The Martial God of the Marvel World

Chapter 347 The Missing Red Skull
Under normal circumstances, this would not be possible.

Vormir is so small that you can scan the entire planet on the same day by taking a spacecraft.

The Red Skull is bound by the Soul Stone and it is impossible for him to leave Vormir. And with Tony's technical support, the Red Skull should not escape the scanning of the new radar of the spacecraft.

But that's the fact, the Red Skull is lost.

This is a serious problem. It shows that everyone has seriously misjudged Red Skull's intelligence, and the authenticity of the information previously provided by Red Skull must also be carefully considered.

The Avengers gathered in the conference room again to discuss the issue of Red Skull.

"We were too careless!"

Steve blamed himself very much, because he was the only one among these people who had experience dealing with the Red Skull. But facing an old enemy who had been trapped on a desolate alien planet for decades and whose body had disappeared, he couldn't help but soften his heart.

As a veteran who has been frozen for seventy years, it is particularly easy for him to empathize with some traces of the past, even if they were the enemies back then.

When he saw the Red Skull, he couldn't help but think of himself, so he relaxed his vigilance against the Red Skull and eventually made such a big mistake.

"I'm afraid everything the Red Skull said is false. He is not some guide who is bound here by the Soul Stone. He may be plotting some huge conspiracy!" Steve said anxiously.

"But that doesn't make sense!" Nebula objected to his judgment, "I'm sure that Thanos got the Soul Stone on Vormir, and...my sister also died here."

"But that doesn't mean Thanos encountered the Red Skull. You didn't witness it."

Steve shook his head and analyzed: "The information about the Soul Stone all comes from the Red Skull. The Red Skull can deceive us, or he can also deceive Thanos. He may use Thanos to do something to achieve his evil purpose. We all know that in order to obtain the Soul Stone, Thanos is willing to pay a sufficient price."

"There is another possibility."

Tony interrupted and said, "Maybe the Red Skull has been searching for the Soul Stone all these years, and he found this place based on some clues, but he is ruthless and ungrateful, so he couldn't get the Soul Stone at all. So he used outsiders to make the Soul Stone appear, and then used force to snatch it, but in the end he failed to take it from Thanos. Thanos was too strong, and his conspiracy was destroyed, or he saw the huge gap in power and simply gave up."

"There are too many possibilities. We lack too much information and cannot make an accurate judgment." Professor Hulk shook his head helplessly. "Perhaps Red Skull has been studying the Soul Stone here for many years and has achieved certain research results, and can use the power of the Soul Stone to some extent. Otherwise, what's the matter with his soul body?"

Everyone gasped, "This is the worst case scenario. Everyone has some idea of ​​how powerful the Infinity Stones are. If Red Skull can really do this, then his ability must not be as weak as it seems."

Because of the Red Skull's sudden disappearance, everyone seriously overestimated the Red Skull and started to scare themselves.

Steve was suddenly startled and said, "Is it possible that the Red Skull has already controlled the Soul Stone and placed it here to fish in order to achieve his own ulterior motives?"

"If that's the case, the Soul Gem may not be on Vormir now." Tony quickly stood up and ran out, followed by everyone else and onto the battleship.

Tony hurriedly operated the system to scan Vormir. After a while, Tony let out a long sigh, sat down on the chair, and said with relief: "Fortunately, the situation is not that bad. The indicators of the Soul Stone have not changed. It is still here."

Everyone also relaxed their tense mood.

"Fortunately, the Soul Gem is still there, otherwise our efforts to defend here would be in vain. The time for the Power Gem is almost up, and we need to send people to Morag before Star-Lord takes the gem away. We can't lose the Power Gem while protecting the Soul Gem. Moreover, after getting the Power Gem, we can try to use it as an energy source to obtain the Soul Gem."

"Natasha and I will go!" Clint volunteered. "Of course, I'm not saying that I want to escape the upcoming war. It's just that Natasha and I are the only ordinary people here. Our strength is really... Even with the help of Tony's Iron Man suit, we may not be able to play a big role in the future war."

