Chapter 2 Monster Inventory

The Triqual Wing Building, located in Washington, D.C., is home to the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury walked into the brightly lit futuristic command hall full of technology, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted everyone's attention, in fact, the effect is the same if he doesn't speak, after all, he is the boss.

"Ciel." He called a person by name, and in the deputy command position, a woman with her hair tied up and dressed in an agent uniform turned her head, she was not very old, her facial features were angular, and she exuded a capable and heroic spirit, she was Director Fury's most trusted deputy, Agent Maria Hill.

Her eyes were calmly fixed on his superior, who was waiting for his orders.

In front of his subordinates, Nick Fury will always be so confident, so unfathomable, everything is under his control, at least he has to show it.

"Take stock, how many monsters are rampant in my territory now, it's time to settle the score."

Maria Hill turned around and worked nimbly with her hands on the console, and soon after, pictures and brief text messages of various monsters began to appear on the large display screen directly in front of her.

"So far, a total of four monsters have appeared, the first is two months ago, the monster that invaded Los Angeles, codenamed Axe, was finally eliminated by the military with a nuclear bomb, but it caused a large area of environmental pollution, its highly toxic blood evaporated in the air, and the Oakland Bay has become a barren land for hundreds of miles, which is no longer suitable for humans and various animals and plants, this is the biggest damage caused by monsters so far, and it will continue to last.

Through the dialysis of its remaining cells, we know that it is a very different silicon-based life on Earth, including silicides and various unknown amino compounds in its body, which has never appeared on Earth. Through the results of the replacement of the test water source, since it came to Earth, a large amount of toxins and radiation have been excreted in the water, and its body decomposes after death, and the damage to the environment continues.

We convened the world's top biologists to study it, and finally came to a unanimous conclusion: the earth's historical environment, it is impossible to breed this creature, judging from its unique aggressive appearance and toxicity, we have sufficient reason to believe that it is a biological weapon purposefully created by unknown forces, the purpose is to modify the earth's environment and exterminate the earth's life.

But the strange thing is that through the reverse tracking of the axe's tracks, it was first discovered not in outer space, but in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and we are still following up on this matter......"

Maria Hill chattered, this monster appeared the earliest and caused the most damage, although it has died, but the poison has affected it so far, most of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current research resources are focused on it, which is also what Nick Fury nodded and approved, as a conspiracy theorist, how could the deep malice hidden behind this monster be hidden from him.

But now he can't care so much.

"Now that it's been destroyed, let's put it aside first, the next one."

"The second monster that landed in Tokyo Bay, codenamed Godzilla, is the first monster we have ever found on Earth, and the earliest records date back to the last century, but it has never been revealed to the public.

Paleontologists have studied that it is a huge creature from the ancient age of the earth, probably lived in the Permian or even earlier, and it slept on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, thus avoiding several mass extinctions.

It feeds on radioactive material, and it may have been revived by the rise in the concentration of radioactive energy on the surface caused by frequent nuclear tests in the last century. It was first spotted in 1954 when the military conducted a nuclear test on Bikini Island and used a nuclear bomb to 'wipe it out', but now it seems that it has only continued to put it to sleep. ”

Nick Fury asked, "If it continues to fall asleep, how can it wake up again?" More than 10 years after the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty entered into force, is there something that has stimulated it? ”

Hill nodded, with a look of admiration: "That's it, two months ago, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific Ocean in northeastern Japan, causing radioactive materials to leak from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and radioactive materials were discharged into the Pacific Ocean. So Godzilla didn't want to land in Tokyo to wreak havoc, but traveled to Fukushima to the north in search of food. ”

"Little Japan is used to doing it for itself." Nick Fury muttered, but Hill didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." Fury digressed and asked, "Then why did it land in Wilmington, there hasn't been a nuclear leak there, at least not recently." ”

"That's the problem." Hill sold it and quickly gave the answer: "In fact, it was not it that landed in the East China Sea. Godzilla returned to the Pacific Ocean after the attack on Japan, and has been roaming around Bikini Island, where it used to sleep for a long time, and it is also the nuclear test site of the United States, and the remnants of the high-radiation environment may make it very comfortable, so it has used it as its lair, and has not left recently, and we have been closely monitoring it.

