"Yukio, protect Miss Mariko here. I'll go up and take a look."
Seeing Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike temporarily suppress Shida Shiro, Adam instructed Yukio before flying upwards towards the top floor of the research building.
He felt Viper's energy moving outwards, as if she intended to escape.
In his opinion, Viper, this Mutant, still held some value.
On one hand, the poisons she concocted were indeed potent, and when combined with that spider metal, they could even inhibit Wolverine's regeneration ability.
On the other hand, being able to help Shida Shiro create such a set of Adamantium Armor qualified her as a top scientist.
Furthermore, the instruments that sustained Shida Shiro's life were also her creations.
He currently lacked such top-tier scientists, and capturing her alive to assist Reed in breaking through gravity technology would be a good idea.
"I didn't expect this guy to show up. Looks like I need to retreat quickly."
At the top floor of the research building, Viper, having put on her specialized flight suit, leaped from the rooftop without hesitation.
She had witnessed everything through her binoculars: Adam raising his hand to obliterate all of Shida's subordinates, transforming the entire Village into a giant stone sphere.
Originally, her mission was to help Shida Shiro acquire Wolverine's abilities, thereby allowing him to lead his entire family into HYDRA.
However, an unexpected turn of events occurred. She hadn't anticipated that the League of Heroes would value Wolverine so highly, sending someone to help so quickly.
If it had been anyone else, she believed that with Shida Shiro's swordsmanship combined with the Adamantium Armor, he would definitely have a fighting chance, especially with her assistance.
But after clearly seeing Adam's face, she immediately went to organize all useful data, and after tricking Shida Shiro into going down to buy time, she fled directly.
Who was that Adam?
The secret founder of the League of Heroes, and openly the strongest Superhero, Saiyan Superman, a terrifying existence comparable to the Superman in comics.
The power he displayed in the battle of Cairo, let alone her alone, even all the Agents of their entire HYDRA organization combined would probably not be enough to fill his teeth.
In fact, because of Adam, HYDRA's high command had even established a new rule: as long as they encountered Adam, even abandoning the mission and fleeing would not result in punishment.
It's worth noting that this was the first time such a rule had been implemented since HYDRA's inception.
HYDRA's Agents had always faced only death for mission failure.
This shows just how much HYDRA feared Adam.
The high command was afraid that if Adam were angered, he would fully side with S.H.I.E.L.D., leading the Superheroes to purge HYDRA, which would be a catastrophic disaster for HYDRA.
"Time was too short. Otherwise, if I could have taken the Adamantium raw liquid and these years of experimental results, even if the mission failed, I could still account for it back home."
Watching the research building grow further and further away, Viper's raised heart finally slowly settled.
She believed that in this incident, Shida Shiro would be considered the ultimate mastermind by Adam, and she, merely a minor Dr., should not attract Adam's attention.
However, just as she landed and was about to take off her flight suit to quietly leave, a voice suddenly sounded above her.
"Beautiful lady, in this wilderness, where are you planning to go?"
"It's you!"
Viper subconsciously looked up, seeing Adam hovering above her, a half-smile on his face.
It scared her so much that her little heart almost jumped out of her throat.
"I-I said I was just passing by, do you believe me?"
"What do you think, Dr. Green?"
Adam slowly landed in front of Viper. Viper immediately slumped to the ground like a deflated ball:
"As long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything, say anything."
Since Adam specifically pursued her, it meant she was already a prime target.
Escape, that was definitely impossible.
Resistance, that was simply courting death. She didn't want to die. She wasn't one of those ignorant fanatics. Joining HYDRA also had her own goals and ambitions.
"Good attitude. First, tell me your true identity.
Don't even think about lying to me. Once I discover you're lying, I will extract your soul and directly read your memories.
However, if that happens, you won't be alive anymore."
Adam reached out and hooked Viper's chin, speaking in an icy tone.
A Mutant like Viper, with such strong scientific research capabilities, he didn't believe she was simply loyal due to Shida Shiro's power.
Especially her reaction the first time she saw him, she clearly recognized his identity and was so scared that she completely gave up resisting.
"My name is Ophelia Sarkissian, code-named Green here, a HYDRA Senior Agent. This mission is..."
Facing Adam, who could crush her like an ant, Viper dared not gamble on lying, and roughly explained her information and the details of this mission.
Adam raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. He truly hadn't expected this woman to be a HYDRA Senior Agent.
But thinking about it, HYDRA was precisely the kind of organization that liked to stir up trouble all over the world, so it seemed reasonable for them to try and win over the leader of this country's foremost family.
Furthermore, HYDRA seemed to have quite a few top scientists. If he could get them all under his command, it would be a good thing.
However, there was a problem: HYDRA's scientists were mostly brainwashed, and there was a risk of them betraying him at any time, which wasn't very safe.
Just think of Dr. Zola, who single-handedly turned S.H.I.E.L.D. into Snake S.H.I.E.L.D..
"It seems I need to learn Danzo's Curse Mark of Tongue from the Root of Evil when I have time."
He remembered that Danzo had invented a Ninjutsu called the Curse Mark of Tongue from the Root of Evil. Any member on whom this mark was planted would be unable to speak any information related to Danzo, otherwise, their entire body would be paralyzed and unable to move.
It was a very good Ninjutsu for controlling subordinates.
"That's it. As long as you don't kill me, I can be loyal to you.
I'm very useful: infiltration, assassination, intelligence gathering, scientific research, poison concoction... and if you need it, I can even help you. My body can become as flexible as a snake."
Viper extended her tongue, which was twice as long as a normal person's, and seductively licked her lips.
As a female Agent of HYDRA, using physical advantages to deal with targets was a fundamental skill, and she was a top master in this area.
Even the nearly-in-the-grave Shida Shiro was no exception.
"Put away your petty tricks. I'm not interested in public buses."
Reaching out to grab Viper's partially removed flight suit, Adam activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly returning to the top floor of the research building.
"Your mission is to organize everything here and report it to me later. Otherwise, I will extract your soul and make your life worse than death!"