Thanos held up his massive right hand, a small sphere held between his fingers.
The sphere appeared hollow, but strangely, nothing within could be seen.
"Heh!"
Thanos suddenly gave a contemptuous laugh, then slightly tightened his grip with his fingers.
Crack, crack, crack—
The Orb, once highly sought after, was mercilessly crushed by Thanos, revealing a purple gem within.
This gem was more beautiful than any other gem in the world, radiating a mysterious energy that seemed to entice others to touch it.
Seeing this gem, Adora seemed to understand something.
This is the Power Stone!
Not long ago, Ronan, the new leader of the Kree Empire, attacked Xandar. After a fierce battle, even the Nova Corps suffered heavy losses. Finally, with the "amazing dance" of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ronan was defeated.
This Power Stone was taken from Ronan's hammer.
Later, the Guardians of the Galaxy resealed the Power Stone back into the Orb and entrusted it to the Nova Corps for safekeeping.
Thanos held the Power Stone in his hand and examined it for a moment, a satisfied smile on his face.
Then, he extended his left hand.
Adora then noticed that Thanos was also wearing a metal gauntlet on his left palm.
Thanos moved the Power Stone closer to a groove on the gauntlet.
Crack—
The Power Stone was directly absorbed into the slot.
Zzzt—
As if an electric current surged from the Infinity Gauntlet, it instantly spread throughout Thanos's body.
Thanos couldn't help but stand up, tilting his head slightly.
Only after he adapted to this power did he lower his head again, looking down at Adora: "Queen of Xandar, who do you think sent Ronan? How do you think he mobilized that army?"
Adora's eyes widened suddenly: "You, it was you!"
"Heh! That's right, of course, it was me!" Thanos walked forward, extending his huge palm, and held Adora's head perfectly in his grip, "You shouldn't have stopped me from collecting the Infinity Stones, Queen of Xandar!"
Adora's eyes widened, as big as they could get. Thanos's hand held immense power; just the grip on her head made her feel like her skull was about to shatter.
But she still endured, gritting her teeth and shouting, "Thanos, your schemes will not succeed! My children, they and others of good sense will stop you!"
"I'll be waiting," Thanos sneered, and his hand tightened slightly.
Crack!
Adora's head burst open like a watermelon.
Thanos tossed aside the corpse of Queen Adora, her head now a bloody mess, and stood up. "Let's go. We're heading to Knowhere!"
"Yes!"
"As you command, great Thanos!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Eat, eat, eat, I want to eat!"
Shouts like a mountain of sound immediately echoed around.
The cries of these Black Order members were so loud that they seemed to pierce the sky.
At the same time, somewhere only a few astronomical units away from Xandar.
A boy, probably only about Peter's age, was looking at Xandar through the porthole of a spaceship.
Tears kept rolling down from his eye sockets.
Thud!
The boy knelt on the ground: "Mother, I, Richard Rider, swear that I will kill Thanos and avenge the people of Xandar!"
After he finished speaking, he got up and went to the spaceship's driver's seat.
He was going to Asgard!
He heard that Asgard was a divine realm, home to the god-king Odin. Perhaps he could seek help from Odin. Only then would he have a chance to stand against Thanos!
A few days later.
Thanos, along with his Black Order, arrived at Knowhere.
This planet was formed from the severed head of an ancient Celestial. It was the size of a small asteroid, and its interior was hollow, a unique feature.
Therefore, after many years of development, a city had formed within.
This city was more like a "Cosmic Black Market".
Some scavengers who made their fortune from junk planets, as well as cosmic bandits who obtained their spoils through unsavory means, would come here to trade.
As a result, it could get quite chaotic at times.
But there was order within the chaos.
Because anyone with a bit of sense generally wouldn't dare cause trouble here.
And those without any sense usually couldn't cause much trouble anyway.
Moreover, they always mysteriously disappeared in the end.
This was because this "Cosmic Black Market" had a powerful master.
Few people knew his real name; everyone generally called him the Collector.
But according to some rumors, this Collector was one of the Cosmic Elders, a mysterious race that had existed since the beginning of the universe.
He not only possessed powerful and mysterious abilities but also had an eternal lifespan, never aging.
Even Odin, the god-king who ruled the Nine Realms, treated him with respect.
However, something strange happened here not long ago.
A huge explosion suddenly erupted in the home of the esteemed Collector.
Following that, a massive purple shockwave swept across Knowhere.
Some people said they saw the Collector weeping in the ruins.
This caused a great stir among the people.
Some thought the Collector might just be a fraud.
Others believed that the Collector had collected a powerful weapon, which accidentally misfired, leading to this situation.
Therefore, for a while, some people who considered themselves capable repeatedly broke into the Collector's home, attempting to steal his belongings.
However, just a few days ago, the Collector, who had been happily rebuilding his "Collector's Castle" while casually exterminating the bugs that annoyed him, and picking through their remains to refill his blasted-out collection room, suddenly changed his expression and ran away!
According to those in the know, the Collector's face turned ashen before he fled. He kept muttering things like, "How did that guy move so fast?" and "He actually got the Power Stone!" and "Oh no, he's not coming for me, is he?"
Then, he left directly in his spaceship.
Before leaving, he also threw something onto the ground of his home.
The scavengers and space pirates, who initially suspected a trap, didn't dare to act rashly.
But the Collector never returned after a day or two.
So, a daring scavenger entered and picked up the item.
When he opened the small box, a huge red shockwave instantly erupted, turning all the curious scavengers and space pirates around him into ashes.
Clatter!
The red gem fell to the ground again, emitting a soft glow.
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