It was another monster that looked very much like it, probably its cousin, we named it Gorzan, to be precise, it was not a landing, it had been operating underground on the American continent, and finally broke through the ground, like a pangolin, so our scanning satellites and radar did not find any trace of it, and it finally ran away. ”

Fury was a little incredulous: "So what do you mean, it's still underground?" ”

"It could be right under our feet, and it could break through at any moment." Hill told the truth.

Fury almost jumped on the spot, he was not used to stepping on the head of the monster to work, but after thinking about it, there is Godzilla in the sea and Gorzan on the land, and now it seems that only the air is safe, so should he move his headquarters to the Helicarrier as soon as possible?

At this time, Hill continued: "The fourth is a giant bird-like monster from Easter Island in the South Pacific, codenamed Melba, which can fly at high speed in the atmosphere at Mach 6, far exceeding the fastest human aircraft. ”

β€œFxxk!” Nick Fury suddenly scolded, all-round siege by land, sea and air, is this to drive Lao Tzu away?

Hill didn't know why he suddenly got angry, so he could only continue to add: "Dr. Simmons thinks that it is the same as Godzilla Gorzan, it is an ancient creature of Earth that has recently awakened, it uses Easter Island as a lair, but it seems to be more active than other monsters recently, and its footprints are all over the skies of five continents, and it seems to be looking for something. ”

"What is it looking for?" Fury asked, then came to his senses and asked a stupid question.

"I don't know at the moment."

"And there's a monster."

Hill was stunned: "It doesn't seem to be." ”

"Nope." Fury shook his head and said very seriously: "The last one that appeared, it has an intersection with Gor's praise of Erba, I don't believe you will miss it." ”

Only then did Hill react, "You say the mysterious giant? ”

"Mysterious giant, is this its code name?"

"No, we just think he's very different from those ugly monsters, so we didn't put him in the list of monsters, and we'll call him that for the time being, after all, he looks so handsome and chic, so ...... Like humans. ”

Hill's voice grew quieter and quieter, as one of Nick Fury's faces had turned blacker than when he met the World Security Council, and the boiled eggs had turned black eggs completely.

"Agent Hill, in my heart, you've always been well-trained and calm, when did you become so naΓ―ve? The reason why monsters are called monsters is not because they are ugly, but because they are strange, so growing into a human form does not mean anything, it is likely that it is just another layer of camouflage. A normal human doesn't grow to fifty meters tall, and its eyes don't turn into glowing salted eggs, it's obviously the same kind of creature as those monsters, and they're all monsters. ”

"But of all the gigantic creatures that appeared, he was the only one who didn't cause casualties, and in some ways he fought off the other monsters......"

Hill was about to plead a few words, but Nick Fury interrupted her: "What does that mean?" Two beasts fighting each other, one crushing the anthill and the other not, can we consider one of our kind? Ciel, I know that everyone has been under tremendous pressure since the monster appeared, but we can't put our hopes in those illusory delusions, we can only rely on ourselves, understand? Now, hurry up and give it a damn codename, I need everything about it. You're right, it has an intersection with the other two monsters, and that may be the key to our fight against them. ”

Hill was severely reprimanded by Fury, which had never been done before, but she quickly adjusted her mood and continued to complete the instructions issued by her superiors.

The information of 'monster' soon appeared on the big screen, and even Nick Fury had to admit that 'it' was indeed different, with its beautiful lines, firm chest, slender waist, slender legs, and all kinds of features, all showing the beauty of the human body, compared with those strange-shaped monsters, it was obviously more similar to the characteristics, and it was no wonder that professionally trained agents like Hill unconsciously felt a certain sense of closeness to it.

But Nick Fury will never be deceived by it, although he only has one eye left, which makes him see it better than anyone else.

"Is it also a creature of the ultra-ancient period of the earth, or is it a biological weapon made by an unknown force like that blue-blooded monster?" Fury asked, he estimated in his heart that the latter was more likely, after all, this guy was too human-like.

"Uh...... There is so little information available to our experts that the Titan has appeared twice, but each time it has only been for a few minutes. As far as the available information goes, he has enough power on land to suppress Gorzan, and his speed in the air is comparable to that of Melba, especially every time he appears and disappears without warning, it seems that he finally flew into space, but our astronomical telescopes and space probes have not captured him. ”

"And so you're still saying it's not a monster?" Fury knew that she didn't say it, but in her heart she was actually biased towards the giant, otherwise she wouldn't have given it a titan code name.

