in the Triskelion Building.
When Nick Fury returned, Black Widow and Hawkeye Barton had already settled the quizzers in the reception room and were chatting casually with them.
Another quiz participant, Coulson, had also been notified and arrived early.
Everyone tacitly chatted about completely unrelated matters, not mentioning the quizzes at all.
After all, everyone had already learned through the quiz system that S.H.I.E.L.D. was no longer S.H.I.E.L.D., but S.H.I.E.L.D.
No one could guarantee the existence of any secret surveillance cameras or listening devices within the room.
"Sorry, there was a traffic accident on the way, which delayed
me a bit," Nick Fury said casually as he pushed open the door and entered.
No one could imagine that the "traffic accident" Nick Fury mentioned was actually a highly targeted assassination.
"Sir!"
"Sir!"
Everyone in the reception room greeted Nick Fury.
Black Widow then approached Nick Fury and whispered something in his ear. A look of surprise crossed his face, then he regained his composure.
After a moment's contemplation, he made a decision: "Everyone, have you all rested enough? How about we go for a drive?"
Then, Nick Fury led the entire "Quiz Alliance" out of the Triskelion Building.
After a series of twists and turns, they finally arrived at a secret base known only to Nick Fury.
"Everyone, although this is embarrassing, S.H.I.E.L.D. is no longer trustworthy. We'll meet here for now,"
Nick Fury said after ushering them into his office.
Everyone expressed their understanding, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got down to business.
First, of course, was the sharing of intelligence regarding the new round of quizzes. In front of everyone, Black Widow shared the key information revealed by the quizzes with Nick Fury and Coulson.
"Secretary Pierce, is he really a Hydra agent?"
Nick Fury felt a wave of disbelief after hearing this.
Based on the clues and intelligence available, he'd already harbored suspicions about Pierce, but they remained mere suspicions. He
'd never had any proof.
But now, the quiz system confirmed his suspicions: Pierce was indeed a Hydra agent!
A deep sense of powerlessness washed over him.
If even the highest-ranking officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. was a Hydra agent, then how infiltrated had S.H.I.E.L.D. been? Was it
still S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Perhaps SHIELD would be more appropriate?
"Nick Fury, the Hydra issue won't be resolved overnight, and our priority right now is finding the Infinity Stones,"
Captain America said sternly. "You know what Red Skull looks like, right? Listen, I need you to use your clairvoyance to see if you can find him."
Everyone had already shared the relevant information with Nick Fury, so he naturally didn't refuse.
He immediately activated his clairvoyance, but soon shook his head. "I can't see the Red Skull. He's not on Earth."
"It seems that mysterious place isn't really on Earth," Hawkeye Barton said, as if it wasn't.
The others weren't too surprised.
Finding something like the Infinity Stones wouldn't be so easy.
Black Widow then asked Nick Fury if Hank Pym's daughter, Hope, was a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but received a negative response.
"Then my previous theory was correct!" Tony Stark said with a hint of excitement. "The future predicted by the quiz system is indeed a future from another parallel universe!"
The others breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Hope wasn't a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, then the story of Ant-Man slaughtering the Avengers wouldn't happen.
"Hank Pym, does he actually possess that kind of power?" Nick Fury expressed considerable surprise.
Frankly, he had underestimated Ant-Man's abilities.
Nick Fury then fell into deep thought. Hank Pym was old and a traitor to S.H.I.E.L.D., so his re-recruitment was unlikely.
Therefore, Scott Lang, the second-generation Ant-Man, must not be missed.
He had already investigated him, but Scott Lang was still an ordinary office worker and had no connection with Hank Pym.
Nick Fury couldn't intervene rashly, lest his interference cause the future to deviate, which would be disastrous if it prevented Lang from becoming the second-generation Ant-Man.
"Everyone, I have some matters to attend to. I'll be leaving first!"
After a brief exchange of information, Tony Stark stood up, said goodbye, and left the secret base.
Everyone present guessed what he was going to do.
Naturally, he was going to eliminate the mysterious leader of the Ten Commandments, the Mandarin, also known as Killian.
As expected, Tony Stark's first act upon returning to Stark Tower was to order Jarvis to conduct an internet search for all information on Killian.
In the past, we didn't know the true identity of the Mandarin, so we couldn't find any useful information.
