allendalepharm Chapter 171 The Hydra, betrayed by its own people...
Chapter 171 The Hydra, betrayed by its own people...
Faced with Toby's sharp and indifferent gaze, Dr. Barron broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
Because he knew that he could not lie to the Bully Spider. Lying would surely lead to his death and would also cause the Bully Spider to develop feelings of disgust or even hostility towards Hydra.
Damn it, we've really been ruined by Pierce's Hydra!
That's right, Dr. Barron knew that Pierce's Hydra lineage had brainwashed Captain America...
After all, as the head of Hydra's superhuman research branch, his superior, Baron Strucker, had asked Pierce, another head of Hydra, for Captain America, hoping to use him to research and replicate the super soldier serum in Captain America's body.
But in the end, Pierce refused, saying that Captain America needed to do something else that was more important than the super soldier serum.
Baron Strucker was furious about it and yelled at Pierce on the phone, asking what could be more important than creating a superhuman army for Hydra.
As Baron Strucker's chief researcher at the time, Dr. Baron naturally heard all of these words. He even felt a little regretful that he couldn't study the super soldier serum in Captain America's body.
As compensation, Pierce sent over some Chitauri technology to S.H.I.E.L.D. after they cleared out the Chitauri's defeated technology yesterday.
Baron Strucker wanted to use the Chitauri technology to create new superhumans, which is why he sent him out to find 'volunteers' to participate in this experiment.
As part of Hydra's branch specializing in research on superhumans, Dr. Barron had conducted this kind of experiment more than once or twice; the procedure was already very familiar to him.
Therefore, he took the initiative to propose to Baron Strucker the task of personally recruiting experimental volunteers.
As the Maximov siblings, who had no parents and no ties, they were naturally on Dr. Barron's list of "volunteers".
Dr. Barron never dreamed that when he went out to find volunteers for his superhuman experiments as usual, he would encounter the infamous bully spider!
Hmm? Wait a minute! Something doesn't seem right!!
Dr. Barron's pupils suddenly contracted sharply, as if he had realized something!
Oh my god!
This all seems to be connected!
It was precisely because Pierce refused to hand over Captain America to their Hydra organization that he arranged for the brainwashed Captain America to infiltrate the Spider-Family...
So, this Hydra unit, failing to acquire Captain America, turned to experimenting on Newtypes using Chitauri technology, and thus searched for subjects, eventually finding the Maximov siblings' home...
And today, they happen to run into the spider bully at Maximov's house, where the spider bully discovers their identities...
And coincidentally, Pierce's plan to send Captain America to infiltrate the Spider-Man family was also discovered...
So... they ended up in this predicament entirely because they were betrayed by their own people?
Dr. Barron, having figured everything out, had an expression of utter disbelief at being betrayed by his own teammate...
Snap—
Until the phone slipped from Dr. Barron's hand and fell to the ground, Dr. Barron's heart sank completely. He looked up at Toby and pleaded humbly:
"I beg you not to believe me now that I was also tricked, because I'm just a fellow human being. Please don't beat me to a pulp like a frost giant. Leave us with a complete corpse, okay..."
The scene where Toby stood alone in front of the Rainbow Bridge during the Frost Giants' invasion, killing so many that the blood of the Frost Giants flowed throughout Stark Tower, is deeply etched in everyone's memory.
After the incident at Stark Tower, Tony Stark hired professionals at a high price, and it took them a full month to clean up the bloodstains all over the building...
Looking at Dr. Barron, who was so humble he only wanted a peaceful death, Toby, who had recently enjoyed a bloody rampage in another universe, did not choose to attack immediately. Instead, he asked curiously:
"Do you guys really think I'm such a bloodthirsty person?"
He was genuinely curious about how his image appeared in the eyes of those villains.
Upon hearing this, Dr. Barron looked at Toby and seemed about to nod in agreement.
But his body still shook his head against his will: "No...not at all. You are the world's recognized number one superhero, how could you be a bloodthirsty person..."
Seeing the only instance of lying in Dr. Barron's expression so far, Toby smiled dismissively.
Is Homelander also his universally recognized number one superhero?
In the end, wasn't he still a beast in human form?
It seems that even in the face of a world-class supervillain organization like Hydra, his image as a bully is that of a "villain among villains."
Yes, that's good. That's exactly the kind of awe he wants from both sides!
Only when people respect him can his interests be maximized and his troubles minimized.
For example, right now...
Just as Toby was considering whether Hydra was worth keeping, and Dr. Barron was thinking about how to get Toby to let go of his hostility towards Hydra...
Ding ding ding ding ding——————
Toby's phone rang on the floor, breaking the silence and drawing everyone's attention.
On the phone screen was a name that surprised Dr. Barron.
That is... Alexander Pierce!
Isn't this the guy who got them into this desperate situation?
Why would he call at this time, and why would he use Bully Spider's phone?
and many more!
Dr. Barron had another flash of inspiration!
He suddenly realized that since the Bully Spiders knew they were Hydra agents, why hadn't they killed them yet? This didn't fit the ruthless and decisive style of the Bully Spiders they had investigated!
Could it be that... the Bully Spider is actually one of Hydra's agents?
Holy crap, does this mean this game is going to be a disaster?!
Barron couldn't hide the joy in his eyes when he thought of this possibility.
He scrambled to pick up the phone from the floor, respectfully presented it with both hands, and handed it to the "big brother" of his organization.
Dr. Barron was unaware that his action would save their lives...
Toby took the phone, glanced at the perceptive Dr. Barron, and then looked down at the name on the phone screen.
He was actually quite surprised too...
How could he possibly be a Hydra agent? He's never even had any dealings with Hydra, let alone been in contact with their leader...
However, not having met him doesn't mean he's afraid of Pierce.
After all, with his current strength and the power behind him, it's not certain who's afraid of whom...