Apprehension

The generals felt stifled.

They had never expected that, just as they were preparing to argue over the battle plan for the Third World War—whether to go to war outright or win over a group of allies first—Nick Fury would tell them that all the nuclear missiles had been intercepted.

Some generals felt fortunate that the Third World War had not broken out, yet they also felt a trace of regret. They had lost their chance to directly rule the world.

Adolph Ramos, the Army three-star general from the Army Artillery Shell Experimental Military Base in Iowa, truly let out a sigh of relief.

It was best that they had been intercepted. If they were intercepted, his culpability would not be so severe.

Otherwise, if the Third World War had begun, no matter what, he would have been branded with an unforgivable crime.

His back straightened again. His fingers no longer trembled, and sweat no longer beaded on his forehead. His calm expression carried an indifferent contempt for the other generals.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s technology has become this advanced? It can intercept even nuclear missiles with a one hundred percent success rate?" a general said gravely.

At once, the expressions of everyone in the group of generals shifted unpredictably, their thoughts inscrutable.

Even now, they did not know how S.H.I.E.L.D. had breached their military base defenses. Most of the generals had been captured from their sleep, or after their base network connections had been cut off. Some had been captured after S.H.I.E.L.D. created disturbances and infiltrated their bases.

The capture operation had been simple and smooth. Their movements had been tracked throughout, leaving them no chance to escape.

Nor had they had any opportunity to flee.

Other than Adolph Ramos, the Army three-star general from the Army Artillery Shell Experimental Military Base