Chapter 152 The Hand Returns.

Ava Starr is the villain in the future Ant-Man 2 plot, the "Ghost Agent".

However, this Ghost Agent is not a villain in the traditional sense.

Because her purpose has always been just to keep herself alive.

In a sense, Ava Starr is actually another Ivan Vanke.

It's just that the victim has changed from Howard Stark to another scientific master in the Marvel Universe, Pym Hank.

Her father, Elihays Starr, was once a scientist at S.H.I.E.L.D., and his job was to study the quantum field with Pym Hank, who was also working at S.H.I.E.L.D. at the time.

It's just that during the research process, the two had differences in the research direction.

There is no doubt that Pym Hank is a genius researcher who is not inferior to Howard Stark.

But everyone who has seen the movie knows that this old guy has a much bigger temper than Howard Stark and is extremely stubborn.

So the final result is that Pym Hank used his authority to not only kick Elihays Starr out of his own research institute, but also directly kicked him out of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As a result, Elihais Starr not only lost his job, but also suffered great damage to his reputation.

Elihais Starr certainly refused to give up.

So he continued to spend everything and continued his research.

However, it is undeniable that Elihais Starr is indeed not as good as his old boss Pim Hank in scientific research.

So he failed.

Not only did he fail to open the quantum channel, but he also caused a big explosion.

He died.

He also implicated his daughter, Ava Starr.

Although he did not die, Ava entered a state of molecular instability from that time.

She can change her own molecular structure, making her untouchable, which enables her to pass through solid walls, avoid attacks, and become invisible.

But her ability comes at a great cost. Not only will she suffer great pain, but over time, her body will become extremely unstable and will cause her to completely disappear from reality.

It is also because of her ability that she has always been on Levi's alliance recruitment list.

Just different from other people in the alliance.

Ava Starr's situation was discovered and controlled by SHIELD after the explosion that year.

Even under the guidance of Hydra members within SHIELD, SHIELD wanted to turn her into a "weapon".

She has been secretly trained.

However, in the original plot, neither SHIELD nor Hydra could wait until the day when this "weapon" was used.

Because before Ava Starr fully grew up, SHIELD and Hydra were disintegrated by Captain America.

Ava Starr also left SHIELD and Hydra, and became a mercenary with the help of her adoptive father, Bill Foster, a scientist and agent who was once a SHIELD staff member.

This is why in Ant-Man 2, the ghost agent constantly destroyed the plans of Ant-Man and the Wasp, and wanted to open the quantum channel to obtain the energy of the quantum field to stabilize himself.

The result of the original plot is that Ava obtained the quantum energy shared by Janet van Dyne, the first generation Wasp, who had left the quantum field, and stabilized her body.

As for what happened afterwards, there was no specific clue about this ghost agent.

However, before Levi crossed over, there was talk that she would reappear in the "Thunderbolt Team" in the subsequent stage.

It was precisely because of this experience that Levi could not recruit Ava like he recruited other members of the alliance without solving the problem of SHIELD.

Especially before, Levi was not completely sure to control the problem of Ava's physical instability.

So the plan to recruit her has been on hold.

As a result, I didn't expect to hear from Peggy Carter that Ava Starr became the host of Black Sky and killed all the people in a SHIELD research institute and escaped.

"That's right, because according to the research of SHIELD researchers, Black Sky is a pure energy creature, and its energy has a corrosive and manipulative effect on people. After being hosted, several experimental hosts had organ failure problems, so someone mentioned Ava Starr who also has an energy form." Peggy Carter slowly recounted the experience.

"After Ava Starr became the host of Black Sky, SHIELD was pleasantly surprised to find that the two were very compatible. The energy of Black Sky stabilized Ava Starr's body, and while Ava Starr was being hosted by Black Sky, she not only did not lose her original special abilities, but other aspects of her body were also greatly strengthened."

"This result can be said to have received great attention from SHIELD at the beginning. If nothing unexpected happened, Ava Starr would have become the most powerful agent since the establishment of SHIELD, and even the former Captain America might not be able to match her."

"But SHIELD was not happy for long, and things became what they are now. Taking advantage of SHIELD's negligence, Ava Starr killed all the personnel in the base and completely escaped from SHIELD's control."

Peggy Carter also lamented about what happened to SHIELD.

After all, SHIELD was also created by her.

But all this is in the past.

If Ava Starr hadn't killed all the people in the institute and escaped, her staff in SHIELD would probably not know about it.

After all, the base for studying Black Sky and Ava Starr is a new secret base that was established in recent years.

Even among the current SHIELD executives, it is estimated that only a few people such as Director Nick Fury and Alexander Pierce know about it.

After listening to Peggy Carter's story, even Levi had to admire the SHIELD's ingenious ideas.

According to Shakora's previous inference, Black Sky is undoubtedly a dimensional creature, so its energy can indeed play a role similar to quantum energy to stabilize Ava Starr's body.

Moreover, Black Sky itself can strengthen the host - as long as the host's body can withstand it.

From this point of view, the combination of Ava Starr + Black Sky can indeed achieve the effect of 1+1>3.

But the question is, where do SHIELD and Hydra get the confidence to control Black Sky and Ava Starr?

Is it okay now?

The research results are gone.

The entire base was destroyed.

This loss is huge.

Nick Fury and Alexander Pierce must have been so heartbroken that they couldn't breathe.

Just thinking about it makes me feel happy.

"Do you think this is a good thing?" Seeing the mocking look on Levi and Tony's faces, Peggy Carter raised her eyebrows and asked.

