Rewind to ten hours earlier in the instance world...
" Tony, back off! Don't waste your health potions. Barton and Natasha, engage Blood Raven..."
Steve rolled away to dodge Blood Raven's arrow, while simultaneously slashing his shield hard at Blood Raven's ankle with his left hand.
The Blood Raven let out a painful howl, staggered, and its movements were greatly affected.
Natasha Leap, plunging her dagger into the Blood Raven's head.
Unfortunately, the Blood Raven's defenses were too strong; the dagger only penetrated a few millimeters before it could go no further.
Natasha sidestepped, spun around, and executed a scissor kick, wrapping her legs around Blood Raven's neck. Although she couldn't bring Blood Raven Blood Raven the ground, the immense momentum caused him to lose his balance.
Barton's short bow fired arrows incessantly, targeting Blood Raven's joints.
Although Helen Cho's Combat was extremely weak, every time her Freeze arrows hit, they could slow down Blood Raven's movements for a few seconds.
Peggy, wielding a spear, moved swiftly and Precision Strike, each move deadly.
Coulson, Nick, Happy, and Pepper, on the other hand, focus on dealing with the surrounding zombies; they don't aim to kill them, but simply lure them away.
Tony, on the other hand, was disliked by Steve and the others several times.
In the end, they had no choice but to reluctantly team up with Nick and the others to fight off the zombie minions.
Although his level has increased to 4 and his attributes have improved considerably, his Combat instincts are too poor. Every time he charges in, he disrupts Natasha and the others' Combat rhythm.
The instance world is, after all, a small world, not a game.
In games, you can only fight monsters by following a set pattern, but in the real world, the degree of freedom is much higher.
Natasha, Barton, Steve, Nick, Peggy, including Coulson and Happy, all have considerable Combat experience, especially Natasha, Barton, and Steve.
After a brief familiarization, the three had developed a very tacit understanding, and with their level 3 and 4 attributes, they managed to completely overwhelm Blood Raven, leaving him unable to fight back.
After half an hour, Blood Raven finally let out a miserable howl and was killed by the group.
Everyone's experience has improved significantly.
Blood Raven also contributed three pieces of equipment to the group.
Hard Leather Armor (Blue) lv2, Defense 25, +1 Illumination, 2 sockets!
Excellent Block Shield (Gold) lv6, Defense +40, Block +35%, Counterattack +15%, Indestructible.
Blood Raven's Possession Short Bow - Rapid Speed (Green) lv5, Attack +18, +5 Poison Damage, +6% Life Drain, +3% Magic Power Drain, +1 Amazon Skill.
"This equipment is amazing! One piece of equipment is almost equivalent to several levels of attributes, especially the passive ability, it's practically invincible." Tony's eyes lit up, he was almost drooling.
"This bow is for Barton, Natasha takes the hard leather armor, and I'll take the shield," Steve said directly.
The moment Steve saw the shield, he fell in love with it, so he unceremoniously claimed it as his own.
No one objected; the three strongest Combat were naturally given priority in being equipped.
Only Tony expressed his displeasure, but he didn't argue. After all, they had only just begun exploring the game, and they would definitely get better equipment later.
"I think it's best not to use Attribute Points carelessly. Apart from adding necessary Attribute Points Attribute Points when equipping gear, you should save the rest," Tony suggested as the group cleared out the surrounding Corpse Monster.
"Yes, after choosing a profession, we'll choose how to allocate skill points based on that profession. Level 10 will definitely be a huge turning point." Coulson nodded in agreement.
"I definitely want to play as an archer," Barton said, stroking his green cesium shortbow with obvious delight.
"What's next?" Nick was very satisfied with everyone's cooperation, and the idea that had formed in his mind earlier became even clearer.
"Back to camp, find Kashya and lead the Hire," Tony said.
"I'm going back to town!" Peggy took out a Town Portal Scroll and used it immediately. The next moment, a Teleport Gate appeared in front of everyone.
It's not that Peggy was wasteful; it's just that this item is very easy to find in the game. You can get it by kicking a box, breaking a pot, or dismantling a bookshelf.
Over the past few hours, everyone has gradually become familiar with the game and has slowly figured out some experience.
Furthermore, Akara in the camp sells Town Portal Scrolls and Appraisal Scrolls at relatively low prices.
"I wonder what effect this scroll will have outside the instance," Nick thought to himself as he stepped into the Teleport Gate.
The exact details still need to be verified, but Nick has already realized that if all of this is true, its value to him and to the world is immeasurable.
However, Nick now has a worry: they are only the first batch of players, and there will definitely be a second, a third, and so on...
The real world will inevitably be greatly affected. When a large number of people with Transcendent abilities appear, how will the S.H.I.E.L.D. control everything to prevent it from developing in a bad direction?
"Being among the first players is an advantage; we must seize the time to grow stronger so that we can have the power to take control."
Back at the camp, the group successfully obtained Hire from Kashya.
The Hire in the first act First Capital archers, and archers have different passive attributes.
There are mainly three types of archers: ice archers, lightning archers, and fire archers.
"I must say, these archers are really beautiful. It's just a pity they're soulless puppets," Tony muttered, stroking his chin as he examined the female archer before him.
"Are you having some evil thoughts?" Pepper roared, ordering his mercenary archers to draw their shortbows and aim at Tony.
