Who Agrees? Who Disagrees?
"Go and bury the top, I'm going in first." However, facing the two Hydra Soldiers ' questions, Thor had no intention of explaining. He waved his hand and gave the order directly.
The brainwashed Winter Soldier's status isn't high, but it's still higher than the lowest-ranking Hydra Soldiers. He's at least at the level of a Super Soldier, not as good as an officer, but definitely not at the very bottom...
"Uh... yes!" Upon hearing Thor's order, the two Hydra Soldiers were momentarily stunned, but ultimately nodded subconsciously. They didn't dare to question Thor's command and obediently followed Thor's instructions to repair the crater that had been created by Mjolnir, without even having time to go in and notify the others.
However, this Hydra Base has only just begun to be put into use, and there are still many things to prepare. After all, not much time has actually passed since we left the previous base, and so many Hydra cannot fly over like Thor.
Furthermore, after Hak foo disappeared, the Hydra officers were vying for power, which naturally took up a lot of time. Even now, the Hydra officers have not yet determined a winner, but have each gathered a group of people and formed different camps, all claiming to be the true Inheritors of Hydra.
Of course, there were indeed Hydra among them who were truly loyal to Hak foo, but seeing the situation was dire, they dared not step forward directly, and could only hope that their leader could return and turn the tide...
However, no one expected that the person who turned the tide was not Hak foo, but Thor, whom they believed had been brainwashed.
When Thor appeared, several Hydra officers were still debating how to brainwash Sif and the others, and how to divide the arguments. Sif and the others had already woken up; their physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people and Super Soldier, and their recovery speed was also relatively fast...
Unfortunately, once Sif and the others were tied up by Hydra, it wasn't so easy for them to break free!
Especially since Sif and the others no longer possess Asgard weapons, their strength has been significantly weakened. It is precisely because they realized that Sif and the others had no chance of escape that the Hydra officers were able to so confidently Sif boldly vie for their allegiance...
"If you want to fight for ownership, you should wait until you've brainwashed them. Right now, they can't obey our orders, and even if we've finished distributing them, they won't be able to help us deal with potential enemies..." Malen, who had previously sent Thor to carry out the rearguard mission, looked around at the group that was still arguing and said.
"So, for safety's sake, I think we should first brainwash those four guys, inject them with the Super Soldier Serum to enhance their strength, and give us a certain level of combat capability before worrying about who controls whom, right?"
Upon hearing Malen's words, the Hydra officers around him fell silent. Admittedly, they were vying for power, but only if their line of Hydra could continue to survive.
It's important to understand that their situation isn't good at all. Their leader, Hak foo, is missing and his fate is unknown. They were forced to move from their original base to their current location. A large number of Animal Warriors have been killed, and their Super Soldier are few and far between...
Such strength would place them at the very bottom of Hydra's hierarchy. Even decades ago, this Hydra would have been at the very bottom. Perhaps only the Hydra of Captain America's era, without Super Soldier, would have been weaker than this current Hydra.
"Well said!" Just as Malen finished speaking and was waiting for the other Hydra officers to agree, a voice of praise suddenly came from behind him. Then, the Hydra legion members looked towards the passage with suspicion and uncertainty, as if they had seen a ghost. Malen subconsciously thought that Hak foo had returned.
The thought of Hak foo's return sent a shiver down Malen's spine. He was filled with fear. After all, McCarthy, who had harbored disloyal intentions and was also an undercover agent, had died right before his eyes, beaten to death by Hak foo. Maren had even been the one to collect the body and clean up the mess. Now that Hak foo knew about his ambitions to seize power, wouldn't he be doomed?
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Malen's mind, but he noticed that the Hydra soldiers around him were becoming increasingly strange, which made Malen suspicious. Then, he felt a tap on the shoulder.
With a "smack!", Malen's whole body trembled when he felt a tap on his shoulder, but soon Malen saw a familiar face: Thor.
Malen didn't have much contact with Thor, or rather, he didn't control him for very long, but he was also one of the people who constructed Thor's brainwashing content. Of course, that was thanks to McCarthy; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to order Thor to act after McCarthy's death and Hak foo's disappearance.
Therefore, when he saw Thor, although he noticed that Thor seemed a little different than before, Malen was still slightly relieved. As long as Hak foo didn't come back, everything was acceptable.
"You're back?" However, Malen was still surprised that Thor was able to return. Moreover, Malen quickly realized a new problem: he wasn't the only one who could control and command Thor. Thor's return didn't disrupt the balance between everyone; on the contrary, it made it more difficult for everyone to allocate combat power!
"What? Am I not allowed to come back?" Thor's lips curled slightly at Malen's words as he looked around at the crowd. "So, are you the only ones who are considered members of Hydra, Hydra I'm not?"
"You're of course Hydra ... Hmm? Thor, what's wrong with you?" Malen instinctively went along with Thor's words, but as he spoke, Malen realized something was wrong, or rather, the anomaly Malen had just noticed had become even more obvious!
After all, as one of the members who created the brainwashing content for Thor, Malen was certain that the Thor of the past would never have said such a thing, not even the Thor who stayed behind to cover the retreat at the time!
"What's wrong with me? You guys can try to rule Hydra when the boss isn't around, so why can't I?" Thor wasn't going to waste any time. He was prepared to launch a strong attack and make Hydra his own territory. Of all the things on Earth right now, Hydra was the one Thor knew best, and it was also a sharp tool for Thor to truly understand the Earth!
