Dormammu alone had already tossed Earth around badly enough.
To deal with him, they had used the Time Stone, crossed a Parallel Universe, and triggered a massive cosmic collision.
In the end, it was only through Apocalypse's self-sacrifice that they had driven him out of Earth.
Now, Apocalypse's fate was unknown, and no one even knew whether Dormammu had escaped. Yet another threat from the heavens had arrived.
At that moment, there were at least several hundred phantom figures of powerful beings in the sky.
If all of them came down, never mind protecting Earth—the entire universe might be blown apart.
Stephen wore the Cloak of Levitation and hovered several meters above the ground as he carefully observed the sky.
Then he said, "They aren't in Earth's sky. They're at the edge of the universe's barrier, observing our universe."
"I'm afraid it isn't just Earth. Their phantom figures can probably be seen in most parts of our universe."
Nick Fury said, "I'll contact NASA and have the astronauts in outer space verify it."
Rocket Raccoon shouted, "Those astronauts haven't even left their own doorstep. Verify my ass! Watch this."
Rocket Raccoon had grown a little taller by now. Since his mental age had matured, he loved wearing suits.
His voice was raspy and smoky, and he always acted like an obnoxious little adult who deserved a beating.
Fortunately, there were not many normal people in S.H.I.E.L.D. anyway, so no one found it strange.
Nick Fury did not get angry at being snapped at. If he had bothered arguing with this bunch of abnormal humans, he might have died of rage long ago.
Rocket Raccoon took out a phone and dialed a number.
He had long since integrated the relevant interstellar communication modules into it.
An electromagnetic signal first traveled from