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They are now deep behind enemy lines, surrounded by Hydra soldiers. Finding a completely safe place is no easy task. Moreover, they are carrying a seriously wounded soldier who could die at any moment.

"Captain, I think we should go straight to the factory."

Just then, Chu Hang suddenly spoke up.

All eyes immediately turned to him.

Steve looked at him with some surprise: "Chu Hang? You mean?"

“What I mean is, the most dangerous place is often the safest place.” The super soldier serum seemed to have enhanced Chu Hang’s thinking, making his mind clearer than ever before. He pointed to the area in the distance that was brightly lit by searchlights, “Hydra would never have imagined that instead of running away, we would walk right into their trap. Their main force was lured away by you just now, and the factory’s defenses are now more vulnerable than ever before.”

He paused, then continued, "Besides, there must be a medical room in the factory. If we can sneak in, we can save Gabu. After saving him, we can also blow up the factory and rescue our captured brothers. It's a win-win-win situation, much better than us wandering around aimlessly in this freezing weather like headless flies."

Chu Hang's words were reasonable, well-founded, and clearly organized.

The team members listened and felt that it made sense.

Dugan, with a cigar in his mouth, pondered for a while and then nodded: "This kid is right. With Gabe in our arms, we can't go far at all. Rather than being chased to death by Hydra's pursuers like rabbits, we might as well do something big with them."

Steve looked at Chu Hang, a hint of approval in his eyes. He realized that Chu Hang had not only undergone physical changes, but his thinking and courage had also grown remarkably. This courage to turn the tables in dire straits was precisely the quality an excellent commander must possess.

"Okay, let's do it this way!" Steve decided immediately. "Target: Hydra factory!"

Once the decision was made, the team immediately began to act.

Gabu was lifted onto a makeshift stretcher, carried by two strong team members. Chu Hang wanted to help too; he felt like he had inexhaustible strength. He figured he could carry Gabu on his shoulders and run without even breaking a sweat, let alone lift a stretcher.

But Dugan rejected his proposal.

“You and the captain are the strongest firepower in our team. You two are responsible for clearing the way and covering the rear, and be ready to deal with any emergencies.” Dugan patted him on the shoulder, and then without saying a word, stuffed most of the captured ammunition and grenades into his backpack.

The backpack was heavy, probably weighing fifty or sixty pounds. In the past, Chu Hang would have been out of breath after carrying it for just a few steps. But now, he just casually slung it over his shoulder, and it felt like he was carrying a schoolbag—light and weightless.

"This guy……"

Logan, standing to the side, watched Chu Hang's relaxed and carefree demeanor and let out a low growl. His beastly intuition told him once again that this Eastern boy had completely transformed into a "monster" unlike any of them.

The team set off again.

Steve led the way, shield in hand, like a drawn sword, clearing a path for the team.

Chu Hang volunteered to walk at the very back of the group, responsible for bringing up the rear.

Carrying heavy equipment on his back and holding a captured MP40 submachine gun in his hand, he followed the group with light steps. The superhuman physical abilities granted by the Super Soldier Serum made him feel no fatigue whatsoever. He even had the leisure to carefully observe his surroundings as he walked.

His senses played a crucial role at that moment.

As they passed through a dense pine forest, Chu Hang suddenly raised his hand and called out in a low voice.

The entire team stopped instantly, everyone raising their guns warily and looking around.

"What's wrong?" Steve, who was walking at the front, turned around and asked.

“Ahead, about three hundred meters away, on the other side of the ridge, there’s a patrol team approaching.” Chu Hang closed his eyes and listened carefully. “There aren’t many of them, maybe five or six. They’re moving very slowly and seem very relaxed.”

The team members were stunned.

Three hundred meters away? On the other side of the ridge? How the hell could they possibly hear that?

Dugan pressed his ear to the ground and listened for a long time, but heard nothing but the sound of the wind. He looked at Chu Hang with suspicion: "Kid, are you sure you didn't hear wrong? I can't hear anything at all?"

Only Steve, upon hearing Chu Hang's words, had no doubt whatsoever. His own hearing had also been greatly enhanced; although he couldn't hear as clearly as Chu Hang, he vaguely sensed something unusual.

He immediately made the judgment: "Everyone, take cover! Don't make a sound!"

Although the team members had their doubts, they obeyed their captain's orders unconditionally. Everyone immediately scattered and quickly hid themselves using the surrounding trees and rocks.

Chu Hang also found a sturdy pine tree, leaned against it, and held his breath.

Time passed by minute by minute.

