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Chapter 574
chapter 0252 part 1
Chapter 251: Blockade, Ring-Planet Snake
Those fleets directly subordinate to Ronan the Accuser established a firepower blockade zone outside this Knowhere, built from the head of a Celestial.
The vanguard units of the Kree had already begun indiscriminately clearing out any aircraft attempting to leave Knowhere.
That previous bombardment made the Kree's stance clear.
Before the Power Stone was found, no one was allowed to leave!
Overbearing, barbaric, and aggressive!
But the problem was, the Kree fleet was ready for war, they had made up their minds. With the wreckage floating among the stars outside Knowhere, who would dare question them now? Inside Knowhere, flames burned fiercely.
As a result, in just a few minutes, the fire spread throughout the area.
Disoriented and bewildered aliens were everywhere. The Spaceport outside Knowhere had been destroyed by the Kree fleet's ray cannons. Flames ignited in the giant, asteroid-sized eye sockets of this ancient creature's skull.
It was as if this legendary creature had come back to life after countless ages of death, staring at the silent stars with a burning gaze.
Every channel in the city was broadcasting the Kree's declaration of war. They demanded that the people of Knowhere hand over the Power Stone.
The entire Knowhere was blockaded; no one could leave.
Those Pirate Mercenaries who usually associated closely with The Collector gathered in front of his residence, shouting for him to uphold justice.
It wasn't until a Kree landing craft docked in front of The Collector's Palace that these Pirate Mercenaries and Ravagers scattered.
The black landing craft hovered in front of The Collector Tivan's Palace. Under the watchful eyes of the various Space Pirates and Ravagers in Knowhere, two Kree Soldiers wearing battlegear and holding energy rifles disembarked from the landing craft.
"The Collector Tivan, by order of the great Ronan the Accuser, you are ordered to hand over the Power Stone before the star in Knowhere sets. Otherwise, Knowhere will be completely annihilated in the Milky Way Galaxy!"
The two Kree Soldiers issued the ultimatum to The Collector without any politeness!
"Ronan the Accuser, I met him thirty years ago. That Kree brat, he climbed into the position of Accuser..."
The Collector wore a scornful smile. "How presumptuous," he said. "Forget him, even your Supreme Intelligence and Thanos, who is behind Ronan, wouldn't dare speak to me like that!"
"Audacious! How dare you insult the great Lord Ronan the Accuser!" Hearing The Collector's contempt for the Accuser, the two Kree Soldiers immediately raised their energy rifles and were about to pull the trigger on him.
"Whoosh!"
From beneath The Collector's wide robe, a finger lightly pressed a button. Two lasers shot out from the gemstone decorations on the palace ceiling, directly piercing through the battlegear helmets of the two Kree Soldiers, passing through their bodies and leaving two coin-sized holes on the ground carpet.
"Damn it! This is the only carpet woven from Golden Fleece in the Universe!" Seeing the smoking carpet, The Collector was so distressed he almost jumped up and down.
The Cyborg Maid nearby quickly dragged the two Kree Soldiers' corpses aside to dispose of them. The so-called disposal was feeding them to a giant carnivorous plant that Tivan collected. It had purple skin, and its scarlet maw was full of sharp fangs. This thing was large enough to swallow two Kree corpses in one gulp, and the corrosive acid inside its body could easily corrode even the battlegear on them.
As for Tivan's reason for collecting this carnivorous plant, it was simple: it was the only purple variant of its species.
"I only just got the Orb not long ago. Why did the Kree find out so quickly!?" Tivan tapped his fingers on the transparent crystal coffin holding Star-Lord.
Inside the crystal coffin, Star-Lord, with a ball gag in his mouth, glared angrily at Tivan.
The Cyborg Maid, who was stuffing corpses into the carnivorous plant's maw nearby, trembled when she heard Tivan, almost sending her mechanical arm into the plant's mouth.
"Hmm?"
Tivan turned his head to look at the Cyborg Maid, a smirk playing on his lips. "You seem a little nervous!"
"You monster, go to hell!" As one of Tivan's collection items, the Cyborg Maid had long since had enough of this madman.
She raised her hands, and the palms of her modified silver mechanical hands clicked open two firing ports. Two thick energy cannons shot directly at Tivan.
Boom! Boom! Two energy cannons accurately struck Tivan, but they were blocked by the energy shield that shimmered from his magnificent long robe.
"A robe woven from the fibers of the sacred tree of the Kormisu people, its color dyed with the blood of two native Kormisu deities. It can withstand a direct hit from a starship cannon! The only one in the entire universe!"
Tivan spread his hands, a smile on his face, not forgetting to show off his collection items.
"You madman, you slaughtered a planet for this tattered robe!" The Cyborg Maid cursed at Tivan's atrocity.
Tivan blinked innocently. "Slaughtered a planet? That wasn't my idea. I just paid for it. As for how those Space Pirates and Ravagers got this thing, the process isn't important to me!"
Just as the Cyborg Maid was about to continue scolding Tivan for his brutality, he raised his hand.
"Looks like I need to replace my maid again. How about that centaur maid? Too bad, she's not a unicorn centaur, not a unique collection item in the universe. What a pity!"
Ding. While expressing regret, Tivan pressed a button in his hand.
With a loud bang, the metal collar around the Cyborg Maid's neck exploded directly, instantly blowing off her entire head.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss!
The Cyborg Maid collapsed on the ground, sparks constantly shooting out from her severed neck, her body twitching uncontrollably on the carpet.
Tivan pressed another button, and soon a robot walked in and disposed of the Cyborg Maid into the carnivorous plant's massive maw.
"Oh oh—the Kree warships, I'm so scared, let me see! What can I find to give our little Ronan a surprise!"
Tivan seemed to be dancing as he moved, selecting a suitable "gift" in his Collection Vault! He didn't actually care about these warlike guys. The pleas of the Space Pirates and Mercenaries gathered outside his door were meaningless to him.
Ordinary life was just currency or something like grains of sand to the Elders of the Universe, completely insignificant.
But how should he put it?
This was his territory after all.
If it were destroyed by these ants, The Collector would feel very annoyed.
Fortunately, for The Collector, who possessed everything, even without using overwhelming strength, he still had too many options.
For example, a bomb would be very suitable in this situation.
"This one is... I remember now, the Black Hole Bomb. It can suck all matter within three light-years into a black hole. I haven't finished mining this Knowhere yet! That won't do. The head of a Celestial is a rare collection item!"
"Sentient Robot, something explicitly forbidden by the Elder Council. Can't let them know I still have one in my collection."
"Space Locust, no, no, that would attract those perverts, the Celestials. I don't want to deal with them!"
"Ring-Planet Snake, my little obedient one, how about we go out and bite them, hehehe..."
Inside the crystal coffin, Star-Lord heard The Collector Tivan mumbling to himself. Many of the things Tivan mentioned, he had never even heard of, but just from the names, he could feel a tremendous threat and fear.
No, he couldn't let this madman discover the Quantum Channel. Star-Lord twisted his body frantically, trying to break free from the restraint, but it was clearly futile.
Knowhere was in complete chaos at this moment.
Chapter 251: Blockade, Ring-Planet Snake
Those fleets directly subordinate to Ronan the Accuser established a firepower blockade zone outside this Knowhere, built from the head of a Celestial.
The vanguard units of the Kree had already begun indiscriminately clearing out any aircraft attempting to leave Knowhere.
That previous bombardment made the Kree's stance clear.
Before the Power Stone was found, no one was allowed to leave!
Overbearing, barbaric, and aggressive!
But the problem was, the Kree fleet was ready for war, they had made up their minds. With the wreckage floating among the stars outside Knowhere, who would dare question them now? Inside Knowhere, flames burned fiercely.
As a result, in just a few minutes, the fire spread throughout the area.
Disoriented and bewildered aliens were everywhere. The Spaceport outside Knowhere had been destroyed by the Kree fleet's ray cannons. Flames ignited in the giant, asteroid-sized eye sockets of this ancient creature's skull.
It was as if this legendary creature had come back to life after countless ages of death, staring at the silent stars with a burning gaze.
Every channel in the city was broadcasting the Kree's declaration of war. They demanded that the people of Knowhere hand over the Power Stone.
The entire Knowhere was blockaded; no one could leave.
Those Pirate Mercenaries who usually associated closely with The Collector gathered in front of his residence, shouting for him to uphold justice.
It wasn't until a Kree landing craft docked in front of The Collector's Palace that these Pirate Mercenaries and Ravagers scattered.
The black landing craft hovered in front of The Collector Tivan's Palace. Under the watchful eyes of the various Space Pirates and Ravagers in Knowhere, two Kree Soldiers wearing battlegear and holding energy rifles disembarked from the landing craft.
"The Collector Tivan, by order of the great Ronan the Accuser, you are ordered to hand over the Power Stone before the star in Knowhere sets. Otherwise, Knowhere will be completely annihilated in the Milky Way Galaxy!"
The two Kree Soldiers issued the ultimatum to The Collector without any politeness!
"Ronan the Accuser, I met him thirty years ago. That Kree brat, he climbed into the position of Accuser..."
The Collector wore a scornful smile. "How presumptuous," he said. "Forget him, even your Supreme Intelligence and Thanos, who is behind Ronan, wouldn't dare speak to me like that!"
"Audacious! How dare you insult the great Lord Ronan the Accuser!" Hearing The Collector's contempt for the Accuser, the two Kree Soldiers immediately raised their energy rifles and were about to pull the trigger on him.
"Whoosh!"
From beneath The Collector's wide robe, a finger lightly pressed a button. Two lasers shot out from the gemstone decorations on the palace ceiling, directly piercing through the battlegear helmets of the two Kree Soldiers, passing through their bodies and leaving two coin-sized holes on the ground carpet.
"Damn it! This is the only carpet woven from Golden Fleece in the Universe!" Seeing the smoking carpet, The Collector was so distressed he almost jumped up and down.
The Cyborg Maid nearby quickly dragged the two Kree Soldiers' corpses aside to dispose of them. The so-called disposal was feeding them to a giant carnivorous plant that Tivan collected. It had purple skin, and its scarlet maw was full of sharp fangs. This thing was large enough to swallow two Kree corpses in one gulp, and the corrosive acid inside its body could easily corrode even the battlegear on them.
As for Tivan's reason for collecting this carnivorous plant, it was simple: it was the only purple variant of its species.
"I only just got the Orb not long ago. Why did the Kree find out so quickly!?" Tivan tapped his fingers on the transparent crystal coffin holding Star-Lord.
Inside the crystal coffin, Star-Lord, with a ball gag in his mouth, glared angrily at Tivan.
The Cyborg Maid, who was stuffing corpses into the carnivorous plant's maw nearby, trembled when she heard Tivan, almost sending her mechanical arm into the plant's mouth.
"Hmm?"
Tivan turned his head to look at the Cyborg Maid, a smirk playing on his lips. "You seem a little nervous!"
"You monster, go to hell!" As one of Tivan's collection items, the Cyborg Maid had long since had enough of this madman.
She raised her hands, and the palms of her modified silver mechanical hands clicked open two firing ports. Two thick energy cannons shot directly at Tivan.
Boom! Boom! Two energy cannons accurately struck Tivan, but they were blocked by the energy shield that shimmered from his magnificent long robe.
"A robe woven from the fibers of the sacred tree of the Kormisu people, its color dyed with the blood of two native Kormisu deities. It can withstand a direct hit from a starship cannon! The only one in the entire universe!"
Tivan spread his hands, a smile on his face, not forgetting to show off his collection items.
"You madman, you slaughtered a planet for this tattered robe!" The Cyborg Maid cursed at Tivan's atrocity.
Tivan blinked innocently. "Slaughtered a planet? That wasn't my idea. I just paid for it. As for how those Space Pirates and Ravagers got this thing, the process isn't important to me!"
Just as the Cyborg Maid was about to continue scolding Tivan for his brutality, he raised his hand.
"Looks like I need to replace my maid again. How about that centaur maid? Too bad, she's not a unicorn centaur, not a unique collection item in the universe. What a pity!"
Ding. While expressing regret, Tivan pressed a button in his hand.
With a loud bang, the metal collar around the Cyborg Maid's neck exploded directly, instantly blowing off her entire head.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss!
The Cyborg Maid collapsed on the ground, sparks constantly shooting out from her severed neck, her body twitching uncontrollably on the carpet.
Tivan pressed another button, and soon a robot walked in and disposed of the Cyborg Maid into the carnivorous plant's massive maw.
"Oh oh—the Kree warships, I'm so scared, let me see! What can I find to give our little Ronan a surprise!"
Tivan seemed to be dancing as he moved, selecting a suitable "gift" in his Collection Vault! He didn't actually care about these warlike guys. The pleas of the Space Pirates and Mercenaries gathered outside his door were meaningless to him.
Ordinary life was just currency or something like grains of sand to the Elders of the Universe, completely insignificant.
But how should he put it?
This was his territory after all.
If it were destroyed by these ants, The Collector would feel very annoyed.
Fortunately, for The Collector, who possessed everything, even without using overwhelming strength, he still had too many options.
For example, a bomb would be very suitable in this situation.
"This one is... I remember now, the Black Hole Bomb. It can suck all matter within three light-years into a black hole. I haven't finished mining this Knowhere yet! That won't do. The head of a Celestial is a rare collection item!"
"Sentient Robot, something explicitly forbidden by the Elder Council. Can't let them know I still have one in my collection."
"Space Locust, no, no, that would attract those perverts, the Celestials. I don't want to deal with them!"
"Ring-Planet Snake, my little obedient one, how about we go out and bite them, hehehe..."
Inside the crystal coffin, Star-Lord heard The Collector Tivan mumbling to himself. Many of the things Tivan mentioned, he had never even heard of, but just from the names, he could feel a tremendous threat and fear.
No, he couldn't let this madman discover the Quantum Channel. Star-Lord twisted his body frantically, trying to break free from the restraint, but it was clearly futile.
Knowhere was in complete chaos at this moment.
