"You solve it? How do you solve it? The latest news just came in: a large number of troops were dispatched to New Mexico for support, but they were all wiped out by that giant ape."
The council member representing the U.S. government said through gritted teeth.
Nick Fury checked his phone; sure enough, there was the latest intelligence report from Hawkeye.
The content was exactly as the council member had stated.
"Tell the military to stop attacking the giant ape. S.H.I.E.L.D. will take over from here. We will solve the problem," Nick Fury replied calmly, putting down his phone.
The situation's development had indeed exceeded his expectations, but S.H.I.E.L.D. was not to be underestimated; it possessed numerous black technologies that surpassed modern capabilities.
According to observations by Hawkeye and Black Widow, the giant ape seemed to lack intelligence, and it was still a hundred miles away from the nearest city, Alamogordo.
With proper guidance, its route could be altered to bypass urban areas, buying enough time to respond.
Then, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s special forces could be deployed with a large quantity of powerful tranquilizer darts to sedate the giant ape.
No matter how strong the giant ape's defense, it still needed to breathe, and by breathing, it would inhale the tranquilizing gas and be affected.
If tranquilizer darts didn't work, then gas bombs.
In any case, there were many methods; trying them one by one would eventually subdue the giant ape.
If it truly couldn't be resolved, he could even summon Captain Marvel to Earth for assistance.
"No need. We've already voted to use a small nuclear bomb to solve the problem," the Security Council members shook their heads, having lost confidence in Nick Fury because he hadn't even clarified the giant ape's origins.
The giant ape hadn't yet entered a city; if it did and destroyed one, the situation would be dire.
Of course, they weren't thinking of the citizens living in those cities, but of their political careers.
The council members chosen by various countries to supervise S.H.I.E.L.D. were all high-ranking officials, but if problems arose, they would also be held responsible.
They might even be removed, allowing rivals to take their positions.
Therefore, solving the problem with the least cost was the most important thing now.
Nick Fury's brows immediately furrowed: "I don't think it's come to that yet. Although many nearby residents have been evacuated, using a nuclear bomb would still result in significant casualties."
The strike range of a nuclear bomb was too large; even though the military had evacuated many people from the vicinity, it was impossible to evacuate everyone.
There were also the reporters who, despite the danger, tried every means to get closer, and the curious "adventurers" who weren't afraid of death and wanted to witness the giant ape firsthand.
And some soldiers who survived the battle.
Once a nuclear bomb was used, hundreds, or even thousands, could be affected and die from the explosion.
"To save more people, the sacrifice of a few is worth it."
The Security Council members clearly didn't care about the deaths of a few hundred or thousand people; after all, it wasn't their families who were dying.
At most, they would offer more money as compensation afterward.
However, Nick Fury felt he could solve the problem, so he still disagreed with using a nuclear bomb.
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, and the council was preparing to forcibly initiate a nuclear strike, they simultaneously received the same intelligence report.
"The giant ape has disappeared!"
A hundred miles outside Alamogordo, the battlefield was littered with the wreckage of various destroyed tanks and armored vehicles.
Humanity's strongest steel torrent, upon which it relied to rule the World, appeared so fragile before the giant ape, Goku.
General Ross no longer dared to call for more troop reinforcements, as it was meaningless.
If the giant ape had even a small wound, he wouldn't be despairing; at least modern weapons would still be effective, and with enough of them, the giant ape could surely be killed.
But after a fierce battle, not a single hair had fallen from the giant ape's body, nor did it show any signs of fatigue.
It was as if it had just been playing a game.
Only its blood-red eyes and violent roars indicated that it was still in a state of irrationality and a desire to destroy everything.
Likewise, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s invisible Quinjet remained cloaked and did not participate in the battle.
It wasn't that they lacked the courage to die protecting Earth; it was simply suicidal to engage in combat, with no chance of victory.
Hawkeye was confident that his arrows could sneakily hit the giant ape's vital points.
But the key was, even if he hit, it wouldn't matter.
The missiles that struck the giant ape were an all-encompassing attack; even vital areas within the strike zone were unharmed.
While his arrows had many special effects, their power certainly couldn't compare to missiles.
Black Widow, needless to say, couldn't possibly go down and grapple the giant ape's head for an over-the-shoulder throw, could she?
Or give the giant ape electrotherapy with her Widow's Bite?
As for the elite combat squad assisting them, their individual combat weapons were indeed stronger than those of the soldiers below, and their individual combat abilities were all at the level of a soldier king.
However, to the giant ape, they were all just small fries, easily crushed with one stomp.
So they were very self-aware that reporting intelligence to the Director in real-time and awaiting further instructions from the Director was the most rational decision now.
"The Security Council has decided to implement a nuclear strike. The Director is trying to argue for other options. Let's move away from here first to avoid being affected."
Hawkeye informed Black Widow of the instructions he received, and Black Widow's expression instantly changed:
"A nuclear strike? Does it have to come to this?"
In her opinion, although the giant ape was powerful, there were always other ways to solve it; S.H.I.E.L.D. still had many secret weapons.
"No choice. The Security Council doesn't have much trust in the Director to begin with," Hawkeye sighed. These matters were not for an Agent like him to decide.
"I just hope the Director can convince them."
Both of them felt somewhat helpless, but they still obeyed the order, instructing the pilot to fly the fighter jet away from the battlefield.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s satellites were already monitoring the area; even without them, events there could be precisely observed.
However, just then, they noticed a change on the battlefield below.
A giant ring of Fire suddenly appeared at the feet of the invincible giant ape, engulfing the entire giant ape, and then disappeared.
They immediately sent this important intelligence to the Director.
In the Mirror Dimension, Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, clad in yellow robes, looked at the giant ape that had fallen into the space, a hint of solemnity on her face.
Just moments ago, at Kamar-Taj, she had suddenly seen a new possibility for Earth's destruction through the Time Stone.
So she immediately rushed over and brought the culprit causing Earth's destruction into the Mirror Dimension.
However, just as she was preparing to use various powerful spells to subdue this terrifying giant ape, which had entered Earth from who knows where, a miraculous scene occurred.
The giant ape rapidly shrunk, transforming into a small boy with a tail and bare buttocks.
Before she could react, the boy vanished into thin air.
Even with her mastery of magic, she couldn't discern how the boy had disappeared from her Mirror Dimension...