The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 429, 774, and 775: Fury: Don't worry, I'll take care of it.

"Fuck you?!"

Nick Fury was almost stunned. He couldn't understand how John Jameson had obtained this information, and immediately burst into a tirade:

"This is solid proof. There must be a mole within S.H.I.E.L.D. Otherwise, how could that damned old troll know about this?"

However, his heart soon jumped into his throat.

Nick Fury was too preoccupied to even think about where John Jameson had gotten the top-secret information that Ronan had previously invaded Earth.

Instead, he was terrified that this guy would expose the identity of Captain Marvel, whom he considered his strongest trump card, in front of hundreds of thousands or even millions of viewers in the live stream.

Because anyone who knows about Ronan's invasion of Earth will most likely also know that it was Captain Marvel who stopped Ronan's invasion.

After all, these two things are inseparable.

If Carol Danvers' existence and identity were to be publicly revealed, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. would undoubtedly find themselves in an extremely passive and awkward situation.

It is even possible that all the persona and strategies he has painstakingly cultivated over the past ten years will be wasted.

This is absolutely not an exaggeration.

Leaving aside whether the UN Security Council, upon learning of this news, will force Nick Fury to hand over the pager that allows him to call Captain Marvel for help at any time, and whether it will launch a corresponding investigation and hold him accountable for dereliction of duty.

The mere existence of Captain Marvel is enough to spark an unprecedented wave of discussion among people around the world.

If the world and all nations were to find out, it would be clear that Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. have always held Captain Marvel as their 'ultimate trump card'.

However, when faced with various disasters and large-scale alien invasions, they still chose to turn a blind eye, allowing the lives and property of people in various countries to suffer enormous losses and destruction in one disaster after another...

Not only would S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reputation plummet, instantly becoming the target of public criticism, but it would also become a outlet for people to vent their negative emotions and inner fears!

Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who always puts on an aloof and superior attitude, will most likely be asked by the Security Council to step down immediately.

Even his and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s considerable contributions in dealing with various disasters in the past were of no use.

Not only that.

It is very likely that as the subsequent events continue to unfold, people around the world, once they realize what has happened, will not remember Nick Fury's 'goodness' because of the so-called achievements that S.H.I.E.L.D. has made over the years.

Instead, they will treat each and every one of these incidents as 'ironclad evidence' that Nick Fury embezzled hundreds of billions of dollars in funding every year.

The public: He could have simply called on Captain Marvel to quickly resolve the disaster, but instead, he insisted on putting on a fake show of everyone uniting to fight a difficult and tragic war in front of the world.

Who are you playing, you idiot?

So Nick Fury was genuinely losing his composure at this moment, panicking a bit, and silently praying that John Jameson wouldn't reveal any information related to Carol Danvers.

He even imagined himself like an ostrich burying its head in the sand when faced with danger, choosing to turn off the video to deceive himself.

However, just when everyone in the live stream thought that John Jameson would then explain the details of the last invasion of Earth,

Unexpectedly, this guy who always liked to do things unconventionally, for some unknown reason, deliberately skipped over the part about Carol Danvers.

Then, adopting a righteous and stern demeanor, he continued, "According to that reliable source, Ronan's purpose in coming here is to seize the 'Cosmic Cube,' which directly triggered the 'Battle of New York'..."

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury was overjoyed, like someone who had just escaped a disaster. He let out a long sigh of relief and, half-jokingly, said to the bewildered Maria Hill beside him:
"Hmph, it seems I was overthinking it. This old troll probably doesn't know anything about Carol, otherwise, given his style, he would have definitely said it on the spot."

However, before Maria Hill could speak, John Jameson continued:
"And that Tesseract is currently in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D., which means... if S.H.I.E.L.D. were to hand over the Tesseract, which has caused disasters multiple times, Earth might be able to successfully avert this crisis!!"

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WTF? ? ?

Nick Fury's smile froze instantly. What the hell are you talking about?

The Cosmic Cube has clearly been taken back to Asgard by Thor, okay?

If you don't know, please don't talk nonsense!
Wait!
Something's not right. Let me sort this out.

Nick Fury quickly realized that John Jameson's statement wasn't because he didn't know the Tesseract was no longer in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands.

On the contrary, this guy must have already learned from other sources (specifically Karl) that Thor had taken the Tesseract back to Asgard.

Then the problem is coming.

Since John Jameson knew perfectly well that the Tesseract wasn't in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands, why did he deliberately say that just now?
There's only one truth: this guy is simply trying to use this opportunity to smear S.H.I.E.L.D. and himself.

"Fuck you, I swear on my honor, this old troll is definitely up to no good."

Nick Fury yelled at the tablet, "He's putting me and S.H.I.E.L.D. on the hot seat!"

"Huh, what does this mean?" Maria Hill looked at her boss with a blank expression, and the latter said angrily upon seeing this:
"The public only knows that the Tesseract was recovered by our S.H.I.E.L.D. after the Battle of New York, but almost no one knows that Thor eventually took the Tesseract back to Asgard."

"So, in the public's view, the Tesseract is still in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Now, thanks to this shameless old troll's deliberate manipulation, all the blame will likely fall on S.H.I.E.L.D., forcing us to hand over the Tesseract."

