Chapter 254

And so.

He also happily expressed his affection for Clea, saying, "I also like a beautiful, good girl like you~"

Clea was much happier upon hearing the confession she wanted to hear, "Then let's sleep for a while like this, don't mess with me anymore......."

She slowly narrowed her eyes, resting her head on him as she began to fall asleep.......

Although Ye Li had imprisoned her for a period of time before, she didn't blame him too much.......

After all.

In the past, when she took action to save innocent creatures being harmed by her uncle.

She had also been put in solitary confinement by Dormammu for a period of time because of it.

By comparison.

The time Ye Li kept her locked up didn't make her suffer much; it was just a bit boring.

Besides.

Ye Li's own conditions were so superior,

and he used web-silk tentacles to do something beastly... but very comfortable to her....

It was just like a man being captured and locked up by a stunning goddess, and then having naughty things done to him.......

In all likelihood, he wouldn't be unhappy........

Ye Li looked at Clea's quiet, sweet sleeping posture and knew she was truly tired, so he couldn't bear to disturb her again.

Fu~

A petal brought by a light breeze was caught by him between two fingers, and with a flick, he tossed it————

In the motion of his hand.

The petal expanded several times over, reaching more than a person's length, and like a piece of light gauze, it covered the beauty's delicate body........

"Sleep~......."

"877" .......

Time passed in an instant.

Star-Lord and the others arrived at Knowhere by ship.

Drax had already reconciled with Gamora; he looked from the window at that giant head and asked with steady, curious curiosity, "Where is this?"

"They call it 'Knowhere', originally the head of an ancient Celestial......."

Gamora warned the group, "Be careful entering; there is no order here whatsoever......."

When Star-Lord and the others arrived at the buyer Gamora had mentioned.

A pink-skinned maid who had been waiting for a long time led them inside a place that looked like a collection hall, "Our collection of rare treasures is the largest in this galaxy."

Rocket Raccoon looked around, discovering that the items in the nearby display cases were strange and varied, most of them being living creatures........

Things like Chitauri, strange-looking ducks...... and even a dog wearing a spacesuit........

"Allow me to introduce you————"

When they arrived behind a figure draped in fur, the pink-skinned woman made a respectful gesture and introduced them to Star-Lord and the others.

"Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!"

"Very well, Mr. Taneleer."

Star-Lord took the Orb out of his small backpack, tossed it in his palm, and said.

"We've brought you the item, where's the money?"

"Don't be impatient, I still need to examine it."

The Collector turned around, reached out to take the Orb, and placed it on an instrument to inspect it.

Rocket and the others hadn't realized things were about to go south, and asked him, "What exactly is this thing?"

"Before the creation of the universe, there were six singularities......."

The Collector explained to them without reservation.

However, he didn't know the secrets of Nemesis, and only recounted what he knew—————

".......Then the Big Bang created all things, and the remnants of these six singularities condensed, turning into gems called Infinity Stones.

These stones seem to...... only be wieldable by those with extraordinary power.

And the wielder who successfully masters the stones can use this power to easily destroy a civilization..... as easily as harvesting wheat......."

Wu-en~ Click——!

As he spoke,

the Orb also clicked as it was unscrewed by the instrument.

"Good! Now let us admire its incomparable beauty!!"

Taneleer Tivan heard the sound, his tone filled with excitement, and he hurriedly lowered his head to look in joy————

Only......

When his gaze fell upon the empty center of the Orb, his expression instantly froze........

"Are you playing me?!!!"

Taneleer Tivan swept a hostile gaze toward Gamora and the others, demanding an explanation.

Gamora and the others were also stunned, and finally, they all slowly turned their gazes toward Star-Lord.......

"Hey! Why are you all looking at me?!"

Peter Quill spread his hands innocently, "I don't know what's going on either! Don't look at me with those eyes; if it weren't for dealing with the possibility of Ronan showing up, I wouldn't have come on this trip with you guys, I don't owe you anything!"

"Quill has a point.." .

Rocket Raccoon perched on Groot's shoulder and said, "He has no reason to do this."

He and Groot were only able to come along to get a share because they were acting as bodyguards, just like Drax.

Therefore, it wasn't easy to say anything to Star-Lord at this moment.

However.

Gamora wasn't very happy and complained to Star-Lord, "We went through all that trouble to escort you here, and it turns out what you have in your hand is just an empty shell!"

"What can I do? I didn't even know what it was before!"

Star-Lord felt like he was truly a scapegoat...... he felt that this thing might have been empty to begin with......

After all, he had personally taken it from the great hall......

[Wait!!]

He suddenly remembered————

When he left the great hall, he had been knocked unconscious once.......

At the time, he thought he had triggered some mechanism....... Now it seems———someone was definitely playing the oriole behind him!

"I think I know what happened......." Star-Lord was about to explain.

But, just at this moment—————

Huen————!

Huen————!

Huen————........

Elliptical warships descended one after another.

Ronan had arrived.......

"Oh, great......."

Gamora helplessly took the Orb and shoved it into Star-Lord's hand, "Now you should think about whether Ronan, that murderer, will listen to your explanation."

PS explanation: In this book's direction, Ronan found them on his own.

Drax's settings are based on the comic version, so he won't be as weak as in the movie version (Drax in the comics is known as the interstellar Hulk, he has strength), nor will he be stupid enough to recklessly send a message to Ronan.