Nick Fury’s Trump Card

Destroying America with his own hands was a painful reality that wounded Steve far more deeply than Peggy dying before his eyes.

The rage attacked his heart, and he spewed blood, but the aura around him only grew stronger, reaching the twentieth level in an instant.

Although Steve was in so much pain that he wanted to die, as a World War II veteran and steadfast soldier, he had not been defeated by hardship.

He had to save America!

Steve swept up Peggy’s corpse in his arms, leaped into the air, smashed through the window, and shot outside.

The other Hydra warriors had already heard his wild laughter and knew that his memories had returned, so they hurried over to intercept him.

"Get out of my way!" Steve’s eyes nearly split with rage as he slammed a heavy punch into the obstacle before him.

However, the other man slapped his waist, and a suit of armor instantly covered his body. With a casual strike, he sent Steve flying.

Although Snake SHIELD already had the ability to mass-produce strong magnetic armor at the fiftieth level, to preserve the Snake Head’s advantage in combat power, ordinary soldiers were only issued an inferior version at the thirtieth level.

"Damn it!" The magnetic field within Steve’s body spun furiously, and his realm rose once more.

"Magnetic Field Rotation, twenty-fifth level!"

"Ultimate Imperial Leg!"

With both arms wrapped around Peggy’s corpse, Steve swept his legs toward the enemy.

But the strong magnetic armor on the other side could provide magnetic-field warriors with an even greater boost, and it easily blocked his attack. At the same time, more and more magnetic-field warriors in armor flew over.

Steve roared again and again, unleashing a storm of attacks as swift as the wind, but he could not even force his opponent half a step backward.

"Damn it!" Surrounded on all sides, the warrior’s blood within Steve boiled once more, and his realm rose again.

"Magnetic Field Rotation, thirtieth level!"

"All of you, fall before me!"

Under Steve’s powerful will, his Magnetic Field Rotation realm finally caught up with those brutes throwing their weight around with the aid of strong magnetic armor. Relying on his surging fighting spirit and sky-high battle intent, ordinary magnetic-field warriors could not stop him. He blasted open a passage through the encirclement and sped away.

But just after he breathed a sigh of relief, before he had flown very far, a gust of force struck from beside him, and an instant later, the sense of mortal danger enveloped his heart.

"Ah…"

Steve erupted once more and rose another level, barely managing to preserve his life beneath the enemy’s attack. But his protective energy was still shattered instantly, and the enormous force caused both his arms to explode apart. Peggy’s corpse, held within those arms, was crushed into a lump of rotten flesh before his eyes.

"No…"

Steve’s eyes wept blood. Ignoring his missing arms and grievous injuries, he swung both legs down at the enemy like a pair of giant blades.

The newcomer was none other than the current director of SHIELD, Grant Ward. He blocked Steve’s attacks with ease while trying to persuade him.

"Steve, if you like Carter, we can make another one for you. We have Carter’s complete cells, so you can choose whichever age you want. Her lifespan is a little shorter, but you can always replace her! I guarantee you can fall in love every year and keep things fresh forever."

Ward had arrived in great haste and had no idea what had caused Steve to go berserk. He only knew that Peggy Carter had died, and assumed that her death had triggered Steve’s memories and nullified the brainwashing.

Steve’s Magnetic Field Rotation realm was already very high. It would not be easy to capture him and brainwash him again, so the best option was to persuade him to cooperate with them.

But to Steve, Ward’s words only added fuel to the fire.

"Shut up!"

"You bastards!"

"What do you take people for?"

"Your dolls?"

"Things for you to toy with however you please?"

"Hydra and I are enemies until death!"

As Steve voiced his accusations, his realm astonishingly surged again, reaching the fortieth level.

"Tsk!" Ward frowned. "Stubborn fool!"

He became serious and threw a heavy punch, colliding with Steve’s legs.

Amid the thunderous impact, a small mushroom cloud rose into the sky, punching a massive hole through the heavens.

A moment later, when the clouds and dust had dispersed, Steve lay on the ground without any limbs, with Ward standing on top of him.

"Since you refuse to cooperate, we might as well use you to study the technology of Magnetic Field brainwashing."

Ward lowered his gaze toward Steve beneath his foot and sneered contemptuously. "Don’t worry. Once our technology matures, you’ll still be our good soldier!"

"You bastards!"

"To what extent do you intend to toy with me?"

Steve erupted in fury. Air currents surged around his body, and his four limbs rapidly grew back.

Amid the extreme pain and humiliation, Steve’s Ultimate Limitless Qigong finally reached perfection as well.

But Ward channeled his force through the soles of his feet and pressed Steve firmly beneath him, leaving him unable to move in the slightest. Steve was like a turtle pinned beneath a stone tablet, its limbs scrabbling desperately without the slightest effect.

"The fiftieth level is impressive, but in the face of technological power, it’s still utterly useless!" Ward tapped a finger against the strong magnetic armor on his body, producing a clear, pleasant sound. "The armor I’m wearing is at the seventy-fifth level. Even if you’re a seasoned warrior and your realm is slightly higher, you’re still no match for me."

"Once we fully master the vibranium magnetic armor technology and completely convert it into strong magnetic armor, this thing can be mass-produced. Every magnetic-field warrior in Hydra can have one. By then, sweeping across the world will be effortless."

As Ward spoke, a vehicle suddenly sped over from behind him in the distance.

The scene of their battle had been earth-shaking. Even an idiot would know to stay far away. Any vehicle coming this way now clearly had something to rely on.

Ward frowned and turned to look. A SHIELD van commonly used by the organization came charging over. When it reached them, it braked sharply, the window opened, and a black man with an eyepatch poked his head out.

"Hey, Ward. Long time no see. I heard Garrett died. What a pity—I didn’t get to send him off myself."

"Nick Fury?" Ward was startled, but after sweeping him with his magnetic-field power, he sensed that Nick was only at the first level of Magnetic Field Rotation and posed no threat whatsoever.

"So it’s former Director Fury. Have you come this time to abandon the darkness and turn toward the light?" Ward remained composed as he released the full power of his magnetic field and searched his surroundings.

Ward had worked with Nick Fury for many years and understood him extremely well. He knew the man always had plenty of hidden trump cards. There was no way he had appeared so rashly and come here to throw his life away.

In an instant, Ward swept over every movement within a thousand li, but found no threatening presence anywhere.

Nick opened his wide mouth, revealing a row of white teeth. Grinning, he reached a hand behind him and pulled out a fat orange cat.

"Come on, Goose. Say hello to Ward."

"Meow!"