Chapter 87 Lin En: Isn't the director there to take the blame for the deputy director?
Hearing the voice from the other end of the phone, Lynnsaid, "The Lansas Family? It's actually you, but since you want that skeleton, why didn't you make a move on me?"
In response to Lynn's question, the old voice on the other end of the phone said, "We've studied your character, Mr. Hall, once our Lansas Family touched your family."
"Then I believe that even if we escape to the ends of the earth after getting the skeleton, you will find us and retaliate against us relentlessly."
"We just want the skeleton; we don't want to provoke you, or your Illuminati, or even your Mutant friends."
"Tonight at 9 PM, we await you on Staten Island, Mr. Hall!"
After speaking, the call was directly hung up.
Putting away the phone, Lynn turned and returned to Tony and the others.
"Tony, it seems you've been caught in the crossfire this time!"
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Lynn say that, Tony asked.
After telling Tony about the call he just had, Lynn said, "That's why they kidnapped Pepper!"
"Fuxx!"
Hearing Lynn's explanation, Tony Stark cursed, "So, all of this was caused by Frank Castle?"
"Heh, I didn't expect that in the hearts of those Vampires, I would become someone who could be kneaded at will."
"Since that's the case, I'll let them know what happens when they provoke me!"
"Tony, don't let anger drown out your reason."
Watching Tony clench his fists in anger, Steve stepped forward and said, "The most important thing right now is to find a way to rescue Pepper."
Hearing Steve's words, Tony Stark took a deep breath, then nodded.
At 9 PM, in a deserted factory yard on Staten Island.
When the three of them—Lynn, Natasha, and Tony—arrived, the surroundings were utterly silent.
"Didn't those damned Vampires agree to meet here? Where are they?"
Looking at the empty abandoned factory, Tony Starkfrowned.
"Wait a little longer, they'll definitely come!"
As soon as Natasha's words fell, a dozen Vampires descended from the sky, and Pepper was in their hands.
"Fuxx, let go of Pepper!"
Upon seeing Pepper, Tony Stark immediately tried to rush forward but was held back by Lynn.
"I've brought the skeleton; release Pepper first!"
Throwing the body bag onto the ground, Lynn looked at the dozen Vampires in front of him and said.
Looking at the body bag on the ground, an old Vampirestepped forward and said with a chuckle, "Don't worry, Mr. Hall, we will release her as agreed."
"However, before that, shouldn't you remove the things you prepared to deal with us?"
"More than six hundred years ago, our Lansas Familysuffered a catastrophic disaster, and most of our clansmen were killed by other Vampire families."
"The only dozen or so of us who survived until now did so by being cautious."
"So, Ms. Natasha Romanoff, you can remove the things you prepared to eliminate us!"
Hearing the Vampire's words, Natasha waved her hand, and soon an invisible Kun-style Fighter Jet slowly appeared in the night sky.
As the Kun-style Fighter Jet departed, the old Vampirethen signaled his subordinates to retrieve the body bag in front of Lynn.
Coming before Lynn, the Vampire was about to pick up the body bag when he saw Lynn step on it.
"Release the person first, then take what you want."
Hearing Lynn's words, the Vampire turned to look at the Family Head.
"Mr. Hall, are you worried that we will go back on our word?"
"Of course, I wouldn't bet my friends on your Vampirecredibility!"
"Besides, there are only me, Natasha, and Tony here, and Tony isn't even wearing his armor, so what do you have to worry about?"
Hearing Lynn say that, the old Vampire of the Lansas Family chuckled and said, "Can my people inspect the skeleton?"
"Of course, no problem!"
Saying that, Lynn gestured for the Vampire to inspect it.
Pulling open the shroud, the Vampire squatted on the ground and inspected the skeleton inch by inch from its toes to its upper body.
"That's enough, isn't it!"
When the Vampire inspected the skeleton's chest, Lynnsaid, "Now you can release her, can't you!"
Hearing Lynn say that, the Vampire squatting on the ground nodded to the elder.
Upon confirming the skeleton was correct, the elder immediately released Pepper.
"Pepper!"
Seeing Pepper, whose hands were tied and mouth gagged, released, Tony Stark immediately rushed forward and brought her back: "Are you alright, Pepper? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, Tony!"
After Tony removed the cloth strip from her mouth, Pepper disregarded Tony helping her untie the ropes on her hands.
She immediately said to Lynn, "Lynn, you can't give them the skeleton; I heard them say that once that skeleton is resurrected, humanity will face a catastrophe!"
At this point, the skeleton had already been quickly taken back by the Vampires, but Lynn, facing Pepper's urgent tone, didn't pay attention.
"Actually, I've always been curious why Frank Castle sent Tony those emails about you Vampires."
Looking at the dozen Vampires in front of him, Lynn said, "Frank informed me because the New York FBI's duty is to protect this city, and he informed S.H.I.E.L.D. because S.H.I.E.L.D. is responsible for supervising you guys from the dark World."
"Although Coulson was certain the email was sent from Frank's mailbox, I still asked Frank."
"It turns out he said he didn't inform Tony at all!"
"So, the truth must be that you sent that email to Tony, and the purpose was for today!"
Hearing Lynn's words, the old Vampire chuckled and said, "You're right, Mr. Hall, ever since Frank Castle killed a member of our family and even stole the skeleton and sent it to your New York FBI."
"I've been planning how to reclaim the skeleton, and Tony Stark is a very useful pawn."
As the elder spoke, the Vampires around him had already sprinkled goat's blood on the skeleton.
But after waiting a few seconds, the skeleton still showed no reaction!
Seeing this, the Vampires immediately looked up and glared at Lynn and the three others, their eyes emitting Strange red light.
"Patriarch, Lynn Hall deceived us; this is not Kaletus's body!"
Hearing the Vampire's shriek, the other Vampires immediately looked at the four of them in anger.
"Tsk, who told you this skeleton isn't that Kaletus's?"
Looking at the extremely angry Vampires, Lynn spread his hands and said, "If the skeleton's body wasn't Kaletus's, how could it have deceived you?"
"It's just that the head isn't!"
Hearing Lynn's words, the group of Vampires immediately prepared to rush towards Lynn, but they were stopped by the Family Head.
"Mr. Hall, you..."
"Actually, you had already anticipated it, right!"
Looking at the Vampire Family Head, Lynn smiled and said, "The reason you haven't attacked the New York FBIbuilding for a while now is because you were worried that we would team up with S.H.I.E.L.D. to strike at you."
"This isn't conducive to your plan of uniting all Vampires after resurrecting Kaletus and then enslaving humanity!"
"But now it's different; you have allies!"
"If nothing goes wrong, your allies, those Werewolves, should be attacking the FBI building right now, with the goal of retrieving Kaletus's skull, right!"
Hearing Lynn say that, the Vampire Family Headsuddenly laughed: "When did you discover all of this?"
"From the moment I heard Frank say you had allies!"
"You're right, Mr. Lynn Hall!"
At this point, the Vampire Family Head no longer concealed anything: "You are truly amazing; with just a few clues, you analyzed all my plans. It's a pity you are not a member of our Lansas Family."
"Indeed, I knew you wouldn't hand over the complete skeleton to us, which is why I sent those foolish Werewolves to attack the New York FBI building."
"Of course, the Werewolves are just a pawn, used to attract S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention, while the real Vampires have already infiltrated the building."
