While Allen steadily advanced his plan to completely control Hela and waited for Thor to return, a covert war on distant Earth—one capable of shaping humanity's entire future—had also reached its climax.
One of these two interest groups was, naturally, capital, which had been steeped in blood and stench since its birth. The other was Hydra, already nailed to history's pillar of shame.
Without a doubt!
In many people's eyes, this was nothing more than a dogfight, an internal struggle between evil forces without even the slightest shred of legitimacy.
At the very least, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers saw it that way.
Whether it was Hydra or the capital interest groups hiding behind governments and secretly controlling the world, neither was anything good.
The ideal outcome would be for both sides to suffer heavy losses, or even perish together.
That way, establishing the Earth Federation would become a natural progression, with no resistance left to stand in its way.
Unfortunately, they had clearly underestimated Hydra under Red Skull's leadership, while overestimating the capital groups that had influenced and ruled the world for centuries and had become just as arrogant and foolish as the establishment aristocrats who had once been overthrown.
After only a few brief clashes, the immense capital forces across Europe and America suffered devastating blows.
Unlike their previous losses, which had merely involved property, these losses came in the form of massive casualties.
Whenever a family was uprooted by Hydra, no matter how enormous the fortune it had accumulated, it immediately became meaningless.
Moreover, given Red Skull's personality, how could he possibly allow those assets to fall into the government's hands for nothing?
Before making his move, he had made thorough preparations. Through mind control and brainwashing, he left behind an heir loyal to Hydra, using supposedly