After witnessing the terrifying technological power of Chang Wei, the White Emperor, Rumlow and the others hid themselves even more cautiously.
They had no desire to suddenly be shot in the head by a bullet fired from who knew where.
"The operation failed?"
Pierce learned of it quickly.
He even knew why it had failed.
He had never expected the White Emperor's technological prowess to have reached such a level.
Pierce felt Hydra's survival growing ever more difficult.
With such formidable technology around, could Project Insight still succeed?
"We must deal with the White Emperor!"
Pierce made up his mind.
Meanwhile, because of the minor incident involving Hydra's attack, the atmosphere at the base became far more tense. After investigating the scene, they made the startling discovery that the attackers had even prepared tanks.
Yet even tanks could not withstand the attack, which was truly alarming.
This drew Nick Fury's attention. After all, although New Mexico had Mexico in its name, it was within America's borders. Only the military could mobilize tanks.
Nick Fury realized that America might have designs on the hammer.
That was hardly surprising. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. had originally been America's Strategic Science Legion among the Allied powers during World War II, it had since become a special global organization under the United Nations. America and S.H.I.E.L.D. might not have completely parted ways, but they were at least outwardly united while inwardly divided.
After all, to America, S.H.I.E.L.D. was like a child it had painstakingly raised, only for the child to rebel before it could reap the rewards.
Moreover, Nick Fury knew very well that although S.H.I.E.L.D. was now an international joint organization, its authority was too extensive and overlapped with the powers of privileged agencies in many countries. More than once, the United Nations had sought to