These important figures from various countries kidnapped by the Skrulls were the source of confidence for the world's powers to launch a crusade against the Spider Family!
And Jia and Gravik were the means Talos would use to push the Spider Family, or rather Ryan Parker, to the opposite side of humanity!
Jia, transformed into Gwen, would take her place when his girlfriend Gwen was away. She would whisper in Ryan's ear, exaggerating and fueling his perception of humanity's fear and loathing toward superhumans like them!
Until Ryan began to feel dissatisfied and disgusted with humans, eventually going to war with them!
Meanwhile, Gravik, transformed into Ryan, would cause trouble everywhere using Ryan's identity as 'Spider Monarch'. Finally, he would 'accidentally' expose Ryan's true identity as 'Spider Monarch' in front of the public.
Exposing Ryan Parker's hidden side to the surface, letting everyone know what a hypocrite he truly was!
This would serve as a tribute to their Skrull compatriots who died in Ryan's battle!
"Father, do we really have to stand completely against the Spider Family? Wasn't our original intention to temporarily stay on Earth and find a new place to live?"
At this moment, Jia, who had transformed into Gwen, asked somewhat reluctantly.
Hearing his daughter's words, Talos's brain, which had lost its sanity due to anger, cooled down a bit. He regained a sliver of reason, and the expression on his face became somewhat hesitant.
But seeing that Talos, who had finally toughened up, was softening again because of Jia's words, Gravik, a member of the Hawk Faction, immediately shouted at Jia:
"Jia, have you stayed in human society for so long that you've forgotten your true identity?"
"You must remember that you are a Skrull, not a human!"
"Once a Skrull, always a Skrull. Humans will never truly accept us. What you should be thinking about now is not humans, but our situation as Skrulls!"
"That bastard Nick Fury promised us a new home over a decade ago, using that to make us work for him on Earth all these years. But what's the result?"
"Over ten years have passed. Forget a new home—he can't even find a decent piece of land for us on Earth. Most of our people can only hide like rats in a sewer in this abandoned nuclear power plant where even ghosts wouldn't want to come!"
"Nick Fury is untrustworthy, and humans are even less so. If we want a new home, we have to fight for it ourselves. Besides, this time it was humans who took the initiative to attack us Skrulls. We are just fighting back against them. There's absolutely no need to feel any psychological burden!"
Listening to Gravik's words, Jia felt they made some sense, but at the same time, she keenly sensed something was wrong...
First of all, Nick Fury didn't seem to know that they had secretly sent millions of Skrulls to Earth over the years. He probably still thought there were only the Skrulls from the light-speed engine ship back then...
Plus the Skrulls born over the years at most.
Secondly, the claim that humans took the initiative to go to war with Skrulls was even more nonsensical. When 'Spider Monarch' Ryan Parker dealt with that powerful supervillain, it was an indiscriminate attack. Almost the entire Harlem district suffered in that battle!
The Nick Fury Tower where the Skrulls were located could only be said to have been accidentally damaged by Spider Monarch. It couldn't be considered a human action targeting them Skrulls at all...
Moreover, Nick Fury promptly dealt with the bodies of the Skrulls in the collapsed building afterward. Humans didn't even know about the existence of Skrulls until now...
So Gravik's words were nothing more than an excuse for him, a hawk, who had long wanted to go to war with humans!
But it just so happened that most of the Skrulls were warmongers. In the past, they often relied on their shapeshifting abilities to conquer other Planets everywhere.
That was also why the Skrulls had fallen to their current state. During their conquests, they encountered another more aggressive and powerful empire, the Kree Empire!
As a result, the Skrull Empire was destroyed by the stronger Kree Empire and hunted across the Universe!
If the awakened Captain Marvel hadn't protected them back then, the Skrull race might have been completely exterminated by the Kree Empire by now!
And the current situation was so similar to that time!
Except last time the Skrull Empire faced the entire Kree Empire, while this time they only faced a single Spider Family...
But even if the Spider Family couldn't compare to the entire Kree Empire in scale, Jia was not relieved. Instead, she felt even more uneasy.
She always felt that this time, their Skrull race had provoked the wrong person again...
And it was an even bigger mistake than provoking the Kree Empire back then!
A woman's strong sixth sense made Jia grit her teeth, preparing to risk offending her fellow clansmen to persuade her father, Talos, once more.
But before she could speak again, Talos, who was also deep in thought over Gravik's words, raised his hand to interrupt her.
Talos looked up at Jia, his eyes having become firm: "Whether Spider Monarch did it intentionally or unintentionally this time, we can't just let it go. We need a counterattack to let humans know that Skrull blood is not shed in vain. Blood must be paid with blood!"
"Jia, I know what you're thinking, but think of your mother who died in the tower, and think of your younger sister who still hasn't walked out of the psychological shadow!"
After saying that, Talos stopped looking at Jia. He turned and patted Gravik's shoulder, saying in a low voice: "The 'Secret War' operation begins now. I need to go deal with Nick Fury's side, so I'll leave you in charge of this operation as the commander-in-chief!"
Hearing this, Gravik couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Talos. I have 100% confidence in this mission. Earth will definitely be ours!"
Hearing this, Talos frowned and corrected: "This is just a retaliatory action we're taking against the Spider Family and a warning to humans. Don't do anything extra!"
"After all, Earth belongs to humans. We should coexist peacefully with the original inhabitants instead of repeating the mistakes our ancestors made!"
After saying that, Talos didn't stay any longer and turned to leave.
As he said, he was carrying out this operation behind Nick Fury's back. He still had to go back to S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep Nick Fury steady.
But Talos didn't see that Gravik behind him didn't answer his words. Instead, he lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Obviously, he was not satisfied with the small goal Talos mentioned. His ambition was much greater than Talos's!
So great that... it was enough to lead the Skrulls to extinction on Earth!
Although... even if Gravik didn't think so, the Skrulls had already been sentenced to death by Ryan...
Jia, transformed into Gwen, saw the ambition in Gravik's eyes from the side. Her sense of unease grew stronger, and even her heart began to beat faster and faster.
Thump, thump, thump——————
At Parker Tower, in Ryan's private lounge, a knock sounded at the door.
Hearing the sound, Ryan opened his eyes. He first glanced at the Gwens sleeping soundly on either side of him and gently pulled his arms out from under their necks.
Well, this negotiation went very smoothly. As the arbitrator, Ryan successfully made Party A have no objections and also got the reluctant Party B to join the contract. Finally, the three parties held a peaceful 'meeting'...
I have to say, this time it was truly double the happiness...
After Ryan got out of bed, the Symbiote on his body began to surge. By the time he reached the lounge door, his naked body was already dressed in a neat black shirt and trousers.
Click——————
Opening the door, a curvaceous red-haired figure stood there.