Everyone entered Hydra's base one after another. The fortress built into the mountainside was damp and dark. Aside from the Hydra soldiers fleeing in every direction, what they saw most were weapons of all kinds strewn about in disarray.
Some were finished products, while others were just a handful of loose parts.
"Looks like we were right about Hydra using the scepter to develop new weapons." Steve kicked an enemy away and pressed a hand to his earpiece. "No sign of the scepter here. Tony, found anything on your end?"
"Of course."
"I'm in Hydra's hidden rat hole right now. Looks like they've stashed away plenty of goodies." Tony's fingers rapidly tapped out a string of code on Hydra's computer. Within seconds, all its data had been saved to JARVIS's cloud database.
"JARVIS, remember to send Hill a copy, or Coulson will think we Avengers are stingy."
"Certainly, sir."
Tony stepped away from the computer and slowly approached the center of the room. Loki's Scepter rested there, its gem giving off a faint blue glow.
"I've got the scepter. Old Popsicle, you..."
Tony's voice abruptly cut out over the earpiece.
"What?"
Steve stopped in his tracks. He called out to Tony, but received no answer.
"Tony?"
"Tony!"
The communications channel was open to everyone. They had all heard Tony and Steve's conversation and noticed something was wrong on Tony's end.
"Don't worry. I'll go look for him."
The remaining Hydra soldiers in the base posed little threat, so Lin Ze felt comfortable splitting off from the others and taking Paimon to find him.
Compared with everyone else's abilities, his Elemental Sight was practically a cheat. Whether they were Hydra or Avengers, a quick sweep revealed them all.
"This way."
Lin Ze checked the direction and strode forward. After a few