Shadow of the Beautiful World

Two days later, on the interstate, a car was speeding.

Jackson's classic old songs echoed in the car.

Between the swaying of the vehicle, Fury stepped on the accelerator, causing the thick black SUV to burst into a roar, and the thick wheels jumped over a gully, making it go faster.

Fury held the steering wheel with one hand, while turning his head to look at the scenery outside the window.

Instead of his signature black trench coat, he wore a scruffy brown coat, a baseball cap, and large sunglasses.

He looked like a bum who stole a car and got away.

It's all empty.

Fury looked at the small towns on both sides of the street, which was obviously the traffic route leading to the most prosperous area in Colorado.

But the small town on the side of the road is empty, weeds have grown near the houses, and there are garbage left by the evacuation on the streets, rolling around in the wind.

A flock of birds gathered on the utility poles in the small town, chirping like no one else, and even built nests there.

When the low sound of the engine sounded, the birds were startled and flew around.

Fury frowned at the flapping birds.

The eyes of those little creatures were a little red, and they seemed to be larger than the birds outside.

Is it because of the virus?

Fury pressed on the bridge, and a blue projection jumped into his eyes.

There is a red, eye-catching circle on the map, and there is a small circle inside the big circle. The red color is darker, and it seems that there is something ominous.

Fury has already driven into the outer perimeter of the Colorado virus defense circle. According to the direction of the vehicle, it may take him 2-3 hours to enter the inner defense circle.

Autopilot!

Fury leaned on the driver's seat, he said something, and then took his hands off the steering wheel.

After engaging the autopilot feature and the Waller-sponsored car settled into a smooth ride, a sweet voice rang through the cabin.

Please set the autopilot destination.

Raccoon City!

Fury said something casually.

Then he picked up a round sandwich from the grid next to it, opened it, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

It stands to reason that although Fury is now in a deep dive state, there should still be money for the flight,

The former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. almost became a top official of the World Security Council, no matter how downcast he was, he would not drive long distances by himself.

But the problem is that the place he is going to is more sensitive.

In the 6 months since the virus outbreak in Raccoon City, the planes going to Raccoon City have long been stopped, and only planes with permission can land at Raccoon City Airport.

Those aircraft that cross the border at will will be shot down by the turrets arranged near the virus defense area.

And this thing...

The government, which has always advertised free democracy, is unusually tough.

In the past 6 months, 27 small or unmanned aircraft have been shot down, 11 guys who like to joke very much, got their wish and broke through the defenses to Raccoon City...

in the manner of a corpse.

Fury had no problem securing a plane ticket through Waller's connections.

But he didn't want to expose himself and cause trouble, so he could only use this more laborious method.

Of course, Fury also needs a period of time alone, on the one hand to adapt to the world that has undergone major changes after nearly 7 months.

On the other hand, although he said that he couldn't deal with the Skrulls.

But in fact, the moment he returned to Earth, he had already started planning how to find out those hidden guys.

And not just because Skrulls are damned, and damned.

More importantly, if this was Merlin's last wish, then Fury felt it was necessary and deserving to fulfill it!

In addition to being an agent, Fury is also a veteran.

Oh, Waller barely tricked it...

Fury finished his sandwich and leaned on the driver's seat, rubbing his forehead, thinking:

Waller was bluffed.

She doesn't know that I have no other powers to use except some secret bases are still in operation, but it shouldn't be long before I hide it.

Using the sss serum can temporarily stabilize her and let her stand on my side, but relying on the unsteady Sky Eye Society, it may be difficult to catch those Skrulls in a short time...

It still needs some arrangement.

Fury thought:

The most important thing is that besides Carol, I also need some way to identify the Skrulls, preferably an instrument, something portable.

The engineering lab at Ghost Base is said to be at the front base in Raccoon City, but some experts are needed... Reed, Banner, George, Tony... No, Tony can't!

That guy's not tight-lipped, and with the pace of his life, there's probably a Skrull already lurking around him, or worse...

One by one, people jumped out of Fury's mind, and were screened or rejected.

After Fury returns to Earth, in the foreseeable future, he will inevitably start a case-by-case contest with the Skrulls, and he must form a team.

Unfortunately, the S.H.I.E.L.D. system has been completely dismantled, with elite members either resigning or going to other departments.

Fortunately, Merlin also left him the last absolutely trustworthy force.

And in terms of the purpose of the Skrulls coming to Earth and their current behavior, Fury doesn't think those lurkers will risk being infected by the virus and lurk in the base of Raccoon City.

So, it should be safe there for now.

I just don't know, whether Hill and the others know about the Skrulls now.

And, have they made corresponding defenses.

With this kind of thinking in mind, Fury's car drove him all the way to Raccoon City, where no one would want to go at this time.

Looking through the car window, he could even faintly see the shadows of the mountains around Raccoon City.

Oh, I was born to work hard.

Fury opened the car window, feeling the comfortable wind blowing on his face, he took off his sunglasses, closed his eyes and rested.

Suddenly another thing came to his mind, and he said:

Merlin...

Are you really dead?

How do I feel, you, like me, are hiding somewhere and planning something...

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Commander Hill, the observers from the Sky Eye Society have arrived.

On the Aegis command ship over Raccoon City, Hill, who was checking the situation in Raccoon City, received a message from the ground.

She stood up, straightened her clothes and hair, and walked out of the command room.

A moment later, at the ground base less than 5 kilometers away from Raccoon City, Hill saw the new observers stationed by the Sky Eye Society.

A tall black man.

The expression is gentle, always with a smile, and looks very friendly.

But I don't know if it's an illusion, Hill always felt that he had seen this guy somewhere...

Although she didn't have this face in her memory at all.

Hello, Commander Hill.

