bookbashuk Chapter 246 Steve: Long live Hydra!
Chapter 246 Steve: Long live Hydra!
Chapter 246 Steve: Long live Hydra!
[Mission: Hold Steve Back] Completed
[Rewards: 1000 XP, 20 S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation, Snail Ray item]
[Item: Snail Ray (Can be used on any target to significantly slow them down)]
Thanks to the members' mutual recommendations, Steve's original plan was successfully delayed for a whole week.
Upon receiving the game system's notification, Du Mu knew he no longer needed to recommend team members and eagerly asked, "Steve, now that the team is assembled, when are we going to launch a full-scale assault on S.H.I.E.L.D. and take down Nick Fury?"
"Ahem, we're on a covert operation, not a full-scale assault!"
Steve cleared his throat and tried to correct himself, but even he himself didn't quite believe what he was saying.
However, he was more confident about his next move.
Apart from him and Sam, all the other members of the team were elites among elites of S.H.I.E.L.D., top talents in their respective fields.
With such a high-caliber team assisting him, he would not be afraid at all even if he were to confront Hydra head-on.
With this lineup, how could they possibly lose?!
The members around them exchanged glances, all looking equally confident.
Apart from Steve and Sam, everyone present was an undercover agent sent by Nick Fury. Their mission was to prevent Steve from discovering the truth and, incidentally, to thwart his plans.
With everyone on their side, it's going to be difficult for Steve's plan to succeed!
Du Mu named this plan "Steve's World," and meticulously wrote a script for Steve to keep him in the dark, with all the people he trusted around him being actors.
Both sides had their own ideas, but their emotions were equally high.
Taking advantage of the situation, Steve displayed his leadership qualities and began pre-battle mobilization.
His voice was steady and powerful, his gaze was piercing, and his words went straight to the heart of the matter.
Capture the mastermind Nick Fury and destroy the Hydra organization behind him, at any cost!
Steve spoke with great enthusiasm and sincerity.
The undercover agents around them were also thrilled and excited, vowing to stop Steve's plan and not let him disrupt the existing balance of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Fueled by this enthusiastic atmosphere, Du Mu was the first to raise his left hand and shout, "Down with Nick Fury! Liberate S.H.I.E.L.D!"
"Defeat Nick Fury! Liberate S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Defeat Nick Fury! Liberate S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Defeat Nick Fury! Liberate S.H.I.E.L.D."
The undercover agents shouted in unison, putting on an exceptionally energetic performance, full of emotion and brimming with fighting spirit.
Looking at those determined faces, Steve felt a surge of satisfaction.
Indeed, no matter the era, there is never a shortage of warriors who dare to fight against evil.
I am not fighting alone!
Because the team's size far exceeded expectations and there was a severe surplus of available personnel, Steve had to temporarily adjust the plan. Most of the members were responsible for dealing with Nick Fury and his Hydra forces, while he and Du Mu were responsible for replacing the positioning module of the space carrier.
Except for Sam, who was left at home as a backup plan, everyone had no objections and began to carry out the operation according to plan.
The following day, Du Mu followed Steve all the way to the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Just in case, Steve brought his iconic shield this time, not afraid of attracting attention.
After all, everyone knows that Steve and the shield are bound together, and it's perfectly normal for Captain America to carry a shield.
"I wonder how the preparation of that black braised egg is going," Du Mu pondered to himself.
Just yesterday, Nick Fury told him in a communications that everything was arranged, and then he lost contact. It was quite mysterious, and even Du Mu didn't know what he was up to.
However, Du Mu didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, if Nick Fury messed up, he could just follow Steve and beat Nick Fury up as if he were the leader of Hydra. He believed that the other party would understand.
As the two entered the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters building, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents they encountered along the way all nodded to them.
Du Mu and Steve are both highly respected figures, one a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the other Captain America.
Steve smiled in response, but lowered his voice and said, "Be careful, there might be some Hydra agents mixed in with these people."
Stop guessing, they're all Hydra. The few S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are all undercover agents around you.
