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Chapter 123 Red Guard
Upon hearing this, Black Widow put down the things she was organizing and looked up at Mason with a surprised expression.
Seeing this, Mason quickly added, "However, it's not impossible for me to help you clear all your supply lists from the supply bureau, but the premise is that you need to create enough of a commotion to attract the attention of the authorities. You know, business isn't so good these days, so my work fees have gone up a bit."
Black Widow sensed the hidden meaning in Mason's words and asked directly, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"Well, you know, because I helped you, I also attracted the attention of an old friend of yours. Do you remember General Ross? He's been secretly sending people to my house to investigate me lately."
"Until my contacts started refusing to answer my calls, you know, ever since S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, I'm just a private contractor now."
After listening to Mason's complaints, Black Widow not only showed no sympathy but instead mocked Mason for being overly sensitive.
Hearing this, Mason exclaimed that Black Widow was cold-blooded.
Meanwhile, in a mysterious prison unknown to outsiders, a strongman competition was currently underway.
All the prisoners in the prison were gathered in the center of the cafeteria, and in the middle of the crowd, on a dining table, two burly men were having an arm-wrestling match.
The bald strongman gripped the large hand of a scruffy-looking man opposite him, who resembled a homeless person. Just when everyone thought this would be a one-sided match, the bald strongman let out a painful groan, and his hand was slammed onto the table by the homeless man.
The intense pain caused the bald strongman to immediately faint.
He was then carried to the infirmary by a group of onlookers, one on each side.
Seeing this, the remaining prisoners' enthusiasm was not affected in the slightest; instead, it reached a new height due to the bald strongman's exit.
Because including that bald strongman, the homeless-looking person remaining on the field had now achieved fifty consecutive victories.
Even after fifty matches, the homeless man showed no signs of exhaustion.
In fact, the homeless man had gradually shifted his attention from his opponent to the surrounding spectators and began to tell stories of his past glories.
"I once infiltrated the most heavily guarded military Base in this World alone. I almost flipped that military Base upside down by myself, but because I had more important things to do at the time, I crashed through the heavy blast door, and then I gained the launch codes for most of the nuclear bombs in this World."
"But, he appeared there, Captain America."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding prisoners let out a cheer, for they had heard this story countless times.
However, due to the homeless man's terrifying strength, none of the people present showed any impatience; instead, they all looked excited and echoed his words as if hearing the story for the first time.
It must be said that everyone's reaction greatly satisfied the homeless man. After enjoying their flattery, the homeless man continued to speak to himself.
"At that time, we stood face to face. I reached out and firmly grasped his shield. We were in a stalemate. It was a battle of pure strength. The era of the Red Guardian had arrived!"
"Anyway, you know, he holds his shield all day long, just like a baby's blanket. Can you roughly understand what I mean..."
As he spoke, the homeless man's grip suddenly tightened, and he slammed another person's hand onto the table. At the same time, the tallest and strongest prisoner in the entire prison, seeing the homeless man's record, could no longer suppress his inner restlessness. He pushed away the person in front of him and sat opposite the homeless man.
This person was the other prison bully besides the homeless man. Normally, no one dared to provoke him. Now, seeing the two biggest bullies in the prison face off, everyone around them voluntarily moved back, clearing the area for the two bullies.
But the homeless man acted as if he hadn't seen the man arrive, still excitedly telling his story to his subordinates around him.
"You know, I used that characteristic of his, exactly that characteristic. I grabbed his shield and threw it hard out the window. While he was distracted for that instant, I immediately seized the opportunity and knocked him flying."
At this moment, the big man sitting opposite him also spoke, asking coldly, "Do you still remember what year it was?"
The homeless man showed a thoughtful expression upon hearing this. After a few seconds, the homeless man stammered, "I'm a bit old, so I might not remember. I think it was '83 or '84."
Upon receiving this answer, the strongman opposite the homeless man revealed his yellow teeth and let out a harsh laugh, saying, "You old fool, Captain America hadn't even woken up from the ice yet at that time."
As the strongman's words fell, the previously noisy cafeteria suddenly became silent. Everyone held their breath, staring at the two people in the center of the crowd.
The homeless man finally put away the smile on his face, then leaned his face close to the strongman's and said coldly, "Are you implying I'm a liar, Ersa?"
Suddenly, the homeless man's arm unleashed a terrifying burst of strength, slamming Ersa's arm onto the table.
The cafeteria's concrete dining table was deeply dented by the homeless man, forming a large pit. In contrast, Ersa, who had just been confronting the homeless man, had both of his arms dislocated due to the homeless man's sudden attack.
Watching this scene, the surrounding prisoners instinctively retreated backward.
Just as the homeless man was about to do something more to Ersa, the prison's assembly bell rang.
Chapter 124 Prison Escape
With the sound of the assembly bell, the farce inside the cafeteria officially came to an end.
Just as the vagrant was following the large group back to his cell, a prison guard called him out from the crowd.
Although filled with confusion, the vagrant was not worried at all. He docilely followed the prison guard to the visitation room, where the guard took out a black cardboard box from a vault and handed it to him.
The vagrant looked at the mysterious box in front of him and curiously opened it.
Immediately, the vagrant saw a red Superman doll inside the cardboard box.
The prison guard, seeing the red doll in the vagrant's hand, suddenly remembered the stories the vagrant often told in prison about himself and Captain America, and he burst out laughing.
However, the vagrant was not angry at the prison guard's mockery. Instead, he gently stroked the red doll in his hand with his rough palm.
Perhaps others would be confused seeing this red doll, but the vagrant knew very well that this red doll was none other than himself, who was once the Red Guardian.
Looking at the doll in his hand, the vagrant was momentarily lost in memories.
While the vagrant was still playing with the red doll in his hand, he discovered a thin string on the back of the red doll.
Driven by curiosity, the vagrant pulled the string.
With a 'bang!', the head of the red doll in the vagrant's hand fell off.
Seeing this, the vagrant immediately reacted quickly and steadily caught the doll's fallen head.
Soon, the vagrant saw the Bluetooth earpiece hidden inside the doll's neck.
Upon seeing this, the vagrant subtly glanced at the prison guard next to him, then quietly put the Bluetooth earpiece into his ear.
Just as the vagrant put the Bluetooth earpiece into his ear, a tingling voice came from the other end of the earpiece.
"Today is your lucky day, Alexei."
At the same time, Yelena successfully tracked Alexei's phone signal and scanned the entire prison's 3D architectural model onto the computer.
After briefly formulating a plan, Black Widow said to Alexei, "You need to get to the wall by the south gate of the prison immediately."
Hearing this, Alexei subconsciously poked his head out the window and looked at the corridor leading to the prison's south gate. At the end of the corridor was a locked iron door.
