The Martial God of the Marvel World

Chapter 441 Internal and external troubles
"All the mutants are missing?" Nick looked at the report in his hand in surprise.

"That's right. Because of this alien incident, all branches of S.H.I.E.L.D. have re-investigated the current situation of their monitored targets. After summarizing all the reports, they found that all the mutants under surveillance have disappeared."

Agent Hill looked nervous, and it was obvious that this matter was of great importance.

"I began to suspect that the military had done something, so I specifically asked for intelligence through some of their connections in the military. To my surprise, the mutants in the military's hands were also missing."

"I conducted a detailed and in-depth investigation and found that not only S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military, but also the mutants imprisoned as experimental animals in the laboratory, were all missing."

"The military and many research institutions are in chaos right now. They are very worried that Magneto or some other powerful new mutant has rescued the people."

"If these mutants come back to retaliate, or even if they just expose the human experiments, it will be enough to cause many people to lose their jobs or even spend the rest of their lives in prison."

Nick also took a breath and realized the seriousness of the matter.

In fact, many high-level officials are well aware of how serious the threat posed by mutants is. However, based on various considerations, the attitude of all humans towards mutants has always been vigilance, rejection and suppression.

But they know very well in their hearts that the abilities of mutants are too random, and no one knows when a super-powerful mutant will emerge and become the savior of the mutant community and fight a big battle with the human world.

It will be hard to say who will win or lose at that time, but no matter which side wins, it is very likely to cause the destruction of the other side.

It’s just that short-sighted people in human society always make up the majority, there are always more politicians than statesmen, and those who choose to sell the rope that hangs themselves for the sake of immediate petty profits always have a fluke mentality.

Or to put it more clearly, after I die, I don’t care about the flood!
As long as you can enjoy wealth, fine clothes, delicious food, luxury cars and beautiful women while you are alive, that is enough. If the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up.

Even if the heroes can't hold on, my life will be worth it!

SHIELD has its own system for determining the threat level of mutants. For example, the doves like the X-House pose a very low threat level. Even the Brotherhood of Mutants, which has already expressed its hostility, actually only has a few people who pose a high threat level, and most of them pose a low threat level.

However, all people with unknown abilities, or unknown enemy and friend attitudes, are all classified as high threat.

SHIELD has dedicated personnel responsible for mutant-related work.

Whenever a new mutant is discovered, the department's personnel will contact them as quickly as possible, gain their trust in a relatively friendly manner, and then test their abilities in detail. After a psychologist analyzes them, they will decide whether to hand them over to the X Academy or put them in prison "according to the law."

The vast majority of mutants awaken under strong stimulation, many of which are accompanied by a series of unique American customs such as robbery, shooting, and rape.

In addition, when mutants first awaken, they lack control over their abilities and often cause secondary harm to those around them.

Therefore, as long as SHIELD is determined to investigate, it will be difficult for them to avoid violating the law.

In this situation, the fact that all the mutants were rescued without anyone noticing clearly shows that it was done by a strange, newly emerged super-powerful mutant.

"What's Professor Charles' attitude?" Nick rested his arms on the desk in front of him, crossed his hands in front of his eyes, and unconsciously circled his thumbs. His eyes wandered, and his mind was quickly calculating the pros and cons.

"Director Fury, what I just said was all mutants, including the X-Men, of course." Agent Hill rolled his eyes and emphasized the meaning of "all" again. "The current X-Institute is deserted. There is not a single mutant left."

Nick's body stiffened and he couldn't help feeling a surge of fear.

He was well aware of how terrifying Professor Charles' mutant abilities were. If he also participated in this operation and showed his fangs that had been hidden for many years to humans, then it was possible that all ordinary humans would be wiped out in the next moment.

He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

"Since the war between humans and mutants has not yet broken out, it means that at least the mutant community has not yet unified its thoughts and the hostility is not that obvious."

"We must now show enough goodwill to the mutant community. We must not allow those who illegally conduct human experiments on mutants to stay."

