Arc 2The Hydra Factory Escape

Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan destroyed Hydra’s monstrous weapon and escaped the collapsing base, where Chu Hang awakened spatial powers. After breaking through Hydra’s encirclement, the Commandos spent months sabotaging operations and rescuing prisoners before taking on Red Skull’s Valkyrie bomber.

  • Steve Rogers and Chu Hang infiltrated the factory’s power room, then discovered a gigantic creature in a hidden laboratory and escaped as it broke free.
  • Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan lured the creature into attacking the mountain, then disabled its exposed energy core and destroyed it.
  • Chu Hang found a sphere containing degraded Cosmic Cube energy, while the SSR noticed an unusual energy fluctuation when he touched it.
  • Hydra’s Mechanical Spiders attacked the prisoners, and Chu Hang helped defeat their Spider King before the base’s self-destruct began.
  • As the Commandos escaped the collapsing base, Chu Hang stabilized his awakening powers and gained Life Reversion and beginner Spatial Control.
  • Chu Hang used his new spatial abilities to protect the Commandos from Hydra reinforcements, then told Steve and Logan that he could distort or compress a small area.
  • With Hydra battalions surrounding the mountain, Chu Hang guided the Commandos through patrols and helped them break out toward a cliff and cave.
  • Over the following months, Chu Hang helped the Commandos evade Hydra and rescue prisoners, then joined Steve’s mission to find Red Skull’s base and destroy Valkyrie while planning to copy the Cosmic Cube’s energy.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26Textbook-Perfect Coordination

Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan silently killed two Hydra patrol soldiers and gathered their weapons before moving toward the factory’s power distribution room. Chu Hang detected at least four guards above the stairwell, and Steve prepared to surprise them.

  • Steve Rogers assigned himself and Logan to take down the two patrolmen while Chu Hang monitored the corridor with his enhanced hearing.
  • Steve killed one Hydra soldier with a precise neck snap as Logan knocked the other unconscious in a four-second ambush.
  • Chu Hang confirmed that no one else had heard the fight, and the team searched the soldiers for ammunition and grenades.
  • The three continued toward the next level, with Chu Hang listening for threats as they reached the iron staircase.
  • Chu Hang detected electrical machinery and at least four guards in the power distribution room above.
  • Steve looked toward the sealed stairwell opening and said they would give the guards a surprise.

Ch. 27I Choose You, Grenade!

Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan infiltrated Hydra’s power distribution room and defeated its four guards, allowing Steve to disable the factory’s defenses. As Steve prepared to cut the power, Chu Hang heard a massive rhythmic beating beneath them.

  • Chu Hang mapped the guards’ positions by sound, and Steve planned a surprise attack timed to the patrols’ movements.
  • Logan smashed the stairs to draw the guards’ attention while Steve threw a grenade into the room, giving the trio cover to rush in.
  • Chu Hang knocked down the nearest guard with one punch, and Logan killed a patrolman who was about to shoot Chu Hang.
  • Steve swiftly defeated the remaining guards and used the control console to weaken the room’s electrical hum and take control of the factory’s defenses.
  • Steve contacted Dugan to signal that the lights were off, but Chu Hang heard a heavy, rhythmic heartbeat beneath the floor.

Ch. 28What Is Hidden Down There?

Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan discovered a powerful heartbeat and the smell of old blood beneath Hydra’s Austrian factory. Steve and Chu Hang descended to investigate, and Steve saw something behind a massive metal door that left him horrified.

  • Chu Hang sensed a huge heartbeat beneath the power room, and Logan detected the stench of old blood.
  • Steve decided to investigate below while Logan held the power room and prepared to use Plan B if they did not return within fifteen minutes.
  • Steve tore open a hidden steel hatch, and Chu Hang insisted on accompanying him because his hearing could detect danger.
  • Steve and Chu Hang followed the heartbeat through a cold, metal-lined corridor to a massive circular door.
  • Steve looked through the door’s observation window, recoiled in fear, and called what he saw a monster.

Ch. 29Monster

Chu Hang and Steve Rogers discovered a monstrous Hydra experiment in a hidden laboratory as a countdown and emergency alarm triggered chaos. The monster broke free, and they fled toward the electrical room to alert Logan and execute Plan B, with the creature close behind.

