Night.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
Steve Rogers moved through the darkness. He had long since memorized every area of the Helicarrier.
A few days prior, he had found a hand-drawn map at his home, marking all known surveillance points on the Helicarrier.
Additionally, there was a hard drive containing a program capable of disabling S.H.I.E.L.D.'s monitoring systems.
However, its effect only lasted a few minutes.
At this moment, he knew his home was filled with listening devices, and his cute neighbor next door seemed to have some issues as well.
He didn't know how Ben managed to get the items into his home undetected (Ghostfreak: Of course, it was me!), but it was exactly what he needed.
After inserting the program into the main control computer, Captain America acted quickly.
At this moment, he felt as if he had traveled back decades, back to when he infiltrated a Hydra Base.
In a sense, it wasn't wrong.
He glanced down at the map, which detailed all restricted areas on the aircraft carrier. His target was the archives.
In reality, Captain America had long known about the existence of those confidential locations.
However, in the past, his military tradition prevented him from considering what secrets were being kept there. Now, trust was beginning to fracture.
And when all the truth broke through the surface, the remaining trust would dissolve like ice exposed to the scorching sun.
To be honest, this operation went smoother than Steve had imagined.
The surveillance footage showed no trace of his actions, and the archive password was safely cracked with the help of the hard drive Ben provided.
Not even an alarm was triggered.
But Captain America knew his time was limited. It wouldn't be long before S.H.I.E.L.D.'s technical staff reacted, and he had to hurry!
Meanwhile.
In the main control room.
Nick Fury stormed in, his face dark.
He had discovered the intrusion into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s system. When he arrived at the main control room with his usual efficiency, he found the employee responsible for maintaining the firewall, who was supposed to be at his post, watching a sports game on the big screen while eating popcorn.
The employee hadn't even reacted by the time Nick Fury reached the main control room.
Nick Fury was so angry he wished he could pull out a Light Saber and become a Jedi Master on the spot, slicing the idiot in half.
"Hill, fire him!"
He pointed, startling the employee, who dropped his popcorn.
But no one cared about the derelict employee now. Over a dozen technicians rushed in, beginning to maintain S.H.I.E.L.D.'s network defense system.
"Still no sign of who's attacking us?" Nick Fury leaned his hands on the desk, his eyes blurring as he watched lines of code flash across the screen.
"No, their technical skills are very high." The dozen technicians gathered together, but they were still powerless.
These individuals, taken separately, were world-class hacker experts. Yet now, they struggled even to defend against the opponent's assault.
"Could it be Ben Parker?"
He licked his dry lips, frowning.
In Nick Fury's memory, the first person with such a powerful network system was Tony Stark, and the second was Ben Parker.
Recalling that Ben had visited the Helicarrier a few days ago, Nick Fury immediately thought of him, even though Ben was under surveillance at the time and shouldn't have been able to do anything.
However, Hill shook her head.
"It's unlikely. Even Ben Parker's Artificial Intelligence couldn't toy with us to this extent, unless he's working with Tony Stark."
Hearing this, Nick Fury dismissed the idea that Ben was the culprit.
Tony Stark had no reason to help Ben attack S.H.I.E.L.D.
Ben had helped Tony, but as far as he knew, that deal ended with Tony helping Ben acquire Hammer Industries.
What would Tony gain from attacking S.H.I.E.L.D.?
"It seems there's another threat..."
Nick said softly.
He thought for a moment and came up with a guess.
This attack couldn't be without reason. The attacker possessed such powerful network capabilities, yet they had no prior knowledge of them, proving the other party had been hiding themselves.
Hiding...
He silently repeated the word in his mind.
Could it be Hydra?
Nick Fury pondered.
Considering all the recent events, the most significant one was his use of clearing out Hydra remnants as an excuse to recruit the two Spider-Men, Ben and Peter.
It seems Hydra has just popped out on its own!
His eyes sharpened, and he immediately got excited.
Isn't this a pillow delivered when you're dozing off?
If they could find the enemy's lair through the network, wouldn't the location of the Hydra Base be revealed?
Once these are presented to Ben and Peter, letting these two know that S.H.I.E.L.D. is genuinely fighting Hydra, who wouldn't be loyal?
"No matter what, we must track down their location!"
Nick Fury said quickly.
A few minutes later, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent looked up and shouted, "Found them!"
"Where?"
"Western Poland, Wrocław," the agent replied.
