Undercurrent

"Hello, this is..."

"Director, we need assistance! An unknown virus has infected our injured team member. Please dispatch a medical team as soon as possible!"

Nick Fury didn't even get a chance to speak before the other end hung up. However, sounds of gunfire and shouts could be heard from inside, indicating a dire situation.

After sending a team over, Nick Fury remembered the girl the military had taken away.

"Related by blood?" the black director said, "I hope they don't cause any trouble."

As he pondered, he began to handle various documents and reports. Not even five minutes later, the phone rang again.

"Hello, this is..."

"Director, the hair data you asked me to examine is out. Do you know how astonishing it is? It contains an immense life force beyond your imagination!"

"This is magical creation! It's something modern technology cannot achieve! It's the hair of the female magician herself, am I right, Director?"

Nick Fury took some time to calm his brain, which was about to "overclock." Talking to someone from the scientific community was like talking to a brick wall about magic. Although he didn't deny it, the "magic" they were discussing might just be technology. During World War II, Hydra used energy weapons that would make people disappear on contact. Back then, that was the most "magical" thing.

So, pinning people to the ground with gravity was entirely possible with technology!

Nick Fury reclined on his chair after arranging a meeting with the professor. Too many things have happened recently, especially these supernatural phenomena...

Now there's a virus again, with only three survivors. The military has taken one. What exactly is on them? No one can say.

"Kring kring～"

This time, Nick Fury didn't even get a chance to say "hello" before the other person took the lead.

The urgency in their tone indicated they were moving at high speed while delivering the message.

"Director! The male survivor suddenly developed a fever, collapsed, and then woke up with incredibly enhanced physical abilities!"

"We've been trying to catch up, but he's already left the facility... Oh my god!"

The agent stood on the street in shock. The young man leapt onto a car and then propelled himself to the third floor of a nearby building in two swift jumps, displaying astonishing agility. He disappeared from their sight within seconds.

"Hello? Hello! What's going on?!"

The anxious voice of the black director came through the earpiece. The agent's lips curled slightly, "Director, we've lost him, and he reminds me of someone."

"What?"

"Captain America."

"What?" Nick Fury furrowed his eyebrows deeply, forming a "川" character in the middle.

"Report all his information and investigate as quickly as possible."

"Alright, Director."

...

Already troubled in his heart, Nick Fury couldn't stay put anymore. He glanced at the files on his desk and then left the office.

Over in the lab, it's still uncertain whether the virus has the ability to spread again.

But that thing can make humans evolve!

His lone eye squinted as a dangerous aura emanated from him.

No knowledge of consequences, no knowledge of danger, no knowledge of the source of infection... they knew nothing!

Nick Fury arrived at the experimental site in a helicopter and witnessed the female "evolution" process.

All the data was recorded. Holding the list of data on paper, the black director felt a chill.

His lone eye glanced forward again. Inside the glass room, the woman sat quietly on the edge of the bed. Aside from her recovery being slightly inferior to that of "Captain America," her speed completely surpassed his!

For now, there are no aftereffects. He crumpled the paper, closed his eyes... "This world is changing."

As he said, the SHIELD personnel aren't just loyal to one organisation. They are often planted as pawns by various forces and sent to other countries or remote locations for missions.

But Nick Fury couldn't guarantee that there aren't any "pawns" in this lab.

As the black director had thought, the unknown bigwigs surprisingly didn't find it absurd upon reading the reports in their hands.

The example of Captain America was there. It didn't mean they wanted to abandon this huge opportunity, even if they were suspicious.

If used properly, this could change the world!

Alexander Pierce watched the footage of the agent's encounter with the "monster" for a long time, unable to speak.

The "experiment" he could access through his authority left him silent.

Hydra would also have its own super soldiers!

A determined expression crossed his face. His aged eyes flashed with a gleam of sharpness, and he began his secret plotting.

With various forces interconnected, files that should have been top-secret were now "common knowledge."

Videos of the "mysterious expert" climbing buildings barehanded and performing inhuman leaps had long been filmed and circulated by netizens.

There were hundreds of such videos at least.

After a night of fermentation among the masses in the United States, an explosion occurred instantaneously!

The presidential hotline rang again after Nick Fury hung up the Secretary of State's call.

They were inquiring about one thing only: the infectious virus found in the Phil Coulson estate, how was it related to the "super soldiers"?

Was it an experiment conducted by SHIELD? Or another organisation?

Does SHIELD still have the capability to investigate further? The FBI and the military were more than willing to take over this "case."

After all, this matter concerned American citizens and international relations...

Nick Fury felt his head spinning. If it weren't for Pierce coming to talk to him, he might have exploded on the spot!

Nick Fury is just one person; he can't split himself into multiple pieces to handle everything, right?

Currently, there are only three survivors in the Phil Coulson estate. The military took away one girl.

One woman is under SHIELD surveillance.

And the last young man has escaped, giving various forces a glimmer of hope.

The Phil Coulson estate is already marked as a military zone. It's impossible to bring out even a breath of air from there.

Let alone any valuable materials for experimentation; they've already been divided up by the military and SHIELD.

Everything in the Phil Coulson estate represents enormous profits. What this new "infectious virus" has brought them isn't just "super soldiers" but also extended lifespans.

Which ruler stays in power for merely a few decades? Not long after, they'll be buried in the earth, dead in this world.

Whether leaving behind a lasting legacy or a notorious reputation, what's the point if they can live a few more decades?

Though it's a SHIELD experiment report, it's now on the desks of various bigwigs. When they see the last line...

A burning desire ignites in everyone's eyes.