Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

After hearing the greeting, Hawkeye and Zhao Weike exchanged a very subtle glance, then tried hard to control the corners of their mouths that were involuntarily turning up. They put on the airs of leaders on an inspection tour, and after giving a perfunctory salute like Sherlock, they walked in with an air of nonchalance.

Tony, who had been hiding behind cover and witnessed this 'spectacular' scene once again, thought for a long time before saying nothing. He simply patted the captain's shoulder, whose expression was incredibly complicated, and then stood up and left.

The captain was left alone, hiding behind the bunker, questioning his existence.

The captain probably never imagined in his life that after fighting with the mustache his whole life, one day he would not only be able to personally experience what the mustache felt, but he would also have to give the enemy the mustache's salute!

The captain felt that he had been abnormal ever since he woke up in the ice. It wasn't that he was abnormal, it was that the world was abnormal!

Hiding alone behind the cover, the captain began to doubt whether he had really died and ended up in hell. After all, if this scene, which could be described as a 'spectacular' sight, were not in hell, the captain would really find it hard to imagine that it would actually happen!

However, a voice saying "Hey! Stark" finally interrupted the captain's self-doubt.

I glanced up at the door and saw Tony, unusually relaxed, with his arms down, walking through the open door like Sherlock Holmes.

Seeing this, the captain could only keep reassuring himself, "It's fake, it's all fucking fake," before he mustered the courage to stand up.

However, although the captain stood up, his movements toward the door were extremely stiff, and he didn't even notice that there were four heads huddled together in the window on the second floor of the fortress near the door.

Most importantly, there was actually a high-definition camera mounted in front of these four heads!

These four people were none other than the four who had walked in at the very beginning. As for the person setting up the camera, it goes without saying that it was Sherlock.

Sherlock: "Stop pushing! Stop pushing! The damn picture is all distorted!"

Zhao Weike: "I'm talking to you, Hawkeye! If you keep pushing, I won't be able to see you!"

Hawkeye: "Don't call me Hawkeye! Zhao Weike, you bastard, you're the one who's always the most eager to squeeze in!"

Tony: "Shut up, the captain's out! Be quiet! If we don't capture this iconic scene, I'll never sleep a wink again!"

As soon as Tony spoke, the scene fell silent. The four men, with their eight eyes and one camera, were fixed on the captain who had emerged from behind the cover.

Almost visibly, the captain was completely stiff. He didn't look like a leader on inspection or a soldier about to infiltrate the enemy camp. Instead, he looked like a prisoner about to be executed, filled with fear of death.

As the captain 'moved' almost unsteadily to the gate, the soldier standing there finally rang in his ears with a despairing greeting.

"Hey! Steve!"

Upon hearing the guard's greeting, the captain felt a wave of dizziness, but he had no choice but to raise his hand in return, just like Sherlock. After all, no one knew if the damned pill's effects would disappear if they didn't follow Sherlock's procedure.

The captain felt as if his arm weighed a ton, and with great difficulty, he managed to lift it and return the salute.

But perhaps because he had fought so many Hydra agents under Mustache's command back then, the captain's salute, though not perfectly executed, somehow had a Mustache-like air about it.

The direct result was that the guard actually clasped his hands together, looking as if he had seen an idol, and excitedly straightened his body even more.

Upon witnessing this scene, the captain felt a wave of dizziness wash over him and, as if fleeing, walked through the open door.

However, as soon as the captain stepped inside, he looked up and saw four heads crammed into the window, along with a camera.

"As expected of someone I've met in person, that return gift was quite like that of an old friend!"

"Absolutely right, even if that mustachioed guy came in person, he probably wouldn't have the same presence as the captain!"

"You mean the guy with the mustache narrowly lost to the captain in the mustache imitation contest and came in second place?"

"Very likely! After all, we didn't receive this treatment just now, did we?"

……

Four incredibly sarcastic guys huddled by the small window, relentlessly mocking the captain below. The captain felt dizzy and disoriented, especially when he saw the cameras below those four heads. He felt like his life was truly over.

Captain: I'm tired. Let's destroy it! I'm going to start World War III soon! This damn world has no reason to exist!

