Hendel Dubois saw the armed helicopters being shot down and his immediate reaction was that the Building was the enemy's stronghold or at least their base of operations.
Although he didn't see what weapon brought down the armed helicopters, the fact that they were taken down so swiftly meant that there must be other individuals inside the building. They had definitely hooked a big fish this time.
As for the sacrifices of his comrades, although Hendel Dubois felt uneasy, he had become accustomed to life and death situations.
Inside the building, a member of the special task force, seeing the Black Panther sprinting rapidly upwards, took down the grenade launcher from his back. He quickly loaded a grenade and aimed it at the stairs above, then fired.
"Whoosh!"
The grenade, with its trailing flame, flew towards the staircase above. T'Challa, noticing the anomaly behind him, turned his head downwards and saw the incoming grenade.
"Boom!"
The grenade exploded at a segment of the staircase above T'Challa's head. The shockwave knocked T'Challa over, but he firmly held onto the boxes in his arms.
After a brief tumble, T'Challa stopped and checked the boxes in his arms. They were still intact, which relieved him. Then, he looked up and saw a section of the staircase had been blasted apart.
However, this did not stop him; he gathered himself and leaped over the gap with ease.
Soon, he reached the door to the rooftop. T'Challa opened the door and rushed in.
The special agent who had fired the grenade and failed to intercept the target immediately reported via radio, "The target has entered the rooftop. Suspect there's a retreat helicopter on the rooftop. Calling for aerial support."
Obviously, he was unaware that one of the armed helicopters had already been shot down by the target.
As T'Challa reached the rooftop, the Wakandan stealth aircraft immediately revealed its presence. Without hesitation, T'Challa sprinted towards it and quickly boarded the aircraft.
"Depart, return to Wakanda!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The Royal Guardsman controlling the aircraft immediately activated its stealth mode and ascended rapidly. In the next moment, they swiftly evacuated the area, their speed leaving no trace for the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents below to detect.
Inside the aircraft, T'Challa removed his helmet and checked the strength-enhancing serums and sealing scrolls in the boxes. Finding them undamaged, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Royal Guardsman controlling the aircraft beside him asked, "Your Highness, what happened? Why did so many enemies appear?"
T'Challa shook his head in frustration. "I don't know. I don't understand why they attacked me either."
"Are we still going to Charles Agency?"
T'Challa shook his head again. "No, let's go straight back to Wakanda."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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Meanwhile, elsewhere-
At this moment, the S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter jet had already reached the rooftop of the building. After the cabin door opened, Barton and Kabuto, still over ten meters above the ground, jumped down directly.
Ward saw this and also wanted to jump down together, but he couldn't do so without revealing his enhanced physique. So, Ward had no choice but to drop the rope and perform a forced descent.
Upon landing, the three immediately began searching the rooftop. After a thorough search, they found nothing.
Apart from them, there was no one else on the rooftop.
Ward immediately tapped his earpiece and began reporting, "The target is not on the rooftop."
At this time, the members of the S.H.I.E.L.D. special task force also arrived at the rooftop via the elevator. As they rushed in, one of them looked at the three who had arrived earlier and asked, "Has the target been captured?"
Barton put away his bow and arrow and said, "The target is not on the rooftop."
Another special task force member who had seen T'Challa enter the rooftop spoke up, "I saw him enter the rooftop with my own eyes. There's no mistaking it."
Barton instructed, "Check for any suspicious traces around and conduct reconnaissance below. Don't overlook any floor or residence."
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents began searching, leaving no exit from the rooftop ventilation ducts unchecked.
Meanwhile, Kabuto arrived at the spot where the Wakandan aircraft had previously landed. He squatted down and examined the dust blown away by the wind.
Kabuto took out a piece of chalk and began drawing on the ground, then drew a large circle.
Seeing Kabuto's actions, Ward approached and asked, "Kabuto, what did you find?"
Kabuto pushed his glasses and then said, "There was definitely something big parked here before. The dust on the ground has all been blown to one side."
"Of course, there's also the possibility that some bored person with a hairdryer blew all the dust away from here."
"Ward, do you think there's such a bored person?"
Looking at the area outlined by Kabuto with chalk, Ward furrowed his brows slightly and said, "How was such a big thing transported here? The staff in the building couldn't possibly not notice."
Kabuto pointed upwards, and Ward asked in confusion, "Are you saying it was transported from above?"
Seeing Ward's bewildered expression, Kabuto shrugged and said, "Maybe it wasn't transported, but flew away from here just like our aircraft."
"Impossible. If the target had taken a plane, how could our radar have missed it?"
"And whether it's a helicopter or a fighter jet like ours, the dust would have been blown away completely, not just in this small area."
Kabuto shook his head, "Then I don't know. Maybe the other side has even higher technology."
Ward expressed disbelief again, "How is that possible? Our S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft are the most advanced equipment. Even we can't completely disappear from radar and take off vertically while only creating such a small disturbance."
At this moment, Ward was also wondering who bought the strength-enhancing serums at the Sand Puppet Shop.
Kabuto smiled and didn't say much more. He only presented his analysis, and whether others believed him or not didn't concern him.
It seemed that even in this world, S.H.I.E.L.D. was not the highest authority in technology; there were other organizations with more advanced technology.
With the arrival of a large number of agents, the entire building was thoroughly searched, but there was no trace of the Panther Man.
This operation ultimately ended in failure. Upon receiving the news, Nick Fury looked at the information reported by his subordinates expressionlessly.
Nick Fury muttered to himself, "Second time now. The first time was one vial of strength-enhancing serum, and the second time was two vials."
"If the other party doesn't conduct reverse engineering but uses them directly, they've already created three enhanced warriors."
"Just like last time, they've disappeared inexplicably."
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