HYDRA had already reverse-engineered exoskeleton technology.
Although compared to Osborn's equipment, the gap between the two was like the difference between a PHS phone and a smartphone, it still allowed HYDRA to easily take over this Helicarrier.
It was so easy that news of the battle here couldn't even leave the Helicarrier--logically, by the time S.H.I.E.L.D. realized something was wrong with this carrier, it should have already disappeared.
Unfortunately, Harry had always kept this Helicarrier in mind, and now they were in trouble.
"How do you think things are going outside?" Agent Barbara said to her companion.
This Agent was blonde and talented; in the original story, a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had successfully defeated the HYDRA on the Helicarrier under her leadership.
But now, every HYDRA member had an exoskeleton, while S.H.I.E.L.D. could only fight with their bare bodies, so they had failed.
"I don't know, maybe World War III has already started." Chief Engineer Mike was a burly black man, and he had been completely bewildered by today's upheaval.
Many HYDRA members were usually their close friends, but when things happened, they were able to shoot at them without hesitation.
His brothers-in-arms had suddenly turned into enemies, which left him feeling somewhat lost.
They had lost miserably on the Helicarrier, which left him with only a pessimistic view of the situation outside.
As for why HYDRA kept them alive—perhaps for intelligence, perhaps to recruit them, or maybe just to brainwash them—it didn't matter anymore; he had lost his will to fight.
Seeing Mike in this state, Barbara knew she couldn't count on him and had to look for an opportunity herself.
Suddenly, all electronic equipment burst into flames--it was an EMP!
Boom!
Before she could calm down and observe for a breach, a loud noise suddenly came from the deck!
HYDRA Agents moved quickly, but it was clear that the intruders' firepower was even more intense--
Bang!
Another loud noise, and the wall of the control room was blown open. Looking outside through the smoke from the explosion, the outside of the Helicarrier had been blasted into a honeycomb.
Those fighting were like Terminators from the movies, easily sending the HYDRA members scurrying away.
In the control room, a few HYDRA members reacted immediately and wanted to take a few S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents hostage, but before they could take two steps, a group of Agents wearing exoskeletons kicked them away like flying men!
The leading Agent was her old friend, Agent Coulson!
"Agent Barbara, I'm glad to see you." Coulson said as he used the laser on his exoskeleton to cut open the cage.
Just as Coulson was focused on cutting the bars, a HYDRA Agent appeared behind him, raising the assault rifle in his hand--
"Watch out!"
Before Barbara could finish her sentence, a thick mechanical arm punched the HYDRA Agent and sent him flying into the wall; the sound suggested that almost all of his bones had been broken.
The one who struck was none other than Mike Peterson.
Everyone was stunned--S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't have such cool cyborgs.
"The situation is a bit complicated; you should come out first." With the support of the exoskeleton, Coulson easily pried open the cage, leaving the Agents staring in a daze.
Leaving the cage, Barbara and the others boarded the waiting transport plane under the escort of Coulson's team.
Watching the battle from the transport plane, they realized that the HYDRA members on the deck were already dead. The center of the deck had been blown open by some kind of weapon, and the cyborgs were jumping up and down in the hole, with flashes of fire occasionally emerging.
Sitting on the side of the transport plane, the group of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents felt somewhat lost.
Coulson still kept his smile, but it was somewhat forced--Hammer's combat power was too strong; compared to them, S.H.I.E.L.D. was just playing house.
A medical staff member nearby was constantly spraying various restorative Agents onto Barbara's injuries, then applying a cast and splints, before moving on to the next patient once finished.
The efficiency was much higher than any battlefield medicine she had seen while at S.H.I.E.L.D.
"So Hammer has taken control of the situation now? What happened to S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Barbara shook her right hand.
Coulson didn't speak, just stared at Barbara.
This made her uncomfortable, and she had a bad premonition in her heart.
"There is no more S.H.I.E.L.D.; we are all to be incorporated into Hammer--that's Fury's order." Coulson said.
Barbara was stunned: "What does that mean?"
Coulson took out the video materials he had prepared:
The incident began with the Avengers attacking Harry Osborn in Saint Petersburg, exposing that there were a large number of HYDRA inside S.H.I.E.L.D.--or rather, S.H.I.E.L.D. was basically all HYDRA.
Hammer reacted immediately, shooting down the three Helicarriers equipped with heavy weapons before they could fire on the ground, and immediately arrested Alexander Pierce, who was the leader of HYDRA.
At 48 hours, Hammer somehow obtained the data for all S.H.I.E.L.D. Bases and, in the name of World security, led various national military organizations to take over these Bases.
At 72 hours, World Security Council member Gideon Malick was arrested, and the Council members entered the impeachment process at the request of the permanent member states.
At 96 hours, Coulson woke up, and Fury told him that S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to be completely destroyed, but its spirit needed to be passed on, so Hammer began to take over all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assets.
In addition, a large HYDRA Base was discovered in Sokovia and destroyed by Hammer.
At 112 hours, various countries launched a comprehensive manhunt for S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and HYDRA members who were still at large, and as of now, many mid-level HYDRA members have been captured.
It is now the 120th hour, and the most intense part of the event has passed--this wave didn't have much of an impact on major powers, but many small countries and regions have started fighting for some reason.
"So we are Hammer Agents now?" Barbara pointed to herself, still not quite understanding the situation.
"Not yet, ma'am, you still need to pass Hammer's internal tests to be registered as Hammer Agents." The medic on the side added.
There were 12 wounded in total, all handled by her alone, but the total time was only an hour, which showed the efficiency of the medical armor in battlefield medicine.
This set of armor could carry a full 2L of various medicinal liquids and artificial plasma, and theoretically, any wounded person who didn't die on the spot could be saved.
Barbara didn't know what this test was, but looking at Coulson, it didn't seem to be a problem.
"Thanks, my name is Barbara, you can call me Bobbi, and you?" Barbara asked the medic.
"Morales, formerly a U.S. Army Lieutenant, transferred over when Hammer established the medical corps." Morales retracted her mask; like Barbara, she was a heroine.
The two shook hands, and Barbara said: "So we are both newbies?"
Morales smiled and didn't say anything; she was going to rest.
Barbara was an Agent, and this was her way of closing the distance between them.
Morales wasn't an Agent; she was a soldier, without so many hidden agendas, but that didn't mean she couldn't tell.
"Most of them are soldiers--you've seen Hammer's style, too." Coulson patted Barbara's shoulder.
The Helicarrier below looked like it was beyond saving; Hammer hadn't even considered recovering this Helicarrier.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had to collect intelligence, think, and then make choices, but Hammer was a bit different.
Most of the time, they just broke through and annihilated; once they acted, it was a blitzkrieg, and they were ruthless and fast.
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