"So..."
"Hm?"
Natasha, who had been standing some distance away and watching as if she were watching a movie, saw the incarnation leave after telling Ekaterina that I had someone above me. She could not help looking at Lake. "So it was because of this that the Dreykov here learned you were different?"
Lake chuckled. "Perhaps."
Natasha frowned. "But there's still one thing I can't figure out."
"What?"
"The amulet."
"Hm?"
Natasha lowered her head and looked at the amulet in her arms before turning to Lake. "Did your incarnation bring the amulet along when he traveled through time?"
Lake shook his head and pointed at the scene that was still playing. "You'll find out."
Natasha: "..."
I'll find out?
What the hell do I know?
As Natasha let her imagination run wild, a sudden change occurred in the operating room just as the incarnation left. Three nurses had originally been preparing to help Ekaterina deliver the baby, but one of them suddenly sprang into action, pulled a pistol from her clothes, and shot the other two nurses dead.
"You're with the KGB, aren't you? Hydra sends its regards!"
"Bang!"
"Clang!"
Ekaterina's eyes contracted violently, and she let out a scream. Accompanied by a newborn's cry, the baby nearly dropped straight to the floor with a plop.
Almost in the blink of an eye, there was a bang, and Natasha could no longer hold herself back. She flashed into existence, caught the newborn in her arms, and then, at the exact moment the nurse fired, sent that nurse to her death.
As for Ekaterina, she passed out after giving birth.
Natasha was dumbfounded.
The newborn baby girl cried loudly in her arms, her wails unending. Strangely, when Natasha carefully cut the umbilical cord and her hands touched the amulet, the