At this moment, Alexei's mind was racing, and he quickly devised a strategy.
Alexei slowly placed the red doll in his hand gently on the chair, then walked up to the prison guard, punched him unconscious, and took a large bunch of keys from his waist.
Meanwhile, the prison guards in the monitoring room also noticed Alexei's unusual behavior through the surveillance and immediately sounded the alarm.
At this time, Black Widow and Yelena had successfully flown a helicopter over the prison.
Watching the red dot representing Alexei's position on the computer screen rapidly approaching the south gate, Yelena continuously opened the doors blocking Alexei's path in real-time.
And by this time, the inside of the prison was already in chaos due to the alarm.
As one by one, the doors leading to the exit were opened, the prisoners inside the prison all stood up, their eyes wide with disbelief.
After a brief silence, countless prisoners, like Beasts let out of their cages, began to desperately run towards the gate.
Soon, pairs of fully armed riot prison guards appeared in front.
Seeing this scene, the prisoners, who were already on the verge of collapse, showed no signs of backing down.
Alexei also stood at the very front of the prisoners. With a roar from him, large numbers of prisoners followed Alexei's lead and charged towards the prison guards in front.
Due to Alexei and their yearning for a free life outside, even the fully armed prison guards were overwhelmed by these rampaging prisoners.
In just a few short minutes, the defense line painstakingly set up by the prison guards was easily broken through by the prisoners.
Seeing this, Alexei decisively took advantage of the chaos and forcibly carved a path through the crowd.
Then, before the prison's emergency state was fully implemented, Alexei successfully reached the vicinity of the prison's south gate.
Listening to the chaotic noise coming from the other end of the Bluetooth earpiece, Black Widow asked irritably, "You ended up making a big mess, didn't you?"
Alexei, however, had no time to answer Black Widow. He kicked over the obstacle in front of him, then pulled out the keys and opened the last door in front of him.
After passing through a long corridor, a massive high wall stood before Alexei.
Looking at the high wall in front of him, Alexei stopped and then asked, "What do I do next?"
"Just stand still. We'll get you out of here now."
Saying this, Black Widow and Yelena flew the helicopter directly above Alexei.
But at this moment, the prisoners who were still in the cell area had also collectively pushed open the iron doors blocking their way and surged into this open space.
Following closely behind were countless prison guards, who had all pulled out their assault rifles and surrounded the prisoners. Seeing the chaotic scene before him, Alexei knew that if Black Widow and Yelena were to land now, they would surely be pulled down, plane and all, by the chaotic prisoners.
Black Widow, on the helicopter, also saw the chaotic scene below and immediately directed Alexei to run to the second floor of the prison.
At this time, the prison guards also discovered Alexei's whereabouts and dispatched an entire team to apprehend him.
Facing the prison guards' fierce firepower, Alexei had no choice but to gather all his strength and leap towards the second floor of the prison.
Just as Alexei was about to climb to the second floor, a nearby prison guard raised a stun baton and severely shocked Alexei, causing him to lose his grip and fall back to the ground.
Chapter 125: Prison Riot
Actually, Alexei's constant stories about his battle with Captain America were not unfounded.
To deal with a super-soldier like Captain America, who was created by the super-serum, the Russians also created the Red Guardian to counter him.
Alexei was that Red Guardian, but later, Captain America, in order to save countless civilians, sacrificed himself by piloting a huge bomber directly into the ice, falling into a deep slumber.
It was precisely because of this that the Russians threw Alexei into storage to gather dust.
This is also why Alexei, once the Russians' secret weapon, is now imprisoned in this jail; after that, the Russians never paid attention to Alexei again, and for a period, they even worried that Alexei would break free from their control, and at one point, they wanted to eliminate Alexei.
But all these assassination attempts failed, and this action by the Russians deeply hurt Alexei, making this super-soldier, who had countless times wanted to die for his country, prefer to grow old and die in a prison cell rather than make any changes.
Just as Alexei was sinking into despair, the appearance of Black Widow and Yelena undoubtedly opened up a new path for Alexei's life, which was about to reach its end.
However, Alexei's overall physical functions have deteriorated due to aging, and his lack of exercise during this time has resulted in his entire body being covered in fat.
If not for this, the high walls of this prison would certainly not have stopped Alexei.
At this moment, it wasn't just Black Widow in the helicopter who saw this; even Yelena, seeing Alexeibeing shot down, couldn't help but shake her head.
"I see it now; he's completely useless."
In response, Black Widow could only say, "Bring the helicopter down."
Hearing Black Widow's words, Yelena showed an incredulous expression; after all, the chaotic situation below had already spiraled out of Black Widow and Yelena's control, and if they were to land the helicopter now, once caught by these desperate escaping prisoners, it would inevitably trigger a series of unimaginable incidents.
At that time, let alone taking Alexei away, Black Widow and Yelena themselves might even be trapped there.
However, if Black Widow and Yelena wanted to deal with the Red Room and Dreykov at this moment, Alexei's help was indispensable for them.
If Black Widow were not completely unaware of Captain America's current whereabouts, she would have sought his help without hesitation.
But there wasn't much time left for Black Widow and Yelena, so coming here to break out of prison was their only option.
At this moment, Alexei, who had fallen back to the ground, also spotted the helicopter in the sky, and he immediately recognized Black Widow standing at the cabin door.
After Yelena steadily hovered the helicopter in the air, Black Widow grabbed a rope and then took a leap of faith from the helicopter, landing on the second-floor rooftop of the prison.
Watching Black Widow's actions after landing, Yelena helplessly complained that she was someone who loved to put on a show.
But this time, Black Widow did not retort, simply because she was now directly facing dozens of fully armed prison guards.
As soon as Black Widow landed, she immediately jumped onto the back of the closest prison guard, then wrapped the rope in her hand around his neck, and with a strong swing of the rope, she directly threw the prison guard down.
Immediately after, Black Widow kicked a prison guard who was focused on shooting downwards, sending him flying several meters away.
After that, Black Widow jumped directly into the group of prison guards.
Watching Black Widow's agile movements, Yelena also praised Black Widow; after all, in her opinion, although Black Widow was tall, it was difficult to find a suitable way to move, and now she finally understood what it meant to overcome skill with brute force.
Black Widow snatched firearms from three prison guards, then discarded them, and instead, directly punched and kicked these prison guards away.
Black Widow's formidable strength also stunned Yelena, because in Black Widow's eyes, these prison guards were just ordinary people.
And just as Yelena in the helicopter was still intently watching Black Widow's fighting show, the prison's machine gunner finally spotted Yelena.
Countless bullets began to sweep towards the glass window of Yelena's cockpit.
Seeing this, Yelena quickly pulled the helicopter's control stick, swiftly moving to the other side.
