In the few days after bringing Nick Fury back from the Skrulls' territory, Peter didn't do anything else.
Instead, he spent all his energy saying goodbye to his "wings."
This trip to space would last at least a month or two, and at most half a year.
This was the first time Peter was going so far for so long, so naturally, he had to appease his "wings" in advance.
For this, he worked day and night; although the Horse Talisman wouldn't let his physical condition suffer,
the excessive exercise still caused him to lose a few pounds.
...
A few days later, Cape Canaveral Space Base.
The Chitauri Leviathan that Peter controlled with the Wheel of Fortune had now completely changed its appearance.
The original hideous biological shell was replaced with streamlined dark-gold armor, and many gun ports and energy weapons were added to the hull, filled with an aesthetic of interwoven sci-fi and occultism.
This Leviathan was now named "the destiny" by Peter, serving as the exclusive space ride for him and the future S.H.I.E.L.D.
At this moment, in front of the main gate of the space Base,
the Superheroes of the Avengers had all come to see Peter off.
"Buddy, are you sure you won't take me with you?" Tony looked at the the destiny, drooling with envy for a moment.
Not only did he want to pilot this spaceship he had never flown before, but also because exploring space was something he had always fantasized about but never had the chance to do.
"Next time!" Peter patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Your priority right now is to update your Jarvis and accelerate our 'Space Swarm Project.' As for exploring space, I'll definitely take you along next time!"
After brushing Tony off, Peter said his goodbyes to the rest of the Superheroes.
Then, he reached out to Sif, who had already swapped her casual clothes for armor:
"Are you ready, my beautiful guide?"
Sif blushed slightly, then lightly thumped her well-developed pectoral muscles with her right fist:
"A warrior of Asgard is always ready!"
Peter only took Sif with him on this space trip, but not because she had just joined his "Wings of the King."
The main reason was that among the people on Earth, only she had experience in interstellar adventure.
Although Sif had seemed very unreliable before, with her there, she could at least provide him with some common-sense space knowledge.
Furthermore, even if they encountered an unsolvable problem, she could try calling for Heimdall's help.
It wouldn't let the situation get too bad.
And so, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Peter and Sif boarded the the destiny hand in hand.
Accompanied by a violent roar, the massive starship slowly ascended, turning into a streak of dark-gold light and quietly vanishing into the azure horizon.
...
The vast, boundless Universe was magnificent and silent.
Countless celestial bodies formed a brilliant and colorful landscape outside the porthole.
Inside the Captain's quarters of the the destiny, Peter and Sif were lying on a luxurious large bed, quietly admiring the magnificent star map visible through the skylight.
Ever since that combat practice where they broke the final barrier between them, their relationship had progressed rapidly.
Now, this Valkyrie of Asgard had completely shed the outer armor of arrogance, gradually revealing the tenderness unique to a girl within.
At this moment, Sif lay on Peter's chest, letting him toy with her smooth black hair.
"This is so nice," Sif suddenly sighed as she watched.
"What's nice?" Peter looked at her with a smile, his finger pointing first to the skylight,
"Is it here that's nice?"
Then pointing to his chest,
"Or here?"
Finally moving all the way down,
"Or maybe here?"
This sudden suggestive turn caught Sif off guard.
If it were Gwen and the others, they would surely tease Peter for his narcissistic behavior in different ways.
But Sif was different after all.
Her affection was always expressed so directly.
Between options A, B, and C, she decisively recalled Peter's teaching:
When you don't know the answer, choose C!
"Then here is definitely the best!"
"I really never thought before that there was something in this world even more physically and mentally pleasing than fighting."
Peter couldn't help but laugh. Seeing the atmosphere heating up, he was about to work hard once more to respond to this beautiful moment...
"Hum—!"
The the destiny suddenly jolted violently, followed by a piercing alarm!
"Warning! Warning! The ship's right wing has been hit by an unknown energy attack!"
"Warning! Large amounts of high-energy readings detected approaching!"
Peter's face instantly darkened.
Damn it, ruining my fun at the critical moment!
I'm very fired up right now!
He immediately activated his Byakugan, his vision instantly piercing through the the destiny's biological and physical armor to look into the distant, dark Universe.
There, dozens of points of light were flanking them at high speed.
It was a well-trained space fleet!
Since they dare to attack me... none of them will have a good time!
The next second, with a thought, on both sides of the the destiny's originally smooth hull, countless dark-gold armor plates rapidly flipped and reorganized, revealing dense gun ports beneath!
At the core of these gun ports flickered golden flames identical to those in Peter's eyes!
Those were countless energy weapons enhanced by the Wheel of Fortune.
Following that, two energy conduits abruptly extended from the sides of the large bed.
Peter grabbed these two energy conduits with both hands, and his body suddenly erupted with blinding electric light entwined with golden runes.
Boom boom boom boom!!!
In an instant, hundreds of energy torrents cut through the dark Universe, pouring toward that fleet!
The opponent clearly hadn't expected their target to hide such terrifying firepower.
Caught off guard, the small fighters in the front didn't even have time to dodge before being swallowed by the golden energy torrents, exploding into bursts of brilliant fireworks in space.
"Well done!" Sif couldn't help but cheer.
However, there was no relaxation on Peter's face.
Because he noticed that after taking the first wave of strikes, the enemy fleet, instead of scattering, quickly changed formation to form an even denser encirclement, continuing to charge forward fearlessly.
Even at the limit of his Byakugan's observation range, more and more ships were surging forward like a tide.
Did I stir up a hornet's nest?
Seeing that the show of force was ineffective and accelerating couldn't shake them off,
Peter simply sneered, then looked at Sif and said:
"Get dressed. I'm taking you to pay a visit to the enemy ships."
"Since they're courting death by coming for us, today we'll make them kneel and sing 'Conquered' no matter what!"
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