Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life...

The only problem is that Zhao Weike might need to get used to the lack of vision and the feeling of fighting in a tight-fitting suit. Of course, this is not a big deal for Zhao Weike.

Seeing that Zhao Weike was also excitedly turning away with his new look, Sherlock then turned his attention to Black Widow, whose expression was extremely strange.

Seeing Sherlock's gaze fall upon her, Black Widow's rejection was utterly undisguised as she grumbled at him with a look of utter disdain.

"Don't even think about it! I'd rather wear that sexy outfit from the Battle of New York!"

To Black Widow's surprise, Sherlock didn't object at all after hearing her words. He just smiled and nodded in agreement. He then took a transformation device out of his pocket and tossed it to her. Without saying a word, he skipped away from the office.

Looking at her office, where she was now alone, Black Widow was at a loss for words. She glanced at the transformation device in her hand and then at the tightly closed office door. In the end, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and wanted to see what the device would transform into.

After all, the transformation device from the Battle of New York wasn't returned to Sherlock after the battle, so it's unrealistic to say that Black Widow wasn't curious about what the effect of the new transformation device Sherlock gave her would be.

After all, Black Widow had already thoroughly researched the gender-changing device.

Therefore, after confirming that she was the only one left, Black Widow thought for a moment and then pressed the transformation device onto her chest.

As the purple light from the transformation device appeared and enveloped Black Widow's entire body, in less than a breath, when the purple light dissipated, Black Widow almost vomited the moment she saw her transformed appearance!

"Sherlock Flamel!!!!!"

Almost immediately, Black Widow's roar echoed throughout the entire War Fortress, even causing everyone who was getting used to their new look to look in the direction from which the sound came.

As for Sherlock, he naturally heard Black Widow's roar as he walked down the corridor, but he didn't pay any attention to it and just laughed heartily while holding his stomach.

Chapter 230 The Red Room, the Black Widow, and Widow Sister

The reason why Sherlock laughed until he cried in the hallway but still didn't dare to go back to the office to see what Black Widow looked like after her transformation is actually quite simple.

Because the transformation device Sherlock gave Black Widow was named the 'Emprio Ivankov Transformation Device'!

Many people may not be familiar with the name Amprio Ivankov, but they will likely recognize his nickname.

The Queen of the Transgender!

That's right, it's Ivankov, the Revolutionary Army officer Luffy encountered in Impel Down who's known as the Queen of Ivankov!

The 'Ivankov Transformation Device' that Sherlock threw to Black Widow didn't mimic Ivankov's incredible abilities from his Hormone-Horse Fruit; it simply changed her appearance and body shape, making it a prank device.

The reason why I didn't go and see it is actually very simple. Ivankov's outfit, combined with his big face and his body that's the same thickness from top to bottom, might be funny in the world of anime, but in the real world, it's just an eyesore.

Sherlock didn't want to make things difficult for himself!

Of course, the reason for giving Black Widow this transformation device was not to let her hide her identity, but simply to indulge in Black Widow's wicked whims. The price was that Sherlock was beaten up by Black Widow after her transformation was removed and was forcibly stuffed into the mouth of another fleshy creature.

It must be said that Drake's control over Black Widow was truly amazing. Even after Sherlock himself had come out of the Flesh Droplet's mouth and even finished taking a bath, the Flesh Droplet, which had swallowed Black Widow after Sherlock knocked her unconscious, did not stop chewing.

Black Widow stayed by the side of the flesh-eating creature almost every step of the way, while Captain America and Tony took the opportunity to fully familiarize themselves with their new identities.

Looking at her teammates gathered in front of her like a villainous grand meeting, Black Widow felt a mix of emotions. She had wanted to deny the good intentions of these fun-loving people for the umpteenth time.

During this time, Sherlock didn't forget to replenish everyone's supply of pills before the Mustache Pills expired.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that Shizuku, who had swallowed the Black Widow's flesh, finally stopped chewing and spat it out with a "pui" sound.

The moment Black Widow opened her eyes after being spat out by the Flesh Droplet, she was startled to see a group of villains in front of her. She tried to resist but Sherlock pressed a spear against her throat, leaving her no choice but to confess what she knew.

First of all, Drake is indeed not dead, and even his daughter Antonia is not dead. In fact, she used Black Widow's attack to stage a fake death and completely hide herself away.

