World Traveler Villain

[Chapter: 10 Treasure In Hand]

The entirety of New York City was under lockdown. All entry and exit to the city were tightly patrolled by the military.

It had already been a day since William gained his super-soldier powers.

From time to time, you could see policemen and military personnel passing around the corner, scrutinizing people's faces and comparing them to the poster they had in their hands.

A sketch of William's face had been turned into posters around the city with "Alive or Dead" signs, offering a prize of upwards of one hundred thousand dollars.

Bear in mind that this was 1940; most people earned less than $300 a month. The bounty was insanely high.

Not to mention, the purchasing power of a dollar was almost 15 times more during these times, meaning this 100 thousand was equivalent to around 1.8 million in 2025.

This was the first [Dead or Alive] poster in a decade, and that too outside of the Wild West.

Along with his sketch and bounty prize, there was a description:

[About 6'2" in height, white ethnicity, and of Asian-American descent.

Approach with extreme caution—he is very strong, heavily trained, and killed 18 soldiers while wounding over 40 to escape from a military facility.]

William saw his poster pasted on the board at the end of the street and smiled.

He was already in disguise. He had strapped cloth around his belly area and wore a jacket above to appear like your average American.

Since William was skilled in makeup, not even his mother would recognize him in his disguised super-soldier form—if she were alive, that is.

William, wearing a hat, walked leisurely on the street while formulating an elaborate plan in his mind.

A plan to enter Stark's facility and take possession of the shield.

Unlike in the movie, Stark was still in New York at this time. The date of the Super-Soldier program was approaching, and Stark was supposed to oversee the electronics and repair the ones William had destroyed.

According to William, there was a 50% chance that the shield was still at the Military Research Facility in New York, along with Stark and other scientists working on the project.

William looked through the binoculars he had "borrowed" from a shop owner, observing that the Research Facility was heavily guarded.

The whole perimeter was safeguarded by fences and barbed wire with electricity running through them. Not to mention, the inner perimeter was made of concrete walls, making a forced vehicular entry impossible.

There were two checkpoints at the only entrance to the building and underground facilities.

Breaching through brute force was impossible as he was a single person without large weapons or vehicles.

He observed the building and noted the patterns of entry and exit for a few hours, confirming the plan in his mind.

He moved through the sewers and appeared below the cover of a manhole somewhere in the middle of New York.

He felt a vehicle approaching the manhole, slid the cover aside, and crawled out under the truck.

Yup, he used the classic "hide under the truck" trick to gain entry to the facility.

He slid the manhole cover back and clamped onto the underside of the truck tightly, which was easy with his newly gained super strength.

Doing this without any special equipment wasn't hard. As a superhuman now, he could manage it effortlessly.

The truck cleared the checkpoints and moved to the garage area.

The soldiers started unloading the boxes while William kept an eye on them from under the truck, keeping his presence to a minimum.

The soldiers took the boxes, put them on their shoulders, and carried them into the facility below.

When all of them were out of the garage, he stealthily approached the driver's side of the truck and delivered a hard chop to the driver's neck.

The driver slipped into dreamland as William closed the garage door to prevent surprises. He opened one of the boxes left behind.

"Bingo!" he said as he looked inside.

The box contained soldier supplies for five people, including uniforms and firearms—though without ammunition.

William removed his "fat" disguise and changed into a soldier's outfit.

William, who now looked like your average American soldier with his makeup skills, easily blended in with the soldiers in the facility. He roamed around, trying to locate Stark's lab.

He suddenly noticed a lift that transported people in lab coats to the level below—the most likely location of the facility's R&D section.

William studied the emergency exit plans on the wall and smiled before turning around.

He walked toward the common washroom, trying to look as normal as possible.

As if luck were on his side, he found a portly researcher in a white lab coat inside, peeing.

William silently locked the restroom door and In the men's restroom, William and the researcher wearing a white coat stood peeing together. William glanced at the other person's id and introduced himself.

Then after they both finished their work and were washing their hands, William grabbed the researchers' neck and lifted him up. "Sorry for this, I just need your clothes, no harm done"

The researcher moved his hands, and feet, seeing William's face this close, there was panic in his eyes, "You, you" he could not speak anymore.

"Yes, its me, the one on the wanted poster, aren't you happy to meet me?" William smiled and twisted the researchers' neck.

"You should be glad that it was me you saw last." William dropped the body on the ground.

William removed the researcher's clothes and changed into them. He then dragged the half-naked dead man into a stall, seated him on the toilet, and tightly closed the stall door from the outside.

William looked at himself in the restroom mirror, and the narcissist in him spoke up: "No matter what clothes I wear, I'm still so handsome."

He exited the restroom after his remark and walked toward the lift.

Upon reaching it, he saw a guard inside, armed with a gun.

William casually approached and said, "To the lab," before turning away.

The guard simply nodded, pressed the button, and the lift began descending slowly.

"I haven't seen you around. Which department do you work for?" the guard asked, eyeing William's reflection in the shiny steel of the lift door.

The guard gripped his pistol, preparing to attack, but William struck him with an elbow at extreme speed. The guard passed out instantly.

William pressed the [STOP] button on the lift, halting it midway.

He opened the wire mesh ventilation above, lifted the unconscious guard, and placed him in a repair duct.

After shutting the vent, William restarted the lift, which continued descending.

William walked out and saw the large hallway with doors to multiple rooms on either side.

There were research personnel in white coats roaming the hallway, all looking serious about the work they were doing.

He approached the room designated for Stark, and as he saw through the windows, he noticed that Stark was indeed inside, working on something he couldn't see due to obstruction.

