Chapter 231: Hawkeye: My Arrows Can Pierce Walls!

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"Maybe you and the Destroyer didn't die, but according to the rewards given by the Answer Space, someone from the Guardians of the Galaxy is definitely going to die," Nick Fury said.

"Really?" Peter Quill asked.

"'Really?' How did you even ask that question?" Phil Coulson interjected, "Back when we were all fighting for the Infinity Gauntlet, why were you relentlessly pounding Thanos' ugly purple face? It was because he killed Gamora, wasn't it?"

"So, this reward is meant for me to resurrect Gamora?" Peter Quill still didn't have any strong feelings for Gamora, "Is that woman so important to me that I should use such a precious item for her?"

"Who you use it on is entirely up to you," Nick Fury stated, "No one will interfere."

"It's a bit early to be thinking about this now. There's no guarantee you'll even receive the reward," Tony Stark chimed in.

"Gamora..." Peter Quill muttered her name, "This question couldn't be analyzed in the first place, it was a pure guess. Since this reward is for resurrecting you, I'll choose you. B!"

[Correct answer! Reward granted!]

A green card appeared on the ground.

"Quill, did you notice that the color of the card is the same as Gamora's skin color?" Tony Stark asked.

"So, it really is meant for Gamora?" Peter Quill picked up the card, examining it closely.

"That works too. If Gamora is resurrected, you won't do any more foolish things," Thor commented.

"This card, can it only resurrect Gamora?" Peter Quill held the card, his voice heavy, "Can't it be used to resurrect someone else?"

"It's not certain. The Answer Space didn't say it can only be used to resurrect Gamora. It's likely that others can be resurrected as well," Steve Rogers said, "It seems you have someone else in mind to bring back."

"Mother," Peter Quill said, "I've fantasized countless nights about seeing my mother again, even just once."

"Quill, with the 'spoilers' from the Answer Space, the chance of Gamora's death is very small now. You could easily use this card to resurrect your mother," Stephen Strange suggested, "But I wouldn't recommend doing it right now. You have to remember that Thanos is going to wipe out half of life on Earth. If you were to bring back your mother now, and she ended up dying by Thanos' hand, it wouldn't be good."

"What's there to worry about?" Loki chimed in, "Didn't the Avengers use the Infinity Stones to bring everyone back?"

"Even if resurrection is possible, death is still a terrifying thing," Peter Quill shook his head, "I won't let my mother experience it again."

"Quill, birth, aging, illness, and death are part of the natural order. Nobody can escape it," Bruce Banner said.

At that moment, a light in the space illuminated, and a video began playing.

It began in a spacecraft where a tiny Groot was confined to a cage. A hideous face was pressed against the cage, shouting at Groot in an attempt to intimidate him.

The people around seemed to have gone mad, yelling and screaming in excitement.

Because they had captured Yondu Udonta, their former captain.

Two Ravagers were dragging a white-haired Ravager and tossing him into space. The others watched as he met his fearful end in the cosmos.

This white-haired Ravager wasn't the first one to be thrown into space to die. Prior to him, there had already been a number of bodies floating in the void.

Yondu Udonta sat in a chair, both his hands bound, and he remained silent.

"It was you who led them astray, causing their deaths," an extremely ugly and scarred Ravager punched Yondu Udonta's face, "Because you're weak and foolish! It's time for a new captain to lead us to glory." He raised his hands high and shouted out his alias, "Shockface the Electrocutor!"

"Ha ha ha! Ah ha ha ha ha!" As soon as this alias was uttered, a loud burst of laughter erupted.

"Excuse me, is your name really Shockface the Electrocutor?" Rocket Raccoon, who was also bound to a chair, couldn't help but ask, the loud laughter had come from him.

"That's right," Shockface the Electrocutor turned around and said.

"Can you shoot electric beams from your face?" Rocket Raccoon inquired.

"That's a metaphor!" Shockface the Electrocutor exclaimed loudly, raising his hands again.

"Yeah!" Suddenly, there was a chorus of cheers inside the spacecraft, although no one really knew what there was to cheer about.

"What's the metaphor?" Rocket Raccoon asked.

"The metaphor..." Shockface the Electrocutor took a moment to carefully choose his words, "The metaphor is... the fear it injects into the hearts of those who hear it!"

