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

Chapters 440, 796, and 797: The New Star Supreme's Reminder

Nick Fury, his face dark, looked at Maria Hill and asked, "Is there still no word from Jane Foster?"

"not yet."

Maria Hill glanced discreetly at her superior's expression and cautiously replied, "In the past few days, Saul has neither shown up nor contacted her..."

"Fuck Fuck!!"

Feeling that everything was going wrong, Nick Fury slammed his fist on the table and then ordered in a harsh tone:

“From today onwards, raise the level of surveillance on Jane Foster. If necessary, place her under house arrest.”

"what?!"

Maria Hill was a little confused, wondering what had gotten into her boss, so she tentatively asked:

"Sir, what happened? If we really do this, what if Thor finds out later? Won't he have a problem with S.H.I.E.L.D."

Nick Fury, with a slant of his one eye, immediately launched into a tirade without holding back: "Don't you understand? This Ronan invasion of Earth has put S.H.I.E.L.D. in the spotlight..."

"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s position is already precarious, I don't have time to care what Thor is thinking!"

In fact, Nick Fury did this not on a whim, but as a precautionary measure.

If Carol Danvers fails to get the Tesseract back, Nick Fury plans to use Jane Foster's emotional appeal to get Thor to return the Tesseract willingly.

Although such a practice is dirty and despicable, and might even anger Thor, causing him to leave the Avengers and antagonize S.H.I.E.L.D.

But compared to the value of the Cosmic Cube... no, to be precise, the value of an Infinity Stone, losing a powerful ally who is offline 99% of the time is nothing.

And that's exactly what Nick Fury really thought.

"Thor, don't blame me for being too ruthless this time!"

Nick Fury turned to look out the window, muttering to himself with a complicated expression, "That bastard Karl Mara is really pushing me to the brink."

"I had no other choice but to resort to this tactic."

"If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for getting a little too close to him lately... It's making me a bit uneasy!!"

Maria Hill, who had been thoroughly scolded, quickly said "Yes" and hurriedly left after her boss turned away and stopped criticizing her.

…………

……

A few days later, on Xandar.

"Your Excellency, after examination, the headless corpse brought by Star-Lord and the others is indeed the body of Ronan the Accuser!!"

A staff member in a blue uniform reported to the gray-haired Nova Supreme. Upon hearing this, the latter's tense expression immediately relaxed, and he looked with a beaming smile at Star-Lord, Gamora, and the others who were being "protected" by several Denarian warriors whose helmets bore a red four-pointed star resembling a cross, and whose combat suits had symmetrical "O"-shaped energy symbols on the left and right sides of their chest armor. He spoke sincerely and with a slight apology:
"Please allow me, on behalf of the Nova Corps and all Xandarians, to express my sincerest gratitude to you... oh, the Guardians of the Galaxy!!"

"Thank you for eliminating this serial killer who enjoys indiscriminately slaughtering innocent people and for saving Xandar."

"I will have your previous criminal records erased shortly, and from this day forward, the gates of Xandar will always be open to you. The people of Xandar welcome you anytime."

It's clear that the new star is genuinely happy right now.

She never imagined that Ronan would die on Earth in such a way.

Previously, when Star-Lord sent the message to Xandar that Ronan might start a war, she was genuinely worried for quite some time.

After all, no one knows whether the Nova Corps can withstand Ronan's fleet's attack, especially since the enemy has obtained the Power Gem.

But now everything is fine, all the problems have been solved with Ronan's death!

The shadow of war that had shrouded Xandar finally dissipated.

So... today is undoubtedly a good day!!
The Nova Supreme was just a little curious: how did Star-Lord and the others manage to defeat Ronan, who possessed the Power Stone?
Moreover, this is happening on Earth, a planet with extremely backward technology and civilization.

"Alright, let's save those meaningless words of thanks."

Rocket Raccoon said impatiently, "The reason we brought Ronan's body all the way from Earth here wasn't to hear your thanks..."

"Hurry up, when can we get the bounty? I heard it's several hundred million!"

The goofy Star-Lord had been warned by Gamora not to talk nonsense before he arrived, so he could only purse his lips and nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Hurry up and send the money!

What are you still dawdling about?

"Of course, you deserve those bounties."

In high spirits, Nova Supreme wasn't angry at Rocket Raccoon's sarcastic and offensive remarks. She just couldn't help it; she really wanted to get rid of Ronan, but her Nova Corps was just not up to par.
Nova Supreme couldn't wait to personally inform all the Xandarians of Ronan's death.

She could even foresee that this news would cause an enormous sensation.

After all, the Xandarians have suffered under Ronan for far too long!
However, she still had something to say, so she pointed to a centurion standing beside her and said to Rocket Raccoon and the others:
"You can follow Commander Roman Day to collect your bounty later..."

"Hmm, what does 'later' mean?" Rocket Raccoon and Star-Lord, who were extremely sensitive to money, immediately became alert.

"Oh, dear friends, please don't misunderstand."

Nova Supreme raised his hand and gestured to Rocket Raccoon to calm down, then explained unhurriedly:

"Don't worry, I think you'll all be very eager to hear this news that's so relevant to you..." Then, the Nova Supreme slightly suppressed his smile, looked at Star-Lord, and continued in a slightly more serious tone:

"I'm sure Mr. Quill still remembers the [Annulas Batteries] we found on you before, right?"

"Huh? What's wrong? Are you going to return the batteries that belong to me?"

Star-Lord was a little confused as to why the other party would suddenly bring up those batteries at this time, but he still nodded subconsciously.

Are you dreaming?
Ignoring Star-Lord's flirtatious remarks, Nova Supreme continued, "After you left Xandar last time, I sent people back to Sovereign for those Annulas Batteries."

