This is really a bit awkward."
Tony Stark couldn't help but exclaim.
Being almost wiped out before the war even started was indeed a bit too horrible to witness.
It was so horrible that even though the event hadn't happened yet, Playboy felt his cheeks burning just by reading the spoilers in the diary.
This was truly too humiliating.
With his Tony's intelligence, he was actually played for a fool by Loki?
He truly lived up to his reputation as the God of Mischief in myths and legends!
Besides this, Tony Stark also obtained a crucial piece of information from this latest spoiler.
Loki not only plots schemes but also possesses means to control others' minds!
He needed to be especially careful about this.
Playboy didn't want to end up like Hawkeye Barton, completely becoming Loki's puppet and almost destroying the Helicarrier, when the New York Battle actually happened.
Wait, the Helicarrier!
Tony Stark really didn't know that the human government actually had something like that?
But thinking back, Playboy wasn't surprised, after all, everyone had a hidden trump card, didn't they?
It wasn't strange for the government to secretly prepare something big.
"It seems Bruce Banner should also be a member of the first generation of Avengers."
Nick Fury, in front of another diary, made such a judgment.
Tony Stark didn't know about the Helicarrier, but Nick Fury naturally knew it well; wasn't that something S.H.I.E.L.D. secretly created?
That thing was essentially a mobile airborne Base.
Nick Fury naturally didn't know the process of how Hulk almost dismantled the Helicarrier under Loki's schemes, but one thing was certain.
Bruce Banner must have boarded the Helicarrier with the other Avengers from the start.
Then, at some point, he was made to transform by Loki's scheme.
After all, the possibility of Loki directly throwing the transformed Hulk onto the Helicarrier was simply too small.
It didn't fit Loki's identity as the God of Mischief, nor did it make much sense in various aspects.
So why would Bruce Banner appear on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier?
The diary had already given the answer: Bruce Banner was also an Avenger, which went without saying.
Then why was he a first-generation Avenger?
The diary had previously spoiled that after Loki stole the Tesseract, Nick Fury gathered the Avengers, but the Avengers didn't respect each other.
They blamed and argued with each other until Coulson was killed, only then did they truly begin to cooperate.
Undoubtedly, the situation described at that time must have occurred on the Helicarrier.
And it must have been when the Avengers was just formed.
Therefore, Bruce Banner's identity as a first-generation Avenger was naturally beyond doubt.
Not only that.
After some thought, Nick Fury also felt that the reason Loki could play the Avengers for a fool was probably due to the team's initial lack of cohesion.
So Nick Fury began to ponder an important question.
A team that hasn't been properly integrated truly isn't a real team.
Since the diary provided a vivid example, Nick Fury naturally wouldn't wait until the last minute.
It seemed he needed to find an opportunity in advance to properly integrate the Avengers.
This way, when the Avengers were truly needed, things wouldn't descend into chaos.
Just right, the upcoming events in New Mexico would be a ready-made opportunity!
As for Black Widow, in terms of plotting schemes, she actually crushed even a God of Mischief like Loki.
It had to be said, it also surprised Nick Fury a bit.
Nick Fury admitted that Black Widow was one of the best Agents he had ever seen, but Loki was a god!
And he was the God of Mischief.
Shouldn't he be the patriarch of plotting schemes?
Otherwise, why would he be called the God of Mischief?
Yet, such a formidable being had his intelligence crushed by Black Widow!
It made Nick Fury wonder if Black Widow was too outstanding, or if the God of Mischief, Loki, was unworthy of his name?
When Captain America was wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Widow chose to trust Captain America and investigated the truth with him.
They uncovered the truth that S.H.I.E.L.D. had become Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Finally, she teamed up with Captain America, Falcon, Nick Fury, and Agent Hill to dismantle the Insight Project.
They also destroyed the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. in one fell swoop, oh, no, it was Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D..
Although it also laid hidden dangers for some subsequent events, leading to the rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
But considering all the circumstances at the time, Black Widow had done very well.
They truly, with just a few people, completely dismantled the behemoth that was HYDRA!
Captain America wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Tony Stark was only slightly surprised before immediately realizing.
That must not have been an order from S.H.I.E.L.D., but an order from HYDRA!
But what level of person was Captain America?
He had such a huge influence among the populace; any agency arresting him would surely cause a huge uproar.
Yet HYDRA still did it.
From this, one could infer to what extent HYDRA had grown and what power it had acquired after lurking for so many years.
Sure enough, the diary immediately provided the answer: S.H.I.E.L.D. at that time was no longer S.H.I.E.L.D., but Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D..
No, Rome wasn't built in a day; HYDRA infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. to that extent surely wasn't something achieved overnight.
Even with common sense, it was known to be an extremely long process.
Not only at that time, but even now, S.H.I.E.L.D. was already Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D.!
However, there was one point: HYDRA ordered the arrest of Captain America, and Nick Fury actually agreed?
Did HYDRA use some scheme to successfully frame Captain America?
Or was all of this a setup orchestrated by Captain America and Nick Fury together?
No, neither!
Soon, Tony Stark denied the two obvious assumptions above.
Because Playboy thought of another crucial matter.
HYDRA, due to the Insight Project, sent Winter Soldier to almost kill Nick Fury!
And the diary's spoiler was also very clear: Captain America's arrest by S.H.I.E.L.D. happened during the Insight Project.
Therefore, at that time, Nick Fury was neither deceived by HYDRA nor collaborating with Captain America; instead, he had already fallen out with HYDRA.
And he was successfully kicked out of S.H.I.E.L.D. by HYDRA!
So he could only watch HYDRA do as it pleased.
"Hill!"
