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After Sif was fully dressed, Peter immediately turned the Omnitrix on his wrist.
As he twisted it, the Omnitrix settled on an icon resembling a celestial body.
It was exactly the Cosmic Energy Peter had copied from Solus!
As Peter pressed down on the Omnitrix, Cosmic Energy, shining like the starry sky, instantly enveloped Peter's entire body.
With the protection of this Cosmic Energy, he could move freely in space even without wearing any armor.
Once he had completely transformed into Captain Universe mode,
Peter took Sif's hand, encased her in an energy shield, and flew straight out of the the destiny's hatch.
Empowered by the Cosmic Energy, Peter's flight speed was even faster than the incoming energy weapons.
He easily wove through the dense barrage and instantly arrived before the hatch of the largest and most luxurious ship in the fleet.
Rip!
With a casual tug, Peter tore the hatch right off.
Peter led Sif directly into the opponent's flagship.
Seeing this, the soldiers inside the flagship were all dumbfounded.
Despite holding energy weapons in their hands, they couldn't even think to pull the triggers; they just stared blankly as the two people, who completely ignored the space environment and had torn open their flagship's door, strolled in grandly.
It wasn't until their leader received the news and rushed over that the group finally snapped out of it.
One by one, they aimed their energy guns at Peter and Sif.
"Are you... an Asgardian?"
Compared to the soldiers under him, this alien leader, who looked like a middle-aged Earthling male, was slightly more rational.
After sizing up Sif's attire and appearance, he couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise:
"Could it be that Asgard has also succumbed to Thanos's tyranny?"
Hearing this, Sif's hair practically stood on end, and she immediately drew her longsword:
"How dare you insult the glory of Asgard! You seek death!"
Seeing her like this, the surrounding soldiers instinctively wanted to pull their triggers.
But before they could even move their fingers...
"Buzz—!!!"
An invisible, intangible, yet overbearingly majestic and terrifying pressure erupted violently, centered on Peter standing beside Sif!
Conqueror's Haki!
Before this aura of a supreme ruler, time seemed to stand still for a moment.
Then...
Thud!
Thud! Thud!
The alien soldiers, who looked like Earthlings, collapsed in heaps like harvested wheat.
Countless people rolled their eyes back and foamed at the mouth!
Even their leader was now kneeling on the ground, his body trembling as if he had Parkinson's.
Seeing the monster bathed in starlight beside the Asgardian warrior woman still walking toward him step by step...
Though the leader was scared to death, he still forced himself to shout defiantly:
"I! Rhomann Dey, as a Nova Corps Centurion, will never yield to Thanos's tyranny!"
"Don't think you'll get any information out of me! Even if you kill me, my brothers will surely drive you lackeys of Thanos out of the Xandar sector forever!"
After saying this, he steeled his heart and, enduring the powerful pressure of the Conqueror's Haki, prepared to aim his energy gun at his own temple.
Just as Rhomann Dey had resolved to use his life to defend the dignity of the Nova Corps,
He suddenly felt that terrifying pressure recede like a tide.
The monster bathed in starlight couldn't help but speak:
"Nova Corps?"
As he spoke, the starlight on his body suddenly dissipated, revealing a handsome face that made Rhomann Dey feel like his world was crashing down.
"You... you're also a Xandarian?!"
Rhomann Dey hadn't even considered the possibility that Peter was an Earthling.
Looking at Peter's physical features, which were highly similar to his own, he instinctively took Peter for a Xandarian as well.
At that thought, Rhomann Dey felt like the sky was falling!
Thanos had actually managed to secretly subvert a Xandarian, while they were still messing around with an idiot like Ronan!
"Peter, I remember now!"
At this moment, Sif also finally recalled the cosmic knowledge taught to them by Asgard's cosmic tutors:
"This Nova Corps belongs to Xandar; they are a major power in the Universe on par with the Kree and the Skrulls."
"However, compared to the other two, Xandarians are relatively peace-loving and are a more friendly interstellar race."
In fact, even without Sif's explanation, Peter had already recalled the lore regarding Xandarians.
He looked back at his own "the destiny," which was full of bio-punk style.
Well, this design really was easy to misunderstand.
After all, it was modified from a Chitauri Leviathan; it was only normal for people to mistake them for Thanos's lackeys invading the Xandar sector.
No wonder they had been pursuing them so relentlessly.
"Uh... Big Stomach, was it?" Peter scratched his cheek and simply reached out to pull the man up from the ground.
"It's Rhomann Dey!" Rhomann Dey retorted, his face darkening.
"Oh, right!" Peter slapped his forehead and then spoke sincerely:
"I'm sorry, I think there's been a misunderstanding between us."
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Peter Parker, and I'm from Earth."
"Earth?" Rhomann Dey instinctively tilted his head.
This Planet was clearly outside his field of knowledge.
"Simply put, I come from a Planet that hasn't established contact with cosmic races yet, and like you, we don't get along with Thanos.
Not long ago, we wiped out five of Thanos's Chitauri Leviathans that were invading Earth."
Saying this, Peter pointed to the the destiny in the distance and said:
"That is the trophy I captured during the battle. I think that's the reason for the misunderstanding between us."
Hearing Peter's account, Rhomann Dey's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Had he heard correctly?
A backward Planet that couldn't even manage to establish contact with cosmic races actually had the ability to annihilate Thanos's Chitauri Leviathans—and five of them at that!
Once he came to his senses, Rhomann Dey didn't hesitate and immediately extended an invitation to Peter:
"Respected powerhouse of Earth, on behalf of the Nova Corps, I apologize to you for our previous reckless behavior.
To show our regret, I wonder if you would be willing to head to Xandar to rest for a while? We will surely provide the highest level of hospitality."
On one hand, it was to make amends; on the other, it was to take the opportunity to figure out Peter's background.
After all, such a powerhouse of unknown strength was both an opportunity and a potential threat to Xandar, and certainly couldn't be underestimated.
"Go to your place?"
Peter rubbed his chin, a conflicted expression appearing on his face.
Xandar... Nova Corps...
As he thought about it, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
He narrowed his eyes at Rhomann Dey and asked quite casually:
"By the way, speaking of which..."
"In your prison, have you recently captured a group of guys who aren't quite right in the head?"
Hearing this, a look of confusion appeared on Rhomann Dey's face:
"How... how did you know?"
He did remember that a couple of days ago, a report came from The Kyln prison saying they had arrested several illegal entrants who were trying to steal the 'Cosmic Orb' on Xandar.
"Oh ho."
Hearing Rhomann Dey's answer, Peter couldn't help but slap his own forehead.
Well then~
You can search far and wide and find nothing, only to stumble upon it by chance.
It turned out that through a series of coincidences, he had run right into the opening plot of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1!