Future Tony gave a bitter smile.
Of course, he knew, but there was only one chance left with the Pym Particles.
Wait, Dr. Pym of this World is still alive; they can find him to borrow some.
But why did Richard deliberately tell me?
Future Tony looked at Richard, puzzled.
Richard smiled mysteriously and silently raised a finger.
!!!
Tony's pupils constricted as he looked at the Time Stone in his hand.
The only chance of winning among 14,000,605 futures.
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On Earth, on the Quantum Transporter.
Eight figures appeared.
Rhodes (War Machine) and Thor each held a container in their hands.
At this moment, Green Dr. frowned and asked with a puzzled expression, "Wait, where did Natasha go? Shouldn't she have come back with us?"
Everyone looked at each other, a feeling of unease rising in their hearts.
Hawkeye Barton's sadness was evident.
He slowly knelt down, his hand trembling as he held out a dazzling Soul Stone.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
"How is there another Soul Stone?"
Ant-Man couldn't believe it.
"It seems you didn't go to the same parallel World."
The Soul Stone in Barton's hand floated up and landed in Richard's hand.
"Who are you!"
"Prepare for battle."
"Put down the Stone in your hand!"
All the advanced weapons on his body were instantly revealed, gleaming with cold metallic luster.
Thor waved his hands, and his axe and Mjolnir suddenly lit up with dazzling blue lightning.
And Barton also unhesitatingly drew his bow and arrow, the arrowhead pointing directly at Richard.
"Calm down, calm down, he's one of us."
"That's right, we found a helper."
"Don't make a move."
Future Tony, Future Captain America, Green Dr., and Ant-Man nervously stopped them, even using their bodies to block them.
Especially Future Tony, he had invaded S.H.I.E.L.D. and watched videos of the Demon King in action, who was like a comic book Superman; all of them combined wouldn't be enough for him to fight with one hand.
Richard ignored them, took out his own Soul Stone, and compared it in his palm.
"Two identical Stones?"
Barton couldn't help but murmur.
"One of them isn't fake, is it?"
A hint of suspicion flashed in Thor's eyes as he asked.
"No, after our Quantum Realm separated, we didn't go to different timelines, but to different parallel Universes."
Future Tony briefly explained what had happened to them.
Nebula's eyes were a bit strange.
Richard also finally noticed the difference; his Soul Stone had no soul.
But this one had a soul, and two of them.
"Hand it over, at least I know the souls inside."
Richard tapped the Soul Stone.
The others looked at each other; this person was talking to an Infinity Stone.
Is this helper really reliable?
The light from the Soul Stone flickered.
"Your deal with her? You've seen the fate of another you and still dare to make demands of me? You're quite bold."
The Soul Stone suddenly glowed brightly, spitting out a translucent soul.
(I'm being honest, please let me go)
"Natasha!"
Future Tony and the others looked in shock at the soul in mid-air.
Natasha also slowly opened her eyes, her gaze somewhat confused as she looked around.
Didn't I already die?
Before she could even ask, Richard raised his hand and quickly outlined in the air, a brand new body instantly coalescing into form.
He grabbed Natasha's soul and put it inside.
"This counts as compensation for this Soul Stone."
Richard always had clear prices.
The others rushed to Natasha's side, nervously watching, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she opened her eyes.
Barton even hugged her excitedly.
"Barton, let me say this first, I've always considered you family."
"Me too..."
"Thank you, Demon King."
Tony said gratefully; he really didn't want to lose any more companions.
"This is just a transaction.
But I really didn't expect you all to have an alien here."
Richard looked at the crowd.
"Nebula used to be Thanos's adopted daughter, but now she's our companion."
Future Tony explained.
Nebula, being stared at by Richard's gaze, couldn't help but tremble all over; that powerful oppressive feeling made her feel as if she were facing her father.
"What about the other one?"
"The other one, you mean Thor?"
"No, I'm asking about the one next to him."
The others also shifted their gaze to Rhodes's face.
Rhodes also pointed to himself with a bewildered expression.
"Demon King, have you never seen a black person? Although my skin is darker, I am truly an Earthling."
"You are not black."
Red light gleamed in Richard's eyes.
A scorching red gaze shot out like lightning, and before anyone could react, it had already pierced through Rhodes's chest.
The arc reactor in Rhodes's chest was instantly hit, creating a shocking large hole.
"What the f***!"
"Tony, get away from him quickly!"
"Why? Demon King!"
Everyone looked at him with shock and anger.
Future Tony looked at Richard in despair.
Why save one of their companions only to kill another?
Or was he here this time to conquer this World, and they had trusted the wrong person?
"Everyone, stop, he's not Rhodes."
Natasha was the first to notice something was wrong.
She stopped everyone.
Everyone looked at Rhodes on the ground; he looked up with eyes wide open in death, and the skin on his face began to change, turning into a green, pointed-eared alien.
"Skrulls can freely change their appearance, disguise themselves as other races, and even copy memories. Super Skrulls can even replicate the abilities of those they imitate.
They are also notorious invaders in the Universe."
Nebula explained with a look of disgust.
Even the Black Order had been invaded once.
That time, they checked everyone's memories to find the infiltrator.
Everyone present instantly looked extremely grim, thinking that this disgusting race had quietly appeared on Earth, and had been among them for so long without any abnormality being detected, a chill ran down their spines.
Could other people around them also be disguised Skrulls?
After the Snap, half of Earth's population disappeared, and now the defense forces of various countries are unprecedentedly weak.
For the Skrulls, this was undoubtedly the perfect time to invade Earth.
But the key was, when the entire Universe was affected by the Snap, how did they manage to appear precisely on Earth at such a critical moment?
"Where did the real Rhodes go?"
Future Captain America frowned, asking worriedly.
"..."
Future Tony was speechless.
He was truly exhausted now; the Snap incident hadn't been resolved, and now there was an alien invasion.
This time was even more dangerous than the Chitauri invasion; if not handled well, Earthlings might truly face extinction.
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