"Welcome back, His Highness Beckett."
"Prepare for a space jump, Woz."
Although it was Beckett's first time stepping into the Babel Tower, which was filled with abnormal force fields, his face showed no sign of discomfort.
"Woz is synchronizing data and building the route."
This aircraft, modified by the Babel Tower, had no coordinates for the Dark Order. If they wanted to return, Woz had to first determine their destination.
Of course, this time, Beckett had plenty of time.
The fleets of the two great empires crumbled before the rapidly moving N52 Planet. Their bodies, along with the wreckage of the warships, became space junk, waiting to be collected.
"You lunatic!"
"Lunatic!"
Diana, pinned under The Other's foot, was pale. Having lost all her strength, she no longer had the standing to meet Beckett's gaze. She struggled to rush to Beckett's side but was knocked to the ground again by The Other with a heavy blow.
The Pirate Queen, who once chatted and laughed with the high-ranking officials of the two empires, was now as helpless as a newborn infant.
"Please cease this meaningless behavior, Ms. Diana. The Otherwise, I will have to consider whether your existence is still necessary."
The Other's warning made Diana's expression even more ferocious.
Her life bound to the core of the N52 Planet, she clearly understood that her life was about to enter a countdown. Beckett and the others could simply pack up and leave, returning to their Dark Order, but the N52 Planet could not.
This planet had not left this war-torn galaxy as they had planned. Diana believed that the Kree Empire and Skrull Empire forces nearby had already begun their actions.
The remaining Six Giants, having lost all their power, were completely unable to stop the retaliatory actions of the two empires. The N52 Planet's core would inevitably be destroyed by the two enraged empires. At that time, Diana, who would rise and fall with the core, would naturally perish.
In other words, her life had entered a countdown.
"I have nothing left. My power, my life, I have lost everything I possessed."
Diana, slumped on the ground, coldly watched Beckett, who was seated on the Babel Tower's throne, a position that once belonged to her.
"Tell me, what else do I have to fear? Or, what else do I have to lose?"
"You are angry?"
Beckett, who was taking over control of the Babel Tower on the throne, waved away the bothersome screen in front of him. He stood up, looked down at the slumped Diana, and strode down the steps.
"You feel betrayed?"
"Don't I?" Diana met his gaze fearlessly. In her view, all men should willingly be used by her.
The next second, Beckett's left hand locked around her throat.
Thump!
For the first time, Diana felt that the pillars of the Babel Tower were very hard, and hitting them would hurt a lot.
"Your Highness Beckett, Woz advises that you should not end Ms. Diana's life right now. Woz has not yet taken over the Babel Tower's weapon systems, and Ms. Diana's authorization is required."
Woz's voice rang out in time, and Diana, who had been suffocating, could breathe freely again.
"Cough... cough..."
Coughing incessantly, leaning against the cold pillar, Diana tried to calm her rapidly beating chest. Her disheveled long hair covered her eyes, which were filled with hatred.
"You don't have complete control of the Babel Tower?"
"Yes, Your Highness Beckett. Time was limited, and Woz could only choose to take control of the Babel Tower's propulsion systems first."
There were seven Babel Towers, and each had different weapon systems, but the propulsion systems were all the same. Considering the urgency of the situation, Woz could only prioritize gaining control of the planetary propulsion systems of all seven Babel Towers.
"Information network architecture complete, map information input complete, location positioning in progress, location positioning complete. Ms. Diana, please authorize the key change."
A permission change request appeared before Diana. With a bitter smile, having no other choice, Diana could only resign herself to fate.
"Why bother? If you don't play so many tricks, maybe he wouldn't have thought of this."
Astra, who had been watching coldly from beginning to end, sat down beside Diana, holding a cup he had found from somewhere.
"Have a drink? To use that guy's catchphrase, this is to celebrate that you and I are both captives." Astra pointed at The Other, who was talking with Beckett.
"You don't look like a captive." Diana shifted her gaze from Beckett to Astra. The latter had clearly just finished drinking, and wine stains were still dripping from his messy beard.
"You can also consider me a guest. In a sense." Astra shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"Weapon systems loaded, energy filled, arriving at the space jump point in five seconds."
"Five, four, three, two, one, space jump, commencing."
Without any warning, before he could find his footing, Astra stumbled as he lost his balance. Diana, with her pale face, experienced the same fate.
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Centaurus Galaxy, Dark Order.
Thanos, clad in golden armor, stood with his hands behind his back, looking expressionlessly at the phantom that appeared before him.
Leader of the Kree Empire.
"Thanos, I hope you understand the seriousness of the situation."
"Have your son send Astra back to Hala, or the Kree Empire will launch an intergalactic war."
The Kree leader's face was full of frost, and the warning in his words made Thanos shake his head in disappointment.
"It seems you still don't know what secrets Dr. Astra truly holds. How pathetic."
"What did you say?" Before the Kree leader could finish speaking, Thanos waved his right hand, and the phantom image before him dissipated.
"Ignorant people often make extremely foolish decisions." Thanos, pacing to the entrance of the base, looked up at the vast starry sky above.
"That's why this universe needs you, Lord Thanos, to save it, isn't it?"
Ebony Maw, following closely behind, stood respectfully behind Thanos, subtly flattering his master, the undisputed ruler of the universe in his eyes.
"Send Noctis and Corvus Glaive with the army to the Kree Empire. Then, the Kree leader will know what to do."
The Kree Empire was currently in the midst of a war with the Skrull Empire. Once the forces of Noctis and Corvus Glaive joined the battlefield, the resulting changes were predictable.
"Yes, Lord Thanos."
Ebony Maw nodded respectfully, and Thanos's satisfied voice immediately echoed in his ears:
"They're back."
Ebony Maw, feeling puzzled, followed Thanos's gaze. A strangely shaped aircraft was reflected in his pupils.
It didn't look like a warship, but rather like a signal tower.
Thanks to [Qing Qiu Zi Du] and [Ma Hu Wang] for the tips~
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