading archive."
As soon as the prompt sound ended, Dr. Zola played a recorded archive.
"HYDRA's original intention was to believe that freedom could not be left in human hands, but when anyone tries to take away freedom, they will resist. After the original HYDRA was destroyed, S.H.I.E.L.D. came into being to prevent such a situation from happening again."
"But this also led to the birth of a new generation of HYDRA. They parasitized within S.H.I.E.L.D., constantly using various means to promote various international conflicts and wars. If history did not conform to them, they could only change history."
"Finally, humanity was willing to choose to actively give up freedom in exchange for safety. As long as the Insight Project is successfully executed, then a new order belonging to HYDRA will be born!"
After listening to Dr. Zola's words, Captain America and the other two finally understood the entire situation completely.
And why Nick Fury had been so desperate to get on that S.H.I.E.L.D. ship that had been hijacked by pirates earlier.
Captain America immediately slammed his fist into the computer screen in a fit of rage.
Before Captain America could make any further moves, Black Widow's phone in her pocket began to alarm with a "beep~ beep~ beep~" sound.
Black Widow immediately took out her phone.
"What is that?"
"A short-range missile."
"Where was it launched from?"
"S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"Sorry, Captain, I've actually been stalling for time. Now, your time, like mine, is running out, hahahaha..."
There was no extra time left for Captain America and the other two to vent.
As the alarm's rhythm grew more urgent, Captain America immediately pulled open the drain grate on the floor.
Before Captain America could say anything, Black Widow and Arthur very sensibly jumped down into the drain.
Just as the three of them hid in the drain, the missile arrived right behind them.
"Boom!"
Just as the three of them hid in the drain, the missile arrived right behind them.
"Boom!"
The missile heavily struck the ground.
Instantly, it generated a terrifying temperature capable of melting metal.
The huge Impact from the missile's explosion sent debris flying, and the warehouse was instantly leveled.
All of this happened in an instant, catching Captain America and the other two off guard, without even time to react.
When the three of them got up from behind Captain America's shield, all they saw was a pile of Dr.Zola's remains and a heap of rubble.
Meanwhile, on another side unknown to the three of them, in the home of Pierce, the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., sat another person completely hidden in darkness.
If Captain America were here at this moment, he would definitely be shocked by the person in front of him.
Winter Soldier—Bucky!
Pierce, who was beside him, filled his wine glass and said to Bucky indifferently, "This mission has three targets, six-level threat. I need you to eliminate all of them within ten hours. They made me lose my Zola!"
At this moment, the nanny, Renata, who had already left, suddenly returned to look for her phone.
Seeing Bucky and Pierce sitting there, Renata realized that she had accidentally stumbled upon Pierce's terrible secret.
Just as she was about to beg for mercy, Pierce directly picked up the pistol on the table and aimed it at this poor person who was innocently implicated because she didn't knock before entering.
A flash of Fire lit up the darkness, and after Pierce motioned for Bucky to quickly deal with the three, he walked back into the room on his own.
On the other side, Captain America and the other two, having narrowly escaped death and learned of HYDRA's conspiracy, quickly left New Jersey, intending to prevent the Insight Project from being successfully executed.
Chapter 44 Falcon Sam
Not long after, Arthur and Black Widow followed Captain America to find the retired veteran, Sam.
"Thump~ Thump~ Thump~"
At this moment, the three of them were like rats scurrying across the street.
There was no way around it; in this era of highly developed information technology, ordinary transportation and public places all had surveillance. As soon as the three of them appeared, S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel would immediately get their location.
For this reason, the three of them could only choose the most primitive way of traveling, and now they couldn't even go back to their own residences.
Worried about the safety of Wanda and Bill, Arthur had just gone back to check on them.
Fortunately, HYDRA's actions were only aimed at the three of them and did not affect other innocent people.
If HYDRA dared to lay a hand on anyone close to Arthur , he wouldn't mind directly eliminating all of them, instead of accompanying Captain America and the other two, leveling up step by step like this.
After all, Arthur had a pretty good idea of who the HYDRA moles were within S.H.I.E.L.D.
Not long after, the room door opened.
Sam looked at the three people at the door with a puzzled expression.
"Captain? Why are you here?"
"Everyone we know now wants to get rid of us. We really have nowhere to go, so we could only come to you."
Hearing Black Widow's words, Sam didn't hesitate at all and stepped aside, motioning for the three of them to quickly come in, and added a sentence.
"Not everyone wants to get rid of you."
As soon as the three entered the door, Black Widow walked directly to the computer on Sam's desk.
"What are you doing?"
Looking at Black Widow's actions, the unpleasant memories from the Lemuria Star immediately surged into Captain America's mind again.
"Don't be agitated, I just want to check who else in S.H.I.E.L.D., besides Nick Fury, has authorization to launch domestic missiles."
Hearing this, Captain America spoke faintly.
"Pierce!"
Black Widow, upon hearing this, let out a long sigh and said.
"Another boss staying in the safest building in the entire World."
Hearing this, Captain America immediately fell into deep thought.
"Not just him, Zola's algorithm appeared on the Lemuria Star."
"Sitwell is also there."
"But the question is, how can three top fugitives enter S.H.I.E.L.D. in broad daylight and kidnap two high-ranking government officials?"
Speaking of this, Captain America didn't forget to glance at Arthur .
Feeling Captain America's gaze, Arthur said.
"I can actually try."
"No, no, no, you won't even have a chance to get close to that building. As soon as you appear in the park near the building, you'll be caught, believe me."
At this moment, Black Widow spoke up, denying Arthur 's idea.
Looking at the situation, Sam also knew that Captain America and the other two were in trouble at the moment.
"Unless none of you go."
Hearing this, the three of them all looked at Sam in unison.
"What does that mean?"
Sam, seemingly from nowhere, took out a file and handed it to Captain America.
Captain America and Black Widow curiously picked up the file and began to read it. Immediately, expressions of surprise appeared on both their faces.
"This is Bakamala, the Khalid Hariou mission was done by you?"
Looking at the photo in her hand, Black Widow recognized the content of the photo at a glance and couldn't help but ask.
"You never said he was an airborne rescuer."
"Yeah, I always thought he was just a pilot."
Saying this, Captain America's face also showed a hint of a wry smile.
Immediately, Captain America had new concerns.
"You know, Sam, you have no obligation to do this. You're already retired."
Hearing Captain America say this, Sam quickly waved his hand and said.
"Is there any reason more worthwhile for me to come back than Captain, you needing my help?"
Arthur knew that this was another piece of the Avengers puzzle falling into place, Falcon Sam.
But they still didn't know where to start looking for the things they needed next.
So Sam took out another file and said.
"The last file is hidden in Fort Meade, but there are three gates guarding it and a twelve-inch thick steel wall."
"What, you said steel wall?"
Saying this, Captain America gave Arthur a half-smile, half-serious look.
Sam also immediately reacted, after all, Arthur 's performance in the New York incident was simply too unforgettable.
He almost single-handedly intercepted the entire Chitauri army.
On the other side, with Arthur 's help, Sam easily entered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interior and apprehended Pierce.
Immediately, Arthur then rushed non-stop with Falcon to the vicinity of Sitwell.
"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~"
Feeling his phone vibrate in his pocket, Sitwell saw that the screen showed a call from Pierce, and immediately answered it, speaking in a respectful tone.
"Officer, is there something?"
But the one who answered Sitwell on the other end of the phone was not Pierce, but Sam, who was sitting not far away enjoying coffee.
"Who are you, what do you want?"
"I want you to go to the second parking spot in the west parking lot and get into that gray car."
"Why should I do as you say?"
Seeing that Sitwell was still stubborn, Sam had no choice but to say.