Fury carried a suitcase and walked towards Hill. He looked at his former assistant to the director, who hadn't seen him for more than 7 months. Hill seemed to have grown a lot.

She already has the temperament that a leader should have.

Well, I lost a lot of weight.

I heard something happened between her and Merlin before the final battle...

That is to say, was my guess about the relationship between Hill and Merlin correct?

Sure enough, there were some little secrets between these two people.

Hello, Mr. Nicholas.

Hill glanced at the badge on Fury's chest, and blinked her eyes. The name made her feel more familiar with the person in front of her.

She held out her hand to Fury, and with the other she gestured quietly behind her.

Several witcher agents walked around as if they were working normally.

But on closer inspection, they were all approaching Fury.

The two held hands together, Hill looked up, she looked at Fury, and she said:

You remind me of a friend.

A lot of people say that.

Fury looked around.

The moment Hill let go, he raised his arms decisively, and his original voice said:

Long time no see, Hill.

swish

Hill reached out and ripped the polymer mask from Fury's ear.

Hill's expression changed when he saw Fury's unsmiling face, as if the whole world owed him money.

A few seconds later, she waved her hand, signaling the witcher agents to disperse.

She said to Fury:

Long time no see, Fury.

A few minutes later, in a hidden tent outside the Raccoon City base, Fury saw the old guys coming.

Natasha and Barton, two trusted old secret agents.

And Steve, the trusty Captain America.

Finally, there was Maria Hill, the commander who carried the flag after both Fury and Merlin disappeared.

Coulson, Melinda, and Sharon, the Three Generals when s.d.o.l.d. was still alive, were the first batch of witcher agents trained by Merlin himself.

Very well, everyone came to see me, a dead person, and it made me feel like I'm back in the world.

Fury was sitting in the tent, holding a thermos cup, and said to the person in front of him:

Don't ask me how I feel after being captured by aliens. I can only tell you that those guys didn't abuse me. In fact, I spent the past few months in the dormant chamber.

No one cares about that, Fury.

The captain smiled and said:

We only care about you coming back. In addition, we are also curious, is it you who came back?

Another counterfeit.

Natasha, leaning against the tent post with folded arms, tossed her hair, and said:

Do you want to test it?

Test what?

Fury snorted:

Ask a question?

No!

Silently, Barton stepped forward with a knife on his back.

He squatted in front of Fury, Hawkeye was wearing a pair of purple glasses, which should be new equipment.

He took a small box from his belt and put it in Fury's hand.

Barton said:

As for the issue of the Skrulls, Xiaona and I know about it. In Merlin... Anyway, before he went, he told us about this issue.

Merlin had an initial idea, and we made it a reality.

Open it, Fury!

With her finger on the gun at her waist, Hill said to Fury:

This is your ultimate test.

Friendly reminder, if you are a fake, then you should beg for mercy now... The last fake Fury hurt everyone badly.

I am real.

Fury snorted, he opened the small box in his hand indifferently, took a look, and his one eye narrowed.

In the little black box, symbiotes like ink are entangled.

Symbiont?

Fury looked at the other people in front of him, and he said:

How did Merlin come up with this genius idea?

A symbiont needs a host to exist.

In the process of the symbiont selecting the host, these alien gadgets will infiltrate into the host's body and complete the symbiosis at the genetic level.

Therefore, in theory, even the cover-up and changes at the molecular level of the Skrulls cannot be concealed from the symbiont.

Of course, it's just a theory, no one knows if it's really useful.

It's just a test right now.

Coulson said:

Dr. Banner and Dr. Betty are trying to turn this into a normalized identity detector, but unfortunately, progress is very slow.

On the one hand, we know so little about symbionts.

Melinda also pushed her glasses helplessly, and she said:

On the other hand, the number of symbionts is also very small. Although they can split, this split is not unlimited...

Where's Dr. Moira?

Fury put his fingers into the black box and let the black symbiosis fixed in the box cover his fingers, while asking others:

Didn't she and Lilian preside over the symbiont research project before?

Oh, it seems you don't know yet.

The captain sighed, and said:

Dr. Moira and Mr. George left after the situation in Raccoon City was brought under control. No one knows where they went.

And Lillian... Lillian left too.

Didn't you persuade me?

Fury frowned and said:

Just let the outstanding talents leave?

When no one answered him, Sharon reached out and pushed open the curtain of the tent.

She pointed to a forest-like arbor and a forest of vines that existed strangely on the plain thousands of meters away, and she said to Fury:

See that thing? Ferry... Chief.

Just call me Fury.

Fury waved his hand, he looked towards the strange woods, and said:

What does that mean?

We tried to persuade Lillian to stay ... but Lillian didn't want to, she was a little unconscious at the time.

Coulson said with regret:

She said she only believed in Chief Merlin, not us, and said that we are all hydras, and we tried to stop her...that's the result of blocking...

After the alienated seeds are activated, the coverage reaches tens of hectares of weird forest.

Hill shook his head:

No one knows why Lilian is suddenly so powerful.

But that's the problem. At that time, we didn't have a character who could keep her... We didn't want to hurt her, so we could only watch her leave.

All right.

Watching the symbiote unravel from his fingers, Fury said to the others:

My identity is verified, right?

Um.

Hawkeye picked up the box, looked at some information, raised his head, and said to Fury:

Welcome back, Fury.

Um.

Fury also stood up, looked at everyone in front of him, and said in a deep voice:

S.H.I.E.L.D. is a thing of the past, folks... I am no longer the Director, I will join you as a companion.

And I came here only to stop a subversion of civilization, and to fulfill the wish of an old friend. I need your help, so it's for Merlin...

I need you! Need everyone!

He raised his hand towards Hill, gave a military salute, and said loudly:

Recruit Nick Nicholas Fury...

Application to join s.d.o.l.d.!

Please approve! Commander.