Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack, and Logistics Agency

The surface of the ice cave that Chen Mo had carved out was completely restored, and there was no trace of anything unusual about it.

The seawater beneath the ice cave will soon refreeze and merge with the surrounding ice, making it indistinguishable from before.

Several tens of minutes later, the aircraft erased all traces left by Chen Mo and flew back to Chen Mo, hovering quietly in the air in front of the pilot's seat.

After issuing the final command on the screen, Chen Mo stored the tablet computer in his spatial storage.

Then Chen Mo adjusted his posture, leaning back completely against the chair back, and pretended to be unconscious.

The aircraft hovering in front of Chen Mo first extended a scanning device, emitting a red light net to scan Chen Mo and the seat, and then extended a slender mechanical arm to spray cold air onto Chen Mo.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Mo and the chair were completely encased in a thick layer of ice, blending seamlessly with the surrounding environment, as if they had been frozen there for seventy years.

Having completed its camouflage mission, the aircraft retracted its mechanical arm and slowly landed on Chen Mo's arm. The moment it made contact, the aircraft vanished in a flash, disappearing into thin air.

The control room was restored to its original state, except that the previously empty driver's seat now held a frozen figure.

Chen Mo lay quietly in the solid ice, motionless, seemingly lifeless, but his consciousness remained clear.

As the aircraft began to disguise him and create a layer of ice on his body, Chen Mo secretly controlled his body to make adjustments.

The muscles throughout the body begin to relax, gradually becoming completely relaxed, and the activity of various organs and tissues also begins to slowly decrease.

His breathing became slower and weaker, almost imperceptible, and his heart rate also began to slow down, from dozens of beats per minute to only a few beats per minute. The speed of blood flow also slowed down.

Chen Mo's control over his body had dropped to a minimum. Cell metabolism was extremely slow, barely maintaining the most basic cellular consumption, and the cells throughout his body began to become extremely inactive.

After Chen Mo's metabolism slowed down, the heat generated by his body decreased sharply. He was in an environment inside a glacier, where the temperature was extremely low, reaching tens of degrees below zero Celsius.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Mo's strong physique and vigorous metabolism are enough to maintain sufficient heat, and he is not affected by the low temperature environment at all.

At this moment, he actively controlled his body to reduce its activity level, and the cold air from the outside began to penetrate into his body through his skin.

Chen Mo did not stop it, but let it develop. Under the invasion of the cold air, Chen Mo's already extremely inactive cells completely entered a dormant state, and all cellular activities and energy consumption stopped.

This process begins on the surface of the body and gradually progresses inward. Slowly, Chen Mo's body, except for his brain, enters a dormant state, and brain activity is reduced to a minimum. From the outside, Chen Mo appears to have completely lost vital signs; breathing, heartbeat, and cell activity have all stopped, and only slight fluctuations can be seen on the electroencephalogram.

Chen Mo's current state is actually no different from that of Steve and Albert, who were frozen and put into hibernation. The only difference is that Chen Mo's brain still retains a weak consciousness and has some awareness of the surrounding environment.

This is a hibernation method that can only be used by people who have been injected with the Super Soldier Serum and whose bodies have been enhanced.

Ordinary people's cells are not strong and active enough. If they are frozen like Chen Mo, their cells will freeze quickly. The cell membranes of the frozen cells will be ruptured, and the cells will die. Therefore, if an ordinary person freezes their body, they will only die.

After being enhanced, Chen Mo and his companions experienced improvements in physical fitness beyond just increased muscle strength. Their endurance, nerve responses, immunity, and mental capacity were also improved, primarily because their cells were strengthened.

Therefore, when they are frozen at low temperatures, their body cells simply stop all activity and consumption and enter a dormant state, instead of having their cell membranes ruptured and causing large-scale cell death like ordinary people. When they are thawed, their cells will regain activity and return to the state before freezing.

However, depending on the individual's physical condition, that is, the strength and activity of their cells, the recovery speed after thawing varies greatly.

Dr. Dr. Zola and Colonel John, who received Improved Serum, had physical abilities only three times that of ordinary people. So when Chen Mo returned to the HYDRA base, they were in a weakened state for more than ten minutes after being thawed and awakened by Albert.

Steve, who was injected with the Enhanced Serum, has five times the cell strength and activity of an ordinary person. He can quickly restore his body to its best condition within one or two minutes after thawing and can quickly get back into battle.

