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

"Yelena! My precious daughter..."

Unexpectedly, Alexei was not asleep. Instead, as if he had known the group was coming, he even combed his hair and beard and stood properly in the middle of the tent waiting for everyone. The moment Yelena entered, he opened his arms to her with a joyful expression.

It was only after the group entered Alexei's tent that they discovered the differences inside.

The entire tent floor was covered with thick mattresses, and Alexei's bed was a double bed made up of dozens of mattresses stacked up to a certain height.

Inside the tent, apart from the double bed, there was only a table and a chair with a mattress sewn onto it.

Surprisingly, the 'king' inside this chaotic prison lived a rather 'simple' life.

Sherlock had just finished looking around at the interior of Alexei's tent when he noticed that Alexei hadn't said anything after greeting Yelena. The moment Sherlock looked over, his heart skipped a beat.

Although Alexei maintained his outstretched arms posture, his facial expression was extremely stiff, and his eyes were fixed on the captain, especially lingering on the Hydra symbol on the captain's chest for a long time.

Seeing that Alexei's expression was starting to look strange, Yelena was about to speak when she saw Alexei charge straight at the captain like a bull.

Their speed was so fast that no one on the scene could react in time. Amid Alexei's roar, heaven knows whether it was his father's soul that awakened or the Red Guard's soul that was targeting the captain that awakened. Alexei actually grabbed the captain and Tony, who was standing next to the captain, and rushed out of the tent.

Most importantly, Alexei didn't forget to grab Yelena and throw her onto his bed even during the charge.

Perhaps because Sherlock was too thin, Alexei did not target Sherlock, but simply led the captain and Tony to the center of the hall.

As Alexei suddenly launched his attack, the henchmen resting in the central hall were instantly awakened by his roar. When the group saw Alexei, dressed in prison clothes, lying in the center of the hall with two people who were clearly not from the prison, the entire prison erupted in chaos.

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"F*** you! He's always like this, he never listens!"

The moment Yelena climbed out of Alexei's double bed, she rushed out of the tent, and even Sherlock couldn't stop her.

The moment Yelena rushed out of Alexei's tent and onto the battlefield, the once-boiling prison fell silent almost instantly, and the eyes of all the criminals present were focused on Yelena.

Yelena, however, did not notice anything amiss in her surroundings. After rushing out of the tent, she pulled out a tranquilizer dart from her pocket and stabbed Alexei in the neck without any hesitation.

This sudden turn of events caught Alexei off guard, and after quickly removing the anesthetic needle from his neck, he turned to look in Yelena's direction.

"Oh, Yelena, I don't blame you for being controlled by these damned Hydras, but you should also know that these little things can't stop me..."

Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff!

Before Alexei could finish speaking, Tony, who had just been pushed away by Alexei, raised his arm and fired a barrage of tranquilizer darts at Alexei's chest.

With a dose so potent it could knock out an elephant, even Alexei could only roll his eyes and collapse to the ground.

However, at this moment, the fallen Alexei clearly could no longer arouse any emotion among the prisoners in the prison; everyone's eyes were fixed on Yelena, who was wearing a white bodysuit.

It wasn't until this point that the three people present realized the atmosphere seemed a little too quiet, but it was clear that they realized it was already a bit too late.

"A woman!!!"

No one knows which of the six men shouted first, but the entire prison immediately erupted in excitement, even more so than when Alexei, the captain, and Tony had just appeared.

The captain and Tony stood up the instant the cheers erupted and surrounded Yelena, their eyes fixed on the prisoners whose eyes were practically gleaming with lust.

"Damn it! Looks like we're in big trouble!"

Tony grumbled in annoyance, while Yelena remained relatively calm. She picked up Alexei from the ground with a look of disgust, and then awkwardly spoke to Tony and the captain.

"I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

Upon hearing Yelena's words, the captain gave a helpless, bitter smile and said to Yelena.

"Let's think about how to get out of here first."

"That's right, you don't want to come in weighing 100 pounds and leave weighing 110 pounds, do you?"

Tony then made a joke, but upon hearing Tony's joke, Black Widow's voice rang out over the communicator.

"Tony! Watch your language! Yelena is my sister!"

Yelena, on the other hand, didn't care about Tony's complaints at all. Instead, she rolled her eyes at Black Widow's discipline with a helpless expression, pointed to her headphones at Tony, and indicated that Tony should ignore Black Widow's grumbling.

However, just as the prisoners surrounding the three were about to lose control and riot, the tent that originally belonged to Alexei was suddenly opened from the inside.

chug chug!

The prisoners, who had been trying to move forward, were abruptly stopped by the sound of gunfire and bullets hitting the concrete.

That's right, Sherlock stood at the entrance of the tent, carrying two RPK light machine guns, and shouted loudly at the prisoners surrounding him with a smug smile on his face.

"You scum! If you don't want your crotch to remain limp forever, I suggest you hurry back to where you belong, instead of surrounding my friends!"

