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Chapter 146 The Released Vengeful Ghost

Is that all it takes to completely digest the Assassin's Potion?

How long has it been since Bucky took the Assassin's Potion?

Is there ten minutes?

In such a short time, he completely used up the [Assassin] potion. Is this guy a born assassin?

and many more!

Although Bucky wasn't born an assassin, he had been working as one under Hydra's orders for the past few decades.

He didn't need to act; he was a real assassin.

Having spent decades as an assassin, Bucky has already fulfilled almost all the requirements for consuming the Assassin's Potion, so how could his digestion speed not be fast now that he has taken it?

Thinking about this, Erin seemed to understand why Bucky had digested the Assassin's Potion so quickly.

Watching Bucky's potion digestion speed, which seemed divinely aided, and recalling how he had tried various methods, even going so far as to impersonate a wandering fortune teller, to speed up the potion digestion process.

The clown Erin shook his head slightly.

Fortunately, he digested the clown's emotions quite quickly, otherwise he would have died of sourness!

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I don't know if it's a deliberate attempt to mislead or to better conceal their true intentions.

Hydra's headquarters in New York were not actually located in New York City, but rather in New Jersey, which is only separated from New York by a river.

As the setting sun cast a golden glow over the George Washington Bridge, Erin, who had driven all the way from New York, finally arrived at Hydra's New York headquarters.

This is an ancient castle that looks unusually old.

The ancient castle's towering outer walls are still faintly visible, covered with green vines and ferns, while the exposed areas are filled with mottled marks.

It is filled with the atmosphere of history.

Looking at the rather large castle before him, Erin sighed, "Wow, another castle. Hydra is really rich!"

Although this is no longer New York where land is incredibly expensive, it's clear that this sprawling castle, steeped in history, is not cheap.

The fact that Hydra could transform such an ancient castle into its headquarters shows that they are quite wealthy.

"Strange, why do so many people in this world like to convert these kinds of ancient castles into their headquarters?"

Gazing at the ancient castle before him, the clown Erin thought to himself.

The Assassin Brotherhood, which has a history spanning over a thousand years, is an example of this.

Baron Strucker, one of the Hydra's branches, was like this;

Even Alexander, the Hydra branch rooted in S.H.I.E.L.D., built this castle in New Jersey, just across the river from New York. That's truly...

Before the clown Erin could drive close, several people came out from the castle gate and stopped Erin and his car.

"Stop the car! This is private property, no entry!"

At the same time, the Joker's keen intuition allowed Erin to sense that at least three sniper rifles were pointed at their vehicle from various parts of the castle.

Before Erin could speak, Bucky in the back seat rolled down the window and gave the Hydra trainee members blocking the way a cold look.

(Of course, the lowest-level task like guarding the gate wouldn't be done by Hydra's elites.)

A single glance from Bucky's icy gaze sent a chill down the spine of the naive Hydra trainee, who instinctively shivered.

However, as a sense of fear welled up in their hearts, these Hydra trainee members responsible for guarding the castle gates also recognized who this person who instilled fear in them was.

As Hydra's ace and the invincible Winter Soldier, they certainly wouldn't be unfamiliar with him, especially since he had just left the base that morning.

Despite being trainees, these Hydra members guarding the gates still had sharp eyes.

Therefore, upon seeing Bucky, the Winter Soldier, sitting in the back seat, they all quickly put down their weapons.

One of the quick-witted young men, noticing Bucky's empty left arm and the bloody wound Bucky was covering, immediately seized the opportunity to ask, "Sir, should I call a doctor for you?"

Before the other person could finish speaking, Bucky gave him another cold look.

Realizing he might have said something wrong, the young man immediately shut up.

He swallowed back the words he was about to say.

After taking a special card with the Hydra logo from his jacket pocket, Bucky said coldly.

"Open the door!"

"Yes, sir."

After quickly scanning the card Bucky had taken out onto a black identification machine, the castle's locked gate slowly opened with a "beep".

The moment the gate opened, Erin noticed the sniper rifle that was faintly pointed at him from inside the castle, so he put it away.

After the gate opened, Bucky took his card back from the young man and rolled up the car window again.

Seeing this, the clown Erin in the driver's seat smiled and slowly drove the black sedan into the castle.

Logically speaking...

As Hydra's headquarters in New York, the security here must be exceptionally tight.

Strangely, no one asked about Erin's identity from beginning to end, and even the Hydra members guarding the gate didn't give Erin a second glance.

Seeing this, Erin, who was in the driver's seat, laughed:

"This hypnosis technique is surprisingly effective."

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After entering the castle.

Bucky glanced around and whispered in the car, "Next, we must take over the base's control center before they react, and then activate the base's self-destruct program through the control center to completely destroy this base."

"Otherwise, once news of my return to base gets out, the higher-ups at Hydra will definitely react quickly, and then it won't be so easy for us to destroy this place again."

Inside the car, the clown Erin, whose pupils had darkened again, looked at a certain spot in the castle and shook his head.

"It seems... we don't need to go through all that trouble!"

The moment he stepped into the castle, he felt as if he had broken through a barrier and entered the boundary between reality and illusion.

Sensing something was amiss, Erin immediately activated his spiritual vision.

The moment he activated his spiritual vision, the clown Erin's eyes seemed to pierce through the illusion and see a bizarre and fantastical world.

The once ordinary castle suddenly became eerie and terrifying in Erin's eyes.

