However, having absorbed too much energy, Dr. Pym could no longer carry out stealth strategies when facing the Annihilation Zerg as he had in the past.
After all, the original Hank Pym was just an ordinary human. When he shrank, he felt no different from a fly or an ant. Although he was still a fly or an ant when he shrank now, he was a fly or an ant possessing the energy level of a planetary deity, so it was impossible for him to be ignored by the Annihilation Zerg.
Fortunately, the battlefield was now in complete chaos, with various energy beams and different types of superpowers creating a mess. In such a situation, Hank Pym would not attract attention if he shrank again.
Having absorbed the primordial Cosmic Energy from within Galactus, Hank Pym could, to a certain extent, be considered half a Herald of Galactus. Naturally, he also had a certain sense for Galactus. It was hard to say if he were far away, but at the current distance of only seven or eight kilometers, Hank Pym could easily sense the presence of Galactus.
This guy didn't join the battle either. In his shrunken state, if he used the primordial Cosmic Energy, it would be very easy to destroy his suit. And if he didn't use the primordial Cosmic Energy, facing the Annihilation Zerg, who were thick-skinned, tenacious, and possessed powerful energy within their bodies, Hank Pym really didn't have any good way to inflict damage.
Therefore, rather than engaging in meaningless slaughter with the Annihilation Zerg there, it would be better to rescue Galactus first; at the very least, he counted as a powerful combatant.
After flying for seven or eight minutes, Hank Pym finally saw Galactus, who was being held and modified by the Annihilation Zerg.
The unfortunate Galactus had many tubes inserted into his body by the Annihilation Zerg, and golden primordial Cosmic Energy flowed through the tubes. In addition, the Annihilation Zerg had placed a ventilator-like device on Galactus's face. Various miscellaneous planetary energies and the like were being pumped into Galactus's body through those ventilator-like things, and then converted and purified by Galactus.
This had completely turned into a one-stop service. Hank Pym was secretly shocked. The once majestic Galactus had now turned into this unfortunate state. Although he didn't think Galactus was a good person, it still made Hank Pym feel quite emotional.
However, time was of the essence. It just so happened that the Zerg Emperor had gathered all the high-level combatants, so the combat power around Galactus was currently at its lowest level. Apart from one seemingly high-level Zerg and the remaining Zerg guards, there seemed to be no one else.
In addition, there seemed to be some captives of other races locked up beside Galactus. It looked like those people's combat power was not low either, so it would be perfect to rescue them together, create chaos, and escape from here.
Opportunity knocks but once; Hank Pym immediately erupted with powerful Cosmic Energy, returned to his original form, and rushed toward Galactus.
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With the final explosion, apart from the Zerg starship that Shin had used as a hammer at the beginning, all other starships had been completely destroyed.
In the vast void, there remained some small starships and giant Zerg that could survive in space. Besides that, all that was left was a starship that had completely ceased fire and was floating alone in the void.
The reason why Shin didn't take action against that starship was very simple: all the Zerg inside that ship had completely kicked the bucket during his several attacks. After all, with that kind of attack method, the Zerg inside were naturally shaken to death without a doubt.
The entire starship could be said to be empty, so Shin naturally wouldn't destroy it.
At the very center of the pocket universe, the Annihilation Zerg's main base still didn't seem to have any major movement. Of course, for this main base that was almost the size of a star, the Superheroes of Earth, whose combat power was not too strong, would find it really difficult to cause any damage to it.
The Earth has endured the battles of these Superheroes for so many years and hasn't directly exploded yet! Although a large part of the reason for this was that those Superheroes hadn't let loose.
The Zerg ship was, after all, constructed using high-strength alloys and was definitely much sturdier than Earth. Moreover, it was large enough to approach the scale of the sun. Don't look at how a group of people could easily reduce a city to ruins when fighting; in reality, that level of destruction really didn't count as much of a disturbance inside this ship.
Seeing that the battle on the periphery was nearing its end, with only some remnants of the Annihilation Zerg left, Shin expanded his super senses and looked toward the Zerg mothership.
Then he saw Dr. Pym, who was being brutally beaten.
Dr. Pym knew that Galactus was the key to this battle, but did the Zerg Emperor not know? Don't look at them as just bugs; in reality, the high-ranking members of these Negative Zone Annihilation Zerg had intelligence levels that were not low at all. Just looking at the fact that they could build starships, one could imagine.
And the Zerg Emperor was the one with the highest evolutionary level and the most developed intelligence among these Annihilation Zerg. Furthermore, being able to lead the Annihilation Zerg to destroy all other races in the Negative Zone also showed that he was definitely a guy who had been tested by war for a long time and possessed high tactical and strategic levels.
Facts proved that the area around Galactus was a big trap. The Zerg Emperor of the Annihilation Zerg had arranged for his true personal guard to lie in ambush here.
And the Zerg Emperor's true personal guard were those captives that Hank Pym had initially thought were locked in prison.
When the Annihilation Zerg were campaigning in the Negative Zone, they did not kill all their enemies. Occasionally, they would absorb some opponents who were willing to betray their own races and possessed relatively strong power.
These traitors from other races, having first betrayed their own kind and having no one to rely on within the Zerg system, were the subordinates whom the Zerg Emperor truly trusted.
After all, it wasn't as if the Annihilation Zerg didn't have a tradition of the subordinate overthrowing the superior. On the contrary, if another Zerg with a higher evolutionary level appeared, his position as Zerg Emperor would immediately be at risk. At this time, these 200 trusted aides could play the greatest role.
And now, the Zerg Emperor had even disguised these guys as captives and placed them together with Galactus.
Who would have thought that there would actually be people of other races among the Annihilation Zerg? Everyone would surely assume these guys were genuine captives. Plus, the universe was so big and there were so many strange races that it was perfectly normal not to be able to recognize the races of these captives.
Those rescuers might be wary of the Zerg guards, but they wouldn't be wary of these captives. Then, when these captives suddenly attacked, it would naturally have an unexpected effect.
Dr. Pym was caught off guard, brutally beaten by the group, and directly taken down.