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Chapter 69 - Chapter 68: Coulson’s Request for Help, and Meeting Wanda Again

On the S.H.I.E.L.D. Blackwing Airbus

"This is what you wanted."

Kai gently patted Alice's hand, which was wrapped around his arm, after placing a transparent glass bottle containing a black magnetic object on the table.

Then he looked at Madame Hydra, seated opposite him.

"I've got what you wanted. So, where's what I want?"

Madame Hydra smiled, picked up the pre-brewed teapot, and poured Kai a cup of hot tea while watching the glass bottle he had set down.

"Alice told me you really like tea?"

Kai brushed the teacup aside without hesitation. His eyes sharpened.

"I'm not in the mood to waste time with you."

"Five million U.S. dollars has already been transferred to your account."

Despite Kai's rudeness, Madame Hydra didn't get angry. She'd seen plenty of tough guys before — all of whom eventually bent the knee to her.

Coercion was temporary. Temptation was the key to control.

Once the cooperation piled up and the profits rolled in, even the strongest eventually became willing subordinates.

That method had never failed. Why would Kai be the exception — even if he was a superhero?

Not to mention, she still had Alice, such a powerful "bargaining chip," in her hands.

"I'm not talking about that five million," Kai said coldly. "That was just a test."

Madame Hydra poured him another cup of tea and smiled.

"You should understand, a superhero like you — powerful and constantly targeting HYDRA — we wouldn't dare to trust easily. Even for Alice's sake, there are precautions we have to—"

"Are you toying with me?"

Without hesitation, Kai reached out, grabbed Madame Hydra by the throat, lifted her, and slammed her against the cabin wall.

"You're looking for death!"

The HYDRA soldiers inside immediately drew their weapons, aiming them at Kai — but Madame Hydra waved them down.

"Kill me," she rasped, "and Alice's true identity will be exposed immediately."

Kai's grip tightened for a second. A flash of unwillingness crossed his eyes before he released her.

Cough, cough...

Rubbing her neck, Madame Hydra said softly, "Don't worry. We'll keep our promise. As long as you help us with a few things, we'll destroy Alice's file completely."

She had clearly seen that flicker of hesitation — and it gave her confidence.

Kai wasn't beyond control after all.

Returning to her seat, Madame Hydra said thoughtfully, "After all, you're a public figure. To avoid suspicion from the Avengers about your contact with us…

So, Kai, you can go back for now. Once we need your help again, we'll contact you."

At that, she gave a subtle look to her subordinate.

Within moments, another five million was wired into Kai's account.

"The previous five million was your fee for the mission. Although you killed one of our agents, your sincerity is clear.

This next five million is your reward — and a deposit for our future cooperation."

"Unlike Tony Stark," Madame Hydra said with a smirk, "I'm very generous."

Kai's expression stayed cold.

"For Alice, I'll help you one last time. If you break your word, don't blame me for killing you where you stand."

With that, Kai picked Alice up and jumped straight out of the aircraft.

As the cabin door closed, Madame Hydra's lips curled into a smile.

He was cold on the outside — but his tone had softened. The money was working its charm, just as she predicted.

Good, she thought. A man who likes money is easy to use.

On the ground

Watching the Airbus vanish into the sky, Kai shoved his hands into his pockets and sighed.

"Madame Hydra really is generous. Tsk… almost makes me not want to kill her."

Alice — the Skrull impersonator — looked at him seriously.

"Kai, we agreed. Once we find her base, we wipe HYDRA out completely—"

"I know, I know… so troublesome." Kai waved lazily. "Let's go. Back to New York."

Later that evening, inside Kai's apartment

[System Prompt: Borsalino Role-Play Progress has reached 60%. Host has awakened Great Swordsman-Level Swordsmanship.]

Kai smirked, glancing at his system panel.

