A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

Hawkeye's face twitched slightly. "I told you, I'm only suited for fighting and killing, not for this kind of mission. Natasha would be more suitable. It's a pity she's injured."

"What do you want to do?" Pierce asked in a deep voice. Now that the mothership is gone, why aren't Nick's men escaping? Do they want to fight to the death with me?

“It’s nothing, just wait for the captain,” Hawkeye said. “We’ll leave as soon as we cancel the security protocol.”

Pierce's face flashed with rage. If he did that, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra would be completely destroyed!

Pierce quietly reached for his phone, but just then, with a loud bang, the door was kicked open.

Cao Gui flashed out and pulled the trigger twice in quick succession.

"Shit!" Hawkeye reacted quickly, attempting to dodge with a forward roll, but Cao Gui anticipated his movement and shot him in the thigh.

Hawkeye's body trembled, and he collapsed to the ground. At the same time, a team of ten armed men filed out from behind him and instantly took control of the entire conference hall.

Outside, in the sky, Falcon was speeding towards Captain America and Winter Soldier, but just as it was about to smash through the glass and rush in, it saw Cao Guiyi's team of men on guard with guns.

"Captain, what should we do?" Falcon Sam asked hurriedly.

"..." Steve's eyes widened in anger. He knew he had failed and had no way to take Pierce hostage to break the security protocol.

"Captain, you guys go, get out of here!" Hawkeye gasped through the earpiece, "They won't kill me, don't get yourselves killed because of me..."

"Steve, don't be reckless!" the Winter Soldier said in a deep voice.

"Retreat!" Steve gritted his teeth and shouted, "Get out of here!"

With a flap of its wings, the falcon circled in the air, carrying the Winter Soldier and Captain America away from there. As for Hill, there was no need to worry; like Nick Fury, her greatest skill was escaping.

Inside the conference room, Cao Gui breathed a slight sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Steve would get carried away and recklessly charge in, which would make things a bit more troublesome.

However, with Captain America's departure, many people within S.H.I.E.L.D. also quietly resigned and followed him.

They didn't know if it was Hydra or not, but they did know that Agent Hill, Director Nick's assistant, was also on the wanted list, and if they didn't leave, something bad might happen.

Cao Gui glanced around the conference room. Pierce was holding his phone, ready to act. Clearly, he had just demonstrated his ability to handle a crisis.

However, with Cao Gui's arrival, his actions were no longer necessary.

Cao Gui put away his pistol and left the conference room. At the same time, Sitwell slowly entered. What followed was a matter between Pierce and Sitwell.

But... Pierce doesn't have time to worry about Sitwell and Cao Gui right now, for a simple reason: he's in big trouble!

The Trident headquarters is only a little over a kilometer away from the White House in a straight line, and even closer to other places such as the Capitol and the Supreme Court. Here, the sound of gunfire and artillery is deafening. In less than ten minutes, three heavily invested motherships were completely destroyed.

This gave them a real scare, and they immediately contacted the head of the Security Council and the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Unfortunately, these are the two positions Pierce holds, and if he doesn't handle them well, he could even be dismissed.

Seeing Pierce so busy he was practically running around, Cao Gui and Sitwell weren't in a hurry. The situation was already decided, and Pierce no longer had the power to resist them.

However, Sitwell was not idle either. He began to clean up the chaos within S.H.I.E.L.D. A considerable number of people left S.H.I.E.L.D. One side said the other side was Hydra, and the other side said the other side was Hydra.

As agents, they are all shrewd egoists, knowing what choices they should make. Some stay with S.H.I.E.L.D. for fame and fortune, while others stay away from this dangerous place for safety.

Cao Gui found the bodies of Gartler and Ward in the ruins. This world had people who could form S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but due to his intervention, it was impossible for S.H.I.E.L.D. agent teams to be rebuilt.

Seeing Sitwell busy with all the work, Cao Gui, having nothing to do, returned to New York. He spent his days as a student, his nights sleeping with Gwen and Beth, and occasionally getting struck by lightning to relax.

