Renzo stared at the boy in front of him with twinkling eyes and finally paid careful attention to him. He had the typical blue skin of the Kree and was about 1.7 meters tall. His body had become thin and scarred due to long-term malnutrition and bullying.
The yellow prison uniform was in tatters and stained with various marks. There were bloodstains on the cuffs, and the bruises hidden beneath the collar could vaguely be seen.
His eyes had changed a lot. If his eyes had once been like those of a puppet on strings, now they were more like those of a wild cat ready to pounce. He was still weak and frail, looking as if he could be kicked down with one foot, but he had small, sharp claws that could still leave a scar on an enemy's hand, enough to hurt for a while.
Cartel raised his head stubbornly. Although he did not know why the man in front of him had been imprisoned, he knew that this man did not belong here. He had once seen the powerful Ronan from a distance, and just one glance from that man had made people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave. Cruelty and bloodthirst were synonymous with that man.
The man in front of him was cold and expressionless, but he exuded a gentle aura that made people want to talk to him.
Cartel firmly believed that this funny-looking man was definitely more powerful than Ronan.
Cartel wanted to make an investment, an investment that risked his life. He would bet all his humble possessions on the man in front of him. He could definitely escape!
Renzo looked at the boy, who resembled a wild cat, and suddenly said,
"What's your name?"
"Cartel... Cartel!"
The Kree boy spoke excitedly. He knew he was destined to board this pirate ship.
Renzo always felt that the name seemed familiar, but he could not remember where he had heard it, so he simply stopped thinking about it and asked straight to the point.
"What's your method of escaping...?"
Cartel looked around nervously. At the moment, inmates and prison guards were chatting and fooling around nearby. Although the two of them were in a remote location, some interested people might inevitably hear them. There were still many strange races in the universe.
Renzo chuckled lightly. He really was a cautious child. Then he activated the power of the Mind Stone. Pale golden light waves suddenly spread out in all directions with Renzo at the center. The bodies of everyone around him except Cartel suddenly shook, and their eyes became dull.
After a short pause, everyone immediately resumed their original movements, chatting when they should, patrolling when they should, and fighting when they should... Everything was as if nothing had happened.
"This..."
"It's okay. Keep talking. They can't see us now." A faint smile appeared on Renzo's lips. He had used the Mind Stone to create an illusion in everyone's heads. In the illusion, they could not hear Renzo and Cartel's voices.
Cartel stared in shock at the people who seemed completely unaffected, then turned to look at Renzo and asked, stumbling, "They... are wrong!" Cartel immediately realized why he should care about their life and death. Escaping was the top priority.
"The transport ship. A transport ship comes to the prison every month to deliver food. We can use the transport ship to escape. That's when the prison guards are at their weakest."
"And the Nova Corps generally doesn't leave too many guards in the prison, especially after Ronan destroyed the Nova Corps. If we have the ability, we can even directly defeat them, hijack the transport ship, escape to Xandar's interstellar port, and find a private spaceship there..."
Renzo held his forehead and suddenly took out a blue gem from nowhere.
"This is..."
Cartel looked at Renzo doubtfully, wondering what the small gem he had taken out was for.
"They were very strict with the search, so I had to hide it in my..."
Renzo shrugged, and then the power of the Space Stone unfolded. A vortex large enough for one person to pass through appeared. It was deep and dark and looked dangerous.
"If you want to follow me, then come along. It'll be considered a reward for the information just now, although I won't be able to use it."
Renzo spoke frankly. With the Space Stone, Cartel's information just now seemed insignificant, but Renzo always felt that this character should be quite important. After all, he was someone who had left an impression in his mind.
Immediately, he took the lead and entered the portal. Cartel struggled inwardly as he looked at the vortex. His confidence was truly not enough. If he escaped, then once the Nova Corps found out, he definitely would not have any chance to escape, but...
Cartel glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner, only to find that it had already turned in his direction.
