Just as the Ancient One looked up at the sky and lamented that an incredible monster had appeared on Earth.

At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Director Nick Fury is on the verge of losing his mind.

"Chief! Something's happened! I can't control myself... The closer we get to the city center, the more scared I get!"

On the communications channel, Agent Hill's voice trembled violently.

Fury's only remaining eye narrowed sharply into a slit, and his brows furrowed into a tight knot.

Scared?

What are you so afraid of?!

Those who weren't there simply can't understand that kind of tremor that comes from the depths of their soul.

This fear was completely beyond his control; Hill could no longer even hold the steering wheel, and the car was swaying wildly on the asphalt road.

"Chief... I request... to retreat!"

retreat?

Upon hearing those two words, Fury froze, his single eye filled with disbelief.

This is Hill!

The future successor of S.H.I.E.L.D., a top agent with exceptional mental fortitude!

Without even seeing a glimpse of the enemy, they're already shouting that they want to run away?

Have all the people on the front lines gone mad?!

Are they all possessed?!

"The word 'retreat' doesn't exist in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dictionary!"

Fury's face was ashen as he roared into the microphone, uttering each word clearly and leaving no room for argument.

"Yes..." A faint, trembling voice came through the communicator.

Hearing Hill's panicked and on the verge of collapse, Fury could no longer sit still.

The situation on the front lines is completely out of control!

The entire Avengers are kneeling on the street, acting crazy. Nobody is going to fight the aliens, and nobody cares about the Tesseract or the giant hole in the sky!

Since we can't rely on superheroes, we'll have to rely on ourselves! We must deal with the alien army Loki has brought immediately!

"Control room! Weapons control room! Immediately locate the coordinates of the wormhole in the sky!"

Fury decisively issued the highest order.

"Prepare to launch high-explosive missiles! Immediately! Not a second to lose!"

A crisis is imminent!

however.

Instead of a crisp command being executed, a collective gasp came from the microphone.

"This...this is absolutely impossible!"

The monitor's voice even changed.

Fury was furious. What was impossible?

"The Chitauri army..."

Fury didn't hear a word the monitor said after that.

Because he himself has already seen it.

"This is a ghost..."

Fury blurted out, his voice filled with shock.

The hands that were crossed in front of her chest just a second ago slipped down.

Fury took a big step forward, pressing his hands firmly against the panoramic glass window, as if he wanted to press his whole face against it.

He rubbed his one eye vigorously, as if afraid he was seeing things.

The high-definition monitoring screen shows...

The Chitauri army, which had just been arrogant and bombarding everywhere, suddenly turned around!

A group of alien soldiers looked like they'd seen a ghost, desperately trying to squeeze into the wormhole in the sky!

They abandoned all formation and the aircraft collided and squeezed each other in mid-air, like a swarm of headless flies, crying and screaming as they fled back!

It's as if the New York City below isn't a lamb to the slaughter, but a hell that can devour you alive!

What kind of storms hasn't Fury weathered in his life?

He fought alongside Captain Marvel when the Skrulls came to Earth to cause trouble decades ago.

He had seen aliens swaggering around, and he had also seen them fight to the death.

But I've never seen an entire alien fleet so terrified that it scrambled to escape from Earth!

What exactly happened today?

What kind of monster is lurking in downtown New York City that has scared aliens into such a state?!

"My God! The Chitauri army has retreated?!"

"Retreat my ass! Even a blind man could see they were running for their lives! They've completely destroyed their formation, it's like they've seen a ghost in broad daylight!"

"Check the street surveillance footage! People in downtown New York City are all kneeling in the street! Even Tony Stark is lying on the ground, and you call that nothing's wrong?!"

"What the hell! Chief, are we still going to fire the missiles?!"

"Zoom in on the top of Stark Tower! Loki... Loki is actually kneeling and kowtowing! Doesn't he always brag about being a god? Why is he chickening out like this?!"

The S.H.I.E.L.D. command center was in complete chaos.

The agents stared intently at the screen as if watching a science fiction movie, their faces filled with utter shock and disbelief.

The alien army charged in with great force, but before Earth's defenses could even exert much effort, the enemy themselves were so frightened that they fled back into outer space.

