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Chapter 912: Brilliant Stars Gone Rotten (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2024-01-20 05:15:50 +0000 UTCIn DC World With Marvel Chat Group : Table of Content/Chapter List
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Within the optimal viewing range of the Kree escort ship, Ronan observed a massive spaceship, its engines blazing like a bright star, leaving a radiant trail that illuminated the entire night sky.
The sleek spaceship resembled a luminous arrow, hurtling towards the Kree Empire's first starport.
Before the large shields could activate, and the gravity traps could be released, no one could have anticipated that such a magnificent spaceship would approach a starport in such a suicidal manner.
In an instant, a brilliant burst of light, akin to a supernova explosion, shattered all the celestial bodies in its vicinity. Ronan's inspection vessel was pushed to the other side of the star's orbit by the force of the explosion.
The propulsion system was completely obliterated, and the entire spaceship, akin to a shooting star, with its bright tail, plunged into a planetary body.
Intense tremors, heart-wrenching explosions, and desperate cries filled the air. Ronan's years of space combat experience prompted him to activate his safety shield device just before the spaceship crashed, saving his life.
Like most carbon-based life forms, Kree were susceptible to crushing, explosions, and burns. The slender spaceship, traveling at a speed that far exceeded its capacity to withstand, collided with a planet, offering no protection to the Kree inside but, on the contrary, causing more deadly explosions within the spaceship.
The moment the spaceship's gravity stabilization system was destroyed, Ronan was thrown against the bulkhead. After he activated his shield device, the hull breached entirely, and the control room was crushed as if a giant hand had crumpled it, then discarded it like a ball of scrap into a trash bin.
The spaceship's final defense system ejected the control room, and Ronan watched in horror as the soldiers who had failed to activate their shield devices were flung out into space, torn apart by the explosive debris of the Cigarette flower-like explosion.
Upon landing with a violent impact, Ronan's shield device had expended nearly half of its energy. The subsequent explosion of the control panel drained the remaining shield energy. When Ronan finally crawled out of the control room, he was covered in blood from head to toe.
"Bang! Bang! Plop! Bang!" The crashed spaceship continued to explode one after another, sending shockwaves through the surface. Ronan's legs felt numb, but he paid no attention to his condition, turning his head to look towards the starport.
This colossal star provided ample visibility for all celestial bodies within its orbit.
Ronan saw that the intense explosions had caused the light to shift, and the resulting shift in colors created a mesmerizing display, like a brilliant Cigarette flower that he had never seen in the new generation.
Taking a deep breath, Ronan stepped back and activated the communication device on his arm, his voice trembling as he said, "Supreme Intelligence, connect me to the Supreme Intelligence immediately! Someone has attacked the Kree Empire's first starport!"
His anger had reached its peak, and as his voice emanated from the communication device, it carried boundless rage. But the next moment, he suddenly felt a chill throughout his body, and the rage disappeared in an instant, leaving only shock and fear.
Because, after the explosions subsided, he saw the true form of the suicide attack spaceship.
He was all too familiar with the markings on that spaceship. It belonged to the Skrull Empire fleet, and it was the main assault firepower vessel equipped with traps and weapon projection devices.
His voice began to tremble, and Ronan anxiously exclaimed through the communication device, "Skrulls... they are Skrulls! They have declared war on the Kree Empire!"
Raising his voice and screaming wouldn't make Ronan feel more confident. From the perspective of the microscopic civilization members, he knew all too well what this meant—
The Skrull Empire had launched a surprise attack on the Kree Empire's first starport, and a new millennium war was likely on the brink of eruption.
Ronan immediately wanted to activate the propulsion device on his armor to leave this place, but he despairingly discovered that the propulsion device had been damaged along with the shield device. In other words, he had to find another spaceship to escape.
"He knew what consequences awaited him if he lingered here. The Skrull Empire, having boldly shot down the Kree Empire's flag with a single arrow, had no qualms about capturing an important figure from the Kree Empire.
If cutting down the flag before the battle was a mere morale-boosting signal, then capturing a highly important figure for the Kree Empire on their return would be a resounding triumph, one that would be celebrated by the entire populace. They wouldn't let this opportunity slip away.
Ronan surveyed the planet's surface and then realized that the inspection vessel was equipped with a small spaceship designed for docking with a welcoming vessel.
The location of the small spaceship coincided with the rear cabin of the spaceship, which had not collided with the planet's surface. If he could find the small spaceship, he could escape from here before the Skrulls discovered him.
But now, he couldn't fly, and to reach the rear of the spaceship, he had to pass through the still-explosive front cabin. Ronan glanced at the nearly depleted shield energy and gritted his teeth as he took steps toward the blazing spaceship.
What he didn't see while busy searching for an escape was that as the explosions gradually subsided, one portal after another opened among the nearby starport debris.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! This compartment is intact! Get it back!"
"Pier! There's an intact Pier here!... My goodness, there are seven or eight small spaceships here, but they've been blown to pieces. The components should still be useful. Hurry, hurry, hurry! Retrieve them!"
"Polaris, dismantle this section. The front half is too damaged to drag back, so take the rear half away..."
Several small black dots, inconspicuous against the massive debris, moved amidst the countless remnants like ants carrying a colossal insect corpse. They worked methodically amidst the chaos, organized within disorder, clearly showing signs of premeditation.
Schiller used a series of true and false maneuvers to force Skrulls General Gana, disguised as Nick Fury, to activate the teleportation device connected to the spaceship in a critical moment.