Nick picked up the phone and immediately began to contact the Security Council, explaining the situation in detail and asking all countries to strictly investigate those unscrupulous congressmen and evil research institutions, to save the king and appease the mutant group whose current situation is unknown.

Of course, the old foxes in the Security Council also realized the danger. They immediately voted to pass the proposal and then quickly implemented it.

In any country, once the ruling class reaches a consensus, the speed at which orders are implemented will be beyond imagination.

Almost overnight, all media began to report frantically on those unscrupulous businessmen who dared to secretly use mutants for human experiments in pursuit of profits, and the corrupt congressmen who colluded with them.

Those who should be arrested should be arrested, those who should be investigated should be investigated, and those who should be tried should be tried...

With the concerted efforts of the media, mutants instantly went from being the rats crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill to a vulnerable group that was constantly exploited, oppressed, and discriminated against.

Experts also jumped out and conducted scientific analysis from the perspectives of genetics, sociology, psychology, etc., using a large number of technical terms that ordinary people could not understand to prove to the public that ordinary people are potential mutants, and mutants are ordinary people in the future.

Some congressmen even came out to put on a show, showing goodwill to mutants, saying that mutants are the same as ordinary people, are all one family, are equal, and should not hate each other.

The day after all the mutants disappeared, they got something that was always out of their reach after decades of hard work.

Humans, vindicate the mutants!

In this environment, no media dared to report the news that the Vipers were killed by an invulnerable mutant. The news was suppressed and then circulated through several channels before finally being reported to the desk of Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Not all the people at the scene died. When they found that thermal weapons were ineffective, the Viper Gang collapsed and fled in all directions. Zhan Liu had no interest in chasing after these fallen men.

So after making character sketches of the people at the scene, SHIELD immediately knew who did it.

If there is a road to heaven, you don't take it; if there is no door to hell, you just go to it.

I was worried that I couldn't find you, and yet you came to my doorstep.

Nick, who has always been suspicious, never believes in coincidences. The invasion of the Skrulls and the disappearance of the mutants are two things that happened at the same time. Nick doesn't believe that there is no connection between the two.

Natasha has always been at a loss for what to do with a group of "twins" who are difficult to tell the real from the fake. She has tried every possible method, but still cannot tell who is real and who is fake.

It would be fine if they were just ordinary people, but there are his own people among them, including Tony Stark's good friend, a lieutenant colonel in the military. Even torture is not appropriate, and they cannot be shot to death. They can only be locked up first.

The only two people who can be confirmed to be counterfeits are "Tony the Escapee" and "Natasha in Tights", so we can only start looking for clues from them.

The Super Skrull possesses Natasha's memories and is very familiar with SHIELD's ways of doing things and habits, making it difficult to catch any clues.

But as long as she is exposed to SHIELD's eyes, SHIELD can use its huge resource advantage to closely pursue her until they catch them.

But what is this Exhibition 6?

Natasha hadn't reported that this guy was so awesome! Invulnerable to swords and guns, with great strength...

This can definitely be added to the Avengers that I am preparing!

If we had known that this guy was so powerful, we shouldn't have sent Agent Mei to catch him. As a result, he is now on the run after killing someone.

But Nick just thought about it casually. After all, Zhan Liu was now mixed up with the Super Skrulls, and his identity was in doubt, so it was difficult to gain his trust.

Just when he was about to call Natasha to ask if Zhan Liu had any habits or weaknesses, there was a knock on the door and Natasha pushed it open.

"What's wrong?" When Nick saw Natasha's serious expression, he knew that there must be bad news again.

"I was previously ordered to form a trusted team to conduct an internal self-examination, and found very serious problems."

Nick looked stern and sat up straight, "Have many people been replaced?"

"I'm not sure." Natasha shook her head. "My team and I conducted a detailed investigation and found no signs of anyone being replaced. However, during the investigation, I found that many people in the bureau were very resistant to our investigation, and there were signs that they were uniting to resist us."

