The Akatsuki organization's army is truly not to be messed with.
Nick Fury calmly watched the footage of the old man burning all surrounding satellites with a single blade. He watched it over and over again, hoping to find some scientific pattern in it.
It must be said, there were indeed scientific patterns inside.
At least the temperature of the flames released by the old man was still quite scientific.
"Sir, the reason for the satellite destruction should be it was instantly melted…"
The agent took a glance at his boss and explained nervously, "According to the measurement report before the satellite was damaged, the temperature of the flames far exceeded the temperature of the sun's surface, at least over a million degrees, enough to instantly melt Earth's entire metal…"
"..."
Nick Fury was again in a difficult position. His only right eye was fiercely fixed on the reporting agent before him: "So… you're saying this person is equivalent to a walking star?"
This is damn even more unscientific!
How can there be someone who can release a temperature comparable to the sun!
"Quickly copy this data and send it to the lab…"
Nick Fury slowly clenched his fist and ordered in a deep voice, "Help me connect to the World Security Council, I need to obtain their authorization now!"
Just that old man alone is not someone Earth can handle. If intelligence supports it, he could easily use his flames to detonate any of Earth's nuclear arsenals!
Who knows what other abilities that old man has!
It wouldn't be surprising if he turned the entire Earth into a sea of fire!
Besides that old man, the Akatsuki organization's executives have other five members; no one knows what strange abilities those five might have!
Nick Fury has seen aliens before too; he's met Skrulls with the ability to transform, encountered Kree led by Supreme Intelligence, and even met characters from Nordic mythology like Loki…
But…
This group of aliens is vastly different from the Akatsuki organization!
If back then the Kree fleet hadn't encountered Captain Marvel Carol Danvers, but faced the Akatsuki organization, they'd likely be burned to ashes instantly… The Akatsuki organization members possess the power to single-handedly destroy an alien fleet!
Damn...
This alien organization is too strong!
Just a few of them could hang Earth and give it a beating!
How did Howard Stark manage as a founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Why didn't he think to establish friendly relations with this alien organization back then?
The most troubling question now is…
We must find Loki immediately and retrieve the Tesseract!
Otherwise, once the Chitauri arrive on Earth, who knows if Earth will have any chance of survival… Just one Akatsuki executive is this powerful; now they are deploying armies to confront the incoming Chitauri, so just how strong would the Chitauri be?
In fact, not only is Nick Fury feeling some fear…
The entire World Security Council was already in chaos upon receiving the satellite footage; the military began assembling armies, and all nuclear warheads were prepared for missile loading…
Nick Fury could only be overwhelmed while explaining to the World Security Council that the alien army was here to help them fight other alien invaders, and now they should not engage with the army stationed in outer space beyond the atmosphere…
But…
The World Security Council did not believe him.
If possible, Nick Fury really wanted to transmit via video network to the members of the Security Council and beat their heads into their stomachs…
Does it matter if they believe it or not now?
"If you insist on declaring war on that army in outer space, it means we are facing two forces strong enough to crush Earth..."
"Even if we exhaust all of Earth's power to repel them, what about the other army that is eyeing Earth?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"My subordinates are still searching for Loki's whereabouts."
Nick Fury clenched his fist, putting on a confident front: "We still have twenty-four hours… I hope to get all the World Security Council's authorization to quickly find Loki and the Tesseract."
"As long as we can find the Tesseract, we can prevent the Chitauri's arrival led by Loki on Earth, and the Dawn of the Dawn army won't have any excuse to continue staying…"
"Now we're in the crucial twenty-four hours to decide Earth's destiny!"
"If we can perfectly resolve Earth's crisis this time, perhaps this will also be an opportunity for us to step into outer space. The universe is vast, we're never alone… Since there are enemies in this universe peering at Earth, there must also exist peaceful allies."
"This doesn't quite sound like something a spy should say…"
"If there was no other option…"
Nick Fury slowly shook his head.
If Earth's powers weren't too weak, and if he didn't still lack the forces at hand, unable to face a cosmic battlefield, he wouldn't want to say such things…
S.H.I.E.L.D. is, after all, an espionage organization…
As the spy chief, how could Nick Fury willingly use phrases like longing for peaceful allies to console himself? It's all because it feels like they can't win!
In order to accelerate the search for Loki, all cameras around the world, even every phone camera, were hacked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to compare every recently captured face, searching for Loki's whereabouts.
A bit unfortunate is…
Clint Barton is controlled by Loki.
This agent trained by S.H.I.E.L.D. is very familiar with how S.H.I.E.L.D. operates, making sure Loki never appears in any place connected to the network.
Until…
They must obtain iridium from the meteorite to establish a stable space portal for the Tesseract, at which point they need a conspicuous target to support Clint Barton in stealing iridium from a research facility.
Loki chose to become this bait.
Because he harbored even darker thoughts, having learned about the Avengers Squad from Clint Barton, he wanted to use this opportunity to capture the Avengers Squad in one fell swoop.
Not even half a minute after Loki appeared in public, he was tracked by the capable S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Sir, 99% avatar match, we've found Loki!"
On the airborne carrier of S.H.I.E.L.D., Loki's whereabouts were discovered, each person's heart eased subconsciously!
"Avengers Squad, go get him!"
Nick Fury immediately issued his orders, sending his strongest task force to execute the mission, as other agents seemingly weren't too reliable.
Loki's identity is quite important now…
Earth could anytime become a battleground for two alien forces.
Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Uehara Naraku, and Natasha Romanoff—all Avenger members were dispatched!
Uehara Naraku took a look at the serious-looking crowd, then moved to a corner of the Quinjet and slowly closed his eyes.
Germany.
Inside a luxurious banquet hall.
Loki donned a splendid outfit, his scepter in hand, and quietly appeared in the banquet hall, a smile at the corner of his mouth as he looked at everyone present.
These people were all elite members of society.
Just as Loki walked toward this group, a voice appeared beside him, greeted him with a smile: "Hello, interested in a chat? Son of God King Odin, no wait… should say... son of King of Frost Laufey…"
"..."
Loki's expression abruptly turned ugly, and gray from the Frost Giant lineage slowly surfaced on his cheeks. He coldly turned his head to look at the person standing beside him.
Someone on Earth actually knew his identity...
A bit unfortunate is that the person who knew his identity didn't realize mentioning the deceased King of Frost Laufey was touching his Achilles' heel!
"Allow me to introduce myself."
The newcomer ignored Loki's slightly angry face, extended his hand towards Loki with a smile: "Hehehehe, we are also part of mythology… Mr. Loki, you must have heard of Hydra, right?"
The newcomer watching Loki's displeased expression, helplessly chuckled softly: "Alright, seems like you haven't heard! Let me reintroduce ourselves, we are followers of Asgard's true inheritor, Death Goddess Hela…"