God-Level Role-Playing System

Name: Kai

Age: 19

Role-Play Templates:

Kyogoku Makoto (92.5%)

Borsalino (60%) → Unlocks third template at 80%

Abilities: Monster Physique, World-Class Karate, Great Swordsman-Level Swordsmanship, Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Glint-Glint Fruit (unawakened), Navy Six Styles.

"Great Swordsman-level, huh?" he muttered, gathering light particles in his hand.

A radiant Sword of Light appeared, dazzling and deadly.

This weapon, created through the Glint-Glint Fruit, was visually stunning — and devastatingly powerful.

He swung it at a thin piece of paper. The paper was sliced — yet remained unbroken.

"That's the mark of a true swordsman," he mused. "Able to cut anything… or nothing at all."

With speed faster than light itself, Kai's power now bordered on absurd.

He felt unstoppable — but quickly suppressed the arrogant thought.

"Challenging Skyfathers already? Ugh… troublesome."

Better to lie down and keep playing the part.

[Borsalino Role-Play Progress +0.1%]

"See?" Kai grinned. "Even my laziness pays off."

Three days later, at Stark Industries

Kai brewed tea, peeled an orange, and began another day of professional slacking.

Just as he leaned back in his chair, Tony Stark burst in — followed by Natasha Romanoff.

Without asking, Tony grabbed the teapot. Natasha sat down, stealing the orange from Kai's hand.

Kai spread his hands.

"Do you two have telepathy? I just brewed the tea, just peeled the orange, and here you are."

Natasha shrugged as Tony glared.

"Do we need telepathy? It's work hours. I knew you'd be slacking off."

Tony folded his arms. "Did Madame Hydra contact you?"

"It's been three days. She's not that fast." Kai popped an orange slice into his mouth.

"Unlike you — you're impatient as hell."

"F**k! That was slander from some washed-up actress! Ever since I started dating Pepper, I've been loyal!"

Tony quickly checked the door — just in case Pepper was eavesdropping.

Kai smirked. "You two came this early just to argue with me? Or is this another mission?"

"So troublesome…" he sighed. "We should've just twisted Madame Hydra's neck instead of chasing her damn base."

Natasha chuckled. "Relax. This time, it's not a mission."

She pulled out a design blueprint. "This is the concept for our new Avengers base. Thoughts?"

"Hm. Looks good," Kai said without looking.

Tony rolled his eyes. "Told you. This lazy bastard doesn't care."

"Still better than you, capitalist scum," Kai shot back.

"F**K!"

Tony pulled a ring from his pocket and slapped it on Kai's desk.

"Wow. Proposing already? Sorry, boss — I don't like men."

"Neither do I, jackass!" Tony barked. "That's the Vibranium ring you wanted!"

Kai ignored him and inserted the Reality Stone into the ring.

Natasha leaned forward curiously. "That red gem looks just like the Tesseract and the Mind Stone…"

Tony sighed. "I tried to borrow it for study, but this little punk guards it like his life depends on it."

Natasha laughed. "Then it must really matter."

They soon shifted the topic to Madame Hydra.

"I'm not sure she fully trusts me yet," Kai said. "But hey — I made ten million dollars. She's generous. I like her already."

He gave Tony a pointed look.

Tony calmly sipped his tea, pretending not to notice.

Before Natasha could continue, Kai's phone buzzed — a distress message and coordinates.

"Madame Hydra?" Tony asked.

"Nope. An old friend who likes barbecue," Kai said, standing up. "I'll be back soon."

Inside S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Blackwing Airbus

Phil Coulson crossed his arms, facing an older man leaning on a cane.

"Good to see you again, Robert."

"Really?" Robert Gonzales raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't look that way."

Coulson chuckled. "Can't blame me. Last time we met, you tried to take Fury's toolbox."

Robert smirked. He'd led the new S.H.I.E.L.D., built after the fall of the old one — larger, richer, and stronger than Coulson's ragtag team.

"You let us capture you," Robert said. "Why?"

"Because HYDRA is experimenting on Inhumans. Strucker and Lister have a base in the North Pole."