About three or four minutes later, just as some team members began to doubt whether Chu Hang had made a mistake, a series of chaotic footsteps and German conversations finally came from behind the ridge.

Immediately afterwards, a six-man Hydra patrol team came down the ridge, cursing and swearing, repeating exactly what Chu Hang had said.

In that instant, all the gazes directed at Chu Hang changed.

If his previous miraculous resurrection had left them shocked and incredulous, then his now-like ability to warn others, as if he could hear everything, now brought them a real sense of security and awe.

On the battlefield, a sentry who can spot the enemy in advance is invaluable!

The patrol was completely unaware that they had just passed by Death's scythe. Only after they had lazily walked away did Steve gesture for the group to continue.

As Steve passed by Chu Hang, he gave him a deep look and whispered, "Well done."

Chu Hang smiled but didn't say anything.

He knew that from this moment on, he had truly become a part of this legendary team.

And his enhanced body has only just begun to reveal its terrifying value.

Chapter 24 Sentry duty? I'm an expert at this!

The group continued through the woods, but the atmosphere had completely changed.

Although they were a team before, it was ultimately a temporary group, so there was some distance between them. But after the ambush and counterattack just now, especially after Chu Hang's amazing "ears of the wind" skill, all the little grudges in everyone's hearts instantly disappeared.

Now, they look at Chu Hang as if he were some rare treasure.

Dugan, the old chain smoker, even unusually stubbed out his precious cigar, leaned over to Chu Hang, nudged him with his elbow, and whispered with a wink, "Hey kid, you've got some ears. Let me tell you, with that skill, once the war's over, you could go to the casinos in Monaco and win all those noblemen's underwear."

Chu Hang was both amused and exasperated. He thought to himself, "My senses, enhanced by the Super Soldier Serum, would be too beneath me to listen to dice. Besides, someone who knows the stock market's trajectory for the next few decades, why would I need to gamble? What a joke!"

Even Logan, who had always treated him with disdain, had softened his previously unapproachable and fierce demeanor considerably. He still didn't say anything, but when walking, he would consciously or unconsciously maintain a distance from Chu Hang that allowed him to provide support at any moment. Chu Hang could sense that the beast-like wariness that had once emanated from this guy had vanished.

This could be considered a form of recognition, Chu Hang thought to himself with a smug smile. Indeed, no matter what world you're in, recognition earned through hard work is always the most solid and reliable.

The group walked for another half hour or so. The snow under their feet grew thinner and thinner, and the fresh scent of the forest gradually faded, replaced by a cold smell of industrial waste and metal. Steve, who was at the front, suddenly raised his hand, and the entire group immediately stopped as if a pause button had been pressed. Everyone silently crouched at the edge of the woodland, blending into the darkness.

Chu Hang followed Steve's gaze, and the next second, he felt his breath catch in his throat.

Oh my god.

Beyond the woodland lay a vast, almost extravagantly open snowfield. At the edge of the snowfield, a colossal steel fortress, like a primordial beast slumbering in the darkness, lay menacingly on the horizon.

Is this Hydra's factory?

Chu Hang had been to many places in his previous life and seen some large industrial parks, but none of them could compare to the monster before him. This wasn't a factory; it was clearly a military fortress built for war!

The thick walls, dozens of meters high, were covered with layers of crisscrossing barbed wire, whistling mournfully in the cold wind. Every fifty meters or so, there was a towering concrete watchtower, its top adorned with a huge searchlight that, like the emotionless eyes of a demon, scanned every inch of the surrounding land at a constant frequency, illuminating the pale white snowfield surrounding the factory as bright as day.

Under the blinding beam of light, Chu Hang could even clearly see the German standard MG42 machine gun mounted on the watchtower with his enhanced vision. The dark muzzle seemed poised to spew forth a deadly tongue of fire, tearing any creature that dared approach to shreds.

Squads of fully armed Hydra soldiers in black uniforms, leading packs of burly, ferocious military dogs, tirelessly patrolled along fixed routes beneath the wall. Their footsteps were perfectly synchronized, crunching on the snow like precise killing machines.

The entire factory was armed to the teeth, resembling a gigantic steel hedgehog. Just one glance at it instilled a deep sense of powerlessness, leaving one utterly bewildered and unsure where to begin.

“It seems Schmidt has staked all of Hydra’s resources on this.” Dugan lit another cigar at some point, then stubbed it out on the ground with a grimace. “Trying to get in from the front is no different than lining up to meet God.”

Everyone fell silent. The oppressive feeling emanating from the fortress before them was overwhelming; it was like an invisible but undeniably present wall, pressing down on everyone's hearts. Let alone these dozen or so men, even an entire regiment would likely be battered and bruised by this defensive line composed of steel, concrete, and death.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Chu Hang once again.

