Shadow of the Beautiful World

On the ground of the mysterious room, Quill, half kneeling there with a large caliber ray gun pointed at his head, swallowed hard.

After being hungover all night and having a lot of fun with the girls, he was mentally and physically exhausted, but he did have some vague memories in his mind, as if a weird guy came to see him during the carnival last night over him.

It was a young lady with a slender figure and long legs in a black and white suit.

She has black wings and claims to be a fallen angel serving the Maharaja of Hell.

Oh, right.

That angel had a silver left hand that seemed to be made of metal. Quill still remembered that after the fallen angel appeared, the ladies and sisters around him looked very afraid.

It seems that that is a big shot in a different world?

But what did she say?

It seems to be an invitation, mysterious, something like The Raven invites you...

Quill doesn't care about that.

When he was hanging out in the Southern Galaxy, what scene did he not see?

What kind of a big deal could it be to invite someone he didn't know at all? Besides, at that time Quill was already tortured by several little monsters, and almost passed out from drinking.

Who can remember these things?

But it turns out that human beings have a strong desire to survive.

Against the backdrop of the endlessly shining purple flame in front of Quill's eyes, Quill quickly remembered all the details in his mind.

Unfortunately, it will be too late.

Hold it!

Merlin looked at Quill whose teeth were chattering, and said:

Thinking about it, you have half the chance of surviving. It's nothing more than a gamble. For you who claim to be the prodigal son of the stars, this should be a very familiar choice, right?

That...that, I know I was wrong.

Quill tried to calm himself down, he raised his head, showing a flattering smile on his face.

He rubbed his hands and said to Merlin:

Can you change the punishment? Your Excellency Raven, I mean, this thing doesn't look like a good thing at first glance. I offended you, but I can save my life and do some trivial work for you Woolen cloth.

Is it trivial work that you can do if you want to?

Raven said coldly:

Hold it, I say one last time, or I'll find someone to help you!

click

The ray gun on the back of Quill's head pushed forward.

This action is full of malice.

Rocket Raccoon behind Quill had a hideous look on his face.

It's not that this guy is so loyal to the raven. The reason why he is in such a bad mood at this time may be more because of the abnormal relationship between Quill and his ex-girlfriend, the little succubus Mandy.

With Rocket's keen sense of smell, it can easily smell Mandy's unique residual perfume from Quill.

This bastard, he must have had some abnormal relationship with Mandy last night.

This made the Rockets feel like they were wearing a hat.

If it's anyone else, Mandy is a succubus after all, with a dissolute nature.

When Rocket walked in that nightclub, out of ten people he met, at least 8 had an affair with Mandy. The problem is, Quill is his friend!

One person and one bear have carried guns together in the stars.

In this kind of friendship, the bastard Quill actually gave it a cuckold, which made the Rockets a little unbearable.

You'd better do what Lord Raven asked you to do.

The rocket put its paw on the trigger in a cold tone, it said:

Or I'll blow your head off with one shot!

Nimma!

Quill cursed loudly:

Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, damn mouse rocket, that ex-girlfriend of yours took the initiative to come here! Hell, I didn't order her at all last night! She took the initiative! It has nothing to do with me!

do not talk!

Rocket felt the green hat on his head glowing, making him a little flustered.

It screamed frantically:

Hold it! Quill!

Quill felt that the turbine in the chamber of the ray gun behind his head had started to run, and the blow made his hair rattle, like a mass of magma burning behind his head...

Rocket was playing, really, that raccoon who got a little mad because of his ex-girlfriend's debauchery was a war maniac.

It definitely works!

ah!

Quill yelled in despair, he stretched out his hand, and tremblingly touched the purple gemstone floating in front of him.

Merlin didn't care about the complicated relationship between Quill and Rocket, he just stared at Quill's hand, getting closer and closer to the Stone of Power.

Speaking of which, the Rocket guy actually dared to find the succubus as his girlfriend, and he had a big heart.

