Meanwhile, on the other side.
"These are all the 084s you've collected?" Aaron looked at the sealed boxes, one after another, his tone filled with suspicion.
Before Fury could speak, Hill had already begun, "There are 157 objects here, 25 of which are classified as 084."
"There are also some 084 located at the Triskelion Building. This is the list. If what you need is not here, we can immediately proceed to the Washington D.C. headquarters."
Hill handed a list to Aaron.
Fury's single remaining eye stared intensely at Hill.
Something is wrong! Very wrong!
I am the Director!
Thinking back to last night, he couldn't help but wonder if Hill truly harbored the intention of joining Osborn Industries.
Aaron took the list and examined it item by item.
"Are there any more detailed files?"
"Yes."
Hill, who had prepared in advance, took out a laptop from nearby and connected it to the local network.
Standing beside Aaron, she introduced the items one by one.
"This object is a special energy generator recovered from a Hydra Base during World War II..."
Hill did not specify the type of special energy, but Aaron had his suspicions.
"This object is 084—Zero Matter, a type of dark power..."
"Zero Matter?"
Aaron felt a sense of familiarity and glanced at it.
"Peggy Carter?"
"Yes, the first person to discover Zero Matter was Peggy Carter, one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. She discovered this dark power during a mission."
"Given its danger, she and Howard Stark resolved the situation involving Zero Matter and then sealed it away."
Hill had clearly prepared thoroughly, knowing detailed information about every item here.
Seeing that Aaron seemed quite interested, Hill continued, "In 1945, during a nuclear weapons test conducted by the Isodyne Energy Corporation, a fissure appeared at the center of the explosion, sucking all surrounding matter into it."
"After the explosion, a mass of oily black liquid remained. This is Zero Matt..."
Before she could finish, Aaron stated firmly, "I'll take it."
Zero Matter is extremely important because it is both mysterious and highly dangerous.
If Howard hadn't researched and developed the Gamma Ray Cannon to close the Zero Matter portal back then, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Such a dangerous object should have been sent to the Slingshot site and thrown into the sun. But clearly, Fury was not as righteous as he claimed.
Hill looked toward Fury.
She did not have the authority to make a decision regarding this object, which was very unique even among 084 classification.
So, you finally noticed me, the Director!
Fury glanced at the laptop, meeting Aaron's undeniable gaze.
He remained silent for a moment and then said, "This object doesn't seem like the key component for making human enhancement serums."
Fury tried one last time to resist. "I suggest you look at the follow-up data. It is very dangerous."
"Once touched, the human body may transform into a special quantum state, invisible and intangible."
"Furthermore, it can influence and change a person's will, driving them mad and leading them toward self-destruction."
"The harm caused by Zero Matter doesn't stop there. It also absorbs a person's life force, absorbs light, assimilates people, and can even transport them to an unknown Dark Dimension."
Aaron didn't waste words with him. He picked up the new phone he had just bought, which didn't even have a SIM card.
Wait, not again!
Seeing this, Fury had no choice but to concede. "Okay, I'll take you there."
Zero Matter was not located here. Instead, S.H.I.E.L.D. stored it in a special glass container.
Zero Matter appeared as a black liquid suspended in the air, somewhat resembling a black version of the Aether Particle. Its volume was not large, about the size of a fist.
"This is a residual portion of Zero Matter that we discovered later. We do not have a second Gamma Ray Cannon, so we can only keep it confined here." Fury made his final defense.
"How do you plan to take it away?"
"I'll reiterate, it is very dangerous."
Before Fury finished speaking, Aaron had already arrived next to the glass container.
His entire body seemed to turn into a phantom, treating the glass as nothing, and walked directly inside the container.
Fury's subsequent words came to an abrupt halt.
That ability... why does it seem familiar?
Phasing? Invisibility? Intangibility?
It looks like...
Ghost!
