At first, Maximus thought his Psychic Power was too weak to detect 2B's consciousness.
So he drew on the immense power of the Mind Stone, confident that he could now control the woman before him.
But to his surprise, she showed no reaction to his command.
Instead, she folded her arms and watched him with a mocking smile.
She looked as though she were watching a clown perform, leaving him stunned.
Could the Mind Stone's power be useless against her too? How was that possible?
Refusing to believe it, Maximus roared at 2B again. "I command you to submit to me! Kneel!"
But 2B remained exactly as she was. She showed no reaction, and the mockery on her face only deepened.
"H-how is this possible? This is the Mind Stone! I command you to kneel! Kneel, now!"
Maximus made one last attempt. The Mind Stone on his wrist flared with a dazzling yellow glow as its power surged.
"I command you to—ah!" Maximus tried to issue another order to 2B.
But at that moment, the Miao Saber in 2B's hand flashed past in a streak of silver.
A chill swept through Maximus's arm. Before he could grasp what had happened,
he watched his own arm fly past his eyes and land in 2B's hand.
Without another word, 2B had severed his right arm with a single slash and caught it.
Agony swept through Maximus. He screamed, his face turning deathly pale.
2B ignored his screams.
She calmly removed the device holding the Mind Stone from his severed wrist.
Then she said with a hint of scorn, "Remember, that's the Mind Stone, not the Reality Stone. It can't change the rules of reality.
"Ordering me to obey you is as absurd as ordering a rock to speak. It's impossible.
"In your