Chapter 217. Project Rebirth (Part1)

"Hey, kid. This isn't a place for a tiny guy like you to play around."

In the new barracks of Unit 107, looking at Steve, who came to report, a burly recruit couldn't help but let out a rude taunt.

"With your skinny arms and legs, I don't think you can even hold a gun."

There were bursts of laughter from the barracks as Gilmore Hodge taunted.

Steve ignored Hodge's comments in silence and continued to unpack his clothes. He was well aware of the nature of such nasty guys, and the more agitated he was in these situations, the more excited that guy would be.

"Hey, asshole, didn't you hear me talking to you?"

Noticing Steve's disregarding gesture, the expression on Hodge's face turned ugly as he yelled and walked up to him. Hodge looked down at the slim figure in front of him and questioned him in an irritated tone.

"I don't think I have anything to say to you."

Although Hodge was twice as big as himself, and his arms were as thick as his thighs, Steve showed no sign of cowardice. Although his appearance was thin, he had a strong heart that would never admit defeat.

"I think we're ..."

Steve's expressionless response only heightened Hodge's temper. He raised his hand and grabbed the other man by the collar with a vicious expression on his face.

"Out of the way."

However, at this moment, an indifferent voice sounded from the side.

Hodge and Steve turned around and saw a handsome man with blond hair and pale skin looking at them in silence.

"You are in my way."

Meeting the eyes of both men, Dio continued.

"Who do you think you are talking to?! "

As soon as he dropped Steve, Hodge looked at Dio. He stretched his bulging muscles and asked in a fierce tone.

"Of course, it's you. Maybe you want me to say it again?"

Hodge's threats were nothing to Dio, who turned his head to look at his opponent's face as he repeated it word for word.

"You want to die!?"

A bully like Hodge couldn't stand such disrespect from Dio and immediately rolled up his sleeves to take a swing at him.

Just then, an officer in military uniform appeared at the entrance of the new barrack. Without looking, he shouted, "Everyone outside! "

"Consider yourself lucky! "

At the command of the officer, Hodge stopped his hand and looked at Dio viciously before he left with some reluctance.

"Thank you."

Hastily changing his clothes, Steve spoke to Dio and thanked him.

[Reputation points from Steve Rogers +45]

"Don't thank me. I only opened my mouth because he was in the way of my bed."

Ignoring Steve's gratitude, Dio continued to maintain his aloof persona in reply.

...

Poland, the Nazi base.

"Ah ..."

Dr Zola, wearing a pair of goggles, shielding his eyes from the harsh rays of the sun, gazed in silence at the twitching figure that continued to emit white smoke under the rays.

"How are the results, Dr Zola?"

Red Skull, Johann Schmidt, arrived at the laboratory in the base. Ignoring the horrible experiment in front of him, he asked Dr Zola, who was conducting the experiment.

"This is a great discovery beyond imagination." Pressing a button on a machine that blocked out the sunlight from the window, Dr Zola turned his head to look at Schmidt, who appeared beside him, and spoke in a feverish tone, "After being injected with vampire blood, the genes within the test subjects were fundamentally transformed. Although, they were not able to recover themselves as much as the original vampire we captured.

However, their strength and physical endurance have been greatly increased. Apart from the sunlight, their general sense of pain is extremely dull. Even if they are pierced through the heart, they can still continue to fight. It's simply the perfect fighting machine."

Had Ryan been here and heard these words from Dr Zola, it would have been clear that the so-called test subjects were, in fact, ghouls.

"Not being able to step out into the sunlight is a big problem."

Interrupting Dr Zola's excited mood, Schmidt frowned and said so as he looked at the experiment subject that had turned into charcoal.

As powerful as the ghouls were, their weaknesses were obvious.

"I understand." Turning to look at the charred corpse, Dr Zola's expression wasn't much better, "Sunlight or ultraviolet rays seem to have a natural restraint on the genes inside the test subjects. As long as they stand in the sun for a while, their genes will disintegrate. Not only them but even the vampire. This is very similar to their weaknesses in the legends."

"Any ideas, Arnim?"

What Schmidt needed was a group of invincible soldiers, who could go to the battlefield at any time, rather than a group of semi-finished products that could only work at night.

"I'm trying."

His eyes swept over the subjects before him, inadvertently passing over Schmidt's face. He suddenly seemed to remember something and exclaimed, "Perhaps we could try to cover their bodies with another layer of skin to block the sun's ultraviolet rays from damaging them."

"Skin..."

Hearing Dr Zola's suggestion, Schmidt subconsciously touched his cheek and muttered to himself.

...

"It worked!"

Although he was serving in the 107th, Ryan hadn't let go of his arrangement in Norway. A look of excitement appeared on Ryan's face when he noticed that his clone had successfully completed the task he had given him and transformed King Haakon into a vampire.

"Recruits, attention!"

However, at this moment, a sudden shout pulled Ryan's mind back.

Ryan settled down to see that a gallant female officer had stood in front of him at some point. She was followed by a male officer holding a case full of folders.

Hearing the command, Ryan followed along, looking up and straight ahead.

"Gentlemen, I'm Agent Carter. I supervise all operations for this division."

Agent Peggy Carter looked around and introduced herself.