However, because Yelena's descent speed was too fast, the helicopter's rotor accidentally scraped against a metal scaffolding due to the strong airflow in the area.
Immediately, the helicopter lost control, swaying back and forth directly above Black Widow's head.
Black Widow almost had a close encounter with the helicopter's rotor by accident; if she hadn't dodged quickly, she would have lost her scalp by now. Seeing this, Black Widow quickly told Yelena to stabilize the helicopter, as that was the only way for the three of them to successfully leave the area.
But just as Yelena finally managed to stabilize the helicopter, the prison's internal machine gunner picked up his heavy machine gun again and began to sweep the helicopter with fire.
Seeing this, Yelena's heart was filled with anger; as soon as she got angry, Yelena activated the helicopter's auto-hover function, then unbuckled her seatbelt and moved directly through the dense barrage of bullets inside the cabin.
Then Yelena took out a Rocket launcher from a wooden box in the tail of the cabin, and then, under the terrified gaze of the opposite machine gunner, calmly rested the Rocket launcher on her shoulder and fired it towards that person.
"Boom!"
A few seconds later, the entire prison echoed with a violent explosion.
Everyone's attention was drawn by this sudden loud noise; for a moment, even the rioting prisoners below forgot to continue running out of the prison.
And Black Widow took advantage of everyone's momentary daze, quickly pinpointed her direction, and ran towards Alexei below.
Chapter 126 Avalanche
After taking care of everything that could pose a threat to herself, Yelena calmly returned to her driver's seat. But just as Yelena was about to continue enjoying Black Widow's fighting show, Yelena keenly sensed a very muffled sound.
Just as Yelena thought another explosion had occurred, her peripheral vision caught sight of something rolling down the nearby snow-capped mountain towards the prison.
When Yelena turned her head to look closely, she saw an endless avalanche cascading down the nearby snow-capped mountain.
Seeing the spectacular scene before her, Yelena couldn't help but sigh.
"Oh, that's a really cool way to die."
Compared to Yelena, who was hiding in the helicopter at the moment, the avalanche did not pose a significant threat to her. If worst came to worst, she could easily escape by simply raising the helicopter when the avalanche arrived.
However, Black Widow and Alexei, who were still fighting in the prison, were stunned when they saw the avalanche.
"Please tell me quickly, this is a good sign for us!"
But obviously, that was impossible. Alexei's response was not Black Widow's comforting words, but an urgent Urging sound.
At this point, even someone as strong as Alexei dared not be careless. If he were buried by this avalanche, Alexei was not confident he could survive like Captain America.
The previously chaotic ground instantly fell silent, and countless eyes were now fixed on the rapidly approaching avalanche in the distance.
Someone shouted, and then everyone began to run into the prison as if fleeing for their lives.
As the prisoners and guards evacuated, soon only Black Widow and Alexei were left in the center of the area.
Seeing that Alexei had successfully climbed to the second floor, Black Widow quickly shouted into the intercom to Yelena: "Quickly get us out."
Upon hearing this, Yelena immediately displayed the combat quality expected of a third-generation Black Widow. Yelena quickly stabilized her emotions, and then maneuvered the helicopter to approach Black Widow, who was rapidly running on the second floor.
Soon, Black Widow reached the end of the second-floor corridor, then leaped over the railing and firmly grabbed onto the rope on the helicopter.
Yelena then quickly pulled the helicopter higher and began flying towards the outside of the prison. Seeing this, Alexei immediately jumped up and down anxiously.
"Hey, wait for me, there's still one more person!"
At the same time, after stabilizing the helicopter's fuselage, Yelena once again adjusted the helicopter's direction and flew towards Alexei's position.
However, the avalanche had already rolled down. After a few loud bangs, the prison's originally incredibly strong high walls were reduced to rubble by the surging avalanche in just a few breaths.
Indeed, in the face of nature, even humans are so incredibly small.
Alexei saw this scene before him and was anxious in his heart. If Yelena and Black Widow could not rescue him in time, he would probably be buried here forever.
Just as Alexei closed his eyes, preparing to leave everything to God's decision, Black Widow's voice rang out in Alexei's earphone.
"Hey, don't sleep, quickly grab my hand."
Upon hearing Black Widow's voice, Alexei immediately saw Black Widow rapidly approaching him. He then found his position, leaped with all his might, and successfully grabbed Black Widow's hand.
At the same time, the avalanche completely covered the helicopter and the three individuals.
A moment later, a vortex appeared in the center of the avalanche, and then a helicopter, appearing heavily damaged, passed through the avalanche.
Looking at the prison, which was now completely buried by the avalanche below, Alexei excitedly stood at the cabin door, spouting insults downwards.
After a burst of catharsis, Alexei finally returned to the cabin, satisfied.
"That was incredibly thrilling just now, but thankfully we still escaped from that hellhole unharmed. I'm really proud of both of you."
However, Yelena and Black Widow seemed not to have heard Alexei's words.
Seeing this, Alexei remembered to put on his earphones, otherwise, at the height the three of them were at, the strong wind noise would almost completely obscure any sound.
After putting on his earphones, Alexei looked at Black Widow and Yelena with a smile and said, "You know, it means a lot to me that you two came back to save me. I'm truly touched."
Black Widow and Yelena were not swayed by Alexei's bluster. Black Widow spoke directly, "We expended so much effort to save you just so you can take us to the Red Room, right?"
Hearing this, Alexei said indifferently, "Ha, is that all? You came to save me just for business, right, little Natasha? Has your little head been completely filled with Western agendas now?"
Upon hearing this, Black Widow said without hesitation, "This was my own choice. I chose to go to the West and become an Avenger, because they all treat me as family."
"Family, really? Then where were your family members when you were facing the avalanche just now?"
Just as Alexei was about to say something more, Yelena suddenly pulled the helicopter's control stick.
The strong inertia caused Alexei, who was not wearing a seatbelt, to roll heavily forward in the cabin. Seeing this, Alexei cursed Yelena's piloting skills.
But when Alexei stood up again, he saw a slender figure standing in front of their helicopter.
Seeing this scene, Alexei exclaimed, "What the hell?"
They were currently thousands of meters in the sky. How could there be a person standing in thin air in front of them at this altitude?
At this moment, Alexei saw a smile appear on Black Widow's lips, and then Black Widow turned to Alexei and said, "Here it comes, doesn't it?"
Chapter 127 Heading to St. Petersburg
In fact, not only was Alexei surprised, but even Yelena, who had already known Arthur would arrive, was incredibly surprised to see Arthur appear before her.
However, Black Widow waved at Arthur through the helicopter's windshield, and then Arthur entered the helicopter under the shocked gazes of Yelena and Alexei.
