Chapter 391 Searching the Base

"Nick Fury?"

Looking at the former SHIELD director who suddenly appeared in the office, the Avengers members had different expressions.

"Jarvis."

Tony raised his eyebrows, not at Nick Fury, but at his ability to bypass the artificial intelligence and enter the office.

"Sorry sir..."

Faced with Tony's inquiry, Jarvis immediately said: "I didn't find the director."

"It looks like your security system is due for an upgrade, Tony."

Turning to say something to Tony, Nick Fury turned his body to look at the Avengers members in front of him, glanced at the excited-looking Agent Hill, and finally stopped at Steve: "Long time no see, Captain. "

"Same to you, Director."

Looking at the familiar face of Nick Fury in front of him, Steve's emotions were a little complicated, but he finally turned them into a welcome.

"In fact, I can no longer be called director. After all, SHIELD has been disbanded."

Hearing the title Captain America, Nick Fury raised his eyebrows and corrected the other person's title. Then he turned the conversation back to the information about Hydra: "The specific welcome ceremony is brief. I personally don't like parties that are too fancy, especially cakes and cookies. As for the location of the Hydra base, , based on my investigation, I can basically determine that it is in a remote area in Western Europe."

"It seems like you've done a lot during this time, Nick."

The appearance of Nick Fury helped the Avengers narrow down the location of the Hydra base.

After confirming the approximate location of Hydra from the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director, Tony said jokingly.

"I originally thought you would just sit in the office and stare pretendingly."

"In fact, these are not the only things I have done during this time, Mr. Tony Stark."

His eyes swept over Tony in front of him, and as Nick Fury's words fell, a tall figure with long blond hair and beard appeared in the office: "Hey, everyone, did you miss me?"

"Thor!"

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"How long will it take?"

Western Europe, among the bases of Hydra.

Strucker placed the data obtained from Doctor Doom into the hands of Hydra's engineering staff.

"The data brought back by Dr. Zola is very detailed. Based on the derivation of this data, it may only take us about half a month to produce a machine that generates space and cosmic storms."

"No, it's too long."

Hearing the mechanical engineer's answer, Straker frowned his eyebrows, and a look of dissatisfaction flashed through his unilateral round glasses: "I need to see the results within a week."

"But, Mr. Strack, we need time to figure it out..."

Faced with Straker's order, the engineer couldn't help but explain.

"Listen, soldier."

Without hesitation, he interrupted the engineer's explanation. Strack looked at the engineering staff in front of him and said expressionlessly: "I don't give you things to listen to your explanation. I need it." There are only results. If you cannot meet my requirements, then I will unfortunately have to find a new engineer to carry out my orders. So, tell me next, soldier, whether you can fulfill my orders."

"Gulu~"

Looking up, meeting Straker's cold gaze, the engineer was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and replied: "It can be done, sir."

"very good."

After getting the answer he needed from the engineer, Struck nodded with satisfaction and then raised his arm and put it on his chest: "Long live Hydra."

"Long live Hydra!"

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"How is the research on meteorites going?"

After completing the daily brainwashing of Hydra members, Strack looked at the engineers who carried out the orders according to his requirements.

Then he turned around and came to another part of the base.

"It's still the same as before."

In the laboratory, Dr. Doom heard Strucker's inquiry, shook his head, glanced at the meteorite in the center surrounded by many Hydra researchers, suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and replied coldly.

"The instrument can scan that the meteorite contains quite strange power, which can have a certain degree of impact on biological cells. However, the extent of this impact requires more detailed research and analysis. However, judging from the situation of the meteorite in New York , the Fantastic Four seem to have done a pretty in-depth study of meteorites.”

“Is it an impact at the cellular level?”

Upon hearing Doctor Doom's description, Straker's first thought was of a cosmic storm in space.

He turned his head and glanced at the figure wrapped in layers and wearing a steel mask. According to Hydra's intelligence, Doctor Doom's mutation came from the radiation of the space storm.

"Can meteorites be used in the machines we build?"

A thought flashed through his mind, and Struck put the problem back on the plan.

"Maybe, maybe not."

Faced with Strucker's inquiry, Doctor Doom gave an acceptable answer, but then continued: "But even if the meteorite cannot be used, I have prepared an alternative plan."

Hearing the alternative plan from Doctor Doom, Straker raised his eyebrows and suddenly understood.

"I don't care whether the meteorite will work in the end. All I want is the result, Doctor."

Facing Strucker's slightly threatening reply, Doctor Doom's expression did not change at all under his steel mask, and he still replied calmly.

"I promise, Mr. Strack, when the machine is built, you will get a group of powerful extraordinary soldiers as you wish."

"hope so."

Hearing Doctor Doom's assurance, Strucker nodded slightly.

Standing in the laboratory, Doctor Doom looked at Strucker's leaving figure. His eyes flickered under the steel mask, and then he turned his head and scanned the meteorites in the laboratory and touched the scepter on the other side. Then he withdrew his gaze, turned and walked towards another part of the Hydra base.

Doctor Doom walked along the cold cement corridor in the base, and finally stopped in front of the metal door deep in the building.

He raised his head and glanced at the heavy metal door in front of him, then turned to order the Hydra soldiers standing by the door.

"Open the door."

Because of Straker's relationship, the soldier was no stranger to Doctor Doom. According to his order, the Hydra soldier immediately turned around and turned the doorknob of his metal door.

