Nick Fury looked at Alexander Pierce, the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., lying before him.
Yet his gaze was unusually calm, as if their years of friendship had already vanished without a trace.
But Pierce did not feel the same way at all. Facing Nick Fury, he still acted as if they were old friends.
Nick Fury merely glanced at Pierce before walking straight into the conference room. After taking in his surroundings, he also went to stand beside Leo.
Pierce seemed to have used all his strength just to crawl back to his feet. The arrogance had vanished from his face, leaving not the slightest trace of a smile.
Nick Fury stood before Leo. Looking at Leo's completely uncovered face, he then glanced at everyone around them and asked quietly,
"Your identity has been exposed?"
"Yes. Pierce found out who I was and revealed my identity, so there was no need to keep hiding it."
Leo nodded at everyone.
Pierce, meanwhile, looked at the others, though his attention was focused especially on Nick Fury.
"I'm glad you could come."
"Is that so? Weren't you the one who got me killed?"
Even Nick Fury could not suppress the fury in his heart when he brought this up. Standing before Pierce, he demanded in a harsh voice,
Pierce had been his former superior, as well as his leader and friend for many years. Nick Fury had even risen to power because Pierce had personally chosen him.
That was what Nick Fury could understand the least, and what made him the angriest at Pierce.
Nick Fury felt betrayed. He was always on guard and had never trusted anyone completely, not even Hill.
But among the people Nick Fury could and was willing to trust, Alexander Pierce had definitely been one of the very