With just a slight squeeze of his right hand, Russell could crush Jack like an ant...
However, despite being completely at a disadvantage, Jack maintained his arrogant demeanor, showing no intention of surrendering, "Do you dare? You worthless piece of trash!"
"What do you think?"
As he spoke, Russell gradually increased the pressure of his grip, watching as Jack's face turned from normal to a deep, purplish red. Jack struggled like a fish out of water, twisting and writhing in Russell's grasp.
"Y-you..." Jack tried to speak, but Russell's tightening grip made it impossible.
When Russell first grabbed Jack, the other soldiers noticed, but hesitated to open fire.
They were well aware of Russell's immense strength and feared that any attack might provoke him into killing Jack outright.
Through their sniper scopes, the soldiers could clearly see Jack's face growing darker and redder from lack of oxygen. A few of them aimed their rifles at the back of Russell's head.
Sensing their intentions, Russell leaped with Jack in tow, landing inside the training field's exit. He then punched the control panel for the training field's door.
With the controller destroyed, the heavy metal door slowly descended, sealing off the training field.
By now, Jack was on the verge of death. His struggles grew weaker, and his face turned an even deeper shade of red.
Just as Russell was about to finish Jack off, Wilson rushed over, shouting, "You can't kill him! He's the security chief here! If he dies, the people in the main control room will detonate the collar around your neck!"
Seeing Wilson's frantic expression, Russell hesitated for a few seconds before finally releasing Jack.
As Russell let go, Jack collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. His labored breathing was audible even from several meters away.
"You, come with me to the lab! The rest of you, take commander Jack to the medical room and treat his injuries!"
The first part of Wilson's order was directed at Russell, while the second part was for the Hydra soldiers who had arrived late.
Jack refused the soldiers' help, struggling to his feet on his own. He shot Russell an icy glare before silently walking away.
Once Jack was gone, Wilson approached Russell and carefully examined him, "Are you badly hurt?"
Although Wilson didn't know exactly what Russell had been through, the blood on his body clearly indicated serious injuries.
"I'm fine now. Everything's healed."
Aside from Russell himself, no one knew about the 'Dionesium Factor' inside him.
Even Wilson, who had been conducting his medical examinations, assumed his rapid healing was due to the Abomination serum.
"Go clean yourself up then. It's not the right time to completely turn against him yet. Give me some more time, and I'll find a way to remove that collar from your neck."
With that, Dr. Wilson quietly left.
...
After returning to his room to wash up, Russell lay on his bed, pondering his next move when his tablet suddenly buzzed with an encrypted email.
Russell immediately recognized it as a message from Dr. Wilson.
Using the agreed-upon decryption method, Russell accessed the information Wilson had sent.
The email contained Jack's personnel file and psychological evaluation report.
Although Hydra wasn't exactly a legitimate organization, they had a fairly scientific system for evaluating their members' abilities and psychological states.
What Wilson had sent over was Jack's internal evaluation data, accessed through his authority as the head of the Abomination Project.
After reading the report, Russell finally understood why Jack harbored such intense hostility toward him.
In summary, Jack was a seasoned combat veteran with extreme disdain for superhumans and a deep-seated racism.
As a superhuman of Asian descent with black hair and eyes, Russell was the embodiment of everything Jack despised.
To Jack, Russell represented the two types of people he hated most, and he had to endure Russell's presence right under his nose.
Shortly after Russell finished reading Jack's evaluation, Wilson sent another document.
This time, it was information about the Electroshock Explosive Collar around Russell's neck.
The base didn't have any data on the collar, as it was a standard-issue item provided by Hydra headquarters to all research facilities. Wilson had to rely on contacts within Hydra headquarters to obtain this information.
The collar was primarily designed to restrain high-value prisoners and test subjects, and it featured three control mechanisms.
The first was the silver remote Russell had seen earlier, designed for portability.
The second was control through the base's main control room, serving as a backup in case the remote was damaged or lost.
The third was remote control via Hydra headquarters' computers, a final failsafe in case a base was compromised.
Any one of these three methods could detonate the collar around Russell's neck. Therefore, to remove it, all three control methods had to be bypassed simultaneously.
As for how to remove the collar, the document provided little detail.
It simply mentioned that a specialized removal device was required, and this device was only available at Hydra headquarters.
At the end of the email, Wilson proposed a plan to remove the collar.
The idea was to falsely report that the test subjects were to enter a cryogenic hibernation state, making the collar unnecessary. This would prompt Hydra headquarters to send the removal device, allowing Russell and the others to have their collars taken off.
While the plan seemed straightforward, Wilson had carefully considered its feasibility.
With Hydra headquarters deciding to terminate the Abomination Project, placing the Abomination soldiers in cryogenic hibernation was a logical step after all.
Wilson would use the excuse of organizing resources and transferring them to the Extremis Project to submit the request, which headquarters was unlikely to question.
He added that if they were to proceed with this plan, they needed to act quickly, as it required ensuring that Jack couldn't interfere.
Wilson had just learned that the medical staff treating Jack's fractured right hand had administered a sedative that would keep him unconscious for eight to ten hours...