The fake Project Insight was about nipping anyone who might pose a threat to S.H.I.E.L.D. in the bud.
The real Project Insight was about wiping out everyone who posed a threat to Hydra.
Nick Fury and the Avengers were conspicuously among its targets.
When Nick Fury learned all this, he sucked in a sharp breath on the spot.
That old bastard was really... rotten to the core beneath that quiet exterior.
Fortunately, he had received a god's favor and learned about this vicious plan in advance.
Over the next few days, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers were extremely busy.
With the leads provided by those former Hydra infiltrators, they had identified dozens of secret Hydra bases scattered across the globe.
This infuriated Nick Fury.
There had actually been so many Hydra agents hiding right under his nose?!
They had gone too far!
So during this period, the Avengers worked nonstop, flying all over the world.
Still, these battles happened to give the Avengers a chance to get used to their new powers.
At first, some of the Avengers did not have very good control over their newly acquired powers and frequently caused friendly fire.
There was Tony's elemental magic, for example, Thor's large-scale electrical discharges, Banner charging too fast and knocking over his teammates, and the captain's holy light constantly blinding people.
Who invited the paladin? Block them, block them!
Huh? They had invited him themselves? Never mind, then...
After several battles, however, the Avengers grew increasingly adept at controlling their powers, and incidents of friendly fire became fewer and fewer.
Besides, these were mostly very small bases, so dealing with them did not take much effort.
While the Avengers were wiping out Hydra, a spaceship was quietly approaching from beyond Earth.
"Boss, a spaceship is approaching Earth. It is expected