Marvel Infinite Power Chapter 083

Lu Yi was truly too direct!

It wasn’t that being direct was bad, but because he was too direct, it caught Natasha and Coulson completely off guard, leaving them utterly shocked.

Normally, there should be a build-up first, then a climax, with a fluctuating plot to make it appealing and to allow them to mentally prepare.

This was a major event, and there should be some atmosphere to it for things to proceed smoothly.

But Lu Yi, on the other hand, completely disregarded convention, not resting until he dropped a bombshell!

“I forgot, you still thought Hydra was destroyed, so let’s start from the beginning!” Lu Yi teased.

Having just heard a big secret, how could they allow him to start over? In their eagerness, they didn’t give Lu Yi another chance to speak.

“No need to start over, this is fine!” Natasha’s face was as still as water, her gaze burning as she looked at Lu Yi, stating solemnly.

Coulson was the same, but there was a hint of pain on his face. He had always been a good-natured person in S.H.I.E.L.D., with many friends.

If what Lu Yi said was true, it meant there were probably many Hydra members within S.H.I.E.L.D., and he found it hard to imagine if his friends were among them.

Comrades and friends, who had been together day and night, through life and death, suddenly all turned into enemies. Even though he himself was an agent and had long been mentally prepared to betray others or be betrayed, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

“Are there really Hydra members in S.H.I.E.L.D.?” Natasha ignored Coulson’s changing expression, took a deep breath, and asked.

“That’s right!”

“Weren’t they already destroyed?”

“What you destroyed was just Red Skull. He was merely a leader of Hydra. Hydra has a saying to describe themselves: ‘Cut off one head, two more shall take its place.’ Destroying the leader is useless; only by completely eliminating Hydra as a whole can it be truly eradicated!”

Lu Yi revealed what could be considered a Hydra secret, completely disregarding whether Natasha and Coulson could react or accept it.

“Then do you know how they infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., and when they did?” Coulson couldn’t help but ask.

“After World War II ended, Hydra’s then-leader, Red Skull, was taken away by Captain America. The Allied forces, in cooperation with the Howling Commandos, destroyed Hydra’s last stronghold. Afterwards, S.H.I.E.L.D. was established through the joint efforts of Captain America’s girlfriend, Carter, and Howard Stark!”

“And then?” Coulson might have felt Lu Yi was speaking a bit slowly, so he pressed.

“Then, S.H.I.E.L.D. was newly established and desperately needed some scientists to help with its construction!”

“So, that’s when Hydra members infiltrated!” Natasha couldn’t help but interject.

“That’s right!”

Upon hearing Lu Yi’s confirmation, Natasha and Coulson felt a chill run through their bodies.

They knew Hydra might have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. a long time ago, but they hadn’t expected it to be for so long, with Hydra members infiltrating right when S.H.I.E.L.D. was just created.

No wonder S.H.I.E.L.D. had never discovered Hydra’s resurgence, and no wonder they had never found any traces of Hydra’s existence afterward.

It turned out that they had already merged with S.H.I.E.L.D., becoming two sides of the same coin. For all these years, Hydra had been using their power to grow and strengthen.

Lu Yi also began to inform them of Hydra’s actions in a timely manner, allowing them to have a deeper understanding.

“The scientists recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. outwardly obeyed S.H.I.E.L.D., but their hearts were always with Hydra. After enduring the most difficult period and gaining S.H.I.E.L.D.’s trust, they began to seek out suitable people to join them, recruiting them one by one. Hydra then took root in S.H.I.E.L.D., beginning to sprout and grow, leveraging S.H.I.E.L.D.’s power and the support of various countries around the world to expand!”

“How do you know so much?” Natasha raised her doubts.

If Lu Yi knew about Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D., that was understandable; his eyes and ears could help him achieve that.

But Lu Yi knew too much detail, making it seem as if he were a member of Hydra, which naturally made Natasha suspicious.

“S.H.I.E.L.D. needs some files to record things that cannot be stored on computers, and Hydra members also need them. I just found a high-ranking Hydra member, followed him to the place where such information is stored, and then saw some redacted material!”

“What else do you know then? Do you have a list of Hydra members?”

“No, I don’t have time to care about that. Besides, I didn’t see a list. Hydra also uses single-line communication, and I don’t have time to care about your messy affairs, so naturally, I didn’t get any content related to a list!”

Coulson remained silent for a long time before asking, “Are either of us Hydra members?”

Although Coulson also felt that Natasha didn’t seem like a Hydra member, that was just his guess. Guesses were useless; he would always suspect Natasha, just as Natasha was now suspecting Coulson.

Yes, that’s right! Natasha began to suspect Coulson.

Since Hydra had been hidden in S.H.I.E.L.D. for so long, then naturally, everyone could be a Hydra member, including Nick Fury and Coulson.

She began to doubt her previous judgment and now couldn’t help but suspect Coulson. Her body even quickly tensed up, ready to launch an attack on Coulson at any moment.

However, after Natasha heard Coulson’s question, she actually relaxed a bit. Under normal circumstances, if Coulson were a Hydra member, he wouldn’t have asked that.

“Don’t worry, neither of you are Hydra members. You are both loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D.!”

Upon hearing Lu Yi’s words, Natasha’s body relaxed, and Coulson lowered his hand from his gun holster.

Don’t blame them for being so paranoid; it was all too bizarre, and they no longer dared to easily trust anyone within S.H.I.E.L.D., including each other, even though they had just completed a mission together.