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Chapter 395: Chaos in New York
"Instead of wasting time, you should just start counterattacking. No matter who the enemy is, kill them!
Damn it, the White House is slowly falling, and I have to do what I have to do!
Do you have any way to tell who your subordinates are? If so, send it to me as soon as possible, you poor bastard who is about to lose his position as director!"

Frank Castle quickly replied to Nick Fury and then hung up the phone.

In New York, looking at the silent phone in his hand, Nick Fury also fell into deep silence.

Looking at Nick's silent figure, Steve's mentality was about to collapse. He gritted his teeth and yelled at Nick.

“So what Downton said is true, Hydra is really around us!
I have fought all my life to defeat Hydra, but I never expected that seventy years later, Hydra is still alive and well in this world.

Moreover, even SHIELD has become a hiding place for Hydra!

Thinking about it this way, damn, maybe I know why Don killed Rumlow. That guy might really be Hydra!
Nick Fury, I'm so disappointed in this situation, and I haven't even brought out my shield yet!"

At this point, Steve glanced at Nick Fury sternly, then rushed out of the Burger King, stood on the street, and stood among the countless New Yorkers who were skillfully taking shelter, looking at the aerospace carrier in the distance that was gradually losing its stealth function.

Behind him, Hawkeye Patton also followed out. Looking at the small explosions that kept flashing on the helical carrier, Patton couldn't help swallowing.

"Whenever this happens, I envy those guys who can fly around in the sky."

"Don't be envious, we must rush to the New York SHIELD branch as soon as possible, or borrow a helicopter from the New York Police Department.

We have to hurry back to the aerospace carrier, at least to get our equipment!"

Nick, who followed closely behind, said with a serious face. While the three of them were discussing, Natasha sat in Donton's arms and grabbed Donton's collar nervously.
She rubbed her face against Donton's cheek and spoke with a slight breath.

“Don, thank you for the help your friends provided to us.

But I shall have to stay with you for a while, and as you can see, I have my work to do."

"Uh-huh, yeah, work, then go work on it, I'll eat two more burgers."

Donton waved at Natasha unhappily, and Natasha jumped out of his arms and followed the pace of Captain America and his companions.

Seeing Natasha following out, Nick Fury, who was starting the car, adjusted the car body slightly, and Captain America opened the back door and offered the empty seat to Natasha.

"Hurry, let's go to the SHIELD branch first!"

"I see. Luckily, we have some wonderful guests from the DC world today!"

Natasha said as she jumped into the back seat and closed the car door.

Listening to Natasha's words, Captain America beside him frowned and shook his head.

"You are S.H.I.E.L.D., but what crap are you doing!

During the New York Battle a few days ago, I discovered that you were using the energy of the Cosmic Cube to create weapons. This is exactly the same as what Hydra did back then, but you gave me countless explanations, Nick!

I reluctantly believed your explanation, but now, you can't even control SHIELD, which claims to be the guardian of the world!
Hydra lives among you, he even lives among me!
I made a mistake too. Maybe seventy years was too long and I didn’t even smell their damn odor!
Or rather, you guys are all full of that smell, and I, a stupid soldier, don't know how to tell the difference, damn it!"

Captain America's words were like slaps in the face, making Nick Fury's dark face even darker.

“It’s my fault, but there’s no point in talking about it now.

In any case, they have exposed themselves, and all that remains is war.

Turn on autopilot, damn it, I want to take this opportunity to check the current situation of SHIELD!"

After turning on the automatic driving mode, his car immediately rushed towards the New York branch of S.H.I.E.L.D.

He took this opportunity to use the car computer to check the various branches of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It would have been better if he hadn't seen the result. Now that he saw it, his heart immediately went numb.

Even if all the branches of SHIELD have not yet fallen, it is no different from having fallen. At least 99% of the SHIELD branches have lost the ability to perform their duties.

The people of SHIELD have been completely confused by Hydra, and they can't even tell who their enemy is.

