Returning with a Full Load

Deep within the hidden underground arsenal in Germany, inside two wooden crates, were items Kyle knew best.

Gem Energy…

Regardless of their exact effects, each one was enough to count as a blue-tier item, making them ideal materials for Sacrifice Draw.

Venom Suit, Blue Eagle, Senzu Bean, Vibranium Bracer—those blue cards that greatly strengthened his foundation had all been drawn through the sacrifice of Gem Energy.

Now, looking at the two large crates filled with Gem Energy before him, Kyle clicked his tongue in amazement.

These should have been the first batch of primitive energy cubes created by Hydra using the Tesseract, intended to secure further cooperation with Nazi Germany.

Later, after the two sides fell out and dissolved their alliance, Hydra stopped providing energy weapons to the German military. These primitive energy cubes had likely been stored away alongside the collections from various countries under Hitler’s arrangements.

Around fifty. This should also be the last batch of Infinite Energy cubes, Kyle estimated.

Tons of gold and gems, precious collectibles from nations around the world, and enough Gem Energy to draw five blue-tier cards—his gains from this German underground arsenal were unprecedented.

"These things aren’t convenient to transport out by vehicle. What should we do with them?" Logan asked with a frown. He had been guarding the arsenal entrance the entire time and had not noticed that Kyle had already used card draws to clear out half the supplies.

"Like this." Kyle shrugged. Without hiding anything, he directly drew one of the energy cubes from the crate.

After the three-second card draw ended, one energy cube vanished from the crate out of thin air, transformed into a material card, and was stored in the materials section of Card Space.

"Th-This… what just happened?" Witnessing the magical scene, Logan’s eyes widened in shock. He had lived for half a century, yet he had never seen such a supernatural phenomenon.

"It’s nothing. It’s one of my innate abilities. I can store objects in another space." As Kyle explained, he continued drawing the remaining Gem Energy from the crates.

He had never intended to keep his ability to draw items secret forever. Logan was practically one of his own now, so revealing part of his abilities in front of him was no big deal.

A few minutes later, after drawing all the Gem Energy from both crates, Kyle immediately turned his attention to the many collectibles in the hidden chamber, drawing every last one without leaving anything behind.

Watching the vast hidden chamber quickly be completely emptied by Kyle’s Card Draw Ability, Logan finally sighed. "That ability… is really convenient."

Logan himself was a genetically mutated superhuman, so he was highly accepting of unusual abilities. But when he recalled the Sodium-Carbon Steel Sword, Vibranium Bracer, Blue Eagle monster, and Venom Suit from before, his understanding of Kyle was refreshed once again.

The person he followed now seemed to be far more extraordinary than his surface identity as a War Hero suggested.

After spending quite some time drawing the final famous painting into his possession, Kyle finally left the sealed hidden chamber of the underground arsenal with Logan, forcefully opening a way back to the surface.

When the two returned to the square outside Berlin’s presidential palace, where the Allied vanguard troops were stationed, they happened to run into Fury, who was preparing to search for them.

"Kyle, where did you run off to?" Fury wiped the hot sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. Looking at Kyle, who had appeared out of nowhere, he said breathlessly, "I had the rear arrange for transport planes to come over. We’ll be among the first batch returning to America. The injured officers and escorted prisoners are all ready, but we’re waiting on you."

He paused, then continued, "Germany has been thoroughly defeated. In a few days, they’ll gather officials to sign the surrender. The Allied forces won’t need to remain stationed here long-term either. We’ll leave in batches."

Kyle asked curiously, "The results of this battle were pretty good, right?"

Fury nodded. "Not bad. Since we were the main force this time, naturally we need to claim enough scientific personnel and weapons resources."

"Then let’s go." Kyle nodded and motioned for Logan behind him to follow.

As the three were about to leave Berlin’s central square and head toward the large open area where the transport planes could land, an American communications officer hurried out from the group of Allied soldiers. He approached Kyle’s side and quickly whispered a few words into his ear.

"Alright, I understand." Kyle nodded expressionlessly. Only after the communications officer left did unconcealable anger rise on his young, handsome face.

"What happened?" Fury stared at Kyle in surprise, while Logan silently stopped walking as well.

Kyle lowered his voice. "An hour ago, two foreign agents wearing black leather jackets infiltrated the battleship at the rear. They shot and killed more than a dozen naval soldiers, then took Natasha, who had been held in the interrogation room."

"They really dared to do that? The Allied operation isn’t even over yet, and they sent agents to cause trouble in the rear at a time like this?!" Fury could not help growing furious upon hearing this.

Before the war, it was one thing to send agents to infiltrate the battleship and carry out a mission targeting Kyle. But after the battle, they had become even more brazen, sending other agents to directly take away a detained prisoner?

Fury said in a low voice, "Should we report this to General Chester now? Put pressure on the Soviet side."

"There’s no need. Let this matter end here for now. I’ll settle the score slowly later." Kyle gently shook his head, his gaze falling on the nearby Soviet troops as a cold smile touched his lips.

First they had set their sights on him, then they had laid hands on the talent he wanted.

From the moment the Red Room made its first move, this matter was never going to end. It was only the beginning!

"Let’s go!" Kyle snorted coldly and left the central square with Fury and Logan.

Only after they had left did the Soviet officers stationed in the square collectively feel a chill welling uncontrollably from the depths of their hearts, gripped by an inexplicable sense that something terrible was about to happen.

The Soviet officers who had participated in the battle could not wait to bring the battle reports and spoils back to their homeland. There was also one more matter: they had to relay more intelligence about Kyle, the American War Hero!

American Kyle had to be treated with caution! They could not easily make an enemy of him. After all, he was the man who, by himself, had influenced the course of an entire large-scale war and accelerated the pace of the campaign’s advance!

What the Soviet officers did not know was that a military intelligence organization in their homeland had already earned two deeply marked debts in Kyle’s little notebook.

Ten minutes later.

A fully loaded American transport plane took off from Berlin, Germany, crossing oceans and land at high altitude as it returned toward the distant American continent.