Crisis and opportunity are like twins, they always appear and disappear together.
Although Red Skull is very clear that if he fails this time, the outcome waiting for the entire Hydra organization is to disappear forever, with no possibility of resurrection.
After all, in the universe, Earthlings will always be only a handful.
It is definitely an extremely dangerous move for a few to rule the majority without the use of absolute force.
But John Schmidt couldn't resist the temptation to rule a huge universe Empire.
Rather, for people like him, power is as important as breathing.
If he had no power, he would rather die.
Similarly, for the first time, it was the first time I came into contact with the huge interstellar Empire that involves countless planets and galaxies. The various social structures and governance methods on the earth obviously have no reference value at all.
The reason is simple!
A policy that originally allowed a small country with a population of several million to live and work in peace and contentment does not mean that it can perfectly adapt to a large country with a population of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
When the population and land expand countless times, the difficulty of governance will increase exponentially.
This is why social conflicts in large countries always appear to be more numerous and more acute than in small countries.
But now, Hydra is facing a universe Empire that has countless races and spans several huge galaxies, and the internal problems of this Empire have been suppressed for a long time, just like a sealed volcano.
When Sakura is here, there won't be any big problems.
But if one day, those aliens know that their Invincible Queen will never come back, then all the dissatisfaction, greed and desires suppressed by strong force will spring up like mushrooms after a rain.
In addition, there are different languages, different beliefs, different customs, different values...
The more he understands this interstellar Empire that has been forcibly kneaded together, the more Red Skull feels a sense of crisis and urgency.
He understood that there was not much time left for him.
"Brock!" John Schmidt, who was staring at the star map in a daze, suddenly shouted without looking back. "How long will it take for you and your people to completely control a main fleet?"
"The control of those alien battleships is too complicated, and it will take at least two months." Crossbones gave the answer without thinking.
"But I can't wait two months! You should know the situation of the entire Hydra organization. We must establish our supreme dominance before those aliens react. Otherwise, once a rebellion breaks out, it will get bigger and bigger like a snowball." Red Skull spoke of his current situation very calmly.
It took two months to master a main fleet?
How long will it take to master more than half of the entire Empire's military strength?
Years, decades, or centuries?
By then, let alone rule, you can go to funerals directly.
Crossbones is undoubtedly very clear about what his leader is worried about, and he explained helplessly, "There is no way, there are too few people I can use now. Especially if you must be loyal to Hydra, you can eliminate more than 50% of the guys. If possible, I suggest you recruit some aliens to join our team. In this way, the efficiency can be increased several times in an instant."
"Absorb aliens?"
Red Skull touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but he's not sure that these advanced civilizations with advanced knowledge and technology can believe in the concepts advocated by Hydra.
"You have to try to find out. And I think this is our only choice at the moment." After saying that, Crossbones put one hand on his chest and bowed deeply to advise.
As the most loyal core member of Hydra, he hopes more than anyone else that John Schmidt can lead the entire organization to complete this leap from quantitative change to qualitative change.
"Okay, then I'll do as you say. But you have to be careful at the beginning to avoid exposing any flaws." Red Skull hesitated again and again, but finally chose to agree.
In this way, another key transformation of Hydra began.
At the same time, in the Avengers Alliance headquarters located in New York, a group of superheroes, including Iron Man Tony·Stark, were gathering together gloomily.
However, compared to before, there are almost half fewer people here.
Except for Scarlet Witch Wanda who stayed in Sky City, and Vision who was thrown to the alien planet, Spider-Man Peter·Parker disappeared, Doctor Strange History Tiffin·Strange also disappeared, Black Panther T'Challa also disappeared, Winter Soldier Bucky also disappeared.
In addition, almost half of the population of Inhumans also disappeared.
Not to mention that half of the Earthlings mouth suddenly disappeared.
Such a heavy loss made these people, who were accustomed to seeing saving the world as their mission, feel unprecedented pain, frustration and depression.
Especially Thor, who had just been crowned king, had received the news that Asgard had reduced almost half of the population out of thin air. He was sitting on the sofa covering his face with his hands, not knowing how to go back and face the people who had lost their husbands, wives, children, fathers and mothers.
I don't even know how to explain to my friend Dwarf King why I failed to fulfill my promise of revenge.
silence!
Terrible silence!
It was as if even the air had become solid.
After more than ten minutes, Tony·Stark finally broke through Tranquility and took the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, guys, I let you down, and I let the world down."
"No, it's not your fault."
Captain America has undoubtedly seen the battle video and understands how difficult and terrifying this enemy Thanos is.
He could guarantee that even if he participated in the war, the outcome would not be much different.
Not even one Infinity Stones can stop the power.
"What should we do now?" Coulson touched his almost bald forehead, his tone showing confusion.
In the past, he believed that S.H.I.E.L.D. was too constrained by International Security Council and could not fulfill its responsibility to surround the earth.
But this problem can be solved by joining Avengers, which has more powerful power.
But now it seems that when facing a truly terrifying enemy, Avengers, who was once invincible, will sometimes be powerless.
"I don't know! Thanos has obviously achieved his goal and left us a huge mess. If nothing else happens, countries will start to promote the integration process and eventually form a Earth Federation." Tony·Stark gently rubbed his swollen forehead.
It was easy to tell from the swollen dark circles under his eyes that he had suffered from severe insomnia for the past two days and had barely slept at all.
Because as soon as you close your eyes, the faces on the death list will appear in your mind involuntarily.
fear!
anxiety!
Blame yourself!
All kinds of negative emotions troubled this genius who had problems in his heart.
