Vroom!
The Quinjet flew towards another part of Earth under the cover of night.
From darkness, towards dawn.
Inside the aircraft, Peter looked considerably bulkier due to wearing the Iron Spider Suit.
The other members in the aircraft couldn't help but glance at him.
"Is that battle armor the same as Tony Stark's? Powered by energy?" Crossbones asked curiously.
"It's not powered by energy, why would it be?"
Peter asked, confused.
"If it's not powered by energy, how does it move?"
Hearing this, Peter was even more bewildered. He said, "However I move, it moves, right? Haven't you guys ever worn clothes?"
"Clothes don't feel this heavy."
"Heavy?"
Peter lifted his hand. "Not heavy."
This lightweight battle armor weighed less than a ton. With his physique, he barely felt it when wearing it.
Heavy?
For Spider-Man, that word was practically unheard of.
"Let's end this chat," Captain America said. He unbuckled his seatbelt. The Quinjet was already hovering above their destination. He opened the aircraft door, and a fierce gust of wind immediately swept in.
Seeing this, Peter quickly unbuckled his seatbelt. In the strong wind that would make it difficult for an ordinary person to even stand, he moved as if on level ground.
Captain America glanced back and said, "I'll take Spider-Man to infiltrate the base first. You guys stay outside and don't let a single Hydra soldier escape!"
Hearing this, the soldiers in the tactical team naturally had no objections. Instead, Peter was a bit surprised. "Wait, Captain, it's just you and me?"
"This is a stealth mission. The fewer people, the better."
After all, this Hydra base wasn't located on American soil. Although the Polish government couldn't do anything to the US, being too conspicuous wasn't ideal.
"If the Hacker were here, it might be much easier," Captain America remarked.
Even though he had announced just a few hours ago:
Avengers Assemble.
Assemble they did, but not entirely.
This was because Ben had been summoned to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters by Egghead Fury, and the mission to destroy the Hydra base was assigned to Peter and Captain America.
Inside the S.H.I.E.L.D. ground base.
Nick Fury led Ben through various corridors, quickly arriving at a massive underground facility.
"Worried about your cousin?"
Nick Fury noticed Ben seemed a bit distracted and said, "Don't worry, they'll be fine. And our mission is even more daunting than theirs."
He walked to the edge of a suspended rope bridge, turned around, and the lights of the entire underground base were switched on. Instantly, a Helicarrier, so vast it resembled an island, appeared before Ben.
"Allow me to formally introduce you to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier. We have two of these, and another one has already been launched."
He said this as he took small steps down.
Ben was indeed slightly awestruck by the sight.
It wasn't that the Helicarrier's technology was particularly advanced, but rather that when people faced enormous objects, they invariably felt a profound sense of their own insignificance from the depths of their hearts.
It was like seeing a giant whale in the deep sea, gazing at the boundless starry sky in the cosmos, or when Ben looked at Mary Jane's ample bosom, or vice versa.
Bigness is beauty!
That was the truth of the universe!
"The more important mission is to repair the Helicarrier?"
Ben followed Nick Fury's steps and retorted.
From his perspective, this Egghead Fury seemed to have ulterior motives.
Nick Fury said with a straight face, "You don't think a small Hydra base is all there is to see, do you?"
He put on a facade of profound wisdom.
It was as if the mission to attack the Hydra base was merely a minor arrangement he had foreseen.
Ben pretended to be completely ignorant of everything. "Of course, I don't think so. Hydra are like cockroaches; when you find one, it's enough to prove they've already bred into a swarm in the dark."
Hearing this, Nick Fury nodded approvingly.
"You understand Hydra very well!"
"But what does a Helicarrier have to do with anything?"
"With this Helicarrier, we can launch a full-scale assault on Hydra!" Nick Fury said without missing a beat.
Although he did possess Project Insight, he himself didn't actually know the specific details of what was classified as a dangerous target within the project.
It wasn't that Nick Fury didn't want to eliminate Hydra; the problem was that he simply couldn't find them.
The algorithm for Project Insight originated from Dr. Zola. How could someone who was part of Hydra possibly target his own people?
Instead, it was the Super Heroes who were classified as threats.
Nick Fury believed he knew everything, unaware that he himself was a thorn in Hydra's side, listed on Project Insight's elimination list.
Ben arrived beneath the Helicarrier, surveyed it, and then frowned, saying, "Upgrading the hover system alone wouldn't be difficult, but with the power source changed, other details will need some repairs too. The workload is just too immense."
Upon hearing that there were no technical challenges, Nick Fury didn't pay much attention. As for the workload?