He obviously doesn't have the skills of Zhakang, but he still wants to learn from Zhakang's legendary life, tsk tsk, it really has suffered.

hum

Quill's fingers touched the Power Stone.

The purple flames are the same as before, becoming more violent when contacted by external forces.

The purple flame seemed to have its own life, wrapping around Quill's fingertips like a snake looking for food, and wrapped Quill's whole body in the blink of an eye.

The scorching flames of power burned at such an extreme distance that most of the gun in Rocket's hand melted in an instant.

ah!

Quill screamed in pain.

The purple flame was burning on his skin, like burning a piece of unsteady charcoal, and the extremely destructive power was penetrating, like endless entangled toxins, penetrating into Quill's body.

Those flames burned under his skin, making his skin dry and cracked. Under the cracks, irregular cobweb halos danced.

He is in pain.

Under the stimulation of pain, Quill grabbed the Stone of Power in his hand, as if wanting to break it into pieces.

Of course he couldn't.

The purple flame burned more intensely, and Merlin even smelled a smell of roasted meat.

Maybe Quill would be incinerated the next moment.

Seeing him twitching on the ground, Merlin was a little disappointed, it seemed that the rumors were unbelievable.

He stretched out his hand, intending to take back the Stone of Power. This punishment is enough for an ordinary person, but just before Merlin's fingers touched the Stone of Power in Quill's palm, his eyes suddenly retracted. .

Light.

Milky white light, entwined with subtle lightning, is bursting out from Quill's heart.

It was very faint, but it couldn't be hidden from Merlin's eyes. He could see that the weak light was fighting against the purple flame that was eroding Quill's body. It couldn't extinguish the purple flame of power, probably because of insufficient concentration.

But its ability to resist the burning of the purple flame has proved its extraordinary.

What's more, ordinary human beings don't have such light in their bodies.

Son of God?

Merlin flicked his fingers and took back the Stone of Power.

He looked at Peter Quill, who was lying on the ground in a deep coma, and a trace of surprise and anticipation flashed in his blue eyes.

Shirley!

Merlin took out a ring in the style of a witcher, and he said to the ring:

Come over to me.

Wait!

Ciri's voice came from the ring, and with the loud explosions in the background, she seemed to be fighting the enemy, and she called to Merlin:

I'm in a bit of trouble here. The lunatics from the Arasaka Group are attacking my bar with military weapons. It's just a small problem. Wait for me for a few minutes and watch me shred that damn building!

Merlin put down the ring helplessly.

Ciri has been living in the era of 2077 when she is not on missions. Hearing her say that it looks chaotic over there, it is already a punk world.

Although he said he hated it, he heard that Ciri had many friends there.

Well, she must have liked that era too.

A few minutes later, Shiriya, who was dressed in a weird outfit, jumped out of the white light with a sword in hand.

She had just finished a fight, and she still had blood and something suspicious like black motor oil on her body. In her other hand, she was holding a robot head, and the stubble on the neck was still beating tiny electric arcs.

And Ciri's dress is very, very... well, how should I put it?

Very exaggerated.

Her long white hair was dyed colorfully, and there were metal pendants and earrings around her ears, giving her the feeling of a little girl.

The slender body is wearing a black tight-fitting leather jacket, which is like two pieces of cloth, covering the chest. The lower body is a rather cool hip-length skirt, and black trousers can be seen while walking.

Wearing boots and silk stockings on her perfect legs, it seems that she doesn't care about her body being exposed to others, and her clothes are, how to say, more symbolic than practical.

Her white skin was still stained with blood, which made her look fierce and sexy with her smoky makeup.

Wow.

Lord Raven looked up and down on Ciri, but Ciri didn't care, and even put on a sexier pose to let Raven see more clearly.

Fighting in defenseless clothes like this, you people in 2077 really know how to play.

