American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 131 Long Live the Hydra

Shortly after Roy and Peggy arrived in the observation room, Dr. Erskine picked up the microphone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today we are not heading further toward extinction, but taking the first step toward peace."

Upon hearing Dr. Erskine's voice, Roy and the others sat down in the observation room.

Under their watchful eyes, Dr. Erskine began to briefly explain the experimental procedure.

Meanwhile, other staff members pushed a specially made storage box containing the super soldier serum to the side.

The specially made storage box contained a total of seven vials of dark blue serum.

The staff took out six tubes and installed them on the instrument.

"The first step is a series of minimally invasive injections to inject serum into the muscle groups."

"Serium injection causes rapid changes in cells, thereby stimulating growth."

"Then, it will penetrate the human body through special life rays."

After explaining the experimental procedure, Dr. Erskine put down the microphone and went to Rogers, who had just received an injection from the staff: "How are you feeling?"

"It feels alright," Rogers replied immediately.

"What I just received was penicillin," Dr. Erskine continued.

Rogers turned to look at Dr. Erskine, a look of embarrassment on his face.

Dr. Erskine shrugged and said to the staff, "Inject the serum, five seconds countdown, four..."

Three, two, one!

As the countdown ended, the staff pushed the injection plunger.

The six vials of serum on either side of the instrument were immediately injected into Rogers' arms.

Rogers frowned, enduring the intense pain of the serum injection.

"Let's begin, Mr. Stark."

After the serum injection was completed, Dr. Erskine turned to Howard and spoke.

Howard did not hesitate and immediately activated the life ray device.

The life ray device slowly rose, began to close and shut, transforming into a metal coffin-like structure that stood tall on the experimental table.

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened afterward.

Howard continued to operate the life ray device, gradually increasing the power of the energy input.

A dazzling white light flashed in the observation window of the life ray instrument.

When the input power reached 70%, Rogers' scream came from the instrument.

Upon hearing Rogers' scream, Peggy unconsciously tightened her grip on Roy's right hand.

Although she didn't develop romantic feelings for Rogers like she did in the movie, Rogers' screams still made her feel a little sorry for him.

"Rogers!"

Dr. Erskine immediately went to the instrument's observation window and called out Rogers' name loudly.

Rogers' screams continued.

After calling out for several seconds without receiving a response from Rogers, Dr. Erskine turned to look at Howard.

"Stark, reduce energy input and shut down the equipment."

Without any hesitation, Howard immediately went to the other side of the control panel to prepare to turn off the equipment.

Just then, Rogers' voice rang out.

"No! Don't shut it off! I can handle it! I can handle it!"

Upon hearing Rogers' words, Howard continued to increase the input power.

"80%, 90%, 100%!"

The life ray device emitted a dull hum of operation.

The various monitoring instruments and operating tables in the laboratory were all flickering with electrical sparks, strained from the strain.

A few seconds later, the life ray device stopped operating completely, and the observation window, which had been shining with dazzling light, went completely dark.

Once everything had calmed down, Howard opened the casing of the Life Ray Device.

As the outer shell unfolded, Rogers reappeared in everyone's sight.

The frail Rogers disappeared.

Instead, Rogers, a tall, muscular man with a large chest and eight-pack, took his place.

Dr. Erskine immediately came to Rogers and helped him down.

Colonel Philip, Senator Brandt, and others quickly left the observation room and headed towards Rogers.

Peggy also came to Rogers, who had been transformed.

However, she didn't feel anything special after seeing Rogers' huge pectoral muscles.

First, Roy's pectoral muscles are not smaller than Rogers'.

Secondly, she touched it all night long last night.

"I did it."

"Yes, we succeeded."

"How are you feeling?"

"Great, you've grown taller."

Rogers' chest heaved as he breathed heavily, enjoying a feeling of strength he had never experienced before.

"Those guys in Berlin should be worried. Congratulations, Doctor!"

"Thanks!"

Colonel Philip, Senator Brant, and others all stepped forward to congratulate Dr. Erskine.

Dr. Erskine responded to the congratulations from Colonel Philip and the others, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the serum had been successful once before, granting Red Skull superhuman strength and physique.

However, the serum used by Red Skull is very different from the serum used by Rogers, and he cannot guarantee that this experiment will be successful.

After all, he made some adjustments and optimizations to the serum.

Just as everyone was celebrating the success of the experiment, Craig, dressed in a gray suit, took a lighter out of his pocket and pressed the detonation button inside.

boom!

As the detonation button was pressed, the bomb, disguised as a cigarette box and placed in the observation room, exploded with a deafening roar.

A huge explosion resounded throughout the laboratory, and shattered glass fell like rain onto the crowd.

Roy knew Craig would do this, so he put his arm around Peggy's slender waist, lightly touched the ground with his toes to avoid the falling glass shards, and arrived at the laboratory wall.

After detonating the bomb, Craig pulled out his pistol, went to the specially made storage box containing the serum, and took the last vial of serum.

"Stop him!"

"Dr. Erskine said loudly."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Craig pointed his gun at him and decisively pulled the trigger.

boom!boom!

The bullet struck Dr. Erskine precisely in the chest.

After hitting Dr. Erskine, Craig didn't hesitate and turned to run upstairs down the corridor.

Peggy immediately drew her pistol and fired several shots at Craig, hitting him in the right arm.

Despite the pain, Craig killed the arriving soldiers and disappeared from Peggy's sight.

Peggy was about to give chase when Roy stopped her.

"You stay here and leave it to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Roy disappeared from Peggy's sight, using the Teleportation Technique to appear in the corridor.

Seeing him catch up, Craig, who had just opened the hidden door in the corridor, fired several shots at him.

Despite his injured right arm, Craig's marksmanship remained excellent, and the bullet flew rapidly toward Roy's head.

However, just as the bullet was about to hit Roy, it stopped in front of him, as if it were frozen in mid-air.

What's going on?

Seeing this, Craig wore an expression of incomprehension.

Although he didn't know how Roy did it, Craig didn't think much of it and ran away.

However, after running only a few steps, he uncontrollably flew towards Roy.

Magnetism!

Roy manipulated the magnetism to lock his metal belt buckle firmly, pulling him back.

Craig's face showed disbelief.

He didn't know how Roy did it, but he knew he couldn't escape.

With a determined look, he put the serum into his mouth and bit down on the glass tube, shattering it.

The glass shards cut his mouth, drawing blood, but he paid no attention and swallowed the blood serum mixed with the glass shards.

"Cut off one head, and two new ones will grow back."

"Long live Hydra!"

After saying that, Craig bit into the poison capsule hidden in his teeth, which he had intended to use to commit suicide, right in front of Roy.

Soon, his mouth was full of white foam, and he ended his life in agony.