"Earth Federation? Will the capital groups behind Wall Street allow the government to do this?" Coulson said with strong doubts in his tone.
As an out-and-out old United States person, he is very aware of these vested interest groups and the virtues of those politicians.
Expecting them to do something practical that benefits the country and the people is worse than expecting a dog to change its habit of eating shit.
"This matter is not up to them. Don't worry, someone has cleared all the obstacles for us. Next, human history will open a new chapter."
When saying this, Iron Man's originally depressed eyes revealed a hint of expectation.
After all, from a long time ago, he has longed for the Earthlings class to be able to break down the barriers between countries, ethnic groups and religious beliefs, and completely integrate them together to form a whole.
But it is a bit ironic that the problems that were not solved in peaceful times have been promoted in the current huge crisis.
To some extent, it's a blessing in disguise.
"Well, I hope so."
Natasha sighed slightly, his thoughts drifting back to his daughter.
She was very lucky, neither she nor her daughter was wiped out by Thanos's snap of fingers.
In contrast, Hawk Eyes, who had not come at all, lost his son and daughter. He rushed out like crazy and was currently clearing out the gangs and Blackhand gangs who took advantage of the situation to vent their inner emotions.
"Thor, when do you plan to go back?" Steve·Rogers raised his head and glanced at the decadent Thunder God.
The latter raised the bottle and downed the priceless high-altitude whiskey in one gulp. Then he burped and shook his head with a wry smile, "No! I don't plan to go back. If you don't mind, I hope to settle down on Earth."
"Settle down? Damn it! Are you trying to escape?" Iron Man raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Escape? No, I just feel that I am not qualified to be Asgard's King. Maybe it would be better for my mother to rule. At least she has enough wisdom and patience. Oh, by the way, if you see Allen appear, remember to notify me immediately. I want to ask him face to face why he is standing by and watching this matter."
As the last word blurted out, Thor threw the empty wine bottle in his hand towards the wall not far away.
Bang!
The glass bottle collided with the wall, and countless tiny pieces of glass shot out and fell to the ground.
It can be seen that his heart is full of resentment towards Allen.
"By the way, Pietro, Wanda haven't contacted you recently?" Tony·Stark suddenly remembered that Allen took away Quicksilver's twin sister before disappearing.
The latter quickly shook his head. "No. She has never actively contacted me since she left last time."
"Then has she ever mentioned to you that she wanted to leave forever, or made any unusual moves like saying goodbye?" Tony·Stark continued to ask.
This time, Quicksilver thought for a long time and finally answered, "She promised me that if she decided to leave, she would say hello to me in advance. But when she left this time, she had no such intention yet. So I think Wanda has not left yet, but for some reason, it is not convenient to contact us."
"Tony, did you find any problem?" Black Widow was keenly aware of Iron Man's abnormal reaction.
"Well! I have a little idea. I feel that Allen seems to be planning an amazing big move. Do you remember what he said before about the origin of Wanda Chaos Magic? No. If unexpected, the target he wants to deal with this time should be Pluto Hisoka. The previous killing of Dormammu was just an attempt to confirm whether the dimension Demon God can really be killed."
Tony·Stark quickly expressed his guess.
After all, he is one of the very few people present who truly understands the character of Allen, and he also knows many secrets about the multiverse and dimension Demon God.
"Chthon? Isn't that the guy I met in another world last time..."
Hearing the three words Sithorn, Coulson immediately shivered involuntarily, with fear and despair in his eyes.
He will never forget the whole process of watching a world being corroded, corrupted, and collapsed.
It is even more unimaginable that if one day the earth is also penetrated, what kind of purgatory scene it will be.
Compared with that scene, Thanos wiped out half of the population in a painless way, which can be called mercy.
"About this dimension Demon God, how many records are there at S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Captain America asked directly.
"Very excited, the only thing we know so far is that Sithorn is a very, very ancient Demon God, so old that even Dormammu can only be regarded as his descendant. In addition, he is also the creator and source of the entire multiverse Dark Magic. The Darkhold he created allows anyone to obtain unimaginable and understandable knowledge, magic and technology."
Regarding the issue of idols, Coulson did not hide any secrets and openly told everything he knew.
Because he has experienced it personally, he knows that Chthon is simply not something that any person or organization on earth can deal with right now.
What's more, Sorcerer Supreme, who originally performed this duty, has now disappeared with the snap of Thanos's fingers.
It is estimated that the mages left behind at Kamar-Taj are going crazy with anxiety now.
"How does it compare with Thanos?" Captain America frowned and asked in an uncertain tone.
Coulson replied with a wry smile, "For us, Dormammu, Sithorn, and Thanos holding six Infinity Stones are not fundamentally different. Because no matter who it is, as long as they stretch With just one finger, he could easily crush us like ants. Although I'm not sure why Thanos let Stark and Thor go in the end, I'm sure it's not because he doesn't have the ability to kill you, but because he simply doesn't want to."
"Fake! In the final analysis, we still need to find Allen and get the answer from his mouth."
Tony·Stark rubbed his face in annoyance, mustered up his energy to pick up an unknown magic device from the table, and pressed the start button.
Unfortunately, in the end, apart from projecting a gray mist, the device never reacted at all.
You don't need to ask to know that this is the result of being unable to connect to another terminal.
But it doesn't rule out the possibility that the other party is simply unwilling to connect.
In fact, this was not the first time this happened, so Iron Man did not show impatience, but took the trouble to try to connect again and again, until everyone else was disappointed and stood up and left one by one...