Who would believe this if I told them?

Hearing his agents' exclamations, Fury's tense nerves finally confirmed one thing: his one eye was not malfunctioning!

The Chitauri army simply fled.

They were scared away!

Fury grabbed the microphone and yelled into the channel, "Hill! What's going on at the front?! What did you see?!"

"Chief... I can't get through... There are demons ahead... no, it's gods descending to earth..." Hill's incoherent sobs came through the microphone. "Mortals can't look gods in the eye... one look and you'll die..."

Listening to Hill's incoherent ramblings, Fury's brain was about to burn out.

What kind of nonsense is this?!

How did Hill, who is usually so calm, become so neurotic?

Fury's brows furrowed into a tight knot, his entire dark face contorted in a grimace.

Before he could even figure things out, the agents in the hall suddenly started to stir.

"What's wrong? Why am I so panicked? My hands are shaking so badly I can't even type properly!" A monitor's voice trembled, and he was covered in sweat.

"Me too... It feels like a huge disaster is about to hit us... I'm so scared..."

"I can't breathe... The pressure is too intense, what is it trying to come out?"

A cacophony of terrified gasps quickly filled the command room.

Fury was about to reprimand them for being so calm.

suddenly!

Fury's heart skipped a beat.

A bone-chilling coldness shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

My scalp tingled, as if countless sharp steel needles were wildly stabbing at the top of my head.

Panic overwhelmed his reason like a tsunami bursting its banks.

Cold sweat instantly soaked through the black leather jacket on my back.

Fury felt as if an invisible and intangible monster was standing in front of him, capable of crushing him into mincemeat with a mere breath.

But he stared wide-eyed at the air and the panoramic glass window in front of him!

Why are you so terrified when you can't even see a shadow of the enemy?!

The fear of the unknown directly shattered the psychological defenses of this king of spies.

Fury wanted to back away and draw his gun.

But my legs felt as heavy as lead, my muscles were completely out of control of my brain, and my knees were going to give way inch by inch.

"thump--"

A muffled thud.

The director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a king of agents who had seen countless corpses and seas of blood, actually slammed his knees onto the cold, hard floor and knelt down!

Fury braced himself on the ground with both hands, his one eye bulging as if it were about to bleed.

I was so scared I knelt down!

What kind of living ancestor have we encountered?!

……

The scene shifts.

The rooftop of the New York Temple.

Mordo stared blankly at the alien soldiers huddled together in mid-air, escaping into the wormhole, his mouth agape. He stood there like a wooden statue, completely dumbfounded.

"Master... what exactly is going on here?" Modu swallowed hard, breaking the silence.

He couldn't understand it even if you beat him to death.

"They were probably terrified by the magical pressure emanating from below," the Ancient One said calmly, her hands behind her back.

But inside her heart, a storm was brewing.

The Chitauri are one of the most bloodthirsty races in the universe, and their fighting power can easily crush Earth's defenses.

This mighty steel lion was actually terrified and scrambled to its feet by a mere magical aura?!

Having lived for hundreds of years and seen all sorts of grand occasions, this was the first time Gu Yi had ever witnessed such an outrageous situation.

Even if the timeline changes in the future, this is still too outrageous!

The Ancient One suppressed her shock, turned to Mordo, and asked softly, "Are you scared too?"

Mordo frowned and answered honestly, "My legs did feel a little weak at first. But I quickly mobilized my magic power and forcibly stabilized my mind, thus offsetting some of the pressure."

Gu Yi nodded slightly.

Fortunately, the apprentices he trained weren't too disgraceful; at least they didn't end up kneeling on the street like some of the superheroes below.

"Master, the Chitauri have all fled. What should we do with the Kamar-Taj disciples we sent out?" Mordo pointed to the ruins of New York below.

"Recall them immediately," Gu Yi decisively ordered.

"Yes. Do you plan to continue your travels, or...?"

The Ancient One narrowed his eyes, gazing in the distant direction of Kamar-Taj, and uttered a few words: "Return to Kamar-Taj immediately."

There must be a freakish kid in the family with an outrageous talent for causing trouble!

She had no interest in wandering around outside anymore.

If we don't go back and check soon, the entire sect's assets will probably be wiped out.

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