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Although Ghidorah seemed incredibly powerful, Nick Fury always believed that once Captain Marvel returned, she would definitely be able to easily handle this Titan.
But the crucial question was, would the cost-benefit ratio of doing so be proportional?
Firstly, this huge mess was caused by the Monarch Organization, so even if America was destroyed because of it, it had nothing to do with him or S.H.I.E.L.D.
On the contrary, after being freed from the constraints of the White House and the Department of Defense, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s financial budget could immediately return to its peak.
No matter how he looked at it, wasn't this clearly a good thing for Nick Fury?
Secondly, Nick Fury was also unsure how long it would take Captain Marvel to return to Earth after receiving the signal.
Although she flew very fast, she had not yet reached the speed of light.
So, if her current location was far from Earth, by the time she arrived, the entire America might have already fallen.
As for why it wasn't the entire Earth that would be finished… that was naturally because even if all the countries in the World had fallen, Sokovia would not!!
There's a saying, 'The person who understands you best is often your enemy.'
Such was the relationship between Nick Fury and Karl.
No one understood Karl's power and terrifying nature better than Nick Fury.
Therefore, Nick Fury was absolutely confident that the guy who always loved to steal other people's thunder would never sit idly by and watch the Earth be destroyed… because if everyone died, how could Karl Merks show off?
However, one thing was certain: even if the entire World was truly destroyed by Ghidorah and other Titans, Nick Fury would absolutely not humble himself and ask Karl for help.
The key was, he couldn't afford to lose face!!
So, after comprehensive consideration, Nick Fury ultimately gave up the idea of calling Captain Marvel… or rather, he believed it wasn't the right time yet.
"Sigh, if Thor were here right now, it would be great…"
Nick Fury suddenly missed the 'brainless' prince from Asgard.
If he were present now, he would surely be eager to spin his hammer, laugh, and charge at Ghidorah for a desperate fight, wouldn't he?
(╥╯^╰╥)
Nick Fury: My strong man, if you've had enough fun out there, please come back quickly. The Earth and I truly need you!!
"Sure enough, at critical moments, you still have to rely on yourself."
Nick Fury finally decided to resolve this crisis with his own strength first. His cunning single eye rolled around a few times in its socket, and then a very bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.
So he immediately pulled out his phone, scrolled through his encrypted contacts, and dialed a number that had been dormant for years but was always under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s close surveillance.
The phone rang a few times before it was answered.
"Hello? Dr. Pym? This is Nick Fury, the current Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.…"
Before he could finish speaking, an old and cold voice came from the phone, "Sorry, you have the wrong number."
"Dr. Pym, please don't hang up. Listen to me. It will benefit both of us…"
Nick Fury's tone was full of menace. "I know you were a veteran of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I know why you left S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But the situation is urgent. I hope you can put aside your past grievances and prejudices with S.H.I.E.L.D. for the greater good, bring your Pym Particles, and immediately rush to Washington D.C. to help us deal with Ghidorah and Rodan!!"
Dr. Hank Pym on the other end of the phone obviously didn't fall for his threats and immediately refused: "Sorry, the Pym Particles were destroyed by me decades ago. As for the reason, I'm sure you can find out… And even if they did exist, absolutely no one would get that formula from me!!"
"No, Dr. Pym, you might be mistaken." Nick Fury suppressed the urge to curse and patiently explained to him:
"I'm not coveting the Pym Formula in your hands. I simply want to use the magnifying function of the Pym Particles to help us defeat Ghidorah…"
"Hmph, sorry, Director Fury, I'm afraid I can't help you. I said, the Pym Particles were destroyed by me long ago, so Mr. Director, you'd better find someone else to help!"
"Heh heh, destroyed? Not necessarily, right?"
A dangerous glint flashed in Nick Fury's sharp single eye as he sneered:
"As far as I know, your student, Darren Cross, has been obsessed with the research of Pym Particles' scaling technology for years, and after kicking you out of Cross Technologies, he has made some progress…"
"And recently, after you had several close private contacts with a thief named Scott Lang, a strange fellow who could freely scale his body size coincidentally appeared… Dr. Pym, I don't think this is a simple coincidence, is it?!"
At these words, the other end of the phone fell into silence, but from Hank Pym's increasingly heavy breathing, it was clear that he was truly angry now.
"You… you actually dared to send people to monitor me?"
"No, no, no, Dr. Pym, this isn't monitoring. I prefer to call it protection."
Nick Fury showed a smug, sinister smile towards the phone. "After all, the Pym Particles are recognized as a miracle within S.H.I.E.L.D. We at S.H.I.E.L.D. will never allow such an important strategic weapon to fall into the hands of any other person or organization… In fact, if necessary, we will take necessary coercive measures!!"
"Of course, if you are willing to cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D., I promise I will not inquire about anything related to the Pym Particles. The initiative will still be in your hands…"
Nick Fury's words couldn't have been clearer.
Hank Pym, you'd better not take advantage of my kindness. We at S.H.I.E.L.D. know your secrets, and I am completely different from those incompetent Directors of the past.
If you don't cooperate with me obediently, don't blame me for being impolite!
What else could Hank Pym do?
Of course… he could only compromise reluctantly.
Originally, the only trouble he had to deal with was his student, Darren Cross, the current CEO of Cross Technologies.
But now, Nick Fury suddenly popped up and exposed all his secrets.
Although he had never dealt with Nick Fury before, just from the aggressive style the other party displayed on the phone, it was not difficult to judge that the other party was definitely a ruthless person who would not consider old friendships at all.
