"Who are you?!"
Seeing Hawking suddenly appear beside the commander, the surrounding Nova Empire soldiers immediately raised their energy guns in alarm, all aiming them at Hawking.
Hawking raised a hand, unleashing a wide-area Disarming Charm. All the soldiers' weapons flew out of their hands automatically.
"I'm not your enemy. If you keep wasting time like this, more people will only die."
"You said you could help solve the problem. How?"
Nova Prime on the screen truly deserved to be the Empire's leader. Her mind worked quickly, and she immediately asked the crucial question.
Since the Eighth Legion was already beyond saving, the mysterious man who had just appeared was no longer important. What mattered was whether he could truly solve the problem and save the Eighth Legion.
"I'll help you get rid of Ronan and deal with all his Subordinates. In return, you'll erase a few people's criminal records for me. Oh, you might not know them—they're the ones who escaped from Kyln Prison."
Hawking replied with a smile.
The process of him taking Star-Lord and the others from Kyln Prison that day must have been recorded by the prison's surveillance cameras. A quick investigation would reveal everything.
Sure enough, Nova Prime immediately gave the general beside her a look.
The general swiftly had someone bring over the relevant intelligence from Kyln Prison. Only then did Nova Prime learn that Hawking was the mysterious man who had knocked out the Kyln Prison guards and broken prisoners out.
"No problem. As long as you can help save the Eighth Legion, I'll erase all of your criminal records. From today onward, you'll also be honored guests of the Nova Empire!"
To her, the crimes committed by Star-Lord and the others were not especially heinous. Hawking had not caused any deaths during