Black Widow, Yelena

"Congratulations to President Ellis on winning this election. All right, I know nobody cares about that. Let’s move on to other news. The global box office for Battle of Xandar has surpassed 2.5 billion dollars. At this rate, breaking the record is only a matter of time…"

The holographic television was broadcasting the results of today’s election, but basically no one was watching. After all, there had only been one candidate. The other was picking up soap in prison.

"The opposition has completely gone quiet. Looks like they were scared. Fine by me. Saves me the trouble of cleaning them up myself."

Inside the Dragon Subduing Teahouse, Wang Bert prepared ingredients for hot pot as he thought. Mindy, standing nearby, complained, "Master, are you even listening to me?"

"No, because there’s no need to."

Wang Bert said, "Give it up. There’s no way I’m letting you join the war against the Kree Empire."

"Why not?"

Mindy puffed up her cheeks and said, "Skye joined later than I did, yet she gets to go. Why can’t I? I wouldn’t lose to her in a one-on-one fight."

"Because you’re still underage."

Wang Bert said irritably, "Once you turn sixteen, I definitely won’t stop you. But right now, absolutely not. By the way, have you done today’s math problems? I’ll check later. If you haven’t, I eat meat today, and you eat chili peppers."

Mindy bared her teeth at Wang Bert, then sat down helplessly to do her homework. So much advanced technology, yet not one thing that could make her grow up faster?

At that moment, the doorbell rang. Immediately afterward, a holographic projection appeared before Wang Bert, showing what was happening outside.

The visitors were Black Widow Natasha and a blonde woman. The blonde woman was young, looked rather defiant, and seemed deeply insecure. She kept glancing around as if afraid someone might ambush her.

"Open the door."

After having Jarvis open the door, Wang Bert asked the entering Natasha, "Natasha, if I remember correctly, weren’t you studying at a military university? Why did you suddenly return to Earth? Don’t tell me you got expelled for messing around with men?"

"You’re overthinking it. Even if I got expelled, it would be because I beat up too many people."

Natasha walked in, nodded first at Mindy, then said, "I came back for something important. Let me introduce her. This is my younger sister, Yelena. Yelena, that’s the Blood God. Don’t be nervous. He doesn’t eat people."

Yelena had not been nervous at first, but after hearing that, she immediately became tense.

"Natasha, I only eat one or two people a month. Do you really have to bring it up every day?"

Wang Bert said unhappily. Yelena’s eyes widened. He really ate people? Wang Bert and Natasha both chuckled. Wang Bert looked Yelena over and said, "She really is your sister. Same inherited short legs."

Yelena glared at Wang Bert. If she had not known she could not beat him, she would have already pounced on him.

Natasha gave Wang Bert the middle finger and said, "I’ll let you off this time. I came because there’s something very important I need your help with."

Wang Bert said, "Let’s hear it. If you’re too lonely and want to find a man, forget it. I’ve been seeing too many female celebrities lately. I’m getting tired of it."

"It’s been so long, and you’re still such a scumbag."

Natasha sneered. Then she sat down nearby and briefly explained what had happened between herself and Dreykov.

Mindy slammed the table and rose to her feet, shouting furiously, "There’s actually such scum in the world? Natasha, I’ll go take care of him for you."

"Do your homework."

Wang Bert shouted. Mindy cursed in frustration and sat back down to continue her homework.

Wang Bert asked, "Natasha, a mere Dreykov shouldn’t require me to act, right? With your current strength, killing him would be easy. Not to mention, you have a whole group of men behind you."

Natasha gave Wang Bert the middle finger again, then said, "I made a move against Dreykov a long time ago, but he fooled me with a fake death.

"If Yelena hadn’t contacted me through Hawkeye, I wouldn’t even know he was still alive, let alone that he was continuing those evil deeds."

Wang Bert turned to Yelena and asked, "Yelena, why did you only notify Natasha now?"

"Because I was under control before."

Yelena replied, "Some time ago, Dreykov’s base was occupied by a group of mages. Using an Altar, they transformed us into monsters."

As she spoke, Yelena activated her ability. White energy patterns emerged across her body, like spider legs. At the same time, demonic energy rose from her body, making her look rather ferocious.

"While I was being transformed, I suddenly regained consciousness. I struggled with all my strength, and then the mages knocked me off the Sky Base."

Yelena said, "Luckily, I had already gained some of the monster’s abilities by then, so I didn’t die. I spent half a month recovering, then found a way to sneak into New York and ask Natasha for help."

