Lord of Cinder in American Comics

As Ash finished speaking, the entire carriage changed, and Stark found himself standing outside Earth, between the Earth and the Moon.

Outside Earth at this moment, there is a group of interstellar warships, neatly lined up, their weapons already charging, and aimed at Earth.

A woman radiating white light and dressed in red and blue armor crashed directly into these warships, causing a massive explosion that instantly annihilated the entire interstellar fleet.

Looking at the debris in the universe and those blue-skinned aliens, Stark was about to ask something when the distance was infinitely increased, and he arrived at another location in the galaxy.

This planet is the homeworld of the blue-skinned people from before. They are organizing their fleet and, led by a blue-skinned man wearing a black hood, are heading to other planets to carry out extermination.

The Kree fleet was intercepted on another planet; several star-shaped ships blocked the fleet in space.

After watching Star Wars, Stark, following Ash's illusions, witnessed countless fantastical things, such as a planet where the entire country, from buildings to people, was golden, a cosmic arena, and a head comparable to a planet.

After Ash dispelled these illusions, Stark sat in the carriage, panting heavily.

"This...this is a war on other planets in the universe? Who is that woman? Earth actually had such a war!"

Stark recalled what he had just seen, a mixture of fear and worry filling him, and couldn't help but ask Ash for confirmation.

Hearing Stark's words, Ashe raised an eyebrow and asked incredulously, "You've never seen the Bureau of Control's high-level intelligence files? I gave you the same level of access as me, and you've never even used them?"

"Really? I thought I was just a consultant..."

Stark was somewhat surprised, but he still took out his phone and searched for information that could only be viewed with the highest level of access.

After reading everything about the square-faced woman, Stark asked the same question as everyone else: "Can Carol still be trusted?"

Ash's explanation remained unchanged: "Someone with blue blood, playing the savior game on another planet, who hasn't returned to Earth since the 1980s. I wouldn't object if you considered her an Earthling. This kind of wishful thinking is exactly what the savior lady likes most. Anyway, she's never explicitly stated her planetary affiliation, so she can just say a few words and get a bunch of admirers..."

Ash's words were full of contempt and sarcasm, which at least confirmed one thing to Stark.

"Ash, we have to do something..."

Upon hearing Stark's words, Ash returned it intact and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"By armoring the Earth with steel, I can establish a geosynchronous orbit defense system, then build a weapon delivery platform on the moon, and we can even terraform comets..."

Stark excitedly shared his thoughts and began to let his imagination run wild, fearing that if this continued, the Death Star might even be unleashed.

However, when Stark turned around, he saw Ash's calm gaze, as if Ash were watching some boring performance. This was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, causing Stark to calm down.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s third space carrier has begun outfitting, and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are also increasing their military spending in tandem, even showing a policy bias towards supporting heavy industry."

Stark, you're being a bit presumptuous. You've always lived in your own world, always taking everything upon yourself and trying to shoulder the responsibilities that belong to all of humanity.

How long has it been since you had a good night's sleep? Haven't you noticed your hands trembling involuntarily when you get excited?

Upon hearing Ash's words, Stark had to admit that Ash had analyzed him very clearly. Looking at his trembling hands, Stark covered his face.

What should I do?

"Now wipe your face clean, go out and tell Pepper who's standing at the door that you're alright, then go home and do whatever you want, preferably make a baby. Then get a good night's sleep, and then make a decent suit of armor. In a while, I'll take you to meet some really important people; I think meeting them will ease your worries. And while you're at it, help me fight a battle..."

Stark didn't ask who these important figures were. He took off his coat, wiped his face haphazardly, readjusted his breathing, and waited until he was completely calm before opening the car door.

Outside the car door, a worried Pepper hadn't even had a chance to ask about Stark's condition when she saw Stark embrace Pepper and give her a long kiss.

Ash clicked his tongue and shook his head, then took out his phone and sent out commands, telling the people around them to spread out more and give the couple some space.

After comforting Stark, Ashe had to go check on the other main character. It had been a long time since she had heard Jade's voice, and Ashe felt a little scared, wondering if she might really cause some trouble.

As expected, Ash was right. In a place where no one could see, Jade was whispering something to four turtles around a giant hedgehog.

It seems that Xiaoyu has made new friends, and the sewer heroes have expanded into the wilderness.

Ash sighed, went to Xiaoyu's side, and like Jackie Chan, grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up.

