Chapter 177 The Stolen Research Institute

When several SHIELD agents entered the research institute that had lost contact, they were shocked by the scene before them.

They thought they would see a destroyed laboratory and the bodies of some researchers after entering, but the scene they saw was different from what they imagined.

There were no bodies, but no one was seen either, not even a single staff member from the institute, and even few instruments. It looked as if the place had been robbed. Judging from the environment at the scene, there was no violent conflict at the place, but this was what puzzled them.

Nick Fury and his companions were on the bridge of the Helicarrier, watching the screen in front of them. This was the picture taken by the cameras of several SHIELD agents. After entering the institute, the agents began to act separately. Each agent wore a camera, but after searching, they did not find any members of the institute, and many research equipment had been emptied.

"What exactly happened here? Where did the people from the institute go?" Rogers asked puzzledly while looking at the picture on the screen. What happened in the institute made him very confused.

"It's not clear yet. We can only draw a conclusion after the agents finish the search." Nick Fury folded his arms and stared at the screen in front of him with a serious expression.

"What's the situation in the other research institutes?" Nick Fury looked at Hill.

"Agents from the branch have arrived at the scene." Hill said, and then controlled the computer to display real-time images of several other teams of agents.

The scenes in the other research institutes seemed to be replicas of the first research institute. What happened was basically the same as in the first research institute. All the personnel in the research institutes disappeared, and almost all the research equipment in the institutes also disappeared.

"Can we retrieve the surveillance video around the institute?" Nick Fury asked.

"Wait a moment." Hill turned and looked at the staff next to him, and then got the information he wanted.

"The surveillance inside the institute has been affected by something and cannot be viewed at the moment. We may have to wait for our staff to go and repair it before we can view it. As for some cameras outside the institute, our agents checked and did not find anything wrong." Hill said.

They didn't see any large convoys appearing near the institute in the surveillance video, so how did the people and equipment of the institute disappear? Everyone was also very puzzled.

Nick Fury suddenly thought of a possibility, that is the Cosmic Cube. The enemy seems to be able to use the Cosmic Cube to move in space, and these laboratories may be the work of them.

"Coulson, go inform Tony and the others, tell them that the enemy may be in Paris, France now, and ask them if they can find the enemy's specific location." Nick Fury looked at Coulson who was walking towards here after just settling the two Thor brothers.

"Um, okay." Coulson's mouth twitched, and he turned and walked towards the laboratory.

Over at the laboratory, the four members of the scientific team were looking at the screen in front of them. The screen was also playing real-time images of the agents from the Exploration Institute. This was broadcast directly by Noah from the bridge.

"Have all these people turned into ghosts? I can't see a single figure." Tony said.

"They should have been teleported away by the enemy using the Cosmic Cube. The Cosmic Cube has the power of space teleportation." Noah said. General Corvus Glaive and his men had gone to Paris. They robbed several research institutes. They should have been making portal devices. Those who disappeared in the research institutes should have been taken away by them. The Mind Scepter has the ability to control the mind. Noah still remembers it very clearly.

"This thing is so magical! Where did SHIELD find it?" Tony asked in surprise.

"Didn't Thor just say that this is something from Asgard?" Banner said, holding a thin stick in his hand, which would emit a sizzling electric current when it hit the table. He snatched this thing from Tony because the other party had just used it to poke his kidneys, trying to see the Hulk inside him.

"What is their purpose in taking away the institute's staff and equipment?" Shavig asked puzzledly.

"In order to build a stable portal." Noah said, and then he stretched out his hand and displayed the video of General Grim Reaper and others coming out of the Cosmic Cube on the screen. This was a video recorded by his armor, and it could be regarded as his first-person perspective video.

"The portal that brought them to Earth collapsed soon after it brought them here. This time they want to create a stable portal to bring their army to Earth." Noah pointed at the collapsed portal in the picture and said. After the portal collapsed, the energy gathered on the ceiling, but was split apart by Noah's sword energy, so there was no explosion.

"So what are they missing now?" Banner frowned.

"What they need most is iridium as a stabilizer for the portal, and then they need an energy source that is sufficient to activate the cube." Shavig said that after knowing that the Cosmic Cube can open a portal, he re-studied his previous research records on the Cosmic Cube.

Energy? Tony suddenly thought of his Ark reactor, but this group of people are in Paris now, they shouldn't come to New York, right?

"Well, we need to hurry then," Noah said, motioning for everyone to look at the screen.

At this moment, Noah pulled up the latest news from Paris, France on the screen. A research institute was robbed by terrorists. All the staff in the institute disappeared, and the equipment and materials were almost completely looted. The member who called the police was also a member of the institute. He was late for work at the time, and when he arrived, he found that the institute was almost empty.

On the list of stolen items was the iridium that Xavier had just discussed, so General Corvus Glaive and his men had almost everything they needed.

"Everyone, the director asked me to tell you... wait, what is that?" The door of the laboratory opened, and Coulson was just about to tell everyone what Nick Fury had told him, but then he saw the picture on the big screen. He immediately understood that Noah had invaded their system again.

"OK, I think I don't need to say anything, you should all understand what just happened." Coulson shrugged.

"The director hopes that you can find the whereabouts of the enemy as soon as possible."

"Okay, everyone, we can get started." Noah looked at the task list that had not yet refreshed with new tasks, then looked at the three of them and said.

In an abandoned subway station in Paris, France, all the stolen equipment were placed on the ground. The abandoned subway station seemed particularly lively at this time. Many researchers in white coats were busy working here, but they all had one characteristic, that is, their pupils were a strange blue color.