Don't look at how tough Dr. Hank Pym's attitude seemed just now, but as a veteran figure of S.H.I.E.L.D., he knew very well in his heart that if S.H.I.E.L.D. really intended to deal with him and the Pym Particles, then even if he fled to the ends of the Earth, he would have no place to hide.
"Alright, I will send Scott with the Pym Particles to help you, but only this once… Don't bother me again, and don't think about the Pym Particles. I will take that formula with me to the grave."
With that, Hank Pym hung up the phone, but Nick Fury, looking at the black screen, sneered:
"Heh heh, naive old man, as long as there's a first time, whether it happens again or not will be completely out of your control!!"
Immediately, he found another number in his encrypted contacts and dialed it. "Stacker? I remember when you borrowed Dr. Reed from me before, didn't you say you owed me a favor… Very good, now it's time to repay that favor!"
"Quickly send your Hunter Mecha to Washington D.C. We will work together to deal with Ghidorah and Rodan…"
Stacker Pentecost on the other end of the phone heard this, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly a few times. He almost couldn't control himself and blurted out a curse.
He had, after all, underestimated the extent of Nick Fury's shamelessness.
Dr. Reed isn't your S.H.I.E.L.D. employee. I was just being polite to you at the time. I didn't expect you to take it seriously?
And you're even planning to screw me over completely!
Female MUTO is barely enough to deal with a Kaiju without special abilities. Deal with Ghidorah?
Even Godzilla isn't its opponent. Aren't you just trying to send Female MUTO to its death?
You damn dark-skinned man, you really don't have a shred of good intentions.
But no matter how nasty the curses in his heart were, Stacker Pentecost still couldn't miss a single polite word. So, he put on a helpless expression and said:
"Director Fury, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Female MUTO suffered very serious damage in the previous battle with Knifehead and is currently undergoing a complete overhaul in the hangar… Otherwise, I wouldn't have needed to borrow Dr. Reed from you."
"Heh heh, isn't it just a lost front leg?" Seeing that the other party was so uncooperative, Nick Fury's face immediately darkened, and he said in an unfriendly tone:
"Dr. Reed is currently still a key surveillance target for S.H.I.E.L.D. I can order him to be brought back at any time… And this directly concerns the safety of President Ellis. If I report your refusal to help with the rescue afterwards, how much of PPDC's budget do you think will be left next year? And… will your upcoming 'Hunter Mecha Mass Production Plan' be able to proceed as scheduled?"
"You… are you threatening me, Director Fury?!"
Stacker Pentecost's face almost turned green with anger. He didn't expect the dignified Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. to use such crude and despicable methods, almost like a street thug who committed all sorts of evil.
"Although you can indeed understand it that way…" Nick Fury snorted lightly, saying smugly, "But I still prefer to call it a friendly reminder!"
"But rest assured, I will absolutely not let your Hunter Mecha come here to die in vain. I have already thought of an ingenious method, guaranteeing… I mean, at least over 50% certainty, that we can defeat those two Titans."
With things said to this extent, Stacker Pentecost had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "Alright then," before hurriedly hanging up the phone.
"Phew—"
After hanging up the phone, Nick Fury let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if a great burden had been lifted. He leaned back comfortably into the soft sofa, muttering to himself smugly:
"Very good, now I've finally gathered the two necessary factors to solve the problem."
"Director, that…"
As Nick Fury's deputy, Maria Hill obviously knew many secrets that others didn't, so after hearing him make these two calls, she had already pretty much guessed what he was up to.
However, such an approach seemed a bit too shocking, didn't it?
So she cautiously asked, "You're not planning to use Pym Particles to enlarge the Hunter Mecha and then fight Ghidorah, are you?"
"That's right."
Nick Fury looked at his deputy with an appreciative gaze. Looking at the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., perhaps only Maria Hill could guess his intricate plan, right?
Then Nick Fury, without concealing the smugness on his face, said confidently:
"This is the best solution I can think of right now… Without expending a single soldier from S.H.I.E.L.D., we can maximize the weakening of the PPDC Organization's strength, and at the same time, we can force Hank Pym to cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. Finally, if we can really rescue the President… then the primary credit will definitely go to S.H.I.E.L.D.!!"
With that, he tilted his head and looked at Maria Hill, putting on an arrogant look that seemed to say, 'How about it? Isn't my plan awesome? Why aren't you rushing to flatter me?'
"Director, brilliant, truly brilliant. This move can be said to kill three birds with one stone…"
Maria Hill quickly gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Not only does it rescue the President without expending a single soldier, but it also reasonably depletes our competitors, and naturally obtains the Pym Particles… This plan is simply too devious… Ah no, I mean, it's too perfect?!"
"Of course."
Nick Fury let out a snort from his nose, "If I don't exert myself a bit more, some people outside might really think that I, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., am just a figurehead."
That's right, the real reason Nick Fury was so proactive wasn't to rescue the President… or rather, his primary goal wasn't that. Instead, he intended to kill two birds with one stone, using this "king-saving" crisis to maximize the depletion of the PPDC Organization and the Monarch Organization's strength, thereby leading S.H.I.E.L.D. to greatness once again!!
After all, for this old schemer, anyone or any organization that threatened S.H.I.E.L.D.'s position had to be eliminated at all costs… Of course, that powerful bastard Karl Merks was an exception!
Because no matter how much he wanted to, he simply couldn't do it.
And while Nick Fury was strategizing on the Sky Carrier, happily calculating against others…
At this moment, Emma Russell, standing on Ghidorah's middle head in the eye of the storm, had already used the Magic Sound · Oca Device to issue new commands to Ghidorah.