Knowhere! Guardians of the Galaxy!
Knowhere.
Beams of light illuminated the traction beams.
A burly figure clad in golden armor, leading the infamous Black Order, Nebula, and Gamora, appeared before the crowd.
All the alien natives and space bandits stared intently at the figure of the Mad Titan, barely daring to breathe loudly.
They were terrified of angering this wicked star!
After all, the name of the Dark Order resounds throughout almost the entire universe.
The Mad Titan Thanos also took pleasure in slaughtering planets. After he founded the Dark Order, he even cooperated with the Orgrimmar to build a ferocious army that wiped out countless intelligent life forms!
He has always resided in the Sanctum, the legendary Dark Quadrant, a place devoid of any light.
But why did I end up in the Knowhere?
Everyone trembled with fear.
However.
A pair of furious, hateful eyes were already fixed on Thanos!
"I'm going to kill him!"
"He's the one who got Ronan to destroy my planet!"
"My family died in this war!"
A savage, burly, bald giant grabbed two machetes and charged at Thanos.
"Drax!"
"Are you crazy?"
"We came to the Knowhere not to fight, but to search for the lost Asgardian God!"
A furry creature, resembling a raccoon, spoke in human language and hurriedly raised its energy gun, aiming it at Drax.
Furthermore, the treant beside him also spread out branches and immediately bound his teammate.
"Stop arguing!"
"Thor."
"My Milano needs repairs, you'll have to pay for that, right?"
"Don't tell me the King of Asgard didn't bring any money."
The young man's eyes darted around; although he had agreed to form the Guardians of the Galaxy, he had never intended to stay long.
However, it was all for the purpose of earning funds so that he could establish a space fleet in the future and go solo, leaving his adoptive father Yondu behind!
He and Thor became acquainted through the Orb of Agamotto, and he was inadvertently imprisoned in Kyln Prison. However, Thor later used his connections to bail him out along with his fellow inmates Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Drax.
Even Rocket Raccoon couldn't understand Thor's thoughts!
But Rocket Raccoon had heard the legends of Asgard!
And... the Dwarves artisans who live in the Nidavellir Ringworld!
Rocket Raccoon really wants to go to Nidavellir and steal something!
Midway through their journey, the Guardians of the Galaxy learned that the Collector had obtained the Asgardian God, so they changed their plans and rushed over!
But they ran into the Mad Titan Thanos!
This is something no one expected!
The key issue is that Drax and Thanos have a grudge!
If Drax angers Thanos and it gets dragged into his own mess, wouldn't he be finished?
"Quill."
"I don't have any money."
"If you want to repair your spaceship, you'll have to figure it out yourself."
"But I sensed my friend's presence..."
"This is the friend who suggested I form the Guardians of the Galaxy. He is the ruler of Kamar-Taj, and I'm sure he won't treat you unfairly."
Thor's eyes were sharp.
Prior to this, he had sensed a spatial fluctuation, similar to Bifrost!
If his perception is correct, someone has definitely used the Tesseract to teleport to the Knowhere!
The Tesseract isn't in anyone else's hands...
The owner of this Space Stone is Chen Ji!
If Chen Ji were to arrive in the Knowhere, he wouldn't be sleepy at all!
Because he happened to be in the Knowhere, he overheard other rumors that the Grandmaster of Sakaar might also possess a lost artifact!
"Lord of Kamar-Taj?"
"Then he must be very rich?"
Peter Quill and Rocket Raccoon exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming, before deciding to find a target and try to earn some interest!
However.
A loud shout rang out!
Drax had already charged in front of Thanos, roaring as he raised two cleavers!
"Thanos!"
"Give me back my wife and children's lives!"
Drax roared like thunder.
They were absolutely ferocious!
Seeing this scene.
All extraterrestrial life also found it extremely incredible.
What kind of monster is this?
How dare they provoke Thanos!
If Thanos, in a fit of rage, were to lead the Dark Order in Carnage of the Knowhere, who could escape unscathed?
"Your wife and children?"
"I've never seen it before."
Thanos frowned.
He was already a step too late, and now he's been delayed by that idiot. Chen Ji has probably already met the Collector and might even have gotten his hands on the Ultimate Nullifier!
The alien natives before them had no idea what was happening in the outside world!
Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, has been resurrected!
