Seeing Baron Strucker, dead beyond any doubt, Alex froze completely. Even the man responsible had died in the Death Spores gas. Didn't that mean Bucky was in grave danger?
"But why are the rest of us fine?" Amid his panic, Alex suddenly recalled what Nick had said earlier. A flash of inspiration struck him. "Could it be because of the Super Soldier Serum?"
With that thought, Alex returned to the camp once more. There was no one there. He Teleported to the laboratory again, and sure enough, everyone was there.
The unconscious Bucky lay in ice water off to the side, surrounded by a crowd. Howard and the many scientists in the laboratory were busy nearby. The lab did not have equipment capable of maintaining low temperatures for long, so they needed to build it themselves.
Alex glanced at everyone, pulled Howard aside, and said quietly, "Howard, Steve and I are fine. Do you think it might be because of the Super Soldier Serum in our bodies?"
Howard pondered for a moment before replying uncertainly, "It may be related, or it may not. We know very little about Death Spores. We've only heard of them."
"It's a shame that all the information in that base was transferred away." Alex sighed regretfully, then returned to the subject at hand. "If I give Bucky a blood transfusion, could he wake up?"
"The effect wouldn't be significant." Howard looked up at Alex, shook his head, and said gravely, "A little blood won't be enough to change Bucky's physical condition."
"Then give him more!" Alex blurted out without hesitation. "As long as it can save Bucky!"
When Alex had been at his lowest, it was Bucky and Steve who had helped him. They had not discriminated against him for being Chinese, and when he had fallen unconscious, they had paid his medical bills for him. Alex had recognized these two as brothers for life.
Hearing the commotion, Steve and the others turned to look over. Steve walked up to Alex, met his eyes, and said firmly, "If Alex's blood isn't enough, take mine too."
Logan was even more direct. He rolled up his sleeve to expose his wrist and said nonchalantly, "Take as much as you want. I've got plenty!"
"Actually, I was injected with the Super Soldier Serum too. It was a variant, but it should still have some effect!" Black Widow swayed over with her sexy waist, her red hair cascading over her shoulders.
Nick Fury coolly pointed to his chest. "I have the Infinity Formula in my body."
"The Infinity Formula? Professor Berthold Sternberg's Infinity Formula?" Howard suddenly cried out, then quickly covered his mouth, his face full of disbelief.
"Last year, I accidentally stepped on a landmine. Professor Sternberg injected me with the Infinity Formula." Nick Fury pointed at his eyepatched eye again. "I survived, but unfortunately, there was no way to repair my eye."
"The Infinity Formula? What the hell is that?" Alex looked at Howard in surprise. After hearing that Nick Fury had the Infinity Formula in his body, Howard had become unusually excited.
"The Infinity Formula was invented by Newton in 1652 and later perfected by Professor Berthold Sternberg. It is like the legendary elixir of immortality. It does not strengthen the body, but it can greatly extend a human's lifespan and preserve youth and vitality." Before Howard could speak, Natasha spoke first, her tone extremely serious. "But the Infinity Formula is like a drug. It must be injected continuously. Once you stop taking it, the aging process accelerates rapidly!"
Nick Fury, standing nearby, nodded helplessly. "Yes. I need an injection every year. I just had one not long ago."
"It can even grant immortality?" Alex was utterly speechless. What kind of world was this Marvel Universe? It was practically more absurd than a cultivation world. Setting aside all those unimaginable superpowers, there was also all this rampant black technology. An ordinary person could become Superman just by drinking a bottle of medicine!
"It's only theoretical immortality." Howard shook his head with a smile. "But living for one or two hundred years shouldn't be a problem."
"Forget it. Let's stop talking about this and save Bucky first!" Alex had little interest in the Infinity Formula. There were plenty of methods for immortality in Marvel, and this path was not Alex's first choice. Besides, the Infinity Formula was not true immortality, making it even less appealing to him.
At Alex's reminder, Howard snapped out of his excitement over the Infinity Formula, his expression turning serious again. "Do you really want to do this?" Seeing everyone nod, Howard said helplessly, "I don't know how effective this method will be. It might save Bucky, or it might have no effect at all."
"Trying is better than doing nothing!"
After half a day of blood transfusions, Alex and the other three had each given nearly half their blood to Bucky. To everyone's disappointment, Bucky did not seem to improve at all. He remained unconscious.
Even the combined blood of all four had failed to save Bucky. Alex fell into despair, while endless rage burned in his chest. He was going to slaughter them all!
Watching Alex suddenly vanish, Steve sighed, turned to Howard, and asked hopefully, "Is there no other way?"
Howard gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "For now, we can only freeze Bucky and wait until we find a way to counter the Death Spores." He paused slightly and pointed at the freezing device the other scientists had hastily built in the laboratory. "This device can only maintain the freezing state temporarily, so it would be best to send Bucky back to the United States as soon as possible."
Carter stepped forward and patted Steve on the shoulder. "A ship is returning to the United States tonight. Bucky can go with it."
Steve lowered his head to look at Bucky lying in the frozen water, then thought about Alex's condition. This really was not something that could be entrusted to him. Steve nodded and said a single word, "Okay!"
That night, Bucky was sealed inside an iron box at an extremely low temperature and boarded an empty ship bound for the United States.
By the time the ship slipped out of the harbor, Alex had already appeared on the streets of Berlin, searching everywhere for Hydra bases belonging to Baron Zemo. Baron Strucker was already dead, so Alex shifted the target of his hatred to the rest of Hydra. He would not spare Baron Zemo or Red Skull.
Based on the information Carter had given them, Alex quickly found a heavily guarded factory. This was Baron Zemo's base.
Drawing his dagger, Alex gave it a light sweep through the air and instantly vanished...
That night, the scent of blood filled the air.
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