Earth, New York, a certain street.
Captain Marvel Carol Danvers landed on the ground.
The signal receiver had finally pinpointed the source here.
She walked dazedly along the deserted street,
and soon discovered the nonfunctional device in the middle of the road.
An old modified pager.
"Fury..."
Carol picked up the pager, her brows tightly furrowed.
She tried to sense her surroundings, but could not find any trace of Nick Fury's life force.
Only a faint trace lingered in the air...
An unusual aura of annihilation energy, originating from the same source as the cosmic-scale fluctuation she had sensed.
Just then, the roar of engines and the charging whine of energy weapons came from above!
Several Stark Industries drones, along with the hastily arriving Tony, Captain America, Thor, Banner, and Natasha, surrounded her.
"Stop! Who are you?
Why are you here?"
Tony's faceplate opened, revealing an exhausted yet intensely wary expression.
Carol turned around and looked at them calmly.
"Carol Danvers.
I came because I received this signal."
She held up the pager in her hand.
"Nick Fury... where is he?"
"Director Fury... he..."
Captain America's voice was heavy.
"He disappeared... in that disaster."
Carol's pupils contracted slightly.
She had sensed it already, but hearing it confirmed still made her heart sink.
Looking at the battered, demoralized group before her,
Captain Marvel realized that Earth had indeed suffered an unimaginable catastrophe.
"So, that energy just now..."
she pressed.
"It was Thanos."
Thor's voice was like muffled thunder, filled with endless hatred.
"He gathered all six Infinity Stones.
He snapped his fingers, and half the life in the universe...
just like that... vanished at random."
Thor pointed at the pager in Carol's hand.
"Fury was at that moment..."
Carol instantly understood the severity of the situation, as well as the source