Enemy in the Open, Us in the Shadows-A Huge Advantage (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader "Lian Tong 00")

"Captain, can you persuade him to join the Avengers? We need his power!"

No, you don't!

Steve's mouth twitched as if he had suffered a stroke, imagining what it would look like if he invited Russell to join the Avengers.

Steve: "Sir, Nick Fury asked me to pass along a message. He wants to invite you to join the Avengers and fight the evil forces of Hydra together."

Russell: "Sure! Sure!"

"Director Fury, regarding the Sorcerer Supreme... we need to consider this carefully... He isn't someone who can talk like a normal person—no, I mean, he isn't an easy person to talk to."

Steve covered his face. He couldn't take it anymore. He really was about to collapse.

"Captain, the enemy is extremely powerful. We need the Sorcerer Supreme."

Nick Fury stared into Steve's shifting eyes and declared righteously, "For that, S.H.I.E.L.D. will spare no expense, no matter the cost."

"..."

You can't make that decision. Really, S.H.I.E.L.D. is his!

Steve swore he had never met anyone braver than Nick Fury. Even when he had rebelled back then, he had not dared to pull something like this.

Nick Fury tried his best to persuade him, while Steve firmly refused. He had stayed behind to keep other superheroes from falling into the pit, but judging by the current situation, the superheroes about to join were basically already in it.

Thus, Steve's only remaining goal was to keep an eye on Nick Fury and Tony. If possible, he would do everything he could to keep the two of them away from the pit.

The result was that he was risking his life, and so were Nick Fury and Tony!

If only a few of their own people joined the Avengers, the commotion would not be too great. Even if they really caused