The Martial God of the Marvel World

Chapter 455: The Avengers...disintegrated
Attaching importance to feelings is the advantage of superheroes, but also their disadvantage.

Only with emotions can one feel hesitation, sadness, and pain... You can’t become a superhero if you have a heart of stone.

However, emotions have weaknesses, and weaknesses make it easy for others to target you.

No matter what kind of struggle it is, it is important to take the initiative, even if it is just writing a short essay.

People's thinking defects determine that preconceived ideas are bound to appear. Once a person forms a fixed mindset, it becomes extremely difficult to change other people's prejudices.

Tony was arrested, SHIELD did it.

Crossbones personally led the team and gave Tony anesthesia, electric shock, and freezing treatment using the same standards as for Zhan Liu.

Tony actually had a chance to escape, but the person who stepped forward to trap him was Pepper Potts.

Although Tony has always hidden his feelings for Pepper, he could hide it from himself but not from Obadiah who was always watching him.

Is that what you said?

The person who knows you best is never your friend, but your enemy.

He knew that Tony loved Pepper, and he also knew that Pepper loved Tony. He also knew that the two had not expressed their feelings to each other, and that was what he could take advantage of.

With such an obvious tool at his disposal, there was no way Obadiah would give it up.

The first person he instigated to rebel was Pepper.

He forwarded the information provided by "concerned citizens" to Pepper.

This information includes a large amount of audio, video, physical examination results, comparison reports, etc., including Tony's doubts about his memory loss and physical abnormalities.

As for the source of the information, it is Jarvis' database.

Tony didn't dare to reveal these things, but he was so depressed that he had to confide in Jarvis.

Normally, Jarvis is an artificial intelligence, and its database is difficult to break into. Even if it encounters an attack, Jarvis can issue an alert in time and delete the top-secret content in advance.

But the problem is that the existence of "enthusiastic citizens" is a bug.

It is impossible to guard against it!
If this was all the information, Pepper might have confronted Tony, which Obadiah could not allow.

So he shared with her the information that SHIELD had captured a lot of replicants, and at the same time told her that the real Tony might have been kidnapped, was in danger, and needed rescue urgently.

If the news leaks out and the imposter runs away, and we lose the clues to the real Tony, it is very likely that Tony will never be rescued.

Concern leads to chaos.

Pepper is usually such a smart person, but when she encountered Tony's problem, her intelligence immediately dropped 100%, and she was no different from a little girl in love.

In addition, Pepper also knew that she had encountered a fake Tony in front of the Stark Industries building.

With several pieces of information put together, she had no choice but to believe it.

Of course, more importantly, Pepper knew how much Tony respected Obadiah and how much Obadiah cared about and loved Tony, so she didn't doubt Obadiah's words at all.

So, when Tony was hoping to get encouragement and comfort from Pepper, he was stabbed in the back by Pepper.

The anesthetic needle on his back couldn't pierce his skin at all, but the anesthetic gun held in Pepper's nervous and trembling hands made him feel terrified.

Tony was betrayed by the two most important people in one day, leaving him with no desire to resist.

How can we hesitate on the battlefield?

But just as he was distracted, the meal arrived and turned Tony into an ice sculpture, which was loaded into a truck and taken away.

The only member of the Avengers has been caught!
One month after the Avengers were formed, they disbanded.

By the time Nick Fury found out about this, the matter was already settled.

He was originally very dissatisfied, but when he saw Tony's inhuman behavior in the arrest video, he suddenly fell silent.

Incredible strength, bones of steel...Except for not being able to fly, Tony now has abilities very similar to those displayed by Zhan Liu and the other three. If you say that the four of them have no connection, no one would believe it.

Nick was very angry when he thought that his first Avengers member was actually an imposter and was almost infiltrated by someone.

Recently, he was very satisfied with Agent Garrett's performance. Not only did he find the secret base of Dr. Zola, the leader of Hydra, but he was also able to discover an undercover agent as well as Tony Stark. He is indeed a senior agent.

He specifically talked to Agent Garrett, wanting to know how Agent Garrett discovered the impostor who was able to deceive even him.

Agent Garrett was well prepared for this and gave all the information provided by Obadiah to Nick.

Nick didn't ask Agent Garrett how he got the data. To him, the result was the most important. Whether the process was illegal... I didn't know anyway.

After waving Agent Garrett away, Nick began to study the contents carefully, and gradually became suspicious.

From these data, it can be clearly seen that Tony himself is not aware of the problems happening to him and has been seeking the truth.

This scene is very similar to what happened to Natasha and the people who were captured before.

They all insist that they are real people.

The difference between Tony and them is that Tony has lost part of his memory and is focused on mutants.

Natalia, who escaped before, also suffered memory loss. So did Natasha, who stayed behind, also suffer from memory loss?
Do those counterfeits actually also have memory loss?

What is the reason for this?

Is it because the technology of memory infusion is flawed?
Or is this incident related to the disappearance of the mutant group?

Governments around the world have been sending peace signals to mutants in recent months, but what is disturbing is that mutants have not responded at all.

The only mutants left in the world now are probably Zhan Liu and a few others. Moreover, it is still unclear whether Zhan Liu and Natalia are mutants. Nick believes that they are actually aliens and have nothing to do with mutants.

But if Tony and the others have nothing to do with the Skrulls, but are related to mutants, then it seems that everything can be barely connected.

If this wasn't an invasion by the Skrulls, but some strange ability of the mutants, then it would be easy to deal with.

The people on Earth have no way to deal with the Skrulls' transformation, but when it comes to restraining mutants' abilities, those biochemical laboratories may have a lot of unspeakable technologies that can be used as reference.

After reading the information, Nick thought of a way to try to distinguish the people in the confinement room.

