American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 148 The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe (4000 words)

three days later.

The capital of Xandar.

A shop in the city that specializes in selling rare items.

Roy sat on a bench across the street, watching with great interest the middle-aged man walking toward the shop.

The middle-aged man had short brown hair, was fairly good-looking, and wore a dark red leather jacket and black trousers. He had a backpack slung across his shoulder and two uniquely designed energy pistols at his waist.

This middle-aged man is none other than Peter Quill, the "Star-Lord" from Avengers: Endgame, who delivered the punch that led to the film's success.

When Roy went to the temple on the abandoned planet Morag to retrieve the Power Stone, he had no idea whether the plot of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie had even begun.

He only realized the story hadn't officially begun when he discovered the cosmic orb was still inside the temple.

After arriving in the capital of Xandar, he found the intermediary and asked him some questions.

A week ago, the intermediary commissioned Yondu and his group to find the Orb of the Universe.

Knowing that the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy was about to begin, Roy quickly made a decision: to enjoy the alien culture and customs of Xandar while watching the show unfold.

He didn't have anything particularly urgent to deal with next, so there was no need for him to rush back to Earth.

Seeing Star-Lord head towards the middleman's shop, Roy rolled his eyes and scanned his surroundings, searching for Gamora, Rocket, and Groot.

Without much effort, he spotted Gamora, who was good-looking and had a great figure, and was known in the comics as "the most dangerous woman in the universe".

Although Gamora has green skin like the Hulk, her strength is far inferior to the Hulk's.

Let alone Gamora, even if she teamed up with Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer, they would still be no match for the Hulk.

At this moment, Gamora was also heading to the middleman's shop.

Clearly, her goal is the same as in the movie: to steal the Orb from Star-Lord and sell it to Tanlia Tivan, the Collector.

In order to acquire the Orb of the Universe, the Collector offered Gamora a staggering $40 billion to purchase her.

Compared to the exorbitant acquisition fee offered by the Collectors, the amount Yondu spent on the bounty for Star-Lord seemed negligible.

4 million!

Yondu only offered a bounty of 4.

Not only that, this is the price for capturing Star-Lord alive.

After giving Gamora a disapproving look, Roy turned his gaze back and began searching for Rocket and Groot.

Gamora's looks and figure are both quite good.

However, he had no interest in Gamora.

He's not Star-Lord; he can't ignore the other person's skin color and appearance.

In order to gather intelligence, Star-Lord is willing to sleep with women who have tentacles and teeth like needles.

Simply because the other party works in the archives of the Nova Corps.

Not long after Roy turned his gaze away from Gamora, he found Rocket and Groot.

If Gamora isn't particularly conspicuous in a crowd, then Rocket and Groot are definitely not.

Rocket carries an energy rifle almost as tall as himself on his back and holds a transparent "tablet" in his hand. He scans nearby pedestrians while making sarcastic remarks about them.

"The people of Xandar do nothing but shallow and foolish things; how pathetic!"

"Look at this guy, his hairstyle is an eyesore. Compared to us, he's the criminal!"

"What the hell is this thing? Thinks it's so cool! It's not cool to need someone to lead you around. If you're so capable, walk by yourself, you little weirdo!"

"Look at this old geezer, a typical lecherous old man!"

"Isn't that right, Groot?"

Rocket stopped scanning for nearby pedestrians and spoke to Groot.

Groot did not answer.

He was standing in front of the artificial fountain, drinking water in large gulps.

Seeing Groot's actions, Rocket sighed helplessly and continued, "Groot, don't drink the fountain water, you idiot!"

Groot stopped drinking, shook his head, and denied that he was drinking fountain water.

"You drank it, I saw it, why are you lying?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the "tablet computer" in Rocket's hand beeped with a notification of a new bounty.

"Looks like there's a bounty to be had!"

Without any hesitation, Rocket immediately raised his "tablet" and locked onto Star-Lord, who was walking towards the intermediary's shop.

"Earthling, who is so eager to find you?"

The moment Star-Lord was locked onto, his name and bounty were displayed on the screen.

"Fugitive: Peter Quill, capture him alive!"

"Bounty: 40000!"

Upon seeing Star-Lord's bounty, Rocket exclaimed excitedly, "4 dollars, Groot! We're going to make a killing!"

