280 Jailbreak
At dinner time the next day, everyone listened to Rocket explaining his escape plan while eating.
"If we want to get out of here, we have to find a way to get into that guard tower."
The security tower is located in the center of the prison area and serves as the central console for controlling the prison gates, drone guards, and gravity generator.
Speaking of gravity generators, Otto had always been curious about how these aliens generate gravity. Is gravitonium a common mineral in the universe?
When he gets into that place, he must find a way to collect data.
"If we want to get in there, we need some props." Rocket turned his attention to the jailer at the entrance.
The bracelet used by the jailer can link to the guard tower, control the cell door, and allow the jailer to enter and exit the console normally.
"I need a guard's bracelet."
"Leave it to me." Gamora agreed to take on the task.
At this moment, a disabled man walked by. He had lost his left leg and relied on a prosthetic leg to move around normally.
"And that guy, I need his prosthetic leg."
"His legs?" Peter and Star-Lord asked simultaneously, confused about the connection between prosthetic legs and prison escape.
"Yes, it's his legs. I can't use any other parts. There's also a black pipeline behind the wall with yellow lights flashing. Inside, there's an X-stone energy battery, a purple box, and a green line. To get into the guard tower, I need that thing."
Peter scratched his head again: an X-stone energy battery, a device he had never heard of.
It would be great to dismantle that thing and give it to Dr. Otto for study.
Obtain the X energy stone and the jailer's bracelet, and then enter the guard tower.
"But that's the most heavily guarded place in the entire prison. How are we going to climb to the 20-foot-high console without anyone noticing?" Star-Lord asked.
"I can climb up—and it will be absolutely fast. If anyone needs help, I can assist." Peter raised his hands and began to climb up a wall. He could still climb very quickly even without the help of spider silk.
"Very good, the most critical part—once the energy battery is taken, the emergency state will be activated. As soon as we get the battery, we need to act quickly, so we must wait until the last step to get the battery..."
After hearing this, Peter felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. This was his first prison escape, and it was an alien prison.
Just as he was shifting his body, he noticed that Groot, the tree man, had walked under the guard tower and pulled out a piece of purple-glowing equipment from the black pipe, with a long green wire connected to the back...
"Uh... the purple box and the green thread—is that what Groot has?"
"What..."
Before anyone could turn around, Groot ripped off the energy battery, and the entire prison area instantly switched to emergency power!
beep---
The piercing siren sounded, but Groot seemed unfazed, smiling as he handed the energy battery to Rocket.
This scene was captured on camera.
"Okay—we have batteries now." Peter froze.
Rocket shook his head helplessly: "Just take it one step at a time."
Everyone began taking action according to the planned division of labor. Gamora was responsible for grabbing the bracelet, and Peter was tasked with covering Rocket and protecting Dr. Otto.
And Star-Lord went to get that prosthetic leg.
Swarms of drones emerged from the passage and quickly surrounded the tree man Groot. The jailer's voice echoed throughout the prison:
"Prisoners, put down your equipment and return to your cells, or we will open fire."
The other prisoners immediately returned to their cells.
Of course, Groot would not put down his equipment and return to his cell. He roared provocatively at the drones surrounding him:
"I-am-Groot!"
The roar was fierce, but it also drew bullets.
The drones opened fire without hesitation. The small machine guns carried by these drones were very powerful, but weapons of this caliber could only remove a layer of bark from Groot's body. Groot simply swatted at them with his backhand, sending the drones flying!
The scene instantly became chaotic. The downed drones fired randomly in the air. Peter quickly asked Otto to hide under the table, grabbed Rocket, and easily jumped against the wall, avoiding the random bullets.
"Nice trick! Did you put glue on your feet? Throw me over! Also, I need a gun!" Rocket yelled at Peter amidst the hail of bullets!
"Roger that!"
Peter took aim at Groot and threw Rocket!
At this moment, the heavily armed prison security arrived. These low-combat security guards were quickly overwhelmed by Drax and Peter. Drax picked up a rifle and tossed it to Rocket.
The combined firepower of Rocket and Groot created a small fortress. Their intense fire caused the jailers to steadily retreat. Soon the first wave of jailers was pushed back, and Gamora successfully grabbed the bracelet.
Seeing the pressure lighten, Rocket quickly instructed Groot to lift him to the guard tower.
The tree man's body began to stretch toward the guard tower, transforming into a makeshift ladder.
"Doctor, are you ready?" Peter picked up Otto and prepared to take him up.
After all, Dr. Otto is older and has not undergone any physical enhancements. Without his mechanical arm, his physical fitness was at the level of an ordinary person, requiring Peter to help him up.
Arriving at the guard tower, Groot tossed the unfortunate jailer aside, and Rocket began operating the console.
Star-Lord slapped the prosthetic leg onto the console: "Let's get to work."
"These two are enough. I was just joking about the prosthetic leg." Rocket said without looking back.
"What?" Star-Lord's face turned green with anger. He had discussed the price with the guy for a long time. Was this little raccoon just messing with him?
"Haha, I just want to laugh when I think about that guy who can only jump and walk!" Rocket grew increasingly excited as he spoke, bouncing around.
While he was in high spirits, Star-Lord was confused: "I spent 3 star coins to buy it from that guy!"
Hearing this, Rocket became even more nervous, laughing as he operated the controls.
At this point, Peter brought Dr. Otto to the console.
"Pentacles, what are those? Dr. Otto should be able to help you hack into the console. He is... well, the smartest person on our planet."
"Earthlings, this is not something you can handle."
Rocket's method of hacking into the control system was rather crude. He planned to use the energy battery to overload the control system, shut down the console completely, pull out the necessary wires, and connect them to the battery.
He actually didn't know much about software technologies, but his engineering skills were like cheating. He could simply use some scraps to build advanced technology.
"How will you know if you don't try?" However, Dr. Otto refused to give up easily and began typing on the keyboard.
As they spoke, Peter noticed a new jailer appearing downstairs. The weapon on his shoulder resembled a rocket reflector from Earth...
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Chapter 281: The Missing Research Ship
Not long after, the second group of prison security guards arrived. This time, they were carrying what looked like rocket launchers, which seemed quite powerful.
Boom!
The explosion caused horrific cracks in the glass, and the atmosphere became tense. Everyone was waiting for Rocket Raccoon's plan to take effect...
Boom!
Another shell hit the glass, and it had become quite fragile. It seemed that it only needed one more shot, and this sturdy guard tower would be scrapped!
At the critical moment, Rocket finally found the line he needed among a large number of wires and connected it to the modified energy battery!
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This move immediately caused the prison area to lose gravity. Except for the tower, everyone in the prison area floated.
The connection point of the guard tower was decoupled, and now the control room they were in was completely off the ground.
"So this is the line that controls gravity; I understand..." The way Rocket hacked into the guard tower allowed Otto to find some logic.
It was such a simple logic that allowed him to quickly complete the calculation in his brain and build all possible models.
With the beginning established, the rest of the work was much easier—his hands quickly worked on the console, rapidly eliminating the wrong models.
Of course, normal people can't perform this kind of operation, but he is Doctor Octopus, and he is Doctor Octopus with enhanced intelligence.
While operating, Otto followed Rocket's method to find the control line he needed, then pulled out a data line from the heel of his palm and connected it.
