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

Chapters 436, 788, and 789: Fury's Request

"What? What are they doing in Sokovia?"

Nick Fury's eyes widened in surprise, his face filled with bewilderment.

But he quickly realized what was happening and roared furiously, "I understand! It must have been that bastard Karl Mara who did this..."

"There's no mistake, it must be like this. There's no one else but that bastard. I'm afraid even the disappearance of the Dark Star is inseparable from him."

"Frey, who is this Karl Mara?"

Seeing his once calm and composed old friend become somewhat defensive just by hearing a place name, Carol Danvers couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity on his face, and at the same time, he developed a strong interest in this man named Karl Mara.

However, it seems that no one within S.H.I.E.L.D. is willing... no, rather, no one dares to mention that name in front of Nick Fury.

However, Carol Danvers still deduced from Nick Fury's hysterical and abnormal reaction that the other party probably didn't have a good relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D., and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was Nick Fury's mortal enemy.

After all, based on her understanding of Nick Fury, he was definitely not the type of person who would be easily provoked.

The reason she looks like this now is probably because she went through some kind of irreconcilable feud during the years she was gone.

Or perhaps they were badly scammed by the other party?

interesting!
Just as Carol Danvers was thinking about how to find out more about Karl Mara from the sidelines, she saw Nick Fury, who had been angry, suddenly turn to look at her.

"Carol, do I need another favor from you?"

"Ok?"

Carol Danvers looked at the other person with a blank expression.

"I would like to trouble you to go to Sokovia and find out whether the Power Gem is in Karl Mara's hands."

Nick Fury struggled to calm his anger and said, word by word:

“This man is always a threat to Earth. He is like a time bomb that keeps people up at night, so I must accurately assess his danger level.”

"If the Power Stone really falls into his hands, it will be an immeasurable catastrophe for both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Earth..."

What Nick Fury really meant to Carol Danvers was that she'd better step in and eliminate this threat for him.

But most of the people present knew about his old grudges with Karl, and he was somewhat embarrassed to bring them up.

Even so, Captain America and the others, who had already grasped the underlying meaning, still cast disdainful glances at Nick Fury.

I don't believe you for a second. You bald, black devil, you're really bad.

What kind of assessment are you giving?
You're just jealous of others and want to use someone else to do your dirty work, okay?
"Ok."

Carol Danvers nodded in agreement without hesitation, after all, she was now filled with curiosity about the man named Karl Mara.

She was eager to understand what kind of man could tame so many powerful Titans and possess a flight squadron capable of easily crushing the undead fleet.

"that……"

Just as Carol Danvers was about to leave, Nick Fury, unable to hold back any longer, said in a tactful way that made sure the other person understood the true meaning:
"Carol, if possible, please bring me back the [Power Gem]!!"

"what???"

……

at the same time.

[Sokvia].

Gamora, Star-Lord, and their group arrived at Carl's office, accompanied by his blonde secretary and two [First Generation Thunder Warriors].

“Miss Gamora, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon.”

Karl sat on the Golden Throne, smiling and waving to the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy as a greeting.

"Wow, Quill, look! It's a chair made of gold! How much gold must have been used..."

Rocket Raccoon, who is extremely sensitive to precious metals, rubbed his hands together excitedly and whispered to Star-Lord, "If we can find a chance to steal it, we'll be rich."

Although gold does not play the same important role as the monetary base in the universe as it does on Earth, it is still a very valuable precious metal.

If they could really sell Karl's Golden Throne, they could definitely make a small fortune.

"Shut up, Rocket!!"

Gamora was afraid that these idiots would anger Karl, so she quickly lowered her voice and threatened, "If any of you dare to cause trouble here, I guarantee I will personally send you back to [Klin Prison]."

"Tch, why are you getting angry? I was just joking." Seeing Gamora's serious expression, Rocket Raccoon pursed his lips and abandoned his previous thought.

Seeing this, Gamora straightened up again, looked at Karl with a slightly embarrassed smile, and then said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Karl, you must have found this amusing."

"it does not matter."

Carl waved his hand dismissively. He already knew what kind of idiots these guys were, so he naturally wouldn't take that little incident to heart.

Seeing Karl's magnanimity, Gamora secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a conflicted expression:

“Mr. Carl, we’ve taken the liberty of coming here today simply to confirm something with you…”

However, before she could finish speaking, Karl on the other end said, "You want to ask if Ronan and the Dark Star's sudden disappearance is related to me, right?"

"Yes."

Gamora kept observing the changes in Karl's expression, and said in a very sincere tone, "Since Ronan stole the Power Stone from us, we absolutely cannot stand by and watch him use it to do evil..."

"However, Mr. Karl, please don't misunderstand. Even if the [Power Gem] is in your hands, we have absolutely no intention of asking for it."

"Because compared to you, we are clearly incapable of protecting this [Infinity Stone]!"

Karl nodded slightly upon hearing this, and said without any attempt to hide his feelings, "You guessed right, the Dark Star was indeed pulled into another dimension by me. As for Ronan... you don't need to worry about him anymore, because he's dead!" "What?! You said... Ronan is dead?!"

Apart from Gamora, Star-Lord and the others shook their heads upon hearing this, indicating that they did not believe the claim.

Rocket Raccoon immediately questioned, "Don't be ridiculous! The Dark Star has only been missing for a few minutes. How could Ronan be dead so quickly?"