Perhaps, it's also heading towards the Knowhere. If it doesn't get the Ultimate Nullifier in time, it might be itself that suffers!
"Father."
"I'll deal with them."
Ebony Maw bowed slightly.
Immediately, he lightly raised his finger, releasing a wave of psychic energy that transformed into an air wall, directly blocking the enemy's sneak attack.
The next second!
Ebony Maw flicked his finger again, unleashing a powerful burst of Nen energy that instantly immobilized Drax!
He had noticed Drax and the Guardians of the Galaxy long ago!
Ebony Maw hadn't anticipated that the Guardians of the Galaxy would dare to take action and directly attack his father.
This Guardians of the Galaxy was only recently established, and they were a bunch of rabble, truly half-baked, so he didn't really take them seriously.
Damn it!
"He's a teammate, after all. We can't just watch Drax die."
Peter Quill cursed under his breath.
But he still chose to fight, a metal mask appearing on his face, his flight boots spewing kinetic flames, and his twin pistols already in his hands!
Rocket Raccoon also pulled the trigger hard, unleashing a barrage of energy beams!
Groot extended his arm, wrapping it around Drax, and the Ebony Maw began a tug-of-war.
"This is..."
"Rune Glove?"
"Asgardian God personally forged by my father?"
Thor glanced around and immediately noticed the Mad Titan's right hand, which was adorned with a magnificent glove.
Rune energy surged from it.
It was a pair of gloves from Odin's Vault!
It even has a gold gemstone inlaid on it!
This surprised Thor.
Could this be the seventh Infinity Stones, in addition to the original six?
Whether it's protecting his teammates or collecting the lost artifacts, he should intervene and stop Thanos!
Boom!
Thor gripped his Mjolnir, his body erupting with dazzling lightning, his eyes flashing with thunder, and he transformed into a storm as he swung the hammer at Ebony Maw!
Clang!
A hideous creature with a waist three feet in circumference raised the Asgard Battle Axe, flashed in front of Ebony Maw, and took the blow head-on!
"Iron Bear Axe?"
"This is my weapon!"
Thor recognized him immediately.
This axe is the Iron Bear Axe he used when he was young!
Before he was even qualified to lift Thor's Hammer, he used this Iron Bear Axe to defeat countless powerful enemies!
Although the Iron Bear Axe has no magic or spirit, it bears the weight of his sweat and youth!
Therefore, he absolutely could not allow the Dark Order to wield this Iron Bear Axe!
"Whoever finds it keeps it."
Gamora raised her longsword and slashed at Thor's face.
The weapon she wielded was also a Rune sword.
The sword shimmered with dazzling light, instantly making Thor's eyes light up!
Boom!
A violent, surging burst of lightning and sparks suddenly swept out.
They directly repelled Cull Obsidian and Ebony Maw.
Gamora was also feeling exhausted and couldn't withstand Thor's violent attack at all!
Her eyes flickered as she watched Thanos's retreating figure, seemingly having made up her mind, and she actually fled directly towards the construction zone!
"Gamora..."
"They actually betrayed Thanos?"
Ebony Maw's expression was ferocious.
He knew all along that Gamora harbored rebellious intentions!
Even as a Thanos supporter, Red Skull proposed sacrificing his beloved in exchange for a soul, he already foresaw Gamora's fate!
But Chen Ji happened to obtain the Soul Stone ahead of time.
This allowed Gamora to escape unscathed.
Perhaps that's why Gamora betrayed the Dark Order and left directly!
Hiding in the gutter of the Knowhere is like searching for a needle in a haystack; she will likely never be found again.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend..."
"I'm going to find her!"
"I want to know what Thanos's purpose is in coming to the Knowhere."
Peter Quill's eyes darted around.
He quickly swayed and followed, and soon, using the mobility provided by his Rocket boots, he stopped Gamora.
"Hey!"
"Girl."
"I need your help. Tell me, Thanos, why did you come to the Knowhere?"
Star-Lord lifted his mask, revealing a perverted grin; he was never one to shy away from anything.
I couldn't help but feel my heart flutter at Gamora's beauty.
"He came to the Collector wanting the Ultimate Controller to take down Nemesis."
"Can I leave now?"
"I need to get out of here, because Nemesis has been resurrected and may destroy everything at any moment!"
Gamora wary.
She witnessed the power of the Nemesis.
