41 Nick Fury

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But what Natasha didn't expect was that Lorna immediately followed up with a chilling remark.

"Zane, should I kill her?"

Though Lorna's hands trembled a bit, facing the first bloody scene, her eyes were resolute as she looked at Zane.

Lorna only knew that when she had to compete with a homeless man for food, no one came to save her. When she was freezing to death on a winter night, no one saved her. In the end, only Zane reached out to her, giving her a life she never dared to dream of. So, she would unconditionally stand on Zane's side.

Regardless of whether Zane was good or evil, she only knew that Zane was the only person who had sincerely treated her well.

Zane was also surprised by Lorna's reaction, and what followed was a sense of gratitude. He hugged Lorna and lightly kissed her forehead.

"Good girl, go back to the room. I'll handle this."

"Okay..."

After glancing at Natasha again, Lorna obediently went back inside. At the same time, Zane's originally amiable expression disappeared, replaced by an icy indifference.

"You, very clever, trying to sow discord between me and my girlfriend, huh?"

After saying that, Zane retracted a few more chains, leaving only Natasha's limbs and neck bound. He then raised his gun and decisively shot Natasha's other intact thigh.

"Bang!"

Natasha groaned, and though her forehead was tightly knit, she bit her lip and refrained from screaming.

"You're good. Want to come me over? You should come here and talk to me face to face in five minutes. Be late for a minute, and I'll put a bullet in one of your dear subordinates," Zane said, the coldness in his eyes intensifying.

"By the way, forgot to tell you, my marksmanship isn't that good. Don't blame me if the shots miss or hit a major artery." Zane looked at Natasha, whose face had turned pale due to pain, and cruelly smiled.

"Now, let's see how high you stand in Nick Fury's heart."

Natasha stared at Zane, extreme dread apparent in her eyes. Fear crept in, and at the same time, she cursed the intelligence gatherers and Nick Fury in her heart.

'Damn righteous young man, damn introverted personality. Is he crazy? Is your intelligence all based on wild guesses?'

Indeed, the SHIELD intelligence analysts' assessment of Zane was just as Natasha thought. However, they were unaware that the information SHIELD collected about Zane was mostly from before his soul transmigration. Moreover, Zane had only unleashed his abilities once during the fight with the Lizard People after arriving in this world. Thus, SHIELD's initial impression of Zane was undoubtedly off.

Blood streamed down Natasha's thigh, dripping onto the floor from the tip of her shoe, creating a crisp 'drip-drip' sound. Natasha's body grew colder with the loss of blood.

Simultaneously, time flew by. Zane stared at the second hand on his watch. Four minutes and fifty seconds had passed. Zane raised his gun again.

Finally, at four minutes and fifty-five seconds, the doorbell at Zane's house rang. However, Zane showed no intention of getting up to answer it, his eyes still fixed on the second hand of his watch.

As the five-minute mark approached, flames erupted from Zane's gun again, this time targeting Natasha's abdomen.

But Natasha, now on the verge of unconsciousness due to excessive blood loss, could only tremble weakly a few times, indicating that she was still alive.

"What a pity. You might not be able to wear a crop top in the future," Zane said shamelessly.

Outside the door, Nick Fury, who had rushed over and was now panting, turned iron-faced upon hearing the gunshots. However, with his dark complexion, it was impossible to discern any changes.

In the next moment, he gestured to the two agents, Coulson and Hawkeye, who had come with him, signaling them to rush in.

Zane's ordinary eco-friendly wooden door was no match for the advanced agents. It was effortlessly kicked in two by Hawkeye.

As the three intruders entered, Zane finally turned around, tossing the smoking gun back into the [King's Treasury]

"You finally came. If you were any later, your Agent would have turned into a dead widow."

Nick Fury glanced at the nearly lifeless Natasha, indicating for Coulson to administer first aid. Zane, however, did not release the chains suspending Natasha in the air.

So, Coulson had to step forward and sprayed a red mist from three nozzles on Natasha's body, which temporarily stopped the bleeding from the three wounds. SHIELD did have some useful things, such as this hemostatic spray, effectively controlling the injuries on Natasha's body, preventing further bleeding.

At this moment, a large pool of blood had already gathered beneath her, resembling a crime scene.

"We've met your requirements and arrived within five minutes. Why did you still shoot?" Hawkeye stared at Zane with dissatisfaction.

Zane gave Hawkeye a caring look, as if he was showing concern for someone mentally challenged.

"I remember saying 'come in front of me.' Did you guys reach here? Don't you understand the literal meaning?" Whether it was Zane's illusion or not, he felt that Nick Fury's face had gotten even darker.

"Mr. Zane, can you release Agent Romanoff first?" As a Level 10 agent, Nick Fury could control his emotions well and quickly regained his composure after a brief moment.

"Why?" Zane responded curtly, and the atmosphere instantly cooled.

Hawkeye's left hand subtly touched the quiver on his back, ready to attack Zane with arrows upon his command.

"Zane, I can see my agent is alive and you haven't killed her, and you called us here, there must be some conditions," Nick Fury suggested.

"There are none." Zane flatly rejected, not bothering to entertain further discussion.

After a moment of silence, Nick Fury thought about the pros and cons. Observing the golden ripples around Natasha and considering Zane's knowledge about them, Nick Fury believed that Zane, the mysterious figure who slaughtered the Lizard People, had the capability and information to carry out his threat.

Although it might not wipe them out completely, it could certainly cause serious harm.

"Alright, duly noted."

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