Persuading Valkyrie

The Valkyrie was truly unaware that there was such a large secret chamber beneath Grandmaster's palace.

There are more than a dozen operating tables equipped with various sophisticated machines, and dozens of cubicles that clearly indicate people are being held in custody.

Instead of immediately looking at the treatments, she carefully examined the operating table, the cubicles, and other similar areas.

In some corners of the operating table and on the floor of the cubicle, there were dark red stains left from years of being soaked in blood.

In the eyes of the Valkyries, the Grandmaster, a cosmic Celestial, would choose to do some pointless things during his long life.

For example, his rule over Sakaar, his gladiatorial arenas, and his extravagant lifestyle.

But she never thought the Grandmaster was a cruel person.

Of course, the arena and the scavengers are nothing to the Valkyrie. She is no saint, and in this vast universe, only the strong survive.

Just like she said, this is Sakaar, not Asgard, Xandar, or any other peaceful place.

However, the fact that the Grandmaster was experimenting on living people of various races completely crossed her bottom line.

It should be said that this is the bottom line for the vast majority of people.

"How is it? Can you feel the wailing of many souls?"

"Can you imagine? Those people you brought here to sell to the Grandmasters, strapped to operating tables, watching in despair as these machines cut a part of their bodies, or a piece of flesh covered in blood, from them."

"Shut up, you damn bastard."

After Xia Yu spoke to her, the Valkyrie inevitably conjured up many images in her mind.

My forehead started to sweat.

"In fact, in this matter, you're the bastard more than me, though the Grandmaster is the biggest bastard of all."

What are your plans?

The Valkyrie turned to look at Xia Yu.

"The Grandmaster has his eye on my genes. My original plan was to use this to my advantage. Once my friends arrived, I would sneak into the arena, pretend to be controlled by the Grandmaster, and then we would all fight back together, coordinating from the inside and outside."

"But I suddenly realized that this plan had no advantages other than satisfying my craving for being an undercover agent."

Xia Yu spread his hands, mocking himself.

"I found a poor scavenger in Sakaar, a thirteen-year-old kid. I had to make sure he was safe, so once my friend arrived and the kid's safety was guaranteed, we'd get to work."

Xia Yu clenched his fist.

"Brutal, cruel, give that old pervert a good beating! How about it? My fist is itching to punch him in the chin, right there on that blue line painted on his chin."

The Valkyrie rolled her eyes and looked at Xia Yu with disdain.

"What's wrong? You want to punch him in the jaw too? I'll let you have the first punch."

Xia Yu looked reluctant to part with him.

"I think your initial plan was much more reliable. Just take action? You know he has a legion under his command, Topaz, that strong woman who's been with him for a long time; she's an incredibly powerful warrior."

"And that doesn't even include the Grandmaster himself; I don't think he's a weak person."

"And how many friends do you have? Three? Four? Or five?"

The Valkyrie clearly didn't believe in Xia Yu's combat abilities.

Xia Yu scratched his head awkwardly, counting the heads, if you include Rocket and Groot.

There should be six people, that's right, plus the two of us.

"Then I'll choose to leave Sakaar. I don't want to die needlessly. Goodbye."

The Valkyrie said coldly.

"One of my friends is Thor, have you heard of him? The Prince of Asgard, and he's awakened the Power of Thor."

"And me? Let me put it this way, I fought Hela in Hell before, and I successfully escaped. Back then, I didn't even have half of my current strength."

Xia Yu didn't bring up Hela intentionally; it was just that this metaphor would allow the Valkyrie to more vividly understand his strength.

Sure enough, the Valkyrie looked at Xia Yu with disbelief.

"I know you don't believe me. How about we find a place where you can really experience my strength? I'll allow you to take a weapon. Do you still have the Dragonfang?"

Xia Yu said confidently.

Half an hour later, in a garbage dump.

The Valkyrie, panting heavily, stared at Xia Yu in disbelief.

Don't misunderstand, it was Xia Yu who stood still and let the Valkyrie attack him for a long time.

And this was without wearing Armor.

Of course, the Dragonfang wasn't aimed at any fatal spots.

The two of them tried it cautiously, and the Dragonfang was still able to break through Xia Yu's defenses.

However, it was extremely difficult, just like when Xia Yu stabbed Thanos with the Heaven Reliant Sword.

Even cutting into the skin is difficult.

Then Xia Yu waved and put on his Armor.

"Aether?"

The Valkyrie was even more surprised.

Who exactly are you?

"We'll get to know about this later. Do you still have any objections to my plan?"

Xia Yu asked with a smile.

Let me know when your friend arrives.

The Grandmaster has a small office in his palace, but Grandmaster rarely uses this place.

He always handled matters concerning Sakaar in his magnificent palace.

He basically only uses this office when he needs to contact the Collectors.

After all, the two brothers had too many secrets that they couldn't let others hear.

Even Topaz was not allowed to enter when the Grandmaster was speaking with the Collector here.

"My dear brother, the gene sequence you sent is absolutely adorable. I mean, it's a truly perfect set of genes. I can hardly imagine that such a perfect being exists in the universe."

On the virtual screen on the desk, the Collector watched with rapt attention as the Grandmaster shared images from the past.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely get a share. It's not just the genes; he should also be carrying an Infinity Stones. What perfect prey! Everything's ready now; we're just waiting for your goods to arrive."

The Grandmaster was already eager to study Xia Yu's body.

"If I weren't so unsure I could take him down, I would have already made my move, you know? My dear brother, I haven't been this excited in years."

The Grandmaster looked excited, and even stuck out his tongue to lick his lips.

"Don't make the first move. Such a perfect creature—even losing a single hair from him would be an unforgivable sin. The medicine is being prepared and will be shipped in three days. You must not act rashly, my brother."

The Collector feared that the Grandmaster would lose his temper, and even if he could take down Xia Yu, he felt it would be a waste to hurt him even a little.

"Don't worry, this is a drug concocted from the Ancient Celestial brain matter. Only it is worthy of our true guests, isn't it?"

The Grandmaster revealed an evil smile.