Of course, during this time he also went to Siberia and brought back some things there.

On the third day, Sitwell called and asked Cao to come to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Although he didn't know what had happened, Cao Gui still went.

Inside the office, Pierce and Sitwell faced off in silence. Pierce needed Sitwell's military strength, while Sitwell needed Pierce to control the rear for him; otherwise, the mothership would just be a pile of scrap metal, unable to serve its intended purpose.

Sitwell's demands weren't actually high; he just wanted to be on equal footing with Pierce. But despite this situation, Pierce still wanted to force Sitwell to submit.

Cao Gui strode in casually, and was speechless when he saw the two men with grim faces. To be honest, Pierce really deserved to die. If he weren't so important right now, Cao Gui would have killed him outright.

"What are you doing in here?" Pierce shouted as soon as he saw Cao Gui walk in, followed by two burly men with guns.

Pierce already knew that the mothership was out of control and that it was now entirely Sitwell's property. Just as Cao Gui wanted to kill him, he also wanted to kill Sitwell to regain control of the aircraft carrier.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do it, so as soon as he saw Cao Gui come in, he immediately called for help, fearing that Cao Gui and Sitwell would kill him.

“Troublesome…” Cao Gui curled his lip, flicked his finger, and two bolts of lightning shot out, instantly piercing through the two fully armed burly men.

Pierce's expression changed drastically. The fleeting lightning made his scalp tingle. On the entire Earth, there was only one person who had demonstrated this ability: the masked man who had defeated aliens, Asgardians, and the Avengers of S.H.I.E.L.D. during the Battle of New York.

"Who...who are you?" Pierce stood up and said with some fear.

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Chapter 429 A Clueless Guide to High-Level Armament Haki

Sizzle~

A dazzling flash of lightning illuminated the spacious office, causing Pierce's eye to twitch, and he instinctively stepped back.

On Cao Gui's palm in front of him, a small lightning dragon was swimming and circling. Its small, bright yellow eyes made Pierce's scalp tingle. He had seen this thing on the screen during the Battle of New York and the Battle of London.

That devastating power was no joke. Even now, with three motherships and the Winter Soldier at his disposal, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of that masked man.

"Any more questions?" Cao Gui asked casually. At the same time, Sitwell leaned back, crossed his legs, and looked at Pierce with a nonchalant expression.

“No…nothing more.” Pierce was drenched in cold sweat and said repeatedly, “I will do everything I should do.”

The older you get, the more afraid you become of death... Cao Gui smiled faintly: "Heh... Just do your job as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"It's up to you now." Cao Gui smiled at Sitwell, then turned and left.

"Uh... um, please wait a moment."

At this moment, Pierce suddenly spoke up: "Well... Steve and the Winter Soldier are both strong fighters, but with my current strength, I'm not enough to fight them."

Pierce said cautiously, "If possible, I hope you can accept my command, otherwise I will have a hard time dealing with those two."

"Heh..." Cao Gui sneered. As expected of a shrewd person, still trying to control himself.

"I refuse!" Cao Gui flipped his hand and tossed a cassette tape over: "Find someone else!"

After saying that, the portal opened and he vanished. Pierce, who had just disappeared, broke out in a cold sweat again. This ability was truly terrifying; what if he were asleep…

On the other side, Sitwell picked up the cassette tape, puzzled. On the tape was a Russian word, which he had received Russian training in, meaning December. Next to it were two numbers: 1991 and 16.

"July 16, 1991?"

Sitwell frowned slightly, and out of curiosity, he called someone to bring a projector and put the tape in.

Pierce's face twitched. He never expected that Cao Gui would actually find this thing. It seems that nothing can be hidden from him.

In the slightly old-fashioned scene, an old white sedan speeds by and crashes hard into a pillar. The hood flips up. At that time, airbags were not yet widely available. A middle-aged white man with gray hair, his face covered in blood, struggles to get out of the car.

Sitwell recognized the man; he was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Howard Stark.

Just then, a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle sped by, and a burly man dressed in black stepped off. But what caught the eye most was his bright silver metal arm.

