Inside Stark Tower.
Tony Stark was watching the video from last night, repeatedly replaying the battle of Grim Reaper Aizen. Although he didn't confront him directly, the footage captured in the video...
Grim Reaper Aizen effortlessly defeated Hulk and a High-Level Carolla. Such power shocked Tony Stark.
"Who exactly is he?"
Tony Stark continuously searched for any clues about Grim Reaper Aizen, including videos, eyewitness accounts, and other information, but Jarvis's search yielded zero results, and there were no records whatsoever.
At this moment, Alan Folker walked in casually, glanced at Tony Stark, and asked, "Tony, how did things go last night?"
Hearing Alan Folker 's voice, Tony Stark immediately looked at him with a troubled expression and replied, "Indeed, our analysis yesterday was correct. I successfully destroyed the Carolla base and encountered several powerful enemies."
"Hulk! The famous Dr. Banner!"
"A High-Level Carolla, possessing strength comparable to Hulk!"
"And a middle-aged man, wearing a mask, who appeared very tall."
After Tony Stark finished speaking, he glanced at Alan Folker , frowned, and said, "Your body proportions and overall physique are quite similar to his."
Upon hearing this, Alan Folker 's face showed no expression, but it had to be said that Tony Stark was not only intelligent but also capable of grasping all useful information from external analysis.
Based solely on Grim Reaper Aizen's appearance, it was indeed possible to categorize some people, and to this day, only Tony Stark could state it so directly.
Alan Folker looked at the video Tony Stark was playing and analyzed, "So, currently, Carolla is indeed constantly capturing ability users and even ordinary people. I think they must be stockpiling forces."
As Alan Folker finished speaking, footsteps of leather shoes came from the doorway.
"As expected of Mr. Alan Folker , you truly have the potential to be an Agent. Your analysis is correct; Carolla has indeed begun to act."
Coulson walked in, looked at Tony Stark and Alan Folker , and said with a slight smile.
"Has S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated anything?" Tony Stark looked at Coulson with a curious expression and asked.
"That's also why I came to you. You must have seen the energy fields created by Carolla before in videos. These energy fields caused significant casualties."
"But according to our analysis, it was merely a warning. Also, the mysterious middle-aged man killed the High-Level Carolla last night. Combining all analyses, our estimated result is that they intend to bathe the world in blood."
Tony Stark was shocked to hear Coulson's analysis: "Bathe the world in blood? So these are their forces?"
A ripple appeared on Alan Folker 's face. As expected, the Twelve Great Leaders were all connected, and the death of one completely enraged them.
However, this was exactly what Alan Folker wanted. The goal was to force all Twelve Great Leaders out, completely resolve this matter, and then he could rest easy.
"Currently, we still don't know their specific actions, but recently we captured several Carolla prisoners and interrogated them, confirming our suspicions."
Tony Stark frowned, scrolled through the interface, and watched the constantly appearing images before them. Based on the number of collective missing persons, divided by different zones, the total reached over six thousand people. Adding the three thousand casualties from before, the total was ten thousand.
It seemed like ten thousand, but Carolla integrating with humans meant making humans fight themselves, which was a perfectly executed plan.
"So, what do you plan to do now?" Alan Folker asked, watching Coulson and Tony Stark's exchange.
Tony Stark naturally had his own ideas at this moment, but with Coulson's appearance, it was clear that Fury was seeking help.
Before he could speak, Coulson said with a serious expression, "We suspect they might emerge from the Space-Time Gates currently appearing in the city, so we have arranged a large number of personnel at the entrance and exit of each Space-Time Gate."
"The method is correct, but you are well aware of their strength from your battles with Carolla during this period. They are not something ordinary Agents can handle." Alan Folker nodded. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s deployment didn't need his input, but he still wanted to address the issue of power.
Natasha and Hawkeye might have a chance against ordinary Carolla warriors, but against integrated Mutants or other awakened Carolla, they were completely outmatched and very likely to be in mortal danger.
"Of course, but don't forget, even though they are Carolla, they are still human." Tony Stark smiled, as if he already had his plan, and said with a grin.
"As long as they are human, they will get hurt, and weapons pose the greatest threat to fragile bodies. After all, it's no longer the age of cold weapons." Coulson nodded in agreement.
"Very good. I hope you can deal with the High-Level Carolla." Alan Folker replied calmly. The arrangement was indeed perfect.
"If there are eleven of them, and there is only one Space-Time Gate, that means each of your teams will have to face one High-Level Carolla." Tony Stark's screen displayed the locations of the Space-Time Gates, and he simulated the situation, analyzing.
"Uh huh, exactly! What helpers did Fury find?" Alan Folker looked at Coulson and asked.
Coulson naturally replied, "Iron Man!"
He smiled, looking at Tony Stark.
"Besides Iron Man, is there no one else?" Tony Stark, who was originally focused on the Space-Time Gates, looked up at Coulson when he heard his words and asked.
"Of course, there are also S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and the Military." Coulson replied naturally, without any sense of pressure.
His tone was calm, and he was very confident that this operation would be swift. Perhaps this was also one of an Agent's qualities.
"Very good!" Tony Stark simply said, "It looks like I can skip any meetings."
"But I'd like Mr. Alan Folker to help me one more time. How do you think they will act?"
Tony Stark looked at the regular yet non-chaotic Space-Time Gates, always feeling they held some significance, though it was currently just a guess.
Alan Folker 's gaze focused on the Space-Time Gates displayed by Tony Stark; the virtual structure only showed eleven Space-Time Gates.
"For the last one, Carolla is actually a relatively traditional group. They will definitely send vanguards first, and the strongest will be left for last. We just need to wait for the enemy to appear at that gate."
"Just as I thought!" Tony Stark smiled, having received the answer he wanted.