"We made it out!"
An alien with a large frame and a head covered in lumps, his face filled with ecstatic joy.
Despite his ecstasy, he looked back with unmistakable terror still lingering in his eyes.
"Revenge?"
"Better not, I will always remember you, Captain Yondu, and that damn human brat, Peter."
"That man is too terrifying..."
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the lumpy-faced alien, a member of Yondu Ravagers, spotted a spacecraft and his eyes lit up.
However, when he entered the spacecraft, attempting to leave the Knowhere, he was shocked to find that although the spacecraft started, it couldn't ascend.
What going on?
He stuck his head out, only to see a scene that made his soul almost leave his body.
The man in the battle suit had grabbed the landing gear of the spacecraft, also hindering its ascent.
No matter how much he increased the force, trying to control the spacecraft, he couldn't shake off the other.
The next moment.
The alien head suddenly burst open, and the spacecraft was smashed into a twisted mass of scrap metal, the reinforced glass shattered into fragments, compressing the body to a mere pulp.
Blood splattered everywhere.
But it didn't stain the perpetrator in the slightest.
In the instant his head exploded, Superman had already soared into the air, moving on to another location to deal with the remaining members of Yondu Ravagers.
A strong gust swept across the entire city.
This part of the Knowhere had completely become Superman hunting ground.
These fleeing members of Yondu Ravagers stood no chance of retaliation they could only kneel and beg for mercy under Superman hands, yet they still couldn't escape a deadly fate.
Originally, the man who had become Superman, Anton, didn't have a strong intention to kill Star-Lord or exterminate Yondu and the others. However, since Carol had made a different decision, as a comrade, Superman naturally had to see that decision through to the end.
Eradicating Yondu, killing Star-Lord.
Firstly, starting with those Ravagers under Yondu command.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
One after another, the members of the Ravagers were killed by Superman, their screams piercing the air, even reaching Carol and Yondu ears as they fought.
The latter expression changed slightly.
The commotion caused by Superman was not small, the sonic booms from his rapid movements clearly indicating to Yondu that Superman was slaughtering his subordinates.
Yes, a slaughter.
Under Superman mighty power, no one on this special planet stood a chance to retaliate.
"Opportunity!"
Seeing Yondu momentarily distracted, Carol sneered. Her fists burst with dazzling light, and she stomped the ground, speeding up meteorically to appear in front of him and struck fiercely.
Yondu was sent flying, crashing into a building behind him and getting buried under the bricks and rubble.
"Yondu!"
Seeing this, Star-Lord expression drastically changed.
He hated Carol immensely.
At the same time, he also deeply loathed his own greed, which had led to all this.
"Why?"
Star-Lord abandoned his confrontation with Nick Fury, dropped his energy gun, and looked at Carol, crying bitterly, "Why won't you let us go?"
"If I let you go, you probably wouldn't let me go."
Carol coldly responded, "If you knew this day would come, why act as you did at the beginning? It too late for regrets now."
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind surged beside them.
Superman reappeared.
"It resolved."
He nodded to Carol, "Looks like things are wrapping up here as well."
"Indeed."
Carol replied.
As her voice fell, she slightly raised her hand and a thin strand of energy beam burst forth, piercing through Star-Lord head.
A streak of blood appeared on Star-Lord forehead, his eyes gradually becoming lifeless.
He immediately fell down, the colors of regret and hatred in his eyes solidifying into eternity, ultimately fading into silence.
And Yondu, covered by the building, followed the fate of all his companions.
"Let go."
Superman said, "The Orb is in our possession, we need to consider our next steps."
The three walked into the spaceship docked at the port of the Knowhere.
There, a green-skinned woman had been waiting for a long time, it was Gamora.
The spaceship soared into the sky, entering space, moving away from the Knowhere.
After a while.
The entire Knowhere fell into a long silence.
Residents, seeing the events settle, dared to emerge from their underground safe houses.
They observed the aftermath in the city, the ground littered with marks of Kree bombardments, still somewhat trembling in fear.
