"How do those Hydra creeps hiding in dark corners still dare to pull anything?"
"Isn't S.H.I.E.L.D. hunting Hydra down? Can't they even do that job properly anymore?"
"They sure weren't like this when they were hunting us!"
The Superhumans immediately turned their ire on S.H.I.E.L.D. when they heard Hydra was stirring up trouble.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. had enjoyed hunting them down back then. Now that it was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s turn to suffer, everyone naturally reveled in its misfortune.
Hawkeye tapped the table. "Let's not get sidetracked. The main issue is still the Superhuman Registration Act!"
"I think..."
"In my opinion..."
Their scattered discussions dragged on for several hours without producing a single effective solution or course of action.
In the end, they could only part on bad terms.
"Longing, rusted, seventeen, dawn, furnace, nine, benign, homecoming, one, freight car, soldier..."
A mysterious sequence of numbers awakened a modified soldier-the Winter Soldier!
After receiving guidance from Dr. Gero of the Mechanical Sect, Dr. Zola had set his sights on far greater mechanical achievements.
He had obtained the Winter Soldier's activation phrase from Pierce.
And he had tried modifying the Winter Soldier.
After fitting the Winter Soldier with a Mechanical Arm made of vibranium, he had also modified his entire body with energy fluid and liquid metal.
The Winter Soldier now weighed over 150 kilograms, as much as two adult men.
"Go stop Steve, Captain America, from capturing Pierce!"
Zola picked an arbitrary excuse and sent the Winter Soldier out.
Once the Winter Soldier had left, Zola opened a file containing surveillance footage.
The footage was spectacular. Zola gave a mechanical smile.
Ding-
It was sent to Tony Stark's personal inbox at the Stark Energy Group.
Time flew, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.
Captain America gradually began