While the Hydra members inside SHIELD were launching attacks, various enemies and opponents outside SHIELD were also not idle.

The FBI has long joined the Hydra team and launched a siege operation against SHIELD. The scary thing is that the FBI's banner is to fight against Hydra, but what they kill more are individual SHIELD agents who act independently, and among those agents there are real SHIELD members.

In addition to the situation within the United States, fierce wars also broke out outside the United States, including in Mexico, and organizations such as the CIA had to join the war against gangs and drug lords controlled by Hydra.

When Hydra, the world's largest war machine, mobilized, the whole world began its own war following the internal strife of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As the war became more intense and threatening, even many strange creatures joined in.

In Arizona, a group of so-called Inhumans who could use all kinds of inexplicable superpowers rushed into the Arizona branch of S.H.I.E.L.D., shouting slogans of revenge and fighting for freedom.

Their target is a senior doctor of Inhuman Culture Research at S.H.I.E.L.D.

In addition, a small war even broke out in Wakanda, because Hydra wanted to take advantage of the chaos to invade Wakanda, whose defense force had just been hit by Downton, in order to seize enough vibranium for military use.

In such a swift and magnificent war, Donton picked up the last hamburger on the table and took a big bite.

Feeling the rich gravy of the double steak bursting in his mouth, Donton swallowed the hamburger, drank the last of the Coke in one gulp, and then stood up.

"It tastes good. Tony Stark is quite good at identifying burgers. Of course, your skills in making burgers are even better."

Having said that, Donton smiled and waved to the cashiers hiding at the bar, then prepared to leave the restaurant.

But just as he was about to leave, a weak voice suddenly came from the counter.

"Uh, sir...you haven't paid yet."

"What?"

Just as Donton was about to take a step, he paused slightly. Then he turned around with a confused look on his face and looked towards the bar in confusion.

"What did you just say? How could we not have paid the bill? Don't you guys pay the bill first and then serve the fried chicken and burgers?"

He asked, glaring slightly.

Looking at the stunned Donton, the clerk who spoke took a deep breath and then explained to Donton again.

"I know our rules, but...but Mr. Tony Stark is a senior member, and he always pays after he finishes eating...

So, uh... this..."

"Shit, fuck! I went out to eat a damn burger with the fucking richest man in New York, and I ended up paying for the fucking richest man in New York, fuck!"

Listening to the clerk's words, Donton cursed and fumbled in his coat pocket.

Just as the nervous clerk breathed a sigh of relief, Downton finally took the gold-plated Desert Eagle out of his pocket.

He simply turned the gun towards the store clerks and yelled at them.

"Fuck you, robbery, hand over all the change!"

"Ahhhhhhh!!!" the shop assistants screamed immediately, and Donton fired two shots at the fried chicken rack next to them.

Reminded by the gunshots, the shop assistants hurriedly took out change and placed it all on the bar.

Looking at the pile of change, Donton made a "pooh" sound and then threw the change at the clerk again.

While listening to the crisp sound of change falling to the ground, Donton continued speaking.

"You bastards, do you value money over life? Don't you know I can kill people?
Besides, there's a war going on in fucking New York, and you still have time to ask me for money!

What the hell are you thinking about? "

"Uh……"

Facing Donton's scolding, the clerk felt very aggrieved. He picked up the money and answered Donton stubbornly.

“I know there’s a war and there are explosions everywhere, but that has nothing to do with me.

If I die, the money will be really useless, but if I am still alive after everything is over, my salary will be deducted if I don’t collect the money!
Either die in New York with the money, or wait out the war without having your wages docked, isn't that right?"

"Ah, yeah, yeah, you're damn right. You're from New York City after all. You know a lot more than my guys in Gotham. Fuck!"

Donton angrily fired two more bullets, then strode out of the store and walked towards Happy's stretch car.

Seeing Downton approaching, Happy hurriedly got out of the car and opened the back door, and spoke while waiting for Downton.