This time, nobody cheered. Judging by everyone's expressions, it seemed that everyone found this a bit awkward.

"Shut up, you're next," Shockface the Electrocutor pulled out a knife and pointed it at Rocket Raccoon, then he turned to face Yondu Udonta, the knife at his throat, "Udonta, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard Rocket Raccoon burst into laughter again. He couldn't help but glare, "What's so funny?!"

"I'm sorry, really sorry. I just kept imagining you waking up in the morning, sir, looking at yourself in the mirror, and saying with utmost seriousness, 'Do you know what name sounds the coolest? Shock~the~Face~Electrocutor!'" Rocket Raccoon burst into laughter once more, "Ahahaha! The image in my mind was just too hilarious, I couldn't help it."

It seemed that the others on the ship shared Rocket Raccoon's perspective, as they all wanted to laugh but held it in, not wanting to offend Shockface the Electrocutor. 

"Then what was your second choice for a name?" Rocket Raccoon asked loudly, "YN Hat?"

"Ahahaha!"

With that, everyone's restraint broke, and they all burst into laughter.

"New plan, we're going to kill you first!" Shockface the Electrocutor was getting angry, the knife pressed against Rocket Raccoon's neck.

"Fine." Rocket Raccoon showed no sign of fear, "I'd rather die than live with a brain as stupid as yours that actually thinks 'Shockface the Electrocutor' is a good name."

"You've killed enough people today." Just as Shockface the Electrocutor was about to make a move, a voice called out, and a blue-skinned girl walked over.

"She's Thanos' daughter." The Ravagers knew Nebula's identity, quickly making way for her.

"Didn't you enjoy tormenting these prisoners?" Shockface the Electrocutor questioned.

"That's because Father used to pay me for it," Nebula said as she approached Shockface the Electrocutor, "The High Priest wanted to kill this fox himself. At least his head would be worth something among the Kree."

Shockface the Electrocutor still seemed a bit dissatisfied, gripping his knife and stepping toward Nebula.

"Listen carefully, I'm not the feeble old man without magic, nor am I a foolish forest creature," Nebula stated, "I want ten percent of the reward, plus one more thing."

That "one more thing" was a simple request: a change of her artificial limb. Nebula, who would later inherit Yondu's Yaka Arrow, quickly made the replacement.

"This is our best ship," after the arm replacement, Kraglin, who would succeed Yondu, led Nebula to a spacecraft, "The navigation contains the coordinates of the planet where Ego is located. Once we receive the money, we'll immediately transfer ten percent to you." Kraglin finished and asked, "What are you going to do with the money?"

"When I was young, Father used to make Gamora and me fight each other in training. Every time she beat me, Father would modify a part of my body into machinery, saying it would make me as strong as her," Nebula didn't directly answer Kraglin's question but instead talked about her past, "But she won every time, once, twice, over and over again. She always won, never showed me any mercy."

"So, after I kill my sister, I'll buy a warship loaded with destructive weapons," while Kraglin was left puzzled by Nebula's words, she finally revealed the puzzle, "I'll slowly tear Father apart piece by piece, just like he made me suffer that excruciating, endless pain every day."

Kraglin was left dumbfounded on the side. I just asked a casual question, did she really need to spill so much?

"When I was young, I used to think about what kind of necklace or hat to buy," Kraglin said with a dazed look, "You know, those things that make girls go 'Wow, that looks great!' Anyway, have a pleasant journey."

Whether Nebula's journey would be pleasant or not remained to be seen, but Rocket Raccoon was far from having a good time. He was locked in a metal cell on the ship, accompanied by Yondu Udonta.

"Frankly, your crew are a bunch of morons," Rocket Raccoon said to Yondu Udonta.

"Before Stark rescued me, I spent twenty years as a Kree war slave. He made me a Ravager and told me as long as I followed the organization's rules..." Yondu Udonta spoke slowly as he sat there, "But back then, I was too young, greedy and foolish, much like when you stole those batteries."

"That was Drax," Rocket Raccoon didn't even blink as he shifted the blame to his companion.

"Me, Stark, and the others, it was like your group of friends. That was my only family," Yondu Udonta didn't expose Rocket Raccoon, continuing, "After I broke the rules, they exiled me. I brought it on myself."

