The entire solid sphere swelled even larger.
Pain's figure flickered in and out of view in the sky.
We're screwed!!
Ever since Pain had unleashed his enormous Planetary Devastation...
Practically everyone near New York could see it.
Although the Planetary Devastation wasn't all that high up...
It could still destroy most of the city if it came crashing down.
Coulson waited outside the office with a worried expression, awaiting Nick Fury's next orders.
Ever since the pitch-black Planetary Devastation appeared, Nick Fury's brow hadn't relaxed.
With his dark, bald head and single eye, he looked utterly unruffled on the surface.
Inside, though, a storm was already raging.
The calm he was feigning was about to be shattered by reality.
"Pain... how does the Akatsuki have such immense power?"
"The Akatsuki even has an ideology of its own, though there's no telling whether Pain will keep putting his ideas into practice."
"What the hell is the Military trying to do?"
Nick Fury's thoughts were a little jumbled.
No matter how he tried to untangle them, he couldn't understand how things between the Military and Pain had reached this point.
Surely the Military wasn't stupid enough to handle an affair involving another country...
With such reckless disregard?
To choose a course of action bordering on outright war without a second thought?
"Director, the Military has issued instructions. They want S.H.I.E.L.D. to placate Pain or find a way to deal with him."
"Motherf-"
What the hell is wrong with those politicians' brains?
With things this far gone, what can S.H.I.E.L.D. even do?
Nick Fury cursed inwardly, but he still took on the task.
After all, Nick Fury still had Captain Marvel as his trump card.
Krillin, who was with Tony, was powerful too.
They should have a chance of holding Pain off... right?