Hill shrugged his shoulders, you can give your orders, and I reserve my thoughts.

Fury didn't go too far on this issue: "Are there any other anomalies?" ”

"When the Titan first appeared in Wilmington, all the photometers in the area were measuring peak data, and it seemed to be exposed to extremely strong light radiation at the same time, and the same thing happened in Seattle."

Fury's mind moved: "Gamma rays? ”

"No," Hill shook his head, "it's just light, more similar in nature to sunlight reaching the surface of the earth, but much more intense." We checked and screened the photometers from all the laboratories in the United States, and found that not only appeared, but every time the Titan disappeared, the photometer also detected the same level of data, but in completely different locations, the first time was in Seattle on the West Coast, and the second time was in Houston in the south, but other than that, there were no other anomalies reported in these two cities recently. ”

"There's no anomaly, it's the biggest anomaly, you know?" Fury's one-eyed eyes stared at her with burning eyes, and Hill nodded, "Agent Filson has been tracking this matter, you can wait for his good news." ”

Fury nodded, if Hill is his left arm, then Filson is his right arm, and their ability is beyond doubt.

As soon as he finished speaking, Coulson's call request came from his cochlear communicator, and Fury answered and asked, "Is there any good news, or do you want to request emergency assistance?" ”

A calm-sounding middle-aged male voice came from the other side of the communicator: "Sir, we caught someone, you will be interested." ”

"Is he dangerous?"

"I don't think so, sir."

"Take him back to the Sanqu Wing, and I'll interrogate him personally."

"Yes, sir."

At the end of the communication, Fury said to Hill: "Okay, now we have to adjust the strategic deployment, Hill, suspend the research on the blue-blooded monster, gather all the scientific research resources of S.H.I.E.L.D., cooperate with the war room, and within three days, formulate a set of combat plans against Godzilla, and we will conduct a monster annihilation operation." ”

Hill was taken aback, and instead of immediately accepting the order, he argued there: "Sir, you know, the blue-blooded monster is the greatest threat to us, and its flesh samples are difficult to preserve for a long time, and we are racing against the clock. And Godzilla got enough food last time, and experts judge that it will not be active again for at least half a year, and stimulating it now may not be a good choice. ”

Fury said: "We are going to race against time, but we have to race against time to destroy them, if we can destroy one head, the world will be safer." Yes, the blue-blooded monster is a big threat, but it's dead, and there's no reappearance of its kind, so we'll put it aside. Even if the world is going to die the day after tomorrow, we still have to survive tomorrow in peace, you know? ”

"Yes, sir." The official level crushed people, and Hill could only show obedience, but he vaguely felt from the bottom of his heart that this might not be a good decision.

Choosing Godzilla, Nick Fury is not without purpose, his abacus has always been fine: Gorzan hides too deeply, Melba flies too fast, and the giant dragon sees the head but not the tail, if you are not careful, it may be the end of the chicken flying and the egg and the hair can't be caught.

On the contrary, it is the otaku Godzilla of Bikini Island, who is lazy and doesn't like to go out, and he is accurate by a dozen. It doesn't matter if the skin is rough and the meat is thick, it doesn't matter if you're not afraid of nuclear bombs, there are so many black technologies in S.H.I.E.L.D., there is always one that suits it, not to mention that the birds don't in that place on Bikini Island, so it can't wash the floor with nuclear bombs again, and let it sleep for another three or five years, so that it can also be handed over to the council.

As for the nonsense of destroying all the monsters and restoring peace and tranquility to the earth, it is just lip service, and even they themselves will not believe it. Of course, there must be an ideal, what if it is realized? However, Nick Fury is a sober doer, and knows that the top priority is to ensure the survival of S.H.I.E.L.D. and its unshakable centrality in world security, but these considerations cannot be told to Hill.

"Is there any difficulty?" He asked.

Hill frowned, obviously a bunch of difficulties, but she couldn't pick them all out.

"Time is too tight."

"Learn from the practices of the big countries in the East and concentrate on doing great things."