Chapter 194 Frontline

"The method of recreating the serum is locked into your genetic sequence. Without Dr. Abraham Erskine, it would take us several years to crack the serum again..."

In the laboratory, Agent Carter said to Steve in front of him.

With the death of Dr. Abraham Erskine and the destruction of the last super-soldier serum, Steve became the only successful subject of the super-soldier serum experiment to date.

"The Doctor shouldn't have died like this."

After a long silence, Steve spoke in a low voice.

Dr. Abraham Erskine was a good man who changed his life, and he should not have died like this.

"No matter what, as a successful recipient of the serum injection, the doctor should be proud of you."

In response, Agent Carter couldn't help but comfort him.

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"Colonel Phillips, the committee needs answers..."

On the other hand, the Senator expressed his dissatisfaction with the previous attacks, especially the death of Dr. Abraham Erskine, which caused the entire Super Soldier Serum program to be almost shut down and unable to continue for several years. Right now, they see no results other than Steve.

Many people, including senators, cannot accept such an outcome.

"In this regard, I would like to ask the Senator why a German spy appeared in your car and sneaked into our secret base." He suppressed his inner feelings about the death and suffering of Dr. Abraham Erskine. Is it possible to attack? Colonel Phillips asked Howard who was surrounded by a huge submarine in the laboratory.

"Any progress, Mr. Howard?"

"Although I am the best mechanical engineer in the country, I still can't figure out the structure of this thing and how it works." Howard raised his eyebrows, looked at the submarine in front of him, shook his head and replied reluctantly. : "Obviously, this is a very advanced technology. According to Steve, the other party is controlling this big machine and trying to escape by sneaking in the water..."

"Not only this machine, but also the charred corpse. What happened?"

Colonel Phillips and the others also brought back the body of the escaped man.

"Mr. Colonel, I am just a mechanical engineer, not an expert in this field."

In response, Howard shrugged and couldn't help but remind Colonel Phillips.

"What is all this about?" Listening to the conversation between Howard and Colonel Phillips, the senator couldn't help but ask.

"Hydra Hydra," he said the name Steve heard before the man died. Colonel Phillips turned to look at the senator aside: "Sir, I have mentioned them in the briefing. ”

"I'm not just focused on one of your experiments, Colonel. I have a lot to do."

Frowning, the senator replied with an unhappy look on his face.

"Hydra is the secret research department of the Communist Party, led by John Schmidt, but he obviously has greater ambitions." Agent Carter spoke up and introduced the situation of Hydra.

"In fact, I already had a phone call with Mr. President this morning. Starting today, the Strategic Science Department has a new mission. We are going to fight Hydra to the death." After receiving the introduction from Agent Carter, Colonel Phillips turned around and announced , with the death of his partner Dr. Abraham Erskine, the super soldier plan has lost the possibility of continuing, and Colonel Phillips has to change his plan goals again.

"So, Agent Carter, pack your bags, and Mr. Howard, you too, we're heading to London tonight."

"Sir, if you want to deal with Johann Schmidt, I'll join you!"

After hearing what Colonel Phillips said, Steve couldn't help but ask.

"No." He rejected Steve's request without hesitation.

Colonel Phillips looked at Steve, who was taller than himself, and said in a deep voice: "You are only one person, and what I need is an army. You alone are not enough for the war."

After saying that, without waiting for Steve to respond, Colonel Phillips turned around and left the laboratory.

"Actually, I don't quite agree with Colonel Phillips' views." Stepping forward to stand in front of the silent Steve, the senator looked at the tall figure in front of him: "Steve, you are different. The value of your existence is not just to stay in the laboratory, are you willing to appear on the battlefield and serve the country?"

"Sir, I can't ask for more!"

The senator's words obviously convinced Steve, and he agreed without thinking.

"Congratulations, you've been promoted."

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Italy, inside a U.S. military camp five miles from the front line.

Li Ran looked at the "Captain America" ​​comic in his hand, and looked at the character on the cover who was somewhat similar to Steve, and couldn't help laughing. Steve may never have dreamed that after being injected with the super soldier serum, his first task would not be to defend the country, but to become a special actor, traveling around selling national debt.

"Did you hear? Captain America will come to our place to give a speech today."

"Captain America, you mean the clown in costume, what is he doing here?"

"I can guarantee that a coward like a soft-footed shrimp will cry out of fear as soon as he hears the sound of bullets..."

"I'm not talking about Captain America. I heard that he also brought a group of beautiful women to perform."

"Oh, woman..."

Outside the military camp, the noisy sounds gradually faded away. Li Ran lowered his head and looked at the comics in his hands, and then looked up at the actual legend on the system data panel.

[Legendary]: 42015

Although there are a lot of legends at the moment, there is still a big gap between what Li Ran expected.

Maybe, when Steve comes to the military camp, I can take advantage of more opportunities...

Here, Li Ran is secretly thinking about preparations for the arrival of Captain America.

The next second, the ticking sound of the pointer sounded in his ears again.

Hearing the rapid ticking sound, Li Ran couldn't help but look solemn. He had a hunch in his heart that when the next time the pointer sounded again, it might mean the end of his time travel.

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"Okay, are you ready to join me in destroying Adolf?"

On the front line, on a makeshift stage, Steve, wearing a cheap uniform, held up a shield with the United States national emblem printed on it and shouted to the soldiers in front of him.

