Host of the Phoenix Force

As Oligus piloted the dimension-engine warship built by humanity toward another parallel universe,

the reach of Lox's Great Crusade expanded wildly in turn.

Along with it, the military and technological strength under Lox's command would undergo another rapid expansion.

Larger, faster, stronger space warships would replace the old models in active service.

Power armor and weapons of war forged with more advanced technology would be deployed once development was complete.

They would be suited to the upgraded Primaris Space Marines, making them even deadlier.

To break the Celestials' rule, his current strength alone was not enough. Lox needed a more powerful army of war.

He had to keep humanity's fate firmly in his own hands. That had never changed.

What Lox had left behind in this universe was already enough to guide the X-Men universe onto a path of positive development.

As long as no major accidents occurred, even if things simply progressed naturally, humanity would reach a new peak.

The Earth United Government, formed under the pressure of an overwhelming outside force, was rapidly consolidating and centralizing its authority.

Some of the United Government's higher-ups were dissatisfied with the Sword of Damocles constantly hanging over their heads.

Lox's existence kept them feeling as though thorns were pressing against their backs.

Whenever they considered using the power in their hands to do something outside the rules, they remembered their predecessors who had died without a sound.

But after the Eternals' descent, that resentment and reluctance quickly vanished.

No one capable of joining the Earth United Government was foolish.

They realized that everything Lox had said was true. Humanity was not alone in this universe, and too many dangerous, abnormal enemies were watching them hungrily.

Take the space warship that had descended above New York. Even if humanity exhausted every possible