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Chapter 438 Hydra's Survival Through Cutting Off Its Tail

On a hilltop outside Budapest, Captain America and Tony stood gazing at the ruins of Strucker Castle, now reduced to rubble by bombing. Tony tried to sound casual: "We've got it covered, Captain. Hank plans to use Pym Particles along with some other stuff to fill the entire underground city, to prevent Budapest from sinking in the future. A lot of Hydra's top brass have been arrested, and Ultron pulled a ton of stuff out of their computers. We just need to go through the list and arrest the people."

“This is definitely not all, Tony.” The captain looked at the ruins in the distance, feeling a sense of unease for some reason. “You could even say that Hydra didn’t lose at all. They just abandoned what they could abandon and made us think we had it all done.”

“We all know that Hydra wasn’t all captured. Arnim Zola escaped, and so did the Viper Gang. Their weapons development projects and the modified assassins were taken away.” Tony looked at the captain. “But all their secrets have been exposed: their origins—Thor said it was a forgotten ancient god; all their intelligence—below Ultron, they have no secrets; their bases of operations—all their strongholds have been exposed. Without a doubt, we have won.”

"We have captured Hydra's top leader, Strucker, a terrifying Hydra officer born in 1922, a figure whose life is now on the countdown."

The captain looked at the castle ruins in the distance and finally shook his head.

"In a week at most, Tony, you'll know the war isn't over yet."

"We have merely exposed the enemy to the light of day and sounded the horn of war, but remember, when a war ends is never something that either side can decide."
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Among a series of islands in the Pacific Ocean, there is one island that does not exist on the map, and ships sailing nearby will involuntarily detour around it. Whether in memory or in data, this island is "unrecorded".

This island is also the true headquarters of Hydra.

"Good evening, Gorgon, or rather, good afternoon." Zemo arrived at the Hydra Island dock and saw a man dressed in Japanese Sengoku period samurai armor waiting for him: "How's your Hand?"

"It's running smoothly. Since Wilson Fisk went to jail, the Hand has been gradually infiltrating New York. We've already fought those Jokers in New York called the Defenders. Their leader is a very good fighter, but not enough. He will become the leader of the Hand, the 'Black Sky'."

Zemo had no interest in listening to the Hand's long-winded explanation. During World War II, due to the German-Japanese alliance, Hydra came into contact with an organization in Japan then known as "Serpent Root," which worshipped an evil ancient god. Seeking to expand his influence in Japan, Zemo came to Japan, defeated the Serpent Root's leader, and merged the entire organization into Hydra.

After Japan's defeat in World War II, this organization existed in Japan as a yakuza group, while secretly cultivating its own armed forces, which later became known as the Hand.

They had always longed for their master to descend to earth and create a "Shadow Realm." To be honest, Zemo didn't know what that was, but since it was useful, he might as well use it.

"Very good. How is the situation with Hydra in Japan?"

“There’s a young man named Kenichi Harada that I find very interesting. His father is a powerful yakuza boss in Japan. He is his father’s only son, but because he is a mutant, he is ostracized by his father. His foolish father believes that he is a samurai and that his son’s superpowers are unclean. How stupid.”

Zemo listened to Gorgon's long-winded rambling until the very end, when he finally came to the conclusion: "If Hydra is willing to help him take control of his family and imprison his father, he is willing to pledge allegiance to Hydra."

"We don't need just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. What are his abilities?"

"He can create an energy similar to faster-than-light ions, which can easily destroy the interaction forces between atoms and cause the structure of matter to disintegrate, allowing him to destroy all metal products."

"All metals?" "We've tested them with Adamantium and Vibranium, all of them."

Zemo finally smiled.

“Very good. Let’s observe. After all, Hydra will soon be in for a lot of bad news. Only those who are willing to join at this time are worth investigating.”

Gorgon nodded and followed. Zemo walked towards the central hall: "Strucker the fool has been captured. I have my own plans. Have you all decided who will be in charge?"

Gorgon paused for a moment. Hydra adopted a decentralized management system to ensure that if a leader died, someone could quickly take over. The idea of ​​multiple centers allowed Hydra to cut off one head and grow two more, but it also created a contradiction: which head should be listened to?

In fact, if Zemo hadn't been too lazy to deal with Hydra's mess, he would have been the most qualified and experienced person to sit in this position, and his subordinates would have been like Strucker's, with any discord and disagreements suppressed.

But Zemo didn't want to pay any attention to these guys. He was only thinking about how to kill Captain America and eliminate his colorful friends. As for Hydra? He wished them happiness.

"The Supreme Council has already begun on this matter—in any case, please listen to our report before we proceed."

"I'm listening."

Zemo pushed open the castle gates. The lord's throne in the center of the hall was empty. Below it was a huge round table designed in the shape of the Hydra symbol. Zemo patted the tiny parasite that had landed on his shoulder, then sat on the throne and looked down at the members of the Hydra High Council.

“Zora, report the losses. Dr. Faust, can the multinational corporations controlled by Hydra be left unaffected? Hive, I want you to re-expand Hydra's intelligence resources, using your most proficient method: parasitism. Start immediately when NATO is uprooted from Hydra. Nick Fury will no longer trust S.H.I.E.L.D., and this is our opportunity.”

“Gorgon, you continue to be in charge of Japan. Kraken, you go and take charge of those NGOs. We need some public opinion advantage. Leave the matters of national governments and the World Security Council to Alexander Pierce.”

“If you haven’t chosen a leader yet, Viper, you’ll take that position.” Zemo said, looking at the group of troublemakers. “As long as you’re in charge of Hydra Island, no one will feel slighted.”

Everyone looked at Zemo in surprise, and Viper bluntly asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

"I'll take care of the Avengers."

　You don't need to memorize all those names; just remember that Hydra has many more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)