"What the hell are those idiots thinking?!"
Seeing that he had been suspended, Nick Fury was both angry and unsurprised, unable to help but mutter under his breath.
He had done his best to stop the nuclear missile launch, but it seemed that it had little effect in front of those big shots.
He had even lost his position as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
With that, Nick Fury felt even more powerless.
"Those bastards only care about their own positions and couldn't care less about the lives of civilians!"Iron Man also cursed without mercy.
"It looks like New York is facing the second situation—the nuclear bomb has already been launched and is now intercepted by Iron Man."
Black Widow summarized the situation from the side.
"Sir, there's an abnormal situation on the radar!"
The camera switched again, and Agent Hill immediately reported to Nick Fury after detecting the takeoff of a fighter jet.
"Everyone, attention, there's a plane taking off without approval!"
"Shoot it down! Repeat! The takeoff was not authorized!"
Agent Hill anxiously gave this order over the communication channel to all the agents.
But Nick Fury didn't waste any time. Without a word, he grabbed a shoulder-fired rocket launcher and rushed out.
Kneeling down, he aimed at the fighter jet that was sliding on the ground, preparing to take off, and fired a missile.
Boom!
The missile hit directly, and the fighter jet was flipped over in a blaze of fire.
However, just as Nick Fury shot down the first jet, another fighter jet had already completed its takeoff and was beyond the range of the shoulder-fired missile.
Nick Fury could only reach for his gun, weakly pointing at the plane, before dejectedly putting it away.
"Stark, did you hear that? A fighter jet carrying a nuclear bomb has just flown by!"Nick Fury immediately communicated this news to Iron Man.
"At a critical moment, it seems like Iron Man has to save the day again!"
In front of the screen, Iron Man grinned smugly at Nick Fury beside him.
"Nick Fury, you made the right decision. You look much smarter in the future than you do now."
"Thanks for the compliment!"Nick Fury replied irritably.
Iron Man's arrogant, self-centered attitude was still unbearable as ever.
This was also the reason why Iron Man had already agreed to join the Avengers, but Nick Fury had not yet pushed forward with the matter.
Mainly because Iron Man's character—extremely arrogant, stubborn, and independent—was fine for a solo hero, but forming a team with such a person definitely required careful consideration.
That was why Nick Fury planned to send Black Widow undercover next to Iron Man after the mission to rescue Captain America, to evaluate whether Iron Man was truly suitable for the Avengers.
But Nick Fury didn't expect that before he could execute this plan, Iron Man had already met Black Widow in the Arctic.
"How much longer?"
"About three minutes! It's going to destroy the whole city!"
The screen switched again, and Iron Man appeared on the monitor.
Clang! Clang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Iron Man fought several enemies, he communicated with Nick Fury over the communication channel.
At the same time, the enemies' appearance was fully revealed on the scene.
They were extremely tall—over two meters on average—and fully armored, practically armed to the teeth.
From this alone, it was hard to tell if these enemies were aliens or Earthlings wearing advanced armor.
But from the style of their armor and weapons, it was clear that they had a very unique style.
"So, these are our enemies?"Nick Fury stared at the battle on the screen, intently focusing on memorizing the details.
This was crucial intelligence.
"Sir, we can't confirm if they are aliens."Black Widow interrupted, "But since they fired a nuclear bomb to destroy New York, the possibility of them being aliens is still high."
If this were a war between humans, how could the big shots at S.H.I.E.L.D. issue such an extreme order?
Everyone knew what kind of weapon a nuclear bomb was. In modern warfare, it was almost unthinkable to use such a weapon unless the country was about to be destroyed.
But the United States was the most powerful country in the world, leading in technology, military strength, and many other aspects. Could such a situation really happen?
Moreover, even if the United States were ever destroyed, Black Widow wasn't sure if they would actually use a nuclear bomb.
It was just a possibility.
So, the possibility that these enemies were aliens was still very high.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., direct all energy to the thrusters!"
On the screen, Iron Man ordered J.A.R.V.I.S., and then flew out of the encirclement of the enemies, soaring into the sky.
Whoosh!
At this moment, the S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter jets had already launched the nuclear bomb.
A nuclear bomb shot out, leaving a long trail of smoke, heading straight for the center of New York.
Although it had not yet arrived, Nick Fury, Black Widow, and the others in front of the screen all felt a deep tension, sweating nervously.
They all stared at the screen, hoping to see how Iron Man would intercept the nuclear bomb.
Iron Man himself was also curious, wondering how his future self would intercept the bomb safely.
But what happened next completely shocked everyone.
"I know where it's going!"
Iron Man spoke over the communication channel, and then flew after the nuclear bomb, grabbing it with both hands.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., use all the energy to make a turn!"
Iron Man ordered J.A.R.V.I.S., and it seemed like he intended to personally fly the nuclear bomb away from New York!
Nick Fury: "..."
Black Widow: "..."
Iron Man: "..."
They had all thought that Iron Man would use some high-tech method to intercept the bomb, but who would have thought it was not that at all!
Instead, it was this simple and crude approach.
However, in this case...
"Tony Stark, I never expected you to sacrifice your life for New York!"Nick Fury looked at Iron Man with newfound respect.
Intercepting a nuclear bomb like this was basically suicide!
Black Widow also stared at Iron Man with an incredulous look. She never thought this arrogant man would be willing to do such a thing.
The End of This Chapter