At the same time, a chilling wind, so cold it could be described as fierce, swept out from the depths of the castle, seemingly rejecting the arrival of the uninvited guest.

He took out the Crystal Eye from his shirt pocket and put it on his right eye.

After putting on the Crystal Eye, the bizarre world before the clown Erin seemed to become clearer.

After glancing at the castle once more, Erin parked the car casually inside, got out, and turned to Bucky behind him, saying:

"Follow me!"

Following the path strewn with stones, Erin, based on what he had seen, quickly led Bucky into the castle's backyard.

Compared to the clearly renovated front yard and castle, this backyard retains more of its historical atmosphere.

Collapsed stone pillars and piled stones are everywhere. Although these things have been simply repaired and become unique landscapes, they still give people a sense of the passage of time.

Among these unique landscapes imbued with the aura of time, a tall stone sculpture of a knight clad in full armor and wielding a broadsword that would be difficult for a normal person to wield stands out conspicuously in this backyard.

The golden rays of the setting sun cast a golden glow upon the slightly darkened knight statue, giving it a golden cloak.

Unseen by ordinary people, wisps of golden light were being absorbed by the knight statue and converging towards the greatsword in his hand.

This slight change added a touch of holiness to the knight statue.

However, at this moment, this trace of sacred aura was like a candle flickering in the wind, constantly swaying, as if it might dissipate at any moment.

"An interesting seal, what a pity..."

As soon as the clown Erin finished speaking, a phantom but piercing roar suddenly entered Erin's "ears." At the same time, thick black mist continued to pour out from the base of the knight statue, almost completely enveloping the tall knight statue.

The chilling black mist relentlessly corroded the knight statue above. If it weren't for the last vestige of divine light remaining on the greatsword in the statue's hand, constantly eroding the surrounding black mist, the statue would probably have been completely consumed by it long ago.

Looking down at the statue, one could feel an intense, almost tangible, chilling aura.

Erin knew almost without thinking what a powerful vengeful spirit was sealed beneath this tall stone knight statue.

Just as the clown Erin's gaze fell upon the statue, the black mist enveloping the knight statue seemed to sense something as well.

Two flame-like red lights pierced through the black mist, coldly watching Erin and Bucky.

When they saw that Erin seemed to be able to see them, the two red lights in the black mist showed a slight fluctuation.

Then a peculiar mental fluctuation suddenly entered their minds.

"You...can...see...me!"

"Unseal... I, I will grant you eternal life!"

The will within the black mist seemed too weak, or as if it hadn't communicated with anyone for too long; even communicating with it using spiritual will was somewhat stumbling.

Of course, its tone of voice returned to normal very quickly, much faster than expected.

Upon hearing the voice that suddenly entered his mind, Bucky, who was following behind Erin, suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at the knight statue in front of him with an incredulous look.

"This is······"

With his high level of spirituality, coupled with the sharp vision of an assassin, Bucky could vaguely sense the difference between the knight statue in front of him, even without activating his spiritual vision.

However, he couldn't see as clearly as Erin.

"Don't be so surprised. It's just a vengeful spirit that's been sealed away. You can see these guys by channeling your spiritual energy into your eyes."

"However, I must say, Hydra really knows how to pick a location. With this vengeful spirit here, even without us lifting a finger, it won't be long before this broken seal will turn this ancient castle into a true no-man's land."

"However, it seems to save us some effort as well."

As he spoke, Bucky the Clown pulled out his M500 revolver and fired a shot.

when!

The silver bullet struck the center of the stone greatsword with precision, producing a dull thud.

This brutal bombardment seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The stone greatsword, already corroded by the black mist, could no longer withstand such a fierce attack and was shattered into two pieces by M5OO.

As the greatsword broke, the last wisp of sacred light on it quickly flowed out from the gap and then disappeared.

Seize this moment.

Erin pulled Bucky back quickly.

In just a few leaps and bounds, it reappeared at the gate of the ancient castle.

Almost the instant Erin and Bucky rushed out of the castle, a large cloud of black mist instantly filled the castle's backyard.

The thick black fog transformed into a pitch-black curtain, like an overturned bowl, tightly covering the vast ancient castle.

Bucky, who had just rushed out of the castle, looked at the sudden black curtain falling behind him and turned around in surprise, asking, "What's going on?"

"The Ghost Realm is a powerful vengeful spirit that can use its abilities to interfere with reality and illusion, temporarily sealing off a certain area! However, while those who enter the Ghost Realm cannot come out, the vengeful spirit will also be subject to the same restriction and will be unable to leave."

Upon hearing this, Bucky asked in a deep voice, "Is there any way to break through this ghostly realm?"

"Of course there is. The power of the ghost realm is not stable. If there is enough firepower to level this place, it can also break this eeriness. In that case, the vengeful ghosts that maintain this ghost realm will also suffer a backlash, and may even perish as a result."

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At the same time, the evil spirits within the castle completely broke free of their seal.

Endless black mist rose up, completely enveloping the ancient castle and seeping into every corner of it.

A bright red body emerged from the black mist.

The next second, the figure appeared more than 100 meters away.

Then, strands of black hair shot out from her body and pierced into the body of a Hydra trainee.

In less than three seconds, this Hydra trainee was drained dry.

But the red ghostly figure seemed to have solidified a little.

"Not enough, not enough, I need more blood food..."

After consuming a Hydra member, the bright red body not only failed to find satisfaction but also seemed to become even more irritable.

After letting out a mournful roar, it launched an attack on all living beings in the castle.

(End of this chapter)