"And I'm sorry, Mr. Hall, the four of you won't be able to leave here today!"
Watching the Vampire Family Head prepare to order an attack, Lynn spoke again: "Aren't you curious why only the three of us came here to rescue Pepper, and where Frankand Steve went?"
"They're guarding the FBI building?"
"Exactly, and don't you think I've been talking a bit too much today?"
As soon as Lynn's words fell, the next second, dozens of Vampires flew in from all directions, surrounding the Lansas Family Vampires.
Seeing this scene, the originally confident Vampire Family Head's expression instantly changed.
Even the look in his eyes towards Lynn was filled with disbelief.
Since when did Vampires cooperate with humans?
"I've always believed in one saying: villains die from talking too much. Currently, it seems this saying is indeed true."
Saying that, Lynn took the other three back a few steps, then left the battlefield to the group of Vampires from Europe.
"Lynn, they…"
"Internal conflicts among Vampires, we don't need to get involved."
Saying that, Lynn pulled out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and handed them to Natasha: "I've been stalling for time, waiting for the Vampires to arrive. I didn't expect this old guy to be so cooperative!"
Hmm, a bunch of guys who can't even reach -4 in favorability aren't worthy of him making a move!
At the same time, outside the FBI building.
"Hey, good puppies, are you lost? Do you need me to take you home?"
Kicking away a Werewolf that pounced on him, Peter Parker saw another Werewolf pounce on him and directly swung away with his web.
"Wow, why don't you trim those long claws? Unhygienic dogs like you won't be liked by their Master."
Swinging his web, constantly moving around the Werewolves, Peter Parker kept kicking the Werewolves into the surrounding walls.
"Bang!"
A bullet hit a Werewolf's head, and seeing the Werewolf's head shattered in front of him.
Punisher Frank, holding a specialized shotgun, attacked while saying, "Hey, Spider-Kid, don't just run your mouth during a fight!"
After speaking, Frank immediately raised his gun and fired a shot behind Peter Parker.
After blasting the head of a Werewolf that tried to ambush Peter Parker, Punisher Frank looked at Peter and said, "You were just as verbose last time when you tried to arrest me."
"Didn't Lynn tell you not to talk nonsense during a fight?"
As soon as Frank's voice fell, Peter immediately rushed forward and kicked away a Werewolf that tried to ambush Frank.
Looking at the Werewolf he kicked onto a street lamp, Peter Parker shrugged at Frank and said, "You're welcome, Punisher!"
After speaking, Peter swung away with his web.
Seeing Peter Parker leave, Frank reloaded his shotgun and smiled: "An interesting little guy."
FBI Agents, cooperating with members of the Illuminati, formed a encirclement around the Werewolves. Whenever a Werewolf tried to break out of the encirclement, they would be repelled by Sean and Alice's concentrated fire.
Inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation building.
With the skull at his feet, Steve Rogers, holding his shield, looked at the Vampire in the corridor and said, "The skull you want is right here. If you have the guts, come and get it!"
Looking at Captain America, who was provoking him, the Vampire sneered, then quickly rushed towards Steve.
Seeing the Vampire charging at him, Steve raised the remote control in his hand and pressed it.
The next moment, ultraviolet lights filled the entire corridor, and the Vampire turned into a pile of ashes amidst disbelieving screams.
"Heh!"
Looking at the pile of ashes, Steve turned around and handed the skull to Professor X, who was sitting in a wheelchair, saying, "The technology seventy years later is quite surprising. I'm starting to like this World."
With that, Steve ran downstairs.
When he arrived outside the Federal Building and saw the Werewolves, he immediately charged forward.
His heavy fists slammed into the Werewolves' bodies. Sensing the wind by his ear, Steve instinctively raised his shield to block.
"Bang!"
The Werewolf's fist struck the shield heavily. Steve took a step back, then delivered a spinning kick to the Werewolf's head.
Seeing other Werewolves extending their claws, wanting to tear him apart, Steve blocked and counterattacked with his shield, saying, "I take back what I just said!"
"Hey, Captain America!"
Swinging on a web, Peter Parker arrived beside Steve. While coordinating with him to repel the Werewolves trying to break out of the encirclement, he excitedly said, "Oh my god, I never thought I'd fight alongside you one day."
"This is so cool! Last time, I didn't recognize you on the street, and only remembered who you were after I got back. Captain, after this battle is over, can you take a photo with me, or give me an autograph?"
"My friends will definitely be so envious of me then!"
After repelling the last Werewolf that broke out of the encirclement, Steve, holding his shield, looked at the excited Peter and smiled, "I've heard about what you and Spider-Woman have done for New York."
"I've also seen you helping those in need on the street. You're very good. This World needs heroes like you!"
Hearing Steve Rogers's praise, Peter Parker was so excited he almost jumped up.
"Oh my god, I… Oh my goodness, this is just…"
Looking at the incoherent Spider-Man, Steve smiled and patted his shoulder, "The battle isn't over yet, Spider-Man. Are you ready to keep fighting?"
"Of course, Captain, I can fight these good dogs all day long!"
Hearing Peter reply with his own words, Steve smiled, then continued to charge into the battlefield.
"This battle can't be suppressed."
At James Duke's home.
Watching the TV, FBI members were currently cooperating with Illuminati members to eliminate the Werewolves.
Alexander Pierce smiled at James Duke and said.
"I never intended to suppress this news. Lynn already told me about this, and why do you think these media outlets arrived so quickly?"
Raising his wine glass and looking at the scene on TV, James Duke chuckled, "I approved of this battle being initiated at the New York Federal Building."
"Pierce, don't you think this is a great opportunity?"
"Opportunity?"
Hearing James Duke say that, Pierce asked with a smile, "What opportunity?"
"The opportunity to let the public know that Captain America is alive, and to let him join the Illuminati!"
Watching the camera focus on Captain America, listening to the reporters' excited exclamations.
James Duke smiled, "Although S.H.I.E.L.D. can recruit Captain America, it cannot give him a true sense of belonging."
"But the Illuminati is different. Whether it's a group of people with similar ideals, or Lynn's methods, I believe that once Steve Rogers joins the Illuminati, he will definitely develop a sense of belonging to this organization."
"At that time… Heh heh!"
Listening to James Duke's sneer, Pierce nodded, "No wonder you were willing to put so much effort into bringing Lynn into the organization."
"I have to say, James Duke, this is the wisest decision you've ever made!"
He picked up his wine glass and clinked it with James Duke's.
After taking a sip of wine, Pierce turned off the TV and said, "All right, James Duke, it's time to tell me what you need my help with."
"I don't believe you invited me over just to watch TV."
Staten Island.
Looking at the intelligence transmitted back on his phone, Lynn put away his phone and looked at the other three, saying, "The battle at the Federal Bureau of InvestigationBuilding is about to end."
"The battle here is almost over too."
Natasha pointed to the heavily wounded battlefield, where only the Lansas Family Head was still struggling to hold on, then said to Lynn, "The battle at your building will definitely alarm countless citizens."
"Vampires, Werewolves, their existence being known to the public will inevitably cause a panic. Lynn, have you thought about how to announce it to the public?"
"Our Director is back!"
Facing Natasha's question, Lynn shrugged indifferently, "I'm just a Deputy Director. At a time like this, the Director has to step up!"
