Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

"What I meant was, it's not so easy to take over the leadership positions left by Whitehall and Pierce. I'm just a mid-level operative."

Bakshi quickly explained, fearing that Russell had misunderstood him.

He was now somewhat intimidated by Russell.

He never would have expected that Russell would eliminate Whitehall and Pierce as soon as he saw them.

"Rules are meant to be broken, I don't care about Hydra's rules. Right now, I just want to know if you're willing or not."

Russell asked calmly, with a peaceful expression.

He couldn't care less about Hydra's rules.

After all, when it came to an organization like Hydra, the one with the strongest fist was the leader.

Rules?

If Hydra started following rules, it wouldn't be Hydra anymore!

"If I can become a leader, of course, I'm willing."

"I don't doubt your strength, but, sir, you must not trust me either, right?" Bakshi said with a bitter smile.

Although Russell seemed approachable now, Bakshi knew it was only because Russell hadn't decided to eliminate him yet.

If Russell wanted to eliminate him, Whitehall and Pierce would be his examples.

"You're willing, that's enough!"

"You're right, I don't really trust you right now. I'm only talking to you because I've had more contact with you."

"I'll have someone take you to the main headquarters of Justice League later, and use the brainwashing technique you gave me last time to wash your brain."

"After I've washed your brain, I'll help you take over, understand?"

Russell took a sip of the whiskey in his glass and said slowly.

"Understood!"

Bakshi quickly replied.

After a few seconds, he pointed to Bucky, who was nearby, and asked, "What about him?"

"Same as you, he'll be brainwashed when we take him back."

Russell emptied his glass of whiskey, placed it down, and spoke casually.

For ordinary people, Bucky was a powerful and experienced super-soldier.

Or rather, an emotionless super-assassin.

But for Russell, Bucky's strength was only slightly better than that of American soldiers who had received enhanced serum injections.

This level of strength didn't particularly concern him.

What he valued was Bucky's wealth of combat and assassination experience.

After setting down his glass, Russell took the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor from the system space.

Then, he had the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor pick up one for each of them and, along with Bakshi and Bucky, headed to the main Justice League headquarters.

Once the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor had taken Bakshi and Bucky away, he flew out of the study and returned to his apartment.

There was no need for him to be present during the brainwashing of Bakshi and Bucky; No. 3 could handle that.

As for whether Bakshi would resist during the brainwashing, he wasn't concerned at all.

The White Zetsu Legion in the main Hydra headquarters was not to be underestimated.

Not to mention, the Hulk was also in the main Justice League headquarters.

In less than three minutes, Russell returned to his apartment.

He landed on the balcony of the apartment and pushed open the balcony door to enter.

Seeing him return, Diana, who was lying on the sofa reading a book, put down her book and said to Russell, "Is it all resolved?"

"It's all resolved. It was arranged by Whitehall and Pierce. I eliminated both of them and plan to have Bakshi take over their positions."

Russell gave a brief explanation.

"Are you going to take over Hydra?"

Diana asked in confusion.

"Even though Hydra is an evil organization, I have confidence in making them 'change for the better'."

"A powerful and long-standing organization like this is a bit of a pity to be completely wiped out."

Russell said as he sat down next to Diana, seemingly already the master of Hydra.

"Do you want to take over Hydra?"

Diana asked, raising an eyebrow.

Russell smiled and said, "I'll take over for now. I don't have any interest in leading an evil organization, but I have some use for it."

"Alright, then."

Diana finally smiled and leaned against Russell.

Tonight's moonlight was very gentle!

...

The next day.

Russell, who had been busy until late at night, slept until noon before waking up.

Diana woke up half an hour earlier than him and was currently in the kitchen preparing the "breakfast" that was running late.

After enjoying the breakfast prepared by Diana in the apartment, Russell changed into an expensive custom-made suit and flew to the Octopus Monster unmanned factory located in the suburbs.

Inside the unmanned factory.

Peter had changed into clean clothes and stood in front of the mirror, examining himself.

At first glance, he appeared no different from yesterday.

However, he could now clearly feel that he was completely different from yesterday.

After waking up on the operating table, No. 3 had brought him to the temporary rest area in the factory.

Washing up, changing clothes, having breakfast, undergoing various checks and tests...

Although Peter had woken up a little after eight o'clock, No. 3 had not notified Russell during that time.

It wasn't that he didn't want to notify Russell, nor had he forgotten, but he didn't dare to.

Disturbing Russell's sleep would have serious consequences.

During the time Russell hadn't arrived, No. 3 had conducted a detailed physical examination on Peter and tested his current physical data.

The results of the examination and testing were very satisfactory, exceeding his expectations by 25%.

As Peter looked at himself in the mirror with a complicated expression, Russell appeared behind him.

"What's wrong, not feeling well?"

Peter turned around to face Russell and said slowly, "I thought I would be very excited, but after the tests were completed, I didn't feel as excited as I had imagined."

"I'm much stronger now than before, but for some reason, I feel like I'm saying goodbye to my old life."

Russell patted Peter's shoulder and smiled, saying, "Suddenly gaining powers you've never had before can make you feel a bit lost. Don't worry, it'll get better after a while."

"Yeah!"

Peter nodded.

"All right, now that the tests are done, let's go to the main Justice League headquarters together."

Russell then had No. 3 control the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor No. 02 suit to wrap Peter up, allowing him to experience what it felt like to wear a high-tech combat suit.

After that, he took Peter to the main Justice League headquarters.

At the main Justice League headquarters.

Upon arriving at the main headquarters, Russell first gave Peter a brief introduction to the layout of the headquarters and arranged a room for him.

Then, he had the Hulk accompany Peter to the training grounds to spar and let Peter experience what it was like to be in a battle, as he had no previous combat experience.

As the Hulk excitedly led Peter away, Russell headed to the brainwashing room located underground.

This room, specially designed for brainwashing, was known only to him and No. 3.

Once the hidden door that looked like a wall in front of him opened, Russell walked straight in.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Bakshi sitting in one corner.

Bakshi had already undergone brainwashing and was patiently waiting for him.

Seeing Russell, he stood up immediately and walked quickly to Russell's side, greeting him respectfully, "Good afternoon, sir."