"Mike, this is bad. Come look, I think we're being monitored!!!"
Hit-Girl, who was lounging on the sofa playing with her tablet, suddenly shrieked.
She looked like a housewife who had just discovered a cockroach in her kitchen.
"What's wrong? Moria." Responding to the call, Mike, dressed in casual home attire, came down from the second floor.
"Look!" Hit-Girl offered her tablet.
At the same time, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, also gathered around.
On the tablet, various surveillance feeds from outside the villa were playing.
The footage showed over a dozen figures in black clothing, concealed in different corners, secretly monitoring Mike's villa.
Their fierce demeanor and the bulges at their waists clearly indicated they were not ordinary people.
"Just some shady bugs, I wasn't even going to bother with them. I didn't expect them to actually take me for a pushover." Mike extended his mental power to check the situation outside, a hint of impatience in his expression.
It had been nearly a month since the Scarlet Witch siblings moved into the villa.
Those "bugs" appeared two days after the siblings moved in.
Initially, there were only two or three, observing from a distance.
Unexpectedly, a month later, they weren't even trying to hide it anymore. The number of monitors had directly increased to over a dozen, all carrying weapons and approaching the villa's perimeter.
This was not a good sign.
"Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, these people are yours. Go catch them, I want to see what they're up to?" Mike said to the siblings.
"Understood, leave it to me!" Quicksilver, who was already prepared, vanished from the villa's living room as soon as his words fell.
During this past month, Quicksilver, besides staying at home and playing games with Hit-Girl, had also connected with the street hero organization in Hell's Kitchen.
Whenever he had free time, he would go to the "Hero Mutual Aid Society" and help with tasks like punishing evil and eliminating villains.
As a result, his abilities had significantly improved during this period.
At the same time, the hero title "Quicksilver" was slowly gaining some fame in the Hell's Kitchen area.
On the other hand, Scarlet Witch, knowing Mike's unique obsession with "fame," spent this month not only training her Chaos Power but also learning computer skills from Hit-Girl.
She wanted to help Mike with some online promotion.
She was also planning to create some Mike hero merchandise to sell for money.
On one hand, she wanted to earn some living expenses to repay Mike, and on the other, she wanted to continue promoting Mike.
It must be said that compared to her unreliable brother, Scarlet Witch clearly had more ambition.
At this moment, looking at the surveillance footage on the tablet, Scarlet Witch was also thinking more deeply than her brother.
"Are these people after me and my brother?" Scarlet Witch asked.
"Perhaps, but not entirely." Mike gave an ambiguous answer.
"I understand!" Scarlet Witch nodded, then also walked out of the villa.
"What did she understand?" Hit-Girl, who didn't know what riddle the two were speaking.
She looked confusedly at Scarlet Witch's retreating back, then turned to stare at Mike.
Blinking her adorable big eyes, she seemed to be waiting for an explanation.
"You'll know when she comes back and you ask her yourself." Mike smiled, not intending to explain.
His demeanor made Hit-Girl so angry she wanted to bite him.
Outside the villa, by the time Scarlet Witch emerged, Quicksilver had already subdued seven or eight people with his super speed.
However, not realizing the gravity of the situation, he hadn't gone for a lethal blow.
Therefore, the seven or eight fallen individuals still had the possibility of struggling.
Yes, besides punishing gangs in Hell's Kitchen, Quicksilver's other hobby was doing "good deeds" on the streets.
Here, good deeds meant genuinely good deeds.
For example, if there was a fire or a car accident.
As long as the situation allowed, Quicksilver would appear to save people.
This shows that, at his core, Quicksilver is a very kind-hearted person.
Scarlet Witch, however, was different. After coming out, she instantly activated her Chaos Power, crushing the limbs of several enemies attempting to retreat.
Turning around, she used the same method to completely disarm the seven or eight people lying on the ground, leaving them unable to resist.
