Chapter 263: Location
Images of image projections were released from Nebula's controlled mechanical eyes.
The images contained scenes of a group of people fighting Thanos, the hiding place of the Power Stone, the location of the Soul Stone, and even a scene where Thanos's head was cut off.
Thanos had watched these images many times, but he could still discern many things from them, such as the locations of the Space Stone, Mind Stone, Reality Stone, and Time Stone.
"Interesting!" Thanos stroked his chin. "The me from another universe succeeded!"
"How did he succeed? Midgard has powerful protectors: Odin, the Ancient One, and those Guardian Star Beasts!"
Thanos stood up and walked over to Nebula. "Your method is very interesting, traveling to other universes to find Infinity Stones. Midgard is very dangerous; I can't get those four stones for now. The Power Stone is currently missing, but perhaps I can use your method to collect stones from other universes!"
Nebula from the Alternate Universe looked up at Thanos, her eyes flashing with anger and horror. "You won't succeed."
"I will. Thank you for the information."
Thanos sat back on his Throne, looking at Nebula with calm eyes, and said politely, "I will personally go to your universe and take a look, with my Fleet!"
Thanos was like a King seated high on his Throne. He reached out and picked up the Golden Helmet placed beside him, putting it on his head.
He glanced at Supergiant, who was kneeling before him, and said, "Supergiant, Black Dwarf, you will accompany me to Hala. I need to talk to the Supreme Intelligence!"
Hala, located in the Large Magellanic Galaxy, is the Homeworld of the Kree Empire.
Nebula looked at the visitor from the Alternate Universe, who was identical to herself, with an expression of disgust.
Assassinate Thanos? How could she do such a thing? Her lifelong wish had been to gain her Father's recognition.
This damned guy completely ruined her Image in her Father's eyes.
"Nebula, quick, quick, tell Gamora to escape, escape to Earth. Only there can protect her."
Nebula spoke haltingly, "The Soul Stone has Self-awareness. It requires sacrificing the most important thing to obtain it. It requires sacrificing a person. Thanos's Sacrificial Offering is Gamora! Tell her to escape!"
Nebula's expression changed, and her heart burned with jealousy. The most important person? In her Father's eyes, was she really still inferior to Gamora?
Her mechanical eyes rotated. "But this is a good opportunity to get rid of Gamora, this thorn in my side."
A Cold Laugh flashed across Nebula's face, and she silently transmitted this Intelligence to Thanos.
In a Side Hall of the Asgardian Golden Palace, the obese Thor was gulping down Rum, with a scratching and fidgeting Rocket Raccoon beside him.
The two had arrived in this Universe through the Quantum Tunnel, originally intending to find the Reality Stone. Unexpectedly, the Timeline here seemed to have a Universe Deviation.
This was not the time of the Convergence of the Nine Realms they had imagined.
Not only was there no sign of the Reality Stone, but they were also discovered by this Universe's Thor's Mother, the Queen of Asgard.
"Hey, stop drinking, Thor! We need to figure out how to find Star-Lord and the whereabouts of those Infinity Stones. The Timeline of this Universe is completely different from ours; everything is messed up!"
Rocket Raccoon was carrying an Energy Gun that was half his size and full of sci-fi flair.
"The Reality Stone isn't here. We need to leave. We don't have many Pym Particles left. We need to hurry. We need to go to Earth. We need to get enough Pym Particles to travel through the Quantum Realm."
Thor ignored the chattering Rocket Raccoon, just drinking Rum cup after cup. Rocket Raccoon was so angry he stomped his Foot. "Damn it, why am I with this drunkard?"
Footsteps came from outside the Door. Rocket Raccoon quickly hid behind the Curtains.
"You wait here!" After a response from outside the Door, a middle-aged woman walked in holding a Tray full of Delicacies.
Thor looked at the Figure walking in and couldn't help but burst into tears. Frigga touched Thor's Face, looked at the obese, one-eyed "Son" before her, and took out a Handkerchief to wipe his tears. "It looks like you've suffered a lot!"
"You're still alive, that's great, Dark Elves," Thor said incoherently.
Frigga gently stroked Thor's Head. "It's alright. Asgard's Destiny has changed, Thor. The Dark Elves have been destroyed. There will be no Ragnarök in this Universe, and Asgard will not be destroyed."
Thor looked at this "Mother" in surprise.
