"What on Earth is happening to Earth? Why does it make me feel so uneasy? What is going on?"
On the Moon, inside Attilan, Black Bolt looked at Earth with worry. He didn't have super vision and couldn't see what was happening on Earth at all, but just now, he felt a pressure coming from Earth. It was an irresistible majesty, like a god who ruled over life. This gave Black Bolt quite a headache. He had just been preparing to establish friendly diplomatic relations with Earth, and he didn't expect something to happen there so soon. He was now hesitating whether to go to Earth to help or to take a wait-and-see attitude.
"This pressure... the other party's origin is not simple. What's going on? Is Thanos not the final boss? Is there another big boss? Earth is truly full of disasters."
The clone in New York felt that pressure in an instant. It should be said that not just the clone, but almost all living beings on Earth felt it. Animals crawled on the ground trembling in submission. People felt a strong majesty—it was from a high-dimensional life form, announcing its arrival to the people of this world. For current humanity, this was not a good thing.
"Those guys again, those bastards."
After the shockwave of the nuclear bombs passed, the Helicarrier landed unsteadily at a point where the instruments detected low radiation. Fortunately, Nick was willing to spend money; otherwise, this Helicarrier would have been knocked down by the shockwave in mid-air or fallen apart. Clutching a large bump on his head from the Impact, Johnny spoke indignantly. He hadn't hit the ship; he had crashed directly into Ben. Ben's stone body's defense was simply too strong, leaving one pit after another inside the hull. He didn't seem to be in pain anyway, but it was hard on everyone else; after all, not everyone had his level of defense.
He spoke resentfully. They had already done something like this once during the Battle of New York. At that time, there were still many people in New York, yet they dared to release a nuclear bomb. This time was even more excessive—they released three, and they didn't care at all about the lives of these battle heroes. Those bastards.
Hearing Johnny's complaints, everyone's faces turned ashen. Such an event that hadn't happened long ago was repeating before their eyes, and it almost caught them in it. Even those with the best tempers couldn't help but feel angry, let alone most of them who didn't have particularly good tempers to begin with.
"By the way, what happened to that thing?"
Now was not the time to pursue responsibility. Most importantly, did the three nuclear bombs destroy that thing? Especially since they had sacrificed a prosperous city like Manhattan. If the opponent hadn't been eliminated, then this time would really not be worth it.
"The magnetic field is being interfered with; we can't see the scene inside the explosion at all."
The technician sitting in front of the computer spoke with a bitter smile. The screen had turned to static due to severe interference, making it impossible to see the source of the problem within the explosion. Seeing this, Tony stepped forward and quickly tapped on the keyboard, directly hacking into a satellite. He displayed the satellite's scanned images for everyone to see. Nick's eyes twitched at how practiced Tony looked, but he pretended nothing happened and watched the large screen.
The power of three detonating together was truly astonishing. The massive ball of energy, like a sun, continued to churn, though it had slowed down considerably compared to the beginning. The internal temperature had reached a certain level now. While the destruction was shocking, the most terrifying killer was the radiation. Looking at the alarm that wouldn't stop ringing, the radiation levels had exceeded the limit by an unknown number of times.
"Professor, what's wrong?"
As one of the strongest psychics on Earth, he could sense the intensity of that pressure far more than an ordinary Mutant. This made him deeply worried about what kind of thing had awakened to cause such oppressive force. Although Jean, who was nearby, could feel it, she wasn't heavily affected. With the Phoenix Force—a power like a Marvel bug—inside her body, Jean was automatically immune to that pressure, though the Dark Phoenix within her was quite displeased.
"It's nothing, child. Have the children return to their dorms and stay inside for now. Call Logan and the others over."
Feeling increasingly uneasy, Professor X had Jean notify the X-Men. Professor X used a handkerchief to wipe the light sweat seeping from his head; it was the first time he had felt such a powerful will. That kind of power was simply not something the current Earth could resist. He had to make a decision now; it was time to cooperate with Magneto again. After all, this was no time for ideological disputes. Once that powerful being harbored ill intent, Earth would be destroyed—Professor X was certain of this.
"Yes, Professor."
Seeing the Professor lose his composure like never before, Jean realized the gravity of the situation. She directly used her telepathy to contact the others. Jean couldn't help but wonder how Miss Artoria was doing lately and if she was well. Before thinking about anything else, Jean subconsciously thought of that woman as dreamlike as the sun; it had been a long time since she had seen her.
Crack~ Crack!
At the center of the nuclear strike, above a massive crater, sat a giant egg that looked like stone. It was currently unscathed, but along a certain'scar,' the entire giant egg began to crack. Massive stone fragments peeled off from the egg. Soon, a porcelain-white hand reached out from the fissure. Then, the entire egg exploded, and a woman with no covering on her body appeared above the crater, standing quietly in mid-air. If anyone were alive to see it, they would surely Marvel at the woman's beauty, but being at the center of a nuclear blast, no one could see such a sight right now.
"I have finally returned."
The woman who emerged from the 'giant egg' couldn't help but shed tears of emotion. How many years had it been? She didn't even know how many years she had been sealed in the Earth's core. Damn the living tribunal, damn the Celestials. At the thought of this, a wave of monstrous hatred surged in the woman's beautiful eyes. Being a lone 'God' beneath the ground for so many years... her grievances and her loneliness were things no one could understand.
"Oh, this land! Grant me a portion of your memories!"
Despite her massive body being dozens of meters tall, she didn't even leave a footprint when she landed on the ground, as if she had grown out of the Earth itself. After crouching, a hooded jumpsuit instantly appeared on the woman's body, veiling her curvaceous figure. Placing her delicate hand on the ground, the woman closed her eyes. The entire Earth seemed to come alive, pulsating. A moment later, she opened her eyes, a flash of understanding passing through them. With a gentle wave of her right arm, the violent energy of the explosion quickly dissipated, and even the dust kicked up by the blast vanished.
"Director, we have an image. Look, this looks like... a person?"
The sudden appearance of the image startled everyone, but it was the giant figure in the image that captured everyone's attention. The observant Nick noticed that the alarm had suddenly stopped ringing. Maybe it was broken? Why did the radiation index show as normal? But more important was the figure before them.
In contrast, within a golden circle in the sky, a woman with a bald head watched the scene below quietly. Her expression showed no fluctuation, nor did she show any surprise at seeing this woman, as if she had long known this woman's identity and that she would appear.
"Goddess Gaia."
"Humans have once again unleashed a power they should not have touched."
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