Chapter 4029

The Grandmaster seemed very conflicted. He pursed his lips, his heart warring, but in the end, he shook his head and said, "If these humans collect the Infinity Stones, who knows what crazy things they will do. If they really destroy the universe, I'm afraid I won't be spared either, so forget it."

"Alright, I was just giving a suggestion." Shiler shrugged lightly, indicating that he had no intention of forcing the other party, and then he continued, "But I am quite curious, which Infinity Stone do the Collector and you have respectively?"

"The Collector has the Space Stone, and I have the Power Stone. Actually, the Power Stone was originally in the Champion's hands, but he lost it to me in a bet, so I've been keeping it for him."

Shiler calculated in his heart: the Time Stone should be in the hands of Strange in the central universe, the Space Stone should be in the hands of Doctor Strange now, the Power Stone is in the hands of the Grandmaster, the Mind Stone is in the hands of Loki, and the Reality Stone is embedded in Thor's crown, so only the Soul Stone remains unaccounted for.

Marvel has actually collected three stones: the Time Stone (Eye of Agamotto), the Mind Stone (Loki's Scepter), and the Reality Stone (Crown of the Bright God King). If Doctor Strange brings back the Space Stone he snatched from the Collector, that would be four stones; as long as they find two more, the Infinity Stones will be collected.

Moreover, Marvel has locals leading the way, so I'm afraid someone among them must know where the unaccounted Soul Stone is. Even if not, it would be relatively simple to find it through the Sanctum Sanctorum.

In other words, except for the one in the Grandmaster's hand, they might have all fallen into their hands. Then the Power Stone in the Grandmaster's hand becomes very important. Even if I can't get it, I can't let the other party get it, otherwise, they will win directly. With one snap of the fingers, everyone here in DC will turn into white light, so what's the point of fighting?

I have to find a way to cause some trouble for the Grandmaster, Shiler thought; even if I can't get it, I absolutely cannot let Marvel get it, otherwise this job will be considered a failure.

Just as he thought of this, someone rushed in from outside the door in a hurry. He bowed to the Grandmaster and said, "It's bad! Boss! Someone is making trouble downstairs!"

"Just kick out whoever is making trouble," the Grandmaster said impatiently, "Are the bodyguards all useless?"

"No, someone broke the pinball machine and found magnets controlling the magnetic springs inside. They said we are a black-hearted casino, and those gamblers are all rioting!"

The Grandmaster immediately widened his eyes and said, "Magnets? When did I put magnets in the pinball machine?!"

"This..." The butler was clearly a bit guilty; he was obviously aware of this but didn't dare to say it.

The Grandmaster has lived for so many years and is not a fool; he immediately guessed what was going on. Although he likes gambling and is the casino owner, he doesn't actually manage the operations much; this must be his subordinates playing tricks to line their own pockets.

The Grandmaster immediately walked out from behind the desk and said, "Let's go, let's go down and see. We can't let them keep making trouble, otherwise the casino's reputation will be completely ruined."

The Grandmaster walked downstairs quickly, with Shiler and Constantine following behind them. During the process of going downstairs, Shiler gave Constantine a wink. Logically speaking, they were just passing acquaintances and shouldn't have any tacit understanding, but Constantine just happened to understand.

He immediately took a step forward, following behind the Grandmaster, as if he were very close to him. Shiler fell behind a bit, and when going downstairs, he found a corner to stand in, not following behind the Grandmaster.

The Grandmaster was in a hurry and didn't notice, so he took Constantine down just like that. As soon as he went down, he saw those people from the Guardians of the Galaxy rolling on the ground and making a scene.

"This damn black-hearted casino cheated me out of tens of thousands of universal coins! Is it easy for us mercenaries to earn some money?! Now it's already a troubled time, there's no work to take, and I thought I'd come to the casino to relax, only to encounter such a thing! Black-hearted casino! Pay up!"

Gamblers are never willing to believe the truth that you lose ten out of ten times; losing money might be bad luck, bad feng shui, bad timing, or the casino cheating, but in any case, it's not their own problem.

Originally, they could only comfort themselves in their hearts, but this time they really caught the casino's pigtail, and immediately started shouting along.

"Yeah! This damn black-hearted casino! I've been gambling here for over a year and have never won money! I knew there was a problem!!"

"Black-hearted casino! Pay up!"

"Black-hearted casino! Pay up! Pay up!!!"

The whole venue started shouting along, and some people even started smashing machines. The bodyguards immediately rushed up, but the more violent the behavior, the more it stimulated the rebellious psychology of these gamblers, and they shouted even louder.

"The black-hearted casino is going to kill us to silence us!!!" Gamora and Drax were also leading the shouting in the crowd.

Some gamblers panicked on the spot; they knew that this casino was backed by high-ranking officials of the Intergalactic Alliance, and in order to protect their money bags, they might really kill them to silence them, so they rose up to resist, howling and wanting to rush out.

Those bodyguards were originally professionals, and when they saw it was getting chaotic, they were afraid that their bosses would think they were not working hard, so they used stun guns, coma bombs, and smoke bombs. This further confirmed the "killing to silence."

Rocket Raccoon and Star-Lord were still secretly playing dirty, shooting at one person for a while, and tripping another. Before long, the whole hall was in a mess.

The Grandmaster had just come out of the elevator and almost got shot. The Elders of the Universe are not without temper; he flew to the center of the venue on the spot, and in an instant, a gust of air swept through the entire hall, knocking everyone over.

"Quiet!!!" he roared.

The gamblers fell crookedly to the ground, and seeing that a tough guy had arrived, they didn't dare to shout anymore and just lay on the ground playing dead.

