Not bad, it's growing fast!"
Karl Mara lay sprawled on the sofa, glancing at his Prestige.
He hadn't expected it to have already risen to 4283 in such a short time.
Although it wasn't enough to upgrade Dimension Strength by one level.
But it was undoubtedly a pleasant and good start!
However, Karl also understood that more than half of the data came from the mages of Kamar-Taj and the bald Ancient One.
But all these people were golden leeks that were difficult to harvest a second time!
So, if he wanted to harvest more Prestige value, he would inevitably have to focus on ordinary people, whose individual values were small but whose numbers were vast.
You were originally a beautiful person, but you chose to be a villain.
System, you're forcing me to make a high-profile scene!!!
"It looks like I need to come up with a more detailed plan."
Karl Mara stroked his chin and muttered thoughtfully:
"At the same time, I also need to find a way to build up my reputation, otherwise, it will take forever to raise Dimension Strength to Lv3 or above!"
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Outskirts of Sokovia.
Early morning, 02:32.
The quiet edge of the city.
Eight armed helicopters, treated with special noise reduction technology, cut through the night sky, flying swiftly towards the Mountain Top Base under the cover of darkness.
To avoid alerting the enemy prematurely.
The helicopter fleet finally hovered in the dense forest about 1 kilometer north of the Mountain Top Base.
Cabin door opened.
Ropes thrown.
Rapid rappelling.
Ground assembly…
Within just 3 minutes, a total of 88 special operations personnel belonging to the HYDRA Quick Reaction Force successfully completed their tactical deployment.
Then the 8 helicopters turned around and left directly, the whole process was seamless…
These fully armed and well-trained soldiers automatically divided into 8 tactical teams upon landing.
While maintaining a high degree of vigilance of their surroundings, they quietly waited for the Commander's next order.
"Before the operation officially begins, I will repeat the mission objectives one last time."
A Commander named Lao Mo, nearly 2 meters tall and built like a bear, said with a serious expression:
"The primary mission this time is to capture a special target, Experiment Subject No. 380, Karl Mara, and recover that alien scepter!"
"Secondly, we need to regain control of the Mountain Top Base and eliminate all enemies inside."
"What needs special attention is that, according to video data, the target is a Reinforced Human whose superpower was successfully activated by an alien scepter, possessing some kind of energy projection ability.
He can fire high-frequency pulse attacks from his hands and also has the ability to fly. His attack range is currently unknown, so all participating personnel must not let their guard down."
"In addition, according to the real-time dynamic monitoring images from the Swarm Satellite, it can basically be confirmed that the target has not left the Mountain Top Base since the Riot occurred…"
"Next, we will use the tunnel at the northern foot of the mountain to secretly infiltrate the Base. All personnel, except the target and the missing Dr. Lister, will be killed on sight!!!"
"Attention, I will reiterate one last time, Officer Strucker's order is to capture the target alive at all costs… Alright, move out!!!"
"Yes, Officer!!!"
The 8 teams did not hesitate, and under the leadership of their respective Captains, their figures swiftly disappeared into the dense forest.
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The main armed forces within Hydra can be roughly divided into three types:
The Hydra Armed Security Force, specifically responsible for maintaining the daily security of various Bases and branches;
The Hydra Combat Force, specifically responsible for external warfare; and
The HYDRA Spy Agent Force, which is specifically responsible for infiltration, reconnaissance, assassination, and other tasks, and is known for being ubiquitous!
The HYDRA Quick Reaction Force is the absolute elite among the HYDRA Combat Force, and its members are all elites of elites selected through layers of screening.
Any one of them, when singled out, is no less skilled than Brock Rumlow, Crossbones.
The overall combat effectiveness of each team can easily overwhelm most special forces of the same level.
And this time, in order to capture Karl, Baron Strucker directly dispatched 8 teams at once, which is enough to show his emphasis on this capture operation.
Furthermore, in order to maximize the restraint of Karl's superpower, the members of these 8 teams, in addition to carrying some conventional weapons and tranquilizer guns, were also equipped with a large number of new types of weapons and equipment.
These include:
A new type of High-Frequency Energy Rifle, improved from the Chitauri Folding Rifle, which has extremely high penetration and can ignore any bulletproof vests currently on the market.
A Pulse Blaster Cannon, improved from the Chitauri Infantry Arm Cannon, which, after charging, can easily blast through thick tank armor. If it directly hits a human, it will instantly incinerate most of their body, equivalent to a single-person portable anti-tank heavy firepower.
A Simple Exoskeleton Power Device, improved from the Chitauri Infantry Exoskeleton Armor, which can provide equipped soldiers with far superior rushing and jumping abilities than ordinary people, low-altitude flight capabilities, and enhanced close-range striking effects from the gauntlet part, and can fire energy beams from the wrist.
An Anti-Gravity Gun, developed from the anti-gravity technology on the Chitauri Flight Chariot, which, after charging, can generate one or several powerful tractor beams within its effective range, thereby locking, dragging, or repelling objects weighing tens of times more than itself.
However, because the purple energy crystals used by the Chitauri are extremely unstable, they will become unstable and self-destruct after a certain degree of impact or electric shock.
Therefore, the energy core of these new equipment has all been replaced with more stable and efficient special Energy Blocks that store the energy of the mind stone!
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A few minutes later.
The 8 teams successfully passed through the dense forest and arrived at the secret tunnel located at the northern foot of the mountain.
"Release the drones, snipers enter their designated positions in advance… Hmm?"
However, just as the Commander Lao Mo was about to order his subordinates through the communicator to first release infrared drones for aerial reconnaissance,
and send snipers equipped with exoskeleton power devices to fly from outside to high ground to seize vantage points.
A harsh "hissing" electrical sound suddenly rang out simultaneously in everyone's tactical headsets.
"Officer, the communication signal is suddenly experiencing extremely strong pulse interference…"
"Oh no, we've been discovered!!!"
A bad premonition suddenly rose in Commander Lao Mo's heart.
Before the soldier could finish speaking, he urgently ordered:
"Everyone, prepare for battle…"
But almost at the same time the words were spoken.
Boom…!!!