The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 424, 764, and 765: A Great Harvest

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

However, just as Tanlia Tivan ignored the 'dead' Karl on the ground and walked away smugly with the bottle of [Embers of Creation], a familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"【Collector】, it seems you're much more foolish than I thought."

With a flash of red light, the 'Karl' on the ground, who was already dead beyond any doubt, suddenly disappeared. In its place appeared another Karl, perfectly intact, holding a wine glass, sitting elegantly in a chair, looking at Tanlia Tivan with a mocking gaze as if watching a monkey show.

"What? You... how come you're not dead?"

Tanlia Tivan was startled by this sudden turn of events and immediately prepared to use the weapons that had emerged from the ground to unleash another volley on Karl.

"Snapped!!"

However, before it could make a move, with a snap of Karl's fingers, the weapons on the ground instantly transformed into cute little animals, hopping and skipping away in all directions.

"This...is this?"

Tanlia Tivan was completely dumbfounded. Her wide eyes were filled with shock and astonishment as she stared blankly at Karl opposite her, her voice trembling slightly as she asked:

"This is impossible, how...how did you do that?"

However, Carl did not answer his question. Instead, he said with a half-smile, "Do you think I would come here and make a bet with you without doing any research?"

"Everyone in the galaxy knows that you're willing to betray even your own brother for these pathetic collections. Do you think I can believe you'd be willing to accept the consequences?"

If gambling were believable, the world would probably be at peace long ago!

At this point, Karl shook his head with some regret. "It's a real pity, really. If you had been willing to keep our agreement and give me the [Embers of Creation] and this God's head, you could have left here alive with the rest of your collection."

"Huh? What do you mean..."

Tanlia Tivan looked bewildered and said, "My collection was destroyed in that explosion just now, how am I supposed to take them with me?"

"Heh, are you sure they're really destroyed?"

Karl let out a disdainful snort, then snapped his fingers again. The huge space that had been like a wasteland gradually 'restored' to its pre-explosion state under the glow of red light.

The diverse collections that had been completely destroyed were now displayed before Tanlia Tivan's eyes.

Even the red-skinned maid Karina, who had been reduced to ashes by the Power Gem in the explosion, was 'resurrected'.

"How...how am I still alive?"

Karina looked around in panic. The experience of death she had just had was incredibly real. She could even clearly feel her body being torn apart bit by bit by the energy erupting from the Power Gem.

But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, she would come back to life?

What the hell is going on here?
This sudden turn of events made Karina wonder if what she had just witnessed was a scene she had imagined in her mind.

The only thing that has changed is that the [Power Gem] that she used to hold tightly in her hand is now nowhere to be found!
"how so……"

Tanlia Tivan stared at the jar of Creation Embers in his hand that had vanished completely in a flash of red light, and at Karina who had 'come back from the dead' opposite him. He felt as if all his strength had been drained in an instant, and he collapsed weakly to the ground.

Without a doubt, he lost the bet, and he lost utterly!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was manipulated by the other party through a false 'illusion' from beginning to end.

Even if Tanlia Tivan was unwilling to admit it, the man from Earth opposite her was terrifyingly strong!

So, from the moment he agreed to the bet, he had already lost.

But what's laughable is that he had just been thinking of using underhanded tactics to ambush his opponent and turn the tide of the battle... What a fool he was!
What Tanlia Tivan didn't know was that what had happened before wasn't entirely an illusion. Apart from the explosion, everything else had actually played out under the influence of the Reality Stone.

Furthermore, the area affected by the power of the Reality Stone is limited to the area where this exhibition hall is located.

In other words, all the other events, including the encounter between Drax and Ronan, and the destruction of Gamora's ship by Nebula, were actually real!

So... this can't be considered Karl cheating.

Moreover, Karl had originally planned to let Tanlia Tivan take all the remaining collection after he accepted the bet and lost.

After all, he has always been a man of his word.

But now...

All of these collections now belong to him!!
Tanlia Tivan was the one who started all this trouble.

Swah——

Karl slightly raised his finger, and a surge of psionic energy instantly enveloped Tanlia Tivan's entire body. After removing the controller from his arm, he tossed it directly into an empty display case.

It was none other than the display case in the very spot that Tanlia Tivan had previously mentioned wanting to place Karl.

Karina, who was still in a daze, said calmly, "Karina, you have two choices now. One is to leave here. This way, you can regain your freedom, and maybe soon you can start a family of your own, have a bunch of kids, and enjoy your old age in peace!"

"Secondly, you can continue working for me. In return, in addition to a generous salary and excellent benefits, I will entrust the entire exhibition hall to you for management!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Karina abruptly raised her head, her eyes gleaming with unprecedented surprise. Pointing to the display case where Tanlia Tivan was, she bravely asked:

"Does that include him too?"

“Of course,” Karl nodded with a smile. “Tanya Tivan is now part of my collection!”

“Okay, then I’ll choose the second one.” Karina made her choice without hesitation.

"Great, you can call me Boss from now on."

As they spoke, Carl handed the controller that could operate all the display cases to Karina, and said meaningfully:

"I am confident that you can manage this place very well."

Then, Karl turned his gaze to Gamora, who was still lying on the ground. "Miss Gamora, how long are you planning to pretend to be unconscious?"