"No, no, how could it be, this is not a good thing for us." Although he wanted to laugh, Levi knew that this was not good news for them.

Why do you say that?

Of course, it's not because the loss of SHIELD will have any impact on them.

It's because of the black sky.

Don't forget who the source of the black sky is.

That's the belief of the Hand!

Don't think that the Hand has been almost destroyed by SHIELD and Peggy Carter.

Even the Hand in the foot basin and other places has been cleaned up.

But except for the unlucky Bo Tu who was taken down by the alliance early.

None of the remaining fingers were caught.

Moreover, a centipede is still alive even after death.

The Hand is an ancient organization that has existed for centuries.

God knows how many hidden tricks there are.

So it has never been cleaned up.

The biggest problem of the Hand now is that it lacks high-end combat power that can compete with Peggy Carter.

But now the appearance of the Black Sky Ghost Agent may make up for this shortcoming.

Yes.

When Peggy Carter told Levi that Ava Starr's whereabouts were unknown, Levi had already begun to suspect that this Black Sky version of Ava Starr had probably run to the Hand's nest and issued orders to unify the Hand.

After all, the Hand's belief in Black Sky is not a recent thing.

It has lasted for at least hundreds of years.

And this thing also has its own consciousness.

It must know many secret bases of the Hand.

Now that there is an excellent host like Ava Starr, it would be strange if he didn't go back to be the boss.

So Levi immediately expressed his guess.

"Yes, I think so too!" Hearing Levi's guess, Peggy Carter nodded approvingly, "Not only me, SHIELD thinks so too."

"So SHIELD has recently begun to intensify its search for the remnants of the Hand."

"And I'm notifying you of this matter to remind you, especially you, Tony!" Peggy Carter looked at Tony and said.

After cleaning up the Hand, the Stark Group did not continue to keep the relationship between itself and the Carter Group so tight.

Although it was not fully disclosed that the two were actually parent companies.

But the construction teams and staff entering and leaving the Hell's Kitchen area were almost all from the Stark Group, which actually explained the problem.

So if the Hand really makes a comeback, it is not impossible to target the Stark Group.

"Haha, if they dare to come, it would be great. A group of bugs can't be killed all the time, which is also very annoying. I wish they would jump out by themselves." However, Tony didn't take Peggy Carter's reminder seriously at all.

After all, he and the Alliance are no longer the same as before.

The Hand, which used to be a bit troublesome, is it the same for them now?

Hehe...

Even if there is one more Black Sky, it is still the same.

The original Shakora described Black Sky as a delicious dessert.

According to her estimation, it is the level of a mid-level demon under her.

To put it in a metaphor, it is actually about the same level as the three elemental demons under Black Heart that Levi has dealt with.

With this level of strength, Levi can deal with it without borrowing Shakora's power.

The only troublesome thing is that Ava Starr's special abilities make her very difficult to catch.

But...

"Ms. Carter, we really don't have to worry about this problem. Look at this!" Levi also took out a net made of unknown fabric and put it on the table.

"What is this?" Peggy Carter was puzzled when she saw this.

"This is called the Spirit Pattern Net, a magic net. When thrown out, it will definitely trap any target within a 25-meter range. It must be noted that the control I'm talking about only makes the opponent unable to move, but counterattacks are still possible. Even ghosts, I mean Ava's ability, can't get rid of it. The only problem is that the duration of this net is relatively short, only thirty seconds! So within thirty seconds, the user must use other methods to completely control the opponent - I think this thing, if the Hand really makes a comeback, you should use it." Levi pushed the three nets in front of Peggy Carter.

Before Levi asked Sif for help, Sif provided Levi with several batches of Spirit Pattern Cloth before the spaceship transaction.

This also made the Spirit Pattern Net, a wild PVP artifact in the game, come into being.

And unlike in the game, the Spirit Pattern Net has only three seconds of control time for the balance system.

In the real world, the control time of the Spirit Pattern Net has reached an astonishing thirty seconds.

But this is not surprising.

After all, in the game, Spirit Pattern Cloth is a cloth that is popular in the version.

But in the real world, this kind of fabric produced by the Warner Protoss is also a rare thing in Asgard.

This is why Levi only gave Carter three casting nets.

Because the cost was too high, he was reluctant to make too many.

Moreover, the control effect of the spirit pattern casting net is not a hard control that makes the controlled person unable to do anything.

It just traps the opponent in place and cannot move, that is, the feet cannot move.

It is still possible to make attack and defense actions.

So thirty seconds is not very against the sky.

The reason why Peggy Carter was given the spirit pattern casting net.

It is also because compared to Tony, Levi believes that Peggy Carter, who directly dealt a heavy blow to the Hand, will be their primary target of revenge.

What's more, Levi doesn't think that the Hand, which has the ability to counterattack, will not covet the dragon bone in Hell's Kitchen.

Although Peggy Carter's strength is not weak, she will not be too weak in the face of Black Sky, but for the ghostly ability of the Ghost Agent, I am afraid that she lacks the means to deal with it.

If you really run into it, you might suffer a loss.

But it would be different if you have a spirit pattern casting net.

Thirty seconds is enough for Peggy Carter to do so many things now.

"It's really a magical thing, thank you in advance!" After listening to Levi's introduction, Peggy Carter also accepted it with a smile without hesitation.

...

It can only be said that great minds think alike.

Less than half a month later, Levi and Tony received news from Peggy Carter again.

The excavation site of the dragon bones was attacked by the Hand.

Ava Starr appeared.