"Allow me to ask a question."
Pierce poured himself a glass of wine, handed it to a senator, and began his questioning.
"If Bakhistan invades Mumbai tomorrow, and they drag your daughter into a football stadium for execution, but you could stop it all by pressing one button—would you press it?
What about the rest of you?"
This was Pierce forcing the senators to take a stance—either submit to him or not.
If they refused…
Just look at the hot weapons in the hands of the assault squad.
The outcome for the senators was clear.
"This..."
Just as the senators were hesitating—
Bang!~
The senator who had accepted the glass of wine suddenly hurled it to the ground, shattering it. "I don't need your button!"
He was one of the two senators planted by the Club.
Biu~——!
Just as he and the assault team soldier were about to throw down, a red beam flashed past.
The team leader, a slick-haired man, had his hairstyle and his head completely scorched away...
Tap tap....!
At the same time.
A woman in a full white combat suit rushed into the office, holding a streamlined, high-tech energy rifle.
On the barrel of the rifle, red and blue energy filaments swirled.
The red mode was powered by Reality Stone energy—high penetration.
The blue mode used Space Stone energy—wide area damage.
"Matsumoto Maki" had just used the red mode.
And as the Hydra Shield soldiers turned their guns on her, she switched to blue mode———
Boom~!!
With an explosive sound, the blue energy round expanded and burst, blowing away several soldiers!
Crack———
With a flick of the gun, a bayonet extended out.
This bayonet was made before they had vibranium—crafted from Carbonadium alloy (same material as Doctor Octopus's mechanical arms)—but it was still sufficient.
Zzzsh!
"Matsumoto Maki" delivered cold finishing blows, eliminating every soldier still breathing!
"Who are you?"
Both Pierce and the senators were stunned by her ruthlessness.
The two senators planted by the Club, however, let out a breath of relief.
"You guys....."
Just as Ye Li was about to make her speak through "Matsumoto Maki," he suddenly felt a wave of tingling pleasure flood his entire body.
This made his hand subconsciously rest on Hill's waterfall-like chestnut hair.
Then.
"Matsumoto Maki" lazily introduced herself, "You may call me by my codename—[Bullseye]."
That's right… Ye Li directly dropped the "Miss" from [Lady Bullseye] and adopted the title [Bullseye] for himself.
Pierce frowned, "What are you trying to do?"
"Nothing much. Just making Hydra public knowledge."
"Matsumoto Maki" used the tip of her boot to kick up a pistol and tossed it to one of the Club's senators, signaling him to watch Pierce, while she walked over to a touch-control console and began hacking into Pierce's database....
"You're trying to disable the security protocols and upload all the secrets online?"
Pierce: "You realize this will expose S.H.I.E.L.D. to the world as well…"
"Matsumoto Maki" didn't pause: "That was their choice."
Tatata~...
Ye Li controlled her slender fingers to type rapidly, but eventually hit a heavily encrypted firewall—something ordinary hacking couldn't break through.
'Tch… Without the Mind Stone around… this is gonna be a pain...'
'Have Hill call Baldy over.'
…..
Sunnyvale Manor.
Natasha's private bedroom.
"Did you notify Nick Fury?"
Blue light shimmered in Ye Li's palm as he handed a glass of purified water to Hill, who was still swallowing hard.
"Mm… gulp… I've already informed him, he's on a chopper heading over."
The gray-green-eyed beauty downed the water and finally felt better. She asked in confusion, "...How did you know Fury wasn't dead?"
"I can tell fortunes. Believe it or not~"
Ye Li gave a half-joking answer.
A strong man doesn't need to explain himself.
"You never take anything seriously…"
Hill pushed herself up and leaned against the pillow, saying, "I want to go take a look too. Is that okay?"
"Why are you asking me?"
Ye Li had a casual expression. "You think I'd restrict your personal freedom?"
"It's not that…"
Hill bit her lip, struggling to say it.
"I don't have the strength… Can you help me get dressed… please…"