Looking at the snow stains on Black Widow and the other two, Arthur said indifferently, "A bit disheveled, aren't you?"
Hearing this, Alexei said disdainfully, "Oh, who are you, little brat? Do you know we just went through the most dangerous prison escape in this World?"
In response, Arthur simply chose to ignore him. After all, with his stubbornness, it would be difficult for Arthur to reason with him, and no matter what, such a person only cares about himself.
Rather than wasting words, Arthur preferred to save his energy.
Afterward, when Alexei saw that Arthur was not paying attention to him, he also knew he was being boring and shut his mouth.
After understanding the purpose of the trip from Black Widow, Arthur readily expressed his willingness to help Black Widow.
However, Alexei, upon learning that Black Widow's purpose was to completely destroy the Red Room, immediately stated that he did not yet know the exact location of the Red Room.
Hearing this, Black Widow and Yelena suddenly fell silent. They had not expected that Alexei, who had been mercilessly abandoned, would still be unwilling to betray the Red Room and Dreykov after so many years.
At this moment, Black Widow could no longer suppress her inner anger. She immediately got up and sat across from Alexei, roughly pulling off the headphones he was wearing.
"After all these years, are you still going to be like Dreykov?"
Hearing Black Widow mention Dreykov in front of him, Alexei reacted as if Black Widow had touched an untouchable area, and then he said irritably, "Dreykov? Yes, that's right, I am just like him."
"He's General Dreykov, my good friend. He gave me endless glory. Do you know, he was the first super-soldier on our side, but I could have become a superhero like Captain America, but he buried me in Ohio and went to perform that incredibly stupid mission alone."
"And then it was a full three years, three years of time, during which I was truly bored to tears, and then... then he abandoned me in prison without a word, wanting me to spend the rest of my life there. But why?"
"Perhaps it was because I wanted to talk a few words about the rise and fall of the nation, or because I once complained a few times about not liking his hairstyle. All I did was to make the whole thing seem like a fun party. That doesn't mean I don't like this organization, but in the end, he threw me into prison, and he chose to hide, ran away, and continued to enjoy a great life in some unknown place. Why did he choose to do this to me? I didn't kill his daughter."
Hearing this, Yelena subconsciously looked at Black Widow, but the latter seemed to have no reaction, sitting quietly in place.
"Can we throw him out the window now?"
After hearing Yelena's words, Black Widow said coldly, "I think we need to climb to a higher altitude before throwing him down. That way, the effect might be better."
Hearing this, Alexei knew that if he angered both Black Widow and Yelena now, these two beautiful women would certainly follow through and throw him out.
So, Alexei quickly blurted out a name before the two women could make a move.
Upon hearing this name, Yelena and Black Widow exchanged glances, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"Mama Melina? Didn't she die a long time ago?"
Hearing this, Black Widow made an incredulous sound.
But Alexei quickly chuckled and explained, "She's a very quick old fox. Even the most experienced hunters in this World would find it difficult to catch such a quick old fox."
"She's a scientist, a strategist, and I'm just a thug."
"She worked directly for Dreykov far more times than I did."
Hearing this, Black Widow quickly asked, "What? You mean she also works in the Red Room?"
"No, no, no, she just works remotely outside St. Petersburg."
Then, Yelena quickly said, "Then our remaining fuel might not be enough to get us to St. Petersburg."
"No, we can make it."
Saying this, Alexei looked at Arthur , who had been slacking off to the side.
When the helicopter was about to approach St. Petersburg, the helicopter's instrument finally showed that it had run out of fuel. Before the helicopter could begin to descend, Arthur quickly controlled the nearby magnetic field to lift the helicopter into the air and continue on its way.
Seeing this, Alexei said, "We're so lucky. Where did you find the Avengers' jet to help?"
"I swear, if I hear him say one more word, I swear I'll punch him in the face."
Saying this, Yelena and Black Widow put their headphones back on and piloted the helicopter closer to St. Petersburg.
Seeing that both Black Widow and Yelena had expressions of unwillingness to engage with him, Alexeiquickly called out to Black Widow, "Hey, wait, Natasha, I have a question I want to ask you."
Seeing this, Black Widow had no choice but to take off her headphones and sit back down in front of Alexei. Then she asked seriously, "Go ahead, what's the question? Is it urgent?"
Alexei hesitated for a while before slowly asking, "Um, after all these years, has he ever mentioned me to you? About that time in the political borderland, when we exchanged wars, you know, I always thought there was mutual respect between us."
Looking at Alexei, who was still talking endlessly in front of her, Black Widow simply frowned and asked indifferently, "Excuse me, who is 'he' that you're referring to?"
Chapter 128 Chapter 128 Going Home
It was clear that Black Widow knew very little about Alexei's story, so she didn't know who had kept Alexei, such a stubborn old man, so preoccupied.
Then, Alexei said, "Captain America!"
Hearing this, Black Widow rolled her eyes and then said, "Do you know that you've been away from us for twenty years? We haven't even seen each other once in those twenty years, and now that we've finally met, you immediately ask me about yourself. Do you think I would know?"
Alexei hadn't expected his words to anger Black Widow, but at the same time, Alexei felt very wronged. He then whispered, "What's wrong? I just want to know when our relationship became so tense?"
At this moment, Yelena, who was sitting in front and driving the helicopter, also turned her head and looked at Alexei, saying, "When did you ever care so much about your relationship with us? Is this a very important thing?"
Hearing Yelena's pointed words, Alexei said seriously, "In my life, I've met countless people, but the only ones I truly loved were you."
"I promise this time I will do my best to help you successfully destroy the Red Room. I will help you fully develop your potential, and then everything will be resolved."
"Everything will be resolved?"
"Wouldn't that mean everything is over for you?"
Afterward, Alexei began coaxing Black Widow and Yelena as if they were two little girls only five or six years old.
Soon, the helicopter successfully arrived at a small farm outside St. Petersburg.
Just as the group was looking for a landing spot, a woman dressed in black tactical gear walked out of the farm, carrying a heavy sniper rifle.
However, after seeing the faces of Black Widow and the other two through the sniper scope, the woman hesitated and lowered her heavy sniper rifle.
After getting off the helicopter, the group, led by Alexei, arrived at the farm's main gate. By the time they reached the gate, Melina was already standing there, waiting for them.
Although she had seen the three through the sniper scope earlier, when Black Widow and the other two truly stood before Melina, Melina still had an unreal feeling.
Seeing Melina standing there in a daze, Alexei laughed and said, "What's wrong, my dear? Aren't you happy to see us back?"
But after hearing Alexei's words, Melina said nothing. She simply walked out of the iron gate with her heavy sniper rifle.
Seeing this, Black Widow, Yelena, and Arthur were all confused.