At the same time, on the computer screen, a map rapidly zoomed in, finally pinpointing a small location in Europe.
"Poland?"
Hill was taken aback. "I remember that place used to be the financial center of East Prussia, right?"
"When Germany ruled, it was called Breslau," Nick said.
It really is Hydra!
"Avengers, assemble!"
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"Avengers, assemble."
In the Primus Building, Tony Stark and Ben Parker stopped their work. Ben leaned back in his chair and smiled slightly.
That's right, the ones who attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. were those two.
The reason for doing so was partly to create an opportunity for Steve, and partly to expose the location of the Hydra Base to Nick Fury's eyes.
Ben could imagine that it wouldn't be long before Nick Fury would summon all the Avengers and begin operations against Hydra.
Meanwhile.
Steve Rogers had also found the files related to Operation Paperclip.
He kept flipping through them, and the more he read, the more he felt a chilling despair.
The enemy he had fought his entire life had been personally invited into his home by his friend after he was frozen.
It was like an old veteran of the war, who had killed devils his whole life, only to have those devils transform and become the masters of the country.
"Peggy... I want to do the right thing, but now I really don't know what is right."
After the anger, Steve felt sadness.
He realized that times rolled forward like the wheels of a chariot, and he was just a tiny grain of sand within it, what could he do?
But he didn't stay dejected for long.
No matter the situation, he would not give up fighting.
Even if he were alone, he would risk his life and fight Hydra to the bitter end.
"Let's see what Ben thinks first."
He silently put all the documents back, his expression unchanged, thinking of the advice Ben had given him:
Trust no one.
Then, pretending to be oblivious, he exited the archive room.
He walked down the corridor.
After a while, more than a dozen agents came out of the main control room.
"Captain, what are you doing here?"
Nick Fury was surprised to see him, then said happily, "Never mind, you're here at the perfect time. We just found a Hydra Base. Get ready, we're leaving immediately!"
"A Hydra Base?"
Captain America was stunned upon hearing Nick Fury's words.
Hydra, which had been silent until now, had just walked into their doorstep?
What a coincidence?
He glanced at Nick, unsure if the black man in front of him was trustworthy.
But he remained calm and asked in a low voice:
"Is it that urgent?"
"Delay breeds change," Nick Fury said. "I've already notified Spider-Man and the Hacker. Opportunity is fleeting. If we're late, the viper will just slither back into its hole."
Hearing this, Captain America nodded.
He forced himself not to think about who to trust, entering a state of war.
He moved quickly, changing into a darker uniform and slinging his shield over his back. Ten minutes later, he boarded a Quinjet on the deck.
Besides him, members of the Special Task Force were also accompanying him.
Crossbones didn't seem out of the ordinary. He greeted Captain America, saying, "Captain, we're fighting side-by-side again."
Steve Rogers gave a slight smile without saying anything.
Crossbones added, "I didn't expect Hydra to still have a base." He fastened his seatbelt and asked, "Captain, do you recall the feeling of charging forward with your Howling Commandos seventy years ago?"
"It's very different from seventy years ago," Captain America said.
At least back then, he could absolutely trust his comrades.
But now...
How many of the people in front of him were actually from Hydra?
He closed his eyes, took a breath, and ordered, "Head to New York first. We have two more teammates waiting for us there."
Peter stood at the top of the Empire State Building.
He had been woken up by Nick Fury's call in the middle of the night.
Who would have thought that the plan to deal with Hydra would be launched so hastily?
"I'm not prepared at all," he said, rubbing his hands.
"Don't worry, I've prepared it for you." Ben stood not far from him and tossed him a metal case.
"What is this?"
"Iron Spider Suit Mark 1."
Ben casually said, "It's not nano-tech yet, make do with it."
"Whoa!"
Peter was so happy he almost jumped.
He pressed the button on the metal case, and the next moment, a Spider Suit, similar to the Mark 5 Iron Armor, was put on by Peter as the case transformed.
Compared to the Mark 5, the Iron Spider Suit Mark 1 was a bit lighter.
After all, Peter didn't need the suit to provide him with combat power. This battle armor just needed to have adequate defensive capabilities.
For this, Ben incorporated the only Vibranium he had extracted from Kraven's Dagger.
The effect wasn't significant, but it was better than nothing.
As they were talking, a Quinjet sliced through the sky and hovered above them.
Captain America, holding his shield, looked down.
"Avengers, assemble!"
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