  • Chu Hang looked through the laboratory door and saw a gigantic, mutilated creature suspended in a green-lit tank beside a countdown under three minutes.
  • Chu Hang alerted Steve Rogers, and they realized they needed to stop whatever Hydra was about to do to the monster.
  • An alarm erupted inside the laboratory, the monster began thrashing, and the scientists opened the heavy door to escape.
  • Steve Rogers grabbed Chu Hang and ran toward the electrical room, ordering him to notify Logan and execute Plan B.
  • The creature's tank shattered, and Chu Hang heard its exposed heart beating as he shouted that it was behind them.

Ch. 30Run! Run for Your Life!

Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan fled a Hydra monster through the factory and detonated the transformers to escape. They made it outside as a chain explosion began destroying the factory.

  • Steve led Chu Hang toward the ladder while the monster pursued them, then stayed behind to hold it off and ordered Chu Hang to tell Logan to execute Plan B.
  • Chu Hang climbed into the electrical room and warned Logan, but the monster forced open the hatch and attacked him with a tentacle.
  • Logan dodged the tentacle and struck it with his Bone Claws, while Steve climbed up and wounded it with his Vibranium Shield.
  • Chu Hang threw a grenade through the hatch, and Logan planted two grenades in the transformers before the three men fled.
  • The transformers exploded, blasting the men through the factory until Steve smashed open an exit door and they escaped into the snow.
  • A chain explosion began tearing through the Hydra Factory as the three men staggered outside.

Ch. 31Aftermath of the Disaster

After surviving the factory’s destruction, Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan headed for Extraction Point Three to reunite with Dugan and the rescued prisoners. Just as they set out, Chu Hang heard the monster’s heartbeat beneath the ruins and realized it had survived the explosion.

  • Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan survived the blast and saw the factory reduced to burning ruins.
  • Steve ordered the group to reach Extraction Point Three, where Dugan and the others were taking the rescued prisoners.
  • The three men rested briefly and shared what they had learned about the monster’s strength, armor, and intelligence.
  • Dugan radioed that he had rescued everyone and was heading to the rendezvous point.
  • As the group resumed its march, Chu Hang heard the monster’s heartbeat and told Steve and Logan it was still alive.

Ch. 32What the Hell Are We Supposed to Fight That With?

Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan fled as the creature they had buried in the ruins emerged larger and more powerful than before. Chu Hang identified a possible energy core on its back, but as they climbed a ridge to escape, the monster began smashing the mountain apart and a huge boulder fell toward Steve.

  • Chu Hang sensed the creature's heartbeat, and Steve ordered the team to flee while Logan wanted to fight.
  • The creature rose from the burning ruins, fused with machinery and debris, and spotted the three men.
  • Steve stopped Logan from confronting the monster, then urged Chu Hang to listen for its weak points.
  • Chu Hang detected a vulnerable-sounding energy source near the upper part of the creature's back.
  • Steve used his Vibranium Shield and strap to help the team climb the ridge, but the creature punched the mountain twice.
  • A truck-sized boulder broke loose above Steve and came crashing down toward him.

Ch. 33Ace

Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan escaped the falling boulder and climbed beyond the monster’s reach, but the creature revealed a devastating energy beam that nearly erased the mountaintop. The three survived by scattering, leaving Chu Hang wondering how they could possibly fight it.

  • Steve spotted a rock that could divert the boulder and ordered Logan to break it, saving Steve from a direct hit.
  • The monster struck the mountain again, so Steve, Logan, and Chu Hang scrambled over the ridge and temporarily escaped its reach.
  • Steve noticed the monster was waiting, and Chu Hang heard its turbine engine accelerating as it built up energy.
  • Steve, Logan, and Chu Hang scattered just before the monster fired a dark-red beam that melted away a huge section of the mountaintop.
  • Chu Hang stared at the smooth, smoking gap and wondered how they could fight the monster.

Ch. 34Opportunity!

After a devastating beam attack left Chu Hang, Logan, and Steve shaken, Chu Hang realized the monster was exhausted and Steve devised a plan to expose its vulnerable core. Steve drew the monster’s attention by charging it alone, leaving Chu Hang and Logan to prepare to strike its back.

  • A dark red beam melted a huge hole into the mountaintop, terrifying Chu Hang, Logan, and Steve.
  • Chu Hang heard the monster’s turbine slowing and realized it was temporarily drained.
  • Steve ordered Logan and Chu Hang to attack the monster’s exposed back while he drew its fire.
  • Steve stepped into view, provoked the monster, and leaped from the ridge toward it with his Vibranium Shield raised.

Ch. 35Humanoid Armor-Piercing Round!

Chu Hang, Logan, and Steve fought Hydra’s giant mech and brought it down through a desperate coordinated attack. After escaping the collapsing machine, the three survivors rested in the snow, having won an apparently impossible battle.

