“Mr. Shinigami.”
Natasha tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and said, “Since we are both working to protect the safety of humanity, why can’t we join forces?”
“This—”
Lord hesitated for a moment, an unnatural expression seemingly flashing across his face.
This hesitant expression, along with the fleeting trace of dread deep within his eyes, was completely taken in by Natasha, who was sitting opposite him.
“Is he afraid?”
Natasha narrowed her eyes slightly.
It was clear that this man was tempted, but due to some unknown reason, he didn’t dare cooperate with them!
What could the reason be?
What was this “Shinigami” wary of?
“Mr. Shinigami.”
Natasha decided to ask clearly, “Mr. Shinigami, although we don’t know what you’re hesitating about, if there’s a problem, perhaps you can bring it up and let us help you figure out a solution. What do you think?”
A trace of struggle flashed across Lord’s face.
This perfectly timed hesitation and doubt, along with his complex expression, only made the people at S.H.I.E.L.D.
more convinced that they could extract information from this Shinigami!
“Mr. Shinigami.”
Natasha leaned forward and intentionally lowered her voice, saying, “Please trust us. We just want to better guard this World, and we will absolutely not leak your information.”
“But—”
Lord still appeared somewhat hesitant and wary.
“Sigh—”
Natasha suddenly sighed and said with a troubled look, “To be honest with you, besides wanting to protect the World, our urgency in cooperating with you actually stems from one more thing we haven’t told you yet.”
“What is it?” Lord raised an eyelid and asked.
“It’s an enemy of ours,” Natasha said solemnly.
“Ever since World War II, they have been fighting against us and secretly conducting large-scale human experiments, all to make war engulf the entire World once again!”
Lord’s eyelid twitched as he already thought of who she was referring to.
Sure enough, the next second Natasha said, “That evil organization is called ‘HYDRA’, and they are S.H.I.E.L.D.’s lifelong arch-nemesis. Recently, we received news that they have discovered the existence of ‘Hollows’!”
Good grief!
Lord damn near blurted out good grief!
S.H.I.E.L.D.
shifting the blame like this, damn it, they were going to get retribution sooner or later, you know?
“For the World not to be destroyed, for the continuation and safety of humanity!” Natasha said with a grave expression, “Mr. Shinigami, I urgently implore you to cooperate with us!”
Fine then.
Lord was slightly speechless.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
was really lacking in conscience; to trick him, they even dragged HYDRA out.
“I’rather begging you!”
Natasha spoke with earnest words, her eyes brimming with tears, perfectly embodying the great spirit of sacrificing herself for humanity.
“I have no choice either.”
Lord took the opportunity to play along, a trace of helplessness showing on his face as he sighed, “Gods of Death making unauthorized contact with humans is strictly prohibited within Soul Society. Once discovered, I will be imprisoned!”
Natasha’s expression instantly turned slightly stern.
From this seemingly simple piece of dialogue, S.H.I.E.L.D.
analyzed a lot of intelligence!
First, Soul Society strictly prohibits Gods of Death from having any form of contact with humans.
Second, Soul Society has laws!
Judging from these two points, compared to an “organization”, Soul Society seemed more inclined towards a “country”, possessing rigorous order and laws!
“Natasha, quick, continue to fish for information from him and ask about this so-called Soul Society!” Nick Fury said in a deep voice.
After receiving the message, Natasha deliberately wore a surprised look on her face and asked, “Experts as powerful as you shouldn’t be very many inside Soul Society, right?”
“Heh—”
Lord let out a sneer, as if mocking them.
“Me? An expert? Don’t get me wrong. Outsourced Gods of Death like me are everywhere in Soul Society!”
In fact, this wasn’t even a lie.
After all, back in the original Soul Society, he truly was considered a bottom-tier Shinigami; there were simply far too many people stronger than him.
“Hiss—”
After listening, Natasha’s facial muscles twitched slightly, her eyes filled with shock and terror!
Nick Fury: ( Ω Д Ω )!
Coulson: ( Ω Д Ω )!!
The rest of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s personnel: ( Ω Д Ω )!!!
Watching Natasha so shocked that she couldn’t speak, Lord secretly rejoiced in his heart.
He could already imagine that S.H.I.E.L.D.’s old fox probably wasn’t faring any better!
The facts were just as Lord expected.
Including Nick Fury, every S.H.I.E.L.D.
member who heard these words instinctively gasped a breath of cold air!
They had originally thought that the Shinigami before them could be considered as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns within Soul Society.
Yet who would have thought that such a man was actually just a small fry in Soul Society!
“Th—Then you—”
Natasha’s brain was already somewhat chaotic, and she said with disordered syntax, “I am very sorry, sir. I’d like to ask, how many more Gods of Death like you are there in Soul Society?”
“Not many, maybe just tens of thousands.”
“Te—Tens of thousands?”
“That’s right~”
“Then how many Gods of Death can be called experts?”
“Not many, just thirteen. They are all Captains of the Gotei 13!”
“Hmm—”
Lord pondered slightly for a moment, then pointed at himself and said, “For Gods of Death like me, they only need a glance to blast me to Death with their Spiritual Pressure while alive.”
“Are you joking with me?”
Natasha swallowed hard, expressing some disbelief.
There were actually tens of thousands of people like him inside Soul Society?
“No.”
Lord said with an extremely solemn expression, “The Gotei 13 is an important force guarding Soul Society. Every single Captain is an expert tempered over hundreds of years, and they will be recorded into the millennial history of the entire Soul Society!”
“Hundreds of years—”
Natasha’s expression paused, and then she subconsciously asked, “May I presumptuously ask how old you are this year?”
“Two hundred and seventy years old.”
Lord took a sip of coffee, then said without turning red or skipping a beat, “Of course, compared to those Captains, my age is still too small.”
Natasha gritted her teeth with difficulty and said, “Don’t Gods of Death have a lifespan limit?”
Lord glanced at Natasha with a very strange expression.
“Gods of Death are beings in charge of Death; how could there possibly be a lifespan limit?”
“…”
From the look in his eyes, Natasha knew she had asked a very foolish question.
That’s right!
They were already Gods of Death, how could they still have a lifespan limit?
At this moment,
Nick Fury deeply felt a sense of powerlessness.
A colossal organization passed down for a millennium, managing all dead Souls and possessing terrifying armed forces like the “Gotei 13”, was only discovered by them today!
How many years has the United States been established?
Two hundred years!
Yet any random Shinigami pulled out by them was over two hundred years old, rivaling the history of the entire United States!
By comparison,
S.H.I.E.L.D.
had only been established for a few decades.
Even though they had mastered some black technologies, facing such a behemoth that had existed for over a millennium, they were simply as laughable as children!
Although Lord looked serious on the surface, he was secretly rejoicing in his heart.
Yes, just like this, ask a bit more!
If his inner self could be materialized at this moment, it would definitely be an insidiously cunning fox!
S.H.I.E.L.D.
right now was like a mouse, being attracted by the cheese dropped by Lord, and then unknowingly stepping step by step into the trap that had long been laid out!
The more they knew, the more fearful they would feel toward the unknown Soul Society!