"We all understand, Clint. Everyone here is a brave warrior. No one will misunderstand."

Steve didn't know what to say. He stepped forward and hugged Clint, whispering to him, "It takes courage for an ordinary person to stand here and fight against a cosmic overlord like Thanos. Your courage is stronger than anyone else's."

"Clint's half right."

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Natasha smiled and stretched out her hand. A stream of electricity was jumping repeatedly on her fingertips. Natasha deliberately moved the electric snake in her palm back and forth, and at the same time raised her eyebrows at Clint as if showing off.

"Now there is only one ordinary person left."

"Oh, no!" Clint groaned in despair as everyone looked on in amazement. "How is this possible!"

"The last time I sneaked into the Ultimate Infinite Pavilion, Thor came over to trade ether particles. Although I failed to stop the transaction, Zhan Liu was very generous and let the magician of Asgard help me gain the superpower of magnetic field rotation. Combined with this ability, I practiced Ultimate Infinite Qigong and made rapid progress. Now I have entered the realm of electric current pushing 200,000 volts. This progress has caught up with Steve."

Natasha's progress made everyone very happy, and then they looked at the only ordinary person among the Avengers with mischievous eyes.

"Are you going to let me go to Morag alone?"

"Let Rocket go with you. He has excellent piloting skills and is very familiar with space travel. He can repair the spacecraft if it breaks down, and he has ways to deal with accidents. There is no better companion than him."

"Okay, I'll make the trip then." Rocket shook his big furry tail and jumped off the chair in annoyance. "I hope Thanos doesn't attack during this time, otherwise, I'll miss a big battle."

After arranging the mission, Clint and Rocket immediately set off for the planet Morag. After watching the two leave, the Avengers continued to discuss the issue of the Red Skull.

"The monitoring system needs to be strengthened. I don't believe that the Red Skull will just leave like this. He will definitely find a chance to come back and cause trouble."

The most nervous person is still Steve, who is almost suffering from PTSD about the Red Skull.

"Although the Soul Gem is still there, we still can't relax. We need to check it three times a day to prevent it from being stolen. And the detector for Red Skull must be turned on at all times. If we find him on the planet again, we will immediately sound the alarm. We will go out together and capture him." Everyone was on guard against Red Skull while continuing to prepare for battle. But they didn't wait for Thanos' army. Instead, Clint and his companions who were heading to Morag ran into the Dark Army head-on.

"Damn it! Why are they following us? Shouldn't they go look for the Soul Gem first?" Rocket cursed as he maneuvered the spaceship to avoid the dense laser beams.

"Perhaps they intend to clip our wings first and annihilate our manpower!" Clint controlled the weapons at the back of the spacecraft to conduct precise shooting, destroying several enemy ships again, but more enemy ships immediately came up to make up for it.

"Your shooting skills are great!" Rocket praised loudly.

"Your driving skills are also very good!" Clint praised.

"Haha...we two are the best partners!" Facing the rain of attacks, Rocket remained calm and laughed.

The two men had clear division of labor, one was responsible for driving and the other for shooting. They took advantage of every opportunity to squeeze in amidst the pursuit and blockade of the Dark Legion, seemingly in danger but actually safe.

As a habitual criminal in the universe, it is common for Rocket to be surrounded and hunted. Whether it was when he was working alone or after joining the Guardians of the Galaxy, he always managed to put his head on the universe's wanted list.

Although the Dark Army's pomp and circumstance was much bigger now, it didn't make much difference to Rocket. He had long been accustomed to the feeling of walking on the battlefield full of gunfire and rain of bullets, walking on the edge of danger.

While escaping, he still had time to play some music, connect to Vormir's communications, and send a warning.

"Hey, Steve, we've encountered the Dark Army. They're like hungry mad dogs, chasing us right behind!"

