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Chapter Twenty: Superhero Pietro?
"Both squads have disappeared without a trace. What happened?"
A hint of worry appeared on Baron Strucker's somber face.
Could it be his "base"?
"Both squads have disappeared without a trace. What happened?"
A hint of worry appeared on Baron Strucker's somber face.
Could it be that his base has been exposed?
If he were to be exposed, he would have to evacuate Sokovia immediately.
At that moment, Baron Strucker felt a pang of regret.
The squad leader mentioned in a voice chat that they had encountered "Godzilla," which he initially thought was a joke.
Now both teams are missing and most likely have met with misfortune.
Had he known it would turn out this way, Baron Strucker would have ordered them to evacuate immediately.
Unlike the Hydra organization hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., Baron Strucker's beliefs and ideals are different, and he even said in the future, "I don't care about the survival of Hydra."
Perhaps he viewed Hydra's power as merely a convenient tool.
"Sir, we've found a body up ahead! And... a ditch."
A scout soldier ran up to the worried Baron Strucker and reported the situation.
"Turn on the searchlights!"
"This...this was a meteorite attack?"
Escorted by soldiers, Strucker arrived at the site of the Great Wilderness Starfall. Under the illumination of searchlights, he could clearly see the long ravine in the night, and he couldn't help but feel terrified.
"Sir, we've found several footprints. Should we give chase?"
"Stop chasing! Back to base!"
After examining the footprints, Strucker breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from the footprints, all the people in the forest had left the city.
"and many more!"
Suddenly remembering something, Strucker raised his right hand, looked around, and said, "Leave one team behind to check for any hair or blood."
Baron Strucker had an unusual attitude toward supernatural abilities, both fearing and yearning for them.
His experimental base here is for creating super soldiers like Captain America.
However, Strucker applied to Alexander Pierce several times for research rights to the Cosmic Cube, but Pierce refused on the grounds that he was no longer the director.
Two weeks have passed, and everything is quiet and peaceful; nothing has happened.
Strucker, now at the Sokovia outer forest base, was finally relieved, confirming that he had not been exposed, and felt an even deeper thirst for supernatural abilities.
However, did Luo Xing and the others really leave?
After breaking free of the seal, Luo Xing had two destinations: New York to find Nick Fury, or the Himalayas to find the Ancient One.
Luo Xing naturally prefers to go to Kamar-Taj rather than to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Now that Iron Man's appearance is imminent, it's better to delay his confrontation with H.I.E.L.D. rather than sending him to fight H.I.E.L.D. first, allowing them to focus their attention on Tony Stark, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.
However, Kamar-Taj and S.H.I.E.L.D. are located in the Americas and Asia, respectively, while Sokovia is in Eastern Europe.
With money, you can do whatever you want; without money, you can't move an inch.
Luo Xing and his group built a small wooden cabin next to a lake on the outskirts of Sokovia as a temporary residence.
Inside the cabin, Wanda, who had woken up ten days earlier, was doing rehabilitation exercises under Luo Xing's guidance, while a radio nearby played news from Sokovia.
"Urgent notification, urgent notification: The Sokovia Bank in this city was attacked by terrorists at 2:31 pm today."
"But ladies and gentlemen, please don't panic, we'll be safe soon, because our newly emerged city guardians, the Silver Musketeers, have appeared!"
"This is the eleventh time the Silver Musketeer has thwarted a terrorist operation. Let's give him a round of applause and cheers!"
Upon hearing the radio broadcast, Little Wanda stopped what she was doing and looked at Luo Xing with some worry: "Is Pete really not in danger? Those people are fully armed."
"Don't worry, Yumi is with him. Even if you don't trust him, you should trust Yumi, right?"
"makes sense."
Little Wanda nodded seriously.
If Pietro knew that his sister didn't trust him as much as a cat, he would be extremely upset.
—That’s right, the “Silver Musketeer” in the radio news broadcast was Pietro.
Pietro, who has an adventurous (and reckless) spirit, stopped a crime with his holy lance while on his way to the city to buy groceries one day, and from then on, he couldn't stop.
To prevent this thing from dying suddenly, Luo Xing reminded him that he could let Youmi follow him, as long as he had enough fish.
