Deidara, with his hands in his pockets, looked at the barrier before them and remarked, "The technological disparity on this planet is astonishing, isn't it? Such a large-scale illusion, Itachi, can your Sharingan achieve this?"
Uchiha Itachi activated his Sharingan and observed the barrier, then replied, "This isn't an illusion; it's an energy barrier. It not only hides the interior but also has high defensive capabilities. Even with my Mangekyō Sharingan, I can't create something on this scale."
Hearing this, Deidara pinched the clay in his ninja pouch and asked, "Should I blast through this barrier?"
Itachi considered it, recalling the jets that had flown out from this area, and said, "Not yet. We might have a better way to infiltrate."
Itachi then formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone to scout and gather information.
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Meanwhile-
T'Challa was engaged in combat with Winter Soldier Five. Despite his opponent's use of weapons, T'Challa's Black Panther suit turned his entire body into a weapon.
Facing Winter Soldier Five's powerful slash, T'Challa sidestepped and countered with a vibranium claw strike aimed at his opponent's forearm.
Winter Soldier Five quickly shifted his slash to a sweep, targeting T'Challa's arm. Without the Black Panther suit, T'Challa would have had to defend, but the suit's protection meant he didn't need to worry about taking damage. His priority was to injure his opponent.
"Clang!"
"Ugh!"
Winter Soldier Five's blade struck T'Challa's abdomen, sending him flying, but not without consequence. Five deep claw marks appeared on Winter Soldier Five's left forearm, bleeding profusely.
T'Challa, seeing his opponent injured, attacked even more fiercely. With the vibranium suit's defense, he focused solely on offense.
Winter Soldier Five's injuries multiplied rapidly, his combat effectiveness, stamina, and endurance waning. Finally, T'Challa executed a powerful strike, piercing his heart.
With Winter Soldier Five down, T'Challa saw his father, T'Chaka, decapitate Winter Soldier Six with his own blade.
With the two obstacles removed, T'Challa said, "Father, let's split up and deal with these mercenaries."
T'Chaka nodded, saying, "Go, eliminate these invaders. We don't need any prisoners."
The Black Panther father and son sprinted down different streets, continuing their mission to eradicate the enemy forces.
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On the other side-
W'Kabi, leading the Wakandan soldiers, had successfully blocked all the main routes and exits of the border city, pushing inward steadily.
In the city's sky, Okoye led the aerial units, quickly scanning and locating the Winter Soldier squad. There was no need for close-quarters combat as the aircraft unleashed a relentless barrage of laser missiles.
Under the continuous strikes, the seven-member squad of winter soldiers was wiped out before they could reach the command vehicle. The person they intended to protect had already perished before them.
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In the HYDRA base-
Pierce appeared via virtual projection and asked, "How is the attack on Wakanda progressing?"
A HYDRA officer reported, "Leader, we lost contact with them about half an hour ago."
"What?" Pierce was taken aback by the news.
Losing contact?
He had dispatched a nine-member Winter Soldier squad, supplemented by a large number of mercenaries and a small elite HYDRA force, all equipped with heavy weaponry. How could they encounter trouble in Wakanda?
"Leader, as soon as we lost contact, I sent a team to investigate. However, it will take them two hours to reach Wakanda."
Pierce shouted, "Two hours? If something has gone wrong, two hours is enough time for our men to be slaughtered. Deploy all the satellites we can, and get images of Wakanda's current situation from above."
The officer responded, "I've already redirected two satellites towards Wakanda. In about three minutes, we should have visual confirmation of the situation."
Pierce nodded, "Good, then we'll wait three minutes. I want to see what Wakanda is hiding that could cause my team to go silent."
Three minutes later, the officer turned to an operator and ordered, "Capture images of Wakanda's capital immediately."
The operator exclaimed, "Oh my god, how is this possible?"
The officer asked, "What's happening?"
"Sir, for some reason, there's a special magnetic field over Wakanda. The satellite images show nothing but white dots. We can't see anything."
Pierce stroked his chin and mused, "To shield the entire capital from satellite view... they must be hiding a lot. Ensure it's not a satellite malfunction by redirecting a few more satellites to investigate."
"Yes, Leader."
"If we reestablish contact or capture images of Wakanda, notify me immediately."
"Yes, Leader."
After giving these instructions, Alexander Pierce terminated his virtual projection.
Emerging from his safe house, he returned to his office, focusing on the remaining 10 kilograms of vibranium in Nick Fury's possession. He contemplated getting his laboratories to apply for the use of this vibranium.
It seems that the laboratories under his control need to find a reason to apply for the use of these vibraniums.
Pierce thought of two plans. One was to let these laboratories resume their previous vibranium research projects, and the other was to apply for vibranium to investigate the reason why the Sand Puppet Shop needed vibranium.
With these plans in mind, Pierce swiftly took action, directing HYDRA-controlled labs to start applying for vibranium research projects.
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