Marvel With Zanpakutou

The sudden mission made the man somewhat dazed.

Not long ago, he had seen one Celestial, the supreme being of the Celestials, the Judge Arishem.

That towering body as vast as a star, capable of blocking out the sky and sun with a single hand, capable of making galaxies collapse with a casual gaze, still left a deep impression on him even now—and that had merely been a projection.

But now, the mission issued by the system directly told him that a Celestial was about to be born.

He had already experienced how terrifying Celestials were.

In his current state, where his memories had not fully recovered, facing a true Celestial was not a difficulty that a mere projection could compare to.

"No wonder Arishem appeared so furious back then."

The man furrowed his brows, recalling Arishem’s various reactions at the time, and vaguely guessed part of the truth.

For the supreme being of the Celestials to pay such close attention to Earth, this was likely the only possibility. Those people who called themselves Eternals were probably also here because of the soon-to-be-born "Tiamut."

"Luka... are you unhappy?" Yvette was like a startled rabbit, nervously clutching the corner of the man’s clothes and shrinking tightly into his arms, seemingly afraid that she would be abandoned.

"Yvette, don’t worry. It’s something else." The man came back to his senses, looked at the uneasy girl in his arms, stroked her smooth golden hair, and gently said: "No matter what happens, I won’t leave you behind."

Perhaps the man’s gentle tone and sincere gaze slightly eased Yvette’s nervousness.

"Then... pinky promise..." Yvette gently bit her lips, stretched out her little finger, and looked at the man expectantly: "Grandpa said that after a pinky promise, you’re not allowed to go back on it."

The man smiled and stretched out his hand, hooking his little finger with the girl’s: "I swear, I will never leave you, no matter what happens."

"I swear..." The girl’s pure and innocent eyes deeply engraved the man into her heart: "I will always stay with Luka. No matter what happens, I will never leave you."

After making the oath, the girl relaxed a lot. Her tense body softened, and she clung tightly to the man, closing her eyes in exhaustion: "Luka, take me away from here, okay?"

"Okay, but..."

Looking at the girl hanging from him like a koala, the man was somewhat caught between laughter and tears: "Yvette, don’t hold on so tightly. Come down, and I’ll take you away from here."

"I don’t want to!"

Yvette decisively shook her head and refused. Her arms hugged the man even tighter, pressing close against his chest: "I want to stay in Luka’s arms. I don’t want to go anywhere else."

Facing the coquettish girl, the man was naturally helpless. He could only hold the girl tightly and say: "Hold on tight. I’ll take you away from here."

"Mm..."

Yvette buried her head in his arms and answered in a muffled voice.

Whoosh!

With a Flash Step, the man disappeared from the spot.

Only, he seemed to have forgotten that there was still one person here—Steve, who had fainted.

A long time after they left, a black beetle-like creature slowly crawled out from the passage. It stared at the ruined laboratory, its eyes revealing a vicious and resentful look.

"Damn bastard!"

The black carapace creature was still shaken and cursed viciously: "Luckily I was cautious and left behind one parasite in advance, otherwise I really would have died!"

That terrifying azure flame was simply its nemesis.

The moment it touched the flame, it was completely ignited, without even a chance to split again. Moreover, even if only one parasite was burned, all parasites could feel the same heart-piercing, bone-eroding pain.

Fortunately, it was a collective body of parasites.

So even if only one remained, as long as it was given some time, it could recover to its original state.

"Steve Rogers... hehehe... I didn’t expect him to actually leave you for me."

Hive’s only remaining parasite stared greedily at Steve and laughed coldly: "Once I control your body, I’ll recover very quickly!"

Although he was not as ideal a choice as Yvette, there was no other option now.

The black carapace parasite was not fast, but it drew closer and closer to Steve, as though it could already smell that tempting scent.

Just as the body was getting closer and closer, Steve groggily opened his eyes.

In an instant, four eyes, one large and one small pair, met.

"Hi... Hive?!" Steve’s mind went blank, but the instant he saw the bug, his entire body immediately tensed.

"Damn it! He actually woke up at this time!" Hive cursed inwardly, but the situation was already urgent. Before Steve could react, it fiercely pounced toward his face.

"Not good!"

Steve’s pupils dilated, and his expression instantly changed.

