The Savior Descended from the Sky

At S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, after hanging up with the field agent, another call came in—an internal S.H.I.E.L.D.. call.

As soon as the call connected, an anxious female voice came from the other end.

"Sir, a general from the military has called..."

"Just say I'm too busy to chat with him." Nick Fury decisively refused. "Don't mention anyone below the rank of general!"

Although S.H.I.E.L.D.. originated from the Science Strategic Corps, after it became a global organization governed by the World Security Council, it was no longer simply under the jurisdiction of the United States government. Although it had a close relationship with the United States military, it was mostly in a competitive situation, both openly and covertly. At this critical moment, Nick Fury certainly wouldn't have time to deal with any admirals.

"Sir, there's also a direct call from the United States President..."

"Use the same excuse, help me refuse!"

"World Security Council..."

"Help me... get me through this." Nick Fury thought for a moment, then answered the call anyway. After all, the World Security Council controlled S.H.I.E.L.D..'s budget, and he couldn't afford to offend their financial backer.

"Nick Fury, how much do you know about what happened on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan?" The person on the other end of the phone was one of the five permanent members of the World Security Council, who often lectured Nick Fury. His voice was slightly anxious at this moment.

There's no way to be anxious. Although he's a member of the World Security Council, his homeland is no longer the British Empire it once was. The military budget has been used by the Empress Dowager to build the Great Wall, and Egg has always needed to rely on the United States for funding.

Although the United States president had been in office for less than a year, he was well-versed in certain tactics. Knowing that Nick Fury might hang up on him, he first called the World Security Council through a private line and threatened him by saying that he would no longer supply his country with nuclear weapons and would not help repair the four remaining nuclear submarines, thus making this member of the Security Council directly confront Black Eggplant.

"I don't know much. What I know is all that I can see on the TV news," Black Eggplant said sarcastically. "Oh no, I think I know something—this monster that fought Hulk is called Abomination, and it's another mess that General Ross made."

Even though the two monsters were about to demolish the entire Fifth Avenue, famous for its luxury goods, some fearless reporters still rushed to the front lines to get firsthand news. Helicopters from several newspapers and news stations circled over the battlefield. After this battle, as long as they survived, any photo they took could win a Pulitzer Prize, and they would become famous and successful journalists.

"Does S.H.I.E.L.D.. have a solution to the current situation? The annual funding allocated by the World Security Council is a huge sum, and S.H.I.E.L.D.. also possesses the world's most advanced technology left by Howard Stark; they should have a powerful armed force."

There was a hint of hope in the voice of that Security Council member.

"If you hadn't called, my orders would have been given by now." Without waiting for the other person to ask any questions, Nick Fury hung up and then called someone else.

"Agent Romanoff, where is Tony Stark now?"

Black Widow said, "Two minutes ago, there was a news report about Fifth Avenue. He immediately put on his Iron Man suit, codenamed Hulkbuster Armor 1.0, and took off. At his speed, he's already over Fifth Avenue."

Having received a satisfactory reply, Nick Fury breathed a sigh of relief, but his work wasn't over yet. He made another call, this time to Coulson.

Compared to the calm Black Widow, Coulson appeared much more flustered. Before he could even speak, Wei Xiuming roared, "Agent Coulson, stop overthinking! Your brainwaves must remain stable, otherwise the mind-link device won't be able to collect your brain signals, and our weapon will have been wasted!"

It seems Wei Xiuming snatched Coulson's phone. He said, "Director Fury, please don't call at this time to interfere with the weapons testing—and if you have the chance, please ask General Ross when exactly his cooperation with SHOCKER and Doctor Death began, and why Abomination has developed mutations reminiscent of Doctor Death!"

The words SHOCKER and Doctor Death sent chills down Nick Fury's spine. He had initially thought that Abomination was simply a mutation caused by gamma rays and a degraded version of the Super Soldier Serum, but now it was connected to the seemingly unrelated SHOCKER organization, making the situation far more complex than he had imagined.

"Where are you now?"

Wei Xiuming replied, "It's on Quinjet, carrying the weapons, flying towards Fifth Avenue —it's a pity there wasn't enough time, otherwise this weapon system would be even more perfect. Now it seems I have no choice but to take action again."

Just like Nick Fury hung up on the Security Council member, Wei Xiuming left a message saying he was busy debugging equipment before hanging up.

Putting down his phone, Nick Fury silently looked straight ahead. The projection screen in front of him was divided into multiple sections, playing footage captured by major news media outlets at the scene. Thanks to his special methods and permissions, undisturbed traffic camera footage was also included. No one had a better grasp of the situation than him.

Even though the camera footage wasn't perfectly clear due to the airflow caused by the light and flames, Nick Fury could already imagine the scene of carnage. His resolve to form the Avengers only strengthened. He was determined to extract some advanced technology from Wei Xiuming to enhance their fighting capabilities—or perhaps have him research the Tesseract containing the Space Stone?

Just as Nick Fury was mentally planning his next move, a luminous figure trailing a long, fiery tail streaked across the night sky, flying in from afar like a shooting star.

A female reporter from a news agency spotted the figure in the distance and shouted excitedly, her previous worry about the crowd affected by Hulk and Abomination completely gone. Her face was full of excitement, clearly showing she was a fan of Iron Man or Tony Stark.

"Iron Man! It's Iron Man! The citizens are saved!"

When Tony Stark learned that his life was threatened by palladium, he was confused for a while, but Nick Fury gave him hope for life with his father's belongings. During this time, Tony Stark did not wear the Iron Man suit.

But he was, after all, Tony Stark, the Tony Stark of all time. His appearance immediately drew everyone's attention, and the crying and pleading citizens saw the figure slowly descending and seemed to see a glimmer of hope for survival.

At that moment, Tony Stark was like a god.