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"So, you're not from our universe? You're from… a parallel universe?"
On the way to Earth, Kevin roughly explained his situation, and Star-Lord asked Kevin in a way everyone could understand.
Kevin nodded:
"You could say that. So, I still have to go back to my own universe. I'm sorry I can't stay with you all."
"No, it's fine." Star-Lord generously said, "You'll always be a part of our Guardians of the Galaxy! In fact, having someone from a parallel universe in our team is just too cool!"
"So, that means everything you know is because you saw it in a parallel universe?"
Rocket raised a different question.
Earlier, he felt that Kevin knew a lot, as if he knew everything.
At the time, Rocket thought he was an adventurer who had been to many dangerous places, so he knew secrets that others didn't.
But now, Rocket's previous guess, while not entirely wrong, clearly indicated that Kevin's information source wasn't just from 'adventuring'.
Kevin didn't hide it:
"Pretty much. I've seen… well, your story."
"Story?"
Hearing this, Gamora finally reacted. She turned to Kevin and asked,
"In your eyes, are our experiences just a story?"
"Pretty much, after all, I've only heard about it and haven't actually met you. This is the first time we've met like this."
Kevin continued to 'tell the truth'.
Star-Lord asked curiously,
"So, in the story you heard, what were we like?"
Sticking to the principle of not spoiling, Kevin simply explained:
"Pretty much the same as now, except I wasn't involved, and it wasn't Thanos who attacked Xandar, it was Ronan. In the story I know, Ronan betrayed Thanos and chose not to hand over the power stone… and then, you defeated Ronan."
"Haha, I knew we could do it!"
Drax laughed heartily when he heard this.
Gamora didn't laugh. She continued to ask,
"What about Thanos?"
"…He also died, but he died after fulfilling his wish. As for the story after that… it doesn't have much to do with you, after all, in this universe, Thanos died by your hand."
Kevin earnestly told Gamora:
"The stories between each universe are different. What I know is only the story of the universe I am familiar with. Each of you will have a different future in your respective universes."
Just the what if series of the movie universe, the people here have many different endings.
If you count the comic universe and the game universe, then the story is endless.
Kevin just tentatively said a few words to prove his identity as a visitor from a parallel universe, but the Guardians of the Galaxy reacted differently.
Star-Lord was still asking him what kind of person he would become in the future, and even secretly asked Kevin if he would end up with Gamora.
But Kevin, looking at Star-Lord who was already getting ambiguous with Gamora, just smiled without speaking.
In the original timeline, the Gamora of this universe died, and Star-Lord and the Gamora of the parallel universe eventually went their separate ways.
But in this world…
Thanos no longer needed the soul stone, and Gamora and Star-Lord should be able to stay together.
Because of the topic Kevin brought up, everyone began to discuss parallel worlds. The Milan suddenly became lively, with various jokes and banter emerging endlessly.
The atmosphere among them was very joyful, or rather, with the Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of living treasures, they could discuss any topic joyfully.
And in this joyful atmosphere, after traveling through space for more than a day.
Earth arrived.
"Uh, I say everyone, is Earth welcoming us now? Does this planet have a ceremony of launching missiles when guests arrive?"
As soon as they arrived at Earth, Rocket noticed something was wrong.
On the surface of Earth, launchers, each the size of a rocket… not this Rocket, but actual rockets… shot straight into the sky.
They flew into the sky and randomly found targets to fall on worldwide.
"Detecting high energy reactions… F***! This isn't a welcoming ceremony! These flying objects are nuclear bombs!!!"
Star-Lord glanced at the energy detection device on the Milan, letting out a sharp burst of sound.
Drax was still a little confused:
"What nuclear bombs?"
"It's a large cannonball that can destroy Ronan's several-kilometer-long warship with one shot!"
Kevin said in a simple and understandable way, and immediately stood up, clenching his right fist.
The Reality Stone, which had not yet been returned, immediately activated, and a red curtain encroached towards Earth, covering the discarded nuclear bombs at an extremely fast speed.
… …
"Natasha… What is this?!"
Above Earth's sky, Hawkeye, who was about to destroy the satellite network in the sky to prevent Ultron from launching nuclear bombs, looked at the curtain gradually enveloping the sky and asked in shock.
Beside him, Black Widow Natasha stared blankly at the sky.
