High up in the sky, Nick Fury suddenly received a phone call.
The caller ID showed a bounty hunter named Kakuzu.
Although the man belonged to the Land of Akatsuki and was even its Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Nick Fury had never let that stop him from taking Kakuzu seriously.
Nick Fury valued every powerful superhuman.
After answering the call, Nick Fury did not speak first. Instead, he waited for the other party to begin.
The other end of the line was equally silent.
The two seemed to have entered a contest over who would speak first.
Clearly, Nick Fury, who needed more from the other party, had no choice but to break the silence.
"What happened?"
"I executed six agents from S.H.I.E.L.D. yesterday. I hope none of them were your subordinates."
"Mm." Nick Fury's heart tightened. He tried contacting the agents he had sent out to see whether any would respond.
In the end, he received no reply whatsoever.
Infiltrating dangerous supernatural forces naturally required something other than conventional undercover methods.
If they encountered danger, the infiltrators could quickly withdraw or contact him.
Yet as of yesterday, none of the agents sent to the Land of Akatsuki had transmitted any messages.
Nick Fury let out a breath and collected his thoughts. With a grave expression, he replied, "I'm sorry. This is definitely a misunderstanding. We had no intention of infiltrating you. Please believe us."
Although he was no longer the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the resources Nick Fury had secured from the organization over the years were far from insignificant.
He did not have many trusted aides, but he did not have few, either.
Not to mention the agents he maintained outside the organization. At least he was not short on manpower.
"Heh heh heh. A bunch of agents asking