"Ah, um... I didn't, don't talk nonsense, I just woke up too." Seeing her acting exposed, Gamora stood up somewhat embarrassedly and cautiously looked at Karl, saying:

"Mr. Carl, did you save me?"

In fact, Gamora woke up early on, thanks to her strong physical abilities, not long after being rescued from space by Karl using a portal.

However, after witnessing firsthand how Karl unilaterally toyed with Tanlia Tivan, this female warrior, who had earned the title of 'the most dangerous woman in the universe' when she was a teenager, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine when facing this man from Earth.

It's worth noting that previously, the only person who could evoke this feeling in Gamora was her adoptive father, Thanos.

And now, another name has been added to her list.

"That's it."

Carl didn't deny it, but nodded slightly, then raised his hand and gestured towards the door, "Ronan has already left with his men. You can go and meet up with your companions."

Gamora opened her mouth, wanting to ask how she had suddenly appeared here from space, but in the end she didn't say anything.

He simply thanked Carl politely and then hurriedly left the exhibition hall.

"Oh my god, Gamora, I'm so glad to see you're alright."

As soon as she stepped outside, a burly figure pounced on Gamora and pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Just now I saw you floating in the universe. I don't know what happened to me, but a voice kept telling me that I absolutely cannot watch you die in front of me."

Star-Lord cradled Gamora's head in his hands and said tenderly:

"At that moment, I felt an indescribable sense of heroism welling up from the depths of my heart. You know, I'm not trying to praise myself; I'm just expressing my true feelings at the time."

"It was this heroic spirit that inspired me to rush out of the cabin to try and rescue you."

"But just as I was about to make a move, you were suddenly rescued by a portal that appeared out of nowhere and a strange, large hand?"

"Alright, I got it. Let's leave this topic at that." Gamora rolled her eyes, immediately interrupting Star-Lord who was still trying to force a sentimental argument with her, and asked:

"I'm asking you, where is the [Cosmic Orb]?"

"Uh, well..."

Star-Lord said with a slightly evasive look in his eyes, "It seems like your sister Nebula stole it away."

"what?"

Gamora's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "Damn it, this is going to cause a huge mess. Right now, we must first figure out whether Ronan and the others are going to attack Xandar directly or go to Earth to collect the Cosmic Cube."

However, at that moment, Yondu's top henchman, Kraglin, along with a group of raiders, surrounded Gamora and Star-Lord. "Welcome home, Peter!!"

……

【Dark Star】.

"The Sphere of the Universe is now in my hands."

Ronan said to Thanos on the big screen, "I said I'm a man of my word!"

"Very good." Thanos nodded in satisfaction and immediately urged, "Send it to me right away."

However, a cold smile appeared on Ronan's face. He then took the [Cosmic Orb] from his subordinate Korath and said with dissatisfaction:

“That’s right, this is what we agreed on before… I’ll find the [Cosmic Orb] for you, and you’ll send troops to destroy [Xandar] for me.”

"However, the plan has now changed slightly."

Ronan waved the Orb in his hand at Thanos. "Now that I know it contains the Power Stone, I really don't know what I need your help for?"

"I can completely destroy Xandar and the Nova Corps myself using the power of the Power Stone!"

Thanos frowned upon hearing this and said somewhat angrily, "Kid, you'd better think carefully about the consequences of offending the most powerful force in the universe."

Even if you now possess the [Power Gem], there are still some costs you cannot afford!

"Hmph, Thanos, do you think I'm easily scared?"

However, Ronan ignored his threats and immediately gripped both ends of the sphere with both hands, forcefully pulling it outwards.

click-

The incredibly sturdy metal sphere was broken in two by Ronan's own strength, and purple light burst forth from within.

"The most powerful force in the universe?"

Ronan's ambition seemed to be amplified infinitely by the Power Gem. He immediately took the Power Gem out of the Cosmic Orb and let the violent energy surge through his body, forcibly embedding the Power Gem into the groove reserved on the head of the Universal Weapon hammer.

The "Universal Weapon," a top-tier weapon forged by the Kree Empire using the highest technology, not only possesses numerous functions such as emitting shockwaves, absorbing energy, and creating force fields, but also serves as a natural container for the "Infinity Stones"!
While the energy that the "All-Powerful Weapon" can convert into the "Infinity Stones" is certainly not as great as the "Infinity Gauntlet" personally crafted by the Dwarf King, it is far more powerful than the "Mind Scepter" in Loki's hands.

With the support of the [Omnipotent Weapon], the turbulent energy currents that had been raging like a tsunami within Ronan's body quickly subsided, like the receding tide.

Feeling the exhilarating power emanating from the [Omnipotent Weapon], Ronan roared wildly at Thanos on the screen:
"You, how dare you call me 'kid' just now?"

"Watch, I will personally represent the Kree Empire to conduct a 'just' trial of Xandar's actions over the past thousand years... I will make it disappear from this world forever!"

"And after that, Thanos, I will personally come to settle accounts with you and show you who is the most powerful person in the universe."

After saying that, he cut off the communication without caring whether Thanos was intimidated by his crazy behavior.

"Wait a minute, Ronan."

Nebula then asked with a complicated expression, "After destroying Xandar, will you really kill my father?"

(End of this chapter)