The Nova Corps personnel hadn't yet understood what White meant, but the members of the Michael Faction instantly stood up with a clamor, their eyes wide.
"Returned?"
Skye and the others asked loudly.
"My Lord is back!"
Hulk, who had been depressed from Thanos's flurry of punches, also jumped up, and even Abomination's two 'giant pupils' widened.
"That guy is back!"
The certain 'Cannon King' who had just been slumped suddenly sprang up, his entire body instantly energized, the scar on his forehead vanishing without a trace, and he asked in surprise.
As members of the Michael Faction, they naturally knew who the 'My Lord' White referred to was.
Everyone naturally understood that when White said My Lord had returned, it meant Michael had returned.
As the leader and spiritual guide of the Michael Faction, he instantly revitalized the dejected crowd.
"That My Lord is back!"
At this moment, seeing the reactions of Skye and the others, the Nova Corps personnel quickly understood.
That big shot who could easily defeat the Cosmic Elder had returned! While sharing this surprise, everyone couldn't help but finally breathe a sigh of relief.
With My Lord here, Thanos is simply no match. This is… Michael's prestige! … "Then, what's the bad news?"
As the only person in the entire room not caught up in the excitement, Tony, the Cosmic Cannon King Stark, asked with a hint of worry.
However, Tony Stark already had a hint of suspicion in his heart.
"I hope it's not what I'm thinking."
Tony looked at White with his eyes, but muttered softly in his heart.
Tony didn't notice that when he asked that question.
Seeing the hint of worry in Tony's expression, everyone couldn't help but feel a 'thump' in their hearts.
Is something bad about to happen? … "The bad news is…"
"My Lord is very dissatisfied with our battle results!"
Bad news travels fast; White didn't keep everyone in suspense and directly stated what Tony didn't want to hear.
The scene instantly became incredibly quiet, as if everyone wasn't standing inside a warship, but in the vast Universe… "Ah!"
Tony suddenly let out a loud cry, startling everyone.
"Uh, I suddenly remembered that I have coffee brewing at home!"
"I need to go back and watch it, otherwise, the house could easily catch Fire."
For some reason, Tony was a little reluctant to meet Michael in such a setting.
Unconsciously blurting out a statement that no one would believe, he instantly energized and 'passed' through the warship's steel wall, entering his armor storage and repair workshop. In a flash, he donned his armor, then shot out of the warship, speeding towards the nearest wormhole jump point… "He… he just… left?"
Bruce Banner's mouth hung open as he watched Tony Stark's incredible maneuver, completely dumbfounded.
"Hasn't he been here for several days already?"
"If he goes back now, the house would have burned down long ago, right?"
Hulk 'naively' scratched his head, muttering.
Everyone heard this and immediately snapped out of their daze, giving him a 'disdainful' look in passing… Woo woo woo Just as everyone was about to say something, a series of shrill alarms blared.
"Report!"
"Inhuman Thanos is attacking again!"
A Nova Corps combat staff officer stood up and shouted loudly.
"Huh?"
"He's attacking again, again, and again?"
The Nova Corps generals were all dumbfounded.
Damn it, we just repelled you a short while ago, why are you back again? Are you a perpetual motion machine? It's a good thing Thanos doesn't know what these people are thinking, otherwise he'd directly throw a Mind Stone at them to let them know what Infinity Stones and infinite energy are! "Uh…"
"Please continue to help."
If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't win, why would Nova Prime have sought help from the Michael Faction in the first place? Ever since White and the others led the team to annihilate Thanos's Dark Legion, these Nova Corps soldiers had completely lost the ability to fight.
It wasn't that they couldn't move, but that they dared not move. Thanos could wipe out a group of them with a casual wave, so going up would just be suicide…!!! … "Don't worry!"
"Just leave it to us!"
"Since My Lord has returned, this purple-skinned monster is no longer a threat!"
