121: Gambler Nick Fury

S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Hill, are the missiles ready?"

"Ready, Boss."

"You can leave at any time, and the military's borrowed fighter jets are also ready."

"As soon as the spacecraft is smashed into pieces, the large debris will be shot into smaller pieces immediately."

Hill stood beside Nick Fury, operating the tablet in his hand. "But, Boss..."

"I know what you're worried about. You're afraid that once the drop range of the spaceship becomes wider, things will get worse."

Hill nodded.

"It's out of the question."

"The NASA folks, if they report before the spacecraft enters the atmosphere, they can take care of it directly in outer space."

"But now..."

Nick Fury looked at the big screen in front of him. The spacecraft kept falling, and he cursed everyone at NASA under his breath.

"Hill, let them..."

"And wait!"

Nick Fury, who was about to order the shooting down of the spaceship, saw another figure on the big screen.

"Tony?"

"What's he doing there?"

Hill also shook his head in confusion. "If I remember correctly, Reed is one of Tony's few friends."

Nick Fury said angrily, "The two of them just reek of the same scent."

"Hey, look at Tony. Is he trying to save Reed?"

Hearing Hill's analysis, Nick Fury pondered for a moment, then said, "I think he's trying to prevent the spacecraft from landing."

"How can that be? The falling spaceship, the powerful impact, even if God comes, it won't help."

Hill couldn't believe that anyone could stop the spacecraft from falling in this situation.

Nick Fury stared at Tony as he entered the spaceship and asked, "Can I connect with Tony?"

"No, Tony has upgraded the J.A.R.V.I.S exploit since the last time you hacked into their system."

"And also for the S.H.I.E.L.D upgrade."

"There's no way to get in touch with him directly unless he agrees."

Nick Fury's already dark face became even more serious.

Tony's level of genius was obvious to all.

His subordinates would never be able to keep up with him in their entire lives. The bug that allowed him to hack into J.A.R.V.I.S in the first place was just a matter of chance.

Once Tony fortifies his defenses, there's no way to breach them.

Nick Fury touched his head, and after thinking for a while, said, "Hill, do you dare to gamble with me?"

Hill's expression changed suddenly.

Gamble?

The stake is the lives of tens of thousands of people near the Central Bridge in New York!

Hill knew what Nick Fury wanted.

He believed that Tony could stop the ship from falling and save everything near the Central Bridge in New York.

But, can it really be done?

Nick Fury believed in Tony.

Despite knowing that Nick Fury had made up his mind, Hill tried to persuade him, "Boss, now is the perfect time to shoot down the ship."

"The higher the explosion height, the wider the spread, but the corresponding loss will be smaller."

Hill was right.

Originally, the spaceship was going to fall and explode on the central bridge at once.

If it could be turned into countless fragments, it would fall in a wider range.

But the lethality would be greatly reduced.

Even if the military's fighter jets sniped it in time, it could still achieve the desired goal of zero losses.

Putting all hope on Tony was too much of a gamble!

Nick Fury looked at Hill with a look of determination in his eyes.

Hill looked at Nick Fury, who eventually gave in, and said, "Give Tony time."

"But once it gets close to 800 meters, it must be shot down immediately."

"Otherwise, we simply don't have enough time."

Nick Fury raised his hand, made a one, and said, "1,000 meters. If at 1,000 meters in the sky, Tony hasn't done much..."

"Shoot it down!"

Hill nodded solemnly.

Now, Hill was a little more worried about Tony's safety than whether he could shoot down the ship.

If he couldn't stop the ship from landing, once the missile was launched, it would be Tony who would die.

Only then did Hill feel that Nick Fury was a little scary.

Because, in reality, Nick Fury was betting against Tony.

Tony would either prevent the ship from landing and survive or get blown up by the missiles that would be fired next.

Hill pressed the earphone beside his ear and said, "All personnel, wait for the order."

"No one can leave the deck without permission."

On the deck of the aircraft carrier, a dozen fighter jets were lined up in two rows.

After receiving Hill's order, everyone was ready to go.

Inside the ship.

"Sir, all energy has been recovered."

At the same time as J.A.R.V.I.S's voice came out, the flames sprayed from the tail of the spacecraft gradually went out.

"J.A.R.V.I.S, get ready to turn!"

"Use all your energy for steering."

"Understood, sir!"

Tony thought again and again. Now, in the spaceship cabin, it was enough to leave it all to J.A.R.V.I.S.

As long as the energy recovery is complete, there should be no major problems.

The only issue now is to ensure the correct steering of the spacecraft for a safe landing.

Looking at Reed and the others in front of the console, Tony sighed, "You guys are sleeping so soundly!"

Tony walked over and pushed Reed and Susan away.

Two hands rested on the lever.

"J.A.R.V.I.S, I will handle the steering and propulsion; you are responsible for the energy output."

Tony, being a mechanical expert, knew that nothing was more reliable than manual operation at this time.

Coupled with the cooperation of his own J.A.R.V.I.S, the success rate would be greatly improved.

"Got it, sir."

Tony grabbed the lever, took a deep breath, and said, "Go on, J.A.R.V.I.S!"

Tony pulled the lever and pushed it up.

Due to the spacecraft's enormous inertia at the moment, even Tony, wearing the Mark 6, found it a bit difficult to push.

But he managed to push it up by a little.

At the same time, J.A.R.V.I.S cooperated with Tony, and the jets from other parts of the ship also opened.

Under this interaction, the spacecraft's landing speed began to slow down.

At the same time, its direction started changing slightly.

"It's... unbelievable."

"How did he do it?"

Hill also looked at the scene in disbelief, witnessing the tail flame of the spaceship disappearing.

The thrusters at other places turned on, and then slowly turned.

"Looks like I won."

Nick Fury said confidently.

But everyone knew that one couldn't take it lightly until the last moment.

The two were still staring at the screen.

At the same time.

As soon as he came out of the forest, Gwen swung fast like a monkey.

Here, Gwen was significantly faster.

"Miss Gwen, this is it."

"According to the calculation, the landing place is here."

With the guidance of the Red Queen, Gwen stopped immediately. "Red Queen, analyze the best stress point."

"The more, the better."

The forest in front of her turned into a digital model of the forest.

Every tree that could be used, as well as the stress points, was marked by the Red Queen.

Looking at these numbers, Gwen clenched her fists energetically.

"Okay, I have a big job to do tonight..."

To be continued...