What Black Widow destroyed through young Antonia was merely Drake's projection screen in his office. It was precisely because of young Antonia's 'betrayal' that Drake treated Antonia even more harshly than the ordinary Black Widow.

According to the Black Widow in front of her, Antonia has been imprisoned by Drake and is being trained to mimic the Avengers in the Battle of New York.

The expressions on everyone's faces upon hearing this news were incredibly strange, especially the Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, who were being imitated and were extremely embarrassed.

Only after saying all this did the Black Widow realize that she seemed to have escaped Drekoff's control. Overjoyed, she burst into tears and voluntarily told the group of people in front of her, who did not seem like good people, many things.

First of all, it is confirmed that the Red House was not destroyed, but was completely hidden thanks to Black Widow's attack, and Black Widow became Drake's private armed force.

With the help of Black Widow, Drake made a fortune in the stock market and investments using anonymous accounts, and the ample funds ensured the operation of the Red House, which continued to expand and become increasingly powerful.

Black Widow is Drake's weapon, his bargaining chip for making money, and his commodity.

Unfortunately, the Black Widow in front of her did not know the location of the Red Room. In order to prevent anyone from assassinating her or revealing the location of the Red Room, Drake had a special liaison to transport Black Widow when she went out on missions and when she returned.

The liaison officers only provide transportation services and never go out on field missions. At the same time, this group of people are the ones Drekoff trusts the most and the ones he controls the most.

Of course, there were Black Widows who tried to break free from Drake's control like Black Widow did, but unfortunately, they all failed.

They were either controlled to commit suicide by Drekoff or directly killed by the Red House's pursuit force, which is why the Red House is still able to remain unscathed in today's turbulent environment.

Listening to the Black Widow's account of finally gaining her freedom, everyone present looked rather grim. After all, this guy named Drake's behavior was far too much like that of a villain.

Although, judging from Black Widow's words, this guy doesn't seem to have much ambition; all he thinks about is making money.

But in reality, this represents Drekoff's deep penetration of power and interests throughout the world.

Nevertheless, it did not diminish the general public's disgust for Drekoff. Putting aside his almost perverse control over Black Widow, his behavior toward his daughter alone was enough to make everyone present feel disgusted.

Unlike the others, Black Widow seemed to already know what Drake was like, so she was not at all surprised by the information about Drake and the Red Room that the freed Black Widow was telling her.

After the Black Widow finished recounting all the information she knew, Black Widow asked the woman in front of her with a hint of expectation.

Do you know Yelena?

“I know her! She’s one of Drekoff’s assassination squads. How do you know Yelena? She shouldn’t be doing field missions!”

Upon hearing Black Widow's question, the Black Widow looked at her with some confusion, her eyes filled with guilt, and pressed her for an answer with a wary gaze.

The crowd was also staring at Black Widow. No one expected her to utter a name they didn't recognize at this moment, not even Hawkeye.

Black Widow, however, did not pay attention to the strange looks she was getting. After a moment of silence, she explained why she knew Yelena, a member of the Black Widow's hunting team.

"Because Yelena is my sister!"

Hawkeye, Captain America, and Tony: "?"

"No? You actually have a younger sister? Why have you never mentioned it before??"

Upon hearing Black Widow's explanation, Hawkeye grabbed her shoulders in utter astonishment and asked her how she had managed all these years. He couldn't believe he had never heard her mention her family.

I originally thought Scarlett Johansson was an orphan, but I never expected that she actually has a younger sister!

Seemingly sensing Hawkeye's flustered emotions stemming from concern, Black Widow gave a wry smile before speaking to him.

“I not only have a younger sister, but also parents, and my father has some connection with Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D.”

Hawkeye, Captain America, and Tony: "???"

Chapter 231 Tony's Strange Focus

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Scarlett Johansson had no choice but to tell them about her past.

For Scarlett Johansson, her past is like a scar, but when facing this group of teammates who are both reliable and unreliable, she is willing to tell them about her past, which she herself is unwilling to face.

In truth, Scarlett Johansson's story is quite cliché: a 'family' temporarily formed to complete a mission. This is Scarlett Johansson's initial understanding of the word 'family,' and it is also the most beautiful yet most untouchable 'secret' in her memories.