He grabbed the phone and called Agent Hill in.

"Agent Hill, is there any latest intelligence on the mutant side?"

"I'm sorry, Chief, but there's still no movement. It's like these people have left the Earth."

"If they just moved, that would be a good thing, but we still can't be careless." Nick leaned back in his chair, half-opening his one eye and secretly observing Agent Hill. "Do you remember the results of Professor X's ability assessment?"

"Of course, Professor Charles is one of the rare Omega mutants. He is very powerful. With the help of the mind amplifier, he can completely destroy human civilization in an instant." Nick asked some simple questions about mutants and confirmed that Agent Hill's memory of mutants was very clear. His way of thinking was also formed from long-term handling of mutant issues, rather than a rigid memory that was learned after being replaced. So he said with confidence:

"I need you to prepare a set of written test questions, which contain some general intelligence content, and then mix in some questions related to mutants. Then give this set of test papers to the 'twins' in the confinement room. Anyone who can't answer the questions related to mutants is a fake."

Only then did Agent Hill understand the purpose of Nick's nonsense just now.

However, she was already used to Nick's suspicion, so she didn't say anything at the time. She just rolled her eyes and turned the page.

"What if they all have mutant-related memories?"

"That means I guessed wrong." Nick shrugged and said leisurely.

It is true that the boss just opens his mouth and the subordinates run themselves ragged.

"Okay, I got it." Agent Hill immediately took the order and turned to leave, not wanting to continue looking at the face of Nick, the unscrupulous boss.

The idea was bold, but the result was wonderful.

The agents, who had been imprisoned for several months, were finally separated.

Clint and others who were acquitted cheered and hugged each other, then cursed at the group of "fakes" across the cell.

The "fakes" were almost in despair. They banged on the isolation doors of the cells and screamed and wailed.

"I am the real one!"

"I am the real one!!!"

However, no matter how they shouted, no one paid any attention to them. They could only watch as a group of people disappeared from their sight while laughing.

The door of the cell was once again closed coldly, isolating the group of people completely from hope.

Agent Hill brought Clint and others to see Nick, and they were greeted by Nick's warm hug and sincere apology.

The leader has given so much face, what else can the subordinates say? They can only be grateful and shed tears, right?
Nick really does welcome their return, as this will solve his current dire situation of severe staff shortage.

After comforting these capable subordinates, Nick generously gave them a few days off, allowing them to go home and reunite with their families, and then looked at Scott Lang who was a little panicked on the other side.

Scott's intelligence has been thoroughly investigated, and Nick can't understand what's so special about such an ordinary hacker.

If copying senior agents like Natasha and Clint can still be useful, then what's the point of copying an ordinary person like Scott?

To be frank, it may be an exaggeration to say that people like Scott are everywhere in the street, but it would not be difficult to find a million similar people in the United States.

But no matter how ordinary this person looks, as long as he is copied, there must be something special about him, but SHIELD has not noticed it.

SHIELD will never let such a suspicious person running around outside go, so it is necessary to incorporate him into SHIELD as 084.

"Scott, are you interested in joining SHIELD?" Nick looked at him with a smile.

"Me? An agent?" Scott was very surprised.

"That's right." Nick nodded and said temptingly, "As far as I know, you are serving your sentence in prison now. Even if you leave here, you will still have to go back to prison. But as long as you join S.H.I.E.L.D., you can serve your sentence outside of prison, wear a positioning anklet, go home when you want, and see your daughter when you want."

"Okay, I do!" His daughter is Scott's treasure. When he heard about such a good thing, he nodded and agreed without saying a word.

After asking someone to take Scott to handle the relevant formalities, Nick turned around and gave an order:

"Agent Hill, send similar questions to all SHIELD agents, and have them answer them on the spot. If anyone has questions, arrest them on the spot."

"Oh, by the way, include Coulson and his internal investigation team in the test. If there is no problem, release them all."

The next thing is simple. Everyone gathers at each base, and then takes the electronic test on the spot, and the results are announced on the spot.

Of course, everyone had no problem with it.

After seeing this result, Nick's suspicion came back again.

Not a single fake one?

He carefully checked all aspects of the question.

The question was given by Agent Hill.

Electronic version, no printed test questions required.

Centralized electronic examination, no transportation required.

Remote camera monitoring, no way to cheat.

All of them are multiple-choice questions, and the results are given by computer on site. No one can change the scores.

Everything is fine!

He thought about it carefully again from beginning to end. If there was a problem somewhere, it could only be the source.

The basis for this test to determine whether a person is an imposter lies in Nick Fury's own assumptions.

He assumed that these events were not an invasion of the Skrulls, but were based on some unique abilities of mutants, which caused copies of some people to appear, but the copies had no relevant memories of the mutants.

Only if this assumption is correct, his test will be meaningful, otherwise it is useless.

So the question is, does this really have nothing to do with the Skrulls?

The only way is to verify those impostors again.

His incomplete memory can only prove that this person is a fake, but it cannot prove whether he is a Skrull.

There is only one most absolute, simple and effective way to prove whether a person is a Skrull.

That is, beat him to death!
As soon as the Skrull dies, the disguise disappears.

Conversely, as long as the body does not change after death, it is definitely not a Skrull.

So, who should be killed?
Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes definitely can't do that. He is a military man. Even if you have already figured out whether it is real or fake, but... what if you made a mistake?
By the same token, those agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are definitely not capable of this either.

Then, there is only one person who can be killed for the experiment.

"Agent Hill, take that fake Scott Lang..."

Nick hesitated for a moment, thinking it would be a waste to kill him like this. After all, there were only a few experimental samples and too little material, so he changed his words temporarily:

"… Send him to the dissection table and study him carefully to find out what exactly is the difference between him and ordinary humans."

(End of this chapter)