The mechanical synthesized female voice echoed in the empty corridor, and every word was tinged with the coldness of metal.
"Tier-One Defense Protocol... start."
The moment the voice fell, at both ends of the corridor, beams of blue energy shot out from the gaps in the wall, intertwining into two airtight walls of light, completely blocking their escape route. Immediately afterwards, dozens of smooth square hidden grids slid open on the ceiling and floor, and Drone, all pure white and similar in shape to Mechanical Spider, emerged from them and landed silently on the ground and walls.
They are not big in size, only about the size of a basketball, but their movements are extremely agile. Eight sharp metal limbs support the round body, and a one-eyed blue lens in the center lights up, locking on the three uninvited guests in the corridor at the same time.
"Damn!" Talos cursed in a low voice and reacted very quickly. Almost as soon as Drone appeared, he pulled out a strange-looking Skrull energy pistol from his waist, pointed the muzzle forward, squatted down slightly, and assumed a standard fighting posture. As a general who has been fighting in the interstellar world for many years, he is very familiar with this automatic defense system.
Carol's reaction was also not slow. Her hands were instantly wrapped in golden Cosmic Energy, making a sizzling sound. The temperature in the air began to rise, and a powerful energy wave spread around her. She was ready to blast out two energy Havok at any time, melting all the troublesome iron lumps into molten iron.
Only Chu Hang was still standing there, without even changing his posture. He put his hands in his pockets and looked at those Drones boredly. There was no tension in his eyes, but a trace of curiosity, as if he was visiting a science and technology museum.
"The energy output is stable, the joints are flexible, and the firepower system is a standardized pulse ray, which is well designed." He even took the time to comment, "Doctor Lawson is also very talented in weapon design."
"Now is not the time to talk about this!" Carol shouted lowly. She could feel that those Drone were charging and would launch an attack in the next second.
"Don't worry." Chu Hang raised a hand and waved lazily towards her and Talos, "No need to bother."
Almost at the same time as he spoke, all the Drone one-eyed lenses lit up with blue light, and dozens of high-energy pulse rays intertwined into a web of death, shooting at the three of them from all directions, sealing off all space for dodge.
Talos's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously turned sideways to find cover. The golden light on Carol's body also surged to the extreme, and he was preparing to resist.
However, Chu Hang just raised his hand casually, facing forward, and lightly grasped it with his five fingers.
A strange scene that cannot be described in words happened.
In front of him, the seemingly empty space seemed to have turned into a soft curtain, which was suddenly pulled inward by a large invisible hand, forming a small, constantly rotating depression.
Those dozens of pulse rays, which were enough to melt the armor of the spacecraft, did not cause any ripples after being injected into this area. They disappeared silently like a mud cow entering the sea.
The next moment, the same space area behind those Drone also experienced distortion. The disappearing pulse rays penetrated through the distortion and accurately hit their own backs at the speed at which they came.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of dense explosions sounded, and fire and arcs flashed wildly in the corridor. In less than a second, the dozens of menacing defense Drone were all turned into a pile of black smoking scrap metal parts, scattered on the ground.
The whole process is neat and tidy, even with an absurd sense of art.
Talos held the gun and froze on the spot, his mouth slightly open and unable to close for a long time. He had been fighting for half his life and had seen all kinds of powerful warriors, some who could tear apart battleships with their bare hands, and some who could control energy storms, but he had never seen such a weird and unreasonable attack method.
This is not strength, not energy, this is more like... like gods changing the rules of the world. He felt that his proud combat experience became like a joke in front of the man in front of him.
Carol also put down his hands burning with golden flames and looked at Chu Hang's back with complex eyes. She knew that Chu Hang was very strong, but every time this man showed strength, she refreshed her knowledge. He seemed to never have limits.
"Okay, the road is clear." Chu Hang seemed to have done a trivial thing, clapped his hands and continued walking forward.
When he walked to the wall of blue energy light, he did not stop and walked straight over. The moment his body came into contact with the wall of light, there was no obstruction, as if he had passed through a layer of holographic projection and walked directly out from the other side of the wall of light.
This scene once again made Talos's eyes almost pop out of his head. He carefully stretched out his hand and touched the light wall. A powerful current instantly coursed through his body, making him tremble and his hair stood on end.
"This is...Law of Space?" He murmured to himself in a voice that was almost dreamy. In the ancient legend of Skrull, only those creation gods who have touched the origin of the universe can play with space in this way.
"Follow up." Chu Hang's voice came from the front.
Carol and Talos looked at each other and saw deep shock in each other's eyes. They followed quickly and found that after Chu Hang walked by, the energy light wall automatically dissipated.
"Tier-One Defense Protocol... has been cleared. The threat level has returned to zero." The mechanical female voice sounded again, but this time, there seemed to be a softer tone in her tone, "Identification... confirmed. Welcome home, Dr. Mar-Vell."
Obviously, the artificial intelligence of the space station confirmed the identity of Carol through the energy fluctuation just now, or in other words, it was "persuaded" by Chu Hang's unreasonable ability.
The walls on both sides of the corridor turned into huge transparent floor-to-ceiling windows at some point. Outside the windows were the deep universe and the huge blue planet. They seemed to be walking in the starry sky.
At the end of the corridor was a huge circular metal door. As they approached, the door slid open to both sides silently, revealing the scene behind it.
