Chapter 452

Inside Sokovia.

Yet the capital, deep in the night, was brightly lit.

It wasn't due to prosperity or a vibrant nightlife; on the contrary, dense gunfire and artillery echoed within the capital, as burning vehicles and buildings seemed to light up the entire sky.

In a recent public broadcast, Helusi not only declared the intention to replace all governments and militaries of 05 Earth, but also published the full dark histories of all nations on the civilian network.

Although Sokovia is a small inland country with a population under ten million, only over six million, it is still a nation; therefore Ye Lian Na also exposed all of Sokovia's sordid and squalid aspects.

Among these, the most important point is that the Sokovian government maintains close ties with Hydra, even establishing a military base near the capital.

Subsequently, the Sokovian government, to cooperate with Hydra, used deception, kidnapping, and other means to seize its own residents and bring them to that base for inhumane experiments.

Upon learning that Hydra, an extremist organization that should have vanished after WWII, actually relied on its technological advantage to perfectly infiltrate governments worldwide.

Furthermore, Ye Lian Na published the UEG's constitution and related laws and policies online, as well as the benefits for residents under its rule, completely igniting the anger of the Sokovian people, who took to the streets demanding the overthrow and downfall of the Sokovian government linked to Hydra.

Of course, it's not just Sokovia; even the United States cannot escape being 'parasitized' by Hydra, and even S. H. I. E. L. D., which packages abnormal event handling as a world-order guardian, was taken over by Hydra from its inception, gradually becoming Hydra's subsidiary organ.

This is why the US government and S. H. I. E. L. D., in the mid-to-late 20th century of 05 Earth, frequently instigated and launched wars, with military conduct and measures increasingly resembling WWII Germany, and even Hydra, hence the reason.

However, the US government and military are now facing collapse and dissolution, and Hydra S. H. I. E. L. D. naturally cannot escape disaster.

All equipment, all research results, and all members were seized by the Man-Eating Shark.

Like Captain America's close friend, officially declared dead in WWII, Bucky Barnes, under Hydra's various human experiments and brainwashing tech, became a member of the 'Winter Soldier' who knows only assassination and does only assassination.

And Hydra S. H. I. E. L. D.'s 'Insight' project—namely, three aerospace carriers still under construction using the latest technology—along with everything else, all belong to the Man-Eating Shark.

Bucky Barnes and all the Winter Soldiers were subjected to Umbrella's biotechnology for renewed brainwashing, programming, and cryogenic treatment, and the three aerospace carriers will be suitably refitted to serve as patrol craft in low Earth orbit.

While some, forced to work for Hydra due to deadly threats against their loved ones, are judged case by case, the vast majority are die‑hard Hydra believers—scum.

To deal with scum, one must use scum's methods.

Thus, the Man-Eating Shark cheerfully classified the vast majority of Hydra as scum in the D‑class personnel category, then handed them over to the White Consuls willing to cooperate so as to swiftly stabilize the situation on 05 Earth, giving the cousin pharmacists a batch of excellent raw material.

That is, amidst the turmoil, Helusi activated the Python Scale transfer device, arrived alone in Sokovia, first slaughtering all officials and officers linked to Hydra, then heading to the military base outside the capital and carrying out another clean sweep.

Possibly influenced by the Man-Eating Shark's close‑combat, flesh‑to‑flesh style, Helusi generally does not employ Spiritual Energy, preferring to make fear more directly felt by the enemy.

Within a short while—about half a minute—Helusi killed every Hydra in the base, leaving none.

Even the base commander…

Calling himself some count or baron—whatever—OriginalBody didn't even care; to him the man was merely a feeble worm begging for mercy, and he crushed him with a single claw.

One could say that the enraged Sokovian masses who took to the streets to accuse, condemn, and vilify the scoundrels now have no survivors.

One expects that once the Man-Eating Shark, or the White Consul's auxiliary forces, arrive here, the turmoil will be quelled in no time.

But at this moment, still inside the military base, in the underground detention area holding various live‑experiment specimens, Helusi gazes at one of the cells and falls into a brief reverie.

Because in the corner of the cell ahead, which had only a bed plank, a washbasin, and a toilet, a woman with scattered brownish‑yellow hair, wearing a white prison uniform, and trembling, was hiding.

From her, Helusi sensed emotions that included fear, hatred, and unwillingness.

