Darkness and Thunder
Admittedly, Hak foo knew that the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were not very strong before they had absorbed enough shadows. However, quantity can lead to quality. If Thor did not ultimately demonstrate the ability to accurately kill every Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, the Hydra Soldiers in the base would suffer heavy losses, and that would be Hak foo's chance to step in.
However, with Thor's swift and decisive victory, Hak foo realized that Thor was quite formidable. If he were to step in now, he didn't seem confident that he could effectively suppress Thor. This caused Hak foo, who was on his way, to stop.
"No! We can't just let this go. This guy might be even stronger than I thought. I need to improve my strength!" Hak foo's eyes flickered slightly as he decisively chose to adjust his plan. After all, no one knew that he had been forced back by Thor's strength after coming here.
With a "whoosh," Hak foo's body vanished from its spot, disappearing into the darkness, heading towards its new destination—a less conspicuous place with more people.
"Hmm? Are they all gone? Have they given up? Or are they all dead?" Inside the base, Thor frowned as he looked at the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers who had not reappeared. These Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were not particularly strong, but their abilities were indeed troublesome.
After all, if these Shadow-Devouring Soldiers Shadow-Devouring Soldiers appear all the time, it would disrupt the order of the entire base, and it would waste a lot of energy to deal with and guard against their appearance.
"Let's patrol in pairs!" Sif, seeing Thor's meaning, frowned and looked at the Warriors Three, saying, "The rest of the people are not strong enough to kill these shadowy creatures on a large scale. Only we can do it. If we want to maintain relative stability in the base, it is the most appropriate for us to take action."
"Alright!" Thor nodded and handed the task over to the Asgardian Four. After all, apart from them, the Animal Warriors still had shortcomings in combat power and lacked corresponding means of killing enemies. Not to mention the Super Soldier, it would take them some time to deal with the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers.
Therefore, unaware that Hak foo had already retreated, Thor entrusted the task of guarding the base to the Asgardian Four he trusted most.
Meanwhile, after leaving, Hak foo located another Hydra Base, which was not his own, but belonged to the Alexander Pierce lineage of Hydra.
However, even though they were both Hydra, Hak foo showed no mercy. He once again sent out Shadow-Devouring Soldiers to invade the base and devour the shadows of the Hydra Soldiers within.
As the shadows disappeared, the Hydra Soldiers instantly fell into a coma. At the same time, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers continued to grow in size, their combat power gradually climbing from the bottom of the Shadowkhan Shadowkhan the top!
Of course, this one base alone is definitely not enough. Unlike Thor's Hydra lineage, Alexander Pierce's Hydra doesn't have only a few bases where personnel are densely packed together.
Alexander Pierce's various bases are quite scattered, and the number of shadows that a single base can provide for the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers to devour is actually not very large. Therefore, Hak foo needs to continue to travel to other places to find a suitable amount of food for the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers.
Of course, Hak foo wouldn't take advantage of Alexander Pierce's lineage of Hydra, since Alexander Pierce wouldn't have found out about such things so easily at first, but with more experience, he would definitely be able to prepare.
Therefore, Hak foo needs to find other organizations that are setting up bases everywhere and start by targeting them to continue improving the strength of the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers.
As for why they didn't directly enter the densely populated urban areas, it was mainly because Hak foo didn't want to cause too much of a commotion.
Even now that he has the Shadow-Devouring Mask, there are still people Hak foo doesn't want to become his enemies, including Clark and Robet. After all, in Hak foo's mind, these two monsters are basically invincible, and Hak foo doesn't want to easily become their enemies.
If he really causes chaos in the city and causes a large number of people to lose their shadows and faint, someone will inevitably notice him, thus attracting Robet and Clark!
It must be said that Hak foo's plan was indeed without any problems. Apart from attracting the attention of Nick Fury and other official forces who liked to build bases everywhere, it didn't attract Clark's attention at all, let alone the Avengers.
Even though Tony Stark had learned from Jarvis about cases of people disappearing and fainting, Tony Stark instantly lost interest when he saw that all of those cases occurred in secret bases.
Tony Stark became a superhero and formed the Avengers largely to maintain peace on Earth and protect its inhabitants. As for the high-ranking officials hiding in the doomsday Fortress and the official forces training in secret bases, their deaths were their own business and didn't affect the lives of ordinary people. Tony Stark wouldn't concern himself with them...
And so, as S.H.I.E.L.D.., the A.R.G.U.S., the military, and even Hydra began their furious counterattacks, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers vanished once again. Hak foo had successfully trained the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers and was confident he could deal with Thor and his forces!
However, because a little too much time had passed, the fact that many soldiers in the bases had lost their shadows inevitably came to light.
"So, besides here, other Hydra Base, and even other official bases, have also seen traces of those shadowy figures? Those who lost their shadows have all fallen into a coma? Does this mean those shadowy figures aren't targeting us? Their target is everyone?" Thor's expression turned serious after learning this information.
"Have everyone pay extra attention, especially to the shadows. I don't know how those people's shadows disappeared, but it couldn't have been without any warning..."
"Boom!" Just as Thor was reprimanding his men, a series of booming sounds suddenly rang out from within the base, as if a demolition crew was violently dismantling the base!
With a "whoosh!", Thor's body transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from the spot, along with Mjolnir, which had been lying to the side.
When Mjolnir was at Hydra Base, it was always placed next to Thor's seat. It wasn't that no one wanted to pick Mjolnir up and feel the power Mjolnir contained; it's just that those who didn't manage to pick Mjolnir were killed on the spot by Thor. From then on, naturally no one dared to show any ambition for Mjolnir.
