Enlightenment runes in American manga

Chapter 32 Return of the Red Skull

Curran closed his eyes, using the touch of shadow to sense Ophelia's movements, and found that she obediently looked at the door according to his request, and nodded secretly in his heart.

Then, he deliberately revealed a slight shadowy aura around him, so that Ophelia, who occasionally looked back at him, could truly feel that some kind of mutation was taking place in Curen.

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In the early morning, at the entrance of the Hydra base, the largest iron gate was opened early, ready to welcome the returning Schmidt convoy.

The two groups of Daniel Whitehall and Raphael stood clearly in two factions.

The eyes were intertwined, full of disgust and resentment, but taking into account the occasion, the overall calm was maintained.

"Woo~"

A low but extremely loud siren sounded suddenly, and then, two dazzling searchlights illuminated the dark forest path in the wind and snow before sunrise.

A giant steel fortress suddenly appeared in the base, welcoming the people.

In Kelun's world, Naju Germany only made samples and did not put into actual combat the "Mouse" super heavy tank.

With the help of Hydra's black technology, it has really come into being now, and it is even larger in size.

In the past battles with Britain, France or other European countries, whenever this kind of giant tank appeared on the front line, panic would inevitably spread rapidly among the enemy troops.

So much so that the enemies who were ruthlessly crushed by this tank gave it a terrible nickname, "Devil Steamroller".

Following those two "devil rollers" were several giant personnel carriers of the same size.

As the convoy driven by giants got closer and closer to the welcoming team, Raphael and the others all turned pale, but Whitehall showed a burst of joy on his face.

Although the frontline battle report can feel Schmidt's great military exploits, but at this time, facing an iron-blooded army that has conquered more than half of Europe, he can better understand the opponent's terrifying power.

"scoff~"

The leading "Devil Roller" started to slow down only ten meters in front of Raphael and the others.

From their perspective, they just feel a mountain pressing down on them.

Raphael knew very well that this was Schmidt's showdown, and he gritted his teeth and wanted to stand where he was, not wanting to weaken his momentum.

But in the end, it was still difficult to bear the overwhelming pressure. Following Dr. Guderian and the others, he retreated a few steps, which made his already heavy face even more ugly.

As soon as the giant tank came to a stop, a middle-aged man in Colonel Naju's uniform immediately opened the hatch, stood on the highest point of the tank, and looked down at the upper and middle-level personnel of the base present.

He took two steps back and forth, as if he wanted to see everyone off the court clearly, and also let everyone below see himself clearly.

Handsome, tall and straight, showing extraordinary personal charm in every gesture, this person is the Red Skull, John Schmidt.

As the middle and high-level personnel of HYDRA, this will certainly not be the first time they have met Schmidt.

But now, from Schmidt, they feel some temperament that they didn't have in the past.

It was an undisguised ambition. When the eagle looked at the wolf, his eyes were sharp and full of scrutiny, like a high-ranking king inspecting his subjects.

Everyone, including Raphael, lamented in their hearts that Schmidt was more like a leader than before.

Seemingly satisfied that those present were overwhelmed by his aura, Schmidt went on to start an impassioned speech.

He first boasted loudly about the heroic performance of himself and the Hydra on the front line, how he calmly conquered the countries and enemies standing in front of him.

It has to be said that the Red Skull, like the head of state, is a good speaker who is good at mobilizing the audience's emotions.

Even Raphael, who was full of hostility towards him, was a little emotional after hearing it, let alone those young middle-level Hydras.

All of them had brilliance in their eyes and flushed faces. They all cheered Hydra's great victory in their hearts, and at the same time regretted that they could not participate in these few battles to build achievements.

But Schmidt quickly changed the subject and began to express his doubts and anger when he learned that the base had been invaded and suffered heavy losses.

"...When I was attacking the city and plundering land on the front line, I absolutely never thought that there would be such a big mistake in Hydra's most important rear base..."

"...I have to give up another victory that is within my reach, and return here to stabilize the situation..."

"I want to say that this is a disgrace, a disgrace to everyone present, and a disgrace to Hydra. As the leader, it is my unshirkable responsibility to wash away the disgrace, but before that, some people must take responsibility for this matter first!"

It's coming, the alarm bells in Rafael's heart are loud!

However, Rafael, who had prepared enough to deal with Schmidt's attack before, found sadly at this time that after Schmidt's frightening appearance and passionate speech, he had no chance to express his inner dissent.

He could only dejectedly listen to Schmidt's final judgment on the members of the "Hive" faction.

"The director of base security, Lieutenant Colonel Hans, as the person most responsible for the invasion of the base, immediately relieved all military ranks and escorted him to Baron Strucker."

"After all, it is the candidate appointed by Baron Sterak, let him handle it himself!"

With an order, several confidant guards arranged by Daniel Whitehall walked into Rafael's team, unloaded the weapons and equipment of Lieutenant Colonel Hans, and then took him to the confinement place for temporary detention.

Lieutenant Colonel Hans had long expected his own ending. To be honest, he was overjoyed to be able to return to Baron Sterak alive.

Of course, he could probably guess the reason why Schmidt did this. It was nothing more than pointing out his own faction and implicating the reputation of the baron.

How to deal with himself afterwards will also bring trouble to the baron.

But Hans wasn't going to be a prop for Baron Strucker's show of selflessness.

On the way to the confinement room, Hans was already thinking about how to persuade the baron to spare his life.

For Hans who was escorted away, the ending was settled, but the others in the field still needed to worry about their own fate.

"Daniel Whitehall, as the chief executive of the base, can't escape the guilt of the crime, let go of his current position, and reflect on it for half a year!"

This was the result of the handling that Whitehall had known in the telegram two days ago, so he accepted the punishment very calmly, and sincerely apologized to Schmidt for his dereliction of duty.

"Baron Zemo fought to defend the base until the last moment, and he is still seriously injured and comatose. After discussing with Baron Strucker, I will jointly credit him. But now, he can't take on important responsibilities, so let's temporarily step down from the position of research director."

"In this enemy invasion, Director Raphael did not find any negligence in his duties. After the battle, he actively curbed the chaotic situation and quickly returned the base to stability. I think there is no problem in succeeding Whitehall's chief executive. "

Raphael, who has basically become a clay puppet, after listening to these two orders from Schmidt, his eyes suddenly regained their brilliance.

But before he had time to analyze the pros and cons of Neri, the rest of Schmidt's appointments were announced first:

"Ophelia takes over as the security supervisor of Lieutenant Colonel Hans, Zola becomes the new director of internal affairs, and Dr. Faust serves as the director of scientific research. These people need to be appointed as soon as possible, and the operation of the base cannot be stagnant!"

Watching Schmidt step off the giant tank, he was led by Daniel to the hall where the guards were inspected.

Rafael's mind became a little confused because of the unexpected appointment of the other party...

(End of this chapter)