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"Attention all residents of Nowhere…"
Just as Gamora felt puzzled, a majestic voice suddenly echoed simultaneously in the minds of everyone throughout Nowhere.
"I am Karl Merks, the new Master of Nowhere. You have 5 hours to leave. At that time, I will transfer Nowhere to another dimension. Residents who do not leave within the specified time will automatically be considered to have agreed to be transferred along with it…"
The same words were repeated three times before Karl's voice stopped.
At this moment, the entire Nowhere was like a boiling pot, everyone stirred up by that domineering announcement.
"WTF? What just happened? I feel like a voice echoed in my head? And it echoed three times in a row!"
"Brother, that's not your imagination, I 'heard' it too."
"What you're saying isn't the point. The point is, that new lord named Karl Merks seems to want to drive us all out of Nowhere?"
"Who is Karl Merks? Isn't the lord here Mr. Taneleer Tivan, the Collector? What happened?"
"Hmph, no matter who the lord is, I'm definitely not leaving. There's food, drink, and work here. Only a fool would leave!"
"That's right, as long as those rare minerals aren't mined out, we'll have endless money and endless women…"
"Guys, this guy named Karl Merks sure can brag. He actually said he's going to move Nowhere to another dimension? Hahaha, that's hilarious…"
"Tch, listen to him blab. Even Mr. Taneleer Tivan can't do that. Who does he think he is? A Dimension Demon?"
"Yes, he's trying to trick us with such a clumsy excuse, no way… We won't leave, we'll just stay here and see how he handles it!!"
Clearly, most of the desperadoes living here did not take Karl's recent announcement and warning to heart.
Only Gamora's expression changed slightly, and she quickly gestured to Rocket and the others: "Let's go, we're going to find Peter. It's time to leave here!!"
No one here knew that man's power better than her.
Since the other party had issued an 'eviction order', the wisest choice now was to obey obediently, otherwise, they would die terribly.
Taneleer Tivan was the best example.
So even though Gamora had just wanted to ask Karl for help in person, she now had to temporarily abandon that plan and first take Star-Lord and the others out of Nowhere.
Rocket followed behind Gamora, muttering in confusion, "What was that voice about? My ears didn't hear anything, but it echoed in my head?"
"Me too." Drax pounded his head with his big fists, seemingly trying to fix it that way.
Even Treant Groot was no exception, "I am Groot (I heard it too)!"
…
Xandar.
"Nova Supreme, I just received a message from a Ravager member."
Roman Dey, a high-ranking Commander of the Nova Corps wearing a Centurion battle suit, hurried into the command room and reported to the white-haired female Supreme:
"The other party said that Ronan seems to have obtained an infinity stone, and he is very likely to attack Xandar and Earth next. They advised us to prepare in advance… If necessary, the Marauders Organization will also help!"
"What, an infinity stone?"
Nova Supreme had clearly heard of the infinity stones, and her expression immediately changed, but before she could speak, another Commander said dismissively, "Isn't this just a ploy released by the Raiders?"
"Don't forget that those guys are a bunch of criminals who commit all kinds of evil. Why should we trust such people?"
Nova Supreme nodded, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Did the other party provide any evidence?"
Roman Dey shook his head upon hearing this. "However, you should not be unfamiliar with that Ravager. It's Peter Quill, Star-Lord, who previously escorted Karson Sal back."
"He said that they had just escaped from Kling Prison, and if it weren't to save Xandar, there would be no reason for them to risk exposing their coordinates to send us this message."
"Roman, do you believe him?" Nova Supreme asked.
"This…"
Roman Dey hesitated for a moment, then answered truthfully, "I don't know if that guy is lying or has some conspiracy.
But he told me that once Ronan successfully reaches the ground, he can completely destroy the entire Xandar simply by tapping the ground lightly with the infinity stone in his hand!"
"So, I think we'd better prepare in advance."
Nova Supreme thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Alright, then I'll leave the pre-deployment matters entirely to you."
…
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
"What did you say?!"
In the office, Nick Fury's voice suddenly rose by several decibels, and he roared into the phone, "Talos, are you sure you're not joking with me?"
"The Tesseract was clearly taken back to Asgard by Thor long ago. If the Kree want to start a war, they should go to Asgard, why come to Earth?"
Just now, Talos, the leader of the Skrulls under Nick Fury, reported an urgent message to him. A Skrull spaceship in space had accidentally received a communication message from tens of light-years away a few minutes ago.
An 'alien' named Star-Lord tried to warn the Earthlings that in about a day, a Kree Empire interstellar fleet led by Ronan the Accuser would arrive in the Solar System through a Jump Point and then attack Earth.
Ronan's target for this trip was the Tesseract, which Thor had taken back to Asgard after the Battle of New York.
Nick Fury immediately got angry.
That guy named Ronan, isn't he clearly bullying honest people?
If you want the Tesseract, why don't you just go to Asgard? Why attack Earth?
To make a statement?
Besides, do you really think Earth is a soft persimmon that you can come and go as you please, and fight whenever you want?
Didn't you see how badly we beat the Chitauri before?
You still dare to come and deliver yourselves?
Let me tell you, our S.H.I.E.L.D. is not to be trifled with!
What?
You said the Chitauri were defeated by the Avengers and had nothing to do with S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Please, don't you see who formed the Avengers?
That's right, it was me, Nick Fury. Do you see me boasting?