Cartel instantly understood that the people from the Nova Corps had no intention of stopping them, or that they had their own plans, so...
The Kree grinned with a treacherous smile and instantly stepped into the vortex.
...
"He escaped, but there was a little tail behind him." Rhomann stared at what was displayed on the screen.
"You can't be wrong. That's the Space Stone! How could it be... How could this person possess two Infinity Stones at the same time? Except for the Celestials, there is no legend of a person or force mastering two Infinity Stones at once."
Rhomann leaned back in his seat, not even in the mood to eat the snacks at hand. He really could not imagine three Infinity Stones appearing on Xandar at the same time.
It seemed Irani's worries were not unfounded. Once someone found out about this, the empire and the cosmic overlords would definitely use all their forces to attack Xandar.
The temptation of three Stones was too great!
Rhomann felt that this matter still needed to be discussed, so he immediately left the control room and ran to Xandar's headquarters. Irani also had to know about this matter.
"Hah!"
Cartel covered his chest and stared at the slowly closing vortex with lingering fear.
"What, are you claustrophobic?"
"I'm a little seasick..."
Renzo was speechless. How had this guy gotten onto Ronan's ship despite being seasick? No wonder that guy had been killed by a bunch of gangsters. With such a group of weird subordinates, it would be difficult to succeed...
"Where is this..." Cartel looked around. The room's decoration was very clean and tidy. Platinum ornaments covered the walls, and a white desk was placed near the window. Through the huge transparent glass, the view outside could be clearly seen.
A multi-pointed star badge hung above the door. "The logo of the Nova Corps?" Cartel was shocked. Had he arrived at the office of the commander of the Nova Corps?
"That's right." Renzo casually picked up an hourglass on the table. The flowing blue sand softly filled it. There was also a fish tank against the wall containing strange-shaped fish. In any case, even after studying it for a long time, Renzo still did not know how to feed them.
Cartel was dumbfounded. He had originally thought that this portal would connect to the outer port or some inconspicuous corner, but why had it gone directly to the enemy's lair? Wasn't this a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
Cartel said he really wanted to cry.
"Don't look so sad," Renzo said without looking back. He pressed a button on the table, and Irani's face suddenly appeared in front of him.
"What!"
Ruined! Cartel hurriedly prepared to find a place to hide, but he had been discovered!
"It's just a photo. Look, her life story is underneath."
Renzo pointed at the virtual screen. "Centurion of the Nova Corps? Supreme Commander... It seems we've come to an amazing place."
Renzo did not take this woman seriously. No matter how strong she had been, it was only in the past. Now she was just a retired warrior like Rhomann. Her power had long since gone out of shape along with her figure, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Renzo adhered to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. As an outstanding person influenced by socialism, naturally he would not kill people and set fires without reason.
"You'd better not go out!"
Renzo stopped Cartel in time. One of his hands was already holding the doorknob, fearing that if he took one step too late, he would be noticed by the Nova Corps.
"You're still wearing a prison uniform. If you go out like that, you'll definitely be noticed." Renzo took out a Nova Corps uniform from under the table. It was a very ordinary style, but very soft. It should be a women's model.
He threw the clothes to Cartel and asked him to put them on, then casually said, "Your skin looks Kree at first glance. Do you expect everyone to be blind?"
Only then did Cartel realize that because of his blue skin, he would definitely draw hatred and panic from the residents once he went out. If that attracted the Nova Corps, the consequences would be disastrous...
At this time, Renzo threw another hat to him, telling him to hide his identity. Then Cartel's prison uniform burst into flames and burned, soon turning into ashes.
Under Cartel's surprised gaze, Renzo instantly transformed into human form.
There were still many humanoid creatures in the universe, and there were also many races that looked similar to humans. At most, their skin color was different: red, green, blue, black... There were also some on Earth who were black.
"Let's go." Renzo opened the door, transformed the clothes on his body into the uniform of the Nova Corps, and swaggered out.