  • Steve leapt from the cliff and drew the mech’s attacks while Chu Hang and Logan prepared to strike its exposed back.
  • Chu Hang launched Logan toward a suspected energy core, but Logan’s Bone Claws only scored the mech’s armor.
  • Chu Hang kicked Logan’s fist through the weakened armor, driving his arm into the mech and triggering its destructive malfunction.
  • Steve pulled Chu Hang from the snow as the three of them fled the mech’s flailing attacks.
  • The mech exploded and collapsed, and Chu Hang, Steve, and Logan caught their breath in the snow.

Ch. 36Energy Can Be Copied Too!

After defeating Hydra’s monstrous weapon, Chu Hang discovered a sphere containing degraded Cosmic Cube energy and began replicating it. As Steve, Logan, and Chu Hang prepared to enter the Hydra base and rescue their captured comrades, the SSR analyzed the battle and suspected Chu Hang had hidden abilities.

  • Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan recovered from the battle and confirmed that the monster was dead.
  • Chu Hang sensed a humming device in the wreckage and found a glowing metal sphere containing degraded Cosmic Cube energy.
  • Chu Hang secretly began replicating the sphere’s energy, while Steve had it wrapped and carried away.
  • Dugan reported that the Howling Commandos had rescued everyone, and Steve led Chu Hang and Logan toward the Hydra base to bring their comrades home.
  • The SSR reviewed the battle footage, judged Chu Hang’s strength far beyond its earlier assessment, and noted an anomalous energy fluctuation when he touched the sphere.

Ch. 37The Nest

Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan fought through a swarm of electrified Mechanical Spiders unleashed by Hydra’s Final Purification Protocol. They discovered the main force was heading for the Sector B cells, but machine-gun emplacements blocked their route as the swarm closed in behind them.

  • Logan detected ozone and burnt wiring, and Chu Hang sensed Mechanical Spiders moving inside the walls, floor, and ceiling.
  • Chu Hang identified the swarm as Hydra’s Final Purification Protocol, and Steve Rogers led the team toward Sector B.
  • Steve Rogers held the line with his shield, Logan tore through the spiders with his Bone Claws, and Chu Hang attacked from the ceiling with his enhanced strength.
  • Chu Hang realized the main spider force had bypassed them and was surrounding the Sector B cells, so Steve ordered the team to break through the swarm.
  • The three reached the main passage to Sector B and found two MG42 machine-gun emplacements blocking the way, with the spider swarm gathering behind them.

Ch. 38Battle Settlement

Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan took down two Hydra machine-gun positions while mechanical spiders closed in behind them. With no time to loot, they sprinted toward Cell Block B.

  • Steve Rogers called for three seconds while Logan took cover behind his shield and Chu Hang prepared to attack.
  • Chu Hang ran along the wall and ceiling, then dropped onto the left machine gunner and knocked him out.
  • Steve Rogers ricocheted his Vibranium Shield off a steel pillar to knock down the right machine gunner.
  • Logan rushed the remaining soldiers at the right position and killed them with his Bone Claws.
  • Steve Rogers ordered Chu Hang and Logan to move as the mechanical spiders flooded into the corridor, and the three sprinted toward Cell Block B.

Ch. 39Prison! The Last Stand!

Chu Hang, Steve Rogers, and Logan broke into a prison chamber overrun by Mechanical Spiders and found captured soldiers being slaughtered. As Steve held back the spiders at the entrance and Logan attacked the left side, Chu Hang tried to save a soldier trapped behind a cell door.

  • Steve Rogers smashed through the reinforced door, revealing a chamber swarming with Mechanical Spiders and imprisoned soldiers.
  • A spider killed a young soldier, prompting Steve and Logan to charge into the spider horde.
  • Chu Hang ordered Steve to block the entrance and Logan to clear the left side while he took the right.
  • Steve used his Vibranium Shield to hold back spiders at the doorway, while Logan attacked the spiders by the cells on the left.
  • Chu Hang reached a cell where a terrified soldier was trapped and strained to wrench open its damaged door.

Ch. 40Battle Underway

Chu Hang tore a cell door from the wall and used it to fight back the Mechanical Spider swarm, rallying the trapped soldiers to defend the cell block. He spotted a larger, dark-gold spider directing the swarm and prepared to take it out.

