S.H.I.E.L.D.'s people were on edge. The moment the Helicarrier entered the passage that had been opened, they noticed it slowly narrowing. The change was slight, but still visible to the naked eye.
Clearly, Black Bolt wasn't strong enough to truly disperse the thunderclouds. In fact, he seemed to be reaching his limit.
Nick Fury was filled with regret. The recent succession of crises had clearly thrown him off balance; otherwise, he wouldn't have so recklessly entrusted the lives of everyone aboard to a stranger.
An alien invasion, Hydra's resurgence, S.H.I.E.L.D. falling under enemy control... Nick Fury felt he was probably the most unfortunate director in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s history. Every disaster seemed to land right in his lap.
At the same time, Nick Fury silently warned himself that he had to get his head straight again. Otherwise, S.H.I.E.L.D. would be doomed.
Now that the Helicarrier had no way to turn back, all he could do was order it to fly faster, hoping they could make it through the thunderclouds before the passage closed.
While everyone aboard the carrier was fretting, Luo Xia carefully adjusted the Weather Controller, steadily narrowing the passage.
In truth, Luo Xia could have engulfed the Helicarrier in thunderclouds in an instant, just to see whether Nick Fury would turn even blacker after being struck by lightning. But if he did that, most of the people aboard would probably die.
"Luo Xia, why are you making this so complicated?" Wanda asked. Even watching him was tiring.
Black Bolt's power wasn't actually enough to part the clouds. The thunderstorm contained a matrix structure capable of absorbing energy. If Luo Xia hadn't deliberately gone easy on them, they might not have been able to blow away even a single cloud.
"Of course we need to talk. At the very least, we