The mechanical craze in Marvel

Just as everyone was about to say something, a phone rang from Natasha's waist.

Tony Stark hesitated for a moment, then took the phone from Natasha's waist.

On the other end of the phone was Maria Hill, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Maria Hill's voice was filled with intense anger.

But most of the time, they suppressed their anger.

"Hand the phone to Nolan Locke, I have something to say to him!"

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Chapter 339 Compromise

Maria Hill could barely contain her anger, but she knew very well that Nolan Locke was not an easy opponent, nor was he someone she could coerce. So even though Nolan Locke had killed Natasha, she remained calm.

Various satellites outside the battlefield can see everything here clearly.

This naturally made them very clear about the reasons why these conflicts were occurring.

Infinite gems!

If possible, Naria Hill would never allow Nolan Locke to obtain any Infinity Stones, because Nolan Locke is already too powerful. If he were to obtain any more Infinity Stones, the entire Earth would be unable to contend with him.

Only by storing the Infinity Stones in the hands of other people on Earth can they protect them should Nolan Locke one day do something detrimental to Earth.

She had acquired the means to confront Nolan Locke, but she knew now that this was not the time to talk about such things, and that this was not the topic of her call.

Nolan walked over and took the phone.

"I am Nolan Locke, and I have just been through a battle. I am very tired now and desperately need to rest, so please keep it brief."

Nolan Locke showed no mercy. Maria Hill, of course, knew this agent and had even met him a few times.

However, the two can hardly be considered friends. The reason is simple: for Maria Hill, Nick Fury is someone she admires immensely, without exception. But Nolan Locke personally removed Nick Fury from his position as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and has kept him at home ever since, with absolutely no opportunity to participate in politics.

Even during Thanos's invasion of Earth, Nick Fury only summoned Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, back from outer space, without having any opportunity to participate in the war.

In fact, Nick Fury did try to join in, but Nolan Locke stopped him in advance. Locke Technology, which he placed in Fury's home, had robots that all possessed the Red Queen's will.

It can be said that Nolan Locke directly instructed Red Queen to monitor Nick Fury. If he did anything that was inconsistent with his status, Nolan Locke would not hesitate to kill Nick Fury. Nick Fury was well aware of this.

However, Nick Fury has no other choice now. As for the other high-ranking officials, there are no robots from Locke Technology in their homes, because they are all very clear that all Locke Technology robots are controlled by Nolan Locke to some extent.

However, it's clear that Nickford had no other choice. Under these circumstances, how could Maria Hill possibly have a good relationship with Nolan Locke?

This time, Nolan Locke already knew what Maria Hill was going to say when she called, which is why he answered the phone. Unsurprisingly, Maria Hill immediately said as soon as he picked up the phone:

"Nolan Locke, I am here on behalf of the Council to negotiate with the Manager. You absolutely cannot take all three Infinity Stones, because if you do, the entire Earth will be unable to restrain you. This is a very serious problem."

If you do this, the whole world will be hostile towards you, but if you are willing to hand over one of the Infinity Stones, then there is room for negotiation.

Maria Hill made it very clear that she could allow Nolan Locke to take two Infinity Stones, but she absolutely could not take all three.

This was her bottom line. Hearing this, Nolan smiled and said:

"Are you mistaken about something, or are those old guys on the council mistaken about something? Do you think I care about your opinions?"

Nolan Locke's words were very impolite, and his tone even carried a hint of disdain and mockery. Nolan Locke looked up at the sky, in the direction of the satellite. Although the satellite was outside the Earth, he could still clearly see that the satellite's camera was pointing at him from afar, capturing his facial expression clearly.

At this moment, he believed that Maria Hill was not alone; probably all the members of the council were having a conference call with her.

Maria Hill was negotiating with him, but every word she uttered represented that group of decaying old fogies. Nolan Locke, of course, held this in utter contempt.

He didn't care about these guys who had already taken their revenge. For him now, nothing on Earth could restrain him anymore. The only things that could restrain him were his own conscience and morality, as well as his family.

However, it is clear that these old guys on the council are not interested in this at all; they just don't want to start a war. But if someone wants him to do something he doesn't want to do, then he will not hesitate to let the whole earth know who is in charge of the earth now.

He initially acquired ownership of Earth from Asgard, and also from the dimensional lords. The price he paid was to continuously protect Earth with his own power.

He has sacrificed a great deal in protecting the Earth, and none of this is something the Council can control. Therefore, given his extensive contributions, he will inevitably reclaim his rightful benefits and will not allow the Council to dictate his decisions.

Upon hearing Nolan Locke's words, Maria Hill's expression suddenly turned ugly.

But just as Nolan had thought, although it was she who was speaking now, there were hundreds of laptops behind her, all of which had 3D projection capabilities. Each of these 3D projections was activated, displaying a face—the faces of all the member states of the council.

They still decided who the true masters of this planet were, and at this moment, everyone's expression was no better than Maria Hill's. Although Nolan Locke was speaking to Maria Hill, it was undoubtedly a warning to them, so how could they possibly be happy?

