Kamar-Taj.
Coulson's gaze shifted, and soon, he locked onto a bald woman in a sorcerer's robe, with an otherworldly aura.
Coulson walked up to her, slightly reserved, and asked, "Hello, are you the Ancient One?"
The Ancient One smiled and nodded. "Yes."
Coulson asked, "Can I report what just happened with Lucas's actions?"
The Ancient One didn't answer, but simply handed Coulson a slip of paper with a smile.
Coulson took the paper, puzzled, and asked, "This is?"
The Ancient One answered, "Kamar-Taj's wifi password. Regular signals can't get in or out of Kamar-Taj. You won't be able to make calls without connecting to wifi."
Coulson: "..."
"Thank you, Ancient One."
Coulson tried it out first and found that the satellite phone couldn't dial out either. Then he connected to the wifi, entering the password from the slip of paper.
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Japan.
Due to the time zone difference, it was already night on Japan, with streetlights beginning to glow.
Lucas stood above a manor, looking down. The patrolling security and various electronic devices were unable to detect his presence.
Releasing his mental power, Lucas quickly found the button he had given to Matt. It was intact, in Matt's pants pocket.
In the lower half of his body.
Lucas's face was grim, the fury in his eyes almost impossible to suppress.
Taking out the Time Stone, the surrounding scene rapidly changed, like a movie in reverse, quickly freezing on the night three days ago.
Matt, transformed into Daredevil, wearing a tight suit, infiltrated the manor under the cover of night. Everything went smoothly along the way, and he successfully confirmed that this manor was the Hand's Base.
Just as he was about to withdraw, a whadow flashed past.
Accompanied by splashing blood, Matt's upper half vanished. Faintly, Lucas even heard chewing sounds.
Boom!
A silent roar, and Lucas, in a fit of rage, surged his mental power into the minds of everyone in the manor. He brutally sifted through all information related to that shadow.
"Ahhh!"
Piercing screams erupted throughout the manor. The Hand members felt their heads splitting, wishing they could smash open their skulls to relieve the pain.
The one worshipped by the Hand, the primordial demon—the Beast!
How could it have descended to Earth?
Lucas thought of a possibility.
It just so happened that the Ancient One had left Earth during this time to visit Asgard.
But Earth still had three Sanctum Sanctorums guarding it. With the Beast's abilities alone, it shouldn't be able to bypass the protection of the three Sanctums and enter and exit Earth silently.
After obtaining the necessary information, Lucas clenched his hand, collecting Matt's half-body.
Mental power surged out, sweeping across various parts of the globe.
'The Beast has already left Earth. Matt's upper half and soul were swallowed by the Beast and taken out of this Universe, making it impossible to revive him with the Time Stone.'
'This is just an ordinary base of the Hand, and there are no high-ranking members who can contact the Beast here, so keeping it is useless.'
The next instant, energy surged, and two henchmen were thrown far away.
Then the earth seemed to split open with a gaping abyss, swallowing the entire manor. Afterward, the earth closed, continuously churning and crushing.
Screams and wails were drowned out by the rumbling of the earth. A moment later, the former manor became a desolate wasteland.
Taking a step, Lucas's figure vanished, appearing in another part of Japan. Tonight, he would search place by place until he found a way to contact the Beast.
...
After connecting to the WiFi, Coulson immediately called Nick Fury, preparing to report the news.
The call was answered instantly.
"Director Fury, this is Coulson. Just now, Erin and I, with Stark's help, went to Kamar-Taj and met Lucas."
"He has already gone to Japan to investigate Matt Murdock's disappearance. Should we have our Agents assist him?"
"No need." Nick Fury's voice was weary. "Lucas is already acting on his own."
Upon learning of the disappearance of Lucas's friend, Matt Murdock, S.H.I.E.L.D. dispatched forces to Japan to investigate.
Finding out the truth could earn them favor with Lucas, drawing them closer to him. That way, they would be one step closer to recruiting Lucas to become an Avenger.
But just now, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s technical department detected Lucas's energy fluctuations and quickly reported them to Nick Fury.
According to the technical department's analysis of the energy fluctuation curve, Lucas's energy fluctuations were unstable this time, indicating he was likely in a state of fury.
Combining the location of the incident, Japan, and the recent information regarding Lucas, Nick Fury quickly deduced the general situation.
Lucas's friend, Matt Murdock, was unfortunately killed while investigating the Hand on Japan, and Lucas, in a fit of rage, was avenging his friend.
After telling Coulson his analysis, Nick Fury said, "This incident is probably over. You stay in Kamar-Taj a little longer and express S.H.I.E.L.D.'s goodwill when Lucas returns. Tell him that S.H.I.E.L.D. will help him deal with the worldly repercussions."
Hanging up the phone, Nick Fury rubbed his temples.
He had thought that as long as Lucas remained in New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. would have plenty of opportunities to win him over.
He never expected...
"Haa..."
"Director Fury, Lucas's energy fluctuations have been detected again."
As Nick Fury was feeling melancholic, a subordinate's report interrupted his thoughts.
Quickly entering work mode, Nick Fury said, "Again? Is Lucas going to retaliate against the Hand entirely?"
"Notify everyone to have our Agents quickly withdraw from yhe Hand's sphere of influence to avoid being affected."
"Director Fury." Another Agent burst into the office.
"Agents on Japan sent back word that they were just thrown out of the Hand base by an unknown energy. When they went back to check, the base had already been razed to the ground."
Nick Fury breathed a sigh of relief.
This was actually good news, indicating that Lucas had not lost his mind and could still distinguish friend from foe, specifically sparing the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. It also indirectly proved Lucas's stability.
It was just a pity that such a powerful combatant was unwilling to join the Avengers.
Nick Fury sighed again.
He had once missed out on the strongest Avenger—Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers.
It wasn't that he didn't try, but Carol, after being brainwashed by the Kree's Supreme Intelligence, had lived in the Universe for a long time.
Although she regained her memories after returning to Earth, her sense of belonging to Earth was already very weak.
And this time, he had missed another strongest Avenger—the Sorcerer Lucas.
Unlike last time, this time if he had tried just a little harder, he might have succeeded.
"Director Fury, Lucas's energy fluctuations have been detected again."
"Director Fury, Lucas's energy fluctuations have been detected again."
"Director Fury, Lucas's energy fluctuations have been detected again."
It seemed Lucas was truly going to settle accounts with the Hand entirely.
Nick Fury wondered how the news would report the events on Japan tomorrow.
Suddenly remembering something, he hastily said, "Quick! Notify the Agents in New York to launch an operation and round up all members of the Hand!"