Black Widow's father was the Red Guardian, created by the Soviet Union to rival Captain America. In simpler terms, he was the Soviet version of Captain America. Black Widow's mother was a Black Widow. The two formed a "family" that infiltrated the U.S. military at the time to obtain intelligence from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Scarlett Johansson and her sister Yelena were the 'cover' used by the two to conceal their identities as spies.

At that time, Scarlett Johansson had already undergone some training in the Red Room, but her sister Yelena had never undergone any training and didn't even know their parents' identities.

After infiltrating the U.S. military for some time, once Black Widow's father obtained the information he needed, he led Black Widow's family to evacuate the U.S. military and return to Russia from Cuba.

That marked the beginning of Scarlett Johansson's tragic life. She and her sister, who knew nothing about her, were forcibly separated and sent to the Red Room for training, losing contact with each other.

Then comes the familiar story of Black Widow growing up, encountering Hawkeye during a mission, and with Hawkeye's help, breaking free from Drake's control and 'killing' him.

After listening to Black Widow's story, Tony's expression was extremely strange. He looked at Black Widow with disbelief and said to her.

"Blackie said my father, Howard, was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., so to put it simply, your father infiltrated the U.S. military for some 'intelligence' that my father possessed, and even managed to steal that intelligence from my father?"

"Tony!"

Upon hearing Tony's question, Hawkeye called out Tony's name with some displeasure, seemingly wanting to stop Tony from continuing. However, Tony immediately raised his hand to interrupt Hawkeye.

Not only Tony, but even Black Widow raised her hand to signal Hawkeye not to interfere in their conversation before speaking to Tony with a guilty look on her face.

"Yes, everything you said is true!"

However, to Black Widow's complete surprise, Tony's focus was not on the love and hate entanglements of the previous generation, but on a strange point that she had never expected. So much so that the moment Tony spoke, the guilt on Black Widow's face froze instantly, and even a crack appeared.

"So your father and my father were from roughly the same era, and my father and the captain should also know each other, since the shield the captain is holding was made by my father."

Tony paused slightly at this point, a sudden, indescribable excitement appearing on his face. He turned to Sherlock and said to him.

"In other words, in terms of seniority, Natasha should call Old Popsicle 'Uncle'? Holy crap! Sherlock! Send me a copy of your home security camera footage. I'm just too curious to see the Captain get psychologically traumatized by his own junior!"

Upon hearing Tony's words, Sherlock paused for a moment, seemingly shocked by Tony's way of thinking, but after realizing what he meant, he gave Tony an OK sign without hesitation.

At the same time as Sherlock's OK gesture appeared the utterly dejected expression on the face of the Hydra Captain, who had transformed into a mustache version.

Seeing the captain's utterly hopeless expression, and Black Widow's face showing three parts shock, three parts incomprehension, three parts surprise, and one part existential doubt, the group burst into laughter.

After that, things became much simpler. Tony and Sherlock took away the Black Widow and the Flesh Gourmet who was responsible for treating her. The two of them needed to find out as soon as possible how Drake controlled his Black Widows from the Black Widow who had now gained her freedom.

They also sought to extract the antidote as quickly as possible to liberate the Black Widows enslaved and controlled by Drake, while Captain America and Black Widow were tasked with developing a concrete action plan.

Hawkeye and Zhao Weike, on the other hand, had it easier. They only needed to prepare the group's equipment and find a way to stabilize the operation of the Hydra base in front of them, and try to delay Drekoff from discovering that his subordinate Black Widow was missing.

After a period of intensive research and development, using Tony's technology combined with Sherlock's alchemy skills, and the reverse engineering of various chemicals that the Red House had purchased from this base over the past year.

Sherlock and Tony successfully reconstructed the potion Drake used to control the Black Widows, and deduced the antidote from it.

A red liquid that vaporizes into a red gas the instant it comes into contact with air, thus releasing Drekoff from his drug control.

To be on the safe side, the two not only captured many Black Widows in the base to test the drug's effectiveness, but also captured Black Widow herself and forcibly administered the antidote.

After all, although Black Widow did break free from Drake's control, no one could guarantee that Drake's drugs were still remaining in her body. In any case, the antidote had no side effects, so there was nothing wrong with letting Black Widow have a go.