Fear is understandable, after all, being looked down upon by a giant at such close range would make anyone flinch.

But hatred and unwillingness suggest she harbors a deep, unresolved grudge; yet Helusi's appearance, after slaughtering the Nine-headed Snake's rabble cleanly, seems to have interfered with and cut off her path of revenge.

?

Revenge?

Sensing these emotions, Helusi couldn't help but guess that the woman before him, who was about his age and fairly cute, was very likely a volunteer for live‑experiment material.

Moreover, Helusi discovered that she possessed extraordinary talent in spiritual power, telekinesis, or Spiritual Energy.

If cultivated, she might reach or even surpass the legendary Ghost agent X‑018 NuoWa, and the Sarah Kerrigan‑equivalent Shala Kaerui Gan of the Space Wild Wolves' 13th Battalion.

Interesting.

After sensing these, Helusi waved his uncharged claw blades and directly shattered the transparent-material wall.

He bent his knees, lowered his waist, extended his right hand into the cell, preparing to pull the woman out while using Spiritual Energy to invade her mind in an attempt to obtain useful information.

The moment he entered her thoughts, Helusi read everything.

For example, her name is Wangda Makesisifu, a local of Sokovia, only seventeen years old; due to the war, she and her brother Piteluo Makesisifu became orphans at a young age.

Helusi also found in her memory that the most vivid impression was a dud painted with 'Stark Industries' that fell not far in front of her and her brother, instantly triggering a series of negative emotions such as fear and trembling.

"Ah!"

At the same time, Helusi's Spiritual Energy reading caused the human woman named Wangda Makesisifu to let out a painful scream, and a faint fluctuation also enveloped her.

Seeing this, Helusi, who had finished the Spiritual Energy reading, immediately ceased releasing Spiritual Energy, so Wangda Makesisifu finally stopped screaming.

In all her memories, Helusi not only learned the past of Wangda Makesisifu and her brother Piteluo Makesisifu, but also discovered that the Nine-headed Snake had subjected them and all other live‑experiment material to various inhumane extreme tortures, forcing the material to dig out their own potential, bypassing external aids such as super‑soldier serum and augmentation surgery, thereby reaching the limits of humanity through a self‑'evolution' path.

The experimental results were somewhat satisfactory; the hate‑filled Wangda Makesisifu and Piteluo Makesisifu held out to the end, while other test subjects either died or were crippled, yet Wangda Makesisifu and Piteluo Makesisifu also developed their own 'gifted aptitudes'.

For instance, Piteluo Makesisifu's running speed is faster, having long surpassed the public world record of 10.4 meters per second, reaching 21.6 meters per second, and he also possesses greater endurance, able to sustain a speed of 21.6 meters per second for over two hours.

Wangda Makesisifu, meanwhile, can interfere with the consciousness of nearby humans and animals, and has shown that, to a certain extent, she can distort space.

In the memories read, Wangda Makesisifu recalls that, after undergoing the torture tests, she was also praised by some baron whom Helusi crushed with a claw, for having incomparable potential.

Learning these, Helusi truly felt that his coming had not been in vain.

Precisely because he knew that this Nine‑headed Snake base was conducting some kind of human experiment did he personally come to investigate; he never expected to discover a human subject with extraordinary potential and talent.

As an OriginalBody heavily influenced by the style of the Man‑eating Shark Battalion, he seizes anything that has research or practical value.

Seeing this, Helusi, without a word, continued to extend his right hand, controlling his force to gently pinch Wanda Makesisifu's left shoulder with thumb and forefinger, and then the two left the cell, which was far too narrow for an OriginalBody.

"Hey! You bastard, let her go!"

At that moment, Piteluo Makesisifu, locked up in a distant cell, frantically hammered the door with both hands.

Hearing this, Helusi directly employed the Spiritual Energy he disliked, immobilizing Wangda Makesisifu in a dazed stupor and also causing Piteluo Makesisifu to fall silent.

Immediately afterward, Helusi used the same method to smash Piteluo Makesisifu's cell, then with one hand easily subdued the siblings, activated a transport device, and vanished.

In the blink of an eye, Helusi brought Wangda Makesisifu and Piteluo Makesisifu back to the temporary detention area of the Xuexing Shake hao, then threw them into a single cell whose environment and treatment were far better than those of the Nine‑headed Snake base.

