Becky, standing beside Fury, stepped forward, raised her hand, and hastily took Fury's hand.
Fury's smile froze instantly, replaced by utter embarrassment and a surge of anger welling up inside him.
Being so humiliated in public made him lose all face.
"Mr. Wenwu, the situation is urgent, there's no time for formalities."
Fury quickly withdrew his hand, forcibly suppressing his emotions, and said seriously, "According to that alien's confession, the Galactus will enter the Solar System in two days. We must discuss countermeasures as soon as possible!"
After saying that, he turned to the side and raised his hand, inviting Wenwu and his group to enter the S.W.O.R.D. base.
Peter watched Wenwu's retreating figure, his expression complex, his mind churning with thoughts.
He recognized Wenwu as the mysterious man he had met by chance at Columbia University years ago, who had ultimately helped him get home.
He kept this matter to himself, never telling Fury or anyone else, and never mentioning any information that Wenwu was suspected of being related to the Star Ring Group.
Firstly, it's out of gratitude for the small favor the other party did, and a sense of thanks remains.
Secondly, there was no substantial evidence. Thirdly, during the great battle a year ago, Wenwu showed mercy to the heroes, leading Peter to believe that the other party was not purely evil.
In addition, since Star Ring has helped humanity overcome many diseases and even regenerate severed limbs, thus benefiting mankind, the suspected connection between Star Ring and Wenwu has not been exposed.
As the group entered the S.W.O.R.D. Bureau base, Tony stepped forward to introduce Wenwu to the Silver Surfer, who was restrained by a special alloy chair, and a silver surfboard floating to the side, gleaming with a dazzling light.
Why not block the signals emitted by the surfboard?
Becky asked, puzzled.
"Since the beacon has already been sent, forcibly blocking the surfboard signal will be pointless."
Reed spoke up to explain.
Wenwu's gaze fell on the Silver Surfer, and he asked softly, "So, this Norrin Ryder genuinely wants to help Earth lure Galactus away, and you insist on not believing it?"
"That's right, alien races are absolutely untrustworthy. Besides, he helped Galactus destroy countless planets; how could he suddenly have an epiphany and want to save us after coming here?!"
Fury's expression was solemn, and his tone was resolute.
Wenwu chuckled inwardly; didn't this charcoal-faced Skrulls?
Susan, standing nearby, immediately retorted, " Norrin genuinely wants to atone and save people; I can sense his goodwill. Director Fury, you're being far too stubborn and suspicious!"
"It's too risky. The entire planet can't afford to gamble with this. I can't possibly agree to this plan." Tony frowned and rejected the idea in a deep voice.
"In my opinion, we should just launch a massive nuclear bombardment! I refuse to believe that a cluster of nuclear weapons wouldn't even scratch that so-called Galactus thing!"
Human Torch made the suggestion loudly, his tone impatient.
"It's useless."
Tony shook his head slightly, explaining helplessly, "Based on the surfboard's Cosmic Energy level calculations, nuclear weapons are too low-energy; they can't harm Galactus at all. In the end, they'll just be absorbed by him, providing him with energy for nothing."
Wenwu sat in his chair, his fingertips lightly tapping the table. His gaze fell on the glowing surfboard, and he slowly suggested, "This surfboard contains extremely strong Cosmic Energy. If we were to modify it into a super bomb and detonate it at close range, it might be able to cause serious damage."
Upon hearing this, Tony, Reed, and the others' eyes lit up instantly; they had found a breakthrough.
Susan immediately stepped forward and asked the Silver Surfer trapped in the restraint device about the feasibility of this.
Silver Surfer, seated in his alloy chair, slowly opened his eyes, his voice deep and resonant. "Theoretically, there's a chance, but we must detonate it at close range, when he's completely off guard."
Everyone fell silent. This was a big problem!
Wenwu's lips curled slightly as he turned to look at Fury, whose expression was grave, and said calmly, "Actually, we have another ultimate weapon, enough to contend with Galactus."