"I found you, Raccoon. Turn off the artificial gravity and then control the drone to form a thruster—I guess your next step is to unlock the door, right? Smart plan." Otto smiled, one step ahead of Rocket as he unlocked the door.
After unlocking the door, he hacked into several control lines and copied data.
Once his plan was revealed, Rocket had a strange feeling: "Okay, you have touched the entry standard for cosmic genius. Now hurry up, we are going to rush!"
The drone slowly flew below the control room and formed a simple thruster. However, this thruster did not have supporting control software, so it would be quite rough to fly—
But Otto could improve this problem.
The console opened the door with a bang and rushed into the narrow passage. Rocket was surprised to find that they did not bump around in the passage but flew quite smoothly.
He looked at Otto: This Earthling has a lot of skills.
"What's that on your hand? Are you selling it?"
"This is not for sale; it is a necessity for work." Otto shrugged. This was just an ordinary data cable, but it was very versatile.
After many modifications, several memories were added to his spinal nerve implant, which could be connected to the robotic arm. As long as he retrieved his arm, he could find a way to unlock the copied data.
After rushing out of the passage, the console stopped firmly outside the prison area. Most of the guards were trapped in the prison, and it was very quiet here.
Everyone rushed into the item seizure room in a hurry and quickly rummaged through their belongings.
Boom!
The ground suddenly shook slightly—Doctor Octopus found his mechanical arm.
"Fortunately, the they put them here—long time no see." Otto said hello to his mechanical arm. In the past few months, he felt like he was disabled. Now, he was complete.
"Holy shit... it's so handsome." Rocket exclaimed and leaned forward, "This thing is so impressive. I must buy it. How much do you want for it?"
"This makes it even more impossible to sell them. They are all my children."
"Doctor, I'm glad you found them. What's the harvest?" Peter said while changing clothes.
"I found the locations of Carlo and Caesar in the prison database, but the spacecraft was not found in the database."
"I haven't been able to contact Karen either—she's offline." Peter frowned, feeling that something was wrong. Could their spaceship have been scrapped?
But no matter what, they still had to go back to find Carlo and Caesar, who were both serious crew members.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Star-Lord rummaging through his storage bag and saying, "Wait a minute... that brat didn't put my things back. Bring them to the ship. I'll be right back!"
As he said that, he stuffed a bag into Gamora's hands and ran back toward the prison. He didn't explain much and just asked Gamora to park the ship outside and wait for him.
Everyone looked helpless.
"Boy, what about you? You want to go back to find something too? Have you found the ship?" Rocket asked for the sake of Otto's manipulator.
"I do have to go back. There are two crew members locked up in another prison area—and our ship is missing. If we can't find it... can you give us a lift?"
"And the crew? You don't have pets on the ship, right?" Rocket complained that the other prison areas were all alien creatures. He understood this. If he hadn't been able to speak, he would have been detained there.
"A cat and an orangutan—but they are not pets; they are serious crew members—just like you." Peter was halfway through his explanation when he suddenly felt that Rocket seemed a bit similar to them.
"Haha, octopus, orangutan, and cat? What combination are you? A zoo combination?" Drax laughed cheerfully, but this made Rocket very unhappy.
Racist, right? Stupid big guy.
And Peter said silently in his heart: Counting himself, there was actually a spider, and the name of the ship was indeed the Zoo.
"Do you have a raccoon as smart as me?" Rocket said suddenly.
"There should be. If I remember correctly, there seems to be a species of raccoon in the group's wisdom list—are you a raccoon? Maybe there are a few of them."
Upon hearing this, Rocket couldn't sit still and walked around anxiously on the ground: in his knowledge, he was the only one in the universe with an IQ... well, a raccoon, a raccoon with a human heart, a special species of animal appearance.
Although the situation was urgent now, he really wanted to find someone of the same kind...
Who understands the pain of a lonely raccoon?
So the little raccoon gritted his teeth and decided to help Peter.
...
When Star-Lord returned to his spaceship, he was surprised to find that there were several outsiders on board: Peter, Otto, the black-cat Carlo, and the orangutan Caesar.
He looked at Gamora and Rocket. The former had the same helpless expression, while the latter had a look of "I did nothing wrong."
After all, if you take advantage of the "Osborn Group," you might be able to get yourself a wife.
"Okay, Rocket, I don't care if you want to help them, but this is your business; don't ask me to help you solve it."
"Quill, you are so stingy—don't worry, I will solve this problem when we get to the barren land."
It's just a matter of spending some money to bring them back to the USA, simple.
"Uh... Quill? Don't worry, we won't cause you any trouble." Peter patted Star-Lord on the shoulder.
Star-Lord wasn't worried about any trouble they would cause.
It's just that this ship... it's a bit crowded with so many people crammed in it. This is obviously his ship.
Star-Lord looked helplessly at the situation inside the ship:
The chimpanzee and Drax are arm wrestling; Rocket is taking parts of his spaceship to assemble something; the man with the octopus tentacles is using his tentacles to operate the console...
There were ping-ping-pong-pong sounds everywhere, and he had to be careful wherever he walked.
He used to think that his spaceship was like an abstract painting every second when it was illuminated with purple lights.
Now, all that's left is abstraction.
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Chapter 282
When they arrived at their destination, what appeared in front of everyone was what looked like a head.
But what kind of creature can have such a large head?
"The Knowhere has arrived. It's the severed head of an ancient divine creature."
In the face of everyone's exclamations, Gamora explained what the thing that looked like a head was.
"Oh my god... what kind of creature can have such a big head? This is unscientific..." Peter complained quietly.
Gamora glanced at the two people from Earth with disdain... The foursome, do you discuss science when it comes to the gods?
God is science.
"Be careful when you go in; it's a lawless place inside.
Hundreds of years ago, the Tivan Group sent workers to mine the organic matter in the skull. Bones, brain tissue, and spinal fluid are all rare materials. High-priced items on the black market in the entire galaxy come from here.
And here is where the largest black market is located."
Gamora introduced the situation here to everyone as the spaceship slowly sailed in .
The entire skull of the celestrial is a massive mining area, with countless small mining machines collecting minerals around the skull. This scene looks like the asteroid mining and metallurgy area of the Osborne Group.
It's just that there are no noisy crowds and dense markets in the Osborne Group's asteroid mining and metallurgical area—these aliens have built a chaotic city here, relying on the skull of gods. It can be seen that they built cities without detailed planning at the time.
"...This is the first time I have seen someone build a city in a mining area..." Dr. Otto commented.
At the same time, he noticed that these mining machines seemed to utilize very advanced force field technology to control the front-end mining manipulators.
"It doesn't look very safe. Aren't they worried that mining operations threaten their survival?" Peter asked.
"Only contracted laborers from the Tivan Group are stationed here. Due to some reasons, they owe huge debts to the Tivan Group and must work for the group until their debts are paid off."
Loan businesses are not very common in the interstellar world: after all, no one can guarantee whether the lender will just borrow the money and run away.
However, the boss of Tivan Group relies on special industries and has strong financial resources and strength. He is not afraid of the other party running away.
But in contrast, the interest on loans is very high. Once you borrow, it is impossible to pay it back unless you use the money to make a fortune.
It is akin to borrowing money from loan sharks to buy lottery tickets and repaying the money on Earth. It is pure gambling.
The Tivan Group is basically full of such indentured workers.
To buy things that exceeded their consumption capacity, they incurred huge debts and then worked for the lender until they died... Peter couldn't quite understand this behavior.
