266 Super Hacker Girl Online!

"Energy shield analysis complete. Beginning reverse replication,"

Cortana's voice came through the comms.

"Initializing full-coverage shield system of 'White Moon' combat suit. Shield frequency calibrated. Stealth mode activated. Good luck, Master."

Energy shields, at their core, use powerful energy sources to generate electromagnetic repulsion strong enough to block nearly any attack.

While the energy source and specifics of various shield types may differ, the basic principle is the same.

Since energy itself is intangible, you can bypass a shield by tricking it by making the shield think a certain object is part of itself, and it won't block that object at all.

As Dr. Erik Selvig once said during the Battle of New York in the MCU timeline, "The energy shields created by the Tesseract are unstoppable but they won't fight themselves."

That was exactly the principle Kagura exploited.

By analyzing Hydra's shield frequency and replicating it, her "White Moon" suit generated an identical energy field.

The result? She could walk straight through their defenses like they weren't even there.

"Heh! So even though Hydra's energy shield is incredibly powerful and basically indestructible, their actual shielding tech is bottom-tier garbage!"

A faint blue glow covered her entire body as she boldly strutted into Hydra's shielded perimeter.

"Aaaand I'm in! Mr. Stark, you better buy me a burger later!"

"You're such a handful, you know that?" Tony Stark chuckled. "You keep pulling off these stunts that are just… genius."

"Now hurry up and bring down their shield. We need to end this quickly. If we drag it out, Baron Strucker might launch an attack on the city to cover his escape."

"Got it. I'll do my best."

Kagura nodded and started making her way deeper into the fortress.

"Cortana, scan the castle's internal structure. I need a powered access point."

"If I can connect to their internal network, I can hack into the shield control system and shut it down."

"Command confirmed, Master,"

Cortana replied.

"ARGOS recon satellite has shifted orbit. Beginning full-spectrum deep scan."

Baron Strucker's castle wasn't overly complex.

It had a thick outer wall equipped with defense turrets and pulse cannon emplacements.

The wall enclosed a courtyard, at the center of which stood the main keep.

Beyond what was visible, the modernized fortress extended underground.

That's where Hydra's command center, weapons manufacturing labs, and the hidden facility holding the Mind Scepter were all located.

"Need a networked access point… maybe those turrets are connected? For remote control or something?"

'It's worth a try.'

In the next moment, Kagura deployed her skill and vaulted up to the battlements, drawing her vibranium longsword.

'Clang! Clang! Slash!'

The Hydra soldiers manning the Chitauri pulse cannons gleefully blasting away like it was a shooting gallery, they were completely blindsided by the silver-haired girl.

She cut them down like weeds.

"Okay, let's give this a shot."

She sheathed her sword and clapped her hands with a satisfied grin, then activated her hacking interface.

[Basic Electronic Intrusion – Activated]

Her core energy dropped by exactly 5%, and her HUD filled with streams of rapidly updating data.

Once linked to the Chitauri pulse cannon network, Kagura could access the full specs and schematics of the alien tech.

Plus, see how it interfaced with other defense systems.

"Hmph. Too bad. Looks like Strucker isn't a complete amateur. The defensive weapons and the energy shield run on separate networks."

She sighed and shrugged.

"Oh well. Since I'm already in their defense system, might as well take out their weapons while I'm at it."

Without hesitation, Kagura unleashed another wave of digital chaos.

Within seconds, the entire networked weapons system in the Hydra base crashed.

The Chitauri cannons that had been spewing fire a moment ago now fizzled out with sparks, some even exploding dramatically.

Kagura's intrusion overloaded everything connected to the defense grid: turrets, shield emitters, power systems, radar, communications—completely fried.

"Victory for the automaton girl!"

Kagura struck a victory pose with a peace sign.

"Now then, time to deal with that pesky energy shield!"

With Hydra's weapons offline, the pressure on the Avengers eased significantly.

For Hydra's troops, however, the situation turned dire.

Their already-strained front lines collapsed further without the support of fixed defenses and fortress weapons.

Now all they had were a few armored vehicles and whatever handheld weapons they could carry.

"Nice work, Hitomi!" Tony Stark flew over in his Mark 43 suit, zipping past the top of the castle.

"You really came through. All that's left now is the shield, and we're home free."

"Leave it to me. I am the ultimate hacker girl, after all!"

Kagura beamed, then spread her light wings again and jumped down into the castle courtyard.

Since the fortress's weapon systems were now completely disabled, any remaining power or network connectivity would almost certainly be tied to the energy shield's control system.

Her gaze locked onto the central tower of the castle.

Her HUD flared to life again, new data feeding in from the satellite scan.

[Central Power Core Detected – Likely Linked to High-Energy Source]

[Quantum Computer Cluster – Central Command Signal Detected – Likely Electronic Systems Hub]

[Warning: Traces of Energy Signature Associated with Infinity Stone Detected]

"Well well… things just got interesting." Kagura furrowed her brow.

"According to Cortana's intel, I expected some AI-controlled combat drones or a robot army. But instead… it's you. Or should I say… you all?"

A woman in crimson descended slowly from above, her body wreathed in crackling scarlet magic—