After experiencing the significant boost in strength, speed, and recovery after being possessed by Yuumi, Pietro took over the title of the fishing master of Luo Xing.
"You won't have to worry in a few days."
Luo Xing took a towel and wiped the sweat off Xiao Wangda's neck and face, saying with a smile.
"Huh? Why? Pete doesn't want to be a superhero anymore?"
Wanda twisted her little head and asked in confusion.
"That's right, he won't want to do it anymore then."
Luo Xing glanced at Pietro, who had returned outside looking excited, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Kids are so naive. They've already dealt with those "terrorists" so many times, and they still haven't noticed anything?
Chapter Twenty-One: Public Opinion Reversal
As soon as they entered, Yumi floated from Pietro to Wanda with a fish in her mouth.
Little Wanda also really liked this adorable cat that had once saved her life. She hugged Yumi in her arms and scratched its chin: "Yumi, are you hurt?"
As soon as they entered, Yumi floated from Pietro to Wanda with a fish in her mouth.
Little Wanda also really liked this adorable cat that had once saved her life. She hugged Yumi in her arms and scratched its chin: "Yumi, are you hurt?"
"Aww."
Yumi swallowed the fish whole and licked her paws: "Don't worry about me, I won't be attacked in the mental realm."
"Boss, I brought these back."
Pietro dragged a sack and threw it on the ground.
The ropes binding the sack were untied, and the guns inside spilled out.
After the terrorists were dealt with, Pietro would retrieve their guns.
After all, the Holy Lance transformed by Luo Xing can only be used once, and it will be destroyed after that.
Luo Xing didn't refuse this offer. After all, every time he gave Pietro a gun, he could get a dozen more in return, which he would throw into his system space for emergencies, making a killing.
but……
Those "terrorists" must have had their operations thwarted so many times, they must be getting impatient, right?
Pietro, possessing the Holy Lance and Yuumi's powers, is actually far less powerful than Captain America.
Rather than saying Pietro takes Yuumi to punish crime, it's more accurate to say Pietro is Yuumi's mount.
Without Yuumi's power and speed boosts, healing abilities, and auto-tracking magic missiles, Pietro would have had no chance against those "terrorists."
Because those so-called "terrorists" were actually squads of elite soldiers.
Luo Xing picked up two guns from the ground. A flash of holy light and demonic flame appeared in his hand, and two guns, one white and one black, appeared in his hand.
"Take it, you probably won't need it more than a few times."
Luo Xing tossed the two guns to Pietro and said.
"Thank you, boss!"
Pietro looked at Luo Xing with surprise as he unexpectedly received two guns, then a hint of doubt appeared on his face: "Why? Are we leaving?"
"more or less."
Luo Xing then replied, and continued rummaging through the sack containing the guns, finding a supermarket plastic bag containing the things Pietro had bought on his recent trip.
"Wanda, go start a fire and get ready to eat."
Luo Xing sighed as he took out several boxes of frozen food from the plastic bag. None of the three of them knew how to cook, so they could only rely on these convenience foods for the time being.
"oh oh!"
Little Wanda, who was playing with Yumi, nodded obediently when he heard Luo Xing's call, grabbed a match from the table, and ran out in a flash.
Lunch was ready quickly.
A few sausages, three servings of mashed potatoes, a plate of dumplings, bread, and soup.
By the way, Little Wanda also cooked the raw fish for Yumi and poured on her favorite tomato sauce.
The three people and the cat sat in the house listening to the radio, enjoying lunch, and passing the time.
"So, Mr. Owen, what do you think of the city hero, the Silver Musketeer?"
Just then, the sound of a reporter conducting an interview came over the loudspeaker.
Upon hearing the reporter's question, Pietro, who was digging mashed potatoes, showed a hint of anticipation and excitement on his face.
He imagined that the citizens he was protecting would soon begin to express their praise and admiration for him.
"I don't know how to evaluate his behavior, but last time he dodged those terrorist attacks, which resulted in my poor coffee shop window being smashed to pieces."
The middle-aged man being interviewed on the radio said this.
Pietro, who had been expecting praise, showed a hint of confusion on his face.
The interviews are still ongoing.
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