"There are always fools who think they can pay off their debts. Hey, boy, aren't you from some group too?" Rocket complained.
"We? The Osborne Group has very good benefits. At least I haven't heard of this... contracted labor system."
More than good, the rise of the Osborne Group coincided with the end of the subprime mortgage crisis, but I have never heard of Osborne employees worrying about housing and related resources.
On the other hand, other parts of the world seem to be struggling to survive the economic crisis. If it weren't for the products and services of the Osborne Group, many people would not have been able to survive the turmoil of the past few years as "humans."
"We will land here and have some things to do—I suggest you stay on the ship, but if you want to go out for a walk, you can, but it is dangerous and illegal here. Only lawless people will come here."
Gamora said.
"There are a lot of lawless people on my planet: Billy the Kid, Bonnie, and Clyde John Stamos..." Star-Lord listed a lot of famous American criminals as if he were showing off a treasure trove.
Speaking of this, Peter was no longer sleepy and instinctively responded:
"And the Milwaukee Monster, the Zodiac Killer... oh my gosh, it was a really scary group of people."
"Yes, that's it."
The two of them blinked in understanding.
Peter continued: "We are going to see if we can find a device here that can send messages to Earth. Any suggestions?"
For a long time, the Osborne Group has used psychic communication internally, which is a connection established between two biological computer endpoints that are also equipped with psychic organs.
This kind of communication has many benefits, including instantaneous, efficient, accurate, long communication distance, and a high degree of encryption. However, the shortcomings are also obvious: the psychic communication component is a special technology of the Osborne Group, and they don't know how to make it.
It is even more impossible for Star-Lord's spacecraft to have a way to communicate with Earth. The distance is too far, and his small spacecraft only supports short-range communication.
"There is a black market here; you can try your luck. You may be able to buy things there, but it is very dangerous." Gamora said.
"Then you have to try your luck—hey, we are accomplices who escaped from prison together, so don't look down on us, okay?"
Peter always felt that these aliens looked down on them—but his fighting power was not weak. Although Carlo and Caesar could not speak human language, they were genuine biological weapons.
In the face of Peter's complaints, Star-Lord and others remained silently tacit: Peter and others were just rubes in their eyes. This was not a matter of technology or combat effectiveness but a matter of knowledge.
The spacecraft landed smoothly, and it was impossible to stay on the ship. Peter and Otto would definitely have to investigate this "hairless land" on the spot.
After finally finding an alien settlement, how could they hide in a spaceship?
Star-Lord and everyone went to a bar, and Peter and the other four planned to take a look at the black market here.
Seeing the newcomers landing, local thieves and robbers all targeted Peter and the others. A group of children emerged from the crowd, intending to stop them from begging and then take the opportunity to invest some money.
Dr. Otto himself is very charitable, but his robotic arm is quite intimidating. The thief's actions were easily seen through by the robotic arm.
"hiss--"
The robotic arm opened its claws towards the thieves, and the sharp spikes stopped less than 3 cm away from the thieves.
The claw itself does not have a speaker, but it can run the power components inside wildly to emit a piercing high-frequency noise, and the resulting ultra-high temperature converges on the spikes, burning them red.
"Hey, don't be like this." Otto retracted his claws in time and showed a friendly smile to the children.
Before he could say anything to the children, they crawled back into the crowd.
And Otto's smile was interpreted by everyone as that this old guy is not only extremely dangerous but also a middle-aged man who likes to pretend to be kind...
It's very possible that he wants to deceive children and then do some cruel things—identified as an extremely dangerous pervert.
So under the threat of Dr. Otto's robotic arm, almost no one dared to approach them. Otto could only smile silently.
Along the way, the chimpanzee Caesar poked curiously here and there. The aliens looked at Otto's mechanical arm and dared not say anything, but Carlo lay on Peter's shoulder in a very polite manner.
Peter and Otto were looking for anything they needed while observing the aliens' social patterns, various alien technologies, and other information they required.
But the more they observed, the weirder they felt:
First, they saw something that looked like a gas station on the road. Combined with Otto's understanding of Star-Lord's spacecraft, these alien spacecraft did not use technology such as nuclear fusion.
Instead, they burned some kind of high-energy fuel. Although the combustion method is very advanced and the energy density of the fuel is quite high, it still cannot change the fact that they are using some kind of "fuel-like" substance as energy.
This made Otto think deeply: Could it be that nuclear fusion is actually a rare technology?
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Chapter 283: Weird Alien Technology Tree
Many people on Earth believe that aliens capable of traveling freely through the stars must have civilizations far more advanced than Earth's. Peter and Dr. Otto shared this belief.
But today, their illusions were shattered.
For example, the currency used by these aliens is "star credit."
This is a widely circulated currency in the galaxy. From the Nova Empire to the Kree Empire, as well as lawless places like the Barrens, this currency has purchasing power.
Star coins are an electronic currency, equivalent to cryptocurrency on Earth. It uses unique encryption technology, has no specific issuer, and its original issuer is unknown. The credit effectiveness is also a mystery.
This currency can be used to trade common items like spaceship fuel, energy batteries, and some common weapons, but for advanced technology and related items, merchants on the black market sometimes prefer bartering.
In other words, although star coins are a currency, there is no official organization to protect its credit validity. It all depends on trust, but it is unexpectedly "valuable."
Just like humans in ancient times used shells as currency, but if others don't recognize it, there's nothing you can do. The strange thing is that for convenience, most people recognize this currency.
Humans collect shells on the beach, and star coins are like potatoes emerging from the ground, but the "land" they grow on is computer encryption technology. This currency appeared very early, forming today's bizarre interstellar trade system.
The relationship between various interstellar forces is more like the relationship between tribes. If you want to dominate, you can only fight. There is no such thing as economic warfare. They can't regulate the empire's production through economic means. Their systems are not very organized.
Market economy supporters on Earth would call this freedom!
Natural resources that support their star travel, the advanced communication technology, and the weird technology trees have created strange alien civilizations and interstellar societies. Their understanding of basic subjects is not deep.
However, various technologies still have a profound impact, such as cheaper hyperspace engines and strange life-support equipment. Although the air quality in the skull of the god is not good, humans can still breathe normally here. This is equivalent to asteroids.
Not only that, there is gravity here similar to Earth's. It may use cheap "alien artificial gravity" technology. The Osborne Group's spacecraft are loaded with a small amount of gravitonium to maintain the gravity environment.
Before this, Otto believed that "artificial gravity" was theoretically much higher level than controllable nuclear fusion.
With these technologies, the cost of spacecraft can be further reduced, and Harry would appreciate this technology.
"It's really... impressive." Otto used his robotic arm to scan the goods on the black market.
The mechanical claw scanned a strange transmitter. It was unknown which ship it was removed from. It had obvious traces of multiple modifications and many redundant parts inside.
It was like unskilled programmers repeatedly copying and pasting code they couldn't figure out, iterating into a product. It might be usable, but analyzing it in detail was difficult.
They said they were "assembling the spacecraft," but they were really assembling it. Unlike Earth industries that manufacture electronic devices from scratch.
"So, do you want to buy it or not? One hundred thousand star coins, no negotiation."
Otto responded, "Can this thing of yours send signals to Earth? If it can, I'll definitely buy it."
Of course, this thing couldn't get in touch with Earth.
In fact, not just this thing; most accessories here couldn't communicate over such long distances.
