The Winter Soldier's metal arm gleamed with a chilling light beneath the lamps of the Hydra base.
His gaze was icy, devoid of any emotion a human should have. There was only one thing in his eyes: killing his target.
Miaomiao abruptly twisted aside to dodge a blow, her pupils shrinking in disbelief. "Hey, have you gone crazy too? I practically saved you before!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the Winter Soldier continued his attack.
He had come to this base to carry out an elimination mission, so his weapons and equipment were already prepared and within easy reach. When his first assault failed, he immediately abandoned unarmed combat and began using all sorts of devastating weapons.
Miaomiao smacked her forehead. Oh, right. That was stupid of me. He'd been brainwashed.
In that brief moment of hesitation, the Hydra members Miaomiao had been holding down seemed to have their madness ignited by their squad leader's resolve. Ignoring their injuries, they hurled themselves at her one after another, eyes bloodshot, heedless of their own lives. If their right hands were paralyzed, they used their left. If both hands were injured, they charged with bombs clenched between their teeth. Every attack was a suicidal attempt to take her down with them.
For a moment, fists, feet, daggers, and even the miniature bombs they carried all came hurtling at Miaomiao.
"Hail Hydra!"
"For the New World!"
"Hydra lives forever!"
"Cut off one head, and two more shall take its place!"
These die-hard Hydra agents had long since cast aside all concern for life and death. All that remained was an obsession with destroying everything.
"Seriously, is there something wrong with all of you? He's been brainwashed. Have you been brainwashed too? Don't you care whether you live?"
Miaomiao narrowly dodged the Winter Soldier's slashing