Nick Fury, in front of another diary, felt a stir in his heart.
After Coulson, Hawkeye Barton, and Black Widow, the diary finally "certified" another Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Since Hill participated in the action to dismantle the Insight Project and destroy HYDRA, she was clearly not a HYDRA Agent.
In an instant.
Agent Hill's trustworthiness in Nick Fury's mind rose significantly.
It rose to the same level as Coulson, Barton, and Black Widow.
However, there was one thing Nick Fury still couldn't understand.
How did they, with just a few people, manage to destroy a behemoth like HYDRA?
Was such a thing even possible?
Even a king of spies like Nick Fury, for a moment, simply couldn't figure out how this was achieved.
The diary even mentioned that Black Widow and others' actions to destroy HYDRA also led to the rift between Iron Man and Captain America!
How did Stark get involved again?
Did Stark actually participate in this operation?
What exactly caused the rift between Iron Man and Captain America?
Satan even used the word "rift," indicating that the conflict between Iron Man and Captain America must have been quite significant.
And Iron Man and Captain America, these two were the two giants of the Avengers.
Their rift would undoubtedly have a huge impact on the entire Avengers.
It might even lead to the Avengers splitting apart.
Although he didn't know what exactly happened, Nick Fury secretly made a decision in his heart: he must prevent such a thing from happening!
After the Infinity War, it was the same; some Avengers gave up, some moved on, but only Black Widow remained steadfast.
Stark returned to his family, caring about nothing but his own little life.
Captain America also let go, attending psychological support groups, and life went on as usual.
Barton transformed into Ronin, wantonly slaughtering gangs to vent his anger.
Captain Marvel, as always, protected the Universe, completely unable to attend to Earth.
Only Black Widow consistently persisted, trying to find a way to save half of the Earthlings.
Infinity War?
Tony Stark immediately etched this word deeply into his mind.
This "Infinity War" was a new battle explicitly mentioned by the diary, after the New York Battle and the Endgame War.
Although the diary didn't provide any description of the Infinity War, judging by the reactions of the Avengers after it, one could roughly imagine the scale of this war.
Playboy returned to his family, Captain America also let go, and Barton seemed to have fallen.
Everyone's reactions varied, but one thing was the same.
That was avoidance!
What did this mean?
This meant that the cruelty of the Infinity War made even people like him, Tony, Captain America, and Hawkeye Barton, completely give up hope.
Wait, wait a minute!
As his thoughts flickered, Tony Stark's gaze involuntarily fell on the description "saving half of the Earthlings," and he was immediately deeply shocked.
It said half of the Earthlings!
What kind of concept was that?
Billions of people!
So this "Infinity War," mentioned for the first time, actually resulted in the death of half of Earth's population?
No wonder!
No wonder it struck down those superheroes, including him, Tony, so severely.
Such a level of cruelty, no one could bear it, right?
Tony Stark even felt that it was already impressive that the superheroes hadn't gone insane.
Then, in comparison, Black Widow still hadn't given up and was still persisting.
This kind of mental fortitude was indeed not something ordinary people possessed; it was truly admirable!
Even someone as cool and awesome as Tony Stark had to admit this point.
"Half of the Earthlings?"
"Half!?"
And very quickly, Tony Stark's expression changed slightly again.
The diary had already mentioned before that Purple Sweet Potato had wiped out half of all life in the entire Universe!
Half of Earth's population being killed perfectly matched this description, didn't it?
So the battle where Purple Sweet Potato wiped out half of all life in the Universe was the Infinity War?
Who would have thought that the Infinity War would be such a cruel battle!
How was it done!
How did Purple Sweet Potato manage to do all this?
What method did he use to kill half of all life in the Universe?
Tony Stark's fists clenched slightly, and he felt a surge of suppressed anger in his chest.
His brain also started spinning rapidly, desperately trying to figure out this question.
But unfortunately.
Without the relevant information, Tony Stark couldn't come to a definitive conclusion.
It was precisely because of Black Widow's persistence, her day-in and day-out steadfastness in the Base, that Ant-Man finally arrived.
Otherwise, that half of the population erased from Earth would truly never have returned.
So, those who survived the "Blip" really have Ant-Man to thank.
Who would have thought that a criminal who had been to prison, a thief, would one day become a savior?
By the way, Ant-Man should still be in prison now, right? He hasn't been released yet, has he?
"Ant-Man?"
Nick Fury's gaze narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.
Although the diary didn't state it directly, the meaning was still very clear: Ant-Man saved half of Earth's population!
It succeeded!
Resurrecting the deceased, someone actually achieved this in the future!
In fact, all along, Nick Fury had been secretly carrying out a top-secret project called "Project T.A.H.I.T.I.," which studied how to resurrect deceased Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
But how to put it.
This project had always had major flaws; it would lead to mental derangement and cause extreme suffering.
So, strictly speaking, it was incomplete, and many within S.H.I.E.L.D. even hoped to halt the project.
Nick Fury hadn't expected Ant-Man to overcome this difficulty in the future.
But even so, resurrecting billions of dead people on Earth, that was too shocking, wasn't it?
It was simply unimaginable!
Even if Project T.A.H.I.T.I. were perfected and could be directly put into use, it simply couldn't achieve such a degree!
So, how did Ant-Man do it?
Also, "Blip," this was also a new term.
However, judging from the context, it should refer to the event where half of Earth's population came back to life.
This was not difficult to understand; there was nothing to dwell on.
But, criminal? Thief?
Hank Pym had never committed a crime, nor had he ever been a thief!
Especially being in prison now, that was even more ridiculous.
The current Hank Pym was a business magnate, alright.