Chapter Summaries

Xia Zuo discovered that the attackers were Hydra soldiers and decided to destroy Hydra after they targeted Skye. He survived the Winter Soldier's bomb attack and recognized Bucky, concluding that Pierce had sent him.

• Xia Zuo used Geass to make the surviving attackers reveal that they were Hydra soldiers, then killed them.
• Xia Zuo vowed to wipe out Hydra and set out to track down its remaining members.
• Bucky detonated the bombs hidden in the abandoned factory, intending to kill Xia Zuo along with the expendable soldiers.
• Xia Zuo protected himself and Skye inside a Magic Barrier and survived the explosion.
• Xia Zuo recognized Bucky as the Winter Soldier and identified Pierce as the one directing him.

Xia Zuo confronted the Winter Soldier after learning that Pierce had targeted his people, protecting Skye while fighting Bucky with magic. He trapped the Winter Soldier in a Portal that sent him falling endlessly, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Xia Zuo recalled Pierce's role as Hydra's leader within S.H.I.E.L.D. and vowed to make him pay for attacking his people.
• The Winter Soldier fired a rocket at Xia Zuo, who protected Skye with a Magic Barrier and blocked the explosion with his own barrier.
• The Winter Soldier charged Xia Zuo, and a Magic Sword blast damaged his mechanical arm before he recovered and pressed forward.
• Xia Zuo bombarded the Winter Soldier with spells while Bucky dodged and searched for a chance to get close.
• Xia Zuo deliberately left an opening, then opened a Portal that the Winter Soldier charged into, trapping him in an endless fall.