The news that Captain America was alive was like a whirlwind, sweeping across the entire United States in just one night.
His blue tight-fitting battle suit, iconic shield, and the long-lens follow-up after the battle.
All of this was enough to keep many citizens glued to their televisions, excitedly sleepless through the night.
As a legendary hero in the hearts of the American people, almost no one could compare to Steve Rogers.
Even though he had been in suspended animation for nearly seventy years, the public had not forgotten him.
The video of that night's battle spread like a virus, sweeping through the internet, media, and newspapers.
The news that Captain America was alive became the hottest topic for the next few days.
In front of Captain America, both the Illuminati and the New York FBI paled in comparison.
Even the dozens of Werewolves that were filmed couldn't steal Steve Rogers's thunder.
"Wow, look, now media across the U.S., and even the entire World, are reporting that you're alive."
Sitting at the dining table, Tony Stark looked at Steve and spread his hands, saying, "I just don't understand why so many people are still crazy about an old guy who's been refrigerated for nearly seventy years."
Steve was now accustomed to Tony's sharp tongue.
At least now, he didn't have the urge to punch his teeth out like he did when they first met.
Lynn, on the other hand, was eating pasta and watching the news, while discussing with Natasha what they should prepare for going to the Soviet Union to deal with Drakov.
Well, Tony's personality was that the more you engaged with him, the more he wouldn't stop.
So, hearing Lynn and Natasha's discussion, Steve also joined in.
Seeing that all three of them were ignoring him, Tony, finding it uninteresting, leaned in and interjected, "So, the three of you are planning to go to the Soviet Union this time?"
"Originally, only Lynn and I were going, because if we don't deal with Drakov, he might continue to send people to assassinate Lynn, and I also have a score to settle with him."
"I just didn't expect the news of Steve being alive to cause such a huge stir, to the point where even his travel has become a problem now."
"So, it might as well be good for Steve to go too, just to avoid this surge of attention."
Hearing Natasha's answer, Tony Stark clicked his tongue, "It's clearly four people having lunch, but the three of you are discussing what to do after going to the Soviet Union. I always feel like you're excluding me."
"Wait, you couldn't have brought this up in front of me on purpose, with the real goal of wanting me to get involved, could you?"
At this point, Tony Stark looked at the three of them and spread his hands, "If you want my help, you just have to say so."
"After all, for Lynn's sake, I'll definitely help with something like this."
"You're overthinking it."
Hearing Tony say that, Lynn smiled, "This time, we're secretly infiltrating the Soviet Union. It's not suitable for a grand display, Tony. Your suit is too conspicuous, so it's not suitable for you to be involved."
"Lynn is right. This time we're going secretly. We'll take down the Red Room and come back, so we can't attract the attention of the Soviet Union authorities."
Listening to Lynn and Natasha's answers, Tony Starkshrugged, "Alright then."
As they were talking, a video of James Duke being interviewed played on the TV.
Listening to James Duke's answers to the interview questions, Tony looked at Lynn and said, "Werewolves are experimental products created by some evil Experiment Organization?"
"Who wrote this speech? Will the public believe it? I think the public has a right to know!"
"This kind of answer is the best, Tony."
Hearing Tony say that, Lynn said, "The public does have a right to know, but sometimes the truth often causes panic!"
"What do you think?"
Hearing Lynn's answer, Tony looked at Steve.
"I also agree with Lynn's statement. Although I am willing to sacrifice for the people of this country, and I am willing to defend their rights to the death."
"But some things are indeed not suitable for public disclosure!"
Hearing Steve's answer, Tony Stark widened his eyes as if seeing him for the first time.
"Damn it, I thought you were the type of person who was so rigid that…"
"Tony, while the public does have a right to know, things like this will only cause them panic, so this is a benevolent concealment."
After a few seconds of silence, Tony Stark looked at Lynnand said, "He's a little different from what my old man said. Well, I knew my old man's words couldn't be entirely trusted."
"Howard?"
Looking up at Tony, Steve asked curiously, "How did Howard describe me to you?"
"He always used you to lecture me. In his discussions, you were practically a saint!"
After eating lunch with laughter, the three of them, Lynn, Natasha, and Steve, left New York aboard a Kun-style Fighter Jet.
At the same time.
"magic? It's just some magic trick." Looking at the bald woman in front of him, Stephen Strange said, "Are you trying to scam money? I'm not that foolish, but if your magic is quite amazing, then I can give you a small tip."
With that, Stephen Strange took out ten dollars from his wallet and placed it on the table.
Looking at the arrogant Strange in front of her, Ancient One smiled, "Indeed, without experiencing that car accident, your personality would not change at all."
"Are you trying to deceive me with prophecy again?"
Hearing Ancient One say that, Stephen Strange stood up and said, "I've seen many swindlers like you, even…"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Sorcerer Ancient One wave her hand lightly, and the next second, a magicportal appeared in front of Strange.
Seeing the magic portal in front of him, Strange was instantly stunned.
He looked at the snow-capped mountain on the other side of the portal in disbelief, then turned his head to look at the coffee shop beside him, where the temperature was normal.
Strange instinctively reached out his hand through the portal, wanting to feel if everything he saw was real.
He grabbed a handful of snow from the snowy mountain and brought it back, feeling the cold sensation in his palm.
Strange looked at Ancient One, a bit bewildered, "How did you do that? Damn it, what kind of magic is this?"
With that, Strange glanced at the other people in the coffee shop and found that they seemed to be oblivious to what was happening here.
Just as he was about to press further, the next second he saw Sorcerer Ancient One stand up and then grab him, passing directly through the teleportation portal.
In an instant, he went from a coffee shop with a moderate temperature to a snowy mountain. Even now, Strangecouldn't believe everything he had seen.
When the biting cold wind blew, Strange subconsciously hugged his arms and shivered, finally believing that the bald woman in front of him was a magic user!
"Want to learn?"
Smiling at Strange, before he could speak, the next second Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi directly pushed him off a cliff thousands of feet high.
In the evening, in a hotel in a small town within the Soviet Union.
After washing up, Natasha and Steve came to Lynn's room.
"What do we do next?"
Looking at Natasha and Lynn, Steve asked.
"The chip in Eva's body cannot be removed, so we cannot use the chip to track Drakov's Red Room."
Dividing an apple and handing it to the two, Natasha said, "But we can rescue one guy."
"As long as we rescue him, maybe we can find clues to the Red Room."
"Who?"
Taking the apple, Steve asked.
"My adoptive father, Alexei Shostakov."
Looking at the two, Natasha shrugged and said, "Alexeiwas the only super-powered soldier in the Soviet Union, just like Steve, and at that time, Drakov was still a general in the Military."
"Their relationship was once very close, but later, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Alexei was also imprisoned."
Hearing Natasha's explanation, Steve nodded, "So, he is now the only one who might know where the Red Roomis, right."
"Since that's the case..."
Before Steve could finish speaking, Lynn's Spider-Senseinstantly began to give a warning.
"Watch out!"
He quickly moved forward, tackling Natasha from the bed to the floor, and with his other hand, he pulled Steve off the bed.
As soon as the three landed, the next second, several sniper rifle bullets directly shattered the wall.
If Lynn hadn't pulled them off the bed in time, they would probably have had their heads blown open by the sniper rifle bullets by now.
The sound of the sniper rifle stopped, and two dazzling beams of light also shone in from outside.
