Avengers Assemble

Night.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

Steve Rogers moved through the darkness; he had long since memorized the maps of all areas inside the mothership.

A few days ago, he found a hand-drawn map in his home, which marked all known surveillance equipment inside the mothership.

In addition, there was another hard drive containing programs that could cripple S.H.I.E.L.D..'s surveillance system.

However, the effect only lasts for a few minutes.

At this moment, he already knew that his house was full of listening devices, and that his lovely female neighbor next door seemed to have some problems as well.

He didn't know how Ben had managed to deliver the items to his house so discreetly (Ghostfreak: Of course, it was me!), but it was exactly what he needed.

After inserting the program into the main control computer, Captain America quickly got to work.

At that moment, he felt as if he had been transported back decades, back to the time when he infiltrated the Hydra Base.

In a sense, that's not wrong.

He glanced down at the map, which showed all the areas on the aircraft carrier that were off-limits, and his target was the archives.

However, Captain America actually knew about the existence of those classified locations all along.

In the past, his military tradition prevented him from considering what kind of secrets were being kept there, but now, trust is beginning to crack.

When all the truth comes to light, the remaining trust will melt away completely, like ice exposed to the scorching sun.

To be honest, this operation went even more smoothly than Steve had imagined.

The surveillance cameras did not capture any trace of his actions, and the password to the archives was also safely cracked with the help of the hard drive provided by Ben.

It didn't even trigger an alarm.

But Captain America knew he didn't have much time. Soon, the S.H.I.E.L.D.. technicians would realize what was happening, and he had to act quickly!

At the same time.

Inside the main control room.

Nick Fury burst in with a dark expression.

He had already discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D..'s systems had been hacked, but when he swiftly walked into the main control room, he found that the employees who were supposed to be maintaining the firewall were eating popcorn and watching a football game on the big screen.

Even when he arrived at the control room, the kid hadn't reacted yet.

Nick Fury was so angry he wanted to draw his Light Saber, transform into a Jedi Master, and chop that idiot to pieces.

"Hill, fire him!"

He pointed, startling the employee so much that he dropped the popcorn he was holding.

But now nobody cares about this negligent guy anymore; a dozen technicians rushed in and began maintaining S.H.I.E.L.D..'s network defense system.

"Still haven't found out who's attacking us?" Nick Fury braced his hands on the table, watching the instructions flash across the screen, his eyes nearly blurring with fatigue.

"No, the other side's technology is very advanced." A dozen or so technicians gathered together, but they were still powerless to do anything.

It's important to understand that each of these individuals is a world-class hacker, yet they are now struggling to even defend against the enemy's attacks.

"Could it be Ben Parker?"

He licked his chapped lips and frowned.

In Nick Fury's memory, the first person with such a powerful network system was Tony Stark, and the second was Ben Parker.

Nick Fury recalled that Ben had visited the aircraft carrier just a few days earlier. Although Bant was under surveillance at the time and shouldn't have been able to do anything, he immediately thought of Bant.

Hill shook his head.

"It shouldn't be. Even Ben Parker's AI couldn't possibly fool us to this extent, unless he's working with Tony Stark."

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury abandoned the idea that Ben was the culprit.

Tony Stark has no reason to help Ben attack S.H.I.E.L.D..

Ben had helped Tony, but as far as he knew, the deal ended with Tony helping Ben acquire Hammer Industries.

What's Tony's motive for attacking S.H.I.E.L.D..?

"It seems there's another threat..."

Nick said softly.

He thought about it and came up with a guess.

This attack could not have been without cause, and the fact that the attackers possessed such powerful cyber capabilities, which they were previously unaware of, is enough to prove that they had been hiding themselves all along.

Hide...

He silently recited it in his heart.

Could it be Hydra?

Nick Fury thought.

Of all the recent events, the most important one is that he used the pretext of eliminating the remnants of Hydra in order to win over the two Spider-Man, Ben and Peter.

It seems that Hydra has actually emerged on its own!

His gaze sharpened, and he immediately became excited.

Isn't this like sending a pillow when you're sleepy?

If we can trace their hideout through the network, wouldn't the location of Hydra Base be revealed?

When the time comes, we'll lay all this out in front of Ben and Peter, letting those two kids know that S.H.I.E.L.D.. is really going after Hydra. Then they'll have no reason to disloyal us.

"No matter what, we must track them down!"

Nick Fury quickly said.

A few minutes later, an S.H.I.E.L.D.. agent looked up and shouted, "Found it!"

Where?

"Wrocław, western Poland," the agent said.

