Information about Pierce flashed through Xia Zuo's mind. He remembered that Pierce was the leader of the Hydra spies hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as its former director. He had run S.H.I.E.L.D. before Nick Fury took over, which was also one reason so many Hydra agents had been planted within it.
"Pierce, since you dared to attack my people, I hope you're prepared to pay the price!"
Xia Zuo snorted coldly. He would not show mercy just because Pierce belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D. Since Pierce dared to target him, he had to be prepared to pay the price for angering him-and that price was more than Pierce could afford.
While Xia Zuo was considering how to uproot Hydra completely, the Winter Soldier lost patience and attacked, pulling out his earlier rocket launcher and firing straight at Xia Zuo!
"Skye, wait for me off to the side."
Xia Zuo used magic to enclose Skye in a Magic Barrier, then sent her to an open space beside the battlefield.
At the same time, the rocket fired by the Winter Soldier reached Xia Zuo and slammed into his Magic Barrier, exploding with a deafening blast and raising a cloud of smoke!
The smoke slowly cleared, and the barrier remained completely undamaged. This was only natural. The Magic Barrier was an extension of the original Magic Shield spell, equivalent to an evolved version of it.
The Magic Barrier was more than capable of stopping a rocket. That much was clear from how it had remained completely undamaged during the explosion at the abandoned factory earlier.
Seeing that the rocket launcher had accomplished nothing, the Winter Soldier discarded it without hesitation and instantly charged at Xia Zuo. Bucky himself was a master fighter, after all, and close-quarters combat was his greatest strength.
"So what if you're