"Stay calm, Galaxy's Great Actor," Rocket Raccoon stood up, "You might have brought it on yourself, but I didn't. We need to get out of here."

"What about Quill?" Yondu Udonta asked.

"He's off catching up with his old man," Rocket Raccoon said.

"Ego?" Yondu Udonta's expression changed.

"That's right," Rocket Raccoon confirmed, "All the names I heard today are a bunch of dumbasses."

Yondu Udonta chuckled to himself.

"You laughed. For a moment, I felt warm," Rocket Raccoon was surprised, "But those disgusting teeth of yours reminded me it was just an illusion."

"Are you a professional buzzkill?" Yondu Udonta asked.

"You got that right," Rocket Raccoon said, "Why didn't you keep your promise and hand Quill over to Ego?"

"He's small, he can get into places we adults can't. He's perfect for thieving," Yondu Udonta shifted the topic, "I have an idea for escaping, but we need your little friend's help."

"This 'little friend' is undoubtedly Groot.

After a while, Groot, who had been tortured one by one by Shockface and his gang, came before Rocket Raccoon, physically and mentally exhausted.

"Hey, do you want to help us escape?" Yondu Udonta leaned forward and asked.

Groot nodded.

"I need you to fetch something for me," Yondu Udonta said, "There's a fin-like thing in the captain's quarters. It was originally worn on my head. There's a drawer by the bed, inside it, it's red. Do you understand?"

Groot scampered off with his short legs in a flash, disappearing from sight.

Seeing this scene, Yondu Udonta believed the plan was working and a smile resembling his old father's appeared on his weathered face.

At this moment, he was oblivious to what it meant to truly break down.

However, he would soon find out.

Because Groot's intelligence was heartwarming, no matter how he tried, he just couldn't find where the fin was. He returned again and again, bringing back all sorts of random things, but the fin was nowhere to be found.

In the end, it was Kraglin who discovered Groot acting suspiciously and finally retrieved the fin.

"Being a traitor wasn't my intention," Kraglin placed Groot against the metal door, "They killed all my friends."

"Prepare the third escape pod for departure," Yondu Udonta said.

With Yondu Udonta in possession of the fin, it meant a death sentence for the traitors aboard the ship.

The power of the Yaka Arrow was so great that ordinary individuals stood no chance against it.

The ensuing battle was a one-sided massacre. A red glow swept through the ship, striking down the traitors one by one, leaving no room for resistance.

"Natasha, why does Yondu's arrow look so similar to yours?" Clint Barton couldn't help but ask as he watched.

"It does seem exactly the same," Natasha Romanoff whistled and a red glow flashed, a finely crafted arrow suspended in the air.

"But yours is probably more advanced," Steve Rogers said, "Yondu's arrow requires a fin-like device to be attached to his head, but yours doesn't need anything."

"You're lucky," Peter Quill chimed in, "Yondu's arrow is pretty damn powerful. I can't believe you got rewarded with this."

"With this arrow, Yondu could single-handedly wipe out an army of Ravagers," Clint Barton said.

This statement was entirely true. In the footage, Yondu Udonta effortlessly swept away the traitors.

Just before Shockface the Electrocutor's demise, he contacted Ayesha, "I'm sending you the coordinates of Yondu's ship. I only ask for one thing, tell your esteemed priest, tell him my name, Shockface the Electrocutor."

"Ahahaha!" Ayesha was initially taken aback, then she couldn't hold back her laughter, bending over in mirth.

The video ended with her laughter.

"Quill, judging from the video just now, your father is still alive," Tony Stark remarked after watching.

"My father is still alive..." Peter Quill seemed shocked, clearly unaware of this news.

"Moreover, your father seems quite extraordinary. An entire planet named after him," Stephen Strange said, "Of course, it could be a coincidence, but I'm more inclined to believe that the planet Ego was named after your father."

"If he's alive, why hasn't he shown up all these years? Why hasn't he come to find me?" Peter Quill mumbled, "When Yondu took me away, I was just a kid. Does he know what I've been through all these years? Why hasn't he come for me?"

"Perhaps he has tried but couldn't find you," Scott Lang said, "After all, the galaxy is vast. It's not easy to find someone even on Earth."

"Ego, Ego..." Peter Quill repeated the name twice, "I want to go to the planet Ego and take a look."

