"You're very lucky, truly very lucky," Geer said with heartfelt emotion. "Because my lord has come to this universe."
"The great God of Contracts is willing to offer some assistance while the Father of the Gods and the Sorcerer Supreme are gone and Earth is at its weakest, helping humanity weather this crisis."
"May I ask what exactly you mean by 'some assistance'?" Tony curled his lip. "It'd be better to make that clear."
"Once." Geer raised one finger. "So long as it is within his power and does not affect himself, my lord is willing to act on Earth's behalf once. Just like this time. My lord sent me to Earth with Gaius's divine blood and closed the gates of Hell."
"Once is too little," Nick Fury immediately said. "And those conditions are rather difficult. Does that mean that if something exceeds his capabilities, he can simply stand aside with a clear conscience?"
"Heh! Director Fury, I hope you understand something. Whether Earth is destroyed or humanity goes extinct actually has little to do with my lord. Because he is not from this universe. He will eventually return to the world that belongs to him." Geer smiled calmly. "Some things are favors if one helps, and duties if one does not."
Nick Fury: ...
"Are you sure you can speak for Gaius?" Ross asked in a low voice.
"Before my lord left, he implanted nearly all the intelligence and knowledge he had gathered about this planet and this universe into my mind. The conditions I just proposed were also his intentions. But do not underestimate this one opportunity. The universe contains countless coincidences and countless turning points. Perhaps this one opportunity is exactly what Earth lacks!"
"I have to say, that's some truly brilliant negotiating," Aaron said, silently giving