But now it's different. With the "follow the map", the efficiency is so high.
Everything related to Killian was put in front of Tony Stark by Jarvis.
Some pictures of Killian using disabled veterans for human experiments, as well as some terrorist attacks carried out by the other party, appeared in front of Tony Stark.
"This is really a scumbag."
Tony Stark couldn't help but say. Seeing that the other party was such a complete terrorist, Tony Stark no longer had any psychological burden.
"T1000, this mission is handed over to you."
Tony Stark then ordered T1000 who was waiting on the side, "I will give you a set of armor support. Can you kill this guy?"
The T1000's system was already connected to Jarvis, and the T1000 was fully aware of Killian's intelligence.
No further introduction was needed.
"That's enough!" the T1000 replied coldly to Tony Stark.
While Killian's body possessed remarkable self-healing abilities and generated high temperatures sufficient to pose a threat to the T1000, the T1000's true value lay in its intelligence, rivaling that of a human!
Furthermore, it could transform into any form at will!
The T1000 would devise the appropriate strategy to deal with Killian.
With Jarvis and the Iron Man armor providing support, defeating a mere Killian would be no problem.
As Tony Stark had predicted, just three days later, the T1000 reported victory: Killian had been successfully eliminated.
The execution was remarkably simple.
The T1000, disguised as one of Killian's confidants, approached Killian, and while he was distracted, its arm transformed into a sharp blade and slashed off his head.
Even with his exceptional healing abilities, Killian couldn't grow a new head, and he died instantly.
The T-1000 then blew up the entire base.
The entire process was incredibly smooth.
To describe it as effortless wouldn't be an exaggeration.
After defeating Killian, Tony Stark breathed a sigh of relief. His "number one enemy" was finally defeated.
But Tony Stark couldn't let his guard down. After all, Killian was merely a minor nuisance.
He needed to prepare for a bigger challenge.
That was the Battle of New York.
In the days that followed, Tony Stark continued to tirelessly research more advanced Iron Man armor, while also having Jarvis continuously mass-produce the suits
to counter the potential Chitauri invasion of New York.
In just over a year, over fifty suits had accumulated in the basement of Stark Tower.
Of course, Tony Stark wasn't the only one busy during this period;
everyone else was busy.
Especially the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, led by Nick Fury.
After receiving a set of surveillance drones from Tony Stark, Black Widow, Hawkeye Barton, and even Coulson, led by Captain America, conducted an in-depth and comprehensive investigation into Hydra.
The results were shocking.
Vast numbers of undercover agents were uncovered. For example, over half of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top brass were Hydra agents.
And that's just the beginning.
As the investigation progresses, no one can predict how much this list will grow.
But one thing is certain: S.H.I.E.L.D. can no longer truly be considered S.H.I.E.L.D. After all, over half of its top brass are no longer S.H.I.E.L.D. members!
And that doesn't even include the mid-level leadership and ordinary agents.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has completely deteriorated.
Frankly, how to deal with this mess is beyond my comprehension, but I don't see any clear solution at the moment.
Hydra's undercover agents are simply too numerous.
S.H.I.E.L.D. no one can be trusted. Hydra will learn of Lu Dan's every move, leaving him powerless to apprehend those undercover Hydra agents.
The slightest movement would alert them, potentially leading to another assassination attempt.
But that wasn't the worst of it.
The most serious problem was that even if Lu Dan truly possessed the power to capture all the Hydra agents, S.H.I.E.L.D. would be completely crippled.
After all, Hydra was now the sole operator of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
For now, Lu Dan couldn't do much more than feign ignorance while conducting covert investigations.
He had other, more pressing priorities, like preparing for the impending Chitauri invasion.
Thor, with everyone's help, finally grasped Odin's true intentions a year ago through constant learning from Captain America and even participating in missions with him, and so on, and finally took up the hammer again.
Odin then used dark energy to bring Thor back to Asgard, but no one knew whether Thor could stop Loki from descending and prevent the Battle of New York.
"Sir, the first sample is ready!"
Black Widow arrived to report from the secret base, where she was handling some matters.
Nick Fury's spirits lifted, and he immediately stood up. "Take me to see!"
With that, he followed Black Widow into a secret laboratory. There, on a shelf, he saw a long "whip."
The whip crackled with arcs of electricity, dazzling and indescribably beautiful.
