With just a single slash!
He instantly killed a terrifying monster that stood a hundred meters tall and possessed destructive power comparable to a cruise missile!
Coulson was terrified.
The Shinigami was an individual creature far more terrifying than a Hollow, and even harder to deal with than those humans with superpowers he had encountered before!
Powerful individual strength, unknown magic methods, and the dimension involving the Soul—no matter which angle it was analyzed from, it seemed that the Shinigami before him was not an entity that S.H.I.E.L.D.
could currently control!
” ”
For a moment, Coulson fell into silence.
He did not know what kind of attitude to use to represent S.H.I.E.L.D.
and humanity in facing such an unknown, terrifying entity!
As a professional S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agent, Coulson deeply understood one thing.
Power without any restrictions would surely invite a massive disaster.
The World is chaotic, possessing two opposing sides; justice and evil are opposed to each other, yet both are indispensable.
Absolute justice is undesirable, and similarly, absolute evil is undesirable.
S.H.I.E.L.D.’s existence is responsible for playing a role of reconciliation and restriction between the two!
Just as those superheroes all had their own arch-nemesis supervillains, S.H.I.E.L.D.
did not pray to eliminate crime; they only hoped to stabilize the balance between the two!
But now, the balance was broken!
The Shinigami who suddenly popped up, a term he had never heard of before, broke the balance of this World!
Just as Lord was about to turn and leave, he was loudly called out by Coulson behind him.
“Wait, Mr. Shinigami!”
Coulson endured the severe pain all over his body, struggling to climb up from the ground:
“My name is Phil Coulson, an Agent of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Representing the United States and humanity, I express my heartfelt gratitude to you for eliminating this monster!”
This long string of English stunned Lord for several seconds before he said with a weird expression: “You said you were what kind of bureau?”
“You can also call it S.H.I.E.L.D., Mr. Shinigami.” Coulson showed an expression as if he was long used to it.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s full name was just like Da Vinci; in his more than twenty years in the industry, Coulson had never seen anyone who could fully remember their organization’s name.
“Alright, S.H.I.E.L.D..”
Lord nodded slightly, then smiled gently: “You can spare the words of gratitude. Is there something you want with me?”
Seeing that the other party was so easy to talk to and seemed quite approachable, Coulson instantly let out a sigh of relief.
After brewing his thoughts for a moment, he said:
“It is like this, Mr. Shinigami. S.H.I.E.L.D. has always been committed to protecting humanity and eliminating all dangers and abnormalities. Therefore, regarding that large monster just now, we would like to ask you a few questions. Is that okay?”
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Lord’s expression was calm, and he smiled slightly: “Whether it is S.H.I.E.L.D. or humanity, what does it have to do with me? You guard the living, and we guard the dead. That is all.”
“Uh—”
Coulson was choked for words for a moment.
Just as this Shinigami said, one organization guarded the living, and the other guarded the dead.
There was no necessary connection between the two, so why should he answer his questions?
But this was not the result Fury wanted, nor was it the result he wanted!
Coulson said again: “I do not think it is like that, Mr. Shinigami!”
“Oh?”
Lord raised his eyebrows slightly, a trace of impatience flashing through his azure eyes: “Then how do you think it should be?”
Bad!
Coulson saw it very clearly; this Shinigami was obviously already feeling impatient.
But bound by his duty, Coulson had to bite the bullet and say: “Pardon my bluntness, Mr. Shinigami, you said just now that there is no connection between us, but the monster that appeared today obviously already threatens us!”
“This—”
Lord hesitated slightly, a hint of helplessness and annoyance showing on his face: “This was just an accident.”
That fleeting helplessness and annoyance were captured very accurately by Coulson.
There is a chance!
Coulson was overjoyed in his heart, several thoughts flashing through his mind instantly.
Coulson continued to say: “Mr. Shinigami, as far as I know, similar accidents have occurred dozens of times within a year.”
The architectural losses caused are estimated to be at least tens of billions of dollars.
Of course, to you, these might not be much.
But when these monsters appeared, they also caused the Deaths of hundreds of people.
As the side of the living, shouldn’t we ask about it?”
I have to admit.
Coulson was truly excellent; not only did he keenly capture his emotional fluctuations, thus guessing, but he also seized the flaws in his words and questioned him in return.
But what a pity.
All of Coulson’s speculations were built on the premise that all of this was true!
“You are questioning me?”
Lord’s eyes narrowed slightly, his voice becoming somewhat cold as he slightly released a trace of Spiritual Pressure!
Boom!
Coulson suddenly felt as if under heavy pressure, instantly pinned to the ground!
Heavy!
Terrifying!
It was as if he was in the deep sea ten thousand meters down, with invisible pressure surging from all directions, making even breathing become an extravagant hope!
“No, no—”
Coulson was terrified, moving his lips with difficulty, and said: “You misunderstood, I was not questioning you!”
Lord looked down from above, his gaze slightly cold: “Mere humanity, to actually speak to me in such a tone, your nerve is truly not small!”
Under low eaves, one has to bow their head.
Coulson certainly did not think this master would fear the so-called S.H.I.E.L.D..
Coulson said very tactfully: “Mr. Shinigami, we just want to talk with you, we mean no malice!”
“Talk?”
Lord smiled, a trace of disdain in his tone: “Just by relying on you people, what can you talk about with me?”
“Cooperation!”
Coulson immediately said: “You guard the dead, and we guard the living. We can completely cooperate to guard this World together!”
“Cooperation?”
Lord’s gaze was indifferent, and he sneered, saying: “What a pity, you people are not worthy to talk about cooperation with the likes of us.”
“But—”
Before Coulson could finish his words, he was suddenly tapped on the center of his forehead by a finger from Lord.
“Bakudo Number One: Sai!”
An invisible force bound Coulson’s arms behind his back and simultaneously blocked his mouth.
“Goodbye, interesting human.”
With a Shunpo, Lord completely vanished from Coulson’s line of sight.
At this point.
His plan could be considered initially completed!
Wanting to deceive S.H.I.E.L.D.
cannot be rushed.
Who is Nick Fury?
A World War II veteran who survived to this day, he had managed S.H.I.E.L.D.
for decades, being meticulous and suspicious, with extremely tough methods, and had participated in most secret plans.
Someone once commented: No one can guess what is inside this Nick Fury’s brain, and no one knows who he actually trusts.
No one even knows whether the person standing in front of them is really ‘Nick Fury’!
Facing such a crafty person, Lord must be cautious step by step and must never show any flaws!
Therefore.
Wanting to make that suspicious Nick Fury believe that there really is a ‘Shinigami’ and ‘Soul Society’ in this World, his attitude and airs could not be too low!
He must manifest the sense of mystery, as well as the powerful and terrifying strength, possessed by an ancient Legacy spanning thousands of years!
People are just like this.
The harder things are to obtain, the more they will cherish them.
Things are like this, and people are too!