"Sitwell, I think your tie today is really nice, I really don't want to get it dirty."
Hearing this, Sitwell immediately looked down at his chest, only to see a red laser sight aimed at him.
Helplessly, Sitwell had no choice but to follow Sam's instructions and went to the west parking lot.
As soon as he approached the car, the car door opened by itself.
Captain America directly grabbed Sitwell by the collar and dragged him into the car.
Soon, Captain America and the other three took Sitwell to the top of a skyscraper.
Captain America kicked Sitwell to the ground and asked.
"Quickly tell me about Zola's algorithm."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Then what were you doing on the Lemuria Star?"
"I was throwing up, I was seasick."
Seeing that Sitwell was still stubborn, Captain America directly lifted Sitwell up and suspended him in mid-air.
"Pushing me down for such trivial matters, that's not your style, Rogers."
Hearing this, Captain America noncommittally put Sitwell down, and then said.
"That's indeed not my style, but it's hers."
Saying this, Black Widow raised her leg and fiercely kicked Sitwell off the top of the skyscraper.
"Ah!"
Watching Sitwell in mid-air about to hit the ground, Sam appeared, wearing his Falcon suit, and timely caught Sitwell's ankle.
Then, he grabbed Sitwell and flew high into the sky, then threw him back onto the top of the skyscraper.
Looking at the stylishly landing Sam, Arthur suddenly felt that sometimes, being able to fly really did seem cooler!
Chapter 45: Bravely Entering the Tiger's Den
Watching Sitwell, who was still trembling after landing, Captain America had just approached when Sitwell immediately spilled everything, afraid that if he was a second late, he would be thrown off the building again.
"Zola's algorithm is actually a program, used to select a target for Insight."
Hearing Sitwell's words, everyone showed confused expressions.
"What target?"
"You, a host in Cairo, the Deputy Minister of the Department of Defense, a high school graduate from Queens, Dr. Bruce Banner, Doctor Strange, and you, kid."
Saying that, Sitwell even dragged Arthur , who was watching the show, into it.
"Anyway, everything that threatens HYDRA's existence has been marked, whether current or future."
Hearing this, Captain America was a little confused.
"Future, what does that mean? How would it know the future?"
Facing Captain America's questioning, Sitwell let out a mocking laugh.
"Hahaha, how wouldn't it know? The 21st century is a digital book, and Zola just taught HYDRA how to read it."
"Your bank records, university exam scores, and call information—Zola's algorithm can predict a person's past and future."
At this point, Sitwell seemed to suddenly think of something, and his face instantly turned much paler.
"Oh, God, Pierce will kill me."
Seeing Sitwell's change, Captain America immediately realized that something was unusual and quickly pressed on.
"Then what?"
Sitwell finally recovered and continued.
"Then the Insight Project will be activated, and the Sky Carriers will eliminate all these people from Earth based on the information transmitted back by the Lemuria Star, millions at a time."
"What about you? Why do you say Pierce will kill you too?"
"Because I've long been annoyed with that old stubborn Pierce; he does things too crazily, even sometimes choosing to eliminate the people closest to him, just like me."
Once everyone had a common enemy, they could temporarily stand on the same front to deal with the problem.
So, without hesitation, everyone immediately drove towards S.H.I.E.L.D. to prevent the Sky Carriers from taking off.
"HYDRA hates leaks the most, so there will also be many HYDRA members on this list."
Hearing this, Sam, who was still focused on speeding, couldn't help but retort.
"Then why is your mouth so loose?"
"Alright, boys, here's some good news: we have sixteen hours to act before the Insight Project is executed. If you keep going like this, we might as well go home and celebrate the Sky Carriers' launch."
Black Widow's mouth had always been like it had been blessed, even in such a tense situation, she didn't forget to retort.
Captain America, who was beside her, also knew that time was running out for them, so he quickly said,
"We'll use Sitwell's DNA to get inside the Carrier, then disable the Sky Carrier's central chip from the inside."
Just as everyone was still discussing strategic deployment in detail, the car window was suddenly shattered by a metal arm.
Sitwell was dragged out of the car and thrown under the wheels of an oncoming truck.
Immediately, Bucky on the roof pulled out a pistol and fired fiercely at everyone.
Captain America quickly pulled the handbrake, using inertia to Dump Bucky off the roof.
Looking at the roadblock in front of them, everyone knew that today's matter would not end well.
But similarly, they didn't have much time left.
Just as everyone was about to get out of the car to deal with Bucky first, Arthur quickly said,
"Captain, you guys go to S.H.I.E.L.D. first; leave this person to me."
Bucky in front of them had carried out countless shocking assassination cases over the past fifty years, and after their last encounter, Captain America could feel the terror of his strength, so he was a little uneasy leaving Arthur to fight alone.
Arthur also saw Captain America's concerns, then pointed to Bucky's metal arm and said,
"Captain, don't forget he has an entire metal arm."
Seeing Arthur say this, Captain America barely nodded.
Then Arthur got out of the car alone, while Sam restarted the car, intending to take a detour.
But Bucky did not intend to let Arthur and the others have their way, instantly pouncing towards the car.
Arthur , seeing Bucky ignore him, immediately felt his blood rush to his head.
He instantly appeared behind Bucky, grabbed Bucky's ankle, and violently threw him in the opposite direction of the car.
"Boom!" Bucky was directly thrown away.
And Arthur chased after Bucky, then landed another punch squarely on Bucky's face.
"Bang!" Bucky was once again knocked to the ground by Arthur .
Bucky was now full of blood, his eyes filled with intense rage.
"Roar~!" Bucky let out a low, Beast-like roar.
Immediately after, Bucky suddenly stood up from the ground, his eyes bloodshot, and charged towards Arthur .
Seeing this, Arthur did not dare to be careless and quickly dodged.
Just as Bucky rushed to Arthur 's side, Arthur also quickly raised his hand and placed his palm on Bucky's chest.
Bucky felt the sharp pain from his chest, and his entire face became incredibly distorted.
"Roar!" Bucky roared, then suddenly raised his leg and kicked towards Arthur .
Seeing this, Arthur also quickly retreated backward.
However, Bucky did not stop his attack but continued to advance.
Seeing this, Arthur quickly raised his hand again.
"Bang!"
Bucky's right foot kicked hard into Arthur 's stomach again, and then Arthur 's entire body flew out.
After landing dozens of meters away, Arthur immediately stood up.
At this moment, Arthur already felt waves of pain in his abdomen.
That last blow made him feel immense pain.
Before Arthur could stand up again, Bucky swung his metal arm and smashed it towards Arthur .
Arthur did not dare to be careless, immediately raised his arms to block in front of him, and at the same time quickly retreated, constantly moving backward.
But this was not going to work at all.
Arthur 's back had completely hit the car's railing, so he could only retreat again, but this time, his back hit the car door hard again.
"Pfft!" Arthur spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Originally, he just wanted to test his current physical combat skills and Wolverine's super healing ability.
The result was actually quite satisfactory, but when facing a Winter Soldier like Bucky who didn't feel pain, Arthur felt somewhat powerless.
After all, the pain of dislocated bones was real.
Thinking of this, Arthur had no choice but to use his superpowers.
[Metal Control!]
With his superpowers, Arthur instantly seemed like a God descended from the heavens, firmly suppressing the Beast-like Bucky on the ground, making him unable to move.
Chapter 46 Nick Fury
While Arthur was still focused on suppressing Bucky, on the other side of the highway,
Captain America and his two companions were discussing their next plan when a grenade, seemingly from nowhere, accurately struck the trio.
Fortunately, Captain America quickly used his shield as a skateboard, helping the three successfully escape from the car.
Seeing the enemy's overwhelming firepower, Captain America and his two companions had no choice but to retreat while fighting.
