I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 264 Riley: Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain

Unfortunately, Black Egg, preoccupied with easily infiltrating enemy territory and extracting vast amounts of classified information using the Skrulls' shapeshifting abilities, and reaping the benefits from it, clearly forgot...

The robots he recruited were not just robots that would obey orders.

Instead, they are intelligent life forms with the same emotions and desires as humans, yearning to walk in the sunlight in their true form!

So much so that as time went on...

The new home promised by Nick Fury has yet to materialize.

On the contrary, the Skrulls were assigned more and more dangerous tasks.

They treat the Skrulls like cattle and tools, exploiting their labor without any limits...

Even though Talos, the leader of the Skrulls, still chose to believe in humans and tried his best to appease his people.

It's inevitable that some people will realize that Nick Fury, who lies without thinking, never intended to help them find a new home from the very beginning!

This led to resentment towards Nick Fury, and a gradual separation from the mainstream, eventually forming the radical faction we know today.

Ultimately, disregarding the advice of their leader Talos, they chose to retaliate against Nick Fury and, indeed, all of humanity on Earth!

This led to the secret invasion event where Nick Fury and other high-ranking human officials replaced each other and gradually infiltrated the power system of modern society!

Therefore, given that there was a valid reason for this, and that humanity truly failed them, and considering that even today, a large portion of the Skrulls remain unaware of this and willing to trust humanity…

What if Riley killed them all without distinguishing right from wrong?

Under the law of Yin and Yang balance, one day in the future, we will surely face a major crisis that is comparable to a secret invasion, or even more severe!

So even if Riley, after turning to the dark side, really wanted to be a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel, just unleashing his power and mindlessly killing everything...

But, just like Riley, even after he turned to the dark side, he still cared about the people around him.

After weighing the pros and cons, Riley felt that it would be more appropriate to first gather some intelligence and then manage and operate the system accordingly.

Moreover, according to the timeline, the current Skrull radicals are still in the first stage of infiltration and do not possess any superpowers.

Neither the power they wield nor their ability to fight head-on can compare to Riley, who controls District 13.

Putting aside other things...

If the Skrulls, who have suffered so much injustice in Black Egg, are truly determined to have a new home and are unwilling to make any other concessions...

Riley, now wielding a multitude of trump cards, could easily open a dimensional barrier. He could find a suitable planet for the Skrulls to inhabit, one where no other intelligent life exists, from among the endless parallel universes, to serve as their new home!

Wouldn't that resolve the conflict between humans and Skrulls?

That's why, after Thor's unexpected intrusion ruined Riley's carefully prepared plan, Riley, confident that he could still cover for him, quickly adapted and devised a new plan.

That is, deliberately leaving behind the Skrull corpse disguised as Nick Fury.

Besides reminding Steve that the truth wasn't what he'd heard, and attempting to sow discord between Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D., so as to find an opportunity to recruit Steve to Section 13 later…

More importantly, Riley believed that Talos, who was still in a disguise and held a high position in S.H.I.E.L.D., would definitely learn of this astonishing news immediately.

Then, knowing full well how terrifying Spider-Man is.

Talos, who was unwilling to fight with humans, would definitely rush to District 13 to meet Riley in person if he did not want to face the tragic fate of the annihilation of his entire race.

In this way, they would demonstrate the Skrulls' sincerity and quell Riley's anger. Furthermore, as external aid, relying on their understanding of the Skrulls, they would help Riley identify and eliminate the radical members who had infiltrated the human elite!

And as it turned out, Riley's conjecture was absolutely correct.

Talos, who had just finished working overtime all night and was about to get home and have a good night's sleep, was so shocked by the news that his heart stopped on the spot!

Not only did he instantly snap out of his drowsy state and jump out of bed, but he also mentally cursed those radical idiots while personally piloting his Quinjet at full speed towards District 13!

Finally, just as the ninja soldiers were busily preparing a sumptuous lunch, he burst into the Thirteenth District in a flurry of activity.

Those who don't know the situation might mistakenly think that Talos is rushing over to freeload a meal!

Fortunately, as a nation truly known for its food culture, the Chinese have an inherent habit of inviting guests to eat.

Before the anxious Talos could even catch his breath, Riley, who had anticipated Talos's imminent arrival, warmly stepped forward and helped the trembling Talos to sit at the table. He then had a ninja soldier bring a brand new set of bowls, chopsticks, and cutlery, inviting Talos to join him for lunch.

Unfortunately, even though Riley's actions all stemmed from instincts ingrained deep within his soul, without any other motives.

However, because Riley was overly enthusiastic from beginning to end, Talos mistakenly believed that Riley had poisoned the food in front of him and was just waiting for him to walk into a trap!

Even so, Talos, who knew that the initiative was in Riley's hands and that the survival of the entire Skrulls depended on Riley's decision, only paused for a moment before quickly regaining his composure.

He took the utensils provided by the ninja soldier and began to wolf down the food in front of him.

However, judging from the glances he occasionally gave at that time, and the subtle expressions between his brows...

Rather than saying Talos was enjoying the food, it would be more accurate to say that, in addition to finding it tasteless, he felt a sense of desolation, like the mournful wind howling over the Yi River, a hero departing never to return.

It was clear that, despite misunderstanding Riley's intentions, she was mentally prepared to risk her life to appease him!

So much so that he glanced at Talos, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly, his head buried in his rice.

Turning back, he met Thor's sympathetic gaze for a moment, then was astonished to find that the usually fearless Thor, at this moment, didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye...

Riley, who felt that his image as a terrifying demon king might be deeply rooted in Thor's heart from this day forward and could never be shaken, couldn't help but twitch his lips violently.

No, buddy!

I just wanted to treat you to a meal because I saw you had come all this way and probably hadn't had lunch yet. Why are you acting like you're going to your execution?

Even if I am now a ruthless "villain," you still have the audacity to slander me and tarnish my reputation like this!