Chapter 977

... the internal message was sent to Nick Fury!

Tony gave his order with calm composure.

He had not informed Black Egghead ahead of time solely because he feared Black Egghead would stop him—not because he truly intended to eliminate Black Egghead as an enemy.

Nick Fury's expression shifted slightly as he saw countless streams of intelligence appear on his computer screen, his mind flashing with countless thoughts.

But at the same time, he felt a profound helplessness.

Since the last alien invasion, after Tony and Su Han's group demonstrated ultimate power, Tony's status and position had changed.

Now, Tony was a being who could speak as an equal to the President of the United States—even the Director of S. H. I. E. L. D.

... in pure status and rank, was far inferior to Tony.

This was also why, when he had previously called Tony, he had only sneered and mocked rather than truly break ties with Tony.

He desperately wanted to know what had provoked Tony into making this decision—or how the current situation could be resolved.

Could Nick Fury really dare to have S. H. I. E. L. D.

... even the United States, break ties with Tony? Even without considering the longstanding friendship between Tony's father's generation!

... the S. H. I. E. L. D. and even the United States now lacked sufficient grounds to truly break with Tony.

As he reviewed the documents before him, Nick Fury had maintained his composure—but as he read further, his pupils shrank sharply, his face filled with disbelief.

By the time he reached the part revealing that S. H. I. E. L. D.

... former Director Pierce had been a Hydra mole, his expression turned utterly grim, and he let out a low growl.

"This is impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible! You can verify it yourself."

Tony sneered, "The current S. H. I. E. L. D.

... is nothing but Hydra wearing a S. H. I. E. L. D.

... just a nine-headed snake scheme in disguise.

Nick Fury breathed heavily; deep inside, he had already confirmed Tony's words were likely true.

But even as S. H. I. E. L. D.

... Director, the top agent, he now found it hard to accept.

Tony's voice remained calm, "My father died at Hydra's hands. I said nothing while I was unaware—but now that I know the truth, I cannot stand idly by."

"We are not enemies! Nick Fury! At least, we weren't before."

"But whether we become enemies in the future... depends entirely on the choice you make next!"

"Just a friendly reminder... Iron Man's armor only targets those I've confirmed as suspects! So the genuine S. H. I. E. L. D.

... internal personnel... I did not attack.

But I hope you thoroughly verify their true identities! I simply cannot confirm whether they are Hydra—this does not mean they are entirely innocent."

After speaking, Tony Stark immediately ended the video call.

Leaving only Nick Fury on the other end, his face darkened to an extreme degree.

Nick Fury remained silent for a long time, then finally made his decision and pulled out his phone to make a call.

He was not currently inside S. H. I. E. L. D.

... headquarters, but in a safehouse in New York; he had only learned through his information channels that Iron Man had attacked S. H. I. E. L. D.

... headquarters, but knew none of the underlying details.

"... Hill! Phil Coulson! These two should be trustworthy.

Members of the Chouzhelian Alliance! They likely have no suspicion..."

Nick Fury closed his eyes and forcibly steadied his emotions, then suddenly let out a bitter laugh, "Damn it! S. H. I. E. L. D.

... former Director and most members were moles... how am I supposed to explain this to the United Nations councilors?"

... The former director and most of the members were all undercover agents... How am I supposed to explain this to the UN councilors?