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Chapter 499 The Prey Stepping into the Spider's Web

Tony Stark nodded in agreement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tony looked at Erin thoughtfully and said, "Wait, you mean..."

"I?"

Erin pointed to the two green corpses surrounded by onlookers not far away and said, "As concerned citizens, shouldn't we report this after discovering the Skrulls, this dangerous interstellar race?"

"While testing whether those people know about the existence of the Skrulls, we can also give them a heads-up."

"The Federation is the largest member of the World Security Council. If any of them knew about the existence of the Skrulls, things might not be as bad as we think, but..."

Speaking of it.

Erin paused deliberately, and even his gaze towards Tony and Steve became serious.

After hearing this, Steve, without waiting for Erin to continue, picked up where Erin left off, saying, "But if the Federation's higher-ups know nothing about the Skrulls, then it might be the worst-case scenario we're guessing at."

"In other words, Nick Fury... has lost control."

"S.H.I.E.L.D. was established by the World Security Council to handle supernatural events. If they can't even cover up something like the Skrulls, then even if Nick Fury wasn't replaced by the Skrulls, he's already complicit with them."

They looked at each other for a moment.

Tony immediately replied, "I understand. I'll contact the White House."

After seeing that Tony had taken over the task of contacting the White House, Steve took out an old-fashioned cell phone from his pocket and said, "I have a few acquaintances in the military and the Department of Defense, so I'll handle those contacts."

As Tony and Steve were talking, they quickly made a series of phone calls right in front of Erin.

While Tony and Steve were taking action.

As Erin looked at the two green corpses, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

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On the other side...

After receiving a call from Nick Fury.

The Skrull hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D. immediately changed his expression.

A companion standing next to him noticed his expression immediately turn grim after he answered a phone call and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with that expression?"

After a few seconds of silence, the Skrull who received Nick Fury's call said, "Kress and Mihawk are dead out there, and their bodies have reverted to their original forms in full view of everyone. We must bring their bodies back as soon as possible."

After hearing this.

The Skrull who had asked the question also quickly turned pale.

Few Skrulls survived the disaster decades ago, and even after so many years of recuperation, the Skrull population has not increased much.

Every member of the Skrull tribe is a precious treasure to the Skrulls.

The sudden death of two is a significant loss for the Skrulls.

The deaths of the two clansmen are not mentioned.

More importantly, their bodies reverted to their original forms in full view of everyone. If someone were to discover their identities, things would become even more complicated.

"Damn it, we need to get moving."

After muttering a curse under their breath, the two of them immediately contacted several other Skrulls, forming a small team composed entirely of Skrulls, and then quickly headed to the banks of the Hudson River.

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Twenty minutes later.

Two black armored vehicles bearing FBI markings quickly arrived at the banks of the Hudson River.

Meanwhile, the NYPD, having received reports from the surrounding crowd, had already ordered the police to set up a cordon and cordon off the area. They were also continuously evacuating the growing crowd, and even the two bodies on the ground were covered with white sheets.

If Nick Fury hadn't given a strict order that no one else could have gotten their hands on the two bodies...

I reckon those two green corpses have already been taken back to the NYPD.

After squeezing through the crowded throng, a middle-aged Skrull pulled out his badge from his pocket and said to a police officer blocking his way, "Chief Dave, I'm FBI Agent Ozas. From now on, this case is under the FBI's control."

After examining the identification in Ozas's hand, Dave, with a slightly strange expression, asked suspiciously, "FBI, are you sure?"

Ozas smiled slightly. "Of course, you should receive a call from your superior soon..."

Before Ozas could finish speaking...

He heard a sneer, followed immediately by the sound of a bullet being chambered.

"As the operations director of the FBI's New York office, how come I didn't know I had an agent named Ozas under my command? Tell me, kid, who exactly are you? Otherwise, you'd better come to the station with me and have a proper chat."

"Heh, impersonating federal law enforcement officers to plot crimes. If you're not going to explain yourself, then even if I kill you all right here, no one can say anything."

talking.

Ozas and his team, acting under the guise of the FBI, saw the portly FBI New York operations director, Joaquin, surrounded by a group of genuine FBI agents.

Before the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived.

Because of the distance, Joaquin, who arrived earlier than them, had already interacted with Dave.

That's why Dave's expression was so strange when he heard Ozas identify himself as an FBI agent.

Because of their frequent interactions, many of the NYPD officers around were acquainted with Joaquin, the FBI director. When they saw the officers raise their guns and surround a group of "imposters" who had arrived later, they also drew their own sidearms and slowly surrounded them.

Upon seeing the dark muzzles of guns all pointed at them, Ozas and the others' faces immediately darkened.

Having gotten used to impersonating FBI agents, they never expected that this time they would actually run into the real deal.

To everyone's surprise, the FBI agents arrived at the scene even before them.

Knowing he was in the wrong, and facing so many gun barrels, Ozas quickly raised his hands and immediately shouted:

"Hey, wait a minute, guys, watch out, don't let the gun go off. Director Joaquin, we're from S.H.I.E.L.D. My badge is in my jacket pocket, you can take it yourselves. Although impersonating the FBI is wrong, you know that S.H.I.E.L.D. is a secret department, so we can't directly reveal our S.H.I.E.L.D. identity many times."

After rummaging through the S.H.I.E.L.D. badges, along with several other FBI and Homeland Security badges, found in the pockets of Ozas and the others, Joaquin sneered, "Tch, I knew it. It's you bunch of rats swindling people under someone else's name again."