"Shouldn't there be some kind of expression when family members meet?"
After hearing Arthur 's quiet murmur, Yelena said indifferently, "There's no blood relation between us."
After the two finished muttering, Alexei motioned for the others to follow Melina's steps.
Soon, they saw a charming small wooden house at the end of the path through the fields.
As soon as they entered the small wooden house, Melina's voice came from inside: "Welcome to my humble abode. Make yourselves at home; don't be restrained here."
Afterward, Black Widow cautiously followed behind Melina, watching her continuously open the closed doors ahead.
After passing several doors, Melina opened a specially reinforced iron door in front of Black Widow.
Behind the iron door was a wall neatly lined with various weapons.
Seeing Melina try to reach into the room, Black Widow instinctively said, "Hey, don't try any tricks in front of me."
Hearing this, Melina said irritably, "I need to put my weapon away first."
At this moment, Arthur looked at the family in the room, each with their own hidden motives, and suddenly thought of Wanda and Bill, who were far away in New York.
Although the entire Universe was unfamiliar to Arthur , fortunately, in this completely unfamiliar World, Arthur still had a group of companions who could accompany him anytime, anywhere.
"Are there any traps nearby we need to be aware of, or any places we can't go?"
Hearing Black Widow's sharp words, Arthur felt a pang of sadness for this family.
But Melina showed no change, calmly saying, "I didn't raise my daughters painstakingly just for them to fall into traps."
"You didn't raise us!"
"Perhaps, but if you grew up and became weak, that proves you didn't grow up under my supervision."
After a simple tidying up, Black Widow, Yelena, and Melina gathered around the dining table.
Just then, Alexei's painful cries came from the bathroom, but no one at the table reacted, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Seeing this, Arthur still stood up and symbolically walked over to take a look.
After all, sitting at the dining table at this moment was undoubtedly a silent torture for Arthur . Indeed, three women make a drama.
As soon as Arthur arrived at the bathroom door, he saw Alexei, whose figure had long gone out of shape, struggling to squeeze his body into a red leather suit.
After seeing Arthur 's expression, Alexei awkwardly rubbed his nose.
Then, Arthur couldn't bear to watch anymore. He walked into the bathroom and began to help Alexeiput on his unforgettable combat leather suit.
It must be said that after so many years, Alexei had indeed lived a very carefree life, so much so that the leather suit, which could originally fit two Arthur s, now couldn't even accommodate Alexei's beer belly.
But fortunately, heaven rewards the diligent. After a long period of effort, Alexei finally, with Arthur 's help, successfully squeezed his corpulent body into the red combat leather suit.
Then, after a simple trim of his messy beard, Alexei walked out of the bathroom and appeared before Black Widow and her two "daughters."
"Still fits."
Looking at Alexei in the red combat leather suit, Black Widow and Yelena both showed an indescribable expression, while Melina whistled at Alexei and then clapped happily.
Chapter 129 Quarrel
Melina then called Alexei and Arthur to the dining table, where she took out her cherished liquor and poured it for both of them.
At this moment, seeing his family finally reunited after so many years, Alexei happily revealed his rotten teeth and then looked around, saying, "Finally, our family is together again."
However, the remaining people at the table were not as carefree as Alexei. After all, the people present were not an original family, and then, due to the Red Room's intervention, they were cruelly separated early on. After such a long time, not everyone could return to their original state as directly as Alexei.
"Yes, look at the structure of our family. This was just a carefully planned conspiracy that only lasted for three short years, so I think it's no longer appropriate for us to call each other family."
At this point, Melina took a sip of liquor and casually spoke about what was most on everyone's mind.
Hearing this, Black Widow once again felt Melina's coldness and no longer wished for the family to return to their original state. She then decided to get down to business. However, just as Black Widowwas about to state the purpose of their visit, Alexei, who was sitting at the head of the table, suddenly stood up, picked up the bottle in front of him, and filled everyone's glasses.
"In that case, I guess this counts as old friends reuniting, and I also want to say a few words directly. So many years have passed, and you really haven't aged at all. You're as beautiful and moving as you were when we pretended to have our wedding that day."
Hearing this, Melina turned her head to Alexei and said gently, "But you seem to have gained a lot of weight since then, though you still look good."
But then Alexei said something that made Arthur 's jaw drop.
Alexei then moved his seat in front of Melina and said fawningly, "Hmm, you know, I just escaped from prison not long ago. So many years have passed, and I've been recuperating. Now I'm full of energy!"
Hearing this, Black Widow immediately stopped him, "Enough! Shut up!"
"Let's get straight to business now."
But at this moment, Melina, who was sitting opposite Black Widow, spoke up, "Natasha, don't be so listless."
"I'm not listless."
"You are listless right now!"
"I said I'm not, again."
"No, you are!"
While Black Widow and Melina were still bickering, Alexei suddenly put his arm around Black Widow's shoulder and earnestly said to her, "Good girl, listen to your mother, Natasha."
"Oh, you two are really enough."
"Alright, Natasha, be obedient."
Seeing the two husband and wife singing in harmony in front of her, Black Widow cast a pleading look at Yelena. Yelena, while eating her mashed potatoes, spread her hands helplessly and said, "I didn't say anything, please don't drag me into this!"
Helplessly, Black Widow knew she could only rely on herself. She slammed her hands on the dining table and loudly said to Melina, "The truth is, I don't want to eat at all. Just tell me the location of the Red Room!"
"Oh, my God, for heaven's sake, I beg you to eat something."
Seeing Black Widow intentionally putting on her unapproachable expression again, Yelena complained speechlessly from the side.
And just as the situation at the dining table was about to descend into chaos, Melina picked up the large bowl of mashed potatoes, scooped another spoonful for Yelena, and then looked at Alexei and said softly, "You know, just like you told them they could stay up late to catch Santa Claus."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Alexei's face.
"That was truly interesting, do you remember? He climbed down the chimney, girls, be careful, he's coming, and then you just wait for Santa Claus, waiting for all the cookies to be eaten, and then you can see him appear."
Hearing this, Black Widow, who had been serious, couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curl upwards.
Seeing that it was effective, Alexei immediately struck while the iron was hot, "At that time, I just wanted them to bravely pursue their dreams."
To this, Black Widow firmly stated, "Finding Dreykov is not an elusive fantasy, but merely an unfinished task."
"No, no, no, you can't defeat someone who is completely obedient to another's will."
At this moment, Melina said mercilessly.
"Then you haven't seen when our business in the U.S. reached its peak."
To Arthur , Black Widow now looked like a little girl who had gone out to make a living and then returned home, desperately wanting her parents' approval.
However, the Black Widow, who now appeared mature and steady to outsiders, seemed to instantly revert to that lonely and helpless little girl she once was the moment she saw Melina. Everything was firmly controlled by Melina.
