PFC Chapter 3720 Doomsday (3)
Chapter 3720 Doomsday (3)
Chapter 3720 Doomsday (Thirteen)
The Skrulls and Kree who woke up in the ward were practically in tears. What did I tell you? What did I tell you?!
Is this meal absolutely necessary?!
Indeed, mechanization is the only way out for civilization. Look at those idiots. They even dared to eat in a restaurant built inside a nuclear missile silo. And sure enough, they got into trouble for it.
The reason they are feeling like crying but not angry is twofold: firstly, the dead are not their own people; and secondly, these two countries know best the character of Asgardians and Earthlings.
Given the temperament of the Asgardian kings throughout history, don't try to tell me whose fault it is. If you dare to disrespect me on my territory, I'll beat you half to a pulp, or Asgard will have emerged from the west of the World Tree.
Humans have killed so many Shi'ar people. Regardless of who provoked whom or who struck first, this celebration is definitely off. Isn't this a huge embarrassment for Asgard? Humans are wrong to kill, but behind closed doors, they're their own people. Does the Shi'ar Empire bear no fault whatsoever?
Logically, if Asgard and the Shi'ar Empire were to completely break ties, the Skrulls and Kree should be happy. After all, they are currently at war with three sides. If Asgard stops helping the Shi'ar Empire, the chances of Asgard helping the other two are much higher.
But Asgard isn't like that. They don't think like that. They think, "If the three of you don't fight, you won't come to me for my support; if you don't come to me, I won't invite you; if I don't invite you, I won't lose face. Ultimately, it's all because you're fighting. Fighting one is fighting, fighting three is fighting." The Asgardians have never been afraid of war. So come on!
Asgard is a civilization always ready to go all out. They'll find a reason to fight even when there isn't one, let alone now that they have one. If war and peace were two buttons, any Asgardian would smash the war button without even looking at it.
Even if there were ample room for negotiation, they wouldn't choose to negotiate. These brutes only have one word in their minds: "war." Once anything happens that gives them the opportunity to start a war, they don't care about right or wrong, or who the specific culprit is; they'll just beat up everyone present and that's it.
What frustrates both countries even more is that these madmen have been holding back for quite some time. Several years have passed since Asgard last hosted a banquet for various civilizations, announcing its formal return to an economic society. These Asgardian brutes haven't fought a war in years; aren't they going crazy? If they do fight, won't they go all out?
It would be one thing if the Skrull Empire and the Kree Empire actually did something, but the problem is that they really didn't do anything!
The first to put pressure on Asgard was the Shi'ar Empire. The rumor about using strategic weapons against the World Tree also originated from the Shi'ar Empire. They were two absolutely rational mechanical civilizations; how could they be so insane as to threaten another nuclear power with a nuclear weapon?
The Skrull and Kree Empires are utterly speechless. Can't you carbon-based lifeforms stop dragging us into your madness?! What does this have to do with us anyway?!
However, they also understood that they couldn't persuade the Asgardians. At this point, these brutes were completely out of their minds, and reasoning with them was futile. Their only option was to turn to the Shi'ar Empire for persuasion.
To prevent Asgard from going mad, the Shi'ar Empire needs to deal with this matter quickly. If they are indeed in the right, they should promptly release the truth, create some public pressure in interstellar society, and then talk to Asgard privately, even offering some compensation, as long as it can appease Asgard.
If they are truly in the wrong, then they should compensate and apologize. The people they sent were unreliable, causing such a huge mess and almost dragging everyone down with them; they're bound to suffer some losses. There's nothing that can be done about it.
Kalter immediately sent his adjutant to contact the Skrull Emperor, requesting that the Emperor send a letter to the Queen of the Shi'ar Empire. The Supreme Intelligence of the Kree Empire also made an urgent call, urging the Queen to intervene immediately. The interstellar tensions could not be allowed to escalate any further.
The three of them didn't really want to fight to begin with, and if Asgard were to be brought down as a fourth party, the war would never end.
To my surprise, halfway through the call, I heard that the Shi'ar Empire had declared war on Asgard.
Even a supercomputer like the Supreme Intelligence would be cursing under its breath. Lilandra, are you out of your mind?!
Back when Asgard roamed the universe, who wasn't troubled by these pirates? They seemed to be changing their ways, and so many victimized civilizations in interstellar space were willing to forgive and appease them. You finally managed to coax this guy back to shore, and now you're going to kick him back down?!
In his hospital room, Kalt watched a video of Queen Lilandra of the Shi'ar Empire giving a speech. The queen's face was filled with grief, and the anger between her brows was almost overflowing.
