Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 83 Jessica's Fear
In the unfinished building located on the edge of Hell's Kitchen, in the door blocked by the container, in the pitch-dark environment, a golden spark appeared out of nowhere.

It was as if someone had lit a transparent fuse floating in the air. Once the spark appeared, it began to spin rapidly at an extremely fast speed, and then expanded rapidly in the open environment, bringing up waves of reverberating air currents.

Then, in the circular hole formed by the golden light, a black shadow fell straight down with gravity, and in the shocked eyes of Jessica Jones, it fell heavily on the garbage pile on the ground.

Jingle bells!

The sound of takeout boxes being squeezed and beer bottles colliding instantly broke the silence in the room, making this quiet and somewhat scary place feel a little more lively.

"Oh god I should have practiced this more."

Su Ze rubbed his lower back. When he fell just now, his waist was hit by the beer bottle on the ground. Although it was not even a minor injury, he still felt pain for a moment.

After all, it was the first time to use the hanging ring portal, and it was at such a critical moment. Su Ze couldn't control the position of the portal for a while. You know, Su Ze had always been following the movie in circles. Who would have thought that one day he would actually have to use the power of the portal.

Fortunately, there were no accidents at the landing site, at least I didn’t end up in some weird place.

At the same time, Su Ze also discovered an interesting point, that is, in the Marvel worldview, the power of a wizard is closely related to talent, and the use of magic is also closely related to magic borrowing and dimensional trading.

Simply put, if a wizard wants to use magic, he must pay a corresponding "price". This price can be big or small. As the difficulty and destructive power of magic increase, broken hands and feet are common.

But with the help of [Spirit], although he was able to use the energy of 'magic', the part consumed was replaced by his own physical strength, as if something had replaced the original balance of the transaction.

This is actually a good thing. At least he doesn't need to worry about those costs. After all, Su Ze doesn't know how to exploit loopholes in the rules and transfer these costs to other places.

Just as Su Ze was struggling to sit up from the garbage dump, holding his lower back, Jessica Jones, who was awakened, jumped up with shock on her face.

"You! You from above? This!?."

She turned on the flashlight and used it as a desk lamp, pointed at Su Ze with one hand and the ceiling with the other, and opened her mouth, not knowing where to start to express her somewhat shattered world views.

"As you guessed, it's magic."

Su Ze stood up slowly and spread his hands.

"Cool?"

And looking at his appearance, Jessica Jones could be considered a person who had seen the world, so she quickly adjusted herself, took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and spoke.

"Okay, I admit that I underestimated you, SHIELD. It seems that the 'regular army' is more capable than the 'wild ones' like us. By the way, how is your plan going? Are those wizards willing to help us?"

"Don't mention it, it's hard to explain"

Su Ze got a headache when he thought of this. He dusted himself off and quickly walked to the other side of the table. As soon as he sat down, a bottle of beer was placed in front of him.

When he looked up, he saw Jessica Jones holding out her hand, looking at him with a slightly concerned look.

"You are hurt?"

"Thank you." Su Ze took the beer, raised his head and took a big sip, then said in a deep voice, "I was late. The New York Temple had already fallen. The Skrulls took it first."

"What?" Jessica Jones obviously didn't expect this. She looked at Su Ze in disbelief, but found that there was no sign of joking on the other's face.

For Jessica, she just found out yesterday that there is a hidden "Mage Tower" in New York. She wanted to sigh that the great hidden in the city, but less than one night later, she heard from Su Ze the news that the New York Temple had fallen.

In this situation, let alone her, even if it was someone else, there was no way they could accept it.

"Those Skrulls somehow got the ability to evolve into Super Skrulls, which is how they took away the super powers of Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the others. Now, as long as there's blood, they can use the other party's super powers."

Su Ze frowned, thinking back to the super Skrull in the New York Temple, and continued to explain quietly.

"Tony Stark and Dr. Strange injured Ebony Maw in New York before. The Skrulls took the opportunity to obtain Ebony Maw's blood, and then used this ability to secretly capture the New York Temple."

Jessica Jones listened quietly to Suze's words. Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, she could imagine the scene. If the Skrulls used fake identities, then even the wizards of the Temple might fall into the trap.

What's more, the opponent can also use Ebony Maw's ability to launch a sneak attack. It would be difficult for anyone to react in time.

"Did you fight with him?" Seeing that Su Ze had no injuries but the corners of his mouth were faintly stained with dried blood, Jessica Jones knew that this trip would definitely not be easy for him.

"I killed him." Su Ze said lightly.

Seeing Jessica Jones's face froze, he added, "I was just lucky. That guy mistook me for one of the same kind, and he wasn't familiar with my abilities, so I took him down by sneak attack." "That's incredible. The news said that Ebony Maw was a being that neither Iron Man nor Spider-Man could stop." Jessica Jones said seriously.

"It's just a skirmish due to insufficient intelligence. If we really need to be prepared for another battle, Squidward may not be a match for Iron Man." Su Ze said casually. After all, this is the movie universe, and Ebony Maw's combat power was greatly suppressed.

After a pause, Su Ze continued, "That's not what I want to say. The point is, we can't count on the wizards. And judging by the Skrulls' ability to gain super powers by getting blood on them, the power they possess is probably beyond imagination."

“You mean—” At this moment, Jessica Jones also thought of something, and her entire brain instantly crashed.

"Luke Cage and Iron Fist are just the beginning. What I can think of now is that the powers of the Avengers superheroes may also be plundered inadvertently. And it's not just Ebony Maw. Black Dwarf even lost a severed hand in New York."

The more Su Ze thought about it, the more difficult it seemed. The abilities of these Skrulls were simply too weird and completely unpredictable.

It would have been fine if Thanos' Infinity Stone War had not happened. There are so many superheroes on Earth that even if a secret invasion by the Skrulls occurred, the heroes would have been able to assemble a combat-ready team in a short period of time.

But it’s different now. The Avengers have been completely destroyed, and they just suffered a defeat and learned that the Infinity Stones were destroyed. It’s hard to imagine what kind of mood they are in at this moment.

Su Ze was really confused. Didn't Doctor Strange see the current result when he handed over the gems in this universe?

"and many more."

Jessica Jones suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion, "If the Skrulls have mastered so many powerful super powers now, why do they still hide? With so many super Skrulls, they can easily launch an invasion war against the Earth."

"I'm not sure either, but I overheard some news. Those Skrulls seem to be looking for something. That thing seems to be very crucial and is an indispensable part of their plan." Su Ze thought for a while and replied.

"Looking for something?"

Jessica Jones frowned.

"what?"

"I don't know. They didn't say it clearly, or they said it in dialect."

Su Ze paused and reached out to tap his headset.

"My translator can't detect alien dialects, but I heard that the thing was hidden by Nick Fury, and they are trying to find the agent in S.H.I.E.L.D. who recovered Nick Fury's relics."

"What are we waiting for? Aren't you an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Let's find the agent who is carrying out the mission first." Jessica Jones couldn't help but say.

Seeing Jessica eager to try, Su Ze knew that she was a person of action, but he still reached out to stop her and spoke.

"Wait a minute, don't worry. You don't understand. The 'agent' they are talking about is me."

"what?"

Jessica Jones sat back in her chair with an extremely strange expression on her face.

"Then why are you still hesitating? Go and get back what Nick Fury hid. No matter what it is, we can't let the Skrulls get it."

"That's the problem." Suze knocked on the table. "I have no idea what Nick Fury hid. The only thing I found among his belongings was a pager, and the only function of that thing was to contact Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers."

"Carol Danvers?" It was the first time Jessica Jones heard this name.

"It's hard to explain. Just think of her as a superhero who accidentally acquired cosmic superpowers, was abducted and brainwashed by aliens, and finally came into contact with Earth and Nick Fury. She usually acts as a superhero on other planets."

"All right."

Jessica Jones licked her lips. The information that Suze revealed now far exceeded the scope of "street hero".

At first, Jessica Jones had not thought that there were so many secrets behind the Skrull invasion. Now, after listening to Su Ze's explanation, she felt that the future of the earth was bleak.

This was no longer a level of battle she could intervene in.

"Then what are your plans next?"

Hearing this, Su Ze pondered for a while and shook his head slightly.

"Come with me to the safe house first. I have a friend there who is best at making all kinds of weird instruments and equipment. With his help, perhaps we can identify the Skrulls hidden among the Avengers."

(End of this chapter)