Chapter 253: The Thing of Fear
New York, Times Square, Scrooer buildings.
Eric stared at the self in front of him. The guy had a face similar to him, but he was pale and no one color, his skin was shriveled and covered with black stripes, and he looked like he was already terminally ill.
He subconsciously moved backwards.
Ominous palpitations rose from the bottom of his heart, like a cloud covering his eyes, making people breathlessly. Eric stared at him, staring straight at the pair of green pearl-like pupils, as if he was proving that he was not afraid at all with such behavior.
"What's wrong?" The person on the opposite side actually spoke, "Are you scared? That's natural, because what you are seeing... is you!"
The moment the words were finished, a severe pain came from the brain. Strong uneasiness and restlessness surged into my heart. Eric seemed to feel dizzy, and his brain's balance center fell into chaos, and his feet couldn't help but shake.
The guy opposite was still expressionless and had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to take action. He stood there like a wooden stake, looking at him coldly, and said something to himself in a low and mechanical voice.
"us."
He seemed to be muttering.
At this moment, another wave broke in, like a clear stream of water pouring in, calming his feverish brain.
"Calm down, no matter what you see now, it's not true."
"Ron?" Eric instantly identified it. It was the voice of a Mars Hunter. The Mars Hunter, who was outside this building, was establishing a spiritual connection with him through telepathic ability.
"What's going on?" Eric asked in his heart.
Mars Hunter replied: "This is a small trap of psychological suggestion, the last defensive measure of the tower. Those who break into the core area will be hypnotized, see what is most feared in their hearts and fall into it. But it doesn't matter, now I will guide you to wake up."
"What I'm most... afraid of?"
Eric stared at the self opposite, his pale and ugly face, as if hopelessly.
In an instant, he understood.
"If you continue to use this thing, you may really become something other than humans." Stark did warn him like this after using the awakening accessories.
Although now with the soul that Raven has given him, his vitality is generally enough to be consumed, but the problem has not been solved. Indeed, he has recently used the awakening device to strengthen more and more, and is getting closer to the so-called "things other than humans". Although he has always been indifferent to everyone - including himself -, it is just a temporary escape, and he is still afraid in his heart.
So that is what I will become in the future?
When he thought about this, the scene in front of him had become illusory. The pale-faced self was also caught in the illusion, as if he had fallen into the center of a tornado. But he still stood straight, like a benchmark that was about to fall in the wind, until the last moment when the smoke disappeared, staring at him with a sarcasm and pity.
The look seemed to be saying, "Escape, but you and I know that one day, this will be your end."
The fantasy was shattered, and the balance returned to his body. When Eric came to his senses, he had fallen back to the room at the core of the building, but now he is the only one left here.
Next, just destroy this place.
Eric shook his head and shook off his extra distractions. Maybe one day in the future, that will really be his end, but that will not be now. At this moment, what he has to do has not changed.
After a few seconds, powerful energy burst out from the tower from the inside out. The flames engulfed everything inside it. The huge and solid black shell fell heavily on the ground. The machine that drove piles to the ground at high frequency finally stopped operating. The main shaft broke in a loud "boom" sound, and the hammer that broke the connection was deeply trapped deep underground, and there was no movement.
Eric's figure broke through the flames and flew out. The Skrulls whose targets fell also lost their fighting spirit instantly. The fleet suddenly turned into a plate of sand and began to flee in all directions. The superheroes rushed back and forth between the fleets, shooting down the Skrull battleships one after another like harvesting straw. In a short while, the Skrull team was wiped out.
The Flash and Green Lantern slammed loudly, as excited as if they had already won a big victory.
"Everyone is doing a great job." Superman landed and said, "But don't be happy first, this is just the first step."
"What's next?" Wonder Woman waved her sword with unfulfilled desire, "I guess you already have a plan?"
"We have only a few people on our side, and the other side is a galaxy empire." The Mars Hunter said in a deep voice, "but the Scrurers have an empress, their supreme commander. If we can catch this empress..."
"Catch the king first." Superman smiled, "Ancient but effective tactics. How do we find her? Intuition tells me that she will not jump to the front of the camera like a movie star and tell us where we are."
"Then your intuition may not be very accurate."
The person who spoke was Batman. At some point he had jumped from his plane and walked between the crowd with his long cloak.
"This is real-time news," he said, spreading his palm, and a small electronic device in the palm projected a holographic screen.
"From the Capitol in Washington," he added.
Captain America appeared in the center of the screen. The background behind him was the classic white exterior wall and dome Capitol, which was called the "Heart of the United States". Huge shadows enveloped directly above the camera, and it was vaguely visible through the lens that it was the ASCHENG's floating aircraft carrier.
"This is a message for all humanity." Captain America spoke slowly, "I'm Captain America, and I'm one of you. I spent my whole life fighting for freedom and autonomy and fighting for human rights, but unexpected things happened. An alien race traveled through the universe and came here. They contacted the rulers of the world. They did not come to hurt us, but to save us from the harm of our fellow countrymen. They saw that our planet was on the brink of disaster, but they also saw our potential. These Scruriers, they came to help us. They could do what we couldn't do, and all we needed to do was let them do it..."
The speech continued, but no one was interested in listening.
"The Scrur, no doubt," Batman said lightly.
"Ninety percent of the queen may be there too," said the Mars Hunter. "She needs to witness it in person at this time...but at the same time, there will be the most concentrated combat power of the Scrurians on this planet."
"Isn't that just as we wish?" Green Lantern smiled confidently, "saving the effort of looking for them all over the earth."
Chapter completed!