Just like before, Groot did not respond to the Rockets.

Because he's drinking from the fountain again.

Seeing this, the Rockets sighed again.

Roy closed his eyes, eagerly anticipating what would happen next.

Neither Star-Lord nor Gamora know that the Power Stone in the Orb has already been taken by him.

In other words, when Star-Lord is kicked out of the store by the middleman, they will fight just like in the movie.

Rocket and Groot also joined the battle in order to claim the bounty.

After a chaotic battle, all four of them will be arrested by the Nova Corps and imprisoned in the Kion Prison located in the asteroid belt.

Although Roy planned to stay and watch the show, he didn't intend to go to jail like Star-Lord and the others.

He did not have the hobby of being a prisoner!

Not long after, Star-Lord arrived at the middleman's shop.

Upon seeing Star-Lord arrive, the middleman immediately closed the shop doors.

Just a minute or two later, Star-Lord was kicked out by the intermediary.

Seeing the intermediary hastily drive Star-Lord away, Roy knew that Star-Lord had encountered Korath, Ronan the Accuser's henchman, on the abandoned planet Morag.

Not only that, he also foolishly told Korath his nickname.

After being kicked out of the shop by the intermediary, Star-Lord immediately spotted Gamora leaning against the shop wall.

He didn't know Gamora.

However, he became interested in Gamora the moment he saw her.

For Roy, Gamora's green skin was a major drawback.

But for Star-Lord, this is not a problem at all.

He can accept any skin color.

Gamora's eyes and tone successfully misled Star-Lord.

Just when Star-Lord thought Gamora had taken a liking to him, Gamora snatched the Orb from his hand.

Not only that, Gamora also raised her right foot and kicked Star-Lord hard in the stomach.

The intense pain caused Star-Lord to involuntarily bend over and clutch his lower abdomen, while Gamora took the opportunity to escape.

Gamora's kick just now wasn't light.

However, it was far from enough to completely incapacitate Star-Lord; it only bought her a few seconds to escape.

Seeing Gamora running wildly, Star-Lord immediately took out a high-tech version of the meteor shower and threw it at Gamora.

The red-glowing meteor bolt struck Gamora precisely, binding her legs.

Without any suspense, Gamora, with her legs bound, collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Taking advantage of Gamora getting up to untie the Meteor Rope, Star-Lord came up to Gamora and pounced on her.

Then, he was kicked away by Gamora again and fell next to her.

The two exchanged blows on the ground for a few moments, and Gamora gained the upper hand, pinning Star-Lord down and taking out the dagger she carried.

"I wasn't planning on using force!"

Just as Gamora was about to finish off Star-Lord, a small but agile figure pounced on her and tackled her to the side.

The one who swatted Gamora away was none other than Rocket.

"Cover it with a cloth bag! Cover it with a cloth bag!"

Rocket, holding Gamora's head, shouted at Groot.

Upon hearing Rocket's words, Groot took the bag and approached Gamora and Rocket. Branches quickly sprouted from his body and wrapped around Gamora.

"No! It's not her!"

"Can't you tell the difference between male and female?!"

Rocket was scratching Gamora's head while making sarcastic remarks about Groot.

Star-Lord had no idea who Gamora, Rocket, or Groot were.

But he knew that staying here was not a good thing.

Seeing Gamora being held back by Rocket and Groot, he immediately got up, picked up the Orb from the ground, and ran away at full speed.

Gamora certainly didn't just stand by and watch him leave.

After biting Rocket's hand, Gamora broke free from the branches that Groot had grown, grabbed Rocket, and tossed him away like a basketball.

After launching the rocket, Gamora picked up a dagger from the ground and used it as a throwing knife, shooting it at the sprinting Star-Lord.

It has to be said that Gamora truly deserves to be the adopted daughter Thanos raised and trained.

She shot very accurately.

The dagger struck Star-Lord's right hand with pinpoint accuracy.

Although the dagger failed to pierce Star-Lord's right hand, Star-Lord, whose right hand was injured, unconsciously loosened his grip, causing the Orb of Destiny to fall to the ground and roll down from the skybridge to the plaza below.

Gamora stopped attacking Star-Lord and instead drew her retractable sword from her waist, attacking Groot who was standing nearby.