Cartel followed nervously, and several encounters with the patrols passed without incident. The soldiers seemed not to notice him. They only greeted Renzo, then continued patrolling without even looking at Cartel.
The two walked all the way through the corridor and safely arrived at the center of the base, a huge semicircular room. The top of the arc was made entirely of transparent glass, and a cabin-like device was placed in the middle. It fit together perfectly without any flaws. It looked as though it was holding something important.
Renzo could feel that the Power Stone had to be inside this device. The Mind Stone and Space Stone on his body seemed to have met one of their own kind, whimpering like puppies, constantly guiding Renzo toward this room.
Renzo looked intently and saw faint purple energy slowly overflowing from nonexistent gaps. It was so faint that ordinary people could not even see it.
"Stop! Stop now!"
"You're surrounded!"
Outside the room, the soldiers of the Nova Corps had locked the entire area down tightly. Patrol airships hovered in the sky. The soldiers held laser guns and stared solemnly at the room. They knew they were facing an enemy, but they did not know what kind of enemy they were facing.
Rhomann shouted into the room with a loudspeaker. Irani stood beside him, and there was always a trace of sadness on her face.
"Will they really surrender? He's a monster holding two Infinity Stones. Except for those empires, no one in this universe can control the Infinity Stones..."
"But if this succeeds... Xandar will be able to become an empire in one leap. The power of the three Infinity Stones is enough to wipe out most of the forces in the universe."
Rhomann sighed, his face fierce. "It's all to protect Xandar. I can only do this..."
Irani had no choice but to look at the room in the distance. She always had an ominous premonition, like a dark cloud lingering in her heart.
"Oops, oops!" Cartel was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, muttering in fear, "The Nova Corps... That's the Nova Corps... We can't escape... We can't escape..."
Renzo looked at this boy speechlessly. Did he really have no confidence in himself at all?
But... Renzo pulled open the device that stored the Power Stone, and the purple light was released at its strongest, almost blinding Renzo's eyes.
Sure enough!
Renzo looked at the glowing device that stored energy in front of him. Part of the Power Stone's power was stored here. He had really been afraid that Rhomann had already switched it. It was probably hidden in the bodies of these top commanders.
In fact, Renzo had felt something was wrong from the very beginning. The room was obviously used to protect the Power Stone, but there was no one in it, and there were very few guards around.
Moreover, starting from the Nova Corps' announcement, the resonance of the two Infinity Stones in his body had reached its peak, and they had even ignored the "Power Stone" right in front of them. That was unscientific.
Unless the real Power Stone was not here, but in...
Renzo fired a laser, directly broke the dome, grabbed Cartel, and flew out.
"Fire!"
Rhomann gave the order directly, and the surroundings were instantly filled with artillery fire and lasers. The Corpsmen lined up neatly and fired at Renzo. The overwhelming lasers directly blocked Renzo's escape route.
Unfortunately, his body was made of vibranium.
Renzo faced the gunfire, threw Cartel onto a high bridge, and turned around to fly toward the gathering place of the Nova Corps.
His goal was clear: the Power Stone.
"Fire! Fire!"
Rhomann roared, snatched the weapon from a soldier beside him, and shot wildly at Renzo.
However, Renzo simply ignored attacks of this magnitude. He did not even need to turn intangible and relied on his physical body to block the continuous lasers.
Boom!
At the same time, a golden laser shot out, detonating the spacecraft suspended in the air. The violent explosion and falling wreckage scared the soldiers into running away.
"Don't run! Don't run!"
Rhomann yelled angrily, but in the blink of an eye, he found that Renzo had disappeared.
Boom!
A blast of blazing energy knocked Rhomann away, smashed him through a wall, and then sent him falling off the platform, creating a large crater in the ground.
"What!"
Rhomann clutched his waist. All the bones in his body seemed to be falling apart. His right leg was fractured, and he had lost the ability to move.
"So noisy!"
Rhomann suddenly felt his eyes shrouded in shadow. He opened them with difficulty, and the shining golden gem locked onto him.
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