As someone who helped the Red Room gather intelligence from all sides, it was impossible for Melinanot to know about Black Widow joining the Avengers. So, when Black Widow brought up the Avengers, Melina ignored it. After all, in Melina's eyes, no matter what great achievements Black Widow made, she was nothing more than her child in front of her.
Moreover, Melina had done many things to help Dreykov, so no one understood Dreykov's terror better than her. Even though the family had been separated for a long time, those three years were a beautiful time that Melina could never forget. Even though there was no blood relation between them, Melinastill regarded Black Widow and Yelena as her own children in her heart. No mother in the world wants to see her children get hurt.
Chapter 130: Secrets Revealed
After an argument, Melina stood up and took out a tablet from a nearby room, then said to the guinea pig on the screen, "Come in."
A few seconds later, the restaurant door was nudged open by a guinea pig with black and white fur.
Seeing this, Yelena gasped.
"Did it just open that door?"
"Yes, of course."
Saying that, Melina tore off a piece of bread from the dining table and put it into the guinea pig's mouth, but the next second, Alexei, who was sitting at the head of the table, felt offended, simply because he heard Melina call to the guinea pig, "Good boy, Alexei, you're such a good boy for listening."
At this moment, Alexei, with a look of utter despair, asked Melina, "You actually named a pig after me?"
Hearing this, Melina looked up at Alexei's face and asked, "Don't you think you two are very similar?"
Then, seeing that Alexei still had a constipated expression, Melina continued, "Look, it can even sit on the ground like a dog."
Immediately, the guinea pig, as if it could hear what Melina was saying, actually sat down, and then Melina issued an even more incredible command.
"Stop breathing!"
At the same time, Melina's fingers tapped on the tablet a few times, and then the guinea pig truly seemed to be under a stasis spell, sitting motionlessly in place, not making a sound, not even breathing.
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Melina picked up the wine bottle on the table, drank it all, and then said indifferently, "We had successfully infiltrated a scientific laboratory in Ohio, and then, in front of those who were posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists but were actually HYDRA scientists, we combined the Winter Soldier project and human brain anatomical structure engineering to draw the first and only blueprint of the Base's neural cell nodes, which is the center of the human brain, the key to controlling movement and procedural learning.
We didn't steal any weapons or technology."
"We stole the key to unlocking free will."
After hearing this, Black Widow and Yelena both looked at Melina with confused expressions, and then asked, "So what are you doing?"
"I'm just marveling at how precise our scientific technology has become; we can even control a person's brain, or instruct a subject to stop breathing, with no choice but to obey."
"Okay, you've made your point, but what does that have to do with anything?"
Then Melina said, "Only when this World is under control can it operate at a higher level.
Dreykov has secretly buried countless such chemical Agents all over the World."
Hearing this, Yelena looked at Melina with a sidelong glance and asked, "Do you know who they're experimenting on?"
In response, Melina simply denied knowing, but Alexei, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Don't be like that, don't try to lie in front of them."
"No, I'm not lying, I really don't know."
"How could that be? You were the designer of Dreykov's entire plan."
Hearing this, Melina immediately retorted, "If I was his designer, then what are you? Weren't you his business partner? Weren't you his best friends?"
"No, I was just his scapegoat!"
Saying that, Alexei slammed the wine bottle in his hand heavily in front of Melina.
Then Alexei continued, "It's just that he kept instilling his will in me, which is why I was blinded by him."
To this, Melina just waved her hand and said, "Don't give me that!"
Seeing Alexei still trying to say something for himself at this moment, Black Widow couldn't stand it anymore and immediately said to Alexei, "Enough, you're a complete idiot."
Afterward, Black Widow immediately turned her head to Melina and said, "And you, you're a coward!"
Hearing this, Melina looked up at Black Widow, but this time Black Widow showed no fear, instead staring intently into Melina's eyes and continuing, "Coward, our family was completely fake from the beginning, so we had no support behind us at all, but I will definitely investigate this matter."
But at this moment, after hearing Black Widow's words, Alexei's fragile heart couldn't take it anymore, and he retorted to Black Widow, "We were never a family, right? In your mind, I guess I was always a pure-hearted person.
I think for all deep-cover Agents, we were dutiful enough as parents at the time, even more so than average parents; we could act with a clear conscience, okay?"
However, at this moment, Melina, stimulated by Black Widow, began to say furiously, "Yes, we had our orders, but we still had to play the roles we needed to play perfectly."
But what she got in return was Black Widow's biting sarcasm.
"Who cares? It wasn't real anyway."
"What?!"
Even Yelena couldn't stand Black Widow's words.
But Black Widow continued to repeat, as if no one else was there, "Anyway, all of that was fake, who would care about those things!"
"Oh, what are you saying? Don't say that anymore."
At this moment, Yelena, with red eyes, spoke to Black Widow with a slight sob in her voice.
"Don't say that, at least those feelings were real at the time, at least for me they were real; she was my mother."
"You were my birth mother; I once believed all of this deeply! The most beautiful part of my life was fake, but you never told me back then."
At this moment, Yelena, holding back tears in her eyes, said to Melina, "Those Agents of yours, the Agents controlled by your mysterious chemical Agent, I was one of them."
Saying that, Yelena looked at Black Widow again and then said, "And you, it's just that you and I both escaped at the time.
You know, Dreykov claimed that no one could escape."
Chapter 131 Warmth
At this moment, Melina, who was sitting to the side, also reached out her hand to place it on Yelena's arm, intending to soothe Yelena's emotions, but the latter had already revealed her true feelings. She stood up directly and then walked straight into the room alone.
After Yelena left, she left the others at the dining table.
Seeing this, Melina choked out, "I don't know, I don't know what's wrong."
In response, Alexei gently took Melina's hand and comforted her, saying, "It's okay, I'll go check on her now."
After speaking, Alexei got up and walked into the room where Yelena was.
As soon as Alexei pushed open the door, he saw Yelena sitting alone on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees.
Seeing Alexei arrive, Yelena softly said, "You know, the reason I came here is because I don't want to talk right now."
Hearing this, Alexei carefully approached Yelena and said, "Alright then, since you don't want to talk, let's just sit here for now, just sit."
Saying this, Alexei came to Yelena's side and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.
Meanwhile, after Alexei left, only Arthur , Melina, and Black Widow remained at the dining table.
Perhaps sensing the oppressive atmosphere at the dining table, Black Widow suddenly stood up and walked outside.
Seeing this, Melina quickly asked, "Where are you going now?"
"Since you're unwilling to help us, I'll do this alone now."
Hearing Black Widow's words, Melina's face showed worry as she said, "No, you'll be annihilated!"