Unexpectedly, the profiteer rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, my transmitter was dismantled from a large ship. I sell advanced technology; can I sell you a fake?"
"Really?" The mechanical arm behind Otto hissed and stuck to the profiteer's face. "You don't think I don't understand these technologies, do you?"
The terrifying mechanical arm made the man break out in a cold sweat: He was a desperado, but he had to make money to risk his life.
"Okay, okay, this thing won't work—but it was dismantled from an Asgardian spacecraft. It must be able to communicate with Asgardians! Doesn't that mean it can communicate with Earth?"
The profiteer explained quickly.
When he heard about Asgard, Otto was stunned for a moment: It seemed that Asgardians were famous in the universe?
Besides, he had never seen an Asgard spaceship, so he couldn't falsify what the profiteer said...
Only the profiteer himself knew that this thing was indeed dismantled from a ship where an Asgardian once stayed, but it was not Asgardian technology.
Seeing Otto's hesitation, the profiteer smiled: He is indeed a bumpkin.
"I promise what I said is true. If I lied to you, I would eat this on the spot. Are you satisfied?"
But Peter sensed something was wrong. According to what he learned in Alfheim, the Asgardians relied on the omniscient and omnipotent Heimdall for communication and interstellar travel. From the light elves' description, "Heimdall" was definitely not an object, but a real person.
"You want to lie to us, right?" Peter said, rubbing his chin. "The Asgardians have Heimdall and bifrost, and this thing doesn't fit their aesthetics—I've never seen them use something so ugly."
Whoosh!
The mechanical claw lifted the profiteer, and the other claw grabbed the transmitter, about to stuff it into the alien's mouth!
"You said you'd eat it yourself—you don't like being lied to." Dr. Otto spread his hands.
Peter opened his mouth, as if wanting to say something, but Otto just waved his hand to stop him.
The profiteer watched as the claws pressed the transmitter toward his mouth, and another claw surrounded his mouth, trying to open it...
This is a black market, and people on the sidelines preferred to watch a show.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute! I was wrong! There's a well-connected guy in the bar next to us. He must have a way to get the news to the Collector!"
Otto smiled at Peter beside him, as if to say: Did you see it? This is how you deal with profiteers.
But the mechanical arms showed no intention of stopping.
"...Hey...um—I-I'll cover the cost of sending the message—" The profiteer finally decided to spend money to ward off the disaster when the transmitter was about to be stuffed into his mouth.
Boom.
"Bah...cough cough—vomit—"
The claws threw him to the ground. Although he didn't stuff it completely, he could actually taste the transmitter...
While coughing, the robotic hand reached out in front of him again. The flashing red light made him panic, and he hurriedly took out a crystal card from his pocket.
The image showed it seemed to be a "stored value card" with one hundred thousand star coins in it, exactly the price the profiteer offered for the transmitter.
"Is this okay?" Peter looked at the poor profiteer on the ground and said, "Isn't this too much?"
"Peter, this is how we deal with these lawless people. Okay, let's go see that communications businessman—I didn't expect even sending a message could turn into a business."
Peter looked at the profiteer lying on the ground. Dr. Otto was right. After all, it was the profiteer who deceived people first.
But he didn't expect the doctor to have such a tough side.
Following the information from the profiteer, the two came to a bar called "Jemiah's Boots Bar." From a distance, they saw the security guard violently throwing a customer out. People outside were used to it and didn't even look at the person on the ground.
This bar was located at the foot of the Collector's headquarters and seemed to be a related business.
"Hmm...it doesn't look like a reputable place."
"Indeed, the casinos in Las Vegas in movies are also this abusive." Peter compared this scene with the movies on Earth in his memory.
But before they entered the bar, Peter's spider sense started buzzing:
The tallest building in the barren land, the Collector's headquarters, suddenly burst into purple-white flames—
Boom!
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Chapter 284: Knocking on the Door of Trade
A huge explosion resounded throughout the Hairless Land, and the museum that symbolized the headquarters of the Tivan Group and the famous collector in the universe, Taneleer Tivan, exploded into ruins!
Purple-white flames engulfed the tower, and the surrounding area fell into chaos. Seeing the opportunity, a large number of indentured workers rioted, and the chaos was spreading!
Thanks to Spider-Sense, Peter and Otto were not hit by the falling objects from the explosion.
It's just that the two of them were not sure whether this was the daily life of aliens. After all, there seemed to be no police or anything like that here...
Not only is this alien colony very skewed in terms of technology, but it also seems to have no social mechanism similar to that of Earth.
Just as the two of them were looking around blankly, they suddenly noticed a few familiar faces running out of the Tivan Group headquarters, seemingly arguing about something.
"...Why are you still holding this broken ball! Let's just give it to Ronan!" Rocket Raccoon was very agitated. He didn't know that the thing in Star-Lord's hand was so dangerous!
Just now, they handed over the "Power Orb" that Star-Lord found to the collector Taneleer Tivan, but they didn't expect it to be a super bomb. He didn't believe it at first, but the collector's slave triggered the thing!
The explosion that blew up the Collector's Museum was caused by the Power Orb!
Several people were discussing the disposal of the orb. Rocket thought it should be thrown as far away as possible!
Didn't Ronan of the Kree Empire want it? Then just give it to him. Such a dangerous thing might cause a lot of trouble!
However, Star-Lord and Gamora believed they could not hand it over to Ronan, that war madman—especially Thanos, who was behind Ronan, could use this thing to destroy the entire universe!
Gamora wanted to give the orb to the Nova Corps, but Star-Lord had a different idea:
"Or... we could give it to someone who won't arrest us, has a good character, and is willing to pay us a lot of money."
Just kidding, the Nova Empire planned to arrest them. Wouldn't they just hand over the orb and surrender themselves into a trap?
To be honest, there was nothing wrong with what he said, but where could they find such a person?
They are of good character, rich, and capable, and they will not arrest Star-Lord and several other criminals, such as the Nova Empire.
People with good character who will not arrest them basically have no money or are unable to protect the orb, such as a certain mimic race that was almost killed by the Kree, and various harmless humans and animals. Disadvantaged races.
If you have money and ability, you won't arrest them. They are basically of poor character, otherwise, they wouldn't be mixed up with people like Star-Lord.
So in Gamora's view, Star-Lord just couldn't bear to give up the money.
Upon hearing this, Otto and Peter frowned: In their minds, isn't this the Osborne Group?
They seemed to be discussing something very dangerous, and developments on Earth proved that dangerous things can sometimes be things that promote development, depending on the intention of the user.
Or to put it bluntly: Was it given to the Osborne Group?
Facts have proved that many things on Earth that were considered extremely dangerous before development were put into use by the Osborne Group, which ultimately benefited the general public and promoted human development.
What is this? This is a good company recognized by the public!
Originally, they were quite skeptical about the technical strength of the Osborne Group, but after inspecting the interstellar society these days, the company may not be that weak.
As for money... The Osborne Group has many technologies that are definitely superior to these aliens when compared between the two. With technological advantages, money is the best way to make money in such a free market.
So when several people were about to start the second round of quarreling, Peter took the initiative and said: "I know a buyer!"
Everyone stopped.
"Why not sell to the Osborne Group?"
The three stopped arguing and looked at each other. Star-Lord took the initiative and asked: "What can you give me?"
"This is..."