As for Chen Mo, his physical fitness is now seven times that of an ordinary person. His cell strength and activity, as well as his ability to control his body, far surpass those of others. This is why he can enter a dormant state on his own and maintain brain activity.

If needed, Chen Mo can detach himself from hibernation. It only takes a few seconds to awaken his cells and allow his body to move. He can fully recover to his pre-freezing state in a dozen seconds and engage in combat.

That's why Chen Mo chose this method to return to S.H.I.E.L.D.., so he wouldn't have to worry about anyone threatening his safety while he was in hibernation.

His brain was still functioning, and he was aware of his surroundings. If anything unusual happened, Chen Mo could quickly recover from the freezing and respond in time. Even if someone attacked him before he came out of hibernation, his Adamantium Armor would ensure his safety and allow him to hold out until he fully recovered his strength.

Not only that, Chen Mo, who values his life very much, has also prepared an ultimate plan. Even if someone tries to kill him by detonating a high-powered bomb while he is frozen, he can instantly release a heavy armored fortress from his space that can withstand the impact of Nuclear Bomb. It is a big iron box that will protect him.

The structure of this fortress is very simple: it is a three-meter-high sealed cabin with walls made of a special alloy that is fifty centimeters thick. It can be taken out directly from the space to cover him, and the hatch below can automatically and quickly close to completely protect Chen Mo.

In this way, Chen Mo's hibernation was truly foolproof.

However, because of his unique method of hibernation, his hibernation could not last as long as Steve's and the others.

In normal cryopreservation, all bodily activities cease completely, and the body can remain frozen indefinitely. However, Chen Mo retains brain activity, so he still needs to consume energy. Although he has reduced brain activity, he cannot sustain this state for very long. At most, he must be thawed from the frozen state within a month; otherwise, once the energy is completely depleted, his brain cells will begin to die.

As for going into complete hibernation like Steve and the others, Chen Mo wasn't that optimistic. Although he was familiar with the plot, it didn't mean that unexpected things wouldn't happen.

The Marvel world is not so simple. There are many people who can threaten Chen Mo. Although they haven't appeared yet, it doesn't mean he is absolutely safe. Chen Mo cannot enter a completely dormant state with peace of mind.

However, he doesn't need to wait too long.

Three days later, a glacier expedition team, while surveying a glacier in Greenland, unexpectedly discovered a huge object frozen inside the glacier. They immediately reported the situation.

According to their preliminary findings, the massive steel object buried in the glacier is a regular triangle in shape and over 100 meters long, which does not conform to any known mechanical device.

This unusual situation was ultimately treated as an anomaly and handed over to the Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency for handling.

Two agents were quickly dispatched to the scene. When they descended into the cabin through the opening in the equipment, their eyes widened in astonishment at what they saw.

The iconic black round shield and massive two-handed Knight Longsword clearly identified the man encased in black armor and frozen in ice on the seat.

The predecessor of the Strategic Defense, Attack and Logistics Support Bureau was the Strategic Scientific Reserve. Chen Mo, as a veteran of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, the founder of the Special Operations Team and its first Commander, was a legendary figure who almost single-handedly crushed the powerful HYDRA. These agents who had access to secrets and knew about what happened back then all regarded him as an idol.

And now, this hero, who had been missing for seventy years and should have been dead long ago, has actually appeared before their eyes.

"Oh my god!"

"My God!"

The two looked at Chen Mo's imposing figure, now frozen in ice, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Headquarters, Colonel for me!"

One of the agents was the first to come to his senses and immediately began contacting headquarters.

"It's three in the morning, sir."

The headquarters liaison on the other end of the call reminded him that he didn't understand what was so important that they had to wake their superiors at this time.

"I don't care what time it is."

The agent said firmly.

"He's waited long enough."

Washington, D. C., headquarters of the Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency.

In a room styled after the 1940s, Chen Mo, lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes.

Sitting up in bed, Chen Mo looked around at his surroundings. The white walls, the light green wainscoting, the old-fashioned bedside lamp, and the slowly rotating ceiling fan all exuded a strong sense of the last century.

To be honest, Chen Mo really missed those days and felt it was time to see his old buddies.

I almost went into a qi deviation yesterday because I was practicing too much. I advise everyone to cherish life and go to bed early.