"I told you, don't come any closer! We'll all be blown into fireworks!"
Red Skull gripped the detonator tightly, wavering as he instinctively took a step back.
Although he put on a ruthless show of being willing to die together, he could not bear to give up when he thought of his dream of conquering the world and building a Hydra empire, which had yet to be fulfilled.
No matter how formidable a ruthless tyrant's will was, when success was so close and the finish line within reach, he could not remain utterly decisive!
"Commodore Cavill, you'd throw away your own life just to protect the Allied Nations? What a foolish idea!"
Red Skull tried to sway Luke, but when he saw those steady footsteps and that resolute face, his words caught in his throat and would not come out.
He realized that no matter what he did, he could hardly shake the other man's resolve.
Even the threat of death could not stop Luke's steps.
That golden spirit of sacrificing himself to save the world moved Red Skull somewhat.
"Erskine once said that the serum would bring out humanity's dark side. The good would become better, and the bad worse... Could it be that Luke Cahill obtained power greater than that of a Super Soldier because of his noble character and open heart?"
The leader of Hydra refused to believe it. He had always looked upon the justice and kindness praised by humanity with scornful contempt.
Bang!
Luke seized the opportunity and lunged forward.
With a swing of his hand, he knocked Red Skull to the ground, then crushed the detonator for the Valkyrie Missiles beneath his foot.
He looked down at him and said softly, "Schmidt, there's nothing shameful about fearing death."
How could an ambitious man who