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Chapter 360: Conflict
🕑 Added 2024-02-03 11:50:35 +0000 UTCAt this moment, there were SHIELD agents guarding both sides of Jane Foster's house, and in the opposite building, two agents were monitoring all abnormal individuals approaching this area.
Upon hearing Captain Moses Leonard's orders, a burly blond werewolf walked towards Jane Foster's door.
The SHIELD agents across the street immediately locked onto the four individuals appearing near Jane Foster's house as soon as they noticed them.
The robust physique, steady footsteps, and the aura emanating from them immediately made them aware of something unusual.
Now, seeing one of them heading towards Jane Foster's house, they immediately used their earpieces to communicate, "Leith, stop him."
Just as Sean was about to approach the room, a man in a black suit suddenly ran out from the left side of the house and attempted to intercept Sean.
However, what Leith didn't know was that Sean and his companions had already sensed their presence and considered them as potential threats to Jane Foster.
In the instant Leith ran up to Sean, before he could speak, Sean extended his palm and slapped him hard.
Even though Sean hadn't transformed, with the speed and basic strength of a werewolf, Leith had no chance to resist or react, even though he was a SHIELD agent.
"Smack!"
With the muffled sound of a slap, Leith was heavily slapped down by Sean, knocked unconscious.
Watching the approaching enemy being slapped down, Sean didn't go to knock on the door. Instead, he swiftly descended, rushing to the right side of the house, appearing in front of a Caucasian man in a black suit.
Sean directly threw a punch to the man's abdomen, then grabbed his head and delivered a powerful punch, followed by a whip kick that kicked the opponent unconscious.
Sean's speed was extremely fast, leaving no chance for the opponent to resist or react. The opponent hadn't even drawn his pistol before being instantly knocked out.
Witnessing this scene from the opposite building, the SHIELD agents immediately raised the alarm and shouted to their colleague beside them, "Quick, contact the base. Jane is under attack by an unknown force."
Sean grabbed one of the man's legs and dragged him over, throwing him next to the already unconscious Leith. Then, he turned to Captain Moses and said, "Captain, it's done."
Moses nodded and continued, "Knock on the door."
Sean walked towards Jane Foster's front door. This time, no one tried to stop him.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The crisp sound of knocking echoed. Jane, who was putting away the groceries in the fridge, heard the knocking and stopped her actions.
Having been here for a short time and with the professor and her best friend leaving for other reasons, she didn't know anyone nearby. Could it be a neighbor?
Putting down the items in her hands, Jane closed the refrigerator door and walked over. Upon opening the front door, she saw a unfamiliar burly man. With a slightly nervous expression, she asked, "Who are you?"
"Why are you looking for me?"
"Hello, I am Sean, and I've come to protect you under the orders of our leader."
"Leader? Who is your leader, and do I know him?"
"We are here to protect you under the orders of Lord Charles."
Upon hearing the name, Jane pondered for a moment before saying, "I don't know anyone named Charles, and I don't need any protection."
At this moment, Sean turned slightly, pointing at the two SHIELD agents unconscious on the ground, and said, "Your house has been infiltrated, and you are not safe."
Looking at the two men in suits lying on the ground, Jane covered her mouth in surprise, "Heavens, someone was really tracking me."
However, Jane didn't immediately trust them. She asked, "But I don't know who you are, nor do I know your leader. Why do you want to protect me?"
Seeing Jane's skepticism, Sean shrugged.
At this moment, Moses, accompanied by the other two team members, walked over and said, "Ms. Foster, our leader is a friend of Thor. He entrusted us to protect your safety on Earth."
Hearing Thor's name, Jane couldn't believe it. "What?"
"Your leader knows Thor?"
"Is it Thor who asked him to protect me?"
"It can't be. Thor is not on Earth, and there hasn't been a Rainbow Bridge storm on Earth during this short period."
Jane was initially thrilled to hear Thor's name, especially when she learned that Thor entrusted others to protect her, which stirred some affection in her heart.
But based on the stories Thor had told her, bringing someone from Asgard to Earth required the Bifrost, and during this time, she had been researching and monitoring energy storms on Earth.
Since Thor left, there had been no similar occurrences on Earth, indicating that Thor had not arrived.
Moses looked at Jane, who still had some doubts about their identity, and patiently said, "Ms. Foster, we are just following orders to protect you."
"As for how our leader knows Thor, we are not aware of the details."
"It is because Thor is not on Earth that he entrusted us to ensure your safety."
"And your place is not safe. The enemies might be coming soon."
Just as Jane was about to say something, several Chevrolet SUVs drove up, surrounding them.
Seeing this situation, Moses immediately gave orders, "Sean, take Ms. Foster inside and ensure her safety."
At this moment, twelve SHIELD agents got out of the three cars, taking out their pistols and aiming at Moses and the others.
Just as they were about to speak, Moses, accompanied by the two team members, each took out two assault rifles from their windbreakers and directly fired at the approaching enemies.
"Da da da."
Six assault rifles opened fire first, suppressing the SHIELD agents and forcing them to hide behind the cars. The sporadic counterattack from the SHIELD agents couldn't match the overwhelming firepower.
Moses and the others were equipped with firearms modified by the Continental Hotel, which had astonishing power.
These several SUVs from SHIELD were just ordinary vehicles, not armored. Under the suppressive firepower from Moses and his team, casualties quickly occurred among the SHIELD agents, and their scattered counterattacks were ineffective.
