Enlightenment runes in American manga

Chapter 33 Provocation
After some actions, Schmidt easily grasped the situation in the base. Without Strucker's "Hive" faction, there was no ability to resist him at all.

But he knew that this was only relying on his own personal authority to temporarily subdue those old Hydra people.

Once he leaves, the seemingly submissive guys behind him will definitely fight for power again without hesitation.

Therefore, during this period of time when he is sitting in the base, he will help the people of his faction to secure their position and incorporate the largest Hydra base in Europe into his own territory.

At that time, returning to the army to compete with Baron Sterak will be a favorable situation for advancing, attacking, retreating and defending.

Schmidt was deep in thought, his eyes flickered, and the people around him were afraid of his power, so they didn't dare to speak out.

A group of people walked silently to a hall. Inside, the senior management of the base had arranged for the remaining guards to stand in line, waiting for Schmidt's review.

Whitehall was full of expectations at this time, although in the previous correspondence with Chief Schmidt, the other party still expressed his trust in him.

But it is also a fact that he has been dismissed now. To please Schmidt in some way and let him set up a new position for himself as soon as possible is what Whitehall desperately desires.

Pushing the door open for Schmidt, Whitehall turned his head and secretly glanced at the other's face, hoping to guess whether he was satisfied with his carefully planned arrangement.

Seeing the scene behind the door, Red Skull's expression changed significantly, and Whitehall easily read the meaning, but to his horror, it was not a positive emotion of joy or satisfaction at all.

This gave Whitehall a chill on his back, thinking over and over what went wrong.

Schmidt's face, which had been calm since he stepped out of the giant tank, began to twist and twitch abnormally.

In the hall, the faces of the front rows of guards, the vivid red skull masks, made him so dazzling.

Schmidt immediately asked Whitehall:
"Who arranged those skull masks?!"

Whitehall, who knew what the problem was, immediately skillfully dumped the blame:
"Report to Chief Schmidt, this is the idea of ​​the people below, but it seems to have some other high-level meaning."

At this fatal critical moment, Whitehall was also thinking fast, never mind why Chief Schmidt was so sensitive to the red skull.

Anyway, I can't get involved in this matter, and more importantly, I have to put this black pot on the head of the person who should bear it.

Hearing Whitehall's answer, Schmidt knew that there were falsehoods in the other party's words, but he still glanced at Raphael and his group.

The leader suddenly stopped at the entrance of the hall, and the hydra behind him were actually wondering in their hearts.

Afterwards, when they heard him question Whitehall in a harsh tone, they knew that something must have gone wrong, and everyone dared not breathe, lest they hit Schmidt's muzzle.

Now, the other party pointed the finger at the "Hive" faction, and the rest of the hydra gave a sigh of relief in their hearts.

And most of the people in the "Honeycomb" faction were really at a loss. Under the sharp gaze of the Red Skull, they could only respond with embarrassing and cowering expressions.

Only Dr. Guderian immediately avoided Schmidt's eyes.

After finding an insider involved in this matter, Schmidt felt a little more at ease, and at the same time turned his attention to Rafael, the real representative of the "Hive" faction in the current base, who must be the ultimate planner of this incident.

Seeing Schmidt's sullen face turned to him, Raphael responded indifferently.

On the way, he had already figured out the other party's plan.

It is nothing more than the same as their previous practice of the "Hive" faction, handing over the nominally highest position to the other side, but in exchange for controlling the three highly independent executive positions that are connected up and down.

But the current situation is actually even worse for me, because with Schmidt in charge, I can't even have the highest power in the base in name.

He could only stand helplessly in the middle, watching the opposing faction hold both the name and reality of power in their hands.

Understanding his difficult situation, Raphael was still in a dilemma before, whether to passively defend passively or actively seek confrontation.

It was just this moment that prompted him to make a choice. Important figures from both factions were present. It was impossible for him to show cowardice towards Schmidt, and an equal attitude must be maintained.

Those who pay attention to the expressions of the high-level "Hive" faction are not only Schmidt, but also Whitehall who is anxious after dumping the pot.

When he saw the expressions of Guderian and Raphael, he couldn't understand that he really didn't throw the blame, but returned the secret stuffed to the original owner.

This made Whitehall curse wildly in his heart, Raphael and the others are just a few poisonous snakes who are ready to kill themselves from the dark at any time.

He became the focus of everyone's attention for a while, but Raphael became more calm, and even in his heart, he couldn't help thinking of other things.

Are those cryptic rumors of Schmidt disfigured after using a "super soldier serum" true?

How did Curran know about this? Could he be able to infer the sequelae of the experiment just from the incomplete files?

Raphael's gaze became void and deep during the process of wandering.In the eyes of those around him, this became a manifestation of Schmidt's ability to maintain a calm mind amidst Schmidt's powerful aura.

Looking at this young man from the "Hive" faction who resolutely confronted him, a trace of regret suddenly sprouted in Schmidt's heart.

Whitehall had reported to him in a telegram a few days ago that Raphael, the representative of the interests of the August family, was quite cunning and told him to pay more attention.

But he thought that the other party was just a person with a prominent family background, plus some smart guys, and still followed the original plan and gave the other party the position of base manager as a comfort.

But to his surprise, this Raphael was not hung up by the benefits he gave at all, but was ready to provoke him with the red skull mask before he returned.

Of course, it was just Raphael's resolute confrontation attitude, Schmidt would not take it to heart at all, he encountered countless enemies, and in the end they all fell under his own hands.

What really frightened him was that Raphael actually knew that he was disfigured after being injected with the "Super Soldier Serum".

After he succeeded in the enhancement, he quickly executed everyone present, destroyed most of the materials, and abandoned the human enhancement laboratory.

Only Dr. Erskine was left to find a way to solve the sequelae of his disfigurement, which eventually led to Dr. Erskine's defection.

So how did Raphael know?
Could it be that behind Erskine's defection, there are shadows of those old guys?
As a person with a strong desire for control, Schmidt suddenly discovered that in this most secret matter of his, some links were completely beyond his control, and the human skin mask on his face trembled even more unnaturally.

This forced him to smooth the flesh on the skeleton's face with his hands, and he was unable to speak for a while.

Raphael and Schmidt just stood there looking at each other quietly, and the atmosphere in the field became more and more dignified. Everyone held their breath and carefully watched the development of the matter.

But at this moment, a young male voice sounded from the end of the queue, breaking through the suffocating silence:

"Sorry, I'm late!"

(End of this chapter)