Nick Fury habitually gave Lena the look he would give a secret agent.
Perhaps it was because Lena wasn't wearing the Kamar-Taj Sorcerer outfit that made her look like a cheerful and ordinary girl.
Nick Fury extended his right hand, a friendly smile plastered on his face, and said, "Hello, Nick Fury."
Lena immediately noticed the problem with his gaze. Although her enthusiasm remained unchanged, she had already become wary.
A sweet smile graced her face as she stretched out her little hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Nick Fury."
Lena's outstretched little hand was silently covered with a thin layer of Mana.
She sneered inwardly, "How dare you look at me with such disgusting eyes! I'll crush your hand!"
"I'm very happy too, Miss Lena." Unaware of anything amiss, Nick Fury smiled and reached out to shake her hand.
As the two hands, one large and one small, one black and one white, were about to touch, a horrific tragedy of shattered hands was imminent!
A soft, slightly seductive voice suddenly rang out.
" Lena ..."
Lena's smile froze instantly, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes as she hurriedly dispersed the Mana from her palm.
They clasped their hands together, shook them, and then separated without incident.
Lena, with a smile on her face, quickly turned around and opened her arms to the person who had come.
"Aunt Adeline! What brings you here?!"
A beautiful woman with a noble air, her hair styled in a high bun, walked over with two Sorcerer Apprentice and three full-fledged Sorcerer who had been abandoned by Lena.
Sorcerer Adeline and Lena embraced, nuzzling each other's faces affectionately before letting go.
" Emilia was worried about you, and I happened to need a new journey to adjust my mood, so I applied to lead the team on this exploration mission."
Lena blinked, then blurted out, "Huh? You got dumped again?!"
The beautiful woman's smile froze, and she raised her slender white finger and tapped Lena's forehead with an annoyance.
"Can't I be in a bad mood because of other things?"
Lena scratched the back of her head and laughed awkwardly, "Uh, hehehehe..."
"Who in Kamar-Taj doesn't know that whenever Ms. Adeline is in a bad mood, it's because her boyfriend dumped her..."
"Hmph~" Adeline snorted, without refuting.
Lena skillfully took the beautiful woman's arm, smiling sweetly as she comforted her, "Oh dear, Aunt Adeline, don't be sad! It's just a breakup, you'll definitely meet someone better next time!"
"He might even be a handsome alien!"
Adeline wrinkled her nose and said haughtily, "Hmph, if I find another boyfriend, I'll be an idiot!"
Lena rolled her eyes almost imperceptibly, inwardly thinking, "I'm so tired of hearing that!"
"Okay, okay, let's not look for it anymore. Let's just relax and breathe some fresh alien air, alright?"
After saying that, she pulled the beautiful woman along and turned to look at Nick Fury.
"Aunt Adeline, let me introduce you to a new friend..."
"This is Mr. Nick Fury."
"Mr. Nick Fury, this is my aunt, Ms. Adeline."
Adeline glanced at Nick Fury, her gaze lingering on his eyepatch for a moment, before she demurely raised her hand and lightly shook hands with Nick Fury's fingertips.
"Hello, Mr. Nick Fury."
Nick Fury replied kindly, "Hello, Ms. Adeline."
The two exchanged brief greetings, and then Adeline left with Lina.
Nick Fury watched them leave, his eyes narrowing slightly.
[ The Kamar-Taj Sorcerer? Perhaps my chance to transcendence lies with them...]
[By the way! Besides Kamar-Taj, there's also...]
Nick Fury quickly turned his gaze to the Zoe Quinn squad, who were dressed in black and red battle nun combat gear, not far away.
"Hmm?!" Captain Zoe frowned slightly, immediately noticing a Greed and calculating Heat Vision fixed on her.
She turned her head instantly and her eyes met Nick Fury's.
Nick Fury:...
He desperately tried to recall Phil Coulson's gentle smile in his mind, and forced out a similar smile.
However, upon seeing that smile, Zoe Quinn immediately frowned in disgust.
"So ugly!"
She muttered something to herself, a flash of red light passing through her eyes.
"Snort!"
A cold snort pierced the air and suddenly exploded in Nick Fury's ears.
Nick Fury's dark face instantly turned white.
"Hmm!"
He groaned and hurriedly covered his ears, his face contorted in a grimace.
After the minor punishment served as a warning, Zoe Quinn withdrew her gaze and followed the queue onto the ' Glory ' Starship.
