Click—crack—
The groove and the orb synced, automatically locking together.
The red glow from the orb intensified, spreading rapidly from Clone No. 126's chest to the rest of his body!
Red veins coursed through him, making his already muscular frame bulge even more.
This transformation resembled the cursed warriors of the Dark Elves.
In fact, No. 126 was a test model for the cursed warrior-type clone soldier. That orb contained a small amount of Reality Stone energy. Although the boost wasn't as strong as the original cursed warrior, it was more than enough to deal with the Winter Soldier.
Bang!!
One punch.
Just one punch.
Bucky was sent flying into the wall by No. 126, smashing it to rubble and—vomiting a mouthful of blood.
No. 64 was dumbfounded: [Holy shit! Boss, you're insane! Is the Berserker class really this OP?!]
No. 126 replied modestly: [Heh, just numbers.]
Though he said that,
No. 126 was clearly enjoying himself, swaggering over to the Winter Soldier, grabbing his head and lifting him up.
[Your end is here, soldier.]
"Wait! Stop!"
Steve quickly slid over, using his shield like a skateboard, and anxiously waved at No. 126, who was a whole head taller than him.
"Listen to me, man, Bucky was being controlled too! Please don't kill him yet!"
He was terrified that one careless squeeze from that giant hand would crack Bucky's skull like an egg...
No. 64: [What's going on? Why is this Captain America NPC suddenly showing up?]
No. 126: [Could it be a hidden quest?]
No. 103: [Not sure, boss. Maybe we should keep him alive until we regroup with that female NPC leading us.]
No. 89: [Hidden quest, my ass. I say—we just kill Cap too! Wouldn't it be awesome to off a superhero in-game for once!]
No. 64: [Damn, you're savage!]
No. 103: [Bro, you wildin'! If you get banned one day, I'll light a candle for you!]
No. 89: […Alright alright, chill. I was just talkin' smack… Killing randoms gives no reward, and it breaks mission rules… I'm not that dumb…]
[Tch!]
…..
"What are you doing?"
Hill rubbed her eyes as she woke up, seeing Ye Li wearing a high-tech headset of some kind, busy doing something.
"You're awake." Ye Li glanced at the clear finger marks on her slender neck…
Based on earlier experiments, he'd discovered
That deep down, Hill actually had a bit of a masochistic streak…
She was very resistant at first, but once awakened, she started enjoying it…
…..
'Is it because she's always so proper and serious on the outside that she needs some form of release?'
Ye Li couldn't quite figure it out, but he thought this kind of beauty was rather nice....
…..
"Why are you staring… at my neck…"
Hill could tell from his gaze exactly what he was thinking, and shyly covered her neck with her hand…
You could see there were faint red marks in various places on her body…
"Let me heal you."
Ye Li pulled her close and gently smoothed over the marks with his hand, quickly restoring her skin to soft and flawless.
"Don't… don't tell anyone about this…" the beauty blushed deeply. She didn't know how things got like this, but she really seemed to enjoy it…
"Right…!"
Still loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D., Hill quickly pushed aside her personal matters and asked, "How's S.H.I.E.L.D. doing? You said I'd know today—you better not lie to me…"
"Of course."
Ye Li pointed to the holographic visor on his face. "I'm working on it. Haven't even showered yet. Wanna help me with the rest?"
[He's actually pretty dedicated…] Hill felt a bit touched seeing Ye Li up early working hard for her.
The beauty immediately lowered her head and began helping him as well…
"Then… then lemme… mmm help you with that..."
…..
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Pierce's office.
"You son of a bitch!"
A graying, balding senator yelled angrily at Pierce.
Turns out, the senators had been invited by Pierce to tour the S.H.I.E.L.D. base and witness the launch of [Project Insight].
But—
They just happened to hear Captain America's broadcast exposing the truth…
…..
Step step step...
Several assault team members arrived at the office.
Seeing this, the balding senator immediately pointed at Pierce and ordered, "Arrest him!"
Click——
But the team leader silently drew his gun and pointed it at the senator instead…
Pierce smiled smugly, "Looks like I'm still in charge here."
"..."
All the other senators fell silent.
However.
Two of the senators exchanged a subtle glance.
They were secretly supported by the Club—high-ranking plants Ye Li had placed in the council. Their bodies had been enhanced by small doses of Super Soldier Serum. Taking out these assault team guys would be no problem—they were just debating whether it was worth exposing their strength…
After all.
Being a senator with a casual interest in martial arts was one thing.
But taking down armed special ops barehanded… that would be a bit much to explain...
Of course.
If necessary, they would absolutely take action.
However.
According to inside intel, the [Fearless] Corps was already on the move, so they decided to wait and see a bit longer…