Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

It's unclear why John Garratt sought him out, but it's likely a special mission that's not easy to resolve.

After all, only special missions like this are worth his time.

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Chapter 128, Hydra's New Mission

Holm drove very fast and got home in no time.

He sensed John Garratt's presence as soon as he stood downstairs.

Just like last time, although he was alone at home, there were still quite a few people hiding in the shadows waiting around, but the number was far less than last time.

Holm walked up the stairs, opened the door, and returned to his home as usual. As soon as he entered, he saw Garrett sitting on the sofa, smiling at him.

“We’re back quickly.” Garrett said, gesturing to the sofa next to him, indicating that Holm could sit down.

Looking at his actions, Holm also felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

It's true what they say, fortunes really do change. Just now, Holm, as the superior officer, put on this act in front of Rumlow, and now it's Garriott's turn to do the same to him.

As Holm pondered this, he sat down on the sofa next to Garrett as instructed, then looked up at him and asked, "Sir, is there a mission for me?"

Upon hearing Holm's question, Garrett didn't bother with further pleasantries, simply nodding and addressing Holm directly.

"If there's a task I need to assign you, and it's not just any ordinary task."

"The organization needs you to go to Sokovia to deal with someone."

As he spoke, he handed several documents to Holm. The top left corner of the documents contained a photo of the target, a middle-aged man who looked very dignified. His hair was shaved very short, and he wore a monocle.

"His name is Wolfgang Strucker, the leader of Hydra's Sokovia branch. Your mission is to take care of him."

Looking at the somewhat familiar-looking man in the photo, Holm quickly remembered where he had appeared before.

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, he appeared as a supporting character for a few minutes. The scene that impressed Holm the most was when he had just finished encouraging his men to fight to the end, but the next second he was discussing with his confidants about escaping.

I never expected him to appear before Holm in this way in this world. It seems his death is coming sooner than planned.

While Holmhus was lost in thought, Garrett continued to add: "As the leader of the division, this guy has begun to disobey orders from above. According to the latest investigation, he is even attempting to set up his own faction and split Hydra."

"The higher-ups have tolerated him for a long time, but he still doesn't know what's good for him and takes their leniency as a sign of weakness."

"Since he wants to die, we will certainly do our best to help him fulfill this wish."

"Based on your past excellent performance and outstanding abilities, I have specially applied for this opportunity for you. The important people above attach great importance to this matter, so you must seize it."

"What kind of performance you leave behind with those big shots, and how far you go in the future, are all in your own hands, understand?" Garrett said to Holm with a meaningful look.

Upon hearing this, Holm sat up straight and replied to Garrett, "Understood! I will certainly live up to your expectations and complete this mission perfectly!"

Seeing Holm's response, Garrett nodded and continued, "Very good. The big shots above have always been very interested in you. If you do well on this mission, you'll have a chance to meet them."

"This is a rare opportunity; how high you can rise in the future depends on them."

“I understand, thank you again for your kind words, sir,” Holm replied, sounding somewhat “excited,” seemingly eagerly anticipating the opportunity Garrett had mentioned.

"However, I am still part of Coulson's special squad. How can I go to Sokvia alone?" After expressing his loyalty, Holm also raised his question at the right time.

He assumed Garrett wouldn't forget the issue and would make appropriate arrangements, but he didn't know the specifics.

Sure enough, after hearing Holm's question, Garrett chuckled and handed Holm a few more documents.

The photo shows a bearded man laughing wildly, wearing a gray-green military uniform and a cigar in his mouth, looking very spirited.

"This is Vitas Chalabi, a terrorist leader entrenched in the Middle East. He will appear in Sokvia in a few days, and S.H.I.E.L.D. will send you to deal with him."

"These two tasks, one overt and one covert, can provide you with the perfect cover."

"Wolfgang Strucker might be a little more troublesome to deal with than Vitas Chalabi, after all, as the leader of a Hydra division, he must have some hidden forces at his disposal."

"While Vitas Chalabi is a notorious terrorist, he actually only possesses some special abilities; the people around him are all ordinary people."

"You can decide the specific order yourself. My only requirement for you is that the task must be completed."

"I understand." Holm nodded and continued flipping through the documents.

After he had memorized all the contents, he took a lighter and threw the documents into the trash can, watching the orange-red flames engulf the paper.

In the dimly lit room, the orange-red flames flickered and reflected on their faces. Garrett watched quietly as Holm destroyed the data, lost in thought.

......

Everything unfolded exactly as Garrett had predicted. Two days later at the base, while Holm was sparring with Daisy while wearing boxing gloves, Coulson sat down on the sofa next to him with a folder in his hand.

When Coulson appeared, Holm noticed the folder in his hand. If the plan went smoothly, it should contain information on Vitas Chalabi and his detailed movements in Sokovia.

"Bang!" Just as Holm was distracted, a red gauntlet suddenly came from the side and hit his side waist.

Feeling the pain in his waist, Holm immediately snapped back to reality and swung his fist, ready to teach Daisy a lesson for her sneak attack.

But before he could even raise his hand, Daisy hurriedly took a few steps back, removing her protective gear as she shouted, "Stop! Stop! Training is over!"

Seeing that Daisy had already thrown her protective gear on the platform, and then, with a wicked grin as if her plan had succeeded, ran to the sofa where Coulson was sitting and started drinking water, Holm had no choice but to take off his boxing gloves and jump off the platform.

"It seems that of all those techniques, the one you're most skilled at is sneak attacks," Holm remarked, looking at Daisy who was still smugly pleased with herself.

Daisy chuckled and proudly raised her head, saying, "So what? You have to use different methods for different opponents, and you have to seize every opportunity to defeat them."