At this moment, a large group of fighter planes flew in. Seeing these fighters, Gamora looked desperate:
These fighters belong to Ronan's Necrocraft Army!
The crowd on the street fled the scene one after another. Only Drax stood on the street against the current, holding two ridiculous little daggers in his hands and shouting something at them.
It was he who called Ronan over. This one-minded guy actually wanted to challenge Ronan's army alone!
"Damn it... Gamora, take the orb and get to the Milano. We'll cover you!" Star-Lord shouted to everyone while running towards the mining spacecraft parking area nearby.
"And you - contact the buyers and tell them that there is a very - very powerful thing waiting for them to buy!"
In fact, without his reminding, Peter and Otto had already run to the bar. Harry must know what happened here.
They don't know what that thing is, but on Earth, things that everyone thinks are dangerous are eventually played out by the Osborne Group. In short, it is definitely no problem to contact the group first.
.....
Kepler 22 galaxy.
"The information playback is completed - the coordinates have been uploaded to the fleet star map."
Just now, the communication link satellite above the Earth received a signal from outer space, using the Osborne Group's standard communication protocol, and the sender was Otto.
It seems that aliens have mastered the technology of using hyperspace for information transmission, and the delay is very small, only about one or two days.
In addition to telling their current situation, Dr. Otto also sent back a large amount of information and data he had collected, which was of great help to the fleet in establishing a correct star map.
After all, Karen only sent back a single coordinate before, which was not very reassuring.
It seems that the plot of "Guardians of the Galaxy" has been going on for a while, and Xandar should be invaded by Ronan next.
Anyway, they still caught up.
Outside the window, an asteroid was pierced by a laser invisible to the naked eye, and quietly disintegrated in space.
In the current scientific system, the strongest burst phenomenon in the known universe is a gamma-ray burst. If the distance is enough, it can even easily evaporate planets like Earth.
Now, the Osborne Group has initially mastered the ability to focus gamma photons. Perhaps the gamma laser emitted by the weapon is not even one billionth of the energy of a gamma-ray burst, but it wants to destroy a battleship or an asteroid of this size, which is also completely sufficient.
Two-thirds of the hull of a thousand-meter-class cruiser is used to carry this super laser weapon array. Each shot requires the energy equivalent of 2 Ark reactors, and the heat generated by the weapon array needs to be thrown out. A large number of overheating radiators, otherwise, continuous shooting will overheat the entire ship system.
Including production costs and other things, this development is estimated to cost nearly $1 billion based on global standards.
War is a money-burning business.
"Sir, the asteroid has been destroyed, the weapon is operating in good condition, the heat dissipation of the ship body has reached the expected value, and the test launch was successful. The fleet is ready to go."
Harry sat on his seat with his index fingers crossed and gave instructions to the fleet.
"Target, Xandar--let us knock on the trade door of the interstellar free market. Are you ready to consume, aliens?"
Of course, war is also a business that can make a lot of money.
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Chapter 285 Monster Troop
When Dr. Otto and Peter broke into the bar, the place was already in full chaos.
I don't know who took advantage of the chaos to steal something in the first place. The small riot soon evolved into a large-scale riot against the background of the invasion of the undead army. Looking at the chaotic bar, the two of them felt a little embarrassed.
Those outlaws all carry firearms with them, and this place has become a gun battle zone.
At this time, Caesar, who was following them, was shouting and beating his chest. He walked up to Peter, looking a little impatient.
After translating through the terminal on his arm, what the gorilla wanted to say was:
Why was he missing from such a big fight?
"Hmm... What's so special about them?" Otto asked. Although they are both researchers, his and Peter's research directions are slightly different. He actually doesn't know exactly why these animals behave like this. On the ship, he just knew that they were smart.
Peter raised his eyebrows when he saw this: "Okay... Number MA-T5, name Caesar, one of the mammalian subjects of the animal intelligence experiment, now remove your neurological restrictions and start working."
The orangutan, who was already over two meters tall, suddenly grew a lot taller. His already thick arms expanded further, and various implants that inhibited the production of neurotransmitters and hormones began to change their working mode--
"Roar!"
Caesar's body suddenly expanded a lot, and he rushed into the chaotic bar. With one slap, he cleared away the aliens blocking the way. The terrifying power made the entire bar tremble.
"This is a biological weapon..." Otto was stunned.
"It's the Monster Force--Caesar is actually a registered employee of the Osborne Group and is affiliated with the internal security department, responsible for the safety of this scientific research ship."
As he spoke, the black-footed cat Carlo nuzzled Peter.
"So this little kitten too?"
"No. MA-A1, Carlo... Okay, switch the limiter to non-lethal mode." Peter spread his hands, "Don't underestimate them, doctor, they are cloned creatures - from another perspective, they are still embryos. At that time, the company was genetically improving them."
Carlo's body size did not expand, but the claws on his feet became longer.
Not only genetic modification, animal body enhancement also includes prosthetic body implantation and individual enhancement such as bone replacement. These "little animals" are truly inhuman troops.
The two members of the monster army immediately turned the bar upside down. Caesar's skin was extremely hard and could not be broken by ordinary firearms; while Carlo was extremely flexible, like an assassin hiding in the shadows.
A guy with a jetpack behind him was so frightened that his face was deformed when he saw this scene. He used the jetpack to avoid Caesar's swing and stumbled away towards the window.
However, he was stopped by Carlo before he could fly out for long. His sharp claws made a gash on the back of the jetpack, and the poor guy hit the wall with a bang.
Caesar patted his chest dissatisfied, looked at the half-destroyed jetpack on the ground, then looked at Carlo, who looked like the wind, and scratched his head.
"How many such...employees are there?" Otto asked.
"Not many. I know of three more orangutans. The other two are younger, not as lively as Caesar, and their development direction is different - I heard that one even has specialized intelligence."
Ignoring the situation in the bar, the two went directly to the backstage of the bar - it was unrealistic to find the information dealer in this situation, and they had to do it themselves.
The console in front of them was quite messy, with dense wiring hanging out, and there were at least hundreds of buttons on the panel.
"It's up to you, doctor." Peter said he couldn't understand these alien technologies.
Otto said nothing, put on the scanning goggles, and a data knife stretched out from his claws and inserted directly into the console.
Merely alien technology.
After a while of tinkering, the machine started to operate. Otto excitedly waved his fist: "Success!"
But before Peter could say anything, sparks erupted from the machine and lightning flashed. It looked like the machine was overloaded...
Otto looked shocked: He just sent some data and hadn't started real-time communication yet. Did the machine explode?
Seeing the embarrassment on Dr. Otto's face, Peter made peace: "Uh... Doctor, after all, this is your first time coming into contact with this thing. You are already very powerful."
.....
The two walked out of the backstage. The bar had been cleared, wailing was everywhere, and all the fighting personnel had been disarmed.
Carlo was cleaning his paws and Caesar was fiddling with the broken jetpack.
The battle outside has also ended. It can be seen that Star-Lord and the others had a fierce battle with the army. The buildings in the mining area were already broken, but now they are even more broken.
Just outside the bar, Drax was sitting on the ground, still covered in thick yellow unknown liquid, with a dazed expression. Groot stood aside, as if waiting for him to catch his breath.
This doesn't look like winning.
The ground was littered with scattered spacecraft wreckage and ruins, and Otto's robotic arm grabbed a few boards to analyze the materials.
He immediately frowned at this analysis: Tivan Group's mining machines are pretty good, but these military materials called Necromancers are actually much worse than the materials used in engineering mining machines?
