A single night. In normal circumstances, it's just a blink of an eye, passing by quickly.
But for many curious individuals, it was an agonizing wait.
They stayed up all night, hiding under their covers and refreshing their phone screens. The various pieces of information exposed online kept them wired, eagerly anticipating the Daily Bugle's announcement of the truth behind Batman's actions from last night.
Including Peter Parker, who hadn't slept a wink and was engrossed in the gossip.
"Why?"
Peter lay sprawled on his bed, his phone lit up beside him. His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, his expression a little conflicted.
"Why didn't Batman call me in for last night's operation?"
"Spider-Man hasn't appeared in a while..."
"Lately, my studies have been a bit overwhelming. After school and on weekends, I have to go to Oscorp for my internship, and every now and then, I have to find time to go to the lab in the sewers to research the Green Goblin antidote with Dr. Connors and Dr. Banner…"
"Wait! That's not a reason for Batman not to call me! Batman wouldn't have forgotten about me, would he?"
Peter's mind was racing.
"Hey."
At that moment, a voice called out from outside the room: "Peter, it's time for school. Come out and eat breakfast."
"Okay, I'm coming."
Peter rolled out of bed.
Even though he hadn't slept all night, the Spider-enhanced Peter could still handle this level of energy expenditure.
"The Daily Bugle website usually updates at 8:30 in the morning."
Peter glanced at the time, put his phone in his backpack, and after finishing breakfast, said goodbye to Uncle Ben Parker and Aunt May before riding his bike to school.
At the school entrance, he met his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy.
"Hi, Gwen."
Peter flashed a bright, sunny smile.
"Peter."
Gwen returned a beautiful smile.
They walked side by side, naturally anticipating today's hottest topic.
"When I went to school today, my father just got off work and was about to rest. He said this case is very complicated, and Batman is dealing with a powerful organization," Gwen said. "Last night was dangerous. If it weren't for Batman, the entire New York would have been in ruins."
"What organization? How powerful?"
"I don't know, it's classified. But according to my father, those prisoners from yesterday were taken away by the military this morning, before dawn... He said that even the New York Police Department doesn't know the full story. If you want to know what happened, you'll have to wait for the Daily Bugle to publish an article!"
Peter was even more shocked to hear his girlfriend say this, knowing that something definitely wasn't simple.
At the same time, he felt increasingly frustrated.
In such a dangerous situation, Batman didn't even think of him. Did this mean he was really forgotten by Batman?
"Hey, the Daily Bugle published an article!"
"Look!"
Suddenly, the exclamation in the school attracted Peter and Gwen's attention.
They simultaneously pulled out their phones from their bags, opened the Daily Bugle's website, and clicked on the latest article.
[Darkness Hidden in the World: HYDRA!]
Washington D.C..
Military District.
The old men and the others were leisurely here. Except for not being able to move around freely, it was not much different from their usual routine.
They had also learned about the news from last night from the internet.
Of course, only the people involved knew the truth.
But to avoid disturbing Anton, they held it in all night, waiting for today's article to reveal the truth.
"It's out!"
"Open it quickly and take a look!"
"I'd like to know just who has the guts to do this!"
The old men and the others quickly opened their computers.
Including the Secretary of Defense, John Keller, who was not far from them, in another corner of the military district, also opened his computer together with his colleagues.
Although they knew some things better than ordinary people, they didn't know everything.
Previously, Anton sent a message that Batman was going to deal with a powerful enemy. To prevent any mistakes, he sent the old men and the others to the military area to stay for two more days. Following that, a terrifying incident occurred in New York that night.
The military immediately learned that MARS, which had researched the nanite warheads, had stolen them and, in cooperation with Cobra, deployed the stolen nanite warheads, intending to attack New York and cause its collapse.
If it weren't for Batman, they would likely be facing a New York City that had already become a wasteland today.
This infuriated the military.
Especially Secretary of Defense John Keller, who was shaking with rage.
This level of terrorist attack was completely a slap in his face.
Although the military immediately sent people to take the prisoners from the New York Police Department after learning of this, there were still many unanswered questions.
John Keller, and the military, like everyone else, could only learn the truth through articles in the Daily Bugle.
"S.H.I.E.L.D.? HYDRA?"
Soon, John Keller quickly scanned the article, his expression changing dramatically.
"Damn it!"
His eyes blazing, he slammed his hand on the table. "Shit, I knew those bastards at S.H.I.E.L.D. were up to no good… HYDRA, it's actually HYDRA!"
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
"HYDRA…"
Nick Fury wasn't surprised by the Daily Bugle's article.
Since he guessed that Batman was angry, he naturally figured that Batman wouldn't be afraid to take on HYDRA.
But, flipping the table to this extent is rare.
This isn't just flipping the table; it's completely exposing the dirty secrets of HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D.
Yes.
Not only HYDRA, but the Daily Bugle's article also revealed specific information about S.H.I.E.L.D.
But in Nick Fury's view, the most important thing wasn't that, but a name revealed by the Daily Bugle.
"Alexander Pierce."
The black-eyed man's eyes rarely revealed a bit of confusion: "Is it really you?"
Without real evidence, it was indeed hard for him to believe that his close friend, the one who had helped him, who was also the former controller of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the current Secretary of Defense of S.H.I.E.L.D., a person of such high position and power, would actually be a HYDRA member intending to subvert the entire world.
Bang!
As he was deep in thought, someone pushed open the director's office door.
"Nick!"
Alexander Pierce walked in, his face ashen. He glared at the black-haired Nick Fury, and the two men stared at each other for a long time.
"You don't believe the nonsense in this report, do you?"
Pierce flipped over the computer screen on Nick Fury's desk, looking at the article from the Daily Bugle. He was so angry he was grinding his teeth, and he didn't seem to be acting at all.
"Nick, there's no problem within S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
Pierce stated firmly, "Even if there is a problem, it's definitely not me! I've trusted you for so many years. Have I ever done anything to let you down?"
"Pierce, don't get so worked up."
Nick Fury waved his hand. "I believe you."
"No."
Pierce said in a low voice, "Your attitude is important! If I have no problem, then the problem is Batman! He's trying to split S.H.I.E.L.D., do you understand?"
"I don't think things are that serious yet."
Nick Fury gave a wry smile.
"In any case, I've already applied for a meeting of the World Security Council."
Pierce said, "This meeting will pass your proposal to form the Avengers. In addition, we will discuss how to deal with Batman's attack on S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"Attack?"
Nick Fury was startled.
"Yes."
Pierce gritted his teeth, "This is an attack! Not just against me, but against S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
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