Frigga smiled gently. "I am the Goddess of Magic, and I also hold a part of the Power of Fate. I can see many Matters. You don't need to worry about us here. Eat something and go do what you want to do, with your Friends!"
The tiptoeing Rocket Raccoon awkwardly came out and greeted Frigga.
Frigga took out a Cloak. "This is an Invisibility Cloak. It can hide you from the Perception of everyone below a Sky Father. Take it."
"Cool!"
After learning that his "Mother" in this Universe had escaped the Destiny of Death, Thor was very excited. He put on the Invisibility Cloak and used the power of Stormbreaker to pull the Bifrost, teleporting towards Earth.
"Hey, don't get too excited! Your Foot is still sticking out!"
Rocket Raccoon sat on Thor's Shoulder, looking at the frantic Thor with some boredom.
"Can't you just Shrink your Body?" Thor mumbled. "If you put down that big Gun of yours, wouldn't it cover my Foot?"
"Hey, now your belly is sticking out. That has nothing to do with me!" Rocket Raccoon mocked contemptuously.
"You really should lose weight, Mr. Thor. I remember when we first picked you up, you were all Muscle. What is that on your belly now? Oh, my goodness, is that a spare tire!"
"Alright! Where are we going next?" Thor looked at the belly sticking out from under the Invisibility Cloak, glanced around, and found that the bustling crowd didn't seem to notice him.
He sucked in his stomach, looked up at Rocket Raccoon.
"Since you asked your Mother to Investigate Star-Lord's whereabouts, we need to meet up with Scott next. I hope he can get enough Pym Particles! Otherwise, we won't have the Opportunity to travel to the next Universe!"
Rocket Raccoon fiddled with the Projection Equipment on his Wrist and suddenly noticed that there were two Red Dots on the Projection.
"Wait, Star-Lord, according to the Locator, Star-Lord is also on Earth?? Right in the City beneath our Feet..." "New York! This is New York!" Thor saw that Rocket Raccoon seemed unable to remember the City's name. He shrugged, almost sending Rocket Raccoon, who was sitting on his Shoulder, flying.
"Bang!"
Rocket Raccoon swung the Gun Handle of his Energy Gun at Thor's Head. "Alright, the Situation has changed. We'll leave the Pym Particles Matter to Scott. We're going to find Star-Lord!"
In fact, Scott, on whom Rocket Raccoon and the others placed high hopes, was not in a good Situation.
He was currently being held at Gunpoint in a Corner. For Ant-Man, he could just press the Ant-Man Suit Activator on his Wrist to enter Shrinking Mode, and Firearms would be useless against him.
But Scott didn't want to do that, simply because the Man pointing a Gun at him was an "Acquaintance"! "You mean Dr. Pym is missing? Who did it? Darren Cross? Hope, believe me, I have no Malice! I just came here to find some Pym Particles, I need them!"
"Who exactly are you!?" Hope, later known as Wasp, looked at the Man before her in frustration.
First, her Father and the entire Secret Base mysteriously disappeared. Then, this familiar-acting man inexplicably sneaked into this Safe House, which only she and her Father knew about, wearing an Ant-Man Suit.
"Are you one of Darren Cross's people? Where is my Father? What did you do to him?" Hope heard the Man mention Darren Cross and thought Scott was his Subordinate, so she gripped the Gun in her hand even tighter.
"Hey, hey, relax, relax! Be careful not to misfire! I'm not one of Klaus's people, I'm Scott, Ant-Man Scott? Hope, don't you recognize me?"
Scott saw that Hope was getting emotional. He quickly waved his hands, trying to calm her down.
"Scott?!" Hope re-examined Scott, certain that she had never seen the Man before.
"Oh, damn it, another Universe Deviation!" Scott looked at the Doubtful Expression on Hope's Face and understood. Hope in this Universe didn't know him.
But considering that Captain America could die in this Universe, Scott helplessly shook his hand and began to tell Hope about his Origin.
The Quantum Tunnel, the other Universe's self, the World Destruction Calamity, and the Pym Particles that could travel through the Quantum Realm... "You mean my Dad finally rescued my Mom from the Quantum Realm!?" Hope keenly picked up a Key Point from Scott's words.
Scott nodded, but then spread his hands helplessly. "Yes, but later, your Mother, you, and Dr. Hank Pym all died in that Finger Snap. That's why I came to this Universe to find Pym Particles!"
"You should know that Dr. Pym is a bit, well, stubborn. The Manufacturing method for Pym Particles is only in his hands. I have no Method. I want to save you, Hope..."