What weapon?
Fury's heart tightened, a bad feeling inexplicably rising within him, and he pressed for an answer in a low voice.
Wenwu's gaze was deep as he slowly uttered four words, one by one. " Tesseract."
boom!
Fury's expression changed drastically, his face filled with disbelief.
The Tesseract is extremely classified. After Hydra completely exposed it a year ago, he secretly moved the Tesseract and hid it in a top-secret base, where it was under constant top-secret protection. Wenwu actually knew about it!
" The Tesseract? What's that?"
Tony, Natasha, and the others looked on in confusion as they gazed at Wenwu and the distraught Fury.
" The Tesseract is a source of extremely powerful energy, even stronger than this surfboard."
Wenwu explained casually, "During World War II, the Nazi Hydra rose to power rapidly precisely because of this treasure."
"Since it's such a powerful weapon, why not use it?"
Natasha asked Fury the question that had puzzled everyone.
"This weapon is extremely unstable; no one can control it. Using it rashly would have unimaginable consequences!"
Fury shook his head hastily.
"Hehe, that's because you don't know how to use it."
A slight, disdainful smile appeared on Wenwu's lips as he calmly spoke:
"Give it to me, and I can use the power of the Tesseract to resist Galactus."
Deep down, he wasn't entirely confident that he could use the Space Stone to fight against Galactus, but that didn't stop him from taking advantage of the crisis to acquire the Tesseract ahead of time.
"Impossible!"
Fury's face darkened, and he resolutely refused, "This is a forbidden object capable of destroying the world; I absolutely cannot give it to you!"
"Can it destroy the world?!"
Tony, Banner, and the others looked utterly horrified.
A weapon powerful enough to destroy the world—how terrifying!
Just as Fury was about to continue arguing, the base's emergency communications suddenly blared.
He raised his hand to answer the call, and after listening to the report from the other end, his face turned deathly pale.
A moment later, his face grim, he hung up the communication and said with difficulty, " The Tesseract... has just been stolen. A man calling himself Loki broke into a secret base of the S.W.O.R.D., took the Tesseract, and vanished into thin air!"
"This is too much of a coincidence."
Becky, speechless, stared directly at Fury and said sarcastically, "Our Lord actively sought to help Earth, and you made all sorts of excuses, only to have the Tesseract stolen the next day. Director Fury, is there any need for you to put on this act?"
Becky's words instantly made most of the people present look suspicious, and their eyes all fell on Fury.
"I really didn't do anything wrong!"
Fury was speechless and, in order to prove his innocence, immediately pulled up the surveillance footage from the secret base at the time and projected it onto the large screen.
In the center of the hidden experimental base, a blue square Tesseract rests quietly on a pillar-shaped device, its entire body radiating a deep blue light.
Several top scientists surrounded the cube, carefully attempting to activate Tesseract and extract its energy.
The next second!
Suddenly, the Tesseract emitted a dazzling blue beam of light that shot straight ahead for more than ten meters.
At the end of the beam of light, a blue spatial rift suddenly tore open, and a spatial gate slowly took shape.
A tall, slender man wielding a strange scepter rushed out; it was Loki.
The moment he landed, his eyes turned cold and his actions decisive. He raised his hand and began slaughtering the surrounding guards.
He then brandished his scepter and struck several scientists in the chest, controlling their consciousness.
They then proceeded to question Earth's strength!
When scientists showed him videos of Tony and others in action, informing him that Earth had many powerful individuals, Loki was not afraid at all; instead, he gave a cold laugh.
He stepped forward and snatched the floating Tesseract, his body instantly erupting with blue energy that enveloped him completely.
A flash of blue light, and the Tesseract's Cube vanished into thin air from the base.
After watching the entire video, the entire audience fell silent.
Tony, Peter, and the others were utterly shocked.
"Oh my god! What kind of weapon is that scepter? It can directly control people's minds!"