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Chapter 117: The Cunning Pierce
At this time, Stark walked quickly towards the control console and cursed unceremoniously:
"Don't you know that it's best not to touch something you don't understand?"

"The base's self-destruction program is generally impossible to abort. Random manipulation will trigger the firewall. If the self-destruction program is premature, we will all be killed by you!"

Don't blame Tony Stark for scolding him right away. The main reason is that this old man doesn't understand and is messing around, which is really a headache.

Faced with a serious accusation that could potentially kill all his companions, Steve looked embarrassed and admitted his fault:
"Okay, it's my fault. I'll let you do it next time I encounter something like this."

Tony was too busy complaining. With a serious expression, he plucked at the keyboard frantically, his hands so fast that afterimages appeared.

He was trying to hack into the headquarters' central systems.

The result came one minute later.

"Shet!"

Steve asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

Tony Stark's face looked very ugly.

"This cunning guy Pierce used physical means. Even if I obtained the highest authority of the central system, I still couldn't stop the self-destruction program."

Steve was confused: "Speak human language!"

Tony Stark hurried out while explaining:

"Get out of here! They've hidden a timed nuclear bomb somewhere in the base!
Only by finding the exact location of the nuclear bomb can we use physical means to dismantle the bomb."

After hearing such a straightforward explanation, Captain America finally understood, but he still had some doubts.

"So what do we do now? Pierce hasn't been found yet, and neither has Bucky."

Tony Stark didn't have time to explain to Captain America. He just yelled in the communication channel:
"Attention all Avengers, the base's self-destruct sequence only has three minutes left. There is no time to stop it. Everyone must evacuate immediately!"

At this time, the countdown for the self-destruction program on the central screen of the command center was getting shorter and shorter.

[Self-destruction countdown: 02:59]

[Self-destruction countdown: 02:58]

[Self-destruction countdown: 00:30]

When there were only thirty seconds left before the self-destruction countdown, all the Avengers boarded the Quinjet and evacuated urgently.

Come and go in a hurry.

The whole battle lasted no more than half an hour.

Ten Quinjet fighters quickly took off, and the Avengers looked at the base below with mixed feelings.

This doomsday base covering an area of 2,000 acres was built on a vast plain. Outside the three-meter-high city wall, there were also endless swarms of hundreds of thousands of zombies.

At this time, there were still 100,000 refugees who had been transformed into Hydra soldiers in the base below, and there were even more than 20,000 refugees who had not yet completed their recruit training.

Today, the Avengers were trying to save the base.

But now, the future of this base has come to an end.

[Self-destruction countdown: 00:10]

When there were only ten seconds left in the self-destruction countdown, the nuclear bomb exploded prematurely.

"BOOM——"

The cunning Pierce even planned the countdown for the base's self-destruction.

Sometimes, just these ten seconds can put the Avengers in a desperate situation.

When the Avengers' Quinjet had just flown more than fifty kilometers, they suddenly saw the base enveloped by an extremely large fireball.

The shock wave created by a nuclear bomb with a yield of 300,000 tons.

Not only did it raz the entire base to the ground in an instant, it also wiped out hundreds of thousands of zombies outside the base.

A mushroom cloud of hell's flower rises high!

The Quinjet was affected and the entire aircraft was shaking violently.

"Be careful--!"

Someone shouted nervously to remind them.

Fortunately, they were far enough away, and this was just a small-yield nuclear bomb.

The nuclear bomb shock wave did not have much impact on the flying Quinjet.

However, the Avengers who survived the disaster still had gloomy faces.

Several new Avengers felt mixed emotions; this was not the first time they had seen a nuclear explosion during this period of time.

Faced with the most powerful weapon in human history, even though they possess extraordinary capabilities, they still feel deeply powerless.

Hawkeye Clint tightly grasped the high-tech compound bow, as if only this could give him a sense of security. He shook his head and sighed:

“Although Pierce’s lair is gone, so are the food warehouses, the innocent refugees, and everything else.”

Natasha acted very strong in front of outsiders. Even though she felt bad in her heart, she still managed to force a smile and boosted her morale:
“Hey everyone, cheer up, let Chief Fury worry about the food reserves!

And Pierce's loss was also heavy, so it should be easy to find him later."

Tony Stark has been exhausted recently, with the pressure of the T virus vaccine, the pressure of protecting Umbrella Carl, and the pressure of the world being on the verge of destruction.

It made him feel very tired.

He has even slept less than three hours a day for more than a month.

If he continues like this, he will probably die suddenly in the laboratory before he can save the world.

Moreover, the failure of this mission made Tony feel his eyelids becoming increasingly heavy, and finally he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Falcon Sam was speechless: "Is he asleep?" Jessica's face was full of fatigue, and she said helplessly: "He is just tired, but who isn't tired?"

