Hydra Matters

"That's right!"

Logan's memories began to return.

The changes in his body only occurred after he used the Divine Machine to devour a mutated Aragami named [Hannibal].

Wang Yan nodded slightly. "That's the right idea."

"Your current weakness is actually a kind of brewing and accumulation of life force. After a period of time, you will evolve into a second-generation Divine Machine Wielder."

Logan lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a smoke ring. "What changes will there be? Sounds pretty good."

"The Oracle Cells will become completely integrated with your body. Even without the control bracelet, you don't need to worry about your body becoming absurd."

"In addition, strength, speed, and defense will be improved in all aspects."

Wang Yan explained it this way.

"Understood."

Logan sighed.

As a rough-around-the-edges guy, he didn't care about such trivial details.

Logan prefers fighting alongside his comrades on the battlefield rather than lying in the base waiting to evolve.

The exhilarating and exhilarating feeling of fighting against the Aragami is truly addictive.

"Your old acquaintances will be coming here soon, so make preparations in advance."

Wang Yan glanced at him with a half-smile, but said nothing more.

The land of extreme ice.

Golden, shimmering sand gathered from all directions, gradually coalescing into a human shape.

A young man with blood-red hair appeared in front of Hydra's base.

He slowly walked up to the gatekeeper, clenched his fist, pointed forward, and whispered, "Hydra."

The soldiers looked at the boy with respect, suppressing their excitement and admiration, and responded enthusiastically, "Cut off one head, and two more will grow back!"

After the Japanese went mad and wanted to drag all of humanity down with them, the Aragami appeared in every corner of the world.

Although the number of Aragami does not appear to have increased recently, conventional weapons still pose no threat to them.

But the Red-Haired Youth in front of them possessed the ability to bind and capture Aragami alive.

His achievements proved his worth.

This also led to his rapid rise in status within Hydra, quickly making him John Schmidt's right-hand man.

"Um."

Gaara nodded slightly, which was considered a response.

Ignoring the frenzied stares around him, he walked deeper into the base.

Before long, he arrived before the Hydra commander who now truly held power.

John Schmidt, with no skin on his face, looks like a skull wrapped in flesh and blood—a mutation resulting from the injection of Super Soldier gene serum.

He lost his original handsome appearance, but in return gained great strength, a wise mind, and a long life.

Because of his terrifying appearance, he earned the nickname "Red Skull".

Of course, no one in Hydra with a sound mind would ever use that nickname.

Gaara's mind was in turmoil as he looked at John Schmidt.

In his opinion, this guy in front of him could be crushed with a flick of his wrist.

However, his task required him to assist this person and influence their various decisions.

The Main God wouldn't issue meaningless mission orders, so Red Skull must possess some kind of potential that the Supreme God couldn't perceive.

"The investigation into Strucker has been completed."

Gaara said expressionlessly and in a cold tone, "He is actively recruiting strong individuals within the ** army, attempting to build his own power. It seems he is already planning to find another way out."

Baron Strucker, born into a Prussian noble family in the late 19th century, slowed his aging process by injecting himself with the "Death Spore Virus" and once claimed to have founded the HYDRA.

However, this is not actually the case.

Although HYDRA is now affiliated with the government, its history predates that of the government.

Born an orphan and raised with hatred for humanity Red Skull eventually rises to prominence.

Through various political maneuvers, he completely sidelined Baron Strucker.

Red Skull has mastered Hydra and transformed it into a religious terrorist organization.

Today, he is the "leader" of Hydra, possessing absolute authority and controlling all members of the organization.

"Hehe... Just as I predicted."

Red Skull sneered, "Crossbones, go and get rid of that traitor Strucker."

Upon hearing this, his trusted lieutenant Rocker Rumlow (Crossbones), stepped forward. "That guy's fencing skills are pretty good, but I can easily take him down! But what about Hitler's side?"

Red Skull merely scoffed dismissively. "It doesn't matter. Now it's him who needs us, not the other way around! The situation has changed!"

Germany's international strategy has gone wrong, leaving it in a dilemma. It doesn't even respect Hitler.

The relationship between Hydra and Germany under his leadership was merely one of mutual exploitation; once one side lost power, the other would be immediately abandoned.

Gaara frowned, his expression displeased, and said, "Why won't you let me go? I'm better than Crossbones."

Upon hearing this, Rocker Rumlow, a muscular elite mercenary, had veins bulging on his forehead and wished he could beat the red-haired brat to death on the spot.

Unfortunately, what the other party said was true.

He is indeed not as Gaara.

Poisoning, sniping, assassination...

No amount of means will work against this Red Hair brat who can freely turn his body into sand.

"You have other important tasks."

Red Skull spoke skillfully, without showing favoritism or bias towards either side, yet he made both Crossbones and Gaara feel valued.

"Snort."

Rocker Rumlow turned his gaze away from Gaara with displeasure.

Forty-five minutes later.

Gaara, led by Red Skull, arrived at the secret research facility.

"Dr. Zola, has there been any progress in your research on the Aragami?"

Upon hearing John Schmidt's question, Arnim Zola, who was handling bottles and jars, stopped what she was doing.

His expression was fanatical, yet his eyes were extremely cold, as if he were in a delicate balance. "I dare say, the Aragami are definitely not beings born from this world!"

"The Wild Gods are truly amazing! The things inside them that the God Eater call 'Oracle Cells' don't even have the concept of 'aging'!"

"Do you understand? The telomeres of Oracle Cells have the ability to regenerate, which means—every cell is forever young! Immortal!"

"If we can fully unravel its secrets, perhaps we can truly glimpse the mystery of immortality!"

Red Skull's expression changed slightly.

Whether it's S.H.I.E.L.D..'s Infinite Formula, Red Room's Svetovit Potion, Hydra's Death Spore Virus, or Super Soldier gene Serum, they can only slow down the passage of life.

Those who use these things can gain a lifespan of thousands of years, but that is not true immortality.

The extremely self-centered Red Skull acted decisively, increasing Dr. Zola's research funding.

"Let's postpone the research on immortality by Aragami for now and use it first to develop controllable biological weapons!"

Red Skull was ultimately a Coldblood strategist.

He suppressed his inner desires.

No, he used a stronger desire to suppress his desire for immortality.

That is...

The desire for rights and status.

Hydra leader?

Not enough...

That's far from enough!