"I don't know about that…"
Talos on the other end of the phone said innocently, "But the other party specified that the 'Guardian of Earth' should prepare in advance, and also mentioned that Ronan the Commander seems to have a special weapon called an infinity stone, which possesses great power."
"Guardian of Earth? Isn't that talking about me? Did Carol spread my reputation to other Planets?"
Nick Fury couldn't help but show a hint of pride on his face, but then he frowned and asked, "Talos, what is that infinity stone?"
At this time, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. did not yet know that the core inside the Tesseract and the Mind Stone was an infinity stone.
No, to be precise, at present, apart from Thor, Karl, and Ancient One, and a few other informed individuals on Earth, everyone else was completely unaware of the origin and purpose of the infinity stones.
"Sorry, Officer, I don't know that either…"
Talos thought for a moment, then reminded him in a heavy tone, "But judging from Star-Lord's tone, it's probably a very powerful weapon, right?"
"One more thing that can be basically confirmed is that Ronan the Accuser, mentioned by Star-Lord, is extremely powerful and is a notorious warmonger within the Kree Empire. He has previously massacred a large number of Skrulls."
As a Skrull, Talos remembered Ronan's name vividly.
After all, it was this guy who orchestrated the massacre of the Skrulls, forcing their entire race to live as refugees, far from home.
To this day, Ronan remains the source of fear for many Skrulls!
"Officer, I think you'd better prepare in advance… After all, it's always better to be safe than sorry!"
Nick Fury nodded thoughtfully, muttering to himself, "If it's related to the Kree Empire, I suppose Carol would be very willing to come back and help, right?"
In fact, Nick Fury was no stranger to the Kree, because more than a decade ago, when he was just an ordinary Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he had fought the Kree in space alongside Carol Danvers.
Of course, at that time, his main responsibility was to hide aside and cheer for Carol!
Subsequently, after Nick Fury instructed Talos to continue to pay attention to various cosmic movements, he hurriedly ended this secret call, then took out the special pager from his arms that he had kept with him every day for the past year for fear of being killed by Karl, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
"Carol, come back… Do you know what I've been through these past two years?"
"This time, besides Ronan, there's another person's problem that must be solved…"
…
Somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy.
On a small Planet with a civilization slightly lower than Earth, a few minutes ago, a group of interstellar pirates disguised as interstellar merchants, after successfully deceiving the ground anti-aircraft fire, began to rely on their advanced weapons and equipment to wantonly burn, kill, and plunder in the capital of this Planet, committing all kinds of evil, like cutting melons and vegetables.
Undoubtedly.
The indigenous people on this Planet were unfortunate.
But fortunately, Lady Luck was still on their side. Just as the group of interstellar pirates were robbing fiercely, a figure enveloped in dazzling light suddenly descended from the sky.
It was none other than Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, who happened to be passing by.
And so… the tables turned!
The murderers who had just been wantonly rampaging instantly became lambs to the slaughter. Carol Danvers only made a slight move and completely annihilated this hundred-strong interstellar pirate force in less than 5 minutes.
Only a few quick-witted pirate lackeys remained. Seeing that the situation was bad, they immediately threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground with their hands raised, and continuously begged her for mercy, trembling.
"Judging by the insignia on your spaceship, you shouldn't belong to the Milky Way Galaxy, should you?"
Carol Danvers, wearing a red and blue battle suit with a golden star on her chest, straightened her broad face and asked in an unfriendly tone:
"How did you end up here to plunder?"
"Captain… Captain, we are Raiders from the Andromeda Galaxy. Actually, our initial target wasn't here, it's just…"
The interstellar pirate who spoke clearly knew or had heard of Captain Marvel's name, so his voice was filled with indescribable fear and trembling. "It's just that something went wrong when we were making an interstellar Jump, which led us here by accident."
"You know, there's an old saying in our Marauders Organization: 'A thief never leaves empty-handed,' so we thought, since we're already here, we might as well do one job first, and then go to our target location to do another!"
"Something went wrong during the interstellar Jump?"
Carol Danvers couldn't help but frown upon hearing this, but she wasn't doubting the truth of what the pirate said. Instead… recently, she had heard of many cases of errors occurring during interstellar Jumps.
This was clearly not as simple as a mere coincidence.
And before this, unless the spaceship pilot was drunk or high and thus entered the wrong interstellar coordinates or chose the wrong Jump Point, there would be no deviation from the target location.
Anyone who had undertaken interstellar travel knew this.
Could the rumor circulating among interstellar merchants about a newly appeared dimensional rift in the Solar System interfering with normal interstellar travel nearby be true?
"We… we really didn't lie to you, and we wouldn't dare to lie to you."
Seeing that Carol Danvers remained silent for a long time, several interstellar pirates, eager to survive, quickly explained in a flurry:
"This situation hasn't only happened to us. Previously, other Raiders members have experienced deviations during interstellar Jumps or accidentally entered unknown dimensions, and many people are still missing because of it…"
"That's right, I heard that this situation is related to a dimensional rift called the Eye of Fear that appeared near the Solar System…"
"Eye of Fear?"
Carol Danvers raised an eyebrow. "Could it be the new dimensional rift that interstellar merchants are talking about?"
However, just as she was about to question those interstellar pirates in detail about the Eye of Fear, the communication device on her battle suit suddenly rang.
Reaching out and lightly tapping the controller on her wrist, a red distress message from Earth immediately appeared.