Chapter 200 Castle

"Blowed to pieces?"

Hearing Bucky's answer, Colonel Phillips couldn't help but show a look of regret on his face.

As a military person, he actually doesn't care whether the Stone Ghost Face's power is evil or not. Just as he said to Dr. Abraham Erskine before, kindness cannot win the battle, only strength can.

"Sir, we found some traces!"

Just then, soldiers came in to make a report.

Hearing this, Steve turned his head and looked subconsciously.

Colonel Phillips glanced at Steve, who was a little agitated in front of him, and then he gestured to the soldier: "You say it."

"According to our investigation in the villages near the Hydra base, we finally got clues about the target's appearance from the villagers in a remote town. According to them, a few days ago, there was a handsome man with blond hair and fair skin. Stopped in town briefly.”

"It's Dio!"

Steve said without thinking.

"Let people continue to follow this clue to collect intelligence."

After giving instructions to the soldiers, Colonel Phillips turned to look at Steve opposite and said, "This is just a clue. We are not yet sure whether the target that appeared is really Dio. After all, he has been hit by a cannonball before. If you were hit, even if you didn't die, you wouldn't be able to recover so quickly."

"No, maybe he really can."

Thinking of the monster-like recovery ability that Dio showed in front of him and others, Bucky couldn't help but reply: "During the previous fight with Steve, Dio showed a way to recover by absorbing the power of other people's flesh and blood. Injury capability.”

"Sir, ordinary soldiers have no chance of winning against Dio who has turned into a vampire."

Steve opened his mouth and asked Colonel Phillips: "Since Dio is a member of the team I took out, then I have the obligation to bring him back."

"no."

Rejecting Steve's request without thinking, Colonel Phillips frowned and replied: "Your priority now is still John Schmidt. I will let others solve Dio's problem." Comparison With the threat of Hydra, what Dio did made Colonel Phillips sad and angry, but it was not the most urgent.

"Sir, Dio..." Steve opened his mouth and said uneasily.

Because of their fight, Steve knew very clearly that Dio was no longer an ordinary human being, and ordinary attacks could not cause him any damage at all.

"Captain, remember your mission."

Interrupting Steve's explanation, Colonel Phillips stood up and said: "Today's war situation is at the most critical moment. Your previous actions have made John Schmidt exhausted. In such a situation, Under such circumstances, we must pursue victory and firmly seize the advantages of this war. The slightest slack may cause changes in the originally favorable war situation."

Colonel Phillips paused for a moment before revealing a trace of his emotions as an ordinary person: "I know very well what happened to Dio. In fact, I am as sorry as you are that such a thing happened. Dio is an excellent soldier under my command. , I had very high expectations for him, but obviously he failed to live up to my expectations." At this point, Colonel Phillips once again restrained the emotions on his face and returned to a tough posture: "So, I hope, Captain, don’t let me and the United States live up to your expectations like Dio did.”

"..."

Colonel Phillips' words silenced Steve.

…

"It should be right here."

Li Ran raised his head and stared at the towering castle in front of him, stopping in his tracks with a satisfied smile on his face.

According to the residents of the town, this castle was originally the residence of a baron. With the outbreak of the war, the baron took his family and moved south. After that, there was no news about it. The originally neat castle was also With the departure of the host family,

And gradually became deserted.

"This should be quite suitable as the final battlefield for Dio and Steve."

The castle is a perfect place for vampires to increase their coolness, especially along the way down. Li Ran deliberately walked down with Dior's appearance without any concealment, in order to leave enough clues to lure Steve. My husband came over and had an understanding with myself, no, Dio.

Having made up his mind, Li Ran immediately walked towards the castle in front of him.

…

"What? None of the soldiers sent out came back!"

In the forward base, Colonel Phillips looked a little ugly as he listened to the reports from his subordinates.

In order to solve Dio's matter, Colonel Phillips directly sent a small team of soldiers to investigate. Each of these soldiers were veterans who had come down from the battlefield and were experienced in many battles. Even if they were against Hydra's army, they might not be able to do so. He would lose, but unexpectedly, in a seemingly simple task, the entire team was wiped out.