I have to say, Sherlock standing at the tent entrance holding two machine guns was absolutely stunning! And undeniably intimidating!

After all, in this prison, although you can manufacture weapons at will, it is limited to cold weapons.

The equipment on Yelena, the captain, and Tony was far less intimidating than the two RPKs in Sherlock's hands.

Nevertheless, the prisoners did not leave immediately, but remained gathered together, with countless eyes fixed on the three people on the scene, as well as Sherlock standing at the tent entrance.

This time, however, no one dared to step forward and stop them.

Upon seeing this, the captain took the mission target from Yelena without saying a word, hoisted the unconscious Alexei onto his shoulder, and Sherlock, who had walked over to the group, casually tossed the two light machine guns he was holding to Tony and Yelena, while he took out an AR-series rifle from his pocket and whispered to the group.

"Let's get out of here quickly. If we wait any longer, the prison guards might realize what's happening. Compared to these prisoners, the armed guards are the real problem!"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony and Yelena no longer hesitated. Holding their guns, they protected the captain in the middle as they advanced, and the crowd silently made way for them.

The moment everyone reached the top of the stairs leading to the ground, Black Widow's voice came through the comms.

"The plane will arrive in ten minutes. I suggest you hurry up!"

Upon hearing Scarlett Johansson's voice, the group exchanged glances and, without the slightest hesitation, began sprinting down the stairs.

As the group began to run wildly up the stairs, the prisoners, who were initially afraid of the guns in their hands, rioted once again. Amidst shouts, they began to chase after the group and climb the stairs leading upwards.

Unfortunately, the staircase in the central courtyard was just an iron frame staircase fixed to the wall with some bolts. It was fine under normal circumstances, but now, under the trampling of the zombie horde, it started to make a tooth-grinding metallic tearing sound almost instantly.

The moment the sound appeared, the captain sensed something was wrong. Almost without hesitation, he pulled the others directly into the solid building on the ground floor, away from the metal staircase.

The moment Sherlock, at the back of the group, stepped into the building, a tremendous sound of metal tearing apart began to emanate. The next second, the central metal staircase that had led to the top floor began to break and collapse, accompanied by the deafening screams of the prisoners.

Such a sound naturally attracted the attention of the prison guards immediately, and alarms blared throughout the prison. The captain, carrying the unconscious Alexei, anxiously spoke to Tony beside him.

"Quick, Tony, find a way up!"

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Tony didn't even need the captain to remind him. The moment the captain led them into the building, Tony started operating the screen on his arm to find the way up. Almost immediately after the captain finished speaking, Tony gave them directions.

"Turn left ahead!"

Upon hearing Tony's words, the captain, carrying Alexei, turned into the left passage without any hesitation. However, before he had run a few steps, his steps came to an abrupt halt.

The reason is simple: a gate appeared in front of the captain!

"Tony!"

Just as the captain was about to say something, Sherlock suddenly leaped up from behind, overtaking the captain in one stride. Relying on the Spider-Man-like physical attributes granted by his Destroyer Armor, he kicked the gate without saying a word.

With a deafening crash, the seemingly impregnable gate was kicked open by Sherlock.

Just like the gate, the anxious expression on the captain's face was also kicked open by Sherlock.

Only after Sherlock kicked open the door did he calmly turn to look at the captain carrying Alexei, and seemed to emphasize it to the captain once again with great seriousness.

"Captain, remember, we're Hydra now! Can you stop being so obedient?"

After saying that, Sherlock took the lead and continued running forward. As Sherlock finished speaking, the captain seemed to crack.

Tony and Yelena, standing to the side, could hardly contain their smiles. They could only pat the captain on the shoulder before following Sherlock's footsteps.

Seeing that the three ahead had already left, the captain seemed to finally realize what was happening. He rolled his eyes in annoyance, picked up Alexei, and started chasing after the three.

It must be said that Sherlock's words and that charming kick just now really opened a new world for the captain, allowing him to gradually let loose after overtaking Sherlock and regaining the lead.

Not to mention that the captain took on all the tasks of breaking down doors, he was also the first to rush in when they encountered people.

Well, all I can say is that Alexi, who has the same physical attributes as the captain, is indeed very strong, and the anesthetic Tony gave this unfortunate guy was incredibly effective.

Even though the captain used him as a shield, Lexie didn't wake up and even received the captain's praise for being very useful!

Of course, the captain wasn't some kind of devil. Although he used Alexei as a weapon, it was only against small groups of unarmed prisoners.

At most, when encountering prison guards, he would throw Alexei out as a hidden weapon to attract their attention, and then use his Storm Hammer (axe) to play a game of whack-a-mole.

Although the prison guards on the other side were ordinary people, the captain didn't need to hold back under the protection of his bulletproof helmet. The sound of his knocking on them was exceptionally crisp, and the force was just right—stunning without causing any brain damage.

