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Chapter 54 - Something Happened

The next day, after Zed woke up, he got up and pulled the curtains open, letting the sunlight stream in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The sun outside was particularly glaring, so Zed quickly closed the curtains again.

How long have I been asleep? Zed muttered to himself, then shook his head and went out to find something to eat.

Zed wandered around the company for a long time without finding any sign of Woz or the others. He only found Skye sitting in front of a computer when he reached the security room.

"Ah! You! You're awake!" Skye hurriedly turned off the monitor, trying to change the subject.

Zed asked, puzzled: "Where is everyone? Why are you the only one here? What were you just looking at?"

Skye was still trying to lie, but Zed had already noticed something was amiss and relentlessly pressed her.

Zed grabbed Skye's arm and stared into her eyes, asking: ---

"What exactly happened?"

Skye, seeing that she couldn't hide it any longer, had to tell Zed the truth. "Someone attacked your home, and Woz and the others have already gone there."

The video of Zed resurrecting Ben last night wasn't just watched over and over again by Nick Fury; everyone who had access to it was beyond excited.

These guys had previously been afraid of Zi-O's power and hadn't dared to fall out with Zed, leaving it all to Nick Fury.

But!

The situation was different now!

Fear could conquer greed, and greed could also conquer fear!

Taking any risk was worth it for the power of immortality through time reversal. No price was too high.

While the council was still urging Nick Fury to take action, Hydra had already moved.

But this Hydra wasn't Pierce's; it was the Hydra led by Daniel Whitehall.

Daniel Whitehall had been searching for Zi-O's whereabouts, wanting to seize the Obelisk. But now, the Obelisk was no longer important!

The immortality he gained by dissecting Skye's mother, Jiaying, was insignificant compared to Zi-O's time-manipulating power.

This was the power Daniel Whitehall craved! This was the miracle Daniel Whitehall had been chasing! The weakened state Zi-O was in, as seen in the surveillance video from last night as he was helped onto the Machine, further fueled Daniel Whitehall's greed.

"Attack immediately! Capture Charlie Oleg's family! Force Zed Oleg to come out!"

Daniel Whitehall wanted to be the first to seize this opportunity!

A special operations unit, without any markings, emerged from the dark corners of New York.

Black armored vehicles surrounded the entire street, and helicopters sealed off the sky.

Inside the Triskelion, Nick Fury sneered, his lips twisting into a mocking smile as he gave the order:

"Deploy the troops! Attack that unit!"

In another office, Pierce, though equally covetous of Zi-O's power, managed to maintain a semblance of objectivity.

He let Daniel Whitehall take the lead, preferring to remain in the shadows.

However, when this S.H.I.E.L.D. unit suddenly appeared and began attacking Daniel Whitehall's forces, Pierce finally realized something was amiss.

Pierce hadn't received any reports from his subordinates about a unit deployment. This unit had completely bypassed Hydra's eyes and ears within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Pierce realized that Nick Fury was deliberately avoiding him, that he might have been exposed!

And Nick Fury's purpose for deploying the troops at this moment became obvious.

He needed to bypass S.H.I.E.L.D. and contact Zed Oleg personally.

Joey panicked. "What's going on? Why is there a fight outside?"

Old Charlie saw a small squad rushing towards his house. Taking on the role of the head of the family, he picked up his shotgun and blocked the door, comforting Emma and Joey.

"It's okay! Calm down! Go hide in the basement!"

Emma wanted to pull Charlie with her, but Charlie stood firm at the door, not budging an inch.

"Go! Dad!" Joey cried, trying to pull Charlie away.

"They're coming! Both of you, hurry and hide! Hurry!" The usually gentle old Charlie was surprisingly stern at this moment.

Bang! Bang!

A Hydra assault team broke through the window. They needed to capture their target alive, so they didn't force their way in through the front door.

Before old Charlie could react, the Hydra soldiers raised their guns and fired tranquilizer darts at the three of them.

But Natasha and Hawkeye charged in at the same time, interrupting their shooting. The two top agents worked together to take down the entire squad of Hydra soldiers.

After eliminating all the Hydra soldiers in the room, Natasha said to Charlie, "Come with me! There are more of them outside!"

Charlie didn't hesitate, grabbing Emma and Joey's hands as he followed the red-haired woman who had saved their family.

"Damn it!" Daniel Whitehall, monitoring the situation, slammed his fist on the table in anger. "Send in the enhanced soldiers! Stop them!"

Four soldiers, transformed into living weapons, blocked Natasha's path.

Hawkeye stepped forward, standing in front of Natasha, and said, "I'll hold them off! You take them and go!"

