Alien Empire

"Now that you’re awake, can you tell me who you are?" The imposing woman pulled Lilandra back, her pale eyes fixed unblinkingly on Alex with a faint threat in her expression.

Alex glanced at Lilandra, who had been shielded behind the woman, then gave a soft laugh to reassure her. He rose from the bed and said seriously, "Hello, my name is Alex. I’m a human from Earth in the Milky Way."

Of course, Alex communicated with the woman through telepathy. He did not understand Alien Language.

"You’re lying!" The imposing woman narrowed her eyes slightly, deep killing intent flashing across her pretty face as she cautiously pulled Lilandra several steps back.

At the same time, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall. Quite a few people were rushing this way.

"I’m lying?" Alex looked at the woman in confusion. Shaking his head, he said in surprise, "Everything I said is true. Besides, I have no reason to lie to you."

But the woman clearly did not believe him. With a flap of her wings, she retreated directly to the entrance of the hall with Lilandra. More than a dozen people rushed in from outside, fully armed and wearing fierce expressions.

But when Alex saw the leader’s hairstyle, he nearly burst out laughing. That absurd Mohawk looked like a broom standing upright on his head. On top of that, he was dressed like Superman, his red-and-blue bodysuit outlining a red triangle around his crotch. At first glance, he really looked like a Superman with his underwear worn outside. There was a symbol on his chest as well, though it was not Superman’s S, but a triangle with one side missing.

Although Alex forcibly held back his smile, this "Mohawk" still noticed it. He shot Alex a vicious glare before turning to the imposing woman, bowing and calling out, "Your Majesty the Empress!"

"Empress?!" Alex stared at the imposing woman in shock, even more surprised than when he learned Lilandra would become the future Empress.

The Empress turned to look at "Mohawk," her face darkening as she shouted, "Warlord, seize him!"

"It is my honor to serve you!" the man called Warlord replied coldly. His body flashed, and he appeared beside Alex like lightning. Reaching out to grab Alex’s shoulder, he wore an utterly relaxed expression, clearly not taking Alex seriously at all.

Alex was furious. His face turned cold as he shouted, "You want to fight? I’ll oblige!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Alex neither dodged nor evaded, instead taking the initiative to meet Warlord’s hand.

Before they even made contact, Alex’s expression suddenly changed drastically. He had just remembered that half a month had passed, and the abilities he had copied should have long since vanished! Without Sebastian Shaw’s Energy Absorption, how could Alex dare to take Warlord’s clearly extraordinary palm strike head-on?

But it was already too late for Alex to run. Warlord’s hand clamped tightly onto Alex’s shoulder like an eagle’s claw, his five fingers seeming ready to pierce straight into Alex’s flesh.

The pain lasted only an instant before quickly fading away. To his surprise, Alex realized that he did not seem to be injured at all. There was even energy flowing into his body through his shoulder.

"Energy Absorption?!" Alex focused on examining his condition, only to discover that the abilities he had copied before leaving Earth had not disappeared. Sebastian Shaw’s Energy Absorption, Erik’s magnetic field and Metal Control, Alex’s Energy Impact Beam, and Joshua’s miraculous healing—every single one of the four abilities was still there!

Alex wanted to find out why, but this was clearly not the right time.

With a flicker of movement, Alex raised a hand and shoved forward. The vast energy within his body transformed into immense force as he threw a punch. Caught off guard, Warlord was blasted away by Alex’s fist, while Alex took the opportunity to retreat several steps.

Alex did not think much of it, but everyone else present stood frozen in disbelief, their gazes toward him filled with utter incredulity.

Warlord, too, stared at his own chest in disbelief. Alex had just punched him there, and the faint pain that continued to radiate from it kept reminding him that he really had been hit—and that it had actually hurt!

"What, not fighting anymore?" Seeing Warlord suddenly stop, Alex simply lowered his hands as well. He did not want to go to war with them. After all, he still needed their help if he wanted to return to Earth. Otherwise, who knew how long it would take him to get back? He might even become lost forever in the boundless starry sky.

With that in mind, Alex turned to the Shi’ar Empress and explained, "Your Majesty, I don’t know why you are certain that I’m lying, but I really am from Earth. I came here for some inexplicable reason."

Hearing Alex’s voice, the stunned crowd gradually came to their senses. Warlord’s fighting spirit surged, and he immediately wanted to charge forward again, only to be stopped by a sharp feminine cry.

Alex looked toward the sound and saw Lilandra. He had no idea what she intended to do.

Standing beside the Shi’ar Empress, Lilandra appeared somewhat petite. With firm steps and a serious expression, she walked out and stared at Alex before suddenly asking, "Can you prove that you are from Earth?"

Alex looked at Lilandra with a wry smile. Though she was trying to help him, this method was truly difficult to deal with. Was this not just another version of "prove that I am me"?

Still, Alex could not let Lilandra’s good intentions go to waste. After racking his brains for a long time, he finally asked, "Um, do any of you know Earth?" As he spoke, Alex swept his gaze over everyone present. They all remained expressionless; only Lilandra frowned and shook her head to indicate that she did not know.

"Fine!" With a sigh, Alex pointed at Lilandra, then at Warlord, and then at everyone else present. "I have no way to prove that I’m from Earth, because none of you know it. No matter how I explain it, it would be useless. But you can see that I’m different from all of you. That should prove something."

"You carry the scent of a Kree!" Just as everyone was being left bewildered by Alex’s words, the Shi’ar Empress suddenly spoke. Pointing at Alex, she said coldly, "Speak. What exactly have you come to the Shi’ar Empire to do?"

Alex shook his head with a bitter smile, looking helplessly at the Shi’ar Empress. "If I said I have no idea what this Kree you’re talking about even is, would you believe me?"

"You don’t know the Kree?" The moment Alex finished speaking, Lilandra could not help crying out. Her slightly youthful face was filled with disbelief. "The Kree Empire is one of the most powerful space empires in the universe! It is as famous as the Skrull Empire, and even stronger than our Shi’ar Empire!"

"What the hell is the Skrull Empire?" Alex felt his mind growing more and more confused. Everything he had heard and seen today had already far exceeded his understanding.

The Shi’ar Empress turned to look at Warlord. After seeing him nod slightly and confirming that Alex had not lied, she finally asked, "Earth, the homeland you spoke of—what level of civilization is it?"

"What do you mean, what level of civilization?"

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