Kurohane instantly knew that Tony hadn't found the other intruder. Swiftly, he replayed all the events in his mind.
When Tony breached the ship's hull, he happened to cross paths with someone hiding inside. That person was attempting to seize the small spaceship to escape to Earth, and to do so, had already damaged the mother ship's systems. Otherwise, even if the small ship managed to land on Earth, the battleship's defense system would surely shoot it down. The process of damaging the system naturally triggered alarms for the remaining Skrulls onboard. These Skrulls—the elderly, children, and women—naturally lacked combat power; they couldn't even open the armory door. They could only hide, trying to avoid the intruder on the spaceship.
At the same time, Tony, who had stealthily entered, was at his peak; more than half of the battleship's systems were completely paralyzed. He slipped into the control room and began his data theft. Kurohane also woke up at this point, then saw the small spaceship flying towards Earth, and Nick Fury rushed to the control room, where he met Tony.
After Kurohane presented his deductions to Tony and Fury, both agreed that Kurohane's idea made sense. So now on Earth, there weren't just Skrulls with malicious intent, but also an unknown individual with mysterious combat power, yet capable of damaging the battleship's systems!
Kurohane glared at Nick Fury with an unhappy expression, gritting his teeth, and said sharply, "I really want to shoot that Nick Fury of yours in the head right now! All of this happened because of you! I already told you the Skrulls have bad intentions, but the Skrull problem isn't even resolved, and now there's another outsider, most likely one of the Kree! Are you planning to let aliens treat Earth as their battlefield?!"
Nick Fury felt he was in a difficult situation. Initially, he planned to use the Skrulls, relying on their alien technology to advance Earth's technology, while also monitoring the increasing number of superpowered events on Earth. That's why he contacted the Skrulls, stating that Earth could accept some Skrull refugees. But what was happening now suggested that Earth was about to face an interstellar war! The intruder who infiltrated the spaceship was likely a spy sent by some empire! Throughout the universe, the only ones very interested in the Skrulls were the Kree Empire!
Tony, on the other hand, was a practical talent. After all, he used to be an arms dealer and immediately saw a huge business opportunity! "Arguing here now is pointless. The most important thing is to get back to Earth immediately. Whether they're Skrulls or Kree, finding them and eliminating them is the real business! And, I also need to decipher the technology I just acquired. If both alien sides start a war on Earth, we humans can't just stand by!"
Kurohane nodded in agreement. Tony was right. That Kree spy was worth at least 100 Justice Points, and absolutely couldn't be allowed to escape!
"Let's go! We're heading back to Earth!"
When Kurohane and Nick landed on the outskirts of New York, stumbling out of the small spaceship, it was already late at night. Tony followed them all the way, controlling his armor. Seeing them both in such a sorry state, he burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, Director Nick, your driving skills are terrible. How could you hang out with aliens for so long and not even get an alien driving license?"
Kurohane felt his heart truly couldn't take it anymore, and once again clutched his chest. It felt more thrilling than riding a drop tower a hundred times in a row! If it weren't for secretly using the Ding Xiu character card during the flight, he might not have been able to stand on solid ground! But Ding Xiu had never ridden an airplane in her life, which meant Ding Xiu also had severe acrophobia. If Ding Xiu's heart wasn't stronger than Kurohane's injured one, she would likely have fainted on the spot!
However, after using the Ding Xiu character card, he unexpectedly gained a new skill!
[Basic Swordsmanship: You are already a qualified street thug!]
Hmm, Ding Xiu was a master swordsman. He used the character card for 300 seconds and learned how to attack people on the street with a machete. Very reasonable! He still had four character experience cards in his hand now. Did that mean he could get four more skills? For example, use the Black Tiger Afu character card to gain the skill [Flirty Talk]?!
Hiss!
Thinking about this, Kurohane involuntarily drew a sharp breath, startling Nick and Tony beside him. Especially when they saw Kurohane clutching his chest, with beads of sweat covering his forehead, Tony, in his armor, immediately stepped forward to support Kurohane and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is your heart still bothering you? Jarvis, scan Kurohane's vital signs!"
"I know my own body. It's just some signs of a heart attack," Kurohane gently pushed Tony's arm away and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The Super Vision skill was very useful. Kurohane had already checked his own heart. It was a side effect of continuously using Bullet Time; some cracks had appeared in his heart. Those cracks had been repaired in the Skrull healing pod, but it was still a damaged heart, and not as good as the original!
The character cards he had didn't come with healing abilities, otherwise he would use a character card to heal now. The Sanwa character card only had high defense, which didn't mean Sanwa had strong recovery abilities. If he could get a Deadpool or Wolverine character card in the future, he would be able to solve the heart problem. Or perhaps just get a Super Soldier Serum injection; that would also work. He needed to quickly kill that Kree guy! Draw! Must draw!
"Mr. Kurohane is perfectly healthy; it's just that the adrenaline concentration in his body is a bit high," Jarvis's emotionless voice echoed inside the helmet, reassuring Tony enough.
"Then I'll take this small spaceship back first. You two go find that Kree guy first. Kurohane, I already have some ideas for your armor in my head. Do you have anything else to say?"
"Consider nanotechnology. The Skrull tech data should have it. Your current armor is still a bit bulky. While considering protection, it would be better if it could be carried anywhere!" Kurohane remembered the Mark 51 armor Tony used later. That thing was the most ideal Iron Man suit! So he also gave Tony some mature little suggestions, which made Tony's eyes light up!
"That makes sense. I'll go back and research it now!" Tony nodded excitedly.
"Tony, you can't take this small spaceship. It belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D.!" Nick Fury stepped forward just in time. Any alien objects landing on Earth must all be under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance!
Kurohane: (Expression flat, weary gaze)
Old Nick Fury has some nerve! I don't even know how he could say something like that!
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