With Namor absent, the assault team accepted Diana into its ranks, making up for the gap in overwhelming firepower.
While Allen was away, the assault team's missions became less dangerous.
They had carried out several missions, and with the mutants' assistance, they had completed them all without incident.
A few days later, Carter returned with new intelligence.
The members gathered in the conference room, waiting for Carter to explain.
"According to information sent back by our agents, the Skull Legion has obtained an unlimited energy source. Based on the records, it is the Tesseract from mythological tales. The objective of this operation is to retrieve it."
Carter brought up a hand-drawn sketch.
A square cube.
Everyone committed its appearance firmly to memory.
"Finally, there's news about QQ Blue Diamond."
Allen said excitedly, "I'm going to become a prestigious Blue Diamond member."
Everyone consciously ignored his madness and continued listening as Carter explained the key points of the mission.
Diana had come to restore her honor, but searching for Ares alone was like looking for a needle in a haystack, so she intended to use humanity's intelligence network to locate her target.
The meeting ended, and the mission began.
Late at night, the group boarded a long-range transport plane bound for a Hydra fortress.
The Nazis had not equipped themselves with radar, allowing them to easily penetrate enemy-controlled territory.
If they acted in broad daylight, the anti-aircraft troops would spot them with their eyes alone.
"Listen up. Our goal is to take the Tesseract. Once we have it, we withdraw according to plan. Do not get dragged into unnecessary fighting."
After Steve finished his reminder, he leaped from the transport plane, and everyone followed him out with their parachutes.
"Yahoo!"
Allen had already jumped out of the plane.
He shot through