Chapter 407: Crossbones
The stalemate didn't last long, and even Captain America was no longer calm when the guards at Lake Island Jail set up Patriot anti-aircraft missiles. If an ordinary pistol can't threaten superheroes, then some high-powered weapons can give superheroes a headache, not to mention a dozen or so famous Patriot missiles.
A missile bombardment would have flattened half of Lake Island, but S.H.I.E.L.D. agents didn't care at all.
With Iron Man's support, an energy shield can still be supported, and the explosive power of the missile will only hurt the superheroes outside, and will not affect the interior of the Lake Island prison at all.
"Don't spare your hands and take out their air defense!" Captain America's order was quickly passed on, and the full force of the registered heroes immediately increased the pressure on the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the already depleted Lake Island prison.
At the gates of the prison, several street heroes were kept out by a pair of special combat team members in black combat uniforms. From inside, there was a roar commanded by the other party, and it seemed that Iron Man had placed the entire special forces team of the S.H.I.E.L.D. era here.
The leader, of course, is also the captain of the special operations team, Rumlow, who is personally leading a group of team members with weapons in hand and shooting wildly at the street heroes.
Don't think that S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are just a pile of rubbish, after undergoing the most systematic and complete training in the world, any ordinary person can have considerable combat skills.
Heroes such as Hawkeye and Daredevil are actually from this stage, as long as they can endure hardships in the Marvel world. Then even ordinary people can become heroes.
And as the captain of the special operations team. Rumlow doesn't have superpowers though. But as a super elite trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., and he has received special training under Captain America for a period of time, his fighting skills are definitely expected to be ranked among the best in the world.
In addition to the various skills that S.H.I.E.L.D. agents should be good at, Rumlow is good at street fighting, military fighting, and martial arts training. Although physically tall and heavy, he has an unproportionate agility.
At this time, even in the face of the siege of several street heroes, Rumlow appeared to be at ease. He simply discarded the gun in his hand. Machine-fired bullets have a hard time hitting these reflexes.
In hand-to-hand combat, the effect of a firearm is too small, and Rumlow holds a small crossbow in his left hand, and his legs are constantly showing his clever leg skills, while in his right hand he holds a short knife with a cold light, which is quite imposing when wielded.
The crossbow that has been transformed by S.H.I.E.L.D. has a lethality that ordinary firearms can't match, plus it can automatically pull away and sneak attack, but it also makes many registered heroes around it helpless.
This kind of battle of Cheng dΓΉ can't arouse the excitement of the black knight at all. He looked at Rumlow with a cold face and became a little interested: "Is this the most powerful person in S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Yes, ordinary people can exercise their physical fitness to such a point. It's also worthy of letting me shoot. β
As he spoke, he was about to go to the front line, but was held down by Captain America, and said solemnly: "Let me go, anyway, Rumlow was once my subordinate, and I have an obligation to deal with him." β
With Captain America making a move, Rumlow was naturally not an opponent, and the Black Knight thought about it and stopped arguing. He also felt something interesting in his heart, various countries are actively developing the "Super Soldier" program, including the special combat team members led by Rumlow, to put it bluntly, they are all experimental products prepared for the restart of the "Super Soldier" program.
Of all the plans, there is only one example of Rogers who has really succeeded in history. The Black Knight is also interested in seeing what the "super soldiers" are valued by various governments have to offer.
At the gate of Lake Island Prison, several street heroes who were originally besieging Rumlow also retreated at this moment and rushed to other battlefields, leaving only Captain America and Rumlow, a pair of former superiors and subordinates.
Rumlow was dressed differently today, instead of wearing the uniform black combat uniform of the Special Operations Team, he changed into a sleeveless waistcoat with two crossed skull bones in front of him.
This outfit made Captain America a little distracted.
During World War II, one of the Red Skull's most loyal men was in this image. Because of the pattern of two crossed bones tattooed on the suit, the nickname is derived from this, calling itself a crossed bone.
In the Hydra organization, the status of the crossbones is equivalent to the left and right hands of the red skull. Although the relationship between the two is nominally an employment relationship, as a loyal follower of the Red Skull, Crossbones has fought Captain America many times since World War II, and each has had its own victories and defeats.
Captain America's face was extremely ugly, and he said angrily: "Rumlow, don't you have anything to say to me before we go to war?" β
Rumlow took out a black hood with a white cross from his bosom and put it on his head, and said with a smile: "Why, what else do I have to say?" He changed his previous respectfulness when he was training under Captain America, and said disapprerovingly: "Rogers, you can't blame me, it only shows that you are too stupid!" β
Captain America gritted his teeth secretly, the situation could not have been more obvious, Rumlow was Crossbone, one of his former opponents. It seems that during the time when Hydra was manipulating S.H.I.E.L.D., Crossbones had changed their appearance and was accepted into S.H.I.E.L.D.
With a large number of Hydra Neiying who are in power in S.H.I.E.L.D., plus Rumlow's own ability is also excellent, it is not too difficult to be promoted to the captain of the special operations team quickly. It's just that I don't know how many spies like Rumlow, who are disguised and lurking inside S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Rumlow didn't care about Captain America's worries, and as soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and shot a crossbow arrow towards Captain America. Captain America didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly raised his shield in front of him, and casually swept away the crossbow arrows that were fired.
Rumlow was shooting arrows at the same time, but Captain America quickly put his shield on his chest, and it looked like Rumlow was like a mad cow, and he hit Captain America on the shield hard.
Several superpowers from the registration faction laughed, and the black knight couldn't help laughing, and his cold face was slightly relaxed: "Just these two times, you still dare to do it with the captain, it's really courageous!" β
Captain America put away his shield, took two steps back and said, "I don't understand, now that the conspiracy of the Hydra organization has been leaked and S.H.I.E.L.D. has been disbanded, why do you still want to expose your identity at this time?" β
Rumlow's eyes were still a gold star, he barely steadied himself, gritted his teeth, and said, "Rogers, you have your beliefs, and I also have my ideals. For the sake of Hydra, I will not hesitate to risk my life! (To be continued......)