"Hmph, I'm confiscating these 'fake certificates.' I'll make your chief pay compensation for damaging the FBI's reputation, or you'll be facing a lawsuit."

After having his men bring out an evidence bag and put the "fake documents" inside, the portly Joaquin glanced at Ozas and the others, then waved his hand: "As for you, get out of here."

Joaquin, his FBI team, and nearby officers lowered their raised pistols.

They even made way for Ozas and his group to leave.

Although the guns pointed at them were gone, Ozas and the others looked even more grim.

Taking a deep breath, Ozas looked up at Joaquin and said in a firm tone, "Director Joaquin, what do you mean by this? The people inside might be from S.H.I.E.L.D. Are you trying to stop us from bringing back our colleagues' bodies, or are you trying to interfere in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal affairs?"

Not far away, covered by a white sheet, lay the corpses of his own people. Of course, Ozas would not leave like this. In order to reclaim the bodies of his people, Ozas's tone became unusually firm.

Faced with Ozas's sharp rebuttal, Joaquin, who looked unusually chubby and amiable, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

The next second, Joaquin's demeanor suddenly changed, revealing a dangerous aura.

"Heh, were those SHIELD employees who died inside? How come I didn't know SHIELD had recruited two green goblins?"

Green-skinned goblins?

Having spent over a decade on Earth, Ozas naturally knew what the goblins Joaquin was talking about.

To compare them, the Skrulls, to the lowly, filthy goblins of fantasy stories is an insult to them.

Ozas, a hint of anger flashing across his face, said coldly, "Manager Jaaquin, watch your words. Those two unfortunate colleagues who sacrificed their lives were not goblins."

Joaquin scoffed dismissively, "If they don't look like goblins, then what are those two green-skinned guys? Don't tell me they're normal people."

In response to Joaquin's provocation, Ozas said coldly, "Of course they are human. As for their current appearance, it's just the effect of an immature genetic reagent."

After Ozas finished speaking, Joaquin gave him a deep look.

Then, suddenly, the mocking expression on his face vanished, and he said calmly to the person behind him, "Immature genetic reagent? Heh, Miss Natasha, didn't you say that S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't know what was going on with those two guys? How come what Agent Ozaster said is different from what you said?"

Natasha emerged from behind a large tree, glanced expressionlessly at Ozas, whom Nick Fury had sent, and said in a flat voice:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. has strict access controls. I'm just a regular agent, so it's normal that I don't know many things. If Director Joaquin wants to know more, he should ask our director."

"As for the bodies of these two colleagues, we'll take them back first."

As she spoke, Natasha gestured to Ozas and the ordinary police officers around her.

Although she didn't know what was going on with those two green-skinned guys, or what Nick Fury was hiding from her, Natasha decided to take the two Skrull corpses back to S.H.I.E.L.D. first.

After receiving Natasha's signal, Ozas and the others changed their expressions and set off directly towards the two corpses of their kinsmen covered with white cloth.

Although Natasha claims to be just an ordinary agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., her identity is anything but ordinary.

In the previous battles on the streets of New York, Natasha, who earned the name Black Widow, was undoubtedly a striking figure in S.H.I.E.L.D.

Upon seeing the iconic figure of S.H.I.E.L.D., hailed as a superhero, the surrounding NYPD members dared not obstruct them and made way for Ozas and his group.

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More than 100 meters away.

Within the illusion created by Arryn, Tony Stark watched as Ozas and his men crossed the cordon and approached the corpse. He then turned to Arryn and asked:

"Hey, our great fortune teller, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are here. Can you spot any of the Skrulls you mentioned among them?"

Looking at the spiritual lines in his line of sight that were different from those of normal humans, Erin nodded and said, "Luckily, the prey we've been waiting for has already stepped into the web."

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "There really is one. It seems the situation is worse than we imagined."

After receiving calls from Tony Stark and Steve Rogers.

After confirming that this was not an April Fool's joke, the White House and the federal military quickly became extremely wary of the Skrulls mentioned by the two men.

No one can remain indifferent to this alien race that can change its appearance at will.

No one can accept that their family and friends were silently replaced by this monster on that day.

So almost immediately, the White House and the federal military sent people to take possession of the two Skrull bodies to verify the truth of Tony and Steve's words.

While Tony and his team were on the phone.

As Erin looked at the two green corpses, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

The Skrulls are one of Nick Fury's hidden trump cards.

Apart from a few of Nick Fury's close associates, such as Coulson, no one else in S.H.I.E.L.D. knew about the existence of the Skrulls.

So, in order to cover up the existence of the Skrulls, who will Nick Fury send to dispose of the two Skrull corpses?

Was Coulson another Skrull?

Realizing that Nick Fury might have sent other Skrulls hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., Erin immediately performed a divination.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the divination.

Erin immediately had Tony contact the FBI, who were the first to arrive after receiving orders from the White House, and set a trap.

How could a living Skrull be more convincing than two dead Skrull corpses?

After a brief exchange.

The experienced FBI director Joaquin deliberately set up several language traps to extract intelligence.

What he didn't expect was that before he even exerted any effort, Ozas and his men had already fallen into his verbal trap.

They not only admitted that the two bodies were those of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but also produced a genetic reagent.

Ha ha.

Joaquin recorded their conversation.

He wanted to see how Nick Fury would explain it in the end.

(End of this chapter)