Xiaoyu, who had been lifted up, waved her fists in the air and threatened Ash, saying, "Let me go! This is a mission to save the world! The Dragon Team was the first to receive this mission!"

"Yeah, yeah, can you please shut up? If you don't behave, I'll call Jackie Chan and Daddy!"

Ash was being perfunctory with Xiaoyu, but when he saw the big hedgehog, he couldn't turn his head away.

The hedgehog was only slightly larger than Xiaoyu and looked no different from other hedgehogs, but the equipment it carried was not from Earth.

The hedgehog had a belt around its waist and shoulders, with a futuristic weapon strapped to it. It showed no fear when it saw Ash, holding the weapon openly with the muzzle pointing at the ground, not aiming at anyone.

Ash became serious, put down Jade, squatted down in front of the hedgehog, and asked, "I am Ash Solar, the director of the control bureau for this region of Earth, in charge of any supernatural events. Is there anything you need me to know?"

Upon hearing this, the hedgehog sheathed its weapon and began chattering in a language Ash couldn't understand.

Accompanied by chirping sounds, a signal emanated from the hedgehog's neck and spread into Ash's mind.

Communication between different races in the universe requires a special device, namely the implant detected after Star-Lord was captured. It can convert his language into brainwave signals and transmit them into the brains of other people, making them understandable.

However, Ash's soul strength made her completely immune to this signal; her soul was too powerful, making it impossible for such a signal to penetrate Ash's mind.

Ash listened to the hedgehog chirping away, looking around at Jade and the turtles with a bewildered expression.

In the end, it was Ash who mobilized her soul power to probe into the hedgehog's mind and figure out what was going on.

The hedgehog comes from halfworld, the birthplace of Rocket Raccoon. Like Rocket Raccoon, it has undergone multiple biological modifications.

In the alien asylum of Halfworld, a group of animals were being tortured. So, the animals rebelled, successfully escaped the planet, and blew it up.

While wandering through space, the hedgehog and Rocket Raccoon worked together, but Rocket Raccoon always looked down on its hesitation and kindness.

After robbing a space station, the hedgehog discovers that the unmanned space station had previously been launching biological weapons at another remote planet, which was recorded to be inhabited by intelligent life.

The hedgehog and raccoon argued over whether to warn the remote planet or go on another fun robbery. The argument ended badly.

The hedgehog traveled a long distance through interstellar space to reach this remote planet, and by using interstellar warp points, it even arrived before the biological weapons did.

Shortly after it landed, it discovered that a battle was taking place elsewhere in the landing area. Thanks to the refugees, it quietly made its way there and was successfully discovered by Xiaoyu.

Ash compared the time the hedgehog mentioned, and it roughly matched the time of the Skrull named Valentine, who was also sending out some kind of signal at the time and succeeded.

No matter which interstellar universe, there isn't a single good one among the Orks. The Skrulls are like that, and so are the Gorgons and the Sogdians; they're always causing trouble for others.

'I just finished trying to persuade Stark, and now we're going to join the interstellar war?'

Ash looked annoyed and quietly waited for the hedgehog to finish its chattering. Jade became more and more excited as she listened, and Ash gave Da Vinci, the leader of the turtles, a wink, asking him to keep an eye on Jade.

Ash breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a cryptic reply from Leonardo da Vinci; this was something that couldn't be made public.

Finally, after the hedgehog finished speaking, it looked at Ash with hopeful eyes, as if it were waiting for something.

Sensing the hedgehog's longing, Ash said, "Thank you so much for the information you provided, which gave us the opportunity to prevent this danger in advance. Thank you, Karl."

## Chapter 251: Dealing with Hulk

After receiving Ash's thanks, Hedgehog Karl rubbed his little hands together excitedly, as if he had received a positive feedback.

The conflict between Rocket Raccoon and Hedgehog Carl stems from this. Hedgehog Carl is always trying to do good. Unlike Rocket, who swears and fires randomly, Carl always plans things out and tries to help others.

Ash's knowledge of the universe is limited to what he sees in movies and the souls of the Skrulls after their deaths; he doesn't really have a clear grasp of current events in the universe.

Now that a cosmic friend has come knocking on her door, Ash is naturally not going to let it go. Who would hate a hedgehog like Karl who is willing to help?

The persuasive rhetoric came instantly. Ash kept praising Karl's kindness and thanking him for the information he brought, before finally revealing the true intentions.