  • Chu Hang ripped a steel cell door from the wall and smashed a Mechanical Spider with it.
  • Chu Hang used the door as a shield and weapon, clearing space against the advancing spider swarm.
  • Chu Hang rallied the frightened soldiers, who armed themselves with improvised weapons and joined the defense.
  • The soldiers paired up to protect the breached cells, easing the pressure on Logan and stabilizing the cell block.
  • Chu Hang tracked the swarm's rhythmic signals and spotted a dark-gold spider directing the attack from the rear.

Ch. 41Take It Down!

Chu Hang destroyed the dark-gold Spider King, disabling the Mechanical Spiders and ending the battle. The survivors then learned that the breached base would self-destruct in three minutes.

  • Chu Hang identified the dark-gold Spider King as the source controlling the Mechanical Spiders and ordered Steve to clear a path.
  • Steve and Logan opened a route through the swarm, allowing Chu Hang to reach the Spider King.
  • Chu Hang evaded the Spider King's attacks and shattered its red-glowing eye with a powerful kick.
  • The Mechanical Spiders stopped attacking and shut down after their commander fell.
  • A broadcast announced that the base's Final Purification Protocol had begun and it would self-destruct in three minutes.

Ch. 42The Price

Steve Rogers led the surviving soldiers through a collapsing Hydra base by detonating explosives to open an escape route. Chu Hang awakened after the blast with immense power and new knowledge, but his body began breaking down under the strain of his newly awakened spatial energy.

  • Steve Rogers ordered the soldiers to gather their explosives, and Falsworth devised a demolition plan to break apart the wreckage blocking their escape.
  • Steve detonated the explosives, opening a passage as the underground base began collapsing.
  • Logan carried the unconscious Chu Hang through the passage while Steve shielded the soldiers from falling debris and escaped just before the base was annihilated.
  • Chu Hang woke in the drainage tunnel with strange knowledge in his mind and an explosive new sense of power.
  • Chu Hang began bleeding from his nose and ears as he realized his body could not withstand the awakening of his spatial energy.

Ch. 43My Life Is Mine to Decide!

Chu Hang survived the clash between his Healing Factor, Super-Soldier Serum, and spatial energy by combining them into a balanced new power. After demonstrating his spatial control, he faced approaching Hydra reinforcements in the tunnels.

  • As Chu Hang's powers tore his body apart, Logan and Steve watched helplessly while his system counted down to his death.
  • Chu Hang stopped resisting the energies and guided the spatial power into the Healing Factor, then used the Super-Soldier Serum's order to stabilize their new cycle.
  • Chu Hang gained Life Reversion and beginner Spatial Control, recovered, and opened his eyes as Logan and Steve stared in disbelief.
  • Chu Hang snapped his fingers, and Steve's cracked watch was replaced with an undamaged one through spatial control.
  • Falsworth warned the group that Hydra reinforcements were approaching, and Chu Hang raised his glowing hand and called them lost rats.

Ch. 44Skill [Spatial Curvature Barrier]

Chu Hang tested his new spatial powers against Hydra soldiers, hiding their true nature from Steve after the fight. The group escaped the corridor with Hydra's reinforcements still a threat.

  • Chu Hang used the Spatial Curvature Barrier to bend a barrage of bullets away from himself and the others.
  • Chu Hang crushed a charging Hydra soldier with Spatial Fixed-Point Compression, blocking the corridor and killing the attackers behind him.
  • Logan and Steve fought through the remaining Hydra soldiers, and the battle ended in less than thirty seconds.
  • Steve demanded an explanation, so Chu Hang pretended to be exhausted and described his power as a limited biological force field.
  • Steve helped Chu Hang up and ordered the commandos to gather their equipment and wounded and leave before Hydra reinforcements arrived.

Ch. 45Explanation of Abilities

Chu Hang and the Howling Commandos escaped Hydra’s destroyed factory and reached their emergency shelter. There, Logan challenged Chu Hang about his powers, and Chu Hang described their limits while Steve made the ability a top-level secret and promised to help him control it.

  • Steve detected Hydra soldiers ahead and led the team through another passage, avoiding detection as they escaped through a ventilation shaft.
  • The Commandos saw the Hydra factory burning and followed Steve to the Hunter’s Cabin to recover.
  • At the cabin, Logan confronted Chu Hang, accusing him of faking his weakness and demanding to know what his power was.
  • Chu Hang told Logan and Steve that he could distort or compress a small area, but using the power nearly killed him and he could not control it.
  • Steve declared Chu Hang’s ability an S-Class secret and promised the team would help him learn to control it.

