However, Nick Fury wasn't concerned with the Ten Rings Gang, or rather, not that concerned.
After a quick glance at the relevant information, he began searching for other, more important data.
What kind of data?
Naturally, it was data related to the Extremis Warrior.
Those were the things Nick Fury truly cared about.
Fortunately, Tony was indeed reliable; he also sent Nick Fury some information about the Extremis Warrior.
Nick Fury tapped on the keyboard a few times, and several corresponding videos played before him.
It showed a very crude, secretive place, resembling an Underground Room.
A person with one arm missing was firmly bound to an iron frame.
Next to him, a researcher-like person injected an unknown liquid into his body.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Soon, the one-armed man began to show extreme pain, struggling and crying out.
As the man struggled, a mysterious energy began to surge within his body.
It made his body appear like a red-hot iron rod.
It looked truly shocking.
Click, click, click!
Especially at the man's severed arm, it glowed fiercely red, as if the immense energy within was about to burst out.
Amidst the surging energy, something astonishing happened.
The man's severed arm actually grew back!
That's right, it grew back!
Even with Nick Fury's experience, he was stunned, truly shocked.
What exactly did Kilian inject into that "guinea pig"?
How could it possess such miraculous power?
To make severed limbs regenerate!
"My hand!"
"My hand, it grew back!"
"This is great!"
The one-armed man instinctively brought his newly grown left hand forward, looking at it left and right with immense joy, his face beaming with uncontainable happiness.
"Success, it's perfect!"
Kilian, who was watching this scene, couldn't help but smile.
Then, he enthusiastically instructed his subordinates to release the one-armed man.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
But in the next moment.
The one-armed man began to groan in immense pain again.
The energy within him seemed uncontrollable, and large areas of his body started turning red.
"Quick, everyone get out of here!"
"Quick!"
Seeing this, Kilian's expression changed slightly, and he immediately gave this order to everyone present.
The staff in white coats around him dared not delay, evacuating at their fastest speed.
Meanwhile, the one-armed man in the center of the camera grew even redder.
In just a dozen seconds, he became extremely red.
Boom!
Then, he exploded completely.
Holy crap!
Nick Fury almost blurted out "Holy crap!" A living person just exploded?
Is this how Extremis Warrior are made?
Nick Fury had originally thought of getting the relevant methods from Kilian and then replicating a batch of Extremis Warrior.
Now it seemed the situation was not that simple.
Next, Nick Fury checked other related information and gained a deeper understanding of the Extremis Warrior.
The situation was indeed not as optimistic as he had imagined.
The serum Kilian developed could indeed grant people extremely powerful strength, allowing them to "heat up" their bodies at any time, greatly increasing their destructive power.
The diary was right; facing Iron Man Armor bare-handed was no problem at all.
In fact, after reading the relevant information, Nick Fury finally understood why only the Iron Legion could deal with these Extremis Warrior.
To be fair, the combat power of these Extremis Warrior was indeed incredible, even monstrous.
It completely met Nick Fury's expectations.
Unfortunately, the relevant technology was clearly not perfected.
Success depended entirely on chance.
Some lucky experimenters survived and became super-soldiers with immense strength, virtually immune to any damage.
But that was only a small fraction; most experimenters exploded because they couldn't withstand it.
However, how should one put it, this matter was indeed a problem for Nick Fury, but not a big one.
If the technology isn't perfect, couldn't he just invest some resources to perfect it?
If he truly mastered the technology to create Extremis Warrior, wouldn't that mean he truly controlled a top-secret superhuman combat team?
Unlike the Avengers, who had to be treated like VIPs and might not obey orders, this would be Nick Fury's true top-secret force.
Of course, Nick Fury actually already had a Whiplash Squad, but how could he be easily satisfied with such things?
The Whiplash Squad and the Extremis Corps were simply not comparable.
Although truly mastering the Extremis Warrior technology would visibly require a large investment of funds, was that really an issue for Nick Fury?
Nick Fury's mind began to stir.
In the following period, Nick Fury became extremely busy.
Even though Tony had provided sufficiently detailed information, Nick Fury still arranged for personnel to verify it one by one, ensuring the intelligence was foolproof.
At the same time, he tried to investigate as much additional relevant intelligence as possible.
After all, Nick Fury was dealing with the extremely dangerous Extremis Corps.
This process lasted for over half a month.
Nick Fury could be said to have a clear grasp of all of Kilian's circumstances.
He even knew the color of Kilian's underwear.
Nick Fury felt the time was right; it was time to move against Kilian.
However, how to deploy this operation was a bit tricky for Nick Fury.
Nothing else.
The Extremis Warrior were simply too strong.
Each of them was powerful enough to directly confront Iron Man Armor, and they were all unkillable little roaches.
Sending regular Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. would be like sending them to their deaths.
The Whiplash Special Operations Squad was clearly not enough either.
"Avengers!"
This name immediately came to Nick Fury's mind.
Undoubtedly, to deal with such a superhuman warrior corps, the best option was to deploy superhuman warriors as well.
But currently, the Avengers, at most, only had Captain America, Red Guardian, and Iron Man as superhuman warriors.
And Kilian's Extremis Warrior?
There were ten of them!
Not to mention, Kilian himself was far more powerful than the other Extremis Warrior.
This is tough!
Although somewhat frustrated and unwilling, Nick Fury had to admit a fact:
With the current Avengers, they couldn't counter Kilian's Extremis Corps; there was a very high risk of failure.
But then again, it made sense.
If the Extremis Corps were so easy to deal with, why would Iron Man in another Universe need to deploy the Iron Legion?
Even after deploying the Iron Legion, he couldn't defeat Kilian; it still took a powerful assist from Pepper.
