Chapter 29 Catching Up

[ "Save the American G.I., Bucky Barnes" had completed. Mission evaluation: Mediocre]

Leo looked at the mission evaluation and was slightly confused.

He remembered when he completed Black Widow's mission, the mission evaluation was excellent.

"Is it because I did not stop Bucky from killing Howard Stark? Is the system encouraging me to change history? Or is it the chip in Bucky's brain being temporarily blocked and not completely removed?"

Leo pondered for a while but could not figure out the reason why the mission evaluation was low. He tossed this matter aside and looked at the mission rewards.

[ Generating Mission Rewards… ]

[ You receive "Winter Soldier Character Card" x1, and randomly choose one skill and talent from the mission target, Winter Soldier. ]

[ Reward randomized complete. Please choose one of the three options as a reward. ]

[ 1. Advanced Combat Mastery (Passive skill): You can proficiently use your body to engage in combat. Your fists and legs will be deadly weapons.]

[ 2. Cold Weapon Mastery (Passive skill): You can proficiently use a variety of cold weapons. Able to display 100% of its power.]

[ 3. Advanced Firearm Mastery (Passive skill): You can proficiently use a variety of firearms. Able to display high precision when using it.]

Looking at the three options, Leo could not help but felt slightly disappointed.

As expected the rewards from the mediocre evaluation, it was not as good as the one from the excellent evaluation. These three passive skills were useless for Leo.

It was a pity to abandon it but it was useless to have it.

All of these skills could be obtained through training. Leo wanted something similar to "Serum Modified Physique" the most. Even active skills with not much use like "Charge Burst" was good enough.

In the end, Leo chose "Advanced Combat Mastery" after some thought. This skill at least was compatible with the Lightweight Power Arms Type VI that Leo had on the jeep.

Since the "Advanced Combat Mastery" was chosen, the other options vanished. Simultaneously, all kinds of combat techniques appeared in Leo's mind as if he was born with them.

After choosing the random reward, Leo prepared to look at the new "Winter Soldier Character Card".

Based on the game Leo played in his previous life, it was time to touch someone with great luck before drawing the cards.

But now in the car, besides Leo, there was Bucky only.

When Leo thought of Bucky's miserable life, he chose not to touch him in the end.

He opened the system panel, and used his mind to select the "Winter Soldier Character Card". The card began spinning before finally showing its attribute.

"S*it!"

Leo's right hand ruthlessly hit on the steering wheel. The speeding jeep suddenly shook a bit, almost ramming into a huge rock!

Bucky was surprised by it and snapped out of his daze. He hurriedly asked Leo what happened.

Leo remained silent for a bit and sized up Bucky's whole body as he irritably said, "Bucky, during these years in H.Y.D.R.A. base, you really have trained some hard skills!"

Bucky was confused by Leo's words, so he could only blankly nod.

Leo helplessly sighed while stepping on the gas pedal to speed up and began to concentrate on driving.

Bucky saw Leo had no intention of speaking anymore and continued daydreaming.

Leo increased the jeep's speed, but the "Winter Soldier Character Card" he just obtained kept popping up in his mind. The character card's attribute was unbelievable.

In the end, he opened the system panel again and relentlessly looked at it again.

[Winter Soldier Character Card

Usages: 10/10

Contained skill, "Unbending Golden Spear"[1].

Unbending Golden Spear: During the period the Winter Soldier resided in the H.Y.D.R.A. base, he trained some hard skills under Sinthea's nourishment. After every time using the character card, no matter the gender, you will last at least an hour.]

Looking at the skill again, Leo sighed a few times before immediately closing the system panel!

Leo secretly decided that the next time when he received a mission, he would complete it as perfectly as possible. Just look at this mediocre evaluated mission, what sort of useless rewards were these?

Leo tossed the character card matter back into his mind and continued driving through the forest.

Leo only roughly looked at Base 003's map and was not clear about the surrounding terrain. For some reason, he drove the car onto an uneven road, and the car started to bump up.

He had no choice but to slow down the car and patiently and slowly drove onto a flatter surface.

Just as Leo was focusing on driving the car, he suddenly heard a low yell from his right side.

He turned around and was shocked at the Bucky who was daydreaming, became bloodshot in his eyes as he held his hair with both hands, and looked like he was in pain and struggling.

Leo immediately stopped the car and used his right hand to wave at Bucky. "Bucky, you alright? What happened?"

"Argh! My head hurts! As if some noise is buzzing in my brain."

Bucky writhed in pain and spoke with a hoarse voice, "Sinthea must have come, she's catching up! I can feel it in my brain, something is trying to control my body."

Leo immediately stared at Bucky's head and used "Mechanical Force – Insight".

Through the special vision, Leo saw that the chip in Bucky's brain was glowing with the power of bioelectricity. The interior of the chip was flashing as if energy was flowing.

Leo understood the principles of the chip and knew that it was the control terminal trying to reactivate the chip.

Based on Leo's knowledge, Sinthea was the only one who had a control terminal.

Moreover, through the chip's increasingly flashing frequency, Leo guessed Sinthea was close to them.

As expected, the next moment, Leo heard an engine sound in the distance behind him.

He turned around and saw a fierce-looking jeep heading towards him at an alarming speed. Compared to the jeep he was driving, its speed was much faster.

Leo looked at the increasingly pained Bucky, he knew the upcoming battle he could not count on Bucky's help.

However, Leo refused to let Sinthea control Bucky, thus he shouted at Bucky, "Bucky, wear the portable signal disruptor I gave you. Think about the innocent Starks' tragic death. Think about Steve who went missing. Think about H.Y.D.R.A.'s sins and think about your belief. Hold on to it, don't let your mind be controlled. Believe in yourself, you can do it!"

Leo was unsure whether his shout was useful or not, but there was no time. He hastily exited the car and opened the trunk. He took out the Lightweight Power Arms Type VI.

Leo surged the Mechanical Force in his body. The Lightweight Power Arms Type Vi floated and automatically combined and instantly attached to Leo.

Through the help of the Mechanical Force, Leo immediately adapted to the new Lightweight Power Arms. After he moved his body around, he instantly rushed toward the jeep that began traversing the uneven road.