Lord of Cinder in American Comics

"I was just checked!" Sitwell said, almost jumping up and down in anger.

Upon hearing this, the leader surprisingly nodded in agreement, saying, "I know, but that was an Army inspector. I'm an Air Force inspector, and there will be Navy inspectors later. Even after you leave, there will be Capitol Police waiting outside."

They bluntly revealed their identities, stating they were there to target S.H.I.E.L.D., and that, depending on the different functional departments within the pentagonal building, there would likely be even more agency inspectors following them.

"What are you doing...?"

Sitwell pointed at the person in front of him, about to say something trash, when the person next to him had already put his hand on the trigger. This golden finger action made Sitwell shut his mouth and cooperate with the inspector's inspection.

Several more hours passed, and Sitwell still hadn't stepped out the door.

News of Sitwell's tragic condition quickly reached Alexander Pierce.

When Pierce first received news that Sitwell had been intercepted and investigated by various departments, he thought his subordinate's identity had been exposed. Just as he was hesitating whether to abandon this underling, he received news of Fury and Sitwell's series of passive actions at the meeting and the Pentagon's attitude towards S.H.I.E.L.D.

Having witnessed the two men's combined "shybee" maneuver, Pierce hadn't even had a chance to contact his subordinates when he received another warning from the Security Council.

As a member of the Security Council, Pierce served as a bridge between S.H.I.E.L.D. and management. He was also the one who promoted Nick Fury to the position of San Francisco Director before taking up a position on the Council.

It's fair to say that Nick Fury is Pierce's spokesperson.

The footage of the devil standing behind Nick Fury was also transmitted to everyone on the Security Council, and now everyone knows that Nick Fury, Pierce's subordinate, may not be a trustworthy person.

After hearing the Security Council's warning, Pierce dialed Fury's number with a headache.

"Nick, tell me, is that demon still around?" Pierce's tone was somewhat displeased; no one would be happy to associate themselves with a demon.

Sitting in the car, Nick Fury glanced at the empty back seat and replied hesitantly, "I can't see him with the naked eye, but according to other information, he is still being held in a secret base."

It was obvious to Pierce that Fury's words were somewhat contradictory; if he had truly been contained, how could Ash have discovered it during the meeting?

But Pierce couldn't just say, "Fury, are you an idiot? The demons are blatantly standing behind you, and you're still talking about containment and supervision."

After all, Fury is now a director-level figure, no longer the lowly agent under him, so he has to be more tactful in his speech.

“Fury, can you confirm the demon’s location and send its information to the Security Council? You should know that the Security Council is taking this kind of thing very seriously right now.”

Pierce made a subtle 'suggestion' about the devil, but it was clearly a warning from the World Security Council to Fury.

'Quickly send the demon containment information and related data to the Security Council, and then implement protective measures. It would be best to bury several tons of explosives below as a precaution.'

This is what Fury meant when he imagined Pierce's words.

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Author's Remarks

Today's shift is a 36-hour emergency room rotation. This is my second update today; more to come another day. (Sudden death warning) Remember to rest on time and take care of your health.

2022-03-16 00:02

Chapter 114: Grilled Crab

Faced with the Security Council's warning, Fury had to take it seriously, but he still hesitated before tentatively saying, "Pierce, that demon is currently sealed in an unregistered secret base. I need some time to restart the base."

Where there are bases that need to be restarted, this is clearly Fury's own private hoard.

It's quite normal for intelligence agents to have some backup plans, and it's understandable that Fury would do the same. So Pierce very understandingly gave Fury time to prepare.

"Frey, report to the Security Council in half an hour."

“Pierce, I need more time.”

Fury's words truly shocked Pierce. Half an hour is more than enough time to evacuate a private, secret base. Even at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s largest research base, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Accelerator Testing Center, which is part of the Dark Energy Operations, the evacuation time for the entire base would not exceed forty minutes after clearing all technical equipment.

And now, Fury's secret base, half an hour of evacuation and disguise time isn't enough? Pierce looked at his phone, revealing the expression of an old man using a cell phone on the subway.

Just how much money did Fury embezzle to afford such a large private base? What secrets did it hold? This seed of doubt began to take root in Pierce's mind.

By the time Fury received Pierce's call, he had already made contact with the Skrulls, who had begun evacuating during the call.

However, due to the various alien equipment and research facilities inside the base, and even a small Kree spaceship, it's impossible to relocate everything in a short period of time.

"So, Fury, I'll be arriving at the SHIELD secret base in an hour with representatives from the Security Council for an on-site assessment. Is that enough time?"

Even though suspicions have begun to arise about Fury, the primary objective at this moment is to deal with the Security Council's inspection; everything else can take a back seat.

After silently calculating the time, Fury realized that they could temporarily camouflage and conceal the base. He also agreed to Pierce's suggestion and request.

"The Rainbow Pony Farm in New Jersey, coordinates -74.402289, 40.241873. I'll be waiting for you there."

After giving his location, Fury jerked the steering wheel, immediately turned the car 180 degrees, floored the accelerator, and sped toward the nearest airport.

It's a race against time; it all depends on whether we can get there before Pierce. Having the Skrulls impersonate him isn't a good idea either; if that demon who can see through his disguise makes a casual remark, he's doomed.

At the airport, Fury forcefully seized a fixed-wing aircraft from a private jet owner. He personally piloted the plane, making a low-altitude raid, dodging radar detection, and narrowly reached the farm where the base was located.

Before the plane could come to a complete stop, Fury jumped out. He had barely stood still when the sound of a helicopter came from the sky.

The sound of the helicopter engine brought Pierce and several Security Council inspectors.

