Marcus was not kept waiting.
Clark and Kara came out a moment later.
As expected, there was guilt in their eyes.
“Sorry, I really can’t tell you what General Zod wants,” Clark said helplessly.
“It’s very important…”
Marcus waved his hand and interrupted him.
“So, hope or destruction?”
Clark fell silent for a few seconds.
“Both hope and destruction.”
“Got it.” Marcus nodded.
“The hope of Krypton, and the destruction of Earth?”
Clark and Kara widened their eyes!
How could he guess that?
Who exactly has the super brain here?
“So what’s your choice?” Marcus asked.
“Your adoptive parents or your biological race?”
Clark fell silent again.
“Clark!
Why are you still hesitating?” Kara said firmly.
“If Krypton’s choices were right, we wouldn’t have been sent to Earth!”
“I know.” Clark looked up at the sky.
“But…
Krypton is still my home planet.
I can’t just destroy the chance to rebuild it like that…
I can’t.”
Kara looked helpless, but there was nothing she could do.
After all…
The Growth Codex was inside Clark’s body, and she couldn’t beat Clark anyway.
In the end, the decision still depended on Clark himself.
Marcus stood to the side and shook his head.
Clark was simply too soft-hearted.
He was indecisive and always hesitated until things got worse before finally making a hard choice.
But…
That kindness was exactly why Clark was Superman, a savior instead of a destroyer.
That was the charm of his character.
“I don’t care about Krypton!” Kara said firmly.
“If it really comes down to that…
I won’t just stand by and watch Earth get replaced!”
She turned to Marcus.
“Marcus, you’ll help me, right?”
Marcus nodded thoughtfully.
“I’ve only been on this planet for three days.
Saying I have deep feelings for it would be fake.”
“But if it’s Kara’s choice, then I’ll support you.”
He made his stance clear.
He chose Earth because Karac hose Earth.
Kara was clearly moved and grabbed Marcus’s arm.
“I knew you’d be on my side!”
Marcus smiled.
Clark also smiled when he saw the scene.
“I’m relieved knowing Kara has you around,” Clark said.
“I’m going to talk to Zod.”
He had already made his decision, even if it meant he might never come back.
Kara wanted to stop him…
But Clark only shook his head slightly.
Before leaving, he gave Marcus a meaningful look, then flew into outer space.
Kara wanted to chase after him, but Marcus grabbed her.
“Boom!”
The iceberg beneath them shattered, and Kara was forcefully pulled back down.
Kara was anxious, but also shocked!
When she rushed forward just now, she had used a huge amount of strength.
Yet Marcus still managed to pull her down by force…
His strength might not be weaker than hers at all!
“Stop chasing him.” Marcus shook his head.
“You won’t change his mind.
Let’s call for backup instead.”
“Backup?”
“You don’t think this planet will just accept being threatened, right?” Marcus said with a smile.
“Come on.
S.H.I.E.L.D should’ve gathered everyone by now.”
Right now, Kara had no idea what to do.
Hearing Marcus say that, she instinctively trusted him.
“Then…
okay.
The two took off again and headed toward North America.
Marcus removed the invisibility from the Snake Talisman and took out his phone to call Fury.
“You probably saw Superman go off alone,” Marcus said.
“Where are we meeting?”
Fury was silent for a few seconds.
Then he finally replied, “The coordinates have been sent to you.
We’re waiting here.”
“We’ll be there soon.”
After hanging up, the text message arrived.
Marcus handed the phone directly to Kara.
As an alien, not understanding Earth’s coordinates was perfectly normal.
Following the coordinates,
The two quickly reached the destination.
With Kara’s X-ray vision, it was easy to spot the Helicarrier, even with its optical camouflage.
That alone made Fury remember Marcus’s earlier words.
The thing really was just a giant target waiting to get shot down.
But what could he do?
Earth’s technology level had limits.
After entering the Helicarrier,
Phil Coulson was already waiting and immediately led Marcus through the corridors toward the command hall.
The place looked extremely advanced and futuristic.
But compared to the room itself, the lineup inside was even crazier!
The original Avengers lineup was missing Thor and Steve, but Sharon and Darcy had been added.
And besides them…
Batman, Bruce Wayne!
The Flash, Barry Allen!
The X-Men led by Professor X!
The Seven led by Homelander!
You could say Fury had gathered every powerful person he could find.
“What’s the situation now?” Fury asked seriously.
“Why did Superman go alone instead of coming back with you?”
The questioning tone immediately made Marcus frown.
And even worse…
He could feel a psychic force trying to invade his mind!
Although it was blocked by the Sheep Talisman,
That psychic power was extremely strong.
If it forcefully broke through, it could still read his thoughts!
[Please rest assured, host.