Accompanied by the roar of the helicopter's rotor, an armed helicopter directly strafed the trio's room.
The dense bullets instantly riddled all the furnishings in the room, turning them into sieves. Under the attack of the dense bullet rain, the three could only hide under the bed, unable to get up.
Feeling countless debris flying over their heads, Lynnlooked at the two and said, "You two be careful, I'll go take down this armed helicopter!"
After speaking, Lynn disappeared from the room with a teleportation.
Seeing Lynn disappear in front of him, Steve immediately said to Natasha, "I'll draw fire to buy Lynn time, you be careful."
Saying that, Steve was about to use his feet to push off the wall and slide out to draw fire, but Natasha pulled him back, "Don't move, Lynn is very strong. Since he said he can take down this armed helicopter, then he can definitely do it!"
As the two were talking, the armed helicopter suddenly stopped firing.
Looking up and out, they saw the armed helicopter spinning in the air and falling downwards.
"Rumble"
A series of explosions sounded, and the armed helicopter instantly turned into a pile of scrap metal.
After taking down the armed helicopter, Lynn did not return but teleported towards the sniper's direction.
When Natasha and Steve followed the terrified crowd from the hotel outside, Lynn had already dealt with the two snipers.
Seeing Lynn return, the three exchanged glances and then, under the cover of night, left the hotel.
On the way.
"The people who assassinated us were Agents from the Red Room. It seems that Drakov discovered us as soon as we entered the Soviet Union!"
Lynn said to the two as he walked towards the Kun-style Fighter Jet.
Hearing Lynn say this, Steve frowned, holding his shield, "Doesn't the Kun-style Fighter Jet have stealth capabilities? How did Drakov find us?"
"Don't underestimate the Red Room."
Looking at the two, Natasha said with a solemn expression, "The Red Room is not only a place to train Agents, but it also possesses the most advanced technology in the World."
They arrived at the suburban area where the Kun-style Fighter Jet was parked, looking at the destroyed Kun-style Fighter Jet in front of them.
Natasha shrugged and said, "I guessed this would happen. It seems we'll have to find other ways to get to Nizhny Novgorod."
Half an hour later, inside a black SUV.
"I didn't expect the upright Captain America to have the skill of stealing cars. Where did you learn that?"
Natasha asked with a smile from the passenger seat.
"Seventy years ago, from those Nazis."
Shaking his head, Steve looked at Lynn, who was sending a text message through the rearview mirror, and said, "Now we have no weapons except two pistols and a shield, so how are we going to rescue Natasha's adoptive father?"
In response to Steve's question, Natasha said, "When I escaped from the Red Room to Nizhny Novgorod, I knew some intelligence and weapon dealers."
"I just don't know if they are still active now. If they are still in this business and haven't been eliminated, then..."
"Leave the equipment to me."
Hearing Natasha say this, Lynn put down his phone and said, "Now that Drakov knows we've come to the Soviet Union, even if the intelligence dealers you know are still around, what you can think of, Drakov can also think of."
"Only by surprise can we achieve our goal!"
"What are you going to do?"
"We'll talk when we get to Nizhny Novgorod. Let's conserve our energy first."
After speaking, Lynn closed his eyes, "Steve, I'll switch with you in two hours to drive."
They drove all the way to Nizhny Novgorod, and by then, it was already bright.
Led by Natasha, the three arrived at Natasha's former residence in Nizhny Novgorod, and then Lynn went to get equipment.
"Was there a gunfight here?"
Looking at the bullet holes on the wall, Steve asked Natasha.
"Not a gunfight, these are marks left by arrows."
Raising her hand to caress the hole in the wall, Natashasmiled, "These were left by Barton back then."
"By the way, Steve, where do you think Lynn will get the equipment we need?"
Turning her head to look at Steve, Natasha asked, while skillfully taking out a pistol from a hidden compartment under the table, "If it were New York, Lynn could get anything he wanted."
"But this is the Soviet Union, after all, a Strange city for Lynn. Don't you think Lynn has many secrets?"
Hearing Natasha's words, Steve frowned, "I don't know, but everyone has secrets they don't want others to know."
"I don't know why you're so interested in Lynn's secrets, but Natasha, we shouldn't pry into our friends' privacy!"
Looking at Steve's serious expression, Natasha shrugged, "It's not that I'm curious, it's Nick Fury, he's too curious about Lynn!"
As they were talking, both of them simultaneously turned to look outside the door.
Seeing that the doorknob had been turned from the outside, Natasha and Steve simultaneously prepared for battle.
"Armed helicopters and tanks?"
Hearing Lynn's request, the HYDRA leader in Nizhny Novgorod was a bit confused.
"Mr. James Duke told us to cooperate with you, but what do you want armed helicopters and tanks for?"
"Those things are too conspicuous. Once you appear driving an armed helicopter and tanks, the Soviet Unionofficials will probably find us directly by following the trail."
"Damn it, you're not planning to start a small war in Nizhny Novgorod, are you!"
Looking at the local leader's bitter expression, Lynnsmiled and handed him a cigarette, "We're going to break out of prison. The target is the Red Guardian imprisoned in the Nizhny Novgorod Snow Mountain Prison."
"So I need an armed helicopter for support, and also to use tanks to break through the prison's defenses."
Taking the cigarette Lynn handed him, the local HYDRAleader thought for a moment and said, "I can provide you with all the weapons and equipment, and I can even provide you with a helicopter."
"But armed helicopters and tanks are absolutely out of the question, Mr. Lynn, you have to understand our situation!"
"A helicopter? That works too."
Looking at the local HYDRA leader, Lynn smiled, "I want it now."
From the beginning, Lynn had no intention of asking for armed helicopters and tanks; his goal was just a helicopter.
It's just that the local HYDRA was too stingy, only willing to provide him with a few SUVs and some weapons and equipment.
Heh, if he didn't ask for too much, these guys wouldn't even be willing to give him a helicopter.
About ten minutes later.
After putting the weapons and equipment on the helicopter, Lynn waved to the local leader and then piloted the helicopter away from there.
After Lynn left, the leader's subordinate said, "Leader, I always felt that his initial goal was just a helicopter."
"Help them if you can, after all, they're our own people."
Saying that, the HYDRA leader took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, while fumbling in his pocket and saying, "Even if the factions are different, there's ultimately only one goal, which is to make HYDRAagain..."
Halfway through his sentence, the HYDRA leader's face changed, "FUXX, where's my limited edition lighter?"
"Damn it, I knew all the guys from the United States are f***ing jerks!"
When Lynn piloted the helicopter to the designated location, Steve and Natasha were already supporting an unconscious woman, walking towards him.
"Lynn, where did you get this helicopter?"
Looking at the helicopter in front of her, Natasha asked curiously.
"I have my own ways, but who is she?"
Watching Natasha place Yelena into the helicopter, Lynnasked, feigning ignorance.
"Yelena, my sister."
Facing Lynn's question, Natasha said with a somewhat complicated expression, "She was sent to the Red Roomfor training with me back then."
"But later, I escaped from the Red Room and never heard from her again."
Coming onto the helicopter, Natasha gently stroked the unconscious Yelena, "Steve and I were in the room when we heard someone turning the doorknob outside."
"It turned out to be her who burst in. Damn it, I almost killed her!"