Those eyes held anticipation, nervousness, and a last glimmer of hope.

Chu Hang suddenly felt immense pressure. He knew what everyone was thinking. Since he could hear footsteps on the other side of the ridge 300 meters away, could he also find a tiny flaw in this seemingly impregnable fortress?

"I...I'll try."

Chu Hang took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, he focused all his attention on his hearing and vision. The super soldier serum in his body activated every cell in his body, maximizing the enhancement of his senses. All the sounds around him seemed to be filtered out: the rustling of the wind through the treetops, the tense breathing and heartbeats of his teammates... all became distant and indistinct.

In his world, all that remained was the enormous factory in front of him.

Countless sounds, like a tidal wave bursting its banks, flooded his ears.

A slight squeaking sound came from the bearings, indicating a lack of lubrication, when the searchlight was turned on...

The patrol team's footsteps made subtle differences in texture on different surfaces: a "crunch" from the snow, a "click" from the cobblestones...

The deep growls emanating from the military dogs' throats, and the swishing sound of their claws scraping against the frozen ground...

He could even hear a very faint buzzing sound from the barbed wire on the wall, caused by the high-voltage electricity...

To the average person, these sounds are nothing more than a jumble of noise. But in Chu Hang's mind, they are quickly analyzed, organized, and categorized, and then, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, they are pieced together to create an incredibly clear and precise three-dimensional sound map.

Time ticked by, and Chu Hang's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, his face turning pale. This extreme level of perception was far more draining on his mental energy than he had imagined. He felt like his brain was an overloaded computer, burning up almost instantly.

"On the east side of the wall, there are two fixed machine gun bunkers, providing crossfire that can cover the entire area without any blind spots. Patrols change shifts here every fifteen minutes, and each shift has about a thirty-second gap in firepower, but that time is too short for us to do anything."

"The main entrance is on the south side, where the defenses are the most tight. I could hear the heartbeats of at least twenty soldiers who have been stationed there for a long time. Behind the gate, there are two engines idling, which should be armored vehicles."

Chu Hang recounted the information he had "heard" one by one, and the more detailed his account, the more the team members' hearts sank.

This defense is absolutely flawless.

"The west side..." Chu Hang paused, as if trying to discern something, "There is a blind spot in the coverage area of ​​the searchlights on the west side. In the gap between the two beams, near the corner, a dark area will appear for about three seconds every minute and twenty seconds."

Upon hearing this, several team members' eyes lit up, but Chu Hang's next words poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"However, the voltage of the barbed wire in that area was the highest, and the electrical hum I heard was louder than elsewhere. And... under that patch of snow, I heard many extremely faint 'clicking' sounds of metal firing pins being frozen shut. There were landmines buried underneath."

The line was deathly silent.

Is there really no other way?

Steve's brows furrowed tightly, like two drawn swords. He looked at Chu Hang's face, which was pale from intense concentration, and was about to tell him to take a break and not push himself too hard when Chu Hang suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes gleamed with an almost frenzied excitement, as if a traveler who had trekked through the desert for three days and three nights had finally spotted an oasis.

"On the north side! Near the riverbank! There's a drainage ditch there!"

He pointed to the dark riverbank north of the factory, his voice quickening with excitement: "I heard dripping water! Very rhythmic, one drop after another, not a natural sound. The sound is coming from a large pipe, probably the factory's drainage outlet! There are the fewest guards there, probably because the smell is so awful. I heard the patrol teams instinctively hold their breath and quicken their pace to avoid it every time they pass by!"

He took a breath and continued, "The most crucial thing is! I heard a slight rattling sound from the iron gate at the pipe opening, a 'clang...clang...' sound, as if the bolts securing it have loosened due to years of water erosion!"

These three words, like a bolt of lightning piercing the sky, instantly illuminated the gloom of despair in everyone's hearts.

Steve's eyes lit up instantly, as if stars were burning in his blue pupils.

"Well done, Chu Hang!" He could no longer contain his excitement and punched Chu Hang hard in the shoulder. The force was so great that the old Chu Hang would probably have collapsed on the spot, but now, he only felt a slight numbness in his shoulder. The seriousness on Steve's face vanished, replaced by a burning fighting spirit. "That's the way in!"

Logan joined in, his wildly sensitive nose twitching as he grinned, revealing a savage smile: "That kid was right. I think I can smell that pungent odor on the wind. It's definitely strong."

Now that we've found a breakthrough, things will be much easier.