Sitwell recognized him immediately as the Winter Soldier. The next second, the Winter Soldier grabbed Howard by the hair and punched Howard in the head repeatedly with his vibranium fist, killing him. He then strangled Maria Stark, Tony Stark's mother, to death.

Sitwell's expression turned solemn. It was such a video! Iron Man could now be used by them!

Not only Iron Man, but also Pierce. This is also a handle on Pierce. Sitwell knows that the Winter Soldier has been controlled by Pierce until Cao Gui released him a few days ago.

What's even more ingenious is that Iron Man Tony Stark's role in S.H.I.E.L.D. is forever limited to dealing with Steve Rogers and the Winter Soldier, and he can never be involved with anything else.

Because of the deep-seated grudge between Tony Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D., the New York branch was destroyed under his watch, with nearly a thousand employees dying in the rubble.

Tony Stark has no reason to trust S.H.I.E.L.D., nor will he be recruited by Pierce, so there's no need to worry about Pierce regaining control of the power.

"Wonderful!"

Sitwell laughed heartily: "Sir, this is yours now. I'll return to the mothership immediately and won't disturb your work!"

After saying that, he turned and left the office, leaving Pierce at a loss. He was now surrounded by enemies and walking on thin ice. Not only did Captain America and Winter Soldier want to kill him, but Iron Man might also want to kill him in the future.

"I can only rely on Sitwell..." Pierce sighed. The masked man... Cao's strength is obvious to all. Dealing with those two forces is not difficult. I hope I can live to old age.

"Someone, get me on the Stark Industries phone..." Pierce took a deep breath and called out.

Over the next three hours, Pierce and Tony had a long discussion. After obtaining Tony's consent, Pierce distributed the video to a certain audience. Howard had been in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. for most of his life and had been a wealthy man for the rest of his life. He had many friends and acquaintances.

Within a week, the Winter Soldier's reputation was ruined, and everyone hated him. Steve had no choice but to desperately protect his best friend, constantly hiding from Xiao Zhan and looking utterly pathetic.

Under Tony's pursuit, he faced numerous dangers and nearly died. If it weren't for the help of Agent Hill and Coulson, he might have really died.

After escaping for a while, Captain America decided to launch a counterattack. He used the Winter Soldier to distract Tony while he led his men to raid Pierce's convoy, and almost successfully kidnapped Pierce.

However, Sitwell reacted quickly, deploying its carrier-based aircraft and directly forcing Steve and his men to retreat with firepower.

For a time, the two sides fought back and forth, with Pierce exhausted and unable to think about regaining control of the situation. He could only obediently cooperate with Sitwell to face Steve and his men.

As for Cao Gui... he couldn't be bothered with the mess between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. If Sitwell hadn't been there, he would have wiped out those two pieces of trash long ago.

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"Honey, wake up..." In the morning, Gwen pushed Cao Gui in her stroller, shaking him constantly: "Get up quickly, we have to go to school!"

"Ugh... I don't want to get up..." In a daze, Cao Gui flicked his arm and pulled Gwen back to the bed.

"Ah... let me go, my hair is going to get messed up!" Gwen yelled.

After a half-hour ordeal, Gwen was finally dragged out of bed. If it weren't for the portal, Gwen would have been late for the first time in her student life.

At the school, after several days of continuous recalls, more and more students gradually returned, and the classrooms, which were previously only quiet, were finally full.

"Gwen!" A sweet shout suddenly rang out.

Who is it?

Gwen turned around in confusion, and then... *thud*, Gwen's face was covered in face wash.

Gwen: "..."

So that's how Cao felt... It seems pretty good!

"Beth?"

Gwen struggled free in surprise, looking at Beth with astonishment: "You...you've changed so much...how could you have changed so much?"

Somewhat surprised, Gwen immediately reached out and touched the object indiscriminately to confirm its authenticity.

"Hehe..." Beth covered her mouth and chuckled, "I've been practicing yoga lately."

Cao Gui looked at his two girlfriends listlessly, his eyelids drooping, unsure of what to say.