So, what should be done?
"It seems I'll have to bleed a lot again."
After some contemplation, Nick Fury finally made a decision that gave him a slight headache.
What decision?
Outside help!
Independent contractors.
Or, to put it more bluntly, Satan!
Given Nick Fury's current connections, the only person he could think of who could deal with the Extremis Corps was Satan.
Although Satan's price was indeed expensive, Satan was truly effective; those two words were practically a golden brand.
Especially since their last collaboration was so pleasant, Satan could easily handle a terrifying monster like Hulk, which gave Nick Fury immense confidence.
Besides that, there was another crucial point: Satan himself was Zhou Cheng, the owner of the diary.
All the secrets he knew, Satan knew; what he didn't know, Satan also knew.
So Nick Fury didn't have to worry about any risks like secret leaks.
No matter how he looked at it, Satan was the best choice to complete this mission.
Having made his decision, Nick Fury didn't delay any further.
He picked up his perpetually unchanged trench coat and swaggered out the door.
He skillfully arrived at Zhou Cheng's doorstep and knocked on his door.
Creak!
The door opened quickly, and Zhou Cheng's incredibly young face appeared before Nick Fury.
???
Nick Fury?
Zhou Cheng, facing Nick Fury, felt a slight surprise.
He really hadn't expected Nick Fury to appear before him again someday.
So what was Nick Fury's purpose this time?
To persuade him to join the Avengers again, or did he have another commission for him?
If it was the former, Zhou Cheng expressed his disapproval.
As for the latter, Zhou Cheng expressed his enthusiastic welcome.
"Mr. Satan, I hope my uninvited presence hasn't disturbed you."
Just as those jumbled thoughts flashed through his mind, Nick Fury's voice sounded in his ear, interrupting Zhou Cheng's thoughts.
"Whether it's a disturbance or not depends on what you want."
Zhou Cheng didn't stand on ceremony with Nick Fury, blocking him at the door and speaking, "Just state your purpose, so I can decide whether to invite you in."
"Don't be so realistic, alright?"
Nick Fury was slightly speechless.
He, the esteemed Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., when had he ever been so ignored and disrespected?
However, facing someone of Zhou Cheng's caliber, Nick Fury truly couldn't show any temper.
"However, you should prepare some coffee to entertain me; I've brought a big business deal this time."
Nick Fury then changed the subject and directly stated his purpose to Zhou Cheng.
It seemed like a commission was coming.
Warm welcome!
Zhou Cheng's attitude immediately changed; he stepped aside and gestured to Nick Fury, "Come in."
As he walked inside, he pointed to the coffee machine in the living room, casually dismissing Nick Fury, "If you want coffee, help yourself."
Nick Fury: "…"
Although he didn't actually intend to drink coffee, your attitude is too perfunctory, seriously!
I, Nick Fury, am bringing you money!
Didn't they say the customer is God?
Why did he feel like this God had so little prestige?
"Satan, I've come this time to ask for your help in dealing with some people."
After a slight complaint, Nick Fury spoke to Zhou Cheng with a serious expression, "To be precise, they are people with special abilities."
Nick Fury's words completely piqued Zhou Cheng's interest.
One must know that the New York Battle hadn't even begun yet; strictly speaking, the true Marvel era hadn't arrived.
At this stage, what kind of superhuman power could exist that even Nick Fury couldn't handle?
Zhou Cheng was genuinely curious.
Nick Fury didn't waste any time either; he immediately pulled out a tablet and tapped on it a few times.
A corresponding video then played before Zhou Cheng.
On the screen, a person with "red-hot" hands and face effortlessly lifted a car and hurled it towards another car.
Bang!
The other car was immediately dented.
It wasn't shown whether the unlucky person driving the car survived, but it was likely they were in dire straits.
"This is… an Extremis Warrior!"
Zhou Cheng remained expressionless on the outside, but inwardly, he was very confused.
The New York Battle hadn't even started, so why were the Extremis Warrior appearing early?
Shouldn't that be the plot of "Iron Man 3"?
So, did this Universe deviate so significantly from the Marvel 199999 movie Universe?
Nick Fury wouldn't have noticed the Extremis Warrior at this point in the movie Universe!
Or, did Nick Fury in the movie Universe actually notice them, but he just couldn't do anything about the Extremis Warrior all along?
Is that why this group of people was able to run rampant until "Iron Man 3"?
What exactly was going on, Zhou Cheng naturally couldn't figure out in a short while, but he was too lazy to delve deeper.
Anyway, various things deviating from the movie Universe's storyline had happened countless times in this World, and he was too lazy to bother with them.
In short, as long as Nick Fury paid the right price, that was all that mattered; why bother with so much else?
"As you can see, this time the targets are some genetically modified humans."
"They possess powerful strength comparable to Captain America, and their bodies can generate astonishing heat, enough to melt steel."
"In addition, the energy within their bodies can repair their injured bodies, making them very difficult to kill."
Although he already knew that Zhou Cheng was well aware of this information, to avoid revealing it, Nick Fury still introduced the relevant information to Zhou Cheng in detail.
Zhou Cheng, also to avoid revealing it, listened carefully from beginning to end, even asking some questions in a serious manner.
"There are eleven target individuals in total. I've already assembled an action squad, but they are clearly insufficient to handle this situation."
"So, I am here."
"So, Satan, what do you think?"
After they had communicated sufficiently, Nick Fury stared at Zhou Cheng with a serious expression and asked.
"Fifty million U.S. dollars."
Zhou Cheng quoted the price to Nick Fury without batting an eye, "If you're willing to pay, these eleven people won't see tomorrow's Sun."