Robert frowned. "Sorry, Coulson. I can't trust you."

"Then trust the mission," Coulson said firmly. "HYDRA's the enemy for both of us. And to prove my sincerity…"

A burst of golden light filled the room.

When it faded, Kai stood there, casually eating an orange.

"Long time no see, Coulson. Miss me?"

Robert's face darkened. "He helped destroy S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Correction," Coulson said. "He helped expose HYDRA. Big difference."

He placed Fury's black box on the table. "You want this? Help me take that HYDRA base, and I'll open it for you myself."

Aboard the new Blackwing Airbus

"Welcome back, Kai," said Melinda May with a rare smile. "No tea or snacks this time."

Kai shrugged. "I'm just here to help. Coulson gave me that Staten Island base — can't let the man down."

"Kai—" Simmons started, then caught herself. "Kai! You came!"

She hugged him tightly. "I knew you would!"

"Easy, Simmons," Coulson smiled. "Save the reunion for later."

In the conference room, Coulson laid out the plan.

"We're rescuing Michael Peterson and Lincoln. Once they're free, we'll launch a full-scale strike on HYDRA."

Ward leaned against the wall, expression unreadable.

Melinda May frowned. "We lost visual. They must've removed Michael's bionic eye."

"Not a problem," Ward said. "I have a man inside — Sunil Bakshi."

"Bakshi? HYDRA?" May narrowed her eyes.

"Not anymore. He works for me now," Ward replied.

Coulson nodded. "Good. Then we move in small — stealth only. Once we hit their defenses, S.H.I.E.L.D. will bomb the base to hell."

His eyes fell on Kai. "You're backup."

Kai stretched. "Troublesome… but fine."

In the skies over the Arctic

As the Blackwing Airbus approached the target, alarms blared.

"We've been spotted!" Melinda shouted. "Missiles incoming!"

She switched to autopilot and jumped into the Quinjet.

The others followed as the Airbus exploded in a blinding flash, its wreckage lighting up the polar night.

The Quinjet descended silently through the smoke.

"Kai—" Coulson started, gripping his seat. "Kai, maybe I should've just let you charge in and kill everyone."

Kai grinned. "Still can."

"Let's not! If they self-destruct, we'll lose Michael and Lincoln!"

When the Quinjet touched down, they disembarked — weapons ready.

Kai suddenly stopped, looking toward the distance.

"What's wrong?" Coulson asked.

"Two familiar faces," Kai said, narrowing his eyes.

He scanned the HYDRA base with Observation Haki.

"No other enhanced presences. You can proceed safely. Skye's with you, so you're fine."

"And you?" Skye asked.

Kai smiled. "I'll handle our uninvited guests."

"Be careful," Coulson said. "Move out!"

The team advanced toward the HYDRA base.

Kai's body flickered into photons — and vanished.

Far away

Wrapped in a thick jacket, Pietro Maximoff complained,

"Seriously, why would Strucker build a base in this freezing hellhole?"

"Maybe because he founded it with Lister," Wanda replied calmly. "And we're here to retrieve important research."

"Right, important data. Probably another creepy experiment—"

"Pietro. Shut up."

Wanda's hands glowed crimson.

A flash of golden light appeared before them. Kai materialized with his hands in his pockets.

"Oh, deadly magic again. Terrifying," he said dryly.

"Flash!" Pietro shouted. "Why are you here?"

"Why are you here?" Kai countered. "HYDRA base, huh? Guess that answers it."

Pietro lunged — a blur of silver. Kai sidestepped easily, grabbed his arm, and flung him away like a rag doll.

Wanda caught Pietro midair with Scarlet Magic and launched a blast toward Kai.

He smirked and kicked — unleashing a blinding beam of light that split the snow mountain in half.

"Crack—BOOM!"

Avalanches thundered down. Wanda froze, horrified.

If that beam had hit them directly, neither she nor Pietro would be standing.

...

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