Chapter 716 - 688: The Fallen Subverter

Wheezing—

The thruster’s speed was slowing down, and the built-in air-fuel replenishment system was running short.

Spanning across mountains and oceans, Lille’s computational capacity was waning, and as an AI, his thoughts were becoming increasingly sluggish.

Such intense combat and long-distance flight had pushed the limits of this body’s potential to the extreme.

He began to clear most of his thinking, pushing the limits of calculation to maintain the allocation of resources for the body, to avoid falling or losing the cover of the environment.

The remaining cognition was barely enough to allow him to enjoy the scenery along the way.

The ocean was blue, free of ubiquitous chemical pollution; the sky was clear, without the smoke and dust from massive explosions; the forests were vibrant, populated with diverse plants covering the mountains and wild animals watching him...

Watching him as the "extraterrestrial visitor."

This land was primitive and serene, sparsely populated, and even when people were seen, it was a picture of "harmony between humans and nature."

This made him feel very familiar, very at ease...

It was as if he was home.

In the wilderness, an electric pickup was speeding through the fields of Latovia.

Christopher’s left eye was equipped with an ultra-high magnification electronic telescope, continually locking onto the falling Lille under the control of the brain-computer interface.

"Faster, faster!"

"It’s already at the fastest speed!"

Christopher was anxious: he believed that Lille could evade the pursuers in the sky, but such an obvious crash would soon be noticed.

Note that while Latovia was a region with a lack of jurisdiction, all surrounding areas were war zones!

If someone sees it, information will spread, and there’s no escaping the eyes and ears of nations or even enemies—

Every minute, every second is precious!

[Maya: Have you found him?]

[Christopher: We are about to reach the landing site! Ms. Maya, don’t worry, even if I die, I won’t let Lille be seized by others!]

Boom—

Lille crashed into the fields at high speed, breaking large trees and appearing strikingly in the woods.

...

Houston.

Dalio was extremely annoyed: due to the network disruption, he was completely unaware of how the plan was proceeding.

But once communication was restored...

Two Presidents appeared!

[Alexander: We destroyed the Raptor Fighter, but no one was inside...]

"Useless!"

Dalio’s hand suddenly grew massive: purple skin, knotted muscles, even sturdier than Peter when he transformed into a Lizard Man!

The arm smashed against the wall—

Boom!

The building trembled! The reinforced wall was forcefully punched into a giant pit!

Barnes survived, and even that crippled kid didn’t die!

Alexander could only see Dalio’s holographic image projection, not his actions, as this wasn’t a video call.

But such a roar made him very uncomfortable inside...

And for some reason, he was slightly trembling.

"...He must have escaped to another place... another place... either Zhuya City or..."

[Alexander: Our allies in Eastern Europe discovered something falling, looked like a meteor, seems to have landed in Latovia...]

"It must be him!"

Dalio became restless at the thought of Lille still alive, and the thought of Lille made him unable to control his emotions, the thought of that kid alive...

He felt like pounding him to smithereens personally!

Unfortunately, he couldn’t.

[Alexander: We can continue the pursuit on our side, but need more funding. You know the European Union might not be so easy to infiltrate with our allies and forces...

They’re very unhappy with our operations, or rather have already lodged serious protests.]

"Two nuclear bombs will make them obedient."

Sometimes Alexander felt Hydra was indeed trash.

Especially compared to this young man opposite: he devised the idea of directly altering laws, supported the kill-or-capture policy for combat, and now he wanted to throw nuclear bombs...

Alexander had no doubt that if Dalio was allowed to handle the plan independently, he would immediately order Ellis to move the nuclear arsenal.

Fortunately, the military, whether supporting Ellis or Barnes, or those maintaining neutrality... would not easily follow the President’s order to launch nuclear weapons.

Thinking of this, the Hydra leader found himself somewhat weak in the attribute of "evil"...

[Alexander: Uh... We still need to solve the issue of civil war first, otherwise directly using the nuclear arsenal might be...]

"Your agents are really a bunch of trash and waste, from our collaboration till now, the ones needing elimination weren’t killed by you.

If it weren’t for those pieces of equipment, those devices I sponsored, you’d spend your lives as rats, killing each other with that cult-like brainless training..."

Alexander frowned hearing Dalio’s words: not like he just had a few lousy bucks!

If it weren’t for the plan to rule the world, specifically teaching this younger one a lesson...

Dalio slumped onto the sofa: "Can you truly complete the task?"

[Alexander: Of course, we at least gained half of Mei Country.]

Sometimes, Dalio felt that those seeking his investment were all of the same type: boasting one better than the other, turning failure into success with the skill and cheek of one being stronger and thicker than another.

[Alexander: But you also know, in this situation, if handled poorly, continuing to adopt aggressive measures may easily... evolve into world war.]

Hydra was genuinely afraid.

The old leader Red Skull would certainly get along with Dalio, but years of hiding had already caused a huge change in the organization’s style.

They preferred ruling the world with fear in the shadows, imposing order with an iron fist...

Rather than starting another world war.

"Tsk... You’re a spineless coward, but since you need time, I’ll need more benefits.

Hurry up and deal with that kid, I’ll handle domestic matters."

...

Latovia, this place remained in a feudal societal stage.

The Latovia Grand Duke ruled here, living an isolated life like an Emperor—

This isolation mainly meant almost no political issues troubled him, but in trade, he often bought modern military devices, vehicles, or electronic equipment from outside black intermediaries.

So when such significant events happened in the world, what he complained about was not being able to watch TV dramas.

Zap—

The television flickered, but instead of a drama, a man wearing strange military uniforms appeared.

He knew this man because sometimes he bought things from him.

He was the Baron Strak next door in Sokovia.

[Baron Strak: Grand Duke, something fell on your land.]

[Baron Strak: That thing will destroy your country and overturn your rule.]