S.H.I.E.L.D. had plenty of agents who could work 25 hours a day.
Whether they were genuine S.H.I.E.L.D. employees or Hydra operatives, they all believed that once these three Helicarriers were modified, they would belong to them, so they were working with exceptional diligence at the moment.
"It's best to hurry."
Nick Fury thought for a moment, then whispered into Ben's ear:
"Actually, I suspect there might be Hydra spies within S.H.I.E.L.D."
Ben: ???
Wrong!
It was a small amount of S.H.I.E.L.D. mixed in with a large amount of Hydra.
"How did you find out?"
Nick Fury said, "Just yesterday evening, after we decided to deal with Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s system was infiltrated once."
He continued.
"Although our agents quickly located the signal's origin, the timing of the attack was too coincidental."
Nick Fury's face darkened.
"It happened right before we were going to confront them, and coincidentally, the person in charge of guarding the Firewall within S.H.I.E.L.D. was neglecting his duties..."
"Playing Tank Battle?" Ben raised an eyebrow.
"No, watching football."
"He doesn't watch games early or late, but he chose that exact moment. Don't you think it's like he deliberately created an opening for Hydra? I suspect he's one of the spies, but he refuses to admit it."
"Are you sure?"
Ben looked at Nick Fury speechlessly.
This Egghead Fury seemed to have some misunderstanding of Hydra. After all, the real Hydra operatives were all fanatics with strong convictions. How could they possibly slack off?
As long as you checked their files, any agent who worked year-round, had a full record of missions, and completed most of them perfectly was undoubtedly Hydra.
That unfortunate soul who stayed up late secretly watching the game was clearly one of the few genuine S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
"Of course, would our well-trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agents slack off?" Nick Fury asked incredulously.
Ben said, "At least the head of the well-trained agents knows how to embezzle funds."
"What are you talking about!"
"In that case, I suggest you find me a helper. It might speed things up considerably."
"A helper?" Nick Fury was taken aback at first, then realized who Ben was referring to, "Tony Stark?"
Several hours later.
Tony landed in his battle armor, his mask retracting to reveal a smug, arrogant face.
"I heard someone needed my help?"
"I need someone to be my assistant," Ben retorted immediately.
Seeing the two of them clash, Nick Fury felt reassured. Or rather, the genuine Hydra operatives felt reassured.
Although the two of them had already made plans in secret, they couldn't show any signs of it to Hydra on the surface.
Otherwise, it would be too easy to reveal their intentions.
Therefore, after Coulson called asking for help, Tony refused without a second thought, acting as if S.H.I.E.L.D.'s problems were none of his business.
Then, Coulson pleaded and persuaded, even enlisting Pepper to help convince him.
Tony still didn't agree.
Finally, Coulson subtly implied that it was Ben Parker who wanted his help.
Only then did Tony pretend to have come specifically to mock them and eagerly agreed.
Because his past actions were enough to prove that he was indeed that annoying, no one suspected Tony's impure motives.
The two men's gazes met. Tony immediately said with disdain, "What do you mean 'upgrade the hover system'? That's primitive!"
He looked at Nick Fury, acting as if he was competing with Ben.
"If you're going to upgrade, upgrade to real anti-gravity!"
"Real anti-gravity? Even your dad couldn't do it, so you think you can?"
Ben immediately retorted sarcastically.
Tony's anger flared, and he sneered, "You think I'm not as good as him?"
"I think you're not as good as me. You can't even discover a new element. Honestly, I don't see what makes you a genius."
"Then I'll tell you right now, I'll create a real anti-gravity system in just ten days." Tony glared at Ben and took a step forward angrily.
He was genuinely upset.
"I'll do it in seven days!"
"Five days for me."
"..."
Watching the two irreconcilable geniuses, Nick Fury was overjoyed.
Go ahead and compete!
In the end, I'll be the one benefiting!
He thought happily.
Meanwhile, Ben and Tony exchanged cold sneers and began to work.
Tony directly closed his battle armor's faceplate, clearly intending to avoid any interaction with Ben. Ben, meanwhile, kept his spider suit on and tinkered with his own things at the lab table.
But in reality...
On the virtual screen inside Tony's helmet, a message box remained displayed.
Tony: How exactly should I do it? Are we really upgrading his anti-gravity system?
Ben: Of course, upgrade it. If we don't upgrade the system, how can we tamper with the Helicarrier's main control system?
The main control system was their true target. As long as they could tamper with it, even if Hydra were in the main control room, they wouldn't be able to control the Helicarrier.
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