Chapter 274 The Sword Bureau and the Illuminati

Washington, SHIELD Headquarters.

Maria Hill, Phil Coulson, and Nick Fury, the three giants of SHIELD, gathered together.

Among them, only Hill remained standing, while the other two were tied up like mummies, seated in wheelchairs looking rather miserable, with only their eyes and mouths able to move.

Despite the comedic appearance, the atmosphere in the meeting room was incredibly solemn.

"The World Security Council has made its decision we have no chance left!" Fury said grimly.

"The only way to regain the World Security Council trust is to eliminate Hydra," Coulson added. "There no other way."

"With SHIELD stepping back and the dissolution of the Avengers now inevitable, Nick, what are your plans?"

Hill asked, arms crossed, not as panicked as the other two, and said calmly, "I know you're not planning to stay with SHIELD anymore."

Fury paused for a moment, "I plan to join the Sword Bureau."

"The Sword Bureau?"

Coulson was shocked. "Nick, the World Security Council is planning to establish a UFO Police Force, whose functions overlap with the Sword Bureau. Are you sure this won't anger the World Security Council?"

"The existence of the Sword Bureau is currently hidden in the shadows, known only to a very few.

Even the World Security Council isn't very clear about the specific scope of the Sword Bureau operations.

Therefore, the World Security Council won't affect the Sword Bureau operations for now, especially since they can't reach aliens. Besides, the world needs the Sword Bureau," Fury explained.

"The World Security Council, with unanimous agreement from the five permanent members, decided to establish the UFO Police Force to let the whole world know that they plan to officially come together to face the ongoing alien crises. In such a situation, the Sword Bureau is equally indispensable."

In the comics, the Sword Bureau is one of Marvel four bureaus, similar in nature to SHIELD, composed of aliens and Earthlings, dealing with interstellar disputes, etc.

In the movie world, due to limited information, it is roughly judged that the functions of the Sword Bureau are similar to those in the comics, formed by Skrull people and Earthlings, established in the last century, with Captain Marvel air force comrade, Maria Rambeau, as the director.

The existence of the Sword Bureau gradually came to light only after SHIELD original plot dissolution.

Hill wasn't surprised to hear this.

She was obviously aware of the Sword Bureau, saying, "Anton will become the head of the UFO Police Force. By doing this, you're competing with Anton, and he won't make it easy for you."

"Although Anton stands with Batman, we both know, after all, he not Batman!" Fury was calm, his decisions unwavering.

He continued, "With Carol help, the Sword Bureau already has preliminary information about the situation in the universe.

The world has entered a new era, and Hydra is outdated! I don't plan to continue entangling with Hydra anymore. This task is now yours to handle!"

"Batman also holds a lot of information," Coulson said. "He seems to know quite a bit about everything in the universe."

"It Superman," Fury corrected.

"In the current films Anton is shooting, only Superman and Constantine have not appeared, but logically, they must exist.

Superman, as an alien, is likely in the same situation as Carol, currently on an alien planet and has not returned to Earth...

The information Batman holds, it likely given by Superman... As for Constantine, you know, the world of magic is hard for ordinary people to access."

"So, you're saying we and Batman have been on the same starting line all along?" Coulson sighed.

"No," Fury said. "We are already behind."

His expression was resolute.

"But we can't afford to fall further behind!"

New York.

Tony Stark received the news of the Avengers dissolution ahead of time, his expression unusually calm as if he had anticipated it.

But his eyes revealed a sense of gravity and anxiety.

Even if the Avengers hadn't been dissolved, he would have, like Harry, exited the Avengers.

Honestly, the time spent with the Avengers was the most failed and darkest moment in his life.

Tony had never imagined himself to be so utterly ineffectual.

Undeniably, all members of the Avengers were exceptionally capable, yet together, they seemed to create a negative sum, consistently disappointing.

He clenched his fists tightly at the thought.

"Batman!"

"Justice League!"

He spoke each word distinctly, his tone both helpless and resentful.

Don't misunderstand he didn't hate Batman or the Justice League, but rather hated his own incompetence.

Facing crises powerless, even being manipulated by enemies.

These undeniable facts had deeply wounded his proud spirit.

"It can't end like this."

Tony face turned serious.

"This world shouldn't have just one superhero group like the Justice League."

This thought crossed his mind.

It didn't matter that the Avengers were gone, their existence, like that of the Avengers, was doomed to failure.

SHIELD leadership of the Avengers lacked any real direction.

Tony personality was full of pride.

Simply put, he was arrogant.

The original Iron Man was indeed great, but that was after undergoing a series of events, gaining awareness, and voluntarily taking on responsibilities.

In the current world, various setbacks had made Tony increasingly paranoid.

He began to believe that no one else could lead him to the right destination only he could truly hold the keys to his destiny.

"I'm going to establish a new superhero organization, like the Justice League."

Tony made up his mind.

His talent was known to all, and his wealth was almost unrivaled in the world. It made no sense that Batman could assemble such a team, and he could not.

Then, he thought of someone.

Captain America!

Without a doubt, if he was to build a superhero group, it had to have a symbolic core figure.

In the Justice League, that person was Batman.

In the organization he was about to create, being Iron Man meant he could only act as the organizer and would hardly be seen as a symbolic figure.

Thus, recruiting Captain America was essential and inevitable.

Besides Captain America, Tony pondered for a moment but couldn't think of anyone else immediately, so he decided to pick up others who were left from the original Avengers, excluding Black Widow and Hawkeye.

That is, he sent invitations to Doctor Octopus and Sandman.

Black Widow and Hawkeye were part of SHIELD, and inviting them would risk the new organization being infiltrated by SHIELD.

This would go against Tony original intention.

Moreover, he had another special candidate in mind.

His good friend from the military, War Machine.

Rhodey.

As for the name of this new superhero group, Tony thought long and hard, and finally decided.

The Illuminati.