Besides the words "Hydra Base," another name caught everyone's attention: Strucker.
This name had appeared in the footage showing Hawkeye's immunity to Scarlet Witch's powers.
Klaw had mentioned in the footage that Scarlet Witch and the fast, Silver-Haired Man were both Strucker's disciples.
So, upon returning, everyone naturally investigated this name, and the results were as expected: a large number of people were found, none of whom seemed suspicious on the surface.
They didn't expect the name to appear again now.
And at the beginning of the footage, the figures of Scarlet Witch and the other person did indeed appear inside the base.
It seemed Klaw was right; Scarlet Witch and the other person indeed had an unusual relationship with Strucker.
Bang, bang, bang!
The sound of heavy objects colliding echoed as Thor swung his hammer, smashing enemies around him. With each punch and kick, someone was sent flying.
"Loki's Scepter has to be in there!" Thor said into the comms channel, throwing his hammer. "Otherwise, Strucker wouldn't be able to create this kind of defense!"
A strange expression immediately appeared on Loki's face.
My Scepter? What's it doing here?
Could it be that my Scepter will be stolen in the future?
I, a god of Asgard, will end up like this?
Tsch-tsch-tsch! Bang-bang-bang!
The sounds of energy attacks and bullets firing continuously echoed. Black Widow, Hawkeye, Iron Man, and the others were engaged in a fierce battle with Hydra's forces.
At this moment, the scene switched.
Inside the base, a group of people were bustling about.
"Who gave the order to attack!"
A man with a buzz cut walked into the command center and addressed the officers present.
"Mr. Strucker, those are the Avengers!" one of the officers immediately said to Strucker, "They landed at the edge of the forest, and the border soldiers are terrified."
"They must be after the Scepter!" another middle-aged man, who appeared to be a technician, said to Strucker with certainty.
"Can we stop them?" Strucker asked the officer, turning his head.
"They are the Avengers!" the officer replied matter-of-factly.
Those were a group of overpowered individuals; how could ordinary people possibly stop them?
"Deploy all remaining tanks, concentrate fire on the weaker ones!" Strucker began issuing this order to everyone present, "One shot should force them to huddle together!"
After giving the order, Strucker said to the technician, "We have already achieved so much, and we are about to make the greatest breakthrough..."
"Then let them see our achievements!" the technician suggested, "Send out the Twins!"
"The time isn't right!" Strucker refused.
"No, they signed on to do this!" The technician insisted.
"No, my people can handle it!" Strucker was equally firm.
During Strucker and the technician's argument, the Scarlet Witch and the other person stood to the side, watching but not speaking.
This made everyone present very curious. Who exactly were the "Twins" that Strucker and the others kept mentioning?
They seemed to be quite formidable.
Could it be the Scarlet Witch and that Silver-Haired Man?
"Strucker, you Hydra bastard, you won't get away this time!" Nick Fury's voice boomed, his single eye fixed on Strucker on the screen.
"We will definitely not surrender!"
"The Americans sent these clowns to test us, and we absolutely won't let them go back alive!"
On the screen, Strucker continued to speak to everyone in the base, boosting morale with a fearless attitude. "We will not surrender!"
"We will not surrender!"
The soldiers on the scene were greatly encouraged, echoing loudly. Their voices, like they had been injected with adrenaline, resonated as they went out to meet the enemy.
"I plan to surrender!"
But immediately after delivering his impassioned speech, Strucker turned to the technicians and revealed his true thoughts.
Nick Fury: "…"
Captain America: "…"
Everyone: "..."
What kind of freaks are in Hydra Base!
"Erase the records. If we hand over our weapons to the Avengers, they shouldn't investigate what we were researching."
Strucker continued to instruct the technicians.
"The Twins!" The technician proposed again.
"They're not ready yet!" Strucker interrupted the technician.
"No, they're gone!"
The technician pointed at the spot where Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver had been standing, but it was now empty.
This was the final confirmation; there was no doubt.
The Twins Strucker mentioned were indeed Scarlet Witch and the Silver-Haired Man.
No one had expected Scarlet Witch and the Silver-Haired Man to be twins!
Even more surprising, Scarlet Witch and the other one had initially been working for Hydra!
No wonder they were with Ultron at first, fighting against the Avengers.
But something must have happened later, because Scarlet Witch ended up siding with Captain America, helping him fight against the heroes aligned with Iron Man during the Civil War.
At this moment, the screen switched again.
The scene shifted to the battlefield in the forest outside.
Hawkeye Barton was hiding behind a tree, firing arrows at the Hydra soldiers.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a shadow flashed by, and Barton's arrow vanished. Clearly, Quicksilver had intercepted it.
Barton was startled. He quickly drew his bow towards the direction where the arrow had disappeared, but before he could release it, a shadow slammed into him, sending him flying.
Quicksilver's face held a faint sneer as he revealed himself. "What, didn't expect that?"
Whoosh!
After finishing his taunt, Quicksilver blurred and vanished.
Hawkeye Barton stared in the direction Quicksilver disappeared, somewhat dazed. He seemed surprised that a man could be so fast.
Swish!
During that moment of distraction, a gun barrel on a nearby fortress fired an energy blast, sending Barton sprawling to the ground.
"Clint!" Black Widow immediately rushed towards Barton to check on him.
"Someone, take out that bunker!" Black Widow said into the comms channel while urgently attending to Barton.
Roar! Boom!
Amidst a bestial roar, the ground shook violently. A massive figure slammed to the ground, causing the earth to tremble. The Hulk had jumped out from somewhere.
He charged forward with brute force, smashing the bunker into ruins with a single impact.
"Thanks!" Black Widow said casually, continuing to administer first aid to Barton.
Not far away, Captain America was using his shield among the crowd, and at the same time urged Iron Man in the communication channel: "Stark, we have to get in!"
"Almost there!"
Iron Man said, landing on a passage of the Hydra Base, and casually fired a few repulsor blasts, knocking down the base's guard soldiers.
"Jarvis, shouldn't we be getting in soon? Have you seen the energy source for the shield?" Iron Man asked Jarvis.
"There's a gap above the North Tower!" Jarvis immediately replied.
Iron Man didn't say anything more, and flew directly in the direction Jarvis had indicated, "Great, I'll pierce it!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Then Iron Man aimed at that specific spot and blasted it a few times, and the energy shield that had originally covered the entire base instantly vanished.
"You can come in, everyone!" Iron Man announced over the comms.
Next, everyone made their arrangements. Thor took the injured Barton to get treatment, while Captain America and Iron Man went into the base to find the Scepter.
As for Black Widow?
"Go find Banner, time for a lullaby!" Captain America said to Black Widow over the comms.
The scene then shifted.
In a corner of the battlefield, the Hulk was still furiously smashing a tank.
"Hey, big guy!"
Black Widow appeared, "The sun is about to set!"
With that, Black Widow reached out her hand towards the Hulk.
To everyone's surprise, the Hulk reached out his hand to Black Widow.
After a high-five, the Hulk's massive body began to "wriggle" and then returned to normal.
The Hulk transformed back into Dr. Banner.
Black Widow watched all of this, a bashful smile on her face.
The scene froze on Black Widow's smile.
That smile exposed everything; no one would believe they weren't involved.
"What lullaby? This is clearly the power of love, right?" Tony Stark couldn't help but shrug, as if he'd discovered something incredible, staring at Black Widow. "So Romanoff has a feminine side."
"Stark, didn't you think I was a woman before?" Black Widow glanced at Tony Stark.
"No, of course, I do. I'm America's most famous playboy. I've probably dated more people in a month than all of you combined."
Tony Stark was full of himself. "I've seen all types of women. I've seen ones colder than you. I just didn't expect you to have another side."
"The footage," Captain America said seriously, interrupting Tony's banter and summarizing. "Looks like it was a mission where the Avengers went to Hydra Base to seize the Scepter. The timing seems to be after Romanoff destroyed S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Those weapons that can fire energy attacks, and the energy shield on the main building of the base, should all be based on the Scepter."
"It's clear that Hydra has been secretly studying the Scepter."
"The Scarlet Witch siblings, or whatever, the Twins. Although they're helping Hydra, they shouldn't be considered traditional Hydra members."
"Does anyone have anything to add?"
"Strucker said the Scarlet Witch duo were their research results," Hawkeye Barton chimed in. "Could they, like Dr. Banner, also be products of human modification experiments?"
"That's very possible," Nick Fury nodded gravely. "They may have made a deal with Strucker and then been subjected to Hydra's human experiments."
Based on Strucker and the others' conversations, this was not difficult to surmise.
"In the Civil War, Scarlet Witch helped Captain America steal the plane, and when Vision was being created, they both went with Captain America to stop Stark."
"They sided with Captain America later on."
"Regardless of their origins, they both seem to have 'turned over a new leaf' later," Black Widow added.
Everyone had a clear idea of their attitude towards Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
As for the most crucial part of this issue—the lullaby that restored the Hulk to normal—they didn't discuss it much because it was completely pointless.
That lullaby was clearly only effective for Black Widow; it wouldn't work on anyone else and had no value for replication.
Therefore, there was no need for discussion.
The most effective information this question could provide was actually the origin and background of the Scarlet Witch and her brother.
"Wait a minute!"
Tony Stark suddenly spoke up, remembering something. He said to everyone, "I think I know where the Scarlet Witch comes from."
When the Scarlet Witch first appeared in the Civil War and demonstrated her magical abilities, she drew a lot of attention.
After the quiz, Tony Stark had gone back and investigated. However, there were too many people to check, and he couldn't pinpoint anyone due to the discrepancy in age during that period.
But now, everyone knew that the Scarlet Witch had a twin brother, and the candidate pool was instantly narrowed down.
After all, although there were many people in the country named Wanda Maximoff, there was only one who had a twin brother! Tony Stark immediately remembered.
"They're orphans from Sokovia. When they were ten, the building they lived in was bombed, and unfortunately, their parents were killed, leaving them as orphans."
"That makes it easy to understand why they signed a contract with Hydra and participated in human experiments." Hawkeye, Barton, shrugged. "Necessity."
[Question: Which of the following characters, after defeating Captain America, Steve Rogers, exclaimed, "That's a fine American ass"?]
[A. Loki Odinson]
[B. Thanos, the Mad Titan]
[C. Captain America, Steve Rogers]
[D. Ultron]
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