"No way," Iron Man said, eyes wide, staring at everyone. "You guys aren't thinking what I'm thinking, are you?"
"Thinking what? What's the connection between 'motherfucker' and 'mother'? What are you all talking about?" Thor looked confused.
"Thor, take away the 'fucker' from 'motherfucker', and you get 'mother'," Coulson reminded him.
Thor's eyes widened instantly. This... this was messed up.
"I choose D, Nick Fury!"
Captain America announced his answer, looking at the big screen.
[Correct Answer!]
What was even more messed up was that Captain America was right.
The atmosphere in the room became a little strange. Everyone couldn't help but turn to look at Nick Fury.
Could it really be... like everyone imagined?
No way. No way. [Congratulations to the respondent, Steve Rogers, for receiving a reward: a light, bulletproof Batman cape.]
Immediately, Captain America found himself holding a black cape that looked very high-quality.
"Captain, how is the cape?"
Coulson, Captain America's biggest fanboy, immediately came over, asking with great interest.
"Very interesting. Not only is this cape bulletproof, but it can even withstand explosions. When electrified, it hardens and can be used as a glider. It's pretty good!"
Captain America sorted through the information in his mind and nodded with satisfaction.
"That's great, Captain. It suits you well. You'll definitely look very handsome in it," Coulson agreed.
"Captain and Thor were only missing a cape, and now, Captain has everything!"
Iron Man shrugged, completely oblivious to Thor's darkening expression. "Captain is becoming more and more like Thor."
Thor: "…"
[Answer complete, now playing answer analysis.]
With this system prompt, a corresponding image appeared before everyone.
"Any word on Stark?"
"Not yet! We're monitoring every satellite in both hemispheres, and there's nothing."
First, the voices of a man and a woman were heard in conversation.
The woman's voice wasn't immediately recognizable to everyone, but the man's voice... well, everyone present instantly knew who it was.
It was the voice of Nick Fury, the one and only.
"That's another of our S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Agent Hill," Nick Fury explained before anyone could ask.
Following those two sentences, the image became clearer, showing a man and a woman driving and discussing something.
It was Nick Fury and Agent Hill.
"What's wrong?" Nick Fury asked, his voice serious as he looked at Agent Hill sitting beside him.
"Multiple unidentified objects have appeared over Wakanda," Agent Hill said, reviewing some data.
"Same energy signature as New York?" Nick Fury asked, after a moment of thought.
The mere mention of "New York" caused a collective tightening of the atmosphere among everyone present.
They all, without needing to say a word, immediately thought of one crucial event: the Battle of New York.
Agent Hill had already mentioned that multiple "unidentified objects" had appeared above Wakanda.
Even S.H.I.E.D. didn't recognize these objects, choosing to use the vague term "unidentified objects" to describe them. This strongly suggested that they weren't from Earth at all.
Coupled with Nick Fury's mention of New York, those who knew about the Battle of New York couldn't shake a bad feeling.
"Ten times the size of the previous one!" Agent Hill answered in a deep voice.
"Tell Brian, we're going to..." Nick Fury immediately gave orders to Agent Hill.
But before he could finish, a black business van suddenly lost control and veered towards Nick Fury's car.
"Nick! Nick!" Agent Hill called out repeatedly.
Nick Fury frantically began braking, but it was too late. The car in front slammed into his.
Immediately, Nick Fury and Agent Hill, without further ado, got out of their car, both looking wary.
Agent Hill cautiously approached the business van in front to inspect it.
"Are they alright?" Nick Fury asked from behind.
However, what Nick Fury didn't know was that there was no one inside the van!
Both the driver's seat and the passenger seat were empty!
"There's no one in here!" Agent Hill said, puzzled.
"What's going on? No one's in the car?"
Captain America frowned slightly, his face filled with questions.
Not only Captain America, but everyone at the scene was baffled, finding the matter rather strange.
"This car, is it perhaps a self-driving vehicle? That's not exactly cutting-edge technology," Iron Man mused, offering a guess. "It seems someone is remotely controlling this car, deliberately causing this accident."
The others didn't say much, but they generally agreed with Iron Man's assessment so far.
After all, a car driving without a driver… self-driving was the most straightforward explanation.
However, they soon realized something was amiss.
Because at that moment, a whistling sound came from the sky. A helicopter, spewing smoke, was spinning erratically before crashing violently into a building.
Boom! It exploded.
A wave of panic erupted on the street, with many people screaming and scattering in all directions.
"First a car out of control, then a plane out of control. Almost at the same time. Could this be a coincidence?"
Coulson stared intently at the large screen, his expression grave. He could already sense something unusual.
If it was a coincidence, it was a rather convenient one.
But if it wasn't a coincidence, it meant there was a connection between the two. The out-of-control car and the out-of-control plane might have the same mastermind behind them.
Could someone be planning a large-scale terrorist attack?
"Quick, call command center. Red alert!"
Nick Fury watched the plane explode in the sky, his face becoming equally serious. He instructed Agent Hill.
"Nick!"
Agent Hill called out behind him, her voice filled with shock and disbelief.
Nick Fury immediately turned around and saw an unbelievable scene: Agent Hill's body was turning to ash and disappearing!
The atmosphere at the scene became slightly tense.
"So that's why the car and the plane went out of control!" Black Widow murmured.
At this moment, everyone understood. The car wasn't driverless; the driver inside had vanished into thin air, just like Agent Hill! The out-of-control plane must have been the same.
"Has someone used some kind of evil magic!"
Even Thor was a little freaked out. This kind of magic, which could turn people into ash, was too evil!
(End of this chapter)