I felt utterly hopeless.
Only by breaking away from the Dark Order could she possibly have a chance of survival; she didn't believe that the Ultimate Nullifier could eliminate this Nemesis.
Besides, Thanos destroyed her home planet, and she only recently learned the truth. Her decision not to seek revenge is the greatest act of mercy she could have shown!
"Walter?"
"Nemesis?"
"What kind of precious item is this?"
"I've never heard of it!"
Peter Quill asked in surprise.
Before he could finish speaking...
A grand and holy aura of destruction had already enveloped the entire Knowhere.
It was as if gravity had suddenly increased tenfold.
Star-Lord felt as if a mountain had appeared on his shoulder!
I almost tripped and fell.
Immediately, Peter Quill looked up, peering through the pupils of the Ancient Celestial's head at the outer reaches of space.
A majestic, divine, and mysterious figure, half-real and half-illusory, stood in space.
Even Sanctuary II, in the face of this mysterious figure, was like a child's toy, utterly vulnerable and easily destroyed!
It was utterly unable to withstand its overwhelming and unparalleled power!
Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance!
They detonated Vormir and, with the power of the Infinity Stones, also detected Chen Ji's presence, directly descending upon the Knowhere!
Then, she transformed into a streak of light and instantly entered the head of the Celestials being, her body radiating a powerful surge of energy that shocked all the alien natives!
Even Thor was horrified.
I can't believe my eyes!
"Nemesis..."
"She's not just a legend, she's real!"
Thor gripped his Mjolnir tightly, veins bulging on his forehead.
He had seen related documents in the Asgard's records, but thought they were just stories.
It wasn't until the Nemesis appeared before him that he truly realized the story was the truth!
Legend has it that Nemesis was in charge of judging the gods, and she was on par with, or even surpassed, the Creator Deity!
Even the Ancient Titans are worlds apart from her!
Besides...
How come there are six Infinity Stones on the golden crown worn by Nemesis?
Could it be that Chen Ji is dead?!
Were all the auras he sensed earlier wrong?!
"Tell me!"
"Where is that Mystic Arts Mage?!"
"I just want his life!"
Nemesis boomed.
If she obtains all the Infinity Stones, she can destroy the universe, absorb the energy generated by the Big Bang, and ascend to a higher realm beyond the multiverse.
And trillions of living beings in the universe will become her nourishment!
There was absolutely no need to personally kill these alien natives.
Even though she had spoken, no one answered, because no one knew who she was talking about!
"Mystic Arts Mage?"
"Refers to..."
"List?"
"So Chen isn't dead after all!"
Thor was secretly delighted.
Why would Ke Chen come to the Knowhere?
But they didn't return to Earth?
This completely baffled him!
At the same time.
The tallest building in the Knowhere.
Its design closely resembles that of a museum.
It displays all sorts of glass shop windows.
Inside the shop window, there are strange props from different civilizations, mysterious magical artifacts pulsating with magic, and even endangered cosmic life forms.
A tall, robust figure wearing sunglasses frowned slightly as he looked at the uninvited guest before him.
You said...
"You want to buy the Ultimate Nullifier?"
"Do you know how valuable this thing is? What price are you willing to pay?"
This figure is none other than the legendary Elders of the Universe, the Master of the Knowhere, and the Collector Taneleer Tivan!
As the earliest form of life in the universe, it didn't even know how it came to be, yet it developed a hobby of collecting.
Passionate about collecting all sorts of things.
Including, but not limited to, Asgardian God, cosmic debris, sacred relics...
And the reason he possesses the Ultimate Nullifier is...
That's a long story; I obtained it purely by chance!
It was with the Ultimate Nullifier that he eliminated his enemies, completely conquered the Knowhere, and deterred interstellar villains and space bandits from causing trouble there.
However, if the Ultimate Nullifier is handed over, the consequences could be unimaginable!
If the other party uses it to erase themselves...
Even the Elders of the Universe must disappear!
"Tivan."
"I'm not discussing this with you."
"This is a notification."
"Because..."
"Bigger trouble is coming; you should have heard of this name."
"Nemesis!"
Chen Ji's expression was a half-smile.
He also didn't forget to check the other party's Entry Panel.
[Name]: Taneleer Tivan
[Identity]: The Collector
[Entry]: The Elders of the Universe (Gold), All-Knowing (Gold).