"Um, I'll be back, don't worry."
After dealing with the Kree, Artoria captured a complete Kree spaceship, along with some combat suits and weapons. Black Bolt and Medusa had no objections to this; on the contrary, they hoped Artoria would take more, as Artoria had helped the Inhumans greatly and could be considered a benefactor to the entire Inhuman race. When Artoria announced her departure, the two hesitated, but Crystal refused. She stepped forward and tightly hugged Artoria's slender waist, burying her chin in Artoria's ample breasts, then looked up, staring intently into Artoria's eyes. Her expression clearly indicated that she would not agree to Artoria leaving.
"Crystal, let go quickly, you're being rude."
As Crystal's elder, Black Bolt couldn't speak. Medusa stepped forward and gently stroked Crystal's head, educating her. She was helpless; where had all the etiquette she taught Crystal gone? To treat a guest like this at such a moment, Medusa had nothing more to say. Starting tomorrow, she would ask the Professor to add more etiquette classes!
"Really? When will Big Sister come back? You must come and see Crystal! We promised."
After hearing Artoria's words, Crystal was silent for a moment, then finally released her grip on Artoria. But she still spoke to Artoria with some reluctance. It seemed that after being lonely for so long, Crystal had finally found someone with whom she could truly share her feelings. Still young, she didn't understand how emotions were distinguished; her attitude towards Artoria was more one of reliance. If Artoria were to ask Crystal to go with her at that moment, Crystal wouldn't even hesitate and would follow Artoria.
"Then it's a promise, Crystal. You must study hard and grow up quickly. Then Big Sister will take you to Earth to have a good time."
Seeing Crystal's reluctant gaze, Artoria smiled slightly, squatted down, and looked directly into Crystal's watery eyes, speaking to her solemnly, making her promise, and extending her right pinky finger. Crystal looked at Artoria, then at her extended finger. Although she didn't know what it meant, it seemed very ceremonial.
"Then we'll make this promise! You must wait for me obediently."
Crystal obediently extended her finger, and the two fingers, one large and one small, hooked together. This method of coaxing children proved effective whether on Earth or the moon. Crystal stopped throwing a tantrum, and Artoria managed to get away, even if the method of making the promise was a bit childish.
"Miss Artoria, to thank you for your help, please accept this! This is a symbol of our friendship. If anything happens, bring it to the Inhumans, and we will definitely help."
Just as Artoria was about to board the hyperion, Medusa called out to her, presenting two boxes, one large and one small, both with a futuristic feel. Medusa stepped forward, took Artoria's hand, and pressed a button on the box. A blue light flashed on the display screens of the boxes, and they both opened. The smaller one contained three terrigen mist crystals of the same size, and the larger one contained a set of blue high-tech combat armor. Artoria was very happy with these high-tech gifts, but she was most pleased with the terrigen mist crystals. Artoria had always been curious about these things but had never tried to acquire them, fearing it would hurt Little Crystal's feelings.
Furthermore, the terrigen mist crystals might not be of much use to Artoria, as she was neither an Inhuman nor a Mutant. But the most important thing was the significance of these three terrigen mist crystals: they could allow Artoria to ask the Inhumans for help. The most crucial part was that Black Bolt would actually give her some terrigen mist crystals, which activate Inhuman powers. Even though the Inhumans had many of these, this item held great significance. In the comics, after Crystal married Quicksilver, Quicksilver stole terrigen mist crystals due to being a Mutant, and as a result, he was forcibly divorced from his wife.
"Interesting. Thank you, Black Bolt and the Queen. If you have time to come to Earth, I will treat you well."
Taking the two items, Artoria smiled and shook hands with Medusa, nodding to Black Bolt in thanks. After a polite farewell, Artoria boarded the hyperion again. Saturday began to pilot the spaceship away from the moon. Black Bolt, Medusa, and Crystal watched Artoria's spaceship disappear into the distance.
"King, I don't understand why you would give our tribe's treasure to Artoria. Although she saved our lives, the terrigen mist crystal is the lifeblood of our tribe. If anything goes wrong, our tribe will be in danger of extinction."
At this moment, an Inhuman wearing a special respirator curiously asked Black Bolt, since only their Inhuman tribe could use the terrigen mist crystal, and other races were not compatible with it. But it was better to be safe than sorry; if someone could use the terrigen mist crystal to create weapons or extract its energy, the consequences would be unimaginable. He was very puzzled by this but dared not offend Black Bolt, which was why he hadn't stopped Medusa's actions.
"Triton, are you questioning the King?"
Medusa's calm expression suddenly turned fierce. Her hair, like red venomous snakes, began to writhe, as if she would strike if Triton didn't give an explanation. This made Triton's expression stiffen. He hadn't expected such a small question to be seized upon by this fierce woman, who then refused to let it go. Just as Triton was feeling awkward, Black Bolt raised his hand, signaling them to stop their dispute.
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry! I will explain it to them properly."
The brief telepathic exchange made Triton restless. He quietly waited for Black Bolt and Medusa to finish their conversation, after which Black Bolt directly left the area. Medusa stood proudly in place, looking at him impatiently.
"The King has spoken; he sensed that Miss Artoria possesses extraordinary power that hasn't been fully displayed. Such a powerful individual who bears us no ill will means we should show appropriate goodwill. This Kree attack has sounded an alarm for me."
"Ronan the Accuser, that executioner, must be one of the masterminds behind this. Now the Kree have their eyes on us, and that fool Maximus was used by them. But this is just the beginning. Once they are fully free to act, the situation for us Inhumans will be very dangerous. I intend to show my goodwill to Earth to see if we can get their help; after all, we were originally part of Earth."
"We need to unite now to fight against those who come to enslave us."
Having said this, Medusa didn't even bother to spare Triton another glance. She turned and walked away with a sexy queenly stride, leaving Triton in deep thought. His thinking was indeed a bit too narrow; he hadn't expected Black Bolt to think of this through this attack. No wonder the other was the King of the Inhumans; as a cadre under the King, his way of thinking was different.
"Damn it, what is with this monster? How is it getting stronger the more we fight it?"
Easily killing a monster that kept trying to crush her head, Natasha's biggest worry wasn't the densely packed creatures around her, but the giant monster standing in the middle of Manhattan, toppling skyscrapers. Just now, a massive shell from the Military and a new weapon from S.H.I.E.L.D. had both exploded on the monster. The beast fell instantly, but before they could celebrate, it stood up again, its size even larger than before, causing the smiles on everyone's faces to vanish.
"Jarvis, continue analyzing for me. I believe such a creature must have some kind of limit; the law of conservation of energy shouldn't allow for such an extraordinary organism."
Launching a large number of small tracking weapons at the dense swarm of small monsters on the ground, Tony spoke to Jarvis after clearing an area. He really didn't believe in this; he didn't believe any creature could break the principle of conservation of energy unless its existence already surpassed his understanding.
"It's quite a grand scene! Don't you think, Mr. Itachi?"
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