"Bang!"
"Smack!"
When Thor arrived at the source of the commotion with Mjolnir, Sif was already wielding her longsword and fighting the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers. However, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were now monsters, as they were even larger than the Animal Warriors and their combat power was terrifying!
Several Shadow-Devouring Soldiers together managed to briefly suppress Sif, while the Warriors Three were also facing groups of Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, once again finding themselves surrounded and attacked.
"Hmm? Something's not right! Sif and the others' combat power is off!" Thor had just arrived and quickly noticed the anomaly. After successfully injecting the Super Soldier Serum, Sif and the others' combat power had increased significantly compared to before, far exceeding the original Animal Warriors ' combat power. However, the combat power that Sif and the others were displaying at this moment was not as strong as expected!
Even with divine power surging within the weapons in the hands of Sif and the others!
"Thor, be careful! These guys can devour shadows! We need to protect ourselves with divine power, otherwise our bodies will become much weaker after our shadows are devoured!" Sif shouted as soon as she saw Thor approaching, afraid that Thor would also be affected.
Sif and the others felt that it didn't matter if their shadows were partially devoured and their strength was slightly weakened, but if even Thor was affected, then there would truly be no one who could deal with these Shadow-Devouring Soldiers.
Especially those Shadow-Devouring Soldiers —they're clearly front-line soldiers. Someone must be Dark Hand behind the scenes. If Thor gets hurt, no one will be able to deal with the mastermind...
With a "whoosh!" Thor reacted quickly upon hearing Sif's words, but a group of small Shadow-Devouring Soldiers still pounced on Thor's shadow and began tearing it apart on the spot.
Even though the Thunder Force of Mjolnir erupted instantly, annihilating all the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers, Thor still felt his body weakening, and even his consciousness becoming somewhat blurred.
With a "whoosh!" sound, at that moment, a fist gust of wind swept towards Thor's body from the shadows.
With a loud "bang!", Thor's hair stood on end, and he instantly snapped back to reality. He threw a punch as well, and the two fists collided, sending Thor flying.
"So, this is all the strength you have? If I had known, I wouldn't have wasted so much time and would have just come and dealt with you first!" Seeing Thor's body fall to the ground in a sorry state, the Mask Hak foo walked out with a sneer and looked at Thor mockingly.
Previously, Hak foo chose to hold back because of Thor's performance, but after this encounter, Hak foo felt that if he had directly fought Thor and simultaneously sent out Shadow-Devouring Soldiers to ambush Thor, it seemed that the same effect could have been achieved.
However, the situation is the same now. At least in this case, the Hydra Soldiers are extremely surprised because they did not expect that Thor, who is almost invincible in their eyes, would be knocked away like this.
Of course, what shocked these Hydra Soldiers Hydra Soldiers was not only this, but also that they recognized Hak foo's identity!
After all, even though Hak foo was wearing the Shadow-Devouring Mask, Hak foo distinctive red hair was still very noticeable. Even behind the Mask, the Hydra Soldiers recognized Hak foo instantly, including Thor!
"Hak foo?!" On the other side, Thor, who had stood up, looked at Hak foo with a slightly grim expression and said in a deep voice, "You're not dead?"
"What? Are you disappointed? I never expected that a dog that used to obey me would become the new leader of Hydra, and even after I returned, it showed no intention of returning its loyalty. So, are you going to completely betray me?" Hak foo looked at Thor and slowly shook his head, asking with a faint smile.
"Hmph! So what if you're not dead? Even though you have new abilities, it doesn't mean you can beat me!" Thor sneered, Mjolnir in his hand instantly slammed towards Hak foo.
At that very moment, another group of Shadow-Devouring Soldiers pounced on Thor's body. Hak foo had seized the opportunity of Mjolnir's absence to launch another sneak attack on Thor and devour his soul!
However, this time Hak foo failed, because even without Mjolnir, Thor could still wield the Thunder God Power. Under the protection of this Thunder God Power, the Shadow-Devouring Soldiers were no longer able to devour Thor's soul.
With a "whoosh!" sound, although Hak foo failed, Mjolnir also failed to hit his opponent. Just as Mjolnir was about to hit Hak foo, Hak foo instantly turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the darkness, dodging the attack of Mjolnir.
With a loud "bang!", Hak foo suddenly appeared in front of Thor and kicked Thor away. However, as he pressed his advantage, Hak foo was surprised to find that a surge of lightning power was flowing through his foot, slowing down his attack.
"Zzzzz!" The Dark Power and the lightning power clashed continuously. Soon, the Dark Power annihilated the lightning power on the spot. But at this moment, Mjolnir had already flown back towards Hak foo and finally took advantage of the opportunity to successfully hit Hak foo's body.
With a loud "bang," facing the heavy blow of Mjolnir, Hak foo's body was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground. At the same time, Thor controlled Mjolnir to land on Hak foo, directly using the properties of Mjolnir to suppress Hak foo like a five-fingered mountain.
"Huh?!" Hak foo frowned beneath his Mask, his Dark Power erupting as he tried to flip Mjolnir on the spot. However, he was surprised to find that he couldn't budge Mjolnir at all. The weight contained in Mjolnir far exceeded Hak foo's imagination!
"Heh, you think you can move Mjolnir? Do you even deserve it? Do you even have the right?" Thor walked up to Hak foo, looked at Hak foo, and sneered. He didn't believe Hak foo was qualified to lift Mjolnir and break free!