"Cough cough, how could that be? They're just puppets," Tony retorted.
"I hope so, otherwise it would be utterly disgusting."
Meanwhile, Steve, Nick, Natasha, Barton, Coulson, and others were discussing their next plan.
"What are your thoughts?" Nick asked.
"Let's get back to the real world first. There's no rush. There are still many things to verify," Coulson said.
"If I leave the instance, I might end up back in the Arctic ice," Steve said, frowning.
"Try a town portal scroll," Barton suggested.
"I'll arrange for someone to pick you up as soon as possible. Two hours should be enough; you can continue leveling up in the game," Nick said.
"My words might cause some trouble. If I go out like this, it will inevitably attract the attention of some people, especially the military. However, I will make arrangements. After all, in everyone's eyes, I am already close to death, so why not let Peggy Carter truly 'die'?" Peggy's eyes gleamed with shrewdness.
"How do you need my cooperation?" Nick asked.
"No need. The more people there are, the greater the chance of a leak. What happens in the instance world must never be known to anyone else."
"We're just the first batch of players; there will be a second batch, a third batch later." Nick frowned.
"We'll talk about it later."
"I'll stay here with Steve; I'm still one level away from equipping this bow," Barton suddenly said.
"That's it!" Nick thought for a moment and made the decision immediately.
One by one, everyone turned into white light and exited the instance world, leaving only Steve and Barton in the entire instance.
"Let's go level up and explore the Map while we're at it," Steve said.
At S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, a flash of white light appeared, and two figures suddenly materialized.
He glanced at the female archer beside him, then checked the time; less than 12 minutes had passed.
With a thought, the game panel appeared out of thin air, and Shattering leather armor, a shield, and a wooden club materialized on his body.
Then, the equipment disappeared again.
"Go back to the Mercenary Space first!" Nick ordered the female archer.
The next moment, a black Teleport Gate appeared, and the female archer stepped inside.
Nick breathed a sigh of relief once the black cesium Teleport Gate disappeared.
Next, he took out a Town Portal Scroll, and when Nick chose to use it, an electronic notification sounded.
"Ding, do you want to select your current location as your return point?"
Nick's eyes lit up. It actually works? Then this thing must be incredibly valuable.
"No!"
Although the headquarters of the S.H.I.E.L.D. is relatively safe for Nick.
But Nick Fury is the kind of person who always has multiple escape routes, so naturally he wouldn't set up S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters as his return location.
This is someone no one would easily trust.
Feeling his own power increase, Nick's mind raced with countless thoughts, and many ideas came to mind in an instant.
This is S.H.I.E.L.D..'s chance, his chance to completely take control of S.H.I.E.L.D..
As a top-tier schemer and strategist, how could he not sense the anomalies within S.H.I.E.L.D..?
Although he didn't know that the hidden force within S.H.I.E.L.D.. was Hydra, he already knew that an unknown force Concealment within S.H.I.E.L.D..
This force was too secretive, and every time he tried to investigate it, he was met with various obstacles.
This made Nick realize that the force beyond his control was extremely powerful, completely beyond his current reach.
Now, the appearance of the Rogue Encampment instance has finally given him an opportunity.
Just then, the phone on my desk rang.
This is his private office phone, and only a very few people know the number, and those who do are all high-ranking officials.
Nick frowned and pressed the speakerphone button.
" Nick, you've been gone for nine minutes." The voice Nick knew very well came from the other end of the phone.
It is Alexander Pierce, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.., who now holds a S.H.I.E.L.D. as a director at S. H. I. E. L. D.
Nick hesitated for a moment, his face darkening, and said coldly, "I've taken care of some personal matters."
The meaning is clear: this is my business, and you've overstepped your authority.
"You should know what kind of department S.H.I.E.L.D.. is. This isn't my idea, it's the Council of Elders ' idea. They won't allow anything out of control to happen." Pierce directly shifted the blame to the World Council of Elders.
"Now, I'm the director. Tell them that if they're not satisfied, they can remove me from my post," Nick retorted coldly.
"Besides, if they want to contact me, they can just call me directly!" Nick didn't believe Pierce at all. Did the World Council of Elders really need to go through Pierce to ask him anything?
That kind of talk won't fool him.
At the same time, he increasingly felt that Pierce seemed to be "concerned" about too many things.
He knew about my disappearance in just nine minutes, which clearly shows that Pierce's power within S.H.I.E.L.D.. is somewhat beyond expectations.
Nick couldn't help but think again of the hidden power within S.H.I.E.L.D....
" Nick, I'm helping you. This kind of thing makes those people uneasy, and you need to give them a reason."
"I will!" Nick said, and then hung up the phone.
S.H.I.E.L.D.. is a very awkward department in Marvel.
It's said to be a department created to Guard the world, and it has indeed been doing that, at least on the surface.
However, the World Council of Elders are all from the Ugly Nation, and their behavior is more like that of rats in a sewer, with too many dirty deals. However, these are all well hidden. Even members of S.H.I.E.L.D.. usually conceal some information when they go on missions.
This is not the S. H. I. E. L. D. Nick S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted.
Nick is cautious and cunning. He doesn't trust anyone and wants to control all power, but... he does indeed take it upon himself to Guard the world's safety.