"Quill, I'm happy that you know your father is alive, and I'd love to see you reunite with him. But calm down first and think about it. This might not be as simple as you think," Nick Fury spoke up.

"Is this not simple?" Peter Quill retorted, "My father is alive, and his name is Ego."

"Didn't you realize that Yondu was actually lying?" Nick Fury asked.

"What lie? My father isn't named Ego?" Peter Quill said.

"There's no reason to lie about that name," Nick Fury expressed deep concern for this guy's intelligence, "He didn't give you to Ego for a reason. When he talked about Ego, he was lying."

"He's always told me that because I was small, I could go to places adults couldn't and steal things," Peter Quill said.

"Then he's been lying to you all along," Nick Fury said, "He didn't hand you over to Ego. He chose to keep you. There must be another reason."

"Another reason?" Peter Quill asked, "What reason?"

"I don't know yet," Nick Fury shook his head, "But I believe it's not for himself, but for you. Think about it, Peter. They are Ravagers, do they really need a child thief?"

"When Yondu talked about Ego, he was full of dread," Phil Coulson added, "When we fought Ronan, he was fearless, as if he was just having fun. But when it comes to Ego, he's full of fear."

"But that doesn't prove that my father isn't the loving father I imagine," Peter Quill argued, "Just think about it. If you were a father and knew you had a child, would you personally go find your child, or would you let a group of mercenaries bring your child back for you?"

"What's wrong with that?" Peter Quill still felt this was a matter of course, "Ravagers have a good reputation and great skills. If I have something to do, I'd also entrust it to them."

[Question Ten begins. Please prepare.]

[Who proposed the concept of time travel?]

A. Bruce Banner, the Hulk

B. Tony Stark, Iron Man

C. Scott Lang, Ant-Man

D. Clint Barton, Hawkeye

[Answer this question correctly to receive the "Phase Arrow Technique" reward. Answer incorrectly, and one year will be deducted from your lifespan.]

"Phase Arrow Technique? Arrows that can pass through walls now?" Scott Lang couldn't help but comment, "Impressive."

"Seems like this reward is tailor-made for Barton again," Natasha Romanoff remarked.

"Barton's arrows were already extraordinary. If they can now pass through walls, who could evade his arrows?" Nick Fury said, "Even if Tony is in his armor, he'd still be shot. If arrows can penetrate walls, there's no reason they can't penetrate the armor."

"Fury, there's no need to use me as an example, right?" Tony Stark said, "This Phase Arrow Technique, while the name sounds similar to swordsmanship or martial arts, it's already in the realm of the supernatural. No matter how you train an arrow, it can't pass through walls."

"Let's discuss it after we get the reward," Steve Rogers said, "This is a scientific question, so it should be Tony."

"Definitely Tony. This is a scientific question!" Scott Lang said, "For scientific questions, find Tony."

"It probably won't be me," Tony Stark shook his head.

"Tony, don't tell me you conveniently don't understand this," Nick Fury said.

"It's precisely because I do understand that I'm saying it's not me," Tony Stark explained, "After we found out about time travel, I researched this. Time travel requires entering the quantum realm, quantum fluctuations need to reach the Planck scale, and it leads to the De Broglie-Bohm interpretation..."

"Tony, speak in plain English," Natasha Romanoff interjected.

"Put simply, we won't be able to come back," Bruce Banner said. He was the only one present who could engage in this kind of conversation with Tony Stark.

Peter Parker was also quite intelligent and knowledgeable in science, but that was in the future. Right now, he was just a 10-year-old kid.

"I'm a scientist, and I have a sense of adventure, but I won't walk into death," Tony Stark said, "It won't be me."

"Nor will it be me," Bruce Banner added, "Like Tony, I won't do anything that risks my life."

"Then it's even less likely to be me," Clint Barton said, "I'm completely clueless about this."

"I'm clueless too!" Scott Lang exclaimed, "Is there no answer to this question?"

"No, Scott, it's probably you," Nick Fury said, "Even though you're clueless, don't forget you have Hank Pym behind you. He's also an outstanding scientist. And just now, Tony mentioned the quantum realm. There's probably no one in the world who understands the quantum realm better than Hank Pym."

"So, the answer is clear," Clint Barton said, "I choose C!"

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