Vienna, the capital of Austria, and the world-famous capital of music and art, has a history that can be traced back to the ancient Roman period and has witnessed almost all important events throughout Europe.

However, today, a lot of elites and dignitaries from all walks of life suddenly gathered in an ancient castle here.

Some of them are politicians who play a vital role in the EU system, and some are super rich people with a net worth of over 10 billion...

Although there are not many people, the energy they have is far beyond anyone’s imagination.

Needless to ask, you know that these guys are not others, they are all "snake heads" of Hydra in Europe.

Moreover, unlike the newly emerging "novas" in the Americas, their families are counted as one, and they have continued for at least more than hundreds of years. Without exception, their ancestors were genuine nobles with fiefs.

It was these guys who built the original Hydra from scratch and expanded their strength to the limit when the Red Skull took power in World War II.

However, with the defeat of Germany, many ancient families were liquidated at the time, and soon they were beaten to pieces under the Allied Fist of Justice. Only a very small number of those who were hiding deeper were able to escape.

Later, with the end of World War II, the entire Europe entered reconstruction and economic recovery. With the strong wind of the economic situation, this group of fish quickly mingled into various industries and grew stronger with the funds and connections in their hands.

And Gideon Malik is their leader.

Looking at the "allies" around who had betrayed the Malik family and defected to the Red Skull, and later because they were afraid of being liquidated and accepted their protection, a trace of contempt flashed in Gideon Malik's eyes and deliberately coughed hard: "Cough! Everyone, I must be very surprised, why did I suddenly summon everyone without warning, right?"

"It's a bit strange. According to the news we have received, Baron Strak's secret base in Sokovia has just been destroyed by the Avengers, which means that Europe is the only place in the world that has not suffered a fatal blow. In theory, we should keep a low profile at this time and try not to arouse external doubts as much as possible."

An old man who looked sixty or seventy years old had a slight tone of dissatisfaction.

It is not difficult to see from the expression on his face that he completely did not understand the significance of this emergency convening.

Not only him, but others also started to test it out in a verbal way.

"Agree! This is so risky! It's simply a joke about the safety of our lives!"

"Baron Strack didn't give us out before he died, did he?"

"I think it should be used to use spies inside S.H.E.L.D. and the International Security Council to find out what the group of Avengers found from the Sokovia base."

"Not only that! We all need to be prepared for a transfer."

...

With your discussions, the whole room quickly became as noisy as a vegetable market, and there was no trace of the etiquette and demeanor of the so-called "old European aristocrats".

After all, with the failure of Alexander Pierce's Insight Project and the death of two extremely important leaders in North America and Eastern Europe, many people were frightened, fearing that it would be their turn next.

Seeing that the situation had become a little out of control, Gideon Malik immediately slapped the table hard and shouted: "Quiet! I'll call you, and there's a reason to call you."

moment!

The sound that was still messy in the last second was as if I pressed the mute button at this moment, it became silent.

No matter how dissatisfied the people present were, they quickly closed their mouths and never dared to make any sound again.

Seeing this scene, Gideon Malik nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! Now I will explain it to you. The reason why I summon you to come today is mainly to obtain a treasure with powerful power."

"treasure?"

A white man in his fifties suddenly showed an interesting expression on his face.

If Hydra's top leaders have any common characteristics, they are undoubtedly full of desire and curiosity for supernatural forces.

At first, they worshipped the Inhuman Beehive and regarded it as a god.

Later, the Red Skull who joined the **Germany was even more crazy about Nordic mythology, and found the space gem - the universe Rubik's Cube according to the prompts.

In the eyes of these people, only magic and superpowers are the most important things to seize the world's dominance.

"That's right! It's a treasure, a treasure that can be compared with the jewel on the soul scepter and the cosmic cube. Its name is the Soul Gem, which allows the holder to gain the powerful power to control the soul." Gideon Malik pretended to be generous and told the truth.

Of course, he had his own purpose in doing this, that is, to select a victim from these people in a very ancient way and let the other party sacrifice the people he cares about in order to achieve the purpose of exchanging the soul gem.

When Allen revealed information about the Soul Gem to Alexander Pierce, he clearly stated how to obtain the Infinity Gem.

Therefore, the top leaders of Hydra are basically aware of the two necessary prerequisites for obtaining the Soul Gem.

The first one is naturally to get a portal to the alien planet, and the second one is to prepare a sacrificer and the person he cares most.

"Where did you get this news? Is it accurate?" Another person spoke carefully and tentatively.

Gideon Malik replied without thinking: "This news originally came from Alexander Pierce, and I think it's very reliable. After all, he once brought us the scepter of the mind."

"But that scepter has been stolen by the Avengers now! Strack, the waste, couldn't even send that treasure out."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the old man who had spoken before couldn't help but roaring angrily.

