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Chapter 473 Ultimate Team?

After gathering all the information, the Avengers finally identified Nimrod's likely targets: Rakshasa, whose location was unknown, and Hydra's hidden promethium stockpile. However, after learning all this, the Avengers suddenly realized that they seemed to have nothing left to do.

The task of finding mutants is something only the X-Men can handle, while Hydra's promethium needs to be provided by S.H.I.E.L.D. All the Avengers can do after all this is over is strengthen their defenses.

The scientists also planned to secretly create a baby version of Nimrod, which they intended to have Ultron refine instantly. They kept this a secret; only the three scientists and Bumblebee knew about it.

Tony kept it a secret from everyone because there was a very high probability that the captain would oppose the plan, and if the captain opposed it, probably half of the team would oppose it as well, so he chose to keep it a secret.

While the Avengers waited for things to unfold, President Matthew Ellis met at the White House with Carol Danvers, the only person who remained unaffected by the previous Avengers out of control incident.

"Colonel Danfoss, I'm glad you could come."

President Ellis greeted Carroll with a smile and explained his request: "As you know, there have been some changes at the American Avengers recently... The Pentagon's technology contractor, AIM, actually attempted to support international terrorism in order to facilitate arms deals... All of this has not yet been made public, and I plan to hold a press conference this afternoon."

Carol, dressed in the Ms. Marvel uniform, paused for a moment, then said, somewhat bewildered, "Oh, well, I believe it's the right decision, Mr. President."

"That's right, but it's tough. Since the Battle of New York, public confidence in this administration has been gradually declining, and the difficulties we face are becoming increasingly insurmountable. Even this time, it's another blow to the government."

President Ellis sighed, then looked at Carroll: "You are the only person in this incident who was not influenced or controlled by AIM. I hope you can come with me to this press conference to explain to the media and the public what happened."

Carol was caught off guard by President Ellis's words. She had actually intended to submit her resignation to the Department of Defense. Tony Stark's words had given Carol a glimmer of hope; she felt that the American Avengers, under the control of the Pentagon, were unnecessary and easily become tools of the military-industrial complex or some other political conspiracy. She thought it better to simply retire and work for the Avengers.

Anyway, her superpowers didn't come from experiments conducted by the US military, and Carol isn't exactly "US military property."

However, President Ellis's actions disrupted Carroll's plans.

“Besides, Colonel Danfoss…” President Ellis pressed on: “Do you think the American Avengers will still exist after this incident?”

Carroll was unsure whether this was a test or something else, but considering she was planning to resign today, she simply chose to be honest: "It's hard to say, Your Excellency. After all, the Pentagon was clearly deeply involved in the Avengers incident, and it's practically impossible for the public to regain trust in the organization."

"But we can't be without our own superhero organization..."

Before Carroll could realize something was amiss, President Ellis, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, clenched his fist and grinned broadly: "I've got it! We'll announce the disbandment of the American Avengers and the creation of a completely new team. This team will no longer be subject to any individual department of the United States; it will be accountable only to Congress and the President himself. What do you think?" "I think..."

Just as Carol was about to say the truth—that it was probably pointless—President Ellis's next words choked her: "I intend to appoint you as the captain of this new team, Colonel Danfoss. You are an Air Force officer, but you haven't served in frontline units for a long time. You understand leadership, but you don't have any direct connection with the Pentagon. Moreover, you are the only shining former American Avenger in this incident, and you are also an outstanding independent woman."

"If you are willing to take on the task of rebuilding this new team, I will grant you full leadership authority. You will be able to select the members of this new team and carry out missions on your own, provided that it does not violate the Constitution. You have full authority to shape the superhero team of your dreams, the ultimate team!"

At this point, President Ellis seemed to have a sudden realization: "Ah, Ultimate Team, that's a great name, don't you think?"

"Mr. President? I..."

“You don’t need to worry about me, Colonel Danfoss. This will be your team, and I have only one order for you: to create a completely new and different team, unlike the Avengers.” President Ellis, who borrowed the word from Tony’s new armor, looked at Carol: “You have only one mission: to lead the Ultimate Team to protect the American people and save them from any possible attacks and conspiracies.”

"You will have the full support of the White House because I personally believe that you are willing to make our country and the world a better place, and you have the ability to do so."

President Ellis finally gave Carroll a "chance to think": "Of course, nothing is set in stone yet, and we will announce the final conclusion at the afternoon press conference. Whether the U.S. government chooses to get up from where it fell or to fall down from here is up to you, Carroll."

Meanwhile, the docks owned by AIM were the battlefield not long ago.

A S.H.I.E.L.D. team is cleaning up the battlefield here. They're like Coulson's bus team, responsible for checking the areas where the Avengers fought to see if there are any problems or if any very dangerous items were missed.

As far as they know, the modified product of the Extremis virus, the Centipede virus, has already appeared on the market. Who leaked these things?
Putting that aside for now, even if it's something else, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents need to handle it properly. At the site where Iron Man and Killian were fighting, one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents dug something up.

It was a head, Killian's own head, radiating a scorching heat, seemingly not yet completely cooled, or perhaps, not yet completely dead.

"It's unbelievable..."

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who found the head muttered to himself before secretly storing it away. Almost all of AIM's projects had failed or gone bankrupt, except for one project that remained unknown to S.H.I.E.L.D. or the US government. Killian's head was a perfect experimental subject.

Its name is "Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing", abbreviated as "MODOC".

(End of this chapter)