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

Chapters 432, 780, and 781: Carol returns, but gets tortured.
"Yes, we successfully received the warning messages you sent out. On behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D. and all of humanity, I express my deepest gratitude for your heroic act!"

Nick Fury's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his serious expression, smiling as he said, "Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself... My name is Nick Fury, and I'm the director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Then, Nick Fury gestured with his chin towards Captain America and the other Avengers sitting at the opposite round table, and continued introducing Gamora and the other two:

"These individuals are all members of the Avengers; they are all superheroes responsible for protecting Earth!"

“Superheroes?” Star-Lord couldn’t help but quip. “I haven’t been on Earth for a while. Are they guys like Kevin Bacon?”

Nick Fury looked at his deputy Maria Hill with a bewildered expression and asked, "Who is Kevin Bacon?"

Before Maria Hill could answer, Tony Stark on the other side had already gotten the answer through Jarvis and couldn't help but complain:
"Kevin Bacon starred in a musical film called 'Full of Energy' made in 84... well, the plot of this movie was old-fashioned and cheesy, and had nothing to do with superheroes at all."

"What? You actually say such elegant dance moves are old-fashioned?" Star-Lord was clearly very dissatisfied with Tony Stark's assessment, but before he could argue, Gamora interrupted him again:
"Alright, it doesn't matter who you are... You must have just witnessed Ronan using the Power Gem to destroy the Raider Fleet!"

"Right now, the only way to stop Ronan from destroying Earth is for the 'Guardians of Earth' to take action personally, so you'd better inform him immediately!"

Guardians of the Earth?
Isn't that describing me?

Yes, I will take action!

Nick Fury's expression turned somewhat strange. He cleared his throat, pointed to himself, then to the rest of the Avengers, and said in a serious tone:

“Ms. Gamora, I am the guardian of the Earth… no, to be precise, we are all guardians of the Earth.”

“No, you are not.” Before he could finish speaking, Gamora shook her head mercilessly, then said something astonishing:
"The guardian I'm referring to is Mr. Karl Mara!!"

"what?"

Upon hearing that familiar name he hated to the core, Nick Fury's face flushed slightly. The gentle smile that had been on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a hostile expression as he issued a stern warning:
“Ms. Gamora, you may not be aware of the situation on Earth, so I must correct you. Karl Mara has never been the protector of Earth… never!!”

"On the contrary, because of him, many countries on Earth have suffered many disasters and losses in the past."

Just as Nick Fury was about to recount to the three extraterrestrial visitors from outside the Solar System the various atrocities Karl Mara had committed over the past two years, Rocket Raccoon's alarmed voice suddenly rang out in Gamora's communicator, "Damn it, are you three still talking? The Dark Star has already launched a high-energy missile at Earth!!"

Gamora and Star-Lord were both startled by what they heard. Just as Gamora was about to remind Nick Fury, the crew on the Helicarrier also detected the situation.

Maria Hill quickly projected the satellite images onto the large screen, where a dozen spire-shaped alien missiles were seen penetrating the atmosphere at extremely high speeds and hurtling toward the ground.

"Sir, the enemy has launched an attack."

"Phew, thankfully the first wave of attacks wasn't one of those unconventional energy weapons that couldn't be intercepted..."

Seeing this, Nick Fury showed no panic. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief and then turned to Tony Stark and the Human Torch, giving them the order:
"Tony, you and the Human Torch go and take care of those missiles!"

However, just as Tony Stark and the Human Torch were about to set off, a figure shimmering with dazzling light suddenly flew rapidly from outside the atmosphere, outside the surveillance screen.

Then, to everyone's utter astonishment, the figure swiftly and decisively destroyed all the guides leading to the ground.

Rumble——! ! !
Huge explosions rang out one after another in the sky, instantly creating hurricane-like shockwaves. Even the Sky Helicarrier, located several kilometers below, was shaken back and forth by the aftershocks of the explosions.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention in the bridge was completely drawn to that 'stream of light'.

"What happened? What exactly happened?"

"That's incredible!"

Tony Stark quickly asked, "Jarvis, what was that that just destroyed those conduits... was it human?"

"Sir, judging solely from her appearance, she does indeed possess human physical characteristics. However, the intensity of the energy pulses emanating from her far exceeds the limits achievable by humans. Therefore... I have no way of determining her identity at this time!"

Faced with Jarvis's answer, Tony Stark, the rest of the Avengers, Gamora, and Star-Lord were all utterly shocked.

Who is this? How can they be so ferocious?
However, judging from the fact that the other side destroyed the missile launched by Ronan, they are most likely friends rather than enemies!
Nick Fury, however, was almost moved to tears, shouting excitedly, "Great! She's back! Carol is back!"

The figure, shimmering with light, flew directly to the vicinity of the [Sky Helicarrier] after successfully destroying all the missiles. Looking at Nick Fury through the glass, it spoke into the communicator:

"I knew it, Fury. It looks like you need some help."

“That’s right, Carol, Earth needs your help…”

Upon reuniting with his old friend, Nick Fury, without bothering with pleasantries, urgently said, "Let's deal with that alien bastard who's planning to invade Earth!!"

"Ready to serve."

Carol Danvers smiled and nodded, then flew toward the Dark Star outside the atmosphere.

hiss~~
After witnessing this scene firsthand, Tony Stark and the others truly understood why Nick Fury had such confidence in Carol Danvers.

Wow, he had such a strong trump card up his sleeve!
“Wow, Quill, Gamora, I know who she is…”

Rocket Raccoon's voice came through Star-Lord and the others' communicators again, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be Carol Danvers, the Captain Marvel who has risen to fame in the last ten years or so."

