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Chapter 280 Captain America's Method

"hehe!"

After a cold laugh, Nick Fury said expressionlessly, "Do you think I'm that stupid? If I really wanted to embezzle, I have at least a hundred ways to make sure those useless people in the UN Security Council can't find a trace of it."

Natasha, who had only intended to tease Nick Fury, felt a strange sense of surprise upon hearing this.

It even gave rise to the thought that Nick Fury might have actually embezzled S.H.I.E.L.D. funds.

Otherwise, given Nick Fury's personality, he wouldn't have explained it to me at all if it really didn't happen.

but.

Although a hint of doubt flashed through her mind, Natasha did not show it on her face.

"Of course not."

With a smile on her face, Natasha said something and then quickly walked out of the base with cat-like steps.

After silently watching Natasha leave, Nick Fury said to Captain America, "Go upstairs and wait for me. I'll grab something and come right up."

Without asking Nick Fury what he wanted, Captain America nodded and followed Natasha out of the safe base.

After Steve and Natasha had been out of his sight for a while...

Nick Fury took out a device that looked like an old-fashioned pager from a hidden compartment in the room and put it in his jacket pocket.

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At the same time.

It is externally registered under the name of NASA, but is actually a secret research base of S.H.I.E.L.D., specifically the Joint Dark Energy Operations Research Base.

A series of piercing alarms blared throughout the entire base.

"Evacuation orders confirmed. Proceed to the designated location immediately and leave by vehicle. I repeat, this is not a drill!"

"Attention all personnel, please evacuate immediately..."

Meanwhile, on the ground of the base, special operations personnel, along with base researchers, were retreating in bewilderment.

Deep underground at the Joint Dark Energy Operation Research Base, in a huge laboratory filled with various research equipment.

A blue, square-shaped object is suspended on a special ring-shaped device.

The blue cube-shaped object continuously emitted fluorescent blue light, illuminating the entire laboratory with flickering brightness. Countless energies flowed across the surface of the Cosmic Cube like illuminated patterns.

Indistinctly.

You can also see rings of flashing blue energy arcs on it.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by a blinding flash of light, a massive surge of energy erupted from the Cosmic Cube.

Although most of the energy was absorbed and transferred into the reserve energy of this special base by the special ring-shaped device around the Cosmic Cube, a small amount of the overflowing energy still made Hawkeye Clinton, who was on the elevator platform above the laboratory, tremble with fear, fearing that the Cosmic Cube would explode like an out-of-control bomb in the next second.

"What happened again?" Hawkeye, gripping the elevator handrail, shouted, "Dr. Selvig, can't you handle that thing yet? If you can't, I think we should retreat like the others."

"retreat?"

Below the laboratory, Dr. Selvig, who was anxiously adjusting a machine, replied without looking up, "If this thing really goes out of control, it won't matter if you escape to the other side of the world."

After trying for a long time without being able to get the precision instrument back to normal, a somewhat irritable Dr. Selvig picked up a large wrench and slammed it down on the instrument in front of him several times.

"Sizzle sizzle..."

After a few sparks, the precision instruments, which had gone out of control due to the sudden burst of energy from the Cosmic Cube, shook a few times and then suddenly returned to normal operation.

"GOOD! The old method really works."

With a slight smile on his face, Dr. Selvig repaired the precision instrument using physical methods, then took a few steps back and walked to the Cosmic Cube, which was still flashing with a ghostly blue light, to observe its changes up close.

Visible to the naked eye.

After emitting that enormous burst of energy, the energy loops on the surface of the Cosmic Cube seemed to have become even denser.

Inside the square-shaped Cosmic Cube, a deep blue energy, which has taken on a tangible form, flows slowly like a liquid.

"Yuna, display the energy change data of the Cosmic Cube on the big screen."

"Yes, Dr. Selvig."

The next second, the large screen behind Dr. Selvig lit up instantly.

Then the data graph of the energy changes of the Cosmic Cube was projected onto the big screen.

Dr. Selvig reluctantly turned his gaze away from the Cosmic Cube, and the moment he turned to look at the data chart, his face was immediately filled with shock.

"My God..."

Seeing the shocked expression on Dr. Selvig's face from afar, Hawkeye quickly stepped off the elevator and said to Dr. Selvig, "Hey, Doctor, don't tell me this thing is about to explode?"

"I'm not sure," Dr. Selvig said, looking at the large screen in front of him.

"The Cosmic Cube's energy was surging rapidly, exceeding the safety threshold in just three seconds. By five seconds, it had reached five times the safety value, and by ten seconds, it had surpassed the energy threshold that this device could detect and absorb. That energy surge was caused by the Cosmic Cube's energy exceeding the device's conversion limit. Fortunately, after the outburst, the Cosmic Cube's energy level dropped for some unknown reason, and it's still decreasing. Now, it's just a little short of returning to the safe value."

"Um, you mean it's safe now?"

After a moment's hesitation, Hawkeye Clinton asked in a way that he could understand.

Dr. Selvig shook his head and said, "No, the energy fluctuations of the Cosmic Cube are periodic. No one knows how much energy it will unleash next. If that energy exceeds the machine's tolerance limit by too much, this base may be razed to the ground by that energy in the next second."

After hearing this, Hawkeye walked straight outside.

Dr. Selvig called out to his retreating figure, "Hey, Hawkeye, where are you going?"

"I need to report this to S.H.I.E.L.D.... and while I'm at it, I'll make a call to my wife. I don't want to just die quietly like this," Hawkeye said without turning his head.

