Although no one in this base should pose a threat to him, Finney still cautiously brought these two items.
At this moment, he held the Mind Stone in one hand and the Tesseract in the other, with both Infinity Stones in his hands, just like Loki back then.
However, compared to Loki, Finney wasn't as arrogant, so he also equipped himself with 'Demon Possession', maintained 'Breathing Technique', and had the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' card on him, ready to summon at any time.
In case of an accident, whether to fight or stay alive wouldn't matter.
Skye didn't have as much equipment; she only activated the shock-absorbing device 'Silver Light' made by Tony, and brought nothing else. However, having Finney with her was already her greatest guarantee of safety.
"Is she really here?"
Skye was a little nervous and expectant, recalling the scene of meeting her father a few days ago. She didn't know what it would be like to see her mother.
"If nothing unexpected happens!"
This place, though called a base, is more like a village, maintaining an ancient style while being filled with modern elements. If there weren't no other way out, he wouldn't be sure this was Inhuman territory.
It's worth mentioning that although this place is almost completely isolated, there are quite a few people. Not long after they entered, many people had already spotted them.
"My God, it's him, the Divine Punishment Knight!"
"What's he doing here?"
"Where's Gordon? Did Gordon bring him here?"
"And who is that woman?"
Upon seeing Finney and Skye, some exclaimed, some were excited, and some were worried, but no one dared to approach and greet them casually.
Under his mask, Finney frowned slightly, just about to ask someone where Jiayng was, when finally a woman approached.
"Who are you? Who brought you here?"
the woman asked, her tone accusatory.
"Who are you?"
Finney asked. Judging from her appearance, she shouldn't be Skye's mother, and her age didn't match up.
"Alyssa Whiteley!"
Alyssa Whiteley answered, and as she spoke, another identical version of her was rushing towards a location.
"Outsiders have come in! It's that Divine Punishment Knight, and a woman!"
Breathlessly bursting into Jiaying's room, Alyssa Whiteley quickly reported, "I'm stalling him, what should we do?"
Jiaying's expression changed, and she quickly stood up, thinking for a moment before ordering, "Go find Gordon, and bring them here!"
Finney, unaware that this woman possessed the ability to create clones, looked at her and said, "I want to see your leader!"
Alyssa Whiteley, who had just received Jiaying's order, nodded without changing her expression, "Follow me!"
In the afterlife, there was a difference in status between those who had completed their transformation and those who hadn't.
Everyone around clearly knew that Alyssa Whiteley was one of those who had undergone transformation, so no one dared to utter a sound when she took Finney away.
As Alyssa Whiteley led the way, Jiaying was also considering her options.
Two days ago, after Gordon escaped back, he immediately told her about this. She had been considering how to resolve the situation these past few days, but she hadn't expected Finney to arrive so quickly. The'afterlife' wasn't that long, so soon Finney and Skye were brought before Jia Ying.
Jiaying was a very intelligent woman; even if she hadn't been particularly bright, after experiencing so much torment and not aging, she should have become wiser.
Based on the information Gordon brought back, and the familiar feeling she felt upon seeing Skye, she instantly understood why her husband was behaving so strangely. While she was excited, she also had a solution in mind.
"You must be my Daisy!"
So, upon seeing Finney and Skye, she immediately focused her gaze on Skye, her eyes filled with tears, and asked, her voice choked with emotion.
Although she poured all her emotions into the Inhumans, it didn't mean she had no feelings for Skye. At most, she would abandon Skye when making choices.
"You know me?"
Skye's eyes welled up with tears when she saw Jiaying's expression, but she was mostly surprised.
"What mother wouldn't recognize her own daughter!"
Jiaying walked up to Skye, her trembling hand wanting to touch Skye's face, but she seemed hesitant, freezing in mid-air.
Skye, seeing this, stepped forward and took her hand, placing it on her face, feeling the warmth of her palm. A happy smile appeared on her face.
Finney didn't stop her, but she felt something was strange.
Just then, the air rippled. Gordon, having received the message, teleported into the house. Seeing Finney, he immediately became alert.
"It's you!"
Seeing that Finney had really come, Gordon was shocked. He still couldn't understand why he had suddenly revealed his location that day, and he never expected that in less than two days, Finney would actually find this place.
"Gordon, it's alright, they're not enemies!"
Jiaying, seeing Gordon appear, quickly said while linking arms with Skye.
"Hello, it's nice to see you again!"
Finney greeted him. Now that he had the Tesseract, spatial abilities were useless; in fact, if he had wanted to, Gordon wouldn't have been able to enter the room at all.
Gordon didn't reply, his expression somewhat serious. Because he had no eyes, he could sense danger more than ordinary people. He sensed a danger from Finney far more terrifying than last time.
Jiaying, unaware of Gordon's feelings, assumed he was angry about what had happened before and explained, "Gordon, she's my daughter, Daisy. The Divine Punishment Knight wanted to come here, probably to bring her to me!"
"She's your daughter?"
Hearing this, Gordon was slightly surprised, looking at Skye and noticing a resemblance. Seeing Finney's lack of denial, he finally lowered his guard.
However, since Finney had come fully armed, he certainly didn't think that a simple conversation would solve the problem.
Moreover, he sensed that Skye's mother's attitude was unusual, so he decided to take the initiative. He went to Skye's side, separated her and her mother under their questioning gazes, activated the Tesseract's spatial blockade, and then stood protectively beside Skye, saying, "Actually, we can't say we're not enemies yet."
"If you can abandon your plan to transform all humans into Inhumans!"
Jiaying's expression changed slightly, though she quickly regained her composure, but Skye, who had been observing closely, noticed. She recalled what Finney had told her, and her face darkened.
Gordon's expression had been unusually grim since Finney used the Tesseract to seal off the surrounding space; this was the first time he'd encountered such a situation.
"Attack!"
Gordon shouted outside, and a man and a woman immediately rushed in. The woman was Alyssa Whiteley, who had led the way earlier; Finney didn't recognize the man, but he didn't seem like a powerful figure.
Upon receiving Alyssa Whiteley's notification, Gordon, just in case, instructed her to continue keeping watch outside with Lincoln, so they could provide immediate support should anything happen.
The two rushed in, both looking wary.
Alyssa Whiteley immediately created three clones from her body, making a total of four, which surprised Finney slightly. He was incredibly envious; if he had that ability, he'd get four times the experience!
The man's palm crackled with electricity, reminding Finney of Thor.
"That's it!?"
Looking at Gordon standing with the two, looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, Finney sighed slightly. With this little fighting power, he thought he could wipe out all of humanity? He really had audacity.
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