Moreover, in the city there were several Kree ships destroyed by Superman. Despite being shattered, some of their parts, still intact, were of high value.
Many second-hand dealers eyes lit up.
Let not forget, the Knowhere is the largest black market in the universe.
The Kree might be formidable, but in the black market, no one cares about your origins, and there is nothing that cannot be sold.
Although the Knowhere could not provoke the Kree Empire, the Kree were not likely to start a war over a few ship parts.
On the other hand.
More people began to focus on the identity of the man in armor who fought the Kree spaceship fleet in the Knowhere and wiped out the members of the Ravagers.
While identifying these individuals, they first paid attention to those who had died.
Yondu and others were easy to recognize.
As members of the Ravagers, Yondu and his team were quite well-known in the Knowhere.
Otherwise, Ego wouldn't have found Yondu years ago to take Star-Lord from Earth during his childhood.
"It Yondu..."
"What did they do to stir up such trouble?"
"And the Kree!"
"Besides the Kree, when those few left the Knowhere, they took a green-skinned woman, who seemed to be a subordinate of Thanos..."
As the investigation progressed, the residents of the Knowhere felt the seriousness of the situation.
A battle involving tremendously fearsome forces.
The Kree Empire, Thanos.
And then, the Ravagers, as well as the unidentified but extraordinarily powerful man who easily repelled the Kree spaceship fleet.
"What exactly were they after?"
Many questions remained.
The person who saw through the truth in the Knowhere, the number one person, Taneleer Tivan.
He clearly pinpointed the source of the conflict among the various forces.
That orb.
"The Orb of the Universe, the Power Stone..."
Tivan eyes sparkled, although he was extremely wary of Superman power, including the Kree and Thanos involved, that didn't stop him from longing for the Infinity Stones.
"The legends are true..."
The Kree Empire.
Ronan, upon receiving the report from his subordinates, was immediately furious.
After looking at the situation report and repeatedly watching the spaceship recordings,
he seemed to find what he was looking for, instructing his subordinates to gather information from the Knowhere.
Eventually, he obtained the complete footage of the event from the Knowhere satellite surveillance, identifying key individuals he wanted to see.
"Carol..."
Ronan expression was extremely grim.
Although he was well-informed about the entire incident, Carol presence made him think of many things.
It was evident that this matter was inseparably linked to Carol.
The grievances between Carol and the Kree Empire, since the Earth incident, had always continued.
Although the conflicts had diminished in the past two years, it didn't mean the grievances were settled rather, it indicated that Carol was plotting a greater retaliation against the Kree Empire.
Now, the battle that erupted in the Knowhere was proof.
The man, whose combat prowess was so alarming that it sent shivers down his spine after watching the entire surveillance footage, must have been a helper brought by Carol.
"Find out his identity!"
Ronan commanded his subordinates, his tone very firm: "I want to know who he is."
"Understood."
His subordinate nodded.
Then, in the spacious room, only Ronan was left.
He pondered for a moment and went to a secret chamber, facing the wall in front of him, he activated the communication feature.
"Ronan, you have not fulfilled our agreement."
A deep and powerful voice came from the other side, making Ronan face tense he could feel Thanoss fury.
"I haven't fulfilled the agreement because the information you gave me was incorrect."
Ronan was not particularly fearful.
Despite Thanos being a cosmic overlord, the Kree Empire was also a dominant force in the universe.
As the Accuser of the Kree Empire, with the military under his command, his status was only slightly below Thanos, but in terms of power, he had the confidence not to fear Thanos.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have turned against Thanos after obtaining the Power Stone during the later phases of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
"You couldn't possibly be unaware of the battle in the Knowhere."
Ronan said, "Tell me, who exactly is that man? He cannot be a nobody."
"I don't know."
Thanos shook his head, "I have never heard of this person before his appearance and the power he wields indeed surprised me."
"As far as I know, one of your subordinates was taken away by them..." Ronan pondered, then continued, "Can't you contact her?"
"I think, she wasn't taken she chose to go with them willingly."
Thanos said, "I have many subordinates who would love to kill me, only they can't do it."