She turned and slashed Groot with her sword, then stepped onto the table next to her, leaped off the skybridge, landed in the plaza, ran to the cosmic orb, and picked it up.

Star-Lord looked intently at the sprinting Gamora and took out a palm-sized portable flight thruster.

When Gamora arrived below the overpass, he leaped off and pounced on the fleeing Gamora.

What happened next was not much different from what Roy remembered.

Star-Lord secretly attached a portable flight booster to Gamora's back, took the Orb from Gamora's hand, and used the flight booster to move Gamora to a pool of water in the distance.

After he got up, Groot stuffed him into a sack from behind.

Gamora, her face contorted with rage, approached Groot and severed his hands with her retractable sword.

The moment the bag was opened, Gamora was stunned by Star-Lord's energy gun.

Star-Lord, who was escaping with the Orb of Destiny, was stunned by Rocket's energy rifle.

Finally, the Nova Corps arrived and captured Star-Lord and his three companions.

After watching Star-Lord and his companions fight, Roy activated the Space Stone ring on his left pinky finger, creating a portal to the Nova Corps headquarters.

After the portal was formed, he calmly walked in amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding pedestrians.

Upon arriving at the Nova Corps headquarters, he closed the portal, approached the guards at the gate, and said, "I am Roy. Your commander, Irani Rael, sent me here."

In the comics, Irani Rael is just a female centurion in the Nova Corps.

In the cinematic universe, she is the supreme commander of the Nova Corps.

As for why she knew about Roy's existence, the reason is quite simple.

On her first day before arriving on Xandar, Roy approached her and proposed a deal.

The Nova Corps and the Kree Empire signed a peace treaty.

Ronan the Accuser did not endorse the peace agreement and continued to lead his army to attack Nova Corps bases throughout the universe.

Not only that, he also ordered his army to attack planets under the protection of the Nova Corps, slaughtering innocent civilians.

Ronan was not the only Cree who did not endorse the peace agreement.

The war between the Nova Corps and the Kree Empire has lasted for over a thousand years; calling them arch-enemies is no exaggeration.

However, none of the other Cree were as crazy as Ronan.

Ronan's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died at the hands of the Nova Corps.

He said he wouldn't stop until he completely destroyed the Nova Corps and Xandar.

Of course, he also knew that he couldn't destroy the Nova Corps and Xandar on his own.

So he approached Thanos and made a deal with him.

Ronan gave the Orb of Destiny to Thanos, and Thanos helped him destroy the Nova Corps and Xandar.

This is how transactions are conducted.

But after learning that the Power Stone was inside the Orb, Ronan broke his promise and decided to take revenge himself.

On paper, the Nova Corps had enough power to wipe out Ronan's army before Ronan obtained the Power Stone.

The problem is that the Nova Corps doesn't know Ronan's exact whereabouts.

If a large force were sent to search for Ronan throughout the universe, Xandar's defenses would be significantly weakened.

At that time, no one can guarantee that the Kree Empire will not break the peace agreement and take the opportunity to attack Xandar.

Let's get back to the deal between Roy and Ilani Rael.

Their transaction was very simple.

Roy helps the Nova Corps deal with Ronan.

In return, Irani Rael would use his authority as the Supreme Commander of the Nova Corps to arrange for the super-life computer "World Consciousness" to have a talk with him.

The Nova Corps in the comics are all superhumans, possessing Nova energy.

But in the movie, even Irani Rael, the Supreme Commander of the Nova Corps, is just like an ordinary person.

Based on what we know so far, Roy has a guess.

That is because the super life computer "World Consciousness" has not yet completed its research on Nova Energy, so it cannot grant Nova Energy to the Nova Corps members as depicted in the comics.

He wasn't very interested in nova energy.

However, he was somewhat interested in the fact that Nova Energy could be freely allocated according to the rank of Nova Legion members.

He didn't know how far the super life computer "World Consciousness" had progressed in its research on nova energy.

But he wouldn't mind talking to the super life computer "World Consciousness" to see if there was any possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

For example, providing the super-life computer "World Consciousness" with energy from the Space Stone, Power Stone, and Reality Stone in exchange for the technology to freely allocate Nova Energy.

If he could obtain this distribution technology, he might be able to distribute the energy of the Space Stone, Power Stone, and Reality Stone to others in the future.