S.H.I.E.L.D., Triskelion.
In the dimly lit office, the sound of air conditioning was constant. Nick Fury was discussing S.H.I.E.L.D. matters with Coulson when he noticed an unusual sound from the sky. Both instinctively looked out the window.
When they noticed the luminous screen appearing out of thin air and the clear voice coming from it, Nick Fury instantly frowned.
Beside him, Coulson couldn't help but let out a worried sound.
"The new future video is playing. Hopefully, it won't be bad news this time."
It's no wonder he was so worried.
After all, the changes brought about by the screen over the past year were too great.
Initially, Coulson saw through the screen a doctor named Bruce Banner, who became a green giant due to a military experiment accident, was pursued by General Ross, and finally fought the military forces in the desert pyramids.
He thought it was a virtual image created by Hollywood for promoting a new movie.
However, within a few minutes, Nick Fury contacted him and informed him that it was all real.
In reality, there was indeed a doctor named Bruce Banner who was being persecuted by the military, and he instructed Coulson to go to the He Xin Nia slum in Brazil to rescue the poor doctor.
While Coulson was happy to take on the mission, he also began to sense the extraordinary nature of the screen.
Later, while he was in Brazil on the mission, the screen played a series of future videos, including the birth of Iron Man, the return of Captain America, and the arrival of Thor.
Not long after the broadcast, The New York Times, The Daily Bugle, and other media outlets reported the big news that Obadiah Stane, the major shareholder of Stark Industries, was found to be selling advanced weapons to terrorists and embezzling company funds.
Then Tony Stark himself held a press conference to announce to the public that Stark Industries would be closing its weapons manufacturing division and transitioning the group to a fully controlled energy industry.
Immediately after that, Captain America was excavated from the ice by the US government and returned to the world.
Things had developed to this point, except that Thor was still not found, everyone and everything else that appeared in the videos was verified one by one.
By this time, both Coulson and some ordinary citizens realized that the future videos played from the screen might be real, not some 3D special effects produced by a hoax movie.
However, why the screen was playing these future clips, Coulson and the others didn't know, they could only make various assumptions.
The screen never responded.
In this situation.
The world had to accept the existence of the screen.
Over time, some even thought it was a good thing.
After all, the existence of the screen did prevent many disasters and allowed superheroes representing justice to take the stage years ahead of schedule.
However, just as everything was developing in a prosperous direction, the future videos played by the screen next showed a future that made everyone feel despair and fear.
That future video was about a cosmic tyrant named Thanos who, in order to achieve his ambition of balancing the universe by obtaining the Infinity Stones, sent his invincible fleet to invade Earth, a terrifying disaster.
In the face of that vast Chitauri army, the superheroes led by Iron Man and Captain America had no way to fight back, they could only passively face the enemy's wave after wave of attacks.
The city where they fought was directly turned into ruins, and the casualties of the citizens were extremely heavy.
Recalling that desperate scene, Coulson felt a sense of powerlessness.
He couldn't imagine how humanity could solve this cosmic tyrant who would definitely invade Earth in the future with their current strength.
"Don't worry, this time the screen is playing a future video about a new hero, there won't be any bad news."
Knowing what Coulson was worried about, Nick Fury patted his shoulder and comforted him.
Then, he focused his gaze on the huge screen outside the window, the only remaining good eye in his face flashing with an expectation of color.
"A new hero's epic journey?"
"I wonder who it is that deserves to be described with the English word 'epic'."
"If it's suitable, maybe it's not impossible to put him on the list for forming an alliance..."
Since Nick Fury took over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he has been working on a plan.
That is to form a team of Avengers to deal with threats from outer space.
But unfortunately, there are too few superheroes who meet the requirements.
At this stage, besides Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk, and Iron Man, there are no other suitable candidates.
And this number of people is undoubtedly not enough to fight the Chitauri army that will invade Earth years later.
After all, the screen had already played the desperate future, the small number of superheroes couldn't effectively counter the vast Chitauri army, and they could only fall under the human wave tactics of the cosmic tyrant.
In the face of such a desperate future, perhaps... the only way to deal with it is to call back the one who has been wandering in outer space.
But Nick Fury wasn't very comfortable with her alone facing the cosmic tyrant.
At this time, the screen brought a new future video, undoubtedly giving him more choices.
If he could recruit a few more powerful superheroes through the screen, then he would be more confident in dealing with the cosmic tyrant.
Thinking of this, the anticipation in Nick Fury's eyes became even more obvious.
At the same time, the screen began to flash with different colors, and then the new future video officially started to play.
【New York, Adirondack Mountains.
In this group of mountains composed of hundreds of unconnected peaks, there is a huge crack, where a retro-looking ruin is hidden. Inside, lights are bright and various modern archaeological equipment are placed.
A group of people wearing archaeological costumes are using their tools to collect samples in the ruins and make various records.
In the innermost part of the ruin, a huge stone coffin engraved with mysterious runes is tilted on high ground, and a pulley device above it is connected to several thick iron chains, firmly binding the four corners of the coffin lid, then slowly tightening to lift the heavy coffin lid.
When the coffin lid was lifted to a certain height, the pulley device stopped working, and then a group of people with professional tools came forward and began to secure the coffin lid suspended in mid-air.
The remaining personnel, led by the head of the archaeological team, Professor Jimmy, put on night-vision goggles and looked into the stone coffin. What they saw was a male corpse wearing a stone belt and grayish-white clothes.
Although his body had long been completely withered in the long years, his skin was tightly attached to his bones, and every muscle seemed to have been ruthlessly drained by time, leaving only a skeletal outline.
But everyone present could feel that the corpse still had a faint glow of life that had not completely passed away, as if it had just been buried.
Such a bizarre scene was completely beyond the comprehension of this archaeological team.
You know, according to the existing soil analysis collected, this mysterious underground ruin has existed for at least tens of thousands of years, and it has been buried deep underground all the time. It was not until a major earthquake last year that the crust moved, the earth cracked, and the ruin was brought back to light.
Over such a long period of time, the corpse still remains as if it had just been buried, how incredible is that. 】
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