Fury's expression subtly changed. He exchanged glances with Hill, both recognizing what the other was thinking.
Ghost's name is Ava. When her father Elihas attempted to build a quantum tunnel for a quantum experiment, the experiment resulted in an accidental explosion.
Both Elihas and his wife perished in that accident.
Only the young Ava was left behind. After the quantum shock, her body was quantum-modified, granting her the ability to change her own molecular structure. She can become intangible, invisible, and phase through walls at will.
However, her cells are extremely unstable, and she could disappear from reality at any moment—meaning she could become completely quantumized, turning into an intangible Ghost.
In 1995, S.H.I.E.L.D. took her away from Professor Bill, training her to become a secret Agent code-named Ghost.
Aaron's ability just now was exactly the same as Ghost's.
He definitely couldn't be mistaken.
Could Aaron have also undergone quantum experimentation?
As he was thinking, he suddenly saw Aaron actually reaching out toward Zero Matter.
Fury opened his mouth wide, about to shout.
When Zero Matter touched Aaron's right hand, it initially moved toward him willingly. But the next instant, Zero Matter, which lacked self-awareness, suddenly struggled and tried to move away from Aaron. It was as if it had seen some terrifying monster, instinctively trying to escape.
Aaron curled his lip and whispered like a demon, "Since you're here, come inside obediently."
His right hand actively moved forward, absorbing all the Zero Matter.
[Fear Control: You have mastered the power of fear, capable of summoning the existence that life fears most in its subconscious.]
[Dark Force Field: You can create a dark space containing only absolute darkness, capable of absorbing all light. Those imprisoned within will see terrifying illusions and experience cold, fear, and loss of consciousness, leading to breakdown and even death.]
[Life Force Absorption: You can rapidly absorb the life force of others.]
[Possession: You can transform into an energy-based life form and possess others at will.]
[Energy Absorption: Similar abilities detected. Fusion completed. You can absorb light energy and heat energy faster, and can even generate dark shadows around you.]
[Key to the Fear Dimension: You can freely open and close the portal to the Fear Dimension (Dark Force Dimension).]
[Dark Force Control: You have mastered Dark Force and can manipulate it at will for purposes including, but not limited to, flight, shapeshifting, opening and closing dimensional portals, absorbing life force, and instantaneous movement (one step taken in the Dark Force Dimension, or Fear Dimension, is equal to one mile (1.6 kilometers) on Earth).]
[Intangibility: You can arbitrarily render people intangible and immaterial like a shadow. Life forms in this state generally cannot affect the real Universe, but they can move freely in the world.]
[Note: The Fear Dimension contains unknown dangers. Ordinary people entering it may suffer unknown effects.]
Wow, that was a huge gain.
Aaron did not know much about Zero Matter. He just thought this thing should count as a decent mysterious substance.
But now it seems this is definitely a divine object, no, a demonic object, no less significant than Mjolnir.
After absorbing it, Aaron knew exactly what zero matter was.
Zero Matter is a specialty of the Fear Dimension, and the Fear Dimension is the product of the fusion of the Dark Dimension, dark force, and fear power.
In fact, the Fear Dimension could also be considered an alternative Dark Dimension.
Both exist simultaneously within the Fractured Domain, with the Dark Dimension being the largest fragment space among them.
From this perspective, Dormammu can also control the powers of fear and darkness, and his Domain likely contains Zero Matter as well.
And now, he has mastered a portion of the Fear Dimension's characteristics.
If he wished, he could even abandon his physical body and transform into an intangible, immaterial energy-based deity with infinite life.
Achieving eternal life in a spiritual state.
Or possess others, controlling their bodies' actions.
In other words, these abilities are sufficient to forge a powerful Dark Deity.
For Aaron, the boost was significant. However, he did not want to become a projected divine entity of the Fear Dimension, he was already a god himself.
To others, this would be a shortcut to godhood, but to Aaron, it was a dead end with no future prospects.