Having confirmed that everyone had boarded the Starship, Simmons, standing in the Starship's Command Center, commanded in a deep voice, "Activate concealment devices and start the warp drives!"
"Yes, Captain Simmons!"
The Starship pilot responded and immediately activated the Starship's concealment system.
A transparent, blocky shielding layer rapidly appeared on the massive hull of the ' Glory ' Starship, disappearing from Tony and the others' sight in the blink of an eye.
Then a gust of hot wind swept by, and the clouds high in the sky broke apart once again.
Tony looked up at the clouds, lost in thought, and said, "They've set off."
Strucker frowned. "The attackers haven't shown up."
Tony turned to look at him and said with a smile, "Perhaps the arrival of the High Priestess has frightened those the Rat hiding in the gutter, who knows?"
Strucker calmly shook his head and said, "I don't have that much of a reputation..."
Before he could finish speaking, something unexpected happened!
Suddenly, a black beam of light ripped through the sky and shot swiftly toward the ' Glory ' Starship, which was breaking through the clouds and heading toward outer space.
'boom!'
A violent explosion rang out, and the nearby clouds and mist were instantly evaporated.
Kaecilius and Hawkeye, who were completely unaware of the situation, immediately changed their expressions.
" Lena!!!"
"Oh no! An attack!"
High Priestess Strucker reassured him loudly, "Don't worry, Master Kaecilius, Commander Barton!"
" The Starship will be fine."
Tony then explained, "We knew about the attack beforehand and made preparations in advance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the massive hull of the ' Glory ' Starship appeared high in the sky.
A roar filled with shock and rage echoed from high above.
"Damn it! They were prepared!"
However, a force field shield emitting a pale white light appeared outside the ' Glory ' Starship.
In the Starship's Command Center, Captain Simmons watched as dozens of imposing figures appeared one after another in the sky above the Starship, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
With his hands behind his back, he commanded in a deep voice, "Immediately turn the left-side cannons of the Starship and aim them at these attackers."
'Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!'
Hundreds of circular hatches opened instantly on the left side of the ' Glory ' Starship, revealing one after another large, dark cannon muzzles.
'Buzz~!'
The cannon muzzles suddenly lit up, frantically gathering white energy clusters.
'boom!!!'
Hundreds of Energy Cannon fired simultaneously!
A barrage of Energy Bomb streaked across the sky, raining down on the attackers.
"They fought back, joining forces to erect Defense Formation!"
Strange black patterns instantly appeared around the group of attackers.
These eerie patterns rapidly intertwined high in the sky, eventually forming a massive black net-like curtain.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Hundreds of Energy Bomb launched by the ' Glory ' Starship struck the Defense Formation and exploded.
When the smoke cleared, the Defense Formation erected by the attackers was completely intact, and the network screen on the surface of the array still emitted faint bursts of energy.
A woman dressed in a plain white dress slowly walked out from the crowd of attackers.
Lenora was the mastermind behind this attack.
She gave a cold laugh, pointed at the massive Starship in the distance, and arrogantly commanded, "Since an attack won't work, then shoot it down head-on!"
"Wizards of the Sutherland family, it's time to show the true power of Sutherland wizards!"
"From this day forward, let this world remember the terrifying power of ancient Sutherland!"
The attackers... or rather, the blood-blooded wizards of Sutherland, immediately erupted in cheers.
"Elder Lenora is right!"
"Let the world know that we Sutherland wizards are the true Master of this world!"
"Charge! Shoot down this Starship!"
"Let those self-important guys in Kamar-Taj see what real Magic is!"
Strange black whirlwinds instantly surged from the bodies of these Sutherland Bloodline Wizard, carrying them directly out of the Defense Formation and hurtling towards the ' Glory ' Starship.
At this moment, in the Command Center the ' Glory ' Starship, Captain Simmons' eye twitched involuntarily when he saw this scene.
He was originally planning to order the ship to turn around, preparing to use the Starship's main cannon to break through the black net-like Defense Formation in one fell swoop.
But unexpectedly, these attackers managed to escape from the 'turtle shell' first!
This is incredibly audacious and outrageous!
He waved his hand dismissively and gave the order again.
" Starship -side gun emplacements, prepare for the second salvo!"
'Buzz!'
The hundreds of Energy Cannon once again converged into clusters of white Energy Bomb.
"Emission!"
