Hearing Russell say he wanted to fight all three of them, Natasha and the others showed some displeasure. Having the boss handle everything alone in a fight while the underlings stood by and watched was no different from pointing at their noses and calling them trash.
Still, dissatisfaction aside, they obediently stepped to the side.
Russell was the boss, after all. Even if he cursed them, they could only take it obediently—and applaud while they were at it. He was right to curse them!
"You said you want to fight three of us?" Danvers frowned, silently labeling Russell as arrogant. Even if he looked down on them, there had to be a limit.
"Carol, don't let your guard down. We may be facing the strongest person on Earth," Mar-Vell warned gravely. Russell had not used Steve as a hostage, earning his respect.
"That's right, Will is right..."
Steve took a deep breath, assumed a fighting stance, and announced in a deep voice, "I am Steve Rogers, captain of The Marvels."
"Mar-Vell!"
"Carol Danvers!"
Black wings spread behind Russell as his body rose, his toes leaving the ground. After sweeping his gaze over the three of them, he locked eyes with Steve. "Russell, Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, leader of Hydra, and..."
Master of the Dark Dimension!
Boom!!!
Wild sand surged into the sky. With a sonic boom, Russell vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already before Danvers.
The Infinity Gauntlet covered her palm-sized face. Before she could react, Russell lowered his body and slammed her into the ground, then beat his wings and shot forward.
Rumble!!!
After a brief silence, a hurricane erupted, sweeping up yellow sand and blotting out the sky. The recoil blew a massive crater into the spot where Russell had been standing, while