Coulson's sudden and astonishing performance was undoubtedly a powerful boost for S.H.I.E.L.D.
But for Hydra, who had originally planned to end the battle with ease, it was an utter nightmare.
Daniel Whitehall, in particular, simply could not believe that Coulson, an Ordinary Person, could move at high speed in a way that defied the laws of physics.
To the point that neither energy weapons nor kinetic weapons could lock onto him or predict his movements.
In the blink of an eye, he would vanish from right before their eyes.
And when he reappeared, he would already be standing behind them, carving his opponents into pieces with a sharp blade.
"Damn! Did this guy also use some kind of enhancement serum or undergo Gene Modification?"
Watching the situation grow worse and worse, Daniel Whitehall could not help muttering a curse under his breath.
You must know that ever since Alexander Pierce had been taken out by the Avengers, he had seized the opportunity to take over and consolidate most of Hydra's forces in North America. He had clashed with the S.H.I.E.L.D. led by Coulson many times and had always held an absolute advantage.
He had even used the advantage of information asymmetry to toy with them in the palm of his hand, successfully brainwashing and controlling Agent 33.
Yet he had never seen Coulson display superhuman physical quality, much less an ability resembling Teleportation.
And that cold, exquisitely refined swordsmanship designed for execution did not look like something he had only recently practiced. It looked like the product of years, perhaps even decades, of study.
Most importantly, according to Hydra's intelligence, Coulson had virtually no record of cold-weapon training before this.
Forget cold weapons—even his marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat skills were not particularly outstanding within S.H.I.E.L.D.
The reason Nick Fury had