When she saw the nuclear bombs touching the red curtain instantly turn into a pile of scattered bubbles, an unconcealable surprise gleamed in the agent's eyes:
"Although I don't know what this is, it's clear that we're saved!"
"Is this a miracle?"
Hawkeye Barton murmured.
Originally, he and Black Widow had already despaired.
Ultron, the intelligent machine created by Iron Man, was originally meant to protect Earth. However, Ultron, due to some miswired circuit, stubbornly believed that destroying humanity and all intelligent life was the true way to protect Earth.
So, the Avengers began to fight Ultron.
The Avengers were originally gaining the upper hand, because with the addition of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, they could overwhelm the machines Ultron created.
But when the body Ultron specifically forged for himself completely merged with him, things changed.
In the original story, the brand-new body Ultron created for himself was taken by the Avengers, and then, with Jarvis's intelligence as the core, a brand-new hero was created.
Vision.
But here, Ultron successfully merged with his new body and unleashed its full power.
He defeated the Avengers, invaded satellite networks of various countries through the Stark Tower's massive computer cluster, and controlled the launch of nuclear bombs.
Ultron almost succeeded.
Truly, if it weren't for that peculiar red light decomposing all nuclear bombs into their most primitive foam, Earth would truly perish under a nuclear holocaust.
Only Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow Natasha remained in the sky.
Clint Barton and Natasha had originally despaired, but now, the appearance of a strange power made them feel hope again.
Just as the two didn't know the source of the red light, suddenly, several unfamiliar voices came from their communicators:
"Hello? Can you hear me? Hello hello… Rocket, are you sure you're connected to Earth's communication network?"
"Hey, don't doubt my skills! I could hack this planet's backward network ten times with my eyes closed!"
"Then why isn't anyone talking? Hello? Is anyone there? Make a sound."
"We can hear you! We can hear you, who are you?"
Through the brief conversation, Natasha could determine that the people who had arrived were likely so-called 'aliens', and even the red light that made the nuclear bombs disappear earlier came from them.
Since they helped Earth, these people should not be enemies.
After careful consideration, Natasha immediately stepped forward to communicate with these 'alien friends'.
"Oh, good to hear." The person who spoke earlier said again, "We are the Guardians of the Galaxy. We just arrived at Earth and saw… well, a very bad scene. It looks like you probably need help."
"Yes, it would be great if you could help us."
At such a moment, no matter what team the other party belonged to, Natasha would not let go of the opportunity to ask for help.
Because this might be the only chance to save Earth now.
"Then please describe your situation in detail, report key information, and… please introduce yourselves, so I can determine whether to help you."
The voice on the other end said, sounding very formal.
Seeing this, Natasha and Hawkeye exchanged glances, and without hesitation, explained their situation.
… …
Sure enough… it's Ultron…
Kevin listened to Natasha and Hawkeye's narration from the other end of the communication, finally confirming that this was the episode where Infinity Ultron was born in the "what if" series.
No wonder Thanos had collected the stones early.
Without Kevin's involvement, Thanos, after obtaining the power stone, would have collected all the Infinity Stones except the mind stone in a very short time.
And upon arriving on Earth, he would have immediately been defeated, allowing Ultron, who had licked the box, to instantly become rich, transforming from Ultron into Infinity Ultron.
"…I knew Thanos was too easy to defeat, turns out the final Boss is here."
Knowing the story's development, Kevin only felt exhausted.
Thanos was already difficult to deal with, and although Ultron hasn't become Infinity Ultron yet, Ultron with the mind stone is also difficult to deal with.
The Reality Stone cannot affect him, and Ultron is a robot. If the Reality Kevin creates is not real in terms of detail, Ultron could very likely see through it.
In other words, using the Reality Stone to create a 'mirror flower, water moon' and then steal the mind stone is not feasible.
Furthermore, the mind stone is embedded in his forehead. To take it out, one must either use brute force to destroy its Vibranium alloy body.
Or, use advanced and precise technology to completely separate it from his head.
Sneaky actions would have no effect on Ultron.
The situation seemed to be at a stalemate here.
But Kevin didn't want to leave and let Ultron wreak havoc.
If you ask why…
It's because the act of using the Reality Stone to prevent the nuclear bombs from landing just now gave Kevin a large influx of skill points.
A full ten skill points appeared in Kevin's skill tree.
Honestly, even after destroying Thanos and Ronan and their fleets before, Kevin had never gained so much!
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