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Arthur raced through the corridors, his movements blinking faster than a flickering lightbulb.
This time, knowing Peter's location, he moved even faster than before. Within three minutes, Arthur had reached the previous passage.
Upon stopping, he saw numerous Kree corpses floating around him, their bodies swollen and their limbs stiff!
"Vacuum?"
Arthur realized his body began to float uncontrollably.
A quick scan with The Eye of Horus revealed the situation.
Peter had smashed the final valve, exposing the area to the vacuum of space.
The Kree in the vicinity were effectively dealt with.
Arthur's form flashed and he appeared inside the Spaceship.
Peter was at the console entering data. When he saw Arthur return, his eyes widened as he asked: "Where have you been?"
"Nice job!"
Arthur didn't answer and instead asked, "Can the Spaceship still operate?"
"Barely… It will definitely need major repairs afterward, but that's not the issue. The problem is the Spaceship is stuck here; how do we get it out?"
Arthur thought for a moment and said, "Come with me."
Without hesitation, Peter followed Arthur out of the Spaceship. As they emerged, Arthur simply touched the Spaceship lightly, and it disappeared from sight.
Suddenly, with such a large Spaceship gone, Arthur was almost swept away by the vacuum. Peter quickly grabbed him and asked: "Where's the Spaceship? That big one?"
Arthur pointed and said, "Over there!"
Peter activated his thrusters and, after reaching a more spacious area, Arthur summoned the Spaceship.
Due to the lack of gravity, the Spaceship wasn't stuck in its previous immovable position; it had begun to drift away.
Arthur flashed to the cockpit, started the Spaceship, and made it hover.
Soon, Peter entered through the hatch. After sealing off the external vacuum, he sighed with relief and asked Arthur, "What were you doing just now?"
"I delivered a little gift to their leader!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Arthur activated the thrusters. The ignition was a bit sluggish, but it eventually succeeded, and with a roar, the Spaceship flew out of the Warship.
"They let us go just because you gave them a gift?" Peter asked, feeling surprised as he took the co-pilot seat and noticed that the surrounding Kree fighters had vanished. "What did you give them? If it's something valuable, shouldn't you have sold it?"
"...I gave their leader a knife and three bullets!"
Arthur increased the thrust. With no pursuit from behind, it was clear that the leader's death had demoralized the Kree.
The shock of the event likely caused them to miss their chance!
Arthur let out a deep breath, maxed out the thrusters, and the Spaceship roared as it headed toward the previous coordinates.
Meanwhile, at least a dozen Kree fighters pursued from the Warship.
Arthur handed control of the Spaceship over to Peter and took a deep breath.
The Jump Point was right ahead, and they were about to jump. The Kree soldiers, recovering from the leader's death, wouldn't be able to catch up.
At this point, Arthur removed his mask and showed a slight smile.
"What on earth happened?" Peter asked. "You killed their leader? You were gone for just a few minutes…"
"That's what it means to fight desperately for survival."
Arthur let out a long breath and said, "To put it simply, it was a gamble. I aimed to kill their leader as quickly as possible to demoralize their troops and then break out at the fastest speed. I was betting on whether this ship could still operate and whether their shock over the leader's death would be as great as I anticipated."
"If their leader had been a beautiful girl, what if you couldn't bring yourself to do it?" Peter immediately asked.
At that moment, the Spaceship shook suddenly, and a subtle change in pressure-filled the cabin. Peter's voice became intermittent: "Oh, I forgot to mention… We're about to cross over… through the Jump Point!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a brand-new expanse of space appeared before them.
Before Arthur could respond, the familiar sensation hit again, and Peter had apparently jumped through two Jump Points consecutively!
This was why, once the opponents entered a Jump Point, escaping was almost assured.
You never knew how many Jump Points they had jumped through or which ones they had used…
After the two jumps, the Spaceship finally stabilized. Arthur held his chest and took a deep breath, then asked, "Why wouldn't you be able to do it if the leader was a beautiful girl? And as for the Kree… well, just their skin…"
He didn't finish, but the meaning was clear.
Peter curled his lips: "That's discrimination against an entire species! It's the disdain of Earth people!"
"Fair point."
Arthur thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, for me, it's hard to get any hormonal reaction toward those who are of a different race…"
"You're clearly single by choice," Peter said.
"Why do you say I'm single?" Arthur was momentarily taken aback, and an image of a face flashed through his mind.
"It's simple," Peter said. "You came to the universe all alone and never talked about missing your family. Friends might not be mentioned, but if you had a girlfriend, you'd definitely talk about her."
Arthur wanted to refute but found that Peter's observation seemed quite reasonable.
He waved his hand and said, "Let's not discuss this. This deal is a bust. This guy…"
He extended his hand and the blue-skinned fat guy Jeff was released.
As soon as Jeff saw the light of day, he collapsed onto his knees and began rolling on the ground, saying his legs were too weak to stand. He felt like the whole world was spinning!
Arthur pointed at Jeff and asked, "What should we do with him?"
They couldn't go to the Nova Empire, and the peripheral planets were inevitably caught up in the conflict. Unless they went to Xandar, the transaction couldn't proceed.
And going to Xandar would likely result in them not only failing to make the deal but also ending up as prisoners in the high-security prison there.
After some thought, Arthur decided to retract Jeff: "Forget it. I'll just keep him in storage until I leave. Or you can handle him?"
Poor Jeff, who didn't get a chance to say anything, was put back into the Disassemble Space once again.
Peter was somewhat intrigued but, considering the current situation on Xandar, sighed and said, "We'll deal with it when the time comes."
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