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- MWM Chapter 15
“Ha… ha… ha… Baron! I need to see the Baron!”
Seeing Dr. List approaching with the defibrillator, Leo pretended to wake up, breathing heavily.
If he didn’t wake up now and got shocked, the Transformation Jutsu would forcibly end.
“Hades, speak! What happened?”
Seeing Leo sit up in the medical room, Baron Strucker immediately pushed the door open and strode in with two subordinates.
With a quick glance, Leo assessed the situation based on Hades’ descriptions.
The man in the black leather coat and monocle was undoubtedly Baron Strucker, the head of this base. The old man with the defibrillator must be Dr. List, the second-in-command. The exceptionally muscular man behind Strucker was likely the Hydra Special Ops Captain, probably the one who led the team to abduct Dr. Smith. The tall, thin middle-aged man on the right was the base’s defense system commander.
“Perfect, all the key figures are here!”
Leo thought happily, while outwardly he pretended to be terrified, glancing at the commander before turning to Strucker.
“Baron, could you have everyone else leave first?”
“Hades, what do you mean?”
The commander, whom Leo had glanced at, felt a bad premonition and immediately spoke with a cold tone.
Strucker, however, thought for a moment and ordered:
“Everyone, leave!”
“Baron, your safety…”
The Hydra Captain showed a hint of concern.
“What, do you think Hades could pose a threat to me?”
Strucker’s expression instantly turned cold.
The frightened look Hades had given the commander, combined with the words “traitor” and “danger” from before he fainted, had planted seeds of doubt in Strucker’s mind.
As for the risk of being alone with Hades, Strucker thought it was a joke. His body hadn’t been modified yet, but he wasn’t someone an ordinary person could approach easily. Hades, who could barely walk without gasping for breath, posed no threat to him.
“Yes, Baron!”
Hearing Strucker’s icy tone, the Hydra Captain dared not protest and promptly left the medical room with the commander and Dr. List.
They also pulled the window blinds and turned off all surveillance equipment.
“Now, speak. It’s just the two of us. What happened?”
Strucker demanded, looking seriously at Leo on the bed.
“Well, Baron…”
As Leo pretended to get up and speak, he channeled chakra throughout his body, muscles tensing. Moving faster than a leopard, he lunged at Strucker.
“Die!”
“You…”
Strucker’s eyes widened in shock, but before he could react, Leo had twisted his head 360 degrees, killing him instantly.
Leo pulled the pistol from Strucker’s waist and hid his body under the bed. Then, using the Transformation Jutsu, he turned into Strucker and walked towards the door.
“Bang!”
Kicking open the door, he immediately shot the commander in the head, killing him instantly.
“Baron, what… what is going on?”
Seeing “Baron Strucker” come out and shoot the defense commander, both Dr. List and the Hydra Captain were stunned.
“Will is a traitor, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury. A large number of S.H.I.E.L.D. and FBI agents will soon attack the base. Blass, take over the base’s defense system immediately. Dr. List, follow me.”
Leo gave them no time to think, offering a brief explanation before issuing orders.
“But…”
Hydra Captain Blass hesitated, his expression showing disbelief.
A colleague of nearly ten years was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent? Most of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s agents were Hydra, and Nick Fury wasn’t even aware of Hydra’s existence.
“Do you want to be a traitor too?”
Leo aimed the pistol at Blass, who immediately snapped to attention.
“Hail Hydra! Baron, I will take over the defense system and prepare for battle.”
Not daring to delay, Blass headed towards the command center.
“You two, guard Hades. No one enters without my order, including Blass.”
Leo ordered two Hydra soldiers to guard the medical room door, preventing anyone from discovering Strucker’s body. Then, he led Dr. List towards the base’s laboratory.
“We can’t hold the base. Download all data and activate the self-destruct system. We’re relocating.”
From Hades’ interrogation, Leo knew that each Hydra base had a self-destruct system to destroy all data and trap enemies if the base was compromised.
The self-destruct button in the Sokovia base was known only to Strucker and Dr. List.
“What about Dr. Smith? Garrett wants him.”
Dr. List asked. Although he was the base’s second-in-command, he didn’t involve himself in espionage or covert operations. He only followed Strucker’s orders and focused on research on superhumans.
So, seeing “Strucker” shoot the commander didn’t raise as many questions for him as it did for the Hydra Captain.
“Bring him with us.”
Leo replied without hesitation.
Rescuing Dr. Smith was his main objective.
“Yes, Baron.”
Dr. List nodded.
Five minutes later, Leo, accompanied by the bewildered Dr. Smith and Dr. List carrying a briefcase, boarded Strucker’s private helicopter on the roof and flew away from the base.
“Boom!”
Moments later, a massive explosion erupted behind them. The self-destruct system had obliterated the entire base and everyone inside.
“Baron, the base has exploded.”
Dr. List looked back at the burning base, a hint of regret on his face. After all, he had worked there for over a decade.
“Real men never look back at explosions.”
Leo smiled indifferently, focusing on the notification ringing in his ear:
[Rescue Dr. Smith mission complete!
Kill Baron Strucker mission complete!
Destroy Hydra base in Sokovia mission complete!
Rewards have been sent to the mission item space. Please check at your convenience.]