An Ambitious Man's Sweet Dream, Valkyrie's Fury

The Alps were covered in snow, and the howling cold wind whipped at everyone like a lash.

Luke, clad in a flimsy Major General's uniform, stood tall in the ice and snow, completely unaffected by the weather.

According to the original timeline, to conquer the underground base in the Alps and raid Hydra's headquarters, Captain America alone had to infiltrate the enemy camp, create an opportunity, and draw Red Skull's attention.

Then, the Howling Commandos would descend from the sky and utterly crush Hydra.

However, this time, Rogers wouldn't have to take such a risk.

With Luke as the main attacker, Rogers only needed to lead the Howling Commandos to tie up Hydra's soldiers.

"You alone, will you be alright..."

Even though he had witnessed Luke's astonishing combat power when he single-handedly stormed a Hydra base, flipped a truck, and smashed a tank, Rogers was still a little worried.

After all, no one knew what secret weapons Red Skull still had hidden!

"Don't worry. We'll move out in half an hour!"

Luke said casually, indicating that it wouldn't be a problem.

Red Skull's only reliance was Hydra's special forces, and the powerful weapons created by extracting the Tesseract's energy.

His own combat power was about on par with Rogers—considering Captain America later fought evenly with Iron Man, Thor, and even Thanos.

Being on par with Rogers could be considered a compliment to Red Skull.

"Luke, do you think Bucky might be in this base?"

Rogers lowered his binoculars, still concerned about his long-lost friend.

"I don't know. According to the information I have, Bucky might have been transferred to another Hydra research institute in Germany."

Luke didn't have time to search for Baron Strucker's specific whereabouts yet. He could only hope that when he saw Bucky next, his friend wouldn't have become a heartless killer.

Similar super-soldier programs were being researched in various countries.

Germany's "Aryan Superman," the Soviet Union's "Winter Soldier," and Britain was rumored to have strange mystical entities like wizards, werewolves, and vampires.

In short, it was a crazy era.

People worshipped supernatural powers and revered powerful beings as gods.

"I can feel it, the butterfly's wings are starting to flutter."

Luke thought to himself.

As he became more involved in the plot, the original timeline gradually began to shift.

An intuition from the depths of his being reminded him that more unpredictable events would occur in the future.

The thirty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Luke cleared his mind and looked at the snow-capped mountains.

Hydra's secret headquarters were hidden deep within the canyon.

Meanwhile, deep beneath the Alps, in Hydra's headquarters.

Red Skull was delivering his final speech to his fanatically loyal followers before ruling the world.

He wore a black leather suit, his crimson head exposed without any attempt at concealment.

In the past, Red Skull would have needed a mask to pretend to be normal, to avoid the fearful or unaccepting stares of others.

But now, that was no longer necessary!

He was about to ascend to the throne of world ruler, and a vast empire unprecedented in scale would be born!

His inflated ambition and strong self-confidence made Red Skull disdain to hide his true face any longer.

Moreover, for his brainwashed fanatical followers, this terrifying and hideous appearance not only evoked no revulsion or fear, but instead inspired genuine awe and submission.

"Hydra will win this war! Valkyrie will unleash the wrath of the gods and burn all our enemies to ashes!"

Behind Red Skull stood a new aircraft equipped with a "Valkyrie" warhead.

In another two hours, at his suggestion, the Axis Powers would launch a counter-offensive against the Allies.

He had already prepared a group of loyal followers willing to give their lives for Hydra, who would then pilot the aircraft and deploy Valkyrie over the target cities, bringing the war to a complete end!

"...If one aircraft is shot down, hundreds more will retaliate with the fiercest force!"

Red Skull raised his goblet, his voice resounding with power. "Cut off one head, and two more will grow!"

"Long live Hydra!"

"Long live Hydra..."

Below, many fanatical followers in uniform shouted in unison, raising their hands.

At this moment, Red Skull felt immensely satisfied and full of confidence.

He believed himself to be the chosen one, a superior leader to the Fuhrer who had sounded the horns of war for the Third Reich, only to lead it to ruin!

"I am destined to rule this world! The Hydra Empire will rise!"

Red Skull dreamt the same dream as every ambitious man.

Boom—

A massive explosion rang out, and a piercing alarm blared, startling the entire base.

The Hydra leader's beautiful fantasy was abruptly cut short!

"What happened?"

Red Skull asked angrily.

Couldn't the bad news wait another two hours?

Let him quietly level the Axis Powers and the Allies, and build a new world from the ruins!

Forcibly pulled from his dream of ruling the world, Red Skull was extremely displeased.

His crimson head looked particularly terrifying!

"Uh... the Allies' Superman is here again! He's broken in!"

A Hydra soldier replied in a panic.

"What a bunch of trash! Damn Erskine!"

Red Skull cursed in a somber tone.

He had already witnessed the terrifying power of the Allies' Superman at the secret base in Klausburg.

Invulnerable, immensely strong, he was practically a super-enhanced super-soldier!

Even sending out the only four enhanced warriors he had at the time only managed to delay the opponent for a few more minutes.

"I should have joined forces with Sebastian Shaw..."

Red Skull thought with some regret.

If he hadn't worried about Sebastian Shaw coveting the Tesseract, he would have indeed intended to form an alliance with those mutants.

After all, they were all part of the Axis Powers' camp, and the Allies' Superman was the true enemy that needed to be faced together.

It was a shame that the leader of the Hellfire Club was also an ambitious individual, difficult to control.

The other party might not obey Hydra's leadership, let alone willingly serve as Red Skull's weapon!

"Go out and meet the enemy! Resist the Allies' Superman, and the world will belong to Hydra!"

Red Skull waved his hand, sending out his numerous subordinates to resist the Allies' Superman's attack.

He himself, carrying the briefcase containing the Tesseract, hurriedly boarded the plane behind him.

Those loyal Hydra soldiers were merely cannon fodder.

Red Skull didn't have any extra time to deal with the Allies' Superman's surprise attack.

The Valkyrie Project was being launched ahead of schedule!

As long as the plane crossed the Atlantic Ocean, destroyed America's East Coast, and then wiped out other target cities.

The Allies and the Third Reich, without their leaders, would fall into chaos.

At that time, he would be the first to step forward, reorganize the Axis Powers through Hydra, and naturally defeat the leaderless Allies.

As for that terrifying Allies' Superman...

"Dr. Zola! Not only do I want you to utilize the Tesseract's energy for weapons, but I also want you to speed up the human experimentation!"

Red Skull boarded the plane, entered the cockpit, and said fiercely.

"I want to become as strong as Luke Cavill! No! Even stronger than him!"

Dr. Zola looked bitter. Based on the blood samples provided by Red Skull, he could at best reverse-engineer an inferior product.

Those enhanced warriors, devoid of self-awareness, were the defective products after injection.

Reaching the level of the Allies' Superman was currently impossible!

Who knew what improvements Abraham Erskine had made to the serum later on!

"I will do my best, Mr. Schmidt."

Dr. Zola replied with some reluctance.

Having received his answer, Red Skull took the pilot's seat and placed the Tesseract, encased in a metal device, into the central hub.

He seemed to already envision the magnificent sight of mushroom clouds rising everywhere on the earth.