Steve got nervous when he heard this. He rushed to the communicator and asked anxiously, "How are you? Report your coordinates, and we'll come to rescue you!"

"No, no, no, there's no need for that!" Rocket shouted excitedly, "These rookies can't do anything to Uncle Rocket! They can't even smell the exhaust of our spacecraft! Haha..."

Hearing Rocket's excited voice and the exciting music on the other end of the communicator, Steve felt a little more relieved.

"Then lead them to Vormir. We have made all the preparations! We will engage in a ground battle with them here and eliminate them all at once!"

"I'm afraid not! They have blocked all the space channels to Vormir, so we have no way to go back. Don't worry about us. After we get rid of them, we can return safely. But we can't go to Morag, so you must send someone else to go there."

After reporting the news, Rocket hung up the communication, let out another strange cry, and controlled the spacecraft to pass through a gap in the encirclement.

It's called a gap, but in a space war, the size of such a gap is often measured in kilometers. If measured by the top speed of a space fighter of hundreds of Mach, such a gap is often fleeting.

For ordinary battleship pilots, their reaction speed may not be so fast and they cannot grasp this fleeting opportunity, but Rocket is a biological creature that has been biochemically modified. Its overall attributes far exceed those of ordinary humans. He is a true super soldier. This is also the important reason why he has been wandering in the universe for so long and has never failed to catch anyone.

While Rocket was enjoying the joy of being chased, on Vormir, the Avengers were discussing whether they should continue to send team members to Morag to get the Power Stone.

"That should be the easiest place to get gems. There's no Red Skull or Hydra there. We should have gone there first." Rhodes muttered with some regret.

"It's too late to say this now." Tony reached out to stop his friend from complaining. "Before we came to Vormir, we thought there was no threat here. This universe is completely different from ours, and we can no longer apply our old memories to the situation here. We've suffered enough in this regard!"

Rhode was stunned. "You mean, there might be potential dangers on Morag Planet?"

"We can't rule out this possibility." Tony frowned, his brain working at high speed, considering all possible potential dangers.

"But Star-Lord wasn't in any danger at the time," Nebula argued.

Tony glanced at Nebula, considered his words, and said, "You know Star-Lord's character well. You should know that if he suffered a big loss there, he would definitely not admit it."

Nebula tilted her head and thought for a moment, Star-Lord was always boasting to the sky, but he never treated embarrassing things as if they had never happened, and this was indeed something he could do.

"Also, even if Star-Lord didn't encounter any danger, it doesn't mean there is no danger." Thor interrupted, "Star-Lord actually has the blood of the gods flowing in his body. Maybe you don't feel anything about it, but in fact, in the universe, many powerful creatures will not take the initiative to provoke the descendants of the gods. In other words, places that Star-Lord can easily go, you ordinary humans may not be able to go."

Steve also nodded in agreement with Thor's words, "Besides, the Dark Legion has many motherships, and this time they may not be just one wave of enemies. I am very worried that the Avengers we send out will collide head-on with the Dark Legion like Rocket and his men did. Without Rocket's driving skills, they may not be able to return successfully."

"Do we still need to send people to Morag?"

Steve thought carefully for a while, then looked up at Thor and said, "You are probably the only one who can escape unscathed from the Dark Army. You are powerful and can fly in the universe. You are the most suitable candidate."

"No problem!" Thor laughed with his big belly. "You're right, I'm the best candidate! Leave everything to me!"

Everyone sent Thor onto the spaceship. Before takeoff, Steve hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to hug Thor and said,

"If you are intercepted by the Dark Legion, just come back and don't fight them head-on. Thanos may be on the enemy's warship. This is an enemy we need to deal with together."

"And...if you are surrounded and cannot escape, you can summon the Rainbow Bridge. Odin rejected you last time, but when you are in danger, I think he will not want to see his son killed by Thanos, and he will definitely respond to you."

"If you encounter this situation, you don't have to worry about confidentiality. Just tell your father the truth and ask for his help!"

(End of this chapter)