Inside the quinjet.
All the Avengers members, including Gwen and Harry, who were considered unofficial members, were gathered around a holographic table.
Uh, no, not everyone.
Because he didn't want to expose the miniaturization of the Dehydration Gun to too many people,
Luka's position was currently taken by the Erha Mecha, while he himself was still in the Boxing Mecha.
The Boxing Mecha was able to keep up with the quinjet's flight entirely thanks to the Veronica thruster temporarily assembled on its back by Tony.
Although it flew with some difficulty and completely lacked flexibility, at least he didn't have to run on the ground to keep up with the main group.
Getting back to the main topic.
At this moment, the projection screen showed a panoramic map of Washington obtained through satellite scanning.
Among the iconic buildings of Washington, the most striking were the three massive Sky Carriers hovering in three different directions above Washington.
Everyone was now earnestly listening to Captain America's tactical assignments.
"Our primary mission this time is to eliminate these three Sky Carriers!"
"The Military's internal command is now completely chaotic, and the high-ranking officials in the White House have suffered heavy casualties. Before the various Base forces sort out their command authority, we will not receive any support."
After saying this, Steve's tone paused slightly as he scanned everyone present.
However, apart from Colonel Rhodes's slightly darkened expression, no one else showed much surprise.
Clearly, everyone had already reached a consensus that the Military could not be relied upon at critical moments, and they had never expected any help from them from the very beginning.
Seeing this, Steve nodded slightly and continued.
"Right now, Tony and Metal Knight have already interfered with the Insight satellite's signal transmission, but there is still an unknown intelligent AI constantly mobilizing super satellite data from various countries. Tony and Metal Knight cannot always be on the defensive, so we must destroy all three Sky Carriers before this unknown AI gains usable satellite control!"
The Captain was unaware of Dr. Zola's existence at this time, so he didn't know that the "intelligent AI" he spoke of was actually an evil scientist who had uploaded his consciousness to a database.
Of course, whether it was an "intelligent AI" or a Zhenren (Immortal) did not affect the fact that everyone had to act quickly.
After all, even without the support of the Insight satellites, the existence of the Sky Carriers was still a massive weapon.
The reason HYDRA could so easily suppress the entire Washington and surrounding areas was largely due to the air superiority provided by the three Sky Carriers.
"Thor, you and the Erha Mecha will take care of the Sky Carrier to the north."
"No problem."
The Erha Mecha and Thor nodded.
"Tony, the one to the northeast needs you and War Machine to handle it."
Tony merely nodded at the words and did not negate Steve's decision at this moment.
Instead, Rhodes, upon hearing the Captain's instructions, muttered quietly.
"My nickname is Iron Patriot now..."
However, after saying this, Colonel Rhodes saw the strange looks from the others around him and immediately shut up, making a zipping motion across his mouth.
Steve didn't say much either.
"The Sky Carrier to the south will be handled by all the rest of us together. But this is not the end!"
Saying that, Steve continued to tap the table, and the virtual screen in front of him immediately changed, showing the avatars of several people.
"These are the known HYDRA core members, and the most important ones are these two."
The screen changed, leaving only two avatars.
One was the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alexander Pierce, and the other was none other than Hive's octopus head.
During the time Nick Fury was missing, it wasn't just about reclaiming an old Sky Carrier; that guy also somehow got hold of some HYDRA intelligence.
He even managed to get a lead on Hive, this newly emerged HYDRA "leader."
Nick Fury at this moment showed no sign of being as useless as he was during the Secret Invasion.
Steve's finger heavily tapped the two avatars on the virtual screen, took a deep breath, and said with firm resolve.
"After we deal with the Sky Carriers, we will jointly attack the Triskelion and destroy all of HYDRA... along with the entirety of S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire cabin fell silent.
Not to mention Natasha and Clint, who still retained their S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent status, even Rhodes, as the Military representative, looked at Captain America with a hesitant expression.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. was nominally a World organization at the time, its funding and operations required the approval of the Security Council.
But in reality, in the eyes of all U.S. high-ranking officials, S.H.I.E.L.D. was an Agent organization in America's hands.
Now that Steve said he wanted to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. along with them, it was no wonder the others present were shocked.
"Captain..."
Natasha had just opened her mouth, but was immediately interrupted by Steve, whose expression was incredibly resolute, repeating emphatically.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. must be destroyed!"
"You've already seen that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated by HYDRA to its very core. If we don't eliminate both of them together, who can guarantee that after defeating HYDRA this time, it won't rise from the ashes within S.H.I.E.L.D. again!?"
"After we attack the Triskelion this time, I will make all intelligence on S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA public to the World, so that HYDRA can no longer hide."
After saying this, Steve's gaze swept over everyone present, finally locking onto Natasha's face, who had just spoken.
However, Natasha, being stared at by Captain America, shrugged indifferently, and then continued the sentence that had been interrupted.
"Captain, what I wanted to say is... Well done~"
Natasha's tone, carrying a hint of encouragement and nonchalance, immediately relaxed the atmosphere in the cabin a bit.
However, Natasha's choice was not difficult to understand.
Originally from the Red Room, she chose to join S.H.I.E.L.D., an Agent organization that "maintains World security," because of her inner struggle and disgust with her past actions, wanting to save more people and achieve her own redemption.
However, she now learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had long been completely infiltrated by HYDRA, and it was uncertain how many of the missions she had previously carried out were truly righteous.
Therefore, compared to others, Natasha was actually the one who wanted to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. along with HYDRA the most.
Now that the mission objectives were confirmed, everyone in the cabin immediately began their pre-battle preparations.
However, just then, Hawkeye, who was piloting the plane in the front seat, actively spoke up to warn them.
"Captain, HYDRA's welcoming gift has arrived!"