Amidst the muddy terrain, a voy of six German supply trucks slowly made their way toward the Base, their destination.

  Outside the main gate of the German fortress, two figures moved swiftly through the jungle, hidden by the cover of rain. They approached the rear partment of the st supply truck, taking advantage of the darkness and stealthily closing in.

  Kyle was the first to flip into the rear partment, which was only covered with a tarp. Inside, he spotted two fully armed German soldiers. Under his breath, he muttered, "One each."

  With lightning speed, he lu one of the soldiers, swiftly c the soldier's mouth with his right hand while plunging the half bde of his army ko the soldier's heart.

  The remaining soldier, witnessing his rade's demise before his eyes, finally reacted and tried to draw his on. However, a young man behind Kyle sprang into a before he could.

  The Ameri symbol adorned Captain America's shield as it struck the soldier's forehead, followed by a powerful strike from Steve that shattered the soldier's neck, rendering him unscious.

  "Not bad moves, just a tad bit slow," Kyle nodded, calmly evaluating Steve's performance as he sat beside them.

  "You were just too fast," Steve replied with a bitter smile as he dragged the unscious soldier's body.

  "If we're going to fight side by side, you'll o keep up with my pace," Kyle shrugged nontly, disposing of the soldier's body by tossing it out of the truck. Steve followed suit.

  Killing and disposing of bodies became their straightforward method of infiltration.

  The German factory Base they aimed to infiltrate was situated deep in the rear of the bat zone. Since tless supply trucks entered aed the area daily, the soldiers guarding the main gate did not ihe rear partments of each truck.

  Unbeknownst to the voy, their own truck carried two enemy Super Soldiers, allowing them to ehe Base Factory without arousing suspi.

  As the transport trucks came to a halt and the surroundings grew quiet, Kyle and Steve emerged from the rear partment, taking cover amidst the stacked supplies. This infiltration proved remarkably easy, far simpler than Kyle's previous assault on the rger enemy base.

  The light rain had ceased, and in the dimly lit night, a massive factory building loomed within the base.

  Soldiers could be seen transp supply crates into the facility. Armed guards wielding firearms with blue-light effects patrolled the area, while tanks stood guard, proteg the factory perimeter.

  "Unlike a Military Base, this truly resembles a manufacturing factory," Kyle remarked to himself as he surveyed the surroundings. His gaze fixated o factory building, approximately twenty meters tall, from which faint sounds of maery emanated.

  "They are w day and night, tinuously building and b in this factory. I wonder what they're produg," Steve expressed his fusion.

  The realization suddenly dawned on Kyle as he g Steve and he soon made up his mind and shared his pn early, "Steve, we o split up."

  Steve looked surprised. "Split up? Wouldn't it be safer to stick together inside?"

  "Safety isn't the main here. Our top priority is to swiftly locate the hostages. If we're discovered by the enemy, we easily escape with our abilities, but the fate of the hostages will be uain," Kyle expined. "Given the vastness of this factory, if we divide our search, our first objective should be to rescue the hostages once we find them."

  "That makes sense. Just be careful on your own," Steve agreed before he headed towards the factory building while evading the guards with an impatience look on his face.

  As Kyle watched Steve's retreating figure, a triumphant smile crept onto his face.

  Apologies, brother. I need you to draw the enemy's attention in the factory. sider it a weight-bearing exercise I'm you— after all, there's er way to learn than through real bat.

  "A manufacturing factory… At this point, what other energy resources could the Germaer, better than the Cube Fragment?" Kyle licked his lips, gradually fading into the darkness until he pletely disappeared from the spot.

  Engaging Stealth Mode. Activating Nightcrawler Mode.

  Kyle transformed into an elusive shadow, silently tailing Steve from up close.

  Ihe factory building at German Base, the internal maery and equipment appeared more advahaerierman workers tirelessly operated the instruments.

  Steve proceeded cautiously, advang stealthily. Without Kyle's guidance, he had to be extra vigint, but his movements grew slightly more rexed as more time passed.

  "Snap!" With a single flick, Steve crushed the head of a patrolling soldier and made his way further into the factory, leaving a misty trail teers behind him.

  "Not bad skills, but that shield is a bit over the top," Kyle couldn't help but ent as he watched Steve.

  Steve's infiltration was already impressive, but he insisted on carrying a shield made which had the Ameri fg on it and he was wearing clothes painted with stripes and stars, it clearly marked him as an Ameri soldier, as if he feared people wouldn't reize him.

  "Well, he is the Captain America, being a shield-bearer is only natural for him," Kyle shook his head and tio follow behind Steve.

  Steve asded to the third floor of the factory, where metal pipes and equipment lihe area beh suspended iron tracks. The corridor ohird floor showcased shelves filled with items emitting a radiant blue light.

  "Energy Cartridges?" Steve picked up a cartridge glowing in blue from one of the boxes with a surprised expression on his face. With limited time on hand, he pressed forward, tinuing his search for the hostages.

  As Steve moved ahead, Kyle, who had beehily maneuvering, halted he supply shelves. He gazed at the rows of shelves brimming with blue-glowing cartridges, his excitement giving way to ption.

  Cube Fragments, how many are here? How many times I draw cards?

  A surge of joy coursed through Kyle, but as he focused his attention on the supplies, the etion on his face swiftly faded.

  [New Energy Cartridge]: A new energy cartridge made from Cube Fragments that unleashes incredibly destructive ser beams. Rare Green Item Card.

  Do you want to extract?

  Extract my foot!

  Kyle eechless. He had initially assumed that all these energy cartridges were of blue quality, but they turned out to be mere Rare Green cards.

  Rare Green Item Cards could be used as materials for Tribute Extra, but they were still cssified as Green Cards!

  That was also why Kyle's enthusiasm rapidly diminished. Extrag these energy cartridges before him would only prove helpful in actual bat. It would be more worthwhile to trade them for ordinary green items otlefield rather than using them for Card Tributing.

  "Fet it, let's go save the hostages with Steve," Kyle muttered helplessly. However, just as he was about to rise and take a step, a sudden realization halted him in his tracks.

  Wait a fug minute.

  What are the primary materials being utilized in this rge-scale new energy manufacturing factory?

  "That's right. I've been too fixated on these useless supplies, ing the fact that this pce houses one of the most precious items oh, even iire universe." Kyle's heart quivered, and he ched his fists iement.

  The Tesseract! It's here, serving as the tainer for one of the Infinity Stohe Space Stone!

  "Damn it!" Swiftly activating his stealth mode, Kyle paid o the risk of exposure as he swiftly made his way toward the trol ter of the factory.

  *(End of this chapter)*