With Simmons's command, hundreds of Energy Bomb burst through the cannon muzzle, weaving into a dense net of Energy Bomb in mid-air, which rained down on the group of Sutherland Bloodline Wizard were flying in.
Seeing the attack coming again, these Sutherland Bloodline Wizard showed no fear whatsoever!
Instead, they showed expressions of excitement and unleashed their bloodline Secret Art to attack the incoming Energy Bomb.
In an instant, a massive swarm of black Mana missiles hurtled towards the white Energy Cannon...
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
High in the sky, one explosion after another erupted.
The Sutherland Bloodline Wizard screeched as they made their way through the lingering smoke and charged straight at the ' Glory ' Starship.
"Hahaha, you think you can rebel against us with such paltry tricks?!"
"Brothers! Blow up this Spaceship!"
"Aha! Charge!"
Seeing their own artillery barrage fail once again, the other crew members in the ' Glory ' Command Center all turned to look at Captain Simmons.
Simmons could sense the probing and tension hidden behind those gazes.
With a calm expression, he said loudly, "I underestimated the abilities of these uninvited guests!"
"In that case, let's show you our true abilities!"
"On my command! Activate the A-3 Secret Rune Enchantment Turret Cluster! Activate the Armor Penetration, Speed, and Fire Enchantments!"
The turret operator in the Command Center immediately shouted, "Yes, Captain Simmons!"
His fingers flew across the control screen in front of him, and suddenly a turret-like device rose up from the top of the holographic projection of the ' Glory ' Starship on the command platform, near the bow.
'Buzz!'
The entire surface of the turret instantly lit up with three distinctly colored enchanted Secret Rune.
Black armor- Secret Rune! Blue Speed Secret Rune! And fiery red flame Secret Rune!
Three enchanted Secret Rune, each with a different effect, quickly covered the entire turret.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Without warning, three thick beams of energy shot out from the three dark cannon muzzles on the turret.
'Sizzle~!'
The three energy beams, spiraling with black, cyan, and red colors, resembled three drills piercing the air as they hurtled straight toward the group of Sutherland Bloodline Wizard had arrived near the Starship.
The strongest member of the group suddenly began to pound his heart without warning!
His expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Everyone be careful! Get out of the way!!!"
However, the distance between the two sides was already close, and the Sutherland Bloodline Wizard, having already underestimated the massive Starship due to the two Glory rounds of bombardment it had previously Starship, simply didn't take it seriously.
They were all sprinting with all their might, so there was no time for any emergency evasion!
The three dazzling beams of energy struck the three Sutherland Bloodline Wizard charging at the forefront...
'Sizzle~!'
These three Sutherland Bloodline Wizard didn't even have time to utter a scream before they were instantly vaporized!
However, the three beams of energy continued their momentum, rushing towards the other Sutherland Bloodline Wizard behind them.
"No!!!"
The Sutherland Bloodline Wizard finally arrived, but faced with the terrifying pillar of light so close at hand, they had no time to change direction. They could only let out a hasty scream before following in the footsteps of the three unfortunate men before them.
'Sizzle! Sizzle!'
These three energy beams, each imbued with armor-piercing, Speed, and fire attributes, pierced through three people before shooting straight toward the distant black mesh-like Defense Formation.
'boom!!!'
The moment the two sides made contact, the seemingly impenetrable Defense Formation began to tremble violently.
'not good!'
The remaining Sutherland Bloodline Wizard within the Defense Formation gasped in unison, their expressions instantly changing.
Lenora was shocked and cried out, "Damn it, how could this attack be so strong?!"
She quickly spread her arms and frantically poured Mana into the Defense Formation.
At the same time, he didn't forget to give orders to the others in a stern voice.
"Quickly! Pour all your Mana into the Defense Formation!"
The remaining Sutherland Bloodline Wizard reacted quickly, spreading their hands and placing them on the black network of light membrane of the Defense Formation, frantically pouring their Mana into the Defense Formation.
They had just witnessed their companion being vaporized by the energy beams, how could they dare to let those three terrifying beams of light touch them!
'Buzz!'
With Lenora and the others recklessly channeling their Mana, the Defense Formation instantly shone brightly.
The trembling that had occurred under the bombardment of the three energy beams slowly disappeared.
'Sizzle~'
After reaching their peak energy levels, the three energy beams rapidly weakened and declined.
After flickering a few more times, it gradually turned into specks of energy sparks...