This is why Otto didn't see the dogfight between Rocket and the Necromancer - the engineering mining machine hit the Necromancer head-on, but nothing happened to him.
If he were to see that scene, he would probably doubt his life.
boom!
An engineering ship landed nearby, and Rocket climbed off the ship cursing: "A bunch of heartless idiots, a bunch of idiots!
Quill actually volunteered to be captured by the sweepers, and you actually thought you could defeat an army - but in the end it was these earthlings who were the most normal! "
When Drax heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart. He was filled with anger, thinking that he could avenge his wife and daughter, so he did not hesitate to invite the Ronan's army.
However, the other party didn't remember this at all, and defeated him easily. Looking around... everyone was involved, but he still had nothing.
"You are right, I am beyond stupid... Anger, hatred, these things... are just to cover up my loss."
This strong man looked quite haggard at this time. Compared with the image of the boss in the prison, he looked completely different. Most people present could notice this.
Peter was about to say a few words to comfort this strong man, but he heard Rocket mocking him in a very disdainful and ridiculing tone:
"Oh, no, no, no, my wife and kids are dead--"
Including Groot, the tree man, everyone here took a breath of air: This is too fierce. Isn't this the time to build friendship by following the guidance? This is how movies are shot!
"Don't tell me that my words are unpleasant. Tell me whose family has never had a death! There's no need to drag the living people in for burial!"
These words left Drax unable to refute and could only remain silent.
After saying that, Rocket pulled down his two ears: "Let's go, Ronan has snatched the Power Orb. Our only way now is to run to the other side of the universe as fast as possible - because this is the only way, and only this way, Only then can we live out our lives before that guy puts the war through!"
After saying that, he looked at the four people on Earth again: "Terra Star is good."
But those present clearly had different views.
"I'm Groot."
"We have to save Star-Lord and the orb."
Groot and Peter looked at each other after speaking.
"I mean, we wouldn't leave our friends alone, would we?"
"I'm Groot."
"Count me in." Drax also stood up, knowing that this was his responsibility.
Regarding this, Rocket was extremely crazy: He obviously just wanted to do something big, but in the end, he got into this kind of thing?
Money, friends, life...
While thinking about it, the raccoon kicked the turf on the ground crazily and shouted through gritted teeth:
"You--! If you have to, force me! Kick this piece of turf--right!!"
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Chapter 286: The Battle Begins
Star-Lord didn't need Rocket to save him at all. The fact is that he was originally a member of the Ravagers.
He defected from the Ravagers before, secretly stole the Power Orb, and then ran away, so the Ravagers captured Star-Lord.
However, Star-Lord is very good at deceiving. He said that Gamora is very familiar with Ronan and can definitely help the Ravagers get back the Power Orb and do a big job.
It happened that the leader of the Ravagers, Star-Lord's adoptive father Yondu, actually didn't want to kill him that much, so Star-Lord successfully survived and reintegrated into the Ravager group.
The price is that Star-Lord has to help them get back the Power Orb and earn this vote.
However, Star-Lord has no plan that is 100% successful. It is just deception. Yondu can be deceived, but Rocket and the others know the truth.
Plan? There was no plan, but they wanted to run away just after hearing the name of the Ronan's Legion.
So after a quarrel, the atmosphere fell into a stalemate. Everyone would not be convinced by a plan that was not a plan: how could they stop Ronan who had the Infinity Stone?
So here comes the sensational sequence, where Star-Lord wants to convince them.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone almost stopped talking: "Look at us, what do we look like? - losers."
After saying that, Star-Lord also realized that something was wrong, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, everyone here has lost something important, and we are no exception..."
Halfway through, he saw Otto and Peter nodding, but it was obvious that they were not the kind of people Star-Lord said they were.
Peter thought to himself: Am I fine? Although his parents are gone, he has a successful career, an aunt and uncle, and a girlfriend.
This is even more true for Otto.
Hiss---Kara.
On the other side, the little kitten used its paws to cut out a steel plate on the floor, and then handed it to Caesar. Caesar bent the steel plate hard to block the crack in the jet pack, grinned, and activated the button.
Boom.
The repair failed and the jetpack hit the ceiling. Caesar scratched his head - what was wrong?
So Star-Lord used his hand to draw Gamora, Rocket and the others into a circle: "We are all no exception - Hey, those two, this is not my ship, can you be gentle? And I'm giving a speech!"
Upon seeing this, Peter quickly pulled Caesar back and told him to stop messing around.
Star-Lord withdrew his attention, took a breath and planned to continue, but found that the taste was no longer there, and the eyes of everyone did not change.
It is completely saying: It is impossible to organize against Ronan, it is to die.
Star-Lord put his hands in his trouser pockets and thought about it, it seemed right.
"I'm telling you to die...and you're right."
After saying that, he planned to leave here.
But Gamora stood up:
"For a long time, I have been living in pain beside my enemies. Now, I am willing to live and die with my friends."
Although Star-Lord behaves out of line and has no muscles or strengthening abilities, he is indeed a charming and eloquent man. What's more, in the outer space of the barren land, the mining machine driven by Gamora was destroyed, and Star-Lord was In order to save her, he was willing to be caught by the raiders.
Not only Gamora, but also Drax, Groot, and Rocket, they were originally supposed to be a team.
Rocket concluded: "We just stood there stupidly. Birds of a feather flock together."
"And us - you won't forget your allies, right?" Peter said as he stood aside with his crew.
"Of course not." Star-Lord smiled.
After team building, it's time to make preparations. First, they need a plan.
The so-called plan is also very simple: according to Gamora's intelligence, the Infinity Stone will react with the organism. The stronger the contact, the greater the power it can exert.
But not everyone can bear this power.
If the stone is allowed to contact the surface, this reaction will spread to the entire Xandar, and its power will wipe out all weak individuals--according to their understanding, this basically means that Xandar will become a dead planet.
So they have to resolve the battle in the air, and Rocket will take people to blast a hole in the starboard hull of the Dark Aster, the flagship of the Ronan's Legion, for them to invade the spacecraft.
After entering the spacecraft, Gamora knew how to unlock the spacecraft's safety door, while Star-Lord and the others fought their way in and used Rocket's "Hadron Enforcer" to kill Ronan.
On the other side, Star-Lord will contact Xandar and ask them to resist the Dark Aster and prevent it from landing.
The so-called plan is very straightforward. To put it simply, it is to invade the spaceship and kill Ronan. It is a standard beheading plan.
However, the decapitation plan is based on the elite team's ability to kill the target, so anyone with a discerning eye can see that this plan is not reliable.
"If something unexpected happens, we still have support." Star-Lord said, looking at Peter and the others.
The so-called support was of course the Osborne Group. However, he actually didn't quite trust the people on Earth - after he was captured, he went back to visit Earth once, but he didn't land.
Ten years ago, Earth had not yet broken out of the atmosphere. How could we expect them to defeat the Legion?
So this statement just makes more people feel at ease.
During the flight to Xandar, Otto carefully studied this "Hadron Enforcer". The name of this thing is very deceiving. In fact, Otto prefers to call it a "hand-held small nuclear bomb launcher".
The cannonball is filled with a special kind of "gunpowder". The core part of the gunpowder is not composed of any element known to Otto. Various hadrons are gathered together in a strange way to form the core part of the warhead.
