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[NPC: Wanda Django Maximoff]
[Codename: Scarlet Witch]
[Affection: 0]
[Evaluation: Possesses Chaos magic capable of altering reality, one of the strongest combatants in the Marvel Universe, a Marvel event creator, one of the Marvel Universe's lone stars, Quicksilver's twin sister, holder of the fastest record for speedrunning the Illuminati.]
Darian was stunned by this introduction.
magic that alters reality, one of the strongest combatants in the Marvel Universe—these two evaluations alone were enough to show how formidable the young woman named Wanda was.
However, judging by her other evaluations, her fate seemed to be quite unfortunate, likely the type where tragedy followed her wherever she went, much like the mysterious curse buff on Peter.
Darian turned his gaze to the other man.
[NPC: Pietro Django Maximoff]
[Codename: Quicksilver]
[Affection: 0]
[Evaluation: Fast man, Marvel's version of The Flash, possesses super speed much faster than bullets, yet was killed by bullets, Scarlet Witch's twin brother.]
Compared to his twin sister Wanda, Pietro was far inferior.
This Marvel version of The Flash was actually killed by bullets—it was outrageous!
It was like a leopard being run over by a snail; it was an absolute disgrace to speedsters. He should just quit.
However, this further confirmed Wanda's title as a lone star. Even her own fast man brother couldn't escape, which showed that her power was truly not to be underestimated.
Strucker noticed Darian constantly observing Wanda and Pietro, so he introduced them: "These two twin siblings are local residents of Sokovia. Like many Sokovians, they voluntarily participated in our experimental project as our first batch of biological effect developers."
"Both are talented, with promising futures!"
Darian narrowed his eyes, starting to scheme about the siblings.
Leaving aside Pietro, the embarrassing fast man, just Wanda alone—this ferocious woman was a wild top-tier combatant of the Marvel Universe. If he could recruit her into his team, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in the Marvel Universe?
Of course, he also knew that currently, the siblings still looked like ordinary people, clearly their superpowers hadn't awakened yet. Their abilities would likely be activated during this experiment, so there was no need to rush.
Afterward, Darian met other volunteers.
Without exception, they were all ordinary NPCs, without even extra evaluations, clearly all failures in the experiment.
After visiting Strucker's research Base, Darian said cheerfully, "Upon my return, I will report truthfully to Pierce. When the biological effect development experiment is ready to begin, please be sure to notify me. I believe Pierce will be very interested in the experiment's progress."
"No problem."
Strucker nodded in agreement.
This was originally a cooperative project between him and Pierce. Darian, as the representative sent by Pierce, making this request was reasonable and logical.
At this moment, Strucker suddenly thought of something and said, "Speaking of which, I have a mission that requires your help."
Darian was immediately triggered by the keyword and asked, "What mission?"
Strucker said coldly, "The upcoming experimental cycle is quite long, and this research Base must not be exposed. We need to keep the situation in Sokovia unstable. Only when this country is in chaos can it provide us with the best cover."
"Your mission is to further intensify local conflicts. Remember, your actions must be clandestine and must not attract too much external attention to us. Since Pierce personally recommended you, I believe with your abilities, you can easily complete this mission."
[NPC Wolfgang von Strucker has issued you a new mission]
[Mission: Let's Burn This Country to Ashes]
[Objective: Create chaos in Sokovia, ensuring the HYDRA research Base remains undetected by the outside World until the experiment progresses.]
[Reward: Will be settled based on the player's actual impact on the situation in Sokovia.]
True to HYDRA, even the missions it issued were so purely evil.
Darian, as a superhero and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, considered himself to have a righteous heart and disdained such evil acts. However, due to his identity, he had no choice but to accept this difficult mission.
"Rest assured, I will make this city burn to ashes!"
Darian grinned, and Strucker secretly nodded.
What an evil smile. Truly one of HYDRA's excellent employees. He could completely rest assured entrusting this mission to him!
