At the same time that Cyber is staging a desperate survival and demon matchless in hell, in this world, what should be done is also going on little by little, but to be honest, Alexander Pierce does not feel the joy of world domination as he said, on the contrary, he is a little anxious now.

But this pressure does not come from the outside, in fact, the Heavenly Sword Bureau has no interest in everything that happens inside S.H.I.E.L.D., and Pierce's bad mood comes more from within Hydra.

A huge organization must be full of factions, when it was hidden in the dark before, the contradictions between everyone were suppressed by the threat of the opponent, and they could barely cooperate all the way forward, but after the enemy was killed, there was no external opponent, and the internal strife began to become more and more intense, which Pierce had already estimated, but the precautions he did were obviously somewhat incomplete.

In other words, in the process of battling Fury for a long time, he ignored the power behind him, and that power was normal to the point of exaggeration without his attention.

Hydra, the origin of this organization is actually not simple, what we usually call Hydra is actually Nazi Hydra, a division of Hydra formed by the Red Skull Schmidt during World War II, which is equivalent to a radical faction, and the older Hydra, how to say, their origin can be traced back almost to before the birth of human civilization... This is not an exaggeration, and it is the truth.

In the distant era of the flood, when human civilization was struggling to survive, more than one alien civilization came here, including the Kree Empire in the other part of the galaxy, at that time, they fought a brutal war in the nearby star field, we all know that victory needs soldiers, cannon fodder, and the noble Cree people do not intend to become cannon fodder themselves, so they set their sights on the earth that was still a barbarian civilization at that time.

They used their advanced genetic modification to endow primitive people with unimaginable special abilities, they trained them to become qualified soldiers, and finally the first guy who was successfully transformed was in command, and when they needed cannon fodder, they were thrown into the interstellar battlefield.

But accidents always happen, the war soon ended, the Kree left this star field, leaving their own mess, those who called themselves Inhumans found themselves free, and began to build their own civilization, which was glorious, and their leader, that is, the hive, called himself "gods", enslaved ordinary people to build their own kingdom.

Under the oppression of the Inhuman leader, a thousand years later, a riot broke out, the leader was expelled, the Inhuman kingdom was destroyed, and the remaining Inhumans were forced into the human world to become ordinary people.

Yes, you'll feel like the story is familiar, let's put it another way... This is actually the process of the destruction of a small god system, which is also one of the few god systems that was not forcibly expelled by the ancient one, their destruction is a dispute within the self, and the civilization near East Africa is declining together, but not everyone is a revolutionary, there are always some people who occupy a high position in the hive civilization are unwilling to fail, and these vested interests begin to unite and try to welcome back their "gods".

This is the source of the oldest faction of Hydra, the most orthodox ancient mythology.

In short, the conservatives in these hydras, in the past, have been silently providing Pierce with help again, and now that the fruits of victory are close at hand, they are about to jump out and share their own piece of the pie.

"As I said, the use of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube is not yet complete!"

Pierce slapped the table and shouted, "I can't open a cosmic portal for your ethereal god, and bring it back to Earth, hell... Don't you know how much of a stake there is?"

"But as far as I know, you've been trying to get your bad leader back. ”

Another man dressed like an old gentleman said in a deep voice: "The Red Skull Schmidt has failed, the devil knows what he has come into contact with in exile in the universe, and what you want, Pierce, I know very well what you want, Schmidt can't give you what you want, only the hive that controls everything, only he, can give you everything you want!"

The gray-haired old gentleman accentuated his tone:

"Don't forget, he is the origin of the Hydra, the most fundamental existence of the Hydra, welcome him, we will be whole! ”

Pierce grimaced and didn't want to speak, but the old gentleman's words angered the other person present.

"Watch your words, Mr. Gideon. ”

Sitting in the other corner, Whitehall took off his ridiculously small round-framed eyes and wiped the lenses with a white handkerchief, this veteran guy inside Hydra is now also a faction leader, but this researcher is very special.

First of all, according to the faction, he should belong to the Pierce line, the same belongs to the Nazi Hydra branch in World War II, and he is also one of the disciples of the Red Skull Schmidt, this old guy is now in his 90s, he should have died a long time ago, he didn't die because he did some kind of evil experiment, yes, an experiment, not magic...

However, according to Whitehall's current work, he belongs to Gideon Malik's school, mainly studying the special existence of the Inhuman hidden beneath the surface of the world, which has lasted from ancient times to the present day... Note that while Inhumans have various abilities, note that they are not mutants.

In fact, they and mutants are almost completely polarized, and they are completely different from each other in terms of their causes and social formations.

In short, Daniel Whitehall's identity is very complicated, you can understand that he is the middle between Pierce and Gideon, but he is more inclined to Pierce, at this time, the researcher looked at Gideon, and said in a deep voice:

"Red Skull Schmidt is my mentor, without him, I wouldn't be where I am now, and I don't think Red Skull would fail so easily, even among the stars, his wisdom is still guiding us forward, without him... How did we find the Cosmic Rubik's Cube?"

