Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

"I will find the person who harmed your sister," Nebula vowed confidently, "and help you get revenge."

"Thank you, sister," the girl said calmly. "That person was me."

Nebula froze, her brain briefly shutting down, thinking she had misheard.

"What?" She looked down at the girl who was standing close to her.

Instead, she saw a strange and evil smiling face.

The girl's mouth stretched wide, all the way to her ears.

A row of fine, sharp serrations, like those of a shark, were visible inside his lips.

"I said, I was the one who tricked that stupid woman into sacrificing her soul."

The girl's voice had completely changed.

It was no longer the sweet voice of a young girl, but a heavy mix of voices from men, women, and children, as if countless wronged souls were howling in her throat.

A strong sense of crisis coursed through Nebula's spine like an electric current.

"Seanwistan!"

Nebula instinctively wanted to give an order.

However, it was too late.

The distance is too close.

The girl's slender arm suddenly unleashed a sharp Hell Mantis Blade, piercing deeply through Nebula's chest.

"Pfft!"

The sound of flesh being torn apart was exceptionally clear through the loudspeaker.

Nebula's eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at the terrifying blade that had pierced through her breastplate.

"You..." Nebula's mouth gushed blue-purple blood.

Goodbye, kind older sister.

The girl let out a shrill laugh and forcefully swung her arm upwards.

To the horrified dismay of all the spectators, Nebula's body was launched directly into the air.

Then, the girl opened her abyssal maw and spewed out a pillar of hellfire with unpredictable power, which completely engulfed the nebula in mid-air.

"V!"

"nebula!"

Several heroes on the preparation platform cried out in alarm.

Meanwhile, on the Dark Order's platform, Mephisto was laughing loudly.

"Hahaha! Looks like you've been spending too much time with humans! You've picked up those weak habits." Mephisto straightened his suit jacket and mocked, "You know, humans are the most easily understood creatures in the entire universe!"

Thanos remained silent, his face cold.

He disdained such underhanded tactics, but ultimately won, and he didn't dwell on the methods used.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Audiences around the world went wild at that moment.

Just a moment ago they were shedding tears for the girl, but now, looking at that terrifying smiling face on the screen, they felt an overwhelming sense of malice and anger.

"That bitch lied to us! Damn it!"

"My poor Miss V, who can help her!"

Azu stood on the platform, coldly watching the nebula being engulfed by flames.

The moment Nebula sheathed her weapon, he had anticipated this outcome.

On the field.

Just as Nebula was about to be burned to ashes, the Substitute Curse that the Ancient One had set beforehand was triggered.

A flash of golden light.

The rag doll left on the preparation platform reappeared in Nebula's original spot and was burned to ashes.

At the same time, Nebula, her body charred black and with a huge bloody hole pierced through her chest, landed heavily on the floor of the preparation platform.

"V!"

"nebula!"

The crowd on the platform immediately gathered around.

The Grandmaster's voice also appeared at the opportune moment: "What a brilliant twist! What a ruthless deception! This is the charm of cosmic gladiatorial combat!"

"First match, The Dark Order, Red Hood wins!"

As the nebula landed, Azu's previously indifferent face seamlessly switched to one of heartache and worry.

He stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and pulled Nebula into his arms.

"Tony!" Azu roared.

"Here it comes!" Tony immediately raised his armored arm, one side of the armor opened, spraying out a large amount of hemostatic gel in an attempt to seal the horrifying wound on Nebula's chest.

"Damn it! It's not working!" Tony's face was grim.

The blue gel solidified as soon as it came into contact with the wound due to Nebula's scorching body heat.

Nebula lay in Azu's arms, her breathing becoming extremely weak. Her vision began to blur, and her heartbeat slowed further and further.

The penetrating wound in her chest was too severe, and coupled with the burning of hellfire, her life was rapidly fading away, and there was no hope of recovery.

Nebula knew she was going to die.

She turned her gaze with difficulty, her eyes landing on Azu's face, which was filled with worry.

She tried to open her mouth to say something, but she didn't even have the slightest strength left.

He could only convey his deep apology and reluctance to Ah Zu through his eyes.

I'm sorry, I messed up.

That's what her eyes were trying to say.

Seeing the dimming look in Nebula's eyes, everyone's faces showed an undisguised sadness.

Just when everyone thought Nebula was about to die on the spot.

Azu took out a seemingly ordinary green bean from somewhere.

The crowd didn't understand what this meant, but seeing Ah Zu's solemn expression, a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.

Azu didn't explain; he simply threw the beans into his mouth and chewed them vigorously twice.

Immediately afterwards, Azu lowered his head and pressed his lips directly against Xingyun's dry, cracked, and charred lips.

He slowly fed the chewed beans into her mouth.

Nebula's brain, however, crashed at that moment.

She vaguely guessed that Ah Zu might be saving her in some special way, but... but... this was her first kiss.

She grew up under Thanos's torment, and her life consisted only of metal, blood, and endless cold.

That's why she cherished the warmth Gamora brought her.

The warm touch of their lips meeting was a tenderness she had never experienced before in her life.

She didn't even realize that the saliva, carrying a strange fragrance, was flowing into her throat.

The fatal penetrating wound in his chest had healed in an instant, and even his depleted strength had been completely restored.

She simply closed her eyes, completely immersed in the kiss.

Until Ah Zu raised her head, their lips parted.

Nebula's eyes remained closed, her lips slightly parted, still immersed in the afterglow of what had just happened and had not yet come to her senses.

Seeing her like this, Azu reached out and gently patted her cheek.

"Wake up, Smurfette. You're alright now."

Nebula then opened her eyes.

She was astonished to find that the excruciating pain in her body had completely disappeared.

Not only that, her physical strength was at its peak, as if she had never been injured.

She turned her head blankly and found that the people around her were looking at her with ambiguous expressions that were neither smiling nor laughing.

Tony raised an eyebrow and whistled softly.

Nebula jumped up from the ground as if she had been electrocuted.

"I...that bitch lied to me! And that fire! Yes, that fire was really hot!" Nebula stood there helplessly, her words incoherent, desperately trying to hide her panicked state of mind and the awkward atmosphere.

But no one responded to her comment; everyone just kept smiling at her.

Nebula's voice grew fainter and fainter, finally fading away. All eyes turned back to Azu.