A young and nervous man in a white coat came, sweat beading on his face as he looked towards William and asked, "Is this Mr. Stark's lab?"

William saw the files in the boy's hands, which read "V-ray Generation" and were sealed shut with a wax seal.

William smiled inside his head, making a serious and mildly angry face as he said, "Are these the Vita Ray generator files Mr. Stark asked for? Where were you? You need to be fast and handy!"

William said in a commanding tone as the young man shook and lowered his head, replying, "Sorry..."

William took the files from his hands as he reprimanded, "Be sure to be fast next time. Now go on and do your work and let us do ours."

The young researcher walked away with his head down as William opened the door and went inside.

William looked around and saw that the whole place was riddled with complex equipment along with dozens of prototypes for guns and firearms scattered about.

He looked at Howard, who was working with a soldering machine as he repaired an object that resembled the control panel William had broken during his fight.

William raised the files in his hands and said, "Sir, these are the files you asked for."

Howard looked upwards at William, who was pointing the files in his direction, and said, "Oh yes, the Vita Ray generator files. Keep them on the table behind," as he soldered the small wires and devices in the panel.

William moved toward the table behind him and saw the treasure he came here for.

The vibranium shield, still unpainted, was in a silvery matte finish.

Howard got up again, stretched his body, took the glass of coffee that had gone cold in his hand, and took a sip.

William looked at the shield and said, "This shield looks extraordinary, sir. What is it made of?"

Howard looked at the shield and replied, "It's the strongest alloy yet, capable of invalidating most attacks. But unfortunately, the material is too scarce; we barely have any left. Plus, this shield doesn't want to melt."

He looked at William and said, "Who are you exactly? I've never seen you around."

William looked at him with a red glint in his eyes. Howard's eyes widened as he saw that William's facial features matched those of the fugitive who had almost killed Dr. Erskine, turning himself into a super soldier.

Howard dropped the coffee mug from his hands as he reached for the pistol prototype that was on the table.

But before he could grab it, William landed a strong hook to his head, knocking him out cold.

William couldn't risk making any disturbance; this facility was easily the most dangerous place he could be.

Getting in was a breeze, but getting out was way trickier and riskier. It felt like a military base, and not even one you could just walk into. He was stuck in an underground bunker.

William took a trolley in his hands, placing the shield along with a few pieces of equipment and guns in the lower compartment as he walked out normally.

He approached the lift and saw another guard inside. The guard asked William, "Hey, have you seen Andrew around? He was supposed to be receiving the terrace duty today."

"Yes, actually, I saw him going to the restroom along with a young woman when I was coming down, so you know..."

"Hahaha, I knew it! The serious face was having an affair with Elena from communications. Thanks, buddy! We're having a party today!" the man said excitedly as William pressed the button for the ground floor.

The lift moved upward as William made a flattered expression "Yeah man, but I have a lot of work to do today, Mr Stark wasn't happy about the machines that were destroyed chasing that man with the bounty, I heard he destroyed a lot of secret equipment that Mr Stark made personally..."

"Yeah man, you should have seen how sad and angry he was, I heard he hasn't been out since last night and was continuously working on repairing the damage himself."

The lift arrived at the ground floor as the door opened "See you later man, I got work to do" William said as he pushed the trolley out of the elevator.

"Attack! Don't let him escape! Attack, attack." Someone screamed.

Whether here, soldiers or researchers are holding guns and fired at William.

Bang! bang!

Hearing it William immediately moved as he quickly grabbed the shield and shielded the shield towards the front, and the bullet fragments fell to the ground without causing any slight damage to the shield.

"Nothing ever goes as planned in this accursed world, do they?" William muttered with a weary sigh, his gaze fixed on the bullets scattering across the ground. A smirk crept onto his face as he held up his latest acquisition, a gleaming shield that had already proven its worth. "At least I snagged this baby before everything went to shit." Without warning, his expression shifted to one of focused determination. In a swift motion, he hurled the shield with precise force, sending it hurtling through the air. It slammed into two unsuspecting soldiers, taking them down in a single, calculated strike.

The two soldiers made a scream, they were hit by the flying shield, and the shield rebounded. William took the shield that rebounded in his hands and fell in front of a soldier.

The soldier quickly pulled the trigger of the pistol, but it was too late, William hit a shield on the soldier, and the soldier screamed and flew out.

"Kill him, you're about to attack." Roars and screams.

Another group of soldiers rushed in. There was no need to say anything more. In the sound of a gunshot, bullets swept towards William.

William ran with the shield boarding, ran on the table with one foot, his body soared in the air, suddenly twisted his body, and threw the shield in his hand fiercely.

"Ah, ah" several screams, and several soldiers were cut through by the shield.

The shield bounced in one direction, hitting a wall, and half of the shield cut into the wall.

"Fire, kill him"

William grabbed the two soldiers directly and made a block toward the front. The two soldiers' bodies shook like sieves, and were filled with holes, bullet holes.

William then threw the two soldiers and said loudly, hey where are you guys shooting at, i'm right here

"Kill him, kill him"

William ran at a high speed, then ran along the wall towards the shield. As he ran, he left bullet holes in the wall behind him.

William grabbed with his hand, and took the shield in it, and then continued to run quickly, hiding behind a table.

Bang! bang!

The other side of the table was shot by bullets, and a round object fell in front of William.

"I've really found something good." William smiled and took the dropped round object in his hands.

"Guys, it's time to start the offense" William stood up and threw the round thing in his hand.

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