Hope looked at the unfamiliar Man. From his words, she heard his affection for the "her" in the other Universe. Her expression immediately became strange.
Having not experienced those Matters with Scott, it was difficult for her to empathize with her counterpart from another Universe.
"You're too late! My Father disappeared two days ago! Even the Suitcase Building that could manufacture Pym Particles is gone. I don't have many Pym Particles left either!"
"Did Darren Cross do it?" Scott asked.
Hope shook her head. "I've been monitoring Darren Cross, but I haven't found any Evidence regarding this. I suspect another Force did it?"
"Another Force?"
Hope said, "In the past two years, besides Darren Cross, there's been another group of people looking for us. To avoid them, my Dad even had to postpone his Plan against Darren Cross. This might be the Reason why we don't know each other in this Universe!"
After speaking, Hope glanced at Scott. After all, the Man had just said that the Reason they met was that her Father hired him to go to Klaus's Company to destroy the Pym Particles in his possession, in order to deal with Darren Cross.
"Do you know the Identity of that Force? We need to rescue Dr. Pym as soon as possible!" Scott asked urgently.
His urgent mood played right into Hope's hands. She was half-believing what the Man from another Universe said, but she was short on Manpower right now, Manpower that could help her rescue her Father.
"Tang Group, a multinational Company that has recently risen in the Federation in the past few years. Their business involves Military Industry, Mining, Finance, Film and Television, Biopharmaceutical, and Aerospace. They have their own Security Company and are a veritable Giant Enterprise!"
"At the same time, there are rumors that the President/CEO of Tang Enterprise is the largest Gang Leader in the Federation. The people who have been looking for us these past two years are his Subordinates. My Dad once speculated that his Purpose was the Pym Particles!"
Scott crossed his arms, watching Hope open her Computer and introduce the Data/Information inside. His Gaze was inadvertently drawn to Hope's perky backside.
"In your Universe, is there any Information about Tang Group?" Hope turned back to look at Scott.
Scott quickly shifted his Gaze, his Eyes somewhat evasive. "Tang Group? I haven't heard of that Company!"
"Then we can only try our luck. The Locator Information my Father left before he disappeared is here, Raccoon City. This is a Small Town newly built by Tang Group!"
Hope opened an Encryption Software on her Computer, and a constantly flashing Red Dot appeared on the Map.
"Where is this?"
The sparse sound of rain echoed in her ears. Wanda's mind was blank. Only after a few seconds did she regain her senses and open her Eyes.
Looking around, it was a newly opened Garden. A Man was digging a pit in the ground with a Hoe not far away. He wore a blue and white Robe, his Figure was not particularly strong, he had long black Hair tied with an Azure Jade Hairpin, and his face was very handsome.
Wanda looked at the guy before her, remembering the scenes of being given a Physical Examination just now, and couldn't help but swallow. Her legs felt a bit weak.
For a while, she had been busy in Utopia helping Magneto deal with Mutant affairs and Disputes. She had just gotten some free Time to come to Raccoon City. Unexpectedly, Boss Tang had pulled her in for a "practice session" under the pretense of checking the Chaos Magic Inside her Body.
One should know that before, she and Skye and a few others were always together. Tang Song held a Pickaxe in one hand and a few Golden Apple Seeds in the other. The Robe woven from Exotic Silkworm Silk cultivated through Genetic Cultivation carried Cloud-Mist Energy as he walked, giving him a somewhat free and easy air.
He dug a pit with the Pickaxe, placed the Golden Apple Seeds, covered them with soil, and Tang Song snapped his Fingers. A Small Dark Cloud about five or six meters in Area appeared above the Garden.
The light rain drizzled down on the Seeds in the Garden.
After finishing all this, Tang Song clapped his hands, threw the Pickaxe aside, and sat down on the Bamboo chair next to the Garden. He picked up the Tea Cup with a lid, blew away the Tea Qi on it, and handed it to Wanda on the adjacent Bamboo chair.
"Your Chaos Magic Inside your Body is fine. I've reinforced the Seal. With the Seal in place, even that First Generation Dark Wizard won't be able to sense your Aura across so many Dimensions!"
Hearing Tang Song's words, Wanda felt sore all over and really wanted to ask if Skye and the others could join her for this kind of Seal in the future.
Before she could finish a cup of Tea, Wanda somehow ended up in Boss Tang's Embrace again.
(end of chapter)