Open Sesame

Peter remembered Baron Zemo having been taken out by Kang. Kovac had no reason to revive Zemo.

Or had the Zemo who appeared at the scene not been the real one?

Watching Zemo walk out of the teleportation array, Peter hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding not to follow him. He might have been able to pick up plenty of intelligence by following him now, but the more crucial information was undoubtedly in the teleportation hub.

So he stayed behind.

Zemo, having stepped out of the teleportation room, stopped and looked back at it. After taking a few more steps, he paused again.

Doctor Faustus, one of Hydra's top brass in charge of its Antarctic headquarters, looked at Zemo in confusion. "What is it, Baron?"

"No, nothing."

Zemo shook his head. At first, he had thought someone was following him, but after walking a few steps and confirming there was no tail, he continued onward while chatting with Faustus. "I am completely safe right now. Those so-called superheroes have not noticed at all that their teammate, Zemo, is actually Hydra. How laughable."

"In that case, our experiment has indeed been progressing smoothly. Since Chameleon's mask is so effective, why not manufacture more of them and create a large number of disguised soldiers?"

Doctor Faustus made his suggestion. Zemo glanced at him. It was a good idea, but only if they could find enough people who were safe and trustworthy enough to undergo the surgery.

"Hydra is short on manpower, Doctor. We do not have that many soldiers we can trust."

Modern Hydra had been born from the remnants of Hydra during WWII. Those remnants had possessed a very limited population to begin with, yet they had needed to keep several major bases operational. If they relied solely on intermarriage