"What?!"
Everyone who heard the news—except the representatives of Atlantis and Asgard—fell into complete shock.
Earth had already been infiltrated by an alien civilization?
When did this happen?
How could they possibly know nothing about it?
An inexplicable sense of tension spread through everyone's mind.
"Ahem."
Lucas cleared his throat.
Immediately, the room fell silent again as everyone turned their attention back to him.
They were waiting for him to continue.
---
"Millions of years ago, in the Andromeda Galaxy, there existed a race known as the Skrulls," Lucas began.
"With the assistance of certain powerful beings, their civilization developed rapidly—both technologically and culturally."
"Over millions of years, they broke through multiple civilizational barriers and eventually reached the level of a stellar empire."
"At that time, they were the largest and most powerful interstellar empire in the Andromeda Galaxy."
"One day, one of their exploratory fleets discovered a planet outside their galaxy."
"Two races lived there: the Kree and the Cotati."
"That planet had very poor natural resources, and the two races frequently fought each other."
"As a result, despite their potential, both civilizations developed very slowly."
"The Skrulls wanted to invite them to join their Free Trade Alliance."
"But the alliance had a rule: only one species per planet could join."
"So after discussion, the Skrulls decided that the two races should compete internally."
"The winner would receive the invitation."
"In the end, the Cotati won."
"But the arrogant Kree refused to accept the result."
---
"Enraged by their defeat, the Kree attacked the Skrull delegation."
"They seized the Skrull spacecraft and the technological supplies brought with it."
"They knew that once the Skrull homeworld learned what had happened, a fleet would be sent to punish them."
"So, under the pressure of survival, the Kree forced the captured Skrulls to help them reverse-engineer the alien technology aboard the ship."
"With that stolen knowledge, the Kree civilization advanced rapidly."
"They soon launched a war against the Cotati and nearly drove them to extinction."
"Using the resources of the entire planet, they built their own Kree interstellar fleet."
"When the Skrull expeditionary fleet finally arrived…"
"The Kree were prepared."
"With knowledge of Skrull technology and careful planning, they managed—after heavy losses—to cripple the Skrull fleet and drive it away."
"That incident ignited a hatred between the two civilizations."
"And thus began a war that lasted hundreds of thousands of years."
---
"Eventually, the Kree—driven by their aggressive nature and powerful scientific research—caught up with and even surpassed the Skrulls."
"They ultimately destroyed and occupied the Skrull homeworld."
"Nearly exterminated, the remaining Skrulls became refugees."
"They wandered through space for a very long time…"
"…until they finally arrived in our solar system."
Lucas paused briefly before continuing.
"And now they have set their sights on Earth."
"The Skrull species possesses a unique ability."
"They can shape-shift into any lifeform, perfectly imitating its physical form and even its habits."
"Even the most sophisticated human instruments cannot distinguish them."
"In most cases, only someone extremely close to the original person might notice something is wrong."
"Using this ability, they infiltrated human society."
"They replaced merchants, scholars…"
"And over time they infiltrated militaries and governments around the world."
Lucas looked around the room.
"Right now, one of your closest friends might actually be a Skrull in disguise."
"Their ultimate goal is to transform Earth into the new homeworld of the Skrull race."
---
This was Lucas's second major planetary purge plan after eliminating HYDRA.
The reason he had waited until now to launch it was simple.
First, he had not been certain whether Skrulls even existed in this universe.
If they did, he also needed to confirm whether the situation resembled the Secret Invasion storyline.
After extensive investigation—and especially after the AI Alpha was developed—massive data analysis finally confirmed the presence of Skrulls.
During Lucas's recent period of unconsciousness, Alpha discovered multiple clues indicating that Skrulls had already begun their infiltration.
And compared with the original Marvel timeline, this invasion had begun earlier and progressed faster.
Second, Lucas himself had not yet been strong enough to confront the Skrulls directly at the time.
After all, in the comics, the Secret Invasion was connected to the Skrull God.
Before Lucas came to this world, the film universe had never revealed the mastermind behind that storyline.
Later adaptations mentioned only partial events.
More importantly, the trailers never showed the true figure behind the invasion—the Super-Skrull deity, a fused godlike being created from Skrull evolution.
Because of this uncertainty, Lucas had been unable to determine whether such a being existed in this universe.
Although this fused god was not a natural-born deity, its power was still far beyond what Lucas could handle back then.
Only now did Lucas feel confident enough to confront the Skrulls directly.
As for the fact that his body was currently weakened—
Lucas actually intended to use this opportunity to test a hypothesis he had been considering.
If that idea worked, it would greatly help his future plans.
---
At this moment, Nick Fury suddenly interrupted.
"Sorry, Lucas," he said.
"But I need to ask—where did you obtain this information?"
Lucas wasn't surprised by the question.
After all, Fury was one of the people on Earth who had interacted with the Skrulls the most.
"You can ask your friend Talos about that," Lucas replied calmly.
"He should be able to explain everything."
Then Lucas looked at Fury with a warning in his voice.
"And Nick Fury… you should understand how serious this matter is."
"This virtual space is currently the only place where the Skrulls cannot infiltrate or control."
"But once you leave this room…"
"If this information leaks…"
"Any casualties humanity suffers will no longer be my responsibility."
Lucas stared directly at him.
"And the blame will fall entirely on you."
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