Hearing Natasha's words, Steve patted Natasha's shoulder and said, "It's not your fault."
"Of course, I know it's not my fault, but now I just want to twist Drakov's head off!"
Chapter 88 Steve: I really don't know him!
"Is that so?"
Starting the helicopter, Lynn looked at Natasha and smiled, "But twisting off Drakov's head will have to wait."
"Oh, right, was she also controlled by a chip?"
"Not only a chip, but a tracker too!"
Recalling the tracker he had removed from her leg, Natasha sighed, "Let's deal with Drakov sooner!"
Inside the snow mountain prison.
"Alexei, you have mail!"
"Alexei, you have mail!"
Hearing the broadcast, Alexei won the arm-wrestling match, then stood up and said to everyone, "Don't forget, I fought Captain America."
"You little bitches can't beat the great Red Guardian!"
As Alexei walked outside, the surrounding prisoners instantly booed.
"Did he really fight Captain America?"
"Come on, Captain America has been dead for almost seventy years. Only new rookies like you would believe that story!"
"Exactly, let him brag…"
Arriving at the mailroom, two guards sitting in the mailroom handed him a package: "The famous Red Guardian? Ha, next time remember to tell your fans to spread more butter on their bread!"
Watching the guard embezzle his bread, Alexei stared at him for a moment, then retrieved the package through the small window.
He walked to the side and opened the package, which contained some letters, newspapers, and a Steve Rogersdoll holding a shield.
Seeing the doll, Alexei frowned.
He had always considered Captain America an enemy, but now someone had sent him his doll?
Damn it, this was a provocation to him, a provocation to the great Red Guardian!
He squeezed the doll hard, and the next second the doll's head fell off.
As the head fell, a miniature communication earpiece appeared in front of Alexei.
He instinctively glanced around, and finding no one paying attention to him, Alexei put on the earpiece.
On the helicopter in front of the snow mountain prison.
"Why my doll?"
Looking at Lynn and Natasha, Steve asked curiously, "And Lynn, you actually carry a model of my doll with you?"
"Spider-Man gave it to me."
Seeing Steve's curious expression, Lynn smiled, "He originally asked me to have you sign this toy, but it seems it's come in handy now!"
As he spoke, Alexei's voice came through the communication headset: "Who are you?"
"The people who are getting you out!"
Hearing Alexei's voice, Lynn looked at the prison map displayed on the tablet and said, "There's an iron gate to your south. You need to walk past it as if nothing's wrong. Don't make any unnecessary movements!"
Hearing Lynn's instructions, Alexei stood up and walked towards the iron gate.
As soon as he reached the iron gate, it opened automatically.
"Keep walking forward."
"Behind that iron gate ahead, there are a dozen guards. If we don't take them out…"
"You don't have to worry about that, because their attention will soon be off you!"
As the words fell, Lynn turned to Natasha and Steve and nodded.
The next second, both of them, carrying individual Rocketlaunchers, pulled the triggers without hesitation.
Two Rockets hit the snow mountain prison and instantly exploded with a roar.
The entire prison's alarm also blared at once.
Hearing the explosion, all the guards immediately grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the direction of the explosion.
Lynn, meanwhile, controlled the program on the tablet, opening all the gates inside the prison.
As all the iron gates in the prison opened, the prisoners, after a moment of stunned, cheered and ran outside.
"Don't mix with them, you go right!"
Transmitting messages to Alexei through the communication headset, Lynn turned to Natasha and said, "Create some more chaos!"
"No problem!"
As the words fell, Natasha picked up the individual Rocket launcher and fired another Rocket.
A violent explosion once again echoed within the prison facilities.
Lynn, meanwhile, piloted the helicopter towards the weakest point of the guards on the left.
After passing through layers of guards and arriving at the location Lynn mentioned, Alexei looked at the helicopter in the sky and immediately became excited.
He rushed to the area beneath the helicopter and climbed into the cabin along the rope ladder.
When Alexei clearly saw the people in front of him, his previously excited expression instantly froze.
"Ca-Captain America?"
"You know me?"
Hearing Alexei's surprised voice, Steve Rogers asked.
"He used to brag often about fighting you."
"Oh?"
Hearing Natasha say that, Steve looked at Alexei, then shook his head and said, "Perhaps too much time has passed, so I've forgotten!"
It must be said that Steve's emotional intelligence was very high. At least at this moment, a simple "forgotten" saved Natasha's adoptive father a great deal of face.
After all, if Steve had truly fought a Soviet-era super soldier, how could he possibly forget?
"Heh, I knew it."
Closing the cabin door, Natasha chuckled.
Sure enough, her adoptive father had always been bragging!
"Natasha, haha, did you come to save me? I'm truly proud of you. Why is Yelena unconscious?"
Looking at Natasha and the unconscious Yelena, Alexeilaughed heartily.
Well, as for the "old opponent" next to him, Alexeidecided to ignore him.
Looking at Alexei, who wanted to step forward and hug her, Natasha plunged her fingers into his eyes.
"Wow…"
Covering his eyes, Alexei stepped back two paces and sat beside Steve, frowning, "This isn't the welcome ceremony I imagined for a father-daughter reunion."
"I'm not in the mood to discuss father-daughter feelings with you right now. Tell me where the Red Room is!"
"I don't know."
"What?"
Hearing Alexei say that, Natasha immediately frowned, "How could you not know? You and Drakov were…"
"Don't mention that bastard to me. Damn it, as the Soviet Union's first and only super soldier, I should have been as famous as Captain America."
"But he threw me in Ohio to perform that stupid mission, and even locked me in prison to live out the rest of my life."
"Damn it, I always considered him my friend, but he chose to treat me this way. He betrayed a friend…"
Seeing Alexei constantly complaining, Natasha took a deep breath: "Lynn, I want to throw him out!"
"Uh, if you want to do that, then I can oblige at any time. Do you need me to increase the helicopter's altitude a bit?"
Controlling the helicopter as it took off, Lynn asked.
"Why don't you go ask Melina!"
"What?"
Hearing Alexei's words, Natasha frowned, while the unconscious Yelena suddenly opened her eyes: "Mom? Didn't she die?"
Seeing Yelena sit up, Steve, who was beside her, was about to act.
"Hey, don't be so quick to act."
Waving her hand, Yelena looked at Alexei: "My mom is still alive?"
"Of course, she's a fox, how could she just die like that?"
"And she's a scientist, a strategist, while I'm just a thug, so what she did for Drakov far exceeds me!"
"She's currently working remotely outside St. Petersburg!"
Hearing Alexei say that, Lynn immediately turned the helicopter and flew towards St. Petersburg.
Seeing Natasha and Yelena whispering in the tail of the cabin.
Alexei looked at Steve and suddenly asked, "You really don't remember me?"
"Back then, on the stage of that geopolitical Cold War, you were my greatest opponent. Rather than saying we were each other's bane, it's more accurate to say we were equal enemies, even respecting each other."
Hearing Alexei's question, Steve frowned.
He truly couldn't remember when he and this guy became opponents, let alone respecting each other.
"Steve crashed his plane into a glacier in 1945, and your so-called geopolitical conflict originated two years later."
"If you really fought Steve, I think you must have encountered a fake Captain America."
After speaking, Lynn looked at the dashboard in front of him and said, "I hate helicopters without an autopilot function!"
Outside St. Petersburg, in a desolate area.
