I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 186 Nick Fury: Spider-Man is a threat!

"Oh, I've... gone straight back to S.H.I.E.L.D.? Good heavens, that's incredible..."

"Yeah, it's pretty incredible... So, how much longer do you plan to sit on my back? Can you get off now?"

"Oh my God! Sir! What are you doing here! Are you alright?!"

As Coulson, still shaken, slowly regained his senses and instinctively looked up, he saw Riley on the other side of the portal, smiling and waving at him. The portal, which had been open in the ceiling, then closed right before his eyes.

Only then, upon hearing the familiar voice beside him, did Coulson belatedly realize that the reason he hadn't felt any pain was because the innocent Nick Fury had silently taken the impact of the fall for him.

Following the sound, he looked down and saw just how ugly his boss's face had become.

Coulson hurriedly jumped off his boss's back, frantically helping him up while giving Nick Fury a serious report.

"Sir, mission a complete success! Spider-Man has agreed to join us in the upcoming operation to fight off the approaching gods!"

"...You did a good job, Coulson. You didn't let me down. Now, you can go now. I want to be alone."

"Yes, sir!"

"..."

After a conversation, and after Coulson left the office and thoughtfully closed the door, allowing Nick Fury to be alone in his own office again.

Nick Fury's expression did not ease much despite the good news Coulson brought.

Instead, his brows furrowed, and he looked even uglier.

Even though Riley's actions were to save Coulson's life, and considering that randomly teleporting Coulson away wouldn't be safe, he used magic to subconsciously search for him. Using Nick Fury, whom Coulson knew best, as an anchor point, he sent Coulson directly over.

It can be said that Riley acted entirely out of good intentions.

Unfortunately, this inherently suspicious man, Hei Lu Dan, relapsed into his old habit of thinking in a distorted way.

His expression shifted unpredictably, clearly misinterpreting Riley's hasty act of personally escorting Coulson back to S.H.I.E.L.D. to ensure Coulson's safety as Spider-Man sending a highly targeted warning signal to S.H.I.E.L.D.

No matter who it is, if any fool dares to displease him...

So, Spider-Man could use this amazing portal at any time to cross spatial barriers and easily take the life of his target without anyone noticing!

Even he, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., is like an ant that can be crushed with a flick of the wrist in front of Spider-Man!

Otherwise, he could have simply placed the portal's exit elsewhere.

How could it be that Coulson just happened to fall right on him?

Therefore, when faced with such a terrifying tactic that far exceeds common sense and cannot be countered or defended against using normal means...

Nick Fury's eyes grew increasingly cold and deep. He was beginning to ponder how to counter the ever-growing popularity of Spider-Man.

After all, as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a vital defense organization secretly protecting Earth...

Nick Fury hates the feeling of being at a disadvantage in terms of power, which leads to situations always spiraling out of his control.

Especially his past experience working with Captain Marvel made Nick Fury hesitant to easily trust someone who appears to be a "good person" on the surface.

This has led Nick Fury to adopt a mindset similar to J. Jonah Jameson's in the past, where he sees Riley as an unstable threat for reasons that have absolutely no connection to the situation.

Of course, if Riley were simply strong in individual ability, Nick Fury wouldn't be so wary of him.

Just like the Hulk, who has been around for so many years, Nick Fury has never taken this gamma monster seriously.

But Riley is different.

While his strength was rapidly increasing, the key to Nick Fury's anxiety lay in his meticulous mind, which made Sheriff Black willingly stand behind him and silently play a supporting role.

In Nick Fury's view, powerful people often harbor terrifying ambitions that are unimaginable to ordinary people!

So much so that Sheriff Black, who was also part of a secret organization, must have been threatened by Riley using some despicable means, which is why he had no choice but to obey Riley!

But they never imagined that District 13 and its S.H.I.E.L.D. were fundamentally different.

It is a truly friendly team that helps each other!

Therefore, based on the principle of trusting those you employ and not employing those you don't trust, Sheriff Blake is more likely to delegate authority and entrust professional matters to professionals. And relying on this trust, he often achieves a win-win outcome that pleases everyone!

This is precisely why, due to excessive suspicion, Nick Fury, who has already gone down the wrong path, has been searching for a way to "break the deadlock" ever since the night he parted ways with Sheriff Black, in order to ensure that one day he would have the confidence to challenge Riley head-on.

Thinking of this, Nick Fury shifted his gaze to the files and records he had been reviewing on his computer before Coulson's sudden appearance.

This document details the exact coordinates at which Howard Stark, one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., retrieved the Tesseract from the Arctic Ocean, still preserved at S.H.I.E.L.D., during his deep-sea dive. It also details the specific areas in the Arctic that Stark visited during that time.

At first glance, it seems that Howard's multiple trips to the Arctic were solely for obtaining the Tesseract.

But now, as Nick Fury repeatedly reviews materials in preparation for the Avengers, he keenly realizes...

Howard's initial goal may not have been to retrieve the Tesseract, but rather to save his best friend.

This is the legendary hero who is now a household name and has been included in textbooks multiple times.

Captain America, Steve Rogers.

After all, according to S.H.I.E.L.D. records, Captain America's last mission was to pilot a spaceship loaded with explosives, which was supposed to be heading to New York, but crashed somewhere in the Arctic.

Ironically, the existence of the Cosmic Cube was not mentioned in the mission log.

This explains why Howard, a famous wealthy young man and top scientist, would rather give up his superior living conditions and frequently go to the Arctic during that period.

Even after the Tesseract was salvaged, the massive spaceship piloted by Captain America was never seen.

After several fruitless searches, Howard had no choice but to accept the prevailing theory that the great Captain America had perished together with Red Skull, and he gave up the idea of ​​continuing the search.

But now, as Nick Fury revisits these two files, a bold conjecture comes to mind.

Howard spent so much time and effort searching for Captain America's whereabouts because, having participated in the super-soldier experiment, he was certain that Captain America's physical abilities would allow him to survive this crisis.

The reason Howard couldn't find Captain America might be due to the technological limitations of that era, which meant that despite spending a lot of manpower and resources, he still couldn't find Captain America's whereabouts.

In other words...

If Nick Fury used all sorts of modern high-tech equipment to go to the Arctic to search...

Perhaps we can find America's first superhero, who has been sleeping ever since, beneath that frozen, icy ground!

And if this idea comes true...

Given Captain America's influence, even if he still can't defeat Spider-Man, he should at least make Spider-Man think twice...

Unless, of course, he has no sense of belonging to this country whatsoever.

But how could that be? As a citizen of the United States, he should have some attachment to this country.

Otherwise, why would he become the superhero Spider-Man and do everything in his power to fight crime in New York?

After mentally rehearsing the plan and confirming that it should be theoretically foolproof, Nick Fury took out his phone and dialed a number.

"...Agent Hill, this is Nick Fury. Come to my office immediately."

"I have an important secret mission that I need you to complete."