When Ronan's fleet passed by Jupiter, it was spotted by Scouter on Europa.
News that countless alien spaceships had appeared in the Solar System, and that their target was likely Earth, was transmitted back to Earth.
Nick naturally received the same message.
Nick personally logged into the game and sent the message to Steve and the others.
Onboard the Helicarrier, Nick showed several photos to everyone.
"This photo was taken three hours ago by Scouter near Europa."
Nick pointed to the first set of photos and said.
The photograph was projected onto a white screen.
The photo isn't very clear, but you can still see the countless, seemingly endless, massive numbers of spaceships.
Most of them are rectangular, like giant coffins traveling through space.
The lead fleet of over a hundred warships were all triangular, giving them a very futuristic look.
"According to the data provided by the space agency, these warships are extremely large, especially this one, which is over two thousand meters long—an absolute behemoth."
"This is a photo transmitted back from Mars an hour ago."
Nick then took out another set of photos.
Compared to the previous set of photos, this set of images is clearer.
"It's almost certain now that their target is Earth. With a warship of that size, I believe they're definitely not here to trade with us."
At this point, Nick looked at Loki and asked, "Aren't you Asgard the Guardian of the Nine Realms? Why haven't you appeared yet?"
Loki shrugged. " Nick, you might have forgotten, but you said during the last Frost Giants invasion that Midgard didn't need Asgard's Guard."
"That Odin is such a stingy guy. His words don't represent the Earth," Tony Taunt.
"This isn't the time to argue, Loki. Do you even know them?" Steve asked, looking at Loki.
"Most of them were the Chitauri Army, a semi-mechanized Plunder Legion under Thanos the Mad Titan, a Madman."
"As for these triangular ships, they Ronan the Accuser's fleet, an ambitious fellow whose homeland was destroyed by the Nova Empire, and who has a mortal feud with the Nova Empire."
"However, since they've already appeared in the Solar System, it proves that the Nova Empire should be finished."
Loki knew some of these things; Asgard wasn't isolated, so it naturally had its own channels of information.
Everyone's expression was grave. How could they possibly fight this Combat?
"We have neither space warships nor experience in space Combat, so we can only let them in to fight." Steve once again broke the silence.
"But if we let them in, the damage on the ground will be incalculable," Mark said, shaking his head.
"Do we have any other options?" Steve naturally knew this as well.
"All that talk was just nonsense. I'm going back to prepare. Whatever the outcome, let's fight first!"
Tony didn't want to waste any more time with these people. He wanted to go back and make some minor modifications to his armor before heading out into outer space to meet the Alien.
In any case, we need to first find out why these people came to Earth.
Steve ignored Tony's departure and instead Human Dao, "Get into the game, repair your equipment, and prepare as many healing and Magic Power potions as possible."
"Especially return scrolls, be sure to prepare plenty."
"We have absolutely no idea how to fight this battle, so Tony is right, we'll only know after we've fought it."
"We are small in number, and our main objective is to kill or Capture the enemy leader. Nick, prepare the Combat."
Just then, a welding Teleport Gate suddenly appeared, and then the King, accompanied by the Mage of Kamar-Taj, appeared before everyone.
"I think you need help," Wang said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure fell from the sky; it was Thor, whom Ling Yi had released from the Mirror Dimension.
Thor was bruised and battered, his face resembling a pig's head. He got up from the ground, glanced around at everyone, and became excited when he saw Loki.
He rushed straight at Loki, wanting to give Loki a hug, but Loki dodged him.
"Brother, come back with me quickly, Father wants to see you."
Loki shook his head. " Asgard is not my home, Odin is not my father."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Loki, come back with me right now," Thor said, somewhat annoyed.
Loki ignored him and simply turned Invisibility, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Because of Thor's previous act of stealing monsters, everyone still didn't have a good impression of Thor and returned to the game, including Nick.
Coulson, on the other hand, explained the current situation to him and then went into the game to prepare the potion.
At Tony's house, Ling Yi opened a Teleport Gate, but didn't go through it. He just looked at the dark mass of spaceships in space through the Teleport Gate and couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
" The Avengers are in trouble now," Ling Yi muttered.
Tony emerged from the underground laboratory, clad in his Iron Man Armor!
"Aren't you going to make a move?" Tony asked Ling Yi.
"I don't think so. You're almost level 30 now, and you're quite strong. You just lack Combat experience."
You probably don't want any player casualties either, right?
"That's true!"
After all, they were just tools; losing even one of them would break Ling Yi's heart.
Furthermore, it seems the Space Stone hasn't even had a chance to appear, which is quite absurd.
"Whatever you want."
As Tony spoke, he stepped directly out of Ling Yi's Teleport Gate, and the next moment, he was in space.
Without any probing, Tony charged straight towards the warship where Ronan was.
After Ronan discovered the intruders, he did not order his warships to attack. Instead, he made way for Tony, allowing Tony to Luffy to the vicinity of his flagship.