Rocket designed an ultra-small trigger that can induce fusion of the gunpowder.
From the perspective of Otto, an expert, although this material can undergo fusion, its energy production efficiency is actually very low.
Of course, considering the size of the weapon, it is already very impressive to be able to do this. Rocket is indeed a genius weapon designer, and other aliens cannot create this thing.
This also confirms Otto's idea: there seem to be very few aliens who understand nuclear fusion.
The time for war preparations soon ended. The Ravager fleet was about to arrive on Xandar, and Ronan's Undead Legion also appeared in the fleet's sensors.
"An exchange of fire is expected in 15 minutes."
Even though the AI gave a war prompt, the heavy metal broadcast in the spacecraft still did not stop, which made Peter feel very moved.
"Life on Earth is dull, right? Have you ever fallen in love with this feeling?" Star-Lord suddenly said to Peter before boarding the plane.
The Ravager's mothership cannot enter the atmosphere, so they can only fight with small aircraft.
Peter shrugged. He had indeed stopped being Spider-Man for a long time: "It's not bad. Who didn't think about the stars and the sea when they were young? Although it's a little different from what I imagined, it's exciting."
"I thought you would be scared."
"Please, you are looking down on people too much - what does that sentence say: No one can escape his own story, this is my interstellar story!"
Peter feels that the problem with the FTL engine is an arrangement of fate. New York does not need Spider-Man to save it, but the universe still needs it!
This is a cowboy quotation, and Star-Lord immediately picked up the meme: "Hoo!"
The two smiled at each other and sat down on their seats.
The spacecraft exits the cabin, and the Dark Aster is breaking through the atmosphere.
Everyone took a deep breath, it was time to save the universe.|
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Chapter 287: Sharp Turn Down
The width of the Dark Aster is about 7,000 meters. As the distance between the two sides gets closer, the pressure brought by this behemoth becomes stronger. The Ravager fighters are like flies in front of this spacecraft.
No matter how many there are, they are just swarms of flies.
"Hey... won't they suddenly open fire? Are we still going to get closer?" Peter was a little nervous. After all, this was his first time facing such a large spacecraft.
"The Dark Aster is a pure mothership. It does not carry any weapons. The space is all reserved for the Necrocrafts... But it's time for us to open fire," Gamora explained.
As she spoke, the leading ship at the front fired two massive fireballs, but these were not attack weapons, but cover tools.
Plasma exploded in the air, forming a hemispherical shield in the middle of the firefight, completely blocking the Dark Aster's detection methods!
"Cover is on, start taking action!" Yondu's voice sounded in the communication channel.
The Ravager fighter jets moved towards the Dark Aster in a pincer shape against the plasma mask. Everything went smoothly, and the next moment, the Necron fighter jets came out in full force!
How many fighters can a 7,000-meter-level mothership hold? The next moment Peter knew the answer.
If the Ravager fighter group is like flies, then the Necromancer fighter group is like locusts. The difference in numbers between the two is too big.
But their purpose was not to annihilate the undead army. Under the cover of their companions, Rocket led the team to the side of the ship's hull and began to fire at the Dark Aster's hull.
Boom!
The intensive cannon bombardment opened a hole in the hull, and the passage to the interior was opened!
"Quill, now--"
"Damn, there are too many enemies, we can't get in at all!"
However, there are so many Necron fighters in the sky that they almost form a wall around the Dark Aster. No matter how good Star-Lord's driving skills are, he can't break through this wall!
They need help!
Suddenly, a round of intensive firepower swept away all the Necron fighter jets around Star-Lord, and the Nova Empire fighter jets appeared on the battlefield!
"Peter Quill, this is Captain Saal of the Nova Corps. Let me declare in advance that I did not appear on the battlefield because I believed in you. Now don't prove me wrong."
Star-Lord informed the Nova Corps before the war, and they believed him!
Compared with the Necromancer Legion, the Nova Fighter has a higher technical content, and the average quality of its pilots is also better than that of the Necromancer Legion's pilots, which has dealt a huge blow to the Necromancer Legion.
The team led by Saal tore a crack in the Necron fighter's defense line. Star-Lord saw this opportunity and successfully broke through with full thrust and rushed into the Dark Aster!
The fighter aircraft does not have a flat ground braking system and can only slow down by adjusting the taxiing posture through the thrusters.
While gliding, Star-Lord operated the machine cannon and killed a large number of slave warriors of the Necromancer Legion guarding here.
Boom!
After a hail of bullets, the spacecraft hit the wall, and all the slave warriors were wiped out.
After successfully boarding, the next step is to go straight to Ronan.
But Ronan is not stupid. His Legion itself cannot compete with the Nova Legion. All he wants is to reach the ground so that he can use the Power Stone to destroy the Xandarians.
The Nova Legion also saw Ronan's thoughts, and countless fighter planes flew in front of the Dark Aster.
This kind of fighter plane has four large sharp corners and four small sharp corners. When Otto saw these fighters for the first time, he was curious about why they chose this design.
Now he knows:
The big sharp horns emit some kind of yellow current, tightly linking the fighter planes to each other.
The group of fighter planes formed a huge network under the connection of this mode of action. Some kind of energy position was emitted between the small sharp corners, which evenly distributed the pressure on the main fighter planes to other fighters, resisting to the death and stopping the Dark Aster from charging towards the ground.
Dr. Otto marveled at this scene and became extremely curious about the technology they used: How did they distribute the power?
Now the war situation has turned for the better. The Dark Aster was intercepted by an interception net composed of Nova fighters, and Star-Lord and others successfully broke into the spacecraft.
However, in order to intercept the Dark Aster, it was difficult for the remaining Nova Legion fighters to intercept all the Necron fighters. These slave warriors caused great damage to the city.
In the command room of the Nova Empire, Nova Prime was filled with worries and only hoped that the battle would end soon.
But now, she can't reveal her thoughts, especially in front of this person of unknown origin.
"The battle situation is gratifying, but I still say the same thing, if you need help, the Osborn Group is here."
Harry had already arrived at the edge of the Xandar system before the battle began and contacted their Prime.
Thanks to the data transmitted back by Otto, he didn't have to play charades with these aliens during first contact.
"We can defend our home without your help."
Nova Prime has a tough stance because she doesn't like these so-called "travelers."
Just before the war, probes discovered these fleets calling themselves the Osborn Group and initiated communication requests from them.
Harry told them that Xandar would face an attack and that he could provide military services.
It's just that the name of the Osborn Group reminded Nova Prime that several people who escaped from Kyln Prison some time ago claimed to be from there.
As for why she was so impressed, it was because she found something unusual on those people's spaceships:
A conscious computer.
You know, their old enemy the Kree Empire once accepted a similar life commander named "Supreme Intelligence," and that period was also their most aggressive and warlike period.
And Ronan is also a true believer in the Supreme Intelligence.
So Nova Prime doesn't trust Harry.
It doesn't matter to Harry: he knows very well what will happen next, and Ronan will not be killed by the rocket launcher invented by Rocket.
The Power Stone is extremely powerful, and the Nova Legion cannot stop the Dark Aster. Once the Nova Legion is defeated by the Power Stone, the Ravagers will also be defeated by the Undead Legion.
Nova Prime will accept the deal.
Sure enough, the next moment, the battle situation changed:
The energy network composed of Nova fighters was opened by a purple energy wave, the balance was broken, and the gap spread outward like an avalanche--
Hundreds of fighter planes exploded, and the Nova Corps was destroyed.