Strucker said in a deep voice, "Then I leave it to you. If you need assistance or intelligence, you can contact my adjutant at any time. Hail HYDRA!"
"Hail HYDRA!"
Leaving the ancient fortress, Darian drove directly to Novigrad.
There was also a map activation point here. Since he was already here, he might as well open up the map for this area.
Of course, Darian couldn't appear openly in Novigrad. After all, he was on a secret mission for HYDRA and couldn't expose his identity.
So, he took out a White cloak from his game inventory.
[Cloak (Can protect your skin and prevent sunburn)]
This cloak was a mission reward Darian received not long after playing the game. It had no real use, just a sun protection function, and was quickly replaced by other equipment. It had been gathering dust in his game inventory, but now it came in handy.
Darian draped the White cloak over himself, pulling the wide hood over his head, immediately obscuring most of his face.
But he still felt it wasn't safe enough, so he took out a magic mask and put it on his face.
Not to mention, this look was quite handsome, with a very BOSS-like aura.
As the capital of Sokovia, Novigrad could be said to be the most severely affected place in the entire country by the war. Half the city was almost destroyed, with ruins left by the U.S. military airstrikes everywhere, still unrepaired to this day.
Because of this, local anti-U.S. sentiment was extremely high. Almost every local person hated America to the bone, and by extension, they also hated America's arms dealers.
That's right, it was Tony's Stark Industries!
Before Tony went to Afghanistan to blow a hole, Stark Industries had always been America's largest arms supplier, with most weapons and equipment coming from Stark Industries.
Moreover, Stark Industries perfectly inherited Tony's flashy personality.
When making weapons, he had to print the large word'STARK' on every missile, as if afraid others wouldn't know where it came from.
Darian also found this difficult to understand.
What, did his missiles have to advertise to the enemy when they landed?
Regardless of the power, the level of provocation was certainly maximized.
Even Tony himself, after being bombed by a missile with his company's name on it, the first thing he did upon returning to America was to shut down the weapons division.
Not to mention the Sokovians whose families were ruined by the bombings; their hatred for Stark Industries was deeply ingrained.
And this hatred naturally spread to Tony, the face of Stark Industries.
Darian walked on the streets of Novigrad, where Iron Man graffiti was visible everywhere on the walls, but his hands were holding two AK submachine guns, implying a warmonger. The artistic component was very high.
If he weren't on a HYDRA mission, he would have taken a picture of it to send to Tony for his appreciation.
In terms of the number of anti-fans, Tony was definitely the most numerous in the current alliance. The entire country was his anti-fans, far surpassing even Steve, who had many haters.
Darian's White cloak attire didn't attract too much attention on the street.
In war-torn Sokovia, all sorts of strange outfits could be seen, as long as it wasn't a U.S. military uniform.
For Sokovians, seeing a White man in a U.S. military uniform was like seeing a Middle East man in a turban suddenly drop a duffel bag on an American street—scarier than a ghost.
Darian walked around, opening the map, while thinking about how to create a big commotion in Sokovia.
Brute force certainly wouldn't work. Although Sokovia was a small country, it was still a country. Even if he directly went to five stars and was wanted by the local government, the impact would ultimately be limited.
Moreover, Sokovia was already in chaos. Even if he, an individual, caused trouble, it would be difficult to make the country more chaotic than it already was.
"How can I maximize the impact on a country's situation?"
As Darian pondered, a commotion suddenly came from ahead.
A large group of Sokovians were gathered in front of the municipal square, waving banners and flags, shouting slogans in the local language that Sokovia needed justice, protesting the government's inability to protect them, which had led to civil unrest.
Darian raised an eyebrow and immediately contacted Strucker's adjutant for information.
HYDRA's efficiency was extremely fast, unlike some S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents who constantly thought about holidays and rest. Soon, Darian received the intelligence he wanted.
According to the intelligence, Darian learned that this group was the local Monthly Liberators Resistance Organization.