Jessica's mission was to support Tony, but the entire battle just now ended except for the final emergency evacuation.

Apart from using her flying ability to help her companions board the Quinjet as quickly as possible, it can be said that she made almost no contribution to this battle.

So she was tired, but also felt aggrieved because her contribution was so small.

After all, the main purpose of this battle was not achieved.

Pierce was still on the run, the supply problem was still not solved, and everything seemed to have returned to the starting point.

The Avengers felt very guilty.

The recent chaos has made the Avengers, who people have placed high hopes on, feel increasingly powerless.

However, Captain America Steve performed relatively normally and was the only one on the field who still had high morale.

After all, his mind was full of Buggy, and he seemed to be unable to see the tired looks of the crowd. Instead, he said anxiously:

"We have to track down Pierce immediately! Otherwise, those innocent refugees will have died in vain, and Bucky will definitely have escaped with him."

Awakened by Captain America's excited voice, Tony Stark slowly opened his bloodshot eyes and complained unhappily:
"Bucky, Buggy, Captain, is Buggy the only one on your mind? Everyone is tired, can't you let the guys take a break?"

After hearing Tony's dissatisfaction, Captain America realized that he was too impatient.

Everyone has just finished a battle, and they need time to rest both physically and mentally.

Captain America was silent for a while, then said, "I'm sorry, I was too selfish and didn't consider everyone's feelings."

Natasha came out to fight.

"Don't say that, everyone just needs some time to slow down."

"And we have already sent people to monitor Pierce's dozen secret safe houses. He has nowhere to escape. Captain, don't worry."

After hearing this, Captain America could only calm down and wait patiently for Pierce to appear.

The Avengers' battle is over and the Quinjet is on its way back to headquarters.

the other side.

Umbrella North American Base, Command Center.

Carl watched the entire battle between the superhero and the villain Pierce.

When he saw the magnificent mushroom cloud on the holographic screen, his expression remained unchanged.

Suddenly, in the monitoring picture of the high-orbit satellite.

Through thermal monitoring, Red Queen accidentally discovered an inconspicuous military jeep appearing in a remote town 50 kilometers north of the center of the nuclear explosion.

Karl Gujing's calm expression changed and he looked at the jeep curiously.

"They say bad people can cause harm for thousands of years. It turns out that old dog Pierce is not dead!"

But he didn't care whether Pierce was dead or alive.

Instead, Karl is looking forward to what "earth-shattering" things Pierce can do next.

After all, he knew the law that villains would not die if they failed for the first time.

As the leader of Hydra, how can Pierce live up to his identity as a super villain if he doesn't fight the Avengers for two or three rounds?

"The Avengers encountered difficulties for a while, but after hard work, they finally overcame many difficulties and defeated the villain Pierce."

This is the correct script, isn't it?
Carl sneered in his heart, he was just too lazy to take action, otherwise he would have to teach the Avengers a lesson on what it meant to be unsportsmanlike!
If Pierce had made his stance clear when the Avengers attacked the base and threatened the lives of everyone in the base with a nuclear bomb.

Could those saintly Avengers bear to watch hundreds of thousands of innocent refugees turned into Hydra soldiers die across the entire base?

All I can say is that as a villain, Pierce's IQ is indeed not very high.

If he had been smarter, the Avengers would probably have been tortured to death by the trolley problem.

But these things have nothing to do with Carl, so he is too lazy to give Pierce any advice. Now he wants to find Wanda to deepen their relationship.

Do it when you think of it, Carl asked.

"Red Queen, is Wanda at the training ground today?"

Ever since Carl's battle with Captain Marvel in the Pacific, Wanda has been worried about her own 'weak' strength.

Therefore, during this period of time, Wanda goes to the training ground every day to improve herself.

The Red Queen’s reply did not surprise Carl at all.

[Boss, Mrs. Wanda has been in the training ground for seven hours today.]

After determining Wanda's location, Carl teleported directly out of the command center.

In the large open-air training ground in the base park, Wanda was found training with Pietro on a daily basis.

Since he dropped out of school, Pietro has often flirted with the powerful ladies in the base, and even had affairs with them.

After all, the North American base shelters nearly 20,000 wealthy and powerful people who have purchased tickets for "Noah's Ark".

These powerful people often bring their large families with them.

The North American base is under the strict control of the Red Queen, and outsiders are prohibited from entering most places without permission.

The powerful and wealthy who are afraid of death dare not speak out, and many ladies are like canaries trapped in a cage, plagued by boredom and loneliness.

So, Pietro used his high-level authority to open backdoors for many beautiful noble ladies.

It's not just about food and fun.

And the physical aspect?!
For a period of time, Pietro could be said to be partying every night and living a very happy life!
(End of this chapter)