"…They serve an ancient, sleeping evil will buried in the abyss of the universe—'the Shadow of Nothingness.'" The mysterious figure's voice turned grave. "The sole purpose of this cult is to gather powerful dark energy, draw rune arrays that connect different dimensions, and ultimately open a passage in the material universe—so that a fragment of the Shadow of Nothingness's will, or even its true body, can descend… devouring all light and life, dragging the entire cosmos into eternal darkness!"
Everyone sucked in a cold breath. This was vaster, crazier, and more horrifying than any plan they had imagined before.
"The runes in the church ruins, the runes in the Mist Sea region, the runes here—these are all nodes in their massive array network." The mysterious figure pointed toward the collapsing ruins. "Across the globe—perhaps even elsewhere in the universe—they've planted similar nodes, trying to construct a summoning formation that covers the multiverse. What you did here only temporarily disrupted one node."
As if to prove those words—
Before the beast's corpse could be completely buried, Doctor Fitz risked sprinting over. With his instruments, he scanned the rubble and urgently downloaded fragments of stone-tablet files and energy logs that hadn't been fully destroyed yet.
"Sir! We found something!" Fitz's voice trembled with shock. "These files… they record the coordinates of other nodes! And… and their plans to infiltrate governments, control key figures! And… a weapons deployment plan called 'Dark Erosion'! My God— their reach is way too deep!"
Just then, Coulson's communicator suddenly rang. It was Natasha, still aboard the Quinjet. Her voice was tight with urgency.
"Coulson! S.H.I.E.L.D.'s global monitoring network just issued the highest-level alarm! Just now, seven different locations worldwide simultaneously detected dark-energy eruptions like this one—insanely intense! The coordinates have already been sent to Director Fury. His order is for us to return to HQ immediately! A new crisis has broken out!"
The mysterious figure looked at Saitama and Coulson.
"Do you see now? Only the tip of the iceberg has surfaced. The Abyss Throat won't stop because one node failed. A greater storm… is about to arrive."
The truth was cruel and immense.
And the new crisis was already right at their doorstep.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters. The Triskelion. Highest Strategic Conference Room.
The atmosphere was so heavy it felt like lead.
On the massive holographic display, seven coordinates flashed with glaring red light—like seven tumors scattered across the world map. Beside each point, live dark-energy readings scrolled continuously. The numbers were so high they made everyone's scalp prickle.
Director Fury's single eye was sharp as a hawk's as it swept across Saitama—still carrying traces of battle and the salty scent of seawater—Coulson and the others, and the mysterious figure projected into the room through specialized equipment, their body still wrapped in a soft halo of light.
"You've all seen the briefing," Fury said, voice low and powerful. "The 'Abyss Throat'—an ancient, evil cult—aims to summon an entity known as the 'Shadow of Nothingness,' a cosmic-level evil god. They've built summoning nodes across the world and even beyond it. We just destroyed one node, but clearly, we kicked a hornet's nest and activated at least seven others!"
He pointed at the display.
"These seven outbreak points—some are stronger, some weaker."
(End of Chapter)
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