Upon hearing this, Black Widow did not stop, but instead went into her own room, planning to rest there for the night.
However, at this moment, Melina saw that Black Widow was still acting as she pleased, and the motherly instinct within her suddenly awakened, wanting to persuade Black Widow properly. But seeing Black Widow's unyielding attitude, she became somewhat annoyed.
But just as Melina was in a state of agitation, Black Widow added Fire to the situation.
Only Black Widow's slightly resentful voice came from the room: "It's okay, after all, you're not the first mother to abandon me."
Undoubtedly, Black Widow's words were indeed a sharp blade thrust into Melina's heart. Upon hearing this, Melina's expression immediately changed, and she roughly pushed open Black Widow's door, then coldly said to Black Widow, who was lying on the bed, "In fact, you weren't abandoned. You were just the result of a potential genetic screening system's selection."
Hearing this, Black Widow suddenly sat up and stood in front of Melina, staring intently into Melina's eyes, saying, "I was taken from my room at home!"
Upon hearing this, Melina continued, "I believe your family at the time must have received some satisfactory compensation."
"But it's worth mentioning your mother; after we took you from home, she searched the whole Worldfor your whereabouts. This is very much like you, persistent."
However, upon hearing this, Black Widow felt no joy at all. Instead, from Melina's current expression and tone of voice, she could clearly sense that what Melina was about to say next would be extremely bad news.
Sure enough, Melina then informed Black Widow that when Dreykov discovered Black Widow's birth mother was constantly searching for information about Black Widow, he decisively dispatched his strongest Agent at the time to eliminate Black Widow's birth mother.
Upon hearing this, Black Widow only felt a dizzy spell, and her body uncontrollably retreated two steps.
"You know, her existence in Dreykov's eyes was already a serious threat to the Red Room's safety. Logically speaking, she was just a curious civilian, but you know, it was because of her persistence that she attracted Dreykov's murderous intent."
After listening to Melina's words, it took Black Widow a long time to finally calm her emotions. Then, with teary eyes, she looked at Melina and said, "You know, for so many years, I've always missed her deeply. Whether I'm willing to admit it or not, every night before I go to sleep, I think of her."
Afterwards, Melina also said to Black Widow, "You know, I've always advised you all not to look back at the past, otherwise it will bring pain to everyone."
And just then, Black Widow's peripheral vision inadvertently caught sight of the photo album placed on the bookshelf.
Black Widow reached out and picked up the photo album, then asked incredulously, "Why did you keep this here for so long?"
Black Widow opened the album and saw various photos of her and Yelena when they were young.
Soon, Black Widow turned to a photo that left a deep impression on her.
"I still remember, when we took this photo, we took all the Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and summer vacation photos in one day."
At this point, Black Widow pointed to a photo in the album, a slight smile on her face, as she spoke.
Although Black Widow had always seemed sharp-tongued, it was precisely because she had lost that warmth from family since childhood that Black Widow became who she is today.
Even if Black Widow constantly hid her deep longing for such kinship, her desire could be clearly felt from many of Black Widow's scattered remarks.
Now that she had finally met Melina, their long-awaited reunion was not very pleasant because neither of them was willing to remove the mask they used to deceive the World, leading to them being at odds with each other from the moment they first met.
This photo album now served as an excellent tool for them to remove their masks.
At this moment, upon hearing Black Widow's memories, Melina uncontrollably and quietly leaned closer to Black Widow.
And this time, Black Widow also showed no resistance to Melina's closeness.
Seeing this, Melina more actively stood by Black Widow's side, then followed the direction of Black Widow's finger and saw that photo.
Chapter 132 Trouble at the Door
At this moment, Black Widow also found a photo of herself and Yelena sitting in front of a Christmas tree, making wishes. She then softly said to Melina, "Look at these, each one has a different background. Although I knew every box under the Christmas tree was empty at the time, I didn't care about that. To be honest, there was indeed a moment when I truly believed it was all real."
Now, after seeing these warm photos, Black Widow gradually let go of her resentment towards Melina. However, just when Arthur thought the two mother and daughter would reconcile, Melina did something that utterly shocked Arthur .
Melina suddenly snatched the photo album from Black Widow, continuously muttering, "Enough, you've seen enough."
Arthur , who was nearby, was extremely puzzled by this. Why did Melina always put on such an indifferent expression when facing the people she cared about and valued most in her life?
Didn't she know that such actions were the most hurtful? Could her heart be made of stone? She clearly cared so much about Black Widow and the other two.
As the saying goes, every family has its own troubles. Regarding Black Widow's family affairs, even though Arthur had many things he wanted to say, it was difficult for him to speak, so he could only silently watch everything unfold.
At this moment, it wasn't just Arthur who was puzzled by Melina's baffling actions; Black Widowalso directly asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Hearing this, Melina slowly turned around, holding the photo album in her arms, and said with difficulty to Black Widow, "Do you know why mice born in a cage have to keep running on a wheel? I was born in the Red Room. I've cycled through the Red Room four times in my life. I only remember the walls of the Red Room; I had no other choices, and I never chose anything."
Black Widow was greatly surprised after hearing Melina's words. Initially, Black Widow only thought that Melina was controlled by Dreykov for some reason, but she never expected Melina to be born in the Red Room. Black Widow was only imprisoned in the Red Room for a few years, while Melina had been entangled with the Red Room since birth. Black Widow could hardly imagine how Melina had lived her entire life.
For a moment, Black Widow even began to feel some sympathy for Melina in her heart.
"But you're not a mouse, are you? It's not your fault that you were born in a cage."
Upon hearing this, Melina unconsciously took a step forward, then asked with tear-filled eyes, "How are you able to hold onto your true self after all this time?"
At this moment, Black Widow looked into Melina's eyes and said firmly, "Pain only makes us stronger. Don't you remember? These are all things you taught us, and it's precisely because of what you taught us that we survived."
After hearing Black Widow's answer, Melina finally couldn't bear the inner torment and revealed the truth: "I'm sorry, I failed you. I've already notified the Red Room, and they could arrive here at any moment."
Meanwhile, Alexei and Yelena, the father and daughter, were recalling their happy times ice fishing together. But just as the two were immersed in such a beautiful setting, several extremely dazzling floodlights suddenly lit up outside the house.
This sudden change plunged the two, who had been perfectly fine, into disaster.
Alexei first told Yelena to hide in a corner, then picked up the mask he had taken off earlier and put it on. His gaze turned icy as he stared at the Red Room Agents constantly approaching outside the window.
Just then, the sound of breaking glass echoed, and a tranquilizer dart accurately struck Alexei in the chest.
Seeing this, Alexei merely pulled out the dart indifferently, and disdainfully said to the outside, "Is that all? You think you can catch me with just that?"
