"Go get ready!"
Uehara Naraku waved his hand to signal the Hydra spies beside him to leave and took out his phone, planning to use this opportunity to contact Alexander Pierce.
At the very least, he needed to confirm the matter of Death Goddess Hela.
"Oh, one more thing."
Suddenly, Uehara Naraku stopped his subordinates and issued another order: "If Clint Barton appears on the Helicarrier, report his location to me at that time. I remember he drove away with my pickup truck."
"...Yes."
The Hydra spies glanced at each other.
After this group left, Uehara Naraku looked at the call records on his phone. It seemed he hadn't contacted Alexander Pierce for a while.
"Director Pierce, this is Uehara Naraku."
Once the call was connected, Uehara Naraku gripped his phone tightly, his voice immediately becoming serious: "There's an important matter to report to you..."
"You still haven't dealt with Steve Rogers!"
Alexander Pierce's mood seemed bad, and his tone sounded quite irritable: "Nick Fury's Avengers Squad has given us considerable trouble! Four military bases were destroyed by them just last month!"
Ever since Nick Fury deployed the Avengers Squad to attack Hydra bases, the war between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra has been overwhelmingly one-sided, causing significant losses to Hydra...
Of course, Uehara Naraku couldn't admit it was intentional.
If Alexander Pierce knew Uehara Naraku was using the Avengers Squad to eliminate those Hydra factions, he would probably explode with rage...
"This isn't necessarily a bad thing."
Uehara Naraku furrowed his brows and advised solemnly: "Those exposed bases would sooner or later be destroyed by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military... Their destruction hasn't been fruitless and has allowed me to gain more trust from the Avengers Squad and Nick Fury..."
"This doesn't align with our expectations..."
Alexander Pierce remained somewhat dissatisfied.
Because Uehara Naraku hadn't fulfilled the role of a spy, in his expectations, Uehara Naraku should be devising a scheme with him to strike against the Avengers...
"What if..."
Uehara Naraku's lips curved into a strange smile: "What if we could reclaim the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. position?"
"What are you saying?"
"Recently, I orchestrated the defection of Coulson and Hill; within S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury no longer has any subordinates he can rely on. Now, we're in control of all his intelligence channels..."
"I've been leveraging these channels lately, causing Nick Fury to increasingly rely on me, involving me in all his plans. If the opportunity is right, I can take over his position, reclaiming S.H.I.E.L.D. for Hydra..."
Uehara Naraku's plan has been proceeding smoothly.
This plan indeed tempted Alexander Pierce. Since Hydra was exposed, many of their operations have been constrained...
Because of S.H.I.E.L.D., the military, and the World Security Council's involvement, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s identity is quite crucial. If the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is still Hydra, the benefits to Hydra are immeasurable...
Alexander Pierce took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I will have Dr. Arnim Zola cooperate with your plan..."
"Yes."
Uehara Naraku showed a gentle smile.
After painting a big picture for Alexander Pierce, Uehara Naraku naturally needed to offer something enticing: "Director Pierce should be aware of the recent events, right? An alien named Loki controlled Clint Barton and stole the Tesseract..."
"Hmm, I just heard about this..."
"We already have Loki's staff."
As soon as Uehara Naraku said this, Pierce's breath suddenly intensified.
The Mind Staff capable of controlling hearts, a cosmic weapon — how could Hydra not be tempted?
"Tomorrow, I'll send someone to deliver it to you, Director Pierce."
"Well done!"
Alexander Pierce's joy was nearly uncontrollable over the phone, and he even coveted the Tesseract: "If we can obtain the Tesseract... that was originally ours, Hydra's..."
"Even if we get the Tesseract, we won't be able to keep it."
Uehara Naraku's voice carried some hesitation: "Because Thor from Asgard has returned to Earth; his purpose is the Tesseract. It's said many in the universe covet the Tesseract; Nick Fury is already considering giving it up..."
Uehara Naraku sighed and continued solemnly: "I suspect Nick Fury will prioritize Earth's safety and hand the Tesseract over to Thor, thereby gaining Asgard's trust in S.H.I.E.L.D., and possibly even securing Thor's help..."
"That guy!"
The sound of a table being struck came through the phone.
Even Alexander Pierce knew the trouble that aliens could cause; losing the official cover from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council, Pierce doubted Thor would be lenient with Hydra once they took the Tesseract...
Most importantly...
Thor is also on the Avengers Squad!
This means in the future Thor will join the operation against Hydra too, and a legendary Nordic God is not someone Hydra can contend with!
Uehara Naraku seemed to understand Alexander Pierce's worries and said gently: "Now that there's a Thor from Asgard in Nick Fury's Avengers Squad, Hydra needs to find someone who can match Thor's power..."
"That's a legendary god..."
Alexander Pierce's voice was somewhat helpless: "Perhaps we can only hope that relations between Asgard and Earth won't be too frequent in the future..."
"This might not be likely. Asgard has prisoners detained on Earth..."
Uehara Naraku hesitated for a while before continuing: "From Thor's and Loki's words, I heard about someone: a princess who once competed for Asgard's divine king succession is imprisoned on Earth. Her power is formidable..."
When Uehara Naraku spoke of this, he revealed his intention: "We might find a way to locate this princess and use her to counterbalance Thor...
It's said… her power is so great that even God King Odin couldn't kill her and could only seal and imprison her somewhere on Earth...
Her name is quite terrifying too.
She's rumored to be the mythological Death Goddess, Hela."
Suddenly, Alexander Pierce's breath intensified again, and Uehara Naraku's lips curled as he continued gently: "The only pity is that neither Thor nor Loki knows where their sister is..."
"..."
Alexander Pierce was silent for a while, slowly speaking: "I understand! I'll immediately send people to start searching, find out the whereabouts of the Death Goddess. We should also establish a squad to counter the Avengers!"
"Yes."
Uehara Naraku fully agreed with Alexander Pierce's opinion and continued: "As long as we have a Hydra squad, plus my intelligence..."
"Take care of your own safety..."
"Yes, Director Pierce, hail Hydra."
Uehara Naraku slowly hung up the phone and stretched, twisting his body.
A sudden violent explosion occurred!
A strong vibration came from beneath his feet!
The alarm sound echoed throughout the Helicarrier!
Numerous agents ran back and forth in the narrow corridors of the Helicarrier!
Uehara Naraku glanced at his vibrating phone and slowly answered the call, hearing a spy's report.
"Sir, Loki has been released."
"Clint Barton has infiltrated the Helicarrier, currently active in the northeast area, our men are still pinpointing the exact location..."
"No need."
Uehara Naraku pinched his fingers, looked in a certain direction, and said softly: "I already know where he is."