"How much further do we have to walk?"
Following beside Alexei, Natasha asked with a frown.
"Almost there. When you hear a pig squeal, you'll see Melina!"
Saying that, Alexei mimicked a few pig squeals.
Seeing this, Yelena frowned, but Lynn looked at Steveand smiled, "From his conversation with you just now, it's not hard to see that he wasn't lying."
"But I really don't remember having such an opponent, and you also said that the Cold War happened two years after I crashed the plane into the glacier."
"Perhaps the Military didn't just turn you into a super soldier!"
As he spoke, Lynn suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed on the foot of the mountain a few kilometers away.
At the foot of the mountain, a woman with a sniper rifle was currently aiming at them.
When she saw Lynn suddenly turn his head to look at her, the woman almost instinctively pulled the trigger.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Lynn's movement, Natasha asked, "Are there enemies?"
"Someone is aiming at us with a sniper rifle, but she doesn't intend to shoot!"
Saying that, the group walked downwards.
Evening, outside the farm.
"It's not quite how I imagined a family reunion."
Sitting beside Lynn, Steve held a bottle of beer and said, "I always feel the atmosphere is a bit awkward."
Hearing Steve say that, Lynn took a sip of beer and smiled, "It is pretty awkward. I still remember the scene where that pig had the same name as Alexei."
At this point, Lynn looked up at the night sky.
"Steve, what do you think of this World?"
Hearing Lynn's sudden question, Steve thought for a moment, then smiled, "I think it's pretty good, at least the technology is much stronger than my era."
"You also said that compared to seventy years ago, whether it's technology or entertainment, or some diseases that were difficult to cure in my era, they have all become very easy in this era."
"Why did you suddenly ask about this?"
[Steve Rogers Favorability: 4]
Looking at Steve's favorability on the system.
Lynn held the beer and said, "I just think that if you had woken up from the ice earlier, many things would have been different!"
Well, having finally found a suitable occasion for the two of them to chat and confide, Lynn, of course, had to plant the seeds for selling HYDRA in the future!
Listening to the inexplicable melancholy in Lynn's tone, Steve held the beer and said, "Many things are beyond our control."
"But if you want to confide, I think I'd be a very good listener."
"After all, being frozen for almost seventy years, I think I missed a lot of interesting things!"
Looking at Steve's smile, Lynn "hesitated" for a moment, then smiled and raised his beer to clink with him.
"Now is not the time!"
After finishing his beer, Lynn took out a badge and handed it to Steve.
"What is this?"
Taking the badge Lynn handed him, Steve glanced at it.
The silver badge had a smooth, vintage surface, and a red Sun was engraved on it.
Under the red Sun, an identity was engraved with cloud patterns.
Illuminati – Captain America!
Looking at the emblem in his hand, Steve asked with a smile, "Does this count as recruiting me to join the Illuminati?"
"Of course, provided you are willing to join."
Saying that, Lynn showed his own emblem.
Looking at the words "Illuminati – Leader" engraved on Lynn's emblem, Steve smiled and put the emblem away: "I learned the reason for the Illuminati's establishment from Spider-Man."
"And I also know what the Illuminati's philosophy is."
Finishing the beer in the bottle, Steve picked up the clothes Melissa had prepared for them on the ground and put them on: "I think it's pretty good!"
"So, you agree to join the Illuminati?"
Lynn, also dressed in all-black tactical clothing, put on his helmet and asked.
"This World is actually quite good!"
Putting on his helmet, Steve laughed.
As their voices fell, fighter jets flew over from afar.
In just a few minutes, these armed helicopters surrounded Melissa's house from all directions, and then fully armed soldiers descended from the helicopters with guns.
Seeing this, Lynn and Steve exchanged glances, then quietly followed them.
They captured and dealt with the two lagging soldiers, then took their weapons and blended into the crowd.
As Natasha and the others were "captured," the group immediately returned to the fighter jet.
"Report, the targets have been captured, but Lynn Halland Captain America are nowhere to be found!"
Hearing the team leader's report, Drakov on the other end of the communicator said: "Bring them back. As long as Natasha is captured, those two will sooner or later walk right into our trap!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Drakov's order, the fighter jet immediately took off.
Ten minutes later, the fighter jet landed on the massive air-sea carrier.
Following behind the soldiers, Steve whispered, "No wonder Drakov could hide from all satellite radar tracking; turns out the Red Room has always been built in the air!"
He nodded and followed behind the soldiers. As soon as they entered the Red Room, they saw a group of "Black Widows" in black bodysuits and various skin tones undergoing training.
They locked the unconscious "Natasha," Yelena, and Alexei in the prison.
Watching "Melina" enter the elevator, the action team members went directly back to the lounge.
Inside the lounge.
"I didn't expect this operation to be so easy!"
Taking off his helmet, the action team leader looked at the others who were disarming and laughed: "It's just a pity that Lynn Hall and Captain America actually escaped."
"Otherwise, I'd really like to see if these two guys are as powerful as the news reports say!"
Saying that, the Captain saw that two of the soldiers had not taken off their helmets or disarmed, and frowned: "The mission is over, what are you two still standing around for?"
Hearing the Captain's words, the two exchanged glances, then attacked the other soldiers.
The sudden attack caught these soldiers off guard.
The Captain was just about to pick up his weapon when Lynn kicked him against the wall.
"Bang!"
After a muffled thud, the Captain immediately passed out.
Meanwhile, Steve also swiftly dealt with the surrounding soldiers.
"That's it?"
Looking at the unconscious Captain of the action team, Lynn turned to Steve: "Proceed according to the plan!"
"Okay, stay safe!"
Nodding, Steve ran outside.
Along the corridor, a fully armed soldier stood guard every dozen steps.
Lynn, wearing a helmet, walked down the long corridor, following Melissa's description of the carrier's map towards the control room.
After passing through several corridors and arriving in front of the control room, two guards immediately reached out and stopped Lynn.
"Don't be nervous, the Captain sent me to inform you!"
"Captain? Which Captain? Why not through communication?"
Before one of the soldiers could finish asking, Lynninstantly struck, cleanly knocking the two to the ground!
Taking the access card from the two guards, Lynnshrugged: "Which Captain? Of course, Captain America!"
Using the access card to open the control room, he looked at the few controllers operating the carrier inside, then pulled out his gun and pressed it against their heads: "Make the carrier land!"
The sudden threat stunned the controllers. One of them tried to pull out a gun but was shot in the head by Lynn.
"Don't make me say the same thing twice!"
Seeing their dead companion, the other controllers trembled uncontrollably, then complied with Lynn's demands.
At the same time, in the detention room.
"Natasha, I'm sorry I couldn't save us!"
Alexei leaned against the wall, somewhat dejectedly, and said in a low voice: "I thought I was a brave person, someone who could do anything for my family."
"But in reality, I'm not brave at all. I'm a coward, and even…"
Before the dejected words could finish, the transparent detention room door suddenly opened.
Seeing this change, Alexei was stunned.
A fully armed soldier came before him, opened his helmet visor, then extended a hand and smiled: "Since we were once enemies, yet respected each other as opponents."
"Then now, are you ready to fight alongside me?"
Looking at Steve Rogers in front of him, Alexei paused for a second, then immediately grabbed Steve's hand and stood up.