With a harsh sound, the door did not open, and Doctor Doom walked in.

"Fate is so unpredictable, Susan."

Stepping into the prison room, Doctor Doom looked at Susan in the room and spoke slowly in his cold and emotionless voice.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again in this way in the end."

"I don't lament fate, I just regret that I actually fell in love with you in the first place, Victor."

In the room, the invisible woman Susan was sitting on a special instrument made by Hydra, unable to move. Facing Doctor Doom's sigh, her face looked obviously pale and weak.

The instrument created by Hydra can continuously drain the power from Susan's body, keeping her in a weak state and unable to use her superpowers.

"It doesn't matter what you think of me, Susan."

After hearing Susan's ruthless words, Doctor Doom's expression did not change. He stepped in front of the Invisible Woman and stretched out his cold silver metal palm across her beautiful face: "At least, I once liked you, so, For the sake of our past relationship, I will try my best to let you live to see Reed and others die in my hands. This can be regarded as my last kindness to you."

"Your plan will not succeed, Victor."

Turning her head to avoid Doctor Doom's palm on her face, Susan opened her eyes and looked directly at the steel mask in front of her, and said word by word: "The Fantastic Four will definitely defeat you, just like that time before. "

"I am looking forward."

Facing Susan's threat, Doctor Doom's face under the steel mask showed a look of disdain: "However, I think it won't be long before there will be only three of the so-called Fantastic Four left."

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"did you find it?"

Seven days later, a remote town in Western Europe.

Johnny controlled the flames burning on his body to fall from the sky, extinguished the flames and shook his head with a straight face when he heard Reed's questioning.

"No."

"It looks like there's more to Hydra than we thought."

Hearing Johnny's answer, Reed's face couldn't help but show a look of disappointment, but he quickly calmed down and told the situation on his side: "I have asked the residents of the town, they He also said that he did not find any suspicious characters walking around the town. Perhaps in the eyes of the town residents, we are the most suspicious group of people."

"Hey, Reed, Johnny, can you guys come over?"

On the edge of the town, just when the Fantastic Four were disappointed because they had been searching for days but still found nothing, the cry of Stone Man Ben came from the tent.

Because of his special appearance, in order to avoid scaring the residents of the town, Ben was forced to stay in the tent and act as a liaison officer.

"What's wrong, Ben?"

Hearing the cry of the stone man, Reed and Johnny immediately came to the tent.

"Hopefully it's good news this time."

Looking at the funny-looking stone man in the tent with headphones in one hand, Johnny had no intention of teasing him anymore. After days of failed searches, the originally unruly Johnny lost his former self.

"It's news from the Avengers. Stark seems to have found traces of Hydra's activities."

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Inside Hydra's base.

Strack stood in the laboratory, looking at the huge machine in front of him and the busy engineers and researchers around him, with a hint of excitement on his usually calm face.

After obtaining Mr. Fantastic's data and working around the clock for nearly a week, Hydra finally created the machine device that generates space and cosmic storms. Although the appearance of this machine is limited and crude compared to the machine made by Reed in the Bach Building, and many of the wiring machines are exposed, Strack obviously does not care about this.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the excitement in his heart, Straker reached out and took off the single-sided glasses on his face and wiped them. Then he turned to look at Dr. Doom aside: "Doctor, the next step is the key."

Looking at the huge instruments in the base, Dr. Doom was as excited as Strucker. However, under the obstruction of the steel mask, he hid his expression well and nodded in cooperation.

"Sir, the machine has been deployed."

In front of the console, after inputting the final data, a Hydra member who looked like a researcher breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately turned around and reported to Strucker.

"Then, it's your turn next, Doctor."

Nodding, Strucker looked at Doctor Doom aside.

Upon hearing Strucker's request, Doctor Doom turned his head and scanned the surrounding figures. He could see the only two successful men and women in Hydra's previous experiment standing behind him, vaguely surrounding him. Obviously, Strucker didn't trust him as much as he seemed.

Fortunately, Doctor Doom was already prepared for this.

So he moved his eyes away from the men and women behind him, then glanced at Susan who was controlled by Hydra, and finally stopped at the meteorite that was lifted out of the laboratory under Strucker's order.

A light flashed in his eyes, and Doctor Doom spoke immediately.

"Putting the meteorite into the machine, we need to first try to open the machine to see if everything is normal."

Compared with the mysterious meteorite that cannot be grasped clearly, Doctor Doom is more concerned about Susan, or it should be said that he is peering into the radiation power of the space and cosmic storm in her body.

Therefore, Susan will not be taken out of danger easily.

In the antique shop, they have been silently paying attention to the development of the Hydra base through meteorites.

When Li Ran heard Doctor Destruction's request, his heart moved.

To be honest, the situation in Hydra developed more smoothly than he originally expected, and Li Ran even had the illusion that Doctor Doom was his clone.

Facing the request made by Doctor Doom, Struck raised his head and looked into the eyes under his steel mask, and said without any fluctuation in his tone: "Our previous cooperation was very pleasant, so Doctor, I don't want to see A situation that I regret happened.”

"Everything I did was to make the experiment go smoothly."

After hearing Strucker's words, Doctor Doom replied with his expression unchanged.

Looking away from Doctor Doom, Straker looked at the man and woman standing behind him, and then made a gesture to the experimental subject named Wanda wearing a leather coat.

After receiving the order from Strucker, Wanda nodded, then raised her palm and produced red energy that fell on the meteorite.