Grabbing the handle, he swung the whip, lashing it out against a nearby table.
Snap!
The table snapped in two, smoke billowing from the broken edges.
"Ivan Vanko finally did a good deed!" Nick Fury said with satisfaction, setting down the whip.
Indeed, it was Ivan Vanko's electric whip.
Unlike before, after Ivan Vanko's capture in Morocco, he never had a chance to be rescued by Justin Hammer.
S.H.I.E.L.D. quickly intervened and transferred Ivan Vanko to their custody.
Firstly, Nick Fury knew Ivan Vanko would cause considerable trouble in the future, so he naturally took precautions to prevent Hammer Industries from rescuing him. Secondly
, after learning of the Chitauri invasion, Nick Fury believed Ivan Vanko's electric whips could still be useful.
Using S.H.I.E.L.D.'s means, he pried all the technology from Ivan Vanko and secretly executed him.
This led to the current scene.
"Sir, the Ark reactor is too inefficient and the production cost is too high. We need improvements,"
a researcher said to Nick Fury, adjusting his glasses.
"Then hurry!" Nick Fury immediately said to the researcher in a serious tone. "Besides, I need to produce a batch as soon as possible. There's no time to waste."
"Sir, I don't have enough manpower."
"Then use one person as two!"
Nick Fury gave the command firmly, then walked out with Black Widow, asking, "How's the Falcon Wing going?"
"The wings aren't a big deal; they're a mature and complete technology," Black Widow nodded.
Falcon Wings were also part of Nick Fury's preparations for the Battle of New York.
He tracked down the researchers from the military's Falcon Project and recruited them, and everything went smoothly.
"How's the special forces team going?" Nick Fury asked again.
"It's less than satisfactory, but we'll have to make do," Black Widow shrugged.
Nick Fury nodded, understanding the situation.
"Sir, we've got a problem."
At that moment, Coulson called, and Nick Fury's expression suddenly darkened to the point of extreme seriousness. "The Tesseract activated itself!"
The Tesseract activated itself!
Could Loki be coming to steal the Tesseract?
"Keep an eye on the Cube, I'll be there soon! Report any signs of trouble to me immediately!"
Nick Fury solemnly instructed Coulson, then without further ado, he immediately rushed to the Dark Energy Joint Base with Black Widow.
"Stark, there's movement with the Tesseract!"
"Captain, I need you to come to the Dark Energy Joint Base right now. Loki might be coming!" Undoubtedly, Nick Fury had immediately contacted Iron Man and Captain America on his way to the Joint Dark Energy Base.
"Loki? Finally here?"
Tony Stark curled his lips, a disapproving smile playing.
He then donned his armor and, with a whoosh, transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Joint Dark Energy Base.
Beside Tony Stark, the T-1000, also in armor, followed closely like a loyal bodyguard.
"Bucky, I have a job to do!"
Captain America, who was punching a sandbag, called out to Bucky
, who was also punching a bag. Bucky now looked like a normal person. He had actually returned to normal a year ago.
He had even joined Captain America on many missions, having completely returned to his side.
This pleased Captain America immensely.
However, what Captain America didn't know was that Bucky was still a ticking time bomb. If anyone recited those words near him, Bucky would lose control.
He'd become that cold-blooded puppet who only knew how to kill.
"I guess it's that same old world-saving shit again?" Bucky stopped and walked towards Captain America. "After seventy years, the world still needs you to save it."
"At least it makes me feel alive!" Captain America shrugged, picked up his shield, and slung it across his back. He
also instructed Bucky, "Stay here and don't go anywhere! You know Hydra's been keeping a close eye on you lately! Don't do anything stupid before I get back!"
"How could that be? You've taken all the stupidity away with you!" Bucky laughed.
Captain America nodded to Bucky and left without looking back. They
raced non-stop towards the Joint Dark Energy Base.
Beep beep beep!
"All personnel, evacuate immediately. Please board your designated flight! I repeat, this is not a drill. Everyone, evacuate immediately! Evacuate immediately!"
When Captain America arrived, sirens had already blared throughout the base. S.H.I.E.L.D. was in the process of evacuating the entire base.
A cordon was set up at the scene, and heavily armed Secret Service agents guarded every key entrance, maintaining tight security.
"Captain, please follow me!"