The members of this organization were all Sokovians who had suffered from the ravages of war. Almost everyone had lost their closest relatives in the war. They were angry at the current government's incompetence but deeply loved this land and were unwilling to leave their homes.
They knew that all of this was caused by the U.S. military and local oppressors, so they formed a resistance organization to pressure the government to quell domestic unrest, arrest the local evil forces that oppressed the people, and restore peace to the country as soon as possible.
As for the U.S. military, they didn't delude themselves into thinking the country could go head-to-head with World powers.
It's worth mentioning that Wanda and Pietro were also members of this organization.
In fact, all the local volunteers in Strucker's research Base came from a part of this organization.
Strucker promised to give them the power to fight oppressors. This tempting condition made them sign up for the experiment without hesitation.
Even knowing that the experiment carried certain life risks, they were not afraid, which showed how eager the organization's members were to change the status quo.
Due to the large number of applicants, Strucker's research Base had limited capacity, and experimental resources were also very precious, making it impossible to accept so many experimenters at once. In the end, they could only adopt a lottery queuing system, conducting experiments in batches.
Strucker had never fought such an abundant battle.
In the past, when conducting live experiments, he had to send people out to secretly capture experimental subjects, which was time-consuming, laborious, and required careful concealment of traces, for fear of any leakage of information.
Now, it was great. So many people were lining up and begging to be experimental subjects. This was a scene he had truly witnessed for the first time.
It has to be said, the U.S. military was truly amazing at harming people. Even HYDRA felt inferior in this regard!
Because of the limited experimental slots, a large number of resistance organization members who failed the lottery could only continue their protest activities on the streets.
However, such protest activities were meaningless in Darian's eyes.
If the local politicians really wanted to solve the problem, they would have taken action long ago. Why wait until they went to the streets to protest?
As expected, these protesters shouted for a long time, but the government didn't even respond, as if completely ignoring them.
"These scoundrel politicians!"
The long-haired man leading the group was furious but helpless.
He knew this protest had failed again, so he had to tell everyone to disperse.
After all, everyone had to live their lives. In this country, even getting enough to eat was difficult, so they couldn't keep protesting here indefinitely. Those politicians wouldn't care about their lives.
After the crowd slowly dispersed, the long-haired man picked up the crumpled banner alone, lowered his head, and turned into the adjacent alley.
He didn't really know if what he was doing was meaningful, but he truly couldn't see a future for this country.
The Sokovia government was doing nothing, allowing those armed oppressors to run rampant, persecuting Sokovians in various ways, and plundering their already meager possessions.
But besides shouting a few times on the streets, what else could ordinary people like them do?
Just as the long-haired man was walking in the middle of the alley, a voice came from behind him.
"Do you really believe that your government will protect your rights?"
The long-haired man trembled all over, immediately turned around, and saw a figure in a White cloak slowly walking towards him from behind.
The wide hood buried his entire face in shadow, and his whole being exuded an indescribable sense of oppression.
"You, who are you?"
The long-haired man unconsciously took a small step back, his voice a little tight.
This guy in front of him didn't look like a good person. He had reason to suspect that the other party might be sent by some local force to silence him.
"You can call me, Doom."
Darian had already walked in front of the long-haired man as he spoke.
Under the faint glow of the streetlamp, the face beneath the hood was vaguely visible: a wooden mask carved with eerie runes was tightly fitted to his facial contours.
Even more chilling was that those runes were actually twisting and wriggling, as if alive.
"A demon!"
The long-haired man exclaimed, almost scared to death.
Darian: "."
Am I that scary?
Darian was immediately displeased. He instantly activated his Bodyguard spell, his entire body radiating a holy White light, and a magic sword suddenly condensed in his hand, instantly maximizing the light pollution.
"I'm giving you one chance to rephrase that. What am I?"
The long-haired man's expression drastically changed, and he immediately knelt down: "God, have you finally come to rescue us!?"
Darian: "."
It doesn't need to be that exaggerated.