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After eliminating Thanos, Kevin immediately went with the Guardians of the Galaxy to support the Nova Corps.
With the Reality Stone, the remaining Thanos army didn't even last a second before Kevin completely wiped them out.
The battle on Xandar concluded with Ronan and Thanos's army annihilated, thanks to Kevin's deus ex machina-like support.
During this time, Kevin was also trying to find the 'plot characters' from Thanos's side.
Although Nebula was nowhere to be found, the Black Order were individually targeted and killed by Kevin, each providing Kevin with one to two skill points.
They provided a total of eight skill points.
Ronan and Thanos's seven, plus the Black Order's eight, and Kevin's previously accumulated seven.
Kevin's skill points reached an unprecedented twenty-two!
With so many skill points, what Kevin had to do, of course, was to seclude himself and distribute them.
So Kevin did not participate in the Nova Corps' celebration banquet; after the war ended, Kevin returned to the Milan, citing fatigue, and locked himself in his room to allocate skills.
First and foremost, of course, was physique. Kevin didn't hesitate at all, allocating sixteen skill points to [Fighter's Body], raising it to Level 5.
A Level 4 Fighter's Body was already comparable to Homelander's physique; a Level 5 Fighter's Body should be comparable to the Asgardians of this world.
With this physique, even if Kevin didn't continue to upgrade it in the future, it would be enough to ensure his survival in any world.
After all, this is a physique capable of surviving in the universe.
Like Thor.
From Level 4 to Level 5, Kevin, as usual, endured a pain that felt like his body was being crushed.
However, Kevin had already experienced such pain once when he upgraded [Supe Physique], and then again when he changed professions.
So now, Kevin could bear the pain of the physique upgrade.
He didn't even cry out.
The pain came and went quickly. Kevin felt that it wasn't long before his physique successfully upgraded, and the level of [Fighter's Body] officially reached Level 5.
As for the remaining six, Kevin hesitated between the two skills: [Fighter's Combat Techniques] and [The Deep Immortality].
Finally, he decided to maximize his life-saving ability, allocating three points to [The Deep Immortality] to Level 2, and saving the remaining three points for later, waiting to accumulate a few more skill points to bring [The Deep Immortality] to Level 3.
As for the ability of this Immortality...
[The Deep Immortality: In the ocean, you cannot truly die. If you suffer a fatal injury while in the sea, you will unconditionally resurrect once. The cooldown time decreases with level increase.]
Simply put, this is a resurrection armor.
And it's a resurrection armor that can be used as soon as the cooldown is over.
For Level 1 [The Deep Immortality], the cooldown time is 8760 hours, which translates to exactly one Earth year.
For Level 2 [The Deep Immortality], the cooldown time is 4380 hours, which is half a year.
Furthermore, the prerequisite 'In the ocean' in the skill description has changed to 'In the ocean or in waters close to the ocean'.
Following this pattern, after reaching Level 3, this time might be halved again, becoming three months, and the above restriction would be removed, becoming 'in water' for resurrection.
Kevin thought so, so he decided to save the skill points for now, and once he had enough, he would upgrade the skill to Level 3 first.
At that time, as long as there was water, Kevin wouldn't have to worry about dying.
Only after allocating all his skill points did Kevin truly relax.
With a Level 5 Fighter's Body and Level 2 The Deep Immortality, even if Kevin had to face Infinity Ultron next, he could at least guarantee his own safety.
Having dealt with his skills, Kevin finally emerged from his room on the Milan.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Star-Lord and the others waiting for him outside.
"Oh, Kevin, you're finally out."
Star-Lord, standing at the door, immediately said to Kevin:
"The Nova Commander wants to talk to you. If you didn't come out soon, I think they'd come over and grab you."
Rocket chimed in from the side:
"Yeah, yeah, you don't know how many fans you have on Xandar right now. They're definitely going to grab you and breed you to produce planet-sized children."
...You guys talk as if it's real, I almost believed it.
Rolling his eyes at the unreliable duo in front of him, Kevin selectively ignored their jokes and asked Star-Lord:
"What exactly does the Nova Commander want me for?"
"It seems to be about the Infinity Stones, and they might give you some bonus or something. I'm not too sure about the specifics, but it's definitely not about arresting you. Our warrants were canceled a long time ago."
Star-Lord explained, hooking his arm around Kevin's shoulder.
After this war, Kevin and the others' status as wanted criminals was revoked by the Nova Corps, and they were regarded as heroes by both the Nova Corps and Xandar.
At the same time, Star-Lord took this opportunity to establish the 'Guardians of the Galaxy', and these individuals, including Kevin, became the first members of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
As for the captain of the Guardians, it was undoubtedly Star-Lord.
This was officially recorded on Xandar, certified by the authorities, absolutely true.
Of course, whether Rocket and the others acknowledged Star-Lord as captain was another matter.
Kevin had nothing to say about his identity as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy; it was just an identity, after all.
More than that, he was curious about what the Nova Commander wanted to tell him.
...
"Do you want to join the Nova Corps?"
Then, when Kevin met the Nova Commander, her first words were these.
"...?"