At that moment, Yelena suddenly collapsed onto the sofa in agony. The white energy patterns on her body became chaotic, as though a white spider were about to crawl out of her.

"Yelena! Bert, help her."

Natasha wanted to help Yelena but did not know what to do, so she hurriedly pleaded with Wang Bert.

"The demonic transformation ritual wasn’t completed."

With a wave of his hand, Wang Bert drew a half-human, half-spider soul out of Yelena’s body. The demonic transformation ritual affected not only the body, but also the soul.

Wang Bert lightly tapped a finger. The white spider on Yelena’s soul let out a miserable howl as its consciousness was rapidly erased.

Then Wang Bert pressed his finger down, sending Yelena’s soul back into her body.

Yelena, who had just fainted, suddenly woke up. At the same time, the energy patterns on her body returned to stability.

Yelena let out a breath and leaned back in the chair, drenched in sweat. She looked at Wang Bert with awe. He truly deserved to be the legendary Blood God. He was incredible.

Wang Bert said, "You were lucky. That spider was of a very high grade."

"If I had a choice, I’d rather not have it."

Yelena cursed. Wang Bert smiled and said, "That spider possesses regenerative energy. It hadn’t been activated before, but it should be usable now."

"So what if it has regeneration? Wait, regeneration?"

Yelena was initially disdainful, but then her eyes lit up. Like Natasha, she had been deprived of the ability to bear children. The spider’s power could allow her to become a complete woman again.

Natasha said gratefully, "Bert, thank you."

"No need to thank me."

Wang Bert said, "Natasha, why did you come to me? You should have gone to Steve first."

Natasha said, "Bert, those female agents are innocent. I hope you can help save them."

"You should trust Steve and trust S.W.O.R.D. They aren’t S.H.I.E.L.D. They won’t sacrifice people for the so-called greater good."

Wang Bert said, "Natasha, unless it involves someone at the God-Devil Level, I won’t interfere too much with S.W.O.R.D.’s affairs. It’s not because I’m lazy. If I do everything, how will S.W.O.R.D. grow?"

"You’re actually just lazy, aren’t you?"

Natasha mocked. She added, "Bert, there are over a thousand beautiful women. Can you really bear to let them die? If you save them, they’ll definitely repay you properly."

Wang Bert said unhappily, "Do I look like the kind of person who expects repayment after doing someone a favor?"

"Yes."

Natasha and Mindy answered in unison, then both started laughing. Wang Bert said irritably, "Your math homework will be doubled from now on."

Mindy protested, "Master, you can’t punish me for telling the truth. That’ll make me turn bad."

"Doesn’t your conscience hurt saying that?"

Wang Bert mocked. He said, "Natasha, I won’t be making a move this time. There’s no need to say any more."

Natasha looked at Wang Bert in surprise. Had this guy changed his nature? He was not even interested in over a thousand beautiful women? That was over a thousand beautiful women. One a night would last nearly three years.

Unwilling to give up, Natasha said, "The Celestial Head needs a large number of helpers. They would be perfect for it."

Wang Bert ignored Natasha and instructed, "Jarvis, send the intelligence Natasha and Yelena just gave us to Steve, Coulson, Tony, and Strange."

"Sir, it has already been sent."

Jarvis immediately replied. Natasha was stunned. Since when had Jarvis become Wang Bert’s butler?

A moment later, with Wang Bert’s permission, Jarvis connected the communications of Steve, Coulson, Tony, and Strange.

"Bert, those mages must be Kaecilius and his people. No wonder Mordo could never find them. They were hiding in the sky."

Strange’s holographic projection said excitedly, "This time, Kamar-Taj will join you in battle."

"You can discuss it yourselves. Mindy, come eat hot pot. Annie and the others sent over a batch of Dragon Cows. Their tripe is excellent."

Wang Bert waved a hand, signaling that he would not get involved. Strange glanced at Wang Bert in surprise. Regarding Kaecilius, the Blood God and Ancient One both seemed strange.

How should he put it? They clearly were not taking the matter seriously enough.

"Coming."

Mindy immediately put down her math homework and ran over. Everyone was speechless. This guy was dumping everything on others again.

Coulson flicked his hair and said, "Natasha, I understand why you didn’t come to us first. Don’t worry. We’ll try to show restraint and preserve those female agents."

Natasha and Yelena both breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the base contained not only many female agents, but also their foster mother.

Yes, only their foster mother. Natasha and Yelena were not biological sisters either. Both had been adopted.

