It is like being in a dormant active volcano, with the possibility of erupting with raging magma at any time.
Despite the risk of being burned by fusion energy, Howard still did not let go of Kyle's shoulders, as if he wanted to gain forgiveness.
"Godfather!" Tony whispered uneasily.
Seeing this, Quill and others did not dare to intervene and could only watch in confusion.
The alien child was shocked and retreated subconsciously until he reached where Gamora was. He took a long breath, looked at Kyle secretly and said, "That person... is so scary. I almost couldn't breathe just now..."
Until Lorna walked up to Kyle, stroked his back with her palm, and whispered, "Boss, calm down."
Kyle was dazed for a moment, then nodded and said to Howard, "Sorry, I lost my composure."
"I am the one who should apologize. It was my weakness that caused me to fail to protect Lucy and save Logan."
Howard's body kept shaking, as if he was recalling bad memories. There was fear, timidity, anger, sadness, and helplessness in his eyes.
"Are they... dead? Who did it?" Kyle narrowed his eyes, with cold murderous intent brewing in his body.
"I don't know. He may be dead or alive." Howard looked up at everyone and waved his hand towards the building. He said hoarsely, "Come inside first. I will tell you everything."
Kyle didn't say anything, nor did he make any movements.
Rocket winked at Quill, jumped onto the tree man, and said to smooth things over: "My Groot is thirsty and wants to come into the house to drink some water."
"That's right. We are all acquaintances. Let's all go in and sit down and chat slowly." Quill received the hint and hurriedly agreed to smooth things over.
As the Rockets and Quill eased the atmosphere, Kyle and his group followed Howard into the residential building and sat down in the large living room on the second floor.
"Back then, Lucy, Logan, and I thought about going out into space to look for you because you hadn't returned to Earth for a long time..."
Howard did not waste any time and directly recounted everything that happened when the three of them formed an interstellar group and went to Earth.
Kyle listened carefully.
Howard continued, "We encountered many difficulties during our wandering in space, but with Logan as our strong bodyguard and some of my advanced technological weapons, we were able to get through the difficulties without any danger..."
Kyle nodded secretly. After the adamantium metal was implanted in Logan's body, his combat power was first-class.
"Five years after leaving Earth, we arrived at the Galactic Alliance and were amazed by the civilization here. It was a difficult but wonderful time. We want to settle down here temporarily and use the Galactic Alliance's rich information network to find your whereabouts."
Howard smiled a little more when he said this, but the smile soon disappeared. "We became interstellar hunters, taking on missions from some civilized forces, earning money while trying to get information about you. But that was the beginning of all the misfortunes."
Kyle clenched his fists quietly, and Lorna, who was beside him, placed her hands on his fists to soothe him.
"Five years ago, we received an intermediary mission that required us to go to a planet and build a palace building in the style of Earth." Howard looked extremely ugly. He looked at Kyle and gritted his teeth and said, "There, we met a man. He is the owner of that planet. His name is Ego!"
"He is from the Celestial Clan!"
Chapter 412: The Celestial Race
"The Celestial Gods?"
In the crowded second-floor lobby, everyone was stunned when they heard Howard's words.
The gods.
Obviously everyone knows a little bit about it, but it is precisely because they have heard of it that it is even more incredible. After all, the Celestials are an ancient race that only exists in legends!
Rumor has it that the gods were born and existed in the early universe, long ago, before many civilized forces rose and various alien races were still in the enlightenment stage. Each of them possessed power as strong as a star and a strong vitality of millions of years.
But tens of thousands of years ago, the Celestials disappeared, and few people have seen them since. Some even believe that the Celestials have long been extinct in the universe.
…
No one noticed that after Howard said the name "Ego", Star-Lord Quill fell silent, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
"Mr. Howard, are you sure we encountered the Celestials? They are legendary ancient organisms!" Lu Feng asked in surprise.
"It can't be wrong." Howard nodded and said firmly, "This is what Ego said himself. Later, I did some research and completely confirmed his identity. He is the only member of the Celestial Clan left in the universe."
"Howard. What happened later?" Kyle narrowed his eyes. He knew no less information about the Celestials than anyone else present.
Howard said slowly, "After the three of us took on the intermediary mission, we drove the spaceship out of the central area of the Galactic Alliance and arrived at a planet covered with green plants and rich in resources. As the owner of the planet, Ego received us warmly and told us a love story."
"Love story?" Rocket blinked.
"Yes, a love story. A story about a Celestial man and a human woman falling in love."
When Howard said this, Quill suddenly trembled slightly and held his head in his hands, causing Gomora, who was sitting next to him, to look at him in confusion.
Luna covered her mouth with her hands and asked in surprise, "Could it be that the man from the Celestial race named Ego has been to Earth?"
"Yes." Howard nodded and said, "In the 19th century, Ego not only went to Earth, but also lived there for a short period of time as a human. He fell in love with a woman named Meredith, and they had a baby boy."
"This is impossible!" Quill raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of bloodshot, staring at Howard, repeating: "This is impossible, how could it be..."
Everyone else looked at Quill in surprise, wondering what had touched Quill to cause such a big reaction.
"Sit still, Quill." Kyle raised his eyes and pressed down his left hand. Quill, who originally wanted to rush towards Howard, was pulled back to his original position by an invisible force.
Tony came to Howard's side and stood cautiously, fearing that the irritated Quill would hurt his father.
Howard looked at Quill with a calm expression and said, "Kid, this is the truth."
Quill clenched his teeth and said nothing.
"Quil, why are you reacting so strongly? Are you the hybrid of the gods and humans?"
"Then there should be an extra pair of wings. Wait, do the gods have wings?"
Rocket and Dex were joking and burst into laughter, but halfway through they noticed that everyone else was silent, so they stopped laughing abruptly.
In the lobby on the second floor, the atmosphere was strange and awkward for a moment.
"That... can't be true?" Rocket looked at Quill, whose face looked ugly, and opened his mouth exaggeratedly.
"That's right."
Howard stated calmly: "The human baby boy who inherited the blood of the Celestials is named Peter Quill, the Star-Lord in front of you."
When the truth was revealed, everyone else was shocked. Quill clenched his fists and shook his head fiercely, saying, "My father is a human from Earth. He disappeared when I was a child. He can't be one of those gods!"
"Then have you ever thought about why you were brought to the Galactic Alliance by the interstellar hunters? Also, is your body different from other ordinary humans?" Howard casually pointed out two points and said lightly: "In fact, the last time I repaired your interstellar spaceship, I took your blood for research and confirmed that you and Ego are father and son."
"Believe it or not, you can contact the interstellar hunter who brought you to the Galactic Alliance and get confirmation from him."
After Howard finished speaking, Quill already believed it in his heart, but he was unwilling to admit this fact. He said coldly: "I will verify it."