"Stark, you must have some guesses. Tell me what you're thinking!"
Nick Fury's single eye had already seen through Iron Man, and he looked at him with certainty, saying,
"Thanos!"
Iron Man's face was solemn as he uttered those two words.
As soon as he said that, everyone present couldn't help but feel a shiver.
Who was Thanos? Besides Thor, no one didn't know him. He was the cosmic overlord who launched the Endgame War on Earth!
"During the Endgame War, when I was fighting Thanos, I snatched his gauntlet and snapped my fingers. At that time, Thanos's army was completely wiped out."
"The situation back then was exactly the same as when Nick Fury and the others turned to ash! So, Nick Fury and the others must have also died from the power of a snap!"
Coulson, who had also seen the Endgame footage, nodded in agreement, his voice deep, "That's right, the situation back then and the situation now are indeed the same."
At this point, there was basically no doubt left.
After all, two different methods causing the exact same outcome—the probability of that is not very high.
The most likely possibility is that the same method caused the same outcome!
In other words, Nick Fury and the others also died by the same method: a snap!
"The gauntlet was initially in Thanos's hands, so whether it was Thanos who snapped his fingers, or me who later snatched the gauntlet and snapped, Thanos was bound to come to Earth!"
"The unidentified objects above Wakanda are good corroboration. Those unidentified objects should be Thanos's fleet!"
Iron Man added again.
"I agree with Stark's point," Black Widow also nodded solemnly.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. is currently the largest intelligence agency in the world, practically possessing all intelligence on Earth."
"Even S.H.I.E.L.D. still uses terms like 'unidentified objects' to describe them, which means those unidentified objects are things beyond S.H.I.E.L.D.'s comprehension."
"To a certain extent, those unidentified objects are things beyond the comprehension of conventional technological civilizations, and it is indeed possible that they are extraterrestrial civilizations."
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s scale is astonishing. They not only have their own specialized analysis departments, but their authority is also terrifyingly vast.
If something truly beyond conventional understanding appeared, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s own analysis department would conduct relevant analysis.
If S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't analyze it themselves, they also had the authority to mobilize the world's top relevant scientists or any related resources.
In short, if S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't analyze it, it didn't just represent S.H.I.E.L.D., but also the top relevant technological forces on Earth.
In this situation, S.H.I.E.L.D. still describing them as "unidentified objects" really says a lot.
"Not only that, Nick Fury also mentioned the energy signature in New York."
Captain America also added, deep in thought, "Nick Fury connected those unidentified objects that appeared over Wakanda with the energy signature in New York. This indicates that the energy signatures of the two are very similar, or even identical!"
"In other words, what happened in Wakanda is related to some things that happened in New York before!"
"So, what exactly happened in New York that was out of the ordinary?"
"The Battle of New York," Coulson uttered those four words heavily.
No one present raised any objections, because the only thing everyone could think of at the moment was the Battle of New York.
After all, it was a time of peace. Although small skirmishes and conflicts were constant, no major wars had occurred.
And New York, as one of America's most prosperous and important cities, held a pivotal position throughout the entire United States.
Nothing out of the ordinary should have happened there either.
In this situation, talk of "energy signatures" and such really didn't quite fit.
The Battle of New York indeed had the "greatest suspicion."
The energy signature might refer to the energy signature of the Chitauri fleet.
"Stark is right! The exact same method of death, the energy signature in New York, the unidentified objects appearing in Wakanda... these events have such strong correlations, mutually reinforcing and complementing each other, this already constitutes a logical chain of evidence!"
Nick Fury nodded emphatically, showing his agreement.
"Stark, do you remember the first time we participated in the quiz?" Coulson suddenly recalled something and said to Iron Man and everyone.
"One of the battles took place on an alien planet, where you were fighting Thanos."
"The other battle should have taken place on Earth, but you died from the backlash of the Infinity Stones."
"So… S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't find Stark?" Captain America immediately understood what Coulson meant.
"It's possible!"
A sharp glint flashed in Nick Fury's single eye.
Coulson's deduction instantly strengthened the connection between the Endgame War and the invasion of Wakanda.
"Hill said that all the satellites we monitored across two hemispheres couldn't contact Stark. For Stark, who has J.A.R.V.I.S., this is a bit unreasonable!"
"Of course, it's possible that Stark was deliberately avoiding S.H.I.E.L.D., but... what if Stark wasn't on Earth at all at that time, but was fighting a purple potato alien on an alien planet!"
"Or… Stark was critically ill, or already dead… These two scenarios are actually more logical!"
As everyone analyzed this, more and more evidence pointed to one thing: the mastermind behind the Battle of Wakanda was also Thanos.
"Infinity Stones? You keep talking about Infinity Stones, what's going on?" Thor asked, somewhat confused, from the side.
"In Thanos's invasion of Earth, he used six Infinity Stones to fight Earth, but later, the Infinity Stones were snatched by Stark. He used the Infinity Stones to kill Thanos, but he also sacrificed himself."
Coulson briefly explained to Thor.
"Thanos actually collected all six Infinity Stones?"
"Stark snatched the Infinity Stones from Thanos?"
Thor became even more bewildered. Both of these things, in his opinion, were impossible to happen.
How could that Thanos possibly be capable enough to collect all six Infinity Stones?
If he really did, then he must be a cosmic big shot. How could Stark, a mere mortal, snatch the Infinity Stones from such a big shot?
Nick Fury ignored Thor and continued to address everyone, "There's no longer any doubt that Thanos is the mastermind behind the Battle of Wakanda."
"And before this, we also speculated that the mastermind behind the Battle of New York might be Thanos. Now, we have further corroborated that speculation."
"So, in the end… it's still Thanos!"
"This person, it seems, is our ultimate enemy!"
The atmosphere in the room grew heavy for a moment. The Battle of New York, the Battle of Wakanda, the Endgame War—it now seemed all might have been Thanos's doing alone.
The name Thanos, one could say, was deeply etched into the heart of everyone present.
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