"Showing restraint means we can’t launch a direct assault. What a nuisance. It’s just a Sky Base. If we could attack directly, it would be easy to destroy. A few dozen missiles would settle it."

Tony said, "By the way, does the Sky Base have an energy shield? That Dreykov guy isn’t as stupid as S.H.I.E.L.D., is he?"

Natasha felt a little annoyed. Pretending to be curious, she asked, "Tony, I heard you’ve been suffering domestic abuse recently. Do you want me to call the police for you?"

Everyone laughed. Tony shouted indignantly, "Nonsense! I’m Iron Man. How could I possibly be abused? I was just acting as a sparring partner, and I’ve always been going easy on Pepper. Otherwise, I would’ve knocked her down long ago."

"I recorded that. I’ll send it to Pepper in a moment."

Holding up his phone, Wang Bert said. Tony snorted. "You think Tony Stark would fall into the same trap twice? Let me tell you, Jarvis has been constantly emitting interference waves. Recording is impossible."

"Sorry, Jarvis didn’t interfere with my phone."

Wang Bert smiled. "That recording has already been sent. Pepper says she’ll help you see reality clearly."

Tony roared, "Jarvis!"

"Mr. Stark, Mr. Wang is the World Guardian. I cannot interfere with his phone. What if something major suddenly happens and someone needs to contact him?"

Jarvis spoke righteously and forcefully. "Protecting humanity is my mission, Jarvis’s mission. I will never do anything harmful to humanity. Anyone who wishes to harm humanity must first step over my dead body."

Tony was initially dumbfounded, then nearly spat blood in anger. Just who had Jarvis learned this bastard personality from? Yelena watched all this in astonishment. These important figures were completely different from what she had imagined. They were just a group of friends constantly mocking one another.

"All right, we can discuss Tony’s domestic abuse later."

Steve said, "Time is of the essence. We’ll attack that Sky Base tomorrow. Miss Yelena, we need more detailed intelligence. Please explain everything to us later."

Yelena nodded. "No problem. I know the Sky Base very well."

"I’ll head to S.W.O.R.D. and join you as soon as possible."

Strange said, "Let me state this in advance. Because we need to protect the Sanctums, Kamar-Taj cannot send many people. Please understand."

Tony said excitedly, "No problem. I’ll be going too this time. I’ve wanted to properly compete with a mage for a long time."

Strange smiled without speaking. He would be quite happy to see Iron Man get beaten up.

Steve said decisively, "Good. Coulson, immediately contact the Super Heroes and the Inhumans. That Sky Base is not weak. We need to go all out."

Coulson flicked his hair and nodded. "I’ll gather people right away."

"Go."

Steve waved his hand. Coulson waited for a moment, only to find that no one had asked about his hair. With no choice, he disconnected.

He had flicked his hair like that, yet why had no one noticed it had grown back? He had not even gotten the chance to show it off. It was too depressing.

"Coulson too. It’s just hair. Is there really any need to care so much?"

Steve secretly shook his head, completely forgetting that he had once stolen shampoo. He said, "Bert, help us out and send Yelena and Natasha to S.W.O.R.D."

"No problem."

Wang Bert swallowed a mouthful of spicy tripe and pointed a finger. A portal appeared out of thin air.

"Natasha, Yelena, come to S.W.O.R.D. so we can discuss the details."

Steve nodded and ended the communication. Natasha did not waste words. She led Yelena through the portal.

Then Tony and Strange said goodbye at the same time. Only Wang Bert and Mindy, eating hot pot, remained in the villa.

"Master."

Just as Mindy was about to speak, Wang Bert said, "You can watch the show, but don’t even think about joining in."

"That works too."

Mindy’s eyes darted around as she nodded. She had bought a large number of Magic Items. They might come in handy tomorrow.

Dreykov’s Sky Base was located above an uninhabited forest in Russia. At that moment, in a hidden canyon near the forest, three portals opened simultaneously. A large number of fully armed S.W.O.R.D. agents emerged from them and formed neat ranks within the canyon.

Besides the agents, there were many Super Heroes and Inhumans, as well as three spacecraft.

It was worth noting that Skye was not among them. She was on the Blood God preparing for the expedition and had not joined this operation.

"The Sky Base has at least a thousand powerful fighters. Isn’t this too few people?"

Yelena could not help asking, "They’re truly powerful. Those female agents were already strong to begin with, and after being demonically transformed, every one of them is no weaker than a Super Hero."