Nick Fury stood in the command room with a dark expression.
Loki said nothing and did nothing, remaining quietly in his cell.
"Dr. Banner, still no news?"
"No, although many areas have been searched, there's still a large range. If you don't trust me, you can find someone else."
Banner was the only one among everyone who worked diligently, relying entirely on algorithms to find the Tesseract, and even attempting to update the system.
Although he knew where it was, he still wanted to rely on algorithms to find its exact location.
"Of course I trust you, Dr., you have made many contributions to this World. I am just worried about Loki using the Tesseract to harm Earth," Nick Fury said.
"Then what do you intend to do with the Tesseract, Phase Two?"
Tony was looking up information on his tablet, from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database.
"I also want to know what this is."
Steve brought over something that looked like a cannon barrel and placed it on the table.
Behind him was Natasha, who shrugged at Nick Fury, indicating she couldn't stop Captain.
"Oh! And this, a weapon of mass destruction. Have you switched to being arms dealers? Do you need me to offer some experience?"
Tony displayed the weapon on the large screen: a missile containing the Tesseract, powerful enough to destroy the World.
"Explain!"
Steve stared intently at Nick Fury.
"Alright! You want to know why? I'll tell you: because of Miracle."
Nick Fury pointed in the direction of New York.
"Because of the Demon invasion a year ago! Because of his Superman-like strength! Because this World doesn't have Batman!!!
Captain, Tony, Dr. Banner, even the President, you are all his people. All the forces I can find to fight him are also his people.
He is more dangerous than Superman in the comics, with no bottom line or sense of justice. He kills people, he greedily takes wealth from the rich, and he incites others to work for him.
So I need weapons, weapons that can eliminate Miracle, weapons that protect the World, understand?!"
Nick Fury's roar echoed throughout the entire laboratory.
These emotions, suppressed in his heart for too long, finally erupted. Watching this country about to fall under Miracle's control, he felt powerless.
"...So you want to be Batman? To be honest, aside from not needing to wear a black uniform, you're not similar at all."
Tony suddenly understood Nick Fury a little; he had similar thoughts at first.
He worried about Miracle controlling humanity and ruling Earth.
But after continuous contact, he abandoned this impossible idea.
Not to mention Miracle's even more relaxed style, leaving company operations to others while he only spent money.
It was the continuous contact with parallel Universes, the scenery of Hell, and the plotting for the Chitauri spaceship that made him realize Earth was too small to contain him.
Furthermore, by following him, all of humanity could gain immense benefits; he himself was an example.
"I don't know if your ideas are right or wrong, but at Demon Group, the limb regeneration potion has never made much money from civilians.
And after the Demon invasion incident, global crime rates decreased by one-fifth, which is unprecedented in history."
Banner continued to update the algorithm.
"Demon Group has never harmed the World since its establishment, but your actions, Nick Fury, almost destroyed the World!"
Steve angrily punched the cannon barrel, smashing it to pieces.
The boss said Nick Fury wasn't with HYDRA, but now, in his opinion, he was worse than HYDRA, at least HYDRA was starting to do good things.
Natasha sighed helplessly, wishing she could retire.
Ding-a-ling-ling.
An alarm suddenly blared in the command room.
"What's going on?"
"Director, the Tesseract has appeared."
The intelligence officer opened the screen: at Stark Tower, a massive blue light beam pierced the sky, opening a huge void hundreds of meters wide.
"All units, move out to New York!"
The Helicarrier remained motionless, floating in the air.
"I'll go first."
Tony put on his armor and flew towards New York. How could such a grand scene be without him?
"The item has been found, so I'm not needed anymore."
Banner opened a Hell portal.
"Dr. Banner, give me a ride."
Steve grabbed his shield and followed him into the portal.
"What are you doing?! I order you to go to New York."
Nick Fury pulled out his pistol and pointed it at one of the men, feeling very uneasy.
"Sorry, Director, we received orders. The Helicarrier is not qualified to join the battlefield; it would only become cannon fodder."
The man, pointed at by the gun, calmly answered Nick Fury's command.
"Whose orders?!"
Nick Fury roared.
"Miracle's orders, Fury."
The command room door opened, and Pierce entered with the fully equipped Crossbones team.
"Pierce! Why?"
Nick Fury was filled with disbelief.
"Of course, it's for this World. Joining Miracle will make the World bigger and better. Miracle..."
"Long live!"
Cheers erupted throughout the command room.
???
Nick Fury looked around; only Hill, Natasha, and Coulson were not cheering.
"Motherf—Pierce, tell me, when did this start?"
Pierce was happy to answer the question.
"Becoming Miracle's subordinate was a year ago. As for HYDRA, it's been since the beginning."
"HYDRA?"
"I thought you'd already found out. Since World War II, HYDRA has been rooted in S.H.I.E.L.D. You're the mole, Fury!"
"Mother...f—!"
Nick Fury's vision went black, and he almost fainted. The organization he had dedicated his life to was his biggest enemy.
Click!
A flash of light.
Pierce held a camera in his hand and explained, "Don't misunderstand, this isn't a death photo. It's just that the leader really wanted to know your expression at this moment. He was very curious and asked me to capture it."
...
Thump!
Nick Fury completely fainted from anger.
"Lock them in the cell."
Natasha didn't resist. She was a spy, not a fighter. A fully equipped team would be tough even for Captain America.
Pierce put away his camera. There was one more thing.
"Coulson, it's time. Miracle said he would arrange you and Captain together. You should really like this job."
Coulson paused slightly, then smiled, "I'd like to ask how I was originally supposed to die?"
"Killed by Loki."
"Really? It seems if Loki doesn't come out this time, you'll be the one to send me off."
"Goodbye."
Bang!
The moment the bullet struck Coulson, he turned into black smoke and vanished.
Watching Coulson disappear, Pierce put away his pistol and took out a vial of potion from his pocket. Finally, he could use it.
He injected it into his arm, unwilling to waste a drop, and only pulled out the needle after confirming it was all injected, then carefully put away the empty vial.
Pierce immediately felt a warm current flowing through his body. The wrinkles on his face gradually smoothed out, and his White hair turned golden.
He excitedly opened his eyes, took off his clothes, and his once bloated, sagging body, covered in age spots, also returned to youth, with eight clear, White abdominal muscles.
"I feel great now, hahahahaha..."
Pierce laughed wildly.
Everyone in the command room saw Pierce's rejuvenation, their eyes burning with Fire. Such a Miracle was happening right before their eyes.
Pierce laughed for several minutes before stopping, and also noticed the surrounding gazes, which was the result he wanted.
"Demon Group's internal store sells them all. Although there are membership level restrictions, you are still young and have plenty of time to buy the rejuvenation potion."
"Yes, long live Miracle!"