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Chapter 498 The Skrulls

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This feeling...

Natasha, her eyes glazed over, seemed to sense something was wrong. Her body trembled slightly, and then her eyes widened.

When Natasha's pupils refocused, she made a somewhat horrifying discovery.

Sitting opposite her, Erin's coffee cup was already empty.

The warm coffee in my hand had already started to cool slightly.

This is······

After a long silence.

Natasha looked up at Erin, her face somewhat grim, and said, "You hypnotized me just now? I thought we were friends."

"Are they really friends? Haha."

After letting out a cold laugh, Erin slowly stood up and said calmly, "You should be glad that you didn't harbor any ill will towards me."

After speaking, Erin glanced coldly at the distance.

next second.

On a bench a hundred meters away from them, two agents disguised as ordinary people were watching Erin from the shadows, their eyes occasionally flashing with a dangerous light. Suddenly, their pupils dilated.

Then, somewhat bewildered, he stood up amidst the screams of the surrounding crowd.

The two burly men suddenly joined hands and plunged into the nearby Hudson River as if committing suicide, letting the icy water swallow them up.

Immediately afterwards, Natasha heard a series of screams coming from all around her.

Upon hearing the series of screams, Natasha abruptly turned to Erin and asked, "Do you know what you're doing?"

"I?"

Erin chuckled and shook his head, then looked at Natasha and said, "You shouldn't be asking me that. You should be asking yourself, do you really know what you're doing?"

"Or rather... do you even know who you're working for?"

After saying that, Erin pointed in the direction where the two men had fallen into the water and said calmly, "Go and take a good look, see... who they really are."

Done.

Erin ignored Natasha's reaction and left.

but.

At this point, Natasha had no time to care about Erin's reaction.

After Erin turned and left, Natasha sprinted towards the Hudson River at the speed of a 100-meter dash.

Even though it was just a fleeting glimpse, Natasha still recognized the distinctly secret agent aura of the two people who had jumped into the river.

Although Natasha didn't understand why Nick Fury had already sent her to test Erin and then sent someone else to keep an eye on him, she realized that the two men had angered Erin.

Natasha chose to save people immediately.

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A dozen minutes later.

On the banks of the Hudson River.

Although Natasha had tried her best, she ultimately failed to save the two agents who jumped into the river.

Only with the help of some kind-hearted citizens were their bodies retrieved.

What she couldn't accept was that the two bodies of her colleagues that she had pulled out of the water turned into two green monster corpses right before her eyes.

"What the hell is going on?"

At that moment, Natasha suddenly recalled what Erin had just said.

Do you really know who you're working for?

Could it be that Erin was referring to these two monsters?

As if realizing something, Natasha took a deep breath and then pressed Nick Fury's number.

"Beep beep beep..."

A few seconds later, the call connected smoothly, and Natasha heard Nick Fury's voice in her ear.

"Are you calling me at this time because you've gotten some important information from Erin?"

Hearing the voice coming from the phone, Natasha coldly asked, "I did hear some important news, but don't you think you deserve an explanation before that?"

"Explain what?"

Nick Fury's voice on the other end of the phone seemed to carry a hint of doubt.

Looking at the two green corpses in front of her, and recalling Erin's cryptic words, Natasha didn't immediately tell Nick Fury everything. Instead, she tentatively questioned him:

"Explain what happened with those two agents who were secretly monitoring us while I was meeting with Erin?"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury on the other end of the phone said calmly, "They're there to monitor Erin, not you. You know how much pressure S.H.I.E.L.D. is under since his return, so I have to know his movements as soon as possible."

"This is standard procedure in the department. I don't need to explain anything to you, Agent Romanov."

After hearing Nick Fury admit that the two guys in front of him were indeed sent by him.

Natasha's expression turned grim.

Natasha glanced at the growing crowd around her, and at the people who were occasionally taking photos of the two green figures with their phones, and said in an icy voice, "That's right, you don't need to explain anything to me, but you probably need to explain to the World Security Council why S.H.I.E.L.D. agents have turned into two green monsters."

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury's pupils constricted sharply on the other end of the phone.

However, despite being extremely shocked inside, he still tried his best to maintain a calm tone and said indifferently, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

Natasha: "The two guys you sent jumped into the Hudson River hand in hand a few minutes ago and drowned..."

Before Natasha could finish speaking, Nick Fury rudely interrupted, "That's impossible."

The two guys I sent to monitor Erin were elite Skrulls; they must be crazy to jump into the river hand in hand.

Not to mention they drowned.

Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Natasha shook her head: "Nothing is impossible. Just now, Erin spotted them, glanced at them, and then they jumped into the river."

"Although I went to rescue them immediately, I still couldn't save them."

"Of course, that's not important. What's important is that after these two guys died, their bodies suddenly turned into two green monsters in full view of everyone. This scene has been photographed by many people and even posted online. So you should think carefully about how to explain this to the UN Security Council."

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury, who instantly realized the seriousness of the situation, couldn't help but curse.

"OMG Fuck!"

Taking a deep breath, Nick Fury ordered Natasha to stay put and guard the two bodies, then immediately made another call to send someone to pick up Natasha.

At the same time, he ordered his men to immediately suppress any news about the matter online.