Seeing Natasha walk out of the adjacent detention room, Alexei excitedly clenched his fists and said, "Natasha, did you see that? Captain America admitted everything I said and invited me to fight alongside him. I knew it—"
Before he could finish, he saw Natasha wipe her face.
The next second, the electronic mask was removed, and Melissa's face appeared before him.
"This—"
"Idiot!"
Melissa glanced at Alexei, took the weapon Steve handed her, and said, "We need to figure out a way to release the girls from control first!"
Inside Drakov's office.
Natasha looked at the dagger in her hand with disbelief; she had just been inches away from plunging it into Drakov's neck.
But when the dagger was a few centimeters from Drakov's neck, her body uncontrollably stopped.
"You have your foster mother, Melissa, to thank for this."
Looking at Natasha's disbelieving expression, Drakovwalked to his desk and poured himself a glass of wine: "This is a substance she researched. I named it Chemical Subjugation Agent."
"It can connect to brain nerves through pheromones, allowing a person to be externally controlled. You just smelled my pheromones, so you can't make any violent moves against me."
Taking the dagger from Natasha's hand, Drakov clapped softly.
The next second, dozens of women in black combat suits walked in.
"Natasha, you have always been my most proud creation, but unfortunately, you chose to betray me."
"Now, I want to see how far these girls, who are about to undergo 'assessment,' are from becoming you!"
As his voice fell, dozens of girls pulled out cold weapons from behind their backs and surrounded Natasha.
Seeing this, Natasha also pulled out two batons and said, "Drakov, do you think you've won?"
"I can't imagine how I could lose!"
After speaking, Drakov waved his hand, and the next second, dozens of girls charged directly at Natasha!
Turning around and returning to his seat, Drakov picked up his wine glass and watched Natasha, who was in a precarious situation within the encirclement.
Although the girls had a numerical advantage, Natashaalways managed to dodge their attacks while counterattacking.
Watching Natasha, who always found advantageous positions to avoid being surrounded, Drakov shrugged and said, "Indeed, even with the same training."
"But still no one can compare to you, Natasha, welcome back—"
"I don't think she needs your welcome!"
Before Drakov could finish speaking, a dagger was pressed directly against his neck.
Feeling the sharp dagger at his neck, Drakov didn't care: "Lynn Hall, Deputy Director of the New York FBI. I didn't expect you to sneak onto my carrier."
"Too bad, you and Natasha made the same mistake, thinking a dagger and a pistol could kill me. You don't know…"
Before Drakov could finish speaking, Lynn directly pulled out the dagger and pinned Drakov's left hand to the table!
"Ah!!!"
The intense pain made Drakov immediately scream. His right hand tried to pull out the dagger, but Lynn grabbed it and pressed it directly onto the tablet.
After the fingerprint unlock was successful, Lynn picked up the tablet and unlocked the chip control program.
As the chip control program was successfully unlocked, the girls who were originally Siege Natasha also stopped their actions.
"Phew—"
Taking a deep breath, Natasha put away her batons and came to Lynn, who was wearing a gas mask, and said, "You're a bit later than scheduled."
"No choice, those operators in the control room always want to pull some stunts."
Hearing Lynn say that, Natasha picked up a pistol from the table and said, "Where's Yelena?"
"Steve went to rescue her. Alexei and Melissa are using the control program to contact the other controlled individuals on the carrier."
Saying that, Lynn picked up the pistol and aimed it at the screaming Drakov: "Natasha, want a shot?"
"Wait for me!"
As her voice fell, Natasha raised her fist and punched herself in the nose.
Instantly, nosebleed flowed out. Natasha wiped her nosebleed and said, "That feels much better!"
"Don't, don't kill me. I can give you the Chemical Subjugation Agent. I can also provide you with a lot of intelligence."
"For example, the Polar Bear's next moves, AIM's secret research, I also know about the restless forces in the Shadow World, and even aliens—"
Before Drakov could finish speaking, both Lynn and Natasha simultaneously pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang!"
As a series of gunshots rang out, Drakov's body was directly riddled with dozens of bullets.
You killed Drakov, who had a favorability of -7. You gained 500 experience points.
Looking at the prompt from the system, Lynn lowered his gun.
He didn't expect Drakov to leave behind 500 experience points.
But then again, even though Drakov was just an ordinary person, he was still a minor villain.
Watching Drakov die in front of her, Natasha's expression showed no joy.
"What's wrong?"
Taking off his gas mask, Lynn looked at Natasha and asked.
"There's always a sense of unreality."
Putting away her pistol, Natasha looked at Lynn and said, "And it doesn't feel as relieved as I imagined."
Natasha Romanoff Favorability: 5
Looking at Black Widow, whose favorability had increased by 1 point again, Lynn smiled: "Don't worry, this time he's really dead."
Lynn knew why Natasha felt a sense of unreality.
After all, when she and Hawkeye blew up that building in Budapest, she also thought Drakov had been killed in the explosion.
It was only later that she discovered Drakov was still alive.
Hearing Lynn say that, Natasha smiled, took the tissue Lynn handed her, and wiped her nosebleed.
Then she turned to the somewhat bewildered girls standing there and said, "From now on, you are free."
"The control chip has been deactivated; you can remove the chip from your body yourselves at any time."
"It's fortunate that you haven't undergone the final lesson's assessment, which means you can have a complete life!"
Saying that, Natasha looked at Lynn and said, "Let's go."
Nodding, the two left Drakov's office.
As soon as they walked out of the office, they heard excited cheers and cries of relief from behind them.
Hearing the sounds from behind, Natasha said to Lynn, "I truly feel relaxed now."
Following the plan, Steve also arrived with Yelena.
"Yelena."
"I'm fine. Luckily, Captain America arrived in time. Otherwise, those guys would have removed my brain, just like they removed my uterus back then."
As soon as Yelena finished speaking, Alexei ran over: "The mission has been completed as planned, and all the soldiers on the airship have been unfettered by Melissa."
"My daughters, I am truly proud of you. I think you need a hug from your father right now."
"Come on, you should go take a shower, you stink!"
Covering her nose, Yelena turned to Natasha: "Is your nose broken, that's why you can't smell the stench?"
Hearing Yelena's 'disgusted' tone, Natasha laughed from the bottom of her heart.
Steve, however, extended his hand to Alexei and said, "Thank you for your help, Red Guardian."
Looking at Steve's outstretched hand, Alexei's eyes lit up once again.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay a few more days?"
Watching Natasha and the others board the fighter jet, Alexei said, "After all, our family has just been reunited."
Hearing Alexei's plea to stay, Natasha said, "Let's not. Once the airship lands, the Soviet Union officials will be here."
"I'm still wanted by the Soviet Union officials, and Lynnand Steve's identities make it unsuitable for them to appear before the Soviet Union officials."
At this point, Natasha stepped forward and hugged Alexei and Melissa, then walked into the fighter jet.
"Yelena."
"Don't say those sappy things, I can't stand it!"
After bidding farewell to the two, Yelena also boarded the fighter jet.
As Lynn started the fighter jet and left the airship, he watched it disappear into the night in just a few seconds.
Alexei took a deep breath, then turned to Melissa and said, "Melissa, do you know? Captain America just extended his hand to thank me."
"I told you he and I respect each other, after all, back then..."
Before Alexei could finish speaking, Melissa turned and walked back into the airship.
"Still so heartless..."