At this point, Arthur 's battle was nearing its end, but unexpectedly, HYDRA's support forces arrived just in time.
Countless streams of fire simultaneously assailed Arthur .
Seeing this, Arthur shook his head helplessly.
"What era is this? Why are people still trying to solve problems with guns? It seems Zola's algorithm isn't that great."
Saying this, Arthur simply raised his hand and waved it lightly, and all the bullets shot at him stopped in mid-air, as if under a freezing spell, unmoving.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, all the bullets seemed to come alive, turning their direction to target the HYDRA members.
"Find cover, quick!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and immediately, all the bullets swept through the HYDRA support forces like a metal storm.
Under the bullets' rampage, HYDRA's support forces suffered heavy losses.
In a short while, all of HYDRA's support forces were annihilated, and even the few remaining escapees were not a threat to the overall situation.
After dealing with these HYDRA support forces, Arthur immediately turned his attention to finding Bucky's whereabouts.
In this pile of rubble, Arthur did not find Bucky.
"Forget it, in that case, there's no need to waste time here anymore."
Saying this, Arthur 's figure transformed into an afterimage and disappeared from the spot.
Arthur left the area before the Police and media arrived.
On his way back, Arthur didn't encounter any trouble.
Soon, Arthur found Captain America and his two companions, who were surrounded by HYDRAforces.
Just as Arthur was about to act, he saw Rumlow arrive with a large squad of S.H.I.E.L.D. Special Forces.
Facing the fully armed Special Forces, Captain America and his two companions could only choose to surrender.
Watching Captain America and his two companions being taken into the armored vehicle, Arthur followed from a distance, waiting for an opportunity to act.
Soon, the convoy gradually drove away from the downtown area and turned into a secluded path.
Suddenly, Arthur detected sounds of fighting coming from inside the armored vehicle.
Arthur then quickly leaped up and landed in the bushes outside the armored vehicle.
Below the armored vehicle, the captured Captain America and his two companions, as well as AgentHill, Nick Fury's Agent, fell out!
Arthur flashed and appeared before everyone.
Seeing Arthur return unharmed, Captain America's suspended heart finally settled.
"Oh, I thought you didn't know anything?"
Looking at Arthur , who had suddenly appeared, Hill couldn't help but make a teasing remark.
However, after the teasing, Hill immediately motioned for everyone to get into a truck that was already parked by the roadside.
Soon, under Hill's lead, everyone arrived at an underground air-raid shelter.
"Hey, you guys need to quickly stop this lady's bleeding; she might have lost half a liter or a liter of blood in the car."
Seeing that everyone had reached a safe environment, Sam immediately spoke up.
Hearing Sam's words, Hill immediately arranged for a Doctor to be on standby.
"But before that, I think you need to come and meet someone with me."
What could be more important than stopping Natasha's bleeding?
With this question in mind, everyone arrived at what looked like a makeshift operating room.
In the middle of the operating room was a hospital bed, on which lay someone Captain America and Black Widow never dreamed of seeing—Nick Fury!
As soon as Nick Fury saw Captain America and his companions arrive, he sat up and said,
"Long time no see, everyone!"
"Spinal injury, fractured sternum, comminuted clavicle, perforated liver, shattered lungs, and a terrible headache. Otherwise, I'm fine."
Looking at Nick Fury's appearance on the hospital bed, Captain America fell into deep self-reproach for a moment.
If he had communicated properly with Nick Fury at the first opportunity, Nick Fury might not have had to face HYDRA's retaliation alone.
Perhaps Nick Fury wouldn't be lying on the hospital bed in such a sorry state now.
On the other side, after learning that Captain America and his two companions had escaped, Piercefuriously went to the secret experimental Base where Bucky was being held.
Under the protection of HYDRA members, Pierce came before Bucky, intending to inquire about some mission details of the current task.
But Bucky seemed to have been beaten senseless, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Instead, during the battle, Arthur continuously used mind control to enter Bucky's mind, implanting his and Captain America's memories into Bucky's brain.
For a moment, Bucky became suspicious of these inexplicably appearing memories in his mind.
Facing Pierce, Bucky directly asked,
"I know the man with the shield. Why do you want me to kill him?"
Facing Bucky's question, Pierce still intended to try to persuade Bucky with HYDRA's usual rhetoric.
But Pierce quickly realized that this approach was no longer effective on Bucky, who now possessed partial memories.
In a fit of rage, Pierce had to give up and ordered the two research assistants to use electroshock to erase all unnecessary memories from Bucky's mind.
All of this was within Arthur 's expectations, but upon seeing Bucky's head being electrocuted, a surge of anger also rose in Arthur 's heart.
Because at this moment, Arthur 's mental connection with Bucky had never been severed, and every move of Pierce and others was under Arthur 's surveillance.
Arthur did this, first, to prevent Bucky from returning and having his memories erased again by Pierceand others.
Secondly, by doing so, Arthur would be able to know all of HYDRA's subsequent plans and actions immediately.
Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle.
However, at this moment, Arthur was not in a hurry to act, merely watching HYDRA do all this in silence.
Listening to Bucky's screams, Arthur instantly gnashed his teeth in hatred.
If possible, Arthur wouldn't mind taking action to eradicate such an inhumane organization as HYDRA.
But the constant screams of Bucky in his mind made Arthur unable to bear it.
So, he wanted to help Bucky share some of the pain.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Arthur 's consciousness entered Bucky's mind, a tearing pain instantly swept over Arthur .
And Arthur 's main body, far away in the underground air-raid shelter, couldn't help but cry out at this moment.
Seeing Arthur 's sudden change, Captain America and his companions immediately helped him up.
Chapter 47 Blade Locator
However, at this moment, a trace of blood red appeared in Arthur 's eyes.
"Ah!"
Arthur let out a scream, and then fainted into Captain America's arms.
After Arthur fainted, a huge energy burst from his mind, instantly sweeping through the entire air-raid shelter.
Under this enormous energy, the entire air-raid shelter trembled violently.
For a time, spiderweb-like cracks appeared everywhere on the walls, floors, and stone doors of the air-raid shelter.
However, this situation did not last long; soon, the cracks inside the air-raid shelter gradually healed, and the gaps in the floor and walls also rapidly recovered.
After recovering, the entire air-raid shelter returned to calm.
Seeing the scene before them, Captain America and the others all showed a look of horror.
Especially Sam, who was seeing such an incomprehensible scene for the first time, immediately fell into a silence.
The enormous Impact that had just come and gone quickly, within a short minute, the huge energy in Arthur 's mind completely dissipated.
After Arthur recovered, he found himself lying in Captain America's embrace.
"Arthur , what's wrong with you?"
Sam was full of doubts, but Arthur 's face was too pale for him to ask anything.
"It's nothing!"
Arthur shook his head, then stood up: "I just found out the identity of that masked man."
Hearing Arthur say this, Captain America and the others gathered around curiously.
After all, Bucky had left too deep an impression on everyone.
His terrifying combat power, fearlessness of pain, and fearlessness of death left a deep Shadow in everyone's minds.
"But before I tell you, Captain, I hope you can be mentally prepared."
Hearing this, Captain America immediately fell into confusion.
"Why?"
"Because that person is Sergeant Barnes!"
As soon as this was said, Captain America initially thought he had misheard, but when he saw Arthur 's affirmative gaze, Captain America knew that Arthur was definitely not joking with him.
The same shock and confusion also filled the hearts of Sam and the others.
In the historical museum that records Captain America's glorious deeds, there is a detailed record of Sergeant Barnes.
This was a person who had been declared fallen by the Military seventy years ago; how could he reappear now after disappearing for seventy years?
"No, it was Zola, it was the experiment Zola did on him."
