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Chapter 550 Spider-Woman Strikes?
Chapter 550 Spider-Woman Strikes?
"Agent Jesse Carter, thank you for taking the time to come here."
Nick Fury greeted Jessica Drew in his office. The high school senior had been recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. after unexpectedly gaining spider abilities—her father, Jonathan Drew, had developed a spider serum for her to inject in order to treat her ALS.
This serum not only cured Jessica's illness, but also gave her superhuman strength and endurance, as well as the ability to emit bioelectricity, climb walls, and fly. Yes, she can fly and emit energy waves.
But what Nick Fury was more concerned about was Jessica's potential as an agent. Although she was lacking in mentality, based on her performance in various training sessions, Nick Fury believed that Jessica was indeed very suitable to join S.H.I.E.L.D.
It's at least more suitable for her than being a superhero as she initially thought.
Oh, being a little naive and obsessed with detective novels doesn't count. She needs to go on a few missions to experience the harsh realities of society.
"Yes, sir. What's the mission?"
Seeing the girl's eager expression, Nick Fury sighed inwardly and pushed a report from the table in front of Jessica: "Yes, you will soon receive an opportunity to intern at Baxter Building. We need you to conduct some research at Baxter Building."
"What is the true identity of the new Fantastic Four?"
"No, that's not urgent."
Fury shook his head, then explained Jessica's true purpose for this mission: "I need you to investigate whether you can find any clues about Baxter Building's secret research into...illegal time travel devices."
Under the rule of the Kang Dynasty, time travel became commonplace, but all time travel required reporting, and each trip needed to be verified and monitored to avoid various impacts on the continuity of time and space.
Furthermore, Kang has completely banned any other organization from researching his time travel device, with the penalty for any found doing so being death—a very strict rule. Now, S.H.I.E.L.D. has received an anonymous tip (from Kang) suggesting that the new Fantastic Four project at Baxter Tower is highly likely a ruse, its true purpose being the illegal research into time travel devices.
"While they may indeed have the capability, sir, would they do it? This is a top-level felony."
As Nick Fury spoke, he waved his hand and pressed a remote control, closing all the windows and turning them pitch black, as if the entire room had been completely sealed off. Then Nick Fury stood up: "What I'm about to say is top secret, Agent Drew. If S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers that you have leaked this information, we will have no choice but to deal with you."
"...Yes, sir."
"The Fantastic Four didn't disappear; they were exiled because they illegally developed and experimented with a time travel device. As a result, Kang exiled them to a post-apocalyptic world, a world devoid of any technological innovation."
Nick Fury calmly continued, "So, Peter Parker, the current head of Baxter Tower who is deeply trusted by Reed Richards, is likely continuing to develop related equipment in hopes of bringing the Fantastic Four back."
"Peter? Oh, I know him. He's a member of our school's detective club, and I'm the club's president."
Nick Fury looked at Jessica coldly, and Jessica immediately stood at attention.
"We know his social background perfectly well, Agent Drew. That's why we're sending you on this mission—it's convenient, and it'll be easier for you to build rapport with your associates. In short, it's a covert investigation. We hope this report is just a rumor, because Baxter Building provides S.H.I.E.L.D. with a lot of equipment support."
Nick Fury, for some reason, sat down again after bringing this up and reminded Jessica, "But if you really find out they're developing time travel-related devices, notify me immediately. Remember, don't contact me using any communication devices. Come see me directly. Understood. This is very important."
"Understood!"
Jessica sensed that Nick Fury wasn't really interested in investigating the Baxter Building; he was probably just trying to muddy the waters. Even if Peter Parker was indeed working on a time travel device, as long as Fury was informed immediately, he could help cover it up and get it over with quickly.
But Nick Fury probably had more in mind than that.
"Examine your memories, Agent Drew." Before reopening the barrier, Nick Fury told Jessica, "Don't overlook any details. Use your reasoning skills. Remember, your memories can deceive you."
"Yes, sir?"
After listening to this with a puzzled expression, Jessica left Fury's office. As she walked out, she saw a poster of Jessica's excellent agent, "Agent Venom" Lightning Thompson. Unlike Jessica, who was a secret agent, Lightning was a field agent, or to put it simply, someone SHIELD used in the fighting.
So Jessica didn't know much about this junior from the same school. Looking at the poster, she just muttered a confused sentence to herself.
"Could my memory be deceiving me?"
Memories can deceive you, something Nick Fury does every morning when he wakes up. He's been through a lot in his life, seen mutants or devices that can disguise themselves, and met telepaths or hypnotists, so he never believes his memories are real. Every morning when he gets up, he carefully goes through his memories to check for any problems.
Therefore, from the very first day of the Kangxi Dynasty, he knew that Kang had altered the entire reality.
But he also had no way to deal with Kang.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has been exchanging intelligence with various warlords in exchange for their chance to defeat Kang. As far as Fury knows, Mr. Ominous and Doom already have a plan, Hydra seems to be plotting something as well, Magneto is hesitant, and Namor and Black Panther are unaware of the situation.
The Avengers might be on his side, but Kang is watching more closely.
In this situation, Fury must contact everything he can to fight against Kang's Cosmic Cube. Why did Kang exile the Fantastic Four? The fundamental reason is because Kang is afraid of something.
As for why Kang didn't kill the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, after investigating S.H.I.E.L.D. across multiple timelines, has obtained a crucial name.
Kang's name.
Nathaniel Richards, that's the whole truth. Kang is a descendant of Mr. Fantastic, and he cannot kill his ancestor to avoid a time paradox.
(End of this chapter)