Although Eric had promised to let Adam deal with him after the Ivo incident, he didn't feel the slightest nervousness when he went to see the Guardians of the Galaxy - the reason was very simple, if the other party really wanted to kill him, there was no need to choose to go to the place where the Carrier Float was all his friends.

Sure enough, as he expected, when he met the Guardians of the Galaxy again, the other party was much more enthusiastic than last time, and there was no longer the slightest hostility. The Guardians of the Galaxy have not been idle on Earth these days, and they have investigated Eric's information in detail and learned everything he has been through. Although the people of the Silver Protector are different from him in many ways, they all admire his tenacity all the way to the present. Especially after watching the final battle between Eric and Ivo, everyone's mood, including Adam, has quietly changed.

As a matter of course, the Silver Protectors gave up their proposal to kill him, and only came to say hello one last time before leaving Earth.

"We've seen you knock that bad old man over," the little rocket raccoon thumped Eric's leg, mostly because he only had enough to get here, "and I have to say that even I was impressed, so we just voted for the second time, and thanks to my crucial vote, decided to give you the trust you deserve." ”

Eric looked at him and thought he was amused, but he said quietly, "Thank you so much." ”

"Ha, Xie Na doesn't need to, I think your kid is very pleasing to the eye, and you will be a buddy in the future." Rocket Raccoon triumphantly.

"We discussed the prophecy." Gamora said, "The prophecy only says 'Amojo will bring ultimate destruction,' but it doesn't say it's you. After observing Earth for a few days, we believe that the 'Amoro' may be Antony Ivo, and that you have successfully defeated him and broken the prophecy. ”

Eric frowned and asked, "Prophecy?" What prophecy? ”

The silver guards looked at each other for a while, and said, "You haven't heard of it?" ”

Eric shook his head.

Star-Lord explained, "It has long been widely spread in the universe that the Earth's 'Demonzo' will lead to the ultimate destruction, and the Earth will not be spared, and even the entire universe may be involved. ”

Eric was surprised: "Who came out of it?" ”

"I don't know, everyone knows this, but no one knows where it came from." Rocket Raccoon said, "Although I heard that the earth was closed, I didn't expect that you hadn't heard of such a stir in the universe?" ”

Eric pondered for a moment and asked, "This is just a rumor, right?" ”

"We all thought so at first." Star-Lord said, "But recently we caught one of Thanos' subordinates, and he said that even Thanos is deliberately avoiding passing through Earth right now. As we probed further, we found that there were many more forces and more dictators in the universe who had similar explanations, ordering their subordinates to avoid any intersections with Earth in the near future. As it stands, this prophecy is more effective than the Galactic Council's notice that Earth is off-limits. ”

Eric stopped talking, but his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Take it easy," Star-Lord said, patting him on the shoulder, "We've seen who you are, and we've seen your will and determination. If we were questioning you before, those doubts are now gone. No matter what, we will believe in you. ”

Eric said with a complicated expression, "Thank you." ”

The Silver Guardians then bid farewell to Eric one by one, and boarded their ship to leave Earth. Everyone was friendly, but Adam the Warlock still had a straight face, without any emotional fluctuations on his face. He deliberately saved it for the last one to say goodbye to Eric, and took the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "If I were you, I would be extra careful next." ”

Eric asked, "What?" ”

"I see something dangerous in your eyes, not yet grown, but dangerous enough." Adam said, "I know that the prophecy is not about Ivo, he does not have the strength and potential, and the prophecy says that it is you who will incur destruction. But my friends want to believe you, and after learning more about it, I'm willing to trust you for once. But I'm afraid not everyone thinks so. ”

"What do you mean?"

"That means there will be more people who think the same way as us." Adam said, "I advise you to be prepared, now that you are quite famous in the universe, it may not be long before you face the next challenge." ”

Eric understood, nodded and said, "Thanks for the reminder, I'll be careful." ”

Adam nodded slightly, and then returned to the ship with his teammates. The Milan spat out pale blue flames, soared into the air with a slight roar, and in a moment burst out of the Earth's atmosphere and disappeared into the vast universe.

Eric looked at the small black dot in the sky and sighed. One trouble is solved, but a new one continues. But life is like this, everyone is the same, life is made up of countless problems, big or small, and the process of solving them is the experience of human life.

And now, he's ready. No matter what he will face next, he will go forward without the slightest remorse.

After the alien friends left, Eric still stopped on the empty deck for a while, feeling the cool breeze, and only feeling relaxed. Sure, he's worse off than he was before, and he's learned a terrible prophecy about himself, but so what? A few days ago, he thought that he was going to die, and not long ago, he walked in front of the ghost gate, and his state of mind was very different from before.

Maybe the hidden danger still exists, he still doesn't know how long he can live in the future, but that only makes the current life more precious.

He closed his eyes and stood here for a long time, and when he suddenly turned around, he realized that Ruth had been standing behind him for a long time, looking at him with a faint smile.

"I'm sorry," she said, "did I disturb you?" ”

"Not at all." Eric laughed, "Actually, you've made me less boring. ”

Ruth stepped forward, stopped talking for a moment, and said, "That...... This time I owe you again...... Very big one. You saved my life. ”

After defeating Dr. Ivo, Eric recaptured the Amojo Beta armor as promised, and finally saved Ruth's life in time.

"Don't take it too seriously." Eric said, "What else does a friend do?" ”

Ruth thought of what he had said by his window a few days ago, and couldn't help but chuckle and say, "I've been thinking about it all these days in bed...... Most of the time thinking about you. Then I decided that if I survived this time, I would make a change...... I want to be like you. ”

When Eric heard this, he was not surprised at all, and only smiled slightly: "Really? That's good work, because it's not going to be as easy as playing golf. ”