Sean brought Jane into the room, hiding under the kitchen counter to avoid stray bullets that might hit Jane.
Jane squatted on the floor, looking at Sean, asking, "Who are these people? Why are they attacking us?"
Sean shook his head and said, "We don't know. When we found your residence, we saw people lurking nearby, waiting outside your door, armed with guns."
Hearing Sean's words, Jane was about 70% convinced, but she still had some doubts.
"Who is this Charles?"
"Does he really know Thor?"
Hearing Jane's questions, Sean pondered for a moment. It seemed that this girl raelly didn't know much about their leader.
"Do you know the Ninja Immortal?"
"He's a good friend of Tony Stark, Iron Man, and our leader."
"We are here to protect you under his orders."
Hearing the names of the Ninja Immortal and Iron Man, Jane immediately understood. Although she was a scientist immersed in cosmic storms, she had heard something about these two superheroes who had been widely publicized in the past year.
Ninja Immortal being Thor’s friend also made sense now.
After learning their identities, Jane completely believed in them.
"There are many enemies, and there are only three of you outside. Can you handle it?"
"Those ordinary people can't cause us much trouble."
Hearing this, Jane looked at him with some surprise, thinking, "Could it be that you guys are not ordinary people either?"
"Underlings of Ninja Immortal should not be any ordinary people; that makes sense."
Soon, the gunfire outside stopped, and Sean said, "The enemies have been dealt with. We need to leave quickly."
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Moses walked in with two team members.
"Ms. Foster, the enemies have been dealt with by us, but it seems they are not some low-level gang. We need to leave quickly."
Jane stood up at this moment and quickly said, "I still have some data and equipment that need to be moved to my RV. These things are essential."
Moses immediately said, "No problem. Where are they? We will help."
Jane led everyone to her equipment and instruments, saying, "These are it, and they are very heavy. I need all four of you to help move them."
Sean stepped forward and easily lifted the testing platform with both hands. "Where's the car?"
Seeing the ease with which Sean handled it, Jane was amazed. "This way, at the back. Please follow me."
With the help of Moses and his team, all the instruments and equipment, which would have taken hours to move, were loaded onto the vehicle within a few minutes.
Sean was assigned to drive, Jane sat in the passenger seat, and Moses drove his own vehicle. They evacuated from Jane's temporary residence together.
As they left the scene, the second wave of SHIELD reinforcements arrived, led by Crossbones. Looking at the bloodstains, bodies, and spent bullet casings, he immediately ordered, "Quickly check the casualties."
SHIELD agents rushed to the bullet-riddled cars and began checking their fallen comrades.
After the inspection, everyone was disappointed as there was not a single survivor among them.
At this time, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent looked at the bodies of two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents placed together on the lawn outside the house. He no longer had any hope, but he still went to confirm carefully.
"Sir, they are still alive."
With this agent's call, everyone's attention immediately shifted.
"Get them into the car and wake them up. Find out what happened."
"Yes, sir!"
…
On the other side-
Inside the SHIELD database, Barton, using his privileges, started searching for information based on the ritual symbols in the photos. However, despite an exhaustive search, he found no identical pattern records in SHIELD's intelligence.
He did find plenty of information on cults and insane rituals, filled with the delusions of madmen and deceptive cult beliefs, but nothing extraordinary or supernatural.
Not finding any useful information, Barton sighed. Still, relying on his years of intuition, he knew this mission was not simple.
Barton went to the equipment room and equipped himself with numerous special bows and arrows, as well as some thermal weapons. He also applied for two fully equipped armed squads.
Each squad consisted of nine members: a captain, a two-person machine gun team, including a machine gunner and an assistant, responsible for providing firepower support. There was also a sniper with a sniper rifle, responsible for eliminating key enemy targets, and an assault team of five people, responsible for assault tasks.
Barton ensured that each squad was fully equipped with all weapons, including heavy firepower like RPG rockets.
He brought two fully armed squads, and to anyone unaware of the situation, it would seem like he was about to start a war or incite a coup in a third-world country.
After preparing everything, Barton had everyone load the equipment onto the plane, and then he led eighteen special forces members onto a SHIELD military transport plane heading to Africa.
…
Six hours later-
After a discussion with Tony, the parts of Kankuro’s puppet were delivered.
The puppet parts were made of a golden titanium alloy, with a color choice of ink black, unlike Tony's golden red.
Upon receiving all the puppet parts, Kankuro immediately began the assembly process. Soon, a crow made of a golden titanium alloy was manufactured.
However, it was not a complete crow puppet. At this moment, Kankuro had not applied any poison to the weapons, and there were no concealed weapons like poisonous gas bombs.
Kankuro moved his fingers, and the chakra threads connected to the puppet immediately manipulated the new puppet to start moving.
After some manipulation, Kankuro felt that there were currently no issues with controlling this puppet. However, as for the actual effectiveness, it was uncertain and needed testing.
Seeing Kankuro, who was now able to control the crow normally, Tony, who had been watching, spoke up, "How about testing it outside?"
After a brief consideration, Kankuro agreed.
"Alright!"
Upon Kankuro's agreement, Tony instructed, "Jarvis, check if there are any ships approaching the nearby waters."
"Inform SHIELD and the military to impose martial law within a 3-mile radius of my residence. No vessels or yachts are allowed to approach."
Tony knew that although there were usually no yachts or ships coming for vacation in the waters near the villa, special circumstances could not be ruled out.