"We cannot accept such a tragedy! Fourteen noble sons of the Shi'ar Empire have died in Asgard! They are terrible butchers! The Shi'ar Empire cannot tolerate such provocation..."
Upon seeing this, Carter turned off the video. He already had a general idea of what had happened.
The Shi'ar Empire wasn't a monarchy; it was a system of shared rule between the monarch and the nobility. While the queen held power, the nobles were no pushovers either. These nobles weren't exactly bright; they probably thought the mission was foolproof and wanted their sons to come and claim credit. They never expected such a complete annihilation, something the nobles certainly couldn't accept.
The nobles' objections were too strong, and the Queen had no choice but to find a way to appease them. She had to fight even if she didn't want to, otherwise she would completely lose control of these nobles.
The best way to divert internal conflicts is to start a war. With so many noble sons dying at once, the Queen can't handle it all, so she has no choice but to escalate the war. Once the Rainbow Bridge is in her grasp, naturally no one will covet her position anymore.
Although he knew the Queen was probably forced into it, Carter still sighed deeply. What did I tell you? Carbon-based lifeforms are unreliable! Either they're mentally unstable, constantly causing trouble; or they're mentally ill, always thinking about war; or they're power-hungry, willing to destroy the universe for that little bit of power.
Carter desperately wanted to roar, "Heavens, earth, eternity, open your eyes and see! Carbon-based life has no future. They'll only drag the universe down with them!"
But that wasn't all. One astonishing piece of news after another followed. Just then, Asgard responded.
"Here, I must announce with great regret: in this unexpected incident, in addition to the citizens of the Shi'ar Empire being harmed, one of our human friends has also suffered serious injuries. This is a completely undeserved tragedy for him. As the lords of Earth and friends of human civilization, Asgard will not stand idly by!" Thor delivered his speech with a somber expression.
When Carter saw the video, he sat bolt upright in bed. "Wait. Who's injured? A human?!"
"But isn't it said that humans killed those people?"
He was still wondering when Asgard released the video footage of the incident. After watching it, Kal't's head was spinning. Had the Shi'ar gone mad?! Why did you activate a shield when you were eating?!
He originally thought there were only two possibilities: either the Shi'ar Empire provoked humanity and humanity killed those people; or humanity provoked them first and then took action.
Unexpectedly, the humans didn't do anything, but these Shi'ar Empire people acted like lunatics, suddenly yelling and jumping into the air, activating their shields and smashing up the other side's territory. Even if it weren't for those easily provoked humans, they would probably have pulled out their guns if they saw that scene.
But then she thought again, these Mengyu tribesmen who came were all noble sons, used to being arrogant and domineering in their own homes, as if the universe belonged to them. How easily could such spoiled brats be changed? Who could have imagined that they would run into such a formidable opponent this time?
Judging from the video, all the other humans had run away, so the injured human Thor mentioned could only be the little girl who had attacked him. Carter zoomed in on the video, and the moment he saw the little girl's face, he snapped the video shut.
"What's wrong, sir?" his adjutant asked him.
Carter pursed his lips tightly and said, "This is a big problem."
"Someone hurt my daughter."
When Magneto's face appeared on the screen, everyone's breath caught in their throats for a moment.
“She was young and healthy. Before the accident, all she was thinking about was going on a date with her boyfriend after breakfast. And now, my once young and healthy daughter is lying in a hospital bed. She was seriously injured because of a loss of control—someone has to be held responsible.”
“Perhaps you don’t know who I am,” Magneto suddenly raised his voice, “but that’s okay, you’ll know soon enough.”
The video abruptly ended, and the sudden drop in tone at the end made everyone's heart skip a beat.
You don't know who Magneto is? Impossible! One of the most powerful humans in history. His infamous reputation in the Andromeda Galaxy has spread throughout the universe. When no one bothers him, he can rob and plunder every day, showing no regard for the guards of the three great empires. If someone hurts his daughter, he will never let it go.
Humanity responded quickly as well.
"I am Captain America, Steve Rogers, and the navigator of the Earth's Midgard. Earth takes the harm done to our fellow mutants very seriously. We also deeply regret the actions of the three great empires and their handling of the aftermath. We cannot accept that after harming our people, someone would so coldly, heartlessly, and shamelessly try to harm the victims again. Humanity will never accept such a threat."
"Perhaps we are still weak, and have never had a place on the interstellar stage. But weakness does not mean cowardice. We have never been afraid of challenges, nor of the provocations of any shameless person. If turning the tables or standing by indifferently is your attitude, then, the three great empires, humanity will make you understand that those who bully the weak will not have a good end—you have messed with the wrong people!"