"No effective means of dealing damage? Are we really supposed to just watch him carry all three Helicarriers into space?"
"Then we've lost!"
"The war has only just begun, and we've already lost to this so-called Superman!"
Pierce paced around the conference room several times while the representatives from various countries sneered at his frantic expression.
Suddenly, he stopped, his eyes blazing. "We still have nuclear weapons! Rumlow, you can detonate all the Helicarrier-mounted hydrogen bombs and blow that bastard to pieces!"
"But, sir, we're still on the Helicarrier. We'll die when the nukes explode." Rumlow's face went pale.
He realized he was being forced to sacrifice himself.
"Your deaths will be meaningful!" Having found a solution, Pierce became polite again. "Rumlow, remember the slogan you've always shouted? Say it again!"
Rumlow opened and closed his mouth. "...Hail Hydra!"
"We've been shouting that slogan for over a century. Cut off one head, and two more will grow in its place. Your sacrifice today will make Hydra grow even more Rumlows!"
Pierce gave the order directly. "Detonate them! Detonate every nuclear bomb aboard the Helicarriers! Soldiers, you should feel honored. Even an enemy like Superman will fall because of you!"
Rumlow stared blankly at Pierce, unsure what was going through his mind.
"Yes, sir!" He immediately cut off the communication.
Pierce looked at the only two light screens remaining before him and sneered several times. "Heh... You want to resist? Too bad you can't."
Helicarrier.
After Rumlow ended the communication.
He turned back and forced a smile at his teammates. "Everyone, Superman isn't someone we can defeat. The commander has ordered us to retreat."
The next moment, dozens of gun barrels pointed at his forehead.
"Shit... I knew it." He shook his head dejectedly, then suddenly lunged at the nearest