Maria Hill then realized what was happening and exclaimed in shock, her eyes wide, "So, if we can't produce the Tesseract before Ronan's fleet arrives, regardless of the outcome, S.H.I.E.L.D. will be universally condemned as a sinner?!"

"Yes."

Nick Fury said viciously, "No doubt, such a vicious plan must have been ordered by Karl Mara to be carried out by this old jerk."

"Sir, what... what should we do next?"

Maria Hill said somewhat nervously, "Should we issue a clarification statement immediately, or directly ask the Security Council to refute the rumors and warn the Daily Bugle?"

Since Ross became Secretary of State, S.H.I.E.L.D. has completely lost its ability to sanction the Daily Bugle.

To be precise, Nick Fury had already stopped daring to directly attack the Daily Bugle after it joined the Subspace Corporation. However, back then he could still resort to underhanded tactics.

However, as the Daily Bugle's popularity and fan base grew, Nick Fury had to be more careful when dealing with related issues.

There's no way around it. Even if he doesn't care about being cursed by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, he still has to consider whether the Security Council will cut its funding for the next quarter when it faces external public opinion pressure!

So, actually, Nick Fury had been willing to let money dictate his relationship with the Daily Bugle for a long time.

But to everyone's surprise, the other party went even further this time.

Somewhat enraged, Nick Fury shook his head with a cold laugh and said, "No need to issue a statement yet, and certainly no need for the Security Council to get involved. Let this old troll gloat for a while."

"Huh?" Maria Hilton was dumbfounded. "Won't the public soon turn their anger on us?"

"It's okay, let's ignore him for now."

Nick Fury waved his hand dismissively and said confidently, "As long as Carlo can get back in time tomorrow, we can not only successfully resolve this crisis, but also take the opportunity to severely damage the Daily Bugle's reputation and disgrace John Jameson."

“What if… what if Carol doesn’t make it back in time?” Maria Hill asked cautiously.

"Uh?"

Nick Fury's lips twitched slightly, and he glared at his capable deputy with some displeasure. Fury really knew how to rub salt in the wound.

He paused, then said with an air of authority, "Don't worry about Hill, if that situation unfortunately occurs... I will take action!!"

"Aha???"

Maria Hill looked at Nick Fury, who seemed to be possessed by a king of arrogance, and really wanted to ask him, "Are you going to make a move and see who dies faster?"
However, she only dared to think such thoughts in her heart and never dared to ask them aloud.

But what she didn't know was that Nick Fury actually had some basis for his confidence in saying that.

If Carol really can't get back in time for the crucial moment, then he will negotiate directly with Ronan and tell him without hesitation... the Tesseract has indeed been taken back to Asgard by Thor!

Yes.

Nick Fury's so-called "I'll take action" is actually just a lightning-fast knee slide...

Of course, he would never let the people of Earth see this scene, after all, it's not something to be proud of.

……

Meanwhile, in the [subspace].

The enormous head of the Celestial Race floated in mid-air.

The outlaw residents who originally lived in the Void Land were now trembling with fear at the bizarre and grotesque sights in the Warp.

The sky was filled with the reflections of souls of varying sizes, twinkling like stars, while below were vast, divided areas.

Among them is a beautiful area surrounded by six concentric palaces.

There are also massive fortresses standing amidst rivers of boiling blood and fields piled high with bloody corpses.

There's also the Crystal Maze, completely shrouded in a magical mist, and a green garden overgrown with weeds...

But all of the above is still relatively normal. What truly terrifies and chills everyone is that in that incredibly vast area at the center of this dimension, there are countless demons.

"Damn it, what kind of place is this? Why are there demons here?"

"It must be the owner of that voice from before who did this..."

"Never mind that, this place doesn't look right, let's figure out a way to escape quickly."

"There's a dimensional rift over there; we should be able to escape from there..."

Only then did everyone remember Karl's earlier warning, but it was all too late.

Before the group could escape the warp through the Eye of Terror rift that stretched across the sky in their flying vehicles, Tzeentch appeared before them.

"Welcome to the [Subspace]. Since you ignored the Boss's well-intentioned reminder, it means you have voluntarily joined the [Subspace]."

Tzeentch adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and pointed to the massive arsenals in the public area below, saying, "Now, please begin your new life!!"

Then, He turned His gaze to the enormous head and couldn’t help but marvel, “I never imagined that such a rare species would exist in this universe. I wish we could find a living specimen someday.”

……

[Sokvia].

Inside the huge exhibition hall.

"Boss, this [Sovelin Fertility Pod] is a defective product..."

The newly appointed curator, Karina, introduced Karl, who was standing in front of a display case containing a mysterious golden cocoon-shaped device:

"This is an outdated product that Tivan bought back from High Priestess Ayesha of Sovereign a few years ago for a billion coins. I heard they've already developed a more perfect new generation!"

"So it was a piece of junk?!"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Karl's eyes.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Given the arrogant and conceited nature of the High Priest of Sovereign, who was willing to spend a lot of money to hire the Guardians of the Galaxy to fight off invaders rather than see any Sovereigns die, how could he possibly sell the new reproductive pod containing Adam the Collector?

After all, Adam, the "Warlock," was a 'perfect android' created by the Enclave organization, just like her, and was seen by Ayesha as the key to the next evolution of the Sovereigns.

Just thinking about Adam the Wizard makes Karl want to laugh.

(End of this chapter)