Overwatch invades American comics

Chapter 20 Countdown to Death

"30! 29! 28..."

William stared at the counting down numbers, his heart beat faster and faster, and his face was covered with sweat.

In order to uncover the secrets of the Skeleton Gang, he prepared a careful plan and even thought of an escape route, but he never expected that there would be a terrible self-destruct program in the USB flash drive!

He looked around and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he ruffled his messy hair.

In those blockbuster movies, self-destruct devices are very scary things. He couldn't imagine how powerful the self-destruct device would be after it exploded.

"24! 23! 22..."

William pressed the power switch of the computer hard, but the switch seemed to be broken and there was no response at all. He began to regret why he rented such a broken computer. It could kill people at the critical moment!
"Have it!"

He glanced at the laptop's battery again, thinking that if he completely cut off the power and shut down the computer, he should be able to stop the self-destruction countdown.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and mustered up the courage to pull out the battery.

While getting the battery, he quickly hid under the table, lowered his head, and closed his eyes.

"Sir, sir, what's wrong with you?" A waitress not far away noticed William's abnormality and hurried over, asking with concern.

"Don't come over here, don't come over here! It's dangerous here!" William opened his eyes and saw the waitress's long legs. He was so scared that he kept waving his hands.

The waitress looked at William as if he were a fool, wondering if this guy was mentally ill.

William hid because he was worried that the USB flash drive would suddenly explode if the power was cut off, but the explosion did not happen and he sat back in his seat.

Generally speaking, a computer without a battery would have been shut down long ago.

But when William sat back in his seat, he was surprised to see that the computer was not turned off, and even its screen was not dark. The familiar Skeleton Gang logo and the countdown to self-destruction were still going on!
"20! 19! 18..."

Why is this happening? William's eyes widened. How could a laptop with no power continue to work? Was this a ghost in broad daylight?
Thinking of this, William looked at the USB flash drive that was still flashing blue light. Maybe the computer was not working properly and it was related to the USB flash drive? Maybe if he unplugged the USB flash drive and let it self-destruct, it would be over.

But as soon as his hand touched the USB drive, he hesitated again.

He felt that what he could think of, the maker of the USB flash drive must have thought of as well. It was too weird that the computer could work without electricity. Maybe the self-destruct device would explode the moment he pulled out the USB flash drive!
No, this method won’t work!
If there was no other option, he could only run out quickly with his notebook, away from the cafe and crowded places. Maybe this would reduce the damage.

He began to hate himself for not being a hacker, maybe he could stop the self-destruction countdown. But it was useless to think about it now, he had to leave here quickly.

Wait! Hackers?
Just as he was about to run away with his computer in his arms, he suddenly thought of something. He thought of the reward he had drawn in the Overwatch system before, the Shadow skill card!

"I can hack into anything and anyone..." The beautiful figure of the shadow appeared in the air.

Sombra: Hacking: This skill can hack into any network, computer or electronic device.

Note: This skill card is a consumable item and can only be used once. "Athena, hacker attack!" There was no time to hesitate, William immediately used this skill card.

In an instant, the entire laptop was engulfed in a purple halo. The halo appeared quickly and disappeared quickly. The red light on the USB flash drive stopped flashing and turned purple.

"16! 15! 14."

The countdown to death finally stopped.

William kept gasping for breath, and the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat. He drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp and finally came to his senses.

Yesterday he opened a box and got Sombra's skill card. This skill card can only be used once, so William decided not to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

Unexpectedly, this moment would come so soon. Fortunately, he had Sombra's skills, otherwise William would be in trouble today.

At the moment the hacker attack was released, William also saw the structure of the entire USB flash drive. There was no tracking and positioning device in the USB flash drive, and the self-destruct device inside had been successfully destroyed.

Hidden just inside the USB flash drive is a deeper storage space that requires a secondary password to unlock, which requires a person's fingerprint.

This is all the information William saw. He only used his hacking skills once and basically figured out the secret of the USB flash drive, but for the deeper secrets he needed the person's fingerprint.

Maybe when he successfully obtains the hero Sombra, he will be able to fully unlock the secret of the USB flash drive.

Apart from anything else, he escaped again. If he hadn't drawn the hacking skill card before, he would have been dead.

Thinking of this, he looked at the computer screen again and saw that the original image of the Skeleton Gang was slowly changing.

The white skull was dyed red like blood, and the black snake in its mouth gradually disappeared.

Below the skull, six tentacles that looked like octopus tentacles appeared, and behind them was a black circular background...

William's expression changed immediately. He was very familiar with this logo because it was the infamous one in the Marvel world.

Hydra!
Hydra is a super villain organization in the Marvel world. Its name comes from the giant snake Hydra in Greek mythology. Legend has it that it has nine heads. If one of its heads is cut off, two heads will grow immediately.

This has also become Hydra's purpose and creed, symbolizing its endless vitality and infinity.

During World War II, the Red Skull was obsessed with myths and ancient powers, and found the Cosmic Cube based on Norse mythology. He soon betrayed the government and wanted to use the power of the Cube to win World War II and dominate the world.

The Allies created the Strategic Scientific Corps, and they used the super soldier serum to create the first superhero in history, Captain America. Captain America led his howling commandos to defeat Hydra and crush the Red Skull's conspiracy.

Finally, the Red Skull disappeared in the bright light of the Cosmic Cube, and the Cube and Captain America sank into the cold ocean.

"It's really frustrating." Without the threat of self-destruction and explosion, William pulled out the USB drive and put it carefully in his pocket.

Although we don’t know what the secret in the USB flash drive is, as long as it is related to Hydra, once discovered by others, it will cause an uproar around the world!
I wonder if anyone has guessed it?
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(End of this chapter)