Three hours after Pierce and Nick left with ten pounds, about 4.5 kilograms, of crystal samples, Luke received an urgent message from Nick, which was like a life-threatening message.
"Help!"
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Time moves forward.
Pierce and Nick boarded the Quinjet and exchanged views in the cabin on how to conduct the verification.
Nick's plan was to bring the information back to S.H.I.E.L.D. for internal verification. Before Attilan, S.H.I.E.L.D. had dealt with a certain Inhuman group in Midgard, though most of them had a negative impression of the authorities, even harboring deep fear and hatred. Nick thought he could use that Inhuman group for verification.
All you need to do is inform the other party of the news about Attilan and Black Bolt, and demonstrate and verify the power of the crystal.
Pierce disagreed. He approved of Nick's cautious approach, testing his technology on a weaker target first. He'd have been happy with it before. But now? Not to mention that Whitehall, who knew the Inhumans best, was under an unknown parasite and control, potentially causing him significant trouble at any moment. The time it would take to find the Inhumans known as the Afterlife alone was not something Pierce wanted.
He now wants to solve this trouble as soon as possible while things are still under control!
Why did he go against his usual routine and bring Nick to Luke for technical assistance? It was because Luke's technology was indeed quite powerful and reliable, and he was always able to quickly and accurately manufacture and provide the corresponding powerful equipment according to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s needs.
Now that he had the Reversal Crystal, Pierce didn't want to waste any more time. He was now single-mindedly trying to verify the Reversal Crystal's effectiveness as quickly as possible. If the effect was indeed as Luke had described, he would not hesitate to send someone with the crystal to kill the Robe Woman and Whitehall's transformed and spawned Inhuman army.
"No need to go through so much trouble. Don't we have a group of Inhumans who migrated here?" Pierce turned his attention to Black Bolt and the others.
"You mean Black Bolt and the others from Attilan?" Nick understood Pierce's meaning. He didn't have any moral or conscience barriers. To put it bluntly, even if he was from the same planet, he could still be ruthless when it came to making a decision. Not to mention that Black Bolt and the others were outsiders.
Although Nick helped them find a place to stay, it did not mean that Nick accepted them in his heart and regarded them as his own. He only did so for the convenience of surveillance and other factors.
I believe that even as the captain, if Black Bolt and his group of Inhumans show any bad behavior or actions, he will not turn a blind eye. Not to mention his own bottom line, his current source of power and position determine that most of the time, he and his butt are sitting on the sidelines.
"Yeah. Let's go visit them and bring some supplies over." Pierce knew very well what kind of person Nick was, so he believed that he would agree to his proposal.
So the two of them made some arrangements, and after notifying Black Bolt, they took the supplies and reversal crystals with ulterior motives and went to the temporary residence of Black Bolt and his men.
At this time, Hive, with the help of the Malik family, arrived at the camp before Pierce and his friends in the name of an official department.
So when the two sides gathered together, they stared at each other for a moment, but they couldn't tell who started the fight first. The Inhumans brought by the Hive, and the death squads and warriors trained by the Malik family, fought with the SHIELD agents like ping-pong.
Black Bolt and his spokesperson Queen Medusa were confused and dazed throughout the whole process. They had no idea why these two people, who were both from official positions, suddenly took out their weapons and started fighting each other.
Black Bolt and Medusa exchanged a look of uncertainty. They simply wanted to quietly accumulate strength, survive, and then retake Attilan. They didn't want to be forced into a fight with the Midgardians for no apparent reason.
Faced with both sides urging him to join, accusing the other of a fake identity, Black Bolt mentally rolled his eyes. On that point of identity, Nick Fury, having met him briefly, held some trust. If he had to choose one side, it would definitely be Nick. After all, they had a close partnership with S.H.I.E.L.D., and he had agreed to join a superhero organization alongside Medusa to contribute to the safety and stability of Midgard.
"Activate the crystal activation device!" Pierce, clad in his energy suit, screamed amidst a sea of fire summoned by an Inhuman. He was truly grateful for the Mind Ring Luke had crafted. Although it was a mass-produced version, it was incredibly useful in saving his life! At least it had saved him from certain death twice already.
The abilities of the aliens on the opposite side were too wide-ranging, and without any preparation, the people they brought with them had already started to suffer casualties!
Granted, S.H.I.E.L.D. possesses powerful equipment like the Hybron Psychic Ring and Beast Series, and even specialized werewolf and vampire transformation potions, but it's impossible for these devices to be universally available to every S.H.I.E.L.D. field agent. If that were the case, Nick and the S.H.I.E.L.D. he oversees would not only be deeply in debt, but could even consider bankruptcy.
So among the group of people they brought with them, there were certainly some elite agents equipped with Heberon products, but there were also quite a few ordinary agents who were still using the original SHIELD equipment.
Nick and Pierce, who were also protected by energy suits, rushed out of the sea of fire with a metal box each. They quickly entered the passwords and fingerprints in their memories in order, opened the metal safes in their hands, revealing the perfectly cut reverse crystals and two scepter-like metal canes inside.
"Quick!" Pierce pulled out a cane from the metal box, unfastened the buckle, and extended his hand to Nick. Nick picked up a reversal crystal, and his energy suit, like rubber, stretched out a long energy arm, handing the crystal held in his energy palm to Pierce.
Pierce desperately recalled the instructions Luke had given them for using the cane. Following his memory, he pressed the crystal onto the lock and engaged the mechanism, locking it firmly in place. He then pressed the trigger on the cane, mentally counting a few numbers, and tossed it forcefully toward the Inhuman.
Bang!
