Celestials vs. the Planet Devourer (Second Update)

"It's still somewhat useful!"

Upon hearing Nick Fury's answer, Hawking nodded.

He hasn't taken down S.H.I.E.L.D.. and Nick Fury because he values their role at this time.

The complexity of the human mind makes it impossible for humans to live in an idealistic way, impossible for there to be only light without darkness, and impossible for everyone to truly be equal.

Even if he were to use his absolute power to eliminate all the governments of various countries and create a unified country, there would still be many conflicts afterward, and perhaps even more.

Therefore, he felt that it was best for Earth to remain as it was, and he didn't need to worry about it. After all, his goal was to improve his own strength, not to unify the world.

To maintain the status quo, dealing with governments of various countries is inevitable. Given the wariness of world leaders towards the Hero Alliance, it would be more convenient and efficient for the official S.H.I.E.L.D.. to handle certain matters than for the Hero Alliance to do so.

"Come over!"

The enormous, six-loaf-like head locked onto Ajak on the rooftop of the Sanctum. The Arishem the Judge, raised his hand, Ajak instantly transformed into a beam of aurora, landing in his palm, which was as large as a city.

"I understand. Go back and prepare to welcome the God Manifestation."

After reading through Ajak's memories and confirming that Ajak was not lying, Arishem gave the order.

Ajak, however, was stunned.

"My Deity God, your God Manifestation is so early. Shouldn't there still be four years left?"

"Previously it would have taken four years, but now it's not. Once we've dealt with Planet Devourer, we can God Manifestation to welcome Tiamut. Ajak, you've done a good job these past years."

Arishem rarely gives praise like this.

However, upon hearing this praise, Ajak's legs went weak, and he knelt down in Arishem's hands.

"Deity Lord, I believe that humanity on Earth also has its merits. Is it not too much to sacrifice them like this?"

Ajak wanted to plead for humanity; after seven thousand years together, she had developed deep feelings for them. Unfortunately, Arishem ignored her, simply issuing a curt command:

"Ajak, this is not your concern. Judging whether a planet has any reason to exist is my responsibility. You should go back now."

Before Ajak could plead for her again, she had already been teleported back to the rooftop.

"God Manifestation? Chief Ajak, what was the meaning of your conversation with the Deity just now?"

After Ajak returned to the rooftop, Hawking immediately began to question him.

Apart from the Ancient One and Nick Fury, the others looked bewildered; they were too far away to hear the conversation between the Judges and Ajak.

"Mr. Hawking, you must have misheard. There was no God Manifestation."

At this moment, Ikaris of the Eternals stepped forward. He was the only Eternals besides Ajak who knew the truth, and he possessed the loyalty of a soldier, even more so than Ajak in his devotion to the Celestials' orders.

In the movie, in order to complete the God Manifestation, he even killed the wavering Ajak and used the remaining Deviants to plot the killing of his comrades who had fought alongside him for thousands of years.

"Ajak, what exactly is this God Manifestation? Are you hiding something from us? Did Ikaris leave me five hundred years ago because of this so-called God Manifestation?"

Sersi, who knew Ikaris best, immediately noticed that Ikaris's expression was off. Considering the problems she had recently discovered, she had some guesses in her mind.

At this moment, Ajak reached out and pulled Ikaris back from retorting, sighed and explained:

"I have indeed been hiding something from you. Our mission on Earth is ostensibly to protect humanity from the Deviants, but in reality, it's for the God Manifestation, that is, the birth of a new Celestials."

Now that things have come to this point, there's no need to hide it anymore, because the Celestials have already arrived, and the God Manifestation is a foregone conclusion. She doesn't believe that everyone can defeat the Deity who created the planet and life.

So, at least let everyone die knowing the truth; that was the only thing she could do.

"Olympia does not exist. Those memories are all false. Once the God Manifestation ends, our memories will be erased, and we will continue to carry out our missions."

Thena's Mahd Wy'ry is actually caused by the awakening of some memories from her past missions, which leads to her frequent loss of control.

Now it's all over. Once the Planet Devourer is driven away, the God Manifestation will begin, and Earth will cease to exist. You are no match for Deity, especially so many of them.

"This is ridiculous. We thought the Deity were here to help, but they turned out to be no different from Planet Devourer."

However, we humans are not as easily subdued as you. Since death is the inevitable outcome, we might as well give it a shot; perhaps victory will ultimately be on our side.

At that moment, Iron Man Tony Stark stepped out from the crowd.

He doesn't belong to the Hero Alliance or S.H.I.E.L.D.., but given that he's also a Marvel Universe protagonist, and might be able to bring some luck, Hawking invited him over.

He also didn't spare his business partners, such as Green Goblin Doctor Doom.

"Tony is right. Let's watch them fight first. Whoever wins, we'll go all out according to plan."

Hawking then stepped forward.

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing Hawking's words.

However, at that moment, Ikaris suddenly focused Cosmic Rays in his eyes and shot them toward Hawking.

Although he didn't believe Hawking and his ilk would succeed, he wouldn't allow them to dare break the God Manifestation, so he wanted to eliminate Hawking, the leader of humanity, first.

Unfortunately, he was completely unaware of Hawking's current abilities.

Facing the Cosmic Rays that was being shot at him from the shadows, Hawking didn't dodge at all. He simply exploded his body and deflected it back. In a flash, he appeared behind Ikaris and took Ikaris down with a simple chop to the neck.

If the Celestials hadn't been still above Earth at that moment, he would have snapped Ikaris's neck on the spot.

With a normal Combat Power of 300,000, he is truly terrifying!

"He's here! He's here!"

Just then, Silver Surfer spoke up somewhat nervously, sensing the presence of his master Planet Devourer.

Sure enough, in less than three seconds, a giant, taller than the Arishem the Judge and estimated to be 500,000 meters high, appeared in the sky above the Earth.

He is a Planet Devourer feeds on planets, a giant who looks like he's wearing blue-purple armor.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious; one creates, the other destroys. They barely exchanged a word upon meeting before engaging in battle in the universe outside Earth.

"Open the Sanctum!"

Upon seeing this, the Ancient One immediately ordered the sorcerers to activate the defenses of the Three Sanctuaries, enveloping the entire Earth in a magical protective shield to resist the aftershocks of the battle between Planet Devourer and the Celestials.

Hawking then gave the Ancient One a wink, created a Shadow Clone that remained in place, and his original body Apparition and disappeared instantly.

When he reappeared, he was next to the Celestial Embryo at the core of the Earth.