Kevin looked at the Commander in surprise and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Of course, I'm serious."
The Commander of the Nova Corps, a woman who appeared to be over fifty, smiled and showed goodwill to Kevin:
"We've checked; your identity is unknown, you don't belong to any faction, and you personally defeated Thanos. So, as long as you wish, I can absolutely let you join the Nova Corps and directly have high-level authority. What do you think, Mr. Kevin?"
The Commander's gaze was sincere.
She genuinely seemed to want Kevin to join the Nova Corps.
However, Kevin knew that she was interested in Kevin's strength and his current influence.
Although the Guardians of the Galaxy publicly claimed that they had eliminated Thanos and Ronan.
Those who knew the inside story understood that it was Kevin who truly killed those two.
Or rather, Kevin was the most important person in all of this.
If Kevin could be recruited, it was imaginable that countless people who admired Kevin would follow him and join the Nova Corps.
The power of the Nova Corps would also greatly increase as a result.
Not to mention Kevin was also the wielder of the Reality Stone; with such a positive Infinity Stone wielder, the Nova Corps would even dare to challenge the Kree Empire.
The Commander's thoughts were probably like this, and it must be said that her idea was very good.
But unfortunately, Kevin didn't want to join any corps.
"I apologize, Commander, and thank you for your kind offer, but I prefer to be a free man."
Kevin politely refused.
Being a Vice President at Vought was already tiring enough; Kevin had no interest in becoming a soldier in the Nova Corps.
Facing Kevin's refusal, the Commander felt a little regretful, but she didn't force Kevin:
"Alright, we respect your decision, but Mr. Kevin, no matter when in the future, if you are willing, you can always come to Xandar for help. This is what we owe you."
"Okay, thank you, Commander."
"You're welcome. Oh, there's one more thing I need to give you."
The Nova Corps Commander said, handing Kevin a transparent card.
"This is...?"
"This is the total asset value of these fleets after we defeated Ronan and Thanos's fleets. Although many warships were damaged and not very valuable, this should be enough for you, Mr. Kevin."
"May I ask how much money is in here?"
Mentioning money, Kevin's eyes brightened a bit as he asked expectantly.
The Commander smiled and replied:
"Not much, about three billion, and we've also prepared your identity, Mr. Kevin. You won't have to smuggle yourself onto Xandar anymore."
After the Commander finished speaking, her expression became serious, and she formally said to Kevin:
"So, finally, on behalf of Xandar and all members of the Nova Corps, I once again express our gratitude and respect to you. Thank you for saving us, truly thank you."
As the Commander spoke, Kevin nodded blankly, shaking hands with her in greeting.
Apparently, he hadn't yet recovered from the number three billion.
After all, that was three billion intergalactic credits!
When the Commander stated the exact amount of money, Kevin's eyes almost turned into symbols representing intergalactic credits.
Although he had made a lot of money at Vought, Kevin already had the confidence to say pretentious things like 'I'm not interested in money'.
But when he truly received a large sum of money out of thin air, Kevin still felt excited and thrilled.
And this wasn't Earth currency, it was intergalactic credits!
Three billion intergalactic credits would be enough for him to buy several habitable planets to play with!
The conversation with the Nova Corps Commander ended pleasantly, and Kevin didn't fully recover until he returned to the Milan.
Fortunately, Kevin wasn't the only one on the Milan.
Having finished the battle on Xandar and separated from Yondu, Star-Lord was now preparing for a big venture.
When Kevin returned, he eagerly said:
"Alright, everyone's here now. Let's discuss where our next stop should be?"
"If possible, could we go to Earth before I leave?"
Kevin silently raised his hand and stated his next destination.
Star-Lord: "Huh?"
Rocket: "Wait, you're leaving the team?"
Drax: "Why Earth? Is there some evil presence there?"
Groot: "I am Groot?"
Everyone expressed surprise at Kevin's decision.
Star-Lord and Rocket were confused as to why Kevin was leaving the team, while Drax was curious why Kevin wanted to go to Earth.
As for Groot... Kevin couldn't understand what he was saying.
Gamora, however, remained silent. She hadn't yet emerged from the peculiar feeling of having killed her own father and had been very quiet.
Facing everyone's questions, Kevin said helplessly:
"To the people of this world, I am inherently a wanderer and not suited to join certain teams. As for why I want to go to Earth... I just want to go to Earth to meet a few people."
The reason for leaving the team was simple: Kevin wasn't from this world and would eventually return to the The Boys world, making him unsuitable for joining hero groups like the Guardians of the Galaxy or the Avengers.
He was more suited to be a lone wolf, a witness, or even like The Watcher, simply observing the story's progression.
As for the reason to go to Earth, that was even simpler.
All the stories in the Marvel Universe happen on Earth; it's the easiest place to gain skill points.
Kevin wanted to go there to get enough skill points, and then return to the The Boys world.
And...
He hadn't forgotten The Watcher's murmuring in his ear and understood that the greatest threat in this universe still existed on Earth.
Kevin had already considered this Marvel Universe his backyard, and he didn't want an existence that no one could deal with to appear in his garden.
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