A shimmering blue shockwave surged through the makeshift camp like a hurricane, sweeping across the surrounding landscape. The scorching sea of fire was instantly blown away by the shockwave. With it vanished the myriad strange abilities of the various aliens, seemingly malfunctioning in an instant. Many of them continued to activate their abilities, some standing there in bewilderment, repeating the movements several times as they realized their powers were failing.
"Counterattack!"
Pierce was overjoyed when he saw this! As long as the aliens over there lost their abilities, the pressure on them would be greatly reduced, and there would even be no threat at all.
After all, the Reversal Crystal only targets the Inhuman genes of the Inhumans. It has no effect on Heberon equipment like the Mind Ring, which is on the blacklist and whitelist.
At the same time, he finally understood why Nick complained that Luke's technical support was unscrupulous and that Heberon's equipment was too expensive, but at the same time he always rushed to place orders with the other party.
The technology and equipment are expensive, but the effect is truly powerful! It can solve any problem in one go!
Black Bolt and other Attilan Inhumans affected by the situation also discovered their own abnormalities. For example, Gorgon, Black Bolt's bodyguard whose feet had transformed into hooves similar to those of a cow, capable of creating powerful shockwaves when he stomped the ground, discovered that his form, transformed since his awakening, had regressed back to his pre-awakening human form. His hooves had regressed back to human feet. He was now barefoot, stomping the ground vigorously several times, a look of shock and bewilderment on his face.
"What happened?" Medusa found herself unable to control her newly grown hair. The Locktooth dog beside her sister Crystal shook its huge head, indicating that it had also lost the ability to teleport.
Everyone turned their gaze to Black Bolt, each with some speculation in their eyes.
"I don't know either." Under the gaze of everyone, Black Bolt stammered twice and finally spoke.
Without any energy impact, nor any powerful sound waves causing damage, everything was calm and peaceful, as if his terrifying destructive power had never existed.
"Your power has also failed?" Medusa looked at her husband, Black Bolt, in astonishment. Black Bolt had always been their most powerful ultimate weapon. As long as his power remained, no one could ignore Black Bolt's trump card. Therefore, no matter how dire the situation, as long as Black Bolt was still there, they always had the confidence that they would be the ultimate winner!
But today, there is a gap in that confidence.
Black Bolt's abilities were still strong, and they still believed in him, in his destructive power and lethality, as before. But this ability and trust were no longer as invincible and steadfast as before.
Large groups of Inhuman troops fell, including those brought by the Malik family. They were all wearing energy vests, and the elite agents with powerful powers had no power to resist.
Nick had instantly gained the upper hand from the previous confrontation. It wasn't a complete comeback, but if nothing unexpected happened, it could be considered a settled outcome.
Seeing the strange Inhumans falling one after another, Black Bolt and others showed a trace of pity in their eyes. They did not expect that there would be an Inhuman group with such a high level of awakening on this planet.
Medusa gently took her husband's hand and shook her head, signaling him not to interfere or get involved. Medusa didn't have much compassion for these strangers. They were still living under someone else's roof and needed the help provided by Nick across from her.
A man hidden under a black cloak finally couldn't help but sigh, lifted his cloak, revealing an octopus-like monster face.
Nick and Pierce, who were not far away, saw this unusual man in black robes, and their sixth sense of crisis almost instantly exploded, and they frantically alerted them!
It's like a herbivore facing off against a top hunter.
rough!
Nick and Pierce couldn't help but curse at each other. Nick hadn't expected there to be an alien here who was unaffected by the reversal crystals and still maintained his alienated appearance, looking quite dangerous.
The first time Pierce saw the other person, he thought of the god that the robed woman from the Malik family kept chanting.
"Warning, warning! High-energy energy is appearing."
Not only did the rings on Nick and Pierce start to sound the alarm, but the Holy Sanctuary in the metropolis also issued a corresponding alarm.
Beehive's body began to expand violently, soon shattering the cloak he was wearing. In the blink of an eye, he had expanded from the size of a normal person to a gigantic monster over ten meters tall, covered in dense tentacles!
The monster let out a sharp mental roar, and everyone present simultaneously lowered their heads, clutching their hands. Those with strong wills and the protection of their mind rings were less affected, experiencing only a slight headache before quickly breaking free and regaining their ability to think. However, those without the protection of their mind rings bled crimson from their mouths and noses, their mental wills suffering varying degrees of damage.
The entire body of the giant octopus monster began to emit strong hallucinogenic hormones, and faint patterns of human faces emerged on the surface of its bloated and huge body.
Dense tentacles stretched out, extending like a giant brown curtain, dimming the light in front of everyone's eyes. Tentacles swept up the helpless agents one by one, and then a swarm of tiny insects emerged from the skin of the tentacles, swarming along the tentacles to the restrained agents, crawling into their mouths. The bound agents remained oblivious to the entire process, even wearing a strange smile on their faces, as if they were dreaming.
This strange scene made the scalp of sober people tingle.
Facing this extraordinary enemy, Nick and Pierce, while dodging the tentacles with the help of their rings, simultaneously considered summoning reinforcements. Nick instantly sent a distress signal through his ring to the Mage King and Luke. Only they had the ability to arrive instantly and provide timely support.
Otherwise, if they summoned the army or the Avengers and waited for them to come, they would have become food for that monster.
A revolving door opened in the surrounding area. The Mage King stepped out and saw the octopus-like monster whose body had expanded to the size of a hill. He couldn't help but grin and felt relieved.
It's not an invasion by dimensional demons, and I don't feel that extremely dangerous high-dimensional power. That's great!
The sky brightened.
A bright beam of light descended from the sky and accurately struck the octopus-like monster.
When the Mage King saw this beam of light, he silently uttered the words of envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart.
"Dry!"