The Shadow in the Pacific!

On the ocean's surface.

Countless enormous bubbles surged up wildly, and the seawater churned as though it were boiling.

It was as if some unimaginably massive creature lurked beneath the water.

Murky seawater sprayed in every direction.

Within minutes.

An ominous island had emerged, floating eerily in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

A deathly silence hung over its surroundings.

In Earth's outer orbit.

The S.W.O.R.D. Space Station.

Nick Fury looked down at an encrypted report in his hands, his brows knotted tightly.

"What is this crap?"

"An island pops up in the ocean, and I have to review it personally?"

"What the hell are my people doing? Can't they investigate it themselves?"

Nick Fury unleashed his temper on the agent beside him.

"Sir, the situation doesn't seem to be that simple."

"Three field teams have already gone in and lost contact completely."

"Additionally, three ocean liners passing nearby have disappeared as well."

"The entire area has practically become a death zone."

The agent hurriedly reported the details.

Nick Fury's frown deepened.

"Did they not even get any footage back?"

"I'm sorry, sir."

"All our detection equipment fails outright when it gets close. It's completely useless."

The agent answered honestly.

"What about the Avengers?"

Nick Fury immediately pressed.

"Mr. Stark has already accessed the system remotely."

"But the dozen or so unmanned suits he just deployed were destroyed as soon as they approached. None brought back any useful information."

"Wanda reported sensing an extremely lethal energy coming from the island. She didn't dare approach recklessly."

The agent shared all the intelligence at hand.

Nick Fury considered it for a few seconds.

"All right."

"Lock down the information for now."

"Designate the surrounding waters a maximum-security exclusion zone and notify all vessels to change course."

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