Hearing Captain America's words, Sam asked.
"What experiment?"
"The experiment to become a Super Soldier like me."
After receiving Captain America's answer, everyone fell into contemplation.
If that were the case, then everyone's next actions would increase in difficulty exponentially.
After all, in terms of numbers and equipment, there was a chasm-like gap between them and HYDRA, which now controlled the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.
Now the other side also had another Super Soldier like Captain America.
And this Super Soldier seemed to possess combat skills much stronger than Captain America's.
Moreover, Bucky also had an entire Vibranium Arm that even Captain America's shield couldn't break.
If they really encountered a Super Soldier, Captain America and the others would face great trouble.
"I have a plan."
Nick Fury suddenly spoke.
Hearing Nick Fury's words, everyone's eyes gathered on Nick Fury.
"We have to assume that the Sky Carrier is now full of HYDRA personnel. I need you to bypass these obstacles and go to the Sky Carrier's Command Center to insert this blade locator into the carrier's server, and all three must be inserted, otherwise, even if only one carrier takes off, many people will have to face the God of Death's scythe."
Hearing Nick Fury's plan, everyone's faces showed a solemn expression.
"This plan can help us salvage the mistakes we've made."
Nick Fury hadn't finished speaking when Captain America rudely interrupted Nick Fury.
"We won't salvage; we will completely destroy the three Sky Carriers and S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"Why, this has nothing to do with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"It's your S.H.I.E.L.D. that allowed HYDRA to grow strong right under your nose, creating the current situation, and you knew nothing about it beforehand."
"If I didn't know, would we be meeting in this cave now?"
"Enough, are you still planning to continue with compartmentalized management?"
Saying that, Captain America slammed his hands down on the table in front of everyone.
"Since you're giving me this mission, then it must be resolved my way; HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D., Sky Carrier, not one will be left."
Seeing Captain America's persistence, Nick Fury could only cast a pleading glance at Agent Hill next to him.
Unexpectedly, Agent Hill also nodded in agreement with Captain America's idea.
Immediately, Nick Fury, like a wronged child, looked at Arthur and the others who remained.
Finding that everyone present shared the same opinion,
So he could only sigh helplessly.
He was well aware of his physical condition and was simply not suitable to command this mission.
Moreover, he did not want to become a burden to the others during the mission, so he chose to withdraw.
As for the rest, he left it to Captain America.
"Alright then, for this operation, we will all follow your command, Captain!"
Seeing that everyone agreed with his suggestion, Captain America stopped wasting words and directly conveyed his orders to everyone.
"Then everyone, pack your things and leave now!"
Hearing Captain America's words, everyone also hurriedly left the cave.
Just as Arthur and the others were still busy helping Nick Fury relocate, Captain America went alone to the stone bridge outside the air-raid shelter.
Looking at the continuously flowing Water below his feet, Captain America immediately fell into memories of his past time with Bucky.
Before Captain America became a Super Soldier, he was often bullied by those around him because of his small stature.
But whenever Captain America was bullied by others, Bucky would appear in time to help Captain America teach those bullies a lesson.
At that time, Bucky had already joined the Military and become a Sergeant.
In contrast, Captain America, due to his physical condition, suffered all kinds of White eyes and discrimination in the recruit camp.
Although the two were in vastly different situations in the Military camp, their feelings for each other did not fade at all; instead, they grew stronger and stronger, and Bucky's personality was also relatively easygoing, so the two got along like brothers, and Captain America always regarded Bucky as his best partner and most trusted friend.
Later, when Bucky fell off a cliff during a rescue mission due to HYDRA's interception, Captain Americaalways thought he would never see his good brother again.
But now, Bucky not only reappeared alive in front of Captain America, but the two sides had also completely taken opposing stances...
Chapter 48 Tearing Off the Mask
Before leaving, Captain America made a special trip to the history museum.
"Why did you specifically go back for the old uniform? Is it a better fit for you?"
Sam asked, puzzled by Captain America's actions.
Of course, Sam didn't know that Captain America was doing all this to evoke Bucky's memories of their past when he saw him.
Although their main mission this time was to stop the Insight Project and destroy HYDRA, Captain America, for personal reasons, still wanted to help his former brother.
Just like what Bucky did for him seventy years ago.
Captain America believed that if their roles were reversed now, Bucky would definitely do the same.
On the other side, Black Widow, with Arthur 's help, successfully intercepted a convoy carrying International Security Council members.
To avoid complications, Arthur immediately entered the minds of everyone in the convoy.
Black Widow, seizing the opportunity, put on a special human skin mask and replaced one of the female council members.
Immediately, Arthur disguised himself as a bodyguard and followed the convoy as it continued towards S.H.I.E.L.D.
Not long after, the convoy arrived at its destination.
Pierce, under the cover of Rumlow and the Special Forces, personally greeted Black Widow and Arthur .
At this moment, even if Pierce racked his brain, he wouldn't have imagined that the two people he most wanted to capture were standing so openly before him.
"Everyone, you've had a long journey. Hurry up and get some good rest."
With that, Pierce took the lead and turned to walk into the building.
Captain America, Hawkeye, and Agent Hill also entered the S.H.I.E.L.D. building through the ventilation ducts.
Led by Agent Hill, the three quickly arrived at the S.H.I.E.L.D. broadcast room without any hindrance.
"Are we really going to do this? If the effect doesn't meet our expectations, we might be ambushed from all sides. Then all the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents will draw their guns on us."
Before interfering with the S.H.I.E.L.D. communication satellite, Sam still looked at Captain Americauncertainly and asked.
"Sam, we have no other option now."
With that, Captain America gestured for Hill to cut off the S.H.I.E.L.D. communication satellite signal.
"Buzz!"
The people who were originally chatting in the broadcast room were suddenly startled by the piercing static sound coming from their headphones.
"Oh, damn it, it must be another satellite signal problem. I'll go check."
With that, one of them stood up, intending to go out and check the satellite's operating status.
But to his surprise, as soon as he swiped his access card and pulled the doorknob, he saw Captain America and the other two pointing their dark gun muzzles at him.
"If you don't want to get hurt, everyone, just sit obediently in your seats."
The sudden change caught these clerks off guard, causing a moment of panic.
Although the agency had previously issued a warrant for Captain America and the others, most people within the agency were still reluctant to believe this claim.
The former national hero had, overnight, become the nation's most wanted fugitive.
For the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents who had always looked up to Captain America as a role model, this blow was truly too great.
So, almost everyone in the room obediently followed Captain America's command and remained in their seats.
Seeing everyone cooperate so well, Sam, who was standing by, finally understood why Captain America had been so confident earlier.
This was influence!
Captain America walked to the central control panel and activated the microphone.
"To the personnel of S.H.I.E.L.D., I am Steve Rogers."
Facing this sudden broadcast, all the Agents within S.H.I.E.L.D. involuntarily stopped in their tracks.
They heard Captain America's voice coming from the broadcast.
Pierce also looked at Rumlow with a shocked expression.
Rumlow, understanding, motioned to a few of his subordinates and quickly rushed to the Command Center for launching the Sky Carrier.
Then, Captain America's voice continued to come through the broadcast.
"These past few days, I'm sure my name has appeared countless times in your ears, saying I committed treason and am a Terrorist."
"Many of you have even received orders to apprehend me, but after all this time, I think it's time for you to know the truth."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has changed. It is no longer a righteous organization protecting national security. It has now been controlled by HYDRA, and Alexander Pierce is their leader!"
Hearing this, all the council members in the room widened their eyes and looked at Pierce, who was still drinking by himself.
Pierce merely shrugged helplessly at this.
Immediately, the conference room door opened.
One by one, fully armed Special Forces members walked in.