The four enhanced soldiers in front of them looked difficult to deal with, but Natasha had no choice but to leave it to Hawkeye. Without a word, she led Charlie and his family of three in another direction, fleeing.

But Daniel Whitehall had studied Inhumans for many years, and he gained more than just Jiaying's longevity. These modified soldiers were also implanted with formidable abilities.

One of the modified soldiers began to melt and become incredibly viscous. Even when Hawkeye's arrow pierced through him, he suffered no damage and roared as he charged to entangle Hawkeye.

Hawkeye, while fighting, opened his comms and shouted:

"Get out of here! They all have superpowers! The other three are chasing after you!"

But it was clear that Hawkeye's communication was too late. One of the modified soldiers was incredibly fast, and he had already blocked Natasha's path.

Natasha wanted to quickly take care of this roadblock, but the opponent kept a safe distance, only harassing Natasha to buy time for his companions to arrive.

"Two more are coming!" Charlie warned from behind Natasha.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Three figures simultaneously descended from the sky and landed in front of the three modified soldiers.

Natasha bit her lip and murmured to herself, "Finally!"

Woz, Shin, and Kiriya Kujo rushed over as soon as they received Zetron's alert, arriving just before Natasha was surrounded by the three.

Woz drew his spear and declared:

"When His Majesty the Demon King awakens, his fury will turn you to ashes." Woz directed those words at the puppet master hidden behind the scenes.

Daniel Whitehall knew that today's mission had failed. After sighing, he ordered a retreat.

But Woz and the others wouldn't let these three escape so easily. If they didn't kill them here, they would be unworthy of their positions!

After three modified soldiers were blown apart by three Rider Kicks, Charlie Oleg's family, having survived, burst into tears of joy.

Natasha walked up to Woz and asked generously, "I'm taking them back to S.H.I.E.L.D. for protection. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Woz didn't know whether to agree to Natasha's request; a vassal making decisions on their own wasn't a good vassal.

Just as Woz was hesitating, Zed's voice came through his earpiece, "Let them go."

Woz immediately cleared the path, allowing Natasha to take Charlie and his family back to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Only when the vehicle carrying Charlie's family had completely disappeared over the horizon did Zed come out of the Machine.

Zed gazed into the distance, sighed, and said nothing.

Zed came back to his senses and walked towards the bodies of the modified soldiers, asking Woz: "Woz, what's their strength like?"

"They're strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Their abilities seem to be transplanted, and the fusion isn't high. There's a lot of rejection," Woz gave an objective answer.

"Abilities! Transplanted? Daniel Whitehall?" Zed recalled the Hydra member who had always been obsessed with Inhumans.

Daniel Whitehall's actions against Charlie's family had truly angered Zed.

Daniel Whitehall must die!

Zed turned to Kiriya Kujo and said: "Kiriya, I want you to scout the terrain of Puerto Rico first, and find an underground temple. I've already sent you the intelligence on the temple."

Kiriya Kujo, seeing that Zed wasn't in a joking mood, didn't act up and responded before boarding the Machine.

Then Zed went back to the home he'd lived in for so many years, slumping onto the dilapidated sofa, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. A familiar voice seemed to ring in his mind.

It was mocking him:

"This is all your fault! Heh!"

After a long while, Zed walked out and said: "Let's go! Target S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters! Shin! You go find Skye! Wait for me to return!"

After Zed finished speaking, he was the first to board the Zi-O Machine and fly towards the Triskelion. Woz followed closely behind.

This time, the Machine wasn't invisible. It descended right in front of the Triskelion, bold as brass.

"Back off! If you don't back off, we'll open fire!"

Zed immediately transformed into his Second Form, ignoring the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents' warnings as he advanced towards the Triskelion's doors.

"Stop! Time!"

Zed enveloped the entire Triskelion in a world of stopped time, but intentionally didn't stop their minds. He wanted them to watch as he and Woz walked right past them.

Zed and Woz strolled into the hall unhurriedly, and happened to see Agent May. Zed went over to her and released her from the time stop.

After breaking free, May looked at Zed:

"Zed Oleg! What in the world are you doing?"

"Take me to Pierce!"

"What? What are you saying?"

"I said! Take! Me! To! Pier! ce!"

May froze. She had never felt such intense killing intent. It wasn't even directed at her, but just being caught in its wake nearly made her legs give out.

May took a few deep breaths and mustered the courage to turn and walk towards the elevator, taking Zed and Woz to Pierce's office.

Pierce was currently in the same state, unable to move, watching helplessly as May opened the door to his office and walked in. Behind May were Zi-O and Woz.

"Begin flow! Time!"

Pierce looked at the three of them, wanting to say something. But Zed spoke first.

"Where's Daniel Whitehall?"

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