At the same time, a map on the computer screen zoomed in rapidly, eventually pinpointing a small place in Europe.

"Poland?"

Hill paused, then said, "I remember that used to be the financial center of East Prussia, didn't it?"

"During Germany rule, it was called Breslau," Nick said.

It really was Hydra!

"Avengers, it's time to assemble!"

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"Avengers, it's time to assemble."

Inside the Primus Building, Tony Stark and Ben Parker stopped working; Ben leaned back in his chair and smiled slightly.

That's right, those two were the ones who attacked S.H.I.E.L.D..

This was done partly to create an opportunity for Steve, and partly to expose the location of the Hydra Base to Nick Fury.

Ben could imagine that it wouldn't be long before Nick Fury would gather all the Avengers and begin operations against Hydra.

On the other side...

Steve Rogers has also found files related to Operation Paperclip.

He kept flipping through the pages, and the more he read, the more chilled he felt.

His lifelong enemy was invited into his home by his own friend after he was frozen in ice.

It's like a veteran of the War of Resistance against Japan who spent his whole life killing Japanese soldiers, only to find that those Japanese soldiers had transformed into the masters of the country.

"Peggy... I want to do the right thing, but right now I really don't know what the right thing is."

After the anger subsided, Steve felt sorrow.

He realized that time was like a rolling wheel, and he was just a tiny grain of sand within it—what could he possibly do?

But he didn't remain depressed for long.

No matter what the situation, he will not give up the fight.

Even if he were alone, he would risk his life to Hydra to the very end.

"Let's see what Ben thinks first."

He silently put all the documents back, remaining calm and composed, pondering Ben's advice to him:

Don't trust anyone.

Then, pretending to know nothing, he left the archives.

He walked down the corridor.

After a while, more than a dozen agents walked out of the control room.

"Captain, what are you doing here?"

Nick Fury was taken aback when he saw him, then said happily, "Never mind, you've come at the right time! We've just found a Hydra Base. Get ready, we're leaving right away!"

"Hydra Base?"

Captain America paused for a moment after hearing Nick Fury's words.

Hydra, which had been silent for so long, has just delivered itself right to our doorstep?

Is it really just a coincidence?

He glanced at Nick, wondering whether this black man in front of him was trustworthy.

But he remained calm and asked in a low voice:

Are you that nervous?

"Delay could make things worse," Nick Fury said. "I've already notified Spider-Man and the Hacker. The opportunity is fleeting; if we're too late, the snake will be back in its hole."

Upon hearing this, Captain America nodded.

He forced himself not to think about who was trustworthy, putting himself into a state of war.

He acted quickly, changed into a darker uniform, slung the shield over his shoulder, and ten minutes later boarded the Quinjet on the deck.

Besides him, he was accompanied by members of the Special Task Force.

Crossbones seemed perfectly fine. He greeted Captain America, saying, "Captain, it'll be fighting side-by-side again."

Steve smiled slightly and said nothing.

Crossbones added, "I didn't expect Hydra to still have a base." He fastened his seatbelt and asked, "Captain, does this bring back any memories of charging into battle with your Howling Commandos seventy years ago?"

"It's very different from what it was seventy years ago."

Captain America said.

At least at that time, he could absolutely trust his comrades.

And now...

How many of these people are Hydra?

He closed his eyes, took a breath, and ordered, "Go to New York first. We have two more team members waiting for us there."

Peter stood at the top of the Empire State Building.

He was woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call from Nick Fury.

Who could have imagined that the plan to deal with Hydra would be launched so hastily?

I wasn't prepared at all.

He rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

"Don't worry, I've prepared one for you." Ben stood not far from him and tossed him a steel box.

"What's this?"

"Iron Spider Suit Mark 1."

Ben casually remarked, "It's not nano-grade yet, but we'll have to make do with it."

Wow!

Peter so happy he almost jumped for joy.

He pressed the button on the metal box, and the next moment, a Spider Suit, similar to the Mark 5 Iron Armor, appeared on Peter's body as the box transformed.

Compared to the Mark 5, the Iron Spider Suit Matt 1 is lighter.

After all, Peter doesn't need the suit to provide him with combat power; this suit only needs to have adequate defensive capabilities.

In response, Ben used the only Vibranium he had extracted from Kraven's Dagger.

The effect was minimal, but better than nothing.

As they were talking, a Quinjet streaked across the sky and hovered overhead.

Captain America, shield in hand, looked down.

"Avengers, assemble!"

Thanks for the 100-point reward from Kouya and passers-by who like novels. Thank you, boss.