Jiaying looked at the scene, her face grim. She hadn't expected things to turn out this way so suddenly.
Although she understood that Gordon was acting out of caution, this only made things worse.
However, before a fight broke out, she still wanted to salvage the situation.
"Stop!"
Jiaying shouted, drawing everyone's attention.
"I don't know where you heard this news, but we're hiding here simply to avoid persecution."
Jiaying looked at Skye with gentle eyes, trying to convince her first: "This is just the paradise we built. There's no war, no destruction, only family like everyone else!"
Hearing Jiaying's words, Skye unconsciously turned to look at Finney. Although she knew in her heart that this might just be an excuse, she desperately hoped that this was the truth.
Noticing Skye's gaze, Finney sighed and said, "Honestly, you can just convert yourselves internally. Why do you have to make everyone become Inhumans?!"
"And aren't you worried about attracting the Kree Empire?"
Lincoln, whose palms were crackling with electricity after being called over by Gordon, looked at Finney with a puzzled expression. He had only heard that someone was going to invade, but he still didn't know the reason.
"You're different from us. You can't possibly understand the pain we've experienced!"
Gordon was the only one present who knew about the Jiaying Plan, but he was deeply puzzled that Finney knew about it.
He knew that if this plan were revealed, there would definitely be many people in the 'afterlife' who would oppose it, so almost no one should know about it.
"Tsk, so you're planning to make the world feel pain?"
Finney inexplicably thought of a 'god' in anime he had watched in his previous life who studied how many floors a bag of rice would need to be carried up.
Gordon remained silent, quietly reaching into his pocket. Although he had lost his spatial abilities, he had anticipated potential combat and prepared weapons beforehand.
Obelisks weren't unique on Earth; besides those belonging to S.H.I.E.L.D., there were others in the 'Afterlife.'
However, they didn't know the location of the Kree Empire and lacked the Ancient One's abilities, so they opted for a cruder method: melting down the obelisk to extract the Terrigen crystal.
Unfortunately, their technique was inadequate; the extracted crystal contained metal from the obelisk, making it impure.
For Inhumans, this impurity wasn't a major concern, as the obelisk's metal posed no danger. But for ordinary people, this poorly purified crystal could be deadly poison.
Therefore, when Finney saw Gordon pull a deep blue crystal from his pocket, he immediately thought of this.
Seeing Gordon's actions, Jiaying's eyes flashed with surprise.
She knew Skye had completed her transformation, and among those present, only Finney might not be an Inhuman. If the crystal was shattered, only Finney would be harmed.
Since Gordon didn't know what other tricks Finney had up his sleeve, he didn't hesitate. He took out the crystal, stepped forward, and forcefully slammed it to the ground.
"Crack!"
The fragile crystal shattered upon contact with the ground, turning into powder that scattered in all directions.
However, when the powder reached Finney, it stopped abruptly, as if blocked by an air barrier.
Indeed, this was the case.
As Gordon slammed the crystal to the ground, Finney used the 'Golden Great Evolution Technique' to create an air barrier around him and Skye.
A single, instantaneous 'explosion spell' cleared away the powdery debris. Finney sighed and said, "So, is this a falling out?"
Among those present, Jiaying's face was grim, Gordon was utterly shocked, while Lincoln and Alyssa Whiteley looked completely bewildered, not yet understanding the situation. But just as they were about to attack, Jiaying stepped forward.
She looked at Finney, then at Skye behind him, and asked in a low voice, "What do you want?"
"I want to talk to you and him alone!"
Finney pointed at Gordon.
He knew that not everyone in this 'afterlife' harbored ambitions to rule humanity; many genuinely considered it a paradise, except perhaps those hoping to awaken another superpower.
"You two go out first!"
Jiaying decisively told Lincoln and Alyssa Whiteley. She had carefully studied Finney's information over the past two days and knew how terrifying his strength was, so it was best to avoid fighting if possible.
Lincoln and Alyssa Whiteley both looked worried, and Lincoln couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is going on?"
"I'll tell you later, go out first!"
Jiaying said in a low voice, thinking about how to deal with Finney's situation.
In the afterlife, Jiaying's status was like the Ancient One of Kamar-Taj—not in terms of strength, but in terms of prestige; few dared to disobey her.
So, although somewhat reluctant, Lincoln and Alyssa Whiteley obediently left the room after hearing the order.
"What exactly do you want?"
After the two left, Jiaying asked with a serious expression, glancing at Skye who had remained silent, wondering what her relationship with Finney was.
"My purpose in coming here is actually very simple; I just hope you can return to your original personality!"
Finney's answer surprised Jiaying.
"Return to the original?"
Not only Jiaying, but even Gordon was stunned. When he met Jia Ying, she had already undergone a drastic change, so he didn't know the meaning of "original."
"I have helped you capture your enemy, Daniel Whitehall."
Finney looked at Jiaying and said slowly, "How you take revenge is a matter for you and your husband, but I hope that after you take revenge, you can leave here, abandon your plans, and return to a normal life with your husband."
Hearing Whitehall's name, Jiaying's body trembled involuntarily, recalling the horrors she had suffered, and her eyes filled with deep hatred.
Immediately afterward, Jiaying let out a long breath, regaining her composure, and said, "First of all, thank you so much for helping me catch that person, and thank you for wanting our family to be reunited. However, I've never had any plans, and the people here still need my guidance; I can't abandon them."
"As expected, I still don't like solving problems with conversation."
Finney sighed, not arguing with Jiaying, but turning to Skye, asking seriously, "Do you trust me?"
"Yes!"
Compared to Jiaying, whom she had just met, Skye naturally trusted Finney, who had been by her side since childhood, much more, even though the person in front of her was her biological mother.
"I won't hurt her!"
Finney explained, then walked towards Jiaying, preparing to use the 'Mind Scepter' to resolve the issue. All that talking was less effective than taking action .
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