Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 84: A Man, a Woman, and a Raccoon
After resting for a while, when Su Ze recovered some of his strength and the usage time of [Spirit] had passed, he opened the hanging ring portal again.

Practice makes perfect. This time the opening position of the portal was relatively stable. It was right at the gate of the villa, which was also where Su Ze drove away.

When Rocket Raccoon heard the doorbell and opened the door, he looked at Suze and Jessica Jones with an extremely wonderful expression on his face.

Walking into the gate, Su Ze found that the furniture here was complete. Not only was everything new, there was not even a speck of dust. From this, it can be seen that although Stark Industries has abandoned this villa, someone still comes to clean it regularly.

But now was not the time to think about these things, as the two of them and the raccoon sat around the dining table, Rocket's eyes constantly moving from Suze and Jessica Jones' faces.

"I didn't hear the sound of the car. How did you get back?"

Rocket said, pointing at Jessica Jones again.

"Also, who is this?"

"Jessica Jones, a private detective in Hell's Kitchen, is also a hero with superpowers. She is now the only hero who has not been replaced by the Skrulls." Su Ze took the initiative to introduce Jessica.

While Suze was speaking, Jessica Jones's eyes were fixed on Rocket Raccoon opposite her, just like an atheist who saw the Black and White Impermanence one day.

"Hero? Are you sure? This guy looks dumb, and it feels like he's going to drool any second." Rocket Raccoon crossed his arms, not paying any attention to Jessica Jones' gaze.

Or you could say that Jessica Jones had been staring at him since she came in, and Rocket had long been accustomed to it.

Rocket's words also brought Jessica Jones back to her senses. After reacting, Jessica turned to look at Su Ze and asked tentatively, "Is this the friend you were talking about?"

"Well, Rocket, a highly intelligent creature from an alien planet." Su Ze nodded, and Rocket Raccoon also raised his chin as a greeting.

Jessica Jones was about to say the raccoon she mentioned, but after hearing Su Ze mention that the rocket came from outer space, she swallowed the words and spoke again.

"No wonder you keep using 'it'. Now I understand why."

After briefly introducing their respective identities, Su Ze quickly got to the point. He quickly told Rocket what he knew and what had just happened in the Supreme Sanctuary, and hoped that the other party could make some decisions for him.

At the beginning, Jessica Jones was able to interject a few words, but later on, it was basically a one-sided interaction between Suze and Rocket, and Jessica had no idea how to intervene in their conversation.

This may also be related to her experience. Jessica Jones debuted as a street hero, and the only heroes she came into contact with were those in Hell's Kitchen. As for the Avengers, she only learned about them on TV news.

Moreover, she has a rather world-weary personality and is unwilling to get involved in troublesome things. Even if she opened a private detective agency, it was just for survival. As for helping others, it all depends on her mood.

But now, for the first time, Jessica Jones felt so clearly how big the difference was between herself and the "professionals".

"It's not surprising that the mages guarding the Earth's Temple have also been attacked. Given the weird methods used by those guys, I even find it strange that the Skrulls don't deal with these wizards first." Rocket Raccoon said calmly as he listened to Suze's story.

"That being said, it has already happened. The Skrulls acted faster than I expected. We still haven't determined how many people have been replaced, let alone where the 'Council' is."

Hearing this, Rocket Raccoon thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you say there are the London Temple and the Hong Kong Temple on Earth? Can't you use your superpowers to draw another circle to seek help from other wizards?"

Rocket Raccoon didn't react much to the fact that Suze had superpowers, or maybe he was already used to it. He had seen all kinds of weird things in the universe.

However, Rocket Raccoon felt that Suze's transformation skill was not in harmony. He even curiously asked Suze whether he had Skrull blood.

"I want to, but I can't do it now. The Hanging Ring Portal has some restrictions. I can't open the portal if I haven't been to a place I've never been to."

As he spoke, Su Ze took out his mobile phone again, pulled out a photo of the interior of the Supreme Sanctuary, and placed it on the table.

"There is a portal in the New York Temple that connects the London Temple and the Hong Kong Temple, but as you can see, those facilities have long been destroyed by the Skrulls. I suspect they have obtained some of the wizards' memories."

Rocket Raccoon looked at the photo in silence, not knowing what he was thinking about, and Jessica Jones also came over to take a look. When she saw the environment in the photo that seemed to have been destroyed by a tornado, she subconsciously looked at Su Ze with a strange look.

You know, Su Ze personally admitted that he killed the super Skrull disguised as the "king". This piece of ruins might be left behind when they fought at that time.

"Rocket, how much do you know about the Super Skrulls?" Suze asked Rocket Raccoon.

