Anger

So Gamora naturally aroused public anger.

Meanwhile, Rocket stood beside, eagerly watching as Gamora pretended to remain calm.

Rocket had absolutely no sympathy for this woman who had caused trouble for both Zane and himself, and whose reputation was extremely poor. He even wished for her demise!

However, during the interrogation, Rocket learned that Gamora was the adopted daughter of the universe-dominating entity, Thanos. This revelation dispelled any thoughts Rocket had of personally killing her, solely because he didn't want to cause trouble for Zane.

Rocket, not fully aware of Zane's powers, only believed Zane to be comparable to Ronan in strength.

Little did he know that Zane, after fully integrating the Power Stone, could easily overpower the current Thanos.

But it seemed like Rocket wouldn't need to intervene personally, judging by the way the prisoners were eager to tear Gamora apart, indicating that this green-skinned woman would likely not survive the night.

These desperate fugitives had no qualms!

Meanwhile, Star-Lord's situation might be even more pitiful than Gamora's.

With his fair complexion, he oddly fit the unique aesthetic preferences of some unsightly individuals in prison.

At this moment, he was surrounded by several burly men of various skin tones, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was futile.

There were no guns or any means of awakening his celestial powers in prison. Star-Lord, stripped of his equipment, was just an ordinary Earthling with some agility. There was no way he could escape the control of extraterrestrials twice his size.

It's likely our Star-Lord won't even be able to walk tomorrow morning.

Truly a tragic tale!

Unlike Star-Lord and Gamora, who were newcomers to the prison, Rocket was experienced. He immediately led Groot to confront the largest-looking prisoner in the cell, exchanging a glance with Groot, who was already familiar with the routine.

Groot then swiftly bound the enthusiastic chatterbox with vines.

Then, with a sudden force, he slammed him onto the alloy floor.

Before the big guy could react, he instantly passed out.

The loud thud of his head hitting the ground silenced the previously noisy prison, making it eerily quiet.

All eyes were on Rocket and Groot.

At this point, Rocket spoke up.

"Remember, I don't want trouble. But if anyone messes with me, you won't see the sun tomorrow."

With that said, he picked up his luggage and led Groot toward one of the cells. The inmates instinctively made way for him.

This was the rule of survival in prison: if you didn't show your strength and ruthlessness, you'd be bullied like a dog.

After witnessing Rocket's display, Star-Lord wanted to emulate him. However, upon examining his puny arms and the massive arms of the extraterrestrials staring him down, Star-Lord reluctantly shed tears of humiliation.

Meanwhile, aboard the Ark, Zane had just finished integrating the Power Stone and was released!

The next day, Zane noticed something amiss.

Considering Rocket's nature, it was normal for him to spend the night outside.

So Zane didn't worry about Rocket not returning last night.

But the next day, when Zane tried to contact him, Rocket's communicator showed it was turned off.

Something was wrong; firstly, a communicator made of vibranium-like material was nearly indestructible. Secondly, Rocket wasn't foolish enough to cut off contact.

There was only one possibility: Rocket and Groot were in trouble.

"Skynet, find out what happened to Rocket and Groot yesterday!"

"Yes, boss."

Immediately, Skynet's eyes streamed with emerald data like a waterfall.

At this moment, Skynet had linked to the network of Xandar and was searching for traces of Rocket and Groot.

In no time, Skynet found the reason for Rocket's disappearance in a surveillance video.

Watching the video, Rocket was provoked by Gamora and then got into a fight with her and Star-Lord.

Finally, they were caught by the Nova Corps, and Zane's face turned darker.

Zane didn't blame Rocket for causing trouble; he blamed the Nova Corps for their lack of foresight, daring to touch his people.

As for those civilians mistakenly killed by Rocket, Zane simply ignored them.

Yes, he was unreasonable.

No matter how heinous his people's crimes seemed to the outside world, if Zane deemed it right, then it was. Even if they were wrong, these riffraff from the Nova Corps had no right to punish them.

Unfortunately, being an orphan in his past life, Zane cherished everyone around him in this life.

In other words, he was extremely protective!

Now, seeing Rocket already arrested by the Nova Corps, Zane, with the Power Stone integrated and full of energy, didn't intend to negotiate with them.

Instead, he planned to show them firsthand the extent of their mistake!

The next moment, Zane directly teleported to the square where Rocket, Groot, and Star-Lord were fighting.

Then, like a sea killing intent instantly overflowed from Zane's body.

After slaughtering in the realm of the Frost Giants, Zane's killing intent could only be described as overwhelming.

The substance of the blood-red killing intent, already condensed in the air, spread rapidly in all directions from Zane's origin.

Upon contact with Zane's terrifying killing intent, everyone either fainted immediately or fell into a self-induced illusion, viciously attacking anything moving nearby, turning into beasts of slaughter.

The area enveloped by Zane's killing intent instantly turned into a hell on earth.

The sounds of people's screams and wails echoed incessantly, playing a symphony of hell.

Only a few with strong wills struggled desperately, but those who remained conscious were the most tragic.

The ultimate result was either being bitten to death by those already turned into beasts or witnessing the carnage before them and having their minds collapse.

In the globally monitored system of Xandar, this horrifying scene was noticed immediately.

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