"Yes."

Star-Lord chimed in, "That guy has a weapon capable of instantly destroying an entire raider fleet; he won't die so easily..."

"And even Captain Marvel, who is invincible throughout the universe, was utterly defeated by Ronan. How could you possibly kill him in just a few minutes?"

Drax, on the other hand, pointed at Karl and said to the others with a serious expression, "I can clearly sense that this Earthling is very strong!!"

"Tch, I'm an Earthling too, and a very purebred one at that, so I'm pretty strong too." Star-Lord flexed his biceps without backing down, making a cheeky joke.

"No, Quill, you're a weakling."

Drax responded in all seriousness, "You can't even compare to him... He's a genuine 24K man, while you're just a sissy at best!"

"WTF? Drax, you've gone too far! You actually called me a sissy?"

"That's enough, all of you, stop arguing."

Gamora quickly stopped the few clowns and said confidently, "I believe what Mr. Carl said... For him, killing Ronan wouldn't be a difficult task."

Then, whether to appease Star-Lord and the others, or to curry favor with Karl on the Golden Throne, Gamora quickly added, "Even if Ronan possesses the Power Stone!"

Although she had expected it, Gamora was still deeply shocked when Karl told her the news of Ronan's death.

Because she and Star-Lord understood far more than anyone else just how powerful Ronan was, wielding the Power Stone.

Even Captain Marvel, who had conquered the entire universe, was easily defeated by the opponent.

However, even the mighty Ronan couldn't last more than a few minutes against the young man sitting on the Golden Throne before dying.

This made Gamora marvel once again at the sheer power of this guardian of Earth; it was simply terrifying!
Although Gamora had tried her best to imagine Carl to be incredibly powerful, if she knew that Ronan was actually defeated in one move, she would probably still be so shocked that she would question her existence!
However, if that were the case, she would probably ask Karl to help her kill her adoptive father no matter what the cost.

"You should still remember this weapon, right?"

Karl didn't rush to explain anything. Instead, he magically conjured a hammer-shaped weapon out of thin air and waved it at the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

"Ah, this is... Ronan's hammer?"

Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon, who were initially skeptical about Ronan's death, were completely astonished when they saw the "all-purpose weapon" in Carl's hand.

His eyes widened, and he stared at the person in front of him in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "You...you actually did it? That's incredible, it's simply unbelievable!"

"Wait a minute, where did the [Power Gem] on the hammer go?"

This time, however, Karl did not show them the Power Stone, but instead smiled and said:

"You don't need to worry about where the Power Gem is. You just need to know that the threat from Ronan has been eliminated."

Then, he looked at Gamora with a half-smile, "Also, one of Ronan's accomplices was captured by my men during his escape. I think Ms. Gamora would be interested in her, wouldn't she?"

As they spoke, a crisp snap of fingers rang out, and a deep blue portal suddenly appeared in mid-air. Immediately afterward, a blue figure, completely bound, fell from it.

"Damn it, my father is the great Thanos. If you dare to lay a hand on me, he will never forgive you... Huh? Gamora, you... how did you get here?"

Nebula, who was clearly terrified but still kept talking, immediately lost her forced aura after seeing Gamora in front of her.

Because no one understands her relationship with Thanos better than Gamora.

Although Nebula, like Gamora, claims to be Thanos's daughter.

But in Thanos's eyes, Nebula was just a dispensable subordinate.

The only daughter he truly cared about was Gamora.

It was precisely out of jealousy over this distorted paternal love that Nebula acted like a rebellious child, constantly opposing her sister Gamora, who cared for her deeply!
"Wow, a family reunion, what a touching scene!"

Star-Lord, true to his goofy nature, said with a grin, "Gamora, I know she's your sister, but she's the one who blew up your ship... You know, I almost died trying to save you."

"Shut up, Quill."

Gamora looked at Nebula with a cold face and said mercilessly, "To me, she's nothing more than a string of numbers that can be exchanged for the Xandar bounty."

Then she turned to Karl on the Golden Throne, "Mr. Karl, if possible, could you hand her over to me for disposal?"

"Please make yourself at home." Karl waved his hand dismissively. "The reason I'm keeping her alive is to repay a favor to you on behalf of the Earthlings..."

"Oh, right, and this too. If you take his body to Xandar to exchange for the bounty, it should be enough to cover all your expenses for this trip, right?"

As he spoke, Karl activated the power of the Space Stone again, 'conjuring' Ronan's headless corpse.

Because Ronan had previously carried out a large-scale massacre of Xandarians, Xandar had long offered him an extremely high bounty.

However, even the Xandarians themselves didn't believe that anyone could claim the bounty.

For Karl, who is incredibly wealthy, he naturally looks down on that 'humble' bounty.

After taking Ronan's soul into the Warp, keeping his corpse was of no value other than serving as fertilizer in the Nurgle Garden.

It would be better to hand it over to Star-Lord, Gamora, and the others now, as a way of doing them a big favor to ensure that the next steps can be implemented smoothly as planned.

Moreover, compared to what Carl was after, the bounty that Ronan's corpse could fetch was a drop in the ocean.

So he neither cared nor felt sorry for him.

After all, if you want to achieve great things, you have to make the necessary sacrifices first, right?

(End of this chapter)