Earth's magic defense network could monitor any form of teleportation occurring within Earth, and to teleport, one had to go through the defense network, which required obtaining authorization.
Strange authorized the Earth's magic defense network to grant permission. Gana successfully teleported back to the spaceship, but the systems that passed through the Earth's magic defense network also recorded the target destination they had authorized: Polaris Star, controlled by Gana.
Once they had specific coordinates, the sorcerers could simply open a door, leading to the eagerly awaited battle phase.
Schiller, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and other superheroes previously thought to be dead suddenly appeared, shocking him greatly. This led to his delayed reaction and eventually being knocked unconscious by a flurry of punches, rendering him defenseless.
Mystique then assumed the role of a spy. Skrulls could mimic humans, but Mystique could also mimic Skrulls.
After using Mystique's shape-shifting abilities to gain control of the spaceship, Stark took over the spaceship's control system.
As previously mentioned, the reason the Kree civilization was able to develop was that the Skrulls initially didn't choose them, which left the Kree feeling bitter. They stole Skrulls' spaceships and used the advanced science and technology onboard to develop their own civilization.
This meant that the science and technology systems of these two empires were closely related, and the spaceships were no exception.
Humanity had previously reclaimed several spaceships temporarily held by the Kree, and the control systems used on these spaceships were nearly identical to those on Skrulls' Polar Star.
So, Stark easily found the throttle and accelerator, as those were the only two keys he needed.
As the former flagship of the Skrulls, once the hyperlight engine on Polar Star was activated, tens of thousands of light-years were no longer an incredibly distant distance."
After performing a preliminary dimension leap and aligning their course, the Polar Star surged forward with terrifying velocity, transitioning beyond the realm of the physical plane, and crashed directly into the first starport of the Kree Empire.
Unlike the Kree, who possessed planetary warships of immense scale, the Skrulls had eschewed such designs in favor of spacecraft with superior maneuverability. Thus, the Polar Star assumed a streamlined form, resembling an arrowhead when viewed from the side.
This swiftly moving projectile struck precisely at the junction between the upper and lower halves of the Kree Empire's first starport, causing the entire dome to be violently upended, resulting in a cataclysmic explosion that engulfed a significant portion of the Kree's surface.
It was challenging to ascertain whether the explosion had eradicated all the Kree inhabitants, but one thing was certain: after Polaris arrived through the portal, an electromagnetic storm of EMP swept over the area, leaving no room for survivors.
The subsequent phase involved a colossal relocation effort, wherein humanity, despite their relative frailty, demonstrated unwavering diligence.
Sorcerers, each equipped with a portal, joined forces when transporting large components, utilizing cutting-edge portal technology developed specifically for this purpose.
Above the most critical components of the dome and below its foundation, massive portals were activated, with numerous smaller portals scattered throughout the impact zone where the components were fragmented.
Initially, these portals were not used for returning parts but rather for transporting robots from nearby Mercury. During the time when Stark was fully immersed in inventing and developing various robots designed for handling massive equipment, and no longer shouldered the responsibilities of Iron Man, these robots came into being.
All mechanical equipment was transported through the portals and assembled on-site. However, it was evident that the efficiency of robots could not rival that of mutants.
Polaris floated amidst the wreckage, her green hair dancing in the void. The debris was collected and sorted by size, then entered different portals. Mutants like She-Devil, who could function in space without life support systems, worked on the other side of the portals, providing guidance.
However, the destination for these materials was not the Solar System but rather a more enigmatic space. In this dimension, only emptiness remained.
Initially, Eternity had displaced the entire Dark Dimension outside of Space due to Thanos' interference with Death. It wasn't just Thanos and his ilk who were removed; the entire dimension was fragmented and affixed to the walls.
While the Dark Dimension had been extracted, the original dimension it had occupied still existed. Now, it had become a newborn fragment, shaping a new stellar region.
Because this star region was newly formed, no existing civilizations had charted routes here, making it an ideal storage location for hazardous materials.
As the fiery explosion gradually subsided, human portals were scattered throughout the central area of the massive explosion. More and more equipment was rapidly and systematically removed, leaving only a few fragments that could serve as evidence of their presence.
Schiller, floating at the highest point, surveyed the scene and then addressed Polaris, "It's about time. What remains now are parts with Skrull spaceship markings. Adjust their positions a bit and create some residual explosions. Let's prepare to withdraw."
Polaris nodded, but then she shook her head with a hint of uncertainty, "I sense some changes in the nearby magnetic field. It seems that something was ejected during the shockwave of the explosion, and it's still causing ongoing explosions. However, I can't be certain..."
Schiller raised an eyebrow and inquired, "In which direction? Have Tony's Surveillance Robots take a look."
Polaris pointed in a direction and conjured a light spot in the air to guide the surveillance robots. Stark watched the footage relayed by the Surveillance Robots and said, "That seems to be... a crashed Kree spaceship? It appears to be more than just an ordinary spaceship; it might be a military officer's vessel..."
In an instant, the others widened their eyes, and Captain America leaned in to examine it. He remarked, "It's highly likely. These patterns on the insignia, unlike what we usually see on escort ships, resemble artillery markings. Anything related to weapons and armaments could signify a special insignia for military officers."
Schiller squinted his eyes, for he had just recalled a unique Kree organization—the Kree Accuser. He smirked and then declared, "It seems we've caught a big fish."
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