"Wife..." Dr. Selvig glanced at the Tesseract in front of him, its energy beginning to recede, seemingly preparing for its next explosion. A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes. After a soft sigh, Dr. Selvig silently thought to himself, "I'm sorry, Hawkeye... I don't know if I made the wrong choice in agreeing to S.H.I.E.L.D. to come and study this Tesseract."

To be honest, Dr. Selvig somewhat regretted his initial choice.

As Dr. Selvig's research deepened and he learned more about the Cosmic Cube, he became increasingly aware of its terrifying nature.

This is a thing that could truly destroy the world.

A single wisp of energy emitted from the Cosmic Cube is more than the energy supply of a nuclear power plant for a month.

If the terrifying energy accumulated within the Cosmic Cube were to truly spiral out of control and explode, Dr. Selvig has no doubt that this energy could easily wipe the Earth from the universe.

And isn't S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research and testing of the Tesseract akin to dancing on a knife's edge?

If the Cosmic Cube were to truly go out of control due to their experiments, then Dr. Selvig would have no idea what the final fate of Earth would be.

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soon.

Coulson waited anxiously.

After flying over the last mountain ridge, a helicopter appeared over the base.

Looking down through the plane window at the vast, well-organized research base, Nick Fury's right hand subtly touched the old-fashioned pager in his pocket.

"Hopefully, things won't turn out as badly as I imagine. Otherwise..."

Upon reaching the largest building in the base, the helicopter quickly began to descend.

Meanwhile, Coulson, wearing a pair of gloves and concealing his mechanical arm under a leather suit, had been waiting there for quite some time.

As they disembarked from the helicopter, the Secret Service agents standing guard on both sides saluted Maria Hill and Nick Fury: "Sir!"

"Don't worry about me, you all go and evacuate the base staff!"

After saying that, Nick Fury walked straight up to Coulson and asked, "How bad is the situation right now?"

"The worst part is, sir, we don't know what's going on."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury glared at Coulson with his one eye, clearly displeased.

Seeing this, Coulson could only explain, "The Cosmic Cube suddenly became active just now, and the energy it released directly exceeded the energy threshold of the laboratory equipment, damaging several pieces of equipment. Although the energy of the Cosmic Cube has now subsided, Dr. Selvig guesses that this is just an appetizer before the main course of the Cosmic Cube."

"Nobody knows what the peak of the next wave of fluctuations in the Cosmic Cube will reach, or what it will ultimately reach."

"If the energy released by the Cosmic Cube exceeds the base's tolerance limit, the resulting explosion could easily destroy the base..."

After understanding the general situation, Nick Fury nodded and then walked towards the huge underground laboratory.

Since we're here, we'll see what happens.

He wanted to see it for himself.

soon.

Accompanied by Coulson and Steve, Nick Fury arrived at the massive underground laboratory.

Before Nick Fury and his team could even enter the lab, just as they reached the door, they heard panicked cries from the researchers inside: "Doctor, the energy of the Tesseract is rapidly increasing. At this rate, it will soon exceed the device's energy threshold..."

Nick Fury, who had just entered the lab, said, "Try unplugging that device."

Upon seeing Nick Fury and his group appear before him, Dr. Selvig shook his head and said, "It won't work. We've already tried it. The Cosmic Cube itself is a huge energy source. Even if we unplug the device, the Cosmic Cube can quickly restart the device itself."

Hearing this, Captain America suddenly spoke up: "Since unplugging it doesn't work, why not try destroying the device? We can't just sit here and watch."

"Um?"

Upon hearing Steve's words, Dr. Selvig and the researchers beside him were slightly taken aback.

Their habitual way of thinking limits their problem-solving methods.

Captain America's method was too crude, but in the absence of a solution, it might be worth trying.

Noticing the change in the expressions of Dr. Selvig and the others, Nick Fury asked in surprise, "Would smashing that machine really work?"

After a moment's thought, Dr. Selvig said, "Theoretically, the Cosmic Cube was stimulated by this machine, which is why it produced energy fluctuations. If this machine hadn't continued to stimulate it, it might actually have returned to normal. Of course, that's just one possibility, but in any case, it certainly wouldn't be worse than it is now..."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury immediately pulled out his pistol and fired at the massive machine in the center of the laboratory.

Led by Nick Fury, the Secret Service guards in the laboratory, as well as Hawkeye Clinton and others, all raised their weapons and began firing at the giant machine.

hum!

Just as the bullets were about to hit the giant machine, a burst of dark blue energy suddenly shot out from the Cosmic Cube.

Immediately afterwards, a tangible, dark blue shockwave flashed past the giant machine.

hum! ! !

Under the impact of that dark blue shockwave, the bullets fired by Nick Fury and others were momentarily suspended in mid-air before being instantly bounced back by the powerful shockwave.

"Be careful!"

Upon noticing this, Captain America instantly removed the vibranium shield from his back and stood in front of Nick Fury and the others.

Meanwhile, Hawkeye Clinton, who was not far away, quickly lunged to the side.

"Jingle bells..."

Amidst a metallic clang, sparks flew from Captain America's Shock Shield.

On Nick Fury's side, the bullets that were deflected by the blue shockwave were blocked by Captain America's quick reflexes, while the other Secret Service guards who were firing at the machine were not so lucky.

Blood splattered and quickly bloomed all over their bodies.

Before the pain could even reach their brains, a blue shockwave swept through, sending everyone present flying.

(End of this chapter)