"Oh, what am I thinking!" Nick relaxed and leaned back on the sofa. "No one likes to be investigated. It's human nature to resist. Besides, there are always small groups within any organization. It's not surprising that everyone forms cliques and cliques because of their own interests."

"But are you sure they haven't been replaced by the Skrulls? There are only you and Clint in the entire SHIELD?"

Nick is not interested in the factional struggles within S.H.I.E.L.D. The Skrulls are his biggest concern.

"At least after cross-checking, we found no signs of them being replaced. We have discussed this issue internally. The Skrulls should not be randomly selected, but only those with higher-level agents need to be replaced. One person in a key position is more useful than a hundred ordinary agents."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Nick nodded thoughtfully, "In that case, let's screen all agents at level seven and above again, and if there are still no problems, we can withdraw the team."

"But the group of people I just mentioned doesn't seem like an ordinary small faction." Natasha looked solemn and hesitated to speak.

Nick had great confidence in Natasha's ability and loyalty, and seeing her like this, he knew that she must have noticed something.

"Why? What did you find out?"

"This group of people, led by John Garrett, often hold secret meetings, and I was unable to find the location of the meetings for a while. It seems that some force is preventing me from investigating further."

"I investigated some of their members and found that the investigation process was full of difficulties. A lot of resistance even came from within S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Although I haven't found anything yet, my years of experience as an agent tell me that there must be something wrong with this group of people."

"What's the problem?" Nick laughed.

"John wants to take my place and become the director of SHIELD himself?"

"Then he can just come and tell me!"

Nick teased a few words, then soothed:
"Maybe they are doing something illegal behind my back, but we at SHIELD are different from ordinary organizations. As long as they don't go too far, we should just turn a blind eye to things that cross the line."

"Of course, if things go wrong in the end, they will naturally be the ones to take the blame. I believe John is aware of this."

"Whatever they are plotting, this is something I need to be vigilant and consider. What you need to be responsible for now is to conduct an internal self-examination of the Skrull invasion."

"You just need to tell me, are those people transformed from Skrulls?"

Natasha looked at her old boss with a single eye staring at him and understood his attitude.

Without hesitation, she replied, “Of course not.”

She paused for a moment, then added: "Perhaps the top few cannot rule out this possibility for the time being, but most ordinary agents are definitely not."

"That's enough!" Nick concluded the matter.

"Okay, I get it. Once I confirm that Agent Garrett is not an imposter, I will have Agent Coulson withdrawn."

Nick nodded with satisfaction, very satisfied with Natasha's attitude. He threw the previous report in front of Natasha and asked:

"How much do you know about that Zhan Liu?"

"He is extremely strong, and his body is invulnerable, even bullets can't penetrate him. This is not written in your report!"

"Uh..." Natasha picked up the report and flipped through it, feeling embarrassed.

As an ace agent, he didn't even know the actual situation of the target person, which was a big mistake.

She smiled bitterly and said, "Things like invulnerability... I can't just shoot him with a gun to test his defense."

"As for his strength, although it is indeed great, it is still some distance away from being infinitely powerful!"

Natasha shrugged. "Of course, it's also possible that he didn't use his full strength on me."

Nick didn't care about Natasha's private life and asked directly:
"Then do you know what his hobbies are?"

"Do you know how to find him?"

Natasha thought about it carefully and said helplessly:

"He is an alien. He has no relatives or friends on Earth, and he doesn't have any unique hobbies. If you want to find him, conventional means will definitely be useless."

"Maybe we can only hope that someone else will report him. After all, he has three eyes and is an obvious target."

Nick shook his head when he heard that. "It only takes a headband to solve the problem. Instead of hoping that they are careless, it's better to pray that they come directly to SHIELD and fall into their trap!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Agent Hill knocked on the door and put a pad in front of him.

"Director Fury, someone called to report the alien Zhan Liu. We have confirmed through satellite positioning that it is indeed him. He is fleeing towards Mexico with the Super Skrull."

Hearing this, Natasha tilted her head to one side and laughed secretly.

This slap in the face was so fast!
(End of this chapter)