Malik the Righteous

Madman, a complete and utter madman! Malik readily believed Evenson's words, because with something like this, he was not afraid it was fake—he was afraid it was real!

Still, this answered a question that had troubled Malik for a long time. Pierce had always been deeply invested in Project Insight, but Malik had never understood what was so good about this damned plan. Raise S.H.I.E.L.D.'s authority, build a few more Helicarriers, and that would be enough to oppress the entire world and make everyone submit to Hydra? That was absolutely impossible!

By Malik's calculations, to achieve the effect Pierce wanted would conservatively require at least a hundred Helicarriers. And those carriers would need standard carrier strike groups, be capable of perfectly evading every anti-air attack in the world, and each possess the ability to conduct saturated nuclear strikes. Only then would there be even a slight chance of success.

But how long would it take to build all that? How much money would it cost? And did they think every government in the world was stupid? Would they allow S.H.I.E.L.D. to possess that kind of military power?!

But now Malik understood. To overpower the entire world, they did not need all that. Three carriers and one satellite were enough. And what Pierce wanted was not overwhelming deterrence, but a direct purge—using that special algorithm to eliminate all dissidents within a single hour.

And it had to be said, those people truly lived up to their past service under Nazi Germany. They had taken blitzkrieg to a whole new level. From beginning to end, it would take only one hour. In such a short span, even the most efficient governments would likely be unable to react and respond, let alone when the decision-makers themselves would certainly be among the first targets.