As Jessica carefully scanned the surroundings, she couldn't stop a stray thought from slipping into her mind.
Did this guy make his bodysuit even tighter again?
That butt is practically bursting out…
And so—
On the screens of hundreds of millions of viewers on Earth—
The camera very honestly zoomed in on Antony's firm, perfectly sculpted backside wrapped tightly in his suit… for a full three seconds.
The livestream chat exploded.
[WHAT THE HELL?! This camerawork is incredible! Giving us the close-up we deserve!]
[Is that the famous American butt?! No! That's the EARTH butt!]
[I want to slide down it like a playground slide…]
[The fabric quality of that suit is amazing… I mean, the breathability looks great.]
[SCREENSHOT! SCREENSHOT! Are we really allowed to watch this for free?!]
Meanwhile, Antony—who was walking ahead, pretending to seriously introduce alien geology—suddenly heard a storm of notifications ringing inside his head.
System Prompt:
Special Popularity +7,255!
Special Popularity +6,652!
Special Popularity +8,878!
…
"Huh?"
Antony paused for a moment, confusion appearing on his face.
He had just been explaining a rock that looked like a kidney stone.
Why were people so excited?
Had Earth audiences suddenly developed a passion for geology?
"Looks like everyone is really curious about the mysteries of the universe."
Antony said earnestly to the camera with a warm smile.
"That's wonderful."
"Curiosity is the ladder of human progress."
Behind him, Jessica was internally screaming:
Don't look there…
Don't look there…
DON'T LOOK THERE…
But subconscious thoughts were like a ball held underwater.
The harder you pushed them down—
The stronger they bounced back.
As Antony walked forward, the camera instinctively followed.
And this time—
It captured the front view.
The camera focused perfectly on the tension in his thigh muscles beneath the suit… and the very obvious outline that made people blush.
The zoom intensified.
The female viewers in the chat lost their minds.
[AHHH I CAN'T TAKE THIS!!]
[WHO IS THIS CAMERAWOMAN?! She understands exactly what we want!]
[It must be Jewel! I knew it! Hahahaha!]
[That is HUGE! Is that the power of a superhero?!]
[HOMELANDER!! I want to marry you in a grand wedding carriage!!]
[I'm moist… I mean my eyes are moist! I'm just emotional!]
[The person above me drooled on my phone screen!!]
System Prompt:
Popularity +10,010!
Popularity +10,086!
Popularity +12,315!
…
Antony stopped walking again.
"What's going on?"
He scratched his head.
"I'm literally just walking. I haven't done anything heroic."
"So why is my popularity suddenly skyrocketing again?"
He turned around and looked suspiciously at Jessica.
Jessica immediately looked away and pretended to study a random alien flower nearby.
Two faint blushes appeared on her cheeks.
"What's wrong?" Antony asked.
"Nothing… nothing."
Jessica cleared her throat.
"I'm… composing the shot."
"Yes."
"Framing."
Antony frowned slightly, then shrugged and continued walking.
As he turned around—
The camera once again accidentally drifted toward his lower body.
Earth's female fans lost their sanity all over again.
If their screams were physical soundwaves, several windows would have shattered.
They passed through a forest of crimson trees.
Ahead of them appeared a large clearing.
At the center stood the entrance to a massive cave.
The area was covered with battle scars.
Burned rocks.
Crater-like blast marks.
And pieces of broken metal scattered everywhere.
"Looks like there was a pretty unfriendly party here not long ago."
Antony stopped and looked forward.
In the shadows of the cave entrance—
Two figures leaned against a massive rock, catching their breath.
One had green skin and wore a red leather outfit.
Gamora.
The other had blue skin and a partially mechanical body.
A bald woman.
Nebula.
Both of them were wounded.
They had clearly just fought a brutal life-and-death battle.
Yet strangely—
Neither was attacking anymore.
Instead there was a quiet understanding between them.
The kind of silence only sisters share after venting years of hatred.
"I am Groot!"
Seeing familiar faces, Groot ran forward happily, waving his branch-like arms.
"Groot?"
Gamora looked up in surprise when she saw the tiny tree.
Then she noticed Rocket, Yondu…
And the blond man wearing the American-flag cape.
And the woman holding a floating metal camera orb that seemed to be staring everywhere.
"Rocket?"
Gamora stood up.
"What are you doing here?"
"And… who are these people?"
"Hey! Gamora!"
Rocket swaggered over with a gun slung over his shoulder.
"I heard explosions and thought you were throwing a barbecue party!"
Antony turned to the camera with an exaggerated look of surprise.
"Well, viewers…"
"Looks like we got lucky."
"We've encountered two wild aliens."
He pointed at Gamora and joked in classic American style.
"Take a look at that lady's skin tone."
"My guess?"
"She's from the Cucumber Planet."
Then he pointed at Nebula.
"And this one… very cutting-edge style."
"She looks like a monk undergoing cybernetic ascension."
The livestream chat burst into laughter.
[So those are aliens?! They look… unique.]
[HAHAHA 'Cucumber Alien' is killing me!!]
[The blue mechanical lady looks terrifying though.]
[Cyber monk! That's perfect!]
Rocket completely lost it.
"PFFFFT—HAHAHAHA!"
He rolled on the ground clutching his stomach.
Pointing at Gamora.
"HAHAHAHA!"
"Cucumber! Yes! That's it!"
"A spiky cucumber!"
"That name is perfect!"
"I'm calling you that from now on!"
Gamora's face instantly darkened.
She was already furious after watching Peter Quill get taken away by the man claiming to be his father.
And now someone was mocking her skin color?
Nebula, however, remained calm.
She rubbed her bald head thoughtfully.
"A monk?"
"If that is the title of a powerful warrior… I do not object."
But Gamora was not so patient.
The woman known as the deadliest woman in the galaxy had never tolerated this kind of humiliation.
Especially from a raccoon.
"You filthy rat."
Gamora's voice was colder than ice shards.
"You'd better shut your mouth."
"Nope! Bleh!"
Rocket continued provoking her like he had a death wish.
"Cucumber! Cucumber! Green cucumber!"
SHING—!
A flash of cold light cut through the air.
Almost no one saw Gamora draw her blade.
Rocket suddenly felt a cool breeze across his head.
His laughter stopped instantly.
He reached up and touched his scalp.
The thick fur that had been there before…
Now had a perfectly shaved bald strip down the middle.
"…."
Silence fell.
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