The next moment, Tony Teleportation into the warship.
"You're Ronan? Aside from being a bit ugly, you seem no different from a human."
"Your exoskeleton suit is impressive; it even allows you to walk in space. You must be an extraordinary genius on Earth."
" Tony Stark, the smartest man in the world, I'm curious, what is your purpose in coming to Earth?"
"I want the Space Stone. Give me the Space Stone and my fleet will retreat immediately."
Ronan was constantly worried about Odin's appearance, and it would be best if he could obtain the Space Stone as soon as possible and leave.
His goal wasn't to conquer the planet; that would be of no value to him.
"What is the Space Stone?" Tony asked curiously.
"Forget it, whatever it is, it's none of my business, Lightning!" Tony isn't here to negotiate.
Now that we know the other party's purpose, we need to test their strength.
A beam of blazing white Lightning shot out from between Tony's hands.
Ronan remained calm, simply swinging his hammer to easily block the Lightning.
"You're asking for it!"
Ronan swung his Mind Scepter in his left hand, and a beam of energy shot directly at Tony.
Tony didn't dodge; instead, he prepared to take the hit head-on with his armor. This was partly because he had great confidence in his armor, and partly because he wanted to test his opponent's strength.
The beam of light struck Tony back two steps, clearly indicating that the attack couldn't break through Tony defenses.
Ronan frowned, seemingly underestimating this guy.
"Interesting!" Ronan thought to himself, and a blinding purple light emanated from the warhammer.
Ronan's strength increased dramatically in an instant, and the next moment, Ronan's figure suddenly accelerated, hammering towards Tony.
Tony didn't dare to take the blow head-on. This hammer looked extraordinary, especially the amethyst gem on it, which gave Tony a feeling of unease.
" Teleport!" Tony activated his Mage's Teleportation skill, appearing directly behind Ronan.
He fired two shots at Ronan from the palm cannon in his hand.
But those two shots were like a tickle to Ronan; the armor's palm-shaped cannons also failed to harm Ronan.
Ronan swept his long-handled warhammer horizontally, and the purple cesium energy formed a terrifying force field as he swung it, instantly sending Tony flying.
The Power Stone, after all, is one of the Infinity Stones. Although Tony is not weak now, he cannot withstand the power of the Power Stone alone.
Tony quickly stood up, knowing he couldn't defeat Ronan anytime soon, but he had already achieved his goal, so he stopped lingering and Teleport out of the spaceship using a Teleport scroll.
Ronan's face darkened as he watched Tony step into the Teleport Gate and leave.
Although Tony was Knockback, it didn't mean he could do anything to Tony.
If a fight really breaks out, given the opponent's strange Teleport ability, I would be completely helpless.
" Peter Quill, take your men and attack this location," Ronan ordered.
"Wow, is this the Big Apple City in the Ugly Nation?" Star-Lord recognized the place immediately.
This time, Ronan handed over the Chitauri Army to Star-Lord to command, while he himself boarded a small spaceship and Invisibility entered Earth's atmosphere.
After Tony returned, he found Nick and the others again and told them about Ronan's purpose.
Thor and Loki were both startled upon hearing about the Space Stone.
Others might not know, but they did know what the Space Stone was.
After Loki's explanation, Nick and Steve finally understood what the Space Stone was.
" The Space Stone is the Tesseract?" Steve asked, frowning.
" Nick, is the Tesseract in the S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Nick nodded. "It's been around for a long time. The Tesseract possesses infinite energy; it's a priceless treasure, and we've been trying to find a way to utilize it."
"Use him for what, to make weapons like Hydra?" Bucky sneered.
" The Tesseract will never be handed over!" Nick said firmly.
"Are we really going to Combat these Alien? That would be a terrible thing." Banner was also somewhat dissatisfied with Nick's approach.
The question of whether a Tesseract or the lives of everyone in the world is more important is self-evident.
"Even if we hand it over, we can't avoid the stationmaster." Nick frowned as he explained, looking at everyone's expressions.
He was even less willing to hand over a treasure that even advanced extraterrestrial civilizations would covet.
"Compromise cannot bring peace."
"They've brought their warships right to our doorstep, do you really think they're here for a vacation?"
"We have no choice but to Combat. As for the Tesseract..." Steve had also come to understand this.
Thor casually remarked, " The Space Stone should be entrusted to Asgard for safekeeping."
Thor was very annoyed that everyone Ignore him.
"I forgot to tell you, the Infinity Stones can sense each other. Judging from Tony's description, the other party should already have the Power Stone," Loki reminded him with a smile.
"If it were me, I would have someone launch a frontal attack on Midgard, while I would sneak in amidst the chaos, find the Tesseract, and take it away."
"Therefore, the Tesseract must be placed somewhere that no one can find," Steve said.
"Perhaps, Nick, you could try bringing it into the game world," Tony suddenly suggested.
Nick's eyes lit up at those words; it was a great idea.