It turned out that George had locked in on Pierre's location through mind link and Apparated directly over, disposing of Pierre's men without a second thought, and then picking up Pierre's memories with a simple Memory Charm.

    As for why they had to kill Pierce instead of handing him over to Coulson and his team for interrogation.

    Firstly, they did not want Coulson and his team to discover the location of the cosmic cube through Pierce, then find that the isolated island had already been destroyed, suspecting that he had taken it.

    Although even if they found out, he would not hand over the Cosmic Cube, it is still some trouble.

    Secondly, he felt that if Pierce were not killed but instead imprisoned, with Hydra's power, it was only a matter of time before he would be rescued. It was better to just kill him and be done with it all.

    As for other Hydra intelligence, that's none of his concern.

    Because most of Hydra's soldiers were sent down to defend, there were not many Hydra soldiers left in the building, so he just dealt with some by waving his hand to control the metal, and he happened to meet with Steve and others who were rescuing hostages.

    The next steps were simple; Coulson and the like, high-ranking agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., accompanied by the rescued agents, handled the follow-up operations.

    While George, Logan, Steve, and Tony had some downtime.

    "I think we should withdraw."

    At the entrance of the Tri Curve Wing building, Logan watched as a swarm of Washington reporters rushed towards them and suggested to George.

    Tony opened his helmet.

    "I think you don't need to be in such a hurry to leave. The school will eventually face the public, so this is a good opportunity for promotion."

    "That makes sense. This is indeed a good time."

    George, who was about to leave, thought for a moment after hearing Tony's words and nodded.

    Tony's words made sense. They had just saved Washington and even the world, which was indeed the best time to promote the Superpower Academy.

    "Excuse me, are you really Captain America?"

    "Yes, I was frozen for 66 years after I fell into the glacier, and only George stepped out this year to save me."

    "You are Wolverine from the comic, so it means mutants really exist?"

    "Mr. George, are you also a mutative? Why does Mr. Steve call you the president? Which school's president are you?"

    The journalists were crammed in front of them, asking questions incessantly, leaving Steve and Logan at a loss for how to respond.

    Tony over there was dealing with the situation effortlessly, but there weren't many reporters asking him any questions.

    Tony is usually the focus of interviews, but this time, since everyone knows Tony so well, it's no longer newsworthy. They mostly just asked about Tony's latest fancy new armor.

    So it would be better to focus on Captain America, Wolverine, and this George president who just seemed like an angel.

    "All right, let me explain what's going on to you all."

    "The mutants, there are no mutants left in this world now. We are only superhumans with various abilities."

    There are many people like us in the world. As long as they have a unique skill that surpasses ordinary people, they can be considered as superhumans.

    Tony, in my opinion, also counts as a superhuman because his genius brain has surpassed the average person.

    They call me the president because I run a Superpower Academy, which specializes in recruiting some superhuman students and helping them better develop their abilities.

    In the future, after they graduate, they can also make greater contributions to the world.

    The faculty of our school is strong, and people like Captain America, Iron Man, and Wolverine are all teachers here.

    If you or your child have abilities beyond the ordinary, you can send them to our school for training.

    We can help you better control your abilities and also help you better utilize them to find your future direction."

    George paused here:

    "About what just happened,"

    We received an invitation from Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. to help deal with Hydra's ambition to rule the world using an aircraft carrier.

    George also explained everything about the Invisible Hand plan.

    Without telling, how can they let the public know that they stopped not only the nuclear missile, saved Washington, but also saved the whole world.

    The government definitely doesn't want the public to know about these things. The follow-up on the launch of a nuclear missile towards Washington would be very troublesome.

    It would take a lot of work to calm the angry citizens of Washington and give the citizens of the whole country an explanation.

    Now that George has revealed the details of Hydra's Insight plan, it will only make things more complicated.

    But George doesn't care about these things. That's the problem of governments, and letting them worry more will save the school from future trouble.

    "In summary, welcome superhumans from all over the world to join Superpower Academy. The exact address of our school is in New York."

    Reporting an address nearby the school, George gave Tony a nod and with Steve and Logan, Apparated and vanished from the spot.

    George didn't mind revealing the address, as only people who he told could find the real location of the school. Even if others were nearby, they wouldn't be able to see it.

    But once people arrive near the school, Professor X can sense them through telepathy. After the interview for admission, they can be recruited into the school.

    With this incident, the enrollment rate of the Superpower Academy is sure to increase significantly.

    Apparating back to the invisible X Warbird parked nearby, George cast a tracking spell and began to retrieve Dr. Banner, who was sent somewhere unknown by Gordon.

    That evening, the X Warbird returned to the school.

    The next evening, George received a call from Black Widow.

    "George, do you still count the deal you made that I should teach at the school?"

    After this major event, S.H.I.E.L.D. was completely abandoned by the Security Council and was finally left as a local U.S. agency similar to the Central Intelligence Agency, responsible for handling unusual events.

    In other words, the original S.H.I.E.L.D. was a world organization dedicated to maintaining world peace, while the current one is a government agency in the United States dedicated to protecting American interests and services.

    The new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Coulson, and the deputy director is Hill.

    Black Widow joined S.H.I.E.L.D. to atone for her sins. She felt that fighting for world peace in S.H.I.E.L.D. could help mitigate the mistakes she made while working at the Red House before.

    After the Hydra event, she had already had the idea of leaving S.H.I.E.L.D.

    And now that S.H.I.E.L.D. is fully serving the U.S. government, she felt that she really didn't need to stay in S.H.I.E.L.D., because that might not be atoning for her sins, but instead, it might even increase her guilt.

    Besides, she wasn't American to begin with.

    "Of course it counts! The school is in need of teachers, welcome to join the Superpower Academy!"

    George didn't refuse, smiling and accepting Black Widow's joining.