The plan that Black Widow and Captain America devised was actually quite simple. First, they needed to find a way to free Yelena. After all, if Yelena remained under Drekoff's control, it was hard to guarantee that the bastard wouldn't use Yelena to threaten Black Widow.

Therefore, only after Yelena is freed can Black Widow, or rather the group, focus on dealing with Drake without any worries.

The plan to liberate Yelena was simple: gather the freed Black Widows together, spread a little word, and when the so-called hunting team appeared, they could rescue Yelena from Drekoff's clutches.

Once Yelena is free, she'll be free to do whatever she wants, and dealing with Drekoff will only be a matter of time. If all else fails, Jarvis can always conduct a global scan; he'll eventually find some clues about Drekoff.

Of course, before that, they still need to deal with the problem of the base in front of them!

Chapter 232 The Grand Show Begins

Regarding the problem at the base, the captain's original plan was to simply contact Black Egg and have him handle it, but this suggestion was rejected by Sherlock. Sherlock's suggestion was to contact Coulson to resolve the issue.

After all, directly contacting Black Egg might lead to Hydra taking back the base and reactivating it after a period of silence. It would be better to contact Coulson and have him contact Black Egg, which would also serve as a reminder to S.H.I.E.L.D.

The captain and his group did not object to Sherlock's arrangements. In their view, contacting Coulson or Black Egg was essentially the same. What they were more concerned about was how to maximize the value of the base.

Sherlock didn't waste any time. He wrote a letter, included a small mustache pill, called Coulson who had just been discharged from the hospital and was on vacation, asked for his address, and then used the Anywhere Door to send the letter and the pill over.

Coulson had a bad feeling after receiving Sherlock's call, and that feeling reached its peak when he found the letters and pills left at his house.

Looking at the Avenger's signature on the letter, along with an ordinary address and a repeated instruction to take the pill before arriving, Coulson pondered for a long time before contacting his friend Agent May to arrange a plane to go there.

As instructed by Sherlock, the moment Agent May approached the base after taking the pill, the guard at the gate's greeting, "Hi! Coulson!" almost made her draw her gun and point it at Coulson.

Fortunately, their long-standing relationship, along with the pills from Sherlock Holmes, the nemesis of Eggman, allowed Agent May to barely control her urge to draw her gun. However, when the two entered the base, the ubiquitous Hydra symbols still deeply shocked them.

According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s records, Hydra was supposed to have been eliminated, but reality clearly tells Coulson and May that Hydra was not eliminated.

Recalling the time when S.H.I.E.L.D. took in Hydra scientists, Coulson's face turned deathly pale, and he dared not think any further.

When Coulson reported this to Blackie, Blackie's already dark face turned even darker. Recalling Sherlock's words during the Battle of New York that S.H.I.E.L.D. was not clean, Blackie began to secretly transfer funds and technology within S.H.I.E.L.D. without the slightest hesitation.

After all, Black Egg isn't stupid. When you find a cockroach in your house, it proves that there's already a cockroach infestation in a corner you can't see. Black Egg knows this theory.

Of course, that's a story for later. After Sherlock delivered the letter to Coulson, the group began their own plan without hesitation.

First, Hydra issued a notice to the Red House in the name of the base, stating that the Black Widows in the base had collectively rebelled, causing significant losses to the base, and that Hydra would retaliate against the Red House.

Given Drake's cowardly nature, he naturally sent people to negotiate immediately, trying to ease tensions between the two sides and, incidentally, investigate the reasons for Black Widow's rebellion.

That was exactly the effect the group wanted. Tony, together with Sherlock, placed a low concentration of the antidote near the base. When Black Widow, sent by Krekkov, got off the plane, she was in a dazed state the moment she came into contact with the low concentration of the antidote.

Behind the scenes, the captain and others manipulated the base commander to condemn Black Widow, who came to negotiate, and demand compensation.

Everything seemed normal, without even the slightest flaw. The Black Widow in charge of the negotiations was living evidence of the reason for the Black Widow's rebellion within the base.

Left with no other choice, Drekoff had to pay a large sum of money in compensation, which Sherlock then divided equally among everyone present, bringing smiles to everyone's faces for quite some time.

Of course, although Drekoff lost money, the base controlled by the captain and others, or rather Hydra, will not resume its cooperation with Drekoff.