Before Alexei could finish speaking, dozens more tranquilizer darts pierced into Alexei's body the next second. This massive dose of sedative could instantly anesthetize an elephant, so, as expected, Alexeicollapsed.
Watching Alexei's body hit the ground heavily, Yelena had an extremely speechless expression. She then took out the pistol from her waist and hid behind the door, quietly observing the situation outside.
At this moment, the Red Room Agents broke through the security bars and entered the room. Their target was clearly Black Widow and Yelena, who they believed to be dead.
Black Widow was greatly surprised when she saw this scene, and she quickly fled into the room. At this point, the Agents immediately began their pursuit.
Only after running a certain distance did Black Widow realize that the Agents hadn't followed, so she stopped and stood still. At this moment, the Agents also arrived in front of Black Widow.
Upon seeing this group of Agents, Black Widow couldn't help but show a bitter smile, then charged towards the foremost ones.
Black Widow's movements were extremely agile, and she dealt with several Agents in just a few moves.
The Agents in front of Black Widow at this moment also rushed forward without any hesitation, but Black Widow's skill was not something they could withstand.
After a few rounds, Black Widow used a dagger to slit the throat of the last Agent, and blood immediately splattered onto Black Widow's face.
After cleanly and efficiently dealing with those Agents, Black Widow slumped to the ground, panting heavily.
Then, Black Widow once again melted into the darkness.
Just then, someone suddenly appeared in front of Black Widow, then took off their camouflage uniform and draped it over Black Widow's head.
Black Widow was slightly stunned at this sight. She didn't know what the person in front of her wanted to do, but she didn't refuse.
Then, Melina quietly led Black Widow towards her armory.
Just then, Black Widow suddenly felt a sharp gust of wind from behind her. Black Widow quickly turned around and struck the hand with her palm, but unfortunately, Black Widow was a beat too slow, and her slender right hand was easily grasped by that hand.
Chapter 133 Sky Fortress
But just as Black Widow thought Melina was on her side, Melina suddenly pulled out a taser from behind her, precisely hitting Black Widow.
With a muffled sound, Black Widow fell into a daze.
Meanwhile, Yelena was searching for Black Widow and the other person in the room, but the room was now silent, so much so that even Yelena's footsteps sounded extremely harsh.
Suddenly, Yelena felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at her from behind, and she immediately turned her head, alert.
Melina, who had been wearing casual clothes, now appeared before Yelena in a black combat suit.
Just as Yelena was about to ask something, Melina decisively pulled out a taser and, to Yelena's disbelief, stunned her.
Watching Black Widow and the others fall one after another, Arthur , who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but question life itself.
Was this still the heartwarming family reunion from a second ago? What about the deep mother-daughter bond? Why the sudden change of face?
At this moment, Melina in the room also began searching for Arthur 's whereabouts, but it was clear that the Red Room had been busy in recent years figuring out how to steal HYDRA's experimental results, leading to oversights in some intelligence work.
Melina, as the most crucial part of the Red Room's intelligence department, still didn't know what abilities Arthur possessed.
She even thought Arthur was just a small male servant Black Widow had casually brought back from the Avengers.
So, after searching the room to no avail, she simply gave up on finding Arthur 's whereabouts.
But similarly, to personally explore the Red Room's secrets, Arthur also decided not to alert them for the time being.
He quietly hid in the shadows, observing Melina and the others' every move.
Just then, Arthur also saw the You-Know-Who who had initially attacked Black Widow.
Looking at Mimic Master, whose entire body was hidden beneath a mask and combat suit, Arthur was curious whether this Mimic Master was as unresolvable as he remembered.
After Mimic Master approached Melina, Melina simply gave a couple of casual instructions, and then Mimic Master called a group of Red Room Agents, who rushed into the house and carried all three of Black Widow and the others out.
Afterward, Melina also informed Mimic Master of Arthur 's presence. Mimic Master showed no reaction upon hearing this, then turned and boarded the fighter jet parked outside the courtyard, departing stylishly.
After an unknown period of flight, Alexei finally woke up from his coma.
But the first thing he saw was Black Widow and Yelena both lying on the ground.
As Alexei was still replaying everything that had just happened in his mind, a familiar voice, too familiar to be anything else, entered Alexei's ears.
"Calling Tower, requesting landing."
"This is Tower, permission to land at entrance four."
Squinting against the dazzling lights ahead, Alexei struggled to open his eyes and saw Melina's profile.
Then, a voice of disbelief escaped his lips.
Hearing the sound, Melina merely glanced at Alexei casually, then said indifferently, "We're about to land now."
Upon hearing this, Alexei asked strangely, "Then why do I feel like we're not descending, but ascending instead?"
To this, Melina replied, "That's why Dreykov has been able to completely disappear from everyone's sight and remain unnoticed for so many years."
At this moment, a torrential rain had begun outside, and as they spoke, a pale white lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating the area.
Through this brief interval, Alexei vaguely saw a huge dark shadow quietly hovering above the fighter jet.
Just then, Mimic Master took out an anesthetic and sedated Alexei again.
At this point, Alexei had no power to resist and could only be at their mercy.
After passing through layers of clouds, a completely black Air Fortress suddenly appeared in Arthur 's field of vision.
Arthur had followed the fighter jet all the way here, and it must be said that when Arthur first saw this magnificent Air Fortress, even someone like Arthur , who had experienced many hardships, was deeply shocked.
Looking at this giant structure before him, Arthur had already begun to compare it to the fallen Sokovia in his mind.
The area of the Air Fortress before him was probably even larger than Sokovia.
He wondered how much manpower and resources would be required to build such a magnificent structure.
At the same time, Arthur also began to secretly compare Tony's Stark Industries with the Red Room's technology.
He wondered if Stark Industries could build such a cutting-edge structure.
At the same time, Arthur also deeply felt that the Avengers were not getting their due; previously, whether it was Loki leading the Chitauri army to attack Earth or Ultron attempting to eliminate all human society, the Red Room had never shown its face.
It wasn't just the Red Room; even HYDRA back then was the same, secretly still plotting the Insight Project.
Superheroes one by one were constantly protecting Earth and humanity from external enemies, but internally, there were always organizations causing infighting, taking advantage of situations, and stirring up chaos.
Suddenly, a strong, unidentifiable anger flared in Arthur 's heart. If it weren't to thoroughly see the Red Room's true face, Arthur would probably have decisively acted now and completely razed this Air Fortress to the ground.
Arthur today was no longer what he used to be; ever since Wanda successfully awakened Chaos Magic, Arthur had been tempered by Chaos Magic every day.
This had also greatly enhanced all of Arthur 's superpowers; if the current Arthur were to encounter his past self from the New York incident, he could probably suppress himself with just one finger.