Du Mu nodded, trying to remain serious on the surface, but in reality he had already turned on the game system's recording function, preparing to save it to the "Steve Don't Laugh Challenge" directory.
He had a strong feeling that Steve would provide him with a lot of great material this time.
Soon, the two entered the VIP elevator at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
Steve pressed the communicator in his ear: "Skye, we're at the elevator."
"OK."
A series of rapid keystrokes came from the other end of the headphones.
Skye then said casually, "All done! I've hacked into the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters system and temporarily granted you the highest level of access. The elevator will go straight to the bottom floor, and the system won't leave any records."
"Well done."
Looking at the automatically lit floor buttons, Steve praised Du Mu, "Du Mu, the person you recommended is indeed reliable."
"certainly."
Du Mu chuckled.
In fact, all of this was arranged in advance; Skye was just pretending by randomly typing on the keyboard.
However, Skye's acting was far too fake. Even if S.H.I.E.L.D.'s firewall is as bad as a public toilet, it shouldn't be possible to hack in it in just a few seconds.
Fortunately, Steve is an old-fashioned person who still uses a one-finger typing technique on his phone; if it were a scientist like Tony, he definitely wouldn't have been fooled.
The elevator descended smoothly, and through the glass exterior, three massive aerospace carriers gradually came into view.
Since Project Insight had long been cancelled, this floor was not heavily guarded; only some maintenance personnel were moving around.
Steve whispered, "We'll split up, each taking charge of one space carrier. Replace the positioning module and then retreat. Whoever finishes the remaining one first will handle it. Remember, try not to attract attention."
"Okay, you can rest assured that I'll handle things."
Du Mu made a gesture resembling that of Guanyin.
The two then separated and headed towards different space carriers.
Of course, Du Mu was just putting on an act. He found a place where Steve couldn't see him, took out a comic book, and started slacking off.
This is the reward he received for a previous mission: the complete X-Men comic book set.
Whenever he had free time, he would take it out and look through it, and he learned more and more about the X-Men and mutants.
To this day, Du Mu has read more than half of it.
His comment was that Logan was a bit short, but the Phoenix Force was pretty awesome.
As for the ideologies that mutants argue about, Du Mu believed they were of little significance.
Ultimately, it all comes down to who has the bigger fist and who is right.
If Magneto's power were enough to crush everyone, humans would have to swallow their pride and praise us mutants for being so amazing, and Professor X would have to stand up and toast him.
However, based on what we've seen so far, Phoenix seems to have a better argument. None of the powers of the mind, magnetism, or self-healing are as effective as the power of the phoenix.
Yeah, laser eyes are awesome too.
After all, he was a man who had ridden the Phoenix Force, and the child they had was Cable, Wade's good buddy.
Du Mu was puzzled: "Speaking of which, why have we never seen Wade in any of the mutant comics?"
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"Does that mean mutants don't acknowledge Wade as a mutant?"
"The problem is, the human side doesn't acknowledge that Wade is human."
Du Mu suddenly felt some sympathy for Wade.
Being disliked by two races at the same time is truly pitiful.
If I ever get the chance to see that guy again, I'm definitely going to make fun of him to his face!
Just as Du Mu was engrossed in watching, Steve's voice came through the earpiece: "I've successfully replaced the location template. How's it going on your end?"
"It's not sorted out yet, I've run into a little trouble. I'll leave the remaining space carrier to you." Du Mu casually replied.
"OK."
Steve agreed without hesitation.
But the next second, his voice suddenly tightened: "Oh no, I saw Sitwell and the commandos."
This was unexpected by Du Mu.
Sitwell and the commandos were both Hydra agents, so why didn't Nick Fury move them away beforehand?
Du Mu was puzzled, but still warned, "This floor is the core area of the Insight Project. It might be full of Hydra people. You'd better leave quickly and not be discovered by them, otherwise the operation will be exposed prematurely."
Sitwell and the commando team had no idea about the script.
If they mess this up, Steve's world will be exposed, and that would be so boring.
Steve said helplessly, "It's too late. They've already seen me and are walking towards me."
"So what are you going to do? Do you need my help?"
"No need, I'll handle it myself."
