American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 165: Counterattack Begins!

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Pierce led the agents and escorted several captured prisoners here.

He was going to hold a public execution.

At this moment, all the big-screen advertisements in Times Square were broadcasting this grand event live. Not only that, all the TV stations were controlled by him. There were no additional programs today, only this live broadcast!

Pierce has been waiting for the news that the aircraft carrier has been modified and can be launched at any time.

The completion of the aircraft carrier's transformation was great news for Pierce.

This is the power he needs to overthrow the old world.

Maybe others thought this was an execution, but he knew in his heart that this was the coronation ceremony of Hydra!

From today on, he will be the new Hydra Supreme!

For a king, the best gift is the submission of others and the head of the enemy.

Therefore, he did not execute Nick Fury and others immediately, but used them as bait to lure Steve and others to appear and catch them in one fell swoop.

"Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Hacker, I know you are watching, immediately lay down your weapons and surrender, or these people will die."

"Anyone who finds them must report it immediately. Anyone who violates this rule will be treated as a rebel!"

Then, in front of countless people, he walked up to Harry.

Then several agents came out with Norman Osborn.

Norman was wearing his suit and his face was not looking good.

"Harry!"

After seeing Harry, he couldn't help but shout anxiously.

Seeing this, Pierce smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

This scene has already been recorded by all the media on the scene and broadcast to every American.

This was intentional on Pierce's part.

He needed someone to surrender voluntarily to set an example for the whole world, so that they would know what they could get by kneeling before him, and what the consequences would be if they disobeyed him.

It just so happens that Norman Osborn is the most suitable person to take action.

With Harry Osborn in his hands, Pierce was not worried that Norman would resist.

"We meet again, Norman."

Pierce walked down the steps of the Broadway Theater Building standing in the center of Times Square and looked at Norman from a distance.

"Let my son go, Pierce."

"That won't do, your son, Harry," Pierce said kindly, "He participated in these acts of betraying the country and helped those criminals attack the agents of SHIELD. This is a challenge to the Security Council and our country!"

"Of course, he is still young."

Pierce said: "Maybe he was deceived, but I need you to provide enough evidence to prove that he did it unintentionally."

"Show me your sincerity, Osborne, and show me your loyalty to this country!"

Hearing this, Norman bit his lips tightly.

Surrender, or watch his son die...

This is undoubtedly a cruel choice for him, a man nearly fifty years old.

Although, he was just pretending.

In fact, Norman Osborn was waiting for a signal, a signal to counterattack.

Daily Bugle.

Peter stood in Jameson's office. The old man and the young man were in a stalemate. Outside the office, all the employees stopped what they were doing and looked at them.

Peter's clothes were in disarray. In a hurry, he could only find a set of clothes to cover his battle suit. There was some dust on his face, making him look very weak.

And his eyes fell on the new newspapers on Jameson's desk.

It reads:

Spider-Man, the evil criminal!

"Captain America, a Hydra conspiracy!"

And so on.

"These cannot be issued, Mr. Jameson!" Peter's body swayed, his steps staggered, and he put his hand on Jameson's desk and almost fell.

"Spider-Man is not a bad guy, and Captain America is not Hydra... We must tell the truth..."

Today, the irritable Jameson was exceptionally calm, he smoked his cigar lightly, then exhaled gray smoke from his mouth, crossed his legs and watched Peter perform to his heart's content.

"I know you may not believe me, but we really need to tell everyone and unite all we can--"

"stop!"

Jameson interrupted Peter, put his unfinished cigar into the ashtray, and asked loudly:

"Where is the man?"

"what?"

Peter was stunned by his question.

Jameson showed an impatient expression and slammed the table heavily: "Where is the person who can show up, make everyone believe, and unite?"

He scoffed, then said:

"It can't be you, right?"

"I'll go find it right away!" Peter pursed his lips excitedly, then rushed out without looking back.

Seeing this, Jameson tugged at his tie, sat back down, and cursed unhappily:

"You clumsy boy!"

"I didn't even know my collar was showing!"

Then he grabbed the phone on his desk and said, "Destroy all those newspapers. We have new news!"

Hardy Foundation.

Connors encounters new trouble.

Mrs. Hardy spotted him.