With the help of Tony and Yelena, the group's progress wasn't too slow. As for Sherlock, well, because his alchemy skills and tools were too conspicuous, he felt justified in slacking off in the back.

However, later on, even Sherlock could no longer slack off, for a simple reason: they were encountering more and more prisoners and guards.

This secret prison adopts a disordered prison model, and the result of geographical and environmental factors is that the population distribution of the entire prison presents an inverted triangle shape, with more prisoners and prison guards encountered the higher up the prison.

If it were just those people at the very top of the prison who were at the bottom, it wouldn't be so bad. The real trouble was the prisoners the group encountered in the middle.

Because they were in the middle of the prison hierarchy—a step forward meant a leap in social class, while a step back meant the hellish bottom—these middle-level individuals were undoubtedly far more insane than the prison's upper echelons or the very bottom.

For these guys, either stirring up a riot in the prison or seizing weapons to consolidate their power was an incredibly profitable deal, so they attacked these few people the most.

After the group broke through the middle layer of the blockade and reached the upper level of the prison, the situation improved significantly.

The prisoners, on the contrary, felt relaxed and encouraged by the group, and even opened the way for them, hoping that they could overthrow the prison guards outside.

Of course, the people at the scene weren't fools either. After breaking through the middle level, Tony chose routes that avoided the relatively large number of prisoners and stayed as close as possible to the prison guards.

After running through the prison for nearly seven or eight minutes, they were finally about to reach the ground. Sherlock could even faintly hear the loud noise of Black Widow's helicopter rotors tearing through the air outside.

But to everyone's surprise, the captain carrying Alexei stopped abruptly just as they were about to reach the last corner leading to the outside world, and even retreated cautiously.

Seeing the captain's expression, Tony was extremely puzzled and asked the captain.

"What are you doing? Natasha is supposed to pick us up in two minutes. Why are you stopping at the gate?"

Listening to Tony's complaints, the captain didn't say anything, but simply stepped aside and gestured for Tony to proceed.

Strangely, after Tony passed Captain America, he made the exact same reaction as Captain America near the corner, even retreating more gently. This scene left Sherlock and Yelena both extremely puzzled and bursting with curiosity.

After exchanging a glance, the two quietly followed to see what was going on.

However, when the two cautiously approached the corner, after assessing the situation outside, they retreated in perfect unison, mimicking the actions of Captain America and Tony.

The reason is simple: the situation outside the corner is like a powder keg. If those four sparks were to rush out, the powder keg would explode.

The group was in a small alley outside the passageway, used by prison guards for their access. In the large passageway outside the alleyway, the prison guards and prisoners were locked in a silent standoff.

The prison guards stood in neat rows in front of the gate leading to the central open space, three rows of people shoulder to shoulder, a truly orderly formation.

The people in the first row were lying down, the people in the second row were kneeling, and the people in the last row were standing. Each of the three rows had a loaded AK rifle in their hand, pointing it intently at the prisoners opposite them.

Although the number of prisoners on the other side was large, they hesitated to move forward due to the formation set up by the prison guards, but as time went by, more and more prisoners gradually gathered.

The only barrier between the two sides was a tin fence.

Once a conflict breaks out, both the bullets from the prison guards and the sheer number of prisoners could tear apart the tin fence in an instant.

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As a prison, especially a disorderly one, the number of prisoners often far exceeds the number of prison guards by several times. This large number of prisoners is an absolute deterrent to the prison guards.

Of course, the prison guards were not to be trifled with either. Their three rows of firing squads, a tactic derived from World War I, combined with the firepower of modern firearms, meant that, given the right timing, these three rows of firearms could fire continuously from all directions without interfering with each other.

Both sides had their own advantages, resulting in a standoff between the prison guards and the prisoners, with neither side daring to make a move.

The prisoners feared the guards' bullets, and the guards feared the number of prisoners.

However, the standoff between the two sides was definitely not a good thing for the people in charge of the prison break, especially the long, single-file formation of the prison guards.

It's important to know that of the four people present, apart from Sherlock and Tony who are bulletproof, Captain America and Yelena couldn't withstand the firepower of the prison guards' long line of fire.

Just as Sherlock and Yelena quietly retreated, Black Widow's voice rang out.

"Boys, you need to speed things up. We only have one minute left to get in position. Hawkeye has already overheard that the prison has requested backup. We don't have much time left."

Upon hearing Black Widow's words, the expressions of the people present were not very pleasant, especially Yelena, whose gaze towards Alexei, who was being carried on the captain's shoulder, was filled with a hint of disgust.

Only Sherlock, after hearing Black Widow's words, lowered his head and thought for a while. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly, walk silently to the captain's side, take Alexei off the captain's shoulder, and ask Yelena to help support Alexei.

Then he took out two powerful handles from his four-dimensional pocket and, without saying a word, stuck them to Tony's chest.

Seeing Sherlock's actions, everyone present was left with a huge question mark, completely baffled as to what Sherlock was trying to do.