"How can this be."

Lowering his head and muttering something to himself, Colonel Phillips was obviously unable to accept such a result.

"Are you sure they were attacked by Hydra on the way because of Dio?"

"Yes, sir."

"Perhaps, we are in trouble." After hearing his subordinate's affirmative answer, Colonel Phillips rubbed the corners of his wrinkled eyes. The development of Dio's affairs has gone beyond his imagination, which forced him to face the messages that Steve and Bucky had said before.

After a few seconds of silence, Colonel Phillips gave the order with difficulty: "In that case, let the rest of us retreat temporarily."

Now is the time when the front line is tight, and we can no longer waste our troops on Dio in a two-front battle.

It seems that all this can only be done after the Hydra is dealt with.

Here, Colonel Phillips made a difficult decision and never noticed that a strong figure flashed past the door of the base office.

…

Late at night, Steve clasped his shield behind his back and looked back at the base behind him.

In fact, according to the orders given by Colonel Phillips, he should not be here at all.

However, thinking of Dio and those soldiers, Steve couldn't continue to turn a blind eye.

He couldn't let the whole situation develop and make mistakes again and again. Dio was recruited into the team by himself, and he had the responsibility to solve everything.

Taking a deep breath, he turned around and got on his motorcycle.

"I knew you would do this."

As he stepped on the accelerator, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

Turning around, he saw Bucky walking out of the shadows in full gear, looking at Steve on the motorcycle and saying.

"Bucky."

Looking at his friend who appeared in front of him, Steve had a look of surprise on his face.

"I'm also a member of the team. How could I just let you go to see Dio alone?"

Steve was naturally moved by the appearance of his friend, but thinking of Dio's performance, he had to say to Bucky with a serious face: "Bucky, you and I understand Dio's power after becoming a vampire at a glance. The bullets no longer have any effect."

"I know, so I specially prepared a secret weapon."

Holding up the weird-looking weapon in his hand, Bucky replied in a deep voice.

…

"Finally here."

Dior held a glass of red wine and sat on the balcony on the second floor of the castle, looking into the distance.

In the hall on the first floor, a small group of soldiers sent by Colonel Phillips were tightly tied there. These soldiers had good combat effectiveness. Unfortunately, they met Dio and were easily solved by him without playing any role.

Sitting high up, Dio saw Steve and Bucky appearing on motorcycles from a distance, and couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

The time travel brought by the [Golden Pocket Watch] has almost reached its limit. If Steve doesn't come to him again, he will decide to find the other party himself.

Arriving in front of the castle, Steve stopped his motorcycle, reached out and took off the shield from his back, turned his head and nodded lightly to Bucky beside him.

The two looked at each other before cautiously walking into the castle.

"These are soldiers sent by Colonel Phillips."

Entering the castle, Steve first saw the soldiers tied to the first floor.

Seeing this scene, Steve did not step forward directly to rescue everyone. Instead, he raised the shield in his hand with a vigilant look and took a step back.

Dior put people on the first floor so blatantly, it was obviously a trap.

Sure enough, just as Steve imagined, the moment he stepped back, a figure fell from the sky and landed in front of the two of them, grinning to reveal the sharp teeth in his mouth.

"Careful, Bucky."

Looking at the vampire appearing in front of him, Steve frowned and reminded Bucky behind him.

"It seems like it's not just the guy in front of you who needs to be careful."

He raised the M1 automatic rifle in his hand and pointed it at the soldiers in the hall and fired a few rounds. Bucky looked at the people who stood up and screamed at them and replied with a wry smile.

Seeing this scene, Steve had a look of fear on his face.

He did not expect that even these soldiers would be transformed into vampires by Dio.

Without Bucky's reminder, after dealing with the attacking vampire in front of him, Steve would most likely have stepped into the trap set by Dio. There are so many vampires, even as a transformer with super soldier serum, they may not be able to resist them.

"It looks like the next battle won't be easy."

Tightening the shield in his hand, Steve looked at the vampires who were gradually approaching him in an encircling posture, and said to Bucky beside him.

"I have already been mentally prepared for this."