Although he tried his utmost to dodge, his injuries were far too serious. He had no chance to react before that parasite burrowed into his body.

A will that did not belong to him was fighting for control of this body.

He could clearly feel another will inside him constantly devouring and squeezing his mind, forcibly taking over this body. That powerless feeling nearly drove him to despair.

But an even more despairing matter came afterward!

Steve gathered all his spiritual power, forcibly guarding the deepest part of his mind, the last trace of self-consciousness, bravely resisting Hive’s devouring.

But at that moment, several figures rushed in from the metal passage. Seeing the paralyzed Steve Rogers, they nervously rushed forward and shouted: "Over here! I found Captain America! His condition is very bad right now!"

Then that person glanced at him and comforted him: "Don’t worry. We were sent by the general to support you. The plane is outside. We’ll be home soon, Captain America."

"Hehehehe... what good luck."

Hive laughed wildly inside his mind: "Once we return to your base, I’ll split off a parasite and occupy your general’s body!"

Damn it!

He absolutely could not let its scheme succeed!

Otherwise, the entire upper echelon of America would become its puppets!

Thinking of that terrifying consequence, Steve felt a chill run through him and frantically tried to seize back control of his body and tell them the truth.

But Hive’s control was too powerful. It was not something he could resist. Merely maintaining a trace of self-consciousness was already extremely difficult for him, let alone fighting for control of his body.

The rescue operation was extremely fast. Steve could only watch helplessly as he was carried onto the transport plane.

The plane was flying toward the direction of the camp. Howard, Carter, the general... and countless others were all waiting for him at the base.

But if Hive followed him back, everyone would die!

"No... I won’t allow it!!!"

Steve’s eyes widened in fury. His powerful will erupted, and his spiritual power roared as it drove Hive’s consciousness out.

Control of the body briefly returned to his hands. Steve did not even have time to inform the others. His five fingers formed a tiger claw and viciously dug into his chest, forcibly gouging out a large bloody chunk of flesh.

Hive, which was residing near his heart, was directly dug out by this ruthless action.

Hive never expected that just when it was about to succeed, it could still be overturned. But it was far too weak without a body. Seeing Steve’s foot stepping down, it flapped its wings in terror and flew toward another dumbfounded soldier.

"Damn it!"

Steve reached out to grab it, but he was one step too late.

Hive directly burrowed into that person’s brain, rooted itself deep inside, and took control of the body. It stared coldly at Steve: "I didn’t expect you to still overturn the situation, but unfortunately, you’ve already lost, Steve Rogers!"

"As long as I’m here, don’t even think about succeeding!"

Steve gritted his teeth and no longer held back. He punched that person’s head.

That person was powerless to resist, and his head was smashed apart by one punch.

"Hahaha... you fell for it, Steve!" Hive grinned savagely: "I’ve already absorbed enough nutrients. Now I can split into ten parasites. I want to see how many you can kill!"

Inside the transport cabin, ten parasites split into several groups and flew wildly in different directions.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Steve was horrified and stepped forward to pursue several parasites, but then heard screams coming from the cockpit.

When he kicked open the cockpit door, the two pilots were already bleeding from all seven orifices, dead in their seats.

Hundreds of parasites laughed wildly as they pounced over, scrambling to burrow into his body.

Steve’s eyes turned blood-red. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose. His entire body collapsed onto the pilot’s seat as he painfully clutched his head and wailed.

"Hahahahaha, give up struggling!" Hive laughed wildly, certain of victory: "Your resistance is destined to be useless. We will soon occupy your body, and then occupy the general’s body. When that time comes, I want to see who else can stop me!"

"No!!!"

Steve roared, his facial muscles twisting as he bellowed ferociously: "I won’t let you succeed, Hive!"

"Even now, you still intend to resist?" Hive said disdainfully.

"Hive... I won’t let you have your way!"

Steve used his final trace of strength and smashed the transport plane’s button, saying: "We will be forever frozen beneath the glaciers of Antarctica!"

On the transport plane’s screen, it showed that autopilot had been activated. Destination... Antarctic glacier!

This American transport plane carrying Captain America, Hive, the Space Stone, and a series of Hydra’s secret documents—a treasure trove in every sense—flew toward the Antarctic glacier without notifying anyone.