This led to Black Widow only learning that Hydra had successfully catalyzed Karl's superpowers using a mysterious item.
However, she still didn't know what that item was.
So, under Nick Fury's repeated urging,
to speed up the process and get more accurate information, Black Widow had no choice but to use her trump card… the art of seduction!
Just a few minutes before Karl called Pietro,
Black Widow proactively became an enlightenment teacher of love, giving him a reproduction lesson involving human kinetic engineering.
Total duration… 2 and a half minutes!!
This was why Karl heard her tell Pietro to get a bath towel on the phone.
It has to be said,
Black Widow really went all out to complete her mission!
It's just unknown if she's earned the title of 'conqueror of ten thousand men' over the years.
However, speaking of which, Pietro, you're truly brave!
You actually dared to 'prick' Black Widow without protection.
I think you might be a little too fond of your little brother's long life, aren't you?
The most outrageous thing is…
You actually wanted to use a 'public bus' for private use?
Aren't you afraid of having your third leg broken by the angry Marvel public?
However, considering that he didn't 'betray' himself regarding the Mind Stone, and for Wanda's sake…
Karl still decided to send someone to deliver him a box of post-exposure prophylaxis later!!
It might really be too late if he delays.
At this moment, Pietro, who had no idea he was already being manipulated by Black Widow, asked somewhat bewilderedly, "Karl, who is Agent Romanoff?"
"That… you ask her."
Karl raised his chin and pointed towards Black Widow.
And although the latter was still trying hard to maintain her composure, the smile on her face had already become stiff.
"Damn it, my identity has been exposed?!"
But Black Widow couldn't figure out how Karl knew her true identity.
However, years of undercover experience weren't for nothing.
Immediately, she put on a wronged and bewildered expression, took Pietro's arm, and cooed,
"Darling, I don't understand what he's saying?"
Seeing this, Pietro's heart almost melted, and he quickly comforted her softly, "Don't worry, baby, it must be a misunderstanding, I'll explain to Karl right now…"
However,
before he could finish speaking,
the somewhat impatient Karl on the opposite side directly activated his Mind Manipulation ability, "Let her explain herself!!"
Black Widow, who had just been looking pitiful, showed a flicker of struggle in her eyes, but it instantly subsided.
Then, like a zombie, she began to introduce herself.
"My real name is Natasha Romanoff, and I joined the Red Room with my sister when I was a child…"
Pietro immediately cried out in surprise, "Impossible! Natalie's Sokovian is so authentic, how could she be Russian?"
"What's impossible about that? She's an Agent; disguise is just one of her many skills."
Karl said indifferently, "If she wants to, she can learn any foreign language in just a few days and reach the level of a native speaker."
And Black Widow's next words made Pietro feel a deep despair.
"I joined the Red Room with my sister when I was a child, learning etiquette, culture, dance, and other arts, as well as the killing techniques required by spies, such as firearm use and close-quarters combat… My current identity is a Level 7 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"My current mission is to go to Sokovia, find the identity information of the super-powered individual in the video, and take the opportunity to figure out the specific details of HYDRA's human experiments…"
Pietro clutched his hair in agony, letting out a mournful wail, "Why is this happening? Why are you doing this to me!!"
At this moment,
his view of love completely collapsed.
He couldn't believe that this woman, who was as enchanting as Fire and had him completely infatuated, was actually an Agent!!
What about the vows of eternal love?
What about the promise to stay together forever?
Didn't you promise to bear me a litter of children?
Were all of those lies?
Recalling every little detail they had experienced together over the past three days,
Pietro felt his heart bleeding!
Women are all liars.
I'll never trust any other woman besides Wanda in this life!
Brotherhood is more reliable…
However,
when he saw Black Widow's dull yet charming face, he couldn't help but feel a hint of reluctance.
He wasn't trying to excuse Black Widow.
He simply didn't want to see her die in front of him.
After all, a day as husband and wife means a lifetime of kindness.
Even if the duration was short… no, even if this scumbag toyed with his feelings,
Pietro had genuinely invested himself wholeheartedly during these past few days.
But Pietro also had some self-awareness.
Knowing that he had almost made a huge mistake this time, Karl had already given him a lot of face by not punishing him.
How could he have the nerve to plead for a spy?
So, in the end, he held back and didn't speak.
"Don't worry, I won't kill her this time."
Karl seemed to have sensed Pietro's thoughts and said indifferently,
"She still has some use; I want to make an extremely valuable deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. using her."
While going through Black Widow's memories, Karl unexpectedly discovered a lot of useful information.
Among them, one person… or more precisely, one prisoner, caught his particular attention.
That was Dr. Samuel Sterns, who had little presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In The Incredible Hulk, Dr. Samuel Sterns independently completed the serum to suppress the Hulk's emergence, solely based on the blood samples sent by Bruce Banner.
This was enough to prove his scientific research level.
Later, after his head was injured by Abomination, he accidentally came into contact with the Hulk's blood sample, which caused his brain to mutate, and his intelligence increased by thousands of times!!!
However, during the battle between Hulk and Abomination, he was seized by Black Widow and successfully sent to a S.H.I.E.L.D. prison.
During this time, Dr. Samuel Sterns helped S.H.I.E.L.D. solve many technical problems.
But this also aroused Nick Fury's apprehension.
Subsequently, on the grounds that his super intelligence was difficult to control,
he was directly sent to the Raft Prison, the highest security facility specifically for super criminals.
Now was a good opportunity to use Black Widow to exchange for Dr. Samuel Sterns.
That's right, Hyperspace Group needs such talent!!!
Karl believed that Dr. Samuel Sterns, with his mutated super intelligence, would definitely be able to help him find the key to successfully cracking the original Super Soldier Serum formula.
Of course.
The premise was that Black Widow held enough importance in Nick Fury's heart!
Otherwise,
with the cunning old Merren's… cough cough, Merren's way of doing things, he would most likely watch his subordinate get killed rather than agree to an exchange.
Besides that,
how to make this "Superman" submit to him was also a headache-inducing problem.
A thousandfold increase in intelligence also meant that his mental power was at least a thousand times greater than that of an ordinary person.
Therefore, the Mind Manipulation ability would likely not have much effect on him.
Even if a "Thought Imprint" was applied, it probably wouldn't last for too long.
It might even backfire…
Thanks to "ratio" for casting 1 monthly pass, thanks to "Demon Corpse Drought Demon" for casting 1 monthly pass, thanks to "Broken branches and rotten leaves" for casting 2 monthly passes, thanks to "God of War" for casting 1 monthly pass, the humble author is extremely grateful!!!