Chapter 223 The Captain's Desensitization Journey

Of course, the captain's talk of destroying the world was just a joke in the end, and he would never actually put it into practice.

What infuriated the captain was that when he arrived on the second floor, intending to find a way to destroy the damned video recording, he saw four people who seemed to have done nothing, along with a large tiger with clear eyes.

Indeed, the four people who had just been mocking the captain acted as if the scene had never happened. When they saw the captain come up, their eyes were filled with only joy, without any other emotion.

Coupled with Gong Baiwan's clear yet foolish eyes, the captain even wondered if what he had just witnessed was a hallucination caused by the immense mental trauma he had suffered.

After all, the captain had scanned the area the moment he arrived at the scene and hadn't noticed the cameras under the heads of those four damn bastards who had just been standing in front of him!

Looking at the four people in front of him with clear eyes as if nothing had happened, the captain felt his blood pressure rise instantly, and he had an impulse to destroy the four people in front of him even if he couldn't destroy the world.

Fortunately, Tony seemed to notice that something was wrong with the captain, so he went up and hugged the captain, and started to coax him with a smile.

"Captain, you've finally arrived. Look around here. You're probably the only one who's most familiar with these World War II-era buildings. We'll have to rely on you to guide us through this fortress."

Tony had barely finished speaking when Hawkeye stepped forward and put his arm around the captain's shoulder before continuing to deceive him.

"Moreover, judging from the guard's reaction just now, Captain, you are undoubtedly the highest-ranking officer among us. We wouldn't dare to wander around this fortress without you!"

Looking at the two brilliant and promising talents beside him, the captain could be said to have gritted his teeth so hard they were grinding.

It was Zhao Weike who finally spoke up and calmed the captain down.

"As for the video, Captain, you don't need to worry. As long as you swear not to reveal the contents of the Tony Armor Operation Log that you saw before, that video will remain just a video forever."

Upon hearing Zhao Weike's words, the captain looked at the three men who were tightly surrounding him with a puzzled expression. After exchanging glances, he could only nod helplessly and agree to their request.

As for Sherlock, he remained silent throughout the entire scene, then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he secretly put the pinhole camera hanging in the corner of his four-dimensional pocket into his pocket.

That's right. Although Sherlock was almost completely unconscious after a hangover last night, it didn't stop him from secretly recording a recap of last night after waking up today, did it?

After all, this is the Avengers' dark history. Sherlock only feels secure if he has this thing firmly in his own hands. Anyone who has their brothers' dark history on their phone knows what I mean!

Of course, putting aside this kind of playful nonsense, the guard's reaction just now did pique Sherlock's curiosity.

Judging from the other party's reaction, there was no doubt that the captain was the highest-ranking person among the four of them, which led Sherlock to make a guess.

Could it be that the effects of this damned pill are actually determined by the number of lives of those with mustaches that were in his possession, thus determining who held the highest rank? If that's the case, then this pill is truly a hellish experience.

What? You're saying Sherlock himself doesn't even know the effects of his own elixirs?

One can only say that one should not underestimate the art of alchemy. This mustache pill was actually an accident from the moment it was created. Its effects were so powerful that even Laozi was accidentally affected, so much so that Sherlock could not replicate it even if he wanted to.

Otherwise, why do you think Laozi would beat Sherlock so badly? It can only be said that Sherlock didn't suffer a beating for nothing.

Once the four people on the other side reached an agreement, the group began their exploration of the war fortress.

The captain walked at the front, followed by Gong Baiwan, a big tiger. Tony and Sherlock stood beside Gong Baiwan, while Hawkeye and Zhao Weike were at the back of the group.

Five people plus a tiger began to wander around this war fortress that should have been the enemy's territory.

It must be said that this war fortress truly lives up to its name, with its interior design taking war into consideration in every aspect.

Every corner has a shooting window, and there are sentries both visible and hidden throughout. Even the walls of each room are incredibly thick, and the internal passages are like a maze, twisting and turning.

In short, even if the external defenses are breached and the enemy manages to penetrate the interior of this war fortress, it can still inflict heavy casualties on the enemy, thereby delaying their advance and allowing the fortress to await reinforcements.

