The Bloodstained Snow Mountain Castle Operation was ultimately deemed a trap.
Captain Carter learned from the captured Dr. Zola that Hydra believed the Tesseract could help them open a Stargate and release the true Hydra warriors.
In reality, without Dr. Zola's theoretical support, Red Skull's conclusions had all been derived from technology based on medieval legends...
What would they release?
"I've gotten all the information from Zola. Red Skull has taken shelter in Black Forest Castle. If he succeeds, our world will be destroyed."
Captain Carter was absolutely not exaggerating. No one knew where the Tesseract's limits lay.
Although Red Skull's research consisted of myths and legends, those very myths and legends had led him to the Tesseract. Who was to say one of those legends could not truly let him summon a monster?
To rally them before the battle, Carter continued:
"And, to a great extent, he has already done it."
At those words, even Howard Stark, who usually loved to joke around, fell silent. Too many people had already died in this war.
Carter jabbed a finger hard at the spot marking Black Forest Castle on the map. "I say we get revenge on him. We level that castle to the ground—I know this may not successfully end the war. We may not survive. But we have to stop Hydra."
This time, Carter did not speak of ending the war. The operation's purpose had taken on a vengeful edge that Captain America would never have had.
Captain America would never use words like "revenge," but Captain Carter would.
And that was exactly what the Roaring Commando Squad most wanted to hear right now.
"For Rogers." "I'm in." "For Steve."
The Roaring Commando Squad members responded one after another. Even Howard, who was the least suited for field work,