However, what they didn't expect was that these Special Forces members, whom they saw as a lifeline, were actually all Pierce's pawns.
Just as one of the council members was about to order the Special Forces to arrest Pierce, Captain America's voice came over the broadcast again.
"Currently, within S.H.I.E.L.D., the Special Forces and Sky Carrier pilots are all their people. I don't know who else remains."
"They could be the people next to you. You must stop them from activating the Insight Projectimmediately, otherwise they can easily eliminate anyone who tries to obstruct them."
"Although I know this is difficult, there is a price to pay. History has always been this way, but even if I am the only one willing, I will not hesitate!"
"And I absolutely refuse to believe I'm the only one."
After Captain America finished his impassioned speech, Sam walked forward with a smile and asked,
"Did you write that speech beforehand?"
To this, Captain America merely smiled noncommittally.
As if to specifically echo Captain America's words, the Special Forces members who burst into the conference room all raised their dark gun muzzles, pointing them at each council member.
At this time, there was also a commotion in the Command Center, everyone was thrown into disarray by this sudden turn of events.
For a moment, no one knew who to listen to.
And at this moment, Rumlow, with a large group of Special Forces, just happened to burst into the Command Center.
"Launch the Insight Project immediately! Get the Sky Carrier into the sky!"
However, the control panel operator who heard this did not press the launch button immediately.
Seeing this, Rumlow immediately drew his pistol.
"Get away from your post! I'll do it myself!"
With that, he intended to do it himself.
"Stop him!"
Sharon Carter, who was nearby, finally made up her mind, drew her pistol from her waist, aimed it at Rumlow, and shouted loudly.
"Stop him! This is Captain's order!"
Seeing this, the Special Forces members in the room and the original Agents in the Command Centerall drew their sidearms and faced off against each other.
Chapter 49: Hydra Emerges from the Cave
Rumlow could only helplessly drop the pistol in his hand.
Seeing Carter relax her guard, Rumlow instantly drew the military dagger from his leg and slashed Carter's arm.
The Special Forces immediately opened fire on everyone in the Command Center.
Shrapnel instantly flew everywhere within the Command Center!
"Da da da da da da!"
A fierce burst of gunfire erupted, bullets striking and penetrating the surrounding walls, and also hitting those outside the Command Center, riddling their bodies like sieves.
Inside the Command Center, Carter clutched her shoulder, blood streaming, her face pale with pain.
Meanwhile, Rumlow, the instigator of it all, took advantage of the chaos to reach the control console and began operating it.
However, the firepower of the Special Forces was simply too fierce.
For a moment, the injured Carter was unable to stand up, only able to watch helplessly as Rumlowfiddled with the operating interface.
Soon after, a line of glaring red text popped up on the Command Center's large display screen.
"Launch System Initiated!"
On the other side, inside the Sky Carrier's hangar, an Agent frantically shouted at the staff within the hangar.
"Close the hangar door! Close it now!"
Before the few staff members could react, HYDRA's Special Forces descended from above, mercilessly sweeping the hangar personnel with gunfire.
Watching the chaotic scene on the monitor, Agent Hill also anxiously shouted into the intercom channel.
"Everyone, something big has happened. They have successfully activated the launch program, and I can't stop it!"
On the previously calm lake surface outside S.H.I.E.L.D., three cracks suddenly appeared.
Countless amounts of Water poured down, drenching the three Sky Carriers.
As the hangar doors fully opened, the HYDRA pilots on the Carriers also unhesitatingly started their ships.
"Boom!"
Huge anti-gravity engines wantonly spewed blue Fire, stirring up waves of heat.
The piercing roar of the engines instantly spread throughout the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. building.
Propelled by the powerful engine thrust, the massive Sky Carriers slowly ascended into the sky within everyone's sight.
Now, they only needed to wait for the Sky Carriers to fully ascend to an altitude of three thousand feet to successfully connect to the Lemuria Star and execute HYDRA's Insight Project.
To thoroughly cleanse this World and establish a new order belonging to HYDRA.
Seeing all three Carriers take flight, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Arthur each ran out of the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, intending to stop the three Carriers.
"Hey, Captain, how do us two newcomers distinguish between enemies and teammates?"
Hearing this, Captain America retorted impatiently.
"Those who shoot at you are enemies, and those who don't are teammates. Alright, let's move quickly."
After speaking, Hawkeye spread his wings, activated the engines on his back, and flew towards the leftmost Carrier.
As for Arthur , he somehow acquired a metal card, placed it under his feet to lift himself into the air, and flew towards the rightmost Carrier.
Why choose the rightmost Carrier? In Arthur 's words:
God favors the right, not the left.
Among the three, only Captain America could not fly.
Therefore, Captain America had to run towards the middle Carrier.
However, HYDRA's Special Forces on the ground had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as Captain America ran near the Carrier, HYDRA's Special Forces began to fire.
Bullets came from all directions, engulfing Captain America.
Captain America dodged the bullet attacks while continuously moving towards the Carrier's position.
Dense bullets rained down on Captain America.
During this time, Captain America had to constantly use his shield to block them.
Bullets continuously scraped against the shield, creating bursts of sparks.
The powerful recoil, even with Captain America's super physique, was somewhat overwhelming.
If this continued, Captain America would be dragged down by the HYDRA forces here before he could even board the Carrier.
Enduring the strong metal rain, Captain America seized the opportunity and threw his shield.
The shield accurately knocked down several Special Forces members standing at the very front.
Striking while the iron was hot, Captain America performed a low roll and retrieved his shield.
He continued to run towards the Carrier.
Compared to Captain America, who was still on the ground facing the encirclement of HYDRA, Hawkeye and Arthur were not having an easy time either.
As soon as the surveillance cameras captured the three running towards the Carriers, all the anti-aircraft guns on the Carriers were activated and put into combat readiness.
As soon as Hawkeye and Arthur approached the Carrier, dozens of anti-aircraft guns, capable of easily penetrating hundreds of millimeters of armor, furiously spewed fire at the two!
Anti-aircraft shells cut through the air, emitting sharp whistling sounds as they sped towards the two.
Although they were well-prepared, facing such dense bullet attacks, both still felt immense pressure, and cold sweat broke out in layers on their bodies.
"These are the Sky Carrier's anti-aircraft guns, these guys are really formidable!" Hawkeye looked at the situation before him, feeling a sense of dread, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Captain, we two have found the enemies you mentioned!"
At this moment, Pierce, who was inside the building, looked at Arthur and the other two, picked up his intercom, and said hatefully.
"Everyone, focus your firepower and deal with these three troublesome guys!"
No sooner had Pierce finished speaking than many pilots suddenly appeared on the decks of the three Carriers.
Instantly, countless Quinjets took off from the Carrier decks, assaulting Arthur and Hawkeye.
The original anti-aircraft guns also ceased firing.
Facing so many fighter jets, Hawkeye also felt a chill in his heart.
Just then, Arthur , instead, charged towards the attacking fighter jet formation.
"Captain, you said earlier that we should destroy not only HYDRA but also the Carriers, right?"
Hearing Arthur 's words, Captain America suddenly felt a hint of sympathy for Nick Fury.
The Sky Carrier, built with painstaking effort, would likely be honorably decommissioned at Arthur 's hands today.
Arthur 's figure rapidly shot towards the fighter jet formation, with countless bullets and missiles assailing him.
"Metal Control!"
All the bullets and missiles were disintegrated into metal fragments by an invisible force in mid-air without any warning.
The number of these metal fragments increased as the fighter jet formation's firepower intensified.
And these metal fragments gradually converged into a metal barrier in front of Arthur .
Seeing this scene, the fighter jet formation temporarily ceased firing.
"You've had your fill of shooting, now it's my turn!"
