Nick Fury stood there, watching Rimuru's obsessive and domineering state, killing anyone who stood in his way, and felt a chill run down his spine.
He couldn't understand it at all.
It was clearly just a potential crisis of alien infiltration. Anyone in that situation would weigh the pros and cons and slowly negotiate to find a compromise.
But why did Rimuru react so abnormally, almost to the point of stress, leaving no room for compromise?
They insist on eradicating the root of the problem, even resorting to force to determine right and wrong, punishing anyone who gets in their way.
Fury couldn't help but let countless guesses pop into his head.
Could it be... that the parallel universe Rimuru came from really experienced the exact same tragedy?
Did his Earth fail to withstand the alien invasion and ultimately lose the war?
Countless humans were replaced, enslaved, and transformed by other races, leaving behind devastation and the destruction of civilization?
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
The Chitauri Army that invaded Earth previously bore extremely obvious signs of artificial modification; their flesh and bodies had been forcibly altered by the alien civilization.
If Rimuru had witnessed firsthand the fall of his world, the wanton transformation of humanity, and its eventual extermination, then everything would make sense.
If he had personally experienced that kind of despair, been reborn with a world-ending shadow, and encountered signs of alien infiltration again, he would definitely go mad too.
They might even be more extreme and ruthless than Rimuru.
Once Nick Fury understood this, he instantly felt relieved.
This isn't just paranoia and tyranny; it's clearly a post-war stress response.
The resentment I felt from Rimuru vanished completely in an instant, and I even felt a strange pang of heartache.
He secretly pondered that once this matter was completely resolved, he would have to make some arrangements.
He remembered Natasha mentioning that Rimuru had invited her to go on vacation to Hawaii together afterwards.
We must go.
Hawaii is great! I have to go to Hawaii!
If Rimuru isn't allowed to completely relax and unwind, to dispel the pent-up fears of war and resentment in his heart...
This giant Buddha might actually lead his robot army out of Earth and launch a full-scale expedition to wipe out all alien races one by one.
At that time, he will turn the entire universe upside down.
He's already used giant robots to bombard aliens, what else wouldn't he do?
Nick Fury took a quiet breath, suppressing the sigh in his heart, and dared not think any further.
The most important thing right now is to keep Rimuru.
He took out his communicator and applied slight pressure with his fingertips.
"I'll contact Carol now."
"My job is just to get her back. As for whether you two decide to reason things out or fight it out... I don't care, and I can't control that."
Right now, all he hopes is that things won't get any worse.
But Rimuru, standing to the side, showed absolutely no sign of happiness.
On the contrary, he was in a state of confusion and even had a headache, truly bewildered by the situation before him.
In fact, Rimuru had been paying attention to the Skrulls on Earth for some time and had always had a rough estimate in his mind.
He had initially thought that with only twenty years of clandestine infiltration, how many people could there be?
At most, it'll only be a few tens of thousands.
With such a small number of people, he secretly took action and wiped them out easily, without causing the slightest disturbance.
He was completely dumbfounded when he heard what Fury said.
Hundreds of thousands!
Furthermore, Fury specifically emphasized that this is only the publicly available, verifiable number.
The number of those hidden in the shadows is impossible to count; no one knows exactly how many are hidden.
Rimuru clicked his tongue inwardly, instantly rejecting all his previous thoughts.
To be honest, hundreds of thousands of people is no small number.
If he were to resolve everything in one go, that would be a huge problem.
Hundreds of thousands of people suddenly disappeared, scattered across countries and industries around the world.
It's obvious that the whole world would immediately descend into chaos, with panic, rumors, and suspicion becoming uncontrollable.
But that's not all!
Many Skrulls have long been deeply rooted in the region.
They can be found replacing government departments, core military units, and high-level institutions everywhere.
These people have long been integrated into the human power structure.
What if Rimuru were to kill all these lurkers with a single blow?
Even without aliens attacking, Earth would collapse from internal strife.
If a civil Civil War breaks out on Earth, to put it bluntly, it will be his doing, and he doesn't want to take the blame for that.
A direct confrontation is not an option.
Rimuru rubbed his temples and began to think of other solutions.
Since these aliens can disguise themselves and infiltrate, why don't I just infiltrate them instead?
With this in mind, he first rejected the T-1000 under his command.
Although the T-1000 can mimic human appearance, it's only good for making a show of it.
There are too many other flaws; the demeanor, habits, and thought processes are simply impossible to imitate accurately.
Those who try to replace those in high positions who are constantly under scrutiny will find it impossible to hide their true colors; they will be exposed sooner or later.
Therefore, the standard Terminator Ultimate Nullifier simply cannot handle this task.
Then we'll have to go for the upgraded version!
Rimuru set his sights on the more powerful T-5000.
The nanorobot technology this thing incorporates is currently the most advanced; its precision and stability are unparalleled.
He immediately formed a complete plan in his mind.
Deploy the T-5000s and use nanobots to secretly modify the Skrulls, turning them into controllable T-3000s.
The key point is that it won't attract attention.
Let the T-3000s continue to live and work in place of the people who were replaced; those who were replaced by the Skrulls should not be dead.
Once all the Skrulls have been wiped out, we can slowly replace them back.
This way, there are no casualties, no unrest, and no one will notice anything unusual—it's practically a perfect solution.
The only problem is that there are just too many people.
With hundreds of thousands of infiltrators, a small number of T-5000s simply cannot keep up.
It seems that a large-scale production of the T-5000 is necessary to achieve full coverage of this issue.
After the quantity problem was solved, Rimuru recovered.
He turned to look at Fury, who was waiting for a solution, and spoke with particular seriousness.
" Fury, this matter is too complex and involves too many people; it absolutely cannot be handled casually on Earth."
If even a whisper of this gets out, those lurking Skrulls will definitely go berserk, making things even more difficult to control.
Fury's face darkened, and he quickly asked.
Do you have a safe solution?
"Yes, and it's the safest way."
Rimuru and briefly went over the idea of no casualties and reverse infiltration.
"But this matter must be kept absolutely secret; not a single word can be leaked."
To completely eliminate any risk of leaks, Rimuru made a direct decision.
He raised his hand and waved it, and tiny ripples of starlight instantly appeared in the air as a teleportation portal slowly opened.
Beyond the door lies the Virtual Planet Kuscia, existing independently within this virtual space.
"We'll discuss all plans for eliminating the Skrulls at my base."
"That place is completely isolated from external monitoring; no one eavesdrops or spyes on you. It's absolutely safe."