Coulson left the Cold Wind Building.
He carried a backup of the surveillance footage.
Many of the cameras had been destroyed, but the storage equipment was still intact.
"Looks like the intruders didn't know much about technology." Coulson got back into his car and drove away.
He returned to the Triskelion.
Nick Fury said little, signaling for Hill to collect the surveillance backup and return to the screening room.
"Hill, play the surveillance footage Coulson brought back."
"Yes, sir."
Despite this being her first involvement in an incident concerning a Level Six Agent, Hill seemed perfectly composed.
At this point, she had received increased political backing from the World Security Council.
That had given her considerably more confidence.
Hill swiped a finger across the touchscreen, and a recording appeared on the monitor.
Before them stood the familiar Cold Wind Building.
An upright underground laboratory.
An enormous, strangely shaped magic circle had clearly been inscribed in the center of the laboratory. Even a few glimpses of the formation through the camera were enough to inspire a sense of foreboding.
Nick Fury could not tell what it did from the formation alone.
But...
As time passed, the formation gradually grew brighter.
The glowing formation slowly traced out a relief resembling some sort of evil spirit from legend.
When the demon's image appeared, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents present grew even more restless, their skin crawling!
It felt like facing an unknown creature higher up the food chain.
Hill, who rarely went into the field, now felt an almost irresistible urge to flee.
The video stopped there.
Nick Fury noticed Hill's discomfort. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, glanced at Pierce and Deputy Director Woda, and said, "Pretty unsettling!"
Hill did her best to suppress her ragged breathing and feigned composure. "Yes, that's where