Sometimes, the name of the dead is more useful than that of the living.
When Uehara Naraku communicated with Dr. Arnim Zola, he naturally used Alexander Pierce's name, conveniently ignoring the fact that he had removed Pierce himself.
This kind of thing, Uehara Naraku was quite skilled at playing.
As long as others aren't allowed to casually communicate with Dr. Arnim Zola in the future, who would know that Dr. Arnim Zola has been secretly detained by him?
Of course.
Completely restricting this isn't really possible.
In the future, Dr. Arnim Zola certainly won't only see Uehara Naraku; there will also be a few who come under the guise of Alexander Pierce's name to meet him…
As for how Alexander Pierce died a miserable death, perhaps there's no need to let Dr. Arnim Zola know about that?
After all, the relationship between the doctor and Pierce was really good. What if he finds out Director Pierce is dead and loses his mind…
The only question is…
Will there be any slip-ups here?
Dr. Arnim Zola's intelligence isn't low, especially since his conscious unit's thinking entirely depends on computer algorithms; he might actually calculate the flaw?
As Uehara Naraku deceitfully used Alexander Pierce's name to fool Dr. Arnim Zola, the machines in the entire room abruptly fell silent...
"Pierce sent you to kill me, didn't he?"
Dr. Arnim Zola's avatar suddenly appeared on an old monitor, coldly speaking eerie words: "According to Hydra's plan, any existence that might be exposed must be cleansed, especially since so many secrets exist on me…"
"..."
Uehara Naraku remained silent for a second.
Hydra's sacrifice spirit is a bit intense...
For Hydra's safety, this group of Hydra's staunch members don't seem to scrimp on their deaths, making Uehara Naraku feel this bunch doesn't seem like villains...
However, just as this thought crossed Uehara Naraku's mind, Dr. Arnim Zola's words swiftly restored their image: "Kid, you don't know why Pierce also sent you here, do you… hehehe…"
Dr. Arnim Zola's voice unexpectedly turned sinister and mocking: "Because you, kid, are also on the cleansing list, die with me… hahaha…"
"..."
Uehara Naraku's eye twitched.
Rarely had he just gained a little goodwill towards Hydra, yet Dr. Arnim Zola directly pulled that goodwill into the negatives!
These bastards!
They're really not afraid to die!
"Don't worry, we won't die painfully."
Dr. Arnim Zola seemed to notice Uehara Naraku's expression, chuckling darkly as he comforted him: "I've long prepared enough tons of explosives here… Pierce should've also arranged for a missile to constantly target this place… hehehe… kid… death isn't painful… I've died once before, it ended quickly…"
"As for death, it's inconsequential…"
Uehara Naraku glanced at Dr. Arnim Zola's monitor, frowned involuntarily, and his fingertips ignited a blue light that landed on Zola's machine: "Initially, I intended to use you all as pawns, but now it seems even pawns aren't qualified…"
"What?"
Before Dr. Arnim Zola could react, that blue light energy slowly enveloped the servers storing his conscious unit, and in a blink, these machines completely collapsed!
In an instant...
The entire building exploded!
A black Space Gate floated in front of Uehara Naraku, and he stepped in, disappearing from the scene in a flash.
Damn it...
A bunch of lunatics!
Originally, he hoped for Dr. Arnim Zola to manage Hydra worldwide, but now, he outright cleaned off Hydra with the intention of arranging Hydra's future himself!
Now that Alexander Pierce and a host of Hydra base leaders have been cleared out by him, with other bases of Hydra headless, let The Avengers clean out these Hydra, settle these restless elements!
However…
There's still one base that must remain!
That's the base where the Mind Staff is located; it's said that the base has begun experiments upon obtaining the Mind Staff, and the subjects are two twin siblings, who seem to have initially gained a bit of superpower…
Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff.
Quicksilver, Pietro Maximoff.
Quicksilver's ability is rather insignificant though, but Scarlet Witch's power might very well surpass limits and has considerable utilizability…
The most important thing is…
Scarlet Witch is quite sentimental.
As long as ties exist on her, there's possibility for exploitation; at least Uehara Naraku is confident he can manipulate her power.
Time passed little by little.
Uehara Naraku's position as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. became increasingly stable.