He also assigned two combat sisters to help 'educate' them, after which Helusi no longer focused his attention on the brother‑sister pair, instead directing his energy toward the construction of 05 Earth and 05 Solar System.

His father said the Dark Angel Legion needed twenty-four Earth days to complete assembly; obviously, it was to give him enough "more" time to integrate the conflicting man-eating sharks and white executors, and then drive the Zero Five compatriots as much as possible to complete "evolution".

Twenty-four Earth days sounds short, but he and the man-eating sharks arrived at Zero Five Earth, then with the white executors' help they fully grasped the situation, and only a little over three hours had passed.

After his brother Leon arrives at Zero Five Universe, Zero Five Earth will indeed possibly achieve a rapid, leapfrog development.

As he walked toward the bridge, Helusi's peripheral vision also caught sight of Captain America Steve Rogers, who had shed his tight-fitting combat uniform, removed his vibranium shield, and changed into an orange D-class prisoner uniform but lacked a D-class designation, as well as two former S. H. I. E. L. D. agents, Black Widow Natasha Romanoff and Hawkeye Clint Barton.

Through Ye Lian Na, he learned of these three individuals' deeds, especially Captain Rogers' willingness to self-sacrifice, and Helusi still held a relative respect for them.

Currently, these three compatriots are also receiving the "Human Truth" taught by the Battle Sisters, which is being imparted on both the physical and Spiritual Energy levels.

To let Rogers, Natasha, and Barton expand their horizons, not be limited to a small Earth and a single universe.

After these three compatriots complete the "assimilation" measures, Helusi also plans to propose to Taibelos that the three space-aircraft carriers serve as tools for patrol and security, and to enroll these three as members of the patrol and security forces.

As for the former director of Hydra/S. H. I. E. L. D., Nick Fury, after having his memories read by the man-eating sharks, he was prematurely retired to enjoy a comfortable life.

Leaving the temporary detention area.

Helusi walked through the relatively spacious corridor, arriving at a rail train station, waiting for a rail train that could take him to the bridge, when Ye Lian Na projected her holographic image not far to his right and reported:

"Commander, the auxiliary force responsible for liaising with Wakanda, due to Wakanda's side choosing to refuse negotiations, directly used force, and has now dismantled Wakanda's government and military power, capturing all senior officials including the Wakanda king and prince."

"Furthermore, with the assistance of the White Executors' headquarters, especially with sufficient numbers of Battle Sisters on site, it is expected that in another two hours they will be able to completely control Zero Five Earth."

"Good." Helusi nodded slightly and then said: "Does the Taibelos Battalion Commander know about this? How is his situation?"

"While I was reporting to you, Commander, I also reported the same content to the Battalion Commander, and the Battalion Commander, based on the detailed information provided by the Chairman, successfully recovered the red-light-emitting fluid form known as the Reality Stone." Ye Lian Na replied mechanically.

"Oh?" Watching the train about to arrive and hearing Ye Lian Na's words, Helusi felt a bit strange and said:

"According to the information provided by my father, the nearest Infinity Stone should be the Time Stone protected by a mage in New York, so why would the Battalion Commander forsake the near for the far and first go to recover the Reality Stone?"

"The Battalion Commander tried to contact that mage, but the mage chose to evade, temporarily escaping the Battalion Commander's perception range, so the Battalion Commander chose to first recover the Reality Stone." Ye Lian Na replied.

"Evade?" Having entered the train specially made for Astate, Helusi said in a low voice: "You didn't search or lock onto that mage's position?"

"Cannot be probed." Ye Lian Na's hologram also followed Helusi into the train, continuing: "It's possible he hid in other dimensions similar to alternate space."

"Other dimensions... okay, I understand." Helusi nodded and did not forget to instruct: "You and Serena of the White Executors' headquarters, focus first on the construction work of Zero Five Earth and Zero Five Solar System; report any abnormalities directly to the Taibelos Battalion Commander."

"Yes, Commander."

The ordered Ye Lian Na gave a cold response again, and immediately dissipated her holographic image.

In fact, disappearing together with Ye Lian Na's hologram was Helusi, who had activated the transfer device.

Since that mage chose to evade, and his Taibelos elder brother is not skilled in Spiritual Energy, Helusi prepares to personally seize the Time Stone.

(End of chapter)