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"Yes, we successfully received the warning messages you sent earlier. On behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D. and all of humanity, I extend my deepest gratitude for your heroic actions!"
Nick Fury's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his serious expression, smiling as he said, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself… My name is Nick Fury, and I am the Director of S.H.I.I.E.L.D."
Then, Nick Fury gestured with his chin towards Captain America and the other Avengers seated at the round table opposite him, continuing to introduce them to Gamora and the other two:
"These individuals are all members of the Avengers. They are all superheroes responsible for protecting Earth's safety!"
"Superheroes?" Star-Lord couldn't help but quip, "I haven't been on Earth for a while. Are they like Kevin Bacon?"
Nick Fury looked at his subordinate, Maria Hill, with a bewildered expression and asked, "Who is Kevin Bacon?"
Before Maria Hill could answer, Tony Stark, who had already gotten the answer through Jarvis, couldn't help but retort:
"Kevin Bacon is the male lead of a musical film called 'Footloose,' shot in '84… Uh, the plot of this movie is both cliché and vulgar, completely unrelated to superheroes."
"What? You actually called such elegant dancing cliché?" Star-Lord was clearly displeased with Tony Stark's assessment, but before he could argue, he was interrupted by Gamora once again:
"Alright, it doesn't matter who you are… You must have just witnessed Ronan using the Power Stone to destroy the Raiders fleet!"
"To stop Ronan from destroying Earth now, it seems only the 'Guardian of Earth' can personally intervene, so you'd best notify him immediately!"
The Guardian of Earth?
Isn't that me?
That's right, I'll take action!
Nick Fury's expression became a bit strange. He first cleared his throat, then raised his hand to point at himself, and then at the members of the Avengers, saying earnestly:
"Ms. Gamora, I am the Guardian of Earth… Ah no, to be precise, we are all the Guardians of Earth."
"No, you are not." Who would have thought that before he could finish speaking, Gamora mercilessly shook her head, then said something astonishing:
"The Guardian I'm talking about is Mr. Karl Merks!!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing that familiar name, which he loathed to the core, Nick Fury instantly became incensed. The gentle smile that had been on his face vanished, replaced by a hostile expression, and he warned very seriously:
"Ms. Gamora, you may not understand the situation on Earth, so I must correct your words. Karl Merks has never been the Guardian of Earth… Never!!"
"On the contrary, because of him, many countries on Earth have suffered numerous disasters and losses for no reason in the past."
Just as Nick Fury was about to explain the various atrocities Karl Merks had committed over the past two years to the three extraterrestrial visitors from outside the Solar System, Rocket Raccoon's startled cry suddenly rang out from the communicators of Gamora and the other two: "Damn it, have you three finished talking or not? The Dark Star has already launched high-energy missiles at Earth!!"
Gamora and Star-Lord were both startled by this. Just as the former was about to warn Nick Fury, the personnel on the Sky Carrier had obviously also detected the situation.
Maria Hill quickly projected the satellite detection images onto the large screen. Dozens of spire-shaped alien missiles were seen penetrating the atmosphere at an extremely fast speed, hurtling towards the ground.
"Officer, the enemy has launched an attack."
"Phew, thankfully the first wave of attacks isn't those unconventional energy weapons that can't be intercepted…"
Nick Fury showed no panic on his face when he saw this. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief, then turned to Tony Stark and Human Torch and ordered:
"Tony, you and Human Torch go deal with those missiles!"
However, just as Tony Stark and Human Torch were about to move, outside the monitoring screen, a figure glowing with dazzling light suddenly flew in rapidly from outside the atmosphere.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, that figure destroyed all the missiles flying towards the ground with overwhelming force.
Boom—!!!
Huge explosions continuously rang out in the sky, instantly stirring up hurricane-like air currents. Even the Sky Carrier, several kilometers below, swayed back and forth in the aftershocks caused by the explosions.
However, at this moment, everyone's attention in the Command Center was completely drawn to the 'streamer' that had just appeared.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"That's incredible?!"
Tony Stark quickly asked, "Jarvis, what was it that just destroyed those missiles… Was it human?"
"Sir, if judged solely by appearance, she does conform to human physical characteristics, but the intensity of the energy pulse emitted from her far exceeds the limits that humans can achieve, so… I cannot currently determine her identity!"
Facing the answer given by Jarvis, whether it was Tony Stark, the other members of the Avengers, or Gamora and the other two, all were utterly shocked.
Who is this? So formidable?
However, judging by her action of destroying the missiles launched by Ronan, she is most likely a friend, not an enemy!
Only Nick Fury was almost moved to tears of excitement, shouting with a face full of emotion: "Great, she's back, Carol is back."
And that glowing figure, after successfully destroying all the missiles, flew directly to the Sky Carrier, looked at Nick Fury through the glass, and said via communicator:
"I guessed right, Fury, it looks like you need help, huh?"
"That's right, Carol, Earth needs your help…"
Old friends reunited, Nick Fury didn't bother with pleasantries and said urgently, "Quickly take care of that alien scumbag who's trying to invade Earth!!"
"Glad to be of service."
Carol Danvers smiled and nodded, then flew towards the Dark Star outside the atmosphere.
Hiss~~
Only after witnessing this scene with their own eyes did Tony Stark and the others truly understand why Nick Fury had such confidence in Carol Danvers.
So his trump card was this strong?!