"Brother, what happened? Those missiles are...ah!"

Before he could finish his words, another round of missiles exploded more than a hundred meters above their heads.

The fire from the explosion scared Happy so much that he squatted on the ground in a hurry. At the same time, Clark's figure appeared in the sky.

He destroyed the last two missiles, then nodded briefly to Downton and flew back towards the aerospace carrier.

Looking at Clark's receding figure, Downton came to Happy and picked up the fat man.

"Come on, man. It's just a war. Aren't you New Yorkers used to it?"

"How can I get used to it? I'm more used to dragging Tony's women back to his villa and peeking at them changing their underwear in the car!"

Happy explained while waiting for Donton to get in the car.

Then, Happy quickly got back into the driving seat, started the car and drove away at full speed.

The streets of New York are now in chaos, with countless cars stuck on the road. Many cars even have no drivers and are parked in the middle of the road.

Happy didn't hesitate and just crashed into the car. The safety and power of the customized extended Hummer were trustworthy, and he used the front of the car to carve out a path.

Happy asked with lingering fear as he struggled to rush towards Stark Tower.

"So, Dom, what happened? Why did a missile explode over New York? Is this another alien invasion?"

"Haha, aliens are nothing. This time it was humans who did it. Humans are the scariest creatures."

Donton responded, then took out a drink from the wine cabinet and drank it in big gulps.

what……

Exhaling a strong breath of alcohol, Donton handed the bottle of whiskey with about one and a half ounces left in Happy's direction and asked.

"Would you like some?"

“Well, there’s no traffic cop anyway, damn it.

I think I really should have a drink. I applied to be a driver, not to be a driver in the army or in some hellish place like Afghanistan.

Who would have thought that New York City could be so dangerous? "

As he spoke, Happy took the bottle and drank the rest in one gulp.

Afterwards, he drove the car clumsily and crashed into the bottom of Stark Tower.

Looking at the Stark employees who had returned to war mode after only a week and seemed somewhat skilled in the chaos, Downton, who came to the hall, couldn't help but smile.

"Haha, you guys are all pretty skilled, and I didn't expect that even the front desk has its own safe house. The Stark Group is very professional~"

As he spoke, he stood at the door of the room where the receptionists were hiding and glanced at the shivering women in the safe house.

Noticing Donton's actions, Happy exhaled a breath of alcohol and asked Donton with a red face.

"Don, do you have anything else to do? I thought you were a superhero and would join the war.

As for me, I have to find Miss Pepper!"

"Yeah, yeah, go find it. I'm just wandering around this damn place because I'm bored.

Stark Tower is no longer fun without Tony, and I can't keep slapping Pepper's butt after I already did it today."

Downton patted Happy on the shoulder and then strode out of Stark Tower.

He strolled along the street against the flow of people, watching the performances of everyone on the aerospace mothership with interest as he walked.

Although the Hydra on the mothership tried very hard, their brutal tactics seemed childish and useless in front of Clark, Bruce, Lex and Tony, these non-humans.

After a while, all the Hydras on the helicarrier were almost killed.

However, this does not mean that the mothership's troubles are over, because the Hydras on the mothership have long been prepared to lose control of the mothership, so their goal is not to completely control the mothership, but to destroy the mothership.

In the blink of an eye, two huge sparks exploded on the aerospace mothership in the distance. It was the explosion of the two engines of the mothership.

Just after the explosion, Lex's voice appeared in Downton's communication channel.

"Don."

I only heard Lex say anxiously.

“Hydra was well prepared, and our efforts only saved two engines, the remaining two were destroyed.

The aerospace mothership is in danger of crashing. I am repairing it and calculating its expected landing point. I may need your help when the time comes.

In addition, there is currently a small trouble, that is, the Hulk fell off the mothership.

I see he fell into a middle school and there are students all around him. It's really dangerous. I wonder if you are free.

If you don't have one, then I'll just have to ask Clark to make time for it."

(End of this chapter)