"A pitiful life."
Ronan sneered, knowing he couldn't get any results from this interaction, he prepared to end the communication.
Suddenly.
Thanos spoke up.
"Maybe you should look into that traitor from the Kree Empire, the woman named Carol."
"Hmm?"
Ronan heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean?"
"Recently, some interesting things have happened in that woman hometown, Earth. Perhaps you can find your answers there."
Thanos finished speaking and cut off the communication on his own.
"Carol..."
Ronan fell silent.
The powerful man was indeed related to Carol.
This incident was also related to Carol.
That was also a fact.
Perhaps, it was indeed worth considering to investigate that remote planet called Earth.
As Carol hometown, what secrets it held, secrets that might threaten the Kree Empire, indeed remained an uncertain matter.
As he pondered, he issued another order.
In a galaxy, inside a spaceship, Anton, in the guise of Superman, Carol, Nick Fury, and Gamora, sat around the conference table in the spaceship meeting room, looking at each other, none of them initiating a conversation.
Finally, Superman broke the silence.
"Although our goals are not exactly aligned, we do have a common enemy."
Superman said, "Thanos, he is our common enemy. So, maybe you can explain in detail, why exactly he wants the Infinity Stones. Or rather, what wish he needs the Infinity Stones to fulfill."
"He wants to kill half of the life in the universe."
Gamora provided the answer.
This response shocked Carol and Nick Fury, who were also sitting at the table.
"What?"
Carol was astonished: "Why would he do that?"
"To kill half the life in the universe, has he gone mad? What benefit does he gain from doing this?"
Nick Fury, with a puzzled face, gaped wide, unable to close his mouth for a long while, showing his white teeth, his expression stunned.
"I don't know."
Gamora anticipated the reaction from the two and was not surprised however, she was somewhat taken aback by Superman lack of reaction, as if he already knew the answer.
Then, with a look of complexity in her eyes, she slowly said: "But that indeed is his ultimate goal.
He wants to eliminate half the life in the universe, just like he has destroyed those planets.
He always kills half the life, leaving the other half, whether they are elderly, children, or pregnant women, they are all targets of his hunt.
He never stops pursuing his targets for any reason, anyone. That what makes him most terrifying."
"So, the crisis on Earth, the Chitauri attack, Loki actions, were they all directed by him? Because he wants to collect the Infinity Stones, and the Tesseract is one of his targets?" Carol pieced together Superman previous conjectures and asked.
"Yes."
Gamora was a bit surprised that the woman in front of her would mention Earth.
Earth is an incredibly remote planet the number of people in the entire universe who know Earth coordinates can be counted on one hand.
Honestly, if not for Thanoss actions, she wouldn't know about Earth at all.
Wait.
Since this woman mentioned Earth, and seeing the appearance of these three people, could it be that these guys are all from Earth?
But then, why does one of them look so dark?
Gamora subtly glanced at Nick Fury.
With her lack of knowledge about Earth, she habitually thought about problems in the way of a cosmic being.
In the eyes of aliens, black, green, and white are completely different colors, enough to represent life from three different planets.
Like the red-skinned woman, the green-skinned woman, and the blue-skinned woman that appeared in the Guardians of the Galaxy.
These three individuals must be from three different planets, although their facial features, limbs, etc., are not much different from humans. But the logic is there, they do not belong to the same species.
In Gamora eyes, skin color is the key to distinguishing life species.
Don't be fooled by appearances everyone looks alike.
But Nick Fury, with his black skin, standing next to Superman and Carol, is as conspicuous as her own green skin.
This explains that the former is an alien.
With such an explanation, the reason why Nick Fury seems so much weaker compared to the latter two also becomes clear.
Nick Fury, Superman, and Carol are simply not of the same species.
It makes sense.
As Gamora thought this, a trace of astonishment unconsciously emerged in her heart.
Earth...
Is Earth really that terrifying?
No wonder Thanoss actions targeting Earth failed, the Tesseract whereabouts unknown, even the Mind Stone lost...
Gamora suddenly realized.