"Wow, Quill, Gamora, I know who she is…"
Rocket Raccoon's voice came through the communicators of Star-Lord and the others again, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, who has risen to fame in the last decade or so."
"I'm telling you, this woman is incredibly fierce. She once single-handedly destroyed a Planet full of space pirates. She's practically unbeatable in the Universe. If she makes a move, Ronan will definitely be scared witless."
"She is Captain Marvel?"
Gamora had apparently heard of Carol's name before. After all, in the past few years, she had followed Thanos to every corner of the Universe. Although she had never directly clashed with Captain Marvel, she had heard legends of this powerful female warrior from others.
She never expected that seeing her today, the rumors were indeed true!
Star-Lord looked at the stream of light Carol had turned into on the big screen and muttered, "Since that Captain can deal with Ronan, can we leave now?"
Before Gamora could reply, Nick Fury on the other side said smugly, "Miss Gamora, as I said before, Earth has many Guardians, and Carol is one of them…"
Oh, this black guy seems to be showing off now, doesn't he?
Gamora rolled her beautiful eyes and ignored the self-aggrandizing Nick Fury, saying to Star-Lord and Drax beside her:
"Before Ronan is completely defeated, we can't leave yet… To be safe, let's observe the battle from here first!"
Meanwhile.
Carol Danvers had already flown out of the atmosphere, hovering in front of the Dark Star, and shouted at Ronan inside the Command Center:
"Ronan, if I remember correctly, I warned you before not to come to Earth again!!"
"Carol, you finally appeared…"
Looking at this incredibly familiar scene, Ronan seemed to return to more than a decade ago, to the moment when he was forced to flee in disarray by Carol Danvers.
However, this time, when facing that powerful woman, he was not going to run away!
"Very good, Carol, it wasn't in vain that I deliberately waited for you for so long."
Ronan slowly raised the Universal Weapon in his hand, pointing the purple glowing hammerhead at Carol Danvers outside the spaceship, and said with a sinister smile:
"Before destroying Earth and seizing the Tesseract, it's time for the two of us to settle that old score from more than a decade ago!!"
As soon as his voice fell, the Universal Weapon in Ronan's hand directly released a purple ray containing destructive energy, which accurately struck Carol Danvers, who was posing outside the spaceship.
Caught off guard, even though Carol Danvers had already activated her strongest Binary Form, she was still blasted thousands of meters away, and the cosmic energy within her, originating from the Space Stone, became somewhat chaotic under the influence of the Power Stone, forcing her to deactivate her Binary Form.
"Damn it, what was that attack just now? How did Ronan become so powerful?"
Carol Danvers re-stabilized herself, her face no longer composed as before, but instead becoming incredibly grim.
Just then, her suit's built-in communication system suddenly received a message from Nick Fury on the Sky Carrier.
"Carol, I forgot to tell you earlier, Ronan seems to have obtained a secret weapon called the Power Stone. Be careful…"
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
Power Stone?
Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?
Carol Danvers truly wanted to personally strangle Nick Fury, this guy who was useless for success and only good for failure, because she was naturally no stranger to cosmic-level treasures like the infinity stones. If Nick Fury had reminded her at the first moment, she wouldn't have foolishly hovered there waiting for Ronan to aim before attacking.
Indeed, one should not fear a god-like opponent, only a pig-like teammate!
However, thinking about these things now was clearly useless.
Carol once again looked up at the Dark Star. Since she couldn't defeat Ronan, who held the Power Stone, in a short time, then destroying the spaceship he was on would be good.
This way, even if Ronan had the Power Stone, prolonged exposure to cosmic space would still mean certain death!
After making up her mind, Carol Danvers once again surged the cosmic energy within her body, and a dazzling light burst forth from her, then she flew towards the starboard side of the Dark Star.
"Hmph, still trying the same trick?"
Inside the Command Center, Ronan had already seen all of Carol Danvers's actions and instantly guessed her true intention. So, he once again aimed the Universal Weapon at Carol Danvers, continuously firing purple rays containing destructive energy.
Boom boom boom—
Facing the renewed attacks, Carol Danvers dared not confront them head-on and could only abandon her previous idea, constantly changing direction to dodge Ronan's attacks.
"Damn it."
Carol Danvers was filled with shock and anger. In the past decade, she had been unbeatable across several star systems. When had she ever been so discomfited as today?
However, just as Carol Danvers was about to forcefully break through Ronan's attack, strike from the back of the Dark Star, and directly pierce through the entire starship, she suddenly discovered that hundreds of Necro-ships were suddenly deployed from below the Dark Star.
After detaching from the Dark Star, these Necro-ships flew straight towards Earth, completely ignoring Carol Danvers nearby.
"Damn it."
Seeing this, Carol Danvers quickly said to Nick Fury on the communicator: "Fury, that madman Ronan is going to directly attack Earth, you guys hurry and get ready…"
Boom boom boom—!!!
It was this brief moment of distraction that several purple rays heavily struck her chest. The purple energy instantly exploded on Carol's body. If her body hadn't been tempered by the Space Stone before, possessing extremely strong resilience, she would probably have exploded and died on the spot in the chaotic flow of this energy.
But even so, Carol Danvers still felt a suffocating pressure in her chest and immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood.
And the cosmic energy within her body also further diminished by a few points, while she herself was sent flying backward like a meteor, rapidly plummeting towards the surface of Earth.
The Ronan of the past was like a roadside…
But now, Ronan, wielding the Power Stone, had become an insurmountable mountain for her!