"What?!" the Avengers cried out despite themselves. Then Peter Parker was the first to react. "Did they know who the enemy was? And that guy wouldn't set his sights on Earth, would he?"
"Maybe!" The other Avengers' expressions changed as well. This time, Pietro had no intention of stubbornly insisting on guarding the place while stealing from it himself. He did not want Earth to get backdoored because he had left it.
Especially since the Avengers had no idea who the enemy was, why the enemy had cut those cities away, or even, if Earth was invaded, which city would be stolen. But that did not stop them from returning to Earth to hold the fort and prevent the above from happening.
"The Nova Empire suffered the same thing?" Gladiator's expression changed when he heard the Avengers' discussion. He hurriedly tried to get more information, but the Avengers no longer had any desire to stay.
"Contact the Nova Empire directly. We're worried that if we stay away too long, something might happen to Earth too," Steve briefly explained to Gladiator, then immediately led the Avengers away.
"Hey!" Gladiator watched as Steve and the others used spatial teleportation technology to leave. He tried to call out to them on the spot, but their figures had already vanished.
"Damn it, who exactly is that mysterious guy? Where did he come from? I originally thought he had a grudge against our Shi'ar Empire, but now it looks like this guy is truly insane. From the look of this, he's actually preparing to strike at every civilization in the universe?"
After Gladiator came back to his senses, he once again sank into confusion. He realized that he was actually starting to fall behind the times. Not only could he not figure out who the