A fusion of Moon Knight and Blade... which Marvel genius came up with this idea? He looks so cool!
Ryan looked at Moon Knight, his eyes filled with appreciation.
Blade was one of the few people he didn't dislike.
When he was a kid, he had even treated him as an idol hero!
And now, Blade, transformed into Moon Knight, was even cooler than the original!
It added a touch of divinity to a ruthless killing machine!
Cool!
It was decided; he was going to add this guy to his 'collection'!
However, before that, he seemed to have to talk to his 'Master'...
Ryan raised his head, looking behind Moon Knight with a raised eyebrow. "So, Khonshu, what is your purpose in having your lackey follow us?"
Both Moon Knight and Khonshu were stunned, clearly not expecting the other party to be able to see Khonshu.
Khonshu, standing behind Moon Knight, stared at Ryan and sized him up.
"Jie jie jie, interesting. In this World, only gods and their avatars can see gods. For a mortal like you to see me, it seems you are no simple mortal~"
Ryan gave a faint smile.
"Heh, a god? Your so-called godhood is nothing more than a small snack on my menu. I've devoured quite a few beings who called themselves gods, so of course I can see a bird-man like you."
Khonshu was so angry that smoke practically billowed from his nostrils as he roared:
"Bird-man? You dare call me one of those lowly bird-men kept by God? You are insulting me! If my true body could descend right now, I swear I would let you taste the power of a true god, not those weak false gods you mentioned!"
Ryan picked at his ear, which was itching from the vibration of Khonshu's roar, and waved his hand.
"Enough, why do you keep barking? You look down on God, do you think I look up to you?"
"Tell me your purpose now, or you'll have to find a new pet immediately."
Khonshu looked at the mangled corpses of Captain Marvel and Ikaris on the ground. He understood that although his new avatar was stronger than the one who had died from infection, he was by no means a match for this man who called Him a bird-man.
Therefore, in order to avoid having to find another perfect immortal to be his avatar, Khonshu finally compromised under Ryan's overwhelming pressure.
"Fine, we indeed came with a purpose, but it wasn't out of malice. I am a friend to Travelers of the Night; I come with good intentions this time!"
"I sensed that they carry something important enough to change this apocalyptic World, which is why I sent my avatar to help them through the dangers along the way!"
As he spoke, Khonshu pointed toward Kamala and the other two beside Ryan.
Hearing this, Ryan also looked at the three of them. To be precise, he locked his gaze onto the bangle on Kamala's wrist, rather than the signal transmitter Ironheart had mentioned S.H.I.E.L.D. used to resolve the apocalypse.
He always felt that the key to saving this apocalypse didn't lie in some crappy signal transmitter at all, but rather in that bangle entangled with the powers of space and time.
Since he didn't know, he asked, so Ryan simply sought the answer from Khonshu: "So, what exactly is this 'important thing' they're carrying?"
Khonshu shook his head helplessly. "My successive avatars always like to say that I don't tell them the whole truth, only part of it every time..."
"But how could they know? Even as a god, I cannot be omniscient. If I were truly omniscient, I would be omnipotent, and I wouldn't need to send avatars to do things for me. If I were omnipotent, couldn't I just do it myself?"
Hearing this, Ryan rubbed his brow. "So, bird-man, after saying all that, the truth is that you don't know what that thing is exactly either?"
Khonshu spread his hands and admitted, "Exactly, that's what I mean~"
Ryan was speechless. "Then why didn't you say so earlier instead of going in such a huge circle?"
Khonshu replied as if it were only natural, "Because that wouldn't fit the style of a god. If a god doesn't even have a bit of mystery, how can they be called a god?"
Ryan: ?
Moon Knight, who had been listening: ...
Ryan looked at Moon Knight. "Is this idiot bird-head always like this?"
Moon Knight was silent for a moment before silently nodding. "Yes..."
Khonshu: ?
"As my Moon Avatar, you dare to desecrate the god you serve? I shall revoke the abilities I granted you!"
Seeing his follower side with someone else, Khonshu was so angry he was practically jumping up and down!
At this, Ryan could only sigh helplessly.
One could only say they were truly Marvel characters.
No matter how serious the status or how critical the World, they could always inject some comedic elements...
Seeing that Khonshu was also only half-informed about how to solve the apocalypse, Ryan didn't bother wasting any more of his precious time on Him.
Instead, he extended an invitation to Moon Knight: "Come on, Blade. Since your mission is to protect them while they fulfill their duty, then join my team along with them."
Now Khonshu was dissatisfied again and shouted at Ryan: "What do you mean, kid? This is my avatar! Did you ask for my opinion before letting him join your team?!"
"Brooks, I forbid you from joining the team of this disrespectful person!"
However, neither Ryan nor Moon Knight paid Khonshu any mind.
Ryan didn't even glance at the chattering bird-man again.
In fact, if he weren't currently limited to absorbing physical entities, he probably would have already blown Khonshu up and absorbed him, just as he had done with Ares, God of War.
Moon Knight ignored Khonshu's command behind him and walked to Ryan's side, clearly intending to join.
With this, Ryan's team was officially a group of five, ready for a full party!
At this moment, the bewildered trio, seeing that Ryan was no longer talking to 'thin air', all looked at him together.
Kamala asked with a frightened face, "Mr. Parker, who were you talking to just now?"
Kate also swallowed hard. "Ryan, there aren't even more terrifying ghosts in this World besides disgusting zombies, right?"
The materialistic Ironheart, however, wasn't very afraid. Instead, she looked at her homemade energy detection glasses and said with interest:
"Wow, I don't think the Captain was talking to air or ghosts. Behind this new gentleman, the dark matter energy readings just went off the charts. There was definitely something incredible there!"
Ryan ignored the chattering of the trio. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, opening a spatial wormhole.
"Alright, didn't you want to go to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Base in Ohio? Let's go."
After saying that, Ryan took the lead and stepped into the spatial wormhole.
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