Attacking Strucker

A castle in a small country in Eastern Europe, said to be the castle of a small principality in the east of the ancient Roman Empire.

The duke at the time was said to have some kinship with the Roman royal family, so he was fortunate enough to preserve his small estate under the iron heel of the Roman army.

Eastern Europe was one of the most chaotic places in the world in ancient times. It was conquered by Arab countries, Christian Crusaders, and nomadic peoples from the Huaxia grasslands.

So the duke's name is long forgotten; only the ruins of an ancient castle remain.

It's called a ruin, but it's practically just a pile of rubble; it's so dilapidated.

However, a few years ago someone bought it for a high price and perfectly restored most of its original appearance according to the medieval architectural style.

It is said that the seller was an ancient Europe nobleman who, in addition to the castle, also acquired several kilometers of land around it, turning it into a private estate.

It's true that the owner of this place is an old noble family, but behind them stands one of Hydra's most important leaders, Baron Strucker.

After the Battle of New York, the Avengers rose to prominence. Before the Avengers took action against Hydra, Alexander Pierce wisely gave the Mind Stone Scepter to Strucker.

The reason is certainly because there are more Strucker researchers in Europe, making human experiments safer there. Hydra the main reason is that Xia Yu's arrival has made the Avengers in this world too powerful.

So powerful was Alexander Pierce that he divided his eggs into several baskets early on.

This resulted in the Avengers destroying most of Hydra S.H.I.E.L.D. within Hydra., while the vast majority of the others had already been moved by Alexander Pierce.

Aside from the small bases and peripheral organizations that Nick Fury and Captain have been continuously attacking, a large portion of the forces have already joined the ranks of Strucker.

This is also why Strucker was able to meet the president directly in the secret passage of the White House; he had many Hydra agents who had previously held important positions in the United States government.

Besides being incredibly strong, Strucker is also known for his ability to survive.

With a large amount of Chitauri technology and the Mind Stone Scepter in hand, Strucker immediately launched a plan to modify mutant warriors.

He learned a profound lesson from the Avengers: this world is no longer the domain of arms dealers or spies, but the domain of people with superpowers.

Therefore, he planned to lie low until he had a large number of superhuman warriors under his control, and ideally, to gain control of the governments of several Europe countries before emerging into the world.

However, despite the existence of such a powerful artifact as the Mind Stone Scepter, the transformation of superhuman warriors was still incredibly difficult. Among thousands of test subjects, only the twins Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were ultimately created.

Although the chances were slim, he was overjoyed that the twins had become completely stable. However, being too happy can easily lead to problems.

He casually gave his men a few hours off to go out and have some fun, but despite his repeated warnings, the ever-present Avengers still managed to spot them.

God knows how many schemes Nick Fury had planted in Europe. Let alone letting so many people go out for fun, even purchasing large quantities of daily necessities at once required extreme caution.

This time Strucker was indeed carried away by his momentary arrogance. By the time he realized what was happening, the Avengers had already arrived at his door.

And it's the most powerful lineup ever.

Xia Yu; Tony Stark; Captain America; Thor; Natasha; Hawkeye; Hulk; Falcon; Bucky; and T'Challa, the Wakanda prince who isn't quite Black Panther yet.

If you include T'Challa, that makes a total of ten Avengers, arguably the strongest lineup ever.

The base's new spaceship was not yet completed, so the group flew the Xia Star to the edge of the ancient castle.

Strucker deployed extensive defensive measures around the castle.

Xia Yu was reluctant to see Xia Star destroyed, so the group opted for a ground assault.

After everyone disembarked from the spaceship, a faint virtual projection appeared on Tony's Armor, marking most of the sentry posts and ground defense facilities, such as bunker firing positions and small Energy Cannons.

"It seems that Strucker has managed this place like an impregnable fortress," Tony said calmly, looking at the projection in front of him.

So what should we do first?

T'Challa has become quite familiar with the Avengers lately, and this is the first time he's been deployed with the entire Avengers, so he seems a bit excited.

They were standing on the outskirts of the castle, and could vaguely see the defensive bunkers in the distance. They could also hear vehicles coming out of the castle, which meant that the enemy had discovered them.

Xia Yu smiled slightly at T'Challa and said, "When facing such a tough opponent, we usually release our strongest offensive weapon first, Hulk!"

After saying Xia Yu grabbed Dr. Banner's clothes and threw him hard towards the bunker in the distance.

"Xia, can't you let me transform myself even once? I fucking curse you." Banner's voice faded into the distance.

"Captain, did you hear that? That guy actually swore at me." Xia Yu pointed at Dr. Banner was still drawing an arc in the air.

The Captain held his forehead and remained silent. The fact that Xia Yu could force Dr. Banner, an honest man, to swear showed how many times Xia Yu had done this kind of thing before—shooting someone dead on the spot, throwing them off a plane, and so on.

However, Dr. Banner was clearly smarter this time. Instead of waiting to fall to his death before transforming, he transformed into a huge green fat man in mid-air and sat on the bunker, causing it to explode.

"Roar~!~!~!"

Hulk let out a dissatisfied roar at Xia Yu from afar, and continued searching for his target.

T'Challa stared in disbelief at the scene, then suddenly put his arm around Xia Yu's shoulder and said something.

"I like your team, I like your approach to tackling challenges. Could I try it next time?"

The Captain, not wanting T'Challa to be corrupted by Xia Yu, waved his hand and said to everyone, "Begin the attack! Tony, go check out that castle and see what's going on. We'll break through the outer perimeter."

The joke was over, and when it really started, everyone stopped wasting words, took out their weapons or put on their Armor, and charged towards the outer firing positions or the large number of Hydra soldiers who were now putting up resistance.

Falcon took to the skies to begin his patrol, as the task of aerial reconnaissance had been handed over to him from Tony since he joined the Avengers.

Although Xia Yu can also fly, he prefers to focus on pure offensive operations and do some cleanup work during battles.

Inside the castle, Strucker finally opened the door to the twins' room.