"I remember all of what you said before, and you put it to good use this time, didn't you?"

Chapter 129, Unexpected Variables

Daisy was quite pleased with her sneak attack. After all, even though Holm had released the sea, she was always on the defensive in battle, and there were very few times when she could counterattack and actually hit Holm.

When Daisy used his own words to shut him up, Holm was speechless for a moment, and could only shake his head helplessly and say, "Alright, alright, let's just say you can use it flexibly for now."

“Hehe, of course, my learning ability is exceptionally strong.” Daisy said, happily putting down her water glass, and then looked at Coulson next to her and continued, “You should have seen it just now, right? My beautiful punch.”

Coulson smiled and nodded, "That was indeed a beautiful punch. It seems your fighting skills have improved quite a bit recently."

"Of course! If I don't improve, all my suffering will have been for nothing. Let me tell you, Holm is a freak; you have no idea how brutal his training plan is..."

Faced with Daisy's undisguised criticism of him, Holm finally understood what it meant to speak ill of someone to their face, without any regard for his feelings.

Daisy got more and more excited as she talked, and Coulson listened with a smile, seemingly enjoying the experience.

Seeing this, Holm realized something and smiled at Daisy, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you before, all the training plans I made for you were reported and approved, so... you know..."

Holm's words seemed to have a magical quality, instantly pausing Daisy's rant.

Daisy looked at Coulson in disbelief, while Coulson awkwardly touched his nose.

He had intended to say it himself, but seeing how close Daisy was to him, he forgot. Now, he was the one who was embarrassed.

"How could you do this!... Uncle Coulson!..."

Hearing Daisy's outburst, Holm felt relieved and headed towards the bathroom. Since Coulson wasn't in a hurry to announce the mission to him, he decided to wash up first.

Half an hour later, Holm and Daisy sat side by side on the sofa, watching Coulson take out the documents from the folder opposite them.

“I’m mainly back at base to assign you tasks. Here’s the information, Clint, take a look.” Coulson said, handing the information to Holm.

Seeing this, Holm took it and looked through it, and sure enough, he saw the photo of Vitas Shabia with a cigar in his mouth.

The information Coulson gave him was more detailed than what he had seen two days ago, especially regarding the other party's movements over the past two days.

"As far as we know, this Saabie is someone with special abilities, so ever since he rose to prominence, we've been trying to figure out what those abilities are..."

"Based on the latest intelligence, and combined with previous clues, we can now conclude that his superpower is most likely related to fire and explosions... The few large explosions and terrorist attacks that we couldn't identify before should be related to his superpower."

"Fire and explosion?" Holm couldn't help but feel a little sensitive when he heard Coulson mention Sarahby's special abilities.

Could there be some hidden purpose behind this mission? After all, the target's special ability happens to be Venom's weakness.

Although he had never mentioned Venom's weaknesses to S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra, he couldn't be sure if they could deduce anything from past missions.

Thinking of this, Holm also became secretly wary. He never hesitated to assume the worst about S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

His past experience told him that he absolutely could not be careless when facing these two organizations, especially when you think they probably wouldn't do anything, the harsh reality will immediately tell you that they did exactly that.

So even though Holm wasn't sure if the other side already knew Venom's weakness, and this mission also involved testing him and further confirming his weakness, he still decided to consider the worst-case scenario and deal with this mission in the most cautious way.

"I understand. Please rest assured, I will definitely complete this mission successfully." After listening to Coulson's explanation and reviewing the report in his hand, Holm nodded and handed the report back to Coulson.

Coulson looked at Holm and continued, "We all know your strength. That's why we sent you to deal with this guy. We hope you can complete this mission perfectly, just like before."

After saying this, Coulson turned around and handed the mission information in his hand to Daisy.

Seeing this, Holm's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

He had always thought he would be going on this mission alone, since that was Garrett's arrangement; the S.H.I.E.L.D. mission was just to cover up Hydra's mission.

But Coulson's current intention is to have Daisy go with him. If they go together, how can he secretly complete Hydra's mission?

Thinking of this, Holm's heart sank. He desperately hoped that Daisy would just look at the mission information, but reality never goes as he wished.

Daisy excitedly took the mission information, glanced at it briefly, and immediately replied confidently to Coulson, "Don't worry, sir! The two of us will definitely complete this mission perfectly!"

Good, the tension has finally died down. Only now did Holm remember that Coulson had said at the beginning, "I'm going to give you some tasks. Clint, take a look first." However, Holm had been mentally prepared for this, so he had ignored it.

Now that things had come to this, Holm could only maintain his expression and not reveal any unusual emotions. After all, the mission had already been assigned, and if he had any objections, it would only make him seem abnormal and increase the risk of being exposed.

His priority now should be figuring out a new plan to complete Hydra's mission, with Daisy also present.

As for the idea of ​​contacting Garrett to request to abandon the mission or reschedule, Holm only briefly considered it before immediately rejecting it.

First of all, he doesn't have the ability to change the established mission. After all, although Daisy is a variable, it doesn't mean that the mission is completely impossible to complete; it just means that the difficulty of the mission has been greatly increased.

Secondly, if he were to actually make the request to Garrett, he would only harm his own future and opportunities, which would be detrimental in every way. Since the task had already been assigned, he could only do his best to complete it no matter what unexpected events might occur.

Chapter 130, Departure for Sokovia

On the plane from New York to Sokovia, Holm was leaning back in his seat with his eyes closed, his mind wandering.

Beside him, Daisy, wearing an eye patch, leaned crookedly against his arm.

Daisy was originally leaning back in her seat like Holm, but after the turbulence of the plane and her own unconscious adjustments, she finally found her most suitable support: Holm's arm.