Soviet Union

Listening to Nick Fury’s faintly complaining voice, Alex frowned even more deeply. After a long pause, he said, "So they’ve already made their move!"

Although Alex had not joined S.H.I.E.L.D., he was familiar enough with Nick Fury and the others to know just how extensive S.H.I.E.L.D.’s intelligence network was. Yet such a powerful intelligence system had now completely lost contact with the Soviet Union. One could only imagine what had happened there. And the only one likely capable of doing this was Sebastian Shaw.

"If the Soviet Union insists on going its own way, the United States won’t back down either." Carter was still responsible for communication between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the US Government, and she knew the US Government’s stance quite well. After giving it some thought, her face turned deathly pale.

The US Government would not care whether the Soviets had been manipulated. As long as the Soviet Union dared deploy missiles in Cuba again, the American fleet would definitely fight the Soviets without hesitation.

Hearing Carter’s words, Nick Fury, Howard, and the others all frowned. World War II had ended barely more than a decade ago. If another war broke out, the final outcome would be impossible to predict. Moreover, both the United States and the Soviet Union now possessed Nuclear Bombs. If nuclear war erupted, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.

"Emma, pick out some people and have them stand by at all times!" Alex lightly tapped the table and slowly rose to his feet. He turned to Emma and gave the order, then looked at Nick Fury. "Nick, try to communicate with the US Government as well. I’ll go take a look at the Soviet Union!" To prevent World War III, the key was to find the true culprit, Sebastian Shaw. Once he was dealt with, the Soviet Union could "wake up."

Alex did not need to say more. From that simple sentence, Emma understood what he wanted. She nodded in agreement, then looked at him with concern. "Be careful!" She had originally wanted to say, "I’ll go with you," but when she thought of Alex’s abilities, she immediately abandoned the idea. Going with him would only burden him.

Alex was a man of action. After giving a few instructions, he turned to leave. The Soviet Union was no friendly place, and Alex decided to update the abilities on his body.

Seeing Alex walk out, Crystal hesitated for a moment before running after him. She quickly caught up to him and stammered, "Alex, can… can you… take me with you?"

Alex turned to look at Crystal beside him, his face full of surprise. "Why?" The Soviet Union was not somewhere Medusa might appear, so what was Crystal going there for?

"I… I just… want to go and have a look." Crystal looked embarrassed, speaking in fits and starts, extremely shy. When she saw Alex’s expressionless face, disappointment immediately filled her face. Forcing herself to remain composed, she slowly said, "If not, then forget it."

Alex stared at Crystal, but his mind was weighing the truthfulness of her words. After pondering for a long while, he ultimately nodded. "All right, I can take you." Seeing Crystal cheer with delight, Alex began to believe her excuse. Still, some things needed to be said. He deliberately put on a stern face and warned her harshly, "If you come with me, you must listen to me in everything. Otherwise…"

Before Alex could finish, Crystal impatiently patted her chest and promised, "Don’t worry, I’ll listen to you in everything!"

Alex gave a bitter smile and shook his head, beginning to wonder whether taking Crystal along was the right choice.

But since he had already agreed, Alex naturally would not go back on his word. After copying several abilities he liked, Alex immediately vanished from the Floating Giant Island with Crystal.

When they appeared again, Alex and Crystal were already in the Soviet Union.

Whether in his previous life or this one, Alex had visited this country only a handful of times. Yet some things had not changed with time, such as Red Square and the Kremlin.

Under the cover of night, Alex brought Crystal silently into Red Square. Red Square remained lively beneath the night sky, with plenty of people coming and going. Their appearance attracted no one’s attention.

"What are we doing now?" Crystal was unusually excited. Her little face was flushed with excitement, and her bright eyes resembled those of a fox that had stolen a chicken—beautiful and adorable.

Seeing Crystal like this, Alex could not help finding it amusing. He chuckled, took Crystal’s hand, and vanished from Red Square once more.

"Don’t speak!" Seeing Crystal curiously examine their surroundings and open her mouth to speak, Alex hurriedly warned her through telepathy.

Crystal’s eyes widened as she stared at Alex in astonishment. Although she had long known that Alex possessed telepathy, experiencing it firsthand was still rather shocking.

At the same time, Crystal began calculating Alex’s abilities in her heart: Energy Control, spatial transportation, and telepathy. Three abilities—one Inhuman ability, one Mutant Ability—and it seemed there was another one!

Alex had no idea what Crystal was thinking. After looking around, he led her deeper into the Kremlin. Anyone capable of influencing the Soviet Government’s decisions had to be an extremely powerful figure within the Soviet Government, and such people would surely be inside.

Of course, along the way, Alex did not forget to continuously use telepathy to peer into the minds of everyone they encountered, constantly searching for things that interested him.

Before long, Alex finally found what he wanted.

Unfortunately, that general was not currently in the Kremlin, nor was he even in Moscow. Naturally, Sebastian Shaw had left Moscow with the general.

Having obtained accurate information, Alex brought Crystal back to Red Square, his face as dark as water.

"What’s wrong?" Crystal looked at Alex in surprise, unable to understand why he was angry. "Isn’t it just that they’re not in Moscow? We can go find them!"

Alex pondered for a moment, then turned to glance at the Kremlin behind him before bringing Crystal back to the Floating Temple.

Seeing the familiar surroundings around her, Crystal was instantly dumbfounded. She stared blankly at Alex, her face full of disbelief. "We… we’re back again?"

"Crystal, I’m sorry, but I have something to take care of!" Alex had no mind to explain anything to her. He turned and ran out of the Floating Temple, but before leaving, he turned back to Crystal with an apologetic expression. "When there’s another chance, I’ll take you to the Soviet Union for fun!"

With that, Alex vanished from the doorway, leaving Crystal standing alone and blankly staring around her. Only after a long while did she sigh and return helplessly to her room.