"So, you're more in favor of Pierce in this matter?"

Gideon Malik looked at Whitehall and said something that made Pierce's face even more ugly:

"Compared to the deviant Mr. Pierce, Daniel, you who have been dealing with Inhumans for a long time should know better how big the fruits of victory will be once we successfully take back the hive... Even so, do you still want to support Pierce's decision?"

Gideon Malik, this old guy is just an ordinary person, but his identity is definitely the most valuable of all the leaders of Hydra, remember the World Security Council that I said earlier?

Gideon, the councilor responsible for maintaining order and security around the world, is really high-powered, and under this identity, his other identity is also eye-catching, he is the current leader of the orthodox Hydra faction, which is why Pierce's position in S.H.I.E.L.D. is so solid, which is why Fury's extermination of Hydra will be so difficult, and even more so why he will appear in this meeting of only three people.

He was qualified enough to sit here, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and his fingers twitched on the table:

"I don't think that in the current situation, welcoming back a red skeleton will help us in any way, on the contrary, if the hive returns, we will have a force that will crisscross the world, even the stars, in an instant!"

The words were thrown out and Pierce and Daniel Whitehall were silent at the same time, and they both knew that Gideon was right, but after a moment Whitehall closed his eyes, looked left and right, and said in a muffled voice:

"Since it's just the three of us, I won't hide anything, tell me, Mr. Gideon, do you really believe in the hive? Do you really believe in a "god" who has been trapped on an alien planet for thousands of years? I know that within your ancient family, there has been a secret connection with the hive through forbidden rituals, so tell me, after your constant contact, do you think it is a sane "god"?"

"Believers will share in the glory of the gods, but if believers can't do what the gods want, what will they get?"

A deep light flashed in Whitehall's gaze, and he looked at Gideon, who had fallen silent, and he whispered:

"The reason why I don't want you to take the hive back now, that's the fundamental reason, we don't have the means to counterbalance it, once it goes crazy, the first one to be destroyed is ourselves, and if it's really as great as the legend, why was it banished by the Inhumans thousands of years ago?"

"Admit it, Mr. Gideon. ”

Whitehall has the final word:

"The god you worship is just a dangerous madman, and the more I study the Inhuman, the more I fear its power, so I won't agree to take it back to Earth until there's a perfect counterbalance, and we've known each other for more than 40 years, tell me, Gideon, what made you lose your mind, the guy I know wouldn't have made such a rash decision. ”

He smiled:

"Just like when you and your brother faced a cruel sacrifice, you cheated to protect yourself, admit it, you are not serving it wholeheartedly!"

Gideon's body shook a little, and after a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened a lot, but there was a hint of confidence in it.

"Yes, I admit you're right, Daniel, and I don't want to put everything I have into an adventure, but I also don't want to let an old madman from 70 years ago somehow become my leader, admit it, your loyalty to Schmidt is as "strong" as my belief in the hive, in fact, just the other day, a guest visited my family, and he brought a piece of news. ”

He raised his head, looked at the two companions in front of him, and whispered:

"He told me that he was from Attilan and was an Inhuman royal... He and his followers are willing to be allies with us and share the world, but I don't trust him, he looks more like a madman, but it doesn't matter, what matters is that I know from him the real warriors among the Inhumans and where their society hides. ”

He looked around at the two companions in front of him, and he whispered:

"That's a whole society... Hundreds of thousands of excellent soldiers, powerful enough to destroy the civilization of the earth, and more importantly, it is a perfect refuge, even if we fail, we can make a comeback there, all this is only one premise. ”

"Welcome back to the Inhuman King, under his ability, all Inhumans will become our most powerful weapons and conquer the realms for us, so, I am not relying on faith and blood to persuade you to do this, I already have a plan... Complete plan!"

"So the problem is back up!"

Pierce, who had been silent, spoke: "How are you going to control your "gods"? Tell me in advance, Gideon is going to be a slave, you will go alone, and don't drag us to worship a madman." ”

"Well... That's a problem. ”

A smile tugged at the corner of Gideon Malik's lips, and he crossed his fingers and whispered:

"There is probably no one in this world who knows more about the hive than we do, he is an invincible god to the Inhumans, but we are human... He can't affect us, and as far as I know, the speed, strength and regeneration of the hive are very ordinary, and he can only become the king of Inhumans because of his special abilities, and Daniel should know that Inhumans' immune systems are much more fragile than humans, that is, many special potions can cause them terrible effects, speaking of which, do you understand what I mean?"

Whitehall and Pierce looked at each other, and Pierce whispered:

"I always thought that among the three of us, Daniel was the craziest, he even did not hesitate to replace 70% of his bone marrow in order to survive, but I didn't expect that you are the real crazy person hidden among us... Controlling a "god" sounds exciting. ”