Howard's expression went through quite a performance.
First shock, then confusion and despair, and finally what looked like complete resignation.
After all, he had only recently learned something even more terrifying.
In the future, a madman would wipe out more than half the life in the universe with the Snap, all for the sake of distributing resources equally.
An alien invasion?
Let them invade. No matter how bad things got, they couldn't possibly be worse than the future. That sort of attitude was generally called... giving up.
In truth, Howard's brain was close to overloading. He couldn't understand why humanity, of all species, had to suffer so many disasters.
Had they offended God somehow, and this was his punishment for humanity?
"Wait, are you saying..." Fury's right eyelid twitched violently as he stared at Dr. Lawson, who was kneeling obediently on the floor. He struggled to get the words out. "Dr. Wendy Lawson, the head of Project Pegasus, is actually an alien?!"
"Prove it to them."
Alvin turned and said this to Mar-Vell, who was kneeling on the floor.
Without the slightest hesitation, Mar-Vell drew the dagger he carried and sliced open the skin of his face, letting blue blood drip down his jaw.
"As my master said, I am a Kree from Hala, the capital of the Kree Empire."
Mar-Vell's voice remained utterly level, as though he were reading from a script. "Wendy Lawson is my alias. Mar-Vell is my real name. On the orders of the Kree Empire's Supreme Intelligence, I came to Earth disguised as a human to infiltrate humanity, acquire data on cosmic magic, research the Light-Speed Engine, and help the Imperial Fleet exterminate the Skrulls."
"Mas... ter?"
Hearing that form of address, Howard gave him an odd look. "So that's what you're into?"
Alvin couldn't