Red Skull

In no time, the Infinity Gauntlet, gleaming with multicolored light, jumped out.

"Success!"

Zane felt a surge of joy in his heart. Just then, the fight between the two in the martial arts room had reached its climax.

Thus, he made his timely appearance, planning to give Lorna a surprise.

"Thank you, Zane!"

Lorna accepted the Infinity Gauntlet, which floated weightlessly in mid-air before her.

Although she didn't yet know what this glowing, multicolored gauntlet was for, she trusted that anything Zane gave her had to be the best.

Or rather, no matter what Zane gave her, even if it were mere scrap metal, it would be the best.

Zane nodded with a smile, showing no further reaction. He casually placed the jealous, sulking Bastis on his shoulder.

While Lorna was busy putting on the Infinity Gauntlet, Zane asked:

"Lorna, to what extent can you now control your powers?"

"Or rather, if I hadn't stopped you just now, what move would you have used to deal with Bastis?"

Lorna was gently stroking the glowing Infinity Gauntlet on her hand, clearly reluctant to put on the gift Zane had just given her.

Hearing Zane's question, she glanced nonchalantly at Bastis, who was looking like a scorned woman, and said:

"Zane, do you know why I'm called the Iron-Blooded Queen?"

"Because I can now control even the tiniest amounts of iron in human blood."

"If I control the iron, I control the blood, and anyone who dares oppose me is at my mercy."

At this point, Bastis, whose eyes glowed a faint blue, saw the bloodthirsty madness in Lorna's gaze.

Perched on Zane's shoulder, Bastis suddenly mocked:

"Foolish woman, your move might be a deadly trick against normal people, but it won't work on me."

"You should know, I, Bastis, am a spirit form—I don't have any blood or iron for you to control."

Before she finished speaking, Zane grabbed Bastis by the neck and tossed her into the center of the martial arts room.

Then he reinforced the area with an energy barrier and said to Lorna:

"Lorna, put on the Infinity Gauntlet and have another round with Bastis."

"Remember, hold back a little."

Bastis, hearing Zane's words clearly favoring Lorna, cast a resentful glance at him. Then, transforming into a large panther, she lunged at Lorna.

At that moment, the Infinity Gauntlet shrank automatically to fit snugly on Lorna's left hand.

As Bastis pounced, a flash of light streaked by.

In the blink of an eye, Bastis realized that Lorna had vanished.

Before she could recover, suddenly, her head became heavy, and she fell to the ground.

Lorna waved the glowing gauntlet in her hand, smiling brilliantly at Zane.

"Hmm, not bad at all."

"It made me, who was originally at mid-tier five-dimensional power, reach top-tier five-dimensional strength."

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It must be said, the speed of the mechanical planet far surpasses that of ordinary spaceships.

Under Gamora's guidance using the star map coordinates, Zane and his group reached their destination in less than ten hours—the location of the Soul Stone, the planet Vormir.

A gray, fog-covered planet stretched out before them, with thick mist obscuring everything from sight.

Lifeless and barren, it seemed as if the planet had been cursed, with not a single blade of grass growing anywhere.

Rocket, who had been excited about the trip, and Groot, lost all enthusiasm the moment they stepped off the ship, like withered plants.

However, Lorna, thanks to her recent acquisition of the Infinity Gauntlet, remained unaffected. She followed behind Zane with excitement, curiously glancing around at the unfamiliar planet.

Meanwhile, Bastis, who was tightly gripped by Lorna's Infinity Gauntlet-clad left hand, gritted her teeth as fierce flashes of light flickered in her eyes. After having been thoroughly defeated by Lorna earlier, she was now too afraid to speak up, despite her anger.

At the same time, Gamora stayed aboard the ship, guarding the medical pod containing Star-Lord's body. She chose not to join the others in disembarking. Little Bone and Skynet, responsible for the ship's logistics, also remained onboard.

Even though Zane, having seen the original story, knew they had arrived at the location of the Soul Stone as depicted in the movie, he wouldn't attempt to revive Star-Lord until the stone was truly in his hands. Life is unpredictable, and who knows what might happen next?

After all, even the ultimate villain from the movie, Thanos, had been killed by Zane not long ago. Who's to say the Soul Stone's hiding place wouldn't shift from its original location?

The Soul Stone was different from the other Infinity Stones—it had developed its own independent consciousness.

At that moment, a figure draped in tattered black robes suddenly appeared before the group.

"To obtain the Soul Stone, follow me…"

The group's expressions shifted as they eyed the stranger.

The figure's face had no flesh, resembling a skull. But unlike the usual white skull, this one was bright red.

Hearing what the red skull said, the group didn't immediately react but turned to Zane, who had a hint of joy in his eyes.

"Red Skull, so it's you."

"Alright then, lead the way."

Zane nodded with a smile, signaling for the group to follow the Soul Stone's guardian, Red Skull.

Red Skull, surprised that Zane had recognized him so quickly, hesitated for a moment before turning to lead them through layers of mist. After climbing a steep cliff, they finally reached the top of a windy mountain.

Standing at the peak, they followed Red Skull's gaze down into the deep, bottomless abyss below.

Even now, it was impossible to tell where the Soul Stone, the treasure they had struggled so much to find, was hidden.

Surrounded by cliffs, there didn't seem to be any place suitable for hiding such a precious artifact.

Could it be that this half-human, half-ghost skeleton was tricking them, making them come all this way for nothing?

But recalling Zane's confident tone earlier, the group stopped speculating and waited to see what would happen.

Just then, the tattered robes of Red Skull billowed in the cold wind as he turned from the edge of the cliff to face them. In a solemn tone, he recited:

"My master has spoken: With the sacrifice of your love, you shall see my true form!"

"Hey! Skullhead, speak human language!"

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