As a terrorist...
What's it like to suddenly see the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D right in front of you?
The bald young man couldn't help but furrow his brow. He was a disabled veteran who had heard about the somewhat arrogant department known as S.H.I.E.L.D from his superiors.
Perhaps more than just a bit.
Most importantly, Tony Stark, whom they've recently been hunting, belongs to The Avengers, a group formed by S.H.I.E.L.D.
They just fought Tony Stark...
Is Stark's backer here to cause trouble?
What a troublesome bunch...
The most troublesome of all is that Uehara Naraku is a superhero exposed during the battle in New York—a superhero who transforms directly!
Power...
Quite impressive!
The bald young man's palm showed a fiery color. It was the high-temperature burning ability granted by the Extremis virus, and he instinctively wanted to attack the leather-clad young man right in front of him!
"Better not make a move."
Uehara Naraku stood calmly, with a kind smile still on the corner of his mouth: "Life is very short, even five minutes are precious..."
"Hmm?"
The bald young man tilted his head instinctively.
In a flash, the bald young man considered no more, a hint of disdain flashed across his rebellious face as he reached out to grab Uehara Naraku's neck!
As long as his palm touches an ordinary person, it can cause severe burns; he wanted to heavily injure this Director of S.H.I.E.L.D right in front of him!
Bang!
Uehara Naraku's palm suddenly seized his wrist, not caring about the fiery color and high temperature of the bald young man's wrist, he chuckled lightly: "Is this the Extremis virus? Only at this temperature? Need a heat-up?"
"..."
Encountered a tough character!
The temperature of the bald young man's wrist rapidly increased, his face full of hesitation as he stared at Uehara Naraku: "Have you come here to revenge for Tony Stark?"
"No."
Uehara Naraku shook his head with a smile, his palm also gradually heated up, turning into scorching magma, slowly enveloping the bald young man's wrist, instantly melting his wrist!
"Ahhhhh..."
Screams of pain echoed throughout the estate!
The bald young man clutched his arm tightly, watching his hand fall to the ground, red markings appeared on his body, and his face gradually twisted into a grimace!
Ignoring the high-temperature Extremis virus in his body, Uehara Naraku reached out and clasped the young man's neck, his expression turning cold: "I'm here to discuss a deal with Kilian, and to give you a ride along the way..."
Anyone who has seen his true face...
Absolutely cannot survive here!
A faint green appeared in Uehara Naraku's palm, the power of the Time Gem quietly fluctuated on the bald young man's body, rapidly depleting his vitality.
"From this second on, you have five minutes of life left, enjoy the torment I await outside..."
Uehara Naraku released his palm, watching the rapidly aging young man fall to the ground, coldly bypassing his body: "Let's go, Gin..."
"Bastard..."
The bald young man's body quickly aged into a bald old man, wrinkles covering his face, only able to shout hoarsely!
"Truly a lucky human..."
Ichimaru Gin glanced at the old man lying on the ground, squinted his eyes, and smiled: "The lord's punishment was quite lenient to you..."
"..."
Lenient, my hammer!
This Director of S.H.I.E.L.D is a lunatic, right?
The elderly bald man lay trembling on the ground, staring intensely at Uehara Naraku and Ichimaru Gin walking into the room, cursing Uehara Naraku from head to toe in his heart!
Damn it...
Clearly has such strong power and doesn't burst in, and knocks at the door, damn it, that's a real lunatic, right?
To punish him for such a reason...
And... turned him into this!
Today.
Not a lucky day.
The bald young man who had just unfortunately blocked Uehara Naraku and Ichimaru Gin was not the first. One after another, Extremis virus carriers swiftly launched attacks on Uehara Naraku!
Uehara Naraku's palm glowed green repeatedly, striking them one by one, speeding the passage of time on their bodies, each left with only five minutes of life!
The group of retired soldiers carrying the super-virus quickly turned into frail old men under his palm, even standing being a luxury...
Dazzling green light swirled in the room...
The Time Gem's power was lavishly used here...
Within less than half a minute, Kilian's most elite batch of test subjects lost their power to resist, even Kilian himself hadn't realized what happened...
"This is..."
Kilian walked out of the studio, looking at the scenes in the room. The surprise and confusion on his face slowly converged, his gaze becoming gradually more solemn.
A bit...
Terror.
Kilian's gaze swept over his subordinates lying in the corridor, each one's face rapidly transformed into that of an old man...
A flame-colored expression slowly surfaced on Kilian's face, only to quickly dissipate into nothingness. His gaze gradually moved, landing on Uehara Naraku and Ichimaru Gin standing at the end of the corridor. At the sight of them, a wave of dread suddenly surged up.