You must know that it is the power that can forcibly change a person's will and mind.

If used well, it is as easy to secretly control the ruling class of governments around the world as eating and drinking water.

But what is the result?

I played a good deck of cards so badly.

It could have been used directly, but Baron Strak insisted on using it for research.

Now, both the research results and the scepter of the mind have become the trophy of the Avengers.

It can be foreseeable that if this thing is controlled by the major powers behind the International Security Council, Hydra will never have peace in the future.

Because they don't even need interrogation or torture. They just need to use a slight finger of their mind scepter to turn cadres who were originally loyal to Hydra into agents loyal to SHIELD, and then follow the clues to dig out all the hidden Hydra one by one.

Even if they cannot catch them all, as long as these people are forced to give up their originally glamorous and influential social identity, Hydra will naturally inevitably decline.

After all, if their most powerful infiltration and corrosion are not effective, then at best it is a group similar to terrorist organizations, cults and underworlds, and cannot cause too much waves.

Just as Gideon Malik wanted to say something, a roar from the plane's engine suddenly came from outside the window.

Immediately afterwards, a Kun-style fighter jet originally built for S.H.I.E.L.D. slowly landed in the middle of the castle courtyard.

Of course, the mark on the plane was not the eagle of S.H.E.L.D., but the octopus that symbolizes Hydra.

Before the others could react to what happened, Crossbones used their minds to control the heavy portal and walked out from behind the cabin.

The strongest thug in Hydra didn't even say a word of nonsense. She slammed the portal in the middle of the courtyard, and raised her arms to signal her subordinates to take action immediately.

After a while, the energy generated by the two small nuclear fusion reactors was continuously supplied to the portal.

Soon, something similar to a space diaphragm rose out of thin air.

Then everyone present clearly saw that on the other side of the door, a magnificent scene that could not be described in words appeared.

For humans on Earth who have not even walked out of the solar system, the scene of Womier Star really shocked them from the bottom of their hearts.

"Hahahaha! It seems that the information is true! That gem really exists!" Crossbones laughed happily.

As a loyal Hydra, he never wanted to leave the organization, but firmly believed that the future of the world and mankind was in the hands of Hydra.

As for the current governments, they cannot even resolve the conflicts between race, ethnicity, religion and regional within themselves. They do not forget to cause trouble to each other and have no right to lead mankind out of the earth to embrace the vast universe.

"Block! Take your people with you to do what you should do!" Gideon Malik stood in front of the window and ordered outside.

"clear!"

Crossbones immediately gave their subordinates a wink.

moment!

These fully armed combatants suddenly raised their weapons without warning and killed all the guards led by the Hydra top leaders without any hesitation or confusion.

Especially the shooting speed of the energy weapon, which gave the opponent no chance to counterattack, he fell to the ground and turned into incomplete and seriously carbonized corpses.

Such cruel and efficient killing immediately changed the face of the senior Hydra executives present.

"Damn it! Gideon Malik! What exactly do you want to do?"

"Do you want to kill all of us? What's the benefit of doing this?"

"Don't! Don't kill me! I promise I will never dare to do the right thing with you again!"

"Please let my sons and daughters go, they are innocent and know nothing."

...

For a moment, some people beg for mercy, some questioned, and some people tried to rush up to take Gideon Malik hostage.

But unfortunately, Gideon Malik took out a pistol from his pocket, aimed at the two "old friends" who rushed up, and pulled the trigger neatly.

Bang! Bang!

After two gunshots, the two giants, who were enough to affect European finance and media, died in the castle in an unknown way.

The dark red blood instantly dyed the carpet red, and a creepy pool of blood stains formed around the corpse.

"I'm really disappointed that you react so nervously. Do you know? I didn't intend to kill anyone present, but I just hope you can make some sacrifices for the great cause of Hydra." Gideon Malik sighed with regret.

Of course, this style can only be regarded as the tears of a crocodile at best.

Anyone who is not a fool can tell that he is deliberately killing someone to establish his authority.

Under the threat of being killed at any time, one of them finally couldn't help but ask: "What do you want?"

"It's very simple! I believe you all know that the Malik family has a supreme tradition, which is to use their lives to sacrifice the god who represents the source of Hydra's power. This action tells us that if you want to gain powerful power, you always need to be prepared for sacrifice, and the same is true for the soul gem. If you want to obtain it, you need to exchange it with the people you care about and love the most."

Gideon Malik calmly solved the mystery.

Of course, he would not tell the guys present that when he decided who would go to the blood to sacrifice the beehive by drawing lots, he was so scared that he was dying. In the end, he tampered with the lottery process, making his younger brother a victim.
To be continued...