Arthur 's body, enveloped by the mass of metal fragments, converged into a sharp blade in the air.
Ruthlessly harvesting the fighter jet formation.
All the fighter jets scattered in different directions, but Arthur controlled the metal fragments to split into countless attacks, shooting down the fighter jets one by one.
Chapter 50 Security Protocol
With Arthur 's powerful military support, all armed forces on the Sky Carrier were quickly cleared by Arthur .
Sam also took the opportunity to infiltrate the Carrier and quickly inserted the Blade Locator into the Carrier's Command Center panel.
At the same time, Arthur also inserted the remaining two Blade Locators into the other two Carriers.
Seeing that the Insight Project had failed, Pierce, who was in the building, became enraged and raised his pistol, intending to eliminate all the council members in front of him.
Just as Pierce aimed at a council member, Black Widow, who had been hidden for a long time, directly kicked the gun out of Pierce's hand.
Then, with a turn, a whip kick sent the approaching HYDRA member flying against the wall, followed by a roundhouse kick that heavily struck the heads of several others. A series of fluid movements then subdued all the HYDRA members in the room without any pause, clearly showing that she had rehearsed the entire battle process in her mind.
Under Pierce's terrified gaze, Black Widow retrieved the pistol from the ground.
"You, who are you?" Pierce asked in a panic.
Black Widow removed a button-like pin from her collar, and a blue light flashed across her face.
Under everyone's gaze, Black Widow tore off her "face" revealing her exquisite features.
Black Widow handed the pistol to the council member who had just been targeted by Pierce, instructing him to keep an eye on Pierce.
Then she walked straight to the computer in the conference room, her slender fingers typing rapidly on the keyboard.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing this, all the council members were confused.
"She's disabling the security protocol."
"I will upload all of HYDRA's information to the internet..."
"And S.H.I.E.L.D.'s!"
Hearing Pierce's last sentence, all the council members were instantly thrown into disarray.
"Do you know that if you do this, your past and true identity will be revealed to the entire World? Are you sure you're ready?"
Hearing Pierce's words, Black Widow not only didn't get angry but instead smiled at him and retorted, "What about you, are you ready?"
However, when Black Widow reached the final step of disabling the protocol, the system prompted "access denied."
Seeing this, Pierce also laughed triumphantly.
"To disable the protocol, it must be authorized by two A-level administrative personnel within S.H.I.E.L.D."
Before Pierce could finish speaking, a noisy airplane engine sound came from outside the room.
A black helicopter slowly and steadily landed under everyone's gaze.
Soon, a familiar black 'braised egg' (referring to Nick Fury's bald head) elegantly stepped out of the aircraft.
After seeing the face of the newcomer, the most shocked person in the room was Pierce, the mastermind behind it all.
But Pierce quickly recovered and said calmly to Nick Fury, "Glad you could make it today. Did you receive my flowers?"
Looking at the person who had single-handedly supported him from a local branch to the Director of the headquarters, the person he had always regarded as a role model.
At first, Nick Fury was unwilling to believe that the mastermind behind all this would be the other party.
But when everything truly settled, Nick Fury had no choice but to silently accept this fact.
"Oh, really? Are you really happy for me? Isn't it just sending people to kill me?"
"Why did you choose me to be the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the first place?"
Facing Nick Fury's questioning, Pierce still said with composure, "Because you are excellent enough, ruthless enough."
"But everything I do is to protect people, not to wantonly kill."
Hearing Nick Fury's words, Pierce quickly waved his hand and said, "Our enemies are actually your enemies: chaos, war."
"Sooner or later, our biggest enemy will drop nuclear weapons on our heads, and our power grid will be attacked by electromagnetic pulses."
"Diplomacy?"
"That's just stalling for time, just coping."
"Right now, I only need to sacrifice 20 million people, and I can establish a new World order for the remaining 7 billion people. Do you have the courage to execute it?"
Facing Pierce's insane speech, Nick Fury directly retorted without mercy, "I have the courage not to execute it!"
Saying that, Nick Fury pushed Pierce in front of the retinal scanner.
Pierce merely showed a disdainful smile and said to Nick Fury, "Do you think we wouldn't clear your password and retinal information?"
Looking at Pierce, who was constantly provoking him, Nick Fury also smiled.
"Of course, I anticipated that you would delete all my information, but before that, please open your eyes and see clearly!"
Saying that, Nick Fury, in front of Pierce, removed his eye patch, revealing his already blind left eye.
This scene was truly something even a cunning person like Pierce had not anticipated.
After half a century of planning, it ultimately ended in failure.
Seeing that HYDRA was already on the decline, Pierce also gave up his final struggle and resignedly scanned his retinal information.
Soon, the computer screen successfully scanned the retinas of both individuals.
The system then prompted that the security protocol was disabled.
On the other side, Rumlow, who had just fought his way out of the Command Center, was currently clearing S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents throughout the S.H.I.E.L.D. building.
Soon, the scheduling center, which was occupied by HYDRA, informed Rumlow of everything that had happened in the conference room.
The latter quickly headed towards the conference room.
This entire scene was observed by Agent Hill, who was in the monitoring room.
"Hey, is anyone there? Rumlow is heading towards the conference room."
Upon receiving the message, Sam immediately said, "I'm coming over right now."
But at this moment in the conference room, Pierce started acting up again.
Pierce quietly took out his phone from his pocket and tapped a few times on the screen.
The pins on the lapels of the other council members were now like small explosives.
Soon, after the painful groans of several council members, a half-inch hole was burned into each of their chests.
"If you don't want a large hole burned in your chest, don't act rashly, and don't try to remove the pin. The device was activated the moment you put it on."
Seeing this, Black Widow immediately dared not act rashly and had no choice but to obey Pierce, obediently dropping the gun in her hand.
Meanwhile, Nick Fury, who was severely injured and not yet recovered, felt extremely anxious watching this scene.
Chapter 51 Plan Failed
The current situation was not good news for Nick Fury and his companion.
Black Widow's life was firmly in Pierce's hands, and Rumlow was rushing towards the conference room.
If they couldn't break the deadlock, Pierce might successfully escape today.
Then HYDRA might rise again!
Rumlow had now arrived at the office area not far from the conference room.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Rumlow pushed open the door to the office area without any hesitation and walked in.
Meanwhile, Sam had been waiting behind the door for a long time.
Sam first grabbed the doorknob and slammed the door hard towards Rumlow's face.
Then, he immediately followed with a knee kick, knocking the gun out of Rumlow's hand.
However, Rumlow was by no means an ordinary person to be the Captain of HYDRA's Special Forces.
He quickly found an opportunity amidst Sam's fierce offensive and broke free.
Looking at Sam, who had appeared out of nowhere, Rumlow said disdainfully.
"Kid, are you ready to suffer now?"
"Oh really?"
Sam retorted with equal disdain.
Immediately, both of them simultaneously threw punches at each other.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sam's and Rumlow's fists collided, emitting dull thuds.
Although Sam was a former Special Forces soldier from the Air Rescue Division, Rumlow was considered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strongest combatant besides Black Widow and Captain America; their fight was a true clash of titans.
After a round of fighting, Sam, in a moment of carelessness, was hit hard on the bridge of his nose by Rumlow's right hook.
Sam's nose immediately bled profusely, and his eyes were full of blood.
Rumlow seized the opportunity and kicked Sam hard in the chest, sending him flying towards the conference room, where he crashed into the conference table, then fell to the ground, and the conference table instantly shattered into pieces under Sam's impact.
Rumlow, being battle-hardened, deeply understood the combat principle of striking when your opponent is down.
Before Sam could get up from the ground, Rumlow attacked him again.