This is...
Is this the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. from legend?
Kilian observed the smiling Uehara Naraku and forcibly pulled an exaggerated smile onto his own face: "Hahahahaha... Welcome, new friends... Hahahaha..."
Kilian spread his hands, casually waving his palms, pointing at the group of old men fallen on the ground: "Wow... Quite cool... also quite powerful ability... letting the perfect creatures we made age directly, worthy of being the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"A minor trivial trick."
Uehara Naraku shook his head at Kilian with a smile, extending his hand amiably: "I knocked on the door outside for five minutes, and no one helped me open it, so I'm only giving them the last five minutes of life..."
Uehara Naraku's smile gradually became dangerous, his voice somewhat floating: "Mr. Kilian, do you think anyone else will dare to waste five minutes of my time in the future?"
"..."
This is a warning!
This is a warning to him!
Because only Kilian himself saw what happened to these people!
If he dares to waste Uehara Naraku's time, his own fate will be like these subordinates on the ground, who aged from young to old!
Decisively admit defeat when at a disadvantage!
This is the only answer to survival!
Kilian instantly understood Uehara Naraku's meaning in his mind, hurriedly rushing over, almost stumbling as he grasped Uehara Naraku's hand, forcing a smile, "In the future, no one will dare do that again... Sir, any orders?"
Uehara Naraku released his hand, smiling as if self-deprecatingly: "How could I dare have orders for Mr. Kilian, esteemed guest of the Vice President?"
"..."
Kilian's heart trembled.
This matter isn't known to many people!
In his plan, the Vice President is a key factor in the future!
Because of a disabled little girl in the Vice President's family, he agreed to join Kilian's Extremes virus plan, and the Vice President is also Kilian's future front person to control the entire United States once the plan succeeds.
The question is...
How much does Uehara Naraku really know?
What is Uehara Naraku's true purpose for coming here?
Clearly, Uehara Naraku knows quite a bit.
"The Vice President is a good man."
Uehara Naraku regarded Kilian, speaking slowly: "Control Lord Mandarin to declare war on the United States, find a chance to kill the President... let the Vice President become the new President through succession... controlling our new President means controlling the entire United States... is this why you and the Vice President are colluding, Mr. Kilian?"
"..."
The smile gradually faded from Kilian's face, panic slowly surfacing in his heart, as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in front of him laid bare his every secret!
Indeed!
His plan is truly such!
Now that the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. has unraveled his plan, it shows the person before him comprehends his plan thoroughly, what will this bureaucratic lapdog of the President do to him?
"Hahahaha..."
Kilian forced a smile back onto his face: "How could that be? How possibly? Sir, we are law-abiding businesspeople..."
"Don't waste my time."
One warning from Uehara Naraku instantly calmed Kilian down.
Clearly...
The group of old men lying on the ground are still in sight.
"Then what does Director Uehara mean?"
Kilian clenched his hand, body temperature gradually rising, he continued in a low voice: "Are you here to replace them and eliminate us? To replace The Avengers and maintain world peace? Or to replace Tony Stark and seek revenge? What excuse do you plan to use to kill me..."
"I'm here to sponsor you."
Uehara Naraku smiled and shook his head, then turned to beckon to Ichimaru Gin behind him: "Gin, come over, meet your future BOSS..."
After Uehara Naraku finished speaking, he turned back to Kilian: "Your subordinates are a bunch of incompetent ones, how could they let the plan succeed, so I'm here to give you a new assistant to ensure your safety..."
"Mr. Kilian."
Ichimaru Gin approached Uehara Naraku with a smile, squinting his eyes as he nodded slightly: "Nice to meet you, I'm Ichimaru Gin... please take care of me."
"..."
Kilian fell silent, examining the smiling Uehara Naraku, then glanced at the white-robed Ichimaru Gin, his heart slowly sinking.
This Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't right!
Why does Uehara Naraku want to monitor his every move, what is the real purpose? Is it to protect that President's safety? Or to steal his results? Or to join his plan?
"Don't overthink."
Uehara Naraku chuckled lightly, explaining: "I appreciate your mind, your plan is quite good, very much to my liking... so..."
Uehara Naraku's expression suddenly turned cold, a heavy pressure enveloped the entire room instantly, forcing Kilian's body to kneel uncontrollably!
Uehara Naraku looked down at the kneeling villain scientist, his deep, authoritative voice echoing in Kilian's ears.
"Now it's my plan."