The system resides within the host’s soul and cannot be invaded by any external force!]
Marcus let out a sigh of relief.
He immediately used the Sheep Talisman to release psychic power and protect Kara.
Then he looked at Professor X.
“Reading other people’s thoughts without permission, on our planet, is considered a declaration of war!” Marcus snapped.
Kara reacted a moment later, and her eyes immediately glowed red!
That instantly put everyone else on alert.
Red eyes lit up, claws came out, and weapons were prepared.
The atmosphere became tense, and a fight could break out at any moment!
“Om!”
The time-stop field expanded.
A streak of red lightning suddenly froze beside Marcus.
It was Barry!
Fortunately,
Barry’s hands were open instead of clenched into fists, and he was facing away from Marcus with his arms spread toward Professor X and the others.
From the looks of it, he had rushed over to stop the fight.
Marcus’s expression softened slightly.
Meanwhile, Homelander and the others stared at the frozen Barry in shock.
Who didn’t know the Flash’s reputation?
Yet Marcus had stopped him so casually?
“Sorry, I didn’t mean it,” Professor X hurriedly explained.
“I just…”
“I gave the order!” Fury directly took the blame.
“I needed to know the situation as quickly and accurately as possible, so I asked Professor X to help.
As compensation, S.H.I.E.L.D is willing to offer three collections!”
Sharon also quickly stepped between them and pleaded with Marcus.
“Marcus, it’s just a misunderstanding!
Don’t do anything!”
In comparison,
Darcy walked around Sharon and stood firmly beside Marcus.
As for Natasha…
She didn’t move at all.
At that moment, everyone’s stance was obvious.
Marcus didn’t care much about it.
From the moment Sharon and Natasha joined him, he already knew they still stood on S.H.I.E.L.D’s side, and Earth’s side.
Besides…
Although he was angry, he never actually intended to completely fall out with them.
He wanted Fury and the others to understand the consequences of crossing his line.
Unexpectedly,
He even got three extra collections out of it.
This wave was pure profit.
Marcus’s expression softened slightly, but he still kept a stern face.
Then he released Barry.
“The current situation is…”
Marcus explained everything he had analyzed without hiding anything.
Kara stayed silent.
When Marcus finished speaking, everyone else also fell silent.
So basically…
Whether they cooperated or not, Earth might still get destroyed?
“I said it before, aliens can’t be trusted at all!” Tony said sarcastically.
“Get ready for war.”
After speaking,
Tony seemed to realize something and shrugged at Marcus with a playful grin.
“I’m talking about the ones in the sky, not you.”
That explanation…
Might as well not have been said.
It sounded more like indirect mocking.
Tony, who still hadn’t gone through his “nuclear missile delivery” character development, wasn’t exactly easy to deal with.
So…
A beam of light shot out from Marcus’s eyes and hit Tony in the chest.
Tony instantly transformed into a clownfish and fell onto the deck, flopping around wildly.
Monkey Talisman, Animal Transformation!
Originally, the Monkey Talisman could only transform the user into an animal.
But after unlocking the full set bonus of the Twelve Talismans, Marcus could now use it on others within a short range.
Marcus personally named this move, Cute Transformation.
Everyone present was shocked!
There was a move like this too?
“Marcus, Stark just has a bad mouth.
He didn’t mean anything malicious!” Fury immediately tried to smooth things over.
“Turn him back.”
“Sure.
One collection,” Marcus said with a smile.
“A bad mouth comes with a price.”
What else could Fury do?
He didn’t want to pay compensation for Tony’s stupidity either, so he looked at the clownfish flopping on the floor.
“If you agree, stop jumping.”
“Otherwise, keep flopping around.”
What choice did Tony have?
Bet that Marcus would eventually release him for free?
Who knew how long that would take?
And…
After being turned into a clownfish, even his respiratory system had changed.
Without water on the deck, the lack of oxygen already made him feel like he was dying!
Otherwise, why would he be flopping around like crazy?
After thinking it over…
Tony stopped moving and humiliatedly chose to pay compensation.
Fury looked at Marcus as if to say, “See?”
Marcus waved his hand, and another beam of light shot out, canceling the Cute Transformation.
The moment Tony returned to normal, he immediately took a huge breath.
For the first time in his life, the air tasted unbelievably sweet!
Now,
Everyone present had the same impression of the smiling Marcus.
A smiling tiger.
He looked easygoing,
But once you crossed his bottom line, his retaliation was immediate.
After the interruption,
Fury was about to continue the discussion when suddenly…
“Doo-beep!”
“Doo-beep!”
“Doo-beep!”
…
The familiar alarm sounded again.
Nobody even needed to guess anymore…
Something had happened on Zod’s side.
Which meant…
Clark’s negotiation had probably failed.
War…
Was coming!
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