However, the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy were energized. Star-Lord immediately jumped up and said, "You actually have the nerve to come out?! We all came here to play because of your reputation, Grandmaster. I didn't expect you to play the 'black eating black' trick! I tell you, others might be afraid of you, but we Guardians of the Galaxy are not afraid of you! If you don't give us an explanation today, tomorrow I will let the whole universe know what good deeds you've done!"

Seeing Star-Lord, the Grandmaster also got a headache. He knew this kid, but he was even more wary of his adoptive father. Those Ravagers are the local snakes among local snakes; the daily work of intergalactic pirates is to run around the universe looking for soft persimmons. If this matter were known to them, it wouldn't take three days to spread to every corner of the universe.

By then, not only would the casino have no business, but those who invested would also come to trouble him. Thinking of this, the Grandmaster looked back and glared fiercely at the butler, but he also knew that now was not the time to hold him accountable; he had to appease these people quickly.

"Regarding the pinball machine, I feel very sorry. I believe you have heard of my reputation; even if the bets were bigger and more precious in the past, I, the Grandmaster, have never defaulted on a debt. Why would I play this trick for that little money?"

"Then you tell me what's going on?!"

"To tell you the truth, you also solved a big trouble for me today. If someone hadn't broken the machine, I wouldn't have known there were magnets inside. But specifically whether the supplier played tricks or if some casino employees were not clean, I still need to continue investigating, but I guarantee with my reputation as the Grandmaster that I absolutely did not intend to cheat money, and I absolutely did not engage in any cheating!"

In fact, most people still believed his words, because the Grandmaster's gambling conduct was indeed good; he bet boldly, his methods were superb, and the other party was convinced even when they lost.

And the Elders of the Universe are never short of money; they have lived for so long, and the wealth they have accumulated is already unimaginable. If they hadn't earned enough money, they wouldn't be so bored that they had to find a hobby to pass the time.

And, the problem was with the pinball machine; this thing is basically only played by newcomers, old gamblers all play cards, so even if you play tricks inside, you won't earn much money, so it's really unnecessary.

Star-Lord didn't want to tear his face with the Grandmaster either; he just snorted coldly and said, "You know my temper. If it weren't for the sake of the Elders of the Universe, I would have smashed this black shop long ago."

"Yes, yes, yes," the Grandmaster knew he was in the wrong, so naturally he had to flatter a bit, "Who doesn't know that the Guardians of the Galaxy are also an old brand? Starting from your adoptive father's generation, you have been famous in the universe. It's just that today's matter was indeed an accident, there's no need to make a big deal out of it. Just ask for whatever you want, and I will try my best to satisfy you."

Star-Lord wanted to ask for the Infinity Stone directly, but Rocket Raccoon tugged at his hand. Star-Lord thought for a while and decided to stick to the original plan. He said, "Let's make a bet. If I win, I want one of your treasures."

"Of course no problem, but what do you want?"

"The Infinity Stone."

The Grandmaster immediately frowned. With Shiler's previous words, he immediately realized that this person was likely sent by humans, and the purpose was the Infinity Stone in his hand, so that they could collect the stones and win the war.

Since he had refused Shiler before, naturally he couldn't let Star-Lord get his wish. However, the other party didn't ask directly but proposed a bet; if he refused the bet, wouldn't he be ruining his own reputation?

The Grandmaster had absolute confidence in betting, so he agreed to the bet on the spot.

"Good, no problem. Since it's to compensate for your losses, then you decide what to bet. I won't ask you for a stake either; it doesn't matter if you lose, but as long as you can win, I will naturally give you what you want."

But just at this moment, Star-Lord suddenly saw Constantine behind the Grandmaster. He knew this Constantine, because it was this guy who caught them and put them in prison.

And now, Constantine was following behind the Grandmaster, and the Grandmaster obviously knew him too; could it be that I arrived a step late?

The more Star-Lord thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong: if Constantine arrived first and asked the Grandmaster for the Infinity Stone, if the Grandmaster didn't give it, he might have to snatch it; it's impossible for the two to be so harmonious.

But if he didn't ask, then why did he run here?

Star-Lord himself wasn't very smart and couldn't figure out so many twists and turns; that damn devil didn't say anything when he sent him over, and he still had to improvise, so he was suddenly at a loss.

He couldn't help but look left and right, wanting to see if that devil had followed him. Suddenly he looked up and saw the figure standing on the chandelier. Star-Lord immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in his heart, "What should I do now? Could it be that the two of them joined forces to deal with me? I can't beat him!"

Star-Lord was worried that if the Grandmaster had already given the stone to Constantine, then even if he won the bet, he would still have to snatch it by force, but he had been caught by Constantine before and couldn't beat the other party at all, so wouldn't this trip be in vain?

"You're late," that voice sounded in Star-Lord's ear, "He has already given the stone to Constantine. Now if you want it, I'm afraid you can only snatch it."

"But I can't beat him!!!" Star-Lord roared.

"Don't worry, I said I would help you."

Before the words fell, a blood-red light emitted from Star-Lord's eyes, suddenly attacking the Grandmaster's heart. The Grandmaster was caught off guard and was sent flying directly.

The Grandmaster was suddenly ambushed and was furious on the spot. He flew up and let out an extremely angry roar, punching Star-Lord. Star-Lord subconsciously reached out to block, but found a blood-colored shield blocking in front of him; the Grandmaster couldn't break his defense at all.

He let out an excited strange cry, raised one hand, and another light hit the Grandmaster, not only sending the Grandmaster flying but also burning a big hole in the wall.

Star-Lord, who had never experienced such power, looked at his hands in disbelief, jumped on the spot a few times, waved his fists hard, completely forgetting about the Infinity Stone, and just wanted to beat these people up fiercely.