Mark was stuttering a bit.
Lin Feng smiled, saying nothing.
Mark paused for a few seconds, his hands and feet starting to tremble.
"See, it seems Mr. Lin Feng isn't satisfied with my service!"
"But it's okay, my service doesn't cost anything."
"If you're not satisfied, I'll leave. I'll leave right now!"
Mark nimbly packed up his props, ready to flee.
But, wasn't it all a bit too simple?
Lin Feng, still smiling, placed his palm on Mark's shoulder again.
As if under a immobilizing spell, Mark stood frozen in place like a statue.
"Leave? Go where? I haven't had a chance to properly thank you!"
Lin Feng maintained his smile, speaking through gritted teeth.
...
Time rewound a few minutes earlier.
The galaxy where Gu Yi and others were located had been devastated.
Countless desolate planets had turned to ash and dust in this battle.
The two sides fought with increasing ferocity, their moves becoming wilder.
After another attack, Lin Jili retreated a distance.
"Phew, that old woman's got something."
She had initially thought she could quickly defeat this old woman.
Because in their previous battles, this old woman hadn't displayed much combat power.
But Hela was experienced in combat and had also unleashed several powerful souls from the Necro-Realm to assist.
As a Cosmic Cube, to be unable to defeat Hela so quickly, Lin Jili felt a bit ashamed.
However, she felt it wasn't entirely her fault.
Those powerful souls were immune to ordinary attacks!
Yet, they could constantly harass her and Uncle Tiny.
This highlighted a problem: Lin Jili's experience, or rather her mindset, was still limited.
A Cosmic Cube should possess countless abilities, but she, like Lin Feng, either used brute force attacks or unleashed random energy blasts.
At most, she could do a little more than Lin Feng, mimicking movie plots to create heat weapons that fired energy projectiles.
It had to be said, the influence of those around you could be immense at times.
Once she transformed into human form, Lin Jili seemed to have stumbled into a peculiar zone.
But it wasn't entirely her fault. Although she was a Cosmic Cube, Lin Jili had separated from her cubic form shortly after gaining consciousness.
Later, she was adopted by Lin Feng. While she had inexhaustible energy, to truly utilize her abilities required experience and guidance...
Lin Feng couldn't escape the blame for Lin Jili's lackluster performance.
"There's no other way, should I just destroy this galaxy?" Lin Jili thought, wrinkling her small nose.
Most of the planets in the galaxy were already gone anyway.
After destroying it, she could simply restore it later.
"Don't be rash! Let's think of another way!"
Hearing Lin Jili's "friendly" suggestion, Tony broke out in a cold sweat.
He was still in this galaxy. If Lin Jili really detonated it, wouldn't he be finished?
"Don't worry, Uncle Tiny, I'll protect you!" Lin Jili waved her hand dismissively.
Come on, who was she? A Cosmic Cube!
Protecting Uncle Tiny was as simple as it gets, right?
"There's no other better way! If we don't stop that woman soon, once she brings out that thing, something very bad will happen!" Lin Jili continued to persuade.
However, she had already begun gathering energy in her hands, her attack pattern completely unrestrained.
But Hela clearly wouldn't let her accumulate a super-attack.
Those few powerful soul entities, abandoning their pursuit of Tony, rushed towards Lin Jili.
"Uncle Tiny, cover me for ten seconds!"
"In ten seconds, I, the Cosmic Emperor, will obliterate this entire galaxy!"
Lin Jili retreated rapidly, her hands still moving.
Tony's scalp tingled.
"Alright, I'll buy you ten seconds. You absolutely must protect me!"
In his Armed Venom state, Tony didn't hesitate to charge towards the approaching souls.
Damn it, this was humiliating!
The great Tony Stark, having to beg a child for protection one day!
But it was okay, in this world, might makes right.
Tony felt that between pride and life, the latter was clearly more important.
"Come on, fight me for another three hundred rounds!"
Tony bellowed, firing a blast at a soul entity.
He had learned this phrase from Lin Feng. Although he didn't understand why Lin Feng sometimes spoke like this during fights, it sounded cool.
Boom!
The blast passed straight through the soul entity, causing no damage.
Tony: ...
"Are you useless, Uncle Tiny!"
Lin Jili rolled her eyes. Seeing she couldn't rely on Tony, she kicked out, creating an energy shield around herself.
"Sir, current offensive measures are ineffective against soul entities."
"As I have already informed you..."
Within his helmet, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice sounded.
Tony scoffed.
"Then switch me to the Infinite Energy Cannon mode again!"
"Sir, the Infinite Energy Cannon mode is still in cooldown. Forcing its use will cause the suit to collapse..."
"And it will also induce the Venom symbiote's dormancy."
"If I may say so, sir, without the protection of the suit and the symbiote, you cannot survive in space for more than ten minutes..."
The Infinite Energy Cannon sounded impressive, but it also had a cooldown period.
Tony had fired with enthusiasm earlier, but the side effects followed.
"So, you're saying I can only stand here and watch?" Tony was exasperated by J.A.R.V.I.S.
He couldn't do this, he couldn't do that. When had Tony Stark ever fought such a frustrating battle?
"You can escape, sir!"
"We've just detected that the energy sphere in Miss Lin Jili's hand has exceeded the readable limit exponentially."
"The current energy limit we can read is capable of destroying 1.5 of this galaxy..."
Tony froze.
"What the hell? What did you say?"
"Lin Jili, didn't you say destroying one galaxy would be enough!"
Tony panicked.
Lin Jili, supporting the energy shield, had a ferocious smile on her tender, fair face.
But the smile looked a bit foolish and cute, like someone who had just had a small victory.
"The energy to destroy one galaxy might not be enough. Isn't it better to be absolutely sure?"
"Tell me, you can also guarantee my safety under this impact, right?!"
"Mmm..." Lin Jili frowned, looking at the energy sphere in her hand.
"Hiss, it should be fine, right..."
"What do you mean 'should be'!" Tony's head was seeing pound signs.
But Lin Jili didn't reply.
Her energy had already been accumulated.
She decisively released her grip on the energy sphere, flashed to Tony's side, and enveloped him within the protective shield.
All of this happened in less than a second.
"Close your eyes!"
Lin Jili only had time to utter.
The next moment, an incredibly dazzling white flash erupted in the depths of space!