Witnessing such a bloody scene, Quicksilver, unable to bear it, wanted to advise his sister.
But before he could speak, Scarlet Witch's sharp glare silenced him.
After subduing her "ignorant" brother, Scarlet Witch once again activated her Chaos Power, levitating the ten wailing individuals from the ground and walking back into the villa.
Behind her, Quicksilver swallowed hard, then obediently followed.
In the living room, Hit-Girl, who had been silently protesting to Mike with wide eyes, stared dumbfounded, her mouth agape, at the spectacular sight of Scarlet Witch subduing over a dozen villains at once.
Previously, Scarlet Witch had almost always chosen to train her abilities after Hit-Girl went to school.
Therefore, this was the first time Hit-Girl had witnessed Scarlet Witch's true power.
"So cool!"
Watching Scarlet Witch throw the dozen villains onto the ground, Hit-Girl immediately ran over in admiration, looking up and asking, "Sister Wanda, how did you do that? Can you teach me?"
"This is an ability I awakened myself; I can't teach it to others." Scarlet Witch replied seriously.
At the same time, Hit-Girl's innocent and cute demeanor also made the cold expression on Scarlet Witch's face soften slightly.
"That's too bad..." Unable to learn the cool Chaos Magic, Hit-Girl pouted in disappointment.
But soon, she was attracted by the weapons that had fallen when the enemies were thrown to the ground.
"Such exquisite weapons, all good stuff..." Hit-Girl picked up a few silver pistols, constantly fiddling with them.
As if she had found interesting toys.
Fortunately, the few people present were not ordinary individuals, otherwise, they would have been frightened by Hit-Girl's almost "perverted" expression.
"They give me a bad feeling. Do you need me to interrogate them about their identities?" Scarlet Witch, who had some suspicions, now approached Mike.
"No need, they should be from HYDRA." Mike, with his Mind Reading, said, "They're here not just for you and Quicksilver; they're probably after me too."
Given the abilities and potential of the Scarlet Witch siblings, HYDRA agents, if not blind, would certainly not easily pass up the opportunity to "recruit" them.
As for Mike, it was likely S.H.I.E.L.D. that leaked his information, which then attracted HYDRA's attention.
"I'm sorry, my brother and I caused you trouble." After confirming the newcomers were from HYDRA, Scarlet Witch quickly realized that these people were tracking her and her brother.
"This has nothing to do with you. Even without you and your brother, HYDRA would probably have targeted me sooner or later." Mike comforted Scarlet Witch, then turned to the HYDRA members on the ground and said, "If you have the chance, go back and tell your superiors that I have no intention of getting involved in the feud between HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D.."
"So, don't provoke me and the Wanda siblings again. Otherwise, the consequences are something you can't bear."
The feud between HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D. has existed since World War II.
Over the years, it had long become a tangled mess.
If possible, Mike did not want to get involved.
"Are you just going to let them go?" Having found a peaceful living environment, Scarlet Witch now had no goodwill towards HYDRA.
She even felt a murderous intent towards their "disturbance."
"Of course not, since they dared to reach out, they must pay the price..." After explaining, Mike took out his phone and made a call.
"Mr. Guardian, how can I help you?" After the call connected, Director Nick Fury's voice soon came through.
"I've caught a few HYDRA agents here. If you're interested, you can send someone to take them away." Mike said calmly.
Annoying organizations like HYDRA should still be handled by S.H.I.E.L.D., their mortal enemy.
"You mean HYDRA?... Wait, I'll send someone to pick them up right away..."
Indeed, upon hearing "HYDRA," Director Nick Fury's voice clearly became a few shades more excited.
...
After completing the communication and hanging up the phone, Mike looked again at the HYDRA members on the ground, who looked as if they were ready to die, and said, "This is just a warning. I hope you'll be more careful next time."
Mike's patience for disgusting "bugs" was equally limited.
This time was a warning; if there was a next time, he wouldn't mind stretching his limbs.