If you fly away now, they will die.
But if you answer my questions, they can live."
A cold, almost imperceptible smile hung on Tom's lips, a smile that concealed unfathomable calculation and disdain.
Fury's wife watched the screen above, weeping.
The surrounding audience also held their breath, waiting for Carol's answer.
The reporters' fingers were cramping from pressing the shutter buttons; today's big news was coming one after another, truly shocking.
Carol gritted her teeth, her body's energy surging like a turbulent wave, yet she forcefully suppressed it, mindful of the Skrulls' safety.
She took a deep breath and slowly began:
"The Skrulls are refugees; they are hunted by the Kree and have almost no place to live in the Universe.
I promised to help them find a home. Earth is a temporary haven, and Nick Fury and I are continuously looking for a new place to settle them."
Tom sneered.
"Temporary? It's been decades; this is almost their home. You wouldn't be unaware of their abilities, would you? This isn't settlement.
It's an invasion! An alien invasion of humanity!!!
As for the second question? You travel the Universe, yet you provide no help to Earth's technology, letting Earth struggle in crisis."
Carol responded with a firm gaze.
"The Universe is fraught with danger, and I travel everywhere, stopping wars, resisting invasions. Earth is not a place I have forgotten.
I thought S.H.I.E.L.D. could protect this place, and the rash introduction of technology might disrupt Earth's own development balance."
"Then do you know that if it weren't for the help of the Demon King and the Mutants in this Chitauri invasion, humanity would have been destroyed, or even enslaved!"
Tom raised his voice, angrily accusing her.
"I would come to save you then."
Captain Marvel's tone was calm, yet it carried an air of arrogant superiority.
The audience below was enraged.
"Save us? We don't want your charity, bitch!"
"Who wants you to save us? We have Mutants, we have the Demon King, we have the army!"
"Get out of Earth, alien dog!"
A pile of trash was thrown onto the stage.
Captain Marvel silently clenched her fists, never having wanted to kill someone so much.
"Are you satisfied now? Release them."
Tom listened to the arrogant tone and shook his head speechlessly.
Why do such powerful individuals also like to abide by so-called rules? The strong should be the ones who make the rules.
"I told you, this isn't my project. At most, this."
All the machine guns in the image retracted.
The image disappeared.
"You tricked me!"
Carol said angrily.
"The Skrulls are outright invaders. We must not tolerate or indulge their crimes. I have no right to easily let these guys go; they will be justly tried by the entire World!"
Tom met Carol's angry gaze without flinching, speaking righteously.
"Or, Captain Marvel, are you planning to become an enemy of humanity for those aliens?"
Tom wore a playful smile.
Carol's face was grim, and she was about to say something.
Her brain tingled, her eyes lost focus for a moment, then cleared, and anger surged into her heart.
These people wanted to control her brain!
"How dare you!"
Carol Danvers was enveloped in energy, her eyes burst with dazzling light, the ground beneath her cracked from the energy impact, and a strong wind howled.
The entire venue was filled with surging air currents and rising dust.
The audience below closed their eyes in terror, thinking Death was imminent.
After a long while, feeling no pain, people opened their eyes in confusion.
In front of them was a giant black membrane that perfectly absorbed all the damage.
The metal membrane began to compress and fold, eventually forming a four-meter-long giant cube, its surface constantly rippling with purple waves.
A helmeted figure descended from the sky.
"It's Magneto!"
"Magneto, Magneto, Magneto!"
Magneto smiled and nodded, listening to the cheers.
Now, the Mutants' reputation was completely reversed.
As long as no major mistakes occurred in the future, no one could change it.
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