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What Natasha and Nick Fury didn't know was...

Not far from Natasha, three figures were silently watching her and the two green corpses in front of her.

One of the figures was none other than Erin, who had just turned and left.

The other two were Tony Stark, whom Erin had specifically summoned, and Captain America Steve Rogers, who had just submitted his resignation to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Looking at the two corpses in the distance that were clearly not human,

Tony Stark specifically asked Jarvis to take a high-resolution photo using a satellite, and then project it in front of them to enlarge it.

After a long while, Tony Stark said with a somewhat grim expression:

"What exactly are those two green things in front of Natasha?"

"Goblins, monsters, mutants, or... aliens from fantasy stories?"

Finally, Tony turned to Steve beside him and asked, "When did S.H.I.E.L.D. start recruiting monsters like this?"

Thanks to that interstellar journey, Tony gained a better understanding of mythical creatures and extraterrestrial beings beyond Earth.

Even after browsing through some Asgardian and dwarven biographies, he still couldn't determine the race of the two figures standing in front of Natasha.

According to what Erin just said.

And the information he had Jarvis film showed that those two guys, before they died, looked no different from humans.

Only after they died did they transform into those green, monstrous forms.

This creature.

It wasn't mentioned in any of the biographies he had read.

Steve glanced at Tony Stark, who looked puzzled, and shook his head as well, saying, "I don't know. I've never seen anything like this in S.H.I.E.L.D."

Upon hearing this, Erin said calmly, "It's not that you haven't seen them before, but that even if you had, you might not have been able to recognize them."

"If I'm not mistaken, these two guys should be the legendary Skrulls."

Skuru?

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark and Steve both turned to look at Erin.

Tony, somewhat puzzled, asked, "Skrugs? What are those?"

"The Skrulls are a technologically advanced alien race, but also an extremely dangerous one."

"Skrugs can freely change their appearance and disguise themselves as another person. They can even copy memories. Legend has it that some special Skrugs can even copy the abilities of the person they are imitating. Without special identification methods, ordinary people have no way to tell them apart."

"Yes, that's why I said earlier that even if Steve sees them, he might not be able to tell."

After explaining for a moment, Erin continued:

"If they want, they can easily infiltrate your lives and replace your family and friends, and you may never find out until you die."

"You can probably imagine how terrifying this ability is."

"Because of this special ability, the Skrulls have infiltrated many different civilizations, stealing countless abilities and knowledge, which has triggered resistance and persecution from countless cosmic civilizations, including the Kree Empire."

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers both shuddered.

They can change their own appearance at will, and even replicate the memories and abilities of the person they are imitating.

What kind of bizarre ability is this?

Even with just a simple description, they could imagine just how dangerous and terrifying the Skrulls' abilities were.

If it weren't for Erin saying it.

They had no idea that such an evil and terrifying race existed in the universe.

If one day your family and friends are replaced by the Skrulls, and you are completely unaware of it, instead treating them as the people you trust most, opening your heart to them.

That feeling is terrifying just to think about.

Thinking of this, Tony Stark immediately asked, "Then what's a quick way to identify disguised Skrulls? You were able to see through those two guys' disguises and call us over in advance, so you must have a way to see through their disguises, right?"

After hearing this.

Steve also silently turned to look at Erin.

The Skrulls' ability is truly terrifying.

If they could, they would certainly want to know how to see through the Skrulls' disguise.

After all, they didn't want the Skrulls to infiltrate their ranks without their knowledge.

Seeing the burning gazes in Tony and Steve's eyes, Erin shook his head: "The reason I was able to see through the Skrulls' disguise is because of my abilities, not some special method. This method won't work for you."

Upon hearing this, both Tony and Steve showed expressions of disappointment.

After glancing at their disappointed expressions, Erin continued, "However, since the Kree Empire was able to stir up a wave of resistance and persecution against the Skrulls, they must have found a way to see through their disguise; we just don't know how."

At this point, Erin suddenly looked at Steve and said, "By the way, those two Skrulls over there were sent by Nick Fury. Since he can command Skrulls, he must know something."

Nick Fury.

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark's eyes flickered a few times, then he said in a deep voice, "If those Skrulls can easily impersonate anyone, then is that Nick Fury still the real Nick Fury?"

Upon hearing Tony's words, Steve's expression immediately changed.

Yes!

Since the Skrulls can easily impersonate anyone, is Nick Fury, who can command the Skrulls, really Nick Fury?

Thinking back to those months when Nick Fury was rescued by Captain Marvel, escaped from prison, disappeared, and was never heard from again.

Steve's expression grew increasingly grim.

I think I've done something wrong.

If Nick Fury is no longer Nick Fury, then wouldn't my act of helping him regain his position as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in order to repay a favor to Nick Fury be pushing a dangerous guy into such a position?

Seeing Steve's grim expression, Erin felt a slight smile creep onto her face.

Nick Fury?

Hehe, this is just the beginning.

After chuckling to himself, Erin turned to Tony Stark and said, "If Nick Fury is also a Skrull, then things are dangerous."

"Tony, with Stark Industries' connections, you should be able to get in touch with high-ranking officials in the military and the Union, right?"

(End of this chapter)