Someone gestured for Maria Hill to press the call button, and Maria Hill immediately turned off the call function temporarily.

The council members exchanged glances, and suddenly someone spoke angrily:

"Nolan Locke has gone too far. Does he think that the contributions he has made to this planet can make up for everything he is doing now?!"

The entire Earth is free; no one can control it. And everything Nolan Locke is doing now is undoubtedly the final preparation for him to take control of the Earth.

If we compromise now, the entire Earth might fall under its control in the future. I cannot accept such an outcome. Can't you accept it too?

His anger in the painting was completely undisguised, and the expressions of the other council members were no better. Most of the council members wore expressions of intense anger, some even more intense than his, but a very small number remained remarkably calm. One of them spoke up:

“I think the same way you do, but how can anger solve the problem?”

Now we are facing either a confrontation with Nolan Locke or a new war with Nolan Locke, but I'm sorry, I don't think we can gain any significant advantage in this war with Nolan Locke.

If this damned war starts and doesn't end quickly, I think everyone here, including our families, and even our country will be plunged into turmoil. So the question we're discussing now isn't whether or not to start a war.

The question is, if we were to go to war with Nolan Locke, how could we secure a decisive and resounding victory?

If this victory ultimately results in a lose-lose situation, I think I would be unwilling to accept such an outcome.

There was no need to start this war then.

The speaker's expression was very calm. Although he spoke of anger, his rationality was frightening.

After hearing his words, many people calmed down. Some thought the same as him, while others disagreed with his views. However, no one could deny that Nolan Locke's strength had indeed exceeded their expectations.

In such a situation, if a war is easily started but cannot be ended, their families will inevitably suffer as a result.

The reason is simple: Nolan Locke's strength has exceeded the limits of what Earth can fight against.

If Nolan Locke cannot be killed, then they have no chance of winning this war. In the end, there will only be a lose-lose situation, or in other words, only they will be injured, while Nolan Locke, even if injured, will never die.

This is something they absolutely do not want to accept.

"What if we could get Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, and all the other superheroes to our side?"

Someone raised this suggestion.

His words sparked a new round of reflection, but ultimately some people shook their heads and said:

"This is indeed a new direction, but the question is whether we can really get all the superheroes to agree with our approach?"

Nolan Locke's current strength has exceeded everyone's imagination, and not only ours, but probably a large number of superheroes admire his strength.

Putting aside other things, just take the Avengers. Among the people we are familiar with, such as Wanda and Quicksilver, they were children that Nolan Locke saved back then, and now they have become superheroes in the Avengers.

If we were to go to war with Nolan Crook, would they support us? And don't forget, besides all this, we've forgotten about a terrifying entity.

"What exists?"

Some people are confused.

Hela!

The speaker uttered those two words calmly.

Hela's existence is like a ticking time bomb hanging over everyone's heads.

Many people already know about Hela's existence; at least it's not a secret to these board members.

"Hela's existence should be independent, so how could she be related to Nolan Locke?"

Someone asked.

Another person suddenly spoke up:

"It's not a problem with your intelligence. It seems your intelligence is not detailed enough. In fact, based on our limited understanding of Hela over this period of time, Hela often travels to various parts of the earth to enjoy different scenery and taste different delicacies. However, she will visit Locke Technology and Nolan Locke every once in a while."

We don't know the specifics of their relationship, but it's clear that it was much better than our relationship with Hela, who was supposed to rule Asgard.

Her ambition is uncontrollable, and in this situation, if many of us oppose Locke, it's hard to say whether it will ignite Hela's ambition.

Could she be planning to use Ronanlocke to notify us about Earth? That's a question worth considering.

"Not only that, you may have overlooked one point."

Nolan Locke returned from the latitudinal rift so quickly this time.

Although we do not understand the situation of dimensional rifts, or even know where they are.

However, according to those Avengers, the enemies inside the dimensional rift are probably no less formidable than Thanos.

In this situation, could Nolan Locke really defeat those powerful beings from other dimensions all by himself? And we still have a small question.

Where exactly is Hella now?

Did she participate in the war, or did she leave Earth before the war began?

"You mean, Hela may have participated in the war this time, but she didn't appear on the battlefield in Wakanda. Instead, she fought against the lord in the dimensional rift with Nolan Locke."

It's even possible that Nolan Locke's presence on the Wakanda battlefield is actually because Hela is fighting those dimensional lords within the dimensional rift?

The person who had spoken earlier did not answer, but simply nodded. However, this nod was enough to make everyone's expressions extremely solemn. Nolan Locke was already troublesome enough, but if they added Hailan, whose stance was unclear, they simply couldn't imagine how to resolve this damned battle. It had exceeded the limits that the entire Earth could withstand.

"Does this mean we have no choice but to compromise?"

One of them sighed helplessly.

"Perhaps this is our only option."

At least we still have the Time Stone.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned grim.

Time Stone...

However, the Time Stone is not in their possession, but in the possession of the Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen Strange. In other words, although there are currently six Infinity Stones on Earth, the official authorities do not possess any of them.

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Chapter 340 Iron-Headed Valkyrie

The faces of many board members were extremely grim.