This mean woman knew how to protect herself at this time, so she immediately picked up her phone and prepared to report Connors' news to SHIELD.

Fortunately, Otto was quick-witted and immediately put on his mechanical arm, stretched out his arm, and controlled Mrs. Hardy's wrist.

"Otto Octavian! How dare you do this!"

Mrs. Hardy immediately showed an expression of disbelief. In her opinion, Otto was just an employee working for her, and she was the real boss who paid the money. It was reasonable for Otto to obey her!

But now, this guy actually dared to commit treason!

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Hardy, but I can't let you report Kurt." Otto shook his head.

"You want to kill me?"

"Didn't you see what happened to Osborn and Stark?"

"Now all their businesses have been terminated, Tony Stark is wanted and his whereabouts are unknown, and poor old Norman has been humiliated in front of the whole country for his son!"

"You want the Hardy Foundation to follow in their footsteps!"

Otto also knew that what he did was not kind. He thought for a moment and said:

"I'll take Kurt and leave."

"Impossible. If you leave, what will happen to all the money I invested in your experiment?" Mrs. Hardy asked back.

Those experiments are money-eating beasts. They haven't produced anything yet, and Otto wants to take Connors away. How is that possible?

Hearing this, Otto also felt a little guilty.

His research progress has always been slow, and although he is very frugal in his daily life, it does cost a lot of money.

Seeing how guilty he was, Mrs. Hardy took advantage of this opportunity to dial the reporting number Pierce left.

"Ding-ling-ling-ling--"

In Times Square.

Pierce was waiting for Norman Osborn to make a choice when his cell phone suddenly rang.

It goes without saying that this must be a reporting call!

"It looks like there's someone smarter than you, Norman." Pierce laughed, picked up the phone and answered the call.

But to his surprise, this was not a report call, but the anxious voice of an agent.

"Mr. Pierce, someone has hacked into our network!"

"what?"

Pierce's face changed.

"All the images have been replaced!"

As soon as the voice on the phone fell, a man worthy of being carved into a statue appeared on the huge screen of the Broadway Theater.

"Steve!"

Pierce gritted his teeth.

In the picture, Steve Rogers is wearing a display suit that he pulled out from a museum. Although the style is a bit old, everyone is familiar with it.

There are not many people in the United States who have not visited his museum.

"This is Steve Rogers. You have heard a lot about me these days, and some of you have received orders to arrest me. I think it's time to let you know the truth..."

In the distance, Bant unplugged the USB drive, then walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of a building and watched the scene.

It was he who helped Steve Rogers hack into the SHIELD system so that the images in the Daily Bugle studio could be transmitted to the big screen.

Banner sat not far away and asked somewhat embarrassedly:

"Did you prepare a manuscript for him in advance?"

"No need for a manuscript, Dr. Banner. He just needs to express his inner thoughts." Bant pointed directly to his heart.

Banner nodded, then asked nervously, "Do you want me to charge later?"

"No, you are a scientist, and scientists don't have the same (weak) power as them, so of course you don't need to go to the battlefield."

Banner was very pleased to hear this.

He has always been proud of having seven doctoral degrees.

In Times Square, many agents gathered together and listened to Steve Rogers' speech. Not all of them were Hydra, some of them were real agents.

They were also very confused about the capture of Nick Fury and Captain America.

Inside the New York Police Department, George Stacy was redeploying police forces. He also heard Steve's speech, or rather, everyone heard it.

"SHIELD has changed. It has been taken over by Hydra. In addition to them, there are many other people who are Hydra. Alexander Pierce is their head, as are the special forces and insight project teams."

"I don't know who else they are, but they are in this country and they may be standing next to you."

"They are about to succeed. Do you see those three aircraft carriers in the sky? They will soon be able to gain absolute control and use the weapons on the aircraft carriers to eliminate everyone who may be a threat to them..."

"Unless we stop them."

As Steve spoke, the agents who had originally stood on the Hydra team began to waver.

Each agent held his pistol vigilantly and looked at the people around him.

And the agents inside the mothership also became alert.

Seeing this, every Hydra took action immediately. Compared to those agents who were timid and suspicious of everyone, they knew who the enemy was more clearly than anyone else.

In Times Square, Hydra bared its fangs.