On the frontal battlefield, they lost.
Nova Prime's face turned extremely pale, her feet gave way and she almost fell.
Nova Prime stared at the command podium: her last hope rested on the group of Ravagers. As long as they kill Ronan, they still have a chance!
But not long after, another news came: the group of Ravagers also failed in their mission, and they failed to kill Ronan!
Any attempt to use conventional weapons against the Power Stone will be ineffective.
Harry looked at the Mind Scepter in his hand.
Fortunately, he also has a piece.
Nova Prime could no longer care about the suspicion at this time and suddenly raised her head:
"We need help, give us your price."
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Chapter 288: The Power Gem is in Hand
A "hadron rocket launcher," or a portable nuclear rocket launcher, fired a fusion warhead.
The explosion range was not large, and the shock wave was not particularly strong, but the core temperature was extremely high.
A blue mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the small space was suddenly filled with smoke and dust. No one could survive such an explosion.
Star-Lord and the others successfully broke through various levels and delivered the cannonball to Ronan.
"You did it!" Drax shouted excitedly.
But before Star-Lord could smile, purple light pierced the smoke, and the black figure slowly stood up:
This shot only left a red mark on Ronan's chest.
"How can that be..."
Ronan didn't utter a word but raised the hammer embedded with the Power Gem and twisted it gently toward the crowd—
Boom!
Invisible fluctuations shook everyone away, and only Peter escaped by relying on his spider sense.
"Failed! The rocket launcher didn't kill Ronan! We have to change our approach!"
Looking at the situation, he fell into confusion: This rocket launcher was already the most powerful weapon in their hands—what else could they do?
"Quill, you have to speed up! Our support is here!"
Someone in the communication channel was asking for help, but whatever Star-Lord could do, he himself needed support now.
Just when Ronan was about to take action again, the ship pilots on both sides suddenly reported: "The port control system of the spacecraft failed—"
"Starboard control system failure—"
Boom!
The spacecraft suddenly began to shake violently—know that the Dark Aster would not shake to this extent even when it was hit by a Sweeper fighter plane!
Ronan looked at his adjutant: "What's going on?"
"We are under attack, and the ship is falling apart!"
On the other side, Star-Lord and the others were also confused. They didn't dare to do anything. Was the spaceship going to disintegrate?
At this moment, Peter's spider sense buzzed, and he hurriedly jumped away from Star-Lord, who was standing there—
He saw a hole suddenly melting open above the ship, expanding rapidly. Soon, the spacecraft was penetrated!
"Hey guys, support is here! Get ready to evacuate!"
The sound of rockets suddenly rang in the communication channel. Almost at the same time, he drove the fighter plane to the window, and a burst of fire shot through the glass!
Everyone didn't know what was going on, but they could only act according to Rocket's instructions and jumped out of the Dark Aster while Ronan was stunned by the machine gun!
Once outside, they realized how spectacular the situation was:
The sides of the Dark Star seemed to have been penetrated by some invisible ray. The structure of the ship was destroyed, disintegrating step by step under the influence of gravity. The hull penetrated by the high-energy ray looked like a bleeding wound. The ship had already "died."
Outside the atmosphere, dozens of warships hovered in outer space. These warships maintained an orderly array, obviously launching an attack from outside the atmosphere.
Unfamiliar fighter planes were harvesting the Necromancer spaceships. These fighters far exceeded the Necromancer spacecraft in terms of firepower and agility, leading to their complete defeat.
Near the orbit, meteorites were raining down.
These battleships, fighter planes, and airdrop pods all bore a line of English: "OSCORP."
"Hey, what's going on with these people?" Back on the spaceship, Star-Lord asked, mouth agape.
"Can't you read? Osborn Group, that's our buyer!" Rocket shouted.
"You never told me that the Osborn Group was so powerful!" Star-Lord turned to Peter and shouted again.
Peter shrugged: "I told you before; you just didn't believe it."
.....
"The enemy flagship has been destroyed, missiles have been launched, and enemy fighters are being cleared."
Ronan's fleet had mediocre combat effectiveness, and after being consumed by the Nova Legion, it had become even more useless.
"What kind of weapon is that?" Nova Supreme observed the scene of the Aster Star disintegrating, truly shocked.
Most of the weapons used by these aliens are divided into two types. One is a live-fire projectile weapon, like the machine gun of the Sweeper battleship, an ancient but still very efficient weapon.
The other type is the plasma cannon, resembling various colorful energy weapons that look like "rays."
The popularity of real laser weapons is not particularly high.
The gamma rays themselves are outside the wavelength of visible light for people on Earth, and obviously outside the wavelength that can be perceived by Xandarians. They can only see some less obvious purple light and slightly distorted air.
Before Harry could answer, the Supreme spotted several missiles dragging sonic boom clouds appearing in the sky, blasting toward the disintegrating Dark Star—
Boom!
Many citizens were blinded on the spot because they looked directly at the explosion. The terrifying wind pressure left everyone on the ground breathless, and everyone was wailing in pain.
The yield of the missile was well controlled, forming a small sun just above the city, but it would not affect the city.
As for those alien people—there was no way; this was the consequence of fighting on the mainland, to be dealt with afterward.
After several rounds of bombings, the enormous Dark Aster was shattered into pieces, and its original majestic appearance was lost.
"Aerial cleaning completed, airborne landing begins." Oycle reported the mission process from the side.
"Set up a blockade 1,000 meters away from Ronan's landing site. Madam Prime we'll see you on the ground." Harry cut off the communication.
Ronan had the Power Gem. These rounds of bombardment could weaken him, but it was still difficult to kill him.
In the original work, Star-Lord alleviated the crisis by dancing, but now that he had accepted the military contract from the Nova Empire, he naturally had to handle it himself.
.....
Star-Lord and the others followed the wreckage of the Dark Aster to the ground. They wanted to confirm Ronan's fate, as well as the whereabouts of the Power Stone.
"Do you think he's still alive after what happened?" Peter asked.
Star-Lord approached the ruins cautiously: "I don't know—I thought it was impossible before, but now I think he might be the kind of person who can take a shower in a nuclear explosion—"
Boom!
The next moment, a strong purple light erupted from the ruins, and the powerful impact lifted everything around it into the sky!
Boom—
Several people were also knocked away by the impact and fell hard to the ground!
Looking up, everyone's eyes were full of despair: Can't this level of attack kill that blue-skinned madman?
They saw Ronan standing, using a hammer to support his body, limping forward. His clothes were in tatters, and there were terrible burns all over his body. Half of his face was burned, with exposed bones.
But no matter what, he survived.
"Xandarians—the time of judgment has come. It's time to abandon your humble and ignorant gods. Your savior has arrived!"
Ronan stood straight with his trembling body, trying his best to pronounce the lines he had been preparing for a long time, holding his hammer high.
For this revenge, for the supreme wisdom—
If you knock it down, all the Xandarians on this planet will die! They should die too!
Everyone showed determination; no matter what, they were going to make one final attempt!
But no one noticed that in the sky, Harry was rushing toward the ground at several Mach speeds—
Boom!
The terrifying sonic boom blew away everyone except Ronan, who was severely trampled to the ground by Harry, with the Mind Scepter in his hand piercing his brain.
Snapped.
Harry caught the hammer in his other hand.
Got the Power Gem.
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