Ch. 46Beast

After waking in a cabin, Chu Hang learned to guide his Cosmic Cube power with his enhanced will and gently levitated a pebble, though the effort left him exhausted. The Howling Commandos then learned that Hydra forces had surrounded the mountain, trapping them.

  • Chu Hang woke in the Howling Commandos’ cabin and pretended to be gravely weak so the Strategic Scientific Reserve would not take him for study.
  • Steve Rogers coached Chu Hang in moving a pebble, and Chu Hang used his enhanced will to calm and guide his spatial energy until the pebble floated.
  • Chu Hang collapsed from exhaustion after succeeding, and Logan called him an interesting monster and gave him the cracked pebble as a trophy.
  • Steve told the team he believed Chu Hang could learn to control his power, while Chu Hang privately resolved to master it further.
  • Jones rushed into the cabin and reported that at least two battalions of Hydra troops, Tiger Tanks, and energy weapons had surrounded the mountain and sealed its routes.

Ch. 47We've Been Surrounded

After Hydra surrounded the Howling Commandos with overwhelming forces, Steve planned a breakout through a dangerous cliff gap. He prepared the squad to move after dark and asked Chu Hang to use his heightened senses to scout for them.

  • Jones reported that at least two Hydra battalions, Tiger Tanks, and energy weapons had closed off the routes down the mountain.
  • Logan said Hydra was targeting Steve and Chu Hang, and Falsworth reported that the squad had very little ammunition or explosives left.
  • Steve identified a steep cliff in the northwest as the weakest point in the encirclement and rallied the Commandos to break through.
  • Steve asked Chu Hang to serve as the squad's eyes and ears, and Chu Hang agreed while secretly exhausting his mental power to listen outside.
  • Chu Hang announced that the squad would move after nightfall.

Ch. 48Counterattack Begins

Steve, Logan, and Dugan destroyed Hydra’s surveillance device in a blizzard, completing the first stage of the main quest and triggering chaos in the camp. Chu Hang relayed Steve’s order as the Howling Commandos began their breakout toward the western cliff.

  • Steve ordered Falsworth to turn the C4 and Hydra communicator into a bomb, then led Logan and Dugan into the storm while Chu Hang stayed behind.
  • Chu Hang used his enhanced hearing and telepathic messages to guide the team around Hydra patrols and a hidden sentry.
  • At the target ridge, Logan launched the C4 toward the approaching Eye of Odin, and Dugan detonated it on Steve’s command.
  • The explosion destroyed the surveillance device, completed the first stage of “Desperate Survival,” and alerted the Hydra camp.
  • Steve ordered the team to break out toward the western cliff, and Chu Hang led the Howling Commandos out of the cabin.

Ch. 49Dead End

Chu Hang and Falsworth’s team fought through a Hydra ambush while Steve Rogers’s group moved toward the cliff. With Hydra’s main force closing in and an abyss ahead, Chu Hang prepared to teleport as the escort mission ended.

  • Chu Hang used his perception to warn Steve Rogers about approaching Hydra forces and direct him toward the cliff.
  • Chu Hang alerted Falsworth’s team to an ambush, then secretly deflected enemy fire and guided Jones’s grenade into a Hydra machine-gun position.
  • Steve Rogers, Logan, and Dugan arrived, helped defeat the remaining Hydra soldiers, and joined the team.
  • Logan detected Hydra’s dogs and main force approaching, so Steve carried Chu Hang toward the cliff.
  • The group reached the cliff with Hydra closing in behind them, and Chu Hang prepared to teleport as the escort mission completed.

Ch. 50A Way Out on the Sheer Cliff

After Chu Hang spotted a ledge below a cliff, the Howling Commandos escaped their Hydra pursuers and went on to cripple Hydra operations across Europe. In spring 1945, they accepted a mission to destroy Red Skull’s Valkyrie bomber, while Chu Hang secretly focused on reaching the Cosmic Cube.

  • Chu Hang spotted a ledge and cave below the cliff, and Steve ordered the Howling Commandos to descend there while fighting off Hydra soldiers and Hounds.
  • Chu Hang used a Spatial Barrier to deflect bullets during his descent, and the whole team reached the cave safely.
  • Over the following months, Chu Hang helped the Howling Commandos evade patrols and build their abilities as they sabotaged Hydra operations and rescued prisoners.
  • Colonel Phillips and Peggy Carter briefed the Howling Commandos on Red Skull’s Valkyrie bomber and its planned attack on the United States.
  • Steve accepted the mission to find Red Skull’s base and destroy Valkyrie, while Chu Hang resolved to copy the Cosmic Cube’s energy.
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