"I originally thought that this matter was officially over, but who would have thought that an unexpected disaster would occur soon afterward..."

At this point, Nova Supreme gave a helpless, bitter smile, then shook his head weakly, "Those [Annulas Batteries] that were returned seem to have been corrupted by chaotic energy on the wrecked ship, so when the Sovereigns used these batteries, an unprecedented explosion occurred..."

"This massive explosion not only instantly corrupted the entire area's landscape, but also opened a small [warp rift]. Countless demon armies poured out from this rift, causing heavy casualties to the caught-off-guard Sovereigns!!"

"In the end, it was the Nova Corps that went to Sovereign and, after paying an extremely heavy price, successfully sealed the warp rift, preventing the situation from deteriorating further..."

Recalling that battle, which was arguably the most devastating in the history of the Nova Legion, Nova Supreme still feels lingering fear.

Most importantly, if it weren't for the fact that Carson Sal [Centurion] possessed the [Imperial Truth], which no one else could read, and that allowed her to successfully seal and banish the [Warspace Rift], the two [Nova Legions] she sent to support them would likely have been completely annihilated in the demon army's attack.

Now, Nova Supreme has completely come to believe Carson Sal (Centurion) and Star-Lord's exaggerated descriptions of the Eye of Fear and the Warp.

She never imagined that a subspace rift (referring to the Eye of Fear) in the solar system could affect Sovereign, a planet 254 million light-years away from Earth.
This is clearly not a good sign!

What worries her even more is that, although the vast majority of Xandarians are still unaware of what happened on Sovereign, some of the Nova Warriors who went on the expedition to Sovereign, and their families, have already begun to follow Carson Sal, the Centurion, and believe in the so-called Emperor and the Truth of the Empire.

For the Nova Supreme, neither the threat from the [Warspace] nor the threat from Ronan was nearly as troublesome and troublesome as the faith of the 'heretics'!

As is well known, the members of the Nova Corps do not possess any superpowers; their immense strength comes entirely from the Nova Combat Suit they wear.

The Nova Force (also known as Nova Power) that grants superhuman strength within the Nova Combat Suit is all obtained from the Super Life Computer Worldmind.

For this reason, the Worldmind, a super life computer with almost limitless power, has been revered as a god by the Xandarians for generations!

However, the 'appearance' of the Emperor and the 'Imperial Truth' inadvertently shook the Xandar people's belief in 'gods'.

However, the rising star currently doesn't know how to solve this problem.

Because if other [Warspace Rifts] and Chaos Corruption were to occur again, she would inevitably have to rely on Carson Sal's [Centurion's] 'ability' to resolve them.

Otherwise, if the [subspace rift] were allowed to corrupt the real world, then the [Sovelin] planet, which is now almost entirely a 'dead zone', would be the best example.

Therefore, even though the Nova Supreme desperately wanted to execute Carson Thrall as a 'heretic' to make an example of others, in reality he had no choice but to reward him as a 'hero'!
"See? What did I tell you before?"

Completely oblivious to the gravity of the situation, Star-Lord looked at Nova Supreme with a smug expression and said, "I told you those things were all true, but you wouldn't believe me and even slandered me..."

“If you had believed me back then, this accident certainly wouldn’t have happened.”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Quill, I'm ashamed of our past recklessness," Nova Supreme said with a wry smile.

"Things are indeed as you and Sal [Centurion] described before..."

"Not long ago, part of our fleet that went out to salvage that abandoned cargo ship encountered the exact same situation as you two, and in the end, not a single one of us survived."

The Rising Star Supreme seemed unwilling to waste too much time on this heavy topic, so he changed the subject and continued with the previous one:

"Oh, right, after that catastrophe on the planet Sovelin, even though I explained the Eye of Fear and the corruption of warp energy to High Priestess Ayesha, she still suspects that you tampered with those Annulas Batteries, so she has now issued an arrest warrant for you."

"Considering that High Priestess Ayesha is currently in a fit of rage and completely deaf to any advice... I suggest that you avoid the star system where [Sovelin Planet] is located for the time being, otherwise you may face pursuit by the [Sovelin Legion]!!"

"Huh?" Star-Lord was completely dumbfounded.

No, what does that explosion have to do with me? I didn't cause it!
Was that High Priestess Ayesha an idiot?

Isn't this blatant extortion?

I am not satisfied!
"Oh, Quill, look what you've done, you idiot."

Rocket Raccoon crossed his arms in front of his chest, striking a pose like a senior, and joked, "I was originally planning to go to that star system and have some fun after I got the money."

"The parts there were incredibly good quality and cheap, but now they're all wasted because of you... I think I might as well take the captain's seat!"

Star-Lord retorted with a miserable expression, "Rocket, stop it! This has nothing to do with me! I'm being framed!"

Seeing that these two idiots were about to start arguing again, Gamora quickly interrupted, saying, "Alright, let's hurry up and collect the bounty, then get away from that star system!"

“Gamora is right.”

Whether Star-Lord was showing off or genuinely angry, he pulled out the pager Carl had given him when they parted ways and said gruffly:

"Hmph, don't forget, we still have this 'protective charm' on us... If those Sovereign idiots dare to cause us trouble, I will definitely call 'Guardian of Earth' to come and kill them!!"

"Quail the idiot."

Rocket Raccoon rolled his eyes and reminded him, "Have you forgotten what Mr. Carl said when he gave you the pager...? Calling for backup costs money, and who knows if we can afford his appearance fee!!"

Gamora also looked at Star-Lord with the same look she would give an idiot.

This idiot is beyond saving!
I really don't know why Mr. Carl gave him that pager...

(End of this chapter)