Chapter 53: "Phoenix" is behind

"Cosmic storm" is actually a general term that is not strictly precise.

It includes the high-speed particle flow and high-intensity electromagnetic waves formed by the large number of charged particles released by the explosion of stars in space, and the solar wind generated by the violent explosion of sunspots at the peak of activity.

and energy fluctuations caused by many strange celestial changes.

Since the Big Bang 15 billion years ago, stars and galaxies have been spreading outwards at a rapid pace, a phenomenon known as the "Expansion of the Universe Theory".

The gravitational force of gravity should have slowed down this expansion, but it was not, and the expansion of the universe was still accelerating, which also caused the endless universe to "storm".

Reed Richards, who has been obsessed with the study of "cosmic storms" for several years, summed up such cosmic "celestial phenomena" as a form of activity produced by the collision of cosmic matter with each other when it is born or dies.

These activities release high-energy particles over a relatively large scale, resulting in so-called cosmic storms.

In the nearly 150 years that Earth has been recorded, there have been more than 40 records of "cosmic storms", among which the first "Carrington Storm" in 1859 was the most significant.

The Earth's atmosphere filters out a large number of harmful rays and energy particles, and the negligible aftermath of a storm can also cause massive power outages, failure of ships, aircraft navigation systems, and other huge disasters.

In front of the spacelab's detection camera, four heads are tightly knit together, observing the storm images created by the interaction of brilliant energy vortex gases and radiation.

Everything in the detection lens seems to be a turbulent sea dyed in colorful colors by watercolor, enveloped by a silver overlapping halo, striking from the other side of the starry sky.

As the "Cosmic Storm" approached and the spacecraft traveled in both directions, this incomparably magnificent scenery could gradually be seen by the four of them through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the ship's cabin.

"The red band is formed by a large amount of sulfur gas, the green is hydrogen, and the blue is oxygen......

Reed pointed to the misty spots of light around the energy storm, his eyes were full of fascination, and he whispered softly, as if there was no room for anything else in his eyes.

"Tsk, I said, Mr. Richards, how did you come up with the idea of studying this thing?"

Susan's younger brother, Johnny, smacked his mouth and muttered, just looking at it for a moment before leaning back in his chair with no interest.

Reed, whose eyes were still "welded" on the camera, came back to his senses slightly, and listened to Johnny's question, explaining with great eagerness.

"Six years ago, in March, when the power transmission system in Quebec, Canada, was interrupted by the energy of a cosmic storm for more than nine hours, I intercepted an energy pop and analyzed it and found that the storm was extremely unusual, and the stream of high-energy particles carried elemental molecules that had not been seen in any conventional storm phenomenon......

Johnny looked at Reed's back, shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, and finally interrupted after listening for a long time:

"OK..... sounds great, but honestly, Reed, as charming as this thing looks, I don't believe it's more caring than Sue..."

"Johnny!"

The atmosphere in the cabin fell silent as Susan Stone cheered.

Ben Graeme barely agreed with Johnny, nodding silently across his shoulders, while Reed coughed as if he had choked on water, his glowing cheeks as red as Susan's.

"Accurately, cough-cough-cough, let's get ready, there are still an hour and forty-two minutes to touch the outer circle of the storm, although the material structure and energy shielding technology of the spaceship allow us to get as close to it as possible, but it's better to be cautious..."

Reading the flow of the experiment in pieces, Reid and Susan met and dodged each other's eyes from time to time, and although they didn't speak to each other again, their respective work was still carried out in an orderly manner.

Just after being glared at viciously by his sister, Johnny also obediently closed his mouth and followed Ben to prepare for the mission.

For a time no one noticed in the spaceship

In the detection footage, the energy mass of the "Cosmic Storm" gradually emerges with another extremely strong particle wave.

It was only for a moment that the golden color patches in the light curtain were obscured by the vast storm that was getting closer and closer.

Hundreds of kilometers behind the brilliant golden wing-shaped light source, between the orbits of Mars and Earth, the long shuttle-shaped brass-colored spacecraft with branches spreading through the vast star field, still following closely, as if it was a hunter who could not bear it any longer.

The only remaining royal starship of the Skurulls has been floating among the stars with the "Phoenix Power", dozens of earth years......

"Your Majesty, Son of the Universe, the moment to absorb this storm of intense particles should be the best time for us to act, and the ships are waiting for your orders..."

The sleek starship captain had milky white sparse short hairs on the top of his head and jaw, a symbol of extreme old age for a hairless race like the Skrulls.

At a time when the Skuru Empire was in decline and was hunted down by the Kree and nearly collapsed, there were very few such old men, but he fell to his knees, his forehead lightly touched the ground, his palms spread out on his sides, and he performed the highest salute to the quaint and towering throne.

This is not the old captain who has been worshiped by the Skrull Emperor from the beginning, "Dort VII" died in the war with the Cree, and his successor was torn off the head of the new emperor on the throne in front of him.

If the Skrull's empire was as strong as it was thousands of years ago, the old captain would not have succumbed to such an ambitious usurper, but the Skrulls of today...

It doesn't matter if it's good or evil, only the strong need it.

The brass-colored throne, sculpted in one piece of the starship, is surrounded by more than a dozen so-called "Super Skruls".

Within the culture and habits of this race, these Skrulls, who are not only able to change their appearance and form, but also replicate the abilities or powers of their targets, are called royalty.

The flickering glow inside the ship formed a shadow curtain, obscuring the faces of the royal families of different shapes and sizes.

On the low-backed brass throne, the mountain-like figure sank deeper into the darkness, and it wasn't until the Skrru Emperor Karthus's blade-like fingertips scraped his turquoise-folded chin and leaned forward slightly before he finally saw his face.

"'Phoenix', it's not a dead thing, let's follow it for so long, is it really that easy?"

The old captain did not know for a moment whether Emperor Carter was asking himself or talking to himself, and he remained on his knees, thinking about how to respond.

Boom!

"Carter, don't think about it, grab it, and submit it! With the power of the Phoenix, the defeat of the Kree Empire is only in the palm of our hand!"

To the right of the throne, the figure of the Emperor of the Skrruls, who looked a little thinner than the Skrul Emperor, stomped violently, sparking a spark on the rock-like metal deck, and roaring violently.

In the Skuru Empire, the status difference between the same royal family was so small that even the emperor could call him by his first name.

Unlike the Skrulls, who were all dressed in blue-purple armor or costumes, Carter was just a girdle with a skirt around his waist and a large figure covered in lizard scales and cuticles, and after glancing to the side, the grumpy giant snorted and lowered his fist and said no more.

Carter stood up and silently looked around at the dozen or so remaining Skuru royals.

Although no one dared to speak again, the sharp and narrow faces that gradually emerged from the shadows were silently expressing their inner desires.

"Captain Bellomo, turn on all the power of the King's Ship and prepare to project the tow cannon. Pike, since you idiot is so energetic, let's go and do it, and after capturing the power of the phoenix, we'll stop on C-53 and fix it, huh. Listening to the message of Talos's widow, there seems to be a race with good abilities on that planet......

Boom, boom, boom......

Carter stepped down from the throne step by step, and he didn't see any intention of exerting force, but each kick seemed to cause the entire starship to rumble and tremble.

Walking all the way to the mottled hanging window more than ten meters high, Carter crossed his arms and looked at the brilliant golden light source body that had completely stretched out its wings.

The Super Skrull named Pike grinned, and the viscous energy stream like lava exploded around him, transforming into a life form burning with blazing flames, and rushed to the energy chamber of the spaceship in a few steps, unleashing his power without reservation.

The old captain Belomo and dozens of operators in the cabin were busy quickly, some of them even deformed several tentacles, dazzling on the light curtain of the ship.

The two sides of the Skrull King ship slowly separated and poked out, and then the entire interstellar ship formed a trident-like form, and the tip of each "halberd thorn" gathered a light purple energy cluster, and it grew rapidly in size.

"Your Majesty, 'Children of the Universe, devouring the energy of the storm is the best time for us to make a move, a spaceship is detected not far from the storm, it should be from the C-53 star, hehehe, under such a powerful energy fluctuation, with their technological level, it is likely to be annihilated into molecules..."

The emaciated Captain Bellomo stood beside Carter, barely touching his chest, and the old-school Skrulls were more accustomed to calling the Phoenix Force, the "Children of the Universe".

Seeing that the traction energy of the king ship was at its maximum, the old captain couldn't help but rub his hands, and a pair of speckled and fine pupils were golden by the light of the "Phoenix".

It was as if he saw not only the dazzling light of the tail of the "Phoenix", but also the glory of the Skurull's re-emergence!

"Belomo, don't be so happy, if the power of the phoenix allows us to capture it so easily... Hmph, then its power is too limited."

Carter only looked at it for a moment, then walked back to the high platform, and sat on his throne in silence, as if he did not expect any of this.