When Lucian flew over Triskelion with Wanda and Pietro, Mental Power reached directly downwards.
Thick walls, electronic barriers and identity verification have no effect on spiritual perception.
In the high-rise office, Alexander·Pierce is sitting behind a large desk, holding a newly compiled briefing in his hand.
"Hello, Snakehead."
A voice sounded in Pierce's mind without warning.
Pierce His fingers shook and the document almost fell to the ground.
He opened the drawer and took out his gun. He suddenly jumped up from the chair, his back pressed against the wall, and the muzzle of the gun was quickly pointed at every corner of the office.
No one.
The secretary outside didn't respond either.
"Who?"
He was sure that he had just heard a voice, and the voice was as clear as if he was speaking in his ear.
No, it's in the mind.
"Send some people to Hell's Kitchen to follow orders."
The sound ends here and never continues.
Pierce stood there and waited for dozens of seconds.
Gone?
"Fuck."
His face looked very ugly.
This attitude of only giving orders and not even bothering to give an explanation has been something that no one has dared to apply to him for many years.
He returned to the chair and sat down, his mind spinning rapidly.
The only person who can send sounds directly into other people's heads, thinking about it, seems to be the guy with the code name "Pivot".
Pierce felt a chill running down his spine. The last time his subordinate reported that Pivot knew about the existence of Hydra, he was extremely surprised. He originally thought that the other party only knew some peripheral information through certain channels, but he did not expect that the other party actually knew everything about himself, the most hidden leader of Hydra.
"Where did you know that..."
Pierce sat back in the chair and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows.
Assassination?
Pivot can survive inside Chitauri Mothership, and can also beat Hulk back into human form. Hitting him with existing weapons is no different than throwing stones into the sea.
Drugged?
Ordinary toxins can't even be eliminated by Super Soldier.
You can try kidnapping people around you, but according to existing information, Pivot's origins are unknown, and his public relations are almost zero. If you don't catch the weak point, but make the other party angry, the power accumulated by Hydra for generations may be uprooted.
All these roads are impassable.
He looked down at the briefing paper that had just been sent to him on the table.
In the picture captured by the satellite, a beam of energy penetrated the clouds, and no cloud could be found within tens of kilometers above Sokovia.
Pierce stared at the photo and swallowed hard.
Damn it.
He couldn't be beaten, couldn't find out, and someone came to his door directly.
He forced down the suffocating feeling in his heart of being treated like a dog and pressed the intercom on the table.
A few seconds later, an agent opened the door and came in.
Pierce regained his powerful face and gave instructions. "Assemble a few elite tactical teams and rush to Hell's Kitchen immediately. Once there, obey Pivot's orders. Remember, no matter what the other party asks for, obey unconditionally, and you must have a good relationship with him."
The subordinate was stunned for a moment, and went to Hell's Kitchen to listen to other people's orders? But he did not dare to ask more questions, and immediately lowered his head and responded, "Understood, sir."
The agent turned and walked outside.
When he was approaching the door, Pierce suddenly thought of someone.
"Wait."
The other party stopped.
"Bring the woman who came into contact with Pivot last time with you."
Pierce knocked on the table.
After the woman came back to report, he originally planned to get rid of her.
A person who knows Hydra but fails to complete the task has no value in continuing to live.
Fortunately, he was more cautious at the time, considering that the woman was named by Pivot, so he didn't take action immediately, and just locked her up first.
Unexpectedly, this concern has come in handy now.
Pivot Since he didn't kill that woman, maybe he has a pretty good impression of her.
The subordinates understood the connection as soon as they heard it, and their faces immediately showed a bit of admiration.
"Sir, how far can you see with these eyes? Even this kind of casual chess can come in handy."
Pierce leaned back, finally regaining some sense of control over the overall situation.
"Huh, that's enough for you to learn."
He waved his hand.
"Go quickly."
"Yes."
The subordinate nodded repeatedly, quickly walked out, and closed the office door again.
The smile on Pierce's face also disappeared.
So what if we can see further?
There was a monster standing above his head that could put sounds into his head at any time. He couldn't even be sure whether his office was safe.
This feeling is terrible.
High in the air, Lucian recovered Mental Power.
Hydra has been operating on Earth for decades, and has all the personnel, funds and secret channels available. Rather than building an organization from scratch, it is better to use it directly.
As for loyalty?
That thing is the least valuable.
As long as Pierce understands the cost of resistance, he will be more obedient than his loyal subordinates.
Pietro was held on the right side by Telekinesis, staring at the increasingly dense buildings below.
"Boss, where are we going?"
He adapted to this title quickly.
Anyway, he agreed to work for Lucian. It doesn't matter what he calls him. As long as he can really get the power to change his destiny, he can call him teacher.
Wanda glared at Brother.
"Can you be quiet for a moment?"
"I've been quiet for a long time."
"You have asked me six times since Sokovia left."
"Is there any?"
Pietro recalled it carefully.
"That may be because the wind is too strong, and you heard wrong."
Wanda ignored him.
She looked at Lucian at the front. This man knew their names and the disaster that happened when he was ten years old, but he never explained why he chose them.
Do things for him.
These four words sound simple, but what exactly do they do?
Kill someone?
Start a war?
Or, become like those arms dealers?
Wanda wants to ask, but is afraid of hearing the answer.
Now they don't have any leverage. Lucian is willing to give their strength, which is an opportunity that the brother and sister cannot refuse.
At least, he didn't force them, let alone threaten them with the lives of ordinary people in his hometown.
Lucian glanced at Wanda.
She couldn't hide her worries at all.
This is also normal.
I've just known him for less than an hour, and I'm following a stranger across half the world. If I'm not scared at all, it means there's something wrong with my brain.
"Arrived."
Three people fell from a high altitude and stopped in the middle of a street in Hell's Kitchen.
This is located on the west side of New York Manhattan Midtown.
Pietro looked around.
"Boss, where are we going?"
"Wait a moment."
Lucian looked at the building behind him.
"From now on, this is our territory."
Pietro opened his mouth.
He thought he would go to some secret base, but he didn't expect it to be on the street.
Wanda also didn't respond.
Does this count as occupation?