This time, Rumlow directly raised his leg and kicked towards Sam's head, but Sam reacted quickly, blocking with his left arm, and then, taking advantage of the momentum, grabbed Rumlow's ankle and swung him.
Rumlow's entire body was thrown by Sam.
Bang!
He fell to the ground, looking disheveled.
"Go to hell!"
Rumlow was enraged, quickly got up from the ground, and then rushed towards Sam again.
Sam also met Rumlow without hesitation, and the two engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat in the office area.
Rumlow's speed was extremely fast, but he was suppressed by Sam and couldn't get close.
Sam's movements were agile, while Rumlow's speed was half a beat slower.
The two went back and forth, constantly attacking and defending, and neither could get the upper hand.
Sam also continuously blocked Rumlow's attacks with both hands, trying to minimize his own damage.
Rumlow saw Sam's actions, and a cold smirk suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He quickly raised his right leg and forcefully kicked towards Sam's chest, intending to deliver a fatal blow.
However, Sam had already anticipated his move, quickly raising both hands to block Rumlow's right leg, causing Rumlow's attack to fail.
Rumlow did not give up the attack because of this, and once again raised his left leg to kick towards Sam's heart.
However, Sam had already seen through his intention; he blocked his attack with one hand, and with the other hand, he quickly reached out and locked Rumlow's left hand onto his shoulder, then Samquickly used his right hand to grip his neck and slammed him hard against the wall.
Rumlow only heard a'snap', and his left arm was broken; his face also turned extremely pale, and his eyes were filled with fear; he never expected Sam's strength to be so immense.
On the other side, Pierce also hadn't expected all three Sky Carriers to have Blade Locators inserted by Arthur in such a short time.
At this point, HYDRA's Insight Project was completely declared bankrupt.
Pierce, holding his phone, threatened Black Widow, ordering her to pilot the helicopter and escort him away.
Seeing this, Nick Fury immediately bent down and, out of Pierce's sight, picked up the gun from the ground.
At the same time, he said.
"Secretary, you know, I used to be very willing to take a bullet for you, but now..."
Hearing this, Black Widow, with great understanding, took out an electrode patch from an empty pouch.
Instantly, a powerful electric current surged through Black Widow's entire body, but the same current also caused the pin explosion device on her chest to malfunction due to the electricity.
Seeing this, Pierce immediately tried to restart the device on his phone, but before Pierce could press the explosion button, Nick Fury, from behind, shot Pierce in the back.
"Bang!"
Pierce fell heavily to the ground in response.
After dealing with Pierce, Nick Fury immediately ran towards Black Widow, who was slumped on the ground.
"Are you alright, Natasha?"
Fortunately, although the voltage released by the electrode patch was high, it was not fatal, only enough to paralyze the human body.
So, it wasn't long before Black Widow regained consciousness.
And high above S.H.I.E.L.D., the three Sky Carriers, with Blade Locators inserted, had set each other as targets.
The three Sky Carriers suddenly fired red laser beams, aiming at each other.
The next moment, the three Sky Carriers launched laser attacks at each other; the destructive power generated by the density of these laser attacks was comparable to the simultaneous explosion of dozens of tons of TNT high explosives.
Before long, the bodies of the three Sky Carriers were severely damaged.
The HYDRA pilots of the three Sky Carriers were also completely bewildered by this situation and frantically tried to adjust the course of their respective carriers to prevent the three carriers from crashing, but unfortunately, the control of the Sky Carriers was no longer in their hands; the Blade Locators had completely taken over the control of the three behemoths, so even if they wanted to stop the losses, it was impossible.
The pilots of the three Sky Carriers were seen jumping out of their cockpits one after another.
"Damn it! What in the world is going on?"
"Damn it, how is this possible? Why can't we leave?"
"I don't know, I'm not sure either."
The pilots looked at the incoming attacks, dense like a water curtain, with disbelief in their eyes, and they decisively chose to escape.
On the ground, Captain America couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief watching the three Sky Carriers fighting each other.
For now, HYDRA's Insight Project had been stopped.
Arthur , high in the sky, controlled the surrounding metal storm to steadily catch the three falling Sky Carriers, to prevent them from harming the combat personnel on the ground.
Just as everyone thought the matter was over, Bucky's figure suddenly appeared in front of Captain America.
Chapter 52: Battle with Buggy
When Captain America first saw Bucky, his heart was filled with joy.
Just as he was about to speak, Bucky suddenly charged violently towards Captain America.
At this moment, Arthur also noticed the two people entangled in a fight on the ground, but this time Arthur did not intend to intervene.
Because Arthur knew that the current Bucky was like a ghost whose soul had died.
Everything he was doing now was merely due to the commands HYDRA had implanted in his mind.
If Bucky's soul was not completely liberated, even if Bucky could be persuaded by Captain America and others to join their side now, new enemies would eventually appear, using the implanted HYDRAcommands to reactivate this killing machine.
However, Bucky, as the Winter Soldier, did not care about such things at this moment; Captain America, in his eyes, was merely a mission.
The lowest-level command HYDRA implanted in his mind was to never give up until the objective was achieved, even if it meant paying the price with his life.
Therefore, for so many years, the HYDRA organization has relied on the Winter Soldiers, who are not afraid of death, to complete one almost suicidal assassination mission after another.
This has led to key figures being assassinated at critical junctures throughout history.
And even now, with HYDRA's Insight Project destroyed and its leader Pierce and others dead,
Bucky will tirelessly complete his mission until it is finished or until the person giving orders gives him a termination command.
So, this time Bucky specifically came to find Captain America.
Seeing Bucky charging furiously towards him, Captain America also knew that now was definitely not the time for the two of them to reminisce.
Captain America's heart jumped, and he quickly dodged.
"Bang!" Captain America was heavily slammed into the wall by Bucky, instantly feeling a dizzy spell, with countless little stars appearing above his head.
Captain America was startled by this and quickly threw his shield at Bucky, wanting to stop him from continuing.
Bucky, however, completely ignored the shield's attack, directly using his Vibranium metal arm to firmly catch the flying shield, then, with a burst of strength, he swiftly hurled the shield in his hand towards Captain America.
Facing Bucky's powerful blow, Captain America quickly raised both hands and retreated three steps before barely catching the shield.
Seeing this, Bucky had no intention of giving Captain America a moment to breathe, and in the blink of an eye, he continued to charge at Captain America.
Captain America's heart tightened, and he immediately raised the shield in his hand to block Bucky's heavy punch coming at him.
"Bang!" Another impact occurred, but this time the impact did not produce a loud sound, only a dull thud.
Captain America was knocked back repeatedly.
Bucky pressed his advantage, quickly catching up and delivering another heavy blow to Captain America.
Captain America raised his shield to block again, but still barely managed to take Bucky's heavy punch.
Captain America's arm went numb from Bucky's heavy punch, and the shield in his hand almost slipped and fell to the ground; fortunately, Captain America reacted quickly enough to steady his arm.
"Thwack!" Bucky's fist heavily struck Captain America's cheek, and a blood-red bruise immediately appeared on Captain America's fair skin, looking shocking.
"Wah!" Captain America cried out in unbearable pain.
"Clatter!" The shield in Captain America's hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.
Seeing Captain America drop his shield, Bucky immediately quickened his pace, continuing to attack Captain America, lunging at him.
Bucky's attack was too fierce; Captain America dared not take it head-on and quickly dodged to the side.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" Bucky relentlessly pursued Captain America, attacking continuously, each punch raising a cloud of blood mist, making one's heart tremble.
Captain America kept dodging, kept dodging.
"Bang!" Captain America finally dodged one of Bucky's punches, but his right arm was still struck by a ferocious elbow strike from Bucky.
