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

Chapters 430, 776, and 777: Plan Failed, Raiders Annihilated
Karl couldn't help but think of Adam Warlock from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, a character who, despite his immense strength, was not very bright and seemed like a complete idiot.

If even that thing can be considered a perfect android, then isn't that 'perfect' a bit too bizarre?

However, Karl vaguely remembered that the reason why [Warlock] Adam acted like an idiot was because he was prematurely awakened from the [New Reproductive Pod] by [Supreme Evolution].

If he were born at full term, would he be able to live like a normal person?

Putting aside intelligence, Karl still greatly admires Adam's strength.

It should at least be at the [Celestial Father level].

Even with his brain not working properly, he still effortlessly crushed the entire Guardians of the Galaxy...

In order to obtain the new reproductive pod containing Adam the Wizard, Karl had already made arrangements using Star-Lord in advance.

That's right, they are the [Annulas Batteries] that were corrupted by chaotic energy and were sent back before.

But if it were just Adam, the "Witch," it wouldn't have piqued Karl's interest so much.

What truly excited Karl was the genetic evolution technology that the Supreme Evolution possessed, which detailed how to cultivate the "Warlock" Adam!
However, he was not in a hurry about it.

After all, taking a steady and methodical approach is his style of doing things.

"Huh, has Ronan's fleet finally arrived?"

As if sensing something, Karl's smile deepened, and then he snapped his fingers, instantly creating a bright blue portal in front of him.

"The show is finally starting!"

……

In outer space outside Earth's atmosphere, a massive Dark Star suddenly appears from a certain Jump Point.

However, for some unknown reason, the Dark Star did not launch an attack on Earth or carry out a ground invasion immediately, but instead hovered quietly in space.

"What's going on?"

Inside the bridge, Ronan pointed to the empty areas on either side of the Dark Star on the large screen and asked in a deep voice, "Why haven't the other two starships caught up yet?"

This time, to ensure the success of his plan to seize the Cosmic Cube, Ronan brought two heavy cruisers along with his own vessel, the Dark Star. His aim was to use overwhelming firepower to cripple Earth's air defenses in the shortest possible time, giving the people of Earth a taste of the Kree Empire's power and thus successfully obtaining the Cosmic Cube!

"Commander, those two cruisers have completely lost contact with us... They must have encountered some accident during the warp drive," a staff member reported cautiously.

"What did you say?"

Ronan roared in frustration, "How is this possible? The three ships jumped almost simultaneously. Why is my Dark Star unharmed, while theirs are missing?"

"This one……"

The staff member looked embarrassed and was unable to answer Ronan's question.

Sitting to the side, Nebula thought for a moment and said, "Ronan, could the disappearance of those two cruisers be related to that widely circulated 'Eye of Fear' lately?!"

"【Eye of Fear】?" Ronan looked puzzled, clearly unfamiliar with the name.

"Yes."

Nebula walked to the control panel as if no one else was there, and while adjusting the angle of the monitoring device, she explained, "The so-called 'Eye of Fear' is actually a dimensional rift that suddenly appeared recently."

"Rumors circulate that the other end of this dimensional rift connects to a special dimension called [Subspace]..."

"It is precisely because of the appearance of the [Eye of Fear] that the jump channels near the [Solar System] have become extremely unstable, and there is a certain probability that they will accidentally enter the [Subspace] during a jump."

"Recently, many spaceships have encountered accidents while passing through the solar system, and the vast majority of them are still missing. Only a very few lucky ones have managed to escape from the subspace."

"[Subspace Dimension]?"

Ronan turned to look at Nebula and asked in an unfriendly tone, "Since you knew all along that there were risks going to the Solar System, why didn't you warn me beforehand?"

Faced with the questioning, Nebula was not afraid. Instead, she asked with a half-smile, "If I reminded you, would you not come to Earth?"

"Humph."

Ronan gave a soft hum, but did not refute it, clearly acknowledging Nebula's statement.

After all, he had already decided to go to Earth to retrieve the Cosmic Cube, so he would never give up halfway because of a mere Eye of Fear.

Nebula pointed to a swirling, dazzling area on the large screen and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the [Eye of Fear]..."

Ronan glanced at it and said dismissively, "It doesn't look like anything special!"

Then, somewhat impatiently, he ordered, "Fine, since those two heavy cruisers haven't shown up yet, let's not wait any longer. Let's proceed with the original plan and launch the first round of probing bombing against Earth!"

A hint of eagerness flashed in Ronan's eyes. He had come to Earth for two reasons: to seize the Cosmic Cube and to avenge his previous defeat by personally defeating Carol Danvers!

Therefore, in order to force Earthlings to hand over the Cosmic Cube and to give Carol Danvers enough time to travel, Ronan had already devised a corresponding battle plan before arriving here.

The first step is to launch a probing bombardment of Earth, then openly demand that humanity hand over the Tesseract. The next step, once Ronan has the Tesseract, is to personally use the Power Stone to destroy Earth…

Yes, it's that cruel!
As for the rumored 'Guardian of Earth' who had once defeated the Dark Elves, Ronan didn't take him seriously at all. Feeling the surging power flowing into his body from the Power Gem at the tip of the 'All-Purpose Weapon,' Ronan's confidence was currently off the charts.

In his view, even if he were to face Thanos directly now, it would be at least a 40/60 split... Of course, Ronan himself would be 60!
Just then, a staff member at the control panel suddenly reported loudly, "Commander, the system has just detected an unidentified fleet rapidly approaching the [Dark Star]. Judging from the fleet's size and the types of ships, it is highly likely to be a branch of the [Raiders]. Should we send out undead ships to shoot them down?"

"Hmph? What bullshit 'Raiders'? They're just a bunch of low-class space pirates."

Ronan slowly stood up and walked to the 'super-large floor-to-ceiling window' composed of a transparent energy field directly in front of the bridge. Looking at the attack fleet composed of hundreds of small spaceships in the distance, he sneered disdainfully:
"No need for all that trouble, just watch how I take care of these good-for-nothings..."

Having said that, Ronan raised his "All-Purpose Weapon" in the direction from which the "Raiders" were attacking. The "Power Gem" embedded in the hammerhead suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and then a purple ray full of violent energy stretched for thousands of meters, shooting straight towards the "Raider Fleet" opposite.

Rumble——! ! !
Before the pilots of the nearly one hundred raider ships in the distance could react, a purple ray filled with destructive energy swept over them.

Even the spaceship made of the strongest alloy would have its armor sliced ​​through as easily as a knife through tofu the moment it came into contact with the purple ray. Then, in a violent explosion, it would turn into dazzling fireballs, illuminating the surrounding dark star field.

"Quail, you've really screwed me over this time!"

Seeing the purple ray hurtling towards his ship's location, Yondu Udonta had no time to turn around or dodge. He could only let out a desperate roar before dying. Then, his cockpit was engulfed in flames and was blown to pieces along with the ship.

"Yondu!!"

In the distance, on the Milano, which was hiding behind a small star, Star-Lord's eyes immediately reddened when he saw the entire Raider fleet being destroyed in an instant, especially when even Yondu was not spared.

According to his original plan, after Ronan's fleet completed its jump, Yondu would lead the members of the Raiders to launch a feint attack to attract the attention of all enemies.

Then, Rocketeer piloted the Milano to quietly approach the Dark Star and blasted a large hole in the starboard side near the bridge, allowing Star-Lord, Gamora, and the others to sneak in.

Then, all they need to do is sneak into the command room where the bridge is located amidst the chaos, and then use the high-energy, high-explosive neutron blast gun developed by Rocket Raccoon to blast the unsuspecting Ronan into the air, and then they can successfully complete the mission of retrieving the Power Gem.

But to everyone's surprise, the plan was completely thwarted by Ronan using the Power Gem as soon as it began.

"My God, that...that Power Gem was way too powerful! It destroyed the entire fleet in one go?"

Rocket Raccoon shrank back in fright at the sudden turn of events; the power of the [Power Gem] once again shattered his understanding of its might.

No, it should be said that it refreshed everyone's understanding.

Even Drax the Destroyer, the one with the worst brains and known for his fearlessness, couldn't help but pat his chest and say with relief after witnessing this scene:
"Thank goodness we didn't charge in with them, or we would have been dead too!"

Gamora reached out and patted Star-Lord, who was still immersed in grief, and comforted him in a seemingly lighthearted manner: "Quill, now you've finally gotten rid of Yondu completely. No one will put a high bounty on you anymore."

"Do not."

Unexpectedly, Star-Lord shook his head with a look of grief and indignation, pointed at the Dark Star in the distance, and roared, "You wouldn't understand, Yondu was actually pretty good to me. He was probably my only family in this world, so... I'm going to avenge Yondu!!"

"Rocket, move the spaceship closer! I want to personally kill that bastard Ronan!!"

Although Yondu often bullies Star-Lord and frequently makes him do tasks he doesn't like, and even secretly pockets his share of the commission, Star-Lord doesn't want to see Yondu die in front of him.

The relationship between the two is definitely not as simple and antagonistic as it seems.

"What? Quill, are you out of your mind?"

Rocket Raccoon looked at Star-Lord with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and said, "Didn't you just see that Yondu and the others didn't even have a chance to get close to the Dark Star before they were all destroyed?"

"Hey kid, if you're going to go and die, don't drag us down with you!"

"hateful."

Although Star-Lord was furious, he didn't argue with Rocket Raccoon because he knew the other was right. Without Yondu and the other Marauders' cover, charging in now would be tantamount to suicide.

"So what should we do now?"

Rocket Raccoon glanced at the Dark Star in the distance and said in a low voice, "Why don't we sneak away before Ronan discovers the Milano?"

Although Rocket Raccoon had previously mustered the courage to promise Star-Lord and the others that he would stand with them against Ronan.

But that was achieved only because they had a chance to defeat Ronan.

But now it turns out that they can't even get close to the Dark Star, let alone defeat Ronan, so Rocket Raccoon naturally started to have second thoughts once again.

After all, who would be willing to risk their life for a vague, even ridiculous, slogan like "saving the galaxy"?

At least the Rocket Raccoons don't want to do that!

“No, I will absolutely not leave before I defeat Ronan,” Star-Lord said, shaking his head with a very firm expression.

"What, defeat Ronan?" Rocket Raccoon said with an exaggeratedly sarcastic expression, "Quill, stop joking around, okay? What are we going to use to defeat Ronan now?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Gamora quickly stepped in and said, "You two, stop arguing. Right now, besides running away, I'm afraid our only option is to go to Earth to find Mr. Carl to deal with Ronan's fleet!"

"Mr. Carl?"

Star-Lord was taken aback at first, then realized: "You mean that guy we met at the Collector's place before, the one who called himself the 'Guardian of Earth'?"

"If you ask me, that guy is most likely a fraud. Otherwise... if he really is a guardian, why hasn't he stepped forward to stop Ronan's actions after so much time has passed?"

(End of this chapter)