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Chapter 108: If This Isn't Love

"What should we do? The space carrier has already started and can't be stopped!" Sharon Carter was frantic, sweating profusely as she typed frenetically on the keyboard.

"It's fine; let them take off normally. If necessary, I can make them crash," Thor reassured.

"Finally?" Sharon paused, "Do you have any other plans before that?"

"Of course I have a plan. Do you think I came here just to save you?"

"I thought so, given the number of people chasing me."

On the space carrier, Falcon inserted the last chip and activated the communicator. "It's done!"

In the command center below, Maria Hill quickly seized control of the Helicarrier from HYDRA. She worked efficiently, turning the numerous targets on the screen into three space carriers.

"Hold on a moment," Thor said as he appeared behind her, holding a USB flash drive. "This contains the HYDRA list from Dr. Zola's database. Since the space carrier is about to be destroyed, we might as well use this information first."

Hill nodded in agreement and stepped aside, knowing she couldn't prevent the situation even if she tried.

On the space carrier, weapons suddenly began firing—bullets, rockets...

Thor noticed a blank area on the map, which seemed to block the detection of the space carrier.

SOKOVIA!

"Hahaha! I won! It's pointless to chase me now. The Insight Plan has been launched, and soon, HYDRA will rule the world!" Alexander Pierce laughed triumphantly, while the councilors turned pale.

But Pierce's smile froze as a bullet shattered the window of the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, piercing his heart.

"The villain died from talking too much," Natasha Romanoff remarked, then added, "But even if he didn't talk, he couldn't escape."

Nick Fury looked at Pierce's lifeless body and sighed, "Thor has cracked Dr. Zola's knowledge base and obtained the HYDRA list."

Pierce's expression was dazed before he closed his eyes for the last time.

Nick Fury stared silently at the corpse. Once, he had been a tool for this senior.

"Bucky, wake up, we're friends!" Steve Rogers pleaded, slapping Bucky repeatedly.

Though Steve's strength was enough to prevail, his opponent was Bucky!

Despite his efforts to revive Bucky's mind, he kept getting hit...

"Boom!"

Missiles flew over, bypassing Captain America and Bucky, taking out all the nearby HYDRA agents who had rushed to assist.

Captain America was momentarily stunned, then glanced at Bucky, who was also dazed. He was puzzled why Project Insight had eliminated HYDRA instead of targeting him.

Before he could think further, Bucky attacked him again.

With this wave of attacks, the HYDRA operatives hidden around the world were nearly wiped out. Dr. Zola's database contained more lists than anyone else's.

Even many HYDRA agents who had been undercover for years, including the original informants, were dead, and those poised for an explosion were all eliminated.

Except for SOKOVIA, which was shielded from detection.

After clearing out HYDRA, the Helicarrier's weapons turned on each other. Even without HYDRA, Thor didn't want the Insight Project to fall into the hands of the Council.

As for private embezzlement? Thor didn't care much about the spaceships aside from their vision plan.

"Boom—"

An explosion rocked the Helicarrier, causing Captain America and Bucky, who were still locked in combat, to fall together.

Thor took Maria Hill into the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, while Natasha Romanoff and Sharon Carter managed the aftermath.

...

"How's the situation?" Nick Fury asked.

"HYDRA has been largely cleared worldwide, except for one location where the signal is blocked—SOKOVIA. The scepter embedded with the Mind Stone is there."

"What about S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"Over half has been lost. Most were HYDRA agents, and some were unfortunately killed in the battle," Thor said with a sigh. "S.H.I.E.L.D. can essentially be disbanded. This is a major issue; the Council won't let it go. Do you regret it?"

"I won't regret it. It's painful to root out the infection, but only this way can we recover and thrive."

In a forest, Winter Soldier dragged the unconscious Captain America to the riverbank.

He was ordered to kill him. However, a voice inside kept telling him—if he dies, you will regret it!

He sighed and decided to follow his heart.

If this isn't love...

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