Captain America was struck as if by lightning, flying backward, knocking over a nearby trash can and its contents, and falling to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Captain America's body lay on the ground, twitching constantly, the blood overflowing from the corners of his mouth staining his face red, looking extremely disheveled.
And up above, Arthur , who was still trying to salvage the wreckage of the three Sky Carriers, also noticed Captain America's current predicament on the ground.
He knew that Captain America was holding back and not using his full strength because he was thinking of his past relationship with Bucky.
Seeing that Captain America was about to be beaten to death by Bucky if this continued, Arthur still had to seize the opportunity and heavily smash a huge piece of carrier wreckage onto Bucky.
Bucky, facing this sudden turn of events, obviously failed to react.
Before Bucky could react, he was firmly pinned to the ground by the falling wreckage, unable to move.
Seeing that Bucky could no longer move, Arthur stopped paying attention to the situation there and continued to focus on his scavenging work.
Captain America looked at Bucky, who was struggling under the wreckage, then struggled to get up, walked shakily to Bucky's side.
Then he reached his hands under the wreckage to help Bucky move it.
"Ah!"
With the combined effort of two super-soldiers, both injected with the super-serum, the wreckage was easily lifted.
But the first thing Bucky did upon being freed was to heavily swing a punch at Captain America's face.
But the first thing Bucky did upon being freed was to heavily swing a punch at Captain America's face.
Captain America's body immediately lost balance, flew backward to the side, and finally fell heavily to the ground, completely disoriented.
"Bucky, you know me!"
However, Captain America's only reply was Bucky's unyielding fist.
"I know you?" Bucky paused, then charged violently at Captain America again, delivering punch after punch fiercely at Captain America's body, "I've never known you; you're just a mission to me!"
Hearing Bucky's words, Captain America casually dropped the shield in his hand and said to Bucky,
"Then, complete your mission now."
Seeing this, Bucky also didn't stand on ceremony, darting forward to stand in front of Captain Americaand heavily slamming his fist into Captain America's incredibly handsome face.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Dull thuds continuously echoed all around.
Facing Bucky's bone-jarring iron fists, even Captain America's strong body gradually began to falter.
Captain America's originally clean and fresh face was now covered in bloodstains and grime.
Watching this scene, Arthur could only sigh helplessly.
Chapter 53 Afterwards
Looking at Captain America, who had completely given up and was willing to take a beating, Arthur couldn't understand Captain America's strange thought process.
Couldn't he have just knocked him out first and taken him back for proper treatment? Why did he have to take a beating for nothing here?
After he was beaten, the person would still leave, but he himself would be left with a series of lingering injuries.
However, Arthur , just in case, still diverted some of his attention to constantly monitor the situation here.
Just in case Bucky really lost control and killed Captain America.
After all, Bucky was a madman now, and who knew what he would do.
Just as Bucky's punches rained down on Captain America's body, one after another.
Just as Captain America was about to perish here, Bucky actually stopped at this last critical moment.
Looking at the unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar face in front of him, Bucky immediately fell into contemplation.
In the end, Bucky's fist did not land on Captain America's body.
Seeing this, Arthur was completely relieved.
At least now Bucky wouldn't attack the already unconscious Captain America anymore.
Bucky bent down, picked up Captain America, and tossed him onto a clear, safe open space, then walked away.
Soon after, the seriously injured and unconscious Captain America was discovered by Sam and immediately sent to the intensive care unit.
Not long after, Captain America, on oxygen, groggily opened his eyes and saw Sam sitting beside him.
"On your left."
Hearing Captain America's voice, Sam looked over, pleasantly surprised to find that Captain Americahad woken up, and smiled at him.
Meanwhile, Black Widow and Arthur were facing difficulties from the government court.
All important U.S. government senators attended the hearing of this incident.
"Agent Natasha Romanoff, we need you to answer all our questions truthfully."
"Okay, no problem."
"Why can't Steve Rogers be here to give us a complete statement of the incident?"
Hearing this, Black Widow's face immediately showed a disdainful smile, and she retorted unceremoniously.
"I really don't know what else he could say. Can't you just go look at the wreckage in the Potomac River? That wreckage explains everything."
"Oh, no, you destroyed our intelligence agency. Please tell me how we can ensure the safety of our country now."
"HYDRA sold you not just intelligence but also many lies, and many of these were things you told us."
Hearing Black Widow tear off their fig leaf in front of the national media, several Military bigwigs immediately couldn't sit still.
One of the bigwigs said excitedly.
"Given that you once served this country and then betrayed it, most members of our committee have decided to sentence you to life imprisonment, rather than sitting here and arguing with us!"
Hearing this, Black Widow's face immediately darkened.
Arthur , sitting by her side, also clearly felt the killing intent emanating from Black Widow at this moment.
Seeing the government's aggressive stance, Arthur was instantly furious, staring fiercely at the few people in front of him and saying harshly.
"You can try!"
Facing Arthur 's sudden provocation, the Military bigwigs were instantly displeased.
"Who are you, kid? This is not your place to speak!"
Hearing this, Arthur was immediately amused.
"I'm not qualified?"
"If I'm not qualified to speak, then what right do you have to sit here and speak so brazenly? You didn't even know when your own intelligence agency was occupied by your mortal enemy, HYDRA."
"And each of you spends your days in revelry, doing nothing. When something happens, you never think about how to solve the problem, but only about shifting blame!"
"If it weren't for us during the New York incident, how would you still be alive to sit here and say these things with your incomplete cerebellum!"
Arthur 's string of insults immediately confused the bigwigs, who then suddenly remembered the young man's bravery during the New York incident.
If he were provoked, the consequences would definitely be no less than suffering a nuclear strike.
Thinking of this, several people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Seeing that they were scared, Arthur felt even more pleased.
Sure enough, these people were all paper tigers. If you were afraid of them, they would constantly push their luck and ride over you.
Black Widow, seeing that Arthur had pushed the atmosphere to this point, immediately struck while the iron was hot.
"You won't get rid of us. Even if there are many chaotic corners in this World where we are partly responsible, this World still needs us to protect it most of the time."
After speaking, Black Widow and Arthur picked up the sunglasses on the table and turned to leave gracefully, leaving behind a group of bewildered bigwigs.
These bigwigs, who usually commanded respect wherever they went, were now speechless in front of the entire World.
After this matter was settled, Nick Fury also came to his secret warehouse, where all the S.H.I.E.L.D.data was stored. As he looked through all the S.H.I.E.L.D. information in front of him, Nick Fury felt a surge of emotion.
Immediately, Nick Fury picked up the gasoline nearby, poured it all over the warehouse, and then threw a Fire, watching everything related to S.H.I.E.L.D. turn to ashes in his hands.
Along with S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury also made his exit. The records that proved he was still alive were also burned to ashes in this great Fire.
Afterward, Nick Fury went to the cemetery at the street corner.
At this moment, Captain America and Sam were already standing in front of Nick Fury's tomb, offering flowers and sweeping the grave.
Looking at his own tombstone, Nick Fury felt a strange sensation.
But he quickly recovered and said to Captain America and Sam.
"Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has been disbanded, many rats escaped before the ship sank. Now they are spread across the World. Tonight, I'm going to Europe. Do you want to come with me?"
Facing Nick Fury's invitation, Captain America said.
"Before that, I have one more thing I need to do."
Hearing this, Nick Fury turned and looked at Sam, asking.
"What about you, Sam? Your abilities could help me a lot."
However, Sam also declined Nick Fury's invitation.
"I prefer being a soldier over being a spy."
Nick Fury could only shrug helplessly and say.
"Alright then."
With that, Nick Fury shook hands with the two and left.
Before leaving, Nick Fury did not forget to say.
"If anyone asks where I am, tell them I'm here."
After speaking, he pointed to the tombstone on the ground.