Seeing Xuanlan, who was bringing the baby, into the hall, Merlin immediately withdrew his gaze. Without looking at Shirley, he pointed to Quill who was unconscious on the ground, and said:

Take him, let's go to 1970.

Seeing that Merlin no longer appreciates her new clothes, Ciri curled her lips in disdain, complaining in her heart that Lord Raven is really a wicked guy, but she doesn't care too much.

Seeing her father since she was a child, Geralt the white wolf's dissolute life made Ciri very open to the understanding of the relationship between men and women.

If Raven is willing, she actually doesn't mind too much.

She threw away the robot head in her hand, and picked up Quill who was severely burned. She said to Merlin:

Who is this little bastard who is about to be burned to death?

He.

Merlin replied:

He is the special sample that Howard and Nathaniel need. He is the product of the blood of humans and gods. With a mortal body, he will not be burned when he touches the original stone. This already shows the strangeness of his blood.

He would be a very good guinea pig.

Let's go.

Under the urging of Merlin, Ciri, who was wearing very cool clothes, waved and opened the time rift to 1970, and the two disappeared in the rift one after the other.

And Rocket Raccoon, who had witnessed all this, patted his face with his paw.

When Merlin talked to Ciri, he didn't avoid the rocket, so it heard Quill's secret in its entirety.

Son of God? Wow, this is really...

Rocket muttered in a low voice while looking back for the missing little tree figure Groot, and then it saw Groot standing on the table at the edge of the hall, sitting cross-legged there.

The happy little tree man, like a brat who puts everything in his mouth when he sees it, is putting the pile of fine energy fragments piled up in front of him into his mouth one by one.

It made a crackling sound, and seemed to be very happy to eat.

Don't eat indiscriminately!

The rocket exploded immediately, it rushed to Groot, grabbed the little tree man, Groot also uttered a sharp cry, alarming Xuanlan who was raising the baby.

The latter glanced back and saw Groot feeding the last of the shards into his mouth.

Xuan Lan also widened her eyes.

Uh, although the energy fragments stripped from the space gem are not very powerful things to Lord Raven, but to the current little tree figure Groot, the energy contained in that thing is very powerful.

The housekeeper, who had never had any problems, patted her forehead with despair. She glanced at little Jonathan, who was sleeping soundly in her arms, and said in a low voice:

Ah, I've put so much energy into you, little one, and this is the first time I've messed up. Motherly love, it's a terrible thing.

But... this feeling is really good.

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We will conduct a full range of tests on him.

In the laboratory in 1970, Howard sent the burned Quill into a silver-white treatment chamber. While picking up the data tablet at hand, Howard said to Merlin behind him:

If he really has genes from the universe gods in his body as you said, then a lot of our work can be omitted. The speed of the development of the infinite formula dedicated to human beings will also be greatly improved.

Howard Stark exhorted while collecting Quill's body data:

You can now collect the genetic samples of the people who apply the formula. Once we complete the deduction of the infinite formula, we will start making formula serums for individuals with different genes.

Merlin nodded, and Dr. Nathaniel beside Howard added:

But don't expect the human version of the infinite formula to be as powerful as the Kryptonian version of serum. The Kryptonians have gone too far on the path of life evolution, and the effect of the infinite formula on them is more powerful than that on humans. Gene unlocking is more pronounced.

I mean, you can't harvest a dozen Heavenly Fathers at once...

It's okay, I can afford to wait.

Merlin said indifferently:

I didn't expect to take such a big step all at once. Take your time. I won't bother you. The special sample has been delivered. After the sample extraction is completed, I will come to pick this guy up.

Wait, Merlin.

When Lord Raven was about to leave, Howard turned around and stopped him.

Tony's father said to Merlin:

About the infinite formula that applies to you, it has already been made, but it is not here with us.

Your Excellency Da Vinci is responsible for making that special version of the formula. He asked us to tell you that he will visit you with the infinite formula in two days.

The place to visit is in the mysterious house. I hope you will prepare in advance.