Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life.

Chapter 219 The Avengers' Social Hangover Recap (End)

Upon hearing the captain's words, almost everyone turned their attention to him, eager to see what kind of answer he would give.

This time, however, the captain's expression was not relaxed at all. Instead, it was more solemn than ever before. Tony zoomed in on the video when the armed men had just appeared and then pointed to the chests of the armed men and said to everyone.

"I recognize this symbol. During World War II, the person who wore this symbol was my mortal enemy, an organization called Hydra!"

"I was frozen in ice because of my conflict with the leader of this organization called Red Skull. Even the Tesseract, which triggered the Battle of New York, was first discovered by this organization."

The captain pointed to the chest area of ​​the armed men in the picture and explained to everyone.

Although the image was somewhat blurry, it was still possible to vaguely make out a symbol combining a skull and an octopus tentacle on the chests of the armed men.

Hawkeye and Tony were undoubtedly the two who reacted the most to the captain's remarks.

"impossible!"

The two almost simultaneously refuted the captain's conclusion. After exchanging a glance, Tony frowned and spoke to the captain.

"Hydra was destroyed after the end of World War II. According to official records, Hydra began to disintegrate after Red Skull disappeared, and was eventually defeated one by one and disappeared into the annals of history."

"That's right. S.H.I.E.L.D. has clear records of this matter. This was confirmed by both Howard and Agent Carter. Logically, this organization couldn't possibly be Hydra!"

I'm even more inclined to believe this is just a coincidence, and that these armed men are likely terrorists or drug traffickers lurking in the rainforest, since they would also launch attacks against outsiders.

Moreover, if it really were Hydra, they would have no reason to attack us at this time. Doing so would only expose them to the Avengers' sights, especially in front of Captain America, their old adversary.

Hawkeye followed up with his analysis, unwilling to accept the captain's conjecture. After all, in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s training, completely eliminating Hydra was one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s touted achievements, and even one of the greatest achievements of the original co-founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

If we were to admit now that those militants really were Hydra, then the history of S.H.I.E.L.D. would be a joke, and even Hawkeye wouldn't dare to actually follow that line of thought.

However, the captain did not change his mind despite their rebuttals. Instead, he still asked them in return with a serious expression.

"Who can guarantee that S.H.I.E.L.D. really destroyed Hydra? After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. can't achieve global surveillance. And even if they could, how could S.H.I.E.L.D. possibly discover Hydra hiding in such a remote tropical rainforest?"

The captain's question successfully silenced Hawkeye and Tony, after all, such things had happened before, including with the Japanese.

Those damned Japanese soldiers managed to hide in the rainforests of Southeast Asia for decades, and even in the end, they didn't know that the Japanese had surrendered. It's hard to say that a similar Hydra organization might emerge here.

It's even quite possible that they could grow their power little by little in such a remote environment by interacting with drug dealers and gold prospectors.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, as the current situation left everyone unsure of what to do next.

Unable to contact the outside world, let alone gather intelligence, they didn't even have a complete set of protective gear, apart from the civilian weapons Zhao Weike had on him. It was truly an embarrassing situation, like a skilled cook without rice.

In the end, it was Sherlock who stood up and put an end to the matter.

"Alright, regardless of whether these people are Hydra or not, we need to find their hideout. Only in this way can we figure out where we are and even send signals to the outside world."

And if I'm not mistaken, my Anywhere Door has also fallen into the hands of those armed men who seem to be Hydra. In other words, unless we find their hideout, we have no way to leave this place.

Sherlock's words had kept the situation calm until they were spoken, at which point everyone in the room tensed up instantly.

After all, the veterans present at the scene clearly understood the strategic value of Sherlock's Anywhere Door. It's no exaggeration to say that if those people were truly Hydra, then once they possessed a divine artifact like the Anywhere Door, destroying the world would only require a few bullets.

All you need to do is open a portal in the offices of world leaders and then indiscriminately fire at them; nuclear bombs will then naturally help them destroy the world!

Seeing the anxious crowd practically jumping up and down, Sherlock remained unusually calm, even having the mind to check how much was left in his four-dimensional pocket.

Seeing Sherlock's calm demeanor, the captain finally lost his temper and yelled at Sherlock.

"Stop dawdling, Sherlock! You have no idea how valuable your Anywhere Door is. If we don't hurry, those Hydras might really start World War III!"

Faced with the captain's statement, Sherlock calmly waved his hand at the captain, then unhurriedly put back on the gloves that had torn open Tony's suit last night, before winking at the captain mischievously.

"Don't worry, Captain. I swear those Hydras will never figure out how my Anywhere Door works, let alone try to replicate it. As for your concern about using my Anywhere Door, I advise you to forget about it."

While escaping, Hawkeye proved one thing: the biometric authentication system I installed on the Anywhere Door really works!

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, everyone's attention immediately turned to him.

"Biological, authentication, system?"

The captain recognized each of the three words individually, but when put together, it undoubtedly touched on the core of his stubbornness. He had no idea what this so-called biometric authentication system was, and could only look at everyone present with a blank expression.

Tony, on the contrary, kindly explained the situation to the captain.

"So, Sherlock put a lock on that Anywhere Door, so no one but Sherlock can open it! Wait, Sherlock, Pepper's Anywhere Door probably has one too, right?"

Faced with Tony's questioning, Sherlock nodded with some doubt but also with a sense of entitlement. How could he possibly feel safe giving such a thing to Pepper without a biometric authentication system?

Seeing Sherlock nod, Tony seemed to deflate instantly, and roared helplessly at the sky.

"No wonder, no wonder I could never open that damn door, no matter how many times I scanned it, it was no use, damn it!"

Damn it! I should have gotten Pepper to cooperate with my research!