Family System: Chapter 52

Wayne's expression darkened.

"Over ten thousand?"

"By the way," Vex said with a teasing tone, "there are three Mother Boxes. Once all three are gathered, they trigger the Unity, which can create a unified force capable of reshaping an entire planet."

He looked at Fury.

"Were there any of those flying humanoid bug creatures present at the scene?"

Fury nodded and had Hill pull up the footage.

The sight made everyone frown; it was so contrary to human aesthetics.

"These things are called Parademons," Vex explained. "They are transformed from the life forms of conquered planets."

The heroes were stunned!

A chill ran through their souls!

Did that mean...

Darkseid had at least an army of 10,000 planets?

And if they lost...

Would they also become part of that army?

"Whether it's the Space Stone or the Mother Box, if you hadn't activated them, there wouldn't be a problem," Vex shrugged. "Now, it's double trouble; it's basically game over."

The heroes felt a heavy weight in their hearts, some glaring fiercely at Fury.

If S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't stirred things up, would they have been targeted?

Fury's face was equally grim!

He hadn’t expected...

Things to be this serious?

"Vex, stop scaring everyone," Kara said helplessly. "Since you're here, you must have a way, right?"

The heroes looked at him expectantly!

"Well, I do have some ideas," Vex said, glancing sideways at Fury. "But with two major problems, that one free favor I owe you won't be enough."

"What do you want?" Fury asked, his voice low.

Vex scanned the room and said—

"First, this battle will be under my command."

"Second, all the spoils I want will belong to me."

"Lastly, if anyone makes me unhappy, I will really hit them."

"Who agrees, who opposes?"

...

After Vex's demands were made, Fury fell silent.

After all...

What Vex said hadn’t been verified.

Just like that, give up command?

As for the spoils...

The Space Stone and the Mother Box? Whoever wants them can take them!

"What are you all thinking?" Kara asked, annoyed. "Since Vex said that, he definitely won't lie! I support him!"

Clark stood behind Vex, expressing his choice as well.

To everyone’s surprise, Stark was the third to step forward, though he still grumbled.

"Although I don't want to admit it, last time it was Vex who saved us!"

"Furthermore..."

"Even though I still don't want to admit it, Superman and Supergirl are on his side—can you all really take them on together?"

He had a point.

Banner immediately stepped forward.

Xavier led the X-Men right behind him.

Now, there was no hope left.

Captain America was about to go over...

"Enough!" Fury compromised. "Vex, what do we do next?"

No need to pick sides now.

Vex glanced at Captain America, Barry, Wayne, and others, smiling without saying a word.

"I'm fine with this," Captain America stated. "Our team will take orders."

Barry then looked at Wayne.

"Okay," Wayne nodded.

The remaining members, including Daredevil and Hank Pym, also nodded in agreement.

Finally, Vex was satisfied.

He looked at Fury and said, "Continue to arrange things as you think. Let me know when you find the people."

Then he took Kara and teleported away.

Leaving the rest in a state of confusion.

What just happened?

Wasn’t he supposed to lead them?

After a brief moment of silence, Fury realized Vex's intention—he wanted to maintain the initiative without doing too much work!

...

In the sky,

Kara asked awkwardly, "Are you just going to walk away like that?"

"Well, what else should I do? Just wait there?" Vex shrugged. "Neither the Space Stone nor the Mother Box can be detected by Earth’s technology; we can only wait for them to reveal themselves."

Kara still couldn't accept it.

With the battle imminent,

They were off playing while others prepared?

It didn't make sense...

"Stop overthinking," Vex said, pulling out a Snake Talisman. "Try this talisman; it..."

After giving a brief explanation, Kara's interest piqued, and she set aside her previous concerns.

Once she took the Snake Talisman, she immediately infused it into her body, and a strange power emerged.

Just with a thought...

Kara vanished from sight, becoming invisible.

"Wow! There's something like this?" Kara exclaimed in surprise. "It's like magic!"

But soon...

Kara reappeared, looking at Vex with suspicion.

"What about you..."

Vex didn't explain; he simply activated Absolute Concealment.

Kara felt relieved now.

"Then I won't hold back!"

"Of course, who are we?" Vex chuckled. "By the way, you seemed dissatisfied after our last battle; want to fight again?"

"Hey? Hey! Hey~"

...

Fury and the others had no idea that Vex was fighting on another battlefield.

Everyone was using their methods to try to locate Loki or the Steppenwolf

But after half a day passed,

Neither of them had been found; instead, they detected...

"Director! An unidentified object is entering the atmosphere!"

"Another one? Zoom in!" Fury snapped. "What kind of crap is coming to Earth now?"

A meteor broke through the atmosphere, magnified, looking like a...

Small spacecraft?

From the looks of it, it was about to make a forced landing on Earth.

"Director, it landed in the Southern Hemisphere!" Hill urged. "We detected weak life signs. Should we send... something is flying out! It's fast!"

On the big screen,

A green light streaked across the sky, directly from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere!

At the same time,

Vex and Kara had just finished their battle, and it was clear that Vex had the upper hand.

As he helped the now-weak Kara, preparing to teleport away...

A green light shot through the air!

Vex instinctively activated Absolute Defense, and the green light was deflected away with a "bang."

"Huh?"

Vex showed a surprised expression, using the Phoenix Force to catch the green light.

It was a green ring, darting around wildly.

"What the hell! A Green Lantern Ring!?" Vex exclaimed in shock. "At this time... even Parallax is coming to join the fun?"

Kara also regained her composure, looking at the Green Lantern Ring with confusion.

"What's wrong? Is that Parallax very powerful?"

Vex smirked slightly.

"How should I put it..."

"I’m confident I can handle Loki and the Steppenwolf."

"But this thing..."

"Let’s just say its size is about the same as Earth."