Galactus Descends! A God Awakens!

The Silver Surfer fled with his tail between his legs, causing barely a ripple in Earth's defenses.

If anything had changed, it was that the leaders of various nations had seen Ren's astonishing strength and finally found a glimmer of hope that they might survive.

The air of despair lifted, and the situation around the world gradually stabilized.

None of those changes, however, had the slightest effect on Galactus in the depths of space.

He seemed trapped in a deep sleepwalking state, hurtling toward the Solar System at a terrifying speed that defied all known physics.

Asteroids and meteors alike vanished down his gullet as he passed, leaving a spotless corridor of vacuum carved through the starry depths.

Before long, the ancient god reached Earth's outer reaches.

People on the surface looked up in horror to find that the blazing sun had disappeared.

It was as though a colossal beast had spread across the heavens, blotting out the sky. Daylight visibly faded by the second.

An eerie black mist spread through low Earth orbit like ink dropped into clear water, on the verge of wrapping the entire blue planet in its grip.

Panic at the coming apocalypse swept across the globe.

Just as civilians everywhere despaired and waited for death—

Hum!

A dazzling burst of pure gold light erupted high above the clouds, like the first ray of dawn tearing through a long night.

The black mist filling the sky seemed to suffer a devastating blow and recoiled like a retreating tide.

The world erupted in astonishment. Billions of people had no idea what was happening overhead.

Beyond the defensive line in space.

Ren stood suspended in the void, facing Galactus with an exceptionally grave expression.

No one dared take one of the Five Cosmic Entities lightly.

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