Fury stood in place and shouted several times, finally determining that Alaric wasn't there.
And it was very likely that he had fallen into a magical trap Alaric had left at home for unauthorized intrusions.
Fury regretted it.
Who knows if those traps are deadly, dangerous!!
"Of course, those damn mages, real or fake, they're all so annoying!!"
Fury cursed quietly.
He had carelessly underestimated the enemy!
Fury randomly chose a direction and began walking to see if he could find an exit.
As a result, after just a few steps, the scene before him suddenly changed.
Then, in the next moment, before Fury could see his surroundings, he first heard a deafening sound.
Rumble!
A lightning bolt as thick as an arm struck not far in front of Fury.
"Motherf—!!"
Fury looked up and saw the whole world wrapped in lightning and thunder!!
In the thick clouds above him, thunder rolled like dragons in water!
Bolts of lightning of various sizes kept falling from the sky, tearing the bare ground and turning it into craters; not a single place was left untouched.
Rumble!
"Fuck!! Alaric, help!!"
Fury knew he couldn't run around now, because he'd likely be struck in the process of escaping.
But if he stayed in one place, the chance of dying was also high!!
Fortunately, Fury had no hair, otherwise even if the lightning didn't strike him, the surrounding electrical ions would've given him a Saiyan hairstyle.
Still, Fury felt the exposed parts of his skin sting, and his body began to go numb.
Rumble!
Fury kept his eyes on the sky, carefully dodging the lightning.
He thought that since he had come here from that rocky world, maybe he could also get out from here.
Only that this random teleportation didn't allow him to determine the exact location, so he could only dodge as much as possible.
Alaric was invisible in the air, manipulating massive lightning bolts to strike around Fury, each one nearly hitting him directly, constantly scaring him.
Fury, that man, didn't know what it meant to be truly afraid.
It's unknown how long he ran, but just as Fury felt he was running out of strength, the scene changed again.
Shhh!
Violent wind, whistling!
As soon as Fury entered the new space, he was swept up by a fierce wind that lifted him into the air.
"Ahhh!!"
Fury, who had lost control, felt the wind slicing across his face like knives.
In his field of vision, that dark space was filled with countless massive tornadoes connecting the sky and the earth!
"Fuck! Fuck! Alaric!"
Fury was in the air, and the fierce wind was carrying him toward a tornado just ahead.
One could imagine that if he were swallowed by the tornado, he'd surely die!
Fury, feeling death approaching, loudly cursed Alaric!
He shouted and cursed all mages!
In his heart he held hatred—he hated those damn mages, why do they make such dangerous things in their homes!
He also regretted not simply waiting outside and knocking on the door!
He regretted being foolish and just barging in!!
He regretted underestimating the power of magic and the various methods of mages!!
As the tornado drew near, Fury closed his eyes.
What a pity!
His career wasn't over, and now he would die here.
Fury worried about what S.H.I.E.L.D. would look like after his death.
Rumble!
"Ughhh!!"
The pain of being torn apart by the tornado didn't come, and Fury, just starting to feel relief, realized he was now surrounded by icy water.
Instinctive breathing nearly drowned him!
Fury clutched his throat, struggling in the cold, dark sea, while his consciousness slowly faded.
Boom!
A feeling of weightlessness overcame him, and in the next moment, Fury slammed hard into the ground.
Cough! Cough!
Fury coughed, spat out seawater, and opened his eyes.
Humidity.
Droplets of water sizzled as they evaporated on the hot ground.
"Hot!!"
The pain shot through his body, forcing him to leap up.
This was a world of lava, where molten magma flowed all around.
There were only a few places where one could stand.
Fury had just experienced the pain of drowning, and in the next moment found himself in such a scorching environment; even his physical conditioning couldn't withstand it.
The boots on his feet began slowly melting from the heat.
"Fuck! Fuck!!"
Fury kept jumping, enduring the pain!
He felt it would've been better if the earlier lightning had just killed him!
At least he wouldn't have to go through all this torment and pain!!
After a few minutes of hopping around, just when Fury thought he was going to roast, the space changed again.
"Ah! My eyes!!"
A bright light, several times stronger than a camera flash, struck him, and Fury's one remaining eye was seriously damaged.
Uncontrollable tears and stinging in the eye made him think he might be blind!!
But fortunately, Fury didn't feel any other danger aside from the intense light.
That gave him a sense that he could finally rest a little.
Still, he didn't dare open his eyes, afraid the light would blind him again.
Suddenly he felt weightless again, floating in the air, and realized he couldn't breathe as if he were in a vacuum.
Besides that, Fury felt a powerful suction force, much scarier than the one that had pulled him into the tornado!
Fury opened his eyes and through blurry vision saw a massive black hole!
"Ugh..."
Fury's face turned red and he began to suffocate.
But he felt that, before he would suffocate, he'd be pulled into that black hole!
"Ahhh!!"
Brick Street, in front of the temple gate.
Fury was lying on the ground, flailing his arms and legs, screaming in despair!
After screaming for a while, Fury suddenly noticed something was off.
The ground? Air? Streetlamp? Car nearby?
"I'm back?!"
Fury lay on the ground, still confused.
Several passersby looked at him with disgust and walked around him.
Clearly, they just saw Fury's screaming in the street as madness.
"..."
Fury's face darkened, he silently got up and quickly checked his body.
He discovered that the injuries he had just sustained, the clothes soaked by the sea, the boots almost melted by the heat, all of it was gone, everything was in perfect condition.
As if everything he had just endured was only an illusion.
But was it really an illusion?
Fury looked at his watch, it had been ten minutes.
From the moment he entered the temple to now when he came out, only ten minutes had passed!?
But Fury felt like he had been inside for hours!
So it wasn't an illusion!
Everything he had just experienced was real!!
But now, since he was unharmed, it meant the trap in the temple wasn't lethal, but just a small lesson for uninvited guests.
Fury looked at the door and paused.
He didn't dare go in again, not even to knock.
The magical trap inside had truly frightened him!!
It's decided!
Tomorrow he'll send Coulson!!
Fury swung his coat and left without looking back.
Coulson: ???