As Pierce stepped off the helicopter, he immediately spotted the plane that had slid into a barn, and people were frantically spraying fire extinguishers at the smoking engine.

Pretending not to see the plane, Pierce introduced the arriving personnel and their positions to Fury.

After a perfunctory welcome, Fury led the group down from a secluded outdoor toilet on the farm into the underground base.

The toilet is a hidden elevator. After the elevator descends, opening the elevator door reveals a long white corridor without any decoration or embellishment.

Pierce glanced at the light peeking through the gap in the elevator doors, clearly indicating there was more space below. However, this was merely a cover for Fury; the secrets below would be revealed later.

At the end of the corridor was a T-shaped passage, and the group arrived at this intersection by following the vertical line of the T.

Fury stopped there, without leading anyone else down any side road.

Fury kicked the corner of the wall, and as he did so, a combination lock appeared on the wall.

After entering the password, the sound of hydraulic exhaust began to emanate from the wall of the long corridor facing the crowd.

Then the wall split in the middle, revealing a door that resembled a bank vault.

Then, through a series of complex mechanical locks and various methods of unlocking, Fury finally opened the door to the vault, which could withstand a nuclear explosion.

Looking through the metal doorway, a small house disguised as a warehouse appears inside the vault.

In the very center of the warehouse, which was filled with miscellaneous items, stood a wooden treasure chest that looked exactly like the head of the greedy one.

Just as Pierce spotted his target and was about to approach to learn more, Fury reached out and blocked him.

Fury explained, "The ground is electrified; you'll have to wait a bit."

After saying that, Fury took a broken toy car from the clutter closest to the doorway. He wound it up tightly in his hand and placed it on the ground.

Watching the toy car rise straight from beneath my feet, pass through half a warehouse, and accurately enter a miniature garage, the garage door slowly descends.

"Okay, now you can..."

Before Fury could finish speaking, he saw the treasure chest in the center of the warehouse extend its arms and legs, and he quickly stood up.

The greedy man stretched lazily and said, "Ah, I've been so bored lately."

This scene sent a chill down the spines of everyone present, including Pierce. The scene they had only seen in the report was now unfolding before their eyes.

Facing a truly capricious and unpredictable demon put everyone on their toes.

Unexpectedly, the greedy man collected several boxes from the warehouse, arranged them in a circle, sat on one of the boxes, and waved to Pierce and the others.

"Come and sit down, I've found a lot of good things recently."

The greedy man smashed up a large wardrobe next to him and started a fire in the circle of boxes.

Faced with the invitation from the greedy, veteran agents Fury and Pierce took the lead, guiding everyone to sit on the boxes.

The greedy creature continued to collect materials in the warehouse, and no one dared to interrupt its actions. They could only sit still and wait for the greedy creature to finish what it was doing.

Remove the iron plate from a handcart, then remove the steel bars from a section of window grille. Forcefully bend these steel pieces into the desired shape.

The greedy man painstakingly crafted a picnic set and barbecue grill by hand, and placed it on the fire.

Once the barbecue grill was preheated, the greedy man dragged out a crab that was half a person's height from some corner.

Pulling on the crab's claws, the greedy man dismembered the large crab, skewered it, and placed it in front of everyone.

Looking at the crab claws in front of him, thicker than his thigh and longer than his arm, and then at the crab species that was clearly not unique to Earth, he realized...

No one was prepared to be the first to speak to the greedy person; everyone was waiting for others to speak first so they could record the information.

Chapter 115: The Doomsday Database

Everyone was shrewd enough not to step forward. And since there was already the most suitable candidate present, everyone silently looked towards Pierce.

Pierce felt the gazes coming from all directions, but pretended not to notice anything and looked at his old subordinate Fury.

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He cursed inwardly, but under the subtle prompting of his superior, Fury had no choice but to greet the Greedy Man, saying, "Greedy Man, we're here today because of what happened to you at the Pentagon Building."

The greedy man, while turning the grill and sprinkling seasoning on the crabs, said without looking up, "Okay, I understand, thank you."

Fury snapped out of his daze and asked, "Thank me? For what?"

"Thanks for getting my attention!"

Attracting attention? Upon hearing this, Fury reached into his pocket and grabbed the Captain Marvel call button, remaining vigilant against any mischief from the greedy one.

Fury wasn't ready to let go until he figured out whose attention he was attracting and what the consequences would be.

"Whose attention did I attract?"

Fury asked for an answer, but the greedy man pretended not to hear and just kept turning the skewers.

The aroma of the huge roasted crab meat quickly filled the air, causing people to secretly swallow their saliva and force themselves not to look at the delicious food in the hands of the greedy.

"You'd better explain yourself, you greedy one. We're all sitting on top of several GBU-57 bombs right now. If you do anything wrong, everyone here can detonate them and bury you a kilometer underground. It would take years to dig you out."

Fury's warning sounded somewhat like a bully, as everyone else present knew they didn't have the bomb detonation button, and they didn't even know if there was a bomb under their feet.

However, in order to conduct this interrogation of the demon, he still cooperated with Fury and pretended that it was premeditated.

The greedy man finished grilling the crab claw in his hand, took a bite, and the aroma filled the air. The white meat exposed from the broken claw, combined with the greedy man's savoring sounds, created a tempting feast of color, aroma, and taste.

After finishing the crab claw in his hand, the greedy man said with lingering satisfaction, "It's just that you happened to be in front of that priest, attracting the attention of the gods behind him, which is why I stole such a delicious crab from them."

The greedy man mentioned Ash and the god behind Ash, which piqued everyone's interest, and they hoped to find out more information.