Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

The arrival of Dio made humanity realize that they were not the only intelligent life in the universe.

Of course, this excludes S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel, since S.H.I.E.L.D. was in charge of Captain Marvel's case.

However, the people at S.H.I.E.L.D. were even more terrified. They were afraid that the Kree had returned. Although the Avengers were on Earth, one of their core members, Iron Man Tony Stark, had gone missing recently.

With Thor, the most powerful warrior, not on Earth, and only an uncontrollable Hulk, it just doesn't feel safe.

Furthermore, Nick Fury, who had previously been in contact with Captain Marvel, has disappeared without a trace after being dismissed, making it impossible to contact him for further discussion.

SHIELD.

Pierce, who had been reinstated, looked even more furious than Nick Fury. He knew that Nick Fury was out of control, but he hadn't expected that even if Nick Fury was no longer the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra's resources still wouldn't be able to find him.

Moreover, Congress just called him, asking him to find a way to deal with the things in the sky as soon as possible, because those congressmen have started to panic, rumors of alien invasion are spreading everywhere, and even free shopping is happening on a large scale.

"How am I supposed to solve the problems in the sky? I can't even contact them!" Pierce was furious, and despite his good manners, he almost threw whatever was next to him!

At that moment, the special operations team leader, Rumlow, walked in.

"Chief, we have news!" Rumlow handed Pierce a tablet.

Pierce gave it a strange look, and was stunned after just one glance.

The video above is playing a clip where a female voice says, "Tony Stark, who has been missing for many days, has reappeared, claiming he was abducted by aliens and has recently returned..."

Pierce froze, tilting his head to look at Rumlow, who was equally shocked.

Stark Industries is extremely valuable. After confirming that Tony Stark "died" due to the energy of the Tesseract, Hydra secretly plotted to acquire Stark Industries.

But just as the plan was being implemented, and before any results were even seen, Tony Stark miraculously returned alive?!

Pierce struggled to steady his breathing, grabbed Rumlow by the collar, and said in a forceful voice, "Now, immediately, give me Tony Stark and the rest of the Avengers! Come here!"

Rumlow was quite taken aback by Pierce's behavior and was momentarily startled. He quickly regained his composure, nodded, and walked out.

Pierce aside, political leaders from various countries are in a panic.

Some countries have even been making insinuations against the United States, making it a target of public criticism.

Although the United States frequently makes movies about alien invasions, it doesn't mean it has a way to deal with aliens, which makes its performance at the United Nations quite embarrassing.

Soon, news of Tony Stark's affair spread, and everyone at the United Nations was stunned.

Then, for the first time, the United States showcased its high-tech technology: virtual projection technology.

Tony Stark appeared under the watchful eyes of the world, looking no different from when he left, and even appearing a bit more robust.

After all, the canned ant beef specially made for Astartes is extremely high in protein. Even though he only ate a little bit, it made Tony Stark, a laborer who worked on the Titan spaceship all day, feel a bit overnourished.

“Mr. Tony Stark, could you tell me what you learned during your time on another planet?” a representative asked.

Tony glanced at the virtual projection, said nothing, but a look of inquiry flashed in his eyes.

Clearly, he was also interested in this thing, but he adjusted his mindset and began to explain what he knew.

"This is a very peculiar cosmic empire. From what I understand, its territory spans countless galaxies, and it holds a dominant position in the entire universe."

As Tony Stark narrated, a vast and powerful cosmic empire was depicted. To everyone's surprise, the usually arrogant Tony Stark was actually... praising the other party?

However, everyone was soon captivated by the scenery described by Tony Stark.

“So, Mr. Stark, do you know why this cosmic empire has crossed the galaxy to come to this remote Earth?” another UN representative asked, a question that everyone agreed with.

But just as Tony Stark was about to speak, the virtual projection flickered and disappeared!

To the astonishment of everyone at the United Nations, the US representative said that the equipment had malfunctioned and was being repaired.

"I apologize, everyone. The equipment is newly developed, and there are some issues that haven't been resolved yet. Our scientists are currently working on repairs," the American representative said after whispering into his headset for a moment, his expression somewhat arrogant.

"Then please explain in detail, U.S. representative, how much longer will it take?" a representative asked very seriously.

"This could very well be the only legitimate contact between Earth and an extraterrestrial civilization, and we might even be able to establish diplomatic relations. The process cannot afford to fail!"

The US representative shrugged and said, "I don't know about that. After all, it's a newly invented device, and there will always be some flaws when it's used for the first time."

Upon seeing the other party's reaction, all the representatives and viewers of the live stream became furious.

"Clearly, the United States intends to monopolize the opportunity to establish diplomatic relations with an extraterrestrial civilization for the first time." (IP China)

"Looks like someone's jealous." The IP address is unclear.

"Heh, it's good that the US has this intention, but doesn't it consider that the other side's technology can see through its thoughts? If diplomatic relations are successfully established, at most we'll just treat it like a dog, causing us to fight amongst ourselves!" IP address unclear.

"Fuck! Who are you calling a dog?!" The IP address is unclear.

"Hehe, as expected of a dog, it came out so quickly." IP address unknown.

The internet quickly erupted into a heated debate, with all sorts of arguments and disputes.

All the representatives present frowned, feeling that the other side was up to something.

Sure enough, the American representative soon said that the equipment had been repaired, but Tony Stark was exhausted from the long voyage and had gone to rest.

"Bang! What do you mean by this? Do you want to keep this important information for yourselves?!" The Russian representative slammed his fist on the table and angrily pointed at the American representative's nose, cursing.

All the representatives glared angrily and voiced their support for Mao.

The American representative was grabbed by the collar by a sudden thrust, and unable to struggle, he was punched hard in the face!

Seeing this, everyone stopped pretending and grabbed stools and microphones, smashing them hard at the American representative.

The Chinese representative looked around, cautiously stepped forward, and seized an opening to stomp hard on the other person's face!

The force was so great that you could see the eyeballs pop out in an instant, almost leaping out of their sockets and out of the edge of the shoe!

Of course, all of this was done in secrecy, and no one even knew who had stepped on it.

However, the farce at the United Nations ended quickly, and the news was released soon afterward.

The emperor of this cosmic empire came in person, and he was looking for an old friend.

But clearly, nobody believed it, even if the news were true.