Hulk immediately jumped up upon hearing the Nova Corps general's plea for help. With a wave of his palm-sized hand, he was instantly filled with heroic spirit.
"Don't!"
Before Hulk could enjoy it for two more seconds, a female voice directly interrupted Hulk.
"Shut up!"
Seeing Hulk's face flush as he tried to argue a few more words, Skye instantly bristled like an enraged cat, glaring fiercely at Hulk.
"Shut up, shut up, why are you yelling?"
Seeing Skye's 'fierce' demeanor, Hulk instinctively recoiled, then muttered in a low voice.
"If it weren't for you helping me with so many of the cleanup tasks, I wouldn't listen to you."
Finally, Hulk comforted himself in his heart.
Of course, if he were really told to confront Skye directly, Hulk wouldn't want to, and wouldn't dare to.
Ever since Skye developed and awakened her powers, under White's vast knowledge, White's guidance to Skye allowed Skye's Vibration Wave ability to develop to an incredibly sharp degree! Don't let Hulk's increasing strength with anger fool you; if he dared to go up against Skye, he would instantly fold.
Because Skye had already learned to induce resonance from within matter.
No matter how tough Hulk's outer skin was, Skye could directly vibrate his internal organs, and Hulk would instantly lose his combat effectiveness.
Furthermore, if Skye were a bit more ruthless, she could directly vibrate Hulk's brain… then… "How dare you even say that!"
Seeing Hulk shut up, Skye was still fuming.
"You clearly knew Thanos had the Mind Stone, so why did you stupidly charge in?"
Skye recalled several times when Thanos had influenced Hulk through the Mind Stone, which in turn caused their own formation to fall into disarray, making her furious.
Where do you think Tony Stark's head injury came from? It was all because Hulk, that guy, charged at Thanos, and as a result, Thanos used the Mind Stone to influence him, causing him to instantly lose his mind, unable to distinguish friend from foe, attacking everyone he saw.
Tony Stark originally just came to show off, to let Michael know he had contributed, wearing only an older generation Iron Man Suit, but the armor was completely destroyed by the berserk Hulk.
If Tony Stark hadn't seen that things were going wrong and instantly switched to the latest model suit and fled, that guy would probably have become the first pitiful soul to die inexplicably in the battle between the two sides.
Of course, Thanos didn't just use the Mind Stone to influence Hulk alone; no one else was left out.
He absolutely distributed it evenly; Thanos wasn't someone who favored only one person!… Fortunately, everyone in the Michael Faction had long been subtly influenced by the soul magic array set up by Michael.
The Mind Stone's power, when used against Skye and the others, was greatly reduced, only able to affect their minds, not control them.
Otherwise, with Thanos's long-standing combat experience, he would have long ago slaughtered all these guys who originally only wanted to trap him.
Speaking of which, the Infinity Stones truly live up to their name.
Even though Skye's strength had grown to this extent.
But facing Thanos, who held the Mind Stone, was still like a dog biting a hedgehog—nowhere to bite.
The Infinity Stones truly live up to their name, especially in the hands of a powerful individual who knows how to use them; they are simply… a versatile treasure.
Don't let the Mind Stone's outwardly projected ability seem to be just controlling others, or rather, influencing others' minds and spirits.
But as a common characteristic of the Infinity Stones, linked to the Universe's origin, it inherently possesses infinite energy.
And each Infinity Stone can provide its user with a comprehensive defensive shield.
This thing can both expand and magnify, or cling to the skin, making it undetectable.
Thus, Skye's ability, against Thanos, could only act as a Vibration Wave Impact generator, which naturally made Skye extremely indignant… "Next."
"Still the old rules."
Skye took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and asked White.
As the highest Commander when Michael was absent, White automatically took over, and Skye and the others' actions still needed to consult White's opinion.
"Uh…"
"Then let's stick to the old rules!"
White paused, but instantly recovered; Skye and the others didn't even notice, and he nodded, agreeing to Skye and the others' battle plan.
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