At first, Lake had assumed that the National Guard had also been successfully infiltrated by Hydra, which belonged to Satan, the man disguised as Mr. President.
But after thinking it over, Lake felt that the likelihood was extremely low.
After all, even the National Guard in Washington, D.C. could not be directly interfered with by the White House. The National Guard in each state was directly led by the lieutenant governor in charge of National Guard affairs in that state.
Even if the Secretary of Defense had also become a member of Hydra, he still would not have the ability to directly control the National Guard.
As it happened.
Lake knew the lieutenant governor in charge of the Washington, D.C. National Guard. After all, that lieutenant governor was a friend of General Thaddeus Ross, so he naturally had a fairly good relationship with Lake as well.
Lake made a phone call.
He immediately learned who had called in the National Guard.
The vice president.
The acting Secretary of Defense.
Well, well.
Hydra...
No.
It should have been Cobra.
Hydra had raised Cobra, but now, just as Satan, the household slave, had turned on his master, Cobra had begun to turn on its master as well.
It seemed as though anyone could infiltrate Hydra right under its nose.
First the Skrulls.
Then Cobra.
Well, well.
Hydra had clearly been the first to make its move, yet what had happened? Hydra did not seem to have noticed anything at all.
Serves it right for getting wiped out.
Lake could not help shaking his head inwardly. He had already begun considering whether he should simply carry out a violent purge.
On the large screen, Mr. Satan was in his presidential office. His expression shifted between light and darkness, and his eyes flickered as