Chapter 593: The Dilemma of S.H.I.E.L.D

After leaving the auction venue for some distance, a strange, eerie flush rose on Ahao's face, and then a mouthful of blood sprayed directly out.

"Ahao, what is this?" Seeing Ahao vomit blood, Hao Xuan was startled in his heart.

"He must have been injured by someone's aura. The person who struck, I fear their strength is not below mine!" A middle-aged man appeared quietly beside Hao Xuan.

"Fifth Uncle? Why have you come?" Seeing this middle-aged man, a trace of pleasant surprise also appeared on Hao Xuan's face.

"Why have I come? If I hadn't come, you would truly be in danger. You auctioned for that Bell, and now I don't know how many people's gazes are fixed upon you. If I hadn't come over, perhaps tomorrow I would only be able to collect your corpse!" Haokong looked at Hao Xuan and said. "This is not a place to talk; let us return first before speaking."

"You mean, the person you encountered at the auction house earlier is very likely the Lingyun that the Clan Master told us to pay attention to?" After hearing Ahao's account, Haokong asked with a frown.

"That's right, it's just a pity that this Lingyun's existence is truly too mysterious. Our investigation into him has encountered quite a lot of obstruction, otherwise, I would really like to see what kind of sacred person this individual is," Ahao said.

"Regardless of whether this person is Lingyun, he must be listed as a key object of our attention. Someone who can injure you with their aura is definitely not someone to be trifled with!" Haokong said.

"Yes, Elder!"

While the auction on the island was being held in full swing, in the Dragon Group base, Long Jingtian looked at the stacks of data in front of him, his brows involuntarily locked tight. A powerful aura constantly ebbed and flowed around him, causing the space to slightly distort.

"Old Long, you are looking at these things again." Laogui appeared beside Long Jingtian and said with some helplessness.

"Old Gui, you tell me, why are these people able to do such things?" Long Jingtian put down the data in his hands, a trace of fatigue in his eyes.

"Some people, once their wings harden, will always have some bad ideas," Laogui said grimly. "For these people, the only thing we can do is to completely wipe them out!"

"Old Gui, I didn't expect that after breaking through, your murderous aura would still be so heavy!" Situ's figure appeared in the room.

"Heh, I, Laogui, was born a killing machine; it is best to leave such people for me to deal with!" Laogui licked his lips, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

"By the way, Old Long, here is a piece of intelligence, take a look." Situ handed a file to Long Jingtian.

Long Jingtian flipped through the data Situ handed over, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"Is Nick crazy? They have sent out the entire foundation of S. H. I. E. L. D., haven't they!"

"So, our biggest enemy now is S. H. I. E. L. D., right?" Laogui said with a frown. "I hate these messy types the most!"

"These guys look quite interesting; leave them to me!" A hand suddenly reached over from the side and took the data placed on the table.

Looking at the hand that suddenly reached out, the expressions of everyone present changed. Of the three people present, not a single one had sensed this person's arrival.

"Liuli?" Long Jingtian looked up and recognized the woman in front of him.

"Why, are you surprised to see me?" Liuli raised her brows slightly.

"Your strength?" Long Jingtian looked at Liuli and suddenly discovered that he was unable to see through the strength of the woman in front of him.

"That is a secret, oh!" Liuli said with a smile. "Are these the troops from S. H. I. E. L. D. this time?"

"That's right, the power S. H. I. E. L. D. has dispatched this time is truly too powerful. When I first saw this data, I thought they were going to wage an all-out war against the Dragon Group!" Long Jingtian's expression was somewhat ugly.

"Rest assured, we will take on this opponent," Liuli said.

"You, can you handle it? Even if the three of us go together, we have to be extremely cautious against these old bones," Long Jingtian asked.

"No need." Liuli took the data in her hand and transformed into a stream of light, disappearing from the room.

"Did you see clearly the way she left just now?"

"Although it wasn't very clear, it is extremely similar to the Flowing Light Escape I saw in ancient books," Laogui said.

"Flowing Light Escape..." Long Jingtian sighed deeply. "I am truly becoming more and more curious about this group of people."

M Country, S. H. I. E. L. D., headquarters highest conference room.

"Laobo, do you think I am crazy?" A middle-aged man with an eyepatch over his right eye said to the person in front of him.

This person was none other than the director of S. H. I. E. L. D., Nick Femu, who held the title of One-Eyed Dragon. Decades ago, it was this person who founded M Country's S. H. I. E. L. D. and developed it into one of the giants of the Dark World.

"Hmm, I am indeed extremely puzzled by the Director's decision. Why must you, Director, stake the vast majority of our strength? If this operation fails, we will find it difficult to recover for a very long time." The young man's tone was full of doubt.

"Because we have no way out," Nick said with some fatigue.

"No way out, why?"

"What do you think is our biggest shortcoming compared to other forces?" Nick asked.

"Shortcoming?" The man pondered for a while, then finally shook his head.

"Our biggest shortcoming is that we lack sufficient foundation, and also, this group of us is all old!" Nick sighed and said.

"Lacking foundation?"

"That's right. From the time this S. H. I. E. L. D. of ours was founded until now, it has only been nearly a hundred years. And whether it is the Holy See or the Dark Council, which of those forces hasn't been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years? The Dragon Group, which was founded later than us, has an ancient nation behind it that has spanned thousands of years. The accumulation of time has given them a massive foundation; this is something we absolutely cannot compare to," Nick said. "And this point is exactly what our S. H. I. E. L. D. lacks the most!"

"But even so, we are still one of the most powerful forces in this Dark World!"

"This most powerful force is propped up by us old fellows. But I also said, we are already old, and we cannot hold on for much longer!" Nick said.

"Old, but, Director, haven't you already stepped out that half-step?" The young man was greatly shocked.

"That's right, I did step out that half-step, but this was not without a price. Back then, in order to make S. H. I. E. L. D. a giant, our batch of old fellows paid a huge price; almost everyone stepped out that half-step, but from then on lost the ability to advance further. Moreover, our lifespans are only that of ordinary people. If the great changes in the world had not occurred, there might not have been any problems. But now that the world has changed, only forces possessing Nascent Soul-tier combat power have the ability to control the future situation. We are old and cannot hold on for long; you are still young and do not yet have the ability to shoulder the heavy burden. At this juncture of the world's great change, only by us old fellows going all out and winning the lion's share in this game can there be a glimmer of survival," Nick's eyes were full of determination. "Otherwise, once we old fellows are gone, it will be difficult for you children to hold up such a large stall!"

"But don't we still have that Spaceship Wreckage?"

"That group of scientists is full of nonsense. Over these years, we don't know how much money and how many supplies we have poured in, but what have they achieved? Nothing at all. Every reply is 'almost there,' 'just a little bit more,' 'give us a little more time'... I have long been tired of hearing such perfunctory words!" Nick waved his hand with indignation. "Yet, a large group of people believes their nonsense and recklessly pours funds into it; it's simply a joke!"

"Director, you..."

"Forget it, enough said. After this operation, I will also resign from this position. When the future of S. H. I. E. L. D. is handed over to you, please do not let me down!" Nick looked at the man with profound meaning, then his figure gradually became transparent and disappeared into the air.