Director Fury stood before Chen Ye, his face a mask of grim determination and helpless resignation.
He took a deep breath, as if trying to inhale away the humiliation and pain in his heart.
His voice was low and firm: "Chen Ye, I can give you Bucky's body and the Cosmic Cube. But you only have three days. If the Cosmic Cube isn't back in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands by then, I'll have no choice but to order the leveling of Hell's Kitchen."
He knew threatening Chen Ye was useless, so he had to threaten Hell's Kitchen instead.
Chen Ye didn't care about the three-day deadline given by the Black Egghead.
He knew this was the Black Egghead's last act of defiance, and three days was more than enough time anyway.
Beside them, Tony breathed a sigh of relief at finally getting Bucky's body.
He had worked so hard, even going against the government, just to give his parents closure.
Now that he had calmed down, Tony felt a flicker of fear, realizing he had been too impulsive.
He should have used his immense wealth and influence to pressure the government or used public opinion to force S.H.I.E.L.D. to hand over the body.
He was deeply grateful for the artificial intelligence Jarvis he had recently developed. It had been Jarvis who notified Chen Ye.
He decided to go back and properly reward Jarvis for enhancing his abilities.
Black Egghead also made a phone call, instructing his subordinates to bring up the Cosmic Cube and Bucky's body.
Five minutes later, an agent entered carrying a silver briefcase, followed by several others carrying a coffin.
Chen Ye frowned at the coffin. *How unlucky can this get?*
Tony, however, didn't wait for the agents to set the coffin down. He eagerly stepped forward and flipped open the lid to confirm.
Seeing the face of the man who had killed his parents, Tony fell into a stunned silence.
His eyes burned with both fury and sorrow.
Meanwhile, Chen Ye opened the silver briefcase.
Inside lay a transparent, cube-shaped object. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary toy.
Yet Chen Ye knew its true value.
*This is the Space Stone,* he thought. *It just looks like a regular cube.*
*No wonder they call it the Cosmic Cube. It really does look like one.*
*Could this be a fake? It looks real enough. Maybe it came from some cosmic wholesale center in the Dragon Kingdom.*
Chen Ye found he couldn't tell the difference with his own eyes.
Closing his eyes, Chen Ye used his Observation Haki to sense the Cosmic Cube.
The moment he activated Observation Haki, he detected something unusual: the Cosmic Cube emitted a powerful and mysterious aura.
Beside him, Black Egghead stared intently at Chen Ye, trying to gauge the cube's importance from his expression.
However, Chen Ye merely glanced at it before closing the box.
Confirming it was the Space Stone, he smiled at Black Egghead and said, "Pleasure doing business with you. If you'd cooperated earlier, so many lives wouldn't have been lost. I really don't like this whole killing thing."
Ignoring Black Egghead's furious expression, he walked over to Tony, patted his shoulder, and asked, "Do we take the coffin too, or just the body?"
Tony remained silent for a moment before murmuring, "Just the body."
Chen Ye glanced disdainfully at Bucky's corpse, then drew a golden circle with his right hand, opening a portal.
Using Chaos Magic, he levitated Bucky's body and stepped through the portal. Tony followed closely behind.
When they vanished into the portal, Black Egghead was utterly stunned by what he saw.
The other end of the portal opened directly in front of the Good Fortune Restaurant—its unmistakable sign confirming his shock.
He couldn't help but ponder the limitations and applications of Chen Ye's ability.
However, what truly shocked him was yet to come.
While Black Egghead was still reeling from the revelation, Chen Ye's voice suddenly echoed in his ear: "By the way, I know you've been waiting for Captain Marvel to return from her cosmic police work. But I'm sorry to tell you, she's no match for me."
With that, Chen Ye closed the portal.
Black Egghead stood frozen in place, his heart filled with shock and dread.
As the portal vanished, Steve, who had been immobilized by Chen Ye's Chaos Magic, plummeted from mid-air and landed heavily on the floor.
Instead of rising immediately, Steve, tears streaming down his face, pounded the floor with all his might. "Damn it!"
He had watched helplessly as Chen Ye carried Bucky's body away, never imagining that Bucky's corpse would ultimately save his life.
He hated Fury for handing over Bucky's body!
He hated Chen Ye and Tony for taking the body away!
But most of all, he hated his own powerlessness!
He hated that he couldn't protect his best friend's body, that Bucky wouldn't even get a proper burial.
Steve forced himself to stand, his body trembling, and strode toward the exit. He swore he would retrieve Bucky's body, no matter the cost.
Black Egghead was still immersed in how Chen Ye knew about Carol. The matter of Carol was known to only a handful of people.
Yet Chen Ye had casually mentioned her name, making Black Egghead suspect there might indeed be a mole within S.H.I.E.L.D.
He immediately ruled that out.
*Impossible. Very few people in S.H.I.E.L.D. even know about this, and those who do are probably all dead by now.*
*The only explanation is that Chen Ye can see the future.* This thought sent a chill down his spine.
He knew that every appearance of Chen Ye, every display of his abilities, was constantly reshaping their understanding of the world.
As for Chen Ye's dismissive remark, "She's no match for me," Fury didn't fully believe him.
He was well aware of Carol's power—a force that bordered on invincibility.
But Chen Ye's abilities were equally unfathomable, forcing Fury to approach him with extreme caution.
He decided that under no circumstances would he allow Carol to face Chen Ye alone. He had to prepare for every eventuality.
Meanwhile, Chen Ye, who had just returned to the entrance of the Good Fortune Restaurant, disdainfully ordered Tony to quickly take Bucky's body away.
Tony didn't argue. Instead, he called Pepper, urging her to send someone to pick him up immediately. He wanted to reach his parents' graves as soon as possible to share the good news with them.
After watching Tony leave, Chen Ye went upstairs and opened the Space Stone chest.
The moment his fingers touched the gem, a look of delight spread across his face. As he'd expected, the Space Stone's energy had a tremendous effect on the System.
The System's voice echoed in his mind:
**Ding!**
**Detecting massive energy reserves for absorption.**
**System has automatically initiated absorption.**
**System upgrade will be completed within 48 hours.**
Forty-eight hours!
This was twice as long as the previous upgrade.
Last time, the System had only taken 24 hours to update the gacha mode. What more powerful features could this 48-hour upgrade unlock?
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