Of course, compared to the feelings of admiration for the war fortress, what truly chilled the captain's heart was the damn 'enemies' inside that war fortress!

You have to understand that the captain had already had an incredibly difficult time at the main gate, but inside, whenever he encountered someone, that greeting that could make the captain dream of possessing the mustache would ring out.

And the order is almost always the same.

"Hi! Steve! Hi! Barton! Hi! Wick! Hi! Sherlock! Hi! Stark!"

The captain had no choice but to return the greeting each time, which drove him crazy. The sheer number of greetings drove him from initial displeasure to frustration, and as the group grew deeper into the conversation, he began to feel numb.

When the shout of "Hi!" rang out, the captain almost instinctively raised his hand in return. This scene made the people behind him want to laugh but dare not actually laugh, their faces turning red from holding it in.

Sherlock gradually realized something was wrong. Damn it, this damned pill really was that inhuman. Judging from the number of enemies the captain had killed on the battlefield during World War II, it was clear that, under the influence of the pill, the captain's identity was approaching that of the real Mustache.

Moreover, judging from the subsequent order, it is quite clear that Hydra seems to have been included in Mustache's sphere of influence as well.

In other words, this damn pill really is hell!

If you take this pill, the more Hydras you kill, the higher your status within Hydra will be.

Holy crap! Just imagining it is hellish enough! If Captain America were to overthrow SHIELD and expose Hydra to the public eye once again, I'm afraid that if we fed him a pill, he could be promoted to the commander of Hydra on the spot.

Hmm? It seems like this isn't entirely out of the question?

Sherlock felt as if he had discovered a new source of amusement, and was even somewhat eager to see his ideas come to fruition.

Chapter 224 The Fortress That's Starting to Look Off

Of course, this was just a thought in Sherlock's head. Sherlock would never say it out loud now, because if he did, the captain would probably humanely annihilate him the next second.

As the group ventured deeper into the war fortress, something unusual began to appear before their eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is the huge Hydra logo, a skull with octopus tentacles below it.

Furthermore, the deeper one goes, the more signs of Hydra one becomes; in fact, when one approaches the core, almost everyone will have one on their chest.

Of course, besides this symbol and the person wearing it, there are also many beautiful women.

Yes, you read that right, they are all beautiful women. Almost every one of them is surprising because they don't have the Hydra symbol on them. On the contrary, almost every one of them is dressed in a surprisingly similar way, which makes them seem familiar.

Hawkeye was the first to react. The moment he saw these beauties, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. It wasn't until he saw a woman carrying a black box pass by that he noticed the device on her wrist and realized something was wrong.

"Widow's Thorn!"

The moment Hawkeye saw the device on the beautiful woman's wrist, he realized why he felt an unusual sense of familiarity with these women. Their gait and every smile were too similar to his good friend Black Widow!

When Hawkeye told everyone this news, everyone immediately became serious, after all, according to Hawkeye, Black Widow should be the last Black Widow.

The Red Room, the organization used to train Black Widows, was destroyed by Black Widow before she left, but the group of Black Widows appearing in front of everyone now are obviously younger than Black Widow and even more professional!

"I think we must contact Natasha before contacting S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

The captain finally defined the matter, and no one present felt anything was wrong with his decision. After all, compared to S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Widow was undoubtedly their true ally.

"Of course, we need to find the Anywhere Door first, and then figure out exactly where we are!"

Sherlock shrugged in agreement with his captain's words.

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, everyone present glared at him fiercely. After all, if it weren't for Sherlock, they wouldn't be stuck in this rainforest they didn't even know where they were, nor would they have to disguise themselves as little mustaches and enter this damned base.

As the group ventured deeper, the core area of ​​the base soon came into view.

Below everyone, in the most central area of ​​the building, a large section of the space had been excavated and divided into two areas by a wall.

The area on the left was filled with people wearing protective suits, and there were bottles and jars of chemicals and many large barrels of raw materials everywhere.

Tony stood on the high ground, staring at the area on the left that looked like a huge chemical factory. After a while, he gasped.

"Drug manufacturing, alchemy, explosives production, illegal compound synthesis, counterfeit drug synthesis..."