With his tenure as director, The Avengers' speed in clearing out Hydra bases accelerated, causing the other Hydras on Earth to wish they could bury themselves and hide again...
Only the Hydras within S.H.I.E.L.D. were having a decent time...
Because without Nick Fury watching over them, Uehara Naraku, as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was their highest-ranking official, allowing Hydra to develop better within S.H.I.E.L.D...
Especially since Uehara Naraku didn't care whether S.H.I.E.L.D.'s future lay in good or evil, indifferently letting Hydra plant personnel across various departments of S.H.I.E.L.D...
This way...
Even if Nick Fury returns from faking his death wanting to reassume the directorship of S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be better to directly establish a new S.H.I.E.L.D.
The current S.H.I.E.L.D...
Could be completely called Snake S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, this time on Earth has not been peaceful.
Not long after the New Year, a person claiming to be the leader of the terrorist organization Ten Rings, Lord Mandarin, began to provoke widespread terror attack incidents...
This group of terrorists transplanted the super-energy Extremis virus, capable of blasting out the explosive energy of cluster bombs instantly upon detonation!
Lord Mandarin seemed carefree, stepping over the world, wantonly announcing unpreventable terror attacks on television...
As a superhero protecting Earth, Tony Stark furiously revealed his home address, declaring war on the Ten Rings and Lord Mandarin!
However, the true mastermind was a man hiding behind Lord Mandarin, named Kilian, a scientist or perhaps a biologist.
This sin was brought upon by Tony Stark himself...
A decade ago, at the peak of global fame, Tony Stark looked down on everyone, and Kilian was a diehard fan of his…
This diehard fan once attempted to meet Tony Stark, the rising corporate star, at a party...
Tony Stark verbally agreed to meet Kilian, but ended up getting involved with a beautiful female biologist that same night, forgetting the appointment...
That night.
Snowflakes flew, and the wind was biting.
While Tony Stark and the lovely biologist discussed physiology in a warm bed, Kilian stood freezing on the rooftop, waiting all night for Tony to keep their date, but he never showed...
Kilian once became so disheartened with his somewhat failed life that he tried to commit suicide by jumping… However, he saw fireworks and a flame of revenge ignited in his heart.
Indeed.
Kilian, a diehard fan of Tony Stark...
After that night, he completely turned from fan to foe.
A diehard fan turned hater, the disaster this hater would bring was far beyond any other.
And now…
Status changes with time.
Kilian, once an obscure figure, now held the lethal weapon of the Extremis virus, beginning his path of vengeance. The terror events orchestrated by Lord Mandarin and Ten Rings were just a prelude...
Since the Extremis virus could help disabled persons regenerate limbs, Kilian slowly brought his Pioneer Technology and entered the sight of the US military and top officials, even involving a vice president.
The real aim of this mastermind…
Was to control the entire United States through the Extremis virus.
Recalling Kilian's insane plan, Uehara Naraku regarded him as a terrifying individual who even wanted a global broadcast of assassinating the president, subjugating people with the horror of the Extremis virus!
Unfortunately…
Kilian was a villain, so naturally, his plan failed.
"I must think of a way…"
Beside Uehara Naraku's desk were heaps of dossiers related to Kilian, Pioneer Technology, and the Ten Rings. He occasionally glanced at them, leisurely tapping his fingers on the table.
Efforts must be made to ensure Kilian broadcasts the assassination of the president and enlarges this black mark, ideally implicating the entire US elite...
The assassination of the president must be ensured!
Coincidentally, this could also eliminate the vice president and military collaborators of the Extremis virus, while pinning responsibility on Iron Man Tony Stark and Colonel Rhodes for failing to protect the president, perhaps making them bear most of the blame...
After all…
If Uehara Naraku remembered correctly, Kilian abducted that president using Colonel Rhodes' War Machine...
As long as there was a connection with Colonel Rhodes, Tony Stark's suspicion couldn't be cleared, and these two people would certainly end up bearing the responsibility.
"Truly…"
Uehara Naraku flipped open his phone, opening the photo album to view the termination notice he once received while working at Stark Industries Tower, sighed slowly: "Tony's debts… he'll have to repay them slowly himself…"