Shaking his head, Alexei glanced in the direction where the fighter jet disappeared, then also walked into the airship.
No one noticed a fully armed figure leaping from the airship under the cover of night.
At the same time, inside a warship floating in space.
"Why is the Soul Scepter useless against you?"
Taking back the Mind Stone in his hand, Loki looked at his multiversal self and asked curiously, "Could it be that your strength has reached a point where you can ignore the Infinity Stones?"
Facing Loki's question, the multiversal Loki said, "In your eyes, the Infinity Stones are extremely precious, but at the Time Variance Authority, the Infinity Stones are even numerous enough to be used as table legs."
"Get ready, Loki, this is our first battle against fate."
Hearing his multiversal self's words, Loki chuckled and said, "Although I have seen the future, I still can't imagine how powerful the enemy you speak of truly is."
As the two were speaking, the Time Collar on the multiversal Loki's wrist emitted a burst of light.
Seeing the collar release a green light, the multiversal Loki's expression turned serious and he said, "Another multiverse has been devoured."
"Loki, I have to leave this Universe temporarily. I think you should know what to do. Don't disappoint Mother."
With that, the multiversal Loki disappeared before Loki.
Watching his multiversal self disappear, Loki, holding the Mind Stone, raised an eyebrow: "Time Variance Authority?"
Early morning in October, inside Lynn's bedroom.
After letting out a long breath, Gwen, transformed into a female knight, relaxed, then lay on Lynn's chest, listening to his familiar heartbeat.
Looking at Gwen, who had exhausted her energy early in the morning and turned into a little lazy cat, Lynn smiled and patted her perky bottom, saying, "Get up and wash up, then get ready for breakfast."
Reluctantly getting off Lynn, Gwen got out of bed and looked at Lynn, who was putting on shorts, saying, "I want to sleep a little longer!"
"I thought I wouldn't have to be like high school once I got to college, but then on the two-day weekend, that Mutantfugitive happened to run to New York. Jean and I went to catch that Mutant fugitive last night, tracking him from Queens to Brooklyn."
After speaking, Gwen made a face at Lynn, then pulled the blanket over her head!
Looking at Gwen's playful antics, Lynn dotingly patted her head: "Alright, then you can continue to sleep. Breakfast is prepared for you on the table. Remember to heat it up when you wake up!"
Hearing Lynn preparing to leave, Gwen poked her head out from under the covers: "Kiss..."
Lynn leaned down and kissed Gwen's forehead, listening to her mumble something he didn't understand, like she was disgusted with herself.
Lynn then smiled and went to wash up.
After breakfast, seeing Gwen still catching up on sleep, Lynn drove to the New York Federal Building.
Arriving at the office, he received coffee from Barbara.
Lynn picked up the newspaper on the table and glanced at it, then opened the system.
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 7
Speed: 4
Endurance: 5
Energy Emission: 0
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Israeli Krav Maga LV10 [MAX], Firearms Mastery LV9 [2625/11000], Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 [780/2100], Muay Thai LV7 [140/2100], Cold Weapon Mastery LV6 [821/2600], Super Strength LV6 [0/19500], Teleportation LV5 [9/16000], Spider-Sense LV5 [12/16000], Super Self-Healing LV4 [5/10000], Resilient Body LV4 [32/10000]
Experience: 1721
Although the strength attribute has now reached the maximum value on the system panel, it has obviously just exceeded 100t. In the Marvel Universe, this kind of strength is nothing.
From mid-August until now, the forty-five thousand experience gained from Gwen has allowed him to gradually upgrade all his extraordinary abilities by one level.
Resilient Body has been upgraded to LV4, and all aspects of his body have been strengthened, but his speed has not increased to 5. It seems that only by acquiring skills similar to Super Speed will the speed attribute be easier to improve.
This reminded Lynn of Pietro's ability.
However, as soon as Pietro came to mind, Wanda's figure involuntarily appeared in Lynn's mind.
After all, he was very envious of Wanda's Chaos Magic!
Putting down the newspaper, Lynn looked at Barbara and said, "How is the Illuminati doing?"
"The Illuminati is currently operating normally. After Steve Rogers joined the Illuminati, he and Peter Parkereliminated many drug dealers."
At this point, Barbara took out several documents and handed them to Lynn: "Boss, these are the people applying to join the Illuminati."
Lynn took the documents from Barbara's hand and immediately saw Storm and Cyclops' applications.
After thinking for a moment, Lynn handed these two applications to Barbara and said, "Approve them. Ororoand Scott's strength is very good, and most importantly, their identities. We need to give Professor X some face."
"Boss, if Ororo and Scott join, then there will be four X-Men members in the Illuminati."
Facing Barbara's concerns, Lynn smiled and said, "Don't worry, this should be Professor X's idea. He wants to alleviate the public's fear and rejection of Mutants by having X-Men members join the Illuminati."
"Moreover, only Ororo and Scott applied to join the Illuminati; other X-Men have made no moves. This is enough to prove that Professor X doesn't intend to turn the Illuminati into the X-Men."
At this point, Lynn smiled and said, "And what if all the X-Men join the Illuminati? Are you still worried that I can't control the Illuminati?"
Saying that, Lynn looked at the other applicants.
"Who are these guys?"
Lynn asked Barbara, seeing that he hadn't heard of any of the remaining applicants.
"They are some Mutants and some people who accidentally gained extraordinary abilities."
"The Illuminati has a very high reputation among the public, so many people want to join. These are just a selection from thousands of applications."
Barbara answered Lynn's question.
Manhattan, inside a detached apartment.
Hearing the doorbell ring, a white man in the room immediately ran to open the door.
"Thank God, Donny, you're finally here!"
Seeing his good brother Donny arrive, Russellimmediately let him in.
But when he saw Donny's hand wearing plastic gloves, he frowned and asked, "This is..."
"Don't overthink it. You know how good the New York FBIis. They can find me with just one fingerprint, so this is just a precaution!"
Hearing Donny say that, Russell didn't think much of it and just urged him to come in quickly.
After arriving in the living room, Russell quickly asked, "How did your talks with the buyer from Europe go?"
"One billion U.S. dollars."
Looking at Russell's eager inquiry, Donny smiled triumphantly and said, "As long as we give them the hard drive containing the nuclear missile system data, they are willing to pay us one billion U.S. dollars."
"Haha, Russell, we brothers are rich!"
Hearing Donny say that, Russell excitedly waved his fists and said, "F***, I finally don't have to worry about my credit card every month, and I don't have to worry about being kicked out by that damn landlord for being a few days late on rent!"
Watching Russell's excited gestures, Donny smiled and echoed, "That's right, brother, we're f***ing rich. Luxury cars, yachts, mansions, beautiful women—we'll have everything."
"By the way, where's the hard drive?"
"Right here!"
Hearing Donny ask for the hard drive, Russellimmediately went back to the room, retrieved the hard drive, and handed it to Donny: "Once I have the money, the first thing I'll do is..."
Before he could finish his excited words, Donny, who had been smiling, pulled out a dagger and plunged it into Russell's body without hesitation.
The next morning.
After the NYPD arrived following the landlord's report, they initially thought it was just a murder.
But when they saw the video captured by the hidden camera in the room, the police chief in charge of the case was stunned.
He took out his phone and called George Stacy. Once the call connected, the chief immediately said, "Director, we need the FBI to take over the case!"