A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Dr. Zola's electronic body was shaking so badly it looked like it was being pixelated.

obviously.

Even Zola, an electronic life form stripped of all emotion and left with only rationality, seemed to start to panic upon hearing Luke's words of disappointment.

……

Chapter 417 I'm used to self-defense and counterattack!

Zola knew one thing very well.

That is……

You only have one chance to kill Luke.

So, under Dr. White's persuasion and promises, he agreed to ally with Daniel Whitehead, who was already dead but whose soul was in hell and couldn't wait to return to Earth. He then began to ponder how to kill Luke in one fell swoop.

no way.

Killing Luke was his pledge of allegiance, and also the reward Daniel Whitehead promised to bring his soul out of hell.

So even though Zola knew he would regret it terribly if he were exposed, he still resolutely chose to do it.

This plan actually started as early as when Cipher told Luke that she might be going to Texas for a business trip for a while.

Zola's plan with Daniel Whitehorn this time is not just about clones or some kind of super-powered army.

The two of them conspired to kill Luke once and for all, while simultaneously restoring Hydra to its purest form.

What does it look like?

Naturally, Daniel Whitehead took charge of external affairs, while Zola continued to manage the Hydra world internally.

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, they must also get Luke away.

Because through Zola's algorithm, they calculated that Luke would have a high probability of hindering their plan to replace Hydra with their own people.

For example, there is a high probability that Luke will realize that Alexander Pierce is no longer a natural person, but a clone.

Therefore, Luke had to leave.

Moreover, in order to make Luke's departure seem more natural, the remnants of Whitehall kidnapped Lucy and Mengmeng.

Of course.

If we could also kill Luke while he was being sent away, that would be ideal.

What happened next was something Zola never expected.

Luke went to Seoul, and within a few days, he began to suspect that Cipher was under house arrest. He then contacted Alexander Pierce to ask him to help investigate secretly.

fortunately.

On the very night Luke left Los Santos, Alexander Pierce had already been replaced by a clone.

Even more fortunately...

At the time, Zola did not actually place Cipher under house arrest, because Dr. White and others were still on their way to his Hive base.

So, in order to prevent Luke from launching a surprise attack, Zola had no choice but to have Cypher contact Luke.

He actually placed Cipher under house arrest after Cipher finished that phone call with Luke.

the reason is simple.

As expected of someone he had trained since childhood, Cipher discovered the possible relationship between Cipher and Dr. White almost that very night and planned to sneak away that night.

Left with no other option, Zola had to expose himself, removing Cipher's access from the Hive system and cutting off all of Cipher's means of contacting the outside world.

At the same time, in order to avoid being discovered by Luke, he had no choice but to personally impersonate Cipher and contact Luke.

even……

Left with no other choice, he impersonated Seifer and called Sykes several times.

These actions caused Zola's central control program to go out of control, almost causing it to evolve and become infected with some unknown computer virus.

Fortunately, Luke never questioned Cipher's disappearance again.

But just in case, and in order to better kill Luke, he also began to replace William Stryker and his loyal henchman Jack.

Replacing William Stryker is actually quite simple.

Because Dr. White's previous base was in Seoul, and Dr. White had contact with the Seoul military when replacing William, they easily transported William Stryker's double to Seoul with the help of the Korean collaborators.

However, their replacement came a little late, on the very night Luke sent Jack on William's plane back to Washington, D.C.

When Zola heard this, he felt for a moment that God was definitely on their side.

And he arrived just in time; as the plane took off, Jack fell into a deep sleep after a glass of bourbon from William Stryker, who had already replaced him.

Since then.

Zola had completed the most crucial step in his plan. All that remained was to subtly lead Luke into the trap they had set, and then have him willingly drink the deadly poison that would devour even the most powerful demons of hell—the Mist of Death.

but……

Lu Ke drank it as he wished.

And without hesitation.

But Luke was completely unharmed.

All of a sudden.

This unexpected event caused Dr. Zola's server to crash for about five seconds before it was able to restart without shutting down.

And now.

Zola panicked completely when she saw the smile on Luke's face and the glass of poison he was playing with in his hand as he shared it with Lady Viper.

Since Lu Ke is not dead.

So……

Next, without a doubt, he will have to face the revenge of this man who has never lost a single match since his debut and has always been winning.

Zola's server was running at full speed, emitting white smoke as it performed calculations.

The coolant in the water-cooling system placed in its own server was also showing signs of boiling at this moment.

Luke looked at Zola, whose entire body was blurred out, and didn't urge her. Instead, he smacked his lips, glanced at the poisoned wine in his hand, and then discussed with Lady Viper beside him, "This spiked wine is actually quite good. It's quite warming after drinking it."

Lady Viper wasn't concerned with the taste of the poisoned wine, but rather with its origin.

“I have tasted every kind of poison on Earth, but this poison doesn’t seem to be from Earth.”

"That's because this is indeed not the case. This is a deadly poison from the Hell dimension. Not to mention demons, even ordinary gods would suffer for at least ten days if they were to come into contact with this poison."

fortunately.

He gained immunity to toxins because of Lady Viper.

otherwise……

Lu Ke really didn't dare to try it.

However, the appearance of this glass of wine also confirmed a suspicion in his mind.

Dr. Zola really did get involved with the deceased Whitehouse.

wrong.

This guy has probably hooked up with that top-tier second-generation Witchheart Demon from hell.

This is nothing.

Are you suggesting I seamlessly transition into this new phase?

Luke thought about how he went to Seoul and finally managed to settle things there, but then Zola appeared. Now that Zola's problem was still unresolved, the dead Whitehorn had jumped out again with the Witchheart Demon.

This isn't my birth year in the Chinese zodiac.

Are you really not planning to give me any time to rest?

Lu Ke shook his head, thinking to himself.

Coincidentally.

At this time, Zola seemed to have overclocked the system and calculated what might happen next, and also made an emergency contingency plan.

“We can talk, Luke.”

"what."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke chuckled, shaking his head in exasperation: "Zola, when I wanted to talk to you, you wouldn't. Now, the window for conversation is closed. Just as I said, I gave you a chance, but unfortunately, you were useless."

Zola's tone remained unchanged: "I can help you rescue your daughter, Mengmeng."

Lu Ke smiled.

next second.

The smile on Lu Ke's face vanished completely.

"Are you threatening me, Zola? Now you've used Mengmeng, what's next? Will you use Cipher to threaten me, or Jack?"

"I was not threatening you..."

"You're threatening me, Zola!"

Luke abruptly rose from his chair without warning, gripping his wine glass, and walked straight to Zola, whose image was projected onto him. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Zola, if it weren't for Cipher, you would have been finished the first time you tried to suppress me. Because of Cipher, I ignored your attempt to be disrespectful to me that time, and even this time, I gave you two chances to pull back from the brink. I told you that Alexander Pierce was missing twenty-one grams of soul weight, and I also told you that Lady Viper is my woman. I am not afraid of any poison. But what did you do, Zola!"

Well known.

He, Lu, is always very tolerant of his allies.

Alexander Pierce can provide the most compelling evidence.

William Stryker can also testify.

Both of these people are infamous, practically villains whom every superhero would want to kill.

correct.

There's also Xu Wenwu from the Ten Commandments Gang.