Agent Hill quickly appeared before Captain America and led him to the base's core laboratory.
They arrived in front of the Tesseract.
Crackling!
Just as Nick Fury had predicted, the Tesseract was in a state of excitement, periodically emitting energy fluctuations.
Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and several other S.H.I.E.L.D. leaders gathered around the Tesseract, observing its changes with solemn expressions.
Tony Stark observed some data on a nearby display.
"According to the data, the Tesseract's pulse signal now overlaps over 70 percent with the pulse signals from my previous attempts to open the Tesseract!"
Tony Stark stated sternly. "So, yes... the Tesseract is about to be opened again."
"So Loki is really coming." Captain America stepped into the crowd and glanced at everyone. "This time, we'll show him that Earth is not to be trifled with!"
"That's for sure, Captain!" Nick Fury nodded sternly, then glanced at Tony Stark. "Stark, are the weapons systems in place?"
"I don't think we'll need them next, but... everything is in place," Tony Stark nodded.
Everyone at the scene felt relieved.
Through the quiz system, everyone actually had a fairly good understanding of Loki. Putting aside his machinations, Loki's individual combat power wasn't particularly strong.
Now there were two Iron Men, Captain America, Black Widow, the master of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Nick Fury, who wielded a lightsaber, and the superb archer Hawkeye Barton.
With such a powerful force, everyone was still confident they could handle Loki.
"For Thor's sake, I think we shouldn't hit Loki too hard next time," Hawkeye Barton quipped.
"Well," Black Widow shrugged. "It's not up to us, it's up to Loki!"
"Come on, Loki! I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" Nick Fury muttered, staring at the aroused Tesseract with his single eye.
Crackling!
Crackling!
As everyone watched, the energy fluctuations within the Tesseract grew stronger and stronger, reaching a climax.
Finally!
Boom!
A beam of blue light erupted from the Tesseract, and a portal opened.
As the portal vanished, a sinister man in a robe, with long hair flowing down his shoulders and a scepter in hand, appeared before them.
Undoubtedly, it was Loki, the Scepter Boy.
Loki glanced at the scene, a hint of surprise forming.
That Tin Man?
And that guy who picked up Thor's hammer?
They're all here?
When Loki first controlled the Destroyer to assassinate Thor, these two men had left a deep impression on him. He hadn't expected to encounter them so soon after crossing over.
This might be a bit tricky.
"Loki! Lower your scepter and surrender immediately!" Tony Stark spoke first, his tone stern. "Otherwise, we'll beat you right here so hard that even Odin won't recognize you!"
"You know me?" Loki was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. "My foolish brother tells everyone everything. What else did he tell you?"
"You're in need of love!" Tony Stark said, his usual sharp tongue. "But I can see it myself, even without him telling me."
Loki's face darkened.
Tony Stark's words pierced Loki's heart like a sharp knife.
"Loki! We know what you're up to!" Captain America said with a serious expression, "But unfortunately, you won't succeed. You want to take the Rubik's Cube, but you have to defeat us all."
Loki: "..."
What's going on?
Loki was a little confused.
How come these people seemed to see through him, even knowing his purpose?
Even Thor couldn't possibly know this, so naturally, Thor couldn't have told them. So how did they know?
This was beyond his control, leaving him feeling somewhat unable to grasp the truth, which irritated Loki greatly.
"A soldier?" But then Loki sneered, "Without your hammer, you dare to speak so arrogantly?" With
that,
Loki swung his scepter, sending a blast of energy hurtling towards Captain America.
Captain America held his shield in front of him, instantly blocking Loki's shot.
