Hydra Meeting

Seeing Yelena lower her head and remain silent, Russell realized his mistake and magnanimously decided not to pursue the matter further. "I know about Steve's matter. Are there any other major events?"

Yelena was slightly taken aback. Russell's nonchalant attitude puzzled her greatly. "Boss, isn't the betrayal of the Hydra Captain the most important event?"

"No, let's try another one."

BOSS, I am now the ruler of the Dark Dimension, the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj. I recently killed a single-universe level Evil God. How high is my status!

Now you're telling me that the Hydra Captain betrayed us?

This is clearly an entertainment activity!

Times have changed, oops, Russell has changed... cough cough, it's the times that have changed!

With the Dark Dimension at his back, Russell has an inexhaustible supply of energy in the Marvel Universe to squander. Captain America, Captain Marvel who teamed up with him to fight Thanos, and now Steve Rogers, the Hydra Captain, no longer hold his attention.

Just as Yelena was about to reply, Russell's shadow clone led a team of several key personnel from Hydra's Svartalfheim to the scene. The reason they were able to reach Earth from Svartalfheim so quickly was thanks to the Bifrost in Asgard.

Hydra and Asgard have always had a good relationship. Although their initial meeting was not pleasant, their interactions have become more frequent since Hydra formed an interstellar mercenary army.

Thirty-five years ago, before Russell was taken to the Dark Dimension by the Sorcerer Supreme, he ordered the formation of the three Hydra legions.

These three legions are: the Winter Soldier Legion, injected with improved Super Soldier Serum; the Armored Legion, equipped with Heart-shaped herb and individual Iron Man Suit; and the Alice Legion, composed of T-Virus clones and Mental Enhancement Bracelet.

The three legion commanders were Bucky, Yelena, and Natasha, who had followed Russell the longest. Steve, the Hydra Captain, was not among them. Russell gave him a very high title, but did not give him equivalent military power.

The Shadow Clone carried out Russell's orders, selecting a group of trustworthy Hydra soldiers from Earth and beginning to inject them with serum or administer Heart-shaped herb to enhance their abilities.

Because of the technical difficulties in creating the T-Virus clone, only two legions were fully staffed. The Shadow Clone was then branded as an interstellar mercenary force, paid to send the two legions to the battlefield for training.

One day, an Asgardians claimed to be a die-hard fan of Earth secretly sneaked into Svartalfheim and insisted on joining Hydra.

The shadow clone contacted Asgard and, seeing that the other side was indifferent, took the opportunity to accept the Asgardian Warriors named Skurge.

After that, Skurge was assigned to the interstellar mercenary army. When his mission ended, he returned to Asgard for a vacation. After a few drinks, he started bragging about his heroic performance on the battlefield.

The Asgardians were fond of drinking and war, and many people were intrigued by this, so they followed Skurge to the Hydra Base in Svartalfheim.

The situation suddenly became tricky. The shadow clone made contact with Asgard again. Odin did not make a statement, but the eldest prince Thor appeared and, along with this group of warlike Asgardians, joined the interstellar mercenary army as unofficial personnel.

After that, Hydra and Asgard entered a honeymoon period, with Odin neither supporting nor opposing it, as if he saw nothing.

The direct benefit was that Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost, turned a blind eye to it, and sometimes Hydra would borrow the Bifrost if he was in a good mood.

To make an Asgardians happy, praise his fighting skills and then buy him a drink.

Therefore, Heimdall was in a good mood.

After the Shadow Clone arrived, he handed Russell a replica of the Cosmic Orb, which contained the Power Stone.

With all three attributes exceeding 100, and working together, Russell's combat power is approximately one million, allowing him to directly touch the Power Stone without injury.

After taking out the Infinity Gauntlet and fitting the Power Stone into it, Russell sat down at the conference table, looked around, and frowned, saying, "Where is Natasha? Isn't she in Svartalfheim?"

"She went to track Steve and is currently on America soil on Earth. She won't be able to get here anytime soon," Yelena explained.

She was about to say something more when Russell waved her hand to stop her, "The Hydra Captain's matter isn't urgent, we can talk about it later. Let's talk about what interests me first."

The Shadow clone understood and took out a stack of documents. They were from several companies secretly controlled by Hydra, involved in multiple fields such as arms, aerospace, mechanical electronics, and computers. Currently, they were only second-rate in the market, but they were expected to jointly launch intelligent robots in the 21st century.

