Schmidt's mockery pierced the silence of the control room.
Valentine's mask turned slightly, and the eyes hidden behind it cast a sidelong glance at Red Skull.
His gaze moved up and down between his exposed Red Skull and neck.
That look was like a surgeon examining a specimen about to be dissected.
Meanwhile.
On the other side of the "Giant" Base, Lynn had already crept along an abandoned auxiliary passage to the core of the research area.
The chaos Soldier Boy created at the front was even more effective than he had anticipated.
The entire Base's security system and forces were drawn to that out-of-control beast, making this temple of HYDRA technology look like a treasure vault with its doors wide open.
He pressed against the alloy wall, his body's shadow merging with the shadows of the pipes.
A heavy alloy door stood before him.
The access control system flashed with a dim blue light.
Lynn did not hesitate in the slightest.
He took a palm-sized black device from his tactical backpack and gently placed it on the sensor area of the access control system.
A product of Howard Stark.
That genius bragged that this thing could crack The Pentagon's highest encryption system in thirty seconds.
"Beep."
The door opened.
A circular space revealed itself before his eyes, with countless server matrices flashing with dim blue indicator lights, humming.
This was the culmination of HYDRA's technological accumulation.
Lynn found the data interface of the main server.
He plugged in a military-grade, high-capacity portable hard drive.
The progress bar began to jump.
1%... 2%...
He watched the code scrolling rapidly on the screen, that which was about energy weapons, biological modification, space technology...
Countless pieces of knowledge capable of changing the World's landscape were pouring into his pocket.
This was the greatest harvest of this trip to Europe.
In the main control room.
Red Skull finally came back to his senses from appreciating the "art of destruction."
He had seen enough.
Now, he wanted to collect this one-of-a-kind piece of art.
"That's enough."
He stood up and walked to the console, pressing a red button with a gesture that was almost like a caress.
"Initiate the Purifier Protocol."
"Phase one, activate the cage."
A section on the console lit up red, and on the screen, Soldier Boy was trapped by energy walls as yellow-green toxic gas began to be injected.
Red Skull looked at the figure on the screen who was still trying to ram against the energy wall amidst the toxic gas, his scarlet face full of fanaticism: "A perfect specimen! He must be mine!"
Soldier Boy, who was wreaking havoc, suddenly saw countless intersecting energy grids light up on the ground beneath his feet.
"Zzzzt—"
Blue energy walls rose from the ground, forming a cubic cage that trapped him tightly in the center.
He punched the energy wall.
"Bang!"
The entire wall shook violently but did not break.
Before he could react, dozens of exhaust vents opened on the ceiling.
Thick yellow-green gas poured down.
Soldier Boy was engulfed by the gas.
He felt as if his lungs were being burned by fire.
In the database.
The progress bar jumped to 98%.
Lynn's heart rate also accelerated.
Just then, the entire Base shook, more violently than any destruction Soldier Boy had caused before.
The light tubes on the ceiling burst, and broken glass and dust fell down.
Lynn instinctively protected his head, while his other hand held firmly onto the data cable connected to the hard drive.
Just at this moment!
The entire Base shook.
This vibration was more violent than any destruction Soldier Boy had caused before.
It was as if the earth dragon had turned over, and the entire mountain was groaning.
The light tubes on the ceiling burst, and glass fragments and dust fell down.
Lynn instinctively raised his hand to protect his head.
"Boom—!!"
A piece of rubble slammed hard into Lynn's back, and caught off guard, he crashed heavily into the server matrix opposite him.
Lynn's vision went black, he tasted sweetness in his throat, and he almost fainted on the spot.
Damn it!
Fortunately, his body had been strengthened, otherwise this impact would have been enough to turn him into a puddle of mush!
Amidst the smoke and electric sparks, he struggled to crawl toward that interface.
The hard drive was still connected.
On the screen, the progress bar froze at the final moment.
[100%]
[Data copy complete]
Lynn looked at this line of text, then looked at the completely destroyed Base around him.
Amidst the chaos and destruction, he actually laughed out loud.
...
The tranquility of the command post was torn apart by a dull thud.
Soldier Boy kicked open the door to Phillips' office.
He casually tossed Lynn, whom he was carrying in his hand, covered in blood and dust, onto a chair.
That action was like throwing a sack just pulled out of the mud.
Lynn groaned in pain, struggled to prop himself up, and leaned against the back of the chair.
Everyone in the command post rushed over, with Peggy Carter the first to rush to Lynn's side, followed closely by Phillips.
Lynn waved his hand, signaling the anxious Peggy not to support him.
He leaned against the back of the chair, every breath tugging at the wounds all over his body.
Soldier Boy completely ignored the group of people.
He tore open his collar, which had been burned to a crisp, walked nonchalantly to the liquor cabinet, picked up a bottle of whiskey, bit off the cap with his teeth, and took a big gulp directly from the bottle.
"This place doesn't suit me."
He wiped away the alcohol stains and scanned the officers who were full of shock.
"It reeks of poverty. Right now, I just want to take a hot shower and find a few chicks with nice asses to massage my shoulders."
After speaking, he tucked the expensive bottle of whiskey under his arm and turned to leave.
Leaving the whole room of people looking at each other in dismay.
"God..."
Phillips looked at the departing back of Soldier Boy, then looked at Lynn, who was about to fall apart on the chair.
"Lynn, what exactly happened?"
"That... that beam! Our reconnaissance plane reported that the entire mountain... has collapsed!"
Lynn waved his hand, signaling Peggy not to support him.
"A successful decapitation operation."
"HYDRA's most important technology Base in Poland has been wiped off the map."
"What was that beam?"
A general couldn't help but ask, his face full of fear and greed.
Lynn glanced at him.
"It is the holy light that purifies everything."
He said the word he had long prepared in a tone almost like a sermon.
"It is God's punishment upon the Nazis."
Returning to the room assigned to him by the command post, Lynn refused the military Doctor's request for treatment and shut everyone outside.
He took off his damaged shirt, revealing the bruise on his back caused by the impact of the rubble.
It was worth it.
Lynn took the specially made camera from his waterproof tactical backpack and connected it to the communication device.
An encrypted telegram was sent to New York, to Tom Henderson of The Stars and Stripes.
[Exclusive headline.]
[Material sent, publish according to the draft I wrote. Not a single word is to be changed.]
He transmitted the video recording the miracle, along with the text he had written himself that was enough to achieve legendary status.
After doing all this, Lynn could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
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