Chapter 182 The Winter Soldier Legion
"Could we release Hela as a threat?"
The thought flashed through Finney's mind, but he immediately dismissed it. Such a method would be detrimental to both himself and others, and his relationship with Asgard wasn't at that point.
Besides, a star map is ultimately just a map; it's a rare item on Earth, but it might be commonplace in Asgard.
Furthermore, the spaceship isn't even in existence yet, so there's no need to rush.
Arriving in the Himalayas, Finney summoned the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and fed it some small Arc Reactors.
Watching the Blue-Eyes White Dragon devour them like snacks, Finney felt somewhat helpless. Although Tony had generously given him quite a few small Arc Reactors, it was far from enough to sustain the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's diet long-term, and he felt embarrassed to keep asking Tony for more.
However, the Tesseract couldn't be absorbed at the moment, so part of Finney's reason for going into space was to accelerate the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's evolution.
The universe is full of wondrous things, like the Sovereign's batteries, and without the temple's restrictions, he could directly create them using the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique'.
Time flew by, and the holiday quickly came to an end. Finney was about to return to school to prepare for graduation.
During the holiday, Finney was extremely busy. He was still a little short of half the experience needed for his eighth extraction, so the battle mage from Kamar-Taj returned.
Mordo finally realized that even without his armor, he seemed no match for Finney. However, the only consolation was that Finney still hadn't defeated him with Kamar-Taj magic.
But with the enhancement of the Cosmic Cube's talent, Finney finally made some progress in his research on 'Mirror Space'. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could achieve the goal he set when he came to Kamar-Taj.
In his spare time, he also needed to discuss the ship's construction with Tony, though he could only offer suggestions on its appearance.
After this period of calm, the world returned to its usual tranquility. The Chitauri influence had been largely eliminated by S.H.I.E.L.D., as if what happened a few months ago was just an ordinary accident.
But many people in the world knew that things had changed.
With the start of the school year approaching, Finney finally emerged from his busy schedule. It was then that he suddenly realized he hadn't checked on the Hydra base and 'Afterlife' for quite some time.
He first went to 'Afterlife' and found everything was normal. After talking with Gordon and finding that he was also alright, he went to the Hydra base.
On the surface, the Hydra base seemed normal, but when Finney contacted Sitwell, some problems arose.
"Sir, you finally contacted me! I have something very important to tell you!"
Sitwell was incredibly excited to receive Finney's call. For two months, he had been waiting for Finney's contact every day, but Finney seemed to have forgotten about him, not making a single call.
"What is it?"
Finney's expression changed slightly. Judging from Sitwell's tone, he thought something serious had happened.
"Dr. Zola created a batch of Winter Soldiers based on Stark's modified super-soldier serum,"
Sitwell said nervously and urgently. "They were Pierce's sharpest soldiers, almost all of them were no less capable than Captain America."
"But because of the serum's side effects, they were difficult to control, so they were usually kept in a frozen state. Not long ago, Pierce ordered them all to be unfrozen and sent to hunt you
down." Finney waited for more details, but Sitwell didn't continue on the other end of the phone. He couldn't help but ask, "That's it?"
"Yes, they are really strong. You must be very careful!"
Sitwell said anxiously. Actually, he had doubted whether these Winter Soldiers could kill Finney, but after seeing them carry out several missions, he was still a little worried.
"I understand. How do they plan to find me?"
Finney breathed a sigh of relief. He thought something serious had happened, but it turned out to be just a few Winter Soldiers. However, he didn't completely let his guard down. It wasn't impossible for them to be caught off guard.
"The initial plan is to create chaos, lure you out first, then track your movements and investigate your identity as much as possible,"
Sitwell replied. Although he wasn't the commander of the operation, he relayed many of Alexander Pierce's orders through him, so he knew a thing or two.
"Create chaos?"
Finney was slightly taken aback, somewhat confused about the meaning of this.
"Because they think you're a superhero too!"
Seemingly sensing Finney's confusion, Sitwell explained quietly.
"Uh…"
Finney thought of the frequent news of war breaking out in various places that he had received while discussing the spaceship with Tony a few days ago. Could it be that those were to lure him out!?
"The person who devised this plan is quite clever!"
Finney was speechless. At this rate, he might not show up for a year. He wasn't like Tony and Captain America, constantly on missions rescuing people.
"So I hope you can be careful during this time. Also, I have information on what those people look like. Do you need it?"
As a qualified undercover agent, Sitwell deeply understood the importance of demonstrating his role. He suspected that Finney's previous ignoring him was a test, or that he had done something wrong.
"Okay, I'll come to your house tonight!"
Finney replied. If he didn't know, he wouldn't have cared, but now that he did, he couldn't just leave them alone. Besides, this group should be worth some experience.
Late at night, Finney, dressed in 'Possessed by Evil's Clothing, arrived at Sitwell's house.
"All the information is on here. There are six of them!"
Upon seeing Finney's arrival, Sitwell immediately handed him a folder, looking anxious.
Holding the carefully compiled information from Sitwell, Finney sat on the sofa and looked through it, unexpectedly discovering a familiar figure among them.
"Bucky Barnes was also sent out?"
Finney looked up at Sitwell and asked in surprise.
"Yes, he's the most emotionally stable and easiest to control of all the Winter Soldier, so he's also the leader of this operation team!" Sitwell immediately explained.
"I have the control orders I got from Zola. Can I control him?"
Finney continued to ask.
"During the brainwashing, there are precautions to prevent the orders from being leaked. Therefore, Alexander Pierce is the primary giver. Once he gives the order, whoever gives it afterward will have his orders given priority."
Hearing Sitwell's words, Finney had no choice but to abandon the idea of having him betray them, and then carefully examined the information above.
Besides Bucky, the other Winter Soldier members included four men and one woman, all with terrifying qualifications, proficient in assassination, infiltration, and regime change, and even fluent in over thirty languages.
In comparison, Bucky was actually the weakest.
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