"You? You? What right do you have to rule Hydra? Who here isn't of higher status than you?" Hearing Thor's words, Malen frowned and looked at Thor, shouting in a deep voice.
Not only Malen, but the other Hydra officers around him had the same expression. Even though they noticed that something was wrong with Thor, in the eyes of the Hydra officers, Thor was nothing more than a lowly, brainwashed and controlled Winter Soldier!
Even if Thor is able to temporarily break free from the brainwashing and develop some ambitions, they can still regain control of Thor as long as certain brainwashing keywords appear. Yes, Hydra's brainwashing techniques are that domineering, and they are that confident!
"Status? What use is status? Can your status help you face the formidable enemies of Hydra? Your strength is nothing but a bunch of trash. What right do you have to rule Hydra? Do you even have one percent of the boss's strength?" Thor looked at the Hydra officers and said with a disdainful smile.
"That's right! Your strength is not enough to be the leader. Rather than letting you lead Hydra, it's better to let Thor do it. At least Thor is much stronger than you and is more confident in dealing with powerful enemies!" Just as Thor finished speaking, the loyal subordinates of Hak foo, who had no chance to stand up before, finally stepped forward.
They originally wanted to wait until Hak foo returned before making any decisions, but Hak foo might not be able to come back. They also needed a temporary backer, and Thor, a rootless duckweed with immense strength, was their opportunity!
In particular, one of them possessed Thor's brainwashing techniques. Before Thor appeared, he had no ambition, but after Thor arrived, he saw an opportunity!
He felt that he could follow in the footsteps of the original Hak foo and become the new leader of Hydra in the name of avenging the boss. If Hak foo could return, he could step down again, but if Hak foo did not return, he could still continue to rule Hydra, carrying Hak foo's legacy and the glory of this lineage!
"Strength? You don't think that just because you've temporarily regained your senses, you can act recklessly based on your strength, do you? A thug is always just a thug, a slave is always a slave. You don't deserve to have your own will..." Malen coldly glanced at the Hydra member who had stepped forward, then looked at Thor and sneered, "Asgard!"
"God of Thunder!"
"Glory to the Major God!"
Ragnarok!
As soon as Malen finished speaking, the key to controlling Thor began to be shouted out. However, the other people who could control Thor also understood Malen's meaning. They all shouted out their own key to controlling Thor, wanting Thor to obey their commands!
This is the problem with Hydra's brainwashing: when a Hydra member is of a high rank, the brainwasher will naturally obey the orders of that member. However, when the surrounding Hydra members are all of the same rank and conflicts arise, the brainwasher may not know whose orders to follow...
Fortunately, Thor doesn't need to get caught up in this dilemma right now, because he has completely broken free from Hydra's brainwashing control. Even though Thor was influenced by Hydra Thor, he is now a completely new Thor. Unless Hydra can re-brainwash Thor, it is absolutely impossible for them to control Thor!
Therefore, when Hydra members around him started shouting keywords, Thor slapped Malen hard across the face.
With a loud "thud!" and a muffled thud, Malen's head flew off, but Malen body remained standing in place. After a long while, he seemed to realize what was happening before his headless body fell to the ground.
"Thump!"
As Malen's headless body fell to the ground, the surroundings instantly fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, staring at Thor in disbelief, as if they couldn't quite understand why Thor hadn't been affected by the brainwashing.
"From today onwards, I will be in charge of this line of Hydra. I, Thor, am the leader of this line of Hydra. Who agrees and who disagrees?" Thor shook the blood off his hands and looked around at the group of Hydra members, asking with a faint smile.
"Gulp!" Faced with the oppressive aura of Thor, some Hydra members couldn't help but swallow hard. The surroundings remained silent, and no one dared to speak up.
"Attack! Kill him!" Just when it seemed no one dared to stand up and object, a Hydra officer's eyes flashed with resentment. He pulled out a laser weapon, shouted at his men, and fired the laser at Thor!
With a "whoosh!", a beam of dark blue laser shot towards Thor's body, but at that moment, Thor's body flashed with bursts of electric light and then erupted.
"Zzzzz!" As if the electric current could distinguish friend from foe, the Hydra officer wielding the laser weapon and his men were all engulfed in the current and instantly killed. However, the others around him were unharmed, as if the electric current emanating from Thor was just an illusion.
However, the dead Hydra members around them were definitely not an illusion!
"This hammer..." A Hydra member seemed to recognize Thor's Mjolnir, Mjolnir, and stammered, "Isn't this the hammer that guy who attacked our base before was carrying?"
This Hydra member had seen the base's surveillance footage and recognized Peter Parker holding Mjolnir. He instinctively shouted it out.
"That's right, but this was originally my hammer, and now it's back in my hands. It's called Thor's Mjolnir, my Thor!" Thor glanced at the Hydra member and said with a smile, "Now, does anyone still object?"
"So, you defeated the invaders and avenged the boss?" The Hydra member who had previously stood up for Thor but had ulterior motives rolled his eyes and looked at Thor before asking.
"That's right, I avenged the boss. I defeated the invaders and took back my hammer..." Thor didn't hesitate at all, nodded at the Hydra member, and said calmly.
"Leader!" Upon hearing this, the Hydra member immediately knelt on the ground, expressing his loyalty to Thor.
"Leader!" One after another, Hydra members knelt on the ground, expressing their loyalty...