After Steve finished speaking, he looked up at the group of people walking towards him.
"Captain, what are you doing here?"
Sitwell looked at Steve with surprise, a hint of wariness in his eyes.
The assault team members behind him appeared relaxed, but in reality, their muscles were tense, and they were already in a fighting stance.
Steve keenly sensed their unusual behavior and already knew the answer in his heart.
These people in front of me are definitely Hydra agents!
Steve remained unfazed, his tone casual: "It's nothing, I just came to take a look around."
The commando leader, Rumlow, stared intently at Steve: "As far as I know, Captain, you shouldn't have access to this level. How did you get in?"
As they spoke, the assault team members quietly dispersed, subtly forming an encirclement.
Steve had a bad feeling.
He wasn't afraid of the other side's superior numbers, but rather worried that if a conflict broke out, the entire operation would be exposed prematurely, and Nick Fury would inevitably become alert.
By then, all their carefully planned schemes may have fallen apart.
Steve's mind raced, and suddenly a brilliant idea came to him.
He smiled slightly: "Don't be nervous, actually Nick Fury sent me."
"But we haven't received any notification."
"This is a secret mission, so of course we won't inform you," Steve replied fluently.
"I need to make a phone call to the former director."
Sitwell, of course, wouldn't believe it so easily.
The man before them was Captain America, Hydra's greatest enemy. As the current nominal ruler of Hydra, why would Nick Fury assign such a mission to him? It didn't make sense.
"No problem, trust me."
Just as Sitwell was about to take out his phone to verify, Steve suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him, a reassuring smile on his face.
He leaned close to Sitwell and whispered something in his ear.
"Long live Hydra!"
Sitwell was visibly stunned, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at Steve in disbelief.
Rumlow and the other commandos behind him also heard this, and they stopped moving at the same time, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Steve met Sitwell's surprised and uncertain gaze, nodded calmly, his expression as if to say, "That's right, I'm one of us."
Having fought against Hydra for so many years, he knew Hydra inside and out. He was well aware of their internal slogans and that as long as one shouted the universal code "Hail Hydra," Hydra members would give him unconditional trust.
Normally, Steve would rather take action than utter those words.
But given the current dire situation, he had no choice but to resort to this trump card.
To be honest, although it was the first time he had shouted this slogan, Steve delivered it with exceptional naturalness and fluency, without any hesitation, as if he had practiced it countless times backstage.
Looking at everyone's performance, Steve felt confident that the game was now in the bag.
He might even be able to use this to gain their trust and extract more information about Hydra from them.
Just as Steve was about to speak, he saw Sitwell suddenly take a step back.
"Beat him up!"
Steve: "???"
Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw Rumlow and a group of commandos rushing up.
In the blink of an eye, Steve was locked up by a strongman, becoming both men and men.
Rumlow pulled out a stun gun and blasted Steve's kidneys, shouting, "Captain, this isn't a personal grudge!"
Bullshit! This feels like a personal grudge!
Steve endured the stinging pain from the electric current, thinking that the other party hadn't heard him clearly.
He quickly shouted, "Long live Hydra! Long live Hydra!"
The more Steve yelled, the more enthusiastically the assault team beat him, and Rumlow even turned his stun gun to maximum power.
Steve felt very wronged; he didn't know what he had said wrong.
He was shouting "Long live Hydra!" but the other party acted as if they had seen an enemy and beat him up without saying a word.
But he was, after all, a tech-savvy soldier injected with super soldier serum. With a sudden burst of strength, he broke free from the restraints of several commandos and kicked Rumlow several meters away, knocking him unconscious on the spot.
Steve apologized profusely, saying he had accidentally used too much force, but this was definitely not a personal grudge.
He quickly took two steps back, raised his shield, and asked in great confusion, "Why are you attacking me? I've already identified myself!"
Sitwell scoffed, "Still pretending, you spy!"
"What's wrong with 'Hail Hydra'?"
Steve frowned.
What went wrong? Why was the other party so certain that he was a fake?
"Want to know why?"
Sitwell said coldly, "It's simple, because... Long live S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
Steve: "???????"
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