Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 218 The Birth of the Illuminati

Chapter 218 The Birth of the Illuminati

The same thing can be viewed differently by different people.

For example, in the eyes of most ordinary New York citizens, the act of Superman lifting a rock slab the size of Manhattan to reclaim land is just a cool topic of conversation. If someone is lucky and has a business mind, they can take a good photo and sell it to the newspaper to make a small profit.

But for someone like Nick Fury, that means something completely different.

"This thing can lift the entire island of Manhattan, all with its bare hands?!"

Although Superman looks and sounds like a human, in terms of performance, Nick Fury had to disqualify him from being human first.

Fury was not unfamiliar with brute force that could overcome anything, but lifting a continent with just his bare hands was like trying to lift a whole block of butter with a nanometer-sized needle tip—it was impossible from a physics perspective.

Although 99% of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operations are related to supernatural forces, it is still a place that values ​​science. Neither Fury nor the researchers in the Armament Department can figure out how many laws of physics are violated by Superman's existence.

According to calculations by scientists present, Fury had to admit the failures in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s development over the past few decades:

"That 'motherf*cker' could probably punch a huge hole in the earth with a flick of her finger, while we're still arguing with those sons of bitches from the council every day!"

Coulson, who was with him, just laughed awkwardly, trying to stop his boss from continuing his tirade:

"I don't recommend you call Superman that so casually, especially since he can still hear and see."

"This is one of the reasons why we shouldn't easily believe in Superman; gods can't empathize with mortals."

Regarding Superman's superhuman eyesight and hearing, Fury can only assume for now that the data provided by Iron Man is correct: "Tony guessed that the weakness of the other's senses lies in lead, so for now we can only assume that he is right."

"Aren't you curious about what that old black bastard Fury is up to behind our backs?"

Deep beneath New Manhattan Island, Iron Man circled the Green Lamp Furnace countless times, yet remained baffled. The energy of the emotional spectrum was somewhat beyond the realm of science, leaving the inexperienced Iron Man at a loss for what to do in the short term.

Furthermore, Nick Fury's little scheme to secretly plot something only fueled his intense curiosity.

"He's probably targeting Joey. Shouldn't we sneak in through the system backdoor we left before and take a look?"

"No rush."

Joey, the person involved, remained calm: "Let's wait until he actually achieves some 'results' before we talk about it."

They did this purely to give Fury, who was bored out of his mind all day, something to do so he wouldn't always be staring at the wall facing S.H.I.E.L.D. and the three men swinging hoes.

Hydra has been digging for resources for decades anyway. No matter how much information and resources the three of them are currently stealing from S.H.I.E.L.D., it doesn't count as theft, but rather as "putting resources in the hands of justice."

As for whether it's targeted or not, there are plenty of people who want to kill Joey, so who does Nick Fury think he is?

Batman also disapproved of Tony reactivating the backdoor he had planted in the S.H.I.E.L.D. system simply to satisfy his own curiosity: "Every time the backdoor is used, the risk of exposure increases."

Moreover, he put himself in others' shoes, and having seen so much of the world, he knew Nick Fury all too well.

"For someone like Fury, if something about Superman is important, he would never record it in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s system; if it's not important, then we don't need to look at it."

The three people hiding underground have begun decoding all the files that were pulled from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database.

Having learned his lesson more than once, Joey was unsure whether his understanding of the "normal" universe applied to this one. That's how the multiverse works; with just one "what if," the same characters can always develop completely different stories.

However, even without looking at these documents, Joey could directly verify that the S.H.I.E.L.D. in this universe was just as he had known it before, and it almost no longer contained S.H.I.E.L.D.

Captain America is currently investigating whether Joey's words are accurate, and soon he will be like a spark in a powder keg, completely blasting the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.

Joey and his team were planning to minimize the impact of the crisis before S.H.I.E.L.D. imploded.

In this dark cave, where swarms of bats occasionally flew by, and with only the faint hum of several supercomputers running as his only companion, Tony quickly became restless:

"Why do we three look like supervillains lurking in the shadows, plotting evil schemes and preparing to rule the world?"

Batman, who was present, completely ignored him.

Meanwhile, Joey was lost in thought, manually checking the safety of every Spider-Man remaining in this world—speaking of which, why aren't the Heirs here?

Tony, who was constantly tormented by his teammates' passive-aggressive behavior, clapped his hands in an attempt to liven up the atmosphere again:

"Hey, I've got an idea!"

"Since we're already doing this, why not give this little group a name while we're at it!"

Recalling the infamous conspiracy theory circulating among the general public, Tony immediately decided on a name for his trio: "We'll be called the 'Illuminati,' what do you think?"

"Um?!!!"

Joey, who had been leisurely lounging in the air, immediately straightened up upon hearing the name: "No way, absolutely not!"

Joey thought Shazam was already invincible for coming up with such an unlucky name as "The Seven," but he never expected there to be another expert here.

Tony Stark is a naming genius, much like Shazam. He came up with the name "Illuminati" without any formal instruction, a name even more unlucky than "The Seven."

In the normal Marvel Universe, the Illuminati is a secret society composed of the most intelligent and powerful superheroes on Earth, whose members include, but are not limited to, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Black Bolt, and Namor.

Despite having such an all-star lineup, the Illuminati is basically as notorious as the little blue man, the "Guardian of the Universe," from the other universe—it's universally disliked.

This is because this powerful secret society always manages to save the Earth and the universe from dire straits. As for how the Earth and the universe ended up in dire straits in the first place, that's a topic that can't be touched.

Having come a long way to get to where he is now, Joey no longer wants to make fun of these big shots who repeatedly create new fathers only to be hit in the face by their own boomerangs.

Because it wasn't the first time he'd been hit on the head by a boomerang.

The perspectives of an outsider and an insider are completely different, especially after Joey got involved himself, it seems that he didn't do much better.

For example, isn't this infamous Iron Man, who is trying his best to convince himself that "Illuminati" is a good name, a living example?