Hank Pym nodded slightly and immediately said, "During the last battle, I broke into the interior of Galactus's body. It was an undeveloped universe filled with energy."
"I even suspect that the so-called Galactus is itself a Cosmic Egg. On the day of its final culmination, it will devour all planets and even all matter in the universe, then re-explode, generating a new universe."
"The universe inside Galactus is boundless. Not only did I fail to find a way to destroy him, but I couldn't even find the route back out. Fortunately, the Primordial Cosmic Energy inside completely transformed my body, allowing me to survive without food or water."
"I wandered inside Galactus for a long time until one day, I noticed that the energy of that universe was constantly draining away, dropping to less than one-tenth of its previous level."
"I thought something might have happened to Galactus. Luckily, before the energy completely dried up, I encountered a life form very similar to Galactus, which led Galactus to discover me and directly pull me out of his body."
"That was actually just a few days ago..., Galactus gave his last bit of energy to me, along with his daughter Galacta. Relying on that abundant energy, we were able to return to Earth, and we came here seeking help."
"Wait, help? What are you talking about? You want us to save Galactus? What exactly happened to Galactus? Why should we save him? Also, where is Galactus's daughter? She isn't going to eat the entire Earth too, is she?"
Tony Stark raised a hand to stop Dr. Hank Pym, then fired off a rapid string of questions.
Dr. Hank Pym reached out and took out a small sphere, pressing it casually. The sphere immediately grew immense, looking like a small villa.
"Ooh... are we there, Mr. Pym?" A soft voice drifted out. Immediately afterward, everyone saw the door of the sphere open, revealing that it truly was a small villa inside.
The one who had just spoken was a lovely young girl with long black hair, a beautiful face, and a pair of purple eyes.
However, the girl's attire was nearly identical to that of Galactus, the only differences being her high chest and the exposed, jade-like skin.
Tony Stark opened his mouth. "You're saying... this is Galactus's daughter?"
"That's right. Her name is Galacta," Hank Pym stated. "She is here on Earth seeking refuge."
"Uh... refuge..., I want to ask, what exactly happened with Galactus?" Tony Stark finally managed to pull his eyes away from the beautiful young girl and asked, sounding confused.
"As far as I know, Galactus has at least two Heralds by his side. It would be difficult for a normal interstellar civilization to deal with this guy."
"Besides, he is our enemy. Why would he come begging us for help? We wish this guy would never revive! How could we possibly save him?"
"Because if we don't save Father, it will only cause a much bigger problem—a universe-wide problem." At this point, the Little girl Galacta, Galactus's daughter, spoke up directly.
"Although I don't like my father's methods, he is indeed an indispensable part of the entire universe. Now he has been captured by those insects, who are using him as an Energy Conversion Device to generate large amounts of Primordial Cosmic Energy. Every day that passes, those insects grow stronger. If we don't rescue my father quickly, the disaster caused by those insects will eventually spiral out of control."
"You must understand, my father eats planets one by one, but those insects absorb planets galaxy by galaxy!"
"You said... Galactus was captured by... insects?" Mr. Fantastic said, his voice trembling slightly. "So our universe actually has races that evolved from insects... ha ha ha."
Galacta looked strangely at the clearly uneasy Mr. Fantastic. "Where in our universe are there things like the Zerg? This kind of race, evolved from insect habits, was eradicated a long time ago."
"These Zerg members broke out from the Negative Space. I don't know how those insects managed to open the Space Barrier between the Negative Space and our space, but it is rumored that their universe has almost been completely consumed by the Zerg. If we don't take action, given the Zerg's numbers, they could completely devour our entire universe in less than a century."
The more she spoke, the more sweat dripped from Mr. Fantastic's forehead. The other three members of the Fantastic Four lowered their heads so much they looked ready to drill into the ground. Even the usually lively Human Torch didn't dare to flirt with the beauty Galacta this time, instead maintaining a stiff expression and pretending that nothing was amiss.
There was nothing they could do. The destruction of the universe? How could the Fantastic Four shoulder such a massive responsibility? This wasn't the late stage of their development where these guys treated the destruction of a universe as a common occurrence.
The Fantastic Four were still very green right now. Hearing suddenly that the destruction of the universe was related to them, the fact that they didn't immediately wet their pants showed their excellent psychological fortitude.
It was fortunate that Galacta, as Galactus's daughter, had barely met anyone and didn't understand social etiquette very well, otherwise, the stiff reactions of the four would have been immediately obvious.
Figures like General Ross and Hank Pym noticed something, but they certainly wouldn't speak up. They weren't idiots; the Fantastic Four couldn't bear the responsibility for destroying the universe, and neither could the entire population of Earth!
Whether the Fantastic Four did it or not, or whether they were related to it, they wouldn't ask, and even if they knew the truth, they wouldn't admit it!
"Alright, alright." At the critical moment, Tony Stark spoke up to interrupt Galacta, otherwise, the ashamed Mr. Fantastic might have already started confessing.
Tony Stark shared the same thoughts as the other uninformed people present: the root cause of this matter must never be exposed! Otherwise, let alone Mr. Fantastic and the Fantastic Four, the entire Earth could be wiped out by those furious cosmic civilizations!
Let everyone else think that the Zerg was just lucky and found a way to open the Space Barrier directly. In any case, the people of Earth have absolutely nothing to do with this matter.
Once we get back, I'll erase the memories of everyone who saw the insects near the Baxter Building!
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