“Karl, you should stay on Earth. We need your further assistance. We have no clue about these biological weapons, and we need your help to confirm their arrival time and location.”

After hearing Ash's words, Hedgehog Carl hesitated for a moment, glanced around to make sure there was no danger, then tilted his head and looked at Ash with his black eyes.

Ash understood this distrust. On a strange planet, if a local native invites you to stay, anyone would hesitate.

Ash pointed to the turtles around them and said, "Don't worry, our Earth is very inclusive. Look, they're animals too. They've even been invited by law enforcement in New York..."

The turtles didn't refute Ash's words. The most optimistic Michelangelo even went along with Ash's suggestion, saying that they should buy a video game after receiving their salary.

Karl hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed, and Ash asked the turtles to keep an eye on Karl for the time being.

The turtles readily agreed, and even Michelangelo, reaching out to hug Karl, jumped up after being pricked by the thorns on Karl's body.

Ash thought for a moment and decided to notify the others the next day. After all, the bio-weapons wouldn't be able to reach Earth anytime soon. They had just finished fighting the Abominations and Hulks today, so it would give the others some buffer time.

However, Ash still sent someone to secretly transport Karl's ship to Firelink Shrine and hand it over to Karl. Karl landed in Central Park at the time, but fortunately, due to the night and the battle, no one noticed Karl's landing.

And if it's placed at the sacrificial site, a great inventor will always come and see the spaceship. Once he sees it, he'll have to study it.

When Ash returned the spaceship to Karl at the sacrificial site, Karl was still thanking her.

'This hedgehog is too honest.'

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The next day, after giving the others time to eat breakfast, Ash dialed the World Security Council's communication channel.

Upon seeing that it was Ash, all five of them sighed in unison.

"Ash, I hope you have good news, even if it's just about asking for funding, we can discuss it..."

Hearing this, Ash kept quiet and let them guess.

Seeing Ash's attitude, the group of five gave up and said in a desperate move, "Go ahead and tell us, what else could we possibly encounter? Aliens, demons, hell... we can handle that!"

"I know who Valentine, the Skrull, sent his last signal to..."

"That's good news! Why did you stop talking? Oh... no!"

Good news? Not at all. This is a wolf in sheep's clothing, just waiting for the flock to return to the pen so he can feast on them.

"That green-skinned creature has a backup plan in space; it's about to launch a biological weapon towards Earth..."

Ash relayed the information Carl brought to the World Security Council in detail. After listening and realizing it wasn't a disaster like the space fleet that Earth couldn't handle, the five finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Earth is helpless against threats from space fleets. These projectiles, with their fixed flight paths, can be easily detected by the thousands of satellites in orbit.

Having received Ash's message, the group of five didn't ask any unnecessary questions. Ash had already proven himself in the face of this Earth crisis. Besides, it was just a message, and Ash couldn't get involved in the specific arrangements, thus further avoiding the danger of Ash acting as an inside agent.

According to Karl, the deployed biological weapons will not use warp points to shorten the distance, but will only be deployed through long interstellar journeys, which gives Earth a preparation time of several months or even years.

The call ended, and Ash didn't care what the five-person group did to arrange a solution to the crisis. Anyway, if the sky fell, someone else would hold it up; it wasn't his turn yet.

Now Ash is preparing to return to Firelink Shrine. The Fire Keeper's enthusiasm for shopping has gradually faded, and now that they are at Firelink Shrine, it's time for Ash and the Fire Keeper.

However, things didn't go as planned, and Ash's phone rang again.

Looking at Anderson's name on his phone, Ash answered with a sigh, "I'll give you the freedom to do whatever you want, Anderson. I've taken a month off. Remember to calculate my travel pay..."

Anderson didn't object to Ash calculating his salary, but he noted in his memo that the director was away on a business trip for a month, and then said, "But the Bureau of Control can't deal with those two big guys right now, so either you or Ego has to come..."

What happened? Ross didn't take Abomination and Hulk with him? This is different from what Ash expected. Last night, he thought Ross's words about getting rid of Abomination and Hulk were just Ross saying things in anger. After all, Ross's obsession with super soldiers was the source that drove him to become the Red Giant.

But why did Ross really give up? And how dare Ego skip work like him? I, the Director of the Bureau of Control, am flexible with my work schedule, but I don't allow my subordinates to do the same!