[I, Robot] Products from around the world!

In addition, the documents also contain things that the Shadow Clone believed Russell needed to know, such as the succession of the two kings of Wakanda, Yondu and his friends being kicked out of the Ravagers by the Shadow Clone after being tempered in the intergalactic mercenaries, Yondu taking a child from Earth ten years ago.

"BOSS!"

The conference room door was pushed open, and a travel-worn Natasha walked in. Thanks to the Anti-aging Serum, she looked almost unchanged, except for a new hairstyle.

Russell nodded to her without saying a word; the two were of one mind, their understanding unspoken.

After Russell finished reading the documents, he began to ask about the Hydra Captain: "The reason? Did he regain his memories?"

"That's possible, because he's never been to Earth before," Natasha said. "I learned some important information from Dr. Pym: Steve somehow managed to break the contract you imposed on Ms. Carter."

"Huh!"

Russell let out a soft "hmm," realizing he hadn't used the Enslavement skill in a long time and had long forgotten about it.

Upon closer inspection, just as Natasha had said, Peggy Carter's contract had been dissolved.

In addition, there are Dr. Pym, Howard Stark, and Howard's wife Maria Stark, among others.

"They're almost all veterans of S.H.I.E.L.D.., has he made contact with S.H.I.E.L.D..?" Russell asked curiously, things were getting more and more interesting.

"No, not at all!" Natasha said. "S.H.I.E.L.D.. is Hydra. Steve wouldn't dare to do that. I suspect he's planning to create a new S.H.I.E.L.D.."

"What's going on with Dr. Pym? The contract was dissolved, but he didn't leave with Steve."

"First, he disliked Howard; second, he liked the laboratory in Svartalfheim, where he could fully unleash his talents."

"A smart person!"

Russell nodded. Liking or disliking was secondary; the most important reason Dr. Pym refused to leave was that he didn't think highly of Steve.

The Kree Empire scientist couple shared the same view as Dr. Pym.

Steve broke the couple's contract, and they also chose to stay in Svartalfheim. Being Enslavement was an infuriating thing, but having witnessed the power of Hydra, they couldn't find a better place to go, so they stayed for their safety.

"Now that the contract is dissolved, let's leave it at that..." Russell said, releasing everyone present from the contract.

Seeing everyone's astonishment, he smiled and said, "Natasha's contract was dissolved long ago. I can trust her, so naturally I can trust you all."

Previously, Russell imposed the contract because Hydra and he himself were not strong enough. Now it's different. He is no longer afraid of betrayal, and he will not stop anyone present from leaving if they want to.

No one left!

They witnessed Hydra's growth to its current size and Russell's planet-destroying combat power. Regardless of their motives, they would not choose to leave.

"Bucky, I thought you were going to leave," Russell teased. "Is it because your beloved Steve and Carter are so inseparable that you feel neglected and have turned your love into resentment?"

Bucky's face darkened. He took a deep breath and said, "Sir, Steve won't succeed. I don't see a single reason for him to succeed. He's only doing this because he doesn't want to work for Hydra... nothing more."

"So, you're staying behind to plead for him?"

"..."

Bucky did not respond, which seemed to be an admission.

Russell smiled and looked at Natasha: "How's your investigation going? Have you found their exact location?"

"Their mobility is very strong. All I can find is that they are currently located in the America, and their target seems to be... the Tesseract!"

"Cosmic Magic!"

Russell stroked his chin. The Tesseract had always been kept at Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D.. by him. Steve wanted to obtain Cosmic Magic, and it seemed he was prepared to run away if he couldn't win.

"Boss, what are your plans?"

"There's no need to worry about mobility. I'll send over a few mages who can open portals. No matter where they are, they won't escape my grasp." Russell tilted his head slightly. "Clone, ask Heimdall for a favor."

"Clear!"

The shadow clone nodded, stood up, and contacted Svartalfheim. Through the Asgard soldiers there, it contacted Heimdall to search for the exact location of Steve and the others.

Hydra! Kamar-Taj! Asgard!

"..."

Bucky remained silent. This was why he didn't think highly of Steve. Hydra's strength lay not only in its leader, but also in the various factions and allies it had cultivated over the years.

After making contact with Kamar-Taj, Russell remained calm and collected, exuding his boss-like aura. "Steve, you're too reckless! You dare to betray me all alone? What makes you think you can fight me? Are you just stubborn?"