Somewhere in the universe, at the center of an endless field of rubble, a steel structure floated silently.
This was Kyln Prison, a facility with the highest security level.
All manner of vicious criminals were locked inside.
Several Nova ships had just departed from here.
"The criminals here are either depraved or brutal...
Luckily, none of that has anything to do with me, because I'll be out soon.
I've escaped from twenty-two prisons already~"
Su Ming and the others stood in a line, wearing handcuffs that flashed with blue light as they slowly moved down the corridor.
Prison guards escorted them from the front and back.
The guards ignored Rocket's chattering, looking as though they did not care what the prisoners did as long as they did not try to escape.
"You should be grateful that this guy caught you. Otherwise, Groot and I would be counting the reward money for your head right now...
And you'd be getting torn limb from limb by Yondu and his Ravagers..."
Rocket seemed completely unconcerned about their current predicament. His eyes cautiously glanced at Su Ming while his mouth kept trading barbs with Quill.
That mysterious man had not said much along the way, but Rocket knew he was definitely not as simple as he looked.
Just the way Su Ming had controlled him and Groot earlier still filled him with lingering fear.
So he could only vent his inexplicable frustration on the friendly-looking Quill.
Quill refused to back down.
"Plenty of people have tried to kill me over the years... I'm not about to be taken out by a tree and a talking raccoon!"
Rocket asked in confusion,
"What's a raccoon?"
"That's you, idiot!"
Quill felt this raccoon was beyond saving. He did not even know what species he was.
"I am