However, obviously, these soldiers were looking forward to the girls dancing with him more than Steve's empty speech.

Steve was in a bad mood after being kicked off the stage in embarrassment.

His ideal is to become a warrior who protects his home and country, rather than being put on a tight suit and being treated like a monkey on the stage for people's entertainment like he is now.

However, although he was not happy about the situation in front of him, Steve had to continue. Compared with staying in the laboratory for research, at least he still had a certain degree of freedom in front of him. Although this freedom Along with a lot of ridicule.

"That's what super soldiers turn out to be."

Alone, painting in silence while passing the time.

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind Steve. Turning around, Steve saw Dio Brando, who had participated in training with him, looking at him with a look that made him ashamed: "A clown who sings and dances on the stage? If that's the case, I I’m glad you were chosen in the first place.”

"This was not originally part of the plan."

Dio Brando's words made Steve fall into silence. After a while, he spoke: "It's just that something went wrong, so..."

"You will become an acrobat. I watched your performance. At least it is much better than when you were training."

Dio Brando's merciless ridicule made Steve subconsciously clenched his fists. However, the next moment, he loosened his fists as if he had thought of something, with a look of decadence on his face.

Indeed, as Dio Brando said, he is now more like a circus performer than a soldier.

Looking at the depressed Steve in front of him, Dio Brando spoke again, provoking: "So, you plan to continue like this, as an acrobat?"

"Of course not, I..."

Opening his mouth, Steve was about to say something when a rapid shout suddenly came from the camp not far away.

Looking around, he saw a seriously injured soldier being carried out of a medical vehicle.

"Is this? Has the war on the frontline reached this level?"

Having been performing everywhere in tight clothes, Steve had almost forgotten the cruelty of war.

"It wasn't this serious before. Ever since a guy named John Schmidt sent out a terrible force, our personnel have been suffering casualties. Two hundred soldiers fought, and less than fifty came back. The 107th Infantry Regiment The casualties were the most severe, and many of the soldiers were either killed or captured..."

"107th Infantry Regiment?!"

Dio Brando's description made Steve feel the cruelty of war again, and the situation of the 107th Infantry Regiment made his expression suddenly change.

If Steve remembers correctly, his good friend Bucky Barnes served in the 107th Infantry Regiment.

If what Dio Brando said is correct...

Thinking of this, Steve immediately stopped being silent.

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"Colonel Phillips!"

On the front line, within the camp, Steve found Colonel Phillips.

"Isn't this our man with the star on his chest and great ambition? What are you going to do with me?"

Looking at Steve appearing in front of him, Colonel Phillips couldn't help but taunted. Colonel Phillips clearly has some serious opinions about Steve's ultimate choice to serve the Congressman rather than help him reverse-derive the super-soldier serum's research.

"I would like to have a casualty list from the Battle of Bolzano."

Ignoring Colonel Phillips's taunts, Steve requested.

"You have no right to order me around, boy."

"I just want to know about Sergeant Bucky Barnes of the 107th Infantry Regiment."

Colonel Phillips glanced at Dio Brando who was standing aside. Obviously, Steve could not know the situation in the army unless someone told him. He was silent for a moment, then stood up and looked at the thick letter in his hand to reply. He said: "I signed a lot of condolence letters today. Although I don't know which one it is, I have an impression of this name. I am very sorry."

"..."

Colonel Phillips' reply made Steve fall into silence.

After a long time, he spoke and continued to ask: "What about the others, are you ready to rescue them?"

Shaking his head, Colonel Phillips replied in a deep voice: "We must put the overall situation first."

Colonel Phillips' answer was difficult for Steve to accept: "Since you know they are there, why don't you go..."

"They are thirty miles away from the enemy camp. If we want to rescue them, they must pass through the most heavily guarded location in the entire war. After the rescue, we will lose more men. We must make a choice. This is war. Of course, I am not I hope you can understand this, after all, you are just a clown dancing in tights."

After saying all this, Colonel Phillips ignored Steve in front of him and turned to deal with other things.

Today, they had suffered heavy losses and had a lot of work waiting for him to do.

Turning his head and looking at the figure of Colonel Phillips passing him, Steve set his sights on the map in front of him, which clearly marked the locations where the soldiers were captured.

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"It doesn't look like you intend to obey the Colonel's orders."

In the temporarily prepared performance props camp, Dio Brando looked at Steve who was packing the equipment and said.

"I can't just watch so many people die there like this." Picking up his shield, Steve looked at Dio Brando in front of him and replied: "Besides, I don't believe Bucky died like this. , I need to prove it myself.”

"Are you going to sneak into the local camp like this?"

Looking at Steve who was wearing simple equipment in front of him, Dio Brando spoke again: "With your current appearance, let alone sneaking into the enemy camp, I don't think you can even get through the front line."

"I don't have time. One minute late means they will be in more danger."

Steve also knew that he might not be able to do it on his own, but Colonel Phillips' attitude was quite determined that he would not have any help.

"Perhaps, I can help you." Looking at Steve, who was about to fight alone and break into the enemy camp, Li Ran, before Dio Brando spoke, turned to look not far away and said, "Just in time, they are here. .”

As Dio Brando finished speaking, Steve immediately saw Agent Carter bringing Howard to him.

"Steve."

"Peggy..."