Captain America then swung his shield fiercely, hurling it at Loki, but Loki easily knocked it away with his scepter. Tony
Stark, watching this, raised his hand, intending to blast Loki away with an energy blast. But Hawkeye Barton had already fired an arrow. Loki's eyes and hands were quick, and with a swift movement of his free hand, he snatched up Hawkeye's arrow. "That's it?" Loki's face lit up with a sardonic smile, and he glanced at Hawkeye. "It's coming! It's coming!" Tony Stark suddenly shouted, staring at Loki with anticipation. Loki's words were naturally incoherent and completely confusing, but everyone present knew what he meant. A hint of mockery crossed their faces. Loki immediately sensed something was amiss. What was with everyone's clown-like looks? But reality didn't allow Loki to dwell on it. The next moment, the arrowhead in his bow exploded. In a fierce explosion of fire, Loki was instantly blown away. "Well done, Barton!" Black Widow couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. "If Thor were here, it would have been spectacular." "A mere trifle! You're complacent!" Loki sneered, rising from the ground. He pounded his scepter into the ground and began unleashing his most powerful magic. One after another, Lokis appeared. In a short moment, the hall was filled with Lokis. "Hahaha! You mortals! How do you know the power of a god?" "Hahaha!" The group of Lokis began to laugh wildly in front of everyone. This was magic from the divine realm, not just some ordinary trick. Nick Fury, Captain America, Hawkeye, and the others were immediately bewildered by the multitudes of Lokis, unable to distinguish between illusions and the real thing. "Jarvis, activate thermal scan!" Tony Stark, however, remained calm and gave Jarvis an order. His vision immediately switched to thermal scan mode. Loki's only true form was instantly captured. Chirp... bang! Tony Stark didn't waste any time before unleashing a palm cannon, knocking Loki to the ground. "What a surprise, Tin Man! You can actually see through my magic!" Loki was genuinely surprised. His magic, even those in the God Realm couldn't see through it, was ineffective in a place like Midgard. "Loki, for Thor's sake, we've been very polite to you!" Nick Fury coldly addressed Loki. "Surrender now! Otherwise, we'll get serious!" "For his sake? My brother's made some good friends!" Loki said bitterly, charging at Nick Fury. But before he could even get close to Nick Fury, a shield flew out from the side, knocking Loki to the ground. "I'm running out of patience!" Tony Stark shook his head and soared towards Loki, calling out to T1000, "T1000, take him down immediately!" "Understood!" T1000 replied, and the two iron lumps began to attack Loki from both sides. Boom boom boom! Clang clang clang! A fierce battle ensued. However, Loki's fighting power was slightly inferior, and it wasn't long before Tony Stark and the other two knocked him to the ground. Even his scepter was taken away. "Loki, surrender! You have no way out!" Nick Fury then shouted at Loki. Following Nick Fury's words, Tony Stark and T1000 each stepped forward, raised their hands, and aimed their palm cannons at Loki. If Loki refused to yield, they would mercilessly blast him to the ground. Hawkeye Barton also nocked another bow and arrow, pointing the arrow at Loki. Captain America and Black Widow both stepped forward, standing ready with the others. When the time came for them to act, they would do so without hesitation. "It seems I underestimated Midgard before." Loki surveyed the crowd before him and raised his hands in surrender . Loki was no fool; he knew he had no choice but to surrender. Nick Fury breathed a sigh of relief. Loki had indeed arrived, and thankfully, the Rubik's Cube hadn't been stolen this time. Black Widow then placed Loki in the restraints she had prepared long ago. Throughout this process, Loki offered no resistance. "Captain, please take Loki away for now! Romanoff, you go with Captain," Nick Fury casually ordered. "I'm going to summon Heimdall now to see if I can get Thor down." "Heimdall, can you hear me? I'm Thor's friend, Nick Fury! Thor told me to contact him this way if there's an emergency!" Then, Nick Fury instinctively looked up and shouted toward the sky. "It's useless. The Rainbow Bridge is broken. Even if Heimdall could hear you, he wouldn't be able to send Thor down." Loki sneered. [New round of questions begins. Please prepare!] Before Nick Fury could say anything, a familiar electronic synthesized sound suddenly sounded, and at the same time, an equally familiar large screen appeared.
Everyone present, except Loki, was in shock.
Over a year had passed since the last quiz, and a new round of quizzes had finally begun!
"I've surrendered, what else do you want?" Loki, bewildered, looked at everyone around him and asked.
"No way? Are you kidding? Loki wasn't immobilized... and he's actually taking part in the quizzes?" Everyone present was equally bewildered.
In everyone's eyes, Loki was a standard "villain"!
And yet, the quiz system had never selected a "villain" before!
[Question: Iron Man Tony Stark's parents died in which of the following ways?]
[A. In a car accident]
[B. Assassinated by Ant-Man]
[C. Assassinated by the Winter Soldier]
[D. Assassinated by terrorists]
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those who answer the question incorrectly will have one of their attributes randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc...]
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