A crossover movie viewing experience, kicking off Marvel's Endgame.

"I'm not worried about that guy. He's very resilient under pressure."

"Of all the people I know, if we're talking about resilience, the first is Kazuma Sato, and the second is Zhuge Cong."

"Therefore, I don't think anything will happen to Zhuge Cong."

......

"What's wrong with Cong?"

"Looks like he's been listening to emo music late at night."

Kirito looked at Zhuge Cong, who was slumped over the table again, and asked Hikigaya Hachiman, who was standing nearby, "He was only gone for a short while, how come Zhuge Cong, who was fine before, has turned into this emo-like state?"

"What else could it be? He's just taken a hit."

Kazuma Sato said from the side that Zhuge Cong, who had great stress resistance, was now a bit depressed. Zhuge Cong now had a new title, different from Iron Man: Villain Trainer. As the name suggests, he could train high-quality villains.

"Isn't he alright?"

Kiritani Kazuto thought it was something else, since Zhuge Cong had been fine when he left.

"Men, they all have those few days every month."

"Isn't Zhuge Cong here now?"

Kazuma Sato pointed to Zhuge Cong, who was lying on the table, and said.

"So, just ignore him. Look, the light screen is on again. Let's watch the new Easter egg. Zhuge Cong will be fine on his own."

"Sir, we've located the target laboratory."

Sitting in his S.H.I.E.L.D. office, Koichi Fujito's eyes lit up as he listened to his subordinates' report. He immediately ordered them to show him the video footage of the scene so he could see it for himself. Fujito seemed unconcerned about whether passing S.H.I.E.L.D. agents would discover what was happening in the office, since all the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the area were his subordinates—members of Hydra.

[The room in Koichi Fujito's office instantly dimmed, and a huge screen appeared in front of him.]

The screen showed what appeared to be an abandoned laboratory, filled with dust and cobwebs, indicating it had been there for some time. The screen then began to shake, clearly showing a first-person perspective of someone.

The only light in the dimly lit laboratory came from the flashlights of the Hydra members. Their thick combat boots clanged on the metal floor, a sound that was difficult to avoid despite their best efforts to keep their footsteps low. The Hydra team then reached a massive door.

[A technician attempted to hack the door. He walked to one side of the door, plugged in all the ports, but found the door was unusable—it was out of power. His method wouldn't work. They had initially thought the lighting at the entrance was simply outdated and unreliable, but it turned out to be a power outage. Without a power supply, expecting the door to open by itself was unrealistic. The technician shrugged and stepped back.]

Since ordinary methods are not working, we have no choice but to take some more forceful measures.

"A tough measure, could it be that they've just learned how to use explosives?"

"But this heavy metal door doesn't seem like it would be very effective with ordinary explosives. If we used more powerful explosives, it might cause some unexpected consequences."

When Doma was watching Hydra, he remembered some crime movies where robbers, when robbing a bank, didn't let the bank manager open the vault door but instead used powerful explosives to blow it open themselves.

Therefore, when Doma saw that Hydra was planning to take drastic measures, he subconsciously thought of the method of using explosives.

However, movies are fictional, and some plots are somewhat illogical. For example, the gate that Hydra is trying to breach now seems a bit unrealistic if they use explosives.

The estimated equivalent is very large.

However, Hydra did not follow Doma's plan to use explosives to break down the door.

The Hydra team leader made a hand gesture, and the Hydra members behind him immediately understood, taking a large bag from a Hydra support member.

Then, he took out a large disc from the bag. The bottom of the disc resembled a circular chainsaw, while the top had only a protruding, thick rod-like object.

The Hydra member, carrying the strange disc, walked to the metal door, weighed it in, and then placed the disc on the floor near the door.

Then, he pressed the rod-like object down forcefully. After it was pressed down, the part of the rod remaining on the top of the disc began to flash red light.

Then, after the pressed-down stick was pressed against the door, thin iron rods protruded from both sides, extending to the edge of the disc before stopping. These two thin iron rods then began to rotate around the disc, and as they rotated, red laser beams could be seen shooting towards the other side of the iron door, cutting through it.

After the two iron pipes had rotated around the metal gate once, the Hydra member removed the disc that had been installed on the metal gate.

As the disc was removed by the Hydra members, the section of the metal door that had been cut off also fell down along with it.

The Hydra team leader made a hand signal, and the Hydra team crouched down and crawled into the cut-out hole.

The interior of the laboratory was even darker than the outside, and the Hydra team was wearing night-vision goggles, so the presence or absence of lights made little difference to them.

[The Hydra team quickly located their target: three enormous, coffin-like refrigerated containers. Finding them wasn't difficult, as they were still operational and stood out conspicuously in the darkness.]

Sitting in his office, Koichi Shidou's eyes lit up as he looked at the three enormous, coffin-like boxes. This abandoned laboratory was built by Hydra for a project, and three powerful artificial mutants had been born there. However, these three mutants had been severely injured in a battle against someone who refused to submit to Hydra and were being preserved to recover.

As power shifts occurred within Hydra, the person in charge of the experiment became a victim of this power transition. The laboratory's whereabouts remain unknown, and the three artificial mutants vanished without a trace.

[After a long and difficult period, we finally found traces of this laboratory and have successfully located its exact location. Now, all we need to do is confirm the existence of those three artificial mutants inside those three coffin-like boxes.] Fujiwara Koichi's gaze followed that of the Hydra member.

The Hydra member being watched by Koichi Fujito was also the captain of the Hydra squad. He walked up to the three freezers and, through the glass, saw that the three people inside were still intact. Once thawed, they could become warriors fighting for Hydra.

"Very good. Now your squad, stay there and don't let a single fly in. Another squad will be there to pick you up soon."

[Kouichi Fujito hurriedly issued an order, saying, "Hydra's artificial mutant technology is currently a complete mess. It's impossible to reliably create powerful mutants. Creating even one powerful artificial mutant is a huge stroke of luck."]

Thinking of this, Koichi Fujito was filled with displeasure, especially towards Zhuge Cong and Orochimaru. Given Orochimaru's abilities and talent, Koichi Fujito believed he was capable of perfecting the technology for creating artificial mutants. However, for some inexplicable reason, Orochimaru, after developing a drug called the Extremis Virus, went and started causing trouble for Zhuge Cong.

[Originally, Koichi Shidou thought that Zhuge Cong would at most show some mercy and arrest Orochimaru, allowing their Hydra organization to secretly rescue him. However, Orochimaru was killed by Zhuge Cong, or rather, Orochimaru was forced to "explode" by Zhuge Cong—literally, he exploded like a bomb.]

[The thought of this made Koichi Fujito feel terrible, but it didn't matter. Now that they had found these three powerful mutants, the laboratory should still contain some experimental data about artificial mutants left behind by the deceased person in charge.]

【"and......"】

[Kouichi thought of the Mind Scepter he'd obtained from Loki. After so many days and nights of research, their Hydra organization had made a breakthrough: instead of artificial mutants, they would use the Mind Scepter to modify humans, granting them superpowers.]

[However, the success rate is even lower than that of artificial mutants. So far, only one brother and sister have successfully survived. And most importantly, although there are only two cases, their superpowers are extremely strong, and there is still room for them to grow.]

"What's the difference between this superpower and a mutant ability?"

As Fujiwara Chika looked at Fujiwara Hiroichi in the light screen, she thought...

Could it be that Koichi Fujito's brain has gone mad? Chika Fujiwara wondered.

"The ability to mutate comes from gene mutation. Everyone has mutant genes in their body. Activating mutant genes gives you mutant abilities. Fujiwara Chika, do you forget a little bit as soon as you read it?"

"Or perhaps you're simply mistaking what's being projected on this screen for a movie?"

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Chika Fujiwara and said this, while Chika Fujiwara nervously tried to whistle to cover it up, but she couldn't make a sound.

"If mutant abilities are activated by genes, then what about superpowers?"

Yu Ishigami asked curiously.

"I think calling it a superpower must be extraordinary. Maybe it's because Hydra can use the Mind Wand to activate superpowers in people, but they don't know the specific principles behind how people gain superpowers, so they call it a superpower?"

As Ishigami listened to Shirogane Miyuki's words, for some reason, an image of a large green-skinned orc holding a hammer and trying to create something that could fly came to mind, which resulted in the creation of an airplane. Ishigami didn't know why he made that connection.

"So, President, do you think mutant abilities are more powerful, or superpowers?"

Fujiwara Chika blinked her big eyes and looked at Shirogane Miyuki.

"..."

Miyuki Shirogane didn't know how to answer. He only knew the concept of superpowers from Koichi Fujito, but he had already seen many mutant abilities, including some extremely powerful ones.

After thinking it over, Shirogane Miyuki slowly spoke.

"do not know?"

"Eh?!"

Fujiwara Chika hadn't expected this answer.

"There's nothing we can do. There's no specific comparison between superpowers and mutant abilities; there are only a few sentences about them. If we could see how superpowers are performed, perhaps we could make a comparison."

"Well then, President, just tell me how you feel. If you really can't say, I'll ask Kaguya."

Fujiwara Chika didn't feel good about Shirogane Miyuki's answer, and then glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya and said.

"Kaguya~ which one do you think is better?"

"do not know."

"Eh?!"

Seeing that Kaguya Shinomiya's answer was exactly the same as Miyuki Shirogane's, Chika Fujiwara felt like she was being bullied by the two of them.

"If you don't know, you don't know. Without comparison, how can you know? A few words are not rigorous enough."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Chika Fujiwara and said something similar to what Miyuki Shirogane said, which made Chika Fujiwara convinced that the two of them were ganging up on her. So what if they're in a relationship? Is it fun to put on a show of chemistry and affection in front of her?

Fujiwara Chika muttered to herself, but outwardly she sulked and ignored everyone.

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"Brother and sister."

Zhuge Cong also thought of the pair of brothers and sisters in distress, but he didn't know which pair of brothers and sisters Zifang Haoyi was referring to on the light screen.

299: Those who have sisters are truly blessed (enjoying superpower transformations).

After all, Zhuge Cong thought that the main characters on the screen should not be ordinary people, but rather a well-known brother and sister duo.

While thinking about his siblings, Zhuge Cong glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya beside him with ill intent. Hachiman Hikigaya, who was being looked at by Zhuge Cong, felt as if he was being targeted by something unclean.

"Hey, Hachiman, do you think it's possible that you and your sister were captured by Hydra?"

Before Zhuge Cong could even open his mouth to tease Hachiman Hikigaya, Kazuma Sato spoke up first, teasing Hachiman Hikigaya. Upon hearing this, Hachiman Hikigaya raised an eyebrow and said in a very fierce tone, "As a complete siscon, I can guarantee that if not Hydra, or even the guy behind the Chitauri aliens who dares to have any ill intentions towards Komachi, I'll go and fight him head-on."

"If it really is Hydra that wants to capture my sister, then they should prepare for war."

"I think the chances of Hydra attacking Hachiman and his sister are too low. After all, if they really did capture Hachiman's sister, Hachiman would definitely put on the War Machine and bombard Hydra. The commotion would attract you, and your involvement would make the situation even more chaotic. Then the Hulk, Rogers, and the others would all come."