Core laboratory.
This place is much larger than the office outside, like a huge circular auditorium. In the center is a multi-layer operating platform, with countless holographic screens suspended in the air, flickering quietly. The dome of the laboratory is completely transparent, allowing a panoramic view of the entire Milky Way.
In the center of the laboratory, a huge Cosmic Cube body emitting soft blue light was fixed by a complex energy restraint device and suspended in mid-air. It is the energy core of the entire space station.
Cosmic Cube.
"It's it..." Carol looked at the Cosmic Cube body and murmured to herself. She could feel that the energy in her body was resonating strongly with it. Six years ago, it was this thing that completely changed her destiny.
Chu Hang's eyes also stayed on Cosmic Cube for a few seconds. He could feel that what it contained was the pure and ultimate source of space energy. The power in his body was rejoicing because of this, like a child who had found its mother. He forced down the urge to rush up and "copy" it completely. Now was not the time.
"Here!" Talos's exclamation attracted their attention.
He was standing in front of the central console, pointing to a huge holographic screen. Carol walked over and found that it was a huge star map. On the star map, a clear route was marked, and the end point was an unknown star field at the edge of Andromeda Galaxy.
Next to the route, there was another file. Talos opened it with trembling hands.
That's a list. A list of people.
Hundreds of Skrull's names are densely recorded on it, followed by their family relationships and basic information.
Talos's eyes scanned the list frantically, and his breathing became more and more rapid. Finally, in the middle of the list, he found two names that were engraved in his bones.
So La, his wife.
Elu, his daughter.
"They... they're still alive..." Talos's body trembled violently. This tough guy who bled without shedding tears on the battlefield, his legs softened and he almost fell to the ground. He held the console with his hands, his shoulders shook violently, and a suppressed whimper, like Beast's mourning, came from his throat.
Carol looked at him silently and said nothing. She could understand the ecstasy and grief of regaining something.
Chu Hang, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. His gaze did not stay on the star map, but slowly swept across the entire laboratory. His Energy Perception had long been like an invisible net, covering every corner of the space station.
He knew that besides the three of them, there were other "people" in this space station.
Just below the list found by Talos, Doctor Lawson left a log.
"I hid them. In the safest place. A place that Kree would never think of. They are innocent, they just want to live. If something happens to me, I hope that people who see this information can help them find a new home."
"Hidden? Where?" Carol frowned. Although this space station is large, it is clearly visible at a glance. There is no place to hide hundreds of people.
"No, they are right here." Chu Hang suddenly said.
His eyes turned to an inconspicuous cargo transmission channel in the corner of the laboratory.
"Right down here. In a folded Subspace."
Chu Hang's Energy Perception can clearly "see" that there is a small independent space under the seemingly ordinary metal floor. Hundreds of weak Life Law signals, like fireflies, are gathering in that space.
And in the center of the group of "fireflies", there is a completely different signal source.
An extremely powerful and extremely restrained Life Law signal. It is not a pure energy body like Carol or Cosmic Cube. Its signal is very strange, like a black hole compressed by Infinity, and like a super Nova that may explode at any time.
The corner of Chu Hang's mouth evoked an imperceptible smile.
He knows what it is.
Flerken.
An adult Flerken with complete spatial abilities. This is much more valuable than the "Form Mimicry" he copied from Mystique. It is simply a gift package of S-level abilities delivered to your door.
Just when he was about to speak and let Talos see his wife and children, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the space station without warning.
"Warning! Warning! Large-scale Kree Empire fleet detected! Approaching!"
The tone of the mechanical female voice was urgent and nervous for the first time.
The holographic star map on the central console instantly switched to a real-time monitoring screen outside the space station.
In the dark background of the universe, a Black Noir battleship, as huge as a mountain, was slowly sailing out of the jump channel. Its shape was ferocious and domineering, full of the Kree Empire-style violent aesthetics. Around it, dozens of frigates followed, forming an airtight encirclement.
The bow of the main ship was engraved with a huge emblem symbolizing death and judgment.
The flagship of Ronan, "Dark Aster".
A cold, fanatical and arrogant image of a man was projected into the center of the laboratory. He was wearing Black Noir's heavy armor and holding a huge war hammer. He was none other than Accuser, Ronan of the Kree Empire.
"The Earthlings hiding inside, and the remnants of Skrull." Ronan's voice was emotionless, as if he was reading a verdict, "I give you thirty seconds. Hand over the human weapon code-named 'Vers', and the Cosmic Cube hidden by Ma-Vell."
His eyes seemed to penetrate the screen, staring at Carol.
"Otherwise, this space station and everything inside will be purified."
Carol's face turned cold instantly, she clenched her fists, and the golden energy began to boil again. Facing this Accuser who once made her extremely awe-inspiring, now there was only overwhelming anger in her heart.
Talos's face was full of despair. He knew who Ronan was. He was a lunatic and a species of Exterminators. If he fell into his hands, there would be absolutely no way to survive.
However, Chu Hang seemed not to hear the threat from Ronan. His attention was not on that huge fleet at all.
His eyes were still looking at the direction of the cargo transmission channel with great interest.
Ronan? Kree Fleet?
That's just the main course.
Before that, he had to enjoy this unexpected but extremely tempting appetizer.
"System," he thought silently in his mind, "Lock on that signal source. Prepare to copy."