Chapter 185 Wanda
The girl's thin clothing made her figure particularly striking, but that wasn't the main reason she attracted Finney's attention, although it did play a part.
The girl had long, brownish-yellow hair with a slight reddish tinge, and a delicate face, but her large eyes were currently pressed against the glass, staring at Finney's location.
Finney couldn't help but feel surprised. If he wasn't mistaken, this person in front of him should be the Scarlet Witch from the original storyline, whose superpowers were developed by the Mind Scepter.
Wanda Maximoff.
But the Mind Scepter was clearly with him. According to Sitwell's data, this base was currently only researching Chitauri technology and hadn't conducted many human experiments yet.
Finney took two steps to the side, and Wanda's gaze followed slightly.
"Who is it?"
Wanda's hollow voice rang out from the glass room, making Finney's body tremble slightly. Could she really see the 'possessed' invisible figure?!
"Wanda, what's wrong?"
Hearing Wanda's deep voice, a short-haired man immediately ran to the corner of the glass room next to her and asked her through the wall.
"I feel like someone is watching me!"
Wanda said in a slightly hoarse voice, but her eyes never left Finney's position.
Listening to their conversation, Finney realized that Wanda hadn't seen through the 'possessed' invisibility; she had only sensed that someone was watching her.
Even so, it was enough to surprise Finney. With the Mind Stone gone, he had thought that the two of them would never be able to develop superpowers again.
But judging from the current situation, the two of them must have had something special to begin with, which was why they were later able to develop superpowers with the Mind Stone.
To be honest, Finney was very curious about the situation of this brother and sister. He was now wondering if these two were actually Inhumans like Skye.
Unfortunately, this guess was uncertain, because the Terrigen crystals extracted from the 'Afterlife' all contained metallic impurities. If the two weren't Inhumans, they might have turned to stone.
Curious as he was, Finney didn't reveal himself to them. He planned to deal with the Winter Soldier first before coming to find them.
After exchanging a final glance with Wanda, Finney left.
After Finney left, Wanda also looked away and sat back down on the bed. Next door, her brother Pietro was still anxiously asking, "Is anyone there? Where? I can't see them?"
"They've already left,"
Wanda replied blankly, wondering if her and Pietro's coming here was the right or wrong decision.
Actually, there was one thing Finney didn't know: the siblings weren't actually captured by Hydra for experiments. On the contrary, they had come to Hydra of their own volition.
Perhaps to gain power, or perhaps feeling hopeless about survival, they had voluntarily joined Hydra.
Finney continued his search and finally found his target half an hour later in a laboratory in a building. However, apart from Bucky, the other Winter Soldiers were all in a dormant state.
Only Bucky sat blankly in a chair, seemingly on guard duty.
Finney looked at the six of them, pondering. If he were to launch a sneak attack now, he could easily take them down, but he would gain much less experience. If he were to wake them up and fight them first, the commotion might be too great.
Between keeping a low profile and gaining experience, Finney thought for a moment and decided to choose the latter. After all, he had passed the infancy stage where he couldn't be exposed at all.
Now that he was on Earth, apart from the Ancient One, he really didn't need to worry about too much. Therefore, after thinking it over, he still felt that the eighth extraction was more important.
After considering this, Finney revealed himself. Bucky, who was in a daze, saw Finney and his expression changed, his eyes instantly turning sharp.
Without a word, he immediately drew his pistol.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He fired three shots at Finney's vitals, but the bullets only sparked under the powerful defense of 'Demon Possession,' leaving no trace.
Seeing this, Bucky immediately abandoned his shooting, grabbed a nearby table with his metal arm and threw it, while simultaneously charging towards Finney.
"Explosion!"
Finney stretched out his palm, unleashing a 'Blast Magic' that blasted the table before continuing towards the charging Bucky.
Bucky hurriedly raised his metal arm to defend, his steps faltering slightly.
Finney took a deep breath and activated 'Breathing Technique.' Although he didn't like close combat, the space was cramped, and if he used 'Blast Magic,' he might accidentally kill the sleeping ones.
Besides, he had thought it over carefully before coming and ultimately decided it wasn't necessary to kill Bucky.
He was Captain America's only friend, or rather, family.
Having experienced loneliness on Vormir, he cherished his friends and family deeply. Putting himself in Captain America's shoes, imagine the remorse he would feel if he knew his friend, whom he couldn't save seventy years ago, was still alive but had been inexplicably killed.
He might even turn to the dark side. Therefore, out of respect for Captain America, Finney decided to spare Bucky this time.
As for Tony, he didn't want to favor anyone. Although Bucky was manipulated into killing Tony's parents, it was still Bucky's doing.
So, he decided to tell Tony the truth about the deaths beforehand. Whether this would cause Tony to go berserk or turn against Captain America, he couldn't predict.
Of course, there was another solution: he could find a way to erase all evidence from that time, burying the news completely in history.
As long as Tony never knew the truth, Bucky wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal it himself.
However, this method was too complicated, and he couldn't guarantee it would be completely eradicated.
Moreover, if this were discovered, it could very well transfer Tony's hatred for Bucky onto himself, so he wasn't about to do something so thankless.
Therefore, sparing Bucky's life and giving him a chance to resolve his issues with Tony with Captain America was already a great act of leniency.
Activating his 'breathing technique,' Finney's physical abilities instantly surpassed human limits, easily catching Bucky's punch aimed at his metal arm.
Finney pulled the metal arm, throwing Bucky away, and simultaneously said, "Wake them up!"
Bucky got up from the ground, looked at Finney, then at the several Winter Soldier soldiers sleeping nearby. Relatively rational, he didn't impulsively attack again, but instead went to the control panel to wake them.
The commotion from their fight had alerted the soldiers guarding outside the lab, and soon, alarms sounded throughout the base, with a large number of Hydra agents rushing to the scene.
However, Finney didn't care. He was currently watching the four men and one woman who had just woken up from the sleep pods, their arrogant expressions... The last person who dared to show him that kind of expression was, I think, Loki.
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