"Let me tell you, this woman is incredibly fierce. She once single-handedly destroyed a planet teeming with space pirates. She's practically invincible throughout the universe. If she were to take action, Ronan would definitely be beaten to a pulp."

"She's Captain Marvel?"

Gamora had clearly heard of Carol's name before. After all, she had followed Thanos in his conquests of every corner of the universe over the years. Although she hadn't directly clashed with Captain Marvel, she had heard tales of this powerful warrior from many people. Seeing her today, she was certain that her reputation was well-deserved!

Star-Lord stared at the streak of light that Carol had transformed into on the big screen and muttered to himself, "Since that Captain Ronan can handle him, can we leave now?"

Before Gamora could reply, Nick Fury said smugly, "Miss Gamora, as I said before, there are many guardians of Earth, and Carol is one of them..."

Hey, this hater seems to be putting on an act.

Gamora rolled her eyes dramatically, ignoring Nick Fury's boastful remarks, and said to Star-Lord and Drax beside her:

"We can't leave until Ronan is completely defeated... To be on the safe side, let's stay here and observe for now!"

And at the same time.

Carol Danvers had already flown out of the atmosphere and hovered in front of the Dark Star, shouting at Ronan inside the bridge:

"Ronan, if I remember correctly, I warned you before not to come back to Earth!!"

“Carol, you’ve finally appeared…”

Looking at this incredibly familiar scene before him, Ronan felt as if he had returned to more than a decade ago, to the moment when he was forced to flee in disarray by Carol Danvers.

However, this time, when facing that powerful woman, he had no intention of running away!

“Very good, Carol, it wasn’t for nothing that I waited for you for so long.”

Ronan slowly raised the [Omnipotent Weapon] in his hand, pointing the hammerhead, which shimmered with purple light, at Carol Danvers outside the spaceship, and said with a sinister grin:

"Before we destroy Earth and seize the [Cosmic Cube], it's time for the two of us to settle that old score from over a decade ago!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ronan's [Omnipotent Weapon] released a purple ray containing destructive energy, which struck Carol Danvers, who was posing outside the spaceship, with perfect accuracy.

Caught off guard, even though Carol Danvers had activated her strongest Binary Form, she was still blasted thousands of meters away. Furthermore, the cosmic energy within her body, originating from the Space Stone, became somewhat disordered under the influence of the Power Stone, forcing her to immediately deactivate Binary Form.

"Damn it, what was that attack just now? How did Ronan become so powerful?"

Carol Danvers regained his footing, his previous composure gone, replaced by an extremely serious expression.

Just then, her built-in communication system received a message from Nick Fury on the [Sky Helicopter].

"Carol, I forgot to tell you, Ronan seems to have obtained a secret weapon called the [Power Gem]. Be careful..."

Σ(⊙▽⊙“a???

WTF? ? ?

[Power Gem]?
Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner?
Carol Danvers now really wanted to strangle Nick Fury, that good-for-nothing who was more likely to ruin things, because she was naturally familiar with the Infinity Stones, a cosmic-level treasure. If Nick Fury had reminded her earlier, she wouldn't have foolishly hovered there waiting for Ronan to aim before firing.

It's true what they say: it's not the god-like opponents you should fear, but the pig-like teammates!

However, thinking about these things now is obviously pointless.

Carol turned her gaze back to the Dark Star above. Since she couldn't defeat Ronan, who wielded the Power Gem, in a short time, she might as well destroy the ship he was on.

In this way, even if Ronan possessed the Power Stone, prolonged exposure to outer space would still be fatal!
Having made up his mind, Carol Danvers once again channeled the cosmic energy within him, and a dazzling light burst forth from his body before he flew toward the starboard side of the Dark Star.

"Hmph, trying to pull the same trick again?"

Inside the bridge, Ronan had already taken in Carol Danvers' actions and immediately guessed her true intentions. So he aimed his all-purpose weapon at Carol Danvers again and fired a series of purple rays containing destructive energy.

Boom boom boom——

Faced with another attack, Carol Danvers dared not confront it head-on and could only abandon her previous plan, constantly changing direction to evade Ronan's attacks.

"hateful."

Carol Danvers was filled with shock and anger. In the past ten years, she had been invincible in many star systems. When had she ever been so embarrassed as she was today?

However, just as Carol Danvers was about to force his way through Ronan's attack and strike from the back of the Dark Star to penetrate the entire starship, he was suddenly surprised to find that hundreds of undead ships were being launched from below the Dark Star.

After detaching from the Dark Star, these undead ships flew straight toward Earth, completely ignoring Carol Danvers standing nearby.

"Damn it."

Upon seeing this, Carol Danvers immediately spoke to Nick Fury over the communicator: "Furry, that madman Ronan is preparing to attack Earth directly. You guys get ready..."

Boom boom boom——! ! !
In that brief moment of distraction, several purple rays slammed into her chest. The purple energy exploded all over Carol's body. If her body hadn't been tempered by the Space Stone and possessed extremely strong resilience, she would probably have exploded and died on the spot in the turbulent flow of energy.

Even so, Carol Danvers still felt a tightness in her chest and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.

The cosmic energy within her body also diminished further, and she was sent flying backward like a meteor, plummeting rapidly towards the Earth's surface.

In her eyes, Ronan used to be like someone on the side of the road.

But now, Ronan, who wields the Power Gem, has become an insurmountable mountain for her!
(End of this chapter)