"Are we finally here?"
After the final space jump, The Other slumped into his seat, gazing at the navigation route displayed above the console and muttering to himself.
He hadn't attempted more than twenty consecutive space jumps since his birth. Even with a brief rest in between, The Other's body still hadn't recovered.
"Yes, we have arrived, Lord The Other. If you still wish to continue trying, Woz believes you can experience the feeling of space jumping in the simulation pod on the main ship."
"No, no, no, I don't want to experience it," The Other shook his head like a rattle. He unbuckled his safety harness and stretched his body. His gaze instinctively fell upon Beckett, who showed no signs of discomfort, and he silently marveled, As expected of His Highness Beckett, completely unaffected.
"Woz, how much longer until we reach the vicinity of Tofa?"
Beckett, his index finger constantly manipulating the light screen before him, asked with a concentrated gaze at the flickering data.
"As per Your Highness Beckett's orders, Woz has already located the most suitable spot near Tofa to hide the fleet. At our current speed, we are expected to arrive in three minutes."
As Woz finished speaking, the content on the screen before Beckett suddenly changed. The image of Tofa was reflected in Beckett's pupils.
"Open Hangar Bay One, prepare the small battleship."
After a moment of thought, Beckett glanced back at The Other, who was still stretching his body, and gave the order.
"Understood. The small battleship is ready. Two squads of Chitauri soldiers have entered standby, totaling twenty-four. Woz is constructing the network connection. Network architecture complete, data transmission commencing."
Upon seeing the progress bar appear on the light screen, Beckett finally stood up and walked towards Hangar Bay One. The Other, twisting his neck and shaking his waist, quickly picked up the azure scepter he had carelessly left on the chair and followed. As Beckett's loyal servant, he felt it was his honor to be involved in this mission.
Not only could he prove himself under His Highness Beckett's watchful eye, but perhaps in the future, he could also earn some favor with Lord Thanos. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
"Lord The Other, Woz advises you to fasten your seatbelt." As soon as they entered the small battleship's bay, Woz's voice sounded again.
"What?"
Before The Other could react, the battleship, under Woz's control, plunged into the vast expanse of the universe. The speed was so great that The Other, still caught in his excitement, inevitably made intimate contact with the floor, leaving him seeing stars. Beckett, sitting beside him, remained completely steady.
"Woz, are we sure we won't be detected entering Tofa like this?"
The Other, standing up as if nothing had happened, looked at the scene of them breaking through Tofa's atmosphere, his tone laced with worry. The Kree Empire's reputation in the galaxy was not exactly stellar at the moment.
"Please rest assured, Lord The Other. Woz has modified Tofa's planetary defense system using the secret key provided by Lord Thanos, so we will not be detected." As an auxiliary AI for combat, Woz had plenty of experience modifying programs. No matter how high the security of the Kree planetary defense system was, it couldn't withstand a traitor within their ranks.
A traitor who divulged everything to Thanos.
This traitor was precisely why Thanos knew Astra had perfected an energy amplification formula.
Could traitors appear even among the Kree?
Didn't they have something called the Supreme Intelligence, the God of Artificial Intelligence? With such a "god" monitoring them, how could traitors emerge?
Hearing this, The Other's mind was filled with even more questions, but deeply understanding the principle of "the more you say, the more you err," he chose to remain silent and patiently await the battleship's landing.
"Your Highness Beckett, according to the data within Tofa's planetary defense system, Dr. Astra, who possesses the energy amplification formula, was kidnapped this morning. He has now been transferred to Tofa's wartime command base."
"Someone has already acted before us? The Skrulls?"
Beckett, who had positioned the small battleship and the two squads of Chitauri soldiers stealthily in the desert, raised an eyebrow at the news. He pressed the silver bracelet on his wrist, and a blue robotic cat appeared before Beckett and The Other.
"Yes, based on the available information, it was a Skrull named Magma."
Magma? Beckett tossed the Casket of Ancient Winters in his hand, narrowing his eyes as he looked towards the towering buildings in the distance. That place was the wartime command base according to Woz's information.
"This distance should be about right."
With that, Beckett threw the Casket of Ancient Winters at The Other's feet and, with his hands behind his back, commanded, "Begin."
"Yes! Your Highness Beckett!"
The Other's voice, upon receiving the command, carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement. Casually adjusting the position of the Casket of Ancient Winters with his left hand, the azure scepter gripped tightly in his right hand suddenly blazed with brilliant light!
"Freeze!!! Tofa!!!"
The tip of the scepter touched the outer shell of the Casket of Ancient Winters. An extremely dense frost power erupted from within the Casket, pouring continuously into the desert beneath Beckett's feet!
Centered on the Casket of Ancient Winters, the biting frost rapidly covered every corner of the desert at a visible speed, and it continued to extend outwards!
"Although Father doesn't think much of this Casket of Ancient Winters, the effect is still quite good."
Beckett looked with satisfaction at the world of ice sculptures gradually appearing before him and strode towards the distant wartime command base.
In Laufey's hands, the Casket of Ancient Winters was said to possess the power to freeze entire worlds. Although Beckett believed this statement to be exaggerated, it didn't prevent him from using it to freeze a major city on Tofa.
Beckett couldn't use magic to activate the Casket of Ancient Winters, but the scepter in The Other's hand could.
On Jotunheim, The Other was specifically responsible for collecting the corpses of the Frost Giant guard. The azure scepter in his hand contained a vast amount of energy derived from the bodies of Frost Giants. This energy was the key to unlocking the Casket of Ancient Winters and freezing the city beneath Beckett's feet.
The bustling city, bathed in the continuous energy surging from the Casket of Ancient Winters, transformed into a paradise for the Frost Giant race. The bone-chilling cold and potent magic quickly occupied every corner of the city.
Beckett watched with his own eyes as a Kree squad discovered their blatant infiltration. However, before they could even raise their weapons, they were turned into lifelike ice sculptures by the magical energy unleashed by the Casket of Ancient Winters...
"Your Highness Beckett, Woz has temporarily disabled all communication methods between this city and the outside world. Normal communication is expected to resume in three minutes."
This was what could be called infiltration.
Beckett landed ostentatiously before the towering skyscraper, a sneer curling his lips. "Three minutes? That's enough."
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