The Nine-Headed Hydra, Long Live!

Chapter 4 Long live Hydra!

At the entrance of the martial arts training room.

Allen fidgeted with the hem of his clothes, looking aggrieved, and said, "You're comfortable having to do it so many times every day, but I can't take it."

Nisha's face darkened, and she couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Finally, I'm going to give up. All my hard training over the past few days has been worthwhile.

"Stop talking nonsense and come in."

"Aww."

Allen reluctantly followed into the training room.

……

bang...

"what!"

Battle lost, experience points +5.

bang...

"ah!"

Battle lost, experience points +5.

"Sufficient experience; current thief level 10."

bang...

"oh!"

Battle lost, experience points +5, learned skill: Shadow Stealth.

Shadow Stealth: Actively enters stealth mode; automatically exits stealth upon entering combat or being attacked.

……

After being beaten for two hours, Allen lay on the ground with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Training is over for today."

Nisha was already used to Allen's stubbornness.

If he ever backs down, people might doubt whether it's really him.

"Don't go, come back and fight another eight hundred rounds."

Upon hearing this, Nisha turned around abruptly, wanting to loosen Allen's bones a little more.

However, Allen lay flat on his back with his eyes closed, pretending to be dead.

As Nisha walked out of the training room, Allen tried to do a somersault... failed, tried again... failed, tried again... failed, and finally sat up and checked the panel to see the new skills he had unlocked.

Shadow Stealth is one of the core skills of a thief.

In short, sneak up on the enemy and launch a surprise attack.

What is the principle behind invisibility?

Allen rubbed his chin, pondering, "Is it optical invisibility, psychological deception, or spatial distortion?"

Enter stealth mode.

His body turned gray, like a ghost drifting outside the world.

Walking openly and honestly within the base, he offered an international hand gesture to the base's martial artists from afar.

As expected, becoming invisible allows one to openly and blatantly commit lewd acts.

They sneaked into Lei Xiao's room.

The area is explicitly off-limits to members.

For a young man with a strong sense of curiosity, if he's told not to do something, he'll do it anyway; curiosity killed the cat.

Wow, the boss's urinal is really luxurious.

Allen looked at the lush green pool in front of him, reached out and unbuckled his belt, and a jet of water shot out, creating a dense foam on the surface of the water.

If Lei Xiao Augu were to witness this scene, he would probably destroy the pool on the spot and permanently abandon the training base.

This is the core secret of the Assassin's Guild: the Pool of Lazarus.

It can be used for three major effects: treatment, life extension, and resurrection.

There are other pools of water in the world that serve a similar purpose, and most of them are controlled by the Assassin Brotherhood.

In fact, the pool contains a special liquid metal called Dionysus Factor.

Moreover, the Lazarus Pool currently controlled by the Assassin Alliance is filled with impure Dionysian factors, and repeated use will lead to loss of mental control. After a long period of research, Lei Xiao Augu finally found a solution.

By killing oneself through the sacred relic "Blade of Redemption," whose origins cannot be traced, and then resurrecting through the Dionysian Factor, one can not only be restored to one's original state but also regain one's youth.

Therefore, the master assassin has lived for hundreds of years.

After putting away his tools, Allen felt refreshed.

Squeak!

Just then, someone came in.

Dressed in standard martial arts attire, with only his eyes visible and his face completely obscured, he exuded a cunning and sly aura.

The person who came in entered the room, looked around to make sure it was safe, and then took out a metal container to fill the liquid from the pool.

"Someone's stealing urine!"

Allen thought to himself with admiration, "Even I, a mentally ill person, feel that he's more mentally ill than me."

While the warrior was filling the water container, Allen raised his hands and engaged in a series of mental activities.

"Xiao Zuo, guess what he did by stealing it to drink. If you're wrong, you can reward me."

"Xiao You, you bet he's using it externally. If you're wrong, I'll reward you twice."

"You guys are so naughty. I bet he uses it to rinse his mouth. If I'm wrong, I'll give you each a reward."

……

Zorn filled three test tubes with Dionysus Factor and carefully hid them close to his body.

As a Level 5 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., his true identity is a Hydra spy. Through a series of channels, he finally infiltrated the League of Assassins. After years of infiltration, he was finally assigned to the snow mountain base as a training instructor.

Information about the Dionysus Factor has recently been released, which dates back to World War II and was one of the main ingredients used by a mad scientist named Allen to create serum drugs.

Compared to the Winter Soldier serum of the same period, the Winter Soldier's overall strength is inferior to Captain America Steve Rogers due to the lack of the Dionysus factor to neutralize and stabilize him.

Therefore, Hydra decided to restart the serum project.

Zorn remained calm as usual. Due to the limited restrictions on his activities as an instructor, he casually made up a story and walked out of the base, completely unaware that an invisible tail was following him.

After observing the surroundings and confirming that there was nothing unusual, he went to the location where the telegraph machine was hidden.

Beep beep beep beep…

Beep beep beep beep…

Beep beep beep…

……

Strings of Morse code transmit information outward via radio waves.

Zorn exclaimed excitedly, "Based on my contributions to the organization, I might be among the first to become a super soldier. I've heard that the serum can extend lifespan; it's truly something to look forward to!"

"Don't worry, the organization will not let anyone down. Even a piece of toilet paper has its use."

who!?

Turning his head abruptly, Zorn was astonished to find Allen's head less than five centimeters away from his left shoulder, his wise eyes curiously studying the telegraph machine.

When did he get close to her?

How could I not have noticed!

Immediately, he tactically jumped back to create distance.

Zorn's hand was already reaching for his battle blade. He absolutely could not reveal his identity, otherwise, he would surely attract the pursuit of the Assassin's Guild, and given how much the Ninja Master valued the Dionysus Factor, he would definitely launch a crazy revenge against Hydra.

Just as his thumb was poised to strike the sword's edge, preparing to use a sword-drawing technique to launch a sneak attack and aim for a fatal blow.

Snapped…

Allen stood at attention, raising his right hand at a 45-degree angle.

"Long live Hydra!"

\(｀ω*)

Zorn: "..."

Colleagues?

How come I didn't know?

The sudden and bizarre turn of events left Zorn a little bewildered.

"Cut off one head, and two more will grow to replace it." Allen started spouting nonsense with a straight face: "The organization can't wait any longer. They're worried your operation will fail, so they've assigned me to salvage the situation at any time."

"..."

That makes a lot of sense, and Zorn had no rebuttal.

He was very clear about Hydra's modus operandi; once the first Hydra spy was discovered, it was as if there were a second, a third, and so on, essentially infiltrating the entire network.

Moreover, they don't know each other, so it's impossible to completely eliminate them.

Allen maintained a serious expression throughout, and Zorn was about 70-80% convinced.

After the war ended, Hydra infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and disappeared without a trace. When they carried out missions outside, they were covered by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Imagine then that he would disguise himself as a mentally ill person and infiltrate the assassin's guild—it was truly a brilliant move.

"Remember, we have no prior dealings and I know nothing about Hydra. I have other missions to complete, so I don't need to teach you what to do."

"Um."

(End of this chapter)