… I want to join."
Simmons reached out, saying hesitantly.
"I knew you would join, and sure enough… you didn't disappoint me." Su Zhan looked at Simmons and nodded gently.
"I'll join too." Fitz glanced at Blizzard Donny next to him and whispered.
Coulson and Mei exchanged glances. Coulson said to Su Zhan, "If you can do as you said before, then I'll join too."
Su Zhan smiled and glanced at Mei. Mei didn't speak but nodded.
At this point, Coulson's team had all joined the War Alliance, becoming a part of it.
"The first matter is resolved, now for the second. I mentioned before that we're starting our first mission, but obviously, we don't need so many people for now. Three should be enough," Su Zhan said. "Does anyone want to participate in this mission?"
"Me!"
Sif was the first to raise her hand and speak.
"I'll participate too." Natasha and Claire spoke almost simultaneously.
"Me." Chen Haoran wasn't to be outdone. He had been working hard to improve his Ability during this time and naturally hoped for a chance to show it off.
"I'm definitely going!" Blink said calmly.
Su Zhan looked at them, thought for a moment, and said, "Blink, Chen Haoran, Natasha. The three of you coming with me should be enough."
"Why aren't you taking me?" Sif said, a little unconvinced.
Su Zhan smiled and said, "Because this mission is very simple; it's just a rescue. Just wait, there will be more missions later. Besides, once Fitz and the others get the monitoring system ready, you'll also be responsible for finding Lorelai's whereabouts."
Although Sif was still a bit unwilling, she could only nod in agreement. As for Claire, although she was somewhat disappointed, she also knew that despite her Ability being very strong and unique, she truly didn't have much combat Ability. Going would not be much help.
"The mission is a rescue. Who are we rescuing?" Blink asked.
"Captain America, Steve Rogers!"
"Ah?"
Hearing it was Captain America, Coulson quickly asked, "Did something happen to him? Where are we rescuing him from?"
Su Zhan looked at him and said with a smile, "S.H.I.E.L.D., Triskelion Headquarters!"
Triskelion Headquarters.
Because of Nick Fury's situation, Steve was called to the Triskelion for questioning, but the result was clearly not good. At this moment, he was taking the elevator, preparing to leave… completely unaware of what was about to happen.
Chapter 0168: Rescuing Captain America
S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion Headquarters
The elevator next to the office building was slowly ascending. The glass was transparent, allowing everything inside the elevator to be clearly seen from outside, but this glass was made of special material, very sturdy, so even bullets could not easily penetrate it.
Steve walked into the elevator with his shield on his back, his expression somewhat somber.
After entering the elevator, Steve stood with his back to the door, looking out, and said, "Dispatch Control." The voice control system confirmed, and the elevator doors slowly closed. At this moment, a hand suddenly reached out to stop the elevator from closing, and then members of the special operations team walked in. Their Captain, Rumlow, whispered to his team members to get into position, then nodded to Steve and greeted him. "Captain."
"Rumlow." Steve turned and responded.
The door closed, and the elevator slowly descended.
The atmosphere in the elevator was quiet. Rumlow and several other members of the special operations team stood together, maintaining a certain distance from Steve. Steve was still immersed in the gloomy mood of being interrogated and did not speak. He subtly glanced around and suddenly frowned. He noticed that the special operations team members' hands were intentionally or unintentionally resting near the weapons on their legs, never moving away.
At this moment, the elevator stopped, and another group of people walked in. Steve was gradually pushed to the middle, closer to Rumlow.
"I'm sorry about Nick. I hope he's alright," Rumlow said, tilting his head.
"Thanks!" Steve looked at the people around him and responded casually. He noticed that the person next to him seemed a bit off, seemingly chatting nonchalantly, but there was a slight sweat on his forehead, as if he was very nervous.
The elevator went down two more floors and stopped again, followed by three burly Agents who walked in. They glanced around as they entered, then stood at the door and said, "Archives."
Everything seemed normal, but Steve had already noticed that something was amiss.
As the elevator doors closed, Steve looked around and slowly said, "Before we start fighting, is anyone else going to get out?"
The people around him paused, then suddenly made their move.
One person pulled out a stun baton and swung it at Steve. There were about ten people in the small elevator, and it instantly turned into chaos. Their only target was one person: Steve Rogers!
Bang, bang, bang!
A fierce battle suddenly erupted. Steve was indeed formidable. Even with the large number of opponents and the confined space, he remained courageous, taking down several in an instant, but at this moment, his hand was also secured to the elevator with magnetic handcuffs.
Rumlow held his stun baton and shook his head, saying, "Sorry, Captain, this isn't personal…"
"Why do I feel like this is personal?"
A voice suddenly rang out, followed by a sudden appearance of a portal in the elevator, and Blink, Chen Haoran, and Natasha suddenly appeared. It was Natasha's first time experiencing Blink's teleportation, and she was a bit surprised. After coming out, she folded her arms and said to Rumlow with a smile.
"Natasha, what are you doing here?"
Steve was a little confused, and Rumlow was equally shocked, but he didn't hesitate. He swung his stun baton directly at Natasha. Natasha didn't move an inch. The stun baton suddenly stopped in front of her. Rumlow used all his strength, the veins on his neck bulging, but he just couldn't bring it down.
At this moment, Chen Haoran next to him suddenly raised his hands, flames dancing in his palms, turning into a Fireball that he pushed out forcefully.
Bang!
Rumlow was sent flying, hitting the nearby glass and instantly slumping to the ground, unconscious.
Chen Haoran bent down, picked up the shield, and handed it to Steve. Steve raised it and swung it forcefully at the magnetic handcuffs on his wrist. With a snap, the handcuffs broke. Steve asked them in confusion, "How are you here?"
"The Boss sent us to rescue you!" Blink said.
"Your clothes… is it Su Zhan?" Steve suddenly realized. Besides Su Zhan, probably no one else would come to rescue him. "Where is he?"
"Outside, probably eating ice cream," Natasha said helplessly.
Su Zhan was currently leisurely eating ice cream above S.H.I.E.L.D. This mission was very simple. With Blink, Chen Haoran, and the experienced Natasha, Su Zhan had no need to worry at all.
"Alright, I really envy him." Steve shrugged. At this moment, the elevator suddenly stopped, and the elevator doors opened. A group of fully armed soldiers rushed over, and Steve quickly closed the elevator doors. Then he heard a voice from inside the elevator.
"Steve, surrender. You have no way out. And Natasha, the rest of you, it's best not to meddle. This is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s business!"
Natasha glanced at the camera on the elevator and showed a brilliant smile, then made a crushing motion. The camera was instantly squeezed together, as if it had truly been crushed by something.
Then, Natasha looked at Blink.
Blink nodded telepathically, directly throwing out a crystal and opening a portal.