Su Ze himself didn't have a particularly deep understanding of Marvel, and he had basically not read many comics, so instead of using his own memory to guess, it would be better to just ask the natives of this universe. At least after traveling around for so many years, it was impossible for Rocket to not have any information at all.

Hearing Suze's question, Rocket Raccoon also responded. He sighed and spoke slowly.

"To be honest, I don't know much about this race. When I was active in the universe, the war between them and the Kree had already entered its final stages. Because no civilization was willing to accept Skrull refugees, it was difficult to see them on the market." "As for the Super Skrulls..."

Rocket Raccoon considered the word carefully.

"I can only say that I have always thought this was a legendary name, or more like a myth circulated among the Skrull civilization. Before this, I never thought that Super Skrulls really existed."

"Myth? Could it be that the birth of the Super Skrulls came from the blessing of some kind of power?" Jessica Jones couldn't help but ask.

However, Rocket Raccoon shook his head slightly. "No, strictly speaking, it should be considered as bioengineering."

"Bioengineering, a product of science?!" Su Ze frowned.

Seeing that the two people in front of him had no idea about this, Rocket Raccoon did not hide anything and directly told them everything he knew.

"The ability to transform is a natural gift of the Skrull race, and the ability to imitate the person being disguised is also an ability hidden in their genes. However, there are only a few Skrulls who can naturally awaken this ability.

In order to develop their talents and maximize their senior racial talents, a radical group of Skrulls proposed the "Super Skrull" plan, trying to use bioengineering to explore the secrets of the race.

They use their own cells and genes to simulate the appearance of other races, and at the same time they try to imitate the other party's superpowers, but this kind of thing is not that easy, not to mention that biological experiments themselves are a difficult proposition.

Simply put, you can think of it as a kind of gene lock. Many races have this restriction. Most intelligent life forms will gain extraordinary abilities after unlocking the gene lock, and some animals can also awaken extremely strong wisdom."

At this point, Rocket Raccoon's voice became noticeably hoarse, and his eyes became lonely.

"I thought Super Skrulls only existed in legends, but I didn't expect their experiment to be successful, and they have completely mastered the secrets of this genetics."

Noticing the change in Rocket Raccoon's expression, Su Ze's heart seemed to be pulled. He knew very well what Rocket had experienced. Similar things must have reminded him of some bad past events.

Suze didn't know how to comfort it, nor did he know how to explain how he knew Rocket's past, so he could only reach out and pat Rocket Raccoon on the back.

Feeling the warmth coming from behind, Rocket's ears moved and his dazed eyes refocused. He shook his head slightly, brought his thoughts back to the topic at hand, and continued.

"Although I don't know what great power those Skrulls have obtained, but if what you said is correct, this means that they have definitely established a huge secret base on Earth, and this place is enough to support their biological experiments."

"The Earth is not big, but not small either. How are we going to find a base like that?" asked Jessica Jones.

"And there is more than one such base. In order to extract the memories of those who have been replaced, the Skrulls have to prepare a prison specifically for imprisoning the original bodies. All the replaced people will be imprisoned there." Rocket added.

As soon as the words fell, the living room fell into silence.

The follow-up effects of the extinction crisis caused by Thanos's snap have not been resolved yet, and troubles have been happening one after another. Now the appearance of the Skrulls will be an even greater catastrophe.

After a moment of silence, Su Ze whispered, "Perhaps, we can continue to start with the explosion in Hell's Kitchen. I don't believe that the Skrulls would die in a gang conflict for no reason. There must be secrets there that we don't know about."

Jessica Jones immediately became more alert when Hell's Kitchen was mentioned. After thinking for a while, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Remember what the flower shop owner said? He mentioned Fisk. It's possible that Kingpin discovered some secrets!"

Jessica Jones' words immediately woke up Su Ze. He nodded seriously, thinking that this was a very important discovery. "It is very likely. Kingpin has been in Hell's Kitchen for many years. He will not do anything unnecessary."

Having said that, Su Ze stood up and made the final decision.

"Well, Jessica and I will go to Hell's Kitchen to investigate the Kingpin's news. Rocket, you should focus on developing instruments to identify Skrulls during this period. If you are short of materials, tell me and I will go to Happy and find a way to get them for you."

After listening to Su Ze's words, Rocket and Jessica Jones looked at each other and had no objections. Under the current circumstances, this was already the best solution.

However, Rocket Raccoon did not prepare to draw the blueprint on the spot. He just stared at Su Ze silently, which made Su Ze feel a little scared.

Just when Su Ze couldn't accept his gaze, Rocket spoke slowly.

"so."

Rocket raised an eyebrow.

“Where’s my pizza?”

(End of this chapter)