Chapter 67 67: Seeds of Doubt
"I refuse!"
Nick Fury answered without hesitation.
"Very well. But perhaps one day… you'll come to me of your own accord."
Qin Xiao showed no displeasure at all.
Instead, he smiled—as if stating an inevitable fact.
Fury's gaze flickered.
Was that confidence coming from the demons behind him?
Did it mean… that in the future, he really would seek Qin Xiao out?
No—he needed to test this.
"You think I'd believe you just because you said so?"
"Whether you believe me or not doesn't matter.
But I can give you a few pieces of information—for free.
In the near future, a hammer will fall from the sky into a certain state.
That green giant will encounter his first true opponent.
And you'll also recover a hero who's been frozen for decades.
When those things happen… you can decide whether to come find me."
Qin Xiao casually dropped several "predictions."
Thor's hammer.
Hulk versus Abomination.
The awakening of Captain America.
Each of these events would shake Fury's worldview.
Because they all belonged to the future.
It would create the illusion—that the demons could peer into what was yet to come.
"That's supposed to convince me?
Even if what you say turns out to be true—so what?
All it proves is that your 'Eastern demons' have glimpsed the future.
But if they're truly that powerful,
why don't they come conquer the West themselves?
Why send an envoy like you instead?
That just proves they're limited—unable to manifest freely.
So your words don't shake my resolve.
If anything, they strengthen it.
I will not come to you.
And I refuse to become a Devil Fruit user."
Fury reaffirmed his stance.
As Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.,
there was no way he would hand himself over to some unknown "demon."
That was his conviction.
"Alright. Let's just hope you can maintain that conviction…
when S.H.I.E.L.D. collapses."
Qin Xiao hadn't expected Fury to be this firm.
He had tried planting the idea of "foreknowledge,"
but Fury saw right through it—and even deduced what he believed to be the truth:
The Eastern demons couldn't act freely.
They weren't as omnipotent as they appeared.
Not entirely correct—but it did reveal Fury's unwavering mindset.
Fine.
Then he'd raise the stakes.
After all, this Devil Fruit—Qin Xiao intended to give it to him eventually.
"Collapse? S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsing? That's impossible."
For the first time, Fury's composure cracked.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had existed for decades,
its influence spread across the entire world.
How could such an organization fall?
"Impossible? What gives you that confidence?
Carol—somewhere out there in the cosmos?
Or those shapeshifting Skrulls?"
Qin Xiao casually dropped two more names.
This time, Fury's heart lurched.
Qin Xiao was determined to leave a mark on him.
"Who's Carol? And what are Skrulls?
And what were you talking about earlier—hammers, green giants?
What exactly are you two talking about?"
Tony, who had been watching the exchange,
couldn't hold back anymore.
There was clearly a flood of information here—and he was missing all of it.
That was unbearable.
"Tony, you'll understand soon enough.
I just can't stand Director Fury's… overconfidence.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s success isn't solely his doing.
And yet he believes everything is under his control."
Qin Xiao didn't hold back at all.
Fury's expression darkened further.
This "envoy" had a way of striking straight at the core.
Even though Fury still refused the offer,
a seed had been planted in his mind.
A sense of unease.
The future… suddenly felt dangerous.
"Oh, right. Before I go—let me list the eight Devil Fruits you're compatible with:
Barrier Fruit, Diamond Fruit, Chop-Chop Fruit, Bean-Bean Fruit, Straw-Straw Fruit, Glare-Glare Fruit, Wash-Wash Fruit, Pump-Pump Fruit…"
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