The Death of Hydra Captain

"How is this possible?!"

Hydra Captain struggled with all his strength to break free from the webbing, but the incredibly thin strands were unusually tough. Ashley’s strength was even more terrifying; no matter how hard he fought, he could not budge them.

"Nothing is impossible, big guy. You have no idea what real strength is."

Ashley gave a cold smile. The beads of blood on her face made her look strangely sinister. Then she turned to Old Hawkeye and Mockingbird and continued.

"Sorry, I’m not good at looking for rats in a maze, so you can go find Baron Zemo. As for this big guy, leave him to me."

"Let the blood flow! Let the blood flow!" Venom roared, baring his fangs and claws.

Old Hawkeye and Mockingbird exchanged a glance, then immediately understood. No wonder no Hydra soldiers had come to reinforce them after so long. Those guys had probably been slaughtered by Ashley before they even reached this room.

"You…" Hawkeye’s mouth felt dry, and for a moment, he did not know what to say. But he also knew this was not the time to lecture his daughter. "Be careful. Once this is over, I think we need to have a serious talk."

Ashley merely rolled her eyes, paying no attention to Hawkeye’s words. Right now, all she wanted was a good fight with the so-called super soldier in front of her.

While Ashley held Hydra Captain in check in a tug-of-war, Hawkeye and Mockingbird hurried along the wall toward the door. There, an old man who looked like a researcher was crouched on the ground, trembling as he clutched a box.

"Tell me where Zemo is! You know where he is, don’t you? And the access code to get there. I don’t want to ask you twice."

The old man’s body shook as he hugged the box tighter. Then he spoke in a trembling voice. "I-I know, but I have to protect this box."

"What’s in the box?" Hawkeye frowned, but he quickly figured it out. "The so-called Super Soldier Serum is in there, isn’t it?"

"Yes." The old man nodded. "This is an inhumane thing. It cannot be allowed to spread."

It turned out that Baron Zemo’s research into the Super Soldier Serum had not been entirely successful. Although there were one hundred doses of the Super Soldier Serum in the box, Hydra Captain was, in truth, the only test subject who had successfully become a super soldier.

This was far from a truly perfect serum. Anyone injected with it faced the risk of death.

After a brief pause, Hawkeye immediately said, "Take me to Zemo. I promise you, you’ll never have to worry about that bastard again."

"I won’t let you get away!" Hydra Captain used his shield to cut through the webbing. Then, seeing Hawkeye preparing to leave, he let out a roar and charged forward.

But while he was fast, Ashley moved even faster.

After Hawkeye and the others ran out, several strands of webbing shot over and sealed the entire doorway, completely blocking the room’s only exit.

Hydra Captain had just rushed to the door when he was forced to stop. The webbing was not only extremely tough, but exceptionally sticky as well.

If there had only been a few strands, he could have forced his way through with his shield. But faced with this dense, thick web, even he found himself at a loss.

This web was not something Ashley had developed, nor was it something her body naturally produced. It was powerful webbing created by Venom, every bit as tough as the kind used by Spider-Man.

He turned around angrily. Looking at the frail-looking Ashley, Hydra Captain wanted nothing more than to tear this troublesome little girl to pieces.

"Oh, I like that look in your eyes~" Venom chuckled mockingly. "Though I really want to settle the score with Zemo, killing a bargain-bin Captain America should be fun too."

"Listen, little girl, and you, alien bug, I don’t care what you think you’re doing, but you’ve made me angry." Hydra Captain removed his cap, his eyes bloodshot as he glared furiously at the girl and Symbiote before him.

"That’s exactly what I wanted, so you’d better give it everything you’ve got. I hope you can take more of a beating than those grunts." Ashley rolled her wrists, showing no regard for Hydra Captain at all.

Already enraged beyond measure, Hydra Captain could no longer suppress the fury in his heart after that provocation. With a roar, he charged straight at Ashley.

Ashley merely gave a cold smile, while Venom egged her on.

"He’s coming! Go get him, tiger!"

Too lazy to respond to Venom, Ashley sprang upward, flipping through the air to evade Hydra Captain’s shield. Then, while still airborne, she fired two strands of webbing from both hands, firmly binding Hydra Captain’s shoulders.

The next instant, Ashley yanked with all her strength. The tremendous force traveled through the webbing and slammed into Hydra Captain, abruptly halting his charge before sending him stumbling backward.

But his super-soldier physique saved him. He quickly steadied himself, then immediately launched into close combat with Ashley.

What Hydra Captain had not expected was that beneath Ashley’s frail appearance lay terrifying strength. Ashley did not hold back in the slightest, and every punch made it difficult for him to withstand her blows.

If not for the Vibranium shield in his hand, one exchange would have been enough for that force to wrench his arm apart.

Not only that, Ashley was incredibly fast. After several exchanges, Hydra Captain grew more and more alarmed. He had not landed a single real hit on the little girl, while she had been suppressing him the entire time.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered records within Hydra’s files mentioning a girl like her. If he remembered correctly, she should be a superhero from Spider-Man’s line, and heroes like that possessed terrifying strength!

"Looks like this is all you’ve got. How boring."

Once again, Ashley used her Spider-Sense to evade Hydra Captain’s counterattack. Her face was full of disappointment. She had not expected the super soldier cultivated by the famed Hydra organization to be so weak.

Hydra Captain had just opened his mouth to retort when Ashley kicked his leg, snapping it cleanly. The intense pain forced every word he wanted to say back down his throat.

"Your weakness is your legs. It’s too obvious."

Ashley spoke with a cold smile, then grabbed Hydra Captain by the head. Seeing the horror and fear on his face, Ashley did not hesitate for an instant before snapping his neck.

"Captain America is actually much stronger than him." Looking at the dead-eyed Hydra Captain, Venom made a scornful sound.